Rathmoyle

Houses within 5km of this house

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Houses within 5km of Rathmoyle

Displaying 9 houses.

House name	Description
Ballyglass	Henry Sampey was leasing a property at Ballyglass, barony of Castlereagh, valued at £15, together with 260 acres from the Ferrall estate. In 1837 Lewis recorded Ballyglass as the seat of R. Kelly.It continued in the possession of the Kelly family who had worked for the Sampey estate. In 1894 recorded as the seat of A.W. Sampey. In 1749 the Census of Elphin recorded it as the residence of Terence McDermott. There is still a house on the site at Ballyglass though it may have been modernised, together with extensive yard and walled garden.
Heathfield	Patrick Balfe was leasing the property at Heathfield, valued at £36, to John Butler at the time of Griffith's Valuation. Lewis records Heathfield as the seat of Nicholas Balfe. It was also his seat in 1814. Gormley states that this house was originally known as Belgard Lodge and was part of the estate of Thomas Dillon of Belgard Castle, county Dublin. Richard Irwin of Fernhall acted as his agent in Roscommon. By 1830 the Heathfield estate was owned by Patrick Balfe and by the 1850s it was occupied by the Butler family, originally of Cherryfield, Elphin. They continued to occupy the house until the 1940s. The house is still extant.
Kilcorkey	Denis O'Conor held a property including a mill, valued at £10, at Kilcorkey, barony of Castlereagh, at the time of Griffith's Valuation. In 1749 the Census of Elphin recorded Richard Rutledge, gentleman, as the holder of a property in Kilcorkey. A house and extensive outbuildings still exist at the site but both have been modernised. The outbuildings have been coverted to living accommodation. An impressive standing stone is visible in the field close to the rear of the house.
Mount Druid	Denis O'Conor's house at Mount Druid, barony of Castlereagh, was valued at £35 at the time of Griffith's Valuation. In 1814 and 1837 the house was the seat of Matthew O'Conor. Slater refers to it as the seat of Charles M. O'Conor in 1894. A modest house survives at the site of Mount Druid but the stable yard remains are more elaborate. Fine trees still exist in the former demesne land.
Killaster	Denis O'Conor was leasing a property valued at £4 together with 100 acres at Killaster, barony of Castlereagh, to Patrick Coyne at the time of Griffith's Valuation. The house is still extant and occupied.
Peak	Richard Irwin owned a herd's house and over 370 acres at Peak, barony of Castlereagh at the time of Griffith's Valuation. A modern house has been constructed at the site.
Termonbeg	Charles Broderick was leasing a property valued at £10 at Termonbeg, barony of Castlereagh, from the Sandford estate at the time of Griffith's Valuation. The house is not marked on the 1st edition of the Ordnance Survey.
Fern Hall	At the time of the first Ordnance Survey the Trant family were recorded as the proprietors of the townland of Polranny, barony of Castlereagh, including Fern Hall House. Henry Dillon Trant was leasing it to John Irwin at the time of Griffith's Valuation when it was valued at almost £5. Gormley states that this branch of the Irwins was the oldest in the area, having been recorded there in the sixteenth century. The house was not in good repair by the end of the nineteenth century and no trace remains now.
Castleplunkett	Gormley states that the Plunketts built a mansion near Castleplunkett village sometime between 1655-1660. This building was later destroyed by fire in the mid-nineteenth century and the stones later used in building in the area.