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House name	Description	Image(s)
Mackney	In 1837 Lewis records Mackney as the seat of Archdeacon Trench. Henry Gascoyne was leasing a house valued at £36 from the Clancarty estate at Mackney, parish of Kilcloony, barony of Clonmacnowen, at the time of Griffith's Valuation. A second house in this townland, valued at £11, was leased to Thomas Gill. This may have been the property described on the 6-inch OS Map as Mackney Cottage.
Macroom Castle	In 1750 Charles Smith recorded Macroom Castle as the residence of Richard Hedges Eyre. Lewis wrote in 1837 that Macroom was "till very lately..the joint property of the Earl of Bandon and Robert Hedges Eyre" but was then the sole property of the latter, who had converted the ancient castle into an elegant modern mansion. Held by the Honourable William Henry White Hedges in fee at the time of Griffith's Valuation, when the buildings were valued at £80. Slater records it as being a seat of Lord Ardilaun in 1894. Macroom Castle was burnt in 1922 and the impressive gateway is all that remains.
Maddyboy	Occupied by John Burke in 1814, by Captain Wickham in 1837 and by Benjamin Lucas in the early 1850s. The buildings were valued at £14 and the property held from John Lucas.
Magh House or Edenburn	Colthurst Bateman was leasing a property to Edward F. Day at the time of Griffith's Valuation, when it was valued at £28 15s. On the 1st edition Ordnance Survey map it is labelled as Magh House but on the 1895 edition it is called Edenburn House. Lewis records it as the seat of W. Seely in 1837.The Ordnance Survey Name Books of the 1839s noted that this was the residence of the Sealy family and had been preceded by Rockfield House, the ruins of which were still discernable. Magh is described as "handsomely built of square form, three stories high and cost £2000". Later in the nineteenth century it was occupied by Edward Fitzgerald Day and then by Samuel Murray Hussey, agent to the Kenmare and other estates. In 1906 it was owned by John Hussey and valued at £24. It was used in the later twentieth century by the Southern Health Board as a hospital/nursing home and is still extant.
Maginstown	A house valued at £13+ in the townland of Maginstown was occupied by James O'Donnell at the time of Griffith's Valuation and held from William Fennell. Buildings are still located at this site.
Maglass House	William Ledmond was leasing Maglass House to Daniel Hilliard at the time of Griffith's Valuation when it was valued at £11 15s. Lewis records Maglass as the seat of W. Ledmond in 1837. The Ordnance Survey Name Books record it as the residence of Daniel Hilliard but originally built by the Ledmond family. Bary, however, states that it was possibly built ty the Babington family who lived there in the eighteenth century. In 1786 Wilson refers to "Maglass" as the seat of Wiliam Sealy. It was later occupied by the Ledmonds who later sold it to the Roche family. Redmond Roche is recorded as residing there in the 1870s. In 1906 it was owned by the representatives of Redmond Roche and valued at £18 5s. It is now derelict and ruinous.
Maglin	A house valued at £15 and held by James Barry [Berry] from John Popham and others at the time of Griffith's Valuation. Buildings are still extant at this location.
Mahon Abbey House	James Harton was leasing this property from "the ladies Boyle" at the time of Griffith's Valuation, when it was valued at £12 5s. It is still extant and occupied.
Maiden Hall	Maidenhall was the residence of Boucher Esq in the 1770s and in 1786. Home of the Holmes family in the first half of the 19th century. R. Low Holmes was occupying the house in 1837 and Mrs Susan Holmes in the early 1850s. She held the property from the Reverend Benjamin W. Bradshaw. The buildings were valued at £14. A house is still extant at the site.
Maidstown Castle	Originally known as Ballyvenoge, Seoighe writes that John Ormsby first lived at Maidstown which he sold to the Webbs when he went to live at Athlacca. By the mid 18th century the Webbs had sold Maidstown to the Gubbins. The home of a branch of the Gubbins family in the late 18th century and early 19th century. The house was valued at £20 and held by Patrick Coll from John White in the mid 19th century. The Colls sold Maidstown to the O'Regans in 1972. A house is still extant at the site as well as the ruin of the original tower house.
Mall Cottage/House	John H. Townsend was leasing this property from Thomas Somerville at the time of Griffith's Valuation, when it was valued at £20. It is still extant.
Mallow Castle	Originally a Fitzgerald stronghold, the Jephsons lived at Mallow from the early 17th century until the late 20th century. The castle was abandoned in the late 17th century and the stables converted into a dwelling house. This building was extended by the Jephsons in the 18th century and Wilson, writing in 1786, states "the seat of Denham Jephson which is greatly deserving of the notice of a traveller". Lewis refers to the rebuilding of the castle in 1837 by Sir Denham Jephson. At the time of Griffith's Valuation the buildings were valued at £80. Slater refers to it as the residence of Miss Norreys in 1894. Mallow Castle was sold by the Jephsons in 1984.
Mallowgaton	Leased by Robert Foulkes from the Devonshire estate in 1851 when it was valued at £11 10s. Labelled Mallowgaton on the 1st edition Ordnance Survey map and as Mallowgaton House on the 25-inch edition of the 1890s. It is still extant.
Manch	Held in fee by Daniel Connor at the time of Griffith's Valuation, when it was valued at £40. Lewis describes it as "an elegant villa four miles from the town, situated on a terrace, and surrounded with a highly cultivated demesne" in 1837. Bence Jone notes that the house was gutted by fire in 1963 but afterwards rebuilt. Still in the possession of the Conner family in the late 20th century.
Mannin	Carolan was a regular visitor to Mannin House and composed a number of tunes in honour of the Dillons and Betaghs. The house still exists but is not inhabited. It was owned by a Mr Grogan in the 1940s.
Manor House [Spiddle House]	The house at this site is named Spiddle House on the 1st edition Ordnance Survey map. A much larger house, labelled Manor House, is shown on the 25-inch map of the 1890s. The house was held in fee by Thomas Bunbury at the time of Griffith's Valuation and was valued at £15. Modern buildings are extant at the site now.
Manor of St. John (Roanmore)	Thomas Wyse is recorded as the lessor of this property in 1850 when it was vacant and valued at almost £32. This house was constructed early in the nineteenth century to replace an ancient manor at the site, also belonging to the Wyse family. In 1814 Leet also noted it as the seat of Thomas Wyse.
Mansfield (Passage West)	At the time of Griffith's Valuation, William Browne was leasing this property from the Boland estate, when it was valued at £56. It is still extant.
Mantua	Built in the mid 18th century and owned by the Grace family in the 18th and 19th centuries. Occupied by R. Underwood in 1778. In 1786 Wilson notes that it was the seat of the late Richard Underwood and of Captain Grace. The 1st edition Ordnance Survey map indicates that it had elaborate gardens with a fishpond and terrace. It was owned by Edward F. Bowen in 1906. Mantua is now a ruin.
Manus House	Weir writes that John Hartigan of Manusmore was the Clare County Surveyor. He died in 1756. Manusmore was occupied by Thomas Lynch in 1814 and by Terence Healy at the time of Griffith's Valuation. Other occupiers in the latter half of the 19th century were George Walton and Hugh Tarpey. The McInerneys of Ennis bought the farm in the 1890s and have lived there for over a hundred years.
Manus South House	Weir writes that this house was built by the Healy family. It was occupied by James Healy at the time of Griffith's Valuation and was valued at £20. Both Healy houses at Manusmore were leased from Colonel George Wyndham. This house is now the home of the O'Halloran family.
Marble Hill	Marble Hill was built in the 1770s. It was enlarged as the family fortunes increased in the 19th century and was valued at £55 at the time of Griffith's Valuation. In 1906 it was held by Sir Henry G. Burke and was valued at £55. It was burned in the early 1920s. It is now a ruin with the remains of a substantial stable block to the rear. In 2005 it was for sale.
Mardyke House	John Sweetman was leasing this property from the Townsend estate at the time of Griffith's Valuation when it wa valued at £13 5s. In 1814 Leet refers to it as the seat of Thomas Baldwin. It is no longer extant.
Marino	The present house was built on the foundations of an earlier house which was burnt in the 1860s. Wilson refers to this earlier house on Great Island as the seat of Savage French in 1786. Marine remained the home of a branch of the French family and sold by Colonel Stuart French in the early 1970s. The National Inventory of Architectural Heritage entry states that this house was previously the home of the mathematician Philip Ronayne. Valued at £32 in the early 1850s it was occupied by Thomas G. French who held the property from Thomas R. Sarsfield. Knight writes that Thomas Sarsfield of Doughcloyne leased the lands of Ronayne's Grove, otherwise Hodnet's Wood, otherwise Marino to Savage French in 1755. Thomas G. French is also recorded as the occupier in 1814 and 1837.
Marino Cottage
Marino Cottage	This house, labelled Marino Cottage on the First Edition Ordnance Survey map,was vacant at the time of Griffith's Valuation, when it was part of the estate of Andrew Blake. It had a valuation of over £23 at that time. The house no longer exists, having been replaced in the twentieth century by the Connemara Coast Hotel complex.
Marino Lodge	An early 19th century house, the residence of Major Owen O'Malley in 1814 and of J.Cuff in 1837. It was leased by John Fair from the Earl of Lucan's estate at the time of Griffith's Valuation, when it was valued at £10. Marino Lodge is still extant and in good repair.
Marino Lodge	In 1906 John Columb owned this property, then valued at £6 10s. There are two bathing lodges in this area at the time of Griffith's Valuation, Marino Lodge and Clashganniv. These properties seem to have been part of the Langford estate.
Markree Castle	Markree Castle was built in the early nineteenth century replacing an earlier property, which McParlan indicates was known as Mercury. McTernan notes that it is the oldest residential site in the county, having been founded by Cornet Cooper in the seventeenth century. At the time of Griffith's Valuation it was owned by Edward J. Cooper and was valued at £90. By the mid twentieth century it had fallen into disrepair but was later acquired by another member of the Cooper family. It now operates as a hotel. See http://www.markreecastle.ie/history.htm for more information.
Markree Observatory	E.J. Cooper was a well-known astronomer and observer of weather patterns. He had this observatory built at Markree c. 1850. It was valued at £40 at the time of Griffith's Valuation. Though now derelict it contains some original features. The archival collection of weather observations taken at Markree is now held by the library of Met Eireann, the Irish meteorological service.
Marlfield	Built by Colonel John Bagwell MP in the late 18th century in the Palladian style. It was the seat of the Bagwell family of Clonmel in the 19th and 20th centuries, held from the Moores of Barne and valued at almost £83 in the early 1850s. The central part of the house was burnt in 1923 and rebuilt in 1925 and is now in use as an apartment complex.
Marlhill	This house was the residence of Robert Prendergast in 1814. In 1840 the Ordnance Survey Name Books also record it as his residence under the slightly variant name of Marlow Hill. James Prendergast held the house valued at £12.15 shillings from the Reverend John Bagnell with 182 acres in the mid 19th century [see Bagnell entry in ''Burkes Irish Family Records'']. Home of the Rice family from the 1860s. A building still stands at this site.
Marlhill	Edward O'Meagher was the occupier of Marlhill in 1814. The Ordnance Survey Name Books mention Marlhill as the residence of J. O'Meaghar in 1840. Thadeus O'Meagher was the occupier in 1850. Thadeus held the house and 120 acres from Stephen O'Meagher and the buildings were valued at £22+. Buildings still exist at this site.
Marlow	An early 18th century house, the seat of a branch of the Pennefather family, with some early 20th century additions. Still extant, this house was the residence of Thomas Pennefather in 1814 and Edward Pennefather in the mid 19th century. He held the property in fee and the buildings were valued at £14. The Pennefathers were still resident at Marlow in the mid 20th century.
Marnellsgrove	The home of the Marnell family at the beginning of the 19th century. Richard Marnell was resident in 1814.
Marsh House	Robert Tighe was leasing this property to William Jago at the time of Griffith's Valuation, when it was valued at £14 5s. A house is still extant at the site.
Marshalstown	This house was known as Castle Eugene in 1837 when it was the home of Eugene O'Neill, medical doctor. Dr O'Neill was still resident in the early 1850s when the house was valued at £41.10 shillings and held from the Earl of Kingston. This house no longer exists.
Marshtown House	Held in fee by R.H. Gumbleton at the time of Griffith's Valuation, when it was valued at £8 10s. The property is labelled Marshtown House on the 1st editon Ordnance Map but is not labelled on the later 25-inch edition. Marston House (W950987), in the adjacent townland of Marshtown, is shown on the 25-inch map of the 1890s but there is no trace remaining.
Marshtown/Marston	Home of Richard Henry Gumbleton in the early 19th century and at the time of Griffith's Valuation when the buildings were valued at £12. 10 shillings. Advertised for sale in June 1854. Hajba writes that the Orpens built a much large house on the demesne in the 1860s which was burnt some time later. In 1906 Basil Orpin occupied a house valued at £55 at Marshtown. Buildings still exist at this site. An earlier Marshtown House, previous home of the Gumbletons, was located over the border in county Waterford.
Martinstown	In 1786 Wilson refers to Martin's-town as the seat of Mr. Davys. The residence of George Davis in 1814 and of Mr Davis in the 1830s, apparently held from the Digby family. By the time of Griffith's Valuation Ballymartinmore was in the possession of George Digby and a vacant house valued at £4 was held by Edward Flynn. The house is no longer extant.
Martinstown	Martinstown was the residence of M. Walsh in 1837. At the time of Griffith's Valuation this was a house on the Trench/Gascoigne estate valued at £10+ and inhabited by William O'Grady. Bence Jones refers to a modern house built in circa 1972 at Martinstown, Kilmallock.
Mary Ville	Mary Ville is marked on the first Ordnance Survey map. In the early 1850s the house was occupied by John Hurley who held it from Colonel George Teulon. It was valued at £10.
Mary Ville	This house is marked as Mary Ville on the first edition Ordnance Survey map. In 1840 the Ordnance Survey Name Books refer to it as "a respectable farmhouse and offices" the proprietor of which was Michael Head. This may be the house recorded by Lewis as Derry Ville inhabited by J. Salmon. At the time of Griffith's Valuation Mrs Mary Sparling was resident, holding the lodge valued at £13 from Francis Spaight. Buildings are still extant at this site.
Mary Ville (Kinneigh)	Leased by Joseph Hosford from the Devonshire estate at the time of Griffith's Valuation, when it was valued at £11 10s.
Maryborough	Miss Jane Clerke was leasing this property from Thomas Beggs [Biggs] at the time of Griffith's Valuation, when it was valued at £14. It is likely that this is the same as Thomas Biggs of Dunmanway. In 1837, Lewis had noted the house as the seat of Maj. Broderick. The house appears to have been replaced by a modern building but the remains of the large walled garden are still extant, enclosing large modern farm sheds.
Maryborough	The sale rental for the Mannix estate states that this house was built in 1816 at a cost of £3,000. Occupied by J. Wallis in 1837 and by Henry Mannix in the early 1850s. Mannix held the property from the representatives of the Reverend Robert Dring and the buildings were valued at £28.
Maryborough	In 1786 Wilson refers to Maryborough as the seat of Mr Newnhan and it was also a Newenham home in the 19th century, occupied by R. Newingham in 1814, by Edward Eyre Newenham in 1837 and at the time of Griffith's Valuation. He held the property in fee and the buildings were valued at £80. Thomas Sherrard held a mansion house valued at £61 in this townland in 1906. It is now part of a large hotel complex.
Marybrook	This was originally a tower house with additions from the mid 18th century. Occupied by Edward H. Reardon in the first half of the 19th century and by John O'Connell in the mid 19th century, when it was valued at £11 and held from Bartholomew Gibbings. In the sale rental of May 1860 this house was describes as in "thorough repair" and leased to John Connell for 100 years from 1851.
Maryfort	An early 18th century house with late 19th century embellishments, home of the Westropps. By the early 19th century it was occupied by John O'Callaghan (died 1818) who seems to have moved there from Kilgory. Occupied by his grandson John O'Callaghan at the time of Griffith's Valuation, valued at £35 and held from George Westropp. In the 20th century it was the home of his son Colonel George O'Callaghan who assumed the additional name of Westropp. Weir writes that the house was demolished in 1967 by Colonel Conor J. O'Callaghan Westropp, the last member of the family to live there.
Maryland House	The residence of Joseph Haynes in 1837 and the early 1850s, held by him from William Player at the time of Griffith's Valuation and valued at £20. A cornmill was located closeby. Maryland is no longer extant.
Maryville	Built in 1790 and located on the Monsell estate the residence of Hugh F. Finch in 1837 and of Mrs Finch at the time of Griffith's Valuation when the buildings were valued at £28. In 1906 Captain G.W. Finch occupied the mansion house at Maryville valued at £35. Still in the ownership of the Finch family at the time of the Irish Tourist Association survey 1943. This property is now known as Maryville stud.
Maryville	The home of Laurence Corban in 1837 when Lewis records it as “ a handsome mansion of recent erection and finely situated on the Funcheon [River]”. Laurence Corban held Maryville House and the mills in perpetuity at the time of Griffith's Valuation. The house was valued at £32 and the mills complex at £160. The Lucas family succeeded to this property and Hajba writes that it became the dower house for nearby Ballynacarriga. In 1965 the house was sold by the Corban Lucas family. It is still a family residence.
Maryville House	At the time of Griffith's Valuation, Arthur Alexander occupied Maryville House at Cahermore, barony of Kiltartan, when it was valued at £8. Maryville Police Barracks was located nearby. The original Maryville House has disappeared and the house on the site of the barracks is known as Maryville House.
Masonbrook	Masonbrook was originally the seat of the Mason family but was later bought by the Smyth estate. At the time of Griffith's Valuation it was occupied by James Smyth and was valued at £60. It is recorded in the Valuation and the 1906 report on Untenanted Demesnes as located in the townland of Moanmore East but is shown in the townland of Masonbrook on the 1st edition OS Map of 1842. In 1906 it was valued at £60. It is not shown on the 25-inch edition Ordnance Survey map and is no longer extant.
Massbrook	The Irish Tourist Association file makes it clear that there were two houses at Massbrook, both in good condition in the 1940s. One was of French design erected in the 1890s by Colonel Johnston, the then owner of the estate. There was also an older and smaller house, see under Woodpark. D.15166 in the National Archives refers to the house and demesne of Massbrook in 1868. Described by Bence Jones as a late Victorian house, the seat of the Walsh family. In the early 1990s Mrs Mary Robinson, former President of Ireland, purchased the house known as Massbrook, formerly owned by Denis Ferranti.
Massy Lodge	This house is named Massy House on the first Ordnance Survey map and was the main residence of Lord Massy in the first decade of the 19th century. In 1814 Anglesborough was occupied by Hugh Toutstone [Touchstone]. Lewis describes Massy Lodge as the elegant residence of Lord Massy. At the time of the first Ordnance Survey Massy Lodge was the residence of Robert Harding. It was held by Lord Massy in fee at the time of Griffith's Valuation and valued at £24+. The partly demolished house is now owned by the Hanly family.
Mawbeg House	Leased by Robert Popham from the Devonshire estate at the time of Griffith's Valuation, when it was valued at £10. A house still exists at the site.
Mawmore House	William Scott was leasing Mawmore from the Devonshire estate in 1851 when it had a valuation of £24. Lewis refers to is as the seat of S.B. Beamish in 1837. A house still exists at the site.
Maxfort House	Maxfort was the home of John Max in 1814 and of William Max in 1837 and at the time of Griffith's Valuation. It was held from Viscount Hawarden and valued at £15.18 shillings. A house is still extant at the site.
May Park	George Meara was leasing this property from the Power estate at the time of Griffith's Valuation, when it was valued at £78. Lewis also notes it as his seat in 1837.
Mayfield	In the 1770s and 1780s, Poole Esq was resident at Knocknaville near Bandon. Thomas Poole held Mayfield in perpetuity at the time of Griffith's Valuation, when it was valued at £48. Both Lewis, in 1837, and Leet, in 1814, also refer to it as his residence. Mayfield was burnt in June 1921 during the War of Independence when it was the residence of Hewitt R. Poole. It is now a ruin.
Mayfield (Kinsalebeg)	In 1851 Thomas P. Carew was leasing this property from the Smyth estate when it was valued at over £20. A house labelled Mayfield appears at this location on the 1st edition Ordnance Survey map. In 1837 Lewis noted it as the seat of J. Gee. It is still extant and occupied.
Mayfield (Lismore)	The sale notice concerning the property of Robert Dring O'Grady in the barony of Coshmore and Coshbride, county Waterford, includes details of the house built on the property by Captain O'Grady in the 1850s. It was "of modern construction" and had cost over £1200.
Mayfield (Portlaw)	Mayfield was held by William Malcolmson from the Medlicott estate at the time of Griffith's Valuation, when it was valued at £50. Lewis refers to it as the seat of J. Malcolmson in 1837. In 1906 it was the property of William Malcomson and valued at £31. It is now a ruin.
Mayfield House	A Price home, occupied by Thomas Price in the mid 19th century and held from William Price, it was valued at £14+. Still extant and occupied.
Mayfield or Rocket's Castle	The property at Rocketscastle was held in fee by Rev. John T. Medlicott at the time of Griffith's Valuation, when it was valued at £36. In 1906 he was still the owner of the property then valued at £30 10s. Morris states that this property was originally part of the May estate and known as Mayfield . Smith, writing in 1774, refers to Mayfield as "the pleasant seat of Sir James May, formerly called Rockett's Castle" and Wilson also mentions it as his residence in 1786. The original Rockett's Castle was in ruins by the time of the 1st Ordnance Survey and this house was built after that on an adjacent site. The 1943 ITA survey, indicates that the Medlicotts had adapted the old castle building as an engine house at that time. A house is still extant at the site.
Mayne House	In 1837 Brian Sheehy was resident at Mayne and in the early 1850s Bernard Sheehy held the house valued at £21+ from John Duggan and all the townland of 107 acres. It is no longer extant.
Meadstown	Burke's ''Landed Gentry of Ireland'' (1904) records the Franks family of Maidstown, county Cork. Hajba dates the present house circa 1860 replacing an earlier house. At the time of Griffith's Valuation the Reverend James Golden occupied Meadstown which he held from Henry Franks. The buildings were valued at £10.15 shillings. This house is still occupied.
Meanus House	Sir David Roche was leasing the property at Meanus to Michael Neligan at the time of Griffith's Valuation, when it was valued at £9 10s. In the 1830s, the Ordnance Survey Field Name Books describe it as "a large house, two stories high with offices attached at present occupied by a farmer". In 1786 Wilson had noted Menus as the seat of Dr. Drew. Bary states that it has been in the Neligan family for many generations and is still extant.
Meanus House (Kiltallagh)	Lady Anne Headley's estate was leasing this property to Charlotte Walker at the time of Griffith's Valuation, when it was valued at £9 15s. Bary writes that it was leased by the Winn estate in the early part of the nineteenth century to the Walkers and later to the Spring family. It is still extant and was renovated in the twentieth century.
Meelick	Weir states that Meelick was a Burke house in the seventeenth century when Burkes, originally from Clondegoff Castle, in the barony of Longford, settled here. At the time of Griffith's Valuation Walter Blake was occupying the house at Meelick, parish of Clonrush, barony of Leitrim, valued at £17. In 1814 this property was the residence of Matthew Yelverton. The OS Name Books record Meelick as the home of Mr. Gilbertson. Lewis recorded it as "uninhabited" in 1837. There is still an occupied house at Meelick. The Irish Tourist Association file for the parish of Clonrush refers to Meelick as a substantial house with a concrete roof, ancestral home of the Burkes.
Meelick House	A house built by the time of the first Ordnance Survey on the Marquess of Conyngham's estate and occupied by William Roche at the time of Griffith's Valuation, when it was valued at £11.
Meenvane	John Limerick was leasing a property to Nathaniel Lannon (?) at the time of Griffith's Valuation, when it was vaued at £13. This property appears to have been situated on the main street in the village of Skull.
Meeshal House	In 1837 Lewis describes the work done at Myshell by Dr Barter “whose demesne of 200 acres, formerly an unprofitable waste, has, since 1826, been reclaimed and brought into a state of high cultivation.” The house valued at £36 was occupied by Thomas Kenyon at the time of Griffith's Valuation and held from Henry Lindsey. The National Inventory of Architectural Heritage suggests that the current house incorporates portions of the original.
Melcomb	Ruane states that this house was built in 1754 by the Browne family [of Westport] and that it was first known as 'Seamount'. There was another house built in the small townland of Milcum, by the Binghams in the early 18th century, which was the house marked 'in ruins' on the first Ordnance Survey map. Seamount was occupied by Connell O'Donel in 1837 and at the time of Griffith's Valuation was unoccupied but in the possession of Nathaniel P. Simes. In the 20th century it was the home of Miss Laprimandaye, Sir Anthony Beever, the Brittains, the Percivals and Mr and Mrs Peter Mullowney.
Meldrum	The Sall family were located at Meldrum in the early 17th century and through marriage the property passed to the Latham family who were resident in the 1780s. . A mainly 18th century house built onto part of a 17th century house Meldrum was a Lloyd residence in the 19th century. It was the home of Richard Lloyd in 1814 and of the Reverend Richard Lloyd in 1837 and at the time of Griffith's Valuation, when it was valued at £26+ and held from Oliver Latham. The Lethams were resident in the 1770s. In 1894 Slater notes it as the seat of David Tennant. A house and large farm now occupy the site.
Mellefontstown	The main residence of the Nason family in the 18th century, John Nason was resident in 1814 and Pierce Cotter in the early 1850s. Cotter held the property from Thomas Wise and the buildings were valued at £19+. In May 1863 Pierce Joseph Cotter's estate at Mellifontstown, containing the house, demesne and 246 acres was advertised for sale. It was held on a lease dated 1852 from Francis Wise to Pierce Cotter for 185 years. A new house now stands on the site.
Mellon	The Westropp family are recorded as "of Mellon" from the early 18th century. Bence Jones dates the present house from circa 1780, the Ordnance Survey Field Name Books from 1812. Inhabited by Mrs Jane Westropp (nee Dawson) in the early 1850s. It was valued at £36. This 3 storied house was still in Westropp possession in the late 20th century. It is now run as a stud.
Melview	A house on the outskirts of Clonmel, occupied by Robert Malcomson in the mid 19th century, held from John Bagwell and valued at £52. This building now functions as a nursing home.
Menlo/Menlough Castle	A 17th century tower house with substantial additions. In 1786 Wilson refers to it as the seat of Sir Thomas Blake. Menlo Castle was occupied by Thomas Blake at the time of Griffith's Valuation when it was valued at £30. It continued to be the home of the Blake family until the house was burnt by an accidental fire in 1910 and has been a ruin ever since.
Merlin	In 1850 Abraham Grubb held this property in fee when it was valued at £54. Merlin is still extant and occupied.
Merlin Park	A house on the outskirts of Galway, built by Charles Blake in the first decade of the 19th century. Bought by Henry Hodgson in the Encumbered Estates' Court in 1852. Purchased by the Waithman family in 1876 and in their ownership until 1945. The house no longer exists and Merlin Park Hospital now occupies the site.
Mertonhall	Merton, Cloghjordan, was the home of T.G. Fitzgibbon in 1814. It was purchased by Robert Hall in 1828 and he was the proprietor in 1837. The Ordnance Survey Name Books noted in 1841 that it was formerly known as "Litty Ville House". The house was valued at £55 at the time of Griffith's Valuation and held by Robert Hall in fee. The Hall family continued to use Merton as a residence in the 1870s. By 1906 the representatives of De Courcy P. Ireland were occupying Mertonhall. He was married to Ada Hall. This house is now demolished.
Merville House	Occupied by John Carroll in 1837 and held by him in fee at the time of Griffith' s Valuation. Weir writes that the house was in ruins by 1904.
Mervue/Merview	Built circa 1777 by the Joyces. In 1786 Wilson refers to a house near Galway as the seat of Dr. "Joice". The house was sold by them to Royal Tara China in 1953. This company occupied the building for over 50 years, closing down at the end of 2003, though the shop premises still operates from this building. A fire badly damaged the original building in 1957.
Middlequarter	Occupied by Henry P. Hildebrand at the time of Griffith's Valuation, who was Wilberforce's agent. The property was then valued at £10.
Midfield House	Occupied by Anthony Kelly in 1814 and by P. Kelly in 1837.
Mighnawn Cottage	Labelled as Mighnawn Cottage on the 25-inch Ordnance Survey Map of the 1890s, this property was leased by Miss Mary Owens from the Power estate at the time of Griffith's Valuation. It was valued at £20 8s.
Milane House	Leased from Rev. John D. Beecher by Thomas Gilman at the time of Griffith's Valuation, when it was valued at £11 15s. A house still exists at this site.
Milford	Early 18th century house with some 20th century alterations.
Milford	A Morony residence located on the Fitzgerald of Carrigoran estate. Occupied by James Fitzgerald in 1814 and by Edward Morony at the time of Griffith's Valuation.
Milford	Built by George Maunsell, fourth son of Richard Maunsell of Ballywilliam, in the late 18th century. Occupied by the Reverend M. Widenham in the late 1770s, and 1786, by Lord Kiltarton [John Prendergast Smyth became Viscount Gort in 1816] in 1814, by T. Fitzgerald in 1837, by Captain Stackpool circa 1840 and by Henry Allen in the early 1850s, this house was situated on the Maunsell estate. It was valued at £28 at the time of Griffith's Valuation. Referred to as the "splendid residence" of the Dowager Lady Massy in the sale rental of 1868. Tracy writes that the 5th Baron Massy bought it for his mother in 1850 from the Maunsells. Later sold to the Russell family and bought by the religious order, the Little Company of Mary, in 1923. Now part of a nursing home for the terminally ill.
Milford	Lewis records Milford as the occasional residence of Ralph Smith. By the early 1850s it was occupied by Thomas Bunbury and held from William Woods. Bence Jones writes that it was the home of Edmond Murphy who died in 1882. In 1840, he Ordnance Survey Name Books refer to the house as the residence of John Monsell and describe the demesne as "principally composed of plantation and ornamental grounds".
Milford House	In 1850, Mrs. Anne O'Brien was leasing this property from the Medlicott estate when it was valued at £10 15s. Morris refers to a Rogers family "of Coolroe" in the mid eighteenth century. This house is no longer extant.
Milford/Millview	Lewis refers to "Millview" as the seat of Kerry Supple in 1837. A house named Millford is shown in the parish of Rattoo on the 1st edition Ordnance Survey map, adjacent to a building labelled Millford Tuck Mill. The house is present on the 25-inch map of the 1890s but the mill is not labelled. At the time of Griffith's Valuation, Justice Rice held this property from the Provost and Fellows of Trinity College when it was valued at £2 15s. Bary writes that it burned down in the 1970s and is now a ruin.
Milfort/Milford House (Portlaw)	Milfort House was another property held by the Malcomson family in Portlaw. It was part of a complex designed by the well-known architect John Skipton Mullvaney. Milfort was demolished in the mid-twentieth century but some estate architecture survives.
Mill Cove (Bear)	Leased by Patrick O'Sullivan from the Earl of Bantry's estate in 1852 when it was valued at £14. Local sources suggest O'Sullivan worked as an agent for the White estate. The house has been demolished though traces of the stone work can still be seen in the gardens which are now part of an art gallery and sculpture display.
Mill Grove House	In 1841, the Ordnance Survey Name Books describe Mill Grove House as " a good house with demesne and plantations, the residence of Mr. Kennedy". At the time of Griffith's Valuation, Edward Kennedy was leasing a substantial milling complex and a house at this location from the Stoney estate. The buildings had a value of £46+. It is labelled Millgrove House on the 25-inch map of the 1890s but is no longer extant.
Mill House (Ballinascarty)	William G. Harris was leasing this property to Charles Connell at the time of Griffith's Valuation, when it was valued at £7 15s and the adjacent mill valued at £41. It is labelled Mill House on the 25-inch Ordnance Survey map of the 1890s, though the corn mills are labelled disused at that time. A house is still extant at the site though the mills are now ruinous.
Mill View	A five bay three storey house built about 1800, with some modern additions. At the time of Griffith's Valuation held by Sir Edward Tierney in fee, the buildings were valued at £19+.
Mill View	This house was the home of the Sargent family in the 19th century, inhabited by Henry Sargent in 1814 and at the time of Griffith's Valuation. It was held from the Earl of Glengall and valued at £30 in the early 1850s. This house is no longer extant.
Mill-Land	William Meade was leasing this property to Thomas R. Leane at the time of Griffith's Valuation, when it was valued at almost £9.
Millbank House	At the time of Griffith's Valuation, the Allingham family were leasing this house, valued at £8, from the Lane Fox estate. It is still extant and occupied.
Millbrook	Millbrook House was held in fee by John Bermingham at the time of Griffith's Valuation when the house was valued at £11 and the nearby mill (M412635) at £12. Both buildings are now in ruins.
Millbrook	A 19th century house occupied by the families that ran the mill. At the time of Griffith's Valuation the occupier was Peter Macmillan who held the property from Thomas Arthur. The buildings were valued at £40. A house is still extant in the area but on an adjacent site.
Millbrook	Described by Wilson as the seat of Mr. Hawkshaw in 1786, Millbrok was also the home of the Hawkeshaw family in the 19th century, occupied by Richard Hawkshaw in 1814 and of his representatives in the early 1850s, when it was held from George Armstrong and valued at £19+. Millbrook House was included in the sale of the Earl of Listowel's estate in 1861. Michael Dwyer was the tenant. A building is still located at this site.
Millbrook House	There is a lithograph of this house attached to the sales rental of Lord Oranmore and Browne's estate in 1854. The sale rental states that the late tenant [Lawrence Glynn] recently expended a large sum in building a residence on this lot. This later building is labelled Millbrook House on the 25-inch Ordnance Survey map of the 1890s. It is no longer extant.
Millbrook House (Castleisland)	The Ordnance Survey Name Books record Millbrook House, in Knockrower East townland, as the residence of William Fitzgerald, on perpetual lease from the O'Connells of Grenagh.
Millbrook House(Drumcliff)	Edward Simpson was leasing a house, mill and associated buildings at Ballincar, barony of Carbury valued at £16 from the Wynne estate at the time of Griffith's Valuation. He offered the property for sale in the Landed Estate's Court in April 1873. The sale notice indicates that he held it on a Fee Farm Grant from Owen Wynne dated 1868. The original house is no longer extant.
Milleen	Rev.William Jennings was leasing this property from the Hungerford estate at the time of Griffith's Valuation, when it was valued at £19 15s. It is no longer extant.
Millfield House (Ross)	This house, with a mill valued at £40, was leased by William Limerick to Henry Morrow in 1851, when the house was valued at £12 5s. Lewis notes Millfield as the seat of Lieut. Lloyd, RN, in 1837 while it is noted by Leet as the residence of Roger Sweeny in 1814. The mill is labelled Ross Mill on the 25-inch map of the 1890s. There is still an extant house at the site as well as the remains of some mill buildings.
Millford	Allen Pollok held a steward's house and offices valued at £16 at Millford at the time of Griffith's Valuation. Extensive buildings remain at the site.
Millfort	This house was the home of the Foote family in the 18th century as Wilson refers to it as the seat of Mr. Foote in 1786. At the time of Griffith's Valuation the house was valued at £4.10 shillings, occupied by William Upplington and held from the representatives of George Foot. It appears to have fallen into ruin by the time the 25-inch Ordnance map was published in the 1890s and no trace remains now.
Millgrove House	Thomas Jackson occupied this house in 1814 and William Walpole in the 1850s. Walpole held the property from Lord Waterpark and the house, office and corn mill were valued at £38. This house has recently been renovated.
Millmount	Viscount Lorton was leasing a house valued at £18 at Macmoyne, parish of Boyle, to Nicholas Mulhall, at the time of Griffith's Valuation. This may be the still extant Millmount House, associated with the milling complex.
Millmount	Occupied by the Reverend Joseph Gabbett and held from Daniel Gabbett at the time of Griffith's Valuation, when the buildings were valued at £16. It is labelled Millmount on the First Edition Ordnance Survey Map and as Ardvullen on the later 25-inch edition of the 1890s. A house is still extant at the site.
Millmount House	Thomas Phayre was leasing this property from the Earl of Clancarty's estate at the time of Griffith's Valuation. It also included a mill, herd's house and 150 acres. The National Inventory of Architectural Heritage suggests it was built in the 1760s. It is still extant and occupied.
Millpark House	At the time of Griffith's Valuation, Adam Acres is recorded as the occupier of Millpark House, which he was leasing from the Vaughan estate. The house was valued at £18. It is still extant.
Millpark Mill Cottage	In 1840 the Ordnance Survey Name Books refer to Millpark House as the residence of Mr. Lyster. At the time of Griffith's Valuation Hamilton Lyster was leasing a property in the townland of Millpark from Robert Acres. It included a house and mill and was valued at £53. Some ruins of the mils still remain. A building is still extant on the site of Millpark Cottage.
Milltown	Roderick O'Conor/O'Connor occupied the property at Milltown, barony of Castlerea, valued at £36, at the time of Griffith's Valuation. It was also recorded as his seat in both 1814 and 1837. Gormley states that nothing of the house now remains save for traces of the mile long avenue.
Milltown	The Reverend Champagne was resident at Milltown from at least 1837. He is recorded as the occupier of this house in the early 1850s when he held the house valued at £28 from the Reverend Tyrell Evans.
Milltown	In the 18th century Miltown was the residence of a branch of the De Lacy family. Mill-town, Bruff, was the residence of Mrs Bevan in 1814. George Gubbins was the occupier in 1837 and at the time of Griffith's Valuation. He held the property valued at £40+ from Edward B. Hartopp. In 1831 George Gubbins married Elizabeth Blood nee Hartopp. This house is named Milltown George on the first Ordnance Survey map.
Milltown Castle	Originally the home of Thomas Evans, a younger brother of the 1st Baron Carbery, and of his son Eyre Evans. Mary, sister of Eyre Evans, married George Bruce in the mid 18th century. The Castle was subsequently leased by the Evans to the Bruces and it remained the home of the Bruces until the late 19th century. Described by Lewis as “a handsome castellated mansion in the later English style”. Reduced in size in the early 20th century the building continues to be occupied.
Milltown House	At the time of Griffith’s Valuation, Robert Hickson was leasing a house & mill, valued at almost £29, from the reps. Of Walter Hussey. A large house, now functioning as a guesthouse, is located at the site.
Milltown House	In the mid 19th century Henry Briscoe was occupying a house valued at £10.19 shillings and held from Captain Richard Long. This house is still extant.
Milltown Place	Arthur Aylmer was leasing this property from Lady Carbery at the time of Griffith's Valuation, when it was valued at £17 5s. Aylmer was a younger son of the Aylmer, Donadea, county Kildare, family. His mother was Jane Evans-Freke, a daugher of the 1st Lord Carbery. He was later to succed to the title of Baron Aylmer. By the 1890s the building at the site has been divided into a school and the Constabulary barracks. A smaller building exists at the site now.
Millview	In 1840 the Ordnance Survey Name Books describe Mill view as "a good dwelling house, the residence of Mr. Short" though noting S. Pepper as the proprietor. At the time of Griffith's Valuation it was leased by Richard Brandley from Mary O'Leary when it was valued at £11. A house is still extant at the site.
Millville	Thomas and James Allen were leasing this property from the Earl of Shannon's estate at the time of Griffith's Valuation, when it was valued at £15 and the adjacent mills at £37. The house is still extant. Modern housing now occupies the site of the mill.
Milton House (Bandon)	Elizabeth Swete was leasing Milltown from Miss McCarthy at the time of Griffith's Valuation, when it was valued at £22. It is labelled Miltown House on the 1st edition Ordnance Survey map but as Milton House on the 25-inch ediiton of the 1890s, the name by which it is still known. The National Inventory of Architectural Heritage suggests it was built for the Allman family.
Miltown House	Built in the early 1780s by Thomas J. Morony, who developed the town of Miltown Malbay and the main Morony home throughout the 19th century. Slater refers to it as the residence of Mrs Eleanor Lucinda Moroney in 1894. It was sold about 1919 to the Sisters of Mercy and became a school.
Milverton	Thomas Hunt was leasing a property valued at £20 from the Mahon estate at the time of Griffith's Valuation. Extensive corn mills are shown at this site at the time of the First Ordnance Survey but by the 1890s it is occupied by a house labelled Milverton which is still extant.
Minehill	Home of a branch of the Wallis family in the early 19th century. Occupied by Denis McCarthy in 1814 and by John Cooke Wallis in 1837. By the time of Griffith's Valuation it was the residence of Francis Burton. The house was still home to the Burton family in the early 21st century.
Minella	This house was built by the Malcomsons in 1863, now a hotel located in county Waterford. http://www.hotelminella.ie/
Mirehill	Home of Thomas Redington in 1814, Stepney St George in the 1820s and occupied by Michael Kelly in the 1850s, when it was valued at £4 and by Stephen R. Roche in 1906. It is no longer extant.
Mishells House	In 1851 being leased by William A. O'Connor from the Devonshire estate and valued at£16. There is an extant house at the site.
Mission settlement	The Reverend Edward Nangle established his mission settlement here.
Mistletoe Castle	Marked as Eustace's Castle on the first Ordnance Survey map and apparently straddling the boundary between Cooperalley and Greencloyne, this house was the residence of John Conroy Browne in the second half of the 19th century. At the time of Griffith's Valuation the buildings were valued at £25 and held from William Fitzgerald. J.C. Browne of Mistletoe Castle owned 16 acres in county Cork in the 1870s. The house is stated to have been built in the 1770s as a summer residence for the Villiers-Stuart [Stuart] family. This house was for sale in 2009. http://www.vee.ie/Dromana_JW.pdf
Mitchellsfort/Fellfort	This house was the home of Mitchell Esq in the 1770s and 1780s. Occupied by Brooke Brazier in 1814 and by his son Henry B. Mitchell in the early 1850s. Henry B. Mitchell owned the property in fee and the buildings were valued at £52+. Slater noted it as the residence of R.L. Fell in 1894, now demolished.
Mitchelstown Castle	The original castle belonged to the FitzGibbons, the White Knight. It passed through the marriage of Margaret FitzGibbon and Sir William Fenton to the heirs of their daughter Catherine and her husband Sir John King. By the mid 18th century the Kings had replaced the castle by a house which was altered and extended over the years. In 1786 Wilson refers to it as "the very magnificent seat of Lord Kingsborough". In the 1820s the 3rd Earl built a new castle in anticipation of a visit from George IV which never happened. This was a huge building in the Gothic Revival style, valued at £180 in the mid 19th century. It remained in the possession of the Kings until the death of Lady Kingston, widow of the 5th Earl. In 1922 the castle was looted and burnt and the stones were later used to build a church at Mount Melleray.
Moat	A property in the townland of Moat, parish of Killimorbologue, valued at £9 was being leased from the Clanricarde estate by John Donnelly in 1856. The house was demolished in the later half of the twentieth century and no traces remain.
Moat Lodge	Built by the Digby family in the mid 19th century. Home of the Gilmores in the mid 20th century and now of Mr and Mrs Jarlath Donnellon. In the Blake of Ballyglunin Papers Thomas Murphy in a letter to Martin J. Blake dated 1837, refers to his involvement in the building of a house at Moate for Mr Digby, National Archives M6936/38/29.
Moatville	Located on the outskirts of Charleville this house was occupied by Mrs Ryan in 1837 and of Michael Ryan at the time of Griffith's Valuation. Moatville was later the birthplace of Dr Reeves, Bishop of Down, Connor and Dromore.
Mobarnan	Mobarnan was the seat of the Jacob family in the 18th and 19th centuries. Occupied by Samuel Jacob in 1814, M. Jacob in 1837 and by Samuel Jacob at the time of Griffith's Valuation. He held the property in fee and the buildings were valued at £37+. Later the home of the Tennant family. This house was enlarged in the early 19th century and is still in use as a residence. In the 1970s it was owned by Major Marcus William Keane, formerly of Beech Park, and his wife, Anne R. Armitage of Noan, Co Tipperary.
Mocollop Castle	Mocollop Castle was in ruins by the time of Griffith's Valuation, though buildings at the site were valued at £31. They were held in fee by Captain James Barry. In 1786, Wilson refers to it as the seat of Dr. Drew. In 1906 the buildings at this location were in the possession of Henry Drew, MD, and valued at £32. The National Inventory of Architectural Heritage reports that the buildings there were in ruins in the early part of the 21st century.
Modreeny	Lewis records W. H. Head as the proprietor of Modreeny House in 1837. He was still resident at the time of Griffith's Valuation and held the house valued at £35 in fee. Burke's ''Landed Gentry of Ireland'' (1904) records William Henry Head's father as "of Modreeny House". In 1906 the representatives of George Whitfield were the occupiers and the house was valued at £36.10 shillings. George Whitfield of Modreeny owned 443 acres in the 1870s. In 1890 his daughter Kathleen married Sir Francis Osborne, Baronet. This house was bought by Donald Swan in 1965 and Charlie Swan, champion jockey, was born at Modreeny in 1968.
Modreeny House	In 1786 Wilson refers to "Moderenny" as the seat of Sir Amyrald Dancer. The Ordnance Survey Name Books refer to the house as Eminisky House in 1841 but it is marked on the first edition map as Modreeny House and was the home of the Dancer family. It was replaced by a new house circa 1920s. The outbuildings, gates and gatelodge of the original house still remain. At the time of Griffith's Valuation Sir Thomas B. Dancer held this property in fee. The buildings were valued at £21. Hussey gives Modreeny House as the address of Sir Thomas Dancer in 1878.
Mogeely House	A house on the Devonshire estate, occupied by Charles H. Walsh in the mid 19th century and valued at £25.18 shillings. Later the home of the Des Barres and Kent families. Slater refers to it as the seat of Lt-Col. Des Barres in 1894. Still a family residence. It is labelled Mogeely Castle on the 1st edition Ordnance Survey map but as Mogeely House on the later editions,
Moglass House	Moglass valued at £11 was held by John Riall from George Riall at the time of Griffith's Valuation. It is described as "in ruins" on the 25-inch Ordnance Survey map of the 1890s.
Mohanagh Lodge	Andrew McGill was leasing this property from Lady Carbery's estate at the time of Griffith's Valuation, when it was valued at £10 15s. In 1814 Leet referred to it as the seat of Richard Marmion. A house still exists at the site,
Moher House	A Macnamara property, occupied by James Gorman in 1814 and by Peter Scales at the time of Griffith's Valuation when the house was valued at £7. J. Macnamara was residing at Moher in 1837 but it is not clear whether this was Moher House or Lodge. John Macnamara of Moher, younger brother of William N. Macnamara of Doolin is well documented in the Stacpoole Kenny Papers.
Moher Lodge	A Macnamara property, occupied by Patrick E. O'Reilly at the time of Griffith's Valuation.
Mohera	Hajba writes that Michael Mackay was recorded as resident here in 1824. By 1837 John O'Sullivan was resident and was still the occupier at the time of Griffith's Valuation. The buildings were then valued at £14 and the property was held from Major General Conyers. Home of the McAuliffes in the 20th century.
Mohill Castle	At the time of Griffith's Valuation John Kane was leasing a property valued at £20 from Sir M. Crofton in the town of Mohill.
Mohober	Mohober was occupied by Scott Esq in the 1770s and 1780s. It was the home of the Cormick family in the 19th century. Richard Cormick was resident in the early 1850s holding the property from the Earl of Clonmel. The buildings were valued at £14.15 shillings. In the 1870s Daniel Cormack of Mohober owned 189 acres in county Tipperary. The sale rental of the interest of James P. Welply in the house and demesne of Mohober dated July 1868 records that the property was conveyed to Daniel Welply by the Encumbered Estates Commissioners in May 1856. The original lease dated 1766 was from William Cane to Mark Scott. The Cormac interest in this property was advertised for sale in June 1876. Buildings are still extant at this site.
Molahiffe House	Eliza Griffin was the lessor of this property at the time of Griffith's Valuation, when it was valued at almost £6 and vacant. In 1837 Lewis mentions Boucheens as the residence of Montague Griffin. Bary states that this is a very old house and is widely believed to be one of the earliest homes of the Browne family, later Lords Kenmare. It is still extant and occupied.
Monaincha	Lewis describes Monaincha in 1837 as "an elegant villa in the Italianate style" the residence of G. Birch. Mrs G. Birch was living at Monaincha in the early 1850s whens the buildings were valued at £22.10 shillings. Occuppied by Harriet F. Miller in 1906. The house is still a fine residence close to Roscrea.
Monaloo	This house was built post Griffith's Valuation. In the 1870s Charles Nason of Monaloo House, Tallow, owned 797 acres in county Cork. It is still extant.
Monamintra	Mrs. Johanna Lyons was leasing this property from Lord Fortescue's estate at the time of Griffith's Valuation, when it was valued at £10.
Monanimy Castle	In the mid 19th century William Barry occupied Monanimy Castle which was valued at £15.10 shilllings and held from George Bennett. Hajba writes that Barry restored the castle and that he was related to the Nagles who had originally owned the castle. The Barrys remained as residents of the castle until the 1940s when the castle was damaged by a fire. It has been restored and is now a family home.
Monaquil	Burke's ''Landed Gentry of Ireland'' (1904) records Philip Going of Monaquil, sixth son of Robert and Jane Going. In 1767 Philip married Grace Bernard. Their grandson, Reverend Philip Going Atkins Going, succeeded to the Monaquil property by the will of his maternal grandfather, who died in 1820. Monaquil was occupied by the Atkins family in 1837. In 1840 the Ordnance Survey Name Books record that "Mr. O'Shea, proprietor, states that he has nothing to do now ith Monaquil, it is under the Courts" and that the house was then occupied by a Mrs. Bennett. It was vacant at the time of Griffith's Valuation. when Reverend Hastings Atkins was the immediate lessor and the house was valued at £19. The Butler sale rental of 1866 records a fee farm grant dated 19 May 1859, John Butler to Reverend Philip Going Atkins Going. The Atkins sale rental of 1877 records the leasing of Monaquil to Robert William Henry Roe in 1864. The original house marked on the first edition Ordnance Survey Map was replaced by another house slightly to the north in the late 19th century.
Monaster House	This house was the home of Michael Furnell in 1803. By 1814 the house on the Vandeleur estate, was leased to John Cantillon Heffernan . At the time of Griffith's Valuation, the buildings at Monaster were valued at £35 and leased by John Cantillon from the Vandeleur estate. In 1943 the Irish Tourist Association surveyor refers to a story concerning ghostly activities and that the house had been "pulled down" a short time previously. Much of the farmyard building complex survives.
Monatray	In 1851 Pierce S. Smith [Smyth), a minor, held Monatray in fee when it was valued at £35. It is still extant and occupied.
Mondellihy	Occupied by George Fosberry at the time of Griffith's Valuation, held from the Earl of Dunraven and valued at £15. By the end of the 19th century this house was the home of Peter David Fitzgerald (1855-1935), a younger son of George Fitzgerald 1st Baron Fitzgerald of Valencia and grandson of the Knight of Kerry.
Moneen	Richard Splaine was leasing this property in 1851 from the Baldwin estate when it was valued at £18.
Moneenroe/Drummaan House	At the time of Griffith's Valuation Anthony Holland was leasing a property valued at £6 from James Egan, at Drummaan East, barony of Leitrim, county Galway. This seems to correspond to the property labelled Moneenroe on the 1st edition OS map. Other members of the Holland family were leasing lands from Egan in the same townland. On the 25-inch Ordnance Survey map of the 1890s this house is labelled Drummaan, the previous house of that name having disappeared. There is still an extant house at this site which is now located in county Clare.
Moneygold	At the time of Griffith's Valuation, Moneygold was leased by the Fawcett family from Viscount Palmerston's estate and was valued at £13. Lewis records it as the residence of the Soden family in 1837. McTernan notes that it was the seat of the family from the early eighteenth century when James Soden leased almost 1000 acres from the Temple estate. In 1906 it was the property of Major G.M. Eccles whose mother was Isabella Soden. The house was damaged in a storm in the early 1960s and subsequently demolished.
Monivea	An O'Kelly tower house, acquired by the ffrenches in the early 17th century, who made additions in the 18th century. Held in fee by Robert French at the time of Griffith's Valuation when it was valued at £40. In 1894 Slater refers to it as the seat of Acheson French. In 1938it was bequeathed by Kathleen French to the State as a home for artists, subsequently demolished and now only the original tower remains. A mausoleum, modelled on the tower house and constructed at the end of the nineteenth century, is located in the adjacent woodland.
Monksfield	The house at Monksfield had originally belonged to the Morgan family who were of Welsh origin. Evidence from the 17th century records shows that they acquired land in this area in the later 17th century. In 1837 Lewis recorded Monksfield as the seat of Capt. Morgan. It had to be sold in the mid-19th century due to debts. By the 1850s it was the residence of Thomas Shawe-Taylor.In 1906 it was owned by Walter Shawe Taylor and was valued at £14. Kelly, writing in 1976, indicated that the estate was sold to the tenants around 1908. After the estate was divided, the house continued to be occupied well into the twentieth century but is now a ruin surrounded by farmland.
Monkstown Castle	Built by a Mrs Archdeacon in the 17th century, Monkstown Castle was the home of the Shaw family in the 19th century and held from the de Vesci family. In the early 1850s Robert Bernard Shaw was resident and the buildings were valued at £54. In the possession of the Monkstown Golf Club for much of the 20th century, presently being restored by private owners. see http://monkstowncastle.com/Monkstown_castle_history.htm
Monroe	Monroe was the residence of Robert Young in 1814 and Lewis describes it as the "neat cottage residence" of R. Power. Pierce Power held the property in fee at the time of Griffith's Valuation when the house was valued at £37+. Occupied by Hamo Massy Power in 1906. Yard buildings remain at this site.
Monroe Glebe House	In 1851 Rev. William Giles was leasing this property from the Devonshire estate when it was valued at £28. Recorded as "rectory" on the 25-inch map of the 1890s. There is still a house at this site.
Monroe House	Charles Browne was occupying this house in the early 1850s. He held it from the Earl of Glengall and the buildings were valued at £10. A house and farm are still extant at the site.
Montevideo House	A house marked on the first edition Ordnance Survey map and occupied by Francis Smallman in the mid 19th century, when the buildings were valued at £20 and held from the Earl of Portarlington. The National Inventory of Architectural Heritage names this house Beechmount.
Montpellier	A house occupied by the Reverend Morgan O'Donovan in 1837 and by Morgan O'Donovan in the early 1850s. The house was held in fee by the O'Donovans and was valued at £55. There is no trace of this house now as modern development has taken place in the area.
Monyvroe	In 1851 Edmund Power held this property from Lord Decies estate when it was valued at £11 10s. There are still extant buildings at the site.
Moor Park	Occupied by Giles Eyre Lambert at the time of Griffith's Valuation when he was leasing it from Walter Lambert. It was valued at £20. Later the seat of Frank Shawe Taylor who was assassinated nearby in 1920. There is still a large house at Moor Park though the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage indicates that this is not the original house.
Moorbrook	In 1786 Wilson refers to "Moore-field" as the seat of Mr. Moore. Leet's Directory records 'Moorfield' as an 'unoccupied seat' in 1814. The house appears, however, to have become known as Moorbrook as it is thus labelled on the Ordnance Survey maps. Henry Wills held Moorbrook at the time of the sale in 1854. At the time of Griffith's Valuation, it is described as a "herd's house" and occupied by Francis O'Grady. It is labelled as "in ruins" on the 25-inch Ordnance survey map of the 1890s. A modern house has been constructed near the site.
Moore Hall	Built in 1795 and burnt down in 1923. The residence of George Henry Moore, MP, at the time of Griffith's Valuation, when it was valued at £45. Slater refers to it as the seat of George A. Moore in 1894. The ruin is now owned by Coillte Teoranta.
Moorehill	Held in fee by William Moore at the time of Griffith's Valuation, when it was valued at £55. Lewis also refers to it as his seat in 1837. Wilson, writing in 1786, notes it a the seat of Rev. Mr. Moore. In 1894 and 1906 it was the property of Captain William Perceval Maxwell and valued at over £70. In 1943 the ITA survey noted it as the residence of Captain Maxwell and mentioned that it was an eighteenth century house. It is still extant and occupied.
Moorepark	A large Georgian house, the seat of the Earls of Mountcashell, extended in the 19th century. In 1786 Wilson describes it as "a superb and noble seat". It was held in fee at the time of Griffith's Valuation when it was valued at £87. Bought by the War Department in 1903 and accidentally burnt in 1908. Nothing remains of the original house and the site now belongs to Teagasc, the Agricultural and Food Development Authority.
Mooresfort	The home of the Crosbie Moore family in the 18th and early 19th century, Wilson refers to Moore's-fort as "the handsome seat of Edward Moore" in 1786. Lewis records Maurice Crosbie Moore as resident in 1837. At the time of Griffith's Valuation Edward C. Moore was still in possession of Mooresfort. However it was advertised for sale in 1852 and sold to Charles Moore of county Antrim, who altered and remodelled the house, reducing it from a 3 storey to a 2 storey house. The house remained in the possession of this family into the 20th century. It is now the main residence on a working farm.
Moorfield Cottage	Jeremiah Rogers, a steward on the Gore-Booth estate, was occupying this property at the time of Griffith's Valuation, when it was valued at £5 10s. McTernan states that it remained in the Rogers family until the early decades of the twentieth century. It is still extant and occupied.
Moorfield House	In 1778and 1786, this house was the residence of the Blake family. Moorfield was a steward's house on the Eyre estate at the time of Griffith's Valuation. In April 1869 the Eyre's Moorfield estate, including the house, was offered for sale in the Landed Estates court. In 1906 it was owned by James Howard Jnr and was valued at £28. The National Inventory of Architectural Heritage suggests that the extant house at Moorfield is of late nineteenth century date.
Morgans North	The Rose family were resident here in the early 18th century. Later a residence of the Sandes family of Queen's county, occupied by William Sands at the time of Griffith's Valuation who held the property from Charles L. Sands. The buildings were valued at £15+. This house was also known as Mount Pleasant, Lewis records Mrs Morgan as the resident in 1837. Hone of the O'Dells in the early 20th century and later bought by the Keane family.
Mortlestown Castle	Captain James G. Jacob was the occupant of Mortlestown Castle in 1814. By the time of Griffith's Valuation Thomas P. Lloyd was resident holding the property from Robert Jacob. The house was valued at £29. Buildings are still located at this site.
Mosestown	In 1786 Wilson notes a house on the left of Whitegate as the seat of Charles Allen. This may refer to the house labelled "Mosestown House" on the 1st edition Ordnance Survey map. At the time of Griffith's Valuation occupied by Edmund Roche, son of Francis Roche of Rochemount. The house was valued at £21 and held from Edmond B. Roche. Edmund was a distinguished soldier rising to the rank of Major General and married Anna Matilda, daughter of the Reverend Austen, of Hadwell Lodge. In 1894 Slater recorded a house known as Ballymonis as the seat of Gen. Edmund Roche. Mosestown is labelled Ballymonis on the 25-inch Ordnance Survey map of the 1890s. It is no longer extant.
Moss Hill	Occupied by Peter Conry in 1814 and by Captain Conry in 1837.
Mossfort	A house labelled Caherakeeny is shown here on the First ediiton Ordnance Survey map. It was valued at £12 and occupied by John Kilkelly at the time of Griffith's Valuation. The present house was constructed in the late nineteenth century and is labelled Mossfort on the 25-inch Ordnance Survey map of the 1890s.
Mossgrove	Held in fee by Samuel Baldwin in 1851 when it had a valuation of £20. Also noted as his residence by Lewis in 1837. Mossgrove seems to have pre-dated Mount Pleasant as the Baldwin residence in this area. There is still an extant house at this site.
Mossgrove Lower	Mossgrove Lower appears on the 1st edition Ordnance Survey map close to the site of a fortified house dating from the early modern period which is recorded as "in ruins" by the 1830s. In 1851 Henry Baldwin was leasing the property here to Thomas Barter when it was valued at £9. Leet notes a property at Mossgrove as the residence of Robert Popham in 1814. It was no longer extant by the publication of the 25-inch map of the 1890s,
Mota	This house dates from about 1800. Edward Cambie was resident at Mota in 1814 and T. Pepper Roberts in 1837 and afterwards. The Ornance Survvey Name Books mention that it was his residence in 1840 and that Thomas Sadlier was the proprietor. Mota and 478 acres, the estate of Theobald Pepper Roberts, was advertised for sale in May 1850. George Taylor occupied the house valued at £15.10 shillings in the mid 19th century. He held it from Peter Byrne. Marcus Tuthill lived here later. This house is still occupied.
Mote Park	The home of the Crofton family from the 17th century, valued at £140 in 1906. ''Saunders Newsletter'' dated 17 May 1865 refers to a fire at Mote Park which badly burnt the house. The house was demolished in the 1960s. Roscommon Golf Club occupies part of the original Mote Park demesne.
Mough	Mough was one of the original properties held by the Lawder family from their arrival in the Leitrim area. Burke suggests that Mough afterwards became Lawderdale but map evidence would suggest that they were separate though adjacent properties. At the time of Griffith's Valuation the house was valued at £18.
Mount Alto	Mrs. Hannah Paul was leasing this property from Lord Carew's estate in 1848 when it was valued at almost £36. It is still extant and has been refubished while the coach house has been converted into self-catering accommodation. See www.mountalto.com.
Mount Baylee	In 1837 the residence of H. Bayley. Occupied by Susannah Baylee at the time of Griffith's Valuation, who held it from Henry Thomas Baylee. The buildings were valued at £8. Weir writes that in the 20th century Miss Edie Baylee married the father of the architect Percy le Clerc. The house is still lived in.
Mount Beamish	John Beamish was leasing this property to Rev. John Baldwin at the time of Griffith's Valuation, when it was valued at £15. In 1837 Lewis records it as the seat of J. Beamish. Leet noted it as the seat of Rev. Samuel Beamish in 1814. Farm buildings exist at the site now.
Mount Beresford	In 1848 William Manning was leasing this property from Lord Waterford's estate when it was valued at almost £10. There is still an extant house at the site. Shaw Mason's "Parochial Survey" notes it as the seat of Mr. Maguire. A house is still extant at the site.
Mount Bernard	William Bernard was leasing this property from the Devonshire estate at the time of Griffith's Valuation, when it was valued at £15 10s. A house is still extant at this site.
Mount Blakeney	Mount Blakeney is south west of the town of Kilmallock and very close to the border between counties Limerick and Cork. No large house is marked in the townlands of Mount Blakeney or Thomastown on the first Ordnance Survey map (Sheet 47) but a castle is marked in the townland of Mount Blakeney on the Discovery map No 73. In 1786 Wilson refers to Mount Blakeney as the seat of Mr. Blakeney. At the time of Griffith's Valuation the townlands were in the possession of Mrs. Blakeney Fitzgerald. [Grid Reference is approximate].
Mount Brown	The main residence of the Brown family of Rathkeale until Castle Matrix was restored in the 1830s. Held by them in fee, the buildings were valued at £23 at the time of Griffith's Valuation. The mansion house at Dromard was occupied by John Walker circa 1840. In 1906 the house was occupied by the representatives of Col Edward Browne.
Mount Browne	A house built in the early 18th century and used by the first generations of Brownes at Westport. Wilson describes it as the seat of Mr. Browne in 1786. It was later occupied by Denis Browne, Member of Parliament, brother of the 1st Marquess of Sligo, and other family members. The Irish Tourist Association file states that the mansion was demolished.
Mount Browne	The home of the Cullinane family for about the last 200 years and still occupied by them. The house is reputed to be about 300 years old and was undergoing renovation in 2007. The outbuildings are well maintained.
Mount Browne	At the time of Griffith's Valuation occupied by George Browne who held the property from James G.Plunkett, valued at £25. The sale rental of the Gunning Plunkett estate in June 1857 states that Mount Browne was held by a fee farm grant from Jane Plunkett, mother and guardian of the owner, to George Browne, dated 30 Oct 1852. Occupied by the representatives of Arthur Browne in 1894 and 1906.
Mount Bruis	The Inventory of Irish Architectural Heritage dates this house from the mid 18th century. It was occupied by Doherty Esq in the 1770s and in 1786. The residence of Edmund Scully in 1814, Mrs Doherty in 1837 and Thomas Dwyer in the early 1850s. Dwyer held the property from Irwing Bagnell and the buildings were valued at £25. In 1840 the Ordnance Survey Name Books described it as "a very old building and in middling repair". It is still extant.
Mount Callan	The original house was built by Lieutenant Colonel Charles Synge in the early 19th century but the present house was built in the 1870s. The property passed to the Tottenham family by the marriage of his daughter Mary to Robert Tottenham of Ballycurry, county Wicklow and is still in the possession of this family. The buildings were valued at £30 in 1906.
Mount Campbell	Josias Rowley was leasing the property at Mount Campbell, valued at £35, to Wm. A. Lawder at the time of Griffith's Valuation. Slater refers to it as the seat of William S. Lawder in 1894. In 1906 William Rowley owned the mansion at Mount Campbell valued at £40. The house is no longer extant.
Mount Catherine	A house on the Lloyd Apjohn estate, the home of the Smithwick family from about the mid 18th century and occupied by Michael Smithwick in the early 1850s, when the house was valued at £24. The Smithwicks of Mount Catherine and the Lloyd Apjohns were related through at least one marriage.
Mount Congreve	Built and owned by the Congreve family from the mid-eighteenth century. Wilson states that it was "the pleasant seat of John Congreve" in 1786. Leet refers to it as the seat of Captain Fleming in 1814. At the time of Griffith's Valuation, in 1850, Mount Congreve was held in fee by John Congreve, when it was valued at £68 10s. It is still extant though a sale of the house contents took place on the premises in July 2012.
Mount Coote	The county Limerick seat of the Coote family in the 18th and 19th centuries. Wilson refers to it as "the pleasant seat of Mr. Coote" in 1786. It was occupied by Chidley Coote in 1814. Lewis refers to it as the former seat of Chidley Coote in 1837. Charles Coote was resident at the time of Griffith's Valuation and held the property in fee. The buildings were valued at £53. Their value had increased to £65 by 1906. The Irish Tourist Association surveyor wrote in 1943 that the house was bought by Sir Gilbert Greenall, who became 1st Lord Daresbury, who spent about £200,000 setting up a Model Farm. [Lord Daresbury also owned Clonshire]. Following his death three years previously it was sold and then run as a stud farm. Bence Jones writes that this house was demolished circa 1960 and a new house built in the Georgian style.
Mount Corbitt	Home of the Glover family in the first half of the 19th century. Hajba writes that the Glover's sold their lease to the Anderson family in the early 1850s. In the early 20th century it became the home of the O'Brien family and is still occupied.
Mount Cross	This was the home of the Pearson family, held from Edward Townsend, inhabited by Mrs Pearson in 1837 and John Pearson in the early 1850s, when the buildings were valued at £11. Mary Pearson of Mount Cross owned 199 acres in county Cork in the 1870s. Archives relating to the Pearson family are located in Leeds University Library. The National Inventory of Architectural Heritage suggests the house was originally built by a Mr. Godfrey, a local mill owner, in the early eighteenth century.
Mount Desert	The home of the Dunscombe family in the 18th and 19th centuries, it was noted by Wilson as the seat of Mr. Dunscombe in 1786. The house was occupied by George Dunscombe in 1814 and by Nicholas Dunscombe in the early 1850s when it was valued at £55. Still valued at the same amount in 1906 when it was occupied by Robert Dunscombe. The Bon Secours Health Care unit is now located at this site.
Mount Dillon	Lewis writes that the house was situated on an isolated hill and formed "a conspicuous object in the surrounding scenery". Valued at £15 in the mid 19th century. Wilson, in 1786, refers to it as the seat of Mr. Dillon. In the possession of Samuel Russell in 1906 when the buildings were valued at £3. It is no longer extant.
Mount Dodwell	Henry Crichton was the owner of a property valued at almost £7 at Ballinvoher, barony of Corran, in 1906. This may be the cottage which is still extant and was possibly a steward's house. At the time of Griffith's Valuation, it was being leased by Samuel Gilmore from the Creighton estate and was valued at £5. Lewis records Mount Dodwell as the residence of Charles Thompson, who was related to the Dodwell family. This was the original house, which had stood here since the eighteenth century. It ceased to be a residence in the mid-nineteenth century and was subsequently demolished.
Mount Druid	Denis O'Conor's house at Mount Druid, barony of Castlereagh, was valued at £35 at the time of Griffith's Valuation. In 1814 and 1837 the house was the seat of Matthew O'Conor. Slater refers to it as the seat of Charles M. O'Conor in 1894. A modest house survives at the site of Mount Druid but the stable yard remains are more elaborate. Fine trees still exist in the former demesne land.
Mount Druid (Gaultiere)	William Roberts was leasing this property from the Marquis of Waterford's estate in 1848, when it was valued at £14. In 1837 Lewis noted it as the seat of Mr. Reynett. There is still an extant house at the site.
Mount Dudley	A house close to the town of Roscrea and marked on the first edition Ordnance Survey map. In the mid 19th century occupied by Samuel Dudley, valued at £17 and held with 29 acres from the Earl of Portarlington. The home of Thomas Ely in the 1870s. This house is extant and occupied.
Mount Eagle Lodge	Maj. Fairfield was the owner of Mount Eagle at the time of Griffith's Valuation when it was valued at £10 15s. Bary writes that it was built by him in 1830 and Lewis recorded it as his residence in 1837.The Ordnance Survey Name Books describe it as "a handsome cottage". It was most frequently used as a hunting lodge. Later in the nineteenth century it was the property of Col. Drummond and resided in by his agent, Mr. Black. In 1906 it was owned by Charles Drummond and valued at £12. The property was eventually sold to the Forestry service in the mid-twentieth century when the house was demolished.
Mount Edward Cottage	Both the Ordnance Survey Field Name Books and Griffith's Valuation record a property at Mount Edward as belonging to Capt. James Jones. It had a valuation of £2 in the 1850s. This would appear to be the property named as Mount Edward Cottage on the 1st edition OS map. McTernan states that it was occupied by the Hood family from the mid-nineteenth century until the 1980s. It is now in a dilapidated state.
Mount Elva	Built in 1848 Pierce Creagh came to live here from Rathbaun. The house is now a ruin.
Mount Erris	At the time of Griffith's Valuation William Duckworth was leasing this house valued at £26 from Viscount Lorton's estate. There is still an inhabited house at this site.
Mount Falcon	A lodge and offices were built in 1826. In 1876 the building of Mount Falcon Castle was completed. Bought by the Aldridges in 1932 the Castle was run as a country guest house in the latter part of the 20th century. Following the death of Mrs Aldridge in 2003 the property was bought by the Maloney brothers and is now run as a luxury hotel. See www.mountfalcon.com
Mount Falcon	Bence Jones writes that this house was built in 1720 by Richard Falkiner. It was the seat of the Falkiner family in the 18th and 19th centuries. The Ordnance Survey Name Books refer to it as the seat of Richard Fitzpatrick Falkiner (a minor) in 1840 and that it was occupied by Obediah Holan. At the time of Griffith's Valuation the house was valued at £15. It is still extant.
Mount Florence	This house originally known as the 'Whitehouse' and later as 'Mount Florence' was the home of the O'Sullivan family from the mid 18th century. In 1883 it was sold to the Greene family from the Ballinasloe area. It is now a ruin.
Mount Gordon	An 18th century house, occupied in the 1770s by 'Garden' [Gardiner]. Wilson refers to it as the seat of Mr. Garden [Gardiner] in 1786. It was occupied by Mary Boyd at the time of Griffith's Valuation, when the house was valued at £43. It is still extant and occupied.
Mount Hawk	In 1906 Mounthawk was owned by Elizabeth Stokes and valued at £18 5s. The townland was in the possession of George Stokes at the time of Griffith's Valuation. Bary states that it was built by George Stokes on lands purchased from the McCarthy family and remained in the Stokes family well into the twentieth century. It was later used as a clubhouse by Tralee Golf Club.
Mount Hedges	Mount Hedges, formerly a family residence, had by the time of Griffith's Valuation become the steward's house, valued at £15. In 1786 Wilson had referred to it as "the beautiful seat of Captain Robert Hedges". There are some ruins remaining at the site.
Mount Ievers	A house built in the 1730s by Henry Ievers to the design of John Rothery. Wilson refers to it as the seat of Mr. J.A. Ievers in 1786. Occupied by Robert Ievers in 1814 and by W. Ivers in 1837. Eyre Ievers was resident at the time of Griffith's Valuation, holding the property from James Ievers. The Ievers family still live in the house.
Mount Irvine or Mount Irwin	At the time of Griffith's Valuation Edward B. Thornhill held over 300 acres including the townland of Mount Irvine and a property described as offices, valued at £3. Lewis had recorded Mount Irvine as the seat of William T. Sherlock in 1837. This house is more usually known as Mount Irwin and was a seat of the Irwin family in the eighteenth century. It passed by marriage to the Thompsons and then to William Theophilus Sherlock. It was later sold in the Encumbered Estates Court and the Thornhills continued to own it until 1907 when it was sold to the Land Commission. Nothing remains of the original house.
Mount Jenings	Home of the Jenings family in the 18th and 19th centuries and childhood home of Delia Murphy. Her parents still resided in the house in the 1940s. The roof was taken off the house in the 1970s.
Mount Judkin House	In 1786 Wilson refers to the seat of Mr. Judkin, located half a mile byond Cashel on the right. At the time of Griffith's Valuation, the townland was leased by Richard Jordan to Edmund Cusack and the house was valued at almost £8. Buildings are still extant at the site.
Mount Justice	This was a home of the Justice family from at least the late 18th century. By the time of Griffith's Valuation the house was valued at £3.15 shillings and was occupied by John Bolton Justice who held it from Charles D. Purcell. Hajba writes that members of the Justice family continued to occupy the house until the 1920s. It is now demolished.
Mount Keeffe	This house dates from the 1770s and was the home of the O'Keeffe family, occupied by Maurice O'Keeffe in 1814. The property was held from the Aldworths. Manus O'Keeffe was resident in the mid 19th century, when the buildings were valued at £14+. Still extant and well maintained.
Mount Kelly	A Kelly property in the mid 18th century, which passed to a branch of the Bellew family through marriage. The original house was known as Drum House but was in ruins by the 1820s. Mount Kelly was owned by John William Browne at the time of Griffith's Valuation. The 19th century house appears as Lakeview.on the 1st edition Ordnance Survey map but as Mount Kelly on the 25-inch edition of the 1890s. A house still exists at the site.
Mount Kennedy	At the time of Griffith's Valuation, John Power was leasing this property from Margaret Power when it was valued at £13 10s. It is still extant and occupied.
Mount Leader	Seat of the Leader family in the 18th and 19th centuries, Wilson refers to it as the seat of Mr. Leader in 1786. It was occupied by Henry Leader in 1837 and in the early 1850s, held by him in fee and valued at £48. This house is now a ruin.
Mount Mary	W. Fortune was resident at Mount Mary in 1837. The house was valued at £28 and occupied by Daniel Lombard at the time of Griffith's Valuation. It was held from William Austin.
Mount Massy	This house was the residence of Hutchinson esq in the 1770s. Occupied by Hubert [Herbert?] Baldwin in 1814 and by M.H. Massey in 1837. Mount Massy appears to be in use as an auxiliary workhouse at the time of Griffith's Valuation, when the buildings were valued at £50. At the time of the sale in 1861 Mount Massy was in the owner's possession and was held under a fee farm grant from the Earl of Bandon, dated 2 Feb 1859. It was burnt in December 1920 during the War of Independence and is now a ruin.
Mount Nagle	An early Nagle home which by the mid 18th century appears to have become the residence of the Linehan family. Hajba records a Mrs Linehan dying there in 1755 and at the time of Griffith's Valuation Myles Linehan occupied the house. He held it from the Reverend William Nash and it was valued at £10. This house is still extant and occupied.
Mount Pleasant	Home of George Mahon in 1814 and of Charles G. Maon in the 1850s when the house was valued at over £22. It is no longer extant.
Mount Pleasant	The residence of John Devenish in the mid 19th century. In 1894 Slater noted it as the seat of Michael Murray. It does not appear to be extant. On the first Ordnance Survey map another house known as Riverdale is also located at M907 775 within the Mount Pleasant demesne. Buildings are still present at this site.
Mount Pleasant	An 18th century house that was the home of Richard Bury son of John Bury of Shannon Grove, county Limerick. In the 19th century it was the residence of the Cox family. Griffith's Valuation shows that the Captain J. Cox held the property from the representatives of Anthony Hickman. The house was valued at £22. Two other houses in the townland of Clarefield were also occupied by members of the Cox family Kate Ville and Mary Ville. This house is now a ruin.
Mount Pleasant	The Ordnance Survey Field Name Books record that this house was built in the mid 18th century by a Mr Star. It was a neat farm house occupied by Mrs Hill in 1837 and by Thomas Hill esquire at the time of Griffith's Valuation. He held the property from Daniel Leahy and the buildings were valued at over £11. This house is still extant and occupied.
Mount Pleasant	Held in fee by Henry Baldwin in 1851 when it was valued at £30. Lewis described it in 1837 as " a handsome mansion on a commanding eminence in a highly improved demesne". Also the seat of Henry Baldwin in 1814 and referred to by Wilson in 1786 as "Curravordrie, the fine seat of Walter Baldwin". The building is still extant but in poor repair.
Mount Pleasant	The main home of the Jackson family in the 19th century, occupied by John Short in 1814, by Captain Jackson in the 1830s and by Major Jackson in the early 1850s. The house with 448 acres was held from John Willington. The buildings were valued at £29+. Francis Freeman was the tenant in 1870. This house no longer exists.
Mount Pleasant (Gaultiere)	Samuel King was leasing this property from the Grant estate in 1848 when it was valued at £74. Lewis had also noted it as his seat in 1837. Samuel King, residing at Mountpleasant, owned over 70 acres in county Waterford in the 1870s.
Mount Pleasant (Loughrea)	In 1786 Wilson writes that Mount Pleasant was the seat of Mr. Daly. At the time of Griffith's Valuation, the townland was in the possession of the Clanricarde estate but the only building with substantial valuation was the militia barracks. The house is no longer extant though the area is still known as Mountpleasant.
Mount Pleasant Cottage	Leased by Mathew Belsange from the Baldwin estate in 1851 when it was valued at £10 10s. This property no longer exists.
Mount Plummer	This house was the home of the Plummer family in the 19th century, occupied by B. Plummer in 1814, by Brudenell Plummer in 1837 and by the Reverend Richard Plummer in the early 1850s. The Reverend R. Plummer held the property from the Dowager Lady O'Brien and the buildings were valued at £10.
Mount Prospect	At the time of Griffith's Valuation, William Johnston was leasing a house valued at £14 to Glasgon Connolly at Aghaderrard West, barony of Rosclogher. This is the house known as Mount Prospect. Both the Ordnance Survey Field Name Books and Lewis record Mount Prospect as a seat of the Connolly family in 1837. In 1894 and 1906 it was the property of St. George Robert Johnston and was also valued at £14. The remains of various buildings still exist although a new house seems to have been constructed at the site near the lake shore.
Mount Prospect	This house was the residence of John Browne in 1814. Recorded as the seat of Mr Fallon at the time of the first Ordnance Survey in the 1830s but in ruins by the mid 1850s. though a small portion of the house is labelled Mont Prospect on the 25-inch Ordnance Survey map of the 1890s.
Mount Prospect	Walter Murphy, MD, is noted as the lessor of a property at Ballynamaunagh, Kilcummin at the time of Griffith’s Valuation when it was valued at £16. The townland was part of Lord Kenmare’s estate. Bary states that the house may have built by the Murphy family in the late 18th century. No trace exists of it in the area now.
Mount Prospect	A Bowles family home, occupied by George Bowles third son of Robert Bowles of Springfield and father of Spotswood Bowles of Ahern. George was resident in 1814 and his widow was living there in 1837. His son George was resident at the time of Griffith's Valuation holding the property from Minor Cormack. The buildings were valued at £28+. Later the residence of Lieutenant Colonel George Eyre Massy [son of Hugh].
Mount Prospect (Bandon)	William Lane was leasing this property from the Allman estate at the time of Griffith's Valuation, when it was valued at £37. Lewis refers to Mount Prospect as the residence of Mrs. Bradshaw in 1837. A house still exists at this site.
Mount Prospect (Kiltormer)	In 1856 Rev. David Seymour was leasing a house valued at £12 in the townland of Kiltormer East, barony of Longford, from Thomas Stratford Eyre. In 1837 Lewis mentions a residence of the Seymour family known as "Mount Pleasant" in this area. On the 25-inch Ordnance Survey map of the 1890s, however, this house is labelled Mount Prospect. It is no longer extant.
Mount Richard	Mount Richard was the residence of John Power in 1837 and in the early 1850s when the buildings were valued at £30.10 shillings and held from the Earl of Bessborough. This house is still in use as a residence.
Mount Rivers	The seat of the Phillips family, occupied by Richard Philips in the first half of the 19th century and held by him in fee. The house was valued at £30 at the time of Griffith's Valuation. The sale rental of 1874 describes Mount Rivers as "a fine modern country mansion in thorough repair" and gives a description of the rooms and out houses. Wyndham Gabbett occupied the mansion house valued at £27 in 1906. A building is still extant at this site.
Mount Rivers (Carrigaline)	Michael Roberts was leasing Mount Rivers from the representatives of Daniel Morrison at the time of Griffith's Valuation, when it was valued at £45+. The sale rental of 1863 records Michael Hodder and Joseph Roberts as the tenant of Mount Rivers. The house is still extent and used as the headquarters of Carrigaline Art Group though the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage states that it is still owned by the Roberts family.
Mount Rivers (Killorglin)	This property at Annagarry is mentioned by Lewis in 1837 and Leet in 1814 as a residence of R. Blennerhassett, though the latter refers to the house as Mount Rivers. It is named on the 1st edition OS Map as Mount Rivers. At the time of Griffith’s Valuation it was being leased by Robert Blennerhassett but was in the Court of Chancery. It was then valued at £17 15s. Bary states that there is no trace of it now.
Mount Russell	The home of James Russell in 1837 and at the time of Griffith's Valuation. The buildings were valued at £30 and James Russell held the property and 750 acres in fee. It is labelled as "in ruins" on the 25-inch Ordnance Survey map of the 1890s and nothing now remains.
Mount Shannon	At the time of Griffith's Valuation, Francis Olpherts was leasing Mount Shannon, barony of Carbury from John Wynne. The house was then valued at £35. McTernan states that Olpherts had recently been appointed agent to the Wynne estate and later married Marianna Wynne of Ardaghowen. The house is still recorded by Slater as being in his possession in 1894. It has had a number of owners since the early twentieth century but is still extant and occupied.
Mount Shannon	An 18th century house, bought from the White family by John FitzGibbon before 1780. Mount Shannon appears to be named Ballingown on the Taylor and Skinner map of the late 1770s. Wilson, however, refers to Mount Shannon, "where taste and elegance are united" as the residence of the Hon. Silver Oliver in 1786. Bence Jones writes that it was enlarged by the 1st Earl of Clare and remodelled by the 2nd Earl. In the early 1850s the house was valued at £179 and was held by the Earl in fee. The contents of the house were sold in 1888 and the house itself to the Nevin family circa 1893 (Bence Jones). Burnt in the early 1920s Mount Shannon is now a ruin.
Mount Southwell House	Situated near the town of Rathkeale this house was the residence of Francis Brown in 1837 and was still in his possession in the early 1850s but leased to Edward John Collins. It was valued at £24. This house passed to the Hill family of Graig through marriage.
Mount St Lawrence	Joseph Hannan held a house valued at £17 and a demesne of 94 acres from Edward B. Hartopp at the time of Griffith's Valuation. The Ordnance Survey Field Name Book name Joseph Harman as the resident circa 1840.
Mount St. Annagh	St. John Mason was leasing this property to Johanna O'Connor at the time of Griffith's Valuation, when the house, valued at £3 10s, stood on 800 acres. Johanna O'Connor was one of the principal lessors in the parish of Annagh at that time.
Mount Talbot	Built circa 1750, Mount Talbot is recorded by Wilson as "the fine seat of William J. Talbot" in 1786. It was enlarged by William Talbot in the 1820s. The house was valued at £70 at the time of Griffith's Valuation. A nursery business operated in the gardens in the 1890s. Burnt in 1922 and now a ruin.
Mount Temple	Viscount Palmerston was leasing a property valued at £3 15s to Edward Parke in this townland at the time of Griffith's Valuation. It is estimated that the house now at Mount Temple was built c.1860. McTernan notes that the property was originally part of the Soden estate but was leased to the Parkes in the 1830s. They were to continue in occupation until the 1940s after which Mount Temple was acquired by the Land Commission. The house is still extant but derelict.
Mount Trenchard	Lewis described this mansion formerly called Cappa as "beautifully situated on the banks of the Shannon". Marked as "Cappo" on the Taylor and Skinner map of the 1770s. Home of the Rice/Spring Rice family in the 19th century, valued at £40 in the 1850s and at £54 in 1906. Occupied by the Military in 1944, sold to Lady Holland in 1947 and to the Sisters of Mercy in 1953 who opened a school.
Mount Uniacke	A home of the Uniacke family in the 18th and 19th centuries, occupied by three generations of persons named Norman Uniacke in the 19th century. Earlier, in 1786, Wilson refers to it as the seat of James Uniacke. In the mid 19th century it was held by Norman Uniacke in fee and the house was valued at £30. It is no longer extant.
Mount Vernon	The 1882 sale notice for the Burke estate mentions that Mount Vernon cost over £5000 to build a short time before.
Mount Vernon Lodge	Marked on the first edition Ordnance Survey map this house belonged to William Joseph Skerrett who held it in fee at the time of Griffith's Valuation. It later became the holiday home of Sir Hugh Lane's parents and then of Lady Gregory who entertained well known literary figures at the house. Mount Vernon is still extant and used as holiday accommodation.
Mountain Castle	In 1851 James O'Keeffe was leasing this property from the Chearnley estate when it was valued at £17 10s. An 1834 document in the National Library of Ireland suggests it was formerly in the possession of the Barron family The property is still extant and offers guest accommodation. See www.castlecountryhouse.com.
Mountain Lodge	Originally a shooting lodge of the Devonshers, it was the home of Abraham John Devonsher in the mid 19th century. He held the property valued at £3 in fee. It is now a ruin.
Mountain Lodge	In the mid 19th century Viscount Lismore owned a house/hunting lodge valued at £7 in the townland of Cullenagh (2,740 acres) which he also owned. This building has since been extended and is still in use as a youth hostel.
Mountain View (Waterford)	Held in fee by Josiah Pope at the time of Griffith's Valuation when it was valued at £37 10s. His address is given as Rockshire, Waterford, in the 1870s. A hoiuse is still extant at this site.
Mountalt	Occupied by Martin Ryan in 1814 and in 1837 and held from J. Lenigan. James Lenigan is recorded as the occupier at the time of Griffith's Valuation, holding the property in fee, when the farm house and offices were valued at £7.
Mountbell	In 1786 Wilson refers to Mount Bell as a residence of the Garde family. It was ccupied by Edmund MacKey in 1814 and by Edward Lane in the early 1850s. Lane held the house valued at £10 from Sir Arthur De Capell Brooke. A house and large farm are still extant at the site.
Mountbellew	A three storey house built in the 18th century. In 1786 Wilson refers to it as the seat of Michael Belew. Extensively renovated in the mid 19th century and valued at £80 at the time of Griffith's Valuation. It was demolished in the late 1930s.
Mountbernard	Home of Bernard Browne in the 1830s. Occupied by James C. [Leslie] Foster at the time of Griffith's Valuation, who was married to Henrietta daughter of Sir Ross Mahon of Castlegar. The house is now in ruins.
Mountbolton	Pierce Henebery was leasing this property from Jane Bolton at the time of Griffith's Valuation, when it was valued at £12 15s. In 1786 Wilson states that Mount Bolton was the seat of John Bolton. The original house was not extant by the time the 25-inch Ordnance Survey map was published in the 1890s and the site is now occupied by farm buildings.
Mountcoal	In 1906 Robert G. Gentleman owned a house at Mountcoal, barony of Clanmaurice, valued at £5 15s as well as 100 acres. At the time of Griffith's Valuation, there was no house with this valuation at Mountcoal.[Grid Reference approximate].
Mounteagle Cottage	Hajba writes that this was a sporting lodge of the Earls of Kingston. In the early 1850s it was occupied by Thomas O'Brien and valued at £14.10 shillings. It is still a residence.
Mountfrisco	Mount-fresco was occupied by Thomas Lloyd in 1814 and by Horatio Lloyd in 1837 and in the early 1850s. The house was then valued at £10 and held in fee. This house is no longer extant.
Mounthazel	Occupied by Catherine Mahon at the time of Griffith's Valuation when the house was valued at £45. Mounthazel may be the property referred to by Wilson in 1786 as Bunrea, the seat of Mr. Davies. Demolished in 1945 though traces of the walled garden remain.
Mounthovel House	In 1786 Wilson refers to Mounthovel as the seat of Mr. Farmer. At the time of Griffith's Valuation, Mout Hovel House was occupied by Edward Newenham leasing from the Atkins estate and valued at £8. It is no longer extant and the area is now occupied by modern housing.
Mounthussey	The home of the Hussey Walsh family, valued at £4 at the time of Griffith's Valuation. The later 25-inch map of the 1890s shows a much larger house at Moynure. A house still exists on the site.
Mountminnett	Mountminnett was the location of the Minnitt family at the end of the 17th century. This house was the home of a branch of the Gabbett family in the first half of the 19th century. It was occupied by William Gabbett in the early 1850s when the buildings were valued at £11 and the Gabbetts held the property from Sir Richard Bourke. William Gabbett of Mountminnett owned 397 acres in county Limerick in the 1870s.
Mountnorth Court	Described by Smith in the mid 18th century as a square building with two wings and fine plantations. In 1786 Wilson refers to it as "the fine and magnificent seat of Lord Lisle, with ample demesnes". This house is described as "in ruins" on the first Ordnance Survey map and modern farm buildings exist at the site now.
Mountodell	In 1851 this property was being leased by Rev. Edward Ellis from the Odell estate when it was valued at £9. In 1774 Charles Smith stated it was a seat of the Odell family as did Wilson in 1786. The property is still extant.
Mountpatrick	Rev. James Veale was leasing from the Power O'Shee estate in 1851 when it was valued at £12. It is still extant and occupied.
Mountphilips	In 1786 Wilson refers to Mount-Phillips as the seat of Counsellor Phillips. Mount-philips was the home of William Philips in the first half of the 19th century. In the early 1850s the house was valued at £21+ and held in fee. By 1906 it was valued at £17 and occupied by John P. Phillips. This house no longer exists. Wilson also makes reference to another Phillips residence, at Killeen, nearby.
Mountplunkett	Built in 1806 by George Plunkett and home of the Plunkett family until the mid 19th century when it became the property of Patrick Grehan. Described in the Crotty sale rental of 1851 as a 'superb mansion' repaired by Mr Crotty at a cost of upwards of £2,000. Grehan held the house, valued at £30, in fee, at the time of Griffith's Valuation. Samuel Richard Prosser lived in Mount Plunkett in the 1860s. The entrance gates are still in use but only walls remain of the house and outbuildings. Robert Adamson was apparently living at Mount Plunkett in the 1870s.
Mountrivers	The proprietors of this house were John Whiting in 1750, George Whiting in 1814 and N. Whiting in 1837. By the time of Griffith's Valuation Denis Leary was the occupier, holding the property valued at £13+ from the representatives of Nicholas Whiting. A house is still extant at the site.
Mountrivers	This house was a Hendley home in the 18th and 19th centuries, occupied by Mathers Hendley in 1814 and Mattias Hendley in 1837. Mattias C. Hendley was resident in the early 1850s. He held the property in fee and the buildings were valued at £27. The Hendleys contined to reside at Mountrivers until the 1930s and the house is still occupied.
Mountrivers (Affane)	In 1851, Sir Charles Shaw was leasing this property from the Gumbleton estate when it was valued at £27. The Villiers Stuart Papers in PRONI suggest Shaw was the head agent for that estate from the late 1840s.Lewis refers to it as the seat of Rev. G. Gumbleton in 1837. Mountrivers was demolished in the 1990s. A nearby property [X104975]. valued at £15, was held by Shaw from the Musgrave estate and used as a fever hospital.
Mountshannon	This house was located in county Galway until 1898. Weir states that the original house at Mountshannon was a single-storey building which was enlarged to two storeys in the nineteenth century. At the time of Griffith's Valuation it was occupied by Mary Tandy and was valued at £12. In 1906 it was the property of James Wakely and was valued at £17. The house was damaged by fire in June 1921. It later came into the possession of the Talbots of Malahaide who presented it to An Óige (IYHA) for use as a youth hostel in 1956. It was offered for sale in 2007.
Mountsilk	This property was held in fee by Michael O'Kelly at the time of Griffith's Valuation, when it was valued at £6. A later house seems to have been constructed by the time the 25-inch Ordnance map was published in the 1890s. This house is no longer extant though a farm still exists at Mount Silk.
Mountsion	Occupied by Robert Bradshaw in 1814 and by Helenus White in the early 1850s. The buildings were valued at almost £9 and were held in fee.
Mountventure	Occupied by John Evans in 1814. James Raftery was leasing it from the Clancarty estate at the time of Griffith's Valuation when it was valued at almost £10. The house is no longer extant though some wals remain.
Mountvideo House
Mountwilliam	This house was a Bunbury home in the late 18th century. Wilson refers to Mount-William as the seat of Mr. Bunbury in 1786. Jeremiah Scully was living at Mount-william in 1814. James Mahon was resident in 1837 and Denis Dwyer in the early 1850s. The property was held from the representatives of Benjamin Bunbury and the house was valued at £14. This house no longer exists.
Movena	A house on the Roche estate occupied by Bridget Farrell in the early 1850s when the buildings were valued at £11. Movena is marked on the first edition Ordnance Survey map. It is now a ruin.
Moy Lodge	Also known as Carrowgar House, this early 19th century house was built by Sir Augustine Fitzgerald. Possibly the house named 'Moy' occupied by John Finucane in 1814. Lewis describes Moy as the occasional residence of Sir W. Fitzgerald. Weir writes that it was purchased by George Studdert, sixth son of Charles Fitzgerald Studdert of Newmarket House in the mid 19th century. It was still in the possession of Sir Edward Fitzgerald at the time of Griffith's Valuation. In 1894 Slater refers to it as the seat of Major George Studdert but Lady C.E. Fitzgerald was resident in 1906 when the mansion house was valued at £25. Now functions as a guesthouse, a member of 'The Blue Book'.
Moyaliff	Mealiffe was the residence of the Reverend William Armstrong in 1837 (the Chancellor) and of John Armstrong in the early 1850s. John Armstrong held the property from Colonel Pennefather and the buildings were valued at £29.10 shillings. Moyaliff was the residence of Edward Marcus Armstrong in the 1880s. Mark Armstrong occupied this house in 1906. This house which incorporates building from the 18th and 19th century is still a residence.
Moyaliff
Moycullen Lodge	Home of the French family in the 18th century. Wilson refers to it as the seat of Mr. French "situated on the side of a small lake". The Ordnance Survey Name Books mention it as the residence of Peter Lynch in the 1830s. It was leased by James Darcy or Thomas Fitzgerald from Lord Campbell's estate at the time of Griffith's Valuation when it was valued at £1+. A more substantial house was afterwards constructed at the site and is labelled Moycullen Lodge on the 25-inch map of the 1890s. It is no longer extant.
Moydilliga/Modeligo	In the mid 19th century this house was the home of Henry Braddell. It was valued at £16 and held by him in perpetuity. Wilson, writing in 1786, refers to it as the seat of Mr. Armstead. By 1906 the mansion house at Moydilliga was valued at £42 and occupied by Henry Braddell. In the early 20th century the property passed to the Haskins-Braddells. Sold by them in 1950, this house is still a family home.
Moyge	Richard Boles was granted Moyge in 1666. Sir Bernard Burke records the Boles of Devon as still having an interest in Moyge in 1850. At the time of Griffith's Valuation Maurice Newman [Nunan] was the occupier holding the property from the Earl of Bandon. The buildings were valued at £10. 10 shillings. This house no longer exists.
Moyglass	Lewis records Moyglass as the seat of J. Burke in 1837. It was occupied by Andrew O'Hare at the time of Griffith's Valuation. In 1906 it was the property of the representatives of James Haig and was valued at £8. Buildings are still extant at the site.
Moylish	The Ordnance Survey Field Name Book shows Arthur Gloster as proprietor of this townland circa 1840 and Moylish House is marked on the first Ordnance Survey map. By the time of Griffith's Valuation Moylish valued at £24 was occupied by Lawrence Kelly who held the property from John Judde. Moylish is now the site of the Limerick Institute of Technology.
Moyloughmore	The O'Rorkes lived in the rectory at Moylough.
Moylurg House	In 1837 Lewis records Moylurg house as the seat of the Dick family. Rev. William Robertson was leasing a property valued at £25 to John Johnston, at Clogher, parish of Eastersnow, at the time of Griffith's Valuation. This appears to be Moylurg House which is still extant. Moylurg was the home of Major Henry Taaffe Ferrall in the 1870s.
Moymore	This house was occupied by a member of the Stackpoole family in 1837. The townland was held by James R. Dunne in the mid 19th century and the house occupied by John B. McNamara. By the mid 1870s Mrs Mary Louisa Ryding was resident at Moymore. Her daughter Louisa married Thomas Kenny and in 1906 Moymore belonged to Thomas H. Kenny.
Moyne	Built in the first half of the 19th century by Michael J. Browne who was forced to sell his estate in the mid 1850s when the house was described as ‘a magnificent pile of Grecian architecture of the Doric order’. John Stratford Kirwan bought the house and demesne in 1857 from Edward Browne who had purchased it in 1855. Kirwan advertised it for sale again in 1865. It was eventually sold to the Waithmans who later purchased Merlin Park. In 1912 the house became a hospice for infirm priests and in the 1930s was taken over by the Sacred Heart Missionaries. Since 1972 it has been the home of a number of people, including the broadcaster and poet George MacBeth and the singer Donovan. A floor plan and lithographs of the house are included in the various sale rentals.
Moyne Abbey	Associated with the Lindsey family in the 17th century it was leased to the Knoxes by James O'Hara, Lord Tyrawley, for 999 years in 1741. The Knoxes built a private residence on to the east end of the friary. At various time the Jones, Palmer and Kirkwood families leased parts of Moyne. Thomas Jones sold his interest in the Landed Estates' Court in 1867. The Ordnance Survey Field Name Books record that Peter Nolan, agent to Sir William Palmer lived in a neat cottage in the east of the townland.
Moyne Hill	Hughes writes that a Captain Carter bought Moyne Hill in 1852 from Charles Blake of Merlin Park. By 1906 James McDonnell was occupying the house. Soon afterwards it became the home of Thomas McDonagh of Headford Castle and his descendants still live there. The original house was knocked down circa 1950 and replaced by a modern bungalow. The original entrance gates and farm buildings are extant.
Moyne Lodge	Moyne Lodge was occupied by the Golding family in the early part of the 19th century and by Martin Kirwan Blake before the sale in 1852. The house is no longer extant but some stone walls are still evident with the old castle to the right.
Moynoe	In the early 18th century the Ringrose family lived at Moynoe. It is probable that Sir John Reade built the late 18th century house. He was the occupier in 1814 and Fitzgibbon Hinchy was living in the house in 1837. The house was unoccupied at the time of Griffith's Valuation, Thomas Wadson was the immediate lessor. The Sampson family lived in it for the remainder of the 19th century and well into the 20th century. Edward MacLysaght surveyed the papers of Miss Mary Sampson of Moynoe circa 1944. Bought by the present owners in the mid 20th century, the house was demolished in 1998. see http://www.esatclear.ie/~moynoe/Page_16x.htm/
Moyode	The seat of the Persse estate for many years. At the time of Griffith's Valuation it was the seat of Burton Persse. In 1894 Slater refers to it as the seat of De Brugh Persse. In 1906 it was owned by Lord Ardilaun and was valued at almost £73.Only some ruins of Moyode Castle remain although elements of the stable yard still exist.
Moyour	This property was held in fee by Martha McDonnell at the time of Griffith's Valuation, when it was valued at almost £5. Described in the sale advertisement of 1870 as a 'commodious thatched house'. It is labelled as "in ruins" on the 25-inch Ordnance Survey map of the 1890s.
Moyriesk	Lewis writes that the finely wooded property of Lord Fitzgerald and Vesey was bought by his father from the Macnamaras. Occupied by George Sampson at the time of Griffith's Valuation, when it was valued at £35. Moyriesk was accidently burnt in 1875 though Slater still notes it as a property owned by them in 1894.
Moyroe	Moyroe was the home of Samuel Laurence in 1814 and of Malachy Ryan in the mid 19th century. Malachy Ryan held the townland of 51 acres in fee and the buildings were valued at £10.10 shillings. A building still exists at this site.
Moytura	Built in 1865 as a home of Sir William Wilde, father of Oscar Wilde. Still extant and well maintained.
Moyvane Farm	At the time of Griffith's Valuation, William Sandes was leasing a property to Stephen Sandes at Moyvane North, valued at £3 5s, on a holdings of 150 acres. It is described as a farmhouse.
Moyvane House	William L. Vesey-Fitzgerald Foster was leasing this property from the TCD estate at the time of Griffith's Valuation, when it was valued at £3 15s. In 1837 Lewis mentions the principal residence in Murher parish as the property of Baron Fitzgerald but occupied by Mr. Enright. In 1814, Leet refers to it as the residence of John Sandes. Bary notes that it was earlier associated with the Sandes family. It is no longer extant.
Moyvannan Castle	16th century tower house with late 19th century extension. In the sale rental of the Domvile estate 1865 it is described as a handsome and commodious residence. In 1986 Moyvannan was restored by Don Panoz, Chairman of the Elan Corporation.
Moyveedy	A house on the Devon estate valued at £10 and occupied by Thomas Fitzgerald in the early 1850s. The house is still extant and part of a large farm.
Moyveela Lodge	The original Moyveela Castle was the home of the Browne family before their move to Mount Hazel. In 1786, Wilson writes that Moyveela was the seat of Andrew Browne. At the time of Griffith's Valuation a large portion of the townland was part of the Vandeleur estate and was leased to James Kineen. He occupied a property which later became known as Moyveela Lodge which is still extant. Over 300 acres as well as two caretakers' houses were in the possession of Andrew Browne whose address in the 1870s is still given as Moyveela and Mount Hazel.
Moyview	Moyview was part of the Wingfield estate but was let to other families at different times. At the time of Griffith's Valuation, it was being leased by Robert Warren and was valued at £12. There is still an occupied house at this site though McTernan notes that the original house was an eighteent-century single story thatched residence.
Muckelty	Lewis records Muckelty as the seat of Jones Irwin in 1837. At the time of Griffith's Valuation, Napper Irwin was leasing a property at Muckelty, barony of Leyny, from Henry Irwin. It was valued at almost £3.
Muckloon	In 1786 Wilson mentions "Muckland" as the seat of Mr. Kelly. Occupied in the mid 1850s by Richard P. Lloyd to whom most of the Kelly estate was let. The house was then valued at £20. It is no longer extant.
Muckridge House	The Hobson family were resident at Muckridge from at least the mid 1770s. Wilson, writing in 1786, refers to it as the seat of Mr. Hobson. In 1814 Richard Fitzgerald is recorded as resident at Muckridge and in 1837 William Fitzgerald. At the time of Griffith's Valuation Samuel Le Hunte Hobson held the property in fee and the buildings were valued at £37. Still extant, well maintained and for sale at the beginning of 2010.
Muckross Hotel	William Roche was leasing a property valued at £30 from the Herbert estate at the time of Griffith’s Valuation. The building marked as hotel on the 1st edition 6” map is recorded on the 1894 map as Muckross Hotel. Roche was leasing an adjoining building, valued at £13, from Daniel Clifford in the same vicinity. Horgan states that the Tourist’s Illustrated Handbook for Ireland, 1853, refers to Mr. Roche as manager of the Muckross Hotel. The property is still a hotel, now known as the Muckross Park Hotel. Daniel O’Sullivan was leasing a property in the same area from the Herbert estate, valued at £12 12s. In 1906 Lord Ardilaun owned the property at Dromyrourk valued at £20.
Muckross House (Muckross Abbey)	McCoole states that the Herberts had a house on the Muckross peninsula since at least the early 18th century, on lands leased from the MacCarthaigh Mor family. A new house was constructed in the 1770s. In 1837 Lewis described Muckross as "situated in a demesne of enchanting beauty". The present Muckross House, was built between 1839-43. At the time of Griffith’s valuation it was valued at £129. It continued to be owned by the Herbert family until the 1890s, when, the family fortunes having declined, it was sold by the Standard Life Assurance Company, and purchased by Lord Ardilaun. He was the owner in 1906 when it was valued at £130. In 1910 it was sold to an American family, Bowers Bourn who in turn gave it to their daughter and son-in-law, Maud and Arthur Vincent. It was presented to the nation in 1932 and now forms the centre of the Killarney National Park.
Muckruss House	Henry B. Beamish was occupying Muckruss House at the time of Griffith's Valuation when it seems to have been jointly owned by him and Thomas Hungerford. It was valued at £14 10s at the time. In 1906 it was owned by William Beamish and valued at £12 10s. It is still extant. A later house, known as Dunmore House (W397379), appears on the 1890s 25-inch Ordnance Survey Map. There is a hotel and golf course in this area now.
Mulkear	Built by the Reverend J. Crampton in 1812 at a cost of £3,000. He was still resident in 1837. Occupied by George Gough in the early 1850s, held by him from John Tuthill and valued at £35. Later the home of Samuel Frederick Dickson. Home of Martin Edward Patrick White circa 1900. In 1786 Wilson refers to a house at "Gran" as the seat of Mr.Gough, which may refer to an earlier house in this area.
Mullagh or Rock Hill House	William R. Meade was leasing this property to Thomas R. Leane at the time of Griffith's Valuation, when it was valued at £8 10s. It is labelled as Rock Hill House on the 6-inch Ordnance Survey map but appears on the 25-inch map of the 1890s as Mullagh House. A possibly later house and large farm occupy the site now.
Mullaghawny	Charles 'Sturgeon' (Strogen) was resident at Mullaghawny when Leet's Directory was compiled in 1814 and the Ordnance Survey Field Name Books refer to the dilapidated state of a mansion house in the townland of Mullaghawny belonging to Charles Strogen.
Mullaghmarky House	Richard Chute was leasing this property to John Sealy at the time of Griffith's Valuation, when it was valued at £10 10s. In the 1830s, the Ordnance Survey Name Books describe it as " a large house, two stories high, with offices, plantation and ornamental garden, the residence of Eusebius Sealy". Bary states that the Sealys had occupied it since the early part of the nineteenth century. It is still extant though not occupied.
Mullen	In 1837 Lewis records a house named Mullen as the seat of Lynch Plunkett. The 1749 Census of Elphin records Mullen or Mullin, in the parish of Tibohine, barony of Frenchpark, as the residence of J. Barlow. No trace of a house exists at this site now where land clearance has taken place.
Mullenmore	In 1786, Wilson refers to Mullennore as the seat of Mr. Cormack, "pleasantly situated on the edge of Lough Conn". The townland was in the ownership of the Palmer estate at the time of Griffith's Valuation and there was no substantial house there.
Mullymucks 2	Built post 1838 and occupied by Edward Pearse in the 1850s, when it was valued at £20.
Mullymucks/Fortview	Built post 1838, though the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage suggests it is a modified 18th century house. Occupied by Francis Lyng in the 1850s, when it was valued at £24. It is still extant and now known as Fortview House.
Mulpit House	Mulpit House is shown on the first edition Ordnance Survey map, published in 1842. At the time of Griffith's Valuation, it was being leased from Francis Bruen by Walter Taylor and was valued at £8 10s. The property included a corn mill though this is noted as "in ruins" on the Ordnance Survey map. Mulpit House is still extant and occupied.
Mulvihill House	Built by the Mulvilhill family, it was their home in the 18th and 19th centuries. Occupied by Daniel Mulvihill in 1814. Charles Mulvihill was a magistrate in county Clare in 1846. By the time of Griffith's Valuation James F. Clarke was leasing the house from Colonel George Wyndham, when it was valued at £14. The house is no longer occupied.
Munakill	John Massy was leasing a house valued at £10, at Munakill, barony of Dromahaire, to Allan Armstrong at the time of Griffith's Valuation.
Munga Lodge	At the time of Griffith's Valuation the townland of Munga was owned by John Geraghty. The Frewens later built a two-storey house at Munga and continued to use the house until the 1930s. It is now a ruin.
Murrisk Lodge	Murrisk Lodge was held in fee by John C. Garvey at the time of Griffith's Valuation, when it was valued at £20. The principal home of the Garvey family, it was sold in the 1960s to James Fair. In 2007 the old building was demolished and a new hotel was being developed.
Murroogh House	Part of the Blake estate at Merlin Park. Built by James Henry Ryan in the 1860s who spent nearly £5,000 on the property and occupied in the 1880s by the Bishop of Galway. Owned by the newspaper magnate William Randolph Hearst in the 1930s and bought by the Galway Mayo Institute of Technology in 2003.
Myross Cottage	At the time of Griffith's Valuation, Edward Powell was leasing this property to Rev. Robert Oliver, when it was valued at £15. The National Inventory of Architectural Heritage suggests it is of eighteenth century date. It is still extant and well maintained.
Myross Wood	John Townsend held this property in fee at the time of Griffith's Valuation, when it was valued at £45. Eugene Daly writes that the house was built by the Reverend Arthur Herbert, Vicar of Myross, who married Helena Townsend of Castletownsend. In the late 18th century the house was bought by the Earl of Kingston who enlarged it and lived in it while Mitchelstown Castle was being built. It reverted back to Townshend ownership in 1826 when purchased by John Sealy Townsend and remained in Townsend ownership until 1943. In 1944 the house was bought by the Cleary family. Sold to the Missionaries of the Sacred Heart in 1946, who now use the building as a Retreat Centre.
Myrtle Grove	Myrtle Grove, a Tudor manor house, associated with Sir Walter Raleigh and Edmund Spencer, the poet in the 16th century. At the beginning of the 17th century it was sold to Richard Boyle, 1st Earl of Cork and later became the property of the Hayman family, who owned it in the 18th and early 19th centuries. In 1837 Lewis writes that it was inhabited by Colonel Faunt. Later occupants include Joseph Wakefield Pim, Sir John Pope Hennessy and the Arbuthnot family. Now in private hands this house is open to the public on certain days in the year.
Myrtle Hill	Richard Barter was leasing this house to Denis Ahern at the time of Griffith's Valuation, when it was valued at £12. Myrtlehill Farm is still extant at the site.
Myrtleville Cottage	Ó Murchadha states that Myrtleville Cottage was built by Sir Nicholas Trant in the early nineteenth century and was later sold by him to Joseph Cummins. At the time of Griffith's Valuation, this property was unoccupied but owned by several parties including Cummins as well as the Daunt and Puxley estates. It was then valued at £11. It is still extant and has sometimes operated as a bar and restaurant.
Myrtleville House	Lewis refers to Myrtleville House as the seat of Dr. Shea. This was Dr William Augustine Shea or O'Shea, brother of Luke Shea of Gortigrenane. By 1850 it was being leased by James Fegan from the Puxley estate among others and was valued at £25. Ó Murchadha notes that it had earlier been owned by the Trant family and had a suceession of owners since including several periods of occupation by members of the Daunt family. It is still extant.

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