Gort

Houses within 5km of this house

Displaying 14 houses.

Houses within 5km of Gort

Displaying 14 houses.

House name	Description
Mountplunkett	Built in 1806 by George Plunkett and home of the Plunkett family until the mid 19th century when it became the property of Patrick Grehan. Described in the Crotty sale rental of 1851 as a 'superb mansion' repaired by Mr Crotty at a cost of upwards of £2,000. Grehan held the house, valued at £30, in fee, at the time of Griffith's Valuation. Samuel Richard Prosser lived in Mount Plunkett in the 1860s. The entrance gates are still in use but only walls remain of the house and outbuildings. Robert Adamson was apparently living at Mount Plunkett in the 1870s.
Churchboro	Occupied by Edward Kelly in 1814, E. Kelly in 1837 and by Patrick Grehan at the time of Griffith's Valuation. The house is no longer extant.
Scregg	A Kelly home built in 1767, occupied by J.E. Kelly in 1837 and Eliza Kelly in the 1850s. In the sale rental of 1856 the house is described as a respectable mansion, 3 stories high with basement and attic stories and a view of the Shannon River. Occupied in 1906 by the representatives of Henry Potts. The house is extant but no longer lived in. It is currently (2009) being restored with support from the Irish Georgian Society, see http://www.igs.ie/Programmes/Conservation-Grants/Scregg-House.aspx
Moyvannan Castle	16th century tower house with late 19th century extension. In the sale rental of the Domvile estate 1865 it is described as a handsome and commodious residence. In 1986 Moyvannan was restored by Don Panoz, Chairman of the Elan Corporation.
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.
Kiltoom	Crofton Kelly bought or acquired the Kiltoom property where he built a house in the mid 18th century. Occupied by Thomas H. Strevens who held a number of townlands from Sarah Kelly at the time of Griffith's Valuation and left to him at her death. Kiltoom remained a Strevans home until the 1970s, now a derelict building.
Kellybrook	Wilson records this house as a Kelly residence in 1786. The seat of Denis Kelly in the 1830s and of Jane Kelly in the 1850s who held the property from Esther Dillon and the representatives of Maria Boswell. The house was valued at £3. Still occupied by a family named Kelly.
Carrownure House	In the mid 1850s valued at £20 and owned by Richard Bond in fee, who advertised it for sale in 1856. Described as a modern edifice on the shore of Lough Ree. The sale rental includes a lithograph. Bought by Bernard William Bagot in 1858 from Edward John Irwin. Sold by the Bagots to Samuel Auchmuty in 1903. Owned by the Auchmutys in the 20th century and known as Carnure House.
Galeybeg	Occupied by Mr Bart Purdue in 1814 and in the 1830s described as a gent's seat belonging to Mr Bond with a neat demesne attached. The sale rental of 1856 states that it was built by the Reverend James Bond. In the 1850s held by Richard Bond in fee from the Court of Chancery and described as a herd's house with office. The home of Benjamin Greene in 1906. Occupied until the late 20th century, now derelict.
Johns Port	The residence of Maurice Hodson in 1814 and at the time of Griffith's Valuation held by John Hodson in fee. It is no longer extant.
Johns Port House	At the time of Griffith's Valuation owned by Alexander Gunning in fee and valued at £10. Labelled Johnsport House on the 1st edition Ordnance Survey map and as St. John's House on the later 25-inch edition of the 1890s. It is still extant and offers guest accommodation. See www.stjohnshouse.biz.
Ardmullan	Built post 1838 and described as a steward's house at the time of Griffith's Valuation when it was occupied by Thomas Pim junior who held it in fee. A mansion valued at £23 was still in the possession of Thomas Pim in 1906. The house no longer exists but some of the yard buildings remain.
Kilmore	Originally a Shaen property which passed by marriage to the Carters. A house and 4 acres were leased by Sir Arthur Shaen to William Hartly on 3 Aug 1706 (see sale rental 1855). In 1749, 1778 and 1786 it was occupied by the Waller family. The house was a ruin by the 1830s.
Ballagh	The residence of John Kelly in 1814. At the time of Griffith's Valuation, there is no house with a substantial valuation in the townland, which was the property of "Bernard Kelly, a minor, in chancery".