Pascal Vincent Doyle Explained

Birth Date:17 May 1923
Birth Place:Dundrum, Dublin, Ireland
Death Place:Blackrock Clinic, Dublin, Ireland
Years Active:1945–1988
Known For:The Doyle Collection

Pascal Vincent Doyle (–), more commonly known as PV Doyle, was an Irish hotelier and property developer who founded the Doyle Collection hotel group.[1]

Early life

Pascal Vincent Doyle was born on 17 May 1923 in Dundrum, Dublin to Michael and Eileen Doyle (née Lawlor), one of seven children. In 1945, at the age of 22, Doyle built a pub and leisure complex called the County Club in Churchtown. Following the success of this venture, he moved into the hotel business.[2]

The first hotel that Doyle developed was the South County Hotel in Stillorgan, now called the Stillorgan Park Hotel, which opened in 1964. Pascal officially registered his hotel company as P. V. Doyle Hotels Limited on .[3]

Personal life

Doyle married Margaret Ellen (née Briody), a nurse, in Ballynarry Church, Kilnaleck, Cavan in 1947.[4] [5] They had five children together; sons Michael, David and daughters Anne, Eileen and Bernie.

Death

Pascal Doyle died on in Blackrock Clinic aged 64.[6] [7] The funeral was held on in St Laurence's Church, Kilmacud followed by internment in Dean's Grange Cemetery. The then President of Ireland Patrick Hillery and Taoiseach Charles Haughey attended P. V. Doyle's funeral.[8]

Margaret died, aged 93, and had left €31 million in her will.[9] [10]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 3 February 2007 . 'If you don't have a united family you have nothing' . 30 December 2023 . Independent.ie . en.
  2. Web site: Doyle, (Paschal) Vincent (P. V.) Dictionary of Irish Biography . 30 December 2023 . www.dib.ie . en.
  3. Web site: P. V. Doyle Hotels Ltd - Irish Company Info - SoloCheck . 30 December 2023 . www.solocheck.ie.
  4. Web site: Irish Genealogy . 2024-03-04 . civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie.
  5. News: 18 September 1947 . Doyle-Briody marriage . 2 . . 30 December 2023 . Irish Newspaper Archives.
  6. News: 8 February 1988 . Hotelier mourned . 1 . . 30 December 2023 . Irish Newspaper Archives.
  7. News: Morrissey . James . 8 February 1988 . Tribute ... to the hotelier with the Midas touch . 6 . . 30 December 2023 . Irish Newspaper Archives.
  8. Web site: 9 February 1988 . PV Doyle Funeral . 30 December 2023 . RTÉ Archives . en.
  9. Web site: Deansgrange Cemetery - Memorial information . 30 December 2023.
  10. Web site: 25 June 2011 . PV Doyle's widow left €31m in will . 30 December 2023 . Business Post . en-US.