Ballinlough

Houses within 15km of this house

Displaying 43 houses.

Houses within 15km of Ballinlough

Displaying 43 houses.

House name	Description
Lugboy	Home of the Nolan family and the Nolan Ferrall family, this house no longer exists. The only feature still visible is a well in what was once part of the yard.
Holywell	At th time of Griffith's Valuation, John Burke Jnr. and Gerald Burke were jointly leasing this property from Hugh Burke, when the buildings were valued at £14. In 1786 Wilson refers to Holywell as a seat of Mr. Dillon. Some renovations were made to the house in 2005 by its current owner Eamon Healy.
Bekan	The exact location of the Burke's house in the village is not known.
Annagh	This townland was in the possession of Thomas Tyrle (Tyrrell) at the time of Griffith's Valuation. No house there has a significant valuation. In 1786 Wilson had noted Annagh as the seat of Mr. Dillon.
Clonalis House	The present Clonalis House was built in the late 1870s replacing an earlier Georgian house, the ruins of which can be seen at Clonalis. Charles Owen O'Conor, the O'Conor Don, lived here at the time of Griffith's Valuation when the existing house was valued at £35. In 1814 Clonalis is recorded as the residence of John Balfe. The Census of Elphin records Margaret O'Conor as residing in Clonalis in 1749.
Carrowneden	Jon Treston was leasing this house, valued at £4, from the O'Farrell estate at the time of Griffith's Valuation. A house is still extant at the site.
Durrow	In 1786 Wilson refers to "Durra" as a seat of Mr. Bagot. At the time of Griffith's Valuation, Francis Hurley was leasing a property valued at £7 together with over 100 acres, from the Bagot estate at Durrow, barony of Ballymoe. A house is still extant at the site.
The Hermitage	The original house, named Hamlet Cottage, was beside the road and is marked on the 1838 Ordnance Survey map. A new house was later built and is labelled The Hermitage on the 25-inch Ordnance Map of the 1890s. A house is still extant at the site.
Roseberry House	Described as 'an excellent two story slated house' in 1850. At the time of Griffith's Valuation it was held in fee by William Bodkin and valued at £15. This house is no longer extant.
Ballintava	In 1906 Samuel Barret owned the mansion house at Ballintava which was valued at almost £14. The house is extant and appeared to be in the process of renovation in the early 21st century.
Carrolton House	The house known as Beagh Lodge, an O'Carroll house, is shown on the First Edition Ordnance Survey . It is not visible on the 25-inch Ordnance Map of the 1890s. A house on a nearby site is labelled Carrolton House on the latter map. The original house is not extant though there are later buildings.
Springfield House	18th century two-storey thatched house, described in 1863 as a house of ancient construction, still occuppied by the McDermott family in the early 20th century. At the time of Griffith's Valuation, it was occupied by Owen McDermott who was leasing from William McDermott and Glasgow Connolly and was valued at almost £12.. Portion of the house is still extant.
Gorteen	The residence of Patrick O'Beirne by 1837 and of Anne O'Beirne at the time of Griffith's Valuation, who held the house from Patrick Grehan. It was valued at £8. The original house is no longer extant.
Turlough House (Ballymoe)	Held in fee by John Cheevers at the time of Griffith's Valuation when the buildings were valued at £7 10s. Occupied by John J. Cheevers in the early 20th century. This house is no longer extant
Woodfield	Home of a branch of the Kirwan family in the 18th and early 19th centuries. By the time of Griffith's Valuation, the townland was owned by the Hancock family but no house had a substantial valuation. A house still exists at the site.
Loughglynn	Loughglynn was the main residence of the Dillon family, built circa 1715, extended in the 1820s and altered again in the early 20th century. It is recorded in 1814, 1837 and in Griffith's Valuation as the seat of Viscount Dillon. The Dillons were absentee landlords for much of the nineteenth century and their agents, the Stricklands, lived in the house. During the twentiethcentury the house served as a convent. Loughglinn House is still extant.
Harristown	Harristown was the residence of James Young in the 1870s and at the time of Griffith's Valuation when it was valued at £20. In 1814 it was the seat of Capt. Young. Lewis records it as the seat of Owen Young. In 1894 Slater refers to it as the seat of Owen W. O'Grady Young. The Census of Elphin records the Young family at Knockro, parish of Kilkeevin, in 1749. Much of the demesne associated with Harristown is now occupied by Castlerea Prison.
Caher	Charles French was leasing the house at Caher, barony of Frenchpark, valued at £16, from Lord de Freyne's estate, at the time of Griffith's Valuation. Lewis also records the house as the residence of C. French in 1837. In the same year the Ordnance Survey Name books record Caher as a "dwelling house of three stories and slated". In the 1749 Census of Elphin F. Elwood was recorded as residing at Caher. By 1894 it was the residence of the Dowager Lady de Freyne. The building is still extant.
Coolagarry	Charles Ellison was leasing a property at Coolagarry valued at £8 10s from Viscount Dillon's estate at the time of Griffith's Valuation. The Ordnance Survey Field Name books record that there were no houses that could be called farmhouses in this townland in 1837 so it is assumed that Coolagarry must have been constructed 1837-1855. There is still a house extant at this site.
Errit Lodge	Errit Lodge, valued at £12, was the residence of Fitzstephen French at the time of Griffith's Valuation. It is recorded as Lough Errit by Lewis in 1837 when the Ordnance Survey Name books describe it as " a well built house, two stories high and slated with detached offices". Slater refers to it as the seat of Hon. Charles French in 1894. In 1814 Errit is recorded as the residence of John Barlow. The Census of Elphin in 1749 also records it as a residence of W. Barlow. A modernised and derelict building now occupies the lakeshore site.
Glebe West	The Rev. Harlow Fleming was occupying the house valued at £6,at Glebe West, barony of Frenchpark, at the time of Griffith's Valuation. It was church property, being leased from the Bishop of Elphin. The house is still extant and apparently occupied.
Fortwilliam (Castlereagh)	The estate of William W.R. Sandford was leasing the house at Ballyfinegan, barony of Castlereagh, to Patrick Tighe at the time of Griffith's Valuation when it was valued at £11. Lewis records a house called Fortwilliam in the parish of Ballintober as the seat of P. Teighe in 1837. The Census of Elphin recorded William Compton as resident at Ballyfinegan in 1749. There is still an extant house at the site.
Frenchlawn	At the time of Griffith's Valuation, the estate of William W.R. Sandford was leasing a property valued at £12 at Frenchlawn, barony of Castlereagh, to James Glancey. In 1837 Lewis recorded Frenchlawn as the seat of Mrs. French. In 1814 it was the residence of Christopher French. There is still an occupied house at this site.
Cleaboy House	Patrick Balfe was leasing a property valued at £10 from Teresa Madden at Cleaboy, barony of Castlereagh, at the time of Griffith's Valuation. A house is still extant at the site.
Arm Lodge	William Lloyd was leasing a property valued at £8 to Laurence Henry at Arm, barony of Castlereagh, at the time of Griffith's Valuation. Lewis records this property as Arm Lodge, a seat of W. Lloyd in 1837. In 1814 Arm Lodge was the residence of Mr. John Cotton and in the 1870s of William Garnett. A house is still extant at the site.
Dalefield	Lewis records a house called Dalefield, parish of Kilkeevin, as the seat of J. Grey in 1837. At the time of Griffith's Valuation Alice Gray was leasing a property valued at £10 to Charles O'Connell. In 1814 Dalefield was the residence of Michael O'Flinn.
Caher	At the time of Griffith's Valuation, Harriett Dickson and Maria Squirl were leasing a property valued at £5 together with 235 acres at Caher, barony of Castlereagh, to Bernard Sweeney.
Cloonkeen House	Patrick Sweeney was leasing a house valued at £12 at Cloonkeen, barony of Castlereagh, from the Sandford estate at the time of Griffith's Valuation. It is labelled Cloonkeen House on the 25-inch edition of the Ordnance Survey map. A house is still extant at the site.
Castlereagh House	The principal residence of the Sandford estate was at Castlereagh House, barony of Castlereagh. It was valued at £80 at the time of Griffith's Valuation. In 1786 Wilson described it as "a most elegant and capital seat". In 1894 it was the residence of G.R. Wills-Sandford, Castlereagh House has been demolished. Gate lodges, one of which functions as Gaynor's Funeral Home, survive while part of the demesne lands is a public park for Castlerea town.
Longford Glebe	Longford House is best known as the birthplace, in 1860, of the first President of Ireland, Douglas Hyde. At the time of Griffith's Valuation it was leased by Rev. John Oldfield to William Cotton and was valued at £10. It is still extant and occupied as a private dwelling.
South Park	Patrick Balfe was occupying the residence valued at £45, at Southpark, barony of Castlereagh, at the time of Griffith's Valuation. In 1814 it was the seat of Michael Balfe who was also resident there in 1837. Gomley states that Daniel O'Connell was a frequent visitor to the house as his sister was married to one of the Balfe family. Slater refers to it as the seat of Major Michael Balfe in 1894. In 1783 Taylor and Skinner noted the property as the seat of Gen. Gisborne. In 1786 Wilson mentions South Park as "the fine seat of the late General Gisborne, now of Mr. Corr". Sadleir notes that Colonel Gisborne was MP for Lismore, in county Waterford in the 1770s and died in 1778. Skeffington Gibbon writes that South Park was built by General Gisburn on the Malone estate and was, in the late 1820s, in the possession of a grazier named Balfe. South Park House is no longer extant having been burned in 1921 but there are extensive remains of the walled garden and stable yard.
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.
Willsbrook House	Originally a property of the Wills family who inherited the Sandford estate through Mrs. Mary Wills. In the 1850s Willsbrook was leased by Michael O'Connor. In 1814 it had been the seat of Daniel O'Connor. Willsbrook House is no longer extant.
Willsborough	Henry Sampy was leasing a property valued at £3 10s + 155 acres at Willsborough, barony of Castlereagh, from the Sandford estate at the time of Griffith's Valuation. In 1814 this property was the residence of Walter Jordan. The site of Willsborough House is now occupied by the Community Centre and pitches of Michael Glaveys GAA Club. A memorial stone for a dog owned by Helen Sampey is preserved against the wall of the building.
Cashlieve House	Lewis describes a house at Cashla in the parish of Kiltullagh as a sporting lodge belonging to W.R. Wills in 1837. In the 1850s William Sandford owned a property valued at £24 at Cashlieve, barony of Castlereagh. The house now known as Cashlieve House was built in the later nineteenth century.
Laragh and Ross	The residence of Thomas Tighe in 1814. In 1830 held in fee by the Mahons of Cavetown. At the time of Griffith's Valuation occupied by Patrick Joseph O'Connor who held the house from Patrick O'Connor. Modern farm buildings occupy the site now.
Lowberry	The Encumbered Estates' Sale notice of May 1856 indicates that the mansion at Lowberry had "formerly" stood in the demesne and recommends it as a "most desirable site for building". It is shown on the First Edition Ordnance Survey map but no buildings are recorded in the townland at the time of Griffith's Valuation. It is labelled "Lowberry House (in ruins)" on the 25-inch map of the 1890s. A portion of these ruins still remain at the site.
Bopeep Lodge	A Blakeney property that was leased to H. French in the 1830s and to Robert French in the 1850s.
Dundermot	A Blakeney property, built circa 1750.Taylor and Skinner note is as occupied by Owens esquire in 1778. In 1786, Wilson refers to it as the seat of Samuel Owens Lee. It was the residence of Richard Kelly in 1814 and held by Patrick O'Connor at the time of Griffith's Valuation when the house was valued at £36. In the 1890s it became the home of the Blake-Kellys, although Nicholas O'Conor is recorded as the occupier in the valuation lists for 1906. Still extant and restored in the early 21st century.
Leabeg	Wilson refers to Leabeg as the seat of Mr. "Irvine" in 1786. The residence of Edward Irwin in 1814 and held by Daniel H. Irwin in fee at the time of Griffith's Valuation, when the house was valued at £6. It is described as "in ruins" on the 25-inch Ordnance Survey map of the 1890s.
Derry Lodge	At the time of Griffith's Valuation, Elizabeth Sandford was leasing a house at Derry, barony of Frenchpark, valued at £6 from the French estate. The house is described in the Ordnance Survey Name books of 1837 as "a good house, two stories high and thatched". The first edition of the Ordnance Survey map indicates a mill and a building described as "site of old iron works" close to the site. A modern building is located at Derry now.
Marnellsgrove	The home of the Marnell family at the beginning of the 19th century. Richard Marnell was resident in 1814.
Dunmore Lodge	Melvin states that the Dunmore estate had been inherited by the Gores in the early eighteenth century and that Ralph Gore resided at Dunmore during that century. His mansion was subsequently in use as a barracks until it was destroyed during the Civil War in the early twentieth century. Marked on the Taylor and Skinner map of 1778 as the residence of the Earl of Ross and also noted as "the fine seat of the Earl of Ross" by Wilson in 1786. In 1814 Leet noted "Dunmore Lodge" as the residence of John Egan.