Brosna Rectory

Houses within 15km of this house

Displaying 23 houses.

Houses within 15km of Brosna Rectory

Displaying 23 houses.

House name	Description
Kilmurray House	Anthony Raymond was leasing Kilmurray House to Catherine McIntosh at the time of Griffith's Valuaton, when it was valued at £18 5s. The Ordnance Survey Name Books describe it as " a handsome house, 3 storeys high" in the 1830s. Bary writes Kilmurray was said to have been built by Archibald McIntosh (Cantoss) around 1839 although it appears earlier than that. By 1870, George Raymond, QC, who resided in Dublin, used Kilmurray as a summer home where his relatives, the McIntosh family resided. It is still extant and in 2008, was offered for sale.
Mount Eagle Lodge	Major Fairfield was the owner of Mount Eagle at the time of Griffith's Valuation when it was valued at £10 15s. Bary writes that it was built by him in 1830 and Lewis recorded it as his residence in 1837.The Ordnance Survey Name Books describe it as "a handsome cottage". It was most frequently used as a hunting lodge. Later in the nineteenth century it was the property of Colonel Drummond and resided in by his agent, Mr. Black. In 1906 it was owned by Charles Drummond and valued at £12. The property was eventually sold to the Forestry service in the mid-twentieth century when the house was demolished.
Ballymacadam House	Robert M. Leeson was leasing this property to John Roche at the time of Griffith's Valuation, when it was valued at £13. In the 1830s, the Ordnance Survey Field Name Books record Lady Franks as the owner of the townland and John Roche occupying the house. In 1786 Wilson refers to Ballymacadam as a seat of the Earl of Glandore. Bary states that the house had a number of owners since its construction in the eighteenth century. It is still extant and occupied.
Crag House or Rockville	Robert Leeson was occupying this property at the time of Griffith's Valuation when the lessor was William Miles. It was then valued at £18 15s. On the 1st edition Ordnance Survey map the house is labelled as Rockville. Bary quotes O'Donovan who claimed the owner in the 1830s was John Marshell Myles. The house is still extant and the well-known Crag Cave complex is located in the demesne. See www.cragcave.com
Tobermaing House	Robert Chambers was leasing a property which included a mill to James Chambers at the time of Griffith's Valuation, when it was valued at £26 15s. In the 1830s the Ordnance Survey Field Name Books record Lady Franks as the proprietor of this townland and William Bailey as resident in the house. Bary states that the mill was run by the Bailey family and that the property was later owned by the Roche family. In the 1990s it had been converted into a bar and restaurant.
Duagh House	Oliver Fitzmaurice was in possession of Duagh House at the time of Griffith's Valuation, when it was valued at £12 10s. Lewis mentions it as the seat of M. Fitzmaurice in 1837. Bary writes that this house was built by the Fitzmaurices in the eighteenth century and remained in their ownership until the end of the nineteenth, when the estate began to be sold to the tenants. The house was finally demolished in the 1960s.
Duagh Glebe	Sir John Benn-Walsh's estate was leasing this property to Rev. Robert Hickson at the time of Griffith's Valuation, when it was valued at £17. Lewis records it as the seat of Rev.R. Hickson in 1837.
Kilcarra House	Rev. Rowland Bateman was residing at Kilcarra at the time of Griffith's Valuation, when it was valued at £6 10s. Bary writes that the house had been built by the Fitzmaurices but later came into the possession of the Batemans who lived there until the 1880s. It is still extant and occupied.
Triernearagh House	Edmond Walsh was leasing this property from the estate of Lady Burghersh at the time of Griffith's Valuation, when it was valued at £10 15s.
Ballinruddery House	Ballinruddery was owned by the Knight of Kerry at the time of Griffith's Valuation, when it was valued at £23 10s. This seems to be the house referred to by Wilson in 1786 as Woodford, "the seat of Robert Fitzgerald, with ample demesnes". Leet notes it as the residence of Hon. M. Fitzgerald in 1814. Lewis, in 1837, describes it as "the occasional residence of Maurice Fitzgerald, Knight of Kerry, beautifully situated in a wooded demesne". It is recorded by Slater as the seat of Sir Maurice Fitzgerald in 1894. Bary states that the house was believed to date from the sixteenth century but was destroyed by fire accidentally in the later nineteenth century.
Ballygrenane House	At the time of Griffith's Valuation, Samuel Shelwell (or Sewell) was leasing this property from the Earl of Listowel's estate when it was valued at £7 15s.In 1814 Leet noted it as the residence of Mrs. Showel. Lewis mentions Ballygrinnan as the seat of S. Sewell in 1837. Bary states that it later passed to the Macauley family who owned it until the end of the twentieth century.
Tanavalla or Garrantanvally House	Alexander Elliott was leasing this property from William Monsell at the time of Griffith's Valuation, when it was valued at £22 10s. While it is labelled Garrantanavally House on the 1st editon Ordnance Survey map, it seems to have been generally known as Tanavalla House. Lewis states Tannavalla was the seat of A. Elliott in 1837. Bary states that the original house was destroyed by fire in the 1820s and rebuilt in Regency style. The Elliotts owned the property until at least the 1870s after which it was the occupied by the Cooke family. It was burned in 1920.
Roseland Cottage	Rev. John Day was leasing this property to James Mitchell at the time of Griffith's Valuation, when it was valued at £9. Bary writes that nothing is remembered of the house now except its name.
Islandmacloughry	Thomas O'Connell was leasing this property from the Earl of Listowel's estate at the time of Griffith's Valuation, when it was valued at £8. Buildings are still extant at the site.
Banemore House	Robert John Palmer was in possession of this house at the time of Griffith's Valuation, when it was valued at £17 15s. In 1837 Lewis notes it as the seat of R.J. Palmer. Leet records it as the seat of Thomas O'Halloran in 1814. Bary notes that it was in the possession of the Palmer family from the eighteenth to the early twentieth century and was the site of a soup kitchen during the Famine. It is now a ruin. In some sources it is known as Baunmore House. Robert John Palmer of Listowel was the son of John Grove Palmer, attorney and advocate on the island of Bermuda and grandson of John Palmer of Lincoln's Inn and Limerick city (''The Gentleman's Magazine'' Vol 102, Part I, 569).
Coolnaleen Cottage	Lady Burghersh was leasing this property to Gerard O'Callaghan at the time of Griffith's Valuation, when it was valued at £10.
Billeragh House	Robert Hilliard was leasing this property from Thomas Dennis at the time of Griffith's Valuation, when it was valued at £9 10s. Leet notes it as the residence of Mr. Hilliard in 1814.
Kilmorna House	Pierce Mahony was leasing Kilmorna House to William Lunham at the time of Griffith's Valuation, when it was valued at £23 10s. On the first edition Ordnance Map it is labelled as Kilmeany House. In 1786 Wilson refers to Killlmeny as the seat of Mr. Gunn. Bary states that it was originally a Raymond house, named Riversdale but that it was bought by Pierce Mahony in 1834. Leet, in 1814, refers to it as the residence of Mrs. Raymond. In 1906 it was the property of George Gun Mahony and valued at £20. It continued to be occupied by the Mahony family and their descendents until 1921 when it was burnt and the then resident, Arthur Vicars, shot dead.
Gurtenard	James M. Hone was leasing this property from the Earl of Listowel's estate at the time of Griffith's Valuation, when it was valued at £30 10s. Lewis indicates that it was the seat of S.E. Collis in 1837. It was used infrequently by the Earl and Countess of Listowel as a summer residence but most often let out to other families. It is still extant and sometimes operates as a guesthouse.
Cahirdown	In 1906 Denis Gun Browne owned a house valued at £20 at Dromin Upper, barony of Iraghticonnor. At the time of Griffith's Valuation, this had been been part of Rev. George Browne's estate, let to the Collins family, though the house was then valued at £1 10s. It is labelled Cahirdown on the 1895 map.
Mountcoal	In 1906 Robert G. Gentleman owned a house at Mountcoal, barony of Clanmaurice, valued at £5 15s as well as 100 acres. At the time of Griffith's Valuation, there was no house with this valuation at Mountcoal.[Grid Reference approximate].
Deane's Lodge	In 1906 Col. Charles Deane owned a property at Knockawinna, barony of Trughancmy, valued at £6 5s. Alexander Deane was the lessor of this townland at the time of Griffith's Valuation.
Glenasrone	Built in the early 1850s for Richard Ellis MP to the design of John Joseph Lyons. In 1906 this mansion house was valued at £25.17 shillings and was occupied by Richard Ellis. Cussen writes that this house was burnt during the "Troubles". Grid Reference is approximate.