Cork: Pièce de résistance
CASTLEMARTYR has a long history of fine dining. Apart from a brief period when it was better known as Leperstown, it has been the seat of the FitzGerald dynasty, the Earls of Shannon, and even Charlie Watts and Bill Wyman of the Rolling Stones stopped off there on their way to play The Savoy in Cork.
Castlemartyr Resort, as it is now known, was partially built by the earls, and was home to Knights Templar, Walter Raleigh, scientist Robert Doyle and Lord Chief Justice Henry Orerry.
