information established 1991 head chef heiko reibandt food type modern irish rating michelin guide city kenmare county kerry country ireland website official website la cascade is the restaurant of sheen falls lodge a hotel outside the town of kenmare county kerry ireland . it is a fine dining restaurant that was awarded one michelin star in the period 1993 1998 . 1 during the period the restaurant was awarded the michelin star the head chef was fergus moore 2 contents 1 house 2 see also 3 references 4 external links house edit view from the bridge over the falls at sheen falls lodge towards kenmare river the site of the present day hotel sheen falls lodge and its restaurant la cascade was originally occupied by an old farm house sheen cottage which stood on this site since at least as early as 1764 . 3 it belonged to the irish estate of the marquess of lansdowne . 4 in 1777 a still existing bridge was built over the falls next to the house . during the nineteenth century the house and the grounds surrounding it were leased by different gentlemen . 5 in 1854 frederick trench 2nd baron ashtown purchased the lease from george woodhouse . ashtown invested 1.000 in building a new fishing lodge which incorporated the walls of the smaller sheen cottage as its southern part . himself ashtown spent little time there but sublet to various tenants . 6 in 1879 henry petty fitzmaurice 5th marquess of lansdowne bought the residue of his lease . 7 thereafter the lansdowne family used it themselves as a hunting and fishing lodge . in 1948 lord bruntisfield bought the site and largely rebuilt the house before selling it again in 1962 . 8 in 1966 the estate passed into the ownership of a manchester business man who tried to turn sheen falls into a commercial fishery . 9 without success he sold the property to an international corporation from which it was purchased by the danish born entrepreneur bent christian h yer 1927 in 1988 . he started with the construction of the 5 star hotel sheen falls lodge which was opened in 1991 . 10 in february 2013 the hotel was bought by the international hotel group palladian hotels and resorts for 5 million . 11 see also edit list of michelin starred restaurants in ireland references edit michelin online republic of ireland eyes on ireland reinventing irish cuisine gerard j. lyne the lansdowne estate in kerry under w.s. trench 1849 72 geography publications dublin 2006 p. 478 isbn 0 906602 81 5 details about the petty fitzmaurice estate marquess of lansdowne from the database of the moore institute nui galway valerie bary houses of kerry ballinakella press whitegate 1994 p. 221 isbn 0 946538 08 5 gerard j. lyne the lansdowne estate in kerry under w.s. trench 1849 72 geography publications dublin 2006 p. 478 isbn 0 906602 81 5 gerard j. lyne the lansdowne estate in kerry under w.s. trench 1849 72 geography publications dublin 2006 p. 478 isbn 0 906602 81 5 marc bence jones a guide to irish country houses constable and company ltd. london 1988 p. 259 isbn 0 09 469990 9 valerie bary houses of kerry ballinakella press whitegate 1994 p. 221 isbn 0 946538 08 5 information provided by the sheen falls hotel former de vere boss paul clark heads new international hotel group in caterer and hotelkeeper 20 . february 2013 external links edit official website v t e present and former michelin stars in ireland present restaurants with star s aniar campagne chapter one eipic the greenhouse heron and grey l ecrivain loam ox restaurant patrick guilbaud lady helen restaurant the house cliff house hotel former restaurants with star s arbutus lodge armstrong s barn ballylickey house ballymaloe house bon app tit cashel palace hotel chez hans the commons restaurant deanes deans on the square dromoland castle dunderry lodge erriseask house kildare hotel & country club locks brasserie mint the oriel park park hotel peacock alley roscoff the russell hotel shanks restaurant sheen falls lodge shiro thornton s head chefs present and former myrtle allen danni barry matthew d arcy michael bolster aiden byrne gareth byrne rory carville derry clarke brian cleere ultan cooke colin o daly michael deane matt dowling oliver dunne michel flamme conrad gallagher damien grey catherine healy martijn kajuiter alain kerloc h gerry kirwan guillaume lebrun ross lewis leslie malone hans peter matthiae stefan matz enda mcevoy dylan mcgrath jp mcmahon robbie millar jean baptiste molinari fergus moore kei pilz paul rankin peter robinson cormac rowe declan ryan michael ryan bruno schmidt barry smyth kevin thornton stephen toman other key staff and relevant owners patrick guilbaud s bastien masi list of michelin starred restaurants in ireland category restaurants in ireland category michelin guide starred restaurants coordinates 51 52 32.99 n 9 33 34.32 w 51.8758306 n 9.5595333 w 51.8758306 ; 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