Landed Estates
University of Galway

Moorbrook

Houses within 10km of this house

Displaying 25 houses.

Houses within 10km of Moorbrook

Displaying 25 houses.

House name Description
Oldcastle Built by the McJordans of Ballylahan in the late 18th century. Slater refers to it as the seat of John Bolingbroke in 1846. There are modern buildings at the site now. Photo of Oldcastle
Dove Hall This house is labelled Dove Hall on the 1st edition Ordnance Survey map. A larger house, named Belgarrow House, is shown at the site on the 25-inch edition of the 1890s. It was occupied by Courtney Strogen and his descendants during the 19th century, held on lease from the Evans family. Occupied by John A. Knox in 1906. Belgarrow is now a ruin.
Longfield House Occupied by Colonel Kelly in 1814 and by Mrs Kelly in the 1830s. A house valued at £4 in this townland in the 1850s was occupied by Andrew Walsh. It is now a ruin.
Cloongee Originally a Moore home which was sold by Harloe Phibbs Baker to the McDermotts who lived there until the 20th century. At the time of Griffith's Valuation it was held in fee by Owen McDermott and valued at £7. The National Inventory of Architectural Heritage notes Cloongee as a rare survivor of a late-seventeenth century house in county Mayo. It is still extant and occupied. Photo of Cloongee
Mullaghawny Charles 'Sturgeon' (Strogen) was resident at Mullaghawny when Leet's Directory was compiled in 1814 and the Ordnance Survey Name Books refer to the dilapidated state of a mansion house in the townland of Mullaghawny belonging to Charles Strogen. Only a small portion of the buildings are visible on the 25-inch Ordnance Survey map of the 1890s.
Sallymount Home of Lewis Atkinson in the early 19th century. At the time of Griffith's Valuation the house was leased by Edward Atkinson from the Wingfield estate when it was valued at £4. The site is now occupied by farm buildings.
Ballylahan A property held by Pat McLaughlin from Sir William H Palmer in the early 19th century and by the Atkinsons at the time of Griffith's Valuation. Quinn writes that it was repossessed at the time of the expiration of their lease. It was a ruin by the publication of the 25-inch Ordnance Survey map of the 1890s.
Ellaghmore Occupied by Edmund Howley in 1814 and by E. Howley in the 1830s. A house valued at £2.10 shillings was occupied by Bartholomew Higgins at the time of Griffith's Valuation. It is no longer extant.
Mount Falcon A lodge and offices were built in 1826. In 1876 the building of Mount Falcon Castle was completed. Bought by the Aldridges in 1932 the Castle was run as a country guest house in the latter part of the 20th century. Following the death of Mrs Aldridge in 2003 the property was bought by the Maloney brothers and is now run as a luxury hotel. See www.mountfalcon.com Photo of Mount Falcon
Rinagry Cottage/Rinagry House The residence of a junior branch of the Gortnaraby family, described at the time of the first Ordnance Survey as "a neat thatched cottage built in 1807". Rinagry was leased by Edward S. Perry from John Ormsby at the time of Griffith's Valuation, when it was valued at more than £10. An enlarged building is labelled Rinagry House on the 25-inch Ordnance Survey map of the 1890s. It is no longer extant.
Coolcronaun Coolcronan House was built by Edmond Pery at the time of his marriage to Sarah Jane Knox Gore in the mid-nineteenth century. The family owned the property until the 1950s. The Irish Tourist Association File states that it was erected in 1860 by the Knox Gores. It was extensively renovated in the late 1990s and is still extant and available as holiday accommodation. See http://www.coolcronan.com. Photo of Coolcronaun
Creggagh The house valued at £6 was held by John Fair at the time of Griffith's Valuation but was unoccupied. In 1894 Slater noted it as the seat of Major D.R. Fair. It was occupied in the early decades of the twentieth century but is now a ruin surrounded by forestry. Photo of Creggagh
Coolaghy Lower Reverend George Hanson was leasing this property from the Abercorn estate at the time of Griffiths Valuation in the 1850s, when it was valued at £12. A substantial farm exists at the site.
Galdonagh Upper Charles Watson was leasing this property from the Abercorn estate at the time of Griffiths Valuation in the 1850s, when it was valued at £12. A hose and farm buildings are still extant at the site.
Tullyrap Alexander Finlay was leasing this property from the Abercorn estate at the time of Griffiths Valuation in the 1850s, when it was valued at £25 and had an adjacent mill. A substantial farm still occupies the site.
Foyle View Alexander Porter was leasing this property from the Abercorn estate at the time of Griffiths Valuation in the 1850s, when it was valued at £10. A farm still exists at the site.
Tullyowen Eliza Jane Campbell was leasing this property from the Abercorn estate at the time of Griffiths Valuation in the 1850s, when it was valued at £12. In 1786 Wilson noted it as a seat of a Mr Thomson. It does not appear to be extant now.
Whitehill (Raphoe North) James Browne was leasing this property from the Abercorn estate at the time of Griffiths Valuation in the 1850s, when it was valued at £11. A house is still extant at the site.
Drumenan James Alexander was leasing this property from the Abercorn estate at the time of Griffiths Valuation in the 1850s, when it was valued at £12. A house and farm are still extant at the site.
Ardagh (Raphoe North) Andrew Rolleston was leasing this property from the Abercorn estate at the time of Griffiths Valuation in the 1850s, when it was valued at £11.
Raphoe Bishop's Palace William Ker was leasing this property from the Ecclesiastical Commissioners estate at the time of Griffiths Valuation in the 1850s, when the buildings were valued at £45. The Bishop's Palace was destroyed by fire in 1838 and has remained a ruin ever since. Photo of Raphoe Bishop's Palace
Drumineney David Wilson was leasing this property from the Ecclesiastical Commissioners estate at the time of Griffiths Valuation in the 1850s, when it was valued at £16. The National Inventory of Architectural Heritage suggests that the current house at this site was developed c.1870 from an earlier building. Robert Wilson was also leasing property in this townland at the same time. A house and extensive farm exist at the site.
Tops (Raphoe) John Wilson was leasing this property from the Ecclesiastical Commissioners estate at the time of Griffiths Valuation in the 1850s, when it was valued at £18. The National Inventory of Architectural Heritage suggests the current house was built c.1852 possibly on the site of an earlier house. Eliza Wilson was also leasing property at this location in the 1850s. Photo of Tops (Raphoe)
Coolaghy (Raphoe) William Hamilton was leasing this property from Reverend Lord Edward Chichester's estate at the time of Griffiths Valuation in the 1850s, when it was valued at £20. It appears to have been associated with the Hamilton family for much of the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. It is still extant and occupied. Photo of Coolaghy (Raphoe)
Altaskin Lodge Robert Rankin was leasing this property from the Ecclesiastical Commissioners estate at the time of Griffiths Valuation in the 1850s, when it was valued at £16.