GrandHotelTraleE.com
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Hotel Accommodation Tralee Kerry Ireland, Luxury Hotel Kerry Ireland Grand Hotel accommodation. Tralee Hotels, County Kerry, Ireland
Description
Established in 1928, the Grand Hotel boasts open fires, ornate ceilings and mahogany furnishings. The hotel offer guests old world charm in a town centre setting. There are 44 bedrooms, beautifully furnished with bathroom/shower ensuite, multi-channel tv, direct dial, telephone and tea/coffee welcoming trays in all rooms. Our staff are on hand at all times to help make your stay a memorable one.
The Hotel stands on the site of The Great Castle of Tralee, once the principal stronghold of the powerful Geraldine's of Munster. Descendants from Maurice Fitzgerald, who came to Ireland with the Normans, the Geraldine's established themselves in Kerry in the early years of the 13th century. John Fitzthomas Fitzgerald founded the town of Tralee, building The Great Castle and a friary for the Dominican Friars.
The Geraldine Earls of Desmond held sway over Munster until 1583, when Gerard the 15th Earl was killed near Tralee after four years of historic warfare against the Government of Elizabeth 1st. The Great Castle subsequently passed to the English Adventurer, Sir Edward Denny, whose descendants occupied it until the ning of the 19th Century.
