Dromoland
Houses within 5km of this house
Displaying 16 houses.
Houses within 5km of Dromoland
Displaying 16 houses.
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Islandmagrath House | Originally a Burton property bought from the Earl of Thomond, Islandmagrath was leased to Edward Maunsell by the Marquess of Conyngham at the time of Griffith's Valuation. It is described as "steward's house", with a £10 valuation. A house and farm buildings are still extant at the site. | |
Carnelly | An 18th century three-storey Georgian house, probably designed by Francis Bindon (1690-1765), home of the Stamer family in the 18th century and for much of the 19th century. In 1786 Wilson refer to it as the seat of William Stamer. It passed through marriage to Francis N. Burton of Carrigaholt and then to the O'Grady family. Carnelly House was let from 1840-1849 to John O’Brien of the Ballynalacken family, Member of Parliament for Limerick. His fifth son ‘Peter the Packer’, the notorious crown prosecutor, was born there in 1842. Peter O’Brien was appointed Attorney General in 1888, received a knighthood in 1891 and was created Baron Kilfenora in 1900. After 1922 distinguished historian Mr Justice Gleeson came to live at Carnelly and the Gleeson family are still resident. It was offered for sale in 2013. |
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Manus House | Weir writes that John Hartigan of Manusmore was the Clare County Surveyor. He died in 1756. Manusmore was occupied by Thomas Lynch in 1814 and by Terence Healy at the time of Griffith's Valuation. Other occupiers in the latter half of the 19th century were George Walton and Hugh Tarpey. The McInerneys of Ennis bought the farm in the 1890s and have lived there for over a hundred years. | |
Manus South House | Weir writes that this house was built by the Healy family. It was occupied by James Healy at the time of Griffith's Valuation and was valued at £20. Both Healy houses at Manusmore were leased from Colonel George Wyndham. This house is now the home of the O'Halloran family. | |
Ballygirreen | At the time of Griffith's Valuation Ballygirreen was occupied by Francis O'Donohoe who held the property from Lord Inchiquin. The value of the buildings was £12 in the mid 1850s and in 1906. A house is still extant at the site. | |
Shepperton | Castlekeale and Shepperton or Shepherdsfield houses were both located in the townland of Ballysallagh West. Weir writes that the Fitzgerald family moved from Castlekeale to Shepperton in the latter part of the 18th century. The house appears to have been leased out to many different people, such as John Wrixton in 1814, John Gabbutt in 1837 and Captain William J. Owen in the 1850s when the house was valued at £22. Weir writes that the house is now demolished. | |
Carrigoran | An 18th century house the residence of the Fitzgerald family in the 18th and 19th centuries. Griffith's Valuation shows that the house was valued at £45 in the mid 19th century and that it was held by Sir Edward Fitzgerald from Matthew Rosengrave. An earlier house reputedly destroyed by fire in the late 18th century stood nearby. The house was bought by the Sisters of Charity of the Incarnate Word in the 1920s. The house was still in use in the 1940s but was demolished in the 1980s. |
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Latoon House | A 19th century house on the O'Brien estate, occupied by John Lynch in the mid 1850s and valued at £18. | |
Newmarket House | Home of a branch of the Studdert family in the 19th century. It was described by Lewis in 1837 as the "spacious mansion of C. Studdert". It was occupied by his widow Maria at the time of Griffith's Valuation. She held the property from Lord Inchiquin and it was valued at £25. Sold by the Studderts at the beginning of the 20th century. | |
Ballycar | Home of the Colpoys family in the 18th and early 19th centuries. Wilson refers to it as the seat of Mr. Colpoys in 1786. It passed by marriage to the O'Callaghan family. The sale rental of 1850 describes Ballycar as a cottage style residence with 'a fine garden attached'. By the time of Griffith's Valuation the house was occupied by Edward Bennett who held the property from the Misses Abbott. At this time it was valued at £18. A house is still extant at the site. | |
Fenloe House | A red brick two storey 18th century house, home of the Hickman family for the 18th and 19th centuries. Hugh Poole Hickman was the occupier in 1837 and at the time of Griffith's Valuation, when the house was valued at £28. He held the property from William Westby. |
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Granaghan | The home of the Hewitt family on the Moloney estate. Mr Tim Donoghoe was the occupier in 1814 The old house is now largely demolished and a new house has been erected on the site. The house valued at £12 was held by Thomas Hewitt from Croasdaile Moloney in the mid 19th century. | |
Castlefergus | A Blood Smyth property from the late 18th century, sold by the Blood Smyth to the Bloods of Ballykilty in the early 20th century. This house was occupied by Daniel Powell in 1814 but the Blood Smyths were in residence in the 1830s and 1850s. They appear to have held the property from Ralph Westropp. The mansion house of Castlefergus was in the possession of Rev William Blood Smith in 1906. The Irish Tourist Association Survey File records that the house was demolished by the Irish Land Commission. | |
Ballykilty | A McMahon residence in the 1730s, In 1786 Wilson notes it as the seat of Mr. McMahon. Weir writes that the lease of Ballykilty was purchased by John Blood in 1785. Occupied by Robert Young in 1814 and by John Blood in 1837 and at the time of Griffith's Valuation. He held the property from William Monsell. The front of the house was replaced following a fire in the 19th century. Functioned as a hotel in the latter part of the 20th century and now the site of a major hotel development. | |
Knappogue Castle | A Macnamara castle until the early 19th century, it was sold to the Scotts of Cahircon in 1800. In the possession of William Scott by 1837. Lewis writes that the castle formerly belonged to the Macnamaras of Moyriesk and that it "is one of few ancient castles still inhabited". Weir writes that a ten bay residence was added to the tower house in the early 19th century. The sale rental of 1854 records George Sampson as tenant and that £8,000 had recently been spent on the building. By the mid 19th century Lord Dunboyne held the Castle valued at £36 in fee. In the mid 1960s the Castle was developed as a banqueting centre for tourists and continues to function in this role today. http://www.gardensireland.com/knappogue-castle.html |
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Ballyhannon | Weir writes that this is a mid 19th century house and was the home of Thomas Studdert. This house valued at £24 was occupied by his representatives in 1906. It is still extant. |
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