Moy House is a Georgian country house hotel in

County Clare County Clare () is a Counties of Ireland, county in the Provinces of Ireland, province of Munster in the Southern Region, Ireland, Southern part of Republic of Ireland, Ireland, bordered on the west by the Atlantic Ocean. Clare County Council ...

, Ireland, about south of

Lahinch Lahinch or Lehinch ( ''or'' ) is a small town on Liscannor Bay, on the northwest coast of County Clare, Ireland. It lies on the N67 national secondary road, between Milltown Malbay and Ennistymon, roughly by road southwest of Galway and nort ...

off the N67 road near the village of Moy. Originally set in 15 acres of woodland on the

River Moy The River Moy () is a river in the west of Ireland. Name Ptolemy's ''Geography'' (2nd century AD) described a river called Λιβνιου (''Libniu'', perhaps from *''lei''- "flow"), which probably referred to the River Moy. The Moy is first ...

, it was built in the mid 18th century as the holiday home of Sir Augustine Fitzgerald. Later it was sold to Major Studdert, who gave his name to the bridges over the road and the river in the West Clare Railway. The house was vacant for 10 years, but was purchased by Odran O'Looney who undertook a three-year restoration of the property. It was voted Country House of the Year by ''Georgina Campbell's Ireland'' in 2003. The house featured in the Irish TV drama series " Smother", which premiered in March, 2021. The house served as the Ahern family's home in the series. Majors Bridge.JPG, "Majors Bridge", a bridge in the West Clare Railway spanning the N67, named after Major Studdert, occupant of the nearby demesne of Moy House. Moy River passing railway embankment.JPG, The Moy River passing the embankment of the West Clare Railway towards the N67, Moy House and the sea.

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