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The Amethyst Bar is Achill’s newest bar. Opened on 1st July 2017, it is located in the village of Keel on the site of the old Amethyst Hotel, Bar and Food.
Paul Henry (1876-1958), Irish artist lived and worked here and at other locations in Achill 1910-1919”. According to a plaque mounted on the wall of the Amethyst Hotel near the main entrance, Paul Henry lived at the location sometime between 1910 and 1919. The plaque was unveiled in 2002, tells only of one famous resident, but the hotel saw its share of celebrities over the years.
The building itself dates to the 1890’s. It was owned by the Barrett family, who sold it to Thea Boyd in the 20’s, who opened it as a guesthouse. It operated as a hotel for many years until it closed in the 1980’s. It was later purchased by the McNamara family who demolished the old building on the 3rd September 2016. Following this, it was newly rebuilt, conserving many features of the old building. It reopened on the 1st July 2017 using the original Name as the Amethyst Bar and Restaurant you see today!
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