Morning mist lifts slowly from Lough Corrib, one of Ireland’s largest lakes. Beyond the water, mountains rise above a landscape of woodland, bog and open countryside.
Here, near the village of Maam in County Galway, stands The Rectory—a five-bed country house located less than 500 feet from the lake.
Originally built in 1869 and reconstructed in 2003, the house offers over 3,200 square feet of living space as well as panoramic views across the surrounding countryside.
The asking price is €495,000 (about $577,000).
For that, you’re getting a substantial country home in a distinctive setting—at about $180 per square foot.
To step back for a moment…
Ireland is my homeland, and it’s where my real estate journey began.
I bought my first investment property here 30 years ago. Since then, I’ve watched the Irish market move through boom…bust…and back to boom again.
In a recent episode of my new YouTube show, The Ronan McMahon Report Live, my Editorial Director, Ciaran Madden, and I discuss what those three decades have taught me. You can watch the video here.
The house I’m sharing today shows the kind of distinctive lifestyle property you can still find when you look beyond Ireland’s cities.
The setting is a large part of the appeal.
Connemara is a rugged region in western County Galway, known for its mountains, lakes, blanket bog and Atlantic coastline. It is also a Gaeltacht region, where Irish is still spoken and traditional culture remains part of everyday life.
For a homeowner, that means peace, space and some of Ireland’s most dramatic scenery.
The house itself is arranged across three floors.
At ground level are three double bedrooms, each with its own en suite bathroom. There is also a utility room here.
The principal living spaces occupy the middle floor—an arrangement that makes the most of views of the surrounding countryside. This level contains a solid-wood kitchen, living room, sunroom and another bathroom, and opens onto an outdoor patio.
A bridge from the rear garden provides direct access to the patio and this main living level.
The top floor contains another two double bedrooms, a fifth bathroom, and useful storage beneath the eaves.
Outside, a detached 387-square-foot shed could serve as a home studio or provide storage for a boat, bikes or fishing equipment.
And this is a setting that invites you outdoors.
From a public pier less than 500 feet away, you can set out onto Lough Corrib, a lake renowned for its fishing.
The Maamturk Mountains rise nearby, while the Western Way walking route passes through the Maam Valley before crossing the mountains toward the shores of Killary Harbour.
You’re also within reach of the beaches of western Connemara and the villages of Leenane and Cong, which provided locations for the movies The Field and The Quiet Man, respectively.
This is the Ireland of mountain passes…stone walls…quiet lakes…and roads that wind through some of the most dramatic scenery in the country.
Despite the property’s peaceful setting, Galway city and the lively towns of Westport and Clifden are all less than an hour away by car.
Three golf courses—Ballinrobe, Oughterard and Connemara Links—are also within reach.
You can spend your days walking in the Maamturks…fishing on Lough Corrib…exploring the Wild Atlantic Way, Ireland’s scenic coastal route…or simply enjoying the peace of your own 1.1-acre retreat.
Five bedrooms. Five bathrooms. More than 3,200 square feet of living space. Panoramic countryside views. And Lough Corrib almost on your doorstep.
All for $577,000.
That’s less than the median price of a single-family home in Colorado (which is $604,600, according to Forbes).
You can read the full listing for The Rectory here.
Wishing you good real estate investing,
P.S. If you’re interested in this listing you should hire an attorney and do your own due diligence. We haven’t done any due diligence on it.
P.P.S. If this property has you thinking about what else you might buy in Ireland, take a look at the latest episode of The Ronan McMahon Report Live. In it, Ciaran and I reveal a quirk of Ireland’s holiday-home market and explore the kinds of property I would consider buying today. The episode also includes a QR code linking to my detailed written report.
For this episode of my YouTube show, I’m giving you special access to a RETA Live that is normally only available to members of my Real Estate Trend Alert (RETA) group. In it, Ciaran and I dig into the lessons I’ve learnt from three decades of investing in Ireland.
