Newbay Country House, Co Wexford

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A castle stood on this land in the 1400s, and beyond a high wall in the garden is an ancient stableyard with Elizabethan buildings, said to be haunted by the ghost of a former owner, who was piked to death by insurrectionists in 1798. The French family, previous owners of Newbay House, founded the Canadian Mounties. The last heir married a Canadian girl, and setttled in Canada a generation ago.  Now restored and refurbished by Des Mullen and Joan Coyle, open peat and log fires welcome arriving guests.  There are huge trees, lawns, and bright flowerbeds in the garden. There is a pond with wild ducks and moorhens, a peacock which strolls grandly about and poses on the porch above the kitchen door.  Outside there are 25 acres of gardens & parkland and Wexford town is 2 miles away.  It is near beautiful beaches, archaeological sites, horse riding & golf courses.

It has 11 en-suite rooms some with 4 poster beds.  There is a large breakfast room / party room on the ground floor that can seat 100 and has french doors going out into the garden.  Up stairs the dining room can seat 32.  There is also a double drawing room and a sitting area in the front hall beside the fireplace.