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Houses within 15km of this house

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Houses within 15km of Knockbrack

Displaying 93 houses.

House name Description
Solsborough In 1786 Wilson refers to "Sallborough" as the seat of Mr. Poe. T. Poe was residing at Salisboro in 1837. At the time of Griffith's Valuation (1850) James J. Poe held the property from the Court of Exchequer. The buildings were valued at £41. At the time of the 1852 sale James J. Poe was the tenant holding the property on a 7 year lease pending the cause of Crofts v Poe. Henry H. Poe of Solsborough owned 314 acres in county Tipperary in the 1870s. This house is now a ruin. Photo of Solsborough
Tintrim Up to 1898 this house was in the barony of Leitrim, county Galway. It is now in the barony of Tulla Upper, county Clare. At the time of Griffith's Valuation, John A. Burke was occuping the house valued at £11, at Tintrim, parish of Clonrush, barony of Leitrim, county Galway. Weir states that the house at Tintrim was probably built by John Anthony Burke of Clondegoff Castle nearby. He was most likely a member of the Burke family who lived at Meelick House, Whitegate at the same time. Tintrim continued in the possession of the Burke family as John Anthony Burke moved out to allow his son, Edmund, and his family to live there until the house was sold in 1867. The house later passed to the Madden family and is still extant and occupied. The Irish Tourist Association file records state that John A. Burke died in 1857 though the family history suggests he died in 1863. The Tourist Association file also notes that in 1933 there was a search for the heirs of his reputed son, Martin Edward Burke, in Australia. Photo of Tintrim
Shannon Hill (Derryvunlam) Edward Matthews occupied Shannon Hill House at Derryvunlum, barony of Leitrim, at the time of Griffith's Valuation when it was valued at £18. In 1906 the house at Derryvunlam, known as Shannon Hill, was still valued at £18 and still in the hands of Edward Matthews. There is still an extant house at the site. Photo of Shannon Hill (Derryvunlam)
Meelick Weir states that Meelick was a Burke house in the seventeenth century when Burkes, originally from Clondegoff Castle, in the barony of Longford, settled here. At the time of Griffith's Valuation Walter Blake was occupying the house at Meelick, parish of Clonrush, barony of Leitrim, valued at £17. In 1814 this property was the residence of Matthew Yelverton. The OS Name Books record Meelick as the home of Mr. Gilbertson. Lewis recorded it as "uninhabited" in 1837. There is still an occupied house at Meelick. The Irish Tourist Association file for the parish of Clonrush refers to Meelick as a substantial house with a concrete roof, ancestral home of the Burkes. Photo of Meelick
Drummaan Drummaan House is described as "in ruins" on the 1st edition of the Ordnance Survey. The ruins have disappeared by the later 25-inch map of the 1890s. This townland is now located in county Clare.
Gweeneeny John Sheehy was occupying a property valued at £8 at Gweeneeny, barony of Leitrim, county Galway at the time of Griffith's Valuation. This property has been located in county Clare since 1898.
Woodpark (Woodpark Lodge) Phillip Read was occupying Woodpark, parish of Inishcaltra, valued at £28, at the time of Griffiths Valuation. It was also recorded as his seat by Lewis in 1837. The OS Name Books record the existence of Woodpark House in Woodpark townland, "the residence of counsellor Reid". The house later passed by marriage to the Hibbert family. In 1894 Slater refers to it as the seat of Robert Fiennes Hibbert. In 1906 the house was valued at £69, the property of Flora J. Hibbert. It was destroyed by fire in June 1921. The site of this house is now located in county Clare.
Mountshannon This house was located in county Galway until 1898. Weir states that the original house at Mountshannon was a single-storey building which was enlarged to two storeys in the nineteenth century. At the time of Griffith's Valuation it was occupied by Mary Tandy and was valued at £12. In 1906 it was the property of James Wakely and was valued at £17. The house was damaged by fire in June 1921. It later came into the possession of the Talbots of Malahaide who presented it to An Óige (IYHA) for use as a youth hostel in 1956. It was offered for sale in 2007. Photo of Mountshannon
Burke's Court In 1846, Slater refers to Mrs. Bedelia Burke, resident at Clondagoff. At the time of Griffith's Valuation, Garrett Burke was leasing a house valued at £7 at Cloondadauv, parish of Ballinakill, barony of Leitrim, from the Clanricarde estate. The house is labelled Burke's Court on both the 1st and 25-inch edition Ordnance Survey maps. A house still exists at the site. An ancient Burke castle is also sited in this townland. Photo of Burke's Court
Oghilly At the time of Griffith's Valuation, Michael Page was leasing a house at Oghilly, parish of Ballynakill, barony of Leitrim, county Galway from the Clanricarde estate. It was valued at £9. The National Inventory of Architectural Heritage suggests that this house dates from the 1770s. It is still extant and occupied. Photo of Oghilly
Featherstone Lodge Reverend John Fetherstonhaugh was leasing a house valued at £6 and over 1700 acres at Toorleitra from the Burke of Marble Hill estate at the time of Griffith's Valuation. Very little remains of the house and the area has been extensively planted with forestry.
Clonco House (Burke's Court) Edward Burke was occupying this house valued at £8 at the time of Griffith's Valuation. In 1837 Lewis recorded it as the seat of Ulick Burke. On both the 1st and 25-inch edition Ordnance Survey maps, this house is labelled Burke's Court. In 1906 it was owned by John K. Burke and was valued at £7. The original entrance gates, showing Cloncoe House, are still extant and there is still a house at this site. Photo of Clonco House (Burke's Court)
Williamstown Hotel Joshua Seward was leasing a building valued at £7 to the City of Dublin Steam Packet company at Drummaan East, barony of Leitrim, county Galway, at the time of Griffith's Valuation. This building functioned as the Williamstown Hotel. The original hotel building is no longer extant but the stable block remains and is used as a house. Following 1898 boundary revisions this property is now located in county Clare. Photo of Williamstown Hotel
Williamstadt House Previously the residence of the Brady family, Williamstadt passed to Dr.Francis Sampson through marriage in 1833. At the time of Griffith's Valuation it was valued at £10 and Sampson was leasing it from James Egan. Up to 1898 this house would have been in county Galway. The house is still extant and occupied. Photo of Williamstadt House
Edward's Lodge The 1st edition OS map shows a house called Edward's Lodge, at Derrylahan, barony of Leitrim, county Galway. This appears to be the property, valued at over £1, leased by the Aylward estate to Patrick Mohan at the time of Griffith's Valuation. There are not buildings at the site now and the area is heavily forested.
Moneenroe/Drummaan House At the time of Griffith's Valuation Anthony Holland was leasing a property valued at £6 from James Egan, at Drummaan East, barony of Leitrim, county Galway. This seems to correspond to the property labelled Moneenroe on the 1st edition OS map. Other members of the Holland family were leasing lands from Egan in the same townland. On the 25-inch Ordnance Survey map of the 1890s this house is labelled Drummaan, the previous house of that name having disappeared. There is still an extant house at this site which is now located in county Clare.
Tinerana The Purdon family, originally from Cumberland, held this property on the shore of Lough Derg from the mid 17th century. In the ownership of Simon George Purdon at the time of Griffith's Valuation when the buildings were valued at £30. The Irish Tourist Association Survey File of the 1940s states that the house was built "about 70 years ago", contains about 60 rooms and the original residence of the Purdons stands adjacent to the new house. The estate was sold to the Gleeson family who owned the Athlone Woollen Mills in 1901 and the house later became the property of Dr Carmody who opened a health centre. The property was offered for sale in 2012. Photo of Tinerana
Moynoe In the early 18th century the Ringrose family lived at Moynoe. It is probable that Sir John Reade built the late 18th century house. He was the occupier in 1814 and Fitzgibbon Hinchy was living in the house in 1837. The house was unoccupied at the time of Griffith's Valuation, Thomas Wadson was the immediate lessor. The Sampson family lived in it for the remainder of the 19th century and well into the 20th century. Edward MacLysaght surveyed the papers of Miss Mary Sampson of Moynoe circa 1944. Bought by the present owners in the mid 20th century, the house was demolished in 1998. see http://www.esatclear.ie/~moynoe/Page_16x.htm/ Photo of Moynoe
Drewsborough A home of the Drew family from the mid 18th century, occupied by Ringrose Drew in 1814 and by Francis Drew in 1837. Bought by Michael Skehan in the Encumbered Estates Court, he is recorded as being resident at the time of Griffith's Valuation, when the house was valued at over £22. Drewsborough, or Victoria Park as it was then known, was sold to William Scanlon in 1869. In 1899 it was bought by John O'Brien, grandfather of Edna O'Brien, the author. The original house was burnt in June 1921. A modern bungalow has been built on part of the site and the O'Brien home is closeby. Some farm buildings and an underground cellar still remain. Photo of Drewsborough
Raheen This was the home of the Brady family from the mid 18th century. In 1837 Reverend Thomas B. Brady occupied the house. By the time of Griffith's Valuation William Moreland was in possession and the house, offices and mill valued at £4.10 shillings were leased to Patrick Flynn. In 1906 buildings at Raheen ,which included a mansion house and 401 acres of untenanted land belonging to Robert W. Moreland, were valued at £37. In 1908 the property was bought by S.R. MacLysaght of Mallow, father of Dr Edward MacLysaght, genealogist. The Irish Tourist Association Survey file refers to Raheen Hospital beautifully situated amid a large forest on the shores of Lough Derg. The house no longer exists.
Rapla Rapla was a Freeman home in the 18th century and was inhabited for a time by the Otways, Phoebe Otway having married Daniel Freeman of Rapla. Wilson, writing in 1786, refers to Rapla as the seat of Mr. Willington. Jonathan Willington, younger brother of John of Killoskehane, was residing at Rapla in 1814 and William Cooper Crawford in 1837. William Cooper Crawford married Sophia Morgan [nee Willington] as her second husband. By the early 1850s John Tuthill was resident holding the house valued at £42+ from William Cooper Crawford. The sale rental of 1850 describes Rapla as a first class house held on a lease for 7 years from the Court of Chancery to John Tuthill. This house no longer exists. Photo of Rapla
Richmond Bence Jones writes that this was a fortified house onto which a three storey house was built in 1733. The house was later altered and expanded. Richmond was the seat of the Gason family in the 18th and 19th centuries, originally known as Killashalloe. Occupied by Richard Gason in 1814 and in 1837 and held by him in fee in the early 1850s when it was valued at £46. This house remained in Gason possession until 1956 when the roof was removed and the farm was sold in 1962. Part of the facade of the Ulster Bank headquarters at George's Quay, Dublin, was constructed from blocks of stone from Richmond House (''The Irish Independent'', 16 March 1999) .
Southhill In 1840 the Ordnance Survey Name Books refer to South Hill House as "a good dwelling house, the residence of Mr. J. Manders" though Patrick Clark is mentioned as the proprietor. It was valued at £23+ in the mid 19th century, occupied by John Vincent and held from the Honourable O.F.G.Toler. At the time of the 1855 sale the house was untenanted. This house no longer exists.
Lissenhall In 1786 Wilson mentions Lissen-Hall as the seat of Mr. Otway. Mr Thomas Devoy occupied Lissenhall in 1814 and in 1837 Rowan P. Cashel was resident. Margaret Dagg held the house valued at £42.13 shillings from the Honourable Mrs Otway Cave at the time of Griffith's Valuation. Lissenhall dwelling house and 242 acres bought for £5000 by William H. Carrol in 1853. In 1906 the mansion house in Lissenhall townland was valued at £30 and occupied by Alice J. Carroll. This house no longer exists.
Ballintogher House In 1786 Ballintogher is referred to by Wilson as the seat of Mr. Strafford. Afterwards it was a Crawford property, occupied in 1814 by John Crawford. George Langford of Ballintogher House was the third son of Richard Coplen Langford who, in 1784, married Catherine Cooper Crawford of Fermoyle. In 1828, George married Maria, daughter of the Reverend Henry Bayly of Bayley's Farm, county Tipperary. In 1840 the Ordnance Survey Name Books refer to the house as "the residence of Attorney Langford". By the time of Griffith's Valuation George Langford held Ballintogher and 236 acres in fee. The house was valued at £20. A building is still located at this site.
Bellpark Occupied by T. Robinson in 1837. The Ordnance Survey Name Books record Eyre C. Baldwin as the proprietor in 1840. It was occupied by Thomas Goold in the early 1850s. Goold held the house valued at £17+ with 116 acres from Denis Leonard and was the tenant at the time of house of the 1852 sale. A house is still extant at the site.
Bellgrove The home of the Leonard family in the first half of the 19th century. The Ordnance Survey Name Books refer to Geoffrey Leonard as the proprietor in 1840 but note that the house was not inhabited. It was held by Denis Leonard in fee at the time of Griffith's Valuation when the buildings were valued at £25.10 shillings. This house was unoccupied at the time of the 1852 sale. It appears to have been bought by Hyacinth Richard Daly, who advertised it for sale again in 1863. The sale rental states that the dwelling house was in "an unfinished state". Bellgrove no longer exists.
Castle Biggs/Drominagh The Smythe sale rental of July 1870 states that the original lease (1711) was from Godfrey Boate and Benjamin Friend to William Biggs. Built by the Biggs family on the shore of Lough Derg this house was occupied by William L. Biggs in 1814 and by Dr W. Biggs in 1837. In 1840 the Ordnance Survey Name Books refer to Castle Biggs as "a most commodious house". Edward Biggs was resident in the mid 19th century, holding the property from Sir John Power. The house was valued at £22. The sale rental of November 1853 describes this "3-storey mansion containing every necessity and a range of out offices". It was in the possession of Edward Biggs, the owner, and was bought by Captain William Tuthill. William Tuthill sold the property to Frederick Smythe in 1859. It was for sale again in July 1870. At this time the Esmondes of county Wexford bought it from Frederick Smythe. In the early 1940s owned by Owen Esmonde but purchased by the Moss family in the 1940s. It is still extant. Photo of Castle Biggs/Drominagh
Drominagh Lodge According to the sale rental of November 1853 Dr Frederick Biggs had built a handsome residence in Shanakill for a sum exceeding £1,000. Drominagh Lodge is marked on the first edition Ordnance Survey map. Griffith's Valuation records Frederick Biggs as the occupier of the house valued at £13. He held the property from Edward Biggs. This house has been the home of the Fogarty family since the late 19th century. Photo of Drominagh Lodge
Gortmore The sale rental states that Robert Biggs built this house for about £800 in the mid 19th century. It is not marked on the first edition Ordnance Survey map. Griffith's Valuation records Samuel Biggs as the occupier of the house, valued at £11 and held from Edward Biggs. The sale rental of November 1867 advertised the sale of a valuable leasehold, the estate of Samuel and Robert Biggs, at Gortmore (222 acres and dwelling house). The 22[2?] acre estate of Samuel Biggs at Gortmore was sold to John Samuel Clarke, the petitioner, in November 1867 for £650 (The Irish law times and solicitors' journal: Volume 1, 1868 - Page 679). A house is still located at this site.
Tullahedy Dominick Meade of Tullaheady, county Tipperary, died in 1717. Edwin Sadleir held a house valued at £15+ and 64 acres at Tullahedy from John O'Dwyer at the time of Griffith's Valuation. By 1906 Tullahedy valued at £16 was occupied by the representatives of Thomas J.R. Miller who held over 500 acres of untenanted land there. The Riggs Millers are still resident at Tullahedy. The Ordnance Survey Name Books record the existence of Tullahedy Old House, "almost in a state of ruins, occupied by a herdsman, but formerly a good dwelling house occupied by the Tumpane family". This property is shown on the 1st edition Ordnance Survey map at R841771.
Ashleypark Ashleypark was occupied by the Heads from at least the 1770s. It was the home of John Head in 1814. It became the seat of a branch of the Atkinson family when purchased by George Guy Atkinson in 1824. G. Atkinson was the proprietor in 1837. George Atkinson held the property in fee at the time of Griffith's Valuation when the buildings were valued at £23.10 shillings. Thomas Biggs of the Bellevue family married Alice Margery Atkinson in 1903. The house was valued at £35 and occupied by Thomas B. Biggs Atkinson in 1906. His niece Zelie Biggs eventually inherited Ashleypark. The house was sold to Sean and Nora Mounsey in 1983. It now functions as a guest house. Photo of Ashleypark
Ormond Cottage Ormond Cottage was the residence of Samuel Waller in 1837 and is also noted in the Ordnance Survey Name Books which describe it as "a neat cottage". In the early 1850s he held it in fee and the buildings were valued at £15.10 shillings. It was included in the sale of 1856 sale. A building is still located at this site.
St Davids Lewis refers to the fishing lodge of the Very Reverend Gilbert Holmes, Dean of Ardfert, "beautifully situated on the banks of the Shannon". At the time of Griffith's Valuation, the lodge was valued at £13.10 shillings, occupied by B. W. Holmes and held from John D. and William Kellett. This fishing lodge was altered in the 1860s and renamed St Davids. It remained in the possession of the Holmes family until the 1980s and now functions as a guest house and restaurant. It was offered for sale in 2011. Photo of St Davids
Ballinderry Occupied by the Saunders family from at least the 1770s. Owen Saunders was resident in 1814. He was related to the Sadleirs of Ballinderry. Lewis records Thomas Sadlier junior as the proprietor of Ballinderry "on which a house was about to be erected". Thomas Sadlier held the property in fee at the time of Griffith's Valuation when the buildings were valued at £29. At the time of the Saunders sale in 1877 this house was described as modern and substanial and "approached by a noble avenue lined with beech trees". It was in the owner's possession. Occupied by William J. Russell in 1906. This house is still a residence.
Castletown ''Burke's Irish Family Records'' states that Castletown was purchased by Thomas Sadleir of Sopwell Hall from the family of his brother-in-law, John Briggs of Castletown, in 1706. It passed to Charles, the second son of Thomas Sadleir and was in the possession of his descendants for four generations. In 1747 it was leased to the Cambies by Charles Sadlier. Wilson mentions it as a Parker seat in 1786. In 1814 Leet records the house as unoccupied. C. Cambie was the occupier when Castletown was described by Lewis as a “a handsome castellated building”. Charles Cambie held Castletown from Thomas Sadlier at the time of Griffith's Valuation when the house was valued at £23. Castletown was sold in the Encumbered Estates Court in 1856, Miss Sarah Cambie was the tenant. Thomas Towers of Bushy Park, Borrisokane was the petitioner. He was married to Elizabeth Cambie and Castletown became their home. In 1906 the occupant was Thomas Towers and the house was valued at £24+. In the 1940s Miss Towers and her nephew Mr. Sterling were the occupiers. This 17th century fortified house with early 19th century additions is still in use as a family residence. It was also known as Castle Cambie. Photo of Castletown
Ballyrickard House Ballyrickard may possibly be the house known as Lettyville on the Taylor and Skinner map from the 1770s. Leet records Daniel Falkener as resident at Ballyrickard in 1814 and Lewis records N. Falkiner as the proprietor. The Ordnance Survey Name Books refer to Ballyrickard as "a commodious house", the residence of Nathaniel Falkiner. In the early 1850s Addison Hone was the occupier holding the property from Richard H. Falkiner. The buildings were valued at £15. This 18th century house is still extant and occupied. Photo of Ballyrickard House
Congor Occupied by F. Falkiner in 1837 and described by the Ordnance Survey Name Books as "the commodious residence of Nicholas Biddulph" in 1840. It was still occupied by him at the time of Griffith's Valuation when the house was valued at £20. Nicholas Biddulph was still resident in the mid 1870s when he is recorded as owning 74 acres in county Tipperary. A building is still located at this site.
Beechwood Park Beechwood, near Nenagh, was occupied by Richard C. Langford in 1814 and Lewis writes that Beechwood was the property of Colonel Toler Osborne but was occupied by D. Falkiner and had once been the residence of the Earl of Norbury. Wilson, writing in 1786, refers to "Beech Wood, the fine seat of Daniel Toler". In the mid 19th century William Osborne was resident, holding the property in fee. The buildings were valued at £33. Occupied by Lady Osborne in 1906 when the buildings were valued at £40+. The home of Philip Blake, genealogist, in the mid 20th century. This mid 18th century house still functions as a country house. Photo of Beechwood Park
Mount Falcon Bence Jones writes that this house was built in 1720 by Richard Falkiner. It was the seat of the Falkiner family in the 18th and 19th centuries. The Ordnance Survey Name Books refer to it as the seat of Richard Fitzpatrick Falkiner (a minor) in 1840 and that it was occupied by Obediah Holan. At the time of Griffith's Valuation the house was valued at £15. It is still extant. Photo of Mount Falcon
Kyle Park Marked on the first edition Ordnance Survey map Kyle Park was occupied by Thomas G. Stoney at the time of Griffith's Valuation and held by him in fee. It was valued at £39. The Ordnance Survey Name Books had described it as " a new and commodious house built and occupied by T.G. Stoney". The Stoneys still lived at Kyle Park in the 1870s. This house is still extant. Photo of Kyle Park
Arranhill Arranhill was a Stoney home in the late 18th century. Thomas Stoney was resident in 1814 and Thomas George Stoney in 1837. In 1840 the Ordnance Survey Name Books report that "it suffered considerable damage during the storm of 6 and 7 January, 1839. It is occupied at present by Mr. Skelly, land steward to George Walpole, Brusna Mills, Roscrea". The Name Books also note the Marquis of Ormond as the proprietor. Thomas G. Stoney was the occupier in the early 1850s holding the property from the representatives of T.P. Firman. The buildings were valued at £23.10 shillings. This house is described as "in ruins" on the 25-inch Ordnance Survey map of the 1890s and some of these ruins remain.
Prior Park Built circa 1780 to the design of William Leeson for James Otway, it became the seat of a branch of the Waller family in 1808. A small drawing of the house is included on the 1824 map. Occupied by W. Waller in 1837 and in the early 1850s, when the house was valued at £37 and held in fee. Members of the Waller family continued to reside here until the 1980s. Still a fine country residence. Photo of Prior Park
Finnoe Occupied by T. [Thomas Maunsell] Waller in 1837. The Ordnance Survey Name Books describe Finnoe as "a commodious house" in 1840. Thomas' son, Edward Waller, was the occupier at the time of Griffith's Valuation. Edward held the property in fee and the house was valued at £30. A building is still located at this site.
Prospect Taylor and Skinner record General Gabbet as the proprietor in the 1770s. This house was occupied by J. S. Handcock in 1837 and by Maurice Studdert in the early 1850s and held from Sir John Carden. The buildings were valued at £15.10 shillings. In 1840 it was described in the Ordnance Survey Name Books as "a good dwelling house with ornamental grounds, the residence of Thomas Purvis". Later leased to the Woodwards and still in use as a residence. Photo of Prospect
Annaghbeg The home of the Minnitt family in the 18th and 19th centuries, occupied by Joshua Minnitt in 1814. The Ordnance Survey name books describe it as " good dwelling house" in 1840. It wa the residence of Joshua R. Minnitt in 1837 and in the early 1850s. He held the property from the representatives of Eccles Cuthbert and the house was valued at £37. This house is still a country residence. Photo of Annaghbeg
Shannonvale/Kilteelagh Occupied by Mrs Bunbury in 1814 and J. Odell in 1837. The Ordnance Survey Name Books describe it as "a spacious building, the residence of Mr. Cashel" in 1841. Peter Bailey was the occupier in the early 1850s, when the property was held from Mary Nunn. The buildings were valued at £10+. In the 1860s this house was replaced by a new building slightly to the north known as Kilteelagh House. It was built for Lieutenant Colonel W.C. Gason and is still a residence. It was offered for sale in 2012. Anoher Bayley property, known as Hazel Point Cottage, is located close by at R801860. Photo of Shannonvale/Kilteelagh
Oldcourt John Brereton of Oldcourt was the second son of John Brereton of Rathurles and his wife, Margaret Watson. He had a son,John, born 1817. The Ordnance Survey Name Books refer to it as his property in 1840 but mention that it was "a commodious house" occupied by his land steward. John Brereton held Oldcourt in fee at the time of Griffith's Valuation when the house was valued at £12. A building is still extant at this site.
Rodeen A Falkiner residence from at least 1837. It was the home of Joseph Falkiner who held the property in fee. He was one of the eleven sons of the Reverend R.D. Falkiner of Mount Falcon. The house was valued at £22. It was advertised for sale in July 1860, Mrs Anne Falkiner and Richard J. Falkiner were the tenants. The house came on the market again in May 1867, part of the 105 acres for sale at Rodeen, the estate of Octavius La Touche. This house is still in use as a residence. Photo of Rodeen
Annagh Castle Annah Castle was the home of Joseph O. Tabourdeau in 1837 and of Arburthard Goold in the mid 19th century. Goold held the property from John Minchin and the buildings were valued at £20. This building is no longer extant.
Annagh Annah was the residence of J. Minchin in 1837 and was held by John Minchin in fee in the mid 19th century when the buildings were valued at £18.10 shillings. Falkner J. Minchin was the occupier in 1906 and Commander Minchin in the early 1940s. Named on the first edition Ordnance Survey map as Annagh Lodge. This house is still a residence. Photo of Annagh
Bellevue Belview, Nenagh, was the residence of G.W. Biggs in 1814 and in 1837. The Ordnance Survey Name Books note that Thomas Sadlier was the proprietor of Bellevue inn 1840 but that it was the residence of J.W. Biggs and was " a commodious house". Samuel D. Biggs was the occupant at the time of Griffith's Valuation. He held the house valued at £30 with 315 acres from Thomas Sadlier. Samuel D. Biggs was still resident at Belview in the 1870s. Major Biggs lived at Bellevue in the 1940s. Bellevue is still extant. Photo of Bellevue
Brookfield D. Cambie is recorded as the proprietor of Brookfield, Nenagh in 1814. The Ordnance Survey Name Books refer to Brookfield as the residence of E. Talbot but "Couns. Geddy [Grady] was the proprietor. In the mid 19th century John Parker was resident, holding the property from Henry D. Grady. The Parkers and Gradys were related. The house was valued at £17 and is still in use as a residence. John Parker was still resident in the 1870s. John's only daughter, Annie, married William James Reeves in 1892 and their eldest son was Henry Parker Reeves. This family is documented in the archive at Damer House, Roscrea. Photo of Brookfield
Kilgarvan Occupied by Mr Michael Connor in 1814 and by E. Cambie in 1837. Held by Solomon R. Cambie in fee at the time of Griffith's Valuation when the buildings were valued at £14.15 shillings. The Cambies sold Kilgarvan to the Reeves in the 1870s. This house is still extant and was for sale in 1999 and again in 2002.
Waterloo Lodge Located on the shore of Lough Derg the Reverend R.P. Vaughan was resident at Waterloo in 1837. The Ordnance Survey Name Books refer to it as his residence, "a neat cottage". Edward Biggs is recorded as the occupier in the mid 19th century, holding the property valued at £10 from Dr Malony. A building is still located at this site.
Johnstown Park This house was built for Peter Holmes, MP, c. 1777 and probably designed by William Leeson. It was originally known as Peterfield. It was leased to Samuel Prendergast in 1823. Lewis records J.G. Prendergast as resident in 1837 and the Ordnance Survey Name Books refer to it as the residence of Counsellor Prendergast in 1840. The house valued at £49 was occupied by Thomas G. Prendergast in the mid 19th century and held from the representatives of Peter Holmes. From 1865 to 1936 Johnstown was the home of the Headech family. The house was unroofed in the early 1940s and is now demolished. Photo of Johnstown Park
Lodge An early 18th century house, originally the home of the Barry family, sold by them to Lieutenant Colonel Joseph Gabbett in 1766. Passed by inheritance from the Gabbetts to the Studderts, it was occupied by Francis Green in 1814 and by W. Studdart in 1837. The Ordnance Survey Name Books refer to it as "a commodious ancient dwelling house, the residence of William Studdert" in 1840. Maurice Studdert was the occupier at the time of Griffith's Valuation, when the house was valued at £25 and held from the representatives of General Gabbett. Maurice Studdert was the son of the Reverend George Studdert, rector of Kilpeacon, county Limerick, his wife, Mary Gabbett of High Park. Mrs Eliza Studdart of Lodge, Nenagh owned 648 acres in the 1870s. Photo of Lodge
Mota This house dates from about 1800. Edward Cambie was resident at Mota in 1814 and T. Pepper Roberts in 1837 and afterwards. The Ornance Survvey Name Books mention that it was his residence in 1840 and that Thomas Sadlier was the proprietor. Mota and 478 acres, the estate of Theobald Pepper Roberts, was advertised for sale in May 1850. George Taylor occupied the house valued at £15.10 shillings in the mid 19th century. He held it from Peter Byrne. Marcus Tuthill lived here later. This house is still occupied. Photo of Mota
Blackfort William Molloy was resident in 1814 and W. Minnett in 1837. Blackfort was advertised for sale in May 1851 by the Reverend David Fitzgerald, Edward Galwey was the petitioner. By the time of Griffith's Valuation Edward Galwey held Blackfort, or Lisduff as it became known, in fee. The buildings were valued at £15.10 shillings. Edward Galwey of Lisduff, Nenagh, owned 245 acres in county Tipperary in the 1870s. Richard Galway occupied Blackfort in 1906 when the house was valued at £22+. Photo of Blackfort
Ballinwear In 1840 the Ordnance Survey Name Books describe Ballinwear as "a good dwelling house...surrounded with plantation and ornamental ground". James Otway is recorded as the occupier of Ballinwear at the time of Griffith's Valuation. At this time the house was valued at £14 and held from the Earl of Norbury. Toler Kingsley Wolfe was the house occupant in 1867. The Ballinwear property had been leased to Caesar George Otway by the Honourable Otway Fortescue Toler in 1859. The house was later altered and a building is still in existence at the site.
Ballyanny Lewis records J. Maher as resident at Ballyhenny in 1837. James Meagher occupied the house valued at £16 in the mid 19th century and held the property from Thomas Carroll. James Meagher of Ballyanny, Nenagh, owned 370 acres in the 1870s.
Gurthalougha A mid 19th century house [built by William D. Farrar], it is not marked on the first edition Ordnance Survey map or entered in Griffith's Valuation. In the 1870s William Dent Farrar was resident. William D. Ferrar was still the occupier in 1906 when the house was valued at £35. The Irish Tourist Association surveyor records Mr Kent as resident in the early 1940s. Owned by John Paul Getty III in the first decade of the 21st century and for sale in 2010 and again in 2012. Photo of Gurthalougha
Wellington In 1840 the Ordnance Survey Name Books refer to Wellington as "the commodious dwelling house of Edwin Sadlier". By the time of Griffith's Valuation, the house was occupied by Daniel Falkiner, valued at £20 and held from the representatives of Colonel Brereton. This house is marked on the first edition Ordnance Survey map. It was replaced by another house also known as Wellington, closer to the mill, in the early 1870s, and this latter house is still extant. Photo of Wellington
Bushy Park Bushy Park was the home of Thomas Towers in 1814 and in 1837. In 1840, the Ordnance Survey Name Books refer to it as " a comfortable house, the residence of Thomas Towers" and also include reference to a letter written by Mr. Towers in which he expressed the wish that the house would revert to the name Shesharaghmore house though this does not seem to have happened. Sarah Cambie was occupying the house valued at £15 and held from Thomas Towers in the mid 19th century. David Clarke is described as "of Bushy Park, Borrisokane and Macclesfield" in the 1870s. Still valued at £15 this house was held by the representatives of David Clarke in 1906. A building is still extant at the site.
Rockford The original house was marked on the first edition Ordnance Survey map but it was enlarged and altered sometime after the first Ordnance Survey. Another house also known as Rockford House was built to the south east of the original house in 1881 for Theobald Richard Wolfe, Grid Ref R855 821. It remained in the possession of the Wolfe family until 1943. Rockfort (sic) was the residence of Jeoffrey Kingsley in 1814 and of J. Wolfe in 1837. In 1823 John Wolfe married Frances Elizabeth Kingsley, an only child. John Wolfe held the house valued at £18 and 232 acres from the representatives of General Chowe in the early 1850s. The Wolfes were still resident in the 1870s. Photo of Rockford
Moyroe Moyroe was the home of Samuel Laurence in 1814 and of Malachy Ryan in the mid 19th century. Malachy Ryan held the townland of 51 acres in fee and the buildings were valued at £10.10 shillings. A building still exists at this site.
Brook Watson Feltham Watson occupied Brook Watson in 1837 and at the time of Griffith's Valuation when the house was valued at £26 and held from the representatives of Peter Holmes. By 1870 in the hands of the Brereton family. Photo of Brook Watson
Riverston Leets records Riverstown, Nenagh, as the home of Wills Crofts. In 1806 John Bennett of Cork city married the only daughter of Wills Crofts of Riverston, county Tipperary (''Freeman's Journal'' 12 June 1806). In 1837 John Bennett was the proprietor of Riverston. At the time of Griffith's Valuation John Bennett held the property from the representatives of Peter Holmes and the house was valued at £55 and the nearby mill at £54. The home of a member of the Poe family in the 1870s. Photo of Riverston
Summerville In 1840 the Ordnance Survey Name Books describe Summerville as "a commodious dwelling house, the residence of O'Brien Dillon" but Major Laurence is noted as the proprietor. At the time of Griffith's Valuation, the house was occupied by the representatives of Wills Bennett and held from John Bennett. The buildings were valued at £24. This house no longer exists.
Newlawn Originally a Carroll home that passed through marriage to the Dempsters. The Ordnance Survey Name Books mention J.Dempster as the proprietor of Newlawn in 1839 though elsewhere they refer to it as the residence of Mr. Egan, distiller. In the mid 19th century David Dempster was the occupant holding the property from Dr Dempster, the buildings were valued at £13.15 shillings. The building is still in use as a house. Photo of Newlawn
Ballinderry In 1840 the Ordnance Survey Name Books refer to Ballinderry House as "a good house in a demesne with some trees". James Demspter was noted as the proprietor at the time. By the time of Griffith's Valuation it appears to be the mill manager's house, occupied by William Egan and held from Timothy Hogan, part of a building complex valued at £97, known as Santa Cruise Mills. Now in use as a private residence. Photo of Ballinderry
Ashgrove Lewis records B. Talbot as resident. In 1840 the Ordnance Survey Name Books record that the house derived its name from "a large ash grove, recently cut away". A house valued at £15+ at the time of Griffith's Valuation when it was occupied by Reverend Benjamin Talbot and held from Sir John Power. Reverend Benjamin was still resident in the 1870s. Ash Grove is still extant. Photo of Ashgrove
Shannon View Close to the shore of Lough Derg, this house is marked on the first edition Ordnance Survey map. In 1840 the Ordnance Survey Name Books refer to it as "a good dwelling house". At the time of Griffith's Valuation it was occupied by Anne Talbot, held from the Reverend Benjamin Talbot and valued at £4.10 shillings. Frances Talbot of Shannonview owned 42 acres in the 1870s. It is still extant. Photo of Shannon View
Castlelough A circa 1820s house attached to an earlier building on the shore of Lough Derg, Castlelough was the seat of the Parker family. In 1786 Wilson refers to Castlelough and Castletown as seats of the Parker family. Occupied by Anthony Parker in 1814 and in 1837 who was succeeded in that year by his brother the Reverend Standish Grady Parker. The representaives of the Reverend Standish occupied the house at the time of Griffith's Valuation when the buildings were valued at £51+ and held in fee. The Parkers were still resident at the end of the 19th century. This house is still in use as a country residence. Photo of Castlelough
Landsdown In 1786 Wilson refers to "Land's-town" as the seat of Mr. Rolleston. The home of W. Parker in 1814 and of Mrs Parker in 1837. In 1840 the Ordnance Survey Name Books refer to "Landstown, a good dwelling house, the residence of William Parker". He was also the occupant in the mid 19th century when the house was valued at £55+ and held in fee. John Parker of Brookfield and Landsdown married Helena, daughter of George Washington Biggs of Bellevue. The Parkers were still resident in the 1870s. Bassett's Directory of 1889 refers to Charles E. Tuthill of Landsdown. In the 20th century the home of the White Spunner family. This house, built in 1779, was for sale in 1991 (see ''Country Life'' Volume 185). It is still extant. Photo of Landsdown
Tullamore Park A late 18th century house built for Edward Finch. It was the seat of the Finch family in the 19th century, occupied by William Finch in 1837 and at the time of Griffith's Valuation, when the house was valued at £27 and held in fee. Sold in the early 20th century to the Kennedy family. This house is still in use as a residence. Photo of Tullamore Park
Kilcolman The original residence of the Finch family in the 18th century, Wilson refers to it as the seat of Mr. Finch in 1786. It was occupied by John Finch in 1814 and by Mrs Finch in 1837 and 1840. Leased by the representatives of Mrs W. Finch to Edmund Parker in the mid 19th century when the house was valued at £45. William Finch of Kilcoleman owned 412 acres in the 1870s. Charles Finch occupied this house in 1906. This house no longer exists.
Youghal House In 1837 Lewis refers to the seat of W.Smithwick "surrounded by thriving plantations". The house was valued at £39 at the time of Griffith's Valuation and held by William Smithwick in fee. The Smithwicks were still resident at Youghal House in the 1970s. Photo of Youghal House
Youghal Lodge Located on the shore of Lough Derg this house is referred to in the Ordnance Survey Name Books in 1840 as Youghal Cottage. However it appears on both the 2st and 25-inch edition maps as Youghal Lodge. At that time it was owned by William Smithwich but Captain Barton was living there. It was occupied by Scrope Bernard at the time of Griffith's Valuation. He held the property from William Smithwick and the house was valued at £19+. A building is still located at this site.
Derry Castle In 1786, Wilson writes that Derry Castle was the seat of Michael Head. Lewis records Derry Castle as the seat of M.P. Head. In 1840 the Ordnance Survey Name Books describe the demesne at Derry as "chiefly composed of platation and ornamental ground. Derry House (a commodious building) is the residence of Michael Petty Head". By the time of Griffith's Valuation it was held by Francis Spaight in fee, the buildings were valued at £71. ''The Nenagh Guardian'' of 15 April 1872 report on a bad fire at Derry Castle. Spaight family members appear to be still resident in the early 20th century. The National Inventory of Architectural Heritage states that the castle is now demolished. Photo of Derry Castle
Mary Ville This house is marked as Mary Ville on the first edition Ordnance Survey map. In 1840 the Ordnance Survey Name Books refer to it as "a respectable farmhouse and offices" the proprietor of which was Michael Head. This may be the house recorded by Lewis as Derry Ville inhabited by J. Salmon. At the time of Griffith's Valuation Mrs Mary Sparling was resident, holding the lodge valued at £13 from Francis Spaight. Buildings are still extant at this site.
Ryninch Lewis records J. O'Brien of Ryninch and Jeremiah O'Brien held a house valued at £10 and 115 acres from Francis Spaight in the mid 19th century. There were quarries in this townland.
Monroe Monroe was the residence of Robert Young in 1814 and Lewis describes it as the "neat cottage residence" of R. Power. Pierce Power held the property in fee at the time of Griffith's Valuation when the house was valued at £37+. Occupied by Hamo Massy Power in 1906. Yard buildings remain at this site.
Carney Castle Daniel Grace traces the occupation of Castle Carney by members of the Grace, Chissers, Saunders, Hunt, Gamble and Nugent families. He writes that in 1797 Catherine Nugent married Arthur French, a Dublin attorney, and that their son, Arthur, came to live in his new house in the 1830s. Lewis describes Carney Castle in 1837 as the residence of A. French "a handsome modern house on part of the site of the ancient castle, now in ruins, and formerly the residence of the Grace family". At the time of Griffith's Valuation Eliza French held the house valued at £17 and 160 acres in fee. In the possession of the Walpole family in 1866. The Falkiner sale rental of June 1873 refers to the deed of partition of the lands of Carney Castle in 1862 and that the Castle Division was alloted to Mrs Eliza ffrench for life. The rental describes Mrs ffrench as "deceased" and that her interest was for sale by her four daughters.
Cloghprior House The home of the Woodward family until sold to Edwin Cuthbert in 1844. The Ordnance Survey Name Books describes it as "at present in a state of very bad repair, but bears marks of ancient splendour". Held by Edwin Cuthbert in fee at the time of Griffith's Valuation and valued at £5.5 shillings. Daniel Grace writes that it was renovated by John Flower circa 1860s and leased to John Talbot. The Talbot family continued to reside at Cloghprior until the early 20th century.
Garrykennedy In 1786 Wilson refers to Garry-Kennedy as the seat of Mr. Watson. Lewis refers to the houses of G. Watson and - Kent at Garrykennedy. Two houses are marked in the townland on the first edition Ordnance Survey map Garrykennedy and Shannon ville. The Ordnance Survey Name Books describe Garrykennedy as "a good dwelling house, the residence of James Watson". It was bought by William Parker in 1857. By 1906 a mansion house valued at £25+ was located at Garrykennedy. It was occupied by Robert G. Parker. The building known as Garrykennedy House had been expanded and is marked on later maps.
Kilruane House A house constructed in the later nineteenth century on lands owned by Sir Mark A.H. Tuite. It is labelled Kilruane House on the 25-inch Ordnance Survey map of the 1890s. In 1894 Slater notes it as the residence of Sir Mark Tuite. It is still extant and occupied. Photo of Kilruane House
Woodpark (Cloghprior) In 1841 the Ordnance Survey Name books refer to Woodpark as "a new house, the occasional residence of George Waller". At the time of Griffith's Valuation, it was held in fee by William Waller and valued at £7. Woodpark is now a ruin.
Knigh Cottage In 1840 the Ordnance Survey Name Books mention Right Hon. Thomas Lefroy as the proprietor of this house, "a neat cottage, the residence of William Kingsley". He was still the occupier at the time of Griffith's Valuation, when the house was valued at £5. Family history sources suggest that the Kingsley family continued to reside at Knigh Cottage into the early twentieth century when it was acquired by the Harty family. It is still extant.
River View (Knigh) James Kingsley was leasing this property from the Farrar estate at the time of Griffith's Valuation, when it was valued at £10+. In 1840 the Ordnance Survey Name Books refer to River View House as "a commodious dwelling house, the residence of John Tuthill, esq.". Buildings are still extant at the site.
Millview In 1840 the Ordnance Survey Name Books describe Mill view as "a good dwelling house, the residence of Mr. Short" though noting S. Pepper as the proprietor. At the time of Griffith's Valuation it was leased by Richard Brandley from Mary O'Leary when it was valued at £11. A house is still extant at the site.
Smithville [Yewstown House] In 1840 the Ordnance Survey Name Books refer to Smithville "a commodious dwelling house", the residence of Mr. Boucher, though Peter Homes is mentioned as the proprietor. At the time of Griffith's Valuation, Aquilla Smith, MD, was leasing a property from the Holmes estate valued at £38. In addition Smith was leasing another property, valued at £15, to the Nenagh Poor Law Guardians, for use as an auxiliary workhouse. By the publication of the 25-inch Ordnance Survey map of the 1890s, a more substantial house at the site has become known as Yewston House. The building at the site now is known as The Manor and is in use as a nursing home. Photo of Smithville [Yewstown House]
Annebrook House The Ordnance Survey Name Books reported in 1840 that Annebrook House was the residence of Henry Young but that P. Holmes was the proprietor. At the time of Griffith's Valuation, Henry Young was leasing the property, valued at £10+, from the Holmes estate. Buildings are still extant at the site including the remains of substanial farm buildings associated with the farm which is mentioned in the 1840s. Photo of Annebrook House