Another Business Closes It’s Doors.
If you have traveled between Limerick and Kerry along the coast road,or maybe been waiting for the Tarbet ferry to sail there is a good chance you will have popped into Kirby’s Lantern’s Hotel for some food and a drink. It has a fantastic location overlooking the Shannon estuary, many a wedding picture has had that beautiful view as it’s backdrop.
Sadly the hotel is closing it’s doors, the recession has hit it and the time has come to admit defeat after 40 years in business and many fond memories. The owners have said they have not gone into receivership and are sorry to be closing the doors.
Some feel that maybe if the Shannon LNG project had gone ahead on time then things would be different, by that being held up there was less money in the area to keep the hotel going.
It’s a landmark that will be missed by many, especially those who met there partners at a dance there or who use the hotel as their stopping point on their journey’s.