Landed Estates
University of Galway

Mount Pleasant

Houses within 10km of this house

Displaying 32 houses.

Houses within 10km of Mount Pleasant

Displaying 32 houses.

House name Description
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.
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.
Holywell Originally a Gunning home that passed to the Blakeneys by marriage. In 1786 Wilson mentions it as the seat of Charles Blakeney. Occupied by C. W. Blakeney in 1837 and by Henry Smyth in the 1850s who held the property from John Goodall. The property is no longer extant.
Derrane House The home of the Corr family in the 19th century, Henry Corr is recorded as living at "Durham" in 1814. Henry "Gorr" was residing in a property here valued at £12 at the time of Griffith's Valuation. It is recorded as "Derrane House [in ruins]" on the 25-inch Ordnance Survey map of the 1890s and very little trace remains of it now.
Roxborough Wilson, writing in 1786, refers to Roxborough as the seat of "Mr. Irvine". The residence of John Irwin in 1814 and of A. Brown in 1837. In the 1850s occupied by John Gaynor, when the house was valued at £20. The property is now a ruin.
Drumdaff Charles Croghan, a farmer, lived at Drumduff in 1749. Home of the Digby family in the 19th century. Held in fee by George Digby at the time of Griffith's Valuation when the buildings were valued at £17.It is still extant and maintained. Photo of Drumdaff
Fairymount The home of Edward Mills in 1814. In 1828 Edward Mills of Fairymount was a member of the Grand Panel of county Roscommon. Residence of Mr Lyster at the time of the first Ordnance Survey. By the time of Griffith's Valuation the largest house in the townland of Fairymount was valued at £1.15s, leased by Anne Lyster to Michael Connolly.
Munsborough House Built post 1838 and occupied by Edward Pearse in the 1850s, when it was valued at £20. Extensive buildings are shown at the site on the 25-inch edition Ordnance Survey map of the 1890s, labelled Munsborough House. A house and large farm are still extant at the site.
Mount Dillon Lewis writes that the house was situated on an isolated hill and formed "a conspicuous object in the surrounding scenery". Valued at £15 in the mid 19th century. Wilson, in 1786, refers to it as the seat of Mr. Dillon. In the possession of Samuel Russell in 1906 when the buildings were valued at £3. It is no longer extant.
Ballagh In 1814 James O'Connor was residing at Ballagh. Described as a good dwelling house at the time of the first Ordnance Survey. Occupied by Denis O'Conor in the 1850s, held from Theobald Dillon and valued at £6. In 1906 James D. O'Connor occupied Ballagh, valued at £17. It is no longer extant.
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
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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
Brook Lodge The Ordnance Survey Name Books refer to Brook Lodge in the south of this townland. The house is labelled Brook Lodge on the 1st edition Ordnance Survey map but seems to have disappeared by the time the 25-inch edition was published in the 1890s. Modern buildings occupy the site now.
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.
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. .
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.
Curraghroe At the time of Griffith's Valuation this property was in use as a Constabulary Barracks, valued at £5 and leased from the estate of Theobald Dillon. Local sources suggest the police were withdrawn from the barracks in the late 1860s. In modern times it has become known as Sullivan's Cross. The house is still extant and occupied and in 2014 was offered for sale.
Durham Lodge Elizabeth Sandys advertised for sale "Durham Lodge" and 39 acres in July 1854. The Sandys house was valued at £3 in the 1850s and in 1906. This house was held in fee by William "Sands" at the time of Griffith's Valuation. It is not named on the 1st edition Ordnance Survey map but is shown as Durham Lodge on subsequent editions. A farm is still extant at the site.