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House name	Description	Image(s)
Gaile	Gaile was the home of the Phillips family in the 19th century, occupied by S. Phillips in 1837 and by Richard Phillips in 1850. It was held from Benjamin Bunbury with 749 acres and was valued at £37+. The Phillips continued to reside at Gaile until at least the mid 20th century. This house was vacant in the early 21st century.
Galeybeg	Occupied by Mr Bart Purdue in 1814 and in the 1830s described as a gent's seat belonging to Mr Bond with a neat demesne attached. The sale rental of 1856 states that it was built by the Reverend James Bond. In the 1850s held by Richard Bond in fee from the Court of Chancery and described as a herd's house with office. The home of Benjamin Greene in 1906. Occupied until the late 20th century, now derelict.
Gallagh	Built in 1844 with money inherited by Cornelius O'Kelly from his uncle Count John Dillon O'Kelly. By the early 20th century this house was part of the estate of W.A. Ryan. Subsequently it was sold to the Congested Districts Board and then to Tobias Joyce of Leenane, county Galway. It was accidentally burnt in 1932.
Gallow's Hill	Occupied by James Simpson at the time of Griffith's Valuation when the buildings were valued at £20 and leased from the Earl of Lucan's estate. On the 1st edition Ordnance Survey map the name "Gallowshill" is attached to linear set of structures set out in small plots. This has disappeared by the 25-inch edition map of the 1890s and the substantial structure leased by Simpson is located some distance away. The site of this is now almost completely overgrown.
Gallowshill	A house built for the St George family at the end of the eighteenth century but used as a hospital for the Carrick-on-Shannon area until the 1940s.
Galtee Castle	Built in the late 18th century as a hunting lodge, it was described in the Kingston sale rental of July 1851 as a "handsome cut stone building, erected in a tasteful style of architecture, with suitable offices .... beautifully situated in the curve of a well planted glen..". Located close to the eastern bank of the Attychraan River at the base of the southern slope of the Galty Mountains, this house was occupied by James Law in the mid 19th century, valued at £29+ and held by him in fee. Noted by Slater in 1894 as the home of Nathaniel Buckley and of Abel Buckley in 1906 when the buildings were valued at £130. The house is no longer extant. Also known as Mountain Lodge.
Gammahoe Cottage	A smaller property on the Persse estate, possibly a steward's house, with 257 acres in 1855. There is no trace of a house at this location now although there is some evidence of farm buildings and garden walls.
Garadice	John Percy was leasing the house at Garadice, barony of Carrigallen, from the representatives of William Percy at the time of Griffith's Valuation when it was valued at £15. In 1814 it was noted as a residence of the Percy family. Lewis records it as the seat of W.C. Percy in 1837. In the 1780s both Taylor and Skinner and Wilson noted Garadice as a Percy residence. The ITA survey recorded it as much deteriorated in the 1940s. It also mentions the existence of a second house belonging to the Percy family in the townland of Carrickmakeegan. The buildings are still extant at Garadice.
Garbally Park	In 1783 Taylor and Skinner show Garbally as a seat of the Trench family. Wilson mentions Garbally , "the very fine seat of Willaim Power Keating Trench", in 1786. At the time of Griffith's Valuation it was the seat of the Earl of Clancarty and was valued at £150. It became St. Joseph's College, Garbally Park, in 1922 and has functioned as a school until very recently. It is still extant.
Gardenfield	Home of a branch of the Kirwan family from the late 18th century to the mid 20th century. The original house was replaced by the present house circa 1870. Following the death of Edward Kirwan the estate was divided by the Land Commission in the 1950s. Gardenfield House is now a bed and breakfast. http://www.corrib.net/BedBC14.htm
Gardenfield House [Kilcommon]	Another Bowen home, occupied by William Bowen in 1814. The townland was in the possession of Henry Martin Blake at the time of Griffith's Valuation. It is labelled Gardenfield House on the 25-inch edition Ordnance Survey map of the 1890s. Still a family home, renovated in the early 21st century.
Gardenhill	This house located on the outskirts of Sligo town was known as Harbour View on the first Ordnance Survey map. By 1853 it was occupied by Roger Dodwell Robinson. Kingsbridge private hospital now occupies the site.
Gardenhill House	The original Gardenhill House, home of the Blackall family, was by the time of the first edition Ordnance Survey map, circa 1840, "in ruins". The present house dates from after 1840 and is located at R675 613.
Gardenmorris	Held in fee by John P. O'Shea at the time of Griffith's Valuation, when it was valued at £56. It was also noted by Lewis as his residence in 1837. Smith referred to it as the house of Mr. Richard Power in 1774. Noted by Slater as the residence of Nicholas Power O'Shee in 1894 and owned by Richard P. O'Shee and valued at £57 in 1906. The house was totally reconstructed following its burning during the Civil War in 1922. The ITA survey in 1942 noted that most of the library and works of art in the house were destroyed at that time. It is still extant and occupied.
Gardeville	Noted by Lewis in 1837 as the seat of Rev. W. Hall. Leased by Sarah Hosford from the Devonshire estate in 1851 when it was valued at £13.
Garland Cottage	Occupied by Anne Davis and held from Henry Braddle at the time of Griffith's Valuation. The buildings were valued at £25. Hajba writes that it was the home of the Davis family for most of the 19th century. Bought by James John Dudley in the 20th century, father in law to Erskine Childers, President of Ireland.
Garnavilla	A branch of the Nagle family lived at Garnavilla in the 18th century. They held it on a lease from Lord Caher. James Archer Butler was the occupant of this house in 1837 and in the early 1850s when the house was valued at £21 and held from the Earl of Glengall. A building is still extant at this location.
Garracloon	Wilson refers to Garracloon as the seat of Mr. Blake in 1786. In 1814 the house was occupied by the Reverend Cecil Crampton, rector of the parish of Cong. At the time of the first Ordnance Survey in 1838 Garracloon house was recorded as a ruin. At the time of Griffith's Valuation, it was held in fee by Joseph Blake and valued at £8. The house was later rebuilt, Ruane refers to the ruined Victorian Garracloon House. Sir William Wilde refers to Colonel Veitch at Garracloon. No longer extant but yard buildings remain.
Garrahies	At the time of Griffith’s Valuation, this property, valued at £11, was being leased by Edward Day to Francis Fitzgerald. In 1837 Lewis records it as the seat of F. Fitzgerald. Bary states that it remained in the Fitzgerald family until the 1930s. It was still extant in the late twentieth century.
Garrancloyne House	This was the original home of the Coppingers of Middleton. A substantial house with a gate lodge is marked on the first Ordnance Survey map but by the time of Griffith's Valuation the house with the largest valuation in this townland was £2. It was occupied by Hughes Martin and held from William Coppinger.In 1786 Wilson refers to "Killycloyne" as a seat of the Martin family in this area.
Garrane	A house located on the Wyse Minors estate in the mid 19th century, occupied by Margaret Hartigan and valued at £11+. This house is barely marked on the first Ordnance Survey map.
Garrane	In the early 1850s Francis Hennis occupied a house valued at £30 from William Howe Hennis. A building still exists at this site.
Garrane House	This house is not marked on the first Ordnance Survey map. By the time of Griffith's Valuation however Henry Justice occupied a house valued at £11.10 shillings at Garrane West. He held the property from John C. Wallace [Wallis]. The home of members of the Twomey and O'Keeffe families in the 20th century and still occupied.
Garranereagh House	Sidney Howe was leasing this property to Catherine Stawell as the time of Griffith's Valuation, when it was valued at £9. A house is still extant at this site.
Garranes (Templemartin)	In 1837 Lewis describes Garranes as "a newly erected and handsome house, near the old family mansion, the residence of J. Splaine". At the time of Griffith's Valuation, it was held by James Splaine from the Duke of Devonshire's estate and valued at £28. It is still extant.
Garranes House	Leased by James Splaine from the Devonshire estate in 1851 when it was valued at £28. Described by Lewis in 1837 as a "newly erected and handsome house, near the old family mansion, the residence of J. Splaine".
Garrangibbon	This house known as South Lodge was occupied by J.B. Elliott in 1814. The Ordnance Survey Name Books describe it as "handsomely situated....with garden plantation and planted ornamental grounds" in 1840. It was occupied by Richard C. Jackson who held the house valued at £14 from the representatives of Mrs R. Hartford in the mid 19th century. Some alterations to the house have taken place in more recent times and it still functions as a country residence.
Garranlea	A Keating home from the 18th century, occupied by Leonard Keating in the first half of the 19th century. In 1800 Leonard Keating married Lucinda Scully of Kilfeacle. Their son, Robert, was Member of Parliament for county Waterford in the late 1840s. In 1850 he held the property from the Earl of Clonmell and the buildings were valued at £34+. This house no longer exists.
Garraun	George C. Stawell held this property from Sir George Colthurst at the time of Griffith's Valuation. The buildings were valued at £7.10 shillings. This house was still occupied by the Stawells in the 1870s. A house and farm are still extant at the site.
Garraun	In the early 1850 John O'Meagher occupied a steward's house at Garraun which he held from - Stratford. The buildings were valued at £12+. A farming enterprise is still located at this site.
Garraunbaun	Built by Charles Palmer Archer in the 1850s, it later became the home of the Duane family. Home of the Lavelle family in the 1930s who sold it to Colonel Alfred Irwin. Restored and renovated by the present owner Neil O'Donohue in 2005.
Garrettstown	In 1851 John Cuthbert Kearney held this property in fee when it was valued at £80. In the 1870s this house was the home of Abram T. Forster. The Forsters and the Cuthbert Kearneys were related. By the early 20th century Garrettstown had passed into the possession of the Franks family throught the marriage of Thomas Franks of Dromrahane, Mallow and Mary Anne Cuthbert Kearney in 1834. Though the main house is ruinous the site is now the focus of Garrettstown Holiday Park, see www.garrettstownhouse.com.
Garriestown	This was a Walsh family home in the 19th century. At the time of Griffith's Valuation the house was leased by Thomas Walsh from Robert Rutledge when it was valued at £11. Garriestown is now a large farming enterprise and the house is still lived in.
Garroman Lodge	Built by Dean Mahon of Westport in 1833 [James Mahon of the Castlegar family, Dean of Dromore] and its situation is described by Robert Graham in his journal of September 1836. At the time of Griffith's Valuation it was leased by Patrick Larkin from the Law Life Assurance Society and valued at £1. The Berridge family later used it as a shooting lodge. The house no longer exists.
Garruragh House	In 1786 Wilson refers to "Garuragh" as the seat of Mr. Harrison. At the time of Griffith's Valuation, the house was part of the O'Callaghan estate but leased to the Tulla Board of Guardians as an auxiliary workhouse when the buildings were valued at £48. It is labelled Garruragh House on both the 1st edition and 25-inch edition Ordnance Survey maps though much of the buildings have disappeared by the 1890s and only some ruins remain now.
Garryard	Thomas Dillane was leasing this property from the Mahony estate at the time of Griffith's Valuation, when it was valued at £5 10s. Bary states that the house is alleged to be over 300 years old and originally the property of the Newman family. In the eighteenth and early nineteenth century it was held by the Enright family and later passed to the Bolster family through marriage. It served as an auxilliary work house during the Famine and was also the location of the local creamery. It is still extant and occupied.
Garrycloyne	Leet records Robert McCarthy occupying Garrycloyne in 1814. "Burkes Irish Family Records" states that Garrycloyne Castle was acquired by Samuel Philip Townshend from John Travers in 1837. The buildings were valued at £45 in the early 1850s and held by Samuel Townsend in fee. The house was later the home of the Barrys. In the 1940s the roof was taken off the house and it has remained a ruin ever since.
Garryduff	This house was the residence of David Hayes in 1814. At the time of Griffith's Valuation it was occupied by the representatives of William Leake [a Limerick solicitor], who held the property from Robert Maunsell. The buildings were valued at £10+. Recorded as untenanted at the time of the sale in 1853, a lithograph of the house is included in the sale rental.
Garryduff House	Garryduff was held in fee by Thomas Garde at the time of Griffith's Valuation, when the buildings were valued at £35 10s. Lewis refers to it as the seat of H. Garde in 1837. This house is no longer extant.
Garryhankardmore	Mary Nash and Howard Wiseman were leasing this property to Robert Biggs at the time of Griffith's Valuation when it was valued at £35. In 1837 Lewis referred to as the seat of T. Biggs. There are still extant buildings at the site.
Garrykennedy	In 1786 Wilson refers to Garry-Kennedy as the seat of Mr. Watson. Lewis refers to the houses of G. Watson and - Kent at Garrykennedy. Two houses are marked in the townland on the first edition Ordnance Survey map Garrykennedy and Shannon ville. The Ordnance Survey Name Books describe Garrykennedy as "a good dwelling house, the residence of James Watson". It was bought by William Parker in 1857. By 1906 a mansion house valued at £25+ was located at Garrykennedy. It was occupied by Robert G. Parker. The building known as Garrykennedy House had been expanded and is marked on later maps.
Garryland	Garryland was an extensive wooded area, part of the Shawe-Taylor estate in the parish of Kilmacduagh, barony of Kiltartan. At the time of Griffith's Valuation and also in 1906 buildings to the value of £10, including a wood-ranger's house, were located here. These buildings are now in ruins but substantial areas of woodland remain and are now maintained by the Forestry and Wildlife Service.
Garryroan House	Robert Fennell occupied this house in 1814 and Joseph R. Fennell at the time of Griffith's Valuation, when the buildings were valued at £14 and held from Lord Waterpark. This was still a Fennell home in the 1870s and continues to be a family residence. In 2012 it was offered for sale.
Garryspillane House	A mansion house valued at £16.15 shillings was located in this townland in 1906. It was occupied by Stafford Delmege, second son of the Reverend John Delmege, whose representatives owned 525 acres in county Limerick in the 1870s. A house labelled Garryspillane House is shown on the 25-inch Ordnance Survey Map of the 1890s. There is still an extant house at the site.
Gaultiere Lodge	In 1848 Gaultiere Lodge was leased by the Earl of Huntingdon from Lord Carew's estate when it was valued at over £33. It is still extent and operates as a luxury guesthouse.
Gawsworth	In the mid 19th century this house valued at £19 was occupied by Russell Fitton and held from the representatives of Robert Hedges and Mr Pratt.
Gearha	In 1906 Mary Mahony owned this property valued at £4 5s. At the time of Griffith's Valuation, Frederick Hyde was leasing it from the Mahony estate when it was valued at £2 5s. Buildings are still extant at the site.
George's Park	Located on the Barker estate this house may be named after George Ashby who lived in it in the mid 19th century. It has been extended since it appeared on the first Ordnance Survey map and was valued at £13.10 shillings at the time of Griffith's Valuation. It is still extant and occupied.
Georgestown House	Held in fee by James Barron at the time of Griffith's Valuation, when it was valued at £22. Lewis refers to it as the seat of J. Barron in 1837. In the 1870s it was the seat of John M. Barron. The house was offered for sale as part of the Georgestown estate in April 1885 on behalf of Pierse John Barron, a minor. The sale notice describes it as "a two-storey residence in the owner's possession". It was later owned by the Beresford family. In more recent times it was the centre of a stud farm and in 2010 was offered for sale.
Georgia	At the time of Griffith's Valuation, the Forbes estate was leasing a house valued at £6 to Andrew McCloughesy at Georgia or Gorteenoran. The premises is visible on the early 20th century maps but the site is now occupied by a hotel complex.
Geraldine Cottage	Dating from the late 18th century, Geraldine Cottage was the home of Pierce Shannon in the early 1850s and held by him from the representatives of William Fitzgerald. It was valued at £27. In April 1858 Geraldine House on 5 acres in the townland of Corbally, the estate of Robert Appleyard Fitzgerald and members of the Tinsley and Leake families, was advertised for sale. John Bouchier was the tenant at the time. Renovated in the early 20th century.
Gibbings Grove	This house was the seat of the Gibbings family in the 18th and early 19th centuries. The family was still resident in 1837 but by the early 1850s the house was occupied by Edmond Irwin who held it form Richard Gibbons. It was valued at £14. Later occupants were local priests and it was eventually sold by the Gibbings in the late 19th century. In 1944 the Irish Tourist Association Survey referred to it as the home of the Cagney family who had purchased the property c.1912 and also that it was famous for growing the Toormore apple, used in making cider. The house is still occupied.
Gillstown	The residence of Mr John Stafford in 1749 and of J. Hogg in 1837. Occupied by Thomas Cox in the second half of the 19th century, who held the property from John Blakeney. Valued at £5 in the 1850s. In 1906 the buildings at Gillstown were valued at £8.10s and were occupied by the representatives of Thomas Cox.
Glanavirane House	James Howe held this property in fee at the time of Griffith's Valuation, when it was valued at £30. Lewis also notes it as his seat in 1837. In 1906 it was owned by James P. Howe and valued at £28. A house and extensive farm buildings exist at the site.
Glancam	This house was occupied by Robert Aldworth at the time of Griffith's Valuation, held by him in fee and valued at £8. Extensive buildings remain at the site, the centre of a large farming enterprise.
Glandore Castle	John deBurgh was leasing this property from James Redmond Barry in 1851 when it was valued at £12 10s. Noted by Lewis as the seat of P. Morris in 1837. In the 1940s the Irish Tourist Association Survey referred to it as the residence of Mr. T. McCarthy. It is still extant, having seen several renovations in its long history.
Glandore Cottage	Leased by John Allen and others from the Barry estate in 1851 when it was valued at £10. Noted by Lewis as the residence of J.F. Townsend in 1837. James R. Barry also owned an unoccupied hotel at this location in 1851. Glandore Cottage is still extant.
Glandore House	Leased by James R. Barry to Hon. Cecil Lawless in 1851 when it was valued at £26. . Noted by Lewis as the residence of J. R. Barry in 1837.The Irish Tourist Association survey of the 1940s noted that it had formerly been the residence of Isaac Morgan Reeves and later of Judge Coughlan but that it was vacant at that time. Still extant and offered for sale in 2010.
Glandore Lodge	Leased by Richard Adams from the Barry estate at the time of Griffith's Valuation, when it was valued at £14. Lewis refers to it as the seat of R. Adams in 1837. Though a building appears to exist at the site it is not named on the 25-inch Ordnance Survey map of the 1890s. A hotel is marked at the site.
Glanduff (Kilbrittain)	William Stawell held this property in fee at the time of Griffith's Valuation, when it was valued at almost £9. There is no trace of a building at the site now.
Glandulane House	Robert Briscoe had a house and flour mill in the townland of Clondulane North in the mid 19th century, which he held from the Earl of Mountcashel. The house was valued at £25.10 shillings and a flour mill at £96. Later the home of the Hallinans and the O'Donnells. A house is still extant at the site but the mill buildings are now ruinous.
Glanleam	Glanleam was the home of the Knight of Kerry in Valentia. Tradition claims the property was first built in the eighteenth century as a linen mill, which was later remodelled as a house. In 1837 Lewis mentions it as the "beautiful seat of the Knight of Kerry". At the time of Griffith's Valuation, it was valued at £31. In 1906 it was still the property of the Knight of Kerry and valued at £75. In 1943 the Irish Tourist Association survey noted that it was the owned by Lord Monteagle. It is still extant and now operates as a luxury guesthouse, famous for its tropical gardens.
Glanmore	A Russell home in the 19th century, Hajba writes that it was bought by Michael Russell of Mount Russell from the Tynte family in 1815. Occupied by Michael Russell at the time of Griffith's Valuation it was held by him in fee. The buildings were valued at £24. The family were still resident in the mid 20th century and the house is still extant. It is labelled Ballynaboola House on the 1st edition Ordnance Survey map but as Glanmore on the 25-inch edition of the 1890s.
Glansheskin	Occupied by John P. Pierse in the mid 19th century. He held the property valued at £19+ from the Earl of Mountcashel with a cornmill valued at £20. Later the property of the Cooke Collis family, this house is still occupied.
Glantanemore	A house valued at £11 in Glantanemore was occupied by Robert McCartie in the early 1850s. He also held 309 acres in the townland from Charles D. Purcell and Captain Wood. This may be the house referred to by Hajba as Glantane House, Cullen, home of the McSweeneys in the 20th century.
Glasdrumman	The property at Glasdrumman in the parish of Fenagh, belonging to William Lewis, described as "in chancery" was leased to John Murphy in 1856 when it was valued at £8. It is still extant and occupied.
Glasdrumman More	William Palmer was the owner of a property valued over £7 at Glassdrumman More, barony of Rosclogher at the time of Griffith's Valuation. The house is still extant and occupied.
Glasha	Phillip Lowe was leasing this property from Viscount Midleton's estate in 1850 when it was valued at almost £12. In 1783 it was noted by Taylor and Skinner as a residence of the Power family.
Glashamore House	Marked on the first edition Ordnance Survey map, 'Glashy' was occupied by N. Davoren in 1814 and by John Magann at the time of Griffith's Valuation, who held the house from Edward A. Gore. Buildings are still extant at the site.
Glebe House (Killaconenagh)	Held in fee by Rev. Thomas O'Grady in 1852 when the house was valued at £11 5s. In 1942 the Irish Tourist Association Survey reported the Glebe House as the residence of Reverend Wolfe and that it had been the birthplace of the well-known author, Standish James O'Grady. This appears to be the house noted as Heathmount by the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage.
Glebe Mohill	At the time of Griffith's Valuation, Rev. Arthur Hyde was leasing the glebe house at Drumkilla, barony of Mohill from the Ecclesiastical Commissioners. It was then valued at £22.
Glebe West	The Rev. Harlow Fleming was occupying the house valued at £6,at Glebe West, barony of Frenchpark, at the time of Griffith's Valuation. It was church property, being leased from the Bishop of Elphin. The house is still extant and apparently occupied.
Glen	Rev. Edward Spring was leasing this property from Sir H. Beecher at the time of Griffith's Valuation, when it was valued at £6. Cape Clear Island Youth Hostel's website indicates that it was originally the coastguard station and later occupied by Rev. Edward Spring as he tried to establish a protestant congregation on the island. In 1906 Sir John Becher owned a property valued at £10 at Glen East.
Glen Ellen (Kilcolman)	James Godfrey was leasing this property from Lord Monteagle's estate at the time of Griffith's Valuation, when it was valued at £11 10s. Bary indicates that it was in the possession of a branch of the Godfrey family up until the end of the nineteenth century when it was then sold to the Huggard family. Slater notes it as the residence of Jn. T. Huggard in 1894. It has had several owners since then but is still extant and occupied.
Glen House (Kilmeaden)	Thomas Flahavan was leasing Glen House from Lord Waterford's estate in 1850 when it was valued at £11 10s. A house is still extant at the site.
Glen Lodge	Around 1780 James Sandford Nicholson settled in the newly built family seat which he named Glen Lodge. It was in the possession of Thomas White at the time of Griffith's Valuation who was leasing it to James Coghrane when it was valued at £15. At the time the estate was sold in the Landed Estates Court in 1876 Glen Lodge is described as "a good residence, leased by the Court of Chancery to Andrew James for 7 years from 1869". The house is still extant and occupied.
Glen Lodge (Glen Poer)	Labelled on the first edition Ordnance Survey Map as Glen Lodge and on the later 25-inch map as Glen Poer. Held by James Gallway from James Power at the time of Griffith's Valuation, when the buildings were valued at £19. In 1876 it is given as the address of Capt. Walter Mansfield. The 1943 ITA survey notes it as the residence of Mrs. Monsell [?]. Now in the possession of the Rosminian Order as a retreat house and known as Glencomeragh House.
Glen Lower (Dysert)	Leased by Patrick Hurley from John Congreve's estate at the time of Griffith's Valuation, when the buildings were valued at £11 10s. This appears to be the property known as Glen Castle House taking its name from castle ruins nearby. A house is still extant at the site.
Glen View	John Russell was the occupier of a house at Glen at the time of Griffith's Valuation. He held the property from Miss Abigail Briscoe and the buildings were valued at £15+. Slater also recorded Glenview as the seat of John Russell in 1894. This house is now demolished.
Glena Cottage	At the time of Griffith’s Valuation, the Kenmare estate held properties described as cottages, valued at £16. Horgan indicates that these cottages were built on the estate to cater for tourist visitors. Lewis, in 1837, mentions the elegant cottage of Lady Kenmare, at a short distance from which a banqueting house had been erected by Lord Kenmare for the entertainment of visitors. In 1906 the property at Glena was valued at £16 15s. Bary states that Glena Cottage was burnt in 1922.
Glenabbey House	Leased from Richard Carey by Garrett R. Carey at the time of Griffith's Valuation, when it was valued at almost £8.
Glenade	Glenade was built c.1833 as a residence for Cairncross Cullen and is still extant. At the time of Griffith's Valuation it was valued at £30. Since 2005 it has been offered for sale. Glenade House was the residence of Loftus Tottenham during the Famine. The family also owned Cornwall House in Bundoran. In 1906 Thomas Corscadden owned 100 acres of untenanted land and a mansion house valued at £14 in the townland of Gubinea .
Glenade House [Largydonnell]	The building at this site is labelled Largydonnell on the First Edition Ordnance Survey map. On the later 25-inch edition, Glenade House is noted. Loftus Tottenham was the owner of a property valued at £20 at Largydonnell, parish of Rossinver at the time of Griffith's Valuation. The sale in 1878 included this property. In 1894 Slater recorded it as the seat of George Loftus Tottenham. It is no longer extant.
Glenagaureen	The Ordnance Survey Field Name Books circa 1840 record an unoccupied house named Glenagordon in Ballysteen, built 1826 by Edmund Odell Westropp. A vacant house valued at £16 and held by Edmund Westropp was recorded in Griffith's Valuation for Ballysteen.
Glenahilty	William Kennedy was occupying Glenahilty from at least 1837 when Lewis records him as resident althought the property belonged to J.C. Fitzgerald. The house was valued at £6.10 shillings at the time of Griffith's Valuation and was held with 189 acres of land and 210 acres of bog from Fitzgerald.
Glenalbert House	Glen Albert House was the home of Albert E. Maxwell in 1837. In 1840 the Ordnance Survey Name Books note the opinion that "this is an Irish name fabricated at a very recent period". It was also occupied by A.E.Maxwell at the time of Griffith's Valuation when the house was valued at £30 and held from Dawson H. Vaughan. The Harte Maxwells were resident at Glenalbert in the first two decades of the 20th century. This house is now completely demolished.
Glenally	A house valued at £15 and held with 6 acres by James Wallis from Mary Allen at the time of Griffith's Valuation. This house is named Glenally on the first Ordnance Survey map.
Glenanore/Glananore	Part of this house appears to date from the early 18th century. It belonged to the Verling family, whose interest eventually became vested in the Johnson family. The Reverend Richard Purcell was the tenant in the latter part of the 18th century and Wilson refers to it as his seat in 1786. It was occupied in 1814 by Garret Nagle and by the early 1830s the Hoares were resident. At the time of Griffith's Valuation Mrs Mary Anne Hoare was the occupier, holding the property from Noble Johnson. The buildings were valued at £32. Mrs Hoare was the widow of Reverend Thomas Hoare who was a brother of Sir Joseph Wallis Hoare, 3rd Baronet. In 1942 the Irish Tourist Association Survey asserted that the front part had been constructed in the early nineteenth century but that other parts were much older. It was then the residence of E.J. Hoare and it was still occupied by members of the Hoare family in the 1950s but is now demolished.
Glenarde	Town house of the Persse family, built in the mid 19th century, bought by the Bolands of Bolands biscuits in the 1920s and since the early 1960s has functioned as the Ardilaun House Hotel.
Glenasrone	Built in the early 1850s for Richard Ellis MP to the design of John Joseph Lyons. In 1906 this mansion house was valued at £25.17 shillings and was occupied by Richard Ellis. Cussen writes that this house was burnt during the "Troubles". Grid Reference is approximate.
Glenastar	Glenster was occupied by Samuel Upton in 1814 and by J.U. Upton in 1837. Described at the time of the first Ordnance Survey as a small thatched house of one storey, the residence of John Upton. By the time of Griffith's Valuation the townland of Glenastar was held by the representatives of John Upton. The highest value on any house in the townland was £1.15 shillings and it was held by them in fee. A house is still extant at Glenastar.
Glenastar Cottage	Occupied by William Osward circa 1840 and described as a large house of 2 storeys. Held by William R. Yeilding in fee at the beginning of the 1850s and valued at £7.5 shillings. The residence of Richard M. Yielding in 1814.
Glenbeg House (Lismore)	In 1851 Glenbeg House was owned by Thomas Foley but was vacant. It was valued at £23 10s at that time. In 1837 Lewis refers to it as the seat of G. Bennett Jackson. The original house dates from the mid-sveenteenth century though it was renovated in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Smith, writing in 1774, refers to it as the seat of Mr. John Jackson. Sadleir, referring to Rowland Jackson in 1775, notes that he was "of Glanbeg". Brady notes that the Jacksons were employed by the first Earl of Cork in the early seventeenth century. Described as "an ordinary farmhouse" in the ITA Survey in 1942. It is still extant and occupied.
Glenbeigh Towers	In 1906 the representatives of Rowland Winn were the owners of a house valued at £36 at Killnabrack, in the parish of Glanbehy. Bary identifies this as Glenbeigh Towers, built in the medieval castle style in the late 1860s. It is now a ruin.
Glenbevan	Lewis records J. Bevan as the proprietor of Glen-Bevan in 1837 and Joseph Bevan occupied the house and 173 acres at the time of Griffith's Valuation. The property was located on the Evans estate. The residence of Mr John Hedderman in 1943, this house is still extant and occupied.
Glenboy	There were two houses at Glenboy townland, one at least of which was part of the Clements estate but appears to have been leased for long periods to the Algeo family. John Marcus Clements, MP for Leitim, is described as "of Glenboy". He was nephew of Robert Clements, 1st Earl of Leitrim. A house at Glenboy was the residence of John Algeo in 1814. Glenboy is described as a seat of the Algeo family by Lewis in 1837 while Hollymount was the residence of the Armstrong family. Lewis Algeo was leasing property from the Clements estate valued at £12 which included a mill.
Glenbrook	At the time of Griffith's Valuation, William Smyth was leasing a house and mill complex from the Bagwell estate, then valued at almost £27. By the end of the nineteenth century the mill is no longer functioning and the house has become known as Glenbrook.
Glenbrook Cottage	Thomas Holmes was leasing this property from the Massy-Dawson estate at the time of Griffith's Valuation when it was valued at almost £4. It is not named on the 1st edition Ordnance Survey map but appears as Glenbrook Cottage on the 25-inch edition of the 1890s. It is still extant and occupied. Local sources suggest that the original house dates to the seventeenth century and that the Holmes family called it Clydeingrove.
Glenburn	Glenburn was occupied by A. Lewis in 1837 and was held in fee by John T.C. Gibbings at the time of Griffith's Valuation. The buildings were valued at £20.15 shilllings.
Glencairn Abbey	Glencairn was held in fee by Jervis (Gervase) P. Bushe in 1851 when it was valued at £51. The property had previously been part of a Gumbleton estate, firstly as Ballygarron Castle and later, in the eighteenth century, a house known as Castlerichard. Wilson records it under this name in 1786, describing it as "the beautiful seat of Mr. Gumbleton". Its name was changed to Glencairn Abbey c.1814 when it was substantially altered and extended by Richard Edward Gumbleton. Following his death in 1819 it passed to his brother-in-law Henry A. Bushe, in whose family it remained until the 1880s. It became a Power property following the marriage of Frances Bushe and Ambrose Power of Barrettstown, county Tipperary. It was owned by the representatives of Gervase Bushe in 1906 and valued at £31. The Powers continued to occupy Glencairn until 1922. It was purchased by the Cistercian Order in 1926 and has been home to the Cistercian Sisters since. The substantial steward's house and farmyard [X009983] is now the home of the Barry family who provide guest accommodation there. In 1906 it was also held by Bushe's representatives and valued at £12.
Glencalry Lodge	Described as a neat shooting lodge at the time of the first Ordnance Survey. It was in the possession of George Bartlett by the time of Griffith's Valuation. By the 1870s Glencalry belonged to Colonel William F. Smyth of St Heliers, Jersey. A building is still extant at the site.
Glencar	Lewis refers to Glencar as the seat of R. Newton in 1837.
Glencar Hotel	John Breen was leasing a house valued at £7 5s along with almost 200 acres from the Landsdowne estate at the time of Griffith’s Valuation. On the 25-inch Ordnance Survey map of the 1890s, the building in this townland is labelled Glencar Hotel, which is still the name it is known by today. The hotel history indicates the property may initially been used as a hunting lodge for the Landsdowne estate. See www.glencarhouse.com.
Glencarha	The Ordnance Survey Names Books record that the house was 'a new edifice not yet finished', the intended residence of George Fenton, an attorney of Kilglass, near Ballina, who was leasing the townland. The house was occupied by Isaac McLoghry at the time of Griffith's Valuation. Buildings are still extant at the site.
Glencarne House	At the time of Griffith's Valuation Samuel Handy was leasing a house valued at £18 at Ardcarne, barony of Boyle, from Viscount Lorton's estate. In 2018 Glencarne was offered for sale.
Glencollins Lower	A model farm was located in this townland in the mid 19th century, held by the Commissioners of Woods and Forests from the Crown. The buildings were valued at £20. In the 1940 the Irish Tourist Association Survey stated that this property had been occupied by Michael Bryan, who was Clerk of Works for the building of the village and that the Dunscombe family had also lived there at times. By the 1940s it had become the property of the O'Connell family. Parts of this complex are still extant.
Glencolumbkille House	This was an O'Brien home from at least the late 18th century. In 1837 Lewis described Columbkill Cottage as the "neat residence" of Terence O'Brien esq. Griffith's Valuation records Mary Anne O'Brien (the widow of Terence) as the occupier holding the property from John Kirwan. The buildings were valued at over £10. In the 1870s Morty O'Brien of Glencolumbkille owned 396 acres in county Clare. This is house is no longer extant.
Glenconnor	This house also know as Larchfield was built by Solomon Watson at the end of the 18th century as a dower house for Summerville (Bence Jones). Leet records Larchfield as unoccupied in 1814. J. Bagwell was resident at Glenconnor in 1837 and Pierce Gough in the early 1850s when the house was valued at £23.10 shillings. Alderman William Byrne of Clonmel was resident here in the 1870s. Additions were made to the house in the 1880s and it was owned by a Colonel George Elliot in the early 20th century who sold it in 1938 to H.J.Cleeve.
Glencorran	In 1851 Richard Fuge was leasing this property from Lord Decies estate when it was valued at £23. A building, to which alterations have been made, still exists at the site.
Glencorrib	Home of Robert Dillon Browne and later of the O' Higgins family, the house is now demolished. At the time of Griffith's Valuation, it was held in fee by George O'Higgins, MP, and valued at £12.
Glencurragh	Rev. Maurice Townsend was leasing this property to Daniel McCarthy at the time of Griffith's Valuation, when it was valued at £19 15s. It does not appear on the 1st edition Ordnance Map but is labelled as Glencurragh on the later 25-inch map. A house remains at the site though substantial modern development has taken place in the area.
Glendarary House	On the island of Achill, in possession of the Pike family for at least 100 years. At the time of Griffith's Valuation William Pike was leasing it from the Marquis of Sligo's estate when the house was valued at £18.
Glendollagh House	At the time of Griffith's Valuation this property was leased by John J. Strutzer from the Law Life Assurance Society and valued at £25. A house is still extant at the site.
Glendoneen	Jeremiah Roberts was leasing this property to Rev. John Stoytt at the time of Griffith's Valuation, when it was valued at £45. Lewis refers to Glendoneen as the seat of Rev. J. Stoyte in 1837. It is still extant and occupied.
Glenduff Castle	This house was the residence of Jones Stavelly in 1814. Lewis records R.J. Stevelly as the occupier of Glanduff Castle under the parish of Newcastle and Eyre Massy under the parish of Monagay. Eyre Massy was residing at Glanduff, valued at £38, in the early 1850s. Glanduff Castle was a residence of the Ievers of Mount Ievers, county Clare, in the late 19th century as Slater notes it as a residence of James Butler Ievers. Burnt in 1922 this house is now a ruin.
Glenduff House	Robert Conway Hurley was leaing this property to John Hurley at the time of Griffith's Valuation, when it was valued at £5 15s. In 1906 it was the property of John C. Hurley and valued at £10 15s. Bary writes that the Hurley family owned Bridge House in Tralee but also retained Glenduff House as their country estate. The house remained in the Hurley family until it was sold in the early twentieth century. It has been extensively renovated and is now a guesthouse.
Gleneask Lodge & Cottage	At the time of Griffith's Valuation, John Brett was leasing over 500 acres and a herd's house valued at £4, from John Taaffe, at Tullaghaglas, barony of Leyny. Lewis records Glenesk, in Kilmacteige parish, as a seat of the Taaffe family, in 1837. This is Gleneask Cottage, still extant and occupied. McTernan indicates that this property was built by the Irish Waste Lands Improvement Society, when they leased the Taaffe estate in the 1830s. In 1866, when the property was offered for sale, "Gleneask House" was described as being situated in "most romantic scenery". McTernan writes that this latter property was a hunting lodge built by the Taaffes in the 1850s and demolished in the 1930s
Glenefy/Gleneefy	Built for George L. Bennett by Charles Frederick Anderson see http://www.dia.ie/works/view/256 The house is named on the first Ordnance Survey map as Gleneefy but on the later 25-inch map as Glenefy. In 1837 Castlecreagh was the residence of G. Bennett and at the time of Griffith's Valuation Castlecreagh, valued at £26 was held by George L. Bennett in fee. In 1906 occupied by William H.M. Bennett and still valued at £26. It is still extant.
Glenfarne Hall	Glenfarne Hall, overlooking Lough MacNean, was built around 1820 for Charles Henry Tottenham. In 1906 it was owned by Col. J.G. Adamson and was valued at £50. It was subsequently a holiday home of Edward Harland of Harland & Wolf shipyards in Belfast. The 1943 Irish Tourist Association survey recorded that only the gutted ruins of the house remained.The area has been extensively afforested since then and is now part of a forest park owned by Coillte.
Glenfield House	In 1906 Major P. Chute owned a property at Ballygarret, barony of Corkaguiny, valued at £35 10s. At the time of Griffith's Valuation, this townland was in the possession of Nathaniel Bland. The house does not appear on the First Edition Ordnance Survery map but is labelled Glenfield House on the later 25-inch edition of the 1890s. In 1894 Slater noted it as the seat of Captain Thomas Chute. The original house is no longer extant.
Glengarra	Occupied by Robert Dring in the early 1850s, valued at £25 and held from Robert Uniacke. Still extant and occupied.
Glengarriff Castle	Sarah White was leasing this property from the Bantry estate at the time of Griffith's Valuation, when it was valued at almost £36. In 1837, Lewis described it as "Glengarriff Castle, the seat of Captain White, is a spacious elegant mansion". Local sources suggest the Castle was built in the 1790s by Simon White, a brother of the 1st Earl of Bantry. Noted by Leet as the seat of Simon White in 1814. In 1894 Slater refers to it as the seat of R.H.E. White. It functioned as a resort until the 1970s. Plans are currently in progress to restore the building.
Glengarriff Lodge	Held in fee by the Earl of Bantry's estate at the time of Griffith's Valuation, when it was valued at £9. The house was a specially designed hunting lodge for the Bantry estate. It remained in the estate's ownership until the 1940s. Though badly damaged by fire in the 1960s it has been completely renovated and now serves as luxury self-catering accommodation. See www.glengarriff-lodge.com.
Glengarriff or Eccles Hotel	Thomas Eccles was leasing this property from the Earl of Bantry's estate in 1852 when it was valued at £21+. It is labelled on the 1st Edition Ordnance Survey Map as Glengarriff Hotel but is better known now as the Eccles Hotel, one of Ireland's oldest hotels. In April 1875, following the death of Thomas Eccles, the hotel was offered for sale in the Landed Estates Court. A detailed history is available at www.eccleshotel.com.
Glenglassera/Glenlossera Lodge	At the time of Griffith's Valuation held by Zachary Mudge in fee and valued at £4. In 1894 Slater refers to it as the seat of A. Mudge. The house is now in ruins though it is still partially roofed.
Glenlicky Mill	At the time of Griffith's Valuaton Rev. James Elliott was leasing this substantial property to Thomas Page, when it was valued at £44. It included a house and mill. Noted on the 25-inch Ordnance Survey Map of the later nineteenth century as Glenlicky Mill. The buildings are now ruinous.
Glenlo	A house called Kentville was occupied by the Martin family in the late 18th century though Wilson mentions a Mr. Irwin living there in 1786. By 1824 Thomas Redington was occupying Glenlo, which became the home of Thomas Blake in the mid 19th century and of the Palmers in the late 19th century. Now functions as a hotel.
Glenmore	At the time of the first Ordnance Survey Glenmore was occupied by the Rev St George Knox, curate of Crossmolina, as the Ormes were living in Dublin. Glenmore became the property of Godfrey Fetherstonhaugh after the 1853 sale. His mother was an Orme of Abbeytown. Well maintained, the house has been offered for sale several times in this century including in 2006 and 2021.
Glenmore House (Lismore)	At the time of Griffith's Valuation, Thomas Boyce was leasing this property to Richard Cliffe, when it was valued at £24. A very substantial farmyard is labelled at this site on the 1st edition Ordnance Survey Map. It is labelled Glenmore House on the later 25-inch edition. It is still extant and occupied.
Glennagloughaun North	A building valued at £12 was occupied by Digby French at the time of Griffith's Valuation, this may have been the old charter school marked on the first Ordnance Survey map. The latter building appears to have fallen into disuse by the 1890s and the site is now occupied by a farm supply stores.
Glenomera	Glenomera was the seat of the Arthur family from the mid 17th century until the early 20th century. In 1786, Wilson refers to Ballyquin as "the fine seat of Mr. Arthur". It is labelled Ballyquin House on the 1st edtion Ordnance Survey map but as Glenomera on the later 25-inch edition. Lewis wrote in 1837 that Glenomera was "celebrated as a shooting station for grouse and pheasant". It was held in fee by Thomas Arthur at the time of Griffith's Valuation and valued at £35. The house is now demolished.
Glenshelane Cottage	Leased by Sir Richard Keane to John Keane in 1851 when it was valued at £14. The 1855 sale notice describes it as "a handsome cottage". Later in the possession of Justin Deane Freeman and leased to Thomas Haly. Offerd for sale in the Landed Estates Court in February 1864, when the owner was Charles St. John Herbert and the petitioner, Maria Deane Freeman. The house is still extant and occupied.
Glenstal	Described by Bence Jones as a "massive Norman-Revival castle", built for the Barrington family. The building began in 1837 but was not completed until the 1880s. Noted by Slater as the seat of Sir Charles Burton Barrington in 1894. The buildings were valued at £65 in the early 1850s and at £58 in 1906. Now known as Glenstal Abbey, it is a boys' boarding school run by the Benedictine monks, who bought the property from the Barringtons in 1927.
Glenstown	Leased by Johanna Cormack from Lord Waterford's estate in 1850 when it was valued at almost £14. A farm exists at the site now.
Glenturk Lodge	Noone writes that this lodge was built circa 1860 and was also known as Glencullen Lodge.
Glenview	Samuel Levis was leasing this property from the Becher estate at the time of Griffith's Valuation, when it was valued at £18 10s. A house still exists at the site.
Glenview	George Courtenay is recorded as resident at Glen-View in 1814 and also in the early 1850s when he held the property from James H. Smith Barry. The buildings were valued at £9. In 2010 it was offered for sale.
Glenview	Glenview was occupied by the Reverend Edmund Prendergast in the early 1850s. He held the house valued at £18.15 shillings from Matthew Prendergast. In the early 20th century the house was altered and extended by a religious order who set up a school.
Glenview (Stradbally)	At the time of Griffith's Valuation, Rev. Thomas Drought was leasing a property valued at £14 from Frederick Carter. This may be the house which afterwards became known as Glenview. It is still extant and well maintained.
Glenview Cottage	In 1786 Wilson refers to a house in the vicinity of Egmont as "Glenfield", the seat of Mr. Wrixon. This may be the property marked on the 1st edition Ordnance Survey map as Glenview Cottage. At the time of Griffith's Valuation, this house was leased by Daniel Murphy from the Egmont estate and valued at £10. A house is still extant at the site.
Glenview {?}/Comeragh-house B	In 1851, Rev. William Ardagh was leasing a property adjacent to Comeragh House from the Palliser estate when it was valued at almost £10. A house and farm buildings are still extant at the site. Walford gives Rev. Ardagh's address as Glenview which may refer to this house.
Glenview/Glenamara	This house is labelled on the 25-inch Ordnance Survey Map of the 1890s as Glenview. It is possibly the property leased by Rev. Thomas Drought from Frederick Carter at the time of Griffith's Valuation when it was valued at £14. It seems to have become known as Glenamara in the twentieth century during which time it came into the possession of the Spring-Rice family who offered it for sale in 2011.
Glenville	The Earl of Clancarty was leasing a house valued at £12 in Cahercrea East to Margaret Daly in 1855. A house is still extant and now known as Glenville. It is located just inside the boundary in Curheen townland. In the adjoining townland of Ballycoony Clancarty was leasing a house valued at £4 as well as 118 acres to John Hardy at the time of Griffith's Valuation.
Glenville	The Massys lived at Glenville from the 1760s. The present house was built by William Massy in 1808. William Massey was resident in 1814, J. Massey in 1837 and William Massy in the early 1850s. William Massy held the house valued at almost £14 from Stephen Creagh. The house came into the possession of the Langford family, relations of the Massys in the early 20th century and they were still resident there in the 1970s.
Glenville	Richard Robinson was leasing this property to Nicholas Bowen at the time of Griffith's Valuation, when it was valued at £11. In 1837, Lewis noted it as the seat of R.B. Robinson. It is now a farm guesthouse.
Glenville	At the time of Griffith's Valuation Mary Allen occupied Glenvillle, a house valued then at £8. The property was held from the Earl of Egmont. Catherine Cooke daughter of William Allen of Glenville married John Bevan of Camas in 1856. Hajba writes that Glenville belonged to Massy Bevan in the late 19th century. The house was restored in the 20th century and is occupied.
Glenville	Originally a Coppinger property sold to the Hudsons in the mid to late 18th century. The Hudsons built a new house and this house was added too in 1887. E. G. Hudson was resident at Glenville in 1814 and Lewis records the Reverend E. G. Hudson as the proprietor of Mount Pleasant in the parish of Ardnageehy in 1837. In the mid 19th century William E. Hudson held the property valued at £46 in fee. Inherited by William E. Hudson's nephew Sir Edward Hudson Kinahan who was the occupier in 1906 when the house was valued at £150. Sold to the Bence Jones family in 1949. Also known as Mount Prospect and The Manor, this house was the home of Mark Bence Jones, author.
Glenville	In 1848 John Greene was leasing this property from the Power estate when it was valued at £46.
Glenville Cottage (Gaultiere)	At the time of Griffith's Valuation, this property was occupied by Captain P.C. Lamphiere, leasing from the Fitzgerald estate. It was valued at £17 at the time. It is labelled Glenville Cottage on the 25-inch Ordnance Survey Map of the 1890s but as Cove Cottage on the 1940s edition. A house is still extant at the site.
Glenwilliam	A house built in 1797 by the Reverend William Massy, second son of the Reverend Godfrey Massy. Occupied by George Massy in 1814. The residence of Mary Anne Massy at the time of Griffith's Valuation, held from the Court of Chancery and valued at £38. In the later 19th century it was the home of the Atkinson family. Slater noted it as the seat of Thomas D. Atkinson in 1894. This house is still extant and occupied.
Glenwilliam	The residence of James Blake Butler in 1837. Occupied by John McNamara in the early 1850s and held from Lord Fitzgerald and Vesci when it was valued at almost £5. Still extant and occupied.
Glenwilliam (Decies)	In 1851, Reverend Garrett Prendergast was leasing this property from Richard Fuge, when it was valued at £15. Local sources suggest Reverend Prendergast was the parish priest of Ardmore during and after the Famine. A house and substantial farm still exist at Glenwilliam.
Glenwood	Weir records Poole Gabbett in residence in 1810, Basil Davoren occupied the house in 1837 and John Gabbett at the time of Griffith's Valuation. He held it from George Studdert and it was valued at £10. Alice Studdert married General Frederick Maunsell and they lived at Glenwood which passed to their son Robert Maunsell. This house was the scene of an ambush in which eight Black and Tans were killed in 1920. The house no longer exists.
Glenwood	Marked on the first Ordnance Survey map this house was occupied and held in fee by - Teulon at the time of Griffith's Valuation, when the buildings were valued at £23. By 1906 Glenwood valued at £33 was occupied by A. C. Fleury, a minor. In the 1940s the Irish Tourist Association survey noted that it was then the home of Mrs.Pennefather, "mother of the famous artist, who came to live here about twenty years ago". Glenwood is still extant.
Glenwood Lodge	Richard Harding Wigmore occupied a house, flour mill and lodge valued at £30 at this location in the mid 19th century. He held the property from Henry Wigmore.
Glin Castle	The home of the Knights of Glin, built in the 1780s and later castellated, it is situated on the Shannon estuary. Wilson refers to it in 1786 as" Glyn House, the pleasant seat of Mr. Fitzgerald". In the early 1850s it was valued at £50. The castle is still in the possession of the family but in 2015 was offered for sale.
Glinny House	George Dunne was leasing Glinny House from Thomas Daunt at the time of Griffith's Valuation, when it was valued at £25. Lewis refers to it as the seat of G.N. Dunne in 1837. The Daunt family also owned Glinny Cottage [W669595] in the same townland, then valued at £8 and occupied by Elizabeth Walsh. Though altered Glinny House is still extant.
Glinsk House	In 1786 Wilson refers to Glinsk as the "seat of the late Sir John Burke" and also as the seat of Sir Rickby Burke. Glinsk Castle and a substanial house are both marked on the 1838 Ordnance Survey map. The castle is shown on the 25-inch map of the 1890s but there is no trace of the house. At the time of Griffith's Valuation, Allen Pollok held buildings valued at £1 15 at the site, recorded as a herd's house.
Gloves (Athenry)	The Ordnance Survey Name Books record Gloves as the residence of Mr. Browne in the 1830s. At the time of Griffith's Valuation Mark Loughnane held the townland of Gloves Middle, barony of Athenry including buildings valued at almost £8. By 1906 Michael J. Monaghan was the owner of this property. Buildings are still extant at the site.
Glyntown House	Unoccupied in the early 1850s, this house was held by Eliza McCaul from William B. Hoare. It was valued at £35. Bence Jones writes that this house, now demolished, was built by Samuel McCall and was owned in the 20th century by the Dring family.
Golden Bush	A house located between Inishannon and Kinsale which was in the possession of the Wilmot family in the 1770s and 1780s. In 1814 Leet noted it as the seat of William H. Herrick and it was occupied by Thomas Herrick at the time of Griffith's Valuation when it was valued at £5. Gibson had noted it as the residence of Henry Sheares in the 1760s.
Golden Hills	Leet records Henry White as the proprietor of Goldenville, Golden, in 1814. In 1837 Lewis refers to Golden Hills as the "castellated residence of H. White". Edmond [Edward] Dalton occupied this house in the early 1850s holding it from Henry White. It was valued at £25. By 1858 Thomas Judkin Fitzgerald was occupying Golden Hills or Golden Lodge which was advertised for sale in January 1858 and again in April 1878. In 1878 Golden Hills was described as a "large castellated building" with a drawing room opening into a conservatory, dining room and morning room, 8 bedrooms and a servants' hall. The Irish Tourist Association surveyor records that it was the residence of Thomas Judkin Fitzgerald, High Sheriff of county Tipperary in 1798, known as "Flogging Fitzgerald". In the early 1940s most of the house had disappeared or was incorporated into a modern farmyard.
Goleen House	At the time of Griffith's Valuation, Alicia Notter was leasing this property to Jeremiah McCarthy, when it was valued at £7. In 1837 Lewis had noted it as the seat of J. McCarthy. [Grid Reference is approximate]
Goolamore Lodge	Described at the time of the first Ordnance Survey as "a new two storey house occupied by Mr Gallagher who rented the salmon fishery". It was leased by John Walsh to Patrick McAndrew at the time of Griffith's Valuation. It is no longer extant.
Gooldshill	At the time of Griffith's Valuation Henry Goold was leasing land in the parish of Mallow to Michael Jones. Gooldshill was occupied by Edmund Roche who held the house and 7 acres from Michael Jones. The buildings were valued at £12. Hajba writes that this house is now derelict.
Gort	A home of the O'Kellys in the mid 18th century. Occupied by "Doyle esquire" in 1778 and 1786 and by Simon J. Dowell in 1814. The house is labelled Gort on the 1st edition Ordnance Survey map but is not named on the 25-inch edition of the 1890s. The townland was in the possession of Elizabeth Dowell at the time of Griffith's Valuation when she was leasing a house valued at £4 10s to Michael Kelly. Some ruins exist at the site now.
Gort House	Margaret O'Brien was leasing a house valued at £15 in the townland of Gortnalamph from the Clements estate in the 1850s. Gort House is still extant and occupied.
Gortaglanna House	At the time of Griffith's Valuation, Hibernicus Scott senior was leasing this property to Hibernicus Scott, junior, when it was valued at £34 10s. Lewis records it as the seat of Maj. M. Scott in 1837. It is still extant and occupied.
Gortaha House	Cuthbert Featherston held a property valued at £10 in the townland of Gortaha, parish of Lickmolassy, barony of Longford, in 1856. It is labelled Gortaha House on the 1st edition Ordnance Survey Map. The 25-inch map of the 1890s records that it was "in ruins" and very little now remains.
Gortahilly	William Power was leasing this property from Lord Fortescue's estate in 1848 when it was valued at over £16. A farm still occupies the site.
Gortahorna House	Mrs. Eliza Sealy held this property in fee at the time of Griffith's Valuation when it was valued at £32. Lewis notes it as the seat of J.M. Sealy in 1837. In 1906 it was owned by John Hungerford Sealy when buildings were valued at £8. . A nearby flour mills, named Barleyfield Mills, [W508485], was leased to William Sullivan and valued at £13. In 1942 the Irish Tourist Association Survey noted that it had bee rebuilt after being burnt but by the 1940s the roof had been removed "and the slates used for housing schemes". The house is now a ruin. The mill continued to be worked until the mid-twentieth century and the building is still extant.
Gortakeeran	John A. Daly owned buildings valued at almost £8 at Gortakeeran in 1906. At the time of Griffith's Valuation this townland was owned by John B. Daly including a herd's house valued at 15s.
Gortanimill House	In the mid 19th century this house was the residence of Herbert Baldwin MD and held by him in fee, valued at £24. It was included in the proposed sale of Herbert Baldwin O'Sullivan's estate in 1889 when the sale notice described it as "an excellent residence in very good repair". In 1944 the Irish Tourist Association survey refers to it as "formerly the residence of Dr. Baldwin, now occupied by Mr. Lynch, NT" This house is now demolished.
Gortdrishagh House	The National Inventory of Architectural Heritage indicates that this house was built in the latter part of the nineteenth century. At the time of Griffith's Valuation, James O'Connor was leasing offices and land at Gortdrishagh from the Law Life Assurance Company.
Gorteen	The residence of Patrick O'Beirne by 1837 and of Anne O'Beirne at the time of Griffith's Valuation, who held the house from Patrick Grehan. It was valued at £8. The original house is no longer extant.
Gortigrenane House	At the time of Griffith's Valuation, this house was being leased by Anthony Savage from the Staughton estate, when it was valued at £40. Lewis refers to it as the seat of Luke Shea in 1837. Thomas A. Staughton owned a second property in this townland [W777575], valued at £10 and leased to David Drinan. Gortigrenane had originally been a Daunt property, which came to Staughton through marriage with Mary Daunt, of Owlpen, Gloucestershire. It is believed to have been remodelled in 1817. See www.owlpen.com. The house was destroyed during the War of Independence. In 1942 the Irish Tourist Association Survey described it as formerly the residence of L. Shea, "a noted smuggler" and then in the possession of the Kingstons. It is now a ruin.
Gortkelly Castle	The National Inventory of Architectural Heritage dates this house from circa 1800. It is a five-bay house with three storeys. Gortkelly House is marked on the 1st edition Ordnance Survey map as a relatively small house but had increased in size by the end of the 19th century when named Gortkelly Castle. Gortkelly was the home of the Ryan family from the mid 18th century. John Ryan was resident in 1814. In the mid 19th century the house was held from Peter Graham [Grehan] by Andrew Ryan and was valued at £6.5 shillings. It is now a ruin.
Gortmaloon	James Breen was leasing a house valued at £8 15s along with 500 acres from the Landsdowne estate at the time of Griffith’s Valuation. The building is no longer extant.
Gortmore	At the time of Griffith's Valuation, Rev. Isaac Seale was leasing this property from the Ecclesiastical Commissioners, when it was valued at £13 15s. In 1840, the Ordnance Survey Field Name Books indicate that Lord Ventry had given this property "for use as a missionary clergyman's residence". The house is still extant.
Gortmore	The sale rental states that Robert Biggs built this house for about £800 in the mid 19th century. It is not marked on the first edition Ordnance Survey map. Griffith's Valuation records Samuel Biggs as the occupier of the house, valued at £11 and held from Edward Biggs. The sale rental of November 1867 advertised the sale of a valuable leasehold, the estate of Samuel and Robert Biggs, at Gortmore (222 acres and dwelling house). The 22[2?] acre estate of Samuel Biggs at Gortmore was sold to John Samuel Clarke, the petitioner, in November 1867 for £650 (The Irish law times and solicitors' journal: Volume 1, 1868 - Page 679). A house is still located at this site.
Gortmore Cottage	At the time of Griffith's Valuation, Gortmore Cottage was occupied by Roger O'Callaghan, leasing from Reverend Phillip Townsend, when the house was valued at £11. In the 1940s the Irish Tourist Association Survey noted that the original house had burnt down in 1911 and a two-storey house was then occupying the site.
Gortmore House	A late 18th century or early 19th century two storey house, the home of the Foote family in the 19th century. Occupied by Mr Thomas Clarke in 1814, by Edward Foote in 1837 and at the time of Griffith's Valuation. He held the house and demesne from Viscount Lismore. It is labelled Gortmore Castle on the 1st edition Ordnance Survey map but as Gortmore House on the later 25-inch edition of the 1890s. It is still extant.
Gortna House	This house was located close to the shore of the River Shannon and is marked on the first edition Ordnance Survey map and the later 25 inch map as Gortna House. Lewis records H. Franks as resident at Shannon View in the parish of Templeachally. Henry Franks occupied a house valued at £12+ and held from Stephen H. Atkins at the time of Griffith's Valuation. Henry Franks was married to Elizabeth daughter of Ringrose Atkins. There are still buildings at this location.
Gortnagappul	This area is marked as the farmyard of Aghadoe House on the first Ordnance Survey map. At the time of Griffith's Valuation a house and offices valued at £28 were held by Roger G. Davis from Richard Uniacke Bailey. A large farm complex exists at the site now.
Gortnamona	In the early years of the 19th century Gortnamona was the residence of Giles Eyre. It had originally been a Burke house but became part of the Blake estate in the mid 19th century when Valentine Blake married Anne Burke. Lewis records it as the seat of Patrick Blake in 1837. He was also resident there at the time of Griffith's Valuation when it was valued at £25. It is still extant but in need of repair.
Gortnaraby/Gortnor Abbey	Ruane dates this house to the mid 18th century.In 1786 Wilson refers to it as the seat of Mr. Ormsby. At the time of Griffith's Valuation, it was leased from John Ormsby by an individual named Connop and valued at £25. In 1916 it was taken over by the Order of Jesus and Mary and now functions as a secondary school.
Gortnarup	A Joyce residence at the beginning of the 19th century. Gortnarup House is marked on the first edition Ordnance Survey map.
Gortnascreeny House	Lewis notes Gortnascree House, parish of Caheragh, as the residence of A. O'Driscoll in 1837. At the time of Griffith's Valuation the property was being leased by Thomas Goggin from the Becher estate and had a value of £4 10s, In 1906, a property valued at £10 and owned by Sir John Becher was reported at "Gortnadrohid" but there is no townland with this name in Caheragh parish. There is still an extant house at this site.
Gortnaskarry Cottage	Colonel Drummond was leasing a property valued at almost £5 to John Breen at the time of Griffith’s valuation. It is labelled Gortnaskarry Cottage on the 1st edition Ordnance Survey and remains by this name on subsequent editions.A house and farm are still extant at the site.
Gortnaskarry House	At the time of Griffith’s Valuation, Michael Horgan was leasing a property at Gortnaskarry valued at £5 from the representatives of Denis Mahony. Bary speculates that it may once have been an inn. It is still extant.
Gortrevagh	A village is marked at Gortrevagh on the first Ordnance Survey map but on the revised edition of 1898-1899 the village is gone and a substanial building is marked instead. This may have been the residence of Edmund O'Flaherty. Some older buildings are included in what is now the golf club complex.
Gortroe Lodge	At the time of Griffith’s Valuation, Gortroe Lodge was being leased by John Morrogh Bernard from John C.O’Riordan when it was valued at £22. Lewis records Gortroe Lodge as the seat of S. Riordan. Bary states that, according to John O’Donovan, Stephen Riordan built Gortroe Lodge in 1831. The house is now demolished and much development has taken place in the area.
Gortskagh	No house of more than £5 valuation is recorded in Griffith's Valuation in Gortskagh except the glebe house at £26. This house was occupied by Reverend William Bunbury who held the property from John Courtenay. The Deane connection with Gortskagh commenced with the marriage in 1871 of Honourable Matthew J.H.F. Deane, uncle of the 4th Baron Muskerry, with Maria, daughter of Reverend William Bunbury. The Deanes sold the house to the Binchy family in the 1890s. Home of the Foley family in the early 21st century.
Gower Hall	A house on the Burton estate held by Francis Keane from Henry S. Burton at the time of Griffith's Valuation and valued at £12. It had previously being occupied by James Lillis in 1814 and also by Richard Pilkington who married Maria Blood of Applevale in 1805. Previously, in 1786, Wilson refers to Gower as the seat of Mr. Ames, "situated on a hill". The house was reconstructed in the late 19th century and is still a family home, the centre of a dairying enterprise.
Grace Dieu	This house is labelled on the 25-inch Ordnance Survey map of the 1890s as Grace Dieu. In 1848 it was leased by James Anderson from the Carew estate and valued at almost £49. In 1786 Wilson refers to Upper Grace Dieu as the seat of Mr. Anderson. It is still extant and run as a retreat centre by a religious order.
Gracedieu House	James Kearney was leasing this property from James Anderson in 1850 when it was valued at £22. In 178 Wilson refers to Grace Dieu as the seat of Mr. Morris. It is named as Gracedieu House on the 25-inch Ordnance Survey map of the 1890s but is no longer extant.
Graig	Built by the Hill family, probaby in the last decade of the 18th century, this house was their main home throughout the 19th century. Occupied by James Hill in 1814 and 1837 and by Arundel Hill in the early 1850s. The buildings were valued at £25. By the mid 1870s the head of the Hill family was resident at Mount Southwell. Graig was restored in the 20th century.
Graig Abbey	At the time of Griffith's Valuation, James Clarke was leasing the house at Graig Abbey from the Warburton estate when it was valued at £18. It is still extant and in use.
Graigavalla	Walter Henry Mansfield owned several properties in this townland at the time of Griffith's Valuation. The largest was a mill valued at £12. A property labelled Glenduff Corn & Tuck Mill appears on the First Edition Ordnance Survey map in this townland. It is not visible on the 25-inch edition of the 1890s. Another property in the same townland was leased to Catherine Kirwan with a value of £11. A farm is still extant at this site.
Graigue Lodge	Leased by John Grace from the Barron estate at the time of Griffith's Valuation. It is described as a "steward's house" and valued at £17 10s. It is named Graigue Lodge on the 1st edition Ordnance Survey Map and as Belmount Cottage on the 25-inch edition of the 1890s. The site is now occupied by a modern housing estate.
Graiguenoe	In 1837 Lewis refers to C. Clarke "who has recently erected a spacious and elegant mansion on his estate". In 1850 this mansion was valued at £44.12 shillings and it was held in fee by Charles Clarke. Slater noted it as the seat of James Neville Clarke in 1894 and the Clarkes were still resident at Granguenoe Park in the early 20th century. The house was burnt in 1923. The site is now occupied by a stud farm.
Grallagh Castle	In 1840 the Ordnance Survey Name Books refer to Mr. Hodgins as resident at Grallagh House. Southery Mansergh occupied the house,valued at £14+ in the mid 19th century. He held this property from O'Connor Hinchy. It is labelled Grallagh House on the 1st Edition Ordnance Survey map but as Grallagh Castle on the 25-inch map of the 1890s. It is no longer extant.
Granaghan	The home of the Hewitt family on the Moloney estate. Mr Tim Donoghoe was the occupier in 1814 The old house is now largely demolished and a new house has been erected on the site. The house valued at £12 was held by Thomas Hewitt from Croasdaile Moloney in the mid 19th century.
Grange	The Earl of Huntington's estate in Galway included a house valued at £7 at Grange, parish of Killeenadeema, leased to Patrick Murphy. A house labelled Grange House appears on the 1st edition Ordnance Survey map. On the 25-inch edition of the1890s the original house is not shown and Grange House is located at M878146. This house is now a ruin.
Grange	The Lyster house at Grange was knocked down in the early 19th century after the sale to Farrell and a new one built.
Grange	H. Conron occupied Grange in 1837 and at the time of Griffith's Valuation when the buildings were valued at £40 and held from J.D.C. Beamish. Hatton Condon was still living at Grange in the 1870s. In 1894 Slater records Grange as the seat of E.R. Conron. This house no longer exists.
Grange (Athnowen)	Smith records Mr Onesiphorus Phaire as resident at Grange, Ovens, in 1750. Wilson, writing in 1786, refers to it as the seat of Mr. Whyte. This house was the home of the Hawkes family in the 19th century, occupied by J. Hawkes in 1814 and 1837 and by John Hawkes in the early 1850s, when the house was valued at £12 and held from Sir John Walsh. A house is still extant at the site.
Grange Farm	Originally part of the Forward estate which passed to Garret Nagle who had married the sister of William Forward. Marked on the first Ordnance Survey map as a farm yard by the 1850s James Roderick O'Flanagan was resident in a house valued at £13.5 shillings. He held the property from the representatives of John William Anderson.
Grange Hill	Leet records Grange-Hill as the residence of Edward Croker in 1814. Edward John Croker was resident at the time of the first Ordnance Survey. It was a residence of the Count De Salis at the time Griffith's Valuation. The Count held it in fee and the buildings were valued at £27. The Count was still the occupier of Grange in 1906. Owned by Colonel and Mrs Galloway in 1942. The house is now known as Loughgur.
Grange Hill/The Grange	William Forward Austin was resident at Grange Hill in 1837 and in the early 1850s when he held the house valued at £41 in fee. Hajba writes that this property belonged to William Forward and was inherited by one of his daughters who was married to William Austin. William F. Austin was their son. Later the home of the Sadliers [1906] and Magniers, still inhabited. William Sadleir medical doctor was resident from circa 1866.
Grange House	This house marked on the first Ordnance Survey map but not named would appear to have been the Ormsby's main residence in this townland. In 1786 Wilson refers to Grange as the seat of Gilbert Ormsby. It is labelled Grange House on the 25-inch Ordnance Survey map of the 1890s. The townland was part of the Farrell estate at the time of Griffith's Valuation. There is still a house extant at this site.
Grange House	Richard Gethin was leasing a house at Primrose Grange, parish of Killaspugbrone, to Christopher Allen at the time of Griffith's Valuation when it was valued at £14. McTernan notes this as Grange House, built in the eighteenth century and enlarged c.1820. It was leased to a succession of families thorough out the nineteenth and twentieth centuries and was eventually demolished in 1981. Modern farm buildings occupy the site.
Grangehill	Robert Mason held a house and office valued at £15.10 shillings at Grangehill from William P. Barker in the mid 19th century. Mason was Barker's agent. He also held offices and 101 acres in the neighbouring townland of Knockatooreen.
Grangemore (Tireragh)	In 1786 Wilson refers to Grange as the seat of Mr. Jones. It is possible that he is referring to the house then at Grangemore, in the parish of Templeboy. By the time of Griffith's Valuation, this townland was part of the estate of William Phibbs and the house, occupied by Thomas McKim, was valued at £3. McTernan writes that in the mid-17th century, this property had been known as Curhow and was owned by Theophilus Jones. It was subsequently sublet to the Wood family and purchased by Phibbs from the Cooper of Coopershill estate in the 1790s. The original house continued in McKim possession until the 1870s when it passed to the Dennison family who later built a new house on the property. In the 1900s it was acquired by Archibald McGregor and later in the twentieth century by the Boyd family. A house is still extant at the site.
Granny	At the time of the first Ordnance Survey Granny was described as ''a good farmhouse, the residence of the proprietor'' who was Thomas Irwin. Both Leet and Lewis record the Irwin family having a seat at Granny, near Boyle, in 1814 and 1837 respectively. A modern building is extant at the site now.
Grantstown Hall	The present house is not marked on the first Ordnance Survey map circa 1840. A house in this townland, valued at £10.10 shillings at the time of Griffith's Valuation, was occupied by Charles Massy who held it from [his brother] Henry W. Massy. In 1894 Slater noted it as the seat of Gen. William Massy. The Massys continue to live at Grantstown until at least 1906. Still extant and occupied.
Grantstown House I	This property, labelled Grantstown House on the 6-inch Ordnance Survey map of the 1840s, is not visible on the later 25-inch map. In 1848 it was being leased from Rev. Robert Daly by Sarah Reynett and was valued at £25. Lewis refers to it as the seat of Rev. Francis Reynett in 1837. Substantial urban development has since taken place in this area.
Grantstown House/Blue Coat School	At the time of Griffith's Valuation Rev. Robert Daly held this property in fee. It was described as "Blue School" and was valued at £80. On the 25-inch Ordnance Survey map of the 1890s it is labelled Grantstown House and the earlier house of this name has disappeared.
Greaghans	At the time of Griffith's Valuation this property was held by Robert Bowen and occupied by Dominick Browne. The National Inventory of Architectural Heritage notes that it was later occupied by Robert T. Crawford, agent to Lady de Clifford. It is still extant.
Green Hills	The home of a branch of the Minchin family in the 18th and for part of the 19th centuries. The house was occupied by the Reverend William Minchin in the first half of the 19th century. It was valued at £34.15 shillings at the time of Griffith's Valuation and held in fee. The sale rental of 1851 describes the house as large and commodious and in good repair. Bought by a brother of one of the Reverend Minchin's son in laws Montague Blackett. This house no longer exists.
Green Lodge	Occupied by R. Coppinger in 1837 and by Anne Coppinger at the time of Griffith's Valuation and held by her in fee. The buildings were valued at £15.10 shillings. The sale rental of 1868 records the leasing of this property by George Lombard to Thomas Stephen Coppinger in 1789 for 999 years and the leasing of the Coppinger interest to Charles Manning in 1860 for 600 years. The Irish Tourist Association survey notes that it was built by the Coppinger family, "one of whose members turned Protestant to save the estate". It is no longer extant.
Green Mount (Passage West)	Robert Hodgson was leasing Greenmount from the Boland estate at the time of Griffith's Valuation, when it was valued at £19. It is still extant and occupied.
Green Park	Captain H. Parker of the Royal Navy was resident at Green Park in 1837. By the time of Griffith's Valuation William Carberry was the occupier holding the building valued at £38 from Pim Jackson. Extensive modern building has occurred in this area.
Greenane	The Manserghs were residing at Greenane from the mid 18th century. Wilson, writing in 1786, refers to the house as the seat of Nicholas S Mansergh. In 1814 John Mansergh was the occupant and in 1837 it was the home of his son, Richard Southcote Mansergh. In the mid 19th century the house was valued at £35 and held from Lady Osborne. In 1894 Slater refers to it as the seat of Lt. Col. M. Tynte. The house is still occupied by a member of the Mansergh family, Philippa Mansergh, and her husband, John Wallace.
Greenfield	In 1814 occupied by William Allen and at the time of Griffith's Valuation Michael Boyan was resident. He held the property valued at £10+ from Richard O. Aldworth. Colonel Grove White writes that Boyan bought Greenfield from the Allens in 1840 in the Court of Chancery and that he made the house larger. Michael Boyan of Greenfield, Kanturk, owned 570 acres in county Cork in the 1870s. This house is extant and occupied.
Greenfield	Colonel W. Purefoy was resident at Greenfield in 1837. The Ordnance Survey Name Books refer to Greenfield as "a house in a small but well wooded demesne". By the early 1850s Edward Bagwell was the occupier. He held the property in fee and the house was valued at £27.15 shillings. Wilfred B. Purefoy occupied Greenfield in 1906 when it was valued at £38. 10 shillings. It is still extant.
Greenfield (Ballincollig)	In 1786, Wilson refers to Greenfield, near Ballincollig, as the seat of Mr. Carleton with another house, the seat of Mr. Wetheral, opposite. Greenfield House is labelled on the 1st edition Ordnance Survey map but is not shown on the 25-inch edition of the 1890s. Greenfield Upper, across the road, is shown on both maps. At the time of Griffith's Valuation this townland was in the possession of Francis Carleton. Greenfield House was valued at £11 while the second house in the townland was valued at almost £10. Neither were occupied. A building is still extant at the Greenfield Upper site though extensive modern housing has been built in the surrounding area.
Greenfield Cottage/Greenville	At the time of Griffith's Valuation, Henry Burrowes was leasing a property valued at almost £8 from the O'Hara estate at Coolaney. This seems to be the property marked on the 1st edition OS Map as Greenfield Cottage. It appears on the 25-inch Ordnance survey of the 1890s as Greenville. The original house is no longer extant.
Greenfield House	The representatives of Henry Galway were leasing this property from Mrs. Honoria O'Hea at the time of Griffith's Valuation, when it was valued at £20. Lewis refers to it as the seat of Henry Galway in 1837. He also refers to "Green Park" in the parish of Creagh as the seat of John Gallway. In 1894 Slater refers to the house as the seat of Denis McCarthy Gallway. Greenfield House is no longer extant.
Greenfield/ Fahy	In 1777 a house at Fahy is recorded by Taylor and Skinner as the residence of the L'Estrange family. In 1786 Wilson also makes reference to this but elsewhere he mentions Faghy as the seat of Mr. Hamilton. Lewis records Fahy as the seat of T. Burke in 1837. The OS Name Books state that the gentleman's residence in the townland of Fahy was called Greenfield. At the time of Griffith's Valuation, Pierce Joyce held over 400 acres of this townland together with buildings valued at over £6. The house is labelled Greenfield on both the 1st and 25-inch Ordnance Survey maps. Some ruins survive at the site.
Greenfort	A house valued at £10 occupied by Francis Wyse and held by him in fee at the time of Griffith's Valuation.
Greenhall	A home of the White family in the 18th and 19th centuries, In 1786 Wilson refers to Greenhall as the seat of Mr. White. Lewis records H. White of Green Hall in 1837. The Ordnance Survey Name Books refer to it as "a neat dwelling house, the residence of H. White" in 1840 though it implies that "Counsellor Grady" was the proprietor. James Grace was resident in the mid 19th century when the house was valued at £12+. A building is still located at this site.
Greenhill (Gaultiere)	Mrs. Mary Manning was leasing this property from Lord Waterford's estate at the time of Griffith's Valuation, when it was valued at £18 7s. It is named Greenhill on both the First and later 25-inch edition Ordnance Survey maps. The original house is no longer extant.
Greenhills	Greenhills was part of the estate of the Marquess of Sligo until the sale to William Livingstone in 1854 and was let to Joseph Bourke in the early 19th century. It was later occupied by Archibald Stavert who held it from William Livingstone at the time of Griffith's Valuation. It was owned by Matt Fahy in the late 1990s and is still extant.
Greenhills	Samuel Barrett was leasing a house valued at £24 from John Blakeney in 1856. In 1837 Lewis had recorded Greenhills as the seat of S. Barrett. In 1885 Walford noted that it was the residence of Mrs. Barrett, widow of John Samuel Barrett. In 1906 Greenhills was part of the estate of Lord Ashtown (Trench). The house is still extant but derelict.
Greenhills	Occupied by Thomas Sherlock in 1814 and by Peter Franklin who held the house valued at £10 and 177 acres from Jeremiah Tuthill, scond son of John Tuthill Villiers. A house is still extant at the site.
Greenlands	This house was the home of G. Gaggin in 1837 and of George Gahan in the early 1850s. Valued at £14 it was located on the estate of the Marquis of Thomond.
Greenlane	At the time of Griffith's Valuation, George Mayberry owned this property, valued at £9. Lewis refers to is as the seat of Mrs.Mayberry in 1837 and Leet as the residence of John Maybury in 1814. In 1906 it was owned by Francis Mayberry and valued at £5. Bary states that it was in the possession of the Maybury family from the eighteenth century until the 1940s. Prior to that it was associated with the Duckett family. It was demolished in the later twentieth century.
Greenmount	Built in 1770, a two storey house, home of the Green family and held from the Peacockes. In 1786 Wilson refers to the seat of Mr. Greene, within half a mile of Patrickswell. which he calls Graig. The buildings were valued at £42 at the time of Griffith's Valuation. Sold by the Greens in 1947. In the 1960s the house was demolished and a large modern house built instead by the Earl of Harrington.
Greenmount (Molough)	Originally the home of a branch of the Greene family of Kilmanahan. Occupied by Robert Prendergast in 1814. In 1841 the Ordnance Survey Name Books refer to it as the residence of Richard Butler Hamilton Low. It was leased by Southwell Mulcahy at the time of Griffith's Valuation, when the house was valued at £24 and held from the Reverend William Pennefather. Marked on the first Ordnance Survey map as Greenmount, this house is now known as Kenilworth House.
Greenmount House	Daniel Connor was leasing this property to Thomas Atridge at the time of Griffith's Valuation, when it was valued at almost £9 and stood on a holding of 300 acres. In 1837 Lewis recorded Greenmount as the seat of Captain Long but in 1814 Leet refers to it as the seat of Thomas Atbridge [sic]. There is still a house at this site, undergoing renovation in 2009.
Greenpark	James Callaghan was leasing this property to Matthew Sweetman at the time of Griffith's Valuation, when it was valued at £9 15s. In 1837 Lewis refers to "Greenpark" as the seat of John Gallway. A building still exists at the site.
Greenpark	In 1814 and 1837 this house was the residence of Richard Ievers, brother of Robert Ievers of Castle Ievers. At the time of Griffith's Valuation it was occupied by Mrs Sarah P. Fitzgibbon, the wife of Richard Ievers who had remarried. She held the property from Alcock Otley and it was valued at £36. This house is now a ruin.
Greenville	Occupied by William Dillon in 1814, by P. Cruise in the 1830s and by John F. Browne at the time of Griffith's Valuation when it was valued over £5 and was part of a farm of over 250 acres. Peter Tyrell was leasing a mill at Greenville from the Bellew estate at the same time. Buildings, including the substantial stables, still exist at the site.
Greenville	William G. Sandes was leasing this property from the Earl of Listowel's estate at the time of Griffith's Valuation when it was valued at £6 10s.In 1837 Lewis mentions it as the seat of W. G. Sandes. Leet, in 1814, refers to it as the residence of George Sandes. Bary notes that it was occupied by this branch of the Sandes family until the First World War. It was repaired and rebuilt in the 1920s and is still extant.
Greenville	The home of a branch of the Swete family from the early 18th century, occupied by Samuel Swete in 1814 and by B. Swete in 1837. Valued at £35 at the time of Griffith's Valuation and held by Benjamin Swete in fee. The house is described as the family residence in the sale rental of 1877 but was held on a short term lease by Frederick Theodore Courtis. It was in ruins by the 1940s as the Irish Tourist Association Survey reported that portion of the ruins were visible on the farm of Mr. Cashman. It also referred to an attack on the house by the Whiteboys in the 1820s which has resulted in several of them being killed.
Greenville	Garret Barry, eight son of William Barry of Rockville, occupied this house in the mid 19th century. He held it in fee and it was valued at £17+. He was a racehorse owner and died unmarried. Greenville passed to his nephew Dr William Barry of Rockville and Greenville. Lucy K. Barry was resident in 1906 when the buildings were valued at £34.
Greenwoodpark	Built in 1814, the home of Major John Knox, sixth son of Francis Knox of Rappa and sold by his daughter Florence to her cousin, a Knox of Mount Falcon. The Armitages lived at Greenwoodpark in the 20th century but the house is now a ruin.
Gregans Castle/Cregans Castle	Gregans Castle/Cregans Castle The home of the Martyn family from at least 1837, now run as a hotel. Valued at £10.5 shillings at the time of Griffith's Valuation.
Grenagh House	Denis Lawlor was leasing Grenagh House from Henry Herbert’s estate at the time of Griffith’s Valuation when it was valued at £23 15s. Lewis mentions Grena as the seat of John O’Connell in 1837. The Ordnance Survey Name Books indicate that it was built by Mrs. Delaney in 1792. Bary states that O’Connell was obliged to leave the house due to debts. It then came into the possession of Denis Shine Lawlor and later again, Daniel James. It was afterwards the property of the O'Connor family but has been ruinous since the mid twentieth century.
Grenanstown	Wilson refers to Grenan's-town as the seat of Mr. Dalton in 1786. In 1837 Lewis describes Grenanstown as the seat of Count D'Alton. The Ordnance Survey Name Books note that James Williams was leasing Grenanstown but that it was occasionally the residence of Count D'Alton. At the time of Griffith's Valuation James Williams occupied Grenanstown. He held the property from Count D'Alton and the buildings were valued at £19.11 shillings. The National Inventory of Architectural Heritage states that Richard Dalton Williams (1822-1862), poet and Young Irelander, lived here as a child. This house was later the property of Henry Eustace, a member of the Robertstown, county Kildare family. It is now a ruin.
Grene Park	This house dates from the mid 19th century and appears to have been built [for Nicholas B. Grene] post the first edition Ordnance survey map as it is not located on exactly the same site as the previous building. Griffith's Valuation records Nicholas B. Greene occupying a house valued at £29.15 shillings, held from the representatives of Robert Usher. This house still functions as a residence.
Grevisk	At the time of Griffith's Valuation Thomas Phibbs Peyton was leasing a house at Grevisk, valued at £10, along with 100 acres, from Viscount Lorton's estate. The Census of 1749 recorded Grevisk as the home of John Nesbit. It is still extant.
Greybrook	A house occupied by Samuel Harrison at the time of Griffith's Valuation and held from Ambrose Hickey. It was valued at £15.10 shillings. Greybrook Villa and 50 acres was held on a lease dated 1857 from Samuel Harrison to William Edward Leche and occupied by Edward Corah. Leche's interest was advertised for sale in March 1863 and Corah's in August 1865.
Greyfield	At the time of Griffith's Valuation, Greyfield, barony of Boyle, was leased by Robert O'Donnell from the O'Reilly estate. It was valued at £10. Lewis also records Greyfield as the seat of the O'Donnell family in 1837. The original house is no longer extant.
Greyfort	Alexander Perceval was the lessor of a property valued at almost £6 at Lislea, barony of Corran, which he was leasing to James Dale at the time of Griffith's Valuation. McTernan notes the house as the seat of the Rea family from the mid-seventeenth to the mid-nineteenth centuries. A number of other families occupied the house up until the 1980s when it was demolished.
Greyfort Cottage	At the time of Griffith's Valuation, Nicholas Gardiner was leasing a herd's house valued at £4 and lands from the Nicholson estate. This property is labelled Greyfort Cottage on the 1st edition Ordnance Survey map but it is not shown on the later 25-inch edition of the 1890s.
Greyfort Cottage [later Greyfort House]	The Stoneys were residing at Greyfort from at least the 1770s as recorded by Taylor and Skinner and also by Wilson in 1786. A house known as Greyfort Cottage was marked on the first edition Ordnance Survey map at this location and is also mentioned in the Ordnance Survey Name Books which refers to it as "a good dwelling house, the residence of Henry Owen Saunders". On later maps a different building in the townland is known as Greyfort House. Biggs A. Stoney was living at Grey-fort, Borrisokane, in 1814 and Saunders is recorded as the proprietor by Lewis. William Gray was the occupier of a house in Greyfort townland, valued at £12+, at the time of Griffith's Valuation and held from Henry O. Saunders. Thomas R. Grey of Greyfort House owned 500 acres in the 1870s. Buildings are still extant at this site.
Griston House	The residence of a branch of the Massy family, occupied by Frederick Massy in 1814. Described by Lewis in 1837 as the fine old family mansion of the Masseys. Fitzgerald writes that Charles Massy of Griston was a brother of Lord Massy and 1st Lord Clarina. At the time of Griffith's Valuation it was valued at £12 and occupied by Michael McMahon, who held it from Charles O'Brien Massy.
Grouse Lodge	In 1786 Wilson refers to Grouse Lodge as the seat of Mr. Seily. At the time of Griffith's Valuation, this townland was held by the Johnston estate but there is no property with a substantial valuation. The house is shown on the 1st edition Ordnance Survey map but a larger house appears to have been constructed later on an adjacent site as shown on the 25-inch map of the 1890s. This property is still extant.
Grousehill House	Patrick Murphy was leasing 66 acres and buildings valued at over £1 from the Earl of Huntingdon's estate at Killeenadeema West, barony of Loughrea, at the time of Griffith's Valuation. This includes the property described as Grousehill House, in the same townland, on the 1st edition OS map. The house is not recorded on the later 25-inch map. A modern building exists at the site.
Grove	This house, near Roscommon town, is named Bob's Grove on the Taylor and Skinner map, the residence of Ormsby esquire. Wilson also refers to it as the seat of Mr. Ormsby in 1786. Occupied by Christopher Davies in 1814. The house is labelled Grove on the1st and 25-inch edition Ordnance Survey maps.
Grove	A mid 18th century house which was altered in the 1830s. Grove was the seat of the Barton family, mentioned by Wilson as the seat of William Barton in 1786. It was occupied in 1814 by Thomas Barton and by William Barton in 1837. The Ordnance Survey Name Books describe it as "a very large dwelling house with extensive offices" in 1840. At the time of Griffith's Valuation, William Barton held Grove in fee and it was valued at £69. Grove remained in the possession of the Barton family until the mid 20th century when it passed to the Ponsonby family. This house is still extant and occupied.
Grove House	This house appears to straddle the boundary of the parishes of Ballingarry and Rathkeale and the border of the baronies of Connello Upper and Lower. Occupied by Colonel William O'Dell Member of Parliament in 1814 and by Major O'Dell in 1837. By the time of Griffith's Valuation Major O'Dell's estate at Rylanes was in Chancery and Grove House was in use as an Auxiliary Workhouse. It was valued at £35 and held by the Croom Guardians from Robert Maxwell. This house is no longer extant but substanial yard buildings remain.
Gubleagh House	The buildings at Gubleagh House, Annagh South were valued at £13 at the time of Griffith's Valuation and the house was occupied by Johanna Cowhy who held it and 189 acres from Sir Edward Tierney. This house is still occupied.
Guilcagh House	At the time of Griffith's Valuation, Guilcagh was held in fee by the Beresford estate and valued at £17 10s. In 1906 it was still part of Lord Waterford's estate and valued at £16. It is no longer extant.
Gunsborough	At the time of Griffith's Valuation, this was the property of Pierce Mahony and valued at £12 10s. It was leased to Listowel Board of Guardians as an auxilliary workhouse. In 1837 Lewis records it as the property of Pierce Mahony who had recently purchased the estate. Bary writes that it had previously been in the possesson of the Gun family. It is now ruined.
Gurteen	Home of the Campion family in the first half of the 19th century held from the Earls of Listowel. Luke Campion was resident in 1837 and Lewis writes that it had "been greatly enlarged and improved". Mrs Mary Campion was resident in the early 1850s. The buildings were valued at £13.15 shillings. Later occupants were stewards to the Earl. The house was demolished in the early 20th century.
Gurteen	Thomas Bryan was the proprietor of Gorteen, Callan, in 1814 and Lewis records Gurteen as the home of the Reverend W. O'Brien [Bryan?]. The Reverend William Bryan held the property in fee at the time of Griffith's Valuation when the buildings were valued at £10.15 shillings. Members of the Bryan family were still resident at Gurteen in the 1980s. Buildings still exist at this location.
Gurteen	Lewis records J[ohn] Lalor as resident at Gurteen in 1837. He was a nephew of John Lalor of Crannagh and Long Orchard. The Orrdnance Survey Name Books also note Gurteen as his residence, describing it as "a good dwelling house". It was advertised for sale in July 1850. By the time of Griffith's Valuation,Michael Moyland held the house valued at £15+ and 234 acres in fee. George W. O'Brien of Gurteen, Parsonstown, owned 389 acres in county Tipperary in the 1870s. Mary Jane O'Brien held buildings valued at £12.10 shillings at Gurteen in 1906.
Gurteen	Gurteen was the home of Willliam Smith in 1814 and of George Smith in 1837. At the time of Griffith's Valuation George Smith held the property from Lord Ashtown. The buildings were valued at £13. The Smiths were still living at Gurteen in the 1870s. Gurteen is now the centre of an agricultural college. http://www.gurteencollege.ie/index.html
Gurteen Le Poer/Gurteen House	Held in fee by John Power in 1850 when it was valued at over £96. In 1837 Lewis noted Gurteen as the seat of E. Power. Count Edmond de la Poer was the owner in 1894 and 1906 when the house was valued at £87. By the later nineteenth century it had come to be called Gurteen Le Poer, the name by which it is still known.
Gurteen Old Mill	Samuel Levis was leasing this property, including a mill, valued at £10, to John Crowley, at the time of Griffith's Valuation. Earlier, in 1786, Wilson refers to a property at Gurteen owned by Mr. Gilman. It is labelled Gurteen Old Mill on the first edition Ordnance Survey Map. It does not appear on the 25-inch Map of the 1890s and there is no trace of it now.
Gurteenard	A late 18th century house on the Purcell estate, the home of the Collins family in the early 19th century. Occupied by Daniel Bastable in the mid 19th century and held from William Collins. The buildings were valued at £14+. The house was still in Bastable ownership in 1906.
Gurteenroe Cottage	A house valued at £10.15 shillings was occupied by James Welpy on the Hedges estates at Gurteenroe in the early 1850s. In the 1870s and 1880s the home of Charles Raycroft. It is still extant and well-maintained.
Gurteenroe House	John Shea Lalor was leasing Gurteenroe from the Kenmare estate in 1852 when it was valued at £10 10s. Lewis noted it as his residence in 1837. It appears to have been occupied by a Gallway family in the 1780s as both Taylor and Skinner and Wilson mention a residence of that family in this area. It is now a ruin.
Gurtenard	James M. Hone was leasing this property from the Earl of Listowel's estate at the time of Griffith's Valuation, when it was valued at £30 10s. Lewis indicates that it was the seat of S.E. Collis in 1837. It was used infrequently by the Earl and Countess of Listowel as a summer residence but most often let out to other families. It is still extant and sometimes operates as a guesthouse.
Gurthalougha	A mid 19th century house [built by William D. Farrar], it is not marked on the first edition Ordnance Survey map or entered in Griffith's Valuation. In the 1870s William Dent Farrar was resident. William D. Ferrar was still the occupier in 1906 when the house was valued at £35. The Irish Tourist Association surveyor records Mr Kent as resident in the early 1940s. Owned by John Paul Getty III in the first decade of the 21st century and for sale in 2010 and again in 2012.
Gurtray/Gortrea/Gortray/Fairfield	Writing in 1786 Wilson refers to this house as Fairfield, the seat of Mr. Hamilton. Ambrose O'Kelly was the owner of a house valued at £20 in Gortrea or Fairfield, parish of Kilmalinoge, barony of Longford, county Galway in 1856. Slater refers to "Gurtray" as the seat of John Appleyard O'Kelly in 1894. In 1906 this house was the property of John A. O'Kelly. According to family tradition the house lost its roof on the Night of the Big Wind in 1839. It is still extant and occupied and in 2007 was offered for sale.
Gweeneeny	John Sheehy was occupying a property valued at £8 at Gweeneeny, barony of Leitrim, county Galway at the time of Griffith's Valuation. This property has been located in county Clare since 1898.

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