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Queensfort Lodge

Houses within 15km of this house

Displaying 71 houses.

Houses within 15km of Queensfort Lodge

Displaying 71 houses.

House name Description
Barbersfort Originally a Bermingham residence, sold to the Ruttledges in 1816 and recorded as the seat of Mrs. Rutledge in 1894. Burnt down in the 1920s apparently by accident. A new house was built on part of the site which adjoins the old farmyard. Now the home of the Dunlevy family. Photo of Barbersfort
Ballyheeragh St Leger This house was held in fee by Dominick Kearns at the time of Griffith's Valuation, when it was valued at £10. Bought by the Tierney family in the early 20th century and still occupied by them. Photo of Ballyheeragh St Leger
Doonmacreena In 1786 Wilson notes "Dunmacrene" as the seat of Mr. Blake. The sales rental of 1851 states that the old house at Doonmacreena was the residence of Mr Blake's ancestor 'now in ruins'. Photo of Doonmacreena
Dalgin In 1786 Wilson refers to "Dalygan" as the seat of Mr. Birmingham. It was held in fee by Michael Bermingham at the time of Griffith's Valuation when it was valued at £17. Inhabited by the Birminghams and later the Kirwans until 1954, subsequently demolished. Out buildings still remain at the site beside a modern bungalow, the home of Mr John Curran. Photo of Dalgin
Ballina Occupied by Henry Blake at the time of Griffith's Valuation and by Martin J. Blake nephew of Martin Joseph Blake of Ballyglunin, Member of Parliament for the borough of Galway. Now a ruin. Photo of Ballina
Brooklodge This property was leased to Christopher French by Ambrose Deane on 16 June 1775 for 1 life and 99 years. He built a house which later became a Blake residence held from the Skerretts, who had inherited it from the Deanes. It was occupied by Martin J. Blake at the time of Griffith's Valuation, when it was valued at £40. The house is now a ruin. Photo of Brooklodge
Corrofin Lodge At the time of Griffith's Valuation held by Pierce Blake in fee. The house was valued at £16. Some ruins remain at the site. Photo of Corrofin Lodge
Culliagh North [Knockmoy Abbey] Occupied by Robert Blake Forster leasing from Martin J. Blake, at the time of Griffith's Valuation when the house was valued at £10. It is still extant and occupied. Melvin notes that it was also known as Knockmoy Abbey. Photo of Culliagh North [Knockmoy Abbey]
Thomastown At the time of Griffith's Valuation, Thomastown House, barony of Clare, was occupied by James Clarke and valued at over £10. The National Inventory of Architectural Heritage indicates that this is a two-phase house, the original part dating from the early eighteenth century. It is still extant and occupied. Photo of Thomastown
Waterville/Cloonkeen The residence of John Connis in 1814, of - Cunneys in 1837 and of Jane D. Coneys in the 1850s when it was valued at £10. . It is labelled on the 1st and 25-inch edition Ordnance Survey Maps as Cloonkeen. The property is now a ruin.
Sylaun Descriptions indicate that Sylaun House, which was valued at £7 at the time of Griffith's Valuation, was a single storey, thatched structure. No trace now remains of the house though other estate architecture is visible.
Toghermore Held in fee by Hugh Henry at the time of Griffith's Valuation, when it was valued at £16. Toghermore is now a training centre for persons with disabilities run by the Health Service Executive. Photo of Toghermore
The Grove A house on the outskirts of the town of Tuam, occupied by Mrs Cheevers in 1814 and by Patrick Kelly at the time of Griffith's Valuation, who held it from Martin S. Kirwan. Earlier, in 1786, Wilson refers to it as the seat of Martin Kirwan. The house was described in the sale rental of the early 1860s as having two large reception rooms, eight bedrooms and two water closets. Run as a hospital by the Bon Secour Sisters 1945-2001.
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. Photo of Mossfort
Castlehacket Castlehacket takes its name from the Hackett family who owned the land in the 14th century. An early 18th century house was built by the Kirwan family and lived in by their descendants until 1985. Wilson mentions it as the seat of John Kirwan in 1786. It was held in fee by Denis Kirwan at the time of Griffith's Valuation when it was valued at £40. Referred to as the seat of Bernard Percy Broderick by Slater in 1894. The original house of 3 storeys was burnt in 1923 and rebuilt at the end of the 1920s as a 2 storey house. The house has had a number of owners in the past 20 years. Photo of Castlehacket
Hillsbrook The home of a branch of the Kirwans of Cregg in the first half of the 19th century. Occupied by Henry Campbell at the time of Griffith's Valuation when the house was valued at over £20. It is no longer extant. Photo of Hillsbrook
Prospect House John Donnellan was leasing this property from the Kirwan estate at the time of Griffith's Valuation when it was valued at £4. It is labelled Prospect House on the 25-inch Ordnance Map of the 1890s. Occupied until 1977, now used for storage. Photo of Prospect House
Carrowbeg House A former Bodkin house, the home of the Lynch family in the second half of the 19th century and early part of the 20th century. It was held in fee by Dominick Lynch at the time of Griffith's Valuation when it was valued at £8. It is still extant and in use. Photo of Carrowbeg House
Ballybanagher A Nolan family home, now a ruin. It was held in fee by Andrew Nolan at the time of Griffith's Valuation when it was valued at £12. In 1894 Slater recorded it as the seat of Christopher R. Browne. Photo of Ballybanagher
Ballinderry The house was burnt in the early 1920s and nothing remains except the farm buildings, which are accessed through a stone archway dated 1843. Recorded as the seat of John Phillip Nolan, M.P.in 1894. Photo of Ballinderry
Caherhugh Occupied by John Lynch in 1814, by Mrs Martin in the 1830s and by Michael Cullinane at the time of Griffith's Valuation. The home of Mark Killilea (Member of the European Parliament) in the 1970s. The house no longer exists but a walled garden is still extant. Photo of Caherhugh
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 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. Photo of Newgarden
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. Photo of Moyne
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. Photo of Mountsilk
Elmhill Occupied by Edward Rochfort in 1814. By the time of Griffith's Valuation there was no house with a valuation of more than £1.18 shillings in the townland. The 25-inch map of the 1890s shows a later building called Elmhill House slightly north of the original building. There is still an extant house at the site. Photo of Elmhill
Cooloo Cottage In 1786 Wilson mentions "Coreloo" as the seat of Mr. Browne. Occupied by James O'Connor in 1814. Held in fee by Edward Browne at the time of Griffith's Valuation when it was valued at £25. It became the home of Michael O'Kelly in the latter half of the 19th century. Cooloo is still extant and occupied
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. Photo of Moat Lodge
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. Photo of Newtown
Clonbern Park A house built after the publication of the 1st edition Ordnance Map. The property in this townland was held by Charles O'Rorke at the time of Griffith's Valuation when it was valued at almost £8. Clonbern Park no longer exists but the stable block and walled garden are still evident on the site. Photo of Clonbern  Park
Ardskeabeg A property in the possession of the trustees of Dominick Skerrett at the time of Griffith's Valuation. Occupied by the Kelly family in the later 19th century and by their descendants the Canavans until 2000. The house is still extant but no longer lived in. Photo of Ardskeabeg
Ballintava In 1906 Samuel Barret owned the mansion house at Ballintava which was valued at almost £14. The house is extant and appeared to be in the process of renovation in the early 21st century. Photo of Ballintava
Carrolton House The house known as Beagh Lodge, an O'Carroll house, is shown on the First Edition Ordnance Survey . It is not visible on the 25-inch Ordnance Map of the 1890s. A house on a nearby site is labelled Carrolton House on the latter map. The original house is not extant though there are later buildings. Photo of Carrolton House
Fort Browne By the mid 1850s the house was valued at £2.15s and was occupied by Margaret Burke. It is now derelict. Photo of Fort Browne
Carrowntryla Occupied by Henry esq in the 1770s and in 1786. It was the home of the Handcock family in the 19th century, sold to Captain Dick in 1897 and occupied by him in the early years of the 20th century. Bought by Major Gerald Stratford Handcock in 1928 and inherited by his niece, Mrs Voss, who sold the house to Hector McDonnell, a Galway building contractor. The house is no longer extant. Photo of Carrowntryla
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. Photo of Millbrook
Carnaun/Carnane Carnaun was occupied by the Kirwan family in the mid 19th century when Mary Anne Kirwan was leasing from the Ecclesiastical Commissioners. The property was valued at £12. A house is still extant at the site.
Castlegrove Originally a Blake house, it was occupied by the Lewins from 1888. Wilson refers to Castle-Grove as the seat of Mr. Blake in 1786. It would seem that this house was replaced in the nineteenth century as, although listed in Leets directory of 1814, the sale rental of 1852 records Castlegrove as a mansion house erected 'within the last twelve years'. It included a ballroom, oak staircase and numerous bedrooms. It was bought by John William Cannon. The sale rental includes a lithograph of the house. Castlegrove was burnt in 1922 and is now a ruin. Photo of Castlegrove
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 two houses valued at £3 in the townland of Bunagarraun, occupied by Patrick Higgins and Margaret Higgins, who held from Patrick Crean Lynch. The original house is not extant. Photo of Newborough
Kilcloghan A house in the townland of Mount Potter, marked as Thornhill on the First edition Ordnance Survey map but as Kilcloghan House on the 25-inch map of the 1890s. Occupied by Charles Blake junior in 1850 and held from Jeremiah Tully. Subsequently the home of Arthur Netterville Blake. A modern house exists at the site now.
Belmont Home of the Blakes in the late 18th century and first half of the 19th century. Wilson refers to it as the seat of John Blake in 1786. Recorded as a steward's house at the time of Griffith's Valuation when it was held by James D. Meldon from the Bishop of Tuam. The original house is now a ruin. Photo of Belmont
Quarrymount Built in the 1830s, Quarrymount [also known as Kilcloony] was the home of the Bodkin family in the latter half of the 19th century and is reputed to have replaced an early home in the nearby townland of Ardnagall. The house was leased to Edward O'Kelly in 1881 for 31 years. By the early 20th century it was in the hands of the Congested Districts' Board and passed onto the Land Commission who sold the house and 220 acres to the Gordon family. In 1971 Henry Gordon sold the house and remaining 20 acres. The house has been extensively renovated in the early 21st century by the Costellos. Photo of Quarrymount
Siller House On the 1838 Ordnance Survey map Siller House is marked as a substantial residence in the townland of Kilcloony. However by the time of Griffith's Valuation there was no house of more than £2 valuation in the townland of Kilcloony. There is no house at this location on the 25-inch Ordnance map of the 1890s.
Joycegrove/Brownesgrove A house at this site was occupied by the Joyces in the 1770s and in 1814. It is shown on the first edition Ordnance Survey map at M466578. The porperty was later acquired by the Browne family and is labelled Browne's Grove on the 25-inch map of the 1890s. A modern house is located in front of the site of the nineteenth century house. The impressive entrance gates still remain. Photo of Joycegrove/Brownesgrove
Oakmount Built post 1838 and occupied by Edward Kelly at the time of Griffith's Valuation when the house was valued at £9. A house is still extant at the site. Photo of Oakmount
Bermingham/Birmingham House An 18th century house which was originally the seat of the Bermingham family, Barons Athenry and Earl of Louth. Occupied by Richard D'Arcy in 1814 and uninhabited in 1837. It was leased to John Irwin Dennis the following year and bought by him in 1851 from Clifford Trotter. Since then the house has been the home of the related families of Dennis, O'Rorke and Cusack Smith. The house and demesne were advertised for sale early in 2007. The Clonbrock Estate Papers, Collection List 54 in the National Library contain early 19th century rentals of the Bermingham estate. Photo of Bermingham/Birmingham House
Ironpool A Jenings home, described as a "good thatched 2 -storey dwelling house" in 1852, occupied by George Jenings. It was held in fee by William Ogilvie at the time of Griffith's Valuation when it was valued at £6. It is now a ruin. Photo of Ironpool
Gallagh Built in 1844 with money inherited by Cornelius O'Kelly from his uncle Count John Dillon O'Kelly. By the early 20th century this house was part of the estate of W.A. Ryan. Subsequently it was sold to the Congested Districts Board and then to Tobias Joyce of Leenane, county Galway. It was accidentally burnt in 1932. Photo of Gallagh
Castlemoyle Built in the 18th century, this house was the residence of Deane esq in the late 1770s and 1780s and occupied in 1814 by Thomas Browne. It was held by Edward Blake in fee in the mid 1850s when it was valued at £8. Sebastian Nolan bought it from the Blakes and lived there until the late 1880s. It is now a substantial ruin. Photo of Castlemoyle
Gardenfield Home of a branch of the Kirwan family from the late 18th century to the mid 20th century. The original house was replaced by the present house circa 1870. Following the death of Edward Kirwan the estate was divided by the Land Commission in the 1950s. Gardenfield House is now a bed and breakfast. http://www.corrib.net/BedBC14.htm Photo of Gardenfield
Blindwell In 1786 Wilson refers to Blindwell as the seat of Mr. Kirwan. It was held in fee by Martin S. Kirwan at the time of Griffith's Valuation, when it was valued at almost £18. A fireplace still marks the site of the house which was demolished in the early 20th century. After 1900 this property was owned by the Websters, Nolans and now by the Fair family. Part of Blindwell also belonged to the Agricultural Institute. Photo of Blindwell
Ballygaddy Occupied by Kirwan esq in the 1770s and in 1786. It was the residence of Thomas Lally in 1814 and, from the 1830s, of John Daly, who held it from Nesbitt Kirwan. The house was valued at £5 at the time of Griffith's Valuation. The site is now occupied by farmbuildings.
Rockwell The main residence of the Lynch family throughout the 19th century, valued at £13 in the mid 1850s. Photo of Rockwell
Cloonteen At the time of Griffith's Valuation occupied by George Jennings when the house was valued at £7. Some ruins remain at the site.
Fear More Occupied by William Roper junior at the time of Griffith's Valuation and by John J. Daly in 1906.
Hazelwood House Not built at the time of the first Ordnance Survey in the mid 1830s. Valued at £13 at the time of Griffith's Valuation. The remains of the stable buildings are still visible. Photo of Hazelwood House
Dunmore House William D. Griffith, brother of Richard Griffith of ''Valuation'' fame, was agent to Sir George Shee in the mid 19th century and lived at Dunmore House. In 1894 Slater refers to Dunmore House as the seat of Captain Robert W. Martin. A fine ruin situated on the edge of the golf course. Photo of Dunmore House
Castletown The Knight of Glin stated that this was a late 18th century and early 19th century house built for the O'Haras. This may be the residence known as Tullinadaly, occupied by William Brannock, recorded in 1814, and by James Kirwan in 1837. Earlier, in 1786, Wilson refers to "Tullinadaly" as the seat of Mr. Bodkin. Valued at £15 and occupied by Laurence Mullins at the time of Griffith's Valuation. It is now a ruin. Photo of Castletown
Wilford Occupied by W. Lindsey in 1837. A roofless ruin now occupies the site. Photo of Wilford
Prospect Richard Ouseley (1733-1804) rebuilt Prospect House and let it to Captain Charles O'Connor. The remains of outbuildings are still visible. Photo of Prospect
Dunmore Castle A tower house occupied by the Ouseley family from the late 17th century. In ruins by the late 19th century. Photo of Dunmore Castle
Clogherboy Cottage David Rutledge was leasing a house valued at over £8 to James Kealy at Clogerboy, barony of Clare, at the time of Griffith's Valuation. The house was later known as Cahergal. There is still a building extant at this site. Photo of Clogherboy Cottage
Woodfield Home of a branch of the Kirwan family in the 18th and early 19th centuries. By the time of Griffith's Valuation, the townland was owned by the Hancock family but no house had a substantial valuation. A house still exists at the site.
Cloonmore At the time of Griffith's Valuation the house was valued at £3 and was held in fee by Charles Grant.It is labelled Cloonmore on both the 1st and 25-inch edition Ordnance Survey maps but is no longer extant.
Carrowpadden Carrowpadden House is marked on the Taylor and Skinner map of 1778. In 1786 Wilson refers to it as the seat of Mr. Higgins. A herd's house occupied by Thomas Higgins who held it from James Higgins is recorded in the townland of Carrowpadden East at the time of Griffith's Valuation. It was valued at almost £5. This property appears to have been built after the first Ordnance Survey map was published. There is still a house extant at the site.
Brooklawn A Blake home occupied by John Griffin in 1814. At the time of Griffith's Valuation Charles Blake held the townland of Fartamore from James Lynch. A house valued at £10 was being leased from him by the Bord of Works. Fartamore is still extant but unoccupied. Photo of Brooklawn
Oldtown A single storey house until the early 20th century when a second storey was added to part of the house. Occupied by the Bourkes from the 18th century until the 1920s and then by the Curran family. Restored by the present owner in the late 1990s. Photo of Oldtown
Knocknagur Sometimes spelt Cnocnagur.
Rockfort Valued at £4 in the mid 19th century when it was occupied by Thomas Bourke who held from David Ruttledge. The Westport Estate Papers contain two 17th century maps of Levallyroe in the possession of Gerald Dillon and held from the Blakes. The Malones also had an interest in Levallyroe and Boleyboy.
Queensfort House This house no longer exists. It was the home of a branch of the Leonard family in the 19th century. At the time of Griffith's Valuation it was held in fee by Stephen J. Leonard and valued at £16. Photo of Queensfort House
Woodquay Lodge At the time of Griffith's Valuation James Joyner was leasing this property from the O'Conor Donelan estate when it was valued at £3. It is labelled as Woodquay Lodge on both the 1st and 25-inch edition Ordnance Survey Maps. Modern buildings occupy the site now. Photo of Woodquay Lodge
Cloonkeen Lodge (Kilkerrin) Cloonkeen Lodge is shown on the 25-inch edition Ordnance Survey map of the 1890s. It occupies the site of an earlier settlement, Ballyphillipeen, shown on the 1st edition Ordnance Survey map. At the time of Griffith's Valuation this townland was held by William P. Cullen who held a house, valued at almost £5 in fee there. The building is still extant though not apparently in use. Photo of Cloonkeen Lodge (Kilkerrin)