Derry Lodge

Houses within 15km of this house

Displaying 34 houses.

Houses within 15km of Derry Lodge

Displaying 34 houses.

House name	Description
Coolavin	McParlan described the Coolavin of 1802 as a "delightful retreat". The house at Clogher was offered for sale as part of the McDermott estate in 1852. By the time of Griffith's Valuation it was occupied by Joseph Holmes and was valued at £16. In 1906 Coolavin was valued at £35. The house now known as Coolavin was built in the 1890s replacing an earlier house near the same location. This latter house is still extant and occupied. The original house at Clogher is now derelict.
Edmondstown	In 1786 Wilson refers to Edmondstown as "the fine seat of Mr. Costello". At the time of Griffith's Valuation the original house was occupied by Charles Costello. Another house was built in 1864 and it is now the home of the Bishop of Achonry and is situated in county Roscommon.
Mannin	The harper, Turlough O'Carolan, was a regular visitor to Mannin House and composed a number of tunes in honour of the Dillons and Betaghs. At the time of Griffith's Valuation the townland was owned by Margaret Mary "Beatty" and included a house valued at £5. The house still exists but is not inhabited. It was owned by a Mr Grogan in the 1940s.
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.
Tavraun House	A home of the O'Grady family in the 19th century, this house is still lived in and well maintained. In 1944 the Irish Tourist Association surveyor recorded Tavraun House as a plain, two-storey house, owned by Mr Walsh. Sir Henry Doran of the Congested Districts' Board lived in the house at the beginning of the 20th century. The family vault of the O'Gradys is in Urlaur Abbey.
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.
Castlemore	The main residence of the Costello family until the early 19th century. Occupied by the rector of the parish, Reverend Plunket, at the time of the first Ordnance Survey and by Thomas Strickland at the time of Griffith's Valuation, who held the property from Viscount Dillon. Only the farm buildings still remain which are now situated in county Roscommon.
Brooklawn	Occupied by James Taaffe in 1814. The residence of the Roman Catholic Bishop of Achonry in the mid 19th century. Still extant but not occupied. This house is now situated in county Roscommon.
Carrowbeg	Occupied by Patrick Sweeney in 1814 and by Richard O'Grady at the time of Griffith's Valuation. The house has been renovated and modernized and is still inhabited.
Beechmount	Leased by John Cogan from Laurence Waldron at the time of Griffith's Valuation when it was valued at £5. Beechmount is still extant and occupied.
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.
Ratra House & Stables	Lord de Freyne held a house valued at £4 10s at Ratra, barony of Frenchpark, at the time of Griffith's Valuation. In 1814 Ratra was the residence of Henry Irwin. A house, labelled Ratra, is shown on the 1st edition Ordnance Survey map. A larger building, on a different site, is labelled Ratra House on the later 25-inch edition [M684939]. Neither of these house are extant now. Offices, the property of Lord de Freyne's estate and valued at £7 10s, were located at Clashcarragh, barony of Frenchpark, at the time of Griffith's Valuation.
Sheepwalk	James McGann was leasing a property at Sheepwalk, barony of Frenchpark, valued at £10, from Lord de Freyne's estate at the time of Griffith's Valuation. The townland of Sheepwalk contains a fine collection of early to mid-twentieth century houses and associated farm buildings. One house, now derelict, appears to be earlier and has large associated outbuildings.
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.
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.
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.
Ballinlough	Rev. Robert Blundell was leasing a property valued at £16 at Ballinlough, parish of Kiltullagh, from the Sandford estate at the time of Griffith's Valuation. This appear to be the Glebe House. It is now a ruin.
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.
Mullen	In 1837 Lewis records a house named Mullen as the seat of Lynch Plunkett. The 1749 Census of Elphin records Mullen or Mullin, in the parish of Tibohine, barony of Frenchpark, as the residence of J. Barlow. The house, labelled Mullen, is shown on the 1st edition Ordnance Survey map but does not appear on the later 25-inch edition of the 1890s.
Rathkeery Glebe	Rev. William French was leasing a glebe house at Glebe East, barony of Frenchpark, from Lord de Freyne's estate at the time of Griffith's Valuation when it was valued at £7. The house no longer survives but an entrance gateway and trees indicate its whereabouts.
Palmfield	At the time of Griffith's Valuation, Anne McDonnell was leasing a property valued at £3 at Calveagh Upper, parish of Kilbeagh, county Mayo from Viscount Dillon's estate. Lewis identifies Palmfield in the same parish as a residence of A. MacDonnell in 1837. Walls and estate architecture still identify the site which form part of a large farm. It is now located in county Roscommon.
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.
Lung House	In 1786 Wilson refers to "Long" as the seat of Mr. Dillon. This appears to be Lung House, labelled as "in ruins" on the 1st edition Ordnance Survey map.