Rathsallagh House
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Rathsallagh House is a Fáilte Ireland approved 4-star guest house in Dunlavin, on the Wicklow coast, listed on Fáilte Ireland’s official register of quality-assured accommodation. It is a smaller, owner-run house of 30 rooms, the kind of place where you deal with the people who actually run it.
Refined rooms in an 18th-century country house, plus a golf course and free gourmet breakfast.
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Claim this listingStaying in Dunlavin
A Georgian market village on the edge of the Wicklow Mountains, built around a market house and a village green with a real story to tell.
Dunlavin is a small west Wicklow village founded in the late 1650s and laid out around a triangular green that has held fairs since 1661, a shape common to villages of that era and still the heart of the place today. Its market house, a Palladian building designed by the noted architect Richard Cassels around 1740, still stands on the green and now serves as the local library.
A B&B stay here suits a quieter, countryside base rather than a busy tourist town. Dunlavin sits at the edge of the Wicklow Mountains, close to the Glen of Imaal and within easy reach of Russborough House near Blessington, one of Ireland’s finest Palladian houses, making it a good base for walking, golf or a slower touring pace through west Wicklow.
The village green itself carries a sobering piece of history alongside its market-day origins: it was the site of the Dunlavin Green executions during the 1798 Rebellion, when a number of local prisoners were shot as suspected United Irishmen, an event still marked and remembered locally.
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Dunlavin Market House
Designed by the architect Richard Cassels and completed around 1740, the Palladian-style market house on Dunlavin’s green has since served as a jail, a courthouse and a fire station, and today houses the village library.
The Village Green
Dating from around 1660, Dunlavin’s triangular green was the site of fairs from 1661 onward and remains the centre of the village. It was also the scene of the Dunlavin Green executions during the 1798 Rebellion, a significant and still-remembered episode in the area’s history.
The Glen of Imaal
A remote valley in the Wicklow Mountains a short drive from Dunlavin, the Glen of Imaal offers some of the quieter hillwalking in the range, including routes up Lugnaquilla, the highest peak in Leinster.
Russborough House
Near Blessington, a short drive from Dunlavin, Russborough is one of the longest and finest Palladian houses in Ireland, built for the Leeson family in the 1740s and open to visitors for house tours and its parkland grounds.
Getting to Dunlavin
Dunlavin is reached via the R756 and sits close to the N81, roughly an hour from Dublin city by road. There is no direct rail service to the village, so a car is the practical way to get there and to explore the surrounding Wicklow countryside, though Bus Éireann and local bus routes serve the wider west Wicklow area.
Booking Rathsallagh House direct, and what the rating means
A real, assessed guest house
Rathsallagh House holds a 4-star guest house rating under Fáilte Ireland's National Quality Assurance Framework, assessed against the bedrooms, bathrooms, breakfast and welcome rather than self-declared. It's an independent signal you can trust before you book, separate from any platform's own review score.
No fees, no middleman
Ring the owner, or use the contact details on this page, and arrange the stay with the house rather than through an app. No booking fee added to your bill and no commission taken from the owner, so the room rate you agree is the room rate you pay.
A better stay, direct
Owners answer the questions a booking platform never will: whether the room at the front is quieter, how early breakfast can be served, or where to park for a few days. Speaking to the house directly is how B&Bs in Ireland were booked for decades.
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Rathsallagh House, common questions
Where is Rathsallagh House?
Rathsallagh House is at Rathsallagh Demesne, Dunlavin, Co. Wicklow (Eircode W91 XK68). Give the Eircode to your sat-nav to find the door.
How do I book Rathsallagh House?
You contact the owner directly, by phone or the enquiry form on this page. DirectBnB adds no booking fee and takes no commission, so you arrange the stay with the house itself and pay the room rate with nothing on top.
What star rating does Rathsallagh House have?
Rathsallagh House is a Fáilte Ireland approved 4-star guest house under Fáilte Ireland's National Quality Assurance Framework, and guests rate it 4.7 out of 5 across 756 Google reviews.
Is Rathsallagh House suitable for families?
Yes, Rathsallagh House is listed as family friendly. Ask the owner directly about room configurations and cots when you book.
How many rooms does Rathsallagh House have?
Rathsallagh House has 30 rooms. As a smaller, owner-run house it is worth booking ahead, particularly in summer and over weekends.
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