Landed Estates
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Corgrig House

Houses within 10km of this house

Displaying 27 houses.

Houses within 10km of Corgrig House

Displaying 27 houses.

House name Description
Ross Hill Ross Hill House was the home of George Ross Lewin and his descendants until the end of the 19th century. He was the second son of Harrison Ross Lewin of Fort Fergus, High Sheriff of county Clare in 1755. The house is still inhabited. Photo of Ross Hill
Cahercon/Cahiracon A house situated on the bank of the Shannon, the seat of the Scott family until at least the 1850s. The sale rental of 1854 gives a detailed description of the house which included 16 bedrooms. By the mid 19th century James Kelly held the house in fee. The buildings were valued at over £53. The Honourable Charles William White, second surviving son of Baron Annally, was living at Cahiracon in the mid 1870s and it was a seat of that family in 1894. The Vandeleurs lived here for a short time at the beginning of the 20th century. Bought by the Maynooth Mission to China in 1920 and sold by them to the Salesian Sisters of St John Bosco in 1962. The house later became the centre of Cahercon Community College. Cahercon is now owned by Clareman Paddy Whelan of Limestone Quarries. Photo of Cahercon/Cahiracon
Clifton Built by the Scotts of Cahiracon for the use of their agents circa 1830s, this house was in the possession of James Kelly by the time of Griffith's Valuation when the house was recorded as unoccupied. It became St Brigid's Convent for postulants of the Columban Sisters in the 1920s and was demolished in 1979. Photo of Clifton
Erribul A steward's house built in the 1840s by Colonel George Wyndham and valued at over £12 at the time of Griffith's Valuation. It is labelled Erribul House on the 25-inch Ordnance Survey map of the 1890s and is still extant.
Ballyleaan Lodge Lewis records Ballylane Lodge as the residence of W. Coppinger. At the time of Griffith' s Valuation William Coppinger held in fee at Ballyleaan 142 acres, a lodge, offices and gate lodge. The property was later inherited by the O'Connell family and by marriage passed to John Charles Coppinger O'Connell (later Bianconi) in the 1870s. The mansion house valued at £41 was in the possession of John O'Connell in 1894 and in 1906. Weir writes that the house was completely demolished in 1970. Photo of Ballyleaan Lodge
Crovraghan A house situated on the Wyndham estate, occupied by John Tatlow in 1814 and J. O'Donnell in 1837. James O'Donnell held the house, valued at just over £10, from Colonel George Wyndham at the time of Griffith's Valuation. Later the home of the Cannon family until the 1970s. Photo of Crovraghan
Shore House The O'Gradys lived at Shore House from at least the 1820s. Jane O'Grady held the house from John Bindon Scott at the time of Griffith's Valuation, when it was valued at £14.10 shillings. Jane O'Grady married Daniel O'Connell of Kilgory. The home of the Hogan family at the end of the 20th century. Photo of Shore House
Fort Anne The residence of S. E. Johnson in 1837, built by his father William. The house was occupied by Richard Johnston in the early 1850s who held the it from the Reverend R. Dickson, who held the demesne in fee. In 1906 this house valued at £13.15 shillings was occupied by William D. Dickson. The original house is no longer extant.
Ballysteen Inhabited by James Massey in the early 1850s who held the property from the Earl of Clare. The house was valued at £11+ at that time. Though still extant it has fallen into disuse. Photo of Ballysteen
Movena A house on the Roche estate occupied by Bridget Farrell in the early 1850s when the buildings were valued at £11. Movena is marked on the first edition Ordnance Survey map. It is now a ruin. Photo of Movena
Waterpark House A house on the Monteagle estate, the residence of Catherine Nolan in the early 1850s, when it was valued at £10. It is labelled as Waterpark House on the 25-inch Ordnance Survey map of the 1890s. A house is still extant at the site.
Shanagolden House According to the Ordnance Field Name Books this house was erected in 1812 on the site of a former house. This three-storied house was situated on the Monteagle estate and was occupied by John Griffin in 1814 and by the Reverend George Vincent, rector of Shanagolden in 1837. His son Arthur Vincent was resident in the early 1850s when the house was valued at £20 and in the 1870s when he is recorded as owning 267 acres in county Limerick. It is no longer extant.
Rock Lodge This house was the home of Samuel Harding from at least 1814 to the mid 19th century. He held the property from the Earl of Clare. At the time of Griffith's Valution, it was occupied by Michael Harding and valued at £10. Home of the Behan family at the end of the 20th century.
Old Abbey The home of the Greene family for most of the 18th century. In 1786 Wilson refers to "Abbey" as the seat of Mr. Greene. Subsequent tenants were the Hodges and the Morgans. The Ordnance Field Name Books state that part of the building was very ancient and that a new front had been built in 1805. George Morgan was resident in 1814, William Morgan in 1837 and in the early 1850s, when he held the property from the Earl of Cork. Old Abbey passed to Willliam's daughter, Mrs Wardell, and stayed in the possession of the Wardell family into the 20th century. It is no longer extant. Photo of Old Abbey
Ballysteen Home of the Westropp family in the 18th and 19th centuries and occupied by Colonel John Westropp in 1814. The Ordnance Survey Field Name Books circa 1840 state that John Westropp built the house in 1809 on the site of the former house. By 1837 it had passed to his nephew Edmond Odell who had assumed the name Westropp. Ballysteen valued at £40 was held by Edmund Westropp in fee at the time of Griffith's Valuation and in 1906 by Richard Westropp when its value had increased to almost £45. Photo of Ballysteen
Glenagaureen The Ordnance Survey Field Name Books circa 1840 record an unoccupied house named Glenagordon in Ballysteen, built 1826 by Edmund Odell Westropp. A vacant house valued at £16 and held by Edmund Westropp was recorded in Griffith's Valuation for Ballysteen.
Woodcliff Occupied by A.E. Taylor in 1837. Woodcliffe, the estate of Anselm Evans Taylor, was advertised for sale in 1852. The sale notice describes Woodcliffe as" beautifully situated, commanding a view of the Shannon". Held by Richard E. Taylor in fee at the time of Griffith's Valuation and advertised for sale again in January 1873 and in July 1884. Sold in 1888 and home of the Fitzgerald family at the end of the 20th century. Photo of Woodcliff
Ouvane Cottage Lieutenant Hewson, Royal Navy resided at Ouvane in 1837 and Maurice Hewson lived there in the 1850s when the buildings valued at £14 were held from Lord Monteagle. This house is no longer extant.
Mount Trenchard Lewis described this mansion formerly called Cappa as "beautifully situated on the banks of the Shannon". Marked as "Cappo" on the Taylor and Skinner map of the 1770s. Home of the Rice/Spring Rice family in the 19th century, valued at £40 in the 1850s and at £54 in 1906. Occupied by the Military in 1944, sold to Lady Holland in 1947 and to the Sisters of Mercy in 1953 who opened a school. Photo of Mount Trenchard
Kilcosgrave Occupied by Danie Sheahan in 1814. The Ordnance Survey Field Name Book states that Kilcosgrave House was built on the site of the Castle and was formerly the residence of the Langford family. It was then a ruin except for one part which had been converted into a farm house. The name of this house is usually spelt Kilcosgriff.
Altavilla Bence Jones writes that this house was built by the Bateman family in the mid 18th century to the design of Francis Bindon. In 1786 Wlson refers to it as the seat of Jon Bateman. The Ordnance Survey Name Book records that Altaville House was a rectangular building of four storeys built in 1749 by Mr Bateman and that it was then [circa 1840] undergoing repairs by Peter Griffin of Corgrieff. At the time of Griffith's Valuation it was inhabited by Peter Griffin who had carding mills and offices closeby. He held the property from William Dickson. It is still extant. Photo of Altavilla
Ballycullen House This house was built in 1740 by Carrol Naish on the foundation of Ballycullen Castle according to the Ordnance Survey Name Book. Occupied by Patrick C. Nash in 1814 and by Carroll Nash at the time of Griffith's Valuation, it was held from Henry Hare and valued at £14. It is still extant and was restored during the twentieth century.
Morgans North The Rose family were resident here in the early 18th century. Later a residence of the Sandes family of Queen's county, occupied by William Sands at the time of Griffith's Valuation who held the property from Charles L. Sands. The buildings were valued at £15+. This house was also known as Mount Pleasant, Lewis records Mrs Morgan as the resident in 1837. Hone of the O'Dells in the early 20th century and later bought by the Keane family. Photo of Morgans North
Ballyclogh A house on the Monteagle estate, leased to John Copley for ever. The house was 3 storeys high and had been repaired in 1810 by Copley. His representatives were subletting the house to Patrick Griffin by the time of Griffith's Valuation when the buildings were valued at £32. This house is now a ruin. Photo of Ballyclogh
Inchirourke More The residence of Hunt Esq in the 1770s and in 1786. Occupied by Edward Hunt in 1814. At the time of Griffith's Valuation, Robert Hunt held the house, valued at £6.5 shillings, and over 500 acres in the townland of Askeaton from Sir Matthew Blakiston. It is still extant. Photo of Inchirourke More
Betty Ville House This house is marked on the first edition Ordnance Survey map. Located on the Blakiston estate, it was occupied by John Shaughnessy in the mid 19th century and held from the Messrs Young. It was valued at £5. Photo of Betty Ville House
Foynes House In 1837 Lewis describes a house on Foynes Island as a "handsome marine villa, the summer residence of the Earl of Dunraven". The 1st edition Ordnance Survey map shows a house named Foynes House on the southern part of the island. By the time of Griffith's Valuation this is in possession of Peter Griffin, leasing from the Spring-Rice estate and with a valuation of £1 15s. The later 25-inch Ordnance Survey map shows a much smaller property labelled Burneen, close to the site of Foynes House. This latter property is still extant.