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is a romantic old country house, set in the wild splendour of Connemara, amid the magical beauty of sea, lake and mountains. The keynotes are warmth and comfort with award winning fine fare. Turf fires and cosy lounges make you relax and feel at home...
Golf, tennis, horse riding, swimming, snooker, boating, fishing, archery and clay pigeon shooting are just some of the facilities that you will find at Renvyle House Wonderful walking and cycling routes throughout an area that hosts a vast National Park. A unique hotel with an excellent location, a long and varied history and renowned for its food, service and entertainment.
Over several centuries, Renvyle House has been built, pulled down, rebuilt, burned to ashes and rebuilt once again. A chieftain of one of the oldest and most powerful Gaelic clans in Connacht once lived here.
It was also the home of Oliver St. John Gogarty (Buck Mulligan of James Joyce's "Ulysses") and, since becoming a country house hotel in 1883, Renvyle House has played host to many famous people - Augustus John, Lady Gregory, Yeats and Churchill among them.