This picture previously appeared in 'Carlow in Old Postcards Vol. 2' by Michael Purcell. 1999 IRL ISBN 90 288 15260	Crofton Hotel taken c.1960's	Ariel photo of Crofton Hotel year? Source: Facebook.
I found this photo of the Crofton Hotel on Mr. Dermot O'Brien's Facebook page	This photo was found on Mr. John Alcock on his Facebook page. Caltex became Texaco in 1968.	Source: John Alcock on his Facebook page.
Crofton Hotel. Athy Road Carlow.	This picture of the Crofton Hotel taken late c.1950's from my own collection	Greenbank House This photo was found on Mr. John Alcock on his Facebook page.

The Seven Oaks Hotel was previously known as The Crofton Hotel and before that it was originally known as Greenbank House on the Athy Road, Carlow and was the home of the Haughton family. Later Michael Molloy M.P. (1850 – 12 Jan 1926) lived here. At the time these pictures were taken it had become The Crofton Hotel and was a popular entertainment venue in the town. The main entrance which is at ground level today was formally the entrance to the cellar, but the ground was lowered in the 1960's to add another story to the hotel. Today the hotel is known as "The Seven Oaks Hotel".

Footnote: If you are woundering who designed this building I have a note from  Trey More There were no architects. The original house was extended by using materials from the demolished Foynes Flyboat Hotel. You did not require planning permission then and you just worked away as if you were building with Lego with the materials that you had. Two other Crofton Hotels were also built in Ireland with the Foynes Materials. Source Facebook 01/2019. The Crofton Airport in North Dublin and the Crofton House Hotel in Dún Laoghaire, County Dublin.

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The name and address of the hotel today is:

The Seven Oaks Hotel

Athy Road,

Carlow.

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This image is from the 1950’s or 60’s and shows the Crofton House Hotel in Dun Laoghaire (formerly Kingstown), Co. Dublin, The hotel is no longer there, but I have had several people write saying they had their wedding reception there, that their mother worked there and such. The Crofton House Hotel was located where bord iascaigh mhara is now situated, at 12 Crofton Rd Dun Laoghaire, Co Dublin,  The Crofton House Hotel was owned by the Regan family. They owned the Crofton Airport Hotel as well.  Source: https://homethoughtsfromabroad626.wordpress.com/2017/03/07/crofton-house-hotel-dun-laoghaire-county-dublin-ireland/

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Crofton Airport Hotel c.1960s
Located at Swords Road, Drumcondra. Co Dublin.

A copy of the Crofton Airport hotel A la carte Menu
Source: http://ciadigitalcollections.culinary.edu/digital/collection/p16940coll1/id/11581/

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