Historic County Roscommon House and estate sold via online auction for €425,000
The unique property in West Roscommon had been on the market for €850,000 two years ago, but was sold for half that price.
The historic Loughglynn House and demesne was purchased recently at an online auction for the asking price of €425,000.
The unique property in West Roscommon had been on the market for €850,000 two years ago, but was sold for half that price.
A spokesperson for BidX1, the company which handled the auction, told the Herald it could not reveal the identity of the new owner on GDPR grounds.
The 18th century Georgian country estate on almost 20 acres comprises two period houses together with church buildings, courtyard buildings and a caretaker’s cottage.
The historic house was originally built as a country residence for Viscount Dillon and his family in 1715. The Dillons lived primarily in the UK while land agents lived in the house, including the Strickland family.
In 1899, the house was bought by the Bishop of Elphin and three years later, it was handed over to the Franciscan Missionaries of Mary to use as a convent.
From 1973, the complex operated as a nursing home until 2003 when the property was sold by the nuns to a development company. The company had previously secured planning permission to develop it into a luxury hotel complex.
However, those ambitious plans were scuppered by the economic crash, and the buildings fell into disrepair and became victim of extensive vandalism and theft.
Following a period of neglect, the last owners purchased the property in 2014, and carried out remedial works on the property.
