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Creegh House

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Houses within 15km of Creegh House

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Milford A Morony residence located on the Fitzgerald of Carrigoran estate. Occupied by James Fitzgerald in 1814 and by Edward Morony at the time of Griffith's Valuation. It is labelled Millford House on the 1st and subsequent edition Ordnance Survey maps. A house is still extant at the site.
Westcliff Lodge Built post 1838, this house was occupied by Henry Vereker at the time of Griffith's Valuation, valued at £11.10 shillings. Henry Vereker of Dublin married Anne Morony of Limerick in 1823.
Seaview Home of Francis Goold Morony from at least 1837 until the 1870s. He held it from Burdett Morony. The house was valued at £21 and was surrounded by 5 acres. Later inhabited by the Ellis family and sold to the Sisters of Mercy in 1929. Photo of Seaview
Wellington A Morony residence which later passed to the Ellis family, to whom the Moronys were related. In the latter part of the 20th century it was the home of Dr Patrick Hillery, President of Ireland. Photo of Wellington
Miltown House Built in the early 1780s by Thomas J. Morony, who developed the town of Miltown Malbay and the main Morony home throughout the 19th century. Slater refers to it as the residence of Mrs Eleanor Lucinda Moroney in 1894. It was sold about 1919 to the Sisters of Mercy and became a school. Photo of Miltown House
Woodbine Cottage Also known as Admirals Cottage, this house was a summer residence of the Russell family located on the Morony estate. Passed to the Browning family through marriage with the Russells. The house is no longer extant.
Westpark Occupied by Thomas J. Morony in 1814. In the mid 20th century the summer home of the McClancy family.
Freagh Castle Mr Thomas Gorman was resident at 'Freigh', Miltown Malbay in 1814. By the time of Griffith's Valuation Matthias Kenny was the occupier and he held the property from Colonel George Wyndham. The Kenny family continued to live at Freagh until 1970. Photo of Freagh Castle
Kildeema Arthur O'Donnel was resident here in 1814. At the time of Griffith's Valuation William Mathews occupied a house and over 400 acres at Kildeema on the Wyndham estate. There was a tile yard on the property and the buildings were valued at £35. The Mathews continued to live here into the 20th century. Photo of Kildeema
Carrowduff Two houses are marked in the townland of Carrowduff on the first Ordnance Survey map. One was 'in ruins', R055 764. The other was named Emma Ville. At the time of Griffith's Valuation John Gray held a house valued at £15 and 56 acres from the Wyndham estate in this townland. Carrowduff House appears to have been renovated as it is labelled on both the 25-inch 1890s and the 1942 edition of the Ordnance Survey map. Neither house is extant now.
Ballard The residence of John Singleton in 1814. Occupied by the Reverend M. Comyn Parish Priest in 1837 and by John Singleton who held from William Gabbett at the time of Griffith's Valuation.
Knocknagore A house on the Stacpoole estate built by Edmund Mahony who Weir writes married Mary Stacpoole of the Eden Vale family and still occupied by their descendants in the 20th century.
Annagh The townland of Annagh was in the possession of the Stacpooles from the early 18th century and the house was probably built in the second decade of that century. In the 1770s William Stacpoole moved from Annagh to Eden Vale. Thomas Heher was living in the house in 1814 and by the time of Griffith's Valuation George Brew was resident. The house was a ruin in the early 20th century.
Berry Lodge A house on the Stacpoole estate, occupied by Francis Woulf in 1814 and by a member of the O'Dwyer family in the mid 19th century. This house is still a residence. Photo of Berry Lodge
Cloonmore At the time of Griffith's Valuation occupied by William McMahon, held from Timothy McMahon and valued at £10. This was a one storey thatched house, a modern house is now located near the site. Photo of Cloonmore
Quilty House or Salus House Summer residence of the Crowe family, this house is marked on the first Ordnance Survey map of 1842. It was valued at £25 at the time of Griffith's Valuation and recorded as a mansion house in 1906. It is labelled Salus House on subsequent Ordnance Survey maps but is no longer extant.
Tromra A house situated just south of the village of Quilty held from the Mahons. At the time of Griffith's Valuation this house was occupied by Admiral Sir Burton Macnamara baronet, the sixth son of Francis Macnamara of Doolin. It was valued at £18. A house of £9 valuation across the road from his residence was known as Tromra Lodge and was occupied by Lieutenant J. Morris of the Royal Navy at this time, grid reference R019 742. Neither house exists any longer.
Drumellihy A house on the Westby estate occupied by J. O'Brien in 1837 and by Michael Studdert at the time of Griffith's Valuation, when the house was valued at £20. It has remained in Studdert possession for over a hundred years. The date 1811 is inscribed on a stone at the gateway of this house. Photo of Drumellihy
Dangananella House Situated just outside the village of Cooraclare this house was the home of Thomas Brew in the late 18th century. In the 19th century it was a Studdert home and Thomas Studdert was resident at the time of Griffith's Valuation. He held the property from Hugh P. Hickman and it was valued at over £12. This house was for sale in 2008. Photo of Dangananella House
Gower Hall A house on the Burton estate held by Francis Keane from Henry S. Burton at the time of Griffith's Valuation and valued at £12. It had previously being occupied by James Lillis in 1814 and also by Richard Pilkington who married Maria Blood of Applevale in 1805. Previously, in 1786, Wilson refers to Gower as the seat of Mr. Ames, "situated on a hill". The house was reconstructed in the late 19th century and is still a family home, the centre of a dairying enterprise. Photo of Gower Hall
Ballykett Home of a branch of the Hickman family in the 18th century. Weir writes that the Tymons lived here at the end of the 18th century. Occupied by Thomas Pilkington in 1814 and later by the O'Donnell family and then the Brews. No house is named on the first Ordnance Survey map of 1842. George Brew held a house valued at 2 shillings at the time of Griffith's Valuation. The original house was demolished and replaced by a late 19th century house. Also known as Elmgreen, Taylor and Skinner's map 1778 shows two houses beside each other named Elmgreen occupied by Hickman and Ballykett by Monsell.
Cappagh House (Kilrush) Occupied by John Trousdell in 1814. Later the home of the Blairs who intermarried with the Persses of Moyode, county Galway. At the time of Griffith's Valuation it was occupied by William Blair leasing from the Vandeleur estate when the house was valued at £14. The property was labelled Cappagh House on the 25-inch Ordnance Survey map of the 1890s. Modern building has taken place in the area.
Broomhill House Situated just north of Kilrush. Weir writes that this was an old house built before the town of Kilrush. It was occupied by Robert Parkinson in 1814 and by John Kelly at the time of Griffith's Valuation who held it from Colonel Crofton M. Vandeleur. A house is still extant at the site.
Kilrush House An early 19th century house, home of the Vandeleur family, though they were in residence in the eighteenth century as Wilson refers to Kilrush as the seat of Crofton Vandeleur in 1786. In the mid 19th century it was valued at £85. In 1897 it was completely destroyed by an accidental fire. The site of the house is now a car park for those wishing to visit the Vandeleur Walled Garden, which has recently been restored, or to walk in the woods. Photo of Kilrush House
Shannon View A house on the Vandeleur estate, occupied by S. O'Donnell in 1814 and by Simon O'Donnell at the time of Griffith's Valuation. Buildings still exist at the site.
Pella House A Studdert home on the Vandeleur estate valued at £13 in the mid 19th century. Weir writes that the house was built by Admiral John Fitzgerald Studdert and it remained a Studdert home until 1900. Though a house is still extant at the site the original house is now ruinous. Photo of Pella House
Merville House Occupied by John Carroll in 1837 and held by him in fee at the time of Griffith' s Valuation. Weir writes that the house was in ruins by 1904. Photo of Merville House
Carrowdotia House A house on the Vandeleur estate, it was the residence of William Daxon in 1814 and of R.D.Daxon in 1837. Valued at £17 at the time of Griffith's Valuation and occupied by James Cathro. This house now appears to be the centre of a working farm. Photo of Carrowdotia House
Kilmore The home of a branch of the Hickman family in the 18th and 19th centuries. In 1786 Wilson refers to it as the seat of Mr. Hickan. Inherited by the Gores in the 1860s. Burnt in July 1922. Photo of Kilmore
Woodlawn House Situated on the Hickman estate, this house valued at over £13 was unoccupied at the time of Griffith's Valuation and the lease held by Denis Culligan. Joseph Studdert had occupied the house in 1837. He was a grandson of Maurice Studdert of Elm Hill, county Limerick. One of Joseph's sons married Mary Gore of Tyredagh Castle and the Gore Hickmans appear to have occupied the house in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. This house is now a ruin. Photo of Woodlawn House
Oaklands A one storey 18th century house on the Hickman estates occupied by William Henn in 1814 and by R. Hunt in 1837. The residence of the Bennett family from at least the mid 19th century and sold by the Misses Bennett in 1929.
Doonnagurroge Castle Weir writes that this is a 17th century house with a Hodges coat of arms over a door. William Monsell is recorded as the proprietor of Donogroge, Kilrush in 1814. Situated on the Hickman estate it was occupied by George Crowe Hodges in 1837 and at the time of Griffith's Valuation. The Clare Journal (17 Nov 1856) records the death of this gentleman aged 70. The home of the Talty family in the later part of the 19th century. Photo of Doonnagurroge Castle
Doolough Lodge At the time of Griffith's Valuation Matthew Kelly [of Kilrush] held a herd's house valued at £3 and 201 acres from Edward O'Brien at Treanmanagh. The house dates from about the mid 19th century and was the Irish home of Matthew's son General Sir Thomas Kelly Kenny. Weir writes that the General had King George V to stay in the house following the King's coronation in 1910.
Seafield Lodge The home of the Casey family in the late 18th and early 19th centuries. Occupied by William Casey in 1814. Leased by Captain Francis Casey to William Brew in the mid 19th century and it remained a Brew home until it was burned down in 1922.
Belleview/Bellevue A house located on the Vandeleur estate close to the town of Kilrush, the residence of Captain Jewell in 1814 and of Nicholas S. O'Gorman at the time of Griffith's Valuation, when it was valued at £11. Weir writes that this was a late 18th century house, still extant. Photo of Belleview/Bellevue
Cappagh Lodge Another larger house in Ballynote West townland, valued at £18 at the time of Griffith's Valuation and occupied by Robert H. Borough, who held it from Nicholas S. O'Gorman. This house is labelled Cappagh Lodge on the 25-inch Ordnance Survey map of the 1890s. Local sources indicate it was later occupied by the Butler family. Later in the twentieth century it was taken over by the Ryan family whose descendants still live there.
Fort House This house near the town of Kilrush was the residence of John Trousdell in 1814. Occupied by Richard Studdert in the early 1850s who held the house valued at £7 and three acres from Brew Cox Donovan. Weir writes that it was the agent's house for the Vandeleur estate at one time.
Crawford's Lodge In 1840 the Ordnance Survey Name Books refer to Crawford's Lodge as the residence of W. Crawford. At the time of Griffith's Valuation, the townland was held in fee by William Crawford when the house was valued at £6+. It is not labelled on the later 25-inch map of the 1890s though a house still exists at the site.