Ballycar

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Houses within 10km of Ballycar

Displaying 64 houses.

House name	Description
Dangan	The main residence of the Creagh family in the 18th and 19th centuries, held by Cornelius Creagh in fee at the time of Griffith's Valuation when the house was valued at over £25.. Sold in the 1920s, the Irish Tourist Association Survey file records the house as dilapidated and going to ruin in the 1940s. Weir writes that the house was demolished in 1948.
Claremount House	Claremount house and demesne were part of the Barntick estate. Occupied by Jonas Studdert in 1814 and by Wyndham F. Patterson at the time of Griffith's Valuation. His lease expired on 25 Mar 1857. It was then leased to the Lynch family. One descendant was Patrick Lynch, Senator of the Irish Free State and Attorney General of Ireland 1936-1940.
Barntick	A 3 storey house dating back to the 17th century, it was originally a Hickman home. The Hickmans sold the property to the Peacockes in the mid 18th century. In 1786 Wilson refers to it as the seat of Mr. Peacocke. Occupied by Daniel Powel in 1814 the house was later owned by the Roche family of Limerick and leased to the Lyons, who eventually bought the property. Now owned by the Murphy family through marriage with a member of the Lyons family.
Buncraggy	A home of the Burton family in the 18th century though Wilson refers to it as the seat of Mr. Armstrong in 1786. It was held by James O'Gorman from the Marquess of Conyngham at the time of Griffith's Valuation. The house remained in the possession of the O'Gorman family until the end of the 19th century when it became the property of the Caher family. The house is still occupied and the yard buildings are the centre of a farming enterprise.
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.
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.
Castlecrine	Weir writes that this was an 18th century residence possibly incorporating the 16th century tower. Castlecrine was the home of a branch of the Butler family for most of the 18th and 19th centuries, valued at £45 at the time of Griffith's Valuation, it was demolished in the mid 20th century.
Castlelake	Home of the Gabbett family in the 19th century, occupied by Robert Gabbett in 1814 and by John Gabbett in 1837 and in the 1850s. They held the property from the Westropp family with whom they intermarried. Home of the Carroll family in the second half of the 20th century, still occupied.
Ieverstown	A house held by John A. Ievers in fee at the time of Griffith's Valuation when the building was valued at £11.10 shillings. Still inhabited it stands close to the road.
Mount Ievers	A house built in the 1730s by Henry Ievers to the design of John Rothery. Wilson refers to it as the seat of Mr. J.A. Ievers in 1786. Occupied by Robert Ievers in 1814 and by W. Ivers in 1837. Eyre Ievers was resident at the time of Griffith's Valuation, holding the property from James Ievers. The Ievers family still live in the house.
Ballintlea	Weir writes that the original house dates from 1696. Ballintlea was occupied by John Kelly in 1837, who is recorded as holding the property in fee at the time of Griffith's Valuation. The Kellys appear to have bought Ballintlea from the D'Esterres. The Kelly and Kelly Roche families have resided there ever since. Fitzjames Kelly was in possession in 1906.
Ballysheen	A house on the Vandeleur estate, occupied by the Walton family for most of the 19th century. Occupied by George Perry in 1814. Valued at £10 at the time of Griffith's Valuation it was renovated in the 20th century. Labelled as Walton Lodge on the 25-inch Ordnance Survey map of the 1890s.
Ballycunneen	Hogan writes that this house was built in 1805 by Thady, son of Thady O'Halloran the diarist, in front of the old Hickey house. Marked on the first Ordnance Survey map this house was occupied by Stephen O'Halloran who held the property from Colonel George Wyndham. It was valued at £15 and had 159 acre demesne. The house is still extant.
Firgrove	Hogan writes that the building of Firgrove was begun by Thomas, son of Thady O'Halloran, the diarist, and completed by John MacMahon of Knockane. John Peter Kelly took over the house from MacMahon. In 1851 Eliza, daughter of John Scott of Firgrove, married George Fosbery of Clorane, county Limerick. The house was occupied by Charles Butler in the mid 19th century who held the property from John Kelly. It was valued at £35. The house was demolished in the 1920s.
Deerpark	Home of the Daltons for much of the 18th century. Occupied by Simon O'Donnell in 1814 and by Edward Maunsell (son of George of the Ballywilliam, county Limerick family) in 1837 and at the time of Griffith's Valuation, when it was valued at £30. Maunsell held the property from Matthew Canny. Inherited by Maunsell's fifth son Thomas. It was sold to Shannon Development in the 20th century.
Rossmanagher House	A D'Esterre home, occupied by Lieutenant Colonel William O'Brien in 1837 and by Solomon Frost in the mid 19th century, when it was valued at £7. Historians and archaeologists believe that this building, some of which still survives, dates to the sixeenth or seventeenth century.
Rossmanagher Cottage	The house in the townland of Newpark is named Rossmanagher Cottage on the first Ordnance Survey map. This was another D'Esterre home, occupied by Richard K. D'Esterre at the time of Griffith's Valuation, valued at £10 and held from Caleb Powell. The remains of a building are still extant at the site.
Springfield	Weir writes that the Morice family probably built this house which was located on the Wood estate. It is recorded as the residence of Henry Wilson in 1814 and of F. Morice in 1837. Griffith's Valuation records that Francis Morice held the property from George A. Wood in the mid 19th century. The house was valued at £28. This house which was renovated is still inhabited.
Carrigerry	Built in the late 18th century, this house was occupied by John O'Halloran in 1814 and by Major Creagh in 1837. Mary Creagh, who held the property from Francis Macnamara was in residence in the mid 1850s. The house is now a country hotel run by Mr and Mrs N. Ennis see http://www.carrygerryhouse.com/index.html
Cahirbane	Home of the Creagh family throughout most of the 18th and 19th centuries. It was occupied by Captain James Creagh at the time of Griffith's Valuation when it was valued at £25. The original house was larger than the 20th century construction now in existance.
Lismoyle	This house dates from circa 1841 when it was the residence of T. O'Donoghue. At the time of Griffith's Valuation it was the home of Patrick O'Donoghue who held the property from Mary O'Grady. Occasionly used as a shooting lodge by the O'Grady family and it remained in their possession until the 20th century.
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.
Cappaghlodge	A property in the possession of the Spaight family from the early 18th century. The house named "Lodge" was the residence of Samuel Spaight in 1814. James Kelly held the property from the representatives of Edward Spaight Ferreter at the time of Griffith's Valuation, when the house was valued at £18. It was in the hands of the Court of Chancery at this time. In 1906 the house valued at £11 was in the possession of James Frost. Weir writes that the house is now demolished.
Russell Villa	An early 19th century house built on the Dromoland estate, the home of the Russell family in the 19th and 20th centuries. The building is still extant.
Kilkishen	An 18th century house that passed into the Studdert's possession throught a marriage with a Cusack of Kilkishen. The house was valued at £40 in the mid 19th century. Slater notes it as the residence of Maj. R.A. Studdert in 1894. It remained a Studdert home until sold to the Binghams in the 1920s. A house is still extant at the site.
Bunratty	Built in 1804 for Thomas Studdert, it was a Studdert home throughout the 19th century and for part of the 20th century. The house was used by Shannon Development as their offices for some time and it is now part of the Bunratty Folk Park.
Bunratty Castle	In the 1680s Bunratty was the principal seat of the Earl of Thomond. In the early 18th century the castle and demesne were leased to Thomas Studdert by the Earl of Thomond and the castle became a Studdert residence. In 1786 Wilson refer to a seat of Mr. Studdert at Bunratty. For some time in the mid 19th century it served as an Royal Irish Constabulary barracks. In 1894 it was the seat of Capt. Richard Studdert.
Bunratty Lodge	Originally a Spaight home, inhabited by Richard Dawson and his wife Ellen Studdert. Richard Dawson was the third son of Charles Dawson of Charlesfort, county Wexford and left an only son also named Richard who lived in this house at the time of Griffith's Valuation, holding it from Thomas Studdert. In 1837 Lewis wrote that this house immediately adjoined the village of Bunratty and was the residence of Mrs Paliser.
Clonmoney West	An early 18th century house, built and owned by the Westropps until the 20th century. The O'Donnells were resident at the end of the 18th century. It was leased to Henry White in 1814 and to D. Canny in 1837. Matthew Canny held Clonmoney from John Westropp in the mid 19th century, when the property was valued at £25. The Cannys subleased the property to Michael Macnamara. The executors of Macnamara's will advertised the sale of his interest in Clonmoney in January 1880. The original house is not extant now.
Woodpark	Weir records the marriage of Michael Dalton and Mary Anne Fitzgerald of Castlekeale in 1761. Woodpark was the residence of M. D'Alton in 1837 and of John Kennedy in the mid 1850s. The house was in ruins in the early 20th century.
Shannon Grove	Located on the estate of Sir Edward Fitzgerald this house was occupied by John Coffey at the time of Griffith's Valuation. The property was sold to the Hegarty family in the 1920s. It was labelled Shannon Grove on the 1st edition Ordnance Survey map but as Crow Hill on subsequent editions. A house and extensive farm are still extant at the site.
Ballymurtagh	A house on the Miller estate, leased to John Kelly in the mid 19th century, when it was valued at £12. Weir writes that it was demolished due to its proximity to Shannon Airport runway.
Ballycaseymore	An 18th century house close to the entrance to Shannon Airport, it was the home of the Miller/Riggs Miller family. From 1814 it appears to have been leased to the Canny family, John Canny was in residence then and Matthew Canny at the time of Griffith's Valuation. The property was inherited by Thomas John Ryan of Tyrone House, county Tipperary in the 1880s and was sold in 1913. It is now a craft and design centre.
Knockaun	The home of the McMahon family located on the Miller estate, they farmed 121 acres as a demesne. The residence of Patrick McMahon in 1814. Lewis records Knockhane as the residence of P. McMahon in 1837. The house was valued at £8 in the mid 19th century.
Dromoland	This branch of the O'Briens have lived at Dromoland since the 17th century when they moved from Leamaneh Castle near Corofin to Dromoland. The present building was constructed in the 1830s to the design of James and George Richard Pain replacing an earlier house. In 1962 it was sold to Bernard McDonough, an American of Irish descent, who turned it into a top class hotel. The present Baron Inchiquin lives in Thomond House nearby.
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.
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.
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.
Rathlaheen House	A pink three storey house, home of a branch of the Vandeleur family in the 18th and early 19th centuries. In 1786 Wilson refers to it as the seat of Boyle Vandeleur. Also occupied by Boyle Vandeleur in 1814 and by John Scott Vandeleur in 1837 according to Lewis. It was the centre of the famous Rathlaheen Co-operative in the early 19th century. Following the bankruptcy of John Scott Vandeleur in the 1830s Pierce Creagh occupied the house holding it from the Vandeleurs. It later became a Stoney home. They were resident in 1906. The house is no longer extant.
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.
Moyriesk	Lewis writes that the finely wooded property of Lord Fitzgerald and Vesey was bought by his father from the Macnamaras. Occupied by George Sampson at the time of Griffith's Valuation, when it was valued at £35. Moyriesk was accidently burnt in 1875 though Slater still notes it as a property owned by them in 1894.
Hazelwood	Occupied by Hugh Singleton in the mid 19th century and held from the representatives of Charles Mahon. The buildings were valued at £31. The house remained a Singleton residence until it was burnt in 1921.
Corbally	The Spaights were resident at Corbally from the latter part of the 18th century. Poole Gabbett was resident here in the first decade of the 19th century. Griffith's Valuation show that the Spaights held Corbally from the Mahon family "of Corbally". The house appears to have reverted back to the Mahons in the later part of the 19th century. Slater notes it as the residence of George T.M Stacpoole in 1894.
Toonagh	A home of a branch of the Miller family, probably descended from Henry Miller, uncle to Sir John Riggs Miller. By the mid 19th century Toonagh was unoccupied and the surrounding land was in the possession of John Blood Smyth who held it from William C. Judd. The house is still a residence.
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.
Craggaunowen Castle	16th century tower house, "in ruins" at the time of the first Ordnance Survey. The castle, herd's house and 96 acres were in the possession of the Reverend William Ashworth in the mid 19th century, who held them from a Caswell. A mansion house valued at £13 was in the possession of Count James Considine in 1906. The castle was bought by John Hunt in the mid 1960s and was the first home of the Hunt Museum.
Cullane House	A house built in the 1780s, also known as Lough O'Connell. It was the home of Thomas Steele and in 1821 passed to his nephew "Honest Tom" Steele, friend of Daniel O'Connell. In the late 1840s Cullane was inherited by Tom Steele's niece who had married Charles Studdert of Newmarket House. Their son Robert Wogan Studdert held the house valued at £25 in fee at the time of Griffith's Valuation. It remained in Studdert hands until 1954 and is now a ruin.
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
Quinville House	An 18th century house, Lewis writes that it was rebuilt in the early 19th century in the Elizabethean style, home of the Singleton family. In 1906 Quinville was in the possession of James Butler Ievers. The property was bought by the McCausland family of Drenagh, county Derry in the 20th century. In the late 1990s the house was undergoing a major restoration by the owners, the Houlihan family. in 2012 it was offered for sale.
Rathluby	By the end of the 18th century Rathluby was in the possession of the Bridgeman family. The buildings were valued at £5 at the time of Griffith's Valuation when Henry Bridgeman occupied the house which he held from Eliza Piercey and it continued to be a Bridgeman home until the end of the 19th century. The house is now a ruin.
Belvoir	Belvoir was an early 19th century house on the same site as an earlier building. It was the home of the Wilson family, valued at £32 in the mid 19th century. The house was burnt in 1888 when leased by the Wilson Lynches to Lady Loftus. It was not rebuilt though recorded as the seat of Maj. Wilson Lynch in 1894. Members of the Wilson Lynch family continued to live in the remaining wing until the mid 20th century. It is now a ruin.
Glenwood	Weir records Poole Gabbett in residence in 1810, Basil Davoren occupied the house in 1837 and John Gabbett at the time of Griffith's Valuation. He held it from George Studdert and it was valued at £10. Alice Studdert married General Frederick Maunsell and they lived at Glenwood which passed to their son Robert Maunsell. This house was the scene of an ambush in which eight Black and Tans were killed in 1920. The house no longer exists.
Sunville	Occupied by T. Studdert in 1837 and by Robert Hanley at the time of Grifftith's Valuation who held the property from Thomas Prosser. Also known as Sion Ville. A building is still extant at the site.
Leamaneigh More	Occupied by Patrick J. Coffey at the time of Griffith's Valuation and held from Sir Edward Fitzgerald. The buildings were valued at £10. During the 1940s this property seems to have been known as Waverley. An extensive farm is extant at the site.
Stonehall	The home of the O'Briens, later Stafford O'Briens, at the beginning of the 18th century and later in the possession of the Fitzgeralds. By the beginning of the 19th century the house was in the hands of the McMahon family. At the time of Griffith's Valuation James McMahon was leasing Stonehall from the Stafford O'Briens, it was valued at less than £3. Later the home of the Whites who intermarried with the McMahons. It is no longer extant.
Clenagh Castle	Home of the McMahons in the 18th century, Lewis refers to the ruined tower which was "once the residence of the McMahons".
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.
Brickhill	The home of the Maghlin family in the early 18th century, it passed by marriage to the Blood family. Occupied by the Lysaght family in the mid 18th century. Edward Lysaght, songwriter and lawyer, known as 'Pleasant Ned' was born at Brickhill in 1763. The house is not named on the first Ordnance Survey map and a 20th century house now occupies the site. [Grid reference is approximate].
Feenagh House	Feenagh House is described as "in ruins" on the 1st edition Ordnance Survey map and has almost disappeared by the publication of the 25-inch edition in the 1890s. In 1786 Wilson refers to "Fenagh House" as the seat of Mr. Wilson. By the time of Griffith's Valuation, the townland in which it was situated was the subject of Court of Chancery proceedings. Some fragments of the walls are still visible.