Landed Estates
University of Galway

Derrymore

Houses within 10km of this house

Displaying 27 houses.

Houses within 10km of Derrymore

Displaying 27 houses.

House name Description
Brook Lodge/Dangan Ville Occupied by William O'Connell in 1814 and by Pierce O'Brien who held it from Pierce Creagh in the mid 19th century, when the house was valued at over £13. By the 1870s this house, which is labelled Brooke Lodge on the 25-inch map of the 1890s, was the residence of Nicholas Henry Martin. A house is still extant at this site.
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.
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. Photo of Hurdleston/Hurdlestown
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. Photo of Woodfield
Mount Baylee In 1837 the residence of H. Bayley. Occupied by Susannah Baylee at the time of Griffith's Valuation, who held it from Henry Thomas Baylee. The buildings were valued at £8. Weir writes that in the 20th century Miss Edie Baylee married the father of the architect Percy le Clerc. The house is still lived in.
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.
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.
Ayle The home of a branch of the Macnamara family in the 18th and 19th centuries. It was advertised for sale in 1850 and Griffith's Valuation records Joseph Browne as the occupier. He held the property in fee, the buildings were valued at £14. Weir writes that the original house was demolished and that the house now standing which was occupied by the Walshes, agents to the Macnamaras, was uninhabited. see http://www.thisoldhouse.com/toh/article/0,,568230,00.html
St Catherines An O'Callaghan property from the 18th century, George O'Callaghan was residing at St Catherines in 1814 and D. Sampson in 1837. Burkes 1904 records George's brother Edward "of Coolready" and he was married to a Miss Sampson. At the time of Griffith's Valuation the house was unoccupied and Ralph Westropp was the immediate lessor. The buildings were valued at £24. Only the servants' quarters now remain and have been converted into a family home. Photo of St Catherines
Coolreagh In 1814 Coolrea was occupied by Cor O'Callaghan and in 1837 by Ralph Westropp, who was leasing the property to Robert Studdert by the mid 19th century. The buildings were valued at £28. At the end of the 19th century it was the home of Colonel George O'Callaghan Westropp. The East Clare golf clubhouse now occupies the site, possibly incorporating some of the old house. Photo of Coolreagh
Fort Edward Built post the first Ordnance Survey probably by a member of the Westropp family. Occupied by Dr Patrick Cullinan at the time of Griffith's Valuation who held it from the Reverend John Gleeson. The house is still inhabited and well maintained. Photo of Fort Edward
Ballyvannan The seat of Lord Dunboyne in 1837 and in the mid 19th century of James Crotty who held it from Lord Dunboyne when the buildings were valued at £3. The house is still occupied.
Cloonusker On the first Ordnance Survey map Cloonusker house is marked "in ruins". However by the time of Griffith's Valuation Henry Sparling was occupying a steward's house, which he held from Lord Norbury. The buildings were valued at £8.
Drewsborough A home of the Drew family from the mid 18th century, occupied by Ringrose Drew in 1814 and by Francis Drew in 1837. Bought by Michael Skehan in the Encumbered Estates Court, he is recorded as being resident at the time of Griffith's Valuation, when the house was valued at over £22. Drewsborough, or Victoria Park as it was then known, was sold to William Scanlon in 1869. In 1899 it was bought by John O'Brien, grandfather of Edna O'Brien, the author. The original house was burnt in June 1921. A modern bungalow has been built on part of the site and the O'Brien home is closeby. Some farm buildings and an underground cellar still remain. Photo of Drewsborough
Ballinahinch A branch of the Molony family appear to have occupied Ballinahinch for some time in the 18th century. Occupied by Cornelius O'Callaghan in 1814 and 1837 and by his son Charles George in the mid to late 19th century. It is recorded as his seat in 1894. By 1906 Ballynahinch mansion house valued at £45 was in the possession of the Gore family. Weir writes that owners left when the "Troubles" began early in the 20th century and the house was vandalised. It was later demolished. The yard buildings remain and are still in use. Photo of Ballinahinch
Kilgory The main residence of the O'Callaghan family in the 18th century situated on the shore of Kilgory Lough. In 1786 Wilson refers to it as the seat of Mr. Callaghan. Towards the end of the century the house became the residence of the O'Connells. Colman O'Loghlen married a sister of Daniel O'Connell of Kilgory before 1783. In 1814 Kilgory was the home of Daniel O'Connell and in 1837 Maurice O'Connell was the proprietor. It continued to belong to the O'Connells for the rest of the 19th century. Weir writes that most of the house was demolished in 1928.
Bunavory A house on the Molony estate, occupied by William Scanlan in the 1850s. The house is now divided into two residences.
Cragg Home of a branch of the Molony family from the 1730s to the early 20th century. The house is still extant and lived in. It was valued at over £14 in the mid 19th century when it was held by Anne Molony in fee.
Fort Anne An 18th century house that was in the possession of Robert Westropp, eldest son of Poole and Mary Westropp, by 1814. His son John, who married Maria Macnamara, was occuping the house in 1837 and their son Robert was resident in the mid 1850s. Robert Westropp held the property in fee and the buildings were valued at £25. This house passed into the possession of the O'Callaghan Westropp family. It no longer exists.
Kiltanon Kiltanon was the home of the Molony family for at least two centuries. The house built in 1833 had a drive which linked it to the other nearby Molony residences at Bunavory and Cragg. The house was burnt in September 1920 and is now a ruin. In the second half of the 19th century another house, known as the Home Farm House, was built at Kiltanon for Marcus Molony, eight son of James Molony and his agent. This house is still extant. Photo of Kiltanon
Nutgrove Cottage Another Molony house in the townland of Kiltanon, occupied by James Robb at the time of Griffith's Valuation, when it was valued at £20, now a ruin.
Maryfort An early 18th century house with late 19th century embellishments, home of the Westropps. By the early 19th century it was occupied by John O'Callaghan (died 1818) who seems to have moved there from Kilgory. Occupied by his grandson John O'Callaghan at the time of Griffith's Valuation, valued at £35 and held from George Westropp. In the 20th century it was the home of his son Colonel George O'Callaghan who assumed the additional name of Westropp. Weir writes that the house was demolished in 1967 by Colonel Conor J. O'Callaghan Westropp, the last member of the family to live there. Photo of Maryfort
Tyredagh Castle Built by at least 1814 when it was occupied by Thomas Brown who in that year married Elizabeth Comyn. In 1837 Mrs Browne was in residence. By the time of Griffith's Valuation Mary Gore was the occupant holding the property from Eliza Browne. Weir writes that the house was accidentally burnt down about 1903.
Kilbarron A property originally associated with the Ryan family. Mr Robert McGrath was residing at Kilbaron in 1814 and in 1837 Lewis records that E. McGrath rebuilt the house "on the site of the old mansion". At the time of Griffith's Valuation the buildings valued at £6.5 shillings were held by Edward McGrath in fee. The house is now a ruin.
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]
Garruragh House In 1786 Wilson refers to "Garuragh" as the seat of Mr. Harrison. At the time of Griffith's Valuation, the house was part of the O'Callaghan estate but leased to the Tulla Board of Guardians as an auxiliary workhouse when the buildings were valued at £48. It is labelled Garruragh House on both the 1st edition and 25-inch edition Ordnance Survey maps though much of the buildings have disappeared by the 1890s and only some ruins remain now.