Carrowroe House

Houses within 5km of this house

Displaying 16 houses.

Houses within 5km of Carrowroe House

Displaying 16 houses.

House name	Description
Moyode	The seat of the Persse estate for many years. At the time of Griffith's Valuation it was the seat of Burton Persse. In 1894 Slater refers to it as the seat of De Brugh Persse. In 1906 it was owned by Lord Ardilaun and was valued at almost £73.Only some ruins of Moyode Castle remain although elements of the stable yard still exist.
Hollypark	In 1814 Hollypark was the seat of Pierce Blake and at the time of Griffith's Valuation the property of Peter Blake when it was valued at £20. In 1894, Slater referred to it as the seat of Col. M.P. Blake. In 1906 Maria C. White held the mansion house at Hollypark. It is still extant and occupied.
Bookeen Glebe	Burton Persse was leasing this house to Rev. Robert Graham at the time of Griffith's Valuation. In the nineteenth century, the house was used as the residence of the incumbent at Bookeen Church. It was later purchased by the Aitken family who had served as Land Agents for the Clancarty estate at Coorheen, outside Loughrea. The house has been renovated and is extant and occupied.
Dunsandle	A large house built in the later 18th century for Denis Daly, M.P. Wilson refers to it in 1786 as "the most magnificent and beautiful seat, with ample demesnes". It was held in fee by Lord Dunsandle at the time of Griffith's Valuation, when it was valued at £70. In 1894 Slater refers to it as the seat of William Daly. Dunsandle House was sold in 1954 and demolished in 1958 although portions of the walls are still standing. Evidence of both the stable yard and walled garden still exists also.
St. Cleran's or Issercleran	Issercleran or St.Clerans was the home of the Burke family who built the house c.1784. At the time of Griffith's Valuation it was owned by John Hardiman Burke and was valued at £45. In 1906 it was the property of Anne Maxwell (nee Burke) and was valued at £46. It was sold in the 1950s and became the home of film director, John Huston. Up until 2008 it functioned as a luxury hotel owned by the Griffin Group.
Gammahoe Cottage	A smaller property on the Persse estate, possibly a steward's house, with 257 acres in 1855. There is no trace of a house at this location now although there is some evidence of farm buildings and garden walls.
Ballynahivnia	Lord Dunsandle is recorded as the lessor of 161 acres and a complex of buildings, including a mill, valued at £18, in the townland of Ballynahivnia, in 1855. The substantial remains of a tower house, together with the foundations of the mill building remain at the site, close to Riverville Bridge.
Tooloobaun House	At the time of Griffith's Valuation, Henry Hudson was leasing this house, then valued at almost £4, from John R. Hudson/Hodson. It is not shown on the later 25-inch Ordnance Survey map of the 1890s.
Rathville	At the time of Griffith's Valuation, John Blake was the holder of a property at Carrowreagh, barony of Athenry, valued at £10. Rathville House is still extant and occupied. In 2013 it was offered for sale.
Raford	The National Inventory of Architectural Heritage suggests that Raford House was built c.1760. Wilson refers to it as the seat of Captain Daly in 1786. It was being leased by Denis Bodkin from Harriett Daly at the time of Griffith's Valuation, when it was valued at £40. John Archer Daly was the owner of Raford House in 1906 when it was also valued at £40. Raford is still extant and occupied. Modern development has taken place on part of the demesne lands.
Tallyho Lodge	Tallyho Lodge was the home of Burton Persse, Sen, in the 19th century. The house is no longer extant but traces of the walled garden remain.
Carnakelly	Carnakelly was the original house from whch the Dalys of Dunsandle descended. John Monaghan was leasing this house, valued at £4 together with over 100 acres, from Lord Dunsandle's estate, at the time of Griffith's Valuation.
Kiltullagh House	In 1786 Wilson mentions "Kiltolla" as the seat of Patrick D'Arcy. Lewis records Kiltullagh House as the seat of J. D'Arcy in 1837. At the time of Griffith's Valuation, Pierce Joyce held a herd's house here valued at almost £4. It is described as "in ruins" on the 25-inch Ordnance Survey map of the 1890s and these ruins are still extant.
Gortakeeran	John A. Daly owned buildings valued at almost £8 at Gortakeeran in 1906. At the time of Griffith's Valuation this townland was owned by John B. Daly including a herd's house valued at 15s.
Abberanville	Abberanville House is descibed as "in ruins" on the 1st edition OS map. The townland, containing 24 acres, was part of John B. Daly's estate and was leased to John Blake when the buildings were valued at £15s. The ruins of a hemp factory were located nearby. There are no buildings at the site now.
Esker	In 1786 Wilson refers to Esker as the seat of Mr. Daly, "situated on a lofty hill". By the time of Griffith's Valuation this property was being leased to the Dominican Order by Lord Dunsandle, when it was valued at £20. The Dominicans departed in the 1860s and it became for some time a seminary for the RC diocese of Clonfert. It was taken over by the Redemptorist Order in 1901, in whose possession it still remains. It now serves as a retreat centre.