Doohulla Lodge
Houses within 10km of this house
Displaying 8 houses.
Houses within 10km of Doohulla Lodge
Displaying 8 houses.
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| Bunowen Castle | Originally the site of an O'Flaherty castle and occupied by the Geoghegans. Their descendant John Augustus O'Neill built a new castle residence at the foot of the Hill of Doon which he was unable to complete. Bought by the Blakes of Towerhill in 1852 and used as a summer residence. It is now a ruin. |
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| Clifden Castle | Built circa 1818 by John D'Arcy and home to his family until 1850 when it was sold to Thomas Eyre. Left by him to his nephew John Joseph Eyre and sold by his representatives to a local butcher in 1917. It is now a ruin. A lithograph of the house is part of the sales rental 1850. |
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| 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. | |
| Ardbear House | Samuel Jones held this house from Thomas Eyre at the time of Griffith's Valuation when it was valued at £28. It was described in the sale rental of 1864 as 'substanially and tastefully built', with spacious drawing rooms and 13 bedrooms. It later became a boys' secondary school run by the Franciscan Brothers. A school still occupies the site. | |
| Ballinaboy House | A mid 19th century house, home of the Morris family. The townland was held by Anthony Morris at the time of Griffith's Valuation when he owned a house valued at £3 10s. Ballinaboy has been enlarged and is still occupied. |
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| Errislannan Manor | Originally a shooting lodge, extended by the Wall family and renamed. It remained in the ownership of the Walls and their descendants until 1958 when it was sold to Doctor Donal Brooks and his wife Stephanie who run a Connemara Pony Stud and trekking centre. | |
| Ardagh House | At the time of Griffith's Valuation, Ardagh was held by Richard Foreman as a herd's house valued at £2, together with almost 1000 acres. It is labelled Ardagh House on the 25-inch Ordnance Survey map of the 1890s. A house still exists at the site. | |
| Emlaghmore Lodge | Michael Fitzgerald held a herd's house and offices, valued at £7.17 shillings from John Boswell in the townland of Emlaghmore at the time of Griffith's Valuation. Emlaghmore Lodge, formerly known as Emlaghmore House, was erected however in the early 1860s, probably by William Young. Bought by the Tinne family in 1924 and used as a holiday home until the 1960s when it became their permanent home. Emlaghmore Lodge now functions as a guest house run by the Tinne family see http://www.emlaghmore.com/ |
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