Loftus Hall, Country house on Hook Peninsula, Ireland

Loftus Hall is a Georgian mansion on Hook Peninsula with a two-story facade and rectangular floor plan. The building stands in sprawling parkland that runs down to the coast.

The Redmond family replaced their castle at Houseland with a second one around 1350, during the Black Death, known as Redmond's Hall. In July 1642 Alexander Redmond, aged 68, held the hall with nine others against about 90 troops under Captain Thomas Aston; the attackers were routed and Aston killed. The Loftus family took the property after the Cromwellian campaign, and Henry Loftus moved in from Dungulph in 1666, having the name inscribed at Portersgate in 1680.

The name Loftus Hall was fixed by Henry Loftus, who moved here from Dungulph in 1666 and had "Henry Loftus of Loftus Hall Esq. 1680" cut into the stone entrance piers at Portersgate; the older name Redmond Hall stayed in use until the end of that century. The house is locally known for a story that the devil and the ghost of a young woman haunt it.

Loftus Hall stands on the Hook Peninsula in County Wexford, reached by minor roads off the R734 near Portersgate. The house was closed to the public in 2020, sold in 2021 and under renovation by 2022, so check locally before travelling. The walled gardens were restored for the guided tours that ran from 2012.

The house features an underground passage that once ran from the main building to the sea. This access likely allowed for discreet arrival or escape by boat.