Clonalis House

Castlerea also is the ancestral home of the O'Conor family, descendants of the last High Kings of Ireland and of Clonalis House fame.

The house was built in 1878 in the Victorian Italianate style, and is presently occupied by Pyers O'Conor Nash, who succeeded his uncle, the Jesuit O'Conor Don in 1981. The O'Conor Dons are the only Royal Gaelic family left in Ireland, who are still living on part of their lands.

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Clonalis House, Castlerea

Clonalis House, west of the town of Castlerea, was the seat of the Clan O'Conor, last High Kings of Ireland. This view in the Roscommon County Council series shows how little the house changed in over its one hundred year existence, when this pose was taken in 1987.

Clonalis House, Castlerea -

Clonalis House Castlerew, Front View

Clonalis House, Castlerea just west of the town, on the main road to Westport, is the seat of the descendants of the last High Kings of Ireland. It is a grand forty five roomed mansion, designed in 1878, by the architect, Pepys Cockrell, and completed around 1880. It replaced a 17th century house, and stands on a terraced site, in extensive parklands. It is unique among the "great houses" of Ireland in being occupied by a Gaelic family. The house contains a priceless collection of archival material, together with the harp of O'Carolan, the blind musician, and the Inaugration Stone of the O'Conor's, King of Connacht. Clonalis is still occupied by an O'Conor and the house is open to the public.

Clonalis House Castlerew, Front View -

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