Formerly a private residence occupied by Mrs Mary Cox in 1873, Mathew
McKay founded O’Connell’s Centenary Hotel in 1876.The name of this hotel refers to the birth
centenary of Daniel O’Connell a leader in the fight for Catholic religious
emancipation in Ireland. RH Williams,
publican in 1909, would later take over Skinner’s Golden Gate Hotel before
making his name as a Labor minister.
O’Connell’s Centenary Hotel was well known for its restaurant under
Chef Greg Malouf, which is currently headed by Kath Calker in 2003. O’Connell’s
is a comfortable pub where upmarket dining coexists with a bar and bistro