Landed Estates
University of Galway

Holywell/Hollywell House

Houses within 5km of this house

Displaying 6 houses.

Houses within 5km of Holywell/Hollywell House

Displaying 6 houses.

House name Description
Ballybaun Valued at £12.10 shillings at the time of Griffith's Valuation and occupied by Patrick Cahir senior, who held it from Francis Fitzgerald. It is labelled Ballybaun House on all of the Ordnance Survey maps. A house is still extant at the site.
Kilcarragh The home of the Fitzgerald family in the 18th century. Occupied by Austin Kerin in 1814, the Kerins and Fitzgeralds intermarried in the 18th century. The house was valued at £5.10 shillings at the time of Griffith's Valuation and was occupied by Richard Davis who leased it from Francis Fitzgerald. Demolished in the mid 20th century.
Ballyshanny A house on the McMahon estate occupied by Patrick Killeen at the time of Griffith's Valuation and valued at £11. Located close to the ruins of Ballyshanny Castle it is labelled Ballyshanny House on the 1st and subsequent editions Ordnance Survey maps. Ballyshanny is still extant. Photo of Ballyshanny
Ballykeel The home of the Lysaght family in the late 18th century. Weir writes that the house was built by George Lysaght who was resident in 1814. Lewis refers to Ballykeale as the seat of the Lysaght family 'now occupied' by Mrs Fitzgerald. The Irish Tourist Association file records that the house became the property of Henry Comerford in 1839. It was unoccupied at the time of Griffith's Valuation and held by Henry Comerford. It passed from him to the Blake Fosters. Francis O'D. Blake Foster was the owner in 1906. Mrs Blake Forster was resident in the 1940s and the Irish Tourist Association file lists the paintings in the house. Photo of Ballykeel
Smithstown Both Taylor and Skinner and Lewis refer to Smithstown as a seat of Viscount Powerscourt in 1778 and 1837. John O'Brien held the house and 117 acres from Edward Wingfield Stratford at the time of Griffith's Valuation. Weir writes that the house was demolished by the Land Commission in the 1940s..
Lismoher Weir writes that this is an 18th century house. It was the home of the Armstrong family. Occupied by Michael Hynes in the 1850s and valued at £4. Hynes held the property from Edmond J. Armstrong. The house is still extant. Photo of Lismoher