One of the finest small estates in the Midlands with an important yet manageable Georgian house, cut stone courtyard, gardens, fine woodland and good quality land. Less than 0.5 miles from Roscommon on the Athlone Road. 51 miles from Galway and 91 miles from Dublin.

Carrowroe Park, built about 1816 by the Goff Family, is approached via a long avenue and although well maintained it is in need of updating. The house has many period features including exceptional plasterwork. The Goff family were well liked locally and Robert and Thomas Goff, before they went to fight in the Crimean war, wrote off their tenants rent arrears. It was Robert Goff who later married Dorothea FlitzClarence, granddaughter of William IV, by his liaison with the then famous Anglo Irish actress known as Mrs Jordan. Robert was elected MP for Roscommon but after considerable acrimony over the conduct of the election he had run up legal costs of £40,000 and as a result he had to sell Oakport House, a property he owned near Boyle, Co. Roscommon and rent out Carrowroe House for a number of years to a family named Burke, eventually coming back to reside in it about 1875.

It was Robert’s son, Clarence who sold the property to William Molloy in 1920. William Molloy was a native of Claremorris who had gone to the United States shortly after leaving school. He was active in Irish politics when there and was a close friend of John Devoy. He came back to Ireland on holiday in 1920 but instead of returning bought Carrowroe House where he farmed extensively for many years. On the strength of his work for the Irish freedom movement in the United States he was appointed Senator in 1922 and held his seat until 1942. He established businesses in Roscommon that traded successfully for many years. On his death Carrowroe House passed to family members.

THE LOTS :
Lot 1 House with courtyard and approx 43 acres €1,850,000
Lot 2 About 50 acres with extensive road frontage
Lot 3 The entire €2.85 Million

Granite steps to limestone pillared portico leading to:

Reception Hall 5.0m x 4.7m
octagonal reception hall with domed ceiling, fine ceiling rose, cornices and four arched niches.

Double doors opening to
Inner/stairs hall, 13m x 2.8m
part vaulted ceiling and fine staircase rising to first floor.

Dining Room 7.0m x 5.0m,
fireplace with grey marble fireplace, dumb waiter to basement and French window with steps to garden. Door to

Drawing Room 8.0m x 5.6m
with ornate cornicing and ceiling rose, fireplace with fine white carved marble mantlepiece with brass inset, French window with stone steps to south facing garden. (Drawing room has the original 19th century wallpaper.

Living Room 8.0m x 5.6m
with ornate cornice and ceiling rose, fireplace with fine columned, white marble,mantlepiece, arched recess with fine plaster work. Door to:

Kitchen 7.7m x 5.7m
(formerly the billiard room) with fitted cupboards, solid fuel stove.

Study 5.0m x 4.3m fireplace with black marble mantlepiece

Study 5.0m x 4.3m fireplace with black marble mantlepiece

Rear Hall
with door to staff wing, walk in china cupboards separate WC with wash hand basin and secondary stairs.

Basement
Approached from the rear hall via stone staircase, this bright semi-basement has mainly stone flagged flooring, has five main rooms including staff rooms, wine cellar with bins, the original kitchen (8m x5m) off this is the old dairy, scullery and larder.

Upstairs
Half Landing – small shelved store, separate WC with wash hand basin.

Bedroom 1- 5.0m x 4.2m
Fireplace with marble mantelpiece, en suite

Shower Room
with shower,WC, wash hand basin

Bedroom 2 – 5.0m x 4.2m
Fireplace with marble mantelpiece, wash hand basin

Bedroom 3 – 7.0m x 2.5m
Fireplace with white marble mantelpiece, wash hand basin

Bedroom 4 - 5.6m x 4.5m
Fireplace with grey marble mantelpiece, wash hand basin, door to

Bedroom 5 - 4.3m x 3.1m
Fireplace with grey marble mantelpiece, fitted wardrobes, wash hand basin. (Ideal en suite bathroom)

Bedroom 6 - 5.6m x 3.8m
Fireplace with marble mantelpiece, wash hand basin

Bathroom
With wash hand basin, heated towel rail Airing cupboard and separate store.

Staff wing
In need of restoration with access from the main house on each floor, three single bedrooms, a bathroom and a sitting room.

Outbuildings
To the side of the house is a charming small courtyard with open fuel and others stores.Two further store rooms and access to basement level and staff wing. The main courtyard, some distance from the house and with separate access off the country road, is a superb cut stone courtyard approached via curved limestone walls and iron gates with at either end, two storey matching coach houses.There is also a range of single storey stables.The two storey sections include former grooms quarters, tack rooms, coach houses etc.

The Lands
Total about 93 acres of which, about 35 acres is fine estate woodland, 15 acres of low lying scrubland, 40 acres of top quality parkland and separate from the main holding, about 13 acres of bog.

The Lots & Price Guide
Lot 1: House with courtyard about 30 acres AMV €1.85 million plus 13 acres of bog about 1 mile away Lot 2: About 50 acres with extensive frontage to two roads AMV €1.0 million Lot 3: The entire AMV €2.85 million

Contact: Edward Townshend

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