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House name	Description	Image(s)
Aasleagh Lodge	Documents in the Westport Estate Papers record the leasing of the fishing at Aasleagh 'Assdia' by the Viscounts Bourke of Mayo to the ffrench family of Galway in the 17th century. The 19th century lodge was let to the Honourable David Plunket in the 1850s. It was burnt down in 1923 but renovated and leased as a fishing lodge to various persons. It was let to Lord and Lady Brabourne, relatives of the Brownes of Westport, in the 1970s before its sale to the Fisheries Board.
Abberanville	Abberanville House is descibed as "in ruins" on the 1st edition OS map. The townland, containing 24 acres, was part of John B. Daly's estate and was leased to John Blake when the buildings were valued at £15s. The ruins of a hemp factory were located nearby. There are no buildings at the site now.
Abbert	In 1786, Wilson refers to Abbert as the seat of Mr. Blakeney. Occupied by David Watson Ruttledge at the time of Griffith's Valuation when the buildings were valued at £35. Slater refers to Abbert as the seat of John Blakeney in 1894. A new house has been built at the site but the ruins of the original outbuildings still exist.
Abbeville	Home of the Hemsworth family in the 18th and 19th centuries, occupied by Thomas Hemsworth in 1814. Thomas G. Hemsworth was resident in 1837 and in the early 1850s. Thomas George Hemsworth of Abbeville owned 387 acres in the 1870s.
Abbey Cottage	Rev, John Beecher was leasing this property, described as a herd's house, to Daniel Donovan, at the time of Griffith's Valuation, when it was valued at £7 15s. A house still exists at the site.
Abbey Farm	Being leased by Henry Bannon from John Congreve's estate in 1849 when it was valued at £10
Abbey House	George McNamara inhabited a house in the grounds of Cong Abbey in the 18th century but Sir William Wilde refers to only a fragment of this house remaining in 1867. Alexander Lambert also lived in a house in the Abbey grounds. Wilde describes this house as follows "More to the west there recently existed the residence of the late proprietor, A.C. Lambert Esq., constructed of the unhewn, weather-worn, but square stones, collected in the locality. Being no longer required, and not being quite congruous with the scene, it has been removed". The remains of this building are now used by the Board of Works.
Abbey House	James Veale was leasing this property from the Congreve estate in 1849 when it was valued at £10. A house is still extant at the site.
Abbey View House	Morgan Crofton, agent to Lord Lorton, was residing here at the time of the first Ordnance Survey.
Abbeyfield	A house in the town of Ennis, named Abbeyfield on the first Ordnance Survey map and Abbeyville by Samuel Lewis. In 1786 Wilson mentions that Lord Chief Justice Paterson had a residence in Ennis town. By the early 19th century it was being leased to Thomas Crowe. At the time of Griffith's Valuation the house was valued at £44 and was occupied by Wainwright Crowe who held it from Marcus Patterson. In the late 20th century it was used as a Garda station.
Abbeyfield / Gortnagowth	In 1840 the Ordnance Survey Name Books refer to Abbeyfield House as the residence of William Jones. At the time of Griffith's Valuation, Jeremiah O'Brien was leasing this property from the Wall estate when it was valued at £15+ and included a mill. It is labelled Abbeyfield on the 1st edition Ordnance Survey map but as Gortnagowth on the 25-inch map of the 1890s. It is still extant.
Abbeyland Cottage	A herd's house in the townland of Abbeyland Great, parish of Clonfert, barony of Longford, was part of Archdeacon Butson's estate. It was valued at £1 10 at the time of Griffith's Valuation and leased to John Kenny. This house is no longer extant.
Abbeyland House	Archdeacon Butson was leasing a steward's house, valued at £8, in the townland of Abbeyland Great, parish of Clonfert, barony of Longford, to Allan Pollok, at the time of Griffith's Valuation. Buildings still exist at the site.
Abbeylands	In 1906 L.T, Crosbie owned a property at Skrillagh, valued at £17. This townland also belonged to the Crosbie estate at the time of Griffith's Valuation, when it was let to the McElligott family. Bary states that the house, Abbeylands, was built in the 1870s as a residence for George Trench, agent to the Crosbie estate. In 1901 it was occupied by Ross Palmer and his family, JP for county Kerry and creamery owner. It was burnt in 1921 but restored later in the twentieth century and is now an ecumenical retreat centre.
Abbeylands or The Abbey	Abraham Huggard was leasing this property from Sir William Godfrey at the time of Griffith's Valuation when it was valued at £5 10s. Local sources suggest it was built by the Huggard family in the early nineteenth century. It is still extant and occupied.
Abbeytown	The original historical abbey buildings in this townland are described as 'in ruins' at the time of the first Ordnance Survey. It was formerly the residence of a Mr Crofton but was then occupied by a caretaker for the Orme family. Abbeytown House is shown a litte to the north on the later 25-inch map of the 1890s. The property was bought by Anthony Carolan of Crossmolina at the sale in 1852 and the house was later lived in by the parish priest. Buildings still exist at the site.
Abbeytown	In 1906 Mrs. H. Campbell owned a property valued at £5 as well as over 100 acres of untenanted land at Abbeytown, [Grid reference is approximate]
AbbeyView	At the time of Griffith's Valuation, Alexander Phillips was leasing a house valued at almost £14 at Abbeyquarter North, barony of Carbury, from the Cooper estate. McTernan states that it was built in the later eighteenth century and described in 1878 "as a beautifully situated villa residence with attractive grounds". The Phillips family continued in residence until the 1860s after which it was occupied by a succession of owners until the 1990s when it was sold to the Electricity Supply Board who demolished the house.
Abbeyville	Abbeyville was originally a Phibbs property. McTernan states that it was leased to William Fleming after the death of William Phibbs in 1785.The original house was built in 1716 but extensively modernised afterwards. In 1814 it was the residence of William Fleming. At the time of Griffith's Valuation it was being leased by James Fleming from William Phibbs and was valued at £6. In the later nineteenth century it passed out of the Fleming family. It was demolished in the later twentieth century. Leet indicates that Archibald Fleming resided at Larkfield, also close to Ballymote.
Abbeyville	At the time of Griffith's Valuation this property was held in fee by Thomas H. Pilkington and valued at £7. It is still extant.
Abbeyville	A house located on the Finch estate and the home of the White family in the 19th century. Occupied by William White in 1814 and Richard White in 1837 and at the time of Griffith's Valuation when the buildings were valued at £26. Later the home of Henry Ievers, a younger brother of Robert Holmes Ievers, of Castle Ievers. The original house is not extant but a house still exists at the site.
Abington House	Abington House in the townland of Dromeliagh is marked on the first Ordnance Survey map. In 1786 Wilson states "at Abingdon, is a very pleasant seat of Sir Nicholas Lawless". At the time of Griffith's Valuation a house valued at £17 was occupied by Michael Apjohn in this townland. In the 1860s this house was occupied by John Connell Fitzgerald and his wife Margaret (Apjohn). ''The Limerick Chronicle'' of 1 Oct 1872 records the death of Mary Anne Apjohn of Abington House, widow of Michael Apjohn. The property was held from Lord Cloncurry. A ruined house is still extant at the site.
Achonry House	John Docker was leasing Achonry House from the Armstrong estate at the time of Griffith's Valuation, when it was valued at £8. McTernan states that local tradition suggests the house was built by Docker when he leased the property from the Armstrongs. It was subsequently occupied, until the 1930s, by the Gorman family. It is still extant and has recently been renovated.
Adare Manor	Early 18th century house replaced by a Tudor-Revivalist style building in the mid 19th century, the home of the Quin family and Earls of Dunraven. In 1786 Wilson describes the original house as "a very noble structure with fine and extensive demesnes". At the time of Griffith's Valuation valued at £130 and in 1906 the buildings at Adare Manor were valued at £182. Now functions as a hotel.
Addergoole	Built in the late 1840s or early 1850s by Thomas Eastwood and later the location of the Kylemore farm buildings.
Adelphi	A house on the Burton estate occupied by the Fitzgerald family and their descendants. The residence of Francis John Fitzgerald in 1814 and of F. and W. Fitzgerald in 1837. Valued at £30 at the time of Griffith's Valuation and occupied by Francis J. Fitzgerald, it passed by marriage to the Wilson-Fitzgerald family. This house was the home of Brian Blood in the mid 20th century.
Adrigole House	Rev. Richard Wright was leasing this property from the Bantry estate in 1852 when it was valued at £9. It is labelled Ardrigole Parsonage on the 1st edition Ordnance Survey map but appears as Adrigole House on the 25-inch edition of the 1890s. It is still extant and has been offered for sale in recent years.
Affane House	Held in fee by Samuel Browning Power in 1851 when it was valued at £32. Lewis refers to it as the seat of S. Power in 1837. It was the property of Samuel J. Power in 1906 and still valued at £32. Brady notes that the house incorporates material from the late seventeenth century house owned by the Greatrakes famly. In the 1780s Taylor and Skinner refer to it as a residence of the Browning family. It is now almost a ruin.
Aggard	In 1786 Wilson refers to Aggard as the seat of Mr. Lambert. In 1837 Lewis recorded Aggard as the seat of J. Lambert. The property at Aggard was being leased by the Lambert family from Rev. Thomas Kelly, at the time of Griffith's Valuation. Rev. Kelly's estate, including Aggard, was offered for sale in the Encumbered Estates court in February 1857. In 1894 the seat of J.W.H. Lambert. Aggard House is still extant and occupied.
Aghacashel	According to the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage Aghacashel House was built c. 1800. At the time of Griffith's Valuation it was occupied by Charles Rolleston and was valued at £14. In 1837 Lewis records it as a Johnston residence. In 1814 it was the home of Joseph Johnston. By 1906 it was still valued at £14 and was the property of Thomas Guckian. It is still extant.
Aghacross	Wilson, writing in 1786, refers to Aghacross as the seat of Mr. Anderson. No substantial residence is shown in this area on the 1st edition Ordnance Survey map. The townland was in the possession of William Anderson at the time of Griffith's Valuation.
Aghada	J. Roche occupied this house in 1837. He built Aghada House and had a daughter who married [Henry] O'Brien of Whitepoint and they had a daughter who married her cousin William Roche. William Fitzgibbon was resident at Aghada House at the time of Griffith's Valuation when the house was valued at £35 and held from Henry O'Brien. It was the seat of William de Wilton R. Thackwell in 1894. http://www.archive.org/stream/barrymorerecords00barr/barrymorerecords00barr_djvu.txts
Aghadoe Cottage	Archdeacon Forester was leasing Aghadoe Cottage from the Headley estate at the time of Griffith’s Valuation when it was valued at £7 10s. Bary states that it was built by the Archdeacon in 1838 though the Ordnance Survey Name Books mention him as being in residence there before that. It is still extant and is now run as Killeen House Hotel. See www.killeenhousehotel.com
Aghadoe House	Lady Headley was in possession of Aghadoe House at the time of Griffith’s Valuation when it was valued at £53. It is mentioned as " a very fine building, densely shaded with trees" in the Ordnance Survey Name Books of the 1830s. Bary, quoting the Name Books, states that it was built in 1828 at a cost of £12,000 though the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage states that it was probably redesigned in the 1860s. It was the seat of Lord Headley in 1894. The house was burnt in 1922 but re-built to the same plan. It is now the Killarney International Youth Hostel.
Aghadoe House (Killeagh)	Lewis writes in 1837 that “The present house is about to be replaced by a castellated mansion”. The earlier house is referred to by Wilson in 1786 as the seat of Simon Dring. Aghadoe wasccupied by Thomas M. Green at the time of Griffith's Valuation. The house, valued at £27, was held by him from Sir Arthur De Capell Brooke. The house is no longer extant.
Aghadown House	At the time of Griffith's Valuation, Aghadown House, owned by William Jago, was unoccupied and valued at £8. Lewis had noted Aghadown as the seat of H. Becher in 1837. [The 25" Ordnance Map shows a second house, also called at Aghadown House, at W049334] The original Aghadown House is shown on Taylor and Skinner's 1783 map as a seat of the Banfield family and Wilson refers to it as the seat of Benjamin Bonsfield in 1786. The National Inventory of Architectural Heritage notes that the extant building may previously have been the steward's house when the original house was still occupied.
Aghagadda House	James O'Connell was in possession of this property, valued at £10 15s, at the time of Griffith's Valuation, when the house was vacant. In 1837 Lewis notes Ahadda as the seat of Rev. Mahony. Leet refers to Richard Mahony residing at Portmagee in 1814. Bary states that the house was built by the Mahonys who resided there in the early nineteenth century. It seems to have become the home of Charles O'Connell, son-in-law of Daniel O'Connell, for a time in the 1850s. Later it was occupied by members of the Spotswood family of Valentia. It is now a ruin.
Aghamarta Castle	This property was held in fee by the representatives of Carew O'Grady at the time of Griffith's Valuation, when it was valued at £22. Lewis noted it as the seat of Carew O'Grady in 1837. Local sources suggest that he had purchased it, c.1824, from the Pomeroy family, who had purchased it from the Earl of Shannon in the later seventeenth century. The original castle was replaced by the existing house in the 1830s. The property is now a farm and cookery school. See www.thompsonsfarmshop.com
Aghamore House	Russell B. Cameron was leasing this property from the Crofton estate at the time of Griffith's Valuation when it was valued at £12. A house is still extant though not on the original site.
Aghanboy	Mary Bourke was leasing this property valued at £5 from Col. Thomas Bourke at the time of Griffith's Valuation. It is not named on the 1st edition map though buildings are shown. Leet records Ahanebee as the seat of Captain Burke in 1814. Buildings are still extant at the site.
Aghangran House	Joseph Dexter was leasing this property from the Blacker estate at the time of Griffith's Valuation, when it was valued at £4. Leet recorded it as the seat of Thomas O'Connor in 1814. In 1837 Lewis mentions the house as the residence of J. O'Connor. The Ordnance Survey Name Books mention that John O'Connor was leasing the property from Maxwell Blacker in the 1830s. Bary notes that the house was associated with the O'Connor family earlier in the nineteenth century. It was later burned and subsequently demolished.
Aghavine	Occupied by Michael Neville in the early 1850s, held from Francis Wyse and valued at £20.
Aghavrin House	This house was the home of the Crooke family for much of the 19th century, occupied in 1837 by Captain T. E. Crooke and at the time of Griffith's Valuation by William Crooke. The house was valued at £26 and held from John B. Gumbleton. There is still an extant house at the site.
Aghern/Ahern House	Brabazon Esq was resident in the 1770s and 1780s. The home of Spotswood Bowles in the first half of the 19th century. The buildings were valued at £47+ in the early 1850s and held from the representatives of William Beamish. Spotswood died in 1864 and was succeeded by his son George who was in turn succeded by his nephew Spotswood in 1886. Relatives of the Bowles owned this property until the 1970s. Uninhabited for a time but recently restored.
Aghrane Castle/Castle Kelly	A 16th century tower house with 19th century additions. Castle-Kelly is recorded by Wilson as the seat of Denis Kelly in 1786. Lithographs of the entrance to Castle Kelly, Castle Kelly and Ballygar town are included in the sales rental of 1863. It was bought by the Bagots, sold by them to the Department of Agriculture in 1910 and demolished in 1919. Parts of the demesne are now owned by Coillte, the Forestry Service.
Aghsmear	This house is not marked on the first edition Ordnance Survey map. Griffith's Valuation records a house of £4.5 shillings valuation occupied by Dr Patrick Cleary and held from Joseph Griffith. Joseph Griffith lived at Aghsmear in the 1870s and he was still resident in 1906 when the mansion house was valued at £22+.
Aglish	The Hingstons were resident at Aglish from the early 18th century. At the time of Griffith's Valuation James Hingston owned a house valued at £21 in fee. An "old mansion house" is marked on the first Ordnance Survey map at the Grid Reference W469715. The current Aglish House was built after that and appears on the 25-inch map of the 1890s. It is still extant.
Aglish House (Decies)	Aglish House was leased by James O'Brien from the representatives of James Nagle, in 1851, when it was valued at almost £14. It is still extant and occupied.
Ahabeg	Built in 1827 this house was the home of the Rose family in the 19th century. It was occupied by Michael Lloyd who held it from Counsellor Richard Rose circa 1840. The residence of Richard Rose held by him in fee at the time of Griffith's Valuation and valued at £18+. Aghabeg is still extant and well-maintained.
Ahalisky	William Bence-Jones held this property in fee at the time of Griffith's Valuation when it was valued at £14. A plant nursery is identified at this location on the 1st edition Ordnance Survey map. Extensive farm buildings occupy the site now.
Ahanesk	A house on the shore of Cork Harbour occupied by William Oliver Jackson at the time of Griffith's Valuation and held by him in fee. It was valued at £24. In 1906 a mansion house in the townland of Ballyvodock East was valued at £98. The house passed by marriage to the Sadlier Jackson family and in the mid 20th century became the home of the Lomers.
Ahascragh Glebe/Rectory	At the time of Griffith's Valuation, Rev. Sir William Mahon was leasing a house valued at £20 in the townland of Ahascragh West, barony of Kilconnell, to Rev. Peter Browne. He was also leasing property in this townland to Thomas Hunt. Rev. Mahon was rector of Rawmarsh, Yorkshire. This property is still extant and occupied as a private house.
Aherla	Occupied by the Reverend John Madras at the time of Griffith's Valuation and held from Richard Goode, the buildings were valued at £11.10 shillings.
Aherla Cottage	A residence valued at £11 and held by William Good in fee at the time of Griffith's Valuation.
Aherlow Castle	This early 19th century building was the residence of James A. Butler in the 1830s. In 1840 the Ordnance Survey Name Books note that it was the residence of the parish priest of Templeneiry. The Reverend William Kane was resident in the early 1850s when the buildings were valued at £9.15 shillings and held from James A. Butler. Aherlow Castle was later the property of the Moores of Mooresfort. Count Charles Moore was the occupier in 1906 when the buildings were valued at £20. It is now a ruin.
Ahnagurra	Ahnagurra was the residence of Thomas T. Adams in 1837 and at the time of Griffith's Valuation, when the buildings were valued at £26. He held the property from Francis Coppinger.
Airhill	The home of the Green family for over two centuries, occupied by Colonel H. G. Barry in 1814 and by James Greene at the time of Griffith's Valuation. James Greene held the property from Francis Wyse. The buildings were valued at £20. This house is still a family home.
Albano Cottage	At the time of Griffith's Valuation, Rev. Peter Daly was leasing this property from James Browne when the buildings were valued at £9. It is still extant and occupied.
Albert Villa	Occupied by William Finch at the time of Griffith's Valuation and valued at £31. Described in 1856 as a large mansion house, "erected by the late Mr Shannon" and occupied by John C. Drysdale.
Alderford	At the time of Griffith's Valuation Alderford was leased by the representatives of William F. McDermottroe to Catherine Thompson and was valued at £25. In 1814 it was the seat of Thomas McDermottroe. Lewis also records it as the seat of the latter in 1837. Alderford is famous for its associations with Turlough O'Carolan, the Irish harper, as he died there in 1738 and is buried nearby in Kilronan. This house, however, was built in the early 19th century. It was the seat of Thomas Charles McDermottroe in 1894. It is still extant but in a dilapidated condition.
Aldworth	Hajba writes that this house was occupied by members of the Bolster family who held it from the Newmans in the late 18th century. It then became a Lombard property and passed from them to a relative James Hunt. In the early 1850s occupied by James Laurence Cotter and held from James Hunt and valued at £14. This house is still occupied. Another house closeby named Aldworth Lodge was also a Bolster home valued at £4+ at the time of Griffith's Valuation.
Alloonbaun/Church View	At the time of Griffith's Valuation Rev. Joseph Seymour was leasing this house from the Clancarty estate when it was valued at almost £8. It is still extant and occupied.
Allowdale	A house valued at almost £12 in the mid 19th century, held by Daniel McCabe from the Earl of Egmont, now a ruin.
Alta Villa	The home of a branch of the Going family for much of the 19th century. Charles Going was resident in 1814, William Going in 1837. The Ordnance Survey Name Books describe it as "of modern structure in good repair" in 1840. William Going was also the occupier at the time of Griffith's Valuation when the house was valued at £22+ and his flour mill at £66. The property was held from the representatives of Dunbar Barton. Alexander Going of Alta Villa owned 313 acres in county Tipperary in the 1870s. Sir T. Warren lived at Alta Villa, Cahir in the mid 20th century. Alta Villa is still extant and occupied.
Altamira	Originally a Smyth house, Altamira became the home of the Purcell family in the late 18th century and remained in their possession for about a century. Occupied by William Purcell in 1814 and 1837 and by his nephew Pierce Purcell at the time of Griffith's Valuation. Pierce held the property from the Earl of Bandon and Lady O'Brien. The house was valued at £34.
Altamont Villa	A Browne house described in the 1830s as a slated house with 2 stories at the rear. Also known as Mallow Cottage and possibly New Brighton Lodge, it was leased by the 2nd Marquess of Sligo to Neal Davis in the late 1830s. Sold to William O'Brien, whose widow left it to the Convent of Mercy.
Altanelvick	A summer residence of the Jones family of Benada. In 1857 held in fee by Daniel Jones and valued at £3. The house became derelict in the twentieth century but has since been restored.
Altavilla	Robert Rae was the owner of this property at the time of Griffith's Valuation, when it was valued at £5 5s. It is named as Altavilla on the 1st edition Ordnance Survey map. In 1837 Lewis refers to Ardmoniel Cottage, the seat of R. Rae, but also to Altavilla, residence of J. Morrogh. Bary mentions that Altavilla was associated with the Morrogh family. It was later the residence of the Dodd family and is still extant.
Altavilla	Bence Jones writes that this house was built by the Bateman family in the mid 18th century to the design of Francis Bindon. In 1786 Wlson refers to it as the seat of Jon Bateman. The Ordnance Survey Field Name Book records that Altaville House was a rectangular building of 4 stories built in 1749 by Mr Bateman and that it was then circa 1840 undergoing repairs by Peter Griffin of Corgrieff. At the time of Griffith's Valuation it was inhabited by Peter Griffin who had carding mills and offices closeby. He held the property from William Dickson.
Altnabrocky	A shooting lodge built in 1848, in which Professor Seamus Delargy, Chairman of the Irish Folklore Society, stored all the Society's manuscripts during World War II.
Amberhill House	Wilson, writing in 1786, refers to Amber Hill as the seat of Stephen Worthvale. By the time of Griffith's Valuation, this townland was part of the St. Leger estate and Amberhill was occupied by Stephen Gamble when the buildings were valued at over £8.
Andresna	Meredith Thompson was leasing a property valued at £6 at Andresna, barony of Tirerrill, to William Thompson at the time of Griffith's Valuation.
Angliham	In 1786 Wilson refers to "Anglngiham" as the seat of Mr. Bateman. The Ordnance Survey Name Books indicate that the townland of Angliham or Gortacallow, in the parish of Oranmore, was the property of Thomas Bateman of Altavilla, Rathkeale, county Limerick. The description mentions that the townland contained the ruins of an old building " formerly the residence of Mr. Bateman's ancestor".
Ann's Villa [Oak Villa]	Thomas Payne was leasing this property from Sir Edward Denny's estate at the time of Griffith's Valuation, when it was valued at £30. The house is labelled Ann's Villa on the 1st edition Ordnance Survey map. A more substantial building, known as Oak Villa, appears on the 25-inch edition of the 1890s. Buildings are still extant at the site.
Anna	Sir William Godfrey was leasing this property to Cornelius Murphy at the time of Griffith's Valuation when it was valued at £10 5s. Lewis records it as the residence of Rev. O'Connor, PP, in 1837. In 1814 Leet shows Annagh as the seat of Giles Rae. Bary writes that it was built by the Godfreys in the eighteenth century and was lived in by various members of that family until the early nineteenth century when it was occupied by tenants. It was tragically burnt to the ground in the late twentieth century. Sir William was leasing a second property in this townland to Willam R. Burke, valued at £8 10s.
Annabella House	Smith records Courthorp Clayton as resident at Anabell in 1750. The Hoares were resident at Annabelle in the late 18th century as Wilson refers to it as the seat of Mr. Hoare in 1786. The house was occupied by Richard Harris Purcell in 1814 and in 1837 and by Elizabeth Purcell at the time of Griffith's Valuation. She held the property from the Earl of Limerick and the buildings were valued at £35. This house was demolished in the latter half of the 19th century and the County Council office now stands on the site.
Annadale	At the time of Griffith's Valuation, William Slack was leasing the house at Kiltubbrid from the Ecclesiastical Commissioners when it was valued at £11. Lewis also records it as the residence of the Slack family. According to the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage survey, Annadale House was built c.1760. It is still extant and occupied.
Annadale	Lewis refers to Anadale as the seat of C. Colter in 1837. At the time of Griffith’s Valuation, Henry Blennerhassett was leasing a house at Annadale, parish of Killorglin, valued at £11 10s from a Mr. Thompson. Bary states that this is likely to be Peter Thompson whose wife was a Blennerhassett. The house is still extant though possibly not inhabited.
Annagh	This townland was in the possession of Thomas Tyrle (Tyrrell) at the time of Griffith's Valuation. No house there has a significant valuation. In 1786 Wilson had noted Annagh as the seat of Mr. Dillon.
Annagh	In 1786 Wilson refers to Annagh as the seat of Mr. Bodkin. It was held in fee by Robert Bodkin at the time of Griffith's Valuation when the buildings were valued at £25. Annagh was the seat of M. Bodkin in 1894. The original house is no longer extant but old and extensive farm buildings still remain as well as an occupied house built in 1967.
Annagh	The townland of Annagh was in the possession of the Stacpooles from the early 18th century and the house was probably built in the second decade of that century. In the 1770s William Stacpoole moved from Annagh to Eden Vale. Thomas Heher was living in the house in 1814 and by the time of Griffith's Valuation George Brew was resident. The house was a ruin in the early 20th century.
Annagh	Annah was the residence of J. Minchin in 1837 and was held by John Minchin in fee in the mid 19th century when the buildings were valued at £18.10 shillings. Falkner J. Minchin was the occupier in 1906 and Commander Minchin in the early 1940s. Named on the first edition Ordnance Survey map as Annagh Lodge. This house is still a residence.
Annagh	In 1841 the Ordnance Survey Name Books describe Annagh as "a good dwelling house, the residence of John Kennedy". At the time of Griffith's Valuation, it was valued at £10, occupied by John Kennedy and held from George Kinahan. In 1906 held by the representatives of George Bolton. This house is now a ruin.
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Annagh Castle	Annah Castle was the home of Joseph O. Tabourdeau in 1837 and of Arburthard Goold in the mid 19th century. Goold held the property from John Minchin and the buildings were valued at £20. This building is no longer extant.
Annagh Cottage (Kiltartan)	In 1786 Wilson refers to Annagh as the seat of Mr. Burke. Redmond Burke is recorded as residing at Annagh in 1814. The house at Annagh, barony of Kiltartan, was occupied by Redmond Burke at the time of Griffith's Valuation, when it was valued at £10. Redmond Burke of Annagh, sold property in the Land Judges' Court in 1882. Annagh Cottage does not appear on the 25-inch Ordnance Survey map of the 1890s and no trace remains of it now.
Annagh Lodge	At the time of Griffith's Valuation, Thomas Whitney was leasing a house valued at £12 to Edward Frazer, at Aughnacloy, barony of Tirerrill. In 2006 Annagh Lodge was offered for sale by Raymond Potterton estate agents, in county Meath. The house details claim that Annagh Lodge was built by the Frazer family (from Scotland), around 1800. McTernan, however, notes that the house was reputedly built by a landlord named Hewitson.
Annagh More House (Cork)	In 1786 Wilson refers to Anagh as the seat of Mr. Barter. The representatives of Benjamin Roberts were leasing this property from Rev. W.C. Brent and others at the time of Griffith's Valuation, when it was valued at £18. In the late 1870s, it was the seat of the Barter family. It is no longer extant.
Annaghbeg	The home of the Minnitt family in the 18th and 19th centuries, occupied by Joshua Minnitt in 1814. The Ordnance Survey name books describe it as " good dwelling house" in 1840. It wa the residence of Joshua R. Minnitt in 1837 and in the early 1850s. He held the property from the representatives of Eccles Cuthbert and the house was valued at £37. This house is still a country residence.
Annaghbeg House	John Moor lived at Anabeg in 1749 and in 1814 this was the residence of Edmund Moore. In the 1830s it is described by the Ordnance Survey Name Books as the residence of F. Grady and in bad repair. Charles Bailey was leasing the property at Annaghbeg, parish of Ahascragh, barony of Clonmacnowen from Hubert Moore at the time of Griffith's Valuation. Annaghbeg House is described as "in ruins" on the 1948 edition of the 6-inch OS map. Another house, known as Annaghbeg Cottage is located nearby at M823356. Buildings are still extant at the latter site.
Annaghcallow	The property at Annaghcallow was leased by John Ryder from Cornelius O'Kelly at the time of Griffith's Valuation, when it was valued at £3. A farm still exists at the site.
Annaghdown	A house at this site on the First Edition Ordnance map is labelled Annaghdown House. The current house was built in 1868 by the Blake family It is still occupied and well maintained.
Annaghkeen	The castle was in ruins by the late 1830s.
Annaghmore (Nymphsfield)	Annaghmore has been the principal seat of the O'Haras since medieval times. An earlier house on the site had been demolished by 1684. It's successor was replaced by the present house c.1820. That house was known in the eighteenth and early nineteenth century as Nymphsfield and is described by McParlan in 1802. In 1786 Wilson refers to Nymphsfield as the pleasant seat of Mr. O'Hara. The name of the house was changed back from Nymphsfield to Annaghmore in the early 19th century and the house was further enlarged. In 1894 it was the seat of Capt. Charles K. O'Hara. In 1906 the house was valued at £68. Annaghmore is still extant and occupied by the O'Hara family.
Annaholty	Mr Patrick Bourke was resident at Annaholty, Castleconnel, in 1814. In 1841 the Ordnance Survey Name Books describe Annaholty as "a good farmhouse in a demesne with some scattered trees". James Dundon was the occupier in the early 1850s. He held the property from Charles J. Henry and the buildings were valued at £13.11 shillings. A farm residence is still located at this site.
Annakisha	The Nangles appear to have held Annakisha from the end of the 17th century and the house may possibly have dated from this time. Pierce Nagle was resident in 1814 and in 1837 and in the early 1850s held the property in fee. The buildings were valued at £22. Sold by Pierce Nagle to the Hamiltons of Castle Hamilton, county Cavan. Hajba writes that the house was derelict by the beginning of the 20th century.
Annaly Lodge	A house built post 1850 as a shooting lodge for the White family. Sold in the late 1870s to the Phelps it later became the property of the Forestry Department. Back in private hands now it is still occupied. [Grid reference is approximate]
Annamore House	Maunsell Andrews was leasing this property to Margaret Roche at the time of Griffith's Valuation, when it was valued at £5 5s, on a holding of 170 acres. Barry quotes O'Donovan, who claims the house was built by the Meredith family in the early eighteenth century. It may also have been associated with Lord Northcote's estate. The Roche family occupied the property since the 1840s.
Annebrook House	The Ordnance Survey Name Books reported in 1840 that Annebrook House was the residence of Henry Young but that P. Holmes was the proprietor. At the time of Griffith's Valuation, Henry Young was leasing the property, valued at £10+, from the Holmes estate. Buildings are still extant at the site including the remains of substanial farm buildings associated with the farm which is mentioned in the 1840s.
Annefield	Built by Anthony Elwood in 1795, the property passed to the Blakes of Windfield, county Galway, in the mid 19th century. It was occupied by Charles Cromie in the 1830s and at the time of Griffith's Valuation by Emerson Dawson. It was sold to the Brannick family early in the 20th century and was bought by a Mr Fleishche in the 1980s, who restored the derelict house. The house was for sale in 2007.
Anner Castle	Marked on the first Ordnance Survey map as Ballina House, this residence of the Reverend Nicholas Manderville was valued at £46+ and held by him in fee in the early 1850s. Bence Jones writes that Anner Castle was built in the 1860s "incorporating the old square castle of the Manderville family which had up till then been known as Ballinahy". It was destroyed by fire in 1926 and only the front portion was rebuilt. The Mandervilles were still resident in the 20th century.
Anner Park	In 1837 Lewis records the extensive flour mills and residence of Barclay Clibborn in the parish of Kilgrant. In 1840 the Ordnance Survey Name Books describe the townland of Twomilebridge as " a demesne, consisting of planted ornamental ground, gardens and orchard". In the mid 19th century Barclay Clibburn occupied a house valued at £22 and held from the Putland/Hulse estate. Joseph Clibburn of Two mile bridge owned 20 acres in the 1870s. William Clibborne was resident in 1906 when the house was valued at £30+. This house is still occupied and well maintained.
Anner Ville	Anner Ville was the home of Pierce A. Butler in 1814 but by 1837 was in Riall possession. The Ordnance Survey Name Books describe it as "handsomely situated, having a garden, orchard and ornamental ground attached". At the time of Griffith's Valuation Samuel Riall held the house valued at £23.14 shillings from Barclay Clibburn junior. Anner Ville continued to be a Riall residence in the 1870s and is still a fine home.
Annesgift	This house was the home of the Glenstanes. In 1814 Anne Glenstanes daughter of John Jacob Glenstanes married Wray Palliser and the house passed into Palliser ownership. Annesgift was occupied by George Ponsonby in 1814, by Major Gough in 1837 and by Colonel W. Palliser and George Ponsonby at the time of Griffith's Valuation. They held the property in fee and the buildings were valued at £32+. This house was occupied by the Hughes family in the first half of the 20th century and is now converted into apartments.
Annesgrove	A 19th century house held by James Joynt from Philip McAdam at the time of Griffith's Valuation when it was valued at £9.
Annesgrove	The original house was occupied by Colonel Richard Aldworth in the latter part of the 18th century which Wilson, writing in 1786, refers to it as the seat of Mr. Groves. However, he mentions that near it were "the neat house and beautiful shrubbery of Richard Aldworth". It was reconstructed in the early 19th century (probably post 1814) by Lieutenant General the Honourable Arthur Grove Annesley. Anne-grove, Castletownroche was occupied by William Connor in 1814 and by General Annesley in 1837. The General's residence was valued at £60 in the early 1850s. In 1894 the seat of F.G. Annesley. This house continued to be the residence of the Grove Annesleys in the 20th century. It is surrounded by famous gardens which are open to the public during the summer, see www.annesgrovegardens.com.
Annestown House	Rev. John B. Palliser held a vacant property at Annestown in 1850 which was valued at £16. In 1814 it was the seat of St. George Cole. In 1906 it was the property of Wray Palliser and valued at £22. It passed to the Galloway family though the marriage of Sybil Palliser and Harold Galloway before World I. It remained in the Galloway family until 2008 and in 2010 was offered for sale.
Anngrove	Bence Jones writes that this was originally a Cotter residence, sold to the Earls of Barrymore before the mid 18th century. Dobson Esq was resident in the 1770s and 1780s. By 1814 Francis Wise was resident and was still resident at the time of Griffith's Valuation, when the house was valued at £30 and held from Sir William Clarke. The house was later inherited by the Gubbins family. Demolished post 1950.
Annmount	In the 1770s Falkiner Bart was resident and in 1786 Wilson refers to Annemount as the seat of Sir Riggs Falkiner. Occupied by the Reverend Mr Coghlan in 1814 and in 1837. By the time of Griffith's Valuation Nicholas M. Cummins held this house from the Reverend Coghlan. This house was burned down and all that now remains are the steps.
Annsville House	The representatives of Simon Davis were holding this property in fee at the time of Griffith's Valuation when it and the adjacent mills were valued at £45. The latter is labelled Ballinadee Mills and is described as disused on the 25-inch Ordnance survey map of the 1890s. Some buildings still remain at the site.
Applevale	Neptune Blood of Applevale was the third son of William Blood of Roxton and Ann Chadwick and they lived at Applevale in the late 18th century. Their son William was murdered at Applevale in 1831 by the Terry Alts. Chartres Brew lived in the house in 1814 and George Davis in 1837 and in the 1850s. William Blood's mother was a Davis of Newcastle, county Galway.The house was leased to Michael Houlihan in 1870. This house is now a ruin.
Arabela House	Rev. Arthur Rowan was leasing this property to Hastings Peate at the time of Griffith's Valuation, when it was valued at £20 15s. Lewis records it as the seat of Francis Peet in 1837. The Ordnance Survey Name Books mention that it was the residence of Francis Peet, "of old appearance, built about a century ago". In 1814 Leet notes it as the seat of John Bolton. In 1786 Wilson refers to Arabella as a seat of Mr. Blennerhassett. Bary states that the house was built in the eighteenth century by the Blennerhassetts but that it was lived in by the Rowan family until the mid-nineteenth century. The Peate family occupied it from then until the 1970s. It is still extant.
Araglin Cottage	Located on the bank of the Araglin River and built for Robert Viscount Kingsborough, later 4th Earl of Kingston, this was probably the summer residence recently erected by the Honourable Robert King in the parish of Templemologga, referred to by Lewis in 1837. It was offered for sale in July 1851 with 3,951 acres held by the Earl in the barony of Condons and Clangibbon. Sold to the Morlands who leased it as a fishing lodge, this house is now a family home. In the 1870s John Sherlock of Aroglin Cottage, Kilworth, was recorded as the owner of 183 acres in county Cork.
Aran View	Weir writes that this house was built by the Macnamaras. Francis Macnamara lived at Arran View in 1837. Occupied by Robert Johnston at the time of Griffith's Valuation, the Johnstons continued to live there until at least the late 1870s.
Arbourhill	A house occupied by J. Antisell in 1837. The Ordnance Survey Name Books describe it as "a good dwelling house, the residence of Joseph Antisell" in 1840. It was valued at £10 when held by Thomas Pyke in fee at the time of Griffith's Valuation. There is still an extant house at the site.
Archerstown	The home of a branch of the Langley family, occupied at the time of Griffith's Valuation by Henry Langley and held from the Reverend Robert Lockwood. The buildings were valued at £25+. The Langley family continued to live here until the 1970s.
Ardagh	At the time of Griffith's Valuation Richard Graves Brinkley held extensive property at Ardagh and Bellanascarva, barony of Tirerrill. This had formerly been part of his wife, Hester Lloyd's estate. Ardagh House was then valued at £14. Johnston states that the property at Ardagh was later lived in by Hunter family who acted as agents for the Brinkley estate. Part of the extensive farmyard of Ardagh House has been converted into residential accommodation. An extensive mill complex in the nearby townland of Bellanascarva was leased to Munds Harper at the same time where Brinkley also held a house valued at £30.
Ardagh	Martin Lawlor was in possession of a property valued at £11 5s at Ardagh, at the time of Griffith’s Valuation. There is no house marked on the 1st edition OS map, the Lakeview Hotel appears to have occupied the site in 1895.
Ardagh House	At the time of Griffith's Valuation, Ardagh was held by Richard Foreman as a herd's house valued at £2, together with almost 1000 acres. It is labelled Ardagh House on the 25-inch Ordnance Survey map of the 1890s. A house still exists at the site.
Ardagh Lodge	Ruane writes that it was built as a yachting lodge in the 1790s for the Palmer family. It was the residence of the Stuart family during the bathing season in the 1830s. Bought by the Stoney family in 1965. A house is still extant at the site.
Ardataggle House	A house known as Fisher's Lodge was located in this townland in 1842 but is not visible on the later 25-inch Ordnance Survey map. The townland of Ardataggle was sold by Thomas Fitzgibbon to Thomas Spaight in 1854. Mrs Spaight was living at Ardataggle House in the 1870s and in 1906 Colonel W. F. Fitzgerald owned the mansion house valued at £41 with 428 acres of untenanted land.
Ardavilling	The National Inventory of Architectural Heritage dates this house circa 1860. It was the home of John Litton who left it to his nephew Edward F. Litton. At the beginning of the 20th century occupied by Guildford William Jack Stacpoole of the Ballyalla, county Clare, family.
Ardbear House	Samuel Jones held this house from Thomas Eyre at the time of Griffith's Valuation when it was valued at £28. It was described in the sale rental of 1864 as 'substanially and tastefully built', with spacious drawing rooms and 13 bedrooms. It later became a boys' secondary school run by the Franciscan Brothers. A school still occupies the site.
Ardbeg	At the time of Griffith’s Valuation, Robert Hickson was leasing this house, valued at £4 and 150 acres, to Richard Norris.
Ardbrack House	Ardbrack House was being leased by John Walton from the representatives of John Bleazby at the time of Griffith's Valuation, when it was valued at £16. The National Inventory of Architectural Heritage suggests it was built in the early years of the nineteenth century. It is still extant.
Ardcarn (Lancaster)	Thomas Lancaster was leasing this property to Capt. James Bell at the time of Griffith's Valuation. Lewis records it as the residence of Capt. Bell in 1837. The house is still extant and occupied.
Ardcarn Glebe	At the time of Griffith's Valuation Viscount Lorton was leasing the Glebe House in Ardcarn parish to Rev. George Griffith when it was valued at £12. It is still extant and is part of a large farming enterprise.
Ardcarne House	At the time of Griffith's Valuation John Hackett was leasing Ardcarne House, valued at £25, from Viscount Lorton's estate. The house is still extant and used as a farmhouse.
Ardcloony	A late 19th century house incorporating the earlier Bourchier home. Major General John Bourchier married Mary daughter of Thomas Macnamara of Ardcloony in the mid 18th century and inherited the property. By the time of Griffith's Valuation the house belonged to Francis C. Fitzgerald who held the property in fee. It was valued at £20. Edmond Fitzgerald of Ardcloony owned 214 acres in county Clare in the 1870s. John Connell Fitzgerald was resident in 1906.
Ardenville	A single storey house possibly built for the heir to the Egmont title, Baron Arden, to reside in before succeeding to the title. At the time of Griffith's Valuation it was occupied by James Norcott and valued at £11.10 shillings. Recently extended and still occupied.
Ardfert Abbey	William T. Crosbie was in possession of Ardfert Abbey at the time of Griffith's Valuation, when it was valued at £62. Lewis, writing in 1837 and Leet, in 1814, note the house as the residence of the Earl of Glandore.The home of Lt-Col. John Darnley Talbot Crosbie in 1894. In 1906 it was the property of L.T Crosbie and valued at £66. Bary writes that the original house built here by the Crosbies was destroyed in the 1641 rebellion and another erected in the early 18th century. The Ordnance Survey Name Books quote the inscription relating to the original house from 1635. It remained the residence of the family until the late nineteenth century when it passed to John Talbot, whose son, William Talbot-Crosbie, then inherited. The house was burnt during the Civil War in 1922 and only the elaborate entrance gate remains..
Ardfinnan Castle	A building that has been added too and altered since the 15th century. Occupied by James Prendergast at the the time of Griffith's Valuation, held from the Ecclesiastical Commissioners and valued at £13. In 1894 Slater notes it as a residence of Mrs. Prendergast. Still in use as a residence.
Ardfort House	The National Inventory of Architectural Heritage dates this house from approximately 1875. It was the home of the O'Brien family of Thurles and is still extant.
Ardfry	Lewis mentions the seat of Lord Wallscourt in the parish of Oranmore but refers to it as Wallscourt rather than Ardfry, which is actually located in the parish of Ballynacourty. The Ordnance Survey Field Name books mention it as Ardfry House, the residence of Lord Wallscourt At the time of Griffith's Valuation it was being leased by the trustees of Lord Wallscourt's estate to Pierce Joyce when it was valued at £60. The house was built in the late 18th century and altered in 1826. The seat of Lord Wallscourt in 1894 and in 1906. It has been in a derelict state since the mid-20th century. In 2006 it was offered for sale as part of a scheme to create luxury apartments in the building.
Ardgallin	At the time of Griffith's Valuation Harloe Baker was leasing a house valued at £7, together with over 80 acres, at Ardgallin, barony of Coolavin, from Viscount Lorton's estate. Lewis also records Ardgallin as the seat of Harloe Baker in 1837. McTernan notes that the Baker family sold their interest to Thomas Bell, of Larkhill House, Quarryfield, in 1887. It came into the ownership of the Cornwall family in the 1920s who are still in possession.
Ardhu	A house built post 1850, the seat of the Rose family at the beginning of the 20th century. Now functions as the Clarion Hotel suites.
Ardkeenagh (Plunkett)	Michael Plunkett was farming at Ardkeenagh in 1749. In 1814 home of Nicholas Peyton and of Mrs Hawkes in 1837. At the time of Griffith's Valuation the house was vacant but the surrounding lands were held by Patrick Moran from James Somerville.
Ardkeenan	A Kelly home at the end of the 18th century which passed to the Cruise family following the marriage of Daniel John Cruise, grandson of Daniel Cruise of Cruise Lodge and Ann Kelly in 1820. Occupied by Edmond Naghten in the 1830s and by Timothy Connell at the time of Griffith's Valuation who purchased the property.
Ardkilly or Ardkelly	Gill Gillman was leasing this property to Richard Gillman at the time of Griffith's valuation, when it was valued at £7 10s. He was also the lessor of another unoccupied house in the same townland, valued at almost £9. [Grid Reference is approximate]. In 1837 Lewis referred to Ardkelly as the seat of R. Gillman.
Ardmanagh House	John Limerick was leasing this property to Thomas Nicholls at the time of Griffith's Valuation when it was valued at £10. Substantial modern building has taken place in the area.
Ardmayle/Clonmore	Ardmayle House in the townland of Clonmore North is marked on the first Ordnance Survey map. The Prices were resident here from at least the 1770s ad Wilson mentions it as the seat of Mr. Price in the 1780s. "Ardmoyle", Cashel, was the residence of Thomas Price in 1814 and in 1837. Richard Price was the occupant in 1850 holding the house valued at £21.17 shillings from John Hyde. The National Inventory of Architectural Heritage states that the present house dates from circa 1870s and was formerly the wing of an 18th century house demolished in 1951. Louis H. Grubb occupied at house at Clonmore North in 1906 valued at £56. This house is now known as Clonmore.
Ardmore (Dunamon)	In 1786 Wilson refers to Ardmore as the seat of Mr. Croaghan. By the 1830s an extensive demesne is shown in the area but no house is visible. The townland is in the possession of St. George Caulfield of Dunamon by the time of Griffith's Valuation.
Ardmore House	Richard Roberts held this property in fee at the time of Griffith's Valuation, when it was valued at £55. Lewis refers to is as the seat of J. Roberts in 1837.
Ardmore or Monea House	Simon Bagge was leasing this property from the Ecclesiastical Commissioners in 1851 when it was valued at £33. It is labelled as Ardmore House on the 1st edition Ordnance Survey map and as Monea House on the later 25-inch edition. The ITA survey indicates that it was sold by John Leonard Bagge in 1921 and subsequently became an Irish college.
Ardmullan	Built post 1838 and described as a steward's house at the time of Griffith's Valuation when it was occupied by Thomas Pim junior who held it in fee. A mansion valued at £23 was still in the possession of Thomas Pim in 1906. The house no longer exists but some of the yard buildings remain.
Ardnacrow House	Though buildings existed at this site in the 1830s Ardnacrow House is only labelled on the later 25-inch Ordnance Survey map of the 1890s. At the time of Griffith's Valuation, Winthrop Sealy held this property in fee when it was valued at £29. The original house is now ruined and a modern house has been constructed nearby.
Ardnagashel House	Samuel Hutchins held this property in fee in 1852 when it was valued at almost £23. Lewis noted it as the seat of A. Hutchins in 1837. In 1906 it was owned by Samuel N. Hutchins and valued at £30. The original house has been demolished and the stableyard converted to self-catering accommodation.
Ardnageeha	Hajba writes that this house was built by Daniel McCartie, a Commissioner of Tithes for the parishes of Cullen and Drishane. The house valued at £12.10 shillings was occupied by his wife Anne McCartie at the time of Griffith's Valuation. The property was held from the Earl of Egmont. Daniel's only child Mary married John Maurice O'Connell, a grandson of Daniel O'Connell. The O'Connell lived at Ardnageeha until 1890 when they moved to Derragh House. The house appears to be no longer occupied.
Ardnaglass	Wilson, writing in 1786, refers to Ardnaglass as the seat of Mr. Jones, "half a mile beyond the ruins of a castle". The castle he refers to is Ardnaglass Castle, also associated with the Jones family. By the time of Griffith's Valuation, this townland was part of the Webber estate, leased by William Graham. He was occupying a property valued at £4. The castle ruins are still extant.
Ardnaree Cottage	Ardnaree Cottage dates to at least the early eighteenth century and possibly earlier. It was part of the Gore estate. Wilson, writing in 1786, refers to "Mr. Jones' charming demesne". In 1837 it was the residence of Thomas Jones and in 1857 it was leased by Col Arthur Knox Gore to Anne Hearne when it was valued at £10. The National Inventory of Architectural Heritage notes it as an important component of the domestic built heritage of Ballina. It is still extant and well-maintained.
Ardnaree Rectory	At the time of Griffith's Valuation Rev. Joseph Verscoyle was occupying the house at Glebe, parish of Kilmoremoy, valued at £30. This house is no longer extant.
Ardocheasty	John B. Wallace was leasing this house from the Carew estate in 1851 when it was valued at £12 5s. Farm buildings are extant at the site.
Ardogeena House	At the time of Griffith's Valuation, Richard T. Evanson was leasing this property to Florence McCarthy when it was valued at £10. In 1837, Lewis noted the house as the seat of R.T. Evanson. It is still extant and occupied.
Ardoginna House	Leased by Sir Joseph Neale McKenna from the estate of the Duc deCastres until its sale in 1864, when it was bought by McKenna. Formerly a residence of the Coghlan family. Eliza, a daughter of this Coghlan family, married the Duc deCastres. Ardoginna was owned by the McKenna family until the early twentieth century. It was briefly used as an Irish college before the purchase of Monea House for that purpose. Brady notes that it is now a ruin. In the 1780s, both Taylor and Skinner and Wilson had noted a house called Grey Rock as a residence of the Coghlan family in this area.
Ardpaddin	Mary Mulcahy was leasing this property from the Earl of Stradbroke's estate in 1850, when it was valued at £10. A substantial farm is still extant at the site.
Ardrum	The seat of the Colthurst family baronets, valued at £85 in the mid 19th century. The Colthursts moved from here to Blarney in the 1870s however Sir George St John Colthurst is still given as the occupier in 1906 when the house was valued at £45. The house is now demolished.
Ardsallagh	The home of George Gough in the first half of the 19th century. It is described in the Ordnance Survey Name Books in 1840 as "a gentleman's residence with garden's attached and surrounded with ornamental grounds". It was valued at £37.12 shillings in 1850 and held from George Fennel. In the 1870s Colonel George Frend of Ardsullagh owned 100 acres in county Tipperary. Still in use as a country house.
Ardsallagh House	Mrs.Olivia Ronayne was leasing this property from the estate of Lord Stuart de Decies at the time of Griffith's Valuation, when it was valued at £10 10s. It is labelled Ardsallagh House on both the 6-inch and 25-inch Ordnance Survey maps. Extant buildings remain at the site.
Ardskeabeg	A property in the possession of the trustees of Dominick Skerrett at the time of Griffith's Valuation. Occupied by the Kelly family in the later 19th century and by their descendants the Canavans until 2000. The house is still extant but no longer lived in.
Ardskeamore	The original house was occupied by the Brownes in the 1830s. Charles Kelly was leasing from James Browne in the 1850s when the valuation of the house was £10. By the 1890s this had been replaced by the existing house (M437420) which was renovated in 2006.
Ardtermon Castle	Ardtermon was the first property held by the Gore family before the building of Lissadell. McTernan notes that it was granted to Sir Francis Gore and had previously been the property of the O'Hart family. The Gore Booth family moved to Lissadell in the mid eighteenth century. Since 1979 it has been the home of the Schiller family who have restored it to its former glory from total ruin. See www.ardtarmoncastle.com
Ardtully House	Richard J.T. Orpen was leasing Ardtully House from John Croker at the time of Griffith's Valuation, when it was valued at £23 5s. In 1814 Leet records it as the seat of Richard O. Townsend while Lewis, in 1837 mentions Ardtully as "the ancient mansion of Richard Orpen Townsend". It was also the seat of the Orpen family in the 1770s and 1780s. Bary states that this property included an earlier castle, which was originally part of the McFineen McCarthy lands forfeited in the seventeenth century. It was granted by the Hollow Blade Company to the Conways but, later in the eighteenth century, the Orpens were occupying the house, subsequently replaced in the nineteenth century. Recorded, perhaps mistakenly, as the seat of R.H.M. Orpen and Sir. R.J.T Orpenm in 1894, in 1906 it was owned by Richard H.M. Orpen and valued at £40. The Scottish-baronial style house was burnt in 1921 but the ruins remain.
Ardvarna	Occupied by A. Ross in 1837, John Scully at the time of Griffith's Valuation when it was valued at £16 and by Edward Jackson Fitzsimons in the 1860s. There is still an extant house at this site.
Arlinstown House	James Gillman was leasing Arlinstown House to Thomas Richardson Leane at the time of Griffith's Valuation, when it was valued at £15. A house and extensive farm buildings are extant at this site now.
Arm Lodge	William Lloyd was leasing a property valued at £8 to Laurence Henry at Arm, barony of Castlereagh, at the time of Griffith's Valuation. Lewis records this property as Arm Lodge, a seat of W. Lloyd in 1837. In 1814 Arm Lodge was the residence of Mr. John Cotton and in the 1870s of William Garnett.
Arnasbrack	Nicholson Ormsby Fury was leasing a house valued at £5 from the Cooper estate at the time of Griffith;s Valuation. McTernan states that it was the modern seat of the Fury family of nearby Castle Fury. In the early twentieth century the family sold their interest in the property. The house is still extant and occupied.
Arranhill	Arranhill was a Stoney home in the late 18th century. Thomas Stoney was resident in 1814 and Thomas George Stoney in 1837. In 1840 the Ordnance Survey Name Books report that "it suffered considerable damage during the storm of 6 and 7 January, 1839. It is occupied at present by Mr. Skelly, land steward to George Walpole, Brusna Mills, Roscrea". The Name Books also note the Marquis of Ormond as the proprietor. Thomas G. Stoney was the occupier in the early 1850s holding the property from the representatives of T.P. Firman. The buildings were valued at £23.10 shillings. This house is described as "in ruins" on the 25-inch Ordnance Survey map of the 1890s and some of these ruins remain.
Ash Hill House	The Ordnance Survey Name Books record Ash Hill House, parish of Ballymacelligott, as being a ruin, c.15ft high in the 1830s. It had been built by the Blennerhassetts around 1700 and was later occupied by the Eager family. In 1786 Wilson records Ash-Hill as the seat of Thomas Blennerhasset.
Ash Hill Towers	The residence of a branch of the Coote family in the 18th century, possibly held from the Barons Carbery. Ash Hill is referred to by Wilson as the seat of Chudleigh Coote in 1786. Bought by Eyre Evans from Chidley Coote in 1794 (see sale rental 6 July 1878). Eyre Evans held the property in fee throughout the first half of the 19th century. The Ordnance Survey Field Name Book describes this house as having "a most superb new front with towers at each end". At the time of Griffith's Valuation the buildings were valued at £50. Bence Jones writes that Ash Hill Towers became the residence of John Henry Weldon in the later 19th century. The Irish Tourist Association surveyor wrote in 1943 that the property was owned by Captain P.M. Lindsay, nephew of John H. Weldon, who bought the house from the Evans family in 1880. Still extant, this house is the centre of a stud.
Ash Park	Ash Park or Park was the home of the Butler family in the 18th and 19th centuries. Occupied by James Butler in 1814 and 1837 and by Captain James Butler at the time of Griffith's Valuation. The buildings were valued at £35+ and held in fee. This house no longer exists.
Ashborough	Lewis records Daniel D. Power as resident at Ash Grove in the parish of Ballingarry in 1837. Held Daniel D. Power at the time of Griffith's Valuation and valued at £16 and in his occupation at the time of the 1854 sale. An old outbuilding remains at the location of this house.
Ashbourne	A 2 storey house located on the Earl of Limerick's estate, this house was the seat of the Honourable Robert O'Brien in the 1830s. It was occupied by Richard Wilson in the early 1850s and held from Eliza Harvey. Garrett Hugh Fitzgerald's interest in the property was advertised for sale in May 1851. By the 1870s it was the home of the Synan family. This house is now demolished.
Ashbourne (Clonmel)	In 1850 William Davis was leasing this property from Abraham Grubb when it was valued at almost £36. The National Inventory of Architectural Heritage indicates it was designed by William Tinsley for the Davis family. It is still extant and occupied.
Ashbourne House	In 1851 Edmond Foley was leasing this property from the Devonshire estate when it was valued at £21 10s. It is labelled Ashbourne House on the later 25-inch Ordnance Survey Map.
Ashbrook	An early 18th century house, it was noted by Wilson as the seat of Mr. Moore in 1786. It was occupied by Michael Costello in 1814 and described as in a dilapidated state at the time of the first Ordnance Survey. The Irish Tourist Association file refers to a 2 storey plain featured house with the ruins of a small private chapel closeby, which apparently fell into decay in the early 19th century.
Ashbrook	In June 1854 William Kelly was recorded as the owner of the property at Ashbrook, formerly Bouilagh, parish of Killaan, barony of Kilconnell. At the time of Griffith's Valuation the house at Ashbrook, valued at £20, was the residence of Charles B. Lynch. It is no longer extant.
Ashbury	Ashbury, a house valued at £12 in the mid 19th century, was the residence of Timothy Bridge. Members of the Bridge family held the townland from the Earl of Portarlington at this time. The Irish Times reported, in February 1869, that Frederick Bridge had sold lands in the barony of Ikerrin to Rev. Dean Wolseley for over £2000. In the 1870s Edward and Timothy Bridge both of Ashbury owned 191 and 143 acres respectively in county Tipperary.
Ashfield	At the time of Griffith's Valuation held by John Kelly in fee when the house was valued at £8. A building still exists at the site.
Ashfield (Tiaquin)	IN 1786, Wilson refers to Ashfield as the seat of Mr. Blakeney. On the 1st edition Ordnance Survey map a tree-lined avenue and buildings are shown but not named. None of the buildings are visible today though a portion of the avenue remains.
Ashfield House	The house at Ashfield seems to have been known as Clooneene, particularly when it was the home of the Blake Forster family. In 1814 it was the home of Francis Blake Forster but by 1837 Lewis records it as in the ownership of D. McNevin. Earlier, in 1786, Wilson wrote that it was the seat of Mr. Forster. Ashfield House is demolished but substantial parts of the walled garden and the gate lodge are still extant.
Ashfield House	Ashfield House was a Persse property. Woodrangers' and workmens' cottages as well as 298 acres constituted this part of the estate. At the time of Griffith's Valuation it was valued at £3. By 1906 it was the property of Capt. A. Persse and was valued at almost £5.
Ashfield House	Occupied by John William Anderson in 1837 and by Denis Downing in the early 1850s who held the property from John Hyde. It was valued at £25. This house is still occupied.
Ashford Castle	Originally a shooting lodge, in the style of a French chateux, built on the shore of Lough Corrib by the Browne family of Castlemagarret and occupied in the late 18th century by a branch of that family. Thomas Elwood was agent for the Brownes in the early 19th century and is recorded as the occupier in 1814. Sold after the Famine to Benjamin Guinness. His son Arthur Lord Ardilaun expanded the building in the style of a Gothic castle. Sold by the Guinness family in 1939 the castle now functions as a world famous hotel.
Ashford Old House	At the time of Griffith's Valuation Joseph Sharpe was leasing a property from Dudley Persse, at Ashford, barony of Moycarn. It was accompanied by 350 acres and was valued at £5. In 1814 Leet records Ashford as the residence of John Maher. The 6" and 25"edition OS maps record this as "Ashford Old House".
Ashfort House	The home of John Lawder in 1814. Occupied by Hubert K. Waldron in 1837. At the time of Griffith's Valuation occupied by John Hamilton and held from Thomas Goff. Farm buildings exist at the site now. There was a second smaller house known as Ashfort Vale in the same demesne grounds. It is no longer extant.
Ashgrove	Ashgrove was the home of the Upton family in the 18th century. Occupied by John Upton in 1814 and J.W. Upton in 1837. This house was being used as an Auxiliary Workhouse at the time of Griffith's Valuation. William Stephenson held the townland at this time. His interest was advertised for sale in June 1854. The tenant was Mr Denis Moylan who held on a 7 year lease from May 1852. A house is still extant at this site.
Ashgrove	A home of the Ashe family from at least the 1770s this house was held by Richard Ashe from the Court of Chancery at the time of Griffith's Valuation and was valued at £13.10 shillings. He is also recorded as resident in 1814 and 1837. The sale rental of 1850 records that the house had lately been in the possession of Jeremiah Twomey. This house was owned by Captain Thomas Leader in the 1870s. In 1872 Robert Warren, a younger brother of Sir Augustus Warren, married Blanche Louise daughter of Captain Leader. Robert Warren, with an address at Ashgrove, Macroom, is also recorded as a county Cork landowner in the 1870s. It is no longer extant though a small number of ruins remain.
Ashgrove	A branch of the Rogers family was located at Ashgrove in the early 18th century. Described by Bence Jones as a late Georgian house built for Councillor Franklin by Abraham Hargrave and now a ruin. In 1810 Townsend referred to the new house of Richard Frankland "built in the best modern style". It was occupied in 1814 by Mrs Franklan and in 1837 by R. Frankland. Richard Frankland held the property in fee at the time of Griffith's Valuation when the buildings were valued at £32.
Ashgrove	In 1786 Wilson refers to Ashgrove as the seat of Mr. Ash. At the time of Griffith's Valuation Ashgrove House was valued at £14.10 shillings and occupied by John Henry Ashe who held it from his brother Trevor Lloyd Ashe. A lithograph of Ashgrove is included in the Ashe sale rental of 1854. It was bought by Charles Moore of Mooresfort. Ashgrove was offered for sale again in 1864. It was held on a lease dated 1815 from Trevor Lloyd Ashe to Southwell Moore for 3 lives renewable for ever. Lyons writes that Southwell Mulcahy was resident from 1858. This house is still in use as a residence.
Ashgrove	Lewis records B. Talbot as resident. In 1840 the Ordnance Survey Name Books record that the house derived its name from "a large ash grove, recently cut away". A house valued at £15+ at the time of Griffith's Valuation when it was occupied by Reverend Benjamin Talbot and held from Sir John Power. Reverend Benjamin was still resident in the 1870s. Ash Grove is still extant.
Ashgrove Mill	John Busteed and Arthur Rowan were the lessors of a house and mill at Tonreagh, vacant at the time of Griffith's Valuation, when the complex was valued at £25 15s.
Ashleypark	Ashleypark was occupied by the Heads from at least the 1770s. It was the home of John Head in 1814. It became the seat of a branch of the Atkinson family when purchased by George Guy Atkinson in 1824. G. Atkinson was the proprietor in 1837. George Atkinson held the property in fee at the time of Griffith's Valuation when the buildings were valued at £23.10 shillings. Thomas Biggs of the Bellevue family married Alice Margery Atkinson in 1903. The house was valued at £35 and occupied by Thomas B. Biggs Atkinson in 1906. His niece Zelie Biggs eventually inherited Ashleypark. The house was sold to Sean and Nora Mounsey in 1983. It now functions as a guest house.
Ashline Park	Robert Mahon son of Charles of Corbally and his wife Rebecca Crowe lived here in the mid 19th century. Griffith's Valuation shows the house valued at £18 and that it was held from the representatives of Michael Finucane. In the 20th century the house was the residence of the Catholic Bishop of Killaloe for some time. Weir writes that it was demolished circa 1968.
Ashpark	In 1786 Wilson refers to Ashpark as the seat of Matthew Lyster. By the time of Griffith's Valuation this townland was in the possession of Christopher Hamilton and the most substantial house, valued at £4, was leased from his estate by Patrick Finner. Very little of the buildings are visible on the 25-inch Ordnance Survey map of the 1890s though farm buildings still exist at the site.
Ashroe	The Ordnance Survey Field Name Books record the building of Ashroe House in 1770 for £850. The residence of the Evans family in the late 18th and 19th century, held from Sir Matthew Barrington at the time of Griffith's Valuation, when it was valued at £23+. Wilson mentions it as the seat of Mr. Evans in 1786. The National Inventory of Architectural Heritage suggests modifications were made to the house during the nineteenth century. It is still extant and well-maintained.
Ashton	A house occupied by John Cotter from at least 1814 until his death in 1864 and by Mrs Catherine Cotter until at least 1871. It is not clear if John Cotter was a member of the Cotter family, baronets. The house is now part of the Ashton School complex.
Ashton Grove	This house is marked Ashton Grove on the first Ordnance Surve map. John Cotter was the proprietor of Ashton, Cork, in 1814 and T. Cleary of Ballingohig in 1837. Thomas J. Cleary held the property from Henry Braddell at the time of Griffith's Valuation when the buildings were valued at £22. Cleary held a cornmill from Braddell in the townland of Kilrussane. James Fitzgerald held 122 acres of untenanted land and buildings valued at £26+ in 1906.
Assolas	Built by the Reverend Francis Gore (died 1748) in the early 18th century and occupied by Philip Oliver circa 1750. This house was the home of the Wrixon family from 1774. Occupied by William Harris in 1814 and by Sir William Wrixon Becher in 1837. Richard Smith was resident in the mid 19th century, holding the property then valued at £25+ from Sir William W. Beecher. Owned and run as a guest house by the Bourke family until 2005.
Athassel	James Scully was occupying this house at the time of Griffith's Valuation. He held it from Richard Creagh and the buildings were valued at £30. This house is still a residence.
Athasselabbey	A house occupied by William Dalton and held from Francis Green in the mid 19th century. The house was valued at £12+. It is still occupied.
Athavallie	The house at Moat was the main residence of the Lynch Blosses in the 18th and the early 19th century. In 1786 Wilson refers to Moat, the seat of Sir Henry L. Blosse. A fire destroyed the original house in 1808. It was rebuilt and is marked on the first Ordnance Survey map as Attavally. The Lynch Blosse family were absentee landlords for most of the 19th century. In 1894 the house was recorded as the seat of Sir Henry Lynch-Blosse. Later the house became a community school run by the St Louis nuns. In 2007 the site was undergoing major redevelopment.
Athenry House	Athenry House was built in the late 18th century. In 1837 it was the seat of J. Lopdell. It was offered for sale in the Landed Estates court in November 1876 as part of the estate of Wm. Vesey Fitzgerald Hickman. Part of the original house is no longer extant and construction work has taken place in the area.
Athlacca House	A residence of the Ormsby family in the 18th century. On the first Ordnance Survey map the house is marked "in ruins". Also known as Old Court.
Athlunkard	Hamilton Jackson held what was described as a steward's house from Colonel George Wyndham at the time of Griffith's Valuation. It was valued at £14. Weir describes a house known as Clare Cottage in Athlunkard.
Atlantic Lodge	The home of a branch of the Studdert family of Clonderalaw in the mid 19th century held from the Marquis of Conyngham. It was the main residence of Jonas Studdert and was valued at £18 + in the early 1850s. The house became a coastguard station in the 20th century.
Atteville	Both Leet and Lewis indicate that Atteville was the seat of the Knott family with William residing there in 1814. At the time of Griffith's Valuation the property was in the possession of William Phibbs. It is described as a "herd's house" and was valued at almost £2.
Atticorra	Brabazon Sharpe was leasing a property valued £20, including a mill, to Patrick Harney. This property was situated at Atticora, barony of Moycarn. A mill is shown at this location on the 1st edition OS map. The ruins of the buildings are still visible at the site.
Attyflin	A mid 18th century house, Wilson refers to Atthyflin as the seat of the Westropps in 1786. The house was occupied by Hamilton Jackson at the time of Griffith's Valuation and held from John Westropp. The buildings were valued at £50. In 1943 this house was owned by Mrs A. White, nee Massy Westropp and its contents at this time are described by the Irish Tourist Association surveyor. Home of a branch of the Hewson family in the 20th century. It is still extant.
Attymon House	At the time of Griffith's Valuation this house was occupied by Mary Broderick, who later married Lord Dunsandle. It was then valued at £8. In 2008 the current house at this site was offered for sale. The sale details state that it was originally built as a hunting lodge but later extended. See Irish Times 22 May 2008.
Aughavoher House	Summer residence of the Gores of Derrymore, held by Edward A. Gore in fee at the time of Griffith's Valuation. It is no longer extant.
Aughrim	At the time of Griffith's Valuation, Rev. R. Fitzgerald was leasing this property from the Blacker estate when it was valued at £6 and part of a holding of 600 acres. It is described as a Steward's house.
Aughrim	A home of a branch of the Goold family occupied by George Goold in the early 1850s and held from Henry V. Wrixon. The buildings were valued at £13.10 shillings. George Goold still lived here in the 1870s. The house is occupied.
Aughrim Castle	The 1st edition Ordnance Survey map indicates a house located a short distance to the north of the site of Aughrim Castle. Lewis records Aughrim Castle as the seat of R. Stanford in 1837. In 1786 Wilson mentions "Aghrim, the seat of the Rev. Mr. Ward". At the time of Griffith's Valuation, Robert Standord was leasing a property from the Handy estate, valued at £15, and which included a mill. It is no longer extant.
Aughry House	Aughry House built after the publication of the First Edition Ordnance Survey map. At the time of Griffith's Valuation it was owned and occupied by Charles T. Ward and was valued at £13. Aughry Castle (in ruins) is visible nearby on the 1st edition map. This may be the property referred to in 1786 by Wilson as the seat of Mr. Nesbit. Elaborate modern entrance gates identify Aughry House which appears to be close to the site of the original.
Avena	McTernan indicates that this house was originally owned by Robert Culbertson, mill owner of Ballysadare. His property was purchased in the Landed Estates Court in the 1860s by Messers. Middleton and Pollexfen and became a regular residence of Wiliam Middleton. It is still extant and occupied.
Avena House	Avena House is associated with the extensive mill owning complex that formerly existed in Ballisadare. It was once part of the property of the Pollexfen family.
Ayle	The home of a branch of the Macnamara family in the 18th and 19th centuries. It was advertised for sale in 1850 and Griffith's Valuation records Joseph Browne as the occupier. He held the property in fee, the buildings were valued at £14. Weir writes that the original house was demolished and that the house now standing which was occupied by the Walshes, agents to the Macnamaras, was uninhabited. see http://www.thisoldhouse.com/toh/article/0,,568230,00.html

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