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House name	Description	Image(s)
Nadrid	A house occupied at the beginning of the 19th century by Joseph Woodley, who married Anne Baldwin in 1799 but died a few years later. By 1814 Samuel Galway was residing at Nadrid. In 1837 Henry O'Callaghan was the occupier and he was still resident at the time of Griffith's Valuation. He held the house valued at £42 from the representatives of Abraham Cross. A house still remains at the site.
Nadrid	Daniel Connor held a house in the townland of Nadrid valued at £31+ from the representatives of Abraham Cross. This may be the house known as Riversdale marked on the first Ordnance Map. IN 1894 Slater refers to Nadrid House as the residence of William O'Sullivan Galgey. A house still exists at the site.
Nantinan House	Bence Jones writes that this was a mid 19th century house of the villa type. The original Nantenan was the residence of Major Wilson in 1814. In 1786 Wilson refers to it as the seat of Mr. Royse. It was renovated by Thomas H. Royse in the 1830s. The Ordnance Survey Field Name Book circa 1840 states that the house was built about 100 years previously and that the family arms were cut over the hall door. Lewis writes of ''the very interesting improvements'' which ''have been made at great expense'' by T. H. Royse. This Royse residence was valued at £30 at the time of Griffith's Valuation and was held by Thomas Royse in fee. Advertised for sale in 1853 the house and 145 acres were purchased by John White for £3,800. He demolished the old house and built a new one in the late 1850s, which was still in the possession of the White family in the 20th century. In 1906 this house was valued at £48. In 1944 the author Dorothea Conyers is recorded as the owner (ITA).
Nashville/Rosnalee	This house was originally known as Nashville and was the home of the family of that name in the 18th century. Wilson refers to it as Nashville, the seat of Mr. Nash, in 1786. It passed by marriage to the Leader family. Nicholas P. Leader occupied the house in 1814. It was still known as Nashville in 1837 but is marked on the first Ordnance Survey map as Rosnalee. Valued at £51 at the time of Griffith's Valuation it was held by William Leader in fee and he had a flour mill nearby valued at £45. The Leaders still occupied this house in 1921. It is no longer extant.
Nazareth House	The house now known as Nazareth House was originally built in 1805 by members of the Pollexfen family.
Neddans	In 1840 the Ordnance Survey Name Books note "Neddins" as the residence of Mr. Mulcahy, "a very neat house in excellent repair". At the time of Griffith's Valuation Francis Mulcahy occupied a house at Neddans valued at £21 and held from the Earl of Glengall. A farming enterprise is still located at this site.
Neptune Vale	O'Connell states that Neptune Vale was the original de Basterot house in the Kinvara area, probably built in the late 18th century. The house was demolished sometime in the mid-19th century although at the time of Griffith's Valuation, it was still owned by Count de Basterot and valued at £4. One of the outbuildings was possibly subsequently converted into a dwelling house.
Netley Park	The home of Henry William Knox, fourth son of Francis Knox of Rappa, occupied by Richard Burke at the time of Griffith's Valuation. The house is now a ruin.
Netterville Lodge	A two storey 19th century house, the home of the Nettervilles and the Gerrards. Came into the possession of the Fallon family of Runnimeade, county Roscommon, following the death of Marcella Gerrard in 1865. Occupied by Cecilia Fallon in 1906, later demolished. Both Taylor and Skinner and Wilson indicate a second Fallon property, Highlake, in the area in the 1780s.
Nettleville	The home of the Nettles family in the 19th century, valued at £35 in the 1850s. Occupied by the Reverend Basil Orpin in 1814. This house was still in Nettles occupation in 1906 but is now a ruin.
New Abbey	In 1786 Wilson refers to New-Abbey as the seat of Moore Cootee. He notes that the house was close to "the great flour mills built by the late Stephen Moore". New-Abbey was occupied by Henry Moore in the mid 19th century and held from Stephen Moore, the buildings were valued at £11.16 shillings.
New Court	At the time of Griffith's Valuation, Lionel Fleming held this property in fee, when it was valued at £22. Both Lewis, in 1837, and Leet in 1814, noted it as the seat of Beecher Fleming. It is shown on Taylor and Skinner's 1783 map apparently the residence of a Tonson family and Wilson refers to it as a seat of Lord Riversdale in 1786. It was owned by the representatives of Beecher Fleming in 1906 when it was valued at £28 5s. Bence-Jones notes that this house is now demolished though a farm exists at the site.
New Grove	Leet and Lewis both record Westropp Smith as the occupier of New Grove, Roscrea, in 1814 and 1837. John Minchin was the occupier at the time of Griffith's Valuation. He held the property, valued at £19, from Henry B. Minchin. A building is still extant at this site.
New Grove	Marked on the first edition Ordnance Survey map as New Grove, this house appears on the 25-inch map of the 1890s and is still known by the name, St Kierans. Occupied by J. W. Bayly in 1837 and described by the Ordnance Survey Name Books as " a good dwelling house, the residence of John Bayly" in 1840. It was occupied by Thomas Fetherston at the time of Griffith's Valuation and held from John Bailey. The buildings were valued at £19+. This property was advertised for sale in November 1851, the estate of John Washington Bayly.
New Park	A Lyster home from the early 18th century, inherited by the Smyths of Barbaville through marriage. Held in fee and valued at £38 at the time of Griffith's Valuation. The home of Marcus Anthony Levinge in 1906. The house remained in Levinge hands until about the 1940s when the roof was removed. In the early 1970s the house was restored as a hotel by Paddy Kenny.
New Park	A mid 18th century house built by the Pennefather family and occupied by them until sold to the Davies family after the Famine (Bence Jones). In the mid 19th century the house was valued at almost £49 and held in fee by Captain M. Pennefather. It was advertised for sale by the Pennefathers in June 1852 and bought by the Davies who sold it to the McCans in 1864. Joseph McCann was resident in 1906. Now known as Ballyowen House and still in use as a country house.
New Ross	In 1786 Wilson writes that New Ross was the seat of Mr. White. The property is labelled "site of New Ross House" on the first edition Ordnance Survey map of the 1830s. The Ordnance Survey Name Books record that "the site of this old house is all that can be found at present .....It was once a place of some account being the residence of Bishop Buscow and afterwards of the White family ...they lived here til about 1790". This townland was in the possession of Bolton Waller at the time of Griffith's Valuation.
Newberry House	This house was another Newman residence located in the parish of Kilshannig. In 1786 Wilson refers to Newberry as the residence of Colonel Newman, possibly the same man who was murdered in the house by his groom and an accomplice in 1816. John Newman held the property from Adam Newman at the time of Griffith's Valuation. The buildings were valued at £18.10 shillings. Post Griffith's Valuation the house became the home of the Swanzy family and it was they who built the present house incorporating the original one. The house was sold to the Footts in the 20th century. Also known as Kilshannig House.
Newberry Manor	This house was the seat of the Newman family in the 18th and 19th centuries. In 1786 Wilson refers to it as "Dromore, the seat of Mr. Newman". The house was valued at almost £49 in the mid 19th century and held by Adam Newman in fee. John R.B. Newman was resident in 1906. The house was burnt in June 1921 during the War of Independence when it was owned by John R. Pretyman Newman. It was rebuilt by the Newmans and then sold to the Poor Sisters of Nazareth as a nursing home.
Newborough	Occupied by Lynch esq in the 1770s, this house passed to the Crean family by marriage. Newborough became a Blake house in the early 19th century. At the time of Griffith's Valuation there were 2 houses valued at £3 in the townland of Bunagarraun, occupied by Patrick Higgins and Margaret Higgins, who held from Patrick Crean Lynch.
Newborough	A house on the Dunraven estate occupied by the Reverend J. Croker in 1814 and by members of the Wilson family in 1837 and the 1850s when the buildings were valued at £40.
Newborough	Newborough was being leased by George A. Daunt from William Drew at the time of Griffith's Valuation, when it was valued at £40. It is also referred to as his seat by Lewis in 1837. It is now a ruin.
Newborough (Castlereagh)	Mrs. Alicia Dowling offered almost 300 acres of her estate for sale in the Landed Estates' Court in 1860, including Newborough House which she occupied. This was held on an 1833 lease from Walter Blake Dowling.
Newbrook	In 1786 Wilson mentions Newbrook, the "elegant and delightful seat" of Henry Bingham. This house burnt down in 1837 and was not rebuilt. Only a small amount of the walls of the house remain but the yard buildings are still in use.
Newbrook	At the time of Griffith's Valuation Michael Costello was leasing Newbrook, valued at £7 from the Keon family. Lewis records Newbrook as a residence of the Keon family in 1837. in 1814 Ferdinand Keon had his address at Newbrook, Carrick-on-Shannon. The sale notice of 1878 mentions the existence of Newbrook House which "with some expenditure might be made a most desirable residence for a gentleman's family".
Newcastle	Newcastle was the home of Andrew Clarke O'Malley, son of George O'Malley of Spencer Park. Following the death of Andrew's son, Owen Bingham Manners O'Malley, in 1886, Newcastle became the property of his sister, Elizabeth Brewster. Count Manus O'Donel, a Major General in the Austrian Service, lived at Newcastle in the late 18th century. In 1786 Wilson refers to it as the seat of General O'Donnell. Occupied by David Ruttledge in 1814 and by Jacob Beckett at the beginning of the 20th century. Only a portion of the original building is now extant.
Newcastle	In 1786 Wilson refers to Newcastle as the seat of Thomas Browne. In the nineteenth century a Persse residence close to their distillery at Nun's Island and their milling operations. Newcastle House was the home of Henry Stratford Persse in the early 19th century. It was later acquired by University College, Galway but was demolished in the early 1970s to make way for new buildings.
Newcastle	The original Fitzgerald castle was granted to the Courtenay family in 1591. The Castle was occupied by David Mahony and his son, Pierce Mahony, in the mid 18th century. Bence Jones writes that the residence of the Earls of Devon in county Limerick was a house of nine bays in the castle precincts. It was held by them in fee and valued at £55 at the time of Griffith's Valuation. This house was occupied by the agent to the Devon estate. Slater describes it as Courtenay Castle in 1894 when it was occupied by Charles Curling. In 1910 it was bought by the Curling family who had been agents and was burnt in 1922. The Castle remained in the possession of the Curlings until the 1940s.
Newcastle	The buildings at Newcastle were valued at £18 in the early 1850s, occupied by Daniel Donohoe and held from Francis Wyse.
Newcastle	Lewis writes that the only seat in the parish was the residence of S. Mulcahy. The Ordnance Survey Name Books, in 1840, mention that Newcastle House was then "in very bad repair". In the mid 19th century Miss Anne Mulcahy held the house valued at £12 from John Gordon, medical doctor, who held from the Perrys. In the 1870s William Perry is described as "of Newcastle". Elizabeth Perry occupied this house valued at £22+ in 1906. It is no longer extant.
Newcastle (Clontuskert)	Taylor & Skinner record Newcastle House as a residence of the Davis family in 1783.
Newcastle (Kilconnell)	In 1786 Wilson refers to Newcastle as the seat of Mr. Davis. This townland was partly owned by the Longworths of Oatfield by the time of Griffith's Valuation.
Newcomen Castle	Newcomen residence in the 18th century. It is shown on the 1st edition Ordnance Survey map but only the site of the castle is recorded on the later 25-inch map of the 1890s.
Newfield House,	Part of the McLoughlin estate and in the second half of the 19th century of the Smith estate. The house appears to have been a ruin by the end of the 19th century. A ruined building is situated near the sea shore with some farm buildings still in use.
Newford	In 1786, Wilson mentions Newford as the seat of Edward Browne. In 1814 Thomas Tighe is recorded as residing at Newford. Patrick Fitzpatrick of Newford House, Athenry is listed as a subscriber to ''Lewis' Topographical Dictionary'' (1837). The house was later part of the Whaley and Perry estates in the 1850s and was offered for sale in the Encumbered Estates court in 1852. Portion of Newford later bacame incorporated into Mellows Agricultural College farm. The house is no longer extant.
Newforest	Built prior to 1777, Wilson refers to it as the seat of Mr. D'Arcy in 1786. It was held in fee by Richard D'Arcy at the time of Griffith's Valuation when it was valued at £24. It was demolished in the latter half of the 20th century.
Newgarden	The home of Edward Burton, Rector of Annaghdown and Vicar General of Tuam in the latter part of the 18th century. Occupied by Mrs Smith in 1814, in the 1830s by Roderick O'Connor and in the 1850s by Richard Jennings. In the Ordnance Survey Field Name Books it is decribed as a pretty lodge, the residence of the proprietor Lieutenant Daniel Smith. A modern house and some old farm buildings are still visible at the site.
Newgarden	Hugh Ingoldsby Massy is recorded as "of Newgarden" in 1769 and Simon Purdon was resident in the late 1770s and 1786. The widow of Hugh Ingoldsby Massy married Simon Purdon of Tinerana. The Powells of Clonshavoy were located at Newgarden in the early 18th century. A house occupied by William Ryves in 1814 and by Massy Ryves in 1837. By the time of Griffith's Valuation it appears to have fallen into decay. John Dooley occupied a house valued at £1 and Eyre Lloyd held offices valued at £4 from the Earl of Clare. Caleb Powell states that this house was taken down by Eyre Lloyd.
Newgrove	Home of the Browne family in the 18th century and for the first half of the 19th century. In the 1850s this 18th century house, valued at £30 was in the possession of Eliza Browne, widow of Thomas Browne of Newgrove who died in 1847. Mrs Browne died in 1864 and the house and estate passed to the Brady family. Only some walls of the house remain.
Newgrove House	In 1786 Wilson refers to Newgrove as the seat of Mr. Blake. At the time of Griffith's Valuation, the property is described as a care-takers house, and leased to John H. Blake by the Wallscourt estate. It is labelled Newgrove House on the 1st edition Ordnance Survey map but is described as "in ruins" on the later 25-inch map of the 1890s.
Newhall	The original house was bought from the O'Briens by Charles MacDonnell in 1764 who greatly extended the property building on a new front, probably designed by Francis Bindon. Occupied by Robert and Florence Vere O'Brien in the 1890s though Slater notes it as a seat of Charles R.A. MacDonnell in 1894. A home of the Joyce family of county Galway in the 20th century. It is still extant.
Newhill	A property belonging to the Going family in the late 18th and 19th centuries. Newhill was the home of James Going in 1814 and of John Thomas Going, son of Samuel Murray Going, in the mid 19th century. The buildings were valued at £18.12 shillings at this time and held from Christopher Donville. Newhill passed to John Thomas Going's sister Mary Braddell who was resident in 1906.
Newlawn	Originally a Carroll home that passed through marriage to the Dempsters. The Ordnance Survey Name Books mention J.Dempster as the proprietor of Newlawn in 1839 though elsewhere they refer to it as the residence of Mr. Egan, distiller. In the mid 19th century David Dempster was the occupant holding the property from Dr Dempster, the buildings were valued at £13.15 shillings. The building is still in use as a house.
Newmarket House	Home of a branch of the Studdert family in the 19th century. It was described by Lewis in 1837 as the "spacious mansion of C. Studdert". It was occupied by his widow Maria at the time of Griffith's Valuation. She held the property from Lord Inchiquin and it was valued at £25. Sold by the Studderts at the beginning of the 20th century.
Newmarket House	Smith refers to the "stately house of Boyle Aldworth" on the south east side of the town in 1750. Lewis refers to Mr Aldworth's lodge in Newmarket. Newmarket was the seat of the Aldworth family held by Richard O. Aldworth in fee and valued at £56 in the mid 19th century. Valued at the same amount in 1906 it was the home of Major Richard Aldworth. Still extant and now known as the James O'Keeffe Memorial Centre.
Newpark	At the time of Griffith's Valuation Newpark was being leased by Jemmet Duke from Robert Duke and was valued at £25. Lewis recorded it as the seat of Robert Duke in 1837. McTernan notes that it passed by sale to Richard Edward O'Hara of the Annaghmore family in 1913. The house is still extant and occupied by his descendents.
Newpark	The Ordnance Survey Name books state that the townland was the property of John Nolan of Prospect, Gort in the 1830s. The house appears to have been built after that time. At the time of Griffith's Valuation, this property was leased by John Nolan to Andrew Nolan. In 1906 it was still the property of Andrew Nolan and was valued at £17. It is no longer extant.
Newpark	At the time of Griffith's Valuation, Peter Callanan occupied a house valued at £10 in the townland of Skecoor, parish of Kiltormer, barony of Longford. Lewis records this house as the seat of P. Callaghan in 1837. In 1894 and 1906 it was the home of Rosa Callanan. Now known as Skycur House it is still extant and well-maintained.
Newpark	This house was built in the mid 18th century by the Hickman family. By 1814 it was been leased to the Mahon family who included James Patrick 'The O'Gorman Mahon', associate of Daniel O'Connell. Occupied by William Mahon who held it from Thomas Persse in the mid 19th century. Purchased by the Barron family in the early 20th century. The house now provides guest accommodation. see http://www.newparkhouse.com/newpage1.htm
Newpark House (Waterford)	In 1849 the representatives of Sir John Newport were leasing Newpark House to William Fitzgerald, when it was valued at £75. The estate sale notice of 1856 includes a lithograph of the house which is described as "large, commodious and in excellent order". In 1894 Slater refers to it as a residence of Herbert Godfrey Bloomfield. Wilson, writing in 1786, refers to New Park, as the seat of Simon Newport. This house is no longer extant.
Newport Corn Mill	Thomas and William Manning were leasing a house and extensive mill property from Simon Newport at the time of Griffith's Valuation. The complex was valued at £31. On the later 25-inch Ordnance Survey map it is labelled Brook Lodge Mill. It is no longer extant.
Newport House	Built in the late 18th century, this house was the main residence of the O'Donels in the 19th century. It now functions as a hotel.
Newport House	In 1786 Wilson refers to a house at Newport which was the seat of Sir Robert Waller. This may be the property labelled "site of Newport House" on the 1st edition Ordnance Survey map. In 1840 the Ordnance Survey Name Books refer to the the site of a house "formerly the residence of the late Sir Robert Waller. It is now nearly altogether taken away".
Newrath House	A house later associated with the Morris family. At the time of Griffith's Valuation, Newrath seems to have been occupied by Amelia Hobbs, leasing from the Corporation of Waterford. The house was valued at £32. It is still extant and in 2012 the house was offered for sale.
Newtown	The home of the Kelly family in the 19th century, sold to Major Frederick Carr in the early 1930s and sold again in the late 1960s. The house has had a number of owners in the intervening years and is well maintained. It was offered for sale in 2007.
Newtown	John Burke, a gentleman, was living at Newtown in 1749. Valued at £4 in the mid 1850s. The property seems to have disappeared by the time of the 25-inch Ordnance map of the 1890s.
Newtown	Originally an Irwin property, bought by the Brownes in the 18th century. Held by the Very Reverend Henry M. Browne at the time of Griffith's Valuation and occupied by Henry Farmer.
Newtown	Newtown Lodge was occupied by Anthony Dignam in 1814 and a house at Newtown valued at £18 was occupied by Thomas Roberts at the time of Griffith's Valuation.
Newtown	Newtown House situated on the Massy estate was the home of the Walsh family for most of the 19th century. At the time of Griffith's Valuation it was occupied by the Reverend Richard S. Welsh and was valued at £20. It is now a ruin.
Newtown	Newtown House was inherited by the Nasons through marriage with a Harrison heiress in 1716. It continued to be the main seat of one branch of the Nason family until the end of the 19th century. Still in Nason occupation in 1906 when the buildings were valued at £13. Only some ruined walls now remain.
Newtown	Hajba dates this house from 1749 when it was built as a hunting lodge for the Courtenays. Described by Lewis in 1837 as the seat of Robert Courtney, John Culhane was resident by the time of Griffith's Valuation, holding the property from John Courtnay. The buildings were valued at £13. The house was demolished in the 1960s.
Newtown	The seat of the Knight family in the 18th century now demolished. Wilson refers to Newtown as the seat of Mr. Knight in 1786. This house was occupied by Michael Connor in the early 1850s, valued at £8 and held from Mrs Eliza Sealy. A later house now stands on the site.
Newtown (Bantry)	Held in fee by the Earl of Kenmare's estate in 1852 when it was valued at £8 5s. Lewis refers to it as the seat of M. Murphy in 1837. There is still an extant house at the site.
Newtown Anner	The seat of the Osborne family, held by R.B. Osborne MP in fee in the mid 19th century when the buildings were valued at £56+. Inherited by 12th Duke of St Albans, grandson of R.B. Osborne. Occupied by the Duchess of St Albans in 1906 and still in this family's possession in the early 1940s. The Irish Tourist Association survey states that the Osbornes bought the property from Clonmel Corporation in 1774. The National Inventory of Architectural Heritage dates this house 1829. It continues to be in use as a residence.
Newtown Castle	Newtown Castle was originally the home of the O'Loghlens of the Burren and Lewis records C. O'Loghlen resident there in 1837. By the time of Griffith's Valuation it was part of the estate of Colonel Henry White, later 1st Baron Annaly. The present house was a rectory at the time of Griffith's Valuation inhabited by the Reverend Hugh B. Howlett.
Newtown Geneva	In 1848, John Dobbyn was leasing the site known as Geneva Barracks from Lord Waterford's estate. The barracks is described as "in ruins" on the First edition six-inch Ordnance Survey Map of the 1840s. It had been constructed at a site originally intended for a colony of disaffected artisans from Geneva in Switzerland. When this plan was abandoned it was commissioned as a military barracks and used as a prison during the 1798 rebellion. The building was purchased by Lord Waterford in the 1820s. The ruins of a farmhouse as well as extensive perimeter walls remain at the site.
Newtown Glebe	Rev. Edward Daulton was leasing this property from the O'Neill-Power estate in 1850 when it was valued at £14. There is still a house at the site.
Newtown House	In 1786 Wilson refers to Newtown as the seat of Mr. Ellard. Occupied by Miles Ryan in 1814 and by Richard Ellard at the time of Griffith's Valuation. Ellard held the property from - Keating and the buildings were valued at £13. Lewis refers to Newtown Ellard as the ancient seat of the Lloyd family. In 1906 this house valued at £23.10 shillings was occupied by Mary R. Ellard. It is still extant.
Newtown House (Kinsalebeg)	Built after the first Ordnance Survey, Michael Kennedy was leasing this property from the Smyth estate in 1851 when it was valued at £13 10s. It is noted on the 25-inch Ordnance Survey Map as Newtown House. There is still an extant house at the site.
Newtown House (Tramore)	Leased by Edward O'Neil-Power from Viscount Doneraile's estate at the time of Griffith's Valuation, when it was valued at £36.In 1814 it was the residence of Joseph Power. The house was sold to Pierce Power of Carrickbeg in 1858. It is still extant and occupied.
Newtown House (Waterford)	At the time of Griffith's Valuation, Eaton Edwards was leasing this property to James Aylward, when it was valued at £28 10s. The site now appears to be occupied by a building known as Farmlea.
Newtown Kilcolgan	Arthur St.George was leasing a house, valued at £8, at Newtown Kilcolgan, from Christopher St.George in 1855. Evidence of estate buildings still survive in this area though the house appears to be gone.
Newtown Lodge	Another Nason residence, occupied by Henry Nason in the mid 19th century and held from John Nason, the buildings were valued at £21. It remained in Nason possession until the early 20th century. This house is still a family residence.
Newtown Lodge (Tramore)	Leased by John H.Barry from the O'Neill-Power estate in 1850, when it was valued at £18 15s. There is still an extant house at the site.
Newtown Lynch	O'Connell states that Newtown was built around 1795. At the time of Griffith's Valuation the townland of Doorus Park was part of the estate of Patrick Lynch of Renmore. John W. Lynch is recorded as the owner of this mansion house, valued at £13, in 1906. On the Ordnance Survey maps it is labelled Newtown House. It has been in ruins since the 1930s.
Newtown Manor	A house built after the publication of the First Ordnance Survey map. John James Whyte held this property in fee at the time of Griffith's Valuation, when itwas valued at £12. Slater notes that it was the residence of Captain Edward T. Pottinger in 1894. In 1906 Charles B. Whyte was the owner of the house at Carrickfad valued at £22. It is no longer extant.
Newtown Park	Built by John Evans, younger brother of Ralph Westropp Evans, in 1847. He is recorded as the occupant at the time of Griffith's Valuation, holding the property from his first cousin Nicholas Evans. The buildings were valued at £15. The house was later extended by Nicholas Evans. Still extant and occupied.
Newtownhill Cottage	In 1850 Edward Popham was leasing this property from Edward O'Neill-Power when it was valued at £13 10s.
Nicholastown Mill	Beresford Power was leasing this property to Walter Collander at the time of Griffith's Valuation, when it was valued at £11. The ruin of the building still remains at the site.
Nile Lodge	Nile Lodge is associated with the O'Hara family though at the time of Griffith's Valuation, it was leased by Edward C. Burke from Mark Lynch and valued at £35. It is still extant and occupied.
Nirevale House & Mill	At the time of Griffith's Valuation, Abraham Coates was leasing this property from the Stradbrooke estate when the house and mill complex were valued at £50. Contemporary newspaper reports suggest Coates was the agent for the Stradbroke estate. In 1906 the property was part of Lord Ashtown's estate and valued at almost £24. The mill building is still extant and in use.
Noan	Originally the home of the Taylor family, Wilson refers to Noan as the seat of Godrey Taylor in 1786. It was occupied by Natt. Taylor in 1814 and recorded by Lewis as the seat of the Taylor family. In 1840 the Ordnance Survey Name Books refer to Mary Phelps as the proprietor of Noan House. By the mid 19th century it was occupied by the representatives of John Bagwell and held in fee. The buildings were valued at almost £30. The sale rental of 1853 records James Chadwick as tenant on a seven year lease. A lithograph of the house is included. Occupied by Dr Armitage in the 1870s who owned over 2,000 acres in the county. It is still extant and occupied.
Nohaval House	Baldwin Sealy owned this unoccupied property at the time of Griffith's Valuation, when it was valued at £9. Lewis refers to Nohaval House as the seat of W. Hungerford in 1837. A house still exists at the site.
Nohaval Turrets	William Whitney held this property in fee at the time of Griffith's Valuation, when it was valued at £20. In 1837 Lewis referred to The Lodge as the seat of W.Whitney. This property is still extant.
Normangrove	In the 1850s the house at Normangrove, in the Kinvara area, was being leased by John O'Hara to Charles Higgins. In 1814 it had been recorded as the residence of John Burke and was also listed as a Burke house by Lewis in 1837. In 1906 Miss M.L. Forster held over 500 acres of untenanted land here as well as buildings valued at almost £3. The Forsters had held land at Normangrove at the time of Griffith's Valuation but no buildings. O'Connell states that the house was occupied until about 1914 and it fell into ruin therafter. The entrance and driveway lead to a farmyard and there is no trace of the house now.
Northampton	The townland of Poulnaveigh otherwise Northampton, containing Northampton House, "of modern construction", was offered for sale in the Encumbered estates court in June, 1865. In 1894 Slater refers to Northampton as the residence of Captain Harry de Vere Pery a son of the second Earl of Limerick. In 1906 it was the property of James Brady-Murray and was valued at £31. Northampton House is no longer extant having been demolished in the 1930s. http://www.northamptonns.com/index.php/eng/content/view/full/131
Northbrook Cottage	Lewis records Northbrook as the seat of J. North in 1837. The Ordnance Survey Name books note Major Warburton as the proprietor of the townland. The First Edition Ordnance map shows Northbrook Cottage. At the time of Griffith's Valuation, a house in progress in the townland was being leased by Joseph Denham from James McBride and was valued at £3 10s. This house is labelled Northbrook House on the 25-inch map of the 1890s. It is now a ruin.
Northland	Northland was the residence of Sir A. Dancer in 1814 and of William Smith in 1837. By the time of Griffith's Valuation William Henry Head occupied this house valued at £10. He held the property from Lord Dunalley. The house was demolished by the early 20th century.
Norton House	Norton House was the residence of Jasper T. Wolfe, JP, in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. It is still extant.
Norwood	In 1841 the Ordnance Survey Name Books described Norwood as "a good dwelling house occupied by a member of the Minchin family" though Simpson Hackett is noted as the proprietor. Captain David Joyce was resident in the mid 19th century when the house was valued at £15+ and held from Thomas Hackett. This house is still extant.
Nunstown	Robert Leeson was leasing a property valued at £5 to Michael Barrett at the time of Griffith’s Valuation. A substantial farm still exists at the site.
Nutfield	A large three storey residence, Nutfield belonged to the Crowe family at the end of the 18th century and up to at least 1814 when it was the residence of Robert Crowe. Wilson refers to it and another house, which he calls Dromquin, as residences of the Crow family. He may be referring to Dromore House. By the mid 19th century Nutfield was the home of Sir Colman O'Loghlen who held it in fee. The buildings were valued at £40. The house is no longer extant. This house was also known as Drumconora. On the Taylor and Skinner map of 1778 it is named Nutgrove.
Nutfield House	Described as Nutley House by Lewis in 1837, Nutfield House was the residence of Edward Ash in 1846. Norman Ashe was leasing a property valued at £11 from Dudley Persse at Glennavaddoge, parish of Kilcloony, at the time of Griffith's Valuation, which appears to be the same property. A house still exists as the site.
Nutgrove	Taylor and Skinner record Nutgrove as a seat of the Donnellan family in 1783 and Wilson refers to it as the seat of Mr. Donnellan in 1786. At the time of Griffith's Valuation Anthony Nugent was leasing a property at Nutgrove or Feebrack, valued at £3 to Thomas Breheny. The site is now occupied by farm buildings.
Nutgrove Cottage	Another Molony house in the townland of Kiltanon, occupied by James Robb at the time of Griffith's Valuation, when it was valued at £20, now a ruin.
Nymph Hall	In 1774 Smith referred to Nymph Hall as "the agreeable seat of Henry Mason". Local sources suggest it was originally built by a member of the Alcock family. By the time of Griffith's Valuation it was part of the Fortescue estate and leased to Augustus Power and John Walsh, when it was valued at almost £9. The house is no longer extant and there are modern buildings at the site.

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