Derrykeel

Displaying 3 houses.

Displaying 3 houses.

House name	Description
Ballyturin	At the time of Griffith's Valuation Ballyturin House was the residence of John Bagot. In 1906 John C. Bagot was the owner of the house which was valued at £17. It was located in a commanding position overlooking rolling countryside. In May 1921, an RIC man (District/Inspector Cecil Blake), his wife and two British Army officers (Capt Cornwallis and Lt McCreery) were killed in an ambush by South Galway/East Clare Irish Volunteers at the gates of Ballyturin House. Margaret, Mrs Robert Gregory of Coole Park (Lady Gregory's daughter-in-law) escaped without injury. Ballyturin is now a ruin.
Lisbrine House	At the time of Griffith's Valuation, Lisbrine was the residence of Richard Burke and was valued at £12. By 1906 it was owned by John Burke and was valued at £11 while a smaller house, valued at £6, was owned by Myles Burke. Lisbrine House is no longer extant.
Chevy Chase Cottage.	William Arthur Persse was the owner of a house valued at almost £10 at Laherdaun in 1906. It had been the property of Dudley Persse at the time of Griffith's Valuation. It was probably used mainly as a hunting lodge due to its remote location. Ruinous fragments remain, surrounded by state forestry.