Swiss Cottage History

Talk on swiss cottage s history at primrose hill community centre.

Swiss cottage history. Restaurants near swiss cottage. It remains an enduring local attraction in south tipperary and an iconic image of the ireland of yore. The swiss cottage just outside the heritage town of cahir is a cottage orné a fanciful realisation of an idealised countryside cottage used for picnics small soirees and fishing and hunting parties and was also a peaceful retreat for those who lived in the nearby big house.

The then estate owner and lord cahir later. According to the dictionary of london place names 2001 the district is named after an inn called the swiss tavern that was built in 1804 in the style of a swiss chalet on the site of a former tollgate keeper s cottage and later renamed swiss inn and in the early 20th century swiss cottage. Originally part of the estate of lord and lady cahir the fantasy cottage was used for entertaining guests.

Swiss cottage a delightful ornamental cottage was built in the early 1800s by richard butler first earl of glengall. It s a chalet style building painted the colour of french mustard with wooden pillars and. From swiss cottage tavern to cosmo s restaurant.

Between swiss cottage station and the brick monstrosity that is the odeon imax sits the swiss cottage. The swiss cottage was built around 1810 and is a noted example of a cottage orné or ornamental cottage. Its design is attributed to the english regency architect john nash who also designed a number of other buildings in cahir.

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