The Old River House at Parteen, County Clare is a private family house, with a number of annexes, either offering guests rooms in a home share or the option to book exclusive use of the entire house. Currently, the estate offers accomodation in the main house, known locally by its Old Irish / Viking name of Parteen-a-Lax, but is preparing the annex cottages and buildings for booking, starting in the Spring of 2025.
The grounds, comprising of eight acres of gardens, woodland and river bank are being reclaimed from nature after a 25 year lapse in management.
Beautiful, historical yet very comfortable and calming place. Mark is a great host. We enjoyed our stay a lot.
Parteen-a-Lax is an utterly charming country home that feels like its own slice of the world but is within a 10-minute drive of Limerick city centre. Mark is a fantastic host and raconteur who made sure we had a pleasant stay. The house is storied...
Mark was an amazing host. Always went the extra mile to make us feel comfortable. We weren't familiar with the area, but Mark was always really friendly, open to showing us around and helping us when we needed. He always treated us really well and...
This was a very memorable visit that I can't wait to repeat This place is a real treasure that I stumbled on by accident. It is close to Limerick City but you'd never know it, the place is so serene and you can watch the swans on the River Shannon just...
Clockfully located beautiful historic accommodation. The host is very easy to reach and extremely friendly. We will be happy to come back. Kind regards Dieter