The reception rooms are vast. The drawingroom has intricate cornicing and a white marble Adams fireplace. The diningroom has French doors that open on to the lawns, and the billiards room has a fireplace, ideal for lounging against in-between strenuous after-dinner games. To offset all the grandeur, there is a family sittingroom that is cosy and welcoming.A section of the house that is almost a wing contains the kitchen, scullery, pantry, wet room and offices.
The stairs to the first floor are lit by a large multi-pane window. There are nine bedrooms here, all doubles, and the main bedroom has an additional room that could be converted to an en suite or used as a dressingroom. There are two bathrooms on this floor. Two of the bedrooms are in use as art studios, and all have views over the beautiful gardens and grounds, which are studded with mature horse chestnut, beech and oak trees.
There are extensive outbuildings, albeit in a state of considerable disrepair but with huge potential to renovate and bring back into use as ancillary accommodation, with five stables and a huge hay loft over them.Davidson remembers growing up here as idyllic, running through the house, messing about in boats on the river. The pretty town of Ramelton is less than 4km away and Letterkenny is 12km from the property.
Claragh House is on the market for €1.45 million through joint agents Sherry FitzGerald Country Homes and Property Partners Paul Reynolds.