Famous Guests at the Parknasilla

George Bernard Shaw describing Parknasilla -

"It is a place of long sea views and intricate walks between ferns and fuchsias, rock and rhododendron, to burnt-out castles lost within the woods and along the various fingers of land that point South West into the warm Atlantic. I tell you this place does not belong to any world that you and I have ever worked or lived in. It is part of our dream world".

The name Parknasilla comes from the Irish, Pairc na Saileac, meaning the 'Field of the Willow Trees'. The resort has a rich heritage dating back to 1692, attracting such literary luminaries as George Bernard Shaw to its beautiful location.

Click here for a detailed account of the History of Parknasilla.

Famous Guests

Painters
Michael Warren
Patrick Scott
Micheal Farrell
Camille Soutre
Robert Ballagh
Pauline Bewick

Writers
George Bernard Shaw
Alfred Perceval Graves
Robert Graves

Celebrities
Charlie Chaplin
Oliver Reed
Charles de Gaulle 1969
Princess Grace & Prince Rainer 1961
King Karl Gustav XV1 & Queen Sylvia of Sweden 1992
Queen Beatrix & Prince Claus of the Netherlands
President Herzog 1985

Famous literature
Robert Greaves (poet & historian)
Presidents of Ireland
Sean T O Kelly
Eamon De Valera
Patrick Hillery
Cearbhaill O Dalaigh
President Mary Robinson & Nick Robinson