The Castle Hotel

The Castle Hotel was formerly a matching pair of Georgian houses. The houses were originally designed by John Ensor who was a pupil of Richard Castle, a famous architect who designed many of the great Irish houses including Russborough House, Leinster House and Powerscourt House. John later succeeded to Castle's practice after the latter's death in 1751 and supervised the erection of the Rotunda Hospital; he designed the adjoining Round Room or Rotunda.