Moy House, Clare

Moy House is a Georgian country house hotel in County Clare, Ireland, about 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) south of Lahinch off the N67 road near the village of Moy.

Moy House from the seaside

Originally set in 15 acres of woodland on the River Moy, it was built in the mid 18th century as the holiday home of Sir Augustine Fitzgerald.[1][2] Later it was sold to Major Studdert, who gave his name to the bridges over the road and the river in the West Clare Railway.[3] The house was vacant for 10 years, but was purchased by Antoin O'Looney who undertook a three year restoration of the property.[1]

It was voted Country House of the Year by Georgina Campbell's Ireland in 2003.[4]

  • "Majors Bridge", a bridge in the West Clare Railway spanning the N67, named after Major Studdert, occupant of the nearby demesne of Moy House.
  • The Moy River passing the embankment of the West Clare Railway towards the N67, Moy House and the sea.

References
  1. Dillard, Elsie (January 2008). The Irish Bed & Breakfast Book. Pelican Publishing. p. 143. ISBN 978-1-4556-0638-2.
  2. Brown, June (2006). Karen Brown's Ireland: Exceptional Places to Stay and Itineraries. Karen Brown's Guides. p. 170. ISBN 978-1-933810-06-5.
  3. Lenihan, Eddie (2008) [1990]. In the Tracks of the West Clare Railway. Cork: Mercier Press. ISBN 978 1 85635 579 7. p. 145
  4. Campbell, Georgina (October 2005). Georgina Campbell's Ireland, the Best of the Best: Ireland's Very Best Places to Eat, Drink and Stay. Georgina Campbell Guides. p. 71. ISBN 978-1-903164-21-1.

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