Sri Lanka's famous the world over as one of the most beautiful tourist destinations on Earth, but it's less well known that it's got Irish connections, too. For starters, while working for Sri Lankan Airlines, entrepreneur and businesswoman Tess de Kretser met a certain Irish pilot named Cathal Ryan (Tony's son). They married and raised a family in Dublin before Tess returned home to launch Olcote in Ceylon in 2016 as a very special luxury boutique hotel.