Landed Estates
University of Galway

Rath More House

Houses within 10km of this house

Displaying 11 houses.

Houses within 10km of Rath More House

Displaying 11 houses.

House name Description
Headfort The McCarthies had owned a house at Headfort since the 17th century but by the 19th century it was in reduced circumstances. The Ordnance Survey Name Books mention it as the residence of Morris McCarty. At the time of Griffith’s Valuation, Daniel McCarthy was leasing the property to Francis Mayberry when it was valued at £3. In 1906 it was the property of Daniel McCartie and valued at £6 5s. It is now in ruins.
Coom Wood Cottage Timothy O’Sullivan was leasing Coom from Lord Kenmare’s estate at the time of Griffith’s Valuation when it was valued at £5 15s. Bary states that the origina property is no longer extant though a house is present at the site.
Freemount Lodge Daniel Moynihan was leasing Freemount from the Earl of Kenmare’s estate at the time of Griffith’s Valuation, when it was valued at £5. Bary states that the house had been in the Moynihan family since the 18th century and that it later passed to the Mahony family. It has since been demolished and a modern house built there.
Cloonts Henry Moriarty Cronin was leasing this property from the Kenmare estate at the time of Griffith's Valuation, when it was valued at £5 10s. Bary states that it was later occupied by Daniel O'Halloran but is no longer extant.
Knocknaseed Christiana Duggan (nee Cronin) was leasing Knocknaseed House from the Kenmare Estate at the time of Griffith's Valuation, when it was valued at £16. Bary states that the current house was built around 1839, replacing an older house on the site. It is still extant.
Shinnagh House Daniel Coltsman Cronin was leasing Shinnagh House from the Kenmare Estate at the time of Griffith's Valuation when it was valued at £14 8s. In 1837, Lewis refers to "Shannagh House" as the seat of H.O'Sullivan. Bary indicates that it was occupied by the Sullivan family for much of the nineteenth and into the twentieth centuries. It later passed by inheritence to the O'Keeffe family.
Knockagallane This house valued at £10 was in the occupation of Eugene McCarthy at the time of Griffith's Valuation and held from - Morrison.
Derragh This house was the home of Denis McCartie in the first half of the 19th century. In the occupation of the Poor Law Guardians at the time of Griffith's Valuation when it was valued at £12+ and held from his widow Ellen McCartie. Later occupied by John and Mary O'Connell formerly of Ardnageeha. The house was demolished in the 1950s.
Glantanemore A house valued at £11 in Glantanemore was occupied by Robert McCartie in the early 1850s. He also held 309 acres in the townland from Charles D. Purcell and Captain Wood. This may be the house referred to by Hajba as Glantane House, Cullen, home of the McSweeneys in the 20th century.
Church Hill Occupied by Charles McCarthy in 1814 and by Daniel McCartie in 1837. Mary McCartie occupied the house in the early 1850s holding it from Anne McCartie. It was then valued at £5.10 shillings. Hajba writes that the last McCartie to live at Church Hill was Richard. The property was sold to the Shine family in the late 19th century and there are only some ruined remains of the house.
Rathduane The home of Owen McCarthy in 1814, of J.E. McCarty [Jeremiah Eugene] in 1837 and of Eugene McCarthy at the time of Griffith's Valuation when the buildings were valued at £20 and held from Sir Broderick Chinnery. Still a McCarthy home in the 1870s.