Muckross House (Muckross Abbey)

Houses within 5km of this house

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Houses within 5km of Muckross House (Muckross Abbey)

Displaying 26 houses.

House name	Description
Cahernane	Cahernane House was the property of Rev. Richard Herbert at the time of Griffith’s Valuation, when it was valued at £22. Lewis mentions it as the seat of H. Herbert in 1837. Bary indicates that this house, originally built in the early 18th century, was replaced in the 1870s when the present building was constructed. The property was sold by the Herbert family at the end of the 19th century and is now a luxury hotel. In the 1940s though, the Irish Tourist Association reported that the gardens were well-maintained by Miss Herbert. See www.cahernane.com.
Muckross Hotel	William Roche was leasing a property valued at £30 from the Herbert estate at the time of Griffith’s Valuation. The building marked as hotel on the 1st edition 6” map is recorded on the 1894 map as Muckross Hotel. Roche was leasing an adjoining building, valued at £13, from Daniel Clifford in the same vicinity. Horgan states that the Tourist’s Illustrated Handbook for Ireland, 1853, refers to Mr. Roche as manager of the Muckross Hotel. The property is still a hotel, now known as the Muckross Park Hotel. Daniel O’Sullivan was leasing a property in the same area from the Herbert estate, valued at £12 12s. In 1906 Lord Ardilaun owned the property at Dromyrourk valued at £20.
Torc Cottage	At the time of Griffith’s Valuation, Henry Herbert was leasing a property at Torc, valued at £39, to Sir Thomas Herbert. Lewis refers to it as the residence of Capt. Herbert in 1837 while Leet mentions it as the seat of Charles Herbert in 1814. In 1906 it was part of the Guinness estate and valued at £11 10s. Bary states that Torc Cottage was a handsome property surrounded by plantations. McCoole claims that Henry Arthur Herbert had built Torc Cottage for his mistress. The building is no longer extant.
Castle Lough	Martin Lawlor was leasing a property valued at £55 to Thomas Cotter at the time of Griffith’s Valuation. It is described by Lewis as the seat of D.S. Lawlor in 1837. Bary states that there was an earlier house, belonging to the Madden family, at this site. In the later 19th century, Thomas Cotter ran the property as an hotel. It has been incorporated into the Lake Hotel complex. See www.lakehotel.com.
Ardagh	Martin Lawlor was in possession of a property valued at £11 5s at Ardagh, at the time of Griffith’s Valuation. There is no house marked on the 1st edition OS map, the Lakeview Hotel appears to have occupied the site in 1895.
Torc View (Torc View Hotel)	Jeremiah Hurley was leasing a hotel valued at £40 from the Gallway estate at the time of Griffith’s Valuation. This was the Torc View Hotel. Horgan states that the building was later purchased by the Loretto Sisters and opened as a boarding school. It is labelled Loretto Convent on the 25-inch map of the 1890s. The site is now occupied by town houses.
Ballycasheen House	Henry Curtayne was leasing a property in the townland of Ballycasheen from Lord Kenmare’s estate at the time of Griffith’s Valuation, when it was valued at £18. Nearby in the same townland he also held Courteene Hall, which was vacant at the time and was valued at £10 10s. Leet records him as resident at Ballycasheen in 1814. Lewis referred to the residence of the Curtayne family as Courtayne Castle in 1837. The site of Ballycasheen House is now occupied by commercial buildings while The Heights hotel occupies the site of Courteene Hall.
Drom Hall & Sunday's Well	The Kenmare estate held a property valued at £9 in Dromhale townland at the time of Griffith’s Valuation. Bary states that this house was sometimes lived in by an estate agent. It is no longer extant. The nearby property of Sunday’s Well seems also to have been part of the Kenmare estate although at the time of Griffith’s Valuation it was being leased by Walter Murphy, MD to Joseph Fishbourne and was valued at £13. It is no longer extant and this area has been extensively built on.
Fortwilliam House	Named as Lissyviggeen on the 1st edition OS map but as Fort William House on the map of 1896. At the time of Griffith’s Valuation, John Dumas was leasing this property from the Kenmare estate, when it was valued at £11. Bary states that the O’Keeffe family purchased the property in the 1880s. It was still extant and occupied in 1994.
Glena Cottage	At the time of Griffith’s Valuation, the Kenmare estate held properties described as cottages, valued at £16. Horgan indicates that these cottages were built on the estate to cater for tourist visitors. Lewis, in 1837, mentions the elegant cottage of Lady Kenmare, at a short distance from which a banqueting house had been erected by Lord Kenmare for the entertainment of visitors. In 1906 the property at Glena was valued at £16 15s. Bary states that Glena Cottage was burnt in 1922.
Kenmare House (Killarney House 1)	The original house used by the Browne family, Lords Kenmare, was located in the Demesne. It is named Kenmare House on the 1st edition OS map and by Lewis in 1837 but later came to be called Killarney House. At the time of Griffith’s Valuation, the property was valued at £90. Bary states that this house was probably constructed in the early 18th century. In 1872 the 4th Earl decided to build a new house and the original house was demolished. The later Killarney House was located in Knockreer townland.
Killarney House	The 4th Earl of Kenmare had a new house built in the townland of Knockreer in the 1870s which became known as Killarney House. Bary states that this house was accidentally burnt down in 1913 and never rebuilt. The stable block was later converted into a dwelling and still survives. The last owners, the McShain family, left the property to the nation in the 1960s. An earlier house in this townland, built in 1828,, named in the Ordnance Survey Name Books as Prospect House, was occupied by Thomas Brown in the 1830s.
Ross Cottage	The Earl of Kenmare’s estate included a forester’s house on Ross Island, marked on the 1st edition OS map as Ross Cottage. At the time of Griffith’s Valuation it was valued at £7 5s. In 1906 it was still part of the Kenmare estate and with the same valuation. The building is now in ruins.
Sheheree Cottage	Captain Denis Curtayne was leasing a property from Lord Kenmare’s estate at the time of Griffith’s Valuation, when it was valued at £17 5s. In 1885 Walford mentions Edward Morrogh Bernard "of Sheheree". Bary also states that the property was later associated with the Morrogh Bernard family. In 1994 it was still extant and occupied.
Woodford House	At the time of Griffith’s Valuation, Mary Curtayne was leasing this property at Lissyviggeen from Lord Kenmare’s estate, when it was valued at £13 5s. Bary states that it was occupied by the Misses Curtayne in the 19th century and is still extant and occupied.
Woodlawn (Killarney)	Francis Bland was leasing Woodlawn House from William Fagan, of Cork, at the time of Griffith’s Valuation, when it was valued at £30. Lewis notes it as the seat of Hon. W. Browne in 1837. Bary states that it was built by William Browne around 1800 but was later lived in by Mahonys, Blands and in the latter part of the 19th century by the Godfrey family. It is no longer extant and the area is now a housing estate.
Coolclogher or South Hill	Rev. Richard Herbert was leasing a property valued at £21 to John Leahy at the time of Griffith’s Valuation. He was also leasing a mill, valued at £90 to Richard and John Leahy in the same townland. Lewis records South Hill as the seat of J. Leahy in 1837. Bary states that the house was probably built in the earlier 18th century though it may have been renovated in 1810, probably by the Leahys, in whose family it remained until the end of the 19th century. The Irish Tourist Association survey in the early 1940s reported that it was the private residence of Mr.R. Hilliard. It is now a luxury guest house. See www.coolclogherhouse.com.
Flesk Lodge	At the time of Griffith’s Valuation, Rev. Richard Herbert was leasing a property to Rev. Robert Hewson when it was valued at £6 10s. Bary states that the latter is recorded as having died at Flesk Lodge in 1880. Since 1957 the site has been occupied by the Gleneagle hotel.
Flesk Cottage	At the time of Griffith’s valuation, this house is recorded as part of the Herbert estate but was unoccupied. It was valued at £24 at the time. Lewis records it as the seat of Capain Godfrey in 1837. The Ordnance Survey Name Books record it as the residence of Arthur Saunders c.1840. Bary states that this house was frequently occupied by the Godfrey family. The ruins are close to the Gleneagles hotel.
Bridgeview	Sir T. Herbert was leasing a property to Capt. W. Dalton at the time of Griffith’s valuation, when it was valued at £17. Bary states that this house was also occupied by the Misses Herbert and by Lady Godfrey at different times in the 19th century. It is no longer extant and modern houses have been built on the site.
Belleville	John Brennan was leasing this property from William Mayberry at the time of Griffith’s Valuation, when it was valued at £14.
Flesk (Glenflesk) Castle	Daniel C. Coltsmann was in possession of Flesk Castle at the time of Griffith’s Valuation when it was valued at £50. Lewis records it as the seat of J. Coltsmann in 1837. Bary states that the house was also known locally as Glenflesk Castle or Coltsmann’s Castle. It was built in the early decades of the 19th century and continued in the Coltsmann family and their descendents until the early 20th century when it was sold to Major John McGillycuddy. In 1943 the Irish Tourist Association survey noted that "its tall fantastic turrets dominate the countryside". It was then in the possession of Anthony McGillycuddy. It had become ruinous by the end of the 20th century although there were some indications that it might be restored.
Flesk Priory	The representatives of John Coxon were leasing Flesk Priory to Margaret Newman at the time of Griffith’s Valuation, when it was valued at £26. In 1837 Lewis mentions it as the seat of J.S. Coxon. Bary states that, while O’Donovan claimed it had been built in 1828, it is possible that it was erected in the 18th century. Local tradition maintained that it was to provide accommodation for noble refugees from the French Revolution. It was still extant at the end of the twentieth century.
Roseville Cottage	John Powell was in possession of two properties at Scrahane at the time of Griffith’s Valuation. Roseville Cottage, valued at £8 was vacant while the second property, was leased to Capt. John Kenny. Bary states that the house may have built and used by Lord Kenmare for one of his agents. It was still extant in 1994 but unoccupied and possibly in danger of demolition.
Park	Daniel Cronin was occupying the Park property at the time of Griffith’s Valuation, when it was valued at £44. Lewis mentions it as a handsome residence of D. Cronin in 1837. Wilson, writing in 1786, refers to it as the seat of Mr. Cronen. Bary states that it seems to have been originally built in the 18th century but later re-modelled. The Cronins to whom it belonged eventually became Cronin-Coltsmanns on inheriting the Flesk Castle property. It has been extensively altered and run as the Heights Hotel since the mid 20th century.
Danesfort	Captain James Colthurst was leasing this property to Reverend Samuel Butcher at the time of Griffith's Valuation, when it was valued at £11 10. Lewis refers to it as the seat of Captain Colthurst in 1837 "commanding interesting views of the Middle and Lower Lakes". In 1874 the Danesfort estate of Samuel Butcher was offered for sale in the Landed Estates Court. The house is described as "beautifully situated, overlooking the Bay of Castlelough". Bary notes that it was occupied up until the 1920s but is now a ruin.