Farmhill

Houses within 5km of this house

Displaying 8 houses.

Houses within 5km of Farmhill

Displaying 8 houses.

House name	Description
Ballykinlettragh	At the time of Griffith's Valuation, Henry "Faucett" had much of this townland leased from the Binghams of Bingham's Castle, barony of Erris. A building labelled Ballykinletteragh House appears on the 1st edition Ordnance Survey map but has disappeared by the publication of the 25-inch edition in the 1890s.
Ballinglen Cottage	Leased from the Knoxes of Castlereagh, barony of Tirawley. At the time of Griffith's Valuation John Fawcett occupied property in this townland including a house valued at £12 and a mill. Occupied by Susan Pringle in 1906. Ballinglen Cottage is now in ruins.
Tonroe	Another Gardiner house in the parish of Rathreagh. At the time of the Ordnance Survey in the 1830s it was described as being in bad repair and occupied by a herd. P Ruane described the dilapidated state of the house in the mid 1990s but writes that the setting was very attractive.
Courthill	The house was built in 1768. In 1786 Wilson refers to "Ranadyff" which may be this property, as a seat of Mr. Gardiner. At the time of Griffith's Valuation the occupier was Lacklin Chisholm. Frank Boland had a racing stable at Courthill in the 1940s and trained a horse named 'Lough Conn', who came second in the Aintree Grand National of 1947.
Springhill	Springhill was occupied by Francis Goodwin in 1814 and by Thomas Goodwin in 1837. By the time of Griffith's Valuation Bartholomew Donohoe was leasing the townland from the Palmer estate but the buildings were only valued at 10s. Springhill is labelled as "in ruins on the 25-inch map of the 1890s and there is no trace of it now.
Castlereagh	Described by Wilson in 1786 as "the fine seat of Mr. Knox" this house was badly damaged in 1798 and a new one subsequently built. There is a lithograph of the house included in the Encumbered Estates' Court sale rental. It was bought by Arthur E. Knox's brother Ernest Knox. In 1894 it was the residence of John V. Knox. The house has been demolished but portions of the walled garden remain.
Palmerstown	In 1786 Wilson had noted Palmers Town as the seat of Mr. Palmer. The original Palmer house is marked "in ruins" on the first Ordnance Survey map of the late 1830s. The Irish Tourist Association File states that it was destroyed by fire when the French forces passed by in 1798. In the mid 19th century Henry A Knox, fifth son of Annesley G Knox of Rappa, leased the townland from Sir William Palmer. Knox lived in a house converted from part of the yard buildings of the original house before the mid 1850s. His descendants continue to live there today.
Smithstown House	Ruane writes that the house was built by the Palmers and became a Royal Irish Constabulary barracks. It was the home of the Pugh family in the 1830s. The only building in the townland at the time of Griffith's Valuation, of more than £2 valuation, was the barracks. Sold in 1988 and now the home of Mrs Loretta Clarke Murray and family.