''The Yeats Room'' of Ballymaloe House () is a

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located in

Shanagarry Shanagarry () is a village in east County Cork in Ireland. The village is located near Ireland's south coast, approximately east of Cork, on the R632 regional road. Shanagarry is known for the Ballymaloe Cookery School, in the home and garde ...

County Cork County Cork ( ga, Contae Chorcaí) is the largest and the southernmost county of Ireland, named after the city of Cork, the state's second-largest city. It is in the province of Munster and the Southern Region. Its largest market towns are ...

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. It is a

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that was awarded one Michelin star for each year in the period 1975–1980. The

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awarded the restaurant the "Red M", indicating 'good food at a reasonable price', in the period 1981–1994. The Egon Ronay Guide awarded the restaurant one star in the periods 1975–1981, 1983-1984 and 1987–1988. The kitchen style of Ballymaloe House is Modern Irish. In 1964 the

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family, who had purchased the Ballymaloe estate, converted the old dining room into a restaurant. They named the restaurant ''The Yeats Room''. In 1967 the first few rooms were converted into hotel rooms, to accommodate guests who liked to stay. Later still the

Ballymaloe Cookery School The Ballymaloe Cookery School () is a privately run cookery school in Shanagarry, County Cork, Ireland, that was opened in 1983. It is run by Darina Allen, a celebrity chef, cookery book author and pioneer of the slow food movement in Ireland. Th ...

was established. In the time ''Ballymaloe House'' was awarded the Michelin star, Myrtle Allen was the head chef. Dervilla O'Flynn is currently head chef. Dervilla is married to Myrtle Allen's Grandson Sacha Whelan.

History of the house

The oldest parts in the present Ballymaloe House can be traced back to an Anglo-Norman castle built on this site around 1450. The castle was held by members of the Desmond

FitzGerald The FitzGerald/FitzMaurice Dynasty is a noble and aristocratic dynasty of Cambro-Norman, Anglo-Norman and later Hiberno-Norman origin. They have been peers of Ireland since at least the 13th century, and are described in the Annals of the ...

families, of Cloyne, particularly Sir

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. After many demolition works and rebuilding, most of the present building was completed in 1820. In 1990 and 2000 limited works were done on the building.

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Official website
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History of the house

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