Drenagh, North West Ireland

Grand Country house, accommodation for 24+
Pheasant shooting up to 10 guns

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Drenagh is a magical private home set in 1000 acres of parkland and surrounded by a ring of majestic Irish oak woodland. Available to hire on an exclusive basis, Drenagh is one of Ireland's least known yet finest late Georgian country houses.

An Ancestral Family Home

The original house at Drenagh was known as Fruithill, and was built over 300 years ago by Robert McCausland. In the early 19th century the famous Irish architect Sir Charles Lanyon, was commissioned by Marcus McCausland to design and build the great neo-classical Georgian house that we see now. Today, Robert McCausland's direct descendant, Conolly McCausland, lives at Drenagh with his wife and children.

Accommodation

The main house accommodates up to 24 guests, with room for a further 6 guests in the Dower House, an elegant Regency Manor House within the estate. In the bedrooms there are four-poster beds and in the bathrooms, claw-foot baths. Large windows open onto unsurpassed views of the Donegal hills and Sperrin Mountains.

Reception and Dining Rooms

The main reception rooms downstairs offer a magnificent and relaxed setting for anything from tea parties or a quiet dinner à deux to conferences and formal banquets. From any of the rooms, glimpses of Drenagh's lush gardens can be caught over soft green lawns. The Main Hall has capacity for 70 people seated; the Morning Room for 60; the Billiard Room for 40 and the Salon for 25. One or more rooms can be used as required.

The Dining Room will hold 50 for a formal dinner or wedding breakfast and offers a fabulously opulent setting to suit any variety of corporate or private events. Guests will be served the best of fresh local produce, from a wide range of award-winning food producers. Top quality wines are also available.

Shooting

Drenagh is a pheasant only shoot, and can accommodate a line of up to ten guns shooting with bags in the region of 200 birds. The drives are laid out to make best use of the topography including River Valleys. Given sufficient notice there may be an opportunity to arrange a mix of shooting with neighbouring estates to provide pheasant, partridge, woodcock, snipe and duck, using Drenagh as a base

Getting There

Drenagh is situated a short distance from the historic city of Derry. For visitors flying in by passenger or private jet, Drenagh is only 8 miles from City of Derry Airport. A limousine or helicopter service is on hand to transfer guests from City of Derry, Belfast International or Dublin airports – directly to the estate.