Ballyallaban

Displaying 4 houses.

Displaying 4 houses.

House name	Description
Newtown Castle	Newtown Castle was originally the home of the O'Loghlens of the Burren and Lewis records C. O'Loghlen resident there in 1837. By the time of Griffith's Valuation it was part of the estate of Colonel Henry White, later 1st Baron Annaly. The present house was a rectory at the time of Griffith's Valuation inhabited by Reverend Hugh B. Howlett. The original castle is still extant and the Burren College of Art is now located at this site.
Gregans Castle/Cregans Castle	Gregans Castle/Cregans Castle The home of the Martyn family from at least 1837, now run as a hotel. Valued at £10.5 shillings at the time of Griffith's Valuation.
Sans Souci	A seaside residence, occupied by the Reverend John Westropp in 1814 and 1837, rector of Ballyvaghan. It later belonged to the Comyn family, now demolished.
Clareville	Weir writes that this house was built by a member of the Joynt family, one of whom was agent to the White estate in the early 19th century. It was valued at just over £5 and was unoccupied at the time of Griffith's Valuation. James and Michael Comyn were the immediate lessors who held over a hundred acres from Colonel Henry White. Clareville was one of the residences of William Lane Joynt in the latter half of the 19th century. An occupied house still exists at this site.