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Houses within 15km of this house

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Houses within 15km of Smith Hill

Displaying 110 houses.

House name Description
Jamestown House or Jamestown Lodge At the time of Griffith's Valuation Hugh O'Beirne was occupying a house at Jamestown, barony of Leitrm, valued at £40. Jamestown House was held by the O'Beirne family until the twentieth century though in 1894 Slater refers to it as the seat of Gilbert King, junior. In 1906 it was also valued at £40. It is still extant and occupied. Photo of Jamestown House or Jamestown Lodge
Mount Campbell Josias Rowley was leasing the property at Mount Campbell, valued at £35, to William A. Lawder at the time of Griffith's Valuation. Slater refers to it as the seat of William S. Lawder in 1894. In 1906 William Rowley owned the mansion at Mount Campbell valued at £40. The house is no longer extant. Photo of Mount Campbell
Lismoyle At the time of Griffith's Valuation Francis Waldron was the owner of a property valued at £12 at Lismoyle, barony of Leitrim. A house still exists at this site.
Derrycarne At the time of Griffith's Valuation Derrycarne was the property of William Ormsby Gore and was valued at £30. Lewis records it as the seat of the Nisbett family in 1837. In 1906 it was in the possession of Lord Harlech (Ormsby Gore) and was valued at £33. The Ormsby Gore estate was eventually sold in 1924 and Derrycarne and about 80 acres were acquired by a Col. Kirkwood, a relative of the Kirkwood family of Woodbrook, county Roscommon. It changed hands again several times before being acquired by the Land Commission in 1952. The house was demolished shortly afterwards.
Hatley Manor This house was built c. 1830. At the time of Griffith's Valuation Charles St. George was leasing it to Diana Faris. It was later inherited by the Whyte family of Newtown Manor and is recorded by Slater as the seat of Charles C. Beresford Whyte in 1894. It is still extant and had been in use by the Bank of America. In April 2007 it was offered for sale. Photo of Hatley Manor
Castlecarra (Leitrim) This house was occupied by the Peyton family later in the 19th century. In 1814 it was the address of Mr. A. O'Beirne. In 1906, when it was the property of Mrs. William Peyton it was valued at £10.
Shannon Lodge Alexander or Alick Faris leased property from the St. George estate in Carrick-on-Shannon. His wife Diana is recorded as the occupier of the house known as Shannon Lodge at the time of Griffith's Valuaiton, when it was valued at £30. Pyle states that after Alick Faris died Diana married a French aide of the St.George's, Victor de l'Herrault. She resided at Shannon Lodge for some time but after her second husband died she moved to Sligo and rented Shannon Lodge to her brother, James. She died in 1890. Photo of Shannon Lodge
Estersnow Glebe At the time of Griffith's Valuation the Ecclesiastical Commissioners were leasing a house at Cavetown valued at £10 to Rev. Frederick Hamilton. It is described as "a good glebe house, the residence of the incumbrant of Estersnow" at the time of the 1st Ordnance Survey. It is still extant and occupied.
Ardcarne House At the time of Griffith's Valuation John Hackett was leasing Ardcarne House, valued at £25, from Viscount Lorton's estate. The house is still extant and used as a farmhouse. Photo of Ardcarne House
Glencarne House At the time of Griffith's Valuation Samuel Handy was leasing a house valued at £18 at Ardcarne, barony of Boyle, from Viscount Lorton's estate. Glencarne is now a guesthouse. Photo of Glencarne House
Ardcarn Glebe At the time of Griffith's Valuation Viscount Lorton was leasing the Glebe House in Ardcarn parish to Rev. George Griffith when it was valued at £12. It is still extant and is part of a large farming enterprise. Photo of Ardcarn Glebe
Grevisk At the time of Griffith's Valuation Thomas Phibbs Peyton was leasing a house at Grevisk, valued at £10, along with 100 acres, from Viscount Lorton's estate. The Census of 1749 recorded Grevisk as the home of John Nesbit. It is still extant.
Oakport Oakport was the home of the Reverend William French, fourth son of John French of French Park, in the early 18th century. At the time of Griffith's Valuation, Oakport House, the property of Thomas William Goff, is recorded as "unoccupied". A house is still extant at the site.
Ballymore Alex Popham was leasing a house valued at £17 to Andrew Irwin at the time of Griffith's Valuation. Writing in 1786 Wilson refers to Ballymore as the seat of Pooley Shuldham, who may have been connected with the Longford family of that name. In 1814 Ballymore was the seat of Edward Elwood. In 1837 Lewis recorded it as the seat of Rev. J. Elwood. It is described as " a mansion in the possession of the late Rev. Elwood's family" at the time of the first Ordnance Survey. A house is still extant at Ballymore. Photo of Ballymore
Camlin The representatives of John Irwin, a minor, were leasing a house at Camlin, valued at £14, to James Badger, at the time of Griffith's Valuation. In 1837 Lewis also recorded Camlin as the seat of the Irwin family. At the time of the 1st Ordnance Survey, Camlin was being leased by John Irwin from the estate of Guy Lloyd and was described as "a good house of three stories". In 1814 it was the seat of John Irwin. At the time of the 1749 Census of Elphin a John Irwin lived at Camlin. Photo of Camlin
Moylurg House In 1837 Lewis records Moylurg house as the seat of the Dick family. Rev. William Robertson was leasing a property valued at £25 to John Johnston, at Clogher, parish of Eastersnow, at the time of Griffith's Valuation. This appears to be Moylurg House which is still extant. Moylurg was the home of Major Henry Taaffe Ferrall in the 1870s. Photo of Moylurg House
Cavelawn Guy Lloyd was leasing a house at Faus valued at £10 to James Acheson at the time of Griffith's Valuation. The house at this site is labelled Cavelawn on the 25-inch Ordnance Survey map of the 1890s. A house is still extant at the site.
Havarine Cottage Anna Maria Fry was leasing a house valued at £11 from Lord Lorton's estate at Tullyvohaun, barony of Boyle, at the time of Griffith's Valuation. At the time of the first Ordnance Survey Havarine Cottage, at Tullyvohaun, was described as a ''gentleman's seat', the residence of Mrs. Fry.
Lough Key House At the time of Griffith's Valuation, Alicia Peyton was leasing a house valued at £13 at Ballykeevican, barony of Boyle, from Viscount Lorton's estate. This property is now Lough Key House guesthouse. Photo of Lough Key House
Carrickard House At the time of Griffith's Valuation, Charles Peyton was leasing a house at Keeloges, valued at £25, from Lord Lorton's estate. Photo of Carrickard House
Croghan At the time of Griffith's Valuation, Guy Lloyd was the occupier of the house at Croghan, valued at £40. In 1749 the Census of Elphin shows that J. Lloyd, spinster, lived there. Wilson also notes it as a seat of the Lloyd family in 1786. Croghan House is no longer extant but an extensive range of outbuildings remains. Photo of Croghan
Killukin Glebe/Killukin House At the time of Griffith's Valuation, Archdeacon Henry Irwin was occupying the Glebe House in the parish of Killukin, valued at £11. This property is labelled Killukin House on the 25-inch Ordnance survey map of the 1890s. A house is still extant at the site.
Cloverhill At the time of Griffith's Valuation, Thomas Cox was leasing a house from the Lloyd estate at Bunreagh, barony of Boyle, valued at £10 . This property is labelled Cloverhill on the 25-inch map of the 1890s. A house and substantial farn are still extant at the site.
Danesfort (Roscommon) At the time of Griffith's Valuation, William Roycroft was leasing the house at Danesfort, valued at £12, from Miss M. O'Connor. In 1814 it was recorded as the seat of Gilbert Roycroft. Lewis also describes "Deansfort" as the seat of the Roycroft family in 1837. Keenehan and others state that the Roycroft house was demolished c.1890 and another house constructed on the site by the Duignan family.
Hermitage Lewis records the Lloyd family occupying a second house called Hermitage also located in the townland of Croghan. Buildings still exist at the site.
Cloongownagh Thomas and Andrew Kirkwood had houses in this locality in 1814. Thomas resided at Hermitage and Andrew at Lakeview. At the time of Griffith's Valuation Andrew Kirkwood was occupying a property at Cloongownagh, barony of Boyle, valued at £13. Keenehan and others state that Cloongownagh House was built in 1690. It was occupied by the Kirkwood family until 1939 when Col. Moore Kirkwood sold the house and 109 acres. The house is still extant and occupied and is now part of a farm.
Woodbrook House Keenehan and others state that Woodbrook House was built around 1780 by the Phibbs family although there may have been an earlier house on the site. The Kirkwood family purchased the property sometime in the early nineteenth century. At the time of Griffith's Valuation Sarah Mary Kirkwood was leasing a house at Usna, barony of Boyle, valued at £14, from Robert H. Brewster French. From the 1890s-1911 Woodbrook was a very successful racing stables run by Colonel Tom Kirkwood. Life in the house in the post-WWI era has been made famous by the memoir ''Woodbrook'' written by the Scottish author David Thomson, a tutor to the daughters of the family. In 1946 over 50 acres of the estate was sold to the local golf club while the Land Commission subsequently divided the remainder. Woodbrook House is still extant.
Springfield House At the time of Griffith's Valuation, John Keogh was leasing a house at Cultycuneen, barony of Boyle, valued at £13, to Joseph Backhouse. Keenahan and others state that this house was built by the Backhouse family in the 1790s. It remained in the family until the mid twentieth century. It is still extant and has been recently refurbished.
Carrowreagh Richard O'Farrell Caddell was leasing a "herd's" house valued at £8, together with over 350 acres, at Carrowreagh, barony of Boyle, to Thomas Boylan, at the time of Griffith's Valuation. A house and farm are still extant at the site. Patrick Fox was leasing a mill property from the Caddell estate in the same townland. Some stone buildings remain at the site though the mill was described as "in ruins" on the 25-inch Ordnance Survey map of the 1890s.
Finnor House At the time of Griffith's Valuation, Richard O'Farrell Caddell was leasing a house valued at £8, at Finnor, barony of Boyle, to Michael Barrett. It s labelled "Finnor House" on the 25-inch Ordnance Survey map of the 1890s and a house still exists at the site.
Bella At the time of Griffith's Valuation Arthur O'Connor was the lessor of a caretaker's house, valued at £2 10s, as well as 136 acres. Lewis recorded Bella as the residence of E. French in 1837. A ruin is still extant at the site. An entrance gateway named Flynn's Cottage is visible here now!
Dooneen The representatives of Daniel Ferrall were leasing a property valued at £5 together with 200 acres to John Sharkey at the time of Griffith's Valuation. A farm is still extant at this location.
Scor More At the time of Griffith's Valuation, Scor More was leased to Patrick Beirne by the Lloyd estate and was valued at £3. 100 acres was also leased. This house is not shown on the 1st edition of the OS map.
Portobello At the time of Griffith's Valuation, John Stafford was leasing a property at Portobello valued at £13 from Lord Lorton's estate. In 1814 it had been the residence of Thomas Stafford who Lewis also recorded as resident there in 1837.
Ryefield At the time of Griffith's Valuation Andrew Cummins was leasing a house at Ryefield valued at £17 to John Dowd. It was occupied by John Cummins, agent to Nicholas Cummins at the time of the first Ordnance Survey.
Cloonshanville William Davis was the occupier of a property valued at £8, together with over 120 acres at Leggatinty, barony of Frenchpark, at the time of Griffith's Valuation. In the same townland he was leasing a property, including a corn mill, valued at £18, to James McCann. In 1814 Paul Davis was resident at Clonchanville, Frenchpark and Lewis records this as the seat of J. Davis, in 1837. The 1749 Census of Elphin records W. Davis resident at Clegarna in the parish of Tibohine. Only some foundation stones of Cloonshanville Mill remain. There is a house, probably not original, on the site of Cloonshanville House. Photo of Cloonshanville
Ballaghawbeg Richard Irwin's estate owned a herd's house valued at £2 together with over 400 acres at Ballaghawbeg, barony of Castlereagh, at the time of Griffith's Valuation. The Census of Elphin in 1749 recorded that Charles O'Conor, farmer, held this property at the time. Some ruins exist at the site.
Rathmoyle Richard Irwin was leasing a property valued at £35 at Rathmoyle, barony of Castlereagh, from George H. Kirkaldy, at the time of Griffith's Valuation. This property was also recorded as the residence of Richard Irwin in both 1814 and 1837. In 1749 the Census of Elphin recorded that Arthur Irwin, farmer, resided at Rathmoyle. Gormley states that the property continued in the possession of the Irwin family until 1921. The final distribution of land from this estate took place in 1969 and the house was demolished.
Hermitage Built by Charles O'Conor (1710-1790) the antiquarian and head of the family circa 1760. His great great grandson Charles O'Conor was leasing the property at Ballaghcullia, valued at £10, to Honoria O'Conor at the time of Griffith's Valuation. In 1749 the Census of Elphin records Denis O'Conor as being of "Ballinagar". The house at Hermitage is still extant though not occupied and a modern bungalow has been constructed in front of it. Photo of Hermitage
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. Photo of Kilcorkey
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. Photo of Mount Druid
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. Photo of Killaster
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.
Hughestown The seat of the Mulloy family is described as Hughestown but at the time of Griffith's Valuation the buildings at this location are described as "offices" and have a low valuation. C.M. Mulloy was resident at "Husetown"in 1749. Wilson refers to Hughes-town as the seat of Mr. Molloy in 1786. In 1814 Hughestown was the seat of Mulloy McDermott.
Ellesmere Harloe Powell was leasing a house valued at £18 at Ardcarn, barony of Boyle, from Viscount Lorton's estate, at the time of Griffith's Valuation. This house is still extant and occupied. Photo of Ellesmere
Brierfield The Hawkes family built a chapel of ease at Brierfield in 1720. Brierfield was their main residence in the 18th and 19th centuries. Sold to Cox Cotton in the late 19th century, no longer extant.
Kilmore House Built by the Reverend Edward King, Bishop of Elphin circa 1630. Home of a branch of the Lawder family in the 18th century until the murder of James Lawder in 1779. The Auchmuty family resided at Kilmore in the 19th century. The demesne was named Aghaward on the first Ordnance Survey map. A large farm is still extant at the site.
Gillstown The residence of Mr John Stafford in 1749 and of J. Hogg in 1837. Occupied by Thomas Cox in the second half of the 19th century, who held the property from John Blakeney. Valued at £5 in the 1850s. In 1906 the buildings at Gillstown were valued at £8.10s and were occupied by the representatives of Thomas Cox.
Coote Hall In the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries Coote Hall was owned by the Coote family. The 4th and 5th Baronets, both named Charles, lived there and it was one of the houses O'Carolan visited and for whom he composed tunes. It was bought by Maurice O'Conor in the 18th century and later again by the Barton family. There is still an extant house at the site. Photo of Coote Hall
Ballycummin A house valued at £8 when occupied by Roderick J. Hanley, who held it from Laurence Murray, at the time of Griffith's Valuation. Described by Lewis in 1837 as the former seat of the Earl of Roscommon and at that time occupied by Lieutenant Rodrick J. Hanly.
Cartron (King) The home of the Waldron family in the 18th and early 19th centuries. Occupied by Gilbert Hogg in 1837. Valued at £10 and occupied by John B. Hogg at the time of Griffith's Valuation who held the house from Sir Gilbert King. A substantial farm is still extant at the site.
Cloonteem Described in 1837 by Lewis as "a handsome and newly erected lodge of the Marquess of Westmeath". The house was valued at £14 in the 1850s and was held by Lord Greville in fee. The buildings have disappeared by the time the 25-inch Ordnance Survey map was published in the 1890s.
Charlestown House In 1786 Wilson refers to Charlestown as the "the fine seat of Mr. King, most delightfully situated on the Shannon". The first Ordnance Survey map marks both Charlestown House and Charlestown Old House closeby at M984 976. Valued at £46 at the time of Griffith's Valuation. In 1894 Charlestown was the residence of Sir Gilbert King. The house is no longer extant but extensive estate architecture survives. Photo of Charlestown House
Fortview At the time of Griffith's Valuation occupied by Erasmus Lloyd who held it from William Lloyd. This house is labelled Fortview on the 25-inch edition map of the 1890s. A house is still extant at the site.
Dangan Dangan Castle was one of the main residences of the O'Beirne clan but was badly decayed by the early 17th century. Dangan House was built nearby and was occupied by the O'Beirne family from the 17th to the 19th centuries. They held Dangan from the King family. Father Martin Coen writes that Dangan House in the parish of Kilmore was the birthplace of George J. P. Browne, Bishop of Galway in the 1830s. Patrick O'Beirne was the occupant in 1814 and 1837. It was the residence of Mathew Hanly at the time of Griffith's Valuation when the house was valued at £8. Farm buildings exist at the site. Photo of Dangan
Ashfort House The home of John Lawder in 1814. Occupied by Hubert K. Waldron in 1837. At the time of Griffith's Valuation occupied by John Hamilton and held from Thomas Goff. Farm buildings exist at the site now. There was a second smaller house known as Ashfort Vale in the same demesne grounds. It is no longer extant.
Tully Lodge Built circa 1820, occupied by J. W. Kelly in 1837 and by Christopher Lawder in the 1850s who held the property in fee. It was valued at £20. Occupied by Samuel Russell in 1906. Another house marked as Lakeview was in the demesne grounds at the time of the first Ordnance Survey. In 1837 W. McDonnell was residing in Lakeview [M987 921] Photo of Tully Lodge
Cloonyquin Home of the French family, including the song writer Percy French, sold by the family in the 1950s. In 1786 Wilson refers to it as a seat of Arthur French in 1786. Valued at £24 in the mid 19th century. The house was demolished in the 1960s. See www.percyfrench.ie. Photo of Cloonyquin
Sallyfield A Hanly home from at least 1749 but by the 1850s held by George Lawder in fee. It was described at this time as a steward's house with offices and a lodge, valued at £3. It is labelled on both the 1st and 25-inch edition Ordnance Survey Maps as Sallyfield. It is no longer extant. A house named Cottage was also in the townland of Lavagh at N005 895 on both maps.
Rooaun Lodge At the time of Griffith's Valuation occupied by John Morton and held by him in fee, valued at £3. A house at Rooaun valued at £18 was occupied by T.A.F. O'Flaherty in 1906.
Flanker House The Walsh estate, including Drumsna House, was advertised for sale in the Landed Estates' Court in 1861. The sale notice describes the dwelling house as "handsome and commodious" with a large walled garden. At the time of Griffith's Valuation Mary Anne Walsh was leasing the house, valued at £22 from Josias Rowley. The accompanying map indicates that it was called Flanker House. In the 1870s several members of the Keogh family, with an address at Flanker House, Drumsna, held property in county Roscommon. Photo of Flanker House
Holywell Holywell was built in the 1790s. In the early nineteenth century it was leased from the St. George estate by the Dockery family who in turn leased it to the Munns family, doctors in Carrick-on-Shannon. It was later the home of the Kiernan family and is now a country guesthouse. Photo of Holywell
Cavetown In 1786 Wilson notes Cavetown as the seat of the Rev. Dean Mahon and the Reverend Arthur Mahon resided there in 1814. At the time of the first Ordnance Survey a ''gentleman's seat of two stories'' is noted in Cavetown. Guy Lloyd is recorded as the proprietor. This may be the property, valued at £5, leased from the Lloyd estate by Geo. Laird at the time of Griffith's Valuation. There are buildings still extant at this site. Photo of Cavetown
Granny At the time of the first Ordnance Survey Granny was described as ''a good farmhouse, the residence of the proprietor'' who was Thomas Irwin. Both Leet and Lewis record the Irwin family having a seat at Granny, near Boyle, in 1814 and 1837 respectively. A modern building is extant at the site now.
Rushfield At the time of the first Ordnance Survey Mr. A. Irwin is noted as the occupier of one of two ''gentlemen's seats' at Tullyvohaun, barony of Boyle. In 1814 it was the residence of John Irwin. This property was valued at £8 and was occupied by William Phibbs at the time of Griffith's Valuation. A substantial farm still exists at the site.
Mantua Built in the mid 18th century and owned by the Grace family in the 18th and 19th centuries. Occupied by R. Underwood in 1778. In 1786 Wilson notes that it was the seat of the late Richard Underwood and of Captain Grace. The 1st edition Ordnance Survey map indicates that it had elaborate gardens with a fishpond and terrace. It was owned by Edward F. Bowen in 1906. Mantua is now a ruin.
Caldragh Eliza Lawder was leasing a house valued at £7 10s at Caldragh, parish of Kiltoghert, from George Muntz at the time of Griffith's Valuation. In 1837 Lewis recorded it as the seat of the McDermott family. This house is still extant and run as a guesthouse by the Jackson family. Photo of Caldragh
Rockville Home of the Lloyd family in the 18th and 19th centuries. Valued at £45 in the 1850s. Sold in 1917 to George Frayne of Ballaghderreen. Demolished in the second half of the 20th century. Photo of Rockville
Rush Hill Home of the Devenish family in the 18th and 19th centuries, held from Sir Gilbert King. Funding received from the Heritage Council in 2005 for the restoration of this house. http://www.iol.ie/~oldbuilders/oldbuilders/rushhill/rushhill_01.htm. A detailed history and account of ongoing improvements to Rush Hill can be found at the blog www.irishaesthete.com tagged as Rush Hill. Photo of Rush Hill
Mount Pleasant The residence of John Devenish in the mid 19th century. In 1894 Slater noted it as the seat of Michael Murray. It does not appear to be extant. On the first Ordnance Survey map another house known as Riverdale is also located at M907 775 within the Mount Pleasant demesne. Buildings are still present at this site.
Lissadorn Lissadorn was a Crofton home from the mid 17th century. It became a Lloyd home in the 18th century following the marriage of Catherine Crofton and John Yeadon Lloyd in 1786. By 1814 Joseph Healy was living at Lisadurn. Burke's ''Landed Gentry of Ireland'' (1904) records the second son of Walter Balfe of Heathfield as John Balfe of Lissadorn. J. Balfe was residing at Lissadorn in 1837. At the time of Griffith's Valuation, Bernard Balfe held Lissadorn, valued at £20, from Viscount Lorton. It is no longer extant. On the first Ordnance Survey map (1838) the demesne included a smaller house named Ryefield. Photo of Lissadorn
Cargins Park The home of the Kelly family from the mid 18th century. Wilson refers to "Cargans, the seat of the late Daniel Kelly" in 1786. It was occupied by John D'Arcy when the estate was sold in 1852. A Victorian three bay house was the home of Daniel Kelly. Sold to Captain Drought in the mid 19th century, held by him in fee and valued at £15. The present house is not the same as Kelly's Victorian one. Renovated in the early 21st century.
Cloonfree The residence of William Mahon. Apparently the residence of George Knox in the 1840s. http://www.ballykilcline.com/story_f.html
Cloonahee Residence of Gilbert Conry in 1814 and of John Conroy esq in 1822. According to a note with the sale rental of 1853 the house was accidently burnt and a good farm house built as a replacement. The home of John Heague in the mid 19th century. Occupied by Richard Hague and valued at £40 in 1906. Photo of Cloonahee
Castlenode House Residence of Thomas Morton esq in 1822 and of J. Morton in 1837. In the mid 1850s, George Walpole was the occupant of this house, which he held from the Pakenham Mahon estate when it was valued at £8. A house still occupies the site of the original Castlenode House.
Strokestown House Late 17th century house altered in the early 19th century and home of the Mahon family for three centuries. In 1786 Wilson described it as "fine mansion house with ample and beautiful demesne". Referred to as "Bawn House", the mansion of Lord Hartland, by Lewis in 1837. Valued at £70 in the mid 19th century. Now a major tourist attraction containing the Famine Museum. http://www.strokestownpark.ie/ Photo of Strokestown House
Newtown Glebe Newtown Lodge was occupied by Anthony Dignam in 1814 and the Glebe House at Newtown, valued at £18, was occupied by Reverend Joseph Morton at the time of Griffith's Valuation. It was leased from the Pakenham-Mahon estate. It is still extant.
Cloonfinlough Lodge Occupied by Robert Devenish at the time of Griffith's Valuation, who held the property from John Caulfeild. Buildings are still extant at the site.
Clogher Beg Mary Gormley writes that this house was built by the Knoxes who acquired some of the Plunkett of Castle Plunkett estate. Occupied by Thomas Stafford at the time of Griffith's Valuation, held from James Murphy.
Foxborough In 1786 Wilson refers to Foxborough as the seat of Arthur French. Occupied by Patrick Taaffe at the time of Griffith's Valuation, who was leasing from Christopher French. The house was then valued at £20. It is now a ruin though the stable yard survives.
Raheen Occupied by Major Fawcett in 1837 and by John Irwin in the mid 1850s who held the property from Francis Murphy. In 1840 John Irwin had married Margaret Harken of Raheen House, Elphin. Photo of Raheen
Ardkeenagh House Michael Plunkett was farming at Ardkeenagh in 1749. In 1814 it was the home of Nicholas Peyton and of Mrs Hawkes in 1837. At the time of Griffith's Valuation the house was vacant but the surrounding lands were held by Patrick Moran from James Somerville. Buildings are still extant at the site.
Bloomfield In the possession of John Farrell in 1814 and of H. O'Farrell medical doctor in 1837. In the mid 19th century held by the Reverend Peter Toler in fee and valued at £10. Toler appears to have purchased Bloomfield from the sale of the Cargins Park estate by the trustees of Daniel Kelly.
Cloonmurray Leased by Marcella Dillon to the Reverend Michael Lennon at the time of Griffith's Valuation and valued at £9. Some ruins remain at the site.
Mount Browne At the time of Griffith's Valuation occupied by George Browne who held the property from James G.Plunkett, valued at £25. The sale rental of the Gunning Plunkett estate in June 1857 states that Mount Browne was held by a fee farm grant from Jane Plunkett, mother and guardian of the owner, to George Browne, dated 30 Oct 1852. Occupied by the representatives of Arthur Browne in 1894 and 1906.
Bettyfield Recorded as the seat of Sir John Conroy or O'Mulconry in the Ordnance Survey Field Name Books. Arthur O'Connor was the main tenant in the townland of Shankill at the time of Griffith's Valuation.
Creta Occupied by George Harken in 1814 and Daniel Hughes in the mid 1850s and valued at £8. Creta Cottage was occupied by Captain Dillon in 1837. A house is still extant at the site.
Toberpatrick Originally a Wynne property, occupied by Mulloy McDermott in 1837. In the 1830s the townland is recorded as including the ruins of Clooncaface House. The residence of Alonzo Lawder in the mid 19th century, held in fee and valued at £20. Occupied by B. F. McDonnell in 1906. A later house is extant at the site now.
Cherryfield Home of the Mills family in 1778. Noted by Wilson as "the fine seat of Oliver Mills" in 1786. Lewis refers to it as a seat of the same family in 1837. It was occupied by Michael Butler in the 1850s and held from John Carroll, valued at £10. It came into the ownership of the McGreavy family in the latter part of the nineteenth century and remained in their possession until the 1960s. It is now derelict.
Cloonfad Home of the Browne family in the 18th and 19th centuries.
Beech Abbey Originally a Begg residence, Beech Abbey in the mid 1850s was occupied by William Acheson, who was the main tenant of the Babington lands in the parish of Aughrim. The house was only valued at £2.10 shillings. It appears to have fallen into ruin by the 1890s.
Moss Hill Occupied by Peter Conry in 1814 and by Captain Conry in 1837.
Lisroyne Lodge A house on the outskirts of Strokestown, part of the Strokestown House demesne, valued at £10 at the time of Griffith's Valuation and occupied by Michael Flynn. Some buildings are still extant at the site.
The Palace Built as the residence of the Protestant Bishop of Elphin in 1685 from money bequeathed by Bishop Hudson. Altered in the mid 18th century and remained as the Bishop's residence until 1845. At the time of Griffith's Valuation the home of Arthur O'Conor, younger brother of Denis O'Conor of Mount Druid. Valued then at £55 and held from the Ecclesiastical Commissioners. Accidentally burnt in 1911, the main block is now demolished.
Toomona The home of Michael Connor, a gentleman in 1749, just outside Tulsk. The residence of Michael's grandson Peter O'Connor in 1814 and 1837. At the time of Griffith's Valuation Toomona was valued at £10 and was occupied by Maria French who held it from Lord Crofton. Later occupants included Colonel Lynham, Matt Flanagan, the Murphy and Fallon families. Accidently burnt in the 1970s.
Cartown In 1783 Taylor and Skinner recorded Cartown, close to the town of Carrick-on-Shannon, as a seat of the Cunningham family and Wilson, writing in 1786, also refers to it as the seat of Mr. Cunningham. At the time of Griffith's Valuation George Church was in possession of a property in this townland, valued at £12, described as "unfinished". The house shown on the 25-inch Ordnance Survey map of the 1890s is substantially larger than the 18th century house. The house now at this site has had commercial premises attached to it but is still extant. Photo of Cartown
Hartley At the time of Griffith's Valuations Charles St. George was leasing a house valued at £10 at Hartley, barony of Leitrim, to Robert Burns. It is unclear if this house has survived due to dense forestry and building of modern mansions.
Lisnanuran Occupied by Robert Burns at the time of Griffith's Valuation and held from Arthur F. Lloyd.
Kinard Possibly a Plunkett house at the end of the 18th century. At the time of Griffith's Valuation John Clarke occupied the house which he held from James Somerville, valued at £5. It is labelled Kinard House on both the 1st and 25-inch edition Ordnance Survey maps. A house is still extant at the site.
Lisnaneane Gormley states that the widow of Dominick O'Conor Don lived at Lisnanean after Dominick's death in 1795. Later it was the home of Malachy Madden in 1814 and of Catherine O'Conor Don's nephew Robert Nolan and his family in the 1830s. No demesne is marked on the first Ordnance Survey map. At the time of Griffith's Valuation the house was valued at £5 and was held by Robert Nolan in fee. A house still exists at the site.
Rossmore Rossmore East was part of the estate of James Murphy at the time of Griffith's Valuation. The house was built circa 1860s (Buildings of Ireland). However the Ordnance Survey Field Name Books record a house and large gardens in the 1830s. Photo of Rossmore
Corbally House (Roscommon) Patt Dunn, an agent, was living at Corbally in 1749. The home of members of the Plunkett family in the early 19th century. Occupied by William Phibbs at the time of Griffith's Valuation, held from John Egan and valued at £8. A house still exists at the site.
Lowfield A Lawder home in the 18th and early 19th centuries. Occupied by John B. Hogg at the time of Griffith's Valuation who held it from Sir John Gilbert. The house was valued at £2. It is not visible on the 25-inch map of the 1890s.
Clogher Built post 1838, home of William Parks at the time of Griffith's Valuation and valued at £7. Thomas H. Parke was born at Clogher in 1857. He became a surgeon in the British Army and was with Stanley in Africa. Clogher was purchased by the Collins family from the Parkes in 1910.
Cloonagh Lodge An extensive complex of mills is shown at this location on the 1st edition Ordnance Survey map of 1840, including two flour mills. At the time of Griffith's Valuation, Matthias McDonnell was leasing mill properties, valued at £67, from the estate of the Marquis of Sligo. In addition he was leasing a house valued at £4. Cloonagh Lodge is shown on the 25-inch Ordnance Survey map of the 1890s. A house is still extant at the site. .
Bellanagare Castle Bellanagare was the home of the O'Conor family including the well-known historian Charles O'Conor. It is noted by Wilson as his seat in 1786. He later built Hermitage House some distance away and Bellanagare Castle is now in ruins. Photo of Bellanagare Castle
Ballyoughter Occupied by John Goldsmith at the time of Griffith's Valuation. He held the house valued at £8 and 60 acres from Marcus McCausland. Another John Goldsmith was residing in Ballyoughter a hundred years earlier at the time of the Elphin Census. Wilson also refers to the house as the seat of Mr. Goldsmith in 1786. A later house, also named Ballyoughter House, is shown on the 25-inch Ordnance Survey map of the 1890s and there is still a house at this site,
Belmont At the time of Griffith's Valuation Mary Anne Walsh was leasing a property valued at £17 to Hugh Byrne at Drumsna, barony of Leitrim. In June 1883 Gerald F. Walsh offered for sale the property in Drumsna known as Belmont. Modern housing now occupies the site.
Gallowshill A house built for the St George family at the end of the eighteenth century but used as a hospital for the Carrick-on-Shannon area until the 1940s. Photo of Gallowshill
Grange House This house marked on the first Ordnance Survey map but not named would appear to have been the Ormsby's main residence in this townland. In 1786 Wilson refers to Grange as the seat of Gilbert Ormsby. It is labelled Grange House on the 25-inch Ordnance Survey map of the 1890s. The townland was part of the Farrell estate at the time of Griffith's Valuation. There is still a house extant at this site.