Clonalis House Roscommon

Clonalis House was built in 1878 by Charles Owen O’Conor Don. This imposing building has 45 rooms and was built in Victorian Italianate style. . Clonalis House is the Ancestral Home of the O’Conors, Kings of Connacht and at various times, High Kings of Ireland. The approach to Clonalis House is through a set of magnificent gates along an avenue over looking a parkland of oak and copper beach trees, nestled in a crescent of cypress and redwood trees. The Library lined with ancient tomes, some of which date to the 16th century, is a wonderful room to spend time sitting by the peat fire and absorbing a sense of history. The handsome Dining Room with its portraits of generations of O’Conors, the elegant Drawing Room and the peaceful Chapel all contribute to the atmosphere which is Clonalis.