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House name	Description	Image(s)
Ummera	Robert Travers was leasing this property to Samuel McCaul at the time of Griffith's Valuation, when it was valued at £14. Lewis refers to it as the seat of Rev. B. Swete in 1837. In 1814 Leet notes Ummery as the seat of Rev. A. Sealy. Umera House is still extant.
Underhill Cottage	Held from Benjamin H. Holmes by William Hayle in 1851 when it was valued at £13. Now demolished.
Union	In 1906 Col. E.H Cooper's estate owned a property at Union, barony of Tirerrill, valued at £7. This may the gamekeeper's cottage which is still extant at this location.
Union Lodge	This house was the residence of the Reverend William Gifford in 1837. At the time of Griffith's Valuation Hughes Martin was the occupier. He held the property from William Coppinger and the buildings were valued at £21.
Unionhall House	Col. W.S. French was leasing a property valued at £28 to John Limerick, at the time of Griffith's Valuation. It was the residence of Col. W.Limerick in 1814. According to Townsend, Col Limerick had erected this "large and commodious dwelling" on his return from many years service with the East India Company. Union Hall is still extant and occupied.
Upland	William Spiller was leasing this property from Benjamin Gillman at the time of Griffith's Valuation when it was valued at £5 5s. There is still an extant house at this site.
Upper Forest	A house valued at £20.10 shillings at the time of Griffith's Valuation, held by John Hassett from Thomas Gollock. It is still extant and occupied.
Upper Forest	Occupied by John Hassett at the time of Griffith's Valuation and held from Thomas Gollock. The house was valued at £20+. The representatives of John Hassett still lived at Forest in the 1870s.
Upton	Rev. Somers Payne held this property in fee at the time of Griffith's Valuation, when it was valued at £45. Lewis names the seat of Rev. Payne as "Upton" in 1837. Noted by Leet as the seat of W.L. Beaufort in 1814. James Welply was resident in the 1870s. This property is still extant and run as a facility providing nursing care services.
Uregare House	Owregare House was the residence of Mrs Gubbins in 1837 and of Mrs N. Barron who held the property from William G. Gubbins at the time of Griffith's Valuation. The buildings were valued at £22+. This house was also known as Newlawn. Fitzgerald writes that it belonged to the Creed family before the Gubbins. Occupied by Thomas A. Dicken in 1906. This house is no longer extant.
Urlar or Beckfield	Leased by William Hamilton,MD, from the Gore-Booth estate at the time of Griffith's Valuaiton when it was valued at over £10. McTernan notes that it was previously held by the Munns family and later in the nineteenth century by George Somerville. Labeled as Beckfield on the First Edition Ordnance Survey Map. It is still extant and undergoing restoration.
Urra	Occupied by B. W. Holmes in the mid 19th century, held from John D. and William Kellett and valued at £13+.
Uskane	Carrol Esq was resident at "Iscane" in the 1770s and 1780s. In 1837 R. Hall was the proprietor of Uskane House. In 1840 the Ordnance Survey Name Books note it as "a good dwelling house, the residence of Mr. Kent". It was held by the representatives of Robert Hall in fee at the time of Griffith's Valuation when the house was valued at £8. This house is still in use as a residence.

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