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Gloves (Athenry)

Houses within 5km of this house

Displaying 17 houses.

Houses within 5km of Gloves (Athenry)

Displaying 17 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. Photo of Moyode
Newford In 1786, Wilson mentions Newford as the seat of Edward Browne. In 1814 Thomas Tighe is recorded as residing at Newford. Patrick Fitzpatrick of Newford House, Athenry is listed as a subscriber to ''Lewis' Topographical Dictionary'' (1837). The house was later part of the Whaley and Perry estates in the 1850s and was offered for sale in the Encumbered Estates court in 1852. Portion of Newford later bacame incorporated into Mellows Agricultural College farm. The house is no longer extant.
Prospect Prospect Lodge is recorded as the residence of T. Burke in 1814. At the time of Griffith's Valuation it was leased by Thomas Courtney to John Lopdell. It is still extant and occupied. Photo of Prospect
Castleturvin Francis Bruen was leasing Castleturvin to Reverend Mark Perrin at the time of Griffith's Valuation. The Ordnance Survey Name Books claim that the Turvin family were the proprietors in the 1830s. Castleturvin House is still extant and occupied. The entrance gate indicates that the house dates from 1767. Photo of Castleturvin
Cullairbaun Occupied by James Perry at the time of Griffith's Valuation.
Athenry House Athenry House was built in the late 18th century. In 1837 it was the seat of J. Lopdell. It was offered for sale in the Landed Estates court in November 1876 as part of the estate of Wm. Vesey Fitzgerald Hickman. Part of the original house is no longer extant and construction work has taken place in the area. Photo of Athenry House
Rockmore or Blakeland Lodge . This property is named as Blakeland Lodge on the 1st edition OS Map and in the Ordnance Survey Name Books.It appears as Rockmore on the 25-inch map of the 1890s. At the time of Griffith's Valuation it was occupied by William Kelly and valued at £15. In 1906 it was the property of Raymond Kelly and was still valued at £15. It is still extant and has recently been renovated. Photo of Rockmore or Blakeland Lodge
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. Photo of Tallyho Lodge
Bingarra Occupied by James Clarke in the mid 1850s, leasing from the Bodkin estate and advertised for sale in Nov 1855. Modern buildings exist at the site now.
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. Photo of Carnakelly
Graig Abbey At the time of Griffith's Valuation, James Clarke was leasing the house at Graig Abbey from the Warburton estate when it was valued at £18. It is still extant and in use. Photo of Graig Abbey
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. Photo of Kiltullagh House
Raheen (Athenry) Raheen House is associated wth the Lopdell family although there was only a herd's house valued at £3 and gate lodges recorded there at the time of Griffith's Valuation. In 1894, however, Slater noted it as the residence of Mrs. Lopdell. Raheen is still extant. Photo of Raheen (Athenry)
Boyhill House Richard Persse was leasing a house valued at £5 from Burton Persse at Boyhill, barony of Athenry at the time of Griffith's Valuation. In 1906 it was still the property of Burton Persse who also held almost 300 acres of untenanted land in the locality. Some ruins and farm buildings still remain at the site.
Mulpit House Mulpit House is shown on the first edition Ordnance Survey map, published in 1842. At the time of Griffith's Valuation, it was being leased from Francis Bruen by Walter Taylor and was valued at £8 10s. The property included a corn mill though this is noted as "in ruins" on the Ordnance Survey map. Mulpit House is still extant and occupied. Photo of Mulpit House
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. Photo of Esker
Park In 1786 Wilson refers to Park as the seat of Mr. Burke, half a mile from the Monivea-Galway road. This may refer to Park townland in the barony of Athenry, which was in the possession of James Perry at the time of Griffith's Valuation.