Glenomera

Houses within 10km of this house

Displaying 47 houses.

Houses within 10km of Glenomera

Displaying 47 houses.

House name	Description
Ballyglass	Weir writes that this was originally a McAdam property. Ballyglass was described as a steward's house at the time of Griffith's Valuation and was held by Andrew Caswell in fee. It was valued at £10. Modernised in the Tudor style in the early 20th century the house is still inhabited. It was valued at £25 in 1906 and was then in the possession of Mark Maunsell. Also known as Rosmadda House.
Blackwater House	Home of the McAdam family in the 19th century before they moved to live in Sussex. The house was valued at £16 in the mid 19th century and was the residence of Philip McAdam. In 1894 Slater refers to it as the residence of Mrs. Caswell. Also known as Springhill House, it is now demolished.
Annesgrove	A 19th century house held by James Joynt from Philip McAdam at the time of Griffith's Valuation when it was valued at £9.
Ardcloony	A late 19th century house incorporating the earlier Bourchier home. Major General John Bourchier married Mary, daughter of Thomas Macnamara of Ardcloony in the mid 18th century and inherited the property. By the time of Griffith's Valuation the house belonged to Francis C. Fitzgerald who held the property in fee. It was valued at £20. Edmond Fitzgerald of Ardcloony owned 214 acres in county Clare in the 1870s. John Connell Fitzgerald was resident in 1906. A house is still extant at the site.
Millbrook	A 19th century house occupied by the families that ran the mill. At the time of Griffith's Valuation the occupier was Peter Macmillan who held the property from Thomas Arthur. The buildings were valued at £40. A house is still extant in the area but on an adjacent site.
Hurdleston/Hurdlestown	This was the seat of the Bentley family in the 18th and 19th centuries. The present house dates form 1871 and may well incorporate parts of the former house. The buildings were valued at £40 in 1906. Restored at the end of the 20th century.
Violet Hill	Home of James Going and his wife Jane Patterson from at least 1837. Occupied by their third son Wyndham Quin Going in the mid 19th century when the buildings were valued at £20. The house remained the property of the Going family until it was sold in 1924, now a ruin.
Woodfield	Built c 1720s by the Bridgeman family and sold by them to the Reverend M. Locke in 1780. Wilson records it as his seat in 1786. The house was bought by William James O'Brien in 1802. He died in 1822 and the house was occupied by C. Walker in 1837. By the mid 19th century Thomas W. Butterfield was leasing it from the Reverend Savage Hall who had married Anne O'Brien. The buildings were valued at £22. It remained in the possession of the Hall family until at least the late 19th century, it was leased to the Bourke family. This house was advertised for sale in January 2009.
Doonass	In 1786, Wilson noted the building of "a superb and elegant mansion house" by the Massy family beside the River Shannon. The buildings were valued at £75 in the mid 19th century. George Lloyd and Margaret Maunsell Lloyd advertised the sale of their lease of Doonass and 229 acres in June 1855. Following the death of Sir Hugh Dillon Massy in 1870 the house passed to his wife's nephew Colonel John Thomas Massy-Westropp. The house has had a number of different owners in the 20th century, including Mrs Buckley in the 1940s. It was gutted by fire in 2009.
Newtown	Newtown House situated on the Massy estate was the home of the Walsh family for most of the 19th century. At the time of Griffith's Valuation it was occupied by the Reverend Richard S. Welsh and was valued at £20. It is now a ruin.
Elm Hill House	A home of the Bourchier family in the 18th century. The Bourchiers intermarried with the Massys. The house was located on the Massy estate. Mrs Davis was resident at Elm Hill in 1837 and Joseph Wallplate in the mid 1850s when the house was valued at £12. The home of the Heffernan family in the latter part of the 19th century. The house is still occupied.
Ruanard House	Weir writes that this house was originally built by the Westropps. It was occupied by Captain J. Walsh in 1837 and by Jonas S. Welsh in the mid 1850s when it was valued at £16. Situated on the Massy estate it remained in the possession of the Walsh family until the early 20th century. A house is still extant at the site.
Summerhill	A large 18th century house close to the River Shannon on the Massy estate. Occupied by the Reverend Charles Massey in 1814, Hugh Dillon Massy in 1837 and by Berkeley Vincent in the mid 19th century, when it was valued at £35. It remained the home of this branch of the Vincent family until the early 20th century. The Irish Tourist Association survey of 1942 refers to the demolition of this house "a few years ago".
Errina House	This house located on the west bank of the River Shannon was occupied by Thomas R. Going in 1814, George Vincent in 1837 and at the time of Griffith's Valuation when he held the house valued at £25 from the Reverend Charles Minchin. The house was later occupied by Admiral Hayes O'Grady, father of Standish Hayes O'Grady. The house became the home of the Bourke family in the 1920s and was demolished in the 1940s. There was another large house known as Errina closeby Grid Ref R657 637.
Rose Hill	A house beside the River Shannon occupied by P. O'Callaghan in 1837 and by James O'Grady in the mid 19th century who held it from Mrs O'Callaghan. It was valued at £11. Weir writes that his successor was Henry O'Grady who died in 1902. The house is now a ruin.
Clonboy	An 18th century house of the Brown family held from the Westropps in the mid 19th century. The Browns were agents for the estate of George Westropp. Occupied by John Brown in 1837 and at the time of Griffith's Valuation. Weir writes that the Browns continued to own Clonboy until the death of Ernest George Brown in 1942. The house was then demolished.
Ross	Home of the Pearse family in the 18th century, in 1786, Wilson refers to the house as the seat of Mr. Pearce. Ross was occupied by John Blake in 1814. In 1822 a new house was built at a cost of £2,500 and was the residence of T. Westropp in 1837. Thomas Westropp was the fifth son of Ralph Westropp of Clonmoney and Attyflin. At the time of Griffith's Valuation Ross was the residence of John Digan who held the property from Anne Westropp [widow of Thomas]. Buildings valued at £23 and some untenanted land at Ross were the property of Ambrose Hall in 1906. It is still extant.
Trough Cottage	Trough Cottage was occupied by William Walsh who held it from John Carroll at the time of Griffith's Valuation. It was valued at £16. Weir writes that this was the home of the Misses Bentley in the early 20th century.
Trough House	Trough Castle in the townland of Trough is marked as "in ruins" on the first Ordnance Survey map 1842. Weir writes that Dr Elliott O'Donnell who inherited the county Clare property from Sir Charles O'Donnell in 1870 probably built Trough House in the townland of Roo West. Roo Cottage is marked on the first Ordnance Survey map.
Ballycuggaran	Weir writes that the present house dates from the late 19th century. An earlier building was in the possession of members of the Church of Ireland episcopacy. Occupied by Marcus Patterson in the mid 19th century and held by him in fee. The buildings were valued at £8. In 1906 Marcus Wyndham Patterson owned Ballycuggaran with 618 acres of untenanted land. [Grid reference is approximate].
Ballyvally	A house in the possession of the Parker family from the early 19th century, the Reverend Standish Grady Parker was resident in 1814. His brother William Parker was in residence from at least 1837, holding the property from members of the Law family. By the end of the 19th century Robert Gabbett Parker lived in the house, which is still extant.
Kincora Lodge	A house on the outskirts of Killaloe, Weir writes that it was the home of an O'Brien family in the 1840s. Occupied by Captain Frederick Lowe, Royal Navy, at the time of Griffith's Valuation, who held it from Thomas Macnamara. Captain Lowe married Maria Christina, daughter of Henry Ross-Lewin of Ross Hill in 1847. In the 20th century the house belonged to the Butler-Stoneys for some time.
Doon House	A seat of Sir Hugh Dillon Massy in the 1780s, leased to Richard Harte in 1814 and the Reverend W. Butler in 1837. Weir writes that the house was rebuilt by Richard Bentley in 1845. Griffith's Valuation records Richard Bentley as the occupier, he held it from Sir Hugh Dillon Massy. The buildings were valued at £18. The house belonged to the Whitehead family in the early 20th century and was later demolished.
Landscape	A house facing the River Shannon, the original house was built in the early 19th century but was remodelled into the current Tudor style c.1917. The residence of Reverend William Friend in 1814, P.W. Creagh in 1837 and of Standish Thomas O'Grady in the 1850s who held it from Elizabeth Creagh. This house is still extant. In 2013 it was offered for sale.
Ardataggle House	A house known as Fisher's Lodge was located in this townland in 1842 but is not visible on the later 25-inch Ordnance Survey map. The townland of Ardataggle was sold by Thomas Fitzgibbon to Thomas Spaight in 1854. Mrs Spaight was living at Ardataggle House in the 1870s and in 1906 Colonel W. F. Fitzgerald owned the mansion house valued at £41 with 428 acres of untenanted land.
Waterpark	A Bindon family home at the beginning of the 19th century. In the mid 19th century the house was located on the estate of Sir Hugh Dillon Massy and was occupied by John Quinn who also held a corn mill. The house was valued at £24. This house was later a home of the Phelps family who vacated it in 1914. It is no longer extant. The Irish Tourist Association surveyor wrote in 1942 that it was being demolished by its owner Mr Latham.
Annaly Lodge	A house built post 1850 as a shooting lodge for the White family. Sold in the late 1870s to the Phelps it later became the property of the Forestry Department. Back in private hands now it is still occupied. [Grid reference is approximate]
Island House	Lewis refers to a "handsome newly erected cottage on the island" in his description of Castleconnell in 1837. Earlier, in 1786, Wilson refers to Park, situated on an island created by a canal and the river Shannon, as the seat of Sir Richard de Burgho. Island House valued at £17+ was the residence of Sir Richard De Burgho at the time of Griffith's Valuation. He held the property, which was surrounded by nine acres, in fee. In 1894, Slater refers to "The Island" as the property of Lady de Burgho.
Stormont	Storm-mount was the residence of John Cuffe Kelly esq in 1814 and of Mrs Kelly in 1837. Mrs Kelly was a sister of Francis Drew of Drewscourt. By the time of Griffith's Valuation it was occupied by Joseph Walplate who held it from Sir Richard De Burgho. The buildings were valued at £19+. A house is still extant at this location. In 2022 it was offered for sale.
Worldsend	This house was occupied by Thomas F. Maunsell in 1814 and by James Walplate in the early 1850s. Walplate held the property, valued at £10 and 140 acres from Sir Richard De Burgho. It is still extant and occupied.
Fairymount	In 1786 Wilson writes that Fairy-Hall was the seat of Hon. Rev. Mr. Murray. It was the residence of Robert Going in 1814 and of Henry O. Bridgeman in 1837 and at the time of Griffith's Valuation. The house was located in the townland of Montpelier on the De Burgho estate and was valued at £16. It was surrounded by a 35 acre demesne. This house is called Fairymount on the first Ordnance Survey map and in Griffith's Valuation. Fairyhall was the name of the townland just to the north of Montpelier. Farm buildings are still extant at the site.
Prospect	The home of Powell in the late 1770s and 1780s, this house was the residence of Sir J. De Burgh Baronet in 1814, of Godfrey Massy in 1837 and of Eyre Lloyd in the early 1850s. Eyre Lloyd held the property from Eyre Powell and it was valued at £46. This mansion house valued at £43 was occupied by Anne G. Crosby in 1906. It is now a ruin.
Hermitage	Bence Jones writes that this house was built for a banker named Bruce in 1800 but soon afterwards was purchased by the 1st Baron Massy. The main seat of the Massy family in the 19th century, held by them in fee and valued at £70 in the early 1850s. The contents of this house were sold in 1916 and the house was burnt down in June 1920.
Newgarden	Hugh Ingoldsby Massy is recorded as "of Newgarden" in 1769 and Simon Purdon was resident in the late 1770s and 1786. The widow of Hugh Ingoldsby Massy married Simon Purdon of Tinerana. The Powells of Clonshavoy were located at Newgarden in the early 18th century. A house occupied by William Ryves in 1814 and by Massy Ryves in 1837. By the time of Griffith's Valuation it appears to have fallen into decay. John Dooley occupied a house valued at £1 and Eyre Lloyd held offices valued at £4 from the Earl of Clare. Caleb Powell states that this house was taken down by Eyre Lloyd.
Belmont	Bellmont was the residence of Thomas Grady in 1814 and of Captain Stackpoole in 1837. At the time of Griffith's Valuation it was occupied by John White who held it from Thomas William O'Grady. It was valued at £28 at this time. By the 1870s George Sampson was living at Belmount, Castleconnell.
Woodlands	The residence of J. Tuthill in 1837. This house situated on the Dwyer estate was occupied by Captain John S. Rich who appears to have let the house to lodgers at the time of Griffith's Valuation. The house was valued at £35. In 1942 the Irish Tourist Associaton surveyor records this house as the home of M.D.Shaw "of bacon fame". It still contained a good library and some very valuable paintings and drawings. The Limerick City Museum holds an undated catalogue of the sale of furniture etc from this house belonging to Malcolm D. Shaw 13 Dec [1940s?].
Woodpark	Built in 1821 by Councellor Devite for a cost of £300, this 2 storey house was occupied by Thaddeus McDonnell and held from Patrick Carey junior in the early 1850s, when it was valued at £21. In May 1865 the house and demesne of Woodpark, a 3 storied house with 5 bedrooms, the estate of Robert Keays was advertised for sale on 57 acres.
Shannon Lodge	Occupied by Mr William White circa 1840, by the early 1850s the house was vacant and held from Thomas William O'Grady. It was valued at £16+. Also known as Stradbally House it was destroyed by fire in December 1983.
Parteen Villa	Robert Atkins Twiss, second son of Robert Twiss of Cordell House, county Kerry, was living at Parteen Villa in 1837. In 1840 the Ordnance Survey Name Books refer to Parteen Villa as the residence of Thomas Mansell Bradshaw, "a neat house in the cottage [stile]". The house was occupied by the representative of Robert Twiss at the time of Griffith's Valuation, value at £29+ and held from Mrs Margaret Ormsby. Parteen is probably the house at Birdhill occupied by Robert G.E. Twiss in 1906 and valued at £30. A building is still located at this site.
Birdhill	This house was originally the home of a branch of the Going family. Leet records Richard Going as the occupant in 1814. He was murdered in 1821. S. H. Atkins was resident in 1837. In 1840 the Ordnance Survvey Name Books note it as the seat of John Going and describe it as "a commodious dwelling house" with a demesne consisting of "plantation and ornamental ground". At the time of Griffith's Valuation, John Going was also the occupier when he held the house, valued at £40, with 51 acres and the national school, from Mrs Margaret Ormsby [nee Atkins]. She left Birdhill to her nephew George Twiss. Birdhill was burnt in the early 1920s and is now a ruin.
Cragg	The home of a branch of the Going family, occupied by Robert Going in 1814 and in 1837. Robert died in 1838 and was succeeded by his son John. In 1840 the Ordnance Survey Name Books describe Cragg as "formerly the residence of John Going, it is now going to wreck". He still held Cragg at the time of Griffith's Valuation when the house was valued at £12+. John Going of Cregg House, Birdhill, owned 1,896 acres in the 1870s. A new house was built to the south west of the original house circa 1880 [R709 652]. John's son, Robert Edward Going, had succeeded to Traverston by the early 20th century. The second Cragg House is still extant.
Annaholty	Mr Patrick Bourke was resident at Annaholty, Castleconnel, in 1814. In 1841 the Ordnance Survey Name Books describe Annaholty as "a good farmhouse in a demesne with some scattered trees". James Dundon was the occupier in the early 1850s. He held the property from Charles J. Henry and the buildings were valued at £13.11 shillings. A farm residence is still located at this site.
Fort Henry	Fort Henry, overlooking the Shannon River, was the residence of Stephen Hastings in 1814 and of Finch White in 1837. Earlier, in 1786, Wilson had also noted it as a Hastings residence. At the time of Griffiths Valuation, Finch White held the house from Stephen H. Atkins. It was valued at £28.15s. Finch White was related to the Atkins through marriage with a member of the Gelston family. In 1906 this house was in the possession of Frederick C.Henry. In 1840, however, the Ordnance Survey Name Books had also noted that J.J. Henry was the proprietor. It is still extant.
Gortna House	This house was located close to the shore of the River Shannon and is marked on the first edition Ordnance Survey map and the later 25 inch map as Gortna House. Lewis records H. Franks as resident at Shannon View in the parish of Templeachally. Henry Franks occupied a house valued at £12+ and held from Stephen H. Atkins at the time of Griffith's Valuation. Henry Franks was married to Elizabeth daughter of Ringrose Atkins. There are still buildings at this location.
Birdhill (Kyle)	Christopher Kayes held a house and offices valued at £27.18 shillings with 231 acres from Mrs Margaret Ormsby in the townland of Birdhill at the time of Griffith's Valuation. These would appear to be located south west of Birdhill House and just east of Kyle burial ground.
Lakeview	Henry D. Head occupied a house valued at £14+ in this townland in the mid 19th century. He held the property in fee. A house and large farmyard are now located at this site.
Oakfield (Tulla Lower)	In 1786 Wilson refers to Oakfield as the seat of Mr. Waller. By the time of Griffith's Valuation this house is part of the Massy estate and valued at £9. It is still extant and part of a large farm.