Mayo country manor offers a pile of potential for €300,000

Onetime residence of the Earls of Altamont, the Claremorris property on 2.5 acres of land is in need of entire refurbishment

Claremount House in Claremorris, Co Mayo: in need of full renovation

Investors on the market for something a little unusual and in need of entire refurbishment might be interested in this once grand country house in Claremorris in Co Mayo which is on the market with Tuohy O’Toole guiding €300,000.

Built in 1770 as a country residence for the Earls of Altamont, the Browne family, it was purchased in 1858 by Murray McGregor Blacker, son of Valentine Blacker, surveyor general of India. Almost 20 years later ...