Letter House

Houses within 10km of this house

Displaying 19 houses.

Houses within 10km of Letter House

Displaying 19 houses.

House name	Description
Carrigaholt	Occupied by George Nolan in 1814 this house was the home of a branch of the Burton family for much of the 19th century, held in fee. Valued at £25 at the time of Griffith's Valuation, the original house no longer exists. Weir writes that a reconstructed three bay residence now occupies the site. The 16th century castle still stands in what were the demesne grounds.
Mount Pleasant	An 18th century house that was the home of Richard Bury, son of John Bury of Shannon Grove, county Limerick. In the 19th century it was the residence of the Cox family. Griffith's Valuation shows that Captain J. Cox held the property from the representatives of Anthony Hickman. The house was valued at £22. Two other houses in the townland of Clarefield were also occupied by members of the Cox family, Kate Ville and Mary Ville. This house is now a ruin.
Querrin	Originally built in the Dutch style by the Van Hogart family who intermarried with the Hickmans of nearby Ballykett. Later the home of the Borough family, William Borough was resident in 1814 and it was later occupied by their descendants, the Counihans. Dr John F. Counihan was in possession of Querrin in 1906. This house close to the shore of the Shannon is still a family home, old walls are still evident and the house has been modernised.
Cappagh House (Kilrush)	Occupied by John Trousdell in 1814. Later the home of the Blairs who intermarried with the Persses of Moyode, county Galway. At the time of Griffith's Valuation it was occupied by William Blair leasing from the Vandeleur estate when the house was valued at £14. The property was labelled Cappagh House on the 25-inch Ordnance Survey map of the 1890s. Modern building has taken place in the area.
Pella House	A Studdert home on the Vandeleur estate valued at £13 in the mid 19th century. Weir writes that the house was built by Admiral John Fitzgerald Studdert and it remained a Studdert home until 1900. Though a house is still extant at the site the original house is now ruinous.
Aghangran House	Joseph Dexter was leasing this property from the Blacker estate at the time of Griffith's Valuation, when it was valued at £4. Leet recorded it as the seat of Thomas O'Connor in 1814. In 1837 Lewis mentions the house as the residence of J. O'Connor. The Ordnance Survey Name Books mention that John O'Connor was leasing the property from Maxwell Blacker in the 1830s. Bary notes that the house was associated with the O'Connor family earlier in the nineteenth century. It was later burned and subsequently demolished.
Ballyline	St. John Blacker was leasing this property to Nicholas King at the time of Griffith's Valuation, when it was valued at £3 10s, on a holding of over 250 acres. Modern farm buildings exist at the site now. [Grid Reference is approximate].
Carrigafoyle Castle	Charles L. Sandes was leasing this property to Stephen Sandes at the time of Griffith's Valuation, when it was valued at £19 10s. It is described on the 1st edition Ordnance Survey Map as Carrigafoyle Castle but on the later 25" edition as Carrigafoyle House. In 1786 Wilson refers to it as "the ancient mansion of O'Connor Kerry, formerly a place of great strength and important.. but now serving as a store to transport goods from the adjacent places to Limerick".
Killelton House	Charles L. Sandes was leasing this property to William Hickie at the time of Griffith's Valuation, when it was valued at £33. Bary writes that this Hickie family were originally from Tulla, county Clare, but moved here after the Cromwellian confisciation of the 1650s. They remained in possession of the property until the 1920s. The Irish Tourist Association survey mentions that it was formerly the home of the Higgins-O'Connor family but by the 1940s was in poor repair. The original house is now a ruin.
Rushy Park or Rusheen Park	At the time of Griffith's Valuation, Rev. Samuel Leonard was leasing this property to Thomas O'Connor, when it was valued at £9 15s. Bary writes that this house was in the Leonard family in the early nineteenth century. It was demolished in the early twentieth century and a new house constructed at the site.
Spraymount	Sophia Herranc was leasing this property to Anne Raymond at the time of Griffith's Valuation, when it was valued at £5 5s. An adjacent property was being leased by Anne Raymond to William Hartnett, valued at £6. Lewis refers to "Spraymount" as the seat of Capt.W, Raymond in 1837. It is no longer extant.
Killehenny Lodge	Robert Cashel was leasing this property from the estate of Lady Burghersh at the time of Griffith's Valuation, when it was valued at £5 and part of a holding of over 280 acres. Bary notes that, in the eighteenth century, this house had been associated with the Tidmarsh family. It is no longer extant and the area is covered by housing.
Gunsborough	At the time of Griffith's Valuation, this was the property of Pierce Mahony and valued at £12 10s. It was leased to Listowel Board of Guardians as an auxilliary workhouse. In 1837 Lewis records it as the property of Pierce Mahony who had recently purchased the estate. Bary writes that it had previously been in the possesson of the Gun family. It is now ruined.
Liscrona House	A home of the MacDonnell family possibly incorporating their original home before they bought New Hall in the mid 18th century. The present house was probably built post Griffith's Valuation as £1 is the highest house valuation in LIsheencrony at that time. In 1906 Charles R. A. McDonnell is recorded as owning a mansion house valued at £24+ at Lisheencrony. The house has had a number of owners in the 20th century and was restored in the 1970s.
Belleview/Bellevue	A house located on the Vandeleur estate close to the town of Kilrush, the residence of Captain Jewell in 1814 and of Nicholas S. O'Gorman at the time of Griffith's Valuation, when it was valued at £11. Weir writes that this was a late 18th century house, still extant.
Cappagh Lodge	Another larger house in Ballynote West townland, valued at £18 at the time of Griffith's Valuation and occupied by Robert H. Borough, who held it from Nicholas S. O'Gorman. This house is labelled Cappagh Lodge on the 25-inch Ordnance Survey map of the 1890s. Local sources indicate it was later occupied by the Butler family. Later in the twentieth century it was taken over by the Ryan family whose descendants still live there.
Fort House	This house near the town of Kilrush was the residence of John Trousdell in 1814. Occupied by Richard Studdert in the early 1850s who held the house valued at £7 and three acres from Brew Cox Donovan. Weir writes that it was the agent's house for the Vandeleur estate at one time.
Rusheen House	In 1786 Wilson refers to Rusheen as the seat of Mr. Crosbie. The 1st edition Ordnance map of the townland shows both Rusheen House and the site of "Rusheen Old House". At the time of Griffith's Valuation Stephen Sandes was leasing this property from the Crosbie estate. It included a herd's house valued at £1 5s. Bary writes that there were several marriages between members of the Crosbie and Sandes families in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. The house is no longer extant.
Querrin Lodge	Querrin Lodge was enlarged after the publication of the 1st edition Ordnance Survey Map and Griffith's Valuation. Borough family history indicates that it became the property of Randal Borough of Cappagh Lodge in the early 1850s. It is labelled Querrin Lodge on the 25-inch edition map of the 1890s. The building is still extant but derelict.