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House name	Description	Image(s)
Lacka	Lewis records W. Cruess as proprietor of Lacka in 1837. On the first edition Ordnance Survey map a small house named Ash Grove is marked in the townland of Lacka S024 979. Later maps mark Lacka House at the crossroads. Griffith's Valuation names William N. Cruise as the occupier of a house valued at £10 in Lacka. He held the property and 335 acres from William Abernethy. The buildings were valued at £10. In the 1870s Samuel R. Cruess of Lacka owned 365 acres and William V. Cruise of Nenagh owned 121 acres.
Lackafinna	A house built in the 1840s close to the shore of Lough Corrib and occupied by Ormsby Elwood, brother in law of Dr Watkins Roberts. The house was renovated in 2004 and is now a family home.
Lackamore Lodge	A late 19th century house valued at £13+ in 1906 and held by the representatives of Robert Heard. This building was located just to the south of a police barrack and is now a ruin.
Lackan	Occupied by James Lyster in 1814 and by Patrick McDonnell at the time of Griffith's Valuation. The house is modernised and still used as a family home.
Lackandarra A	Mrs. Eleanor Power was leasing this property from the Chearnley estate at the time of Griffith's Valuation, when it was valued at £9. There are still buildings extant at the site.
Lackandarra Lodge	At the time of Griffith's Valuation, Richard Chearnley held this property in fee when it was valued at almost £10. On the 25-inch Ordnance Survey Map of the 1890s it is labelled Lackandarra Lodge. A farm is still extant at the site.
Lackaroe House	In 1850, Catherine Anne Parker was leasing this property to Cornelius Hawkes when it was valued at £21. A house still exists at this site.
Lackeel	An early 19th century house valued at £12 was held by Charles Daly in the mid 19th century from Pierce Purcell. This house is still extant.
Lackeen	Lackeen House is an early 18th structure attached to part of a 17th century house. John Baily was the proprietor of Lackeen Castle, Parsonstown [Birr], in 1814 and in the mid 19th century the house valued at £12.10 shillings was occupied by Hamilton English and held from Lord Cremore. This house is now unoccupied.
Lacken	In 1840 the Ordnance Survey Name Books noted Lacken as the residence of "Pendergrass", a house in very good repair. John Mulcahy occupied the house valued at £15+ at Lacken in the mid 19th century. He held the property from William Ryan. This house is no longer lived in.
Lacken	John Smithwick was resident at Lacken in 1837 and by George Smithwick in the early 1850s and held from Miss Mary Sadlier. The buildings were valued at £11. A house is still extant at the site.
Lacken Lodge	Leased by Dominick Fallon from the Devonshire estate in 1851 when it was valued at £12 10s.
Lackenacoombe	Samuel Cooper held this house in fee at the time of Griffith's Valuation. It was valued at £7.5 shillings. Some buildings remain at this site.
Lackendarra House	In 1851, Mrs. Eleanor Fitzgerald was leasing this property from Rev. James Elliott when it was valued at £11 5s. In 1894 it appears to have been occupied by a Russell family.
Lackenduff House	Thomas Lucas was the owner of this property, unoccupied at the time of Griffith's Valuation, when it was valued at £15 10s. Lewis refers to Lackenduff House as the seat of J. Lucas in 1837. It is still extant and occupied.
Lackenshoneen	Benjamin Cross occupied this house in the mid 19th century. He held it from Philip Cross and the buildings were valued at £12. The buildings have all but disappeared on the 25-inch edition Ordnance Survey map of the 1890s and nothing remains at the site now.
Lagaturrin	The house at Lagaturrin was valued at £6 at the time of Griffith's Valuation, when it was occupied by William Fitzmaurice. William R. Falkiner lived here in the early 1860s. It is no longer extant.
Lagduff Lodge	Used as a barracks for the Revenue Police at the time of Griffith's Valuation when the buildings were valued at £14. It later became a fishing lodge a function it still fulfils.
Laharan House	Sir William Godfrey was leasing this property to James O'Neill at the time of Griffith's Valuation, when it was valued at £7 5s, and part of a holding of 170 acres. It was recorded as the seat of F. Walker by Lewis in 1837 and Leet in 1814 as the seat of Francis Walker. Bary states that it was built by Francis Walker in 1808. The house passed to the Cronin family in the 1880s. It is stil extant and occupied.
Laheen	In the 1780s both Taylor and Skinner and Wilson recorded Laheen as a seat of the Peyton family. Lewis also records it as a Peyton residence. At the time of Griffith's Valuation it was being leased by Richard Peyton to Michael Fitzgerald and was valued at £15. The original Laheen house is not extant though a house and extensive farm buildings remain at the site.
Laherdan House	In 1850, John Whelan was leasing this property from the Beresford estate when it was valued at £11 10s. It is labelled Laherdan House on the 25-inch Ordnance survey map of the 1890s. A house is still extant at the site.
Lake Mount	In 1848, the representatives of William Hobbs were leasing this property from Capt. Thomas Roberts, when it was valued at almost £16.
Lake View (Gaultiere)	Izod Tulloh was leasing this property from the Morris estate in 1848 when it was valued at £17 10s. The Tullohs were a naval family who appear to have married into the Morris of Belle Lake House family.
Lakefield	Lakefield House was associated with the Crofton family since the mid eighteenth century . A new house was constructed between 1771-1798. At the time of Griffith's Valuation it was leased by Duke Crofton from Hugh Carmichael,M.D. and was valued at £25. The house continued in Crofton ownership until 1931 when the estate was purchased by the Land Commission. It is now a ruin.
Lakefield	In 1786 Wilson refers to the seat of Nicholas Reddington, situated near the lake. He may be referring to this house whch he says was "daily improving in beauty and commands a very extensive prospect". Home of James Fox in the 1830s. Occupied by John Commins at the time of Griffith's Valuation, leasing from the de Clifford estate. The house was valued at £8 at that time. It is still extant.
Lakefield (Middlethird)	Gambonstown was occupied by B.B. Bradshaw in 1814. In 1786 Wilson had referred to it as the seat of Mr. Hackett. The National Inventory of Architectural Heritage records the building of Lakefield house in 1831 by William Pennefather, replacing the former Hackett home of Gambonstown. and the Ordnance Survey Name Books record it as his residence in 1840. At the time of Griffith's Valuation William Pennefather held the house valued at £48.14 shillings and 413 acres from Mrs Hackett and others. Sold by the Pennefathers to the O'Briens in 1907 and sold again to the Goodbodys in 1955. Lakefield is still extant.
Lakeland	John Ormsby, a younger son of Thomas Ormsby of Ballinamore, lived at Lakeland at the beginning of the 19th century. At the time of Griffith's Valuation, it was leased from Lord Kilmaine by Peter Rutledge Phibbs and valued at £5. It is no longer extant.
Lakelands	At the time of Griffith's Valuation, Richard Beecher was holding this property in fee when it was valued at £8 10s. Lewis noted Lakelands as the seat of T.J. Hungerford in 1837 while Leet states that it was the residence of Timothy O'Driscoll in 1814. Lakelands was included in the sale of the Beecher estate in the Encumbered Estates Court in February 1852. Reverend Isaac Reeves was the owner of a house here in 1906 which was valued at £20. In 1943 the Irish Tourist Association Survey noted that Lakelands had formerly been occupied by Hungerfords and Fergusons and was then the home of Mr. Kingston. The house is still extant.
Lakemount	John Callaghan was leasing this property from Edward Fuller at the time of Griffith's Valuation, when it was valued at £5 10s. There is still a house at the site.
Lakemount (Kinneigh)	John J. Baylis, MD, was leasing Lakemount from the Devonshire estate in 1851, when it was valued at £14. It is still extant and well-maintained.
Lakemount House	Samuel Millner was leasing this property to Benjamin Millner at the time of Griffith's Valuation, when it was valued at £ 6 10s. In 1814 Leet notes Lakemount as the seat of George Beamish. There is still a house at this site.
Lakeview	Built by the Carr family and occupied by Michael Carr at the time of Griffith's Valuation when the house was valued at £13. A house is shown though not labelled on the 1st edition Ordnance Survey Map. It is named as Lakeview House on the 25-inch edition of the 1890s. Lakeview is still extant.
Lakeview	At the time of Griffith’s Valuation, James O’Connell was leasing the property from the Herbert estate when it was valued at £13. Lewis calls the house Lakeville in 1837. Leet also mentions a house called Lakeville in 1814 which he refers to as the residence of Francis Russell. Bary states that the existing house was built by James O’Connell in 1870 after he was made a Baronet but that there was an earlier house here also. The latter is mentioned as the residence of Mr. O'Connell in the Ordnance Survey Name Books of the 1830s. It was built in 1740 and located in the southern end of the townland. In 1894 Slater refers to Lakeview as the residence of Sir Maurice J. O'Connell. The house is still extant.
Lakeview	Located on the southern outskirts of Midleton town, Swithin Fleming is recorded as the occupier of this house on the Midleton estate and 12 acres from at least 1837 until the 1870s. In the mid 19th century it was valued at £14.
Lakeview	Occupied by Miss Allen in 1837 and by William Prittie Harris in the early 1850s when the house was valued at £28 and held from Sir William Chatterton. In the 1870s Richard Harris of Lakeview, Cork, owned 169 acres. This house no longer exists.
Lakeview	Henry D. Head occupied a house valued at £14+ in this townland in the mid 19th century. He held the property in fee. A house and large farmyard are now located at this site.
Lakeview (Kilfaughnabeg)	Leased by Martha Raclaud from the Baldwin estate in 1851 when it was valued at £8. It is labelled Lake View on both the First and 25-inch Ordnance survey maps. A house is still extant at this site.
Lakeview (Kilmacallan)	Johnston states that Lakeview House was built sometime in the 1780s. It is recorded as a seat of the Weir family throughout the nineteenth century. At the time of Griffith's Valuation it was held by the representatives of William Weir and was valued at £10. Johnston asserts that the house was sold in 1863 and was occupied in the 1870s by Bernard Cogan. It is no longer extant.
Lakeview (Mohill)	At the time of Griffith's Valuation William Slacke was leasing a property valued at £8 at Drumdart, barony of Leitrim, to William Lawder. A house still exists at the site.
Lambert Lodge (Kilquain)	In the 1830s Kilquain was described as "Proprietor J. W. H. ambert, Esqr., Aggard. No agent. This townland is farmed by Carbit Lambert, Esqr. Proprietor's brother, and on which is built a superb house and offices under a bulk rent of £200 per year. There is a garden and orchard and an interesting demesne". In 1855 the Lambert house at Kilquain was occupied by Cuthbert Lambert leasing from John Lambert. It is still extant and occupied.
Lancaster House or Lancaster Park	Home of Thomas Lancaster in 1814. Thomas Lancaster was leasing a property at Suckfield, barony of Moycarn, valued at £17, to Robert H. Orr, at the time of Griffith's Valuation. Extensive remains of the stable block still exist at the site. In 1786 Wilson refers to "Suckville", the seat of Mr. Lynch.
Lancet Lodge	The Puxley estate owned two houses in this townland at the time of Griffith's Valuation, in 1852. One, valued at £14 10s, was leased by John Greenway. It is labelled Dispensary on the 1st edition Ordnance Survey map and as Lancet Lodge on the 25-inch edition of the 1890s. The house is still extant and occupied. The second property, valued at £10, was leased by Phillip Armstrong. It is not labelled on the 1st Edition Ordnance Map. [Grid Reference approximate]
Landscape	A house facing the River Shannon, the original house was built in the early 19th century but was remodelled into the current Tudor style c.1917. The residence of Reverend William Friend in 1814, P.W. Creagh in 1837 and of Standish Thomas O'Grady in the 1850s who held it from Elizabeth Creagh. This house is still extant. In 2013 it was offered for sale.
Landscape	The Reverend M. Lloyd Apjohn was the occupier of this house at the time of Griffith's Valuation. He held it in fee and it was valued at £21. The original house is not extant and a modern building has been constructed at the site in this century.
Landscape	This house was held by the Foot family from the Hills by a lease dated 1789 for 3 lives renewable for ever. Occupied by James Hammond in 1837 and in the early 1850s Thomas Bailey was resident holding the property valued at £10.15 shillings from Miss Hill. In the sale rental of 1858 the tenants are given as Margaret and Lucinda Foot.
Landscape House	John Congreve held Landscape in fee in 1850 when it was valued at almost £20. Lewis also refers to it as a seat of the Congreve family in 1837. However, by 1906 Congreve's buildings at Landscape were only valued at £2. Landscape House is still extant and occupied.
Landsdown	In 1786 Wilson refers to "Land's-town" as the seat of Mr. Rolleston. The home of W. Parker in 1814 and of Mrs Parker in 1837. In 1840 the Ordnance Survey Name Books refer to "Landstown, a good dwelling house, the residence of William Parker". He was also the occupant in the mid 19th century when the house was valued at £55+ and held in fee. John Parker of Brookfield and Landsdown married Helena, daughter of George Washington Biggs of Bellevue. The Parkers were still resident in the 1870s. Bassett's Directory of 1889 refers to Charles E. Tuthill of Landsdown. In the 20th century the home of the White Spunner family. This house, built in 1779, was for sale in 1991 (see ''Country Life'' Volume 185). It is still extant.
Lanespark	The home of the Lane family from the 18th century,Wilson refers to it as the seat of Hamilton Lane in 1786. Held by John Lane in 1814 and by his representatives in the early 1850s, when the house was valued at £26. The sale rental of 1858 describes the farm offices as extensive and that a powerful steam engine had been erected. Lanespark House is still extant.
Langley Lodge	In 1840 the Ordnance Survey Name Books refer to Langley Lodge as "a good house with offices and garden". This house was occupied by Mrs Mary Langley in the early 1850s. She held it from Henry Langley and the buildings were valued at £19.19 shillings. By the time of the sale in December 1853 John Kane was resident. A building is still extant at this site.
Lansdowne Lodge	William S. Trench, Lord Lansdowne's agent, was occupying this property at the time of Griffith's Valuation, when it was valued at £27. In 1837 Lewis refers to it as the residence of the then agent, J. Hickson. Bary states that it was the home of the various agents of the Lansdowne estate throughout the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. It was demolished in the latter decades of the twentieth century and a housing estate built on the grounds.
Laputa/Glen Barrahane	Thomas Somerville was leasing this property to William Hicks at the time of Griffith's Valuation, when it was valued at £12. Gifford Lewis states that "Glen Barrahane was a rambling conglomeration of extensions to what was once a simple house called Laputa.". It became the home of the Coghill family later in the nineteenth century.
Laragh and Ross	The residence of Thomas Tighe in 1814. In 1830 held in fee by the Mahons of Cavetown. At the time of Griffith's Valuation occupied by Patrick Joseph O'Connor who held the house from Patrick O'Connor. Modern farm buildings occupy the site now.
Laragh House	In 1851 Edmund Murphy was leasing this property, then valued at £28, from the Devonshire estate. There was a mill adjacent. Lewis records it as the residence of I. Swanton in 1837. It is still extant and part of a large farming enterprise.
Larch Hill	A house valued at £20 at the time of Griffith's Valuation and occupied by Captain Charles William Gore, fourth son of Francis Gore of Derrymore. He held the property from Lucinda Finucane. Later leased by the Finucanes to Charles Armstrong, fourth son of William Henry Armstrong of Mount Heaton and New Hall. A new house built in the 1980s now occupies the site.
Lareen	Lareen House was built in the 1820s by Luke White who died in 1854 and is buried in the old cemetery in Kinlough, the only member of the White family to be buried in the locality. Lareen then passed to the Massy family of county Limerick (Baron Massy of Duntrileague). In 1906 it, together with about 1200 acres of untenanted land in the area, was the property of Lord Massy. The house was valued at £23 at the time. Lareen was sold in the early 20th century to Maxwell Blacker Douglass who also bought fishing rights on both banks of the Drowes river and Bundrowes House. Lareen House burnt down in 1933. The Irish Tourist Association survey of 1943 mentions that it was in a ruined condition due to this fire.
Larkfield	In 1786 Wilson refers to Larkfield as the seat of Mr. Donnell. Larkfield is described as a very plain house but nevertheless its construction is alleged to have caused financial embarrassment for the O'Donnell estate. It was valued at £15 at the time of Griffith's Valuation when it was occupied by John O'Donnell. After the purchase of the estate by the Land Commission in the 1930s the house was demolished and another house has been constructed on the site.
Larkfield	Leet indicates that Archibald Fleming resided at Larkfield.
Larkfield House	Built circa 1780, this house was the home of Joseph Sproule at the beginning of the 19th century. Bought by Edward Larkin in 1839 and sold to John Holton in 1873. A succession of owners followed until it was bought by the Naughton family in 1923.
Larkhill	A late nineteenth century house which replaced an earlier residence on an adjacent site. Held by the Greer family from the Perceval estate at the time of Griffith's Valuation, when the house was valued at £1. The property was later acquired by the Bell family who built the existing house. Purchased in the twentieth century by the Taylor family and still extant and occupied.
Lassinah	John Day Stokes was leasing this property from Sir Edward Denny at the time of Griffith's Valuation, when it was valued at £20 10s. Bary states that Major Stokes retired here from his Indian Army post and renovated the house where he lived until 1862. It remained in the Stokes family until the end of the nineteenth century and was recorded by Slater as the seat of Maj. Oliver R. Stokes in 1894. It is still extant but ruined.
Latoon House	A 19th century house on the O'Brien estate, occupied by John Lynch in the mid 1850s and valued at £18.
Lauragh	Matthew Walsh was leasing this property from the Musgrave estate at the time of Griffith's Valuation, when it was valued at £12.
Laurel Lodge	In the mid 19th century Vernon Lamphiere occupied a house in the townland of Moycarky held from William Max and valued at £13.5 shillings. A house is still extant at the site.
Laurentinum	A mid 18th century house, seat of a junior branch of the Creagh family until the mid 19th century. Wilson refers to Laurentinum as the seat of Mr. Creagh in 1786. At the time of Griffith's Valuation occupied by Stephen Fagan who held it from the representatives of Michael Creagh. The buildings were valued at £32. Later sold to the MacCarthy Morroghs. Home of the Magner family in the 20th century.
Laurentum	Laurentum does not appear on the 6-inch Ordnance Survey map but is named as Laurentum on the later 25-inch map. There is still an extant house at the site. Local information indicates that it was associated with the Dennehy family.
Lauriston	A house valued at £40 at the time of Griffith's Valuation and held by Nicholas D. Murphy from Joseph Anderson.
Lavally	Wilson refes to Lavally as the seat of Mr. Lynch in 1786. In 1837 Lavally is recorded by Lewis as the seat of T. Lynch. It was still occupied by him at the time of Griffith's Valuation in 1856 when it was valued at £20. By 1906 Delia Mullin is recorded as the owner. Lavally House is still extant and undergoing renovation.
Lavally (Kiltartan)	At the time of Griffith's Valuation, the representatives of Vicesimus Knox were leasing property valued at £47, including a mill,to John Langan, at Lavally, barony of Kiltartan. This building is no longer extant.
Lawderdale	The National Inventory of Architectural Heritage survey states that Lawderdale was built in the early 1850s and has a tower which was added in the 1870s. At the time of Griffith's Valuation it was the property of William Lawder and was valued at £18. In 1906 it was the property of James Ormsby Lawder and was valued at £30. It is still extant.
Leabeg	Wilson refers to Leabeg as the seat of Mr. "Irvine" in 1786. The residence of Edward Irwin in 1814 and held by Daniel H. Irwin in fee at the time of Griffith's Valuation, when the house was valued at £6. It is described as "in ruins" on the 25-inch Ordnance Survey map of the 1890s.
Leades House	"Burke's Irish Family Records" states that the Woodleys bought Leades House in the mid 17th century. F. Woodley occupied the house in 1837 and Francis G. Woodley in the early 1850s. He held the property from the representatives of William Woodley and Winthrop Sealy. Slater notes it as the seat of Captain Woodley in 1894 and the Woodley family still occupied this house in the early 20th century. A house is still extant at the site.
Leadinton	The home of the Atkin family for most of the 18th and 19th centuries. In 1786 Wilson refers to it as the seat of Mr. "Arkin". Valued at £16.15 shillings at the time of Griffith's Valuation, it was occupied by the Reverend Joseph Wright and held from J.T. Atkins Swanne.
Leam	The residence of Mrs Nash in 1814. Described as a two-storey thatched cottage at the time of the first Ordnance Survey and inhabited by a farmer. At the time of Griffith's Valuation the townland was in the possession of Maria and Letitia Bingham but there is no house with a sutstantial valuation. Some farm building remain at the site.
Leamcon House	At the time of Griffith's Valuation, William Hull held this property in fee when it was valued at £20. It had also been noted by Lewis as the seat of the Hull family in 1837. In 1814 it was the residence of R.E. Hull. The 1st-edition Ordnance Map also indicates the site of Old Leamcon House as well as a defensive battery. Leamcon House is still extant and occupied.
Leamlara	The seat of a branch of the Barry family for over two centuries, the house was demolished in 1966. At the time of Griffith's Valuation it was valued at £36 and held by Penelope Barry in fee. In the sale rental of 1851 the house is described as "built on a porous rock, which keeps the ground floor always dry". In 1906 the house was occupied by Henry S. Barry. Local sources indicate only some wall footing remain in woodland now.
Leckaun	John Power was leasing this property from Viscount Doneraile's estate in 1848 when it was valued at almost £14. A farm is still extant at the site.
Lee Brook	Francis Raymond was leasing this property to Richard Roland Chute at the time of Griffith's Valuation when it was valued at £30. In 1906 it was owned by Rowland Chute and valued at £30. Bary states that this house was associated with the Chute family and may have been built by them in the eighteenth century. It remained in the family until the 1930s and is still extant and occupied. The 25-inch edition Ordnance Survey map indicates an additional house in the townland, labelled Lee Brook House. A much enlarged version of this building now serves as Ballygarry House Hotel [Q866134].
Lee Cottage	Marked on the first Ordnance Survey map this house was occupied by Henry O. Seward in the early 1850s when it was valued at £52 and held from the Ecclesiastical Commissioners. Now incorporated into the university.
Leekfield	Leekfield was originally a Wood property which came into the Webb family through the marriage of Sarah Wood to Daniel Webb Webber. It is recorded as his residence in 1814. McTernan notes that the Webber estate, including Leekfield House and demesne lands, was offered for sale by Charles Tankerville Webber in the 1890s. Leekfield was acquired by Michael Higgins, who had been the agent for the Webber estate. It was demolished in the 1960s.
Leemount	Leemount was the home of Thomas Coppinger in 1814 and of Thomas Gollock in 1837. In the early 1850s this house was occupied by Thomas H. Broderick, valued at £30, and held from Thomas Gollock. In 1894 Slater refers to it as the residence of Albert Beamish. Leemount is recorded as one of the residences of John Lindsay, eldest son of George Crawford Lindsay of Moorlands, county Down in Walfords (1910). This original house was burnt in March 1921 during the War of Independence when it was the residence of Maria Lindsay, later executed as an informer by the IRA. It was replaced by the existing house.
Leemount	The residence of John T. Hartnell in 1814 and of Nicholas C. Brabazon at the time of Griffith's Valuation. Brabazon held the house valued at £72 from St John Jeffreys with 118 acres. The 1870s landowners' records indicate it as owned by Henry Lindsey Young and Slater records it as his residence in 1894. Leemount is still extant.
Leenaun	Tim Robinson writes that Big Ned and his son Big Jack Joyce held large tracts of land and that their home eventually became the Leenaun Inn. Now known as the Leenaun Hotel situated on the south shore of Killary Harbour. The name is sometimes spelt 'Leenane'.
Lehenagh	Occupied by T. Curtis in 1837. By the early 1850s Mary Curtis was resident holding the house valued at £28 from the Reverend Edward H. Newinham.
Lehenagh House	A home of a member of the Newingham family in 1814 and of Charles Mathew in the mid 19th century.James Mathews of Lehenagh owned 107 acres in the 1870s. This house no longer exists.
Lehenaghbeg	A house valued at £14 in the mid 19th century and held by Edward Casey from James H. S. Barry. Edward Casey was the owner of 121 acres at Lehenaghbeg in the 1870s.
Lehinch	A house marked on the Taylor and Skinner's map but not on the first Ordnance Survey map. In 1786 Wilson refers to it as the seat of Valentine Blake. The walls of the garden still remain and this was the venue for the Hollymount Show at one time.
Lehinch House	A house on the Stacpoole estate, possibly the house known as Lahinchy occupied by George Stacpoole in 1814 and by A. Stackpoole in 1837. At the time of Griffith's Valuation the house was valued at £10.10 shillings and was occupied by Thomas Moran who held it from Andrew Stacpoole. Weir writes that it was later a home of the Woulfe family. The house no longer exists, a modern bungalow occupies the site. Old walls and outhouses remain.
Leighmoney House	Lewis records E. Gillman of Leoffney [Leighmoney?], parish of Dunderrow in 1837. John C. Kearney held this property in fee at the time of Griffith's Valuation when it was valued at £15. There is still an extant house at the site.
Leitrim	Home of the Campion family for two centuries, sold by them in the 1870s to Major Victor Reeves of the Castle Kevin family. In 1943 the Irish Tourist Association Survey referred to it as the residence of David Nunan, formerly owned by the Campions, "in their day the house was thatched and much smaller". This 17th century house is still a residence.
Leitrim House (Achonry)	The 1st edition OS map indicates "Leitrim House (in ruins)" at Leitrim South, barony of Leyny. At the time of Griffith's Valuation Thomas Kane was leasing 85 acres here from the Ormsby Gore estate though the herd's house on the property only had a valuation of 5s.
Lemonfield	In 1786 Wilson writes that Lemonfield was the seat of Sir John O'Flaherty. George O'Flahertie was occupying the property at Lemonfield, at the time of Griffith's Valuation when it was valued at £20. The house is no longer extant.
Lemonfield House	Sometimes spelt Leamonfield, this house was the home of a junior branch of the Bevan family in the first half of the 19th century. Griffith's Valuation records Thomas Bevan as the occupier holding the property from the Reverend William Lloyd. It was valued at £14. ''Burke's Irish Family Records'' refers to Arthur Russell of Lemonfield, sixth son of John Norris Russell of Limerick. He died 1890. The house is no longer extant.
Lenaboy Castle	This property was held in fee by James O'Hara at the time of Griffith's Valuation when it was valued at £40. In 1786 Wilson refers to a house at Galway which was the seat of Geoffrey O'Hara. Bence Jones describes the house as Tudor Gothic, early to mid 19th century, while the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage notes that the current building is dated 1859. It is now a Health Services facility.
Leslie Lodge	In 1786 Wilson states that Leslie Lodge was the seat of Robert Leslie "commanding a beautiful view of the river Shannon". Bary writes that Leslie Lodge was located in Shanaway townland and was sometimes known by this name.
Leslie Lodge or Shanaway	Pierce Mahony was leasing this property to James Patterson at the time of Griffith's Valuation, when it was valued at £12. Wilson refers to it as a seat of Robert Leslie in 1786. In 1814 Leet refers to Leslie Lodge as the residence of John Parker. Lewis, in 1837, records the purchase of the property by Col. D.G. Halliburton In 1856, it is included in the sale of the estate of George Phillip Gun Mahony, a minor, when it is described as untenanted. In 1906, Stephen Collis owned a property at Shanaway East, valued at £6. It is no longer extant.
Letter House	John Wren was leasing this property to Alicia Wren at the time of Griffith's Valuation, when it was valued at £13. Lewis records it as the seat of G. Wren in 1837. In 1814 Leet refers to Litter as the residence of John Wren. Bary writes that Letter was originally a Blennerhassett property which passed to the Wren family through marriage., It is still extant and owned by descendents of that family.
Letter Lodge	Reputed to have been a hunting lodge of the Martins of Ross, this herd's house was occupied by William Poe in the 1850s, who held the property from James O'Hara. David Walsh was the tenant of Letter in 1890. In the late 20th century the home of Richard Ward, wildlife artist and still a private residence.
Letterbrickaun	Peter King had a house and buildings of more than £12 valuation in this townland at the time of Griffith's Valuation. The village of Letterbrickaun is no longer marked on the map and there is no access road.
Lettercollum House	Lettercollum House was built by members of the Beamish family in the 1860s and occupied by them until the twentieth century. It served as a convent for the Sisters of Mercy and was later run as a guesthouse. It is now the focus of the Lettercollum Kitchen Project.
Letterfine/Letterfyne	Letterfine was occupied by the representatives of Mary Anne McNamara in the mid 1850s. In 1814 it was the address of Tobias Peyton. Taylor and Skinner and Wilson both record it as a seat of the Reynolds family in the 1780s. It is labelled Letterfine House on the 1st edition Ordnance Survey Map but is not visible on the later 25-inch edition. In 1943 the Irish Tourist Association survey recorded no trace of the house.
Letterfrack	Originally a farm house built by John Ellis, it later became a monastery and a community craft shop.	$Letterfrack$
Levally	Home of the Fair family for a time in the 19th century. At the time of Griffith's Valuation it was leased by James Simpson from the Earl of Lucan's estate and valued at £5. It is described as a "Herd's House". It was unoccupied in the early years of this century and for sale in 2007. Demolished in September 2007.
Lickadoon	The Ordnance Survey Field Name Book records the date for the building of this 3 storey house, the seat of George Parsons, as circa 1779 at a cost of about £1000. By the time of Griffith's Valuation John O'Brien was residing at Lickadoon which he held from George Biggs. The buildings were valued at £20. In 1942 this house was the property of Mr William Leahy, a solicitor, and formerly the residence of the the Urquhart Hunts (ITA).
Lickeen	James O'Connell was leasing Lickeen House, valued at £11 15s, to Francis Newton at the time of Griffith's Valuation. Bary states that the second of two houses at this site was built by Francis Newton in the mid-nineteenth century but that the original Lickeen House is much older. Later the Eager family lived here. Lickeen House is still extant and occupied.
Lickfinn	Fergus Langley occupied Lickfinn in 1814 and John Langley held the house valued at £12 and 273 acres in fee at the time of Griffith's Valuation. This house was later known as Knockanure. In 1906 held by the representatives of John Langley.
Licklash	Occupied by James Reid in the early 1850s and held from the representatives of Matthew Hendly, the buildings were valued at £18. This house later became a summer home of Sir Oswald Mosley. Also known as Isleclash/Ileclash House. This house was sold in 2010. It has been renovated and was offered for sale in 2016 and again in 2018.
Lifford House	Weir writes that in 1722 Francis Gore leased Lifford to Richard England. Patrick England was High Sheriff of the county in 1749. In 1786 Wilson refers to Lifford as the seat of Mr. England. By the early 19th century the Right Honourable Matthias Finucane was resident at Lifford House. Honoria Slattery, the common law wife, of Andrew Finucane, son of Matthias, occupied the house at the time of Griffith's Valuation. It was valued at £20 and was held from Sir Richard England. Weir writes that the house was demolished in 1965.
Lime Hill	Patrick Egan was leasing property valued at £13 including a mill and over 100 acres, at Limehill, barony of Leitrim, county Galway, at the time of Griffith's Valuation. This was part of the Clancarty estate. The house is labelled Limehill House on the 25-inch Ordnance Survey map of the 1890s. It is still extant.
Limepark	In 1855 the house at Limepark north, parish of Kilthomas, barony of Dunkellin, was in the possession of George Persse. Earlier in the 19th century the house was occupied by Thomas Wilton. This property was recorded as the seat of the Wallace family by Lewis in 1837. During the 1916 Rising it afforded shelter to the rebels from Galway. It is now a ruin.
Lindsey Cottage	Marked on the first Ordnance Survey map as Lindsey Cottage. At the time of Griffith's Valuation it was occupied by John Litton who held it from the Bishop of Cork, Cloyne and Ross. The buildings were valued at £20.
Lindville	A house named Lindville is marked on the first Ordnance Survey map in this townland close to the bank of the River Suir. At the time of Griffith's Valuation it was valued at £16+ and occupied by Thomas Lindsey who held it from William Butler. No building is now extant at this site.
Linfield	This house was the residence of Darby O'Grady in 1837 and the early 1850s. He held it from the Lloyd Apjohn family who subsequently lived in it. Sold by the Lloyd Apjohns following the death of Michael Marshall Lloyd Apjohn in 1895. This house was a ruin until recently renovated and is now inhabited.
Lirias	Mrs Ellard was resident at this house in 1837 and in the early 1850s it was occupied by Benjamin Barter who held it from Sophia Ellard. It was valued at £20. The house shown as Lirias on the 1st edition Ordnance Survey map is not visible on the later 25-inch map of the 1890s though a nearby group of buildings has the same name. Some of these now form part of a farmyard complex.
Lisadale Lodge	John Busteed was leasing Lisadale Lodge from William Howard at the time of Griffith's Valuation, when it was valued at £6 10s. The Ordnance Survey Name Books record it as the residence of William Howard, by whom it was supposedly built, in 1836. Bary writes that the house may have been a hunting lodge. It is now ruinous.
Lisbeg	In 1906 the representatives of John Pollok were in possession of a house and buildings valued at £65 at Lisbeg, parish of Clonfert. At the time of Griffith's Valuation Allen Pollok had owned the townland of 353 acres and a herd's house valued at almost £3. The National Inventory of Architectural Heritage states that it was re-built after a fire in the 1890s and occupied by John Gardiner at that time. It is still extant and occupied.
Lisbehagh	Sampson Beamish was leasing this property to John Donovan at the time of Griffith's Valuation, when it was valued at £8.
Lisbride	Occupied by John B. Purdon in 1814 and in 1822 by Arthur Browne. Patrick Duignan was resident at the time of Griffith's Valuation, when the house was valued at £12. A house still exists at the site.
Lisbrine House	At the time of Griffith's Valuation, Lisbrine was the residence of Richard Burke and was valued at £12. By 1906 it was owned by John Burke and was valued at £11 while a smaller house, valued at £6, was owned by Myles Burke. Lisbrine House is no longer extant.
Lisbryan	Lisbrien or Lisbryan, near Ballingarry, was occupied by Faulkner Esq in the 1770s and 1780s. Sir Robert Waller Baronet was occupying this house in 1814. Lewis records T. Bunbury as the proprietor in 1837. The Ordnance Survey Name Books, also refer to it as his residence, "a very extensive building of the modern style". Thomas Bunbury held the property from Lord Ashtown at the time of Griffith's Valuation when the buildings were valued at £40+. Lisbryan is still extant.
Liscahill [Lodge]	The Ordnance Survey Name Books indicate that Liscahill House was the residence of P. Ryan in 1840 though it also refers to Liscahill Lodge, the residence of Mr. Baker. A vacant house valued at £12+ was located in this townland held by William Baker senior in the mid 19th century. Buildings are still located at this site.
Liscarney	At the time of Griffith's Valuation, Edward Hussey was leasing a property at Liscarney to the Dingle Poor Law Guardians as an auxilliary workhouse. Lewis notes Liscarney, in the parish of Ballyduff, as the seat of T.B. Hussey in 1837. However, this appears to be Liscarney House, leased by Hussey to Brigid Flaherty at the time of Griffith's Valuation, and valued at £1. It is not shown on the 25-inch Ordnance Survey map of the 1890s.
Liscongill	Occupied by William Allen at the time of Griffith's Valuation and held from Richard O. Aldworth, valued at £20+. In 1943 the Irish Tourist Association Survey mentions that the house had been divided and was then occupied by the Angland and Moynihan families. It is no longer extant.
Lisconny	Lisconny was a property which belonged to the Phibbs family in the eighteenth century. McTernan notes that it had been purchased by them from the Mortimer family in the 1770s. It passed to the Toler family, earls of Norbury, through marriage. At the time of Griffith's Valuation, it was occupied by Bernard Owen Cogan, leasing from Lady Norbury's estate. It was then valued at £20. Lewis also records it as being occupied by the Cogan family in 1837. Johnston asserts that the Cogans acted as agents for Lady Norbury's estate in Ireland. The house was demolished early in the twentieth century. Very few traces remain except some walls of the stable yard and a building which had been an annex to the big house.
Liscottle	Home of the Horkan family in the second half of the 19th century. It was leased by George "Harkan" from Robert Ruttledge at the time of Griffith's Valuation when the house was valued at £2. It is labelled Liscottle House on the 25-inch Ordnance Survey map of the 1890s. Liscottle is no longer extant.
Liscrona House	A home of the MacDonnell family possibly incorporating their original home before they bought New Hall in the mid 18th century. The present house was probably built post Griffith's Valuation as £1 is the highest house valuation in LIsheencrony at that time. In 1906 Charles R. A. McDonnell is recorded as owning a mansion house valued at £24+ at Lisheencrony. The house has had a number of owners in the 20th century and was restored in the 1970s.
Lisdonagh	An O'Flaherty home, built in the late 18th century, sold to the O'Mahonys in the late 19th century and passed by marriage to the Palmers. Now functions as a guest house run by John and Finola Cook. http://www.irelands-blue-book.ie/lisdonagh.htm
Lisduane	The seat of Walter Mason, situated on the estate of General Dixon [Dickson], circa 1840. Occupied by John [Leland] Mason at the time of Griffith's Valuation and held by him from the Court of Chancery. The buildings were valued at £12. William Harte Mason of Cooleen, Bruree owned 190 acres in the 1870s. A house and farm are still extant at the site.
Lisduff	Thomas Ellis was occupying the house at Lisduff at the time of Griffith's Valuation when it was valued at £18. Earlier, in 1837, Lewis records Lisduff as the seat of a Mr. Lyons. Taylor and Skinner recorded Lisduff as a seat of the Kelly [Browne Kelly of Westport] family in 1783. Documents in the National Library of Ireland indicate it was in the ownershop of Henry Brush in 1862. Slater refers to is as the seat of John Abbott in 1894. In 1906 this property was occupied by H.D.M. Barton who also held over 250 acres of untenanted land in the area. The house is still extant.
Lisduff	The Smiths were resident at Lisduffe from the early 18th century when Jeremiah Lalor married the daughter of Samuel Smith of Lisduffe. From this couple descend the Lalors of Long Orchard. Samuel Smyth was the occupant of Lisduff in 1814 and William Smith in 1837. Griffith's Valuation records John Minchin as resident. The buildings were then valued at £33 and held from Admiral Darby. This house is still a residence.
Lisfennel House	In 1851 John Keily was leasing Lisfennel to Beverley Keily when it was valued at £12 10s. Though there are buildings at the site it is not named on the 6-inch Ordnance Survey Map but is labelled Lisfennel House on the 25-inch map of the 1890s. It was owned by Mrs. Susan Keily in 1906. when the house was valued at £14 10s and other buildings were valued at £6. There is still a house at the site.
Lisfinny House	Major Edward Croker was leasing this house from the Devonshire estate in 1851 when it was valued at £23. Lewis also recorded it as his residence in 1837 when he noted that "the ancient castle, built by the Earl of Desmond, has been converted into a handsome residence". It is still extant and occupied.
Lisheen	In 1786 Wilson writes that Lisheen was a seat sometimes occupied by the Earl of Clanwiliam. It became the seat of the Fitzgeralds, Baronets, in the 19th century, valued at £33 in the 1850s and held from the Earl of Portarlington. Edward Dalton was the tenant at the time of the sale of the Earl of Portarlington's estates in June 1856. A building is still located at this site.
Lisheen (Lower Ormond)	In 1840 the Ordnance Survey Name Books refer to Lisheen House in the parish of Aglishcloghane as held by John Crawford but an addendum to the entry on the parish of Uskane note that Lisheen was the residence of Geo.Fosbery, Jnr. By the time of Griffith's Valuation it was held in fee by George Fosberry and valued at almost £8. A house is still extant at the site.
Lisheen Castle	Lisheen Castle was the home of a branch of the Lloyd family from at least 1837. Altered and extended by John Lloyd, it was valued at £42+ at the time of Griffith's Valuation and held by John Lloyd in fee. The Lloyd family continued to live at the Castle until the 1880s though Slater refers to it as a seat of Mrs.Lloyd as late as 1894. It was subsequently leased and then in 1918 sold to William Bray O'Brien of Ardfort House, Thurles. When the castle was burnt in 1921 it was the property of O'Brien's daughter and son-i- law Camilla and John Francis O'Meara. In 1994 the ruins were purchased by Joan and Michael Everard who have restored the building which now offers luxury castle accommodation. see http://www.lisheencastle.com/
Lisheen House (Bantry)	Rev. John Orpen was leasing this property from John Herbert Orpen in 1852 when it was valued at £14. In 1837 Lewis described it as " a handsome residence for which the late Board of First Fruits granted a loan of £1500". It is named as Lisheen House on the 25-inch Ordnance Survey map of the 1890s. It is no longer extant.
Lisheens	The residence of Richard Donovan at the time of Griffith's Valuation, held from the representatives of John Stevely and valued at £16.
Liskelly	The property at Liskelly, valued at £14, was being leased by John E. Maher to John Ryan Jun. at the time of Griffith's Valuation in 1855. In 1814 Liskelly was recorded as the residence of Francis Kelly. The house is still extant and occupied.
Liskelly	This house situated on the Egmont estate was occupied by Richard Gregg in 1814 and in the early 1850s by David Coghlan who held the house valued at £12 from Sir Edward Tierney. Later Liskelly became the residence of the Nagles and the Brownes. It is no longer occupied.
Liskennet	Nicholas Monckton of Liskennet made his will in 1721. Patrick Heffernan lived at Liskennet in 1814 and Roger Sheehy circa 1840. In the 1850s the house was ccupied by Francis S. Walker, valued at £15+ and held from John Anster, Trinity College Dublin and Ellen Heffernan. The sale rental of the Walker/Anster estate in 1873 refers to Lots 1 and 2 as formerly part of the estate of Michael Heffernan of Camas. By the 1870s Liskennet was in the possession of the Conyers family. The old stable block is still extant but the house is a modern structure.
Liskeveen [Fannyville]	Originally known as Fanny Ville and marked on the first Ordnance Survey map as such. The Ordnance Survey Name Books refer to it as the residence of Richard Beere in 1840. This house was extended sometime in the mid 19th century and was valued at £30+ when occupied by Samuel M. Going and held by him in fee at the time of Griffith's Valuation. It is still extant.
Liskilleen	Built by Courtney Kenny in 1862. He was also the owner of the townland at the time of Griffith's Valuation when a herd's house existed there. It is still extant and occupied.
Lislee House [Lisleetemple Glebe]	Rev. James Stewart was leasing this property from the Boyle estate at the time of Griffith's Valuation, when it was valued at £24 5s. Lewis refers to it as the seat of Rev.Stewart in 1837. It is still extant and now known as Lislee House.
Lislevane Cottage	Lislevane Cottage was being leased by Alexander Deane from "the ladies Boyle" at the time of Griffith's Valuation, when it was valued at £9. There is a large farm at the site now with a house possibly dating from the early twentieth century.
Lisloughrey	This house is not marked on the first edition Ordnance Survey map but was built by the time Sir William Wilde's book on Lough Corrib was published in 1867. It was then occupied by William Burke, agent to Benjamin Lee Guinness. Occupied at the time of the 1901 census by Francis Turnly of Drumnasole, Garronpoint, Co Antrim, who was then agent to the Ashford estate. In the late 20th century the home of Rory Murphy manager of Ashford Castle Hotel. The building has now been greatly expanded and functions as a hotel http://www.lisloughreylodge.com
Lismacrory	An early home of the Smith family in county Tipperary. Lewis writes that Lismacrony was the ancient residence of the family of Smith now the property of Mr Bunbury. This house was in ruins at the time of the first edition Ordnance Survey map. In 1841, the Ordnance Survey Name Books description says "it was a very commodious house of the modern style of architecture with extensive offices attached to it, but it is now falling into ruins, the last occupier was Rev. Mr. Smyth of Ballingarry".
Lismacue	The seat of the Baker family in the 18th and 19th centuries, Lismacue was referred to by Wilson as the seat of Mr. Baker in 1786. It was occupied by William Baker in 1814 and by his nephew, Hugh Baker in 1837 when Lewis describes the house as a "handsome castellated mansion". The Ordnance Survey Name Books describe it as "lately erected...the property of John Charters" in 1840. The house was valued at £55 at the time of Griffith's Valuation. This property is still in the possession of a family member and may be rented for country vacations. http://www.lismacue.com/index.htm
Lismany/Lismanny	Allan Pollok's estate was centred on the property at Lismany. In 1856 the buildings there were valued at £10. In 1906 Lismanny was owned by the representatives of John Pollok. It was valued at £90. It was sold by the Pollok family in 1924 and demolished some years later. Only the cellar of the house together with the ruins of an extensive range of estate buildings now remains at Lismanny. However both gatelodges and several other estate houses are still occupied.
Lismoher	Weir writes that this is an 18th century house. It was the home of the Armstrong family. Occupied by Michael Hynes in the 1850s and valued at £4. Hynes held the property from Edmond J. Armstrong. The house is still extant.
Lismore	Henry Kenny was leasing a property valued at £8 from Lord Dunsandle in 1855. It was located at Lismore Demesne, parish of Clonfert. Lismore Castle is shown there on the 1st edition Ordnance Survey map. By the 1890s this building is in ruins but Lismore Farm (M943160) is located nearby. Ruins of both buildings are still visible at the site. MacLysaght, in his 1944 report on the Dunsandle papers, notes the existence of deeds relating to Fergus Madden of Lismore.
Lismore	Edward Day Stokes was in possession of the house at Lismore at the time of Griffith's Valuation, when it was valued at £13 10s. Bary writes that the house was associated with the Martelli family who were related by marriage to the Blennerhassetts. Later it was occupied by Collis and Huggard families. It is now a ruin.
Lismore	A house on the Toler estate, occupied by John Pepper and valued at £13+ in the mid 19th century. A building is still located at this site.
Lismore Castle	In 1778 Lismore Castle was the residence of the Daly family. Wilson refers it as the seat of Anthony Daly in 1786. It is described as "in ruins" on 25-inch Ordnance Survey map of the 1890s. Some elements of the demesne are still visible.
Lismore Castle	The castle belonged to Sir Walter Raleigh who sold the property to Sir Richard Boyle in 1602. Charlotte Elizabeth Boyle, the daughter and heiress of the 4th Earl of Cork, married William Spencer Cavendish, 4th Duke of Devonshire and when she died in 1754 the estate passed to the Cavendish family. At the time of Griffith's Valuation, the castle was valued at £140. The 1943 ITA survey contains an extensive description of the castle and its grounds at that time. It has remained in the hands of the Cavendish (Devonshire) estate, housing a prestigous art gallery. See www.lismorecastle.com.
Lismore House (Waterford)	Leased by Francis O'Grady from Waterford Corporation in 1850 when it was valued at £13.
Lismore Townparks West	In 1851 William Baldwin was leasing this property from the Devonshire estate when it was valued at £11.
Lismore Villa	Leased by the Devonshire estate to H.K. Hemming at the time of Griffith's Valuation, when it was valued at £30. It is still extant.
Lismortagh	Matthew N. Sankey was residing at Lismortagh in 1814 and John Millett in 1850. Millet held the property from the representatives of William Burgess and the buildings were valued at £17.15 shillings. This 18th century house is still a fine residence.
Lismoyle	At the time of Griffith's Valuation Francis Waldron was the owner of a property valued at £12 at Lismoyle, barony of Leitrim. Lismoyle is still extant and occupied.
Lismoyle	This house dates from circa 1841 when it was the residence of T. O'Donoghue. At the time of Griffith's Valuation it was the home of Patrick O'Donoghue who held the property from Mary O'Grady. Occasionly used as a shooting lodge by the O'Grady family and it remained in their possession until the 20th century.
Lisnabrin	A 3 storey 18th century house built by the Crokers on property inherited through marriage with the Coppingers in the 17th century. In the mid 19th century occupied by Edward Croker junior, son of Walter, the house was valued at £33+ in the early 1850s. Edward Croker died in 1901and Letitia C.C. Croker is recorded as the occupier in 1906. The property later passed to a relative Captain Walter A. Carew. The house was a hotel for a short time in the mid 20th century but is once more a family home.
Lisnabrin Lodge	Occupied by Thomas Carew in 1837 and by Sands Bellis who held the house and 28 acres from Thomas Carew in the mid 19th century. The buildings were valued at £36+. This house is extant, occupied and well maintained.
Lisnagar	Originally a home of the MacAdam branch of the Barry family, sold to the Lawless brothers in the 1770s and soon afterwards bought by William Tonson. In 1786 Wilson refers to the seat of Lord Riversdale, close to Rathcormack. The house was occupied by the Reverend John Bolster in the early 1850s and valued at £39.15 shillings. Slater refers to it as the seat of W.A.S. Riversdale in 1894. William Alcock-Stawell succeeded to this property in 1861 and took the additional name of Riversdale. Lisnagar was sold in the early 20th century. This house is still a residence.
Lisnagat	James Dawson was leasing a property valued at £10 from the representatives of James Baldwin at Lisnagat in 1851. It is still extant part of an extensive farm complex.
Lisnagat Mills	John Wheeler held this property from the Baldwin estate at the time of Griffith's Valuation when it was valued at £26+. It is labelled Lisnagat cotton mill on the 1st edition Ordnance Survey map but does not feature on the 25-inch map of the 1890s.
Lisnageragh	Patrick Power was leasing this property from the College of Physicians estate in 1851 when it was valued at over £17. The property is not visible on the 25-inch Ordnance Survey map of the 1890s.
Lisnagonee or Rattoo West	At the time of Griffith's Valuation, Wilson Gun was leasing this property to Thomas O'Connell, when it was valued at £13 5s. It is labelled Rattoo House on the 1st edition Ordnance Map but on the later 1890s Map it is named as Rattoo West. Bary states that this house is now known as Lisnagonee House. It was built by the Gun family, though the date is not clear, but probably in the eighteenth century. It is still extant and occupied.
Lisnagoorneen	Hajba writes that Thomas Franks, a nephew of Thomas Franks of Ballymagooly, occupied this house at the end of the 18th century. He married Margaret Maunsell of Ballybrood, county Limerick. They and their son were murdered by Whiteboys in 1823. A new house was built by George Foster Delaney in the 1830s and he was succeeded by his nephew George Johnson who occupied the house at the time of Griffith's Valuation. It was valued at £17 and held from the representatives of G.B. Lowe. The Johnson remained in possession until the early 20th century leasing the house to Major Mansergh among others. In 1942 the Irish Tourist Association survey noted that the Major had owned a famous horse called Lord Cunningham and that Lisnagoorneen house was then occupied by his nephew.
Lisnalurg House	George Robinson was leasing Lisnalurg House from the Wynne estate at the time of Griffith's Valuation when it was valued at £14. McTernan notes that it was sometime the accommodation of the estate agent. It is still extant and occupied by descendents of the Wynne family.
Lisnamrock Castle	The Langleys were resident here from the 18th century. Wilson, writing in 1786, refers to Lisnarock as the seat of Mr Langley. Henry Langley was the occupier in the mid 19th century, holding the property in fee. The buildings were valued at £11.10 shillings. Held by George Langley in 1906. Buildings still exist at this location.
Lisnaneane	Gormley states that the widow of Dominick O'Conor Don lived at Lisnanean after Dominick's death in 1795. Later it was the home of Malachy Madden in 1814 and of Catherine O'Conor Don's nephew Robert Nolan and his family in the 1830s. No demesne is marked on the first Ordnance Survey map. At the time of Griffith's Valuation the house was valued at £5 and was held by Robert Nolan in fee. A house still exists at the site.
Lisnanuran	Occupied by Robert Burns at the time of Griffith's Valuation and held from Arthur F. Lloyd.
Lisquinlan	A Fitzgerald home, occupied by Robert A. Fitzgerald in 1814. The Reverend C. Harte was the resident in 1837 and the house was unoccupied in the early 1850s when it was valued at £33. Buildings are still extant at this location but the house is in ruins.
Lisroyne Lodge	A house on the outskirts of Strokestown, part of the Strokestown House demesne, valued at £10 at the time of Griffith's Valuation and occupied by Michael Flynn. Some buildings are still extant at the site.
Liss Ard	Built in the later nineteenth century Lissard was owned by The O'Donovan and valued at £90 in 1906. The Irish Tourist Association survey of 1943 mentioned that it was then the property of John Connolly. It is still extant and offered as luxury accommodation. The gardens are open to the public. See www.lissardestate.com.
Liss Cottage	James F. Bland was leasing a house valued at £5 to David Jermyn at the time of Griffith’s Valuation. This appears to be Liss Cottage, which Bary states was a residence of the Jermyn family for a long time. There is still a house at this site though it may have been altered.
Lissa	Originally a Nash home, which passed to Admiral Henry Evans, a younger brother of Nicholas Green Evans, following his marriage to Elizabeth Nash in 1801. Hajba writes that it was occupied by Hugh Norcott in the early 19th century. Captain Croker was resident in 1837 and Charles Croker in the early 1850s. He held the property from the Admiral's son, Nicholas Evans, and it was valued at £32. The home of the Kerr family in the 20th century. For details of the Croker occupation see see http://members.iinet.net.au/~nickred/croker_research/The_Irish_CROKER.pdf page 65.
Lissacaha Cottage	Phillip Somerville held this property in fee at the time of Griffith's Valuation, when it was valued at £12 10s. It is labelled "Lissacaha Cottage" on the 1st edition Ordnance Map but has become "Prairie Cottage" on the later 25-inch map. In 1906 it was owned by Thomas Phillip Somerville and valued at £15 5s. It is no longer extant.
Lissadell or Lissadill	The Gore Booth family built the first Lissadell House between 1750-1760, in front of the current house. The current house was built in the late eighteenth and early nineteenth century and continued to be the home of the Gore Booth family until the 1990s. In 1906 the house and buildings were valued at £347. The house has been open to the public for many years. It is now owned by E. Walsh and C. Cassidy and is being restored. See www.lissadellhouse.com.
Lissadorn	Lissadorn was a Crofton home from the mid 17th century. It became a Lloyd home in the 18th century following the marriage of Catherine Crofton and John Yeadon Lloyd in 1786. By 1814 Joseph Healy was living at Lisadurn. Burke's ''Landed Gentry of Ireland'' (1904) records the second son of Walter Balfe of Heathfield as John Balfe of Lissadorn. J. Balfe was residing at Lissadorn in 1837. At the time of Griffith's Valuation, Bernard Balfe held Lissadorn, valued at £20, from Viscount Lorton. It is no longer extant. On the first Ordnance Survey map (1838) the demesne included a smaller house named Ryefield.
Lissadrone	Described at the time of the first Ordnance Survey as a plain building ornamented with a few trees and shrubs and held on a lease for ever. In the 1850s it was occupied by Matthew Flynn and is now a ruin.
Lissanacody	The Pollok estate held a steward and caretakers' houses at Lissanacody, barony of Longford at the time of Griffith's Valuation, valued at £6 between them. In 1906 the property was part of the estate of the John Pollok's representatives and was valued at £7.Molloy writes that these buildings, which were unoccupied at the time, were damaged by fire in 1854. Some farm buildings remain at the site.
Lissanisky	The home of a branch of the Pepper family in the 19th century, occupied by Simon Pepper in 1814, by R. Smithwick in 1837. The Ordnance Survey Name Books refer to it as " a good dwelling house, the residence of Mr. Pepper". It was occupied by Theobald Pepper and Brothers in the early 1850s. This house was held from the Honourable O.F.G. Toler and was valued at £25.10 shillings. It is still extant and occupied.
Lissardagh	The residence of William Baldwin at the time of Griffith's Valuation, held by him in fee and valued at £20. There is still a house extant at this location.
Lissava House	In 1840 the Ordnance Survey Name Books refer to Lissava House as the residence of John Egan. He was recorded among the gentry of Caher in Slater's Directory 1846. He also the occupier in the early 1850s when he was leasing it from the Earl of Glengall's estate. The buildings were valued at £12. A house is still extant at the site.
Lisselane	Bence-Jones indicates that this house was built by Wiliam Bence-Jones in 1851-53. A small property, owned by the family, had existed there prior to the building of the current house. The house was sold by the Bence-Jones family in 1930. The spectacular gardens are now open to the public. In 2014 the lisselan estate was offered for sale. See www.lisselan.com.
Lisselty	At the time of Griffith's Valuation, Edmund Power was leasing this property from the Fortescue estate when it was valued over £12. Some buildings are still extant at the site.
Lissenhall	In 1786 Wilson mentions Lissen-Hall as the seat of Mr. Otway. Mr Thomas Devoy occupied Lissenhall in 1814 and in 1837 Rowan P. Cashel was resident. Margaret Dagg held the house valued at £42.13 shillings from the Honourable Mrs Otway Cave at the time of Griffith's Valuation. Lissenhall dwelling house and 242 acres bought for £5000 by William H. Carrol in 1853. In 1906 the mansion house in Lissenhall townland was valued at £30 and occupied by Alice J. Carroll. This house no longer exists.
Lisserlough	Lisserlough was part of the King (Viscount Lorton) estate but was let on long leases to a number of different families, notably Powell, Baker and Laurence. McTernan notes that the present house was built by Viscount Lorton in the 1850s. It is still extant and has been restored while the adjacent out-offices have been converted into apartments.
Lissurland	This was an O'Brien home located on the Devon estate. Occupied by Connor O'Brien in 1814 and Henry O'Brien in the early 1850s, when the buildings were valued at £12. The house survived into the 20th century but is no longe extant.
Lissycoyne	At the time of Griffith's Valuation, Patrick McDermott was leasing a property valued at £7 at Lissycoyne, barony of Tirerrill, from the Brinkley estate. It is shown as diminished in size on the 25-inch Ordnance Survey map of the 1890s. Some farm buildings are located at the site now.
Lissycrimeen House	Occupied by George Travers, leasing from Jonas Travers at the time of Griffith's valuation, when it was valued at £13 10s. Some old wall boundaries are the only physical evidence at the site.
Lissygreaghan	Held in fee by J. P. Gannon at the time of Griffith's Valuation when the house was valued at £4.10 shillings.
Listrim House	Sir Edward Denny was leasing Listrim House to Robert Fortune at the time of Griffith's Valuation, when it was valued at £12 10s. In the 1830s the Ordnance Survey Name Books record that it was the residence of Henry Oliver by whom it was supposedly erected in 1836. It is now a ruin.
Listrisnan House	This house was described as in 'good repair' at the time of the first Ordnance Survey in the 1830s. At the time of Griffith's Valuation, Joseph Jordan was leasing buildings valued at £2 in the townland of Listrisnan from Myles Jordan. A building still remains at the site.
Little Island	This house was situated on an island in the Suir River in the southern part of Clonmel town. It was the home of the Morton family in the 19th century but is no longer extant. The Reverend James Morton held the house valued at £42 from his father Samuel at the time of Griffith's Valuation.
Little Island Castle	At the time of Griffith's Valuation, this property was held in fee by John P. Fitzgerald, when it was valued at £25 10s. In 1837 Lewis had referred to the property as "the castle on the island owned by J. Fitzgerald". In 1906 it was the property of Gerald P. Fitzgerald and valued at £48 15s. The property remained in the Fitzgerald family until the mid twentieth century. It was turned into a luxury hotel in the 1990s. See www.waterfordcastleresort.com Fitzgerald was also the lessor of three other houses on the island, which were leased to members of the Grace and Power families.
Little Island House	A Bury residence, occupied by Richard Bury in 1814, by Phineas Bury in 1837 and by his widow Eliza at the time of Griffith's Valuation. The house was valued at £51 and held from the Earl of Limerick. Bence Jones wrote n 1978 that the house was a ruin and the site is now occupied by industrial buildings.
Littlebridge	The Encumbered Estates Court sale notice of 1852 describes Littlebridge as "a spacious modern residence in a very handsome demesne". In the 1780s Taylor and Skinner refer to it as a seat of the Greene family.
Littlebridge	In 1786, Wilson refers to Littlebridge as the seat of Andrew English. By the time of Griffith's Valuation, this area was part of the estate of Sir Richard Keane.
Littlefield	Littlefield, Killenaule, was the residence of Flor Carrol in 1814 and of E. Cooke "who occasionly resides here" in 1837. Earlier, in 1786, Wilson had referred to it as the seat of Mr. Cooke. Edward Cooke is recorded as the occupier at the time of Griffith's Valuation. He held the property in fee and the buildings were valued at £12. This house is now a ruin.
Littlesilver House	Leased by Edmund B. Gash from the Devonshire estate at the time of Griffith's Valuation, when it was valued at £16. IN 1814 the residence of William Gash. A house still exists at the site.
Littleton Lodge	Littleton Lodge was the residence of Thomas Ellard in 1814. In 1840 the Ordnance Survey Name Books record it as "the name of a castle, the residence of a gentleman". Charles Wilkinson as the occupier then and in the early 1850s. Wilkinson held the house valued at £17.12 shillings from Mrs Ellard. This house is still a family home.
Lloydsborough	In 1786 Wilson mentions that Lloydsborough was the seat of Mr. Carden. This house was the seat of the Lloyd family in the 19th century. In 1814 Henry Lloyd was resident and in 1837 John Lloyd was the occupant. Griffith's Valuation records John as holder of the property in fee and the buildings were valued at £44+. Lloydsborough was still in the possession of a branch of the Lloyd family in the early 20th century. Still extant and occupied, Lloydsborough was offered for sale in 2014.
Lodge	There is no suitable building named in this townland on the first edition of the Ordnance Survey map. A shooting lodge is, however, shown on the 25-inch Ordnance Survey map of the 1890s. This building is no longer extant.
Lodge	An early 18th century house, originally the home of the Barry family, sold by them to Lieutenant Colonel Joseph Gabbett in 1766. Passed by inheritance from the Gabbetts to the Studderts, it was occupied by Francis Green in 1814 and by W. Studdart in 1837. The Ordnance Survey Name Books refer to it as "a commodious ancient dwelling house, the residence of William Studdert" in 1840. Maurice Studdert was the occupier at the time of Griffith's Valuation, when the house was valued at £25 and held from the representatives of General Gabbett. Maurice Studdert was the son of the Reverend George Studdert, rector of Kilpeacon, county Limerick, his wife, Mary Gabbett of High Park. Mrs Eliza Studdart of Lodge, Nenagh owned 648 acres in the 1870s.
Lodge (Headford)	In 1786 Wilson refers to Lodge as the seat of Mr. Shaw. A well laid out demesne, on which there is a small building, is depicted on the 1st edition Ordnance Survey map. The townland was in the possession of the St. George estate at the time of Griffith's Valuation but the only house was valued at 15s.
Lohercannon House	Catherine Day was leasing this property to Richard Murphy at the time of Griffith's Valuation when it was valued at £15. In 1786 Wilson refers to "Lower-cannon" as "formerly the seat of Rev. Mr. Day, accidentally destroyed by fire". The Ordnance Survey Name Books describe it as the seat of Edward Orpen but originally built by the Day family. Lohercannan is referred to in the Irish Tourist Association Survey of the 1940s as "another building that would be worht a visit".The second house also seems to have been held by the Days but leased out to other families including the Morrises and Eagers. It was demolished to make way for housing in the 1960s.
Lohort Castle	A 15th century tower house, restored by the Perceval family, Earls of Egmont, in the mid 18th century and inhabited by their agents. At the time of Griffith's Valuation held by the Earl in fee and valued at £27. Remodelled in 1876, the castle later became the home of Sir Timothy O'Brien, baronet, and in 1906 he was recorded as the occupier. The building was burnt in July 1921 just before the War of Independence ended when it was the residence of Sir Timothy O'Brien. It was partly restored. The Irish Tourist Authority Survey reported in 1944 that it was the residence of James McCabe who had purchased it in 1925. It is still inhabited and in 2011 it was advertised for sale.
Lombardstown	The Ordnance Survey Field Name Book states that this house was rebuilt in 1823 by the occupier Thomas O'Brien. It was still occupied by Thomas O'Brien in the early 1850s. The buildings were valued at £11 and the property held from Lady Charlotte Wolfe.
Lombardstown House	The seat for many years of the Lombard family, built in the mid 18th century. In 1750 Smith refers to the house as "lately built by James Lombard". From the 1830s it was leased to the Bolster family. George Bolster held the house valued at £15 plus a demesne of 101 acres from Lady Cotter in the early 1850s. The Bolsters remained in residence until the late 19th century when they sold their interest to Henry G. Smith. His descendants continue to occupy the house (Hajba).
Long Orchard	The Lalors were resident at Long Orchard from the mid 18th century. A relative, Edmund Dogherty, was the occupier in 1814. In 1837 Lewis records Richard Lalor Sheil as the proprietor. The Ordnance Survey Name Books in 1840 refer to the house as the residence of the local clergyman, Mr. Thomson. At the time of Griffith's Valuation he held the property from Richard Lalor Shiel when it was valued at £11. The Power Lalor family were still resident at Long Orchard in the early 20th century. Mrs Stella Power Lalor was the occupant in the early 1940s but the grounds and gardens had gone "wild" (Irish Tourist Association Survey).This house is now demolished.
Longfield	The Sproules were settled at Longfield from the late 17th century. At the time of the first Ordnance Survey described as a house of small dimensions with ruins attached on the south side. Lewis records Longfield as the residence of P. Sproules. The house is now a ruin.
Longfield	The seat of the Long family, occupied by Richard Long in 1814 and in 1837. Bought by Charles Bianconi in the 1840s, he held it in fee in the early 1850s when the house was valued at £27+. By 1906 the house was valued at £37 and was occupied by Mary Anne O'Connell. The house remained in the ownership of Bianconi's descendants until 1968 when it was bequeathed by Mrs Mary O'Connell Bianconi to the Irish Georgian Society.
Longfield House	Occupied by Colonel Kelly in 1814 and by Mrs Kelly in the 1830s. A house valued at £4 in this townland in the 1850s was occupied by Andrew Walsh. It is now a ruin.
Longford	The Ordnance Survey Name Books refer to Robert Lloyd as the proprietor of Longford House in the 1840s and it was occupied by him and held from Thomas Prince Lloyd at the time of Griffith's Valuation when the house was valued at £16. A mansion house in the townland of Longford valued at £34+ was occupied by James Lloyd in 1906. A building is still located at this site.
Longford Glebe	Longford House is best known as the birthplace, in 1860, of the first President of Ireland, Douglas Hyde. At the time of Griffith's Valuation it was leased by Rev. John Oldfield to William Cotton and was valued at £10. It is still extant and occupied as a private dwelling.
Longford House (Tireragh)	Longford House was built in the mid-18th century but was destroyed in a fire in the early 19th century,c1816. It is this house to which Wilson refers as the seat of Mr. Crofton in 1786. Another house was built adjacent to the original. McTernan notes that this house also suffered fire damage in both 1840 and again in 1916. At the time of Griffith's Valuation a house at Longford Demesne was valued at £13 and was the property of Sir Malby Crofton. In 1906 this was the property of Sir Malby Crofton and was valued at £30. The later Longford House is still extant and occupied. The original is an impressive ruin.
Longford House (Tirnascragh)	At the time of Griffith's Valuation, George Kenny was occupying a property valued at almost £7 at Longford. Hogan states that Longford House was built c.1844-1850. It passed from the Kenny family to Major Longbourne in the 1890s but Hogan records that he sold the estate in 1902. In 1906 the Congested Districts Board are recorded as the owners and the house was valued at £12 at the time. It passed to the Stoddart family in 1914 and is still extant and occupied.
Longford Lodge	In 1846 Slater refers to Patrick and Stephen Kelly, both of "Longford House". Patrick Kelly was occupying the house at Gortadullisk, barony of Longford at the time of Griffith's Valuation. In 1837 Lewis had recorded Longford Lodge as the home of a Major Kelly. In 1906 it was owned by Denis Kelly and was valued at almost £15. It is no longer extant though part of the walled garden remains.
Longueville House	Longueville House was the seat of the Longfield family, built in 1720. Wilson, writing in 1786, refers to it as the seat of John Longfield. In the 1850s it was valued at £56 and held by Richard Longfield from the representatives of Charles P. Coote with a demesne of 312 acres. The Longfields sold Longueville to Senator William O'Callaghan in 1938. The Irish Tourist Association survey of the 1940s claims that the original lands were taken from the O'Callaghans after the 1641 rebellion and granted to Sir Nicholas Purdon. Longueville is now a country house hotel.
Looscaunagh	Henry Herbert was leasing a property valued at almost £4, along with over 400 acres, to Daniel McCarthy at the time of Griffith’s Valuation. It is no longer extant.
Loran Park	The seat of the Roe family in the 19th century, occupied by George Roe in 1837 and in the early 1850s, when the house was valued at £25.10 shillings and held from Henry Minchin. The residence of Ellen Robinson in the mid 1870s. A house and farm are still extant at the site.
Lord Brandon's Cottage	At the time of Griffith’s Valuation, Robert Chambers was leasing a property valued at almost £9 from Henry Herbert. Lewis mentions a house at this location as the seat of Rev. J. Hutchinson in 1837. This is now the site of a refreshment centre for tourists visiting the Gap of Dunloe.
Lorrha	Francis H. Toone is recorded as the occupier of a house valued at £14 and held by him in fee but it is unclear where this house was located.
Loskeran House	Walter Carew was leasing this house to Thomas Clancy in 1851 when it was valued at £17. It was included in the sale of Carew's estate on 19 December 1851, in which it is described as "lately erected and occupied by Walter John Carew". The sale notice mentioned that it was occupied by the "representatives of the late Mr.Clancy". The house is not labelled on the later 25-inch Ordnance Survey Map.
Lota House	Occupied by William Hastings Greene in 1837 [of the Greene family of Greenville, county Kilkenny] whose interest in Lota was advertised for sale in January 1851. William H. Greene was married to Mary Sarsfield of Doughcloyne and held Lota on a long lease from Robert Courtenay. George A. Wood was tenant in 1851 and resident at the time of Griffith's Valuation. He held the house valued at £85 from John Courtney. Now a hospital site.
Lota Lodge	Occupied by James H.Smith Barry in 1837 and at the time of Griffith's Valuation when the buildings were valued at £75 and held from John Courtney. The residence of Arthur Frederick Sharman Crawford at the end of the 19th century. Bence Jones writes that this house was partially destroyed by fire in 1902 and rebuilt the following year. It is now the Vienna Woods Hotel.
Lota Park	Built in the early 19th century by John Power and purchased by Jeremiah James Murphy circa 1836. By the early 1850s occupied by Colonel Ludlow Beamish who held it from John Courtney. In the 1870s the home of Edmund Burke. In the 20th century home of Joseph Gubbins and later of Mrs Francis Mahony. Now operates as a health care facility.
Lotabeg	Bence Jones writes that this house was built circa 1800 for Sir Richard Kellett 1st Baronet. Lewis gives D. Callaghan as the proprietor of Lotabeg in 1837. Poole Hickman was resident at the time of Griffith's Valuation, holding the property from William Galway. The buildings were valued at £87. Home of the Mahony family in the late 19th century.
Lotamore House	The residence of the Honourable C.L. Bernard in 1837 and of Frederick Hamilton at the time of Griffith's Valuation. He held the house valued at £64 from William C. Rogers. The interest of Joseph Harrison in Lotamore was for sale in February 1871. Sir William Bartholomew Hackett was the tenant. Owned in the late 19th century by the Perrier family and the Mahonys. Wilson writing in 1786, refers to Lota as the seat of Mr. Rogers. It has operated as a guesthouse for many years.
Lough Cutra (Lough Cooter)	In 1814 Loughcooter was the residence of C. Vereker, MP while Lewis records it as the seat of Viscount Gort. In the 1850s it was owned by Viscount Gough and was valued at £80. In 1906 it was still in the possession of Lord Gough when the buildings were valued at £300. Lough Cutra is still extant and occupied. A restoration programme is underway since 2000 and the castle is now available as an event location. Some of the stable yard has been converted into holiday cottages. See www.loughcutra.com.
Lough House	At the time of Griffith’s Valuation, James Hussey was leasing a property valued at £22 to Edward Hussey. Bary states that the house was built in the 1840s and that it was later used by Irish Church Missions in Dingle. In 1906 it was their property and valued at £22. It is still extant and occupied. Nearby is a tower known as Hussey's Folly, built around 1845.
Lough Hyne Cottage (Becher)	This property was held in fee as part of Sir. Henry Becher's estate at the time of Griffith's Valuation, when it was valued at £7 15s. It is described in the valuation as a "caretakers house". Labelled as "Lough Hyne Cottage" on the 1st edition Ordance Map, it is not shown on the later 25" Map. Another Lough Hyne Cottage is marked in the townland of Ballyisland on the opposite shore of Lough Hyne. On the later map this is labelled Lough Hyne House.
Lough Hyne House (Cottage)	Jane Matthews was leasing this property from Lady Carbery's estate at the time of Griffith's Valuation, when it was valued at £16 5s. Lewis indicated that in 1837 it was the seat of D. McCarty. It was labelled as Lough Hyne Cottage on the 1st edition 6-inch Ordnance Map but on the later 25-inch edition is labelled Lough Hyne House. The National Inventory of Architectural Heritage suggests it was originally built as a sporting lodge. The property is still extant and used as holiday accommodation.
Lough Key House	At the time of Griffith's Valuation, Alicia Peyton was leasing a house valued at £13 at Ballykeevican, barony of Boyle, from Viscount Lorton's estate. This property is now Lough Key House guesthouse.
Lough Mask House	This house was constructed in the early 1840s when Ormsby Elwood was agent to the Earl of Erne. Robert Fair was occupying the house, valued at £10, at the time of Griffith's Valuation and would appear to have taken over as agent to Lord Erne. In the autumn of 1880 Lough Mask House was the scene of the first boycotting incident when Charles Boycott was the agent for the estate. By the mid 1880s Bernard Daly had bought Boycott's lease of the house and farm and his descendants continue to live at Lough Mask.
Lough Rynn	Lough Rynn was built in the early 1830s by Robert, Viscount Clements, heir to the 2nd Earl. At the time of Griffith's Valuation it was valued at £40. In 1906 it is recorded as the property of Col. H.T. Clements and has a valuation of £100. It is still extant. In 2006 it opened as a luxury hotel. For more information see www.loughrynn.ie and www.loughrynn.net.
Loughananna	At the time of Griffith's Valuation a house at Loughananna was occupied by James McGrath, valued at £10+ and situated on the Kingston estate. By 1906 the mansion house at Loughananna was valued at £50+ and Abel Buckley is recorded as the occupier.
Loughatalia	A house valued at £20 was occupied by William Humphreys at Loughatalia in the mid 19th century. He held the property with 34 acres from Henry Garde. This house now functions as a guest house known as Lochcarrig.
Loughburke	This house was originally the home of a branch of the Burke family. In the late 18th century it passed into the possession of the Lucas family who continued to reside there until the mid 19th century. C. and B. Lucas were in occupation in 1814 and Lewis records Lough Burke as the ancient seat of the Burke family ''now occupied by the Lucas family''. At the time of Griffith's Valuation the house was valued at £1 and James Casey was the tenant holding from the Woodwards.
Loughglynn	Loughglynn was the main residence of the Dillon family, built circa 1715, extended in the 1820s and altered again in the early 20th century. It is recorded in 1814, 1837 and in Griffith's Valuation as the seat of Viscount Dillon. The Dillons were absentee landlords for much of the nineteenth century and their agents, the Stricklands, lived in the house. During the twentiethcentury the house served as a convent. Loughglinn House is still extant.
Loughgur Castle	In 1786 Wilson refers to Lough-Gur as the seat of Henry Baylee. This house was ccupied by John "Boylie" in 1814 and by Miss Bailie in 1837. In the early 1850s William Evans was resident. He held the house valued at £11 from the Count De Salis. It was adjacent to the remains of a tower house known as Bouchier's Castle. The property at this site is labelled "Lough Gur Farm" on the 25-inch map of the 1890s. The book edited by Mary Carbery, "The Farm by Lough Gur", published in 1937, contains a description of the Baylee property at Loughgur. The original Bayley house is no longer extant.
Loughkeen Glebe	In 1840 the Ordnance Survey Name Books describe the Glebe at Loughkeen as "a good dwelling house the residence of Rector Synge". At the time of Griffith's Valuation, it was leased by Reverend Francis Synge from the Ecclesiastical Commissioners and valued at £23+. It is still extant and occupied.
Loughkent	Nicholas Dogherty is recorded as the occupier of Loughkent House in 1814 and in 1850, when he held the house valued at £12.18 shillings from Arthur Riall. It is no longer extant.
Loughlohery	In 1786 Wilson refers to "Loughlokery" as the seat of Mr. Dogherty. The residence of William Quin from at least 1814 and held by him in fee in the early 1850s when the house was valued at £33. The Quinns were still resident at Loughloher in the 1870s. A house is still extant at the site.
Loughscur	Loughscur was originally a seat of the Reynolds family but later passed into the ownership of the Peyton family through marriage. In 1894 Slater refers to it as the seat of James Reynolds Peyton. However, this may refer instead to the Peyton property at Laheen.
Lowberry	The Encumbered Estates' Sale notice of May 1856 indicates that the mansion at Lowberry had "formerly" stood in the demesne and recommends it as a "most desirable site for building". It is shown on the First Edition Ordnance Survey map but no buildings are recorded in the townland at the time of Griffith's Valuation. It is labelled "Lowberry House (in ruins)" on the 25-inch map of the 1890s. A portion of these ruins still remain at the site.
Lower Shannon House	John Duncan was leasing this property from the Wynne estate at the time of Griffith's Valuation, when it was valued at £10.McTernan notes that it was purchased by his relatives from the Wynne estate in the early twentieth century. The property was sold again in the 1920s to the Donaghy family and continues in their possession.
Lower Tawnies Cottage	Rev. Henry Stewart was leasing this property from the Earl of Shannon's estate at the time of Griffith's Valuation, when it was valued at £13 15s. Lewis notes it as the seat of the Rev. Dr. Stewart in 1837. It is still extant but unoccupied.
Lowertown Corn Stores	Daniel McCarthy was leasing a building described as "corn stores" from the Hull estate at the time of Griffith's Valuation, when it was valued at £10. It is not evident on the 25-inch map of the 1890s.
Lowesgreen	Lowesgreen was the home of Richard Butler Hamilton Lowe in the 1780s. By 1814 Benjamin Bradshaw was resident here and Mrs Hannah Carey was occupying the house in the mid 19th century when it was valued at £16+ and held from Robert [Richard] B. Lowe. The Newenham sale rental of 1865 records Solomon Watson as tenant and representative of Hamilton Lowe who had been granted a lease for lives renewable for ever from John Newenham in 1753. A house is still extant at this site.
Lowfield	A Lawder home in the 18th and early 19th centuries. Occupied by John B. Hogg at the time of Griffith's Valuation who held it from Sir John Gilbert. The house was valued at £2. It is not visible on the 25-inch map of the 1890s.
Lowville	Lowville was originally the seat of Nathanial Lowe who held this estate in the mid-18th century and Wilson refers to it as his seat in 1786. In 1814 it was the residence of the Hon. Mrs. Low. In 1837 Lewis recorded Lowville as the seat of W. McDonagh. It was still occupied by Walter McDonagh in the 1850s and was valued at £45. By 1906 it was in the possession of Bernard Connaughton and was valued at £33. It was later the home of the Byrne family but was sold in the early 1970s and ceased to be residential. It is now a ruin.
Lugboy	Home of the Nolan family and the Nolan Ferrall family, this house no longer exists. The only feature still visible is a well in what was once part of the yard.
Lung House	In 1786 Wilson refers to "Long" as the seat of Mr. Dillon. This appears to be Lung House, labelled as "in ruins" on the 1st edition Ordnance Survey map.
Lurga House	At the time of Griffith's Valuation, Francis Scanlan was leasing a property at Lurga, barony of Mohill, valued at almost £3 together with over 90 acres from the Crofton estate. This property is labelled Lurga House on the 1st edition and subsequent maps. A house and farm are still extant at the site.
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Lurriga House	Rev. Maurice Townsend was leasing this property to Rev. Richard Wright at the time of Griffith's Valuation, when it was valued at £27. The house is almost completely gone though some ruins remain.
Lurriga Mill	James H. Swanton was leasing this property from Rev. Richard Wright at the time of Griffith's Valuation. It included a house valued at £8 10s and a mill valued at £88. In 1906 the representatives of Timothy M. Downing owned the property, then valued at £8. The house no longer exists but there are still buildings at the mill site.
Lydacan	Lydacan or Lydican Castle was a residence of the Lynch family in the 1770s. The OS Name Books record the "substantial residence of Mr. Gunning" in Lydacan in the 1830s. Lydacan Castle was purchased by Martin O'Flaherty in the mid-19th century and was subsequently sold by him to James Greated. It was burnt in 1922 and the ruins remain.
Lydacan Lodge	Lydacan Lodge is recorded in the OS Name Books as the residence of John O'Hara. On the 1st edition OS maps the house is recorded as Lydacan Lodge. At the time of Griffith's Valuation Lydacan is recorded as the property of James O'Hara where he held a herd's house and 200 acres.
Lynchfort House	Martin J. Lynch was occupying this house at the time of Griffith's Valuation when it was valued at £10. Lynchfort House is still extant and in good condition though it is not clear if it is continuously occupied.
Lyonstown	At the time of the first Ordnance Survey a large ruin, said to have been the residence of the Lyons family, was in the possession of the O'Donnell of Greyfield estate.
Lyranearla	Held in fee by Henry Pedder at the time of Griffith's Valuation when it was valued at almost £10. In 1906 Helena Pedder owned the property, then valued at almost £6. [Grid Reference is approximate]
Lysterfield	Originally a Lyster property that later came into the possession of Lord Ashtown, a descendant of Anthony Lyster. The home of members of the Lyster family until the mid 1830s and occupied by Mr John Burne at the time of the first Ordnance Survey and by Henry Trench in the 1850s. Nothing now remains except some red bricks, possibly part of a fireplace, at the corner of a farmyard.

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