Clorhane

Houses within 10km of this house

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Houses within 10km of Clorhane

Displaying 62 houses.

House name	Description
Curraghbridge	Located on the Bury estate and home of a branch of the Fosbery family for much of the 18th and 19th centuries. Taylor and Skinner record the occupant as the Reverend Mr Westrop in the late 1770s. ''Burke's Irish Family Records'' records Thomas Westropp of Curraghbridge, father of the Reverend Thomas Westropp rector of Doonass. The residence of G. Fosbery in 1814 and in 1837. Described circa 1840 as in good repair and comprised of 4 storeys. Occupied by Samuel Dixon Power in the early 1850s who held the house and 197 acres from George Fosbery. It was later occupied by S.D. Power's son-in-law, Edmond Langley Hunt. A house is still extant at this site.
Currah Chase	This was an 18th century house with early 19th additions, home of the Hunt/De Vere/ Vere O'Brien family. In 1906 it was valued at £57 and was occupied by Henrietta L. De Vere. Bought by the Forestry Department in the 1940s the house was destroyed by fire in 1949.
Farm Lodge	Marked as Farm Lodge on the first Ordnance Survey map this house on the De Vere estate was occupied by James Potter in the early 1850s when it was valued at £16. An extensive farm still exists at the site.
Rockfield	The residence of Edward Fitzgerald in the first half of the 19th century, held by him from Captain Richard Gloster at the time of Griffith's Valuation and valued at over £11.
Cartown	Built in 1763 Cartown was the residence of Mr Baldwin in 1826 and of John Edward Langford in 1837. In the early 1850s Griffith's Valuation records the vacant house as valued at £24, William Sheedy holding the whole townland from General James Caulfeild. By the late 19th century the house was in the possession of the Westropp family. This house is still extant and occupied.
Mellon	The Westropp family are recorded as "of Mellon" from the early 18th century. Bence Jones dates the present house from circa 1780, the Ordnance Survey Field Name Books from 1812. Inhabited by Mrs Jane Westropp (nee Dawson) in the early 1850s. It was valued at £36. This 3 storied house was still in Westropp possession in the late 20th century. It is now run as a stud.
Mount Pleasant	The Ordnance Survey Name Books record that this house was built in the mid 18th century by a Mr Star. It was a neat farm house occupied by Mrs Hill in 1837 and by Thomas Hill at the time of Griffith's Valuation. He held the property from Daniel Leahy and the buildings were valued at over £11. This house is still extant and occupied.
Shannon Grove	Originally the home of the Bury family, Earls of Charleville, overlooking the Shannon estuary. The Ordnance Survey Name Books record this house as four-storied, built in 1709. Bence Jones dates this house from the early 18th century. Lewis writes that Shannon Grove was the old family mansion of the Earls of Charleville and "now the residence of Bolton Waller". Bolton Waller held the property in fee in the early 1850s when the buildings were valued at £43 and the demesne was over 400 acres. Bought by John Sheehy of Askeaton in 1860 and remained in the possession of his descendants until the mid 20th century. The house is still extant and occupied.
Castletown	The main residence of the Waller family in the 18th and 19th centuries, now demolished. The house was valued at £80 in the early 1850s when it was the residence of the Reverend William Waller. By 1906 its value was reduced to £72.5 shillings and it was occupied by the Reverend John Thomas Waller who was also resident in 1894. The surveyor for the Irish Tourist Association Survey in 1944 refers to the house being recently levelled to the ground.
Kilbreedy	A house occupied by Michael Nash at the time of Griffith's Valuation and held from the Reverend William Waller, valued at £11.
Stonehall	A house built 1803 and situated on the Waller estate in the mid 19th century and occupied by the Langford family from at least the early 19th century. This house is still extant and occupied and the property includes an open farm.
Copsewood	Copsewood Cottage is marked on the first Ordnance Survey map at this site. A much larger house was built in the mid 19th century for Major General Caulfeild. It was valued at £36 at the time of Griffith's Valuation and at £63 in 1906. It remained in the possession of the General's descendants until 1919 when it was bought by the Salesian Fathers who started an agricultural school. It is now a secondary school run by the Salesian Order.
Summerville	Described by Lewis as an ancient seat of Lord Charleville "now occupied by an agent". In the early 1850s Patrick and Michael O'Donnell were resident and they held the property from General James Caulfeild.
Milltown	The Reverend Champagne was resident at Milltown from at least 1837. He is recorded as the occupier of this house in the early 1850s when he held the house valued at £28 from the Reverend Tyrell Evans.
Holly Park	In 1786 Wilson describes Holly Park as "the seat of Richard Taylor, it is very commodious and well-situated, having convenient offices and extensive demesnes". Lewis writes that Holly Park was the ancient residence of the Taylor family "now the property of Sir Aubrey de Vere". However Griffith's Valuation records Richard Taylor holding Holly Park in the early 1850s in fee. It was valued at £36. In 1894, Slater referred to it as the seat of George Taylor and in 1906 George Taylor held 277 acres of untenanted land and a mansion house valued at £34 at Currahchase North. Sold by the Taylors in 1939. Feheney writes that the son of Tom Clarke, one of the leaders executed in 1916, bought Holly Park from the Land Commission in the 1940s. The home of John Philip Cohane in the 1970s who had restored the house after a fire. It is still extant.
Ballynolan	This 3 storied house was the seat of the Reverend Thomas Westropp, rector of Ardcanny, built by him [his father?] in 1797. It was occupied by H. Potter esquire in 1837 and by Peter W. Morgan at the time of Griffith's Valuation who held it in fee with a demesne of 98 acres. Valued at £11.10 shillings in 1906 and occupied by Sarah E. M. Westropp. Still extant and occupied.
Bolane	Bollane Cottage was occupied by Arundel Hill in 1837. A house at Bolane was the residence of Thomas Hanly in the early 1850s and valued at £16. It was held from Daniel D. Power. A house is still extant at this location and occupied.
Ballynacarriga	The Ordnance Survey Field Name Books describe this house as "falling into decay", the property of Mr Enright. By 1837 a Mr Dawson was the proprietor of Ballynacarriga House and in the early 1850s it was occupied by Dawson L. Westropp. In 1906 Ballynacarriga valued at £20.10 shillings was occupied by Norris Richard Russell.
Ballynacarriga	Built in 1819 this house was occupied by a member of the Hill family at the time of the Ordnance Survey who was renting the property from Mrs Hurst . Lewis records H. Hurst as resident in 1837 and in the early 1850s Captain Richard Gloster held this house valued at £21 in fee. This house is now known as Rockfield.
Castlegrey	A house in the possession of the Langford family in the 19th century, the residence of G. Langford in 1837 and of Charles Wiedenham Fosbery in the early 1840s and 1850s. He held the property from Mrs Jane Langford. It was valued at £11. Slater refers to it as the seat of Captain Frederick Verschoyle in 1894. Some buildings are still extant at the site.
Court/Kildimo Court	In 1837 Lewis wrote that Kildimo Court "which is nearly entire was the seat of the Hartstonge family". The Hartstonges appear to have inherited this property from the Widenhams. In 1786 Wilson refers to Court as the seat of Sir Harry Hartstronge and notes that "a bridge is now building at the ferry of Court but the house is in ruins". The property called Court Castle is labelled "in ruins" on the 1st edition Ordnance Survey map. A house labelled "Court" appears in the same townland on both the 1st and 25-edition maps. Buildings are still present at this location.
Castle Hewson	The seat of the Hewson family of county Limerick. William Hewson was in residence at the time of Griffith's Valuation when the buildings were valued at £23. Castle Hewson is no longer occupied but William Hewson, a descendant of George Hewson, resides in a building closeby and is restoring the property. A tower house stands beside the house.
Hollywood	Occupied by James Raymond in 1814 this house became the residence of a junior branch of the Castle Hewson family. The home of James Hewson at the time of Griffith's Valuation who held the property valued at £17+ from Henry Fitzgerald.
Clonshire	Occupied by George Fosberry in 1814 and by J. Dickson in 1837. This one storey house was described as a ''comfortable slated cottage built in 1812 by the present occupier Col. John Dickson'' [brother of the Reverend Richard]. This house, valued at £22 at the time of Griffith's Valuation, was occupied by Samuel D. Power who held it from John Pigott. Clonshire is now the location of a large equestrian centre. Owned by the Greenall family, Lord Daresbury, in the 20th century. [The Greenalls also bought Mount Coote].
Ballinvira	Ballinvira was occupied by Thomas Fitzgerald in 1814 and by Gerald Browne Fitzgerald in 1837. The residence of William Power in the mid 19th century, held from Henry Fitzgerald and valued at £12.
Ballinvirick	The residence of the Royse family, held in fee by Thomas Royse at the time of Griffith's Valuation and valued at £15. Earlier in the 1830s Lewis writes of the great improvements which were in progress at Ballinvirick, Thomas Royse proprietor. In 1906 the house was occupied by Frances and Isabella Royse. Sold by the Royse family in 1919, it became a dowager house for Castle Hewson in the 1920s. The house has had a number of different owners in the 20th centuries and is still a family home. It is open to the public for two months of the year, see www.ballinvirick.ie/
Nantinan House	Bence Jones writes that this was a mid 19th century house of the villa type. The original Nantenan was the residence of Major Wilson in 1814. In 1786 Wilson refers to it as the seat of Mr. Royse. It was renovated by Thomas H. Royse in the 1830s. The Ordnance Survey Name Book [circa 1840] states that the house was built about 100 years previously and that the family arms were cut over the hall door. Lewis writes of ''the very interesting improvements'' which ''have been made at great expense'' by T. H. Royse. This Royse residence was valued at £30 at the time of Griffith's Valuation and was held by Thomas Royse in fee. Advertised for sale in 1853 the house and 145 acres were purchased by John White for £3,800. He demolished the old house and built a new one in the late 1850s, which was still in the possession of the White family in the 20th century. In 1906 this house was valued at £48. In 1944 the author Dorothea Conyers is recorded as the owner (ITA).
Cappagh	Eyre Lloyd of Wales and William Hammond of Dublin were proprietors of this townland circa 1840. At that time Robert Peppard lived at Cappagh House which is described as an irregular two storied house, part of it built 120 years previously with later additions. Robert Peppard was still resident at the time of Griffith's Valuation when the house was valued at £14+. Robert Peppard was married to Anne Brown of nearby Mount Brown. Whelan writes that the Peppards had lived at Cappagh from the early 18th century. The last family member to live at Cappagh died in 1938. The house has had a number of owners in the 20th century and the interior was badly burnt by fire in 1983 but has since been restored.
Ballymurphy	Occupied by Eyre Powell in 1837 and by the Reverend George Peacock in the early 1850s and held from Edward C. Villiers.
Fort Etna	The home of the Peacock family in the 19th century, although J. Waller O'Grady was resident in 1837. At the time of Griffith's Valuation it was occupied by Mrs Peacocke who held it from Charles Leslie, valued at £30. Occupied by Edmund White in the 1870s Bence Jones records that it later became the home of the Reilly and Peart families. The original house is now a ruin.
Greenmount	Built in 1770, a two storey house, home of the Green family and held from the Peacockes. In 1786 Wilson refers to the seat of Mr. Greene, within half a mile of Patrickswell. which he calls Graig. The buildings were valued at £42 at the time of Griffith's Valuation. Sold by the Greens in 1947. In the 1960s the house was demolished and a large modern house built instead by the Earl of Harrington.
Jockeyhall	A Blackall residence in the 18th century, by the mid 19th century Jockeyhall was on the Tuthill estate and occupied by Patrick Dundon. This house was included in the sale of the Tomkins estate in 1861 when held by the representatives of George Tuthill.
Richmond Villa	This house valued at £16 in the mid 19th century was occupied by the Westropp family from at least 1814, although a Mrs Wallace was in residence in 1837. The Reverend Fitzgerald records a Mr William Wallace as resident in the 1820s and that the house was built about 70 years previously. It was situated on the Tomkins estate.
Newborough	A house on the Dunraven estate occupied by the Reverend J. Croker in 1814 and by members of the Wilson family in 1837 and the 1850s when the buildings were valued at £40.
Duane Ville	The residence of Alexander O'Grady Rose, held by him in fee at the time of Griffith's Valuation when it was valued at £7. It is no longer extant.
Cooper Hill	The residence of James Cooper in 1814 and occupied by Mrs [Honora] Cooper in 1837. Inherited by James Cooper Tuthill circa 1844 who then assumed the surname Cooper. The house was valued at £45 at the time of Griffith's Valuation and in 1906 when it was occupied by James Cooper. It was advertised for sale in ''Country Life'' (28 April 1955), bought by Cement Ltd who ran a model dairy farm on the property for some years. A large dairy enterprise still operates on the property. The house is a ruin.
Faha	A property that was in the possession of the Tuthill family from the early 18th century, Wilson refers to it as Mr. Tuthill's seat in 1786. Occupied by Christopher Tuthill in 1814 and by his son George in 1837. Held by George Tuthill in fee at the time of Griffith's Valuation when the buildings were valued at £60. Thompson Russell lived at Faha in the second half of the 19th century. Valued at £52 in 1906 and occupied by George Taylor who held it with 308 acres of untenanted land. It is now a ruin.
Corcamore	A house situated on the Barker estate and occupied by Thomas Gleeson in the mid 19th century and valued at £18. [Grid reference is approximate].
Cragbeg	A house situated on the estate of Lord Clarina, occupied by Vokes in the 1770s and in 1786. It was leased to the Vandeleur family in the mid 19th century. Major Thomas Vandeleur was the occupier and the buildings were valued at £38. Occupied by Richard Parson in 1814, by G. Vandeleur in 1837 and by William Henry Harkness in the 1870s. Slater notes Lieut-Col. Lionel E. Massey as the owner in 1894. Still extant and occupied.
Elm Park	The records suggest that this house was built post 1814 and pre 1837 though there may have been an earlier property as Wilson refers to "Elm" as the seat of General Massey in 1786. Bence Jones writes that it was an early 19th century house. It was the home of the Massey family, Barons Clarina, in the 19th century. The buildings were valued at £90 at the time of Griffith's Valuation and in 1906. Bought by Patrick King in 1925 and home of the King family until 1956, now demolished.
Tervoe	Bence Jones writes that the house was built in 1776 by Colonel W.T. Monsell MP on the site of an earlier house. Wilson refers to it in 1786 as "the pleasant seat of W.T. Monsell". In 1894 Slater notes it as a residence of Lord Emly. A De La Poer grandson of the 1st Baron Emly succeeded to Tervoe in the 20th century and it was demolished in the 1950s. A detailed description of the interior of the house is given by the Irish Tourist Association surveyor in 1943.
Bettyville	Occupied by John Lee in 1814 and held by his son William Norris Lee in fee at the time of Griffith's Valuation and valued at £11+. Fitzgerald describes Bettyville in the 1820s as a 'handsome thatched cottage' occupied by Captain John Franklin. This house was the home of the Revrend John T.N. Lee and valued at £13 in 1906.
Attyflin	A mid 18th century house, Wilson refers to Atthyflin as the seat of the Westropps in 1786. The house was occupied by Hamilton Jackson at the time of Griffith's Valuation and held from John Westropp. The buildings were valued at £50. In 1943 this house was owned by Mrs A. White, nee Massy Westropp and its contents at this time are described by the Irish Tourist Association surveyor. Home of a branch of the Hewson family in the 20th century. It is still extant.
Spring Lodge/Springfort	Dickson Esq was occupying a house at Ballybronoghe in the 1770s and in 1786. Spring Lodge was occupied by George Massey at the time of Griffith's Valuation and held from the Court of Chancery. George Massey was possibly the younger brother of the 3rd Lord Clarina. It is labelled Spring Lodge on the 1st edition Ordnance Survey map but as Springfort on the 25-inch edition of the 1890s. It is still extant and occupied.
Cloghacloka	A house valued at £12, in the possession of the representatives of Pat D'Arcy and held from the representatives of Major Peacock, at the time of Griffith's Valuation. Some farm buildings are still extant at the site.
Dooneen	The Reverend Fitzgerald writes that this house was "lately" built by Villiers Peacocke. The Ordnance Survey Name Books records 1820 as the date of its erection. Villiers Peacocke was still in residence in 1837 and Griffith's Valuation records him holding the property in fee. The buildings were valued at £18. It was included in the sale of the life estate of Eugene Kieran in the Land Judges' Court in April 1890 when the house was described as "a very good dwelling house.....suitable for a gentleman's residence". The sale was adjourned. A house is still extant at the site.
Finniterstown	Mr Edmund Hogan was resident at Finniterstown in 1814. The Ordnance Survey Field Name book records the building of a 2 storey house at Finneterstown in 1833 and that it was occupied by William Fosberry circas 1840. Located on the St Leger estate this house was occupied by Frederick Maunsell in the early 1850s and was valued at £11.
Ballynakill	A house on the Pigott estate, burnt by the insurgents on 24 February 1822 according to Fitzgerald as it had been converted into a soldiers' barrack. It was occupied by Richard Pierce Power in the early 1850s and valued at £14.
Adare Manor	Early 18th century house replaced by a Tudor-Revivalist style building in the mid 19th century, the home of the Quin family and Earls of Dunraven. In 1786 Wilson describes the original house as "a very noble structure with fine and extensive demesnes". At the time of Griffith's Valuation valued at £130 and in 1906 the buildings at Adare Manor were valued at £182. Now functions as a hotel.
Kilgobbin	Occupied by George Fosberry in the early 1850s held from the Earl of Dunraven and valued at £30. An inventory of the furniture at Kilgobbin was compiled in June 1923 for A.P.Pollock. It is still extant.
Mondellihy	Occupied by George Fosberry at the time of Griffith's Valuation, held from the Earl of Dunraven and valued at £15. By the end of the 19th century this house was the home of Peter David Fitzgerald (1855-1935), a younger son of George Fitzgerald 1st Baron Fitzgerald of Valencia and grandson of the Knight of Kerry.
Rineroe [Fort Union]	The house at this site is labelled Rineroe on the 1st edition Ordnance Survey maps but as Fort Union on the later 25-inch map of the 1890s. It was held by John Christy from the Dunraven estate at the time of Griffith's Valuation and valued at £24. It is still extant and occupied.
Castleroberts	Occupied by Michael Cantlow [Cantillon] in 1814 and by John Heffernan Cantillon at the time of Griffith's Valuation and held from Edward B. Hartopp. The buildings were valued at £13+. A farmyard is visible at the site now.
Carass House	Caherass/Carass House was the seat of the Roche family from the early 19th century. The family had a large flour mill in the townland of Caherass and the house was situated closeby but in the next townland. At the time of Griffith's Valuation Sir David Roche held the house and 235 acres in Ballouragan from Messrs Barrington and Delmege. In 1894 it was the seat of Sir David V. Roche. In 1943 the Irish Tourist Association surveyor wrote that the house was accidentally destroyed by fire "many years ago".
Carass Court	''Burke's Irish Family Records'' states that Jeffrey Browning purchased Carass Court, from Lord Carbery. Leet records Jeffrey Browning as the proprietor of Carass Park in 1814. Jeffrey/Geoffrey Browning was married to Frances, sister of Sir David Roche, 1st Baronet. By the time of Griffith's Valuation Thomas Wise Browning was the occupier and he held the property, valued at £50, from Sir David Roche. The Brownings were still resident at Carass Court in the 1940s but the house was later demolished.
Dunnaman	Matthew O'Flaherty held buildings valued at £13+ and 219 acres from James D. Lyons at the time of Griffith's Valuation. Grid Reference is approximate.
Carrigeen	John Christy held a house valued at £21 and 513 acres at Carrigeen from the Earl of Dunraven at the time of Griffith's Valuation. A modern farm is extant at the site now.
Fanningstown Castle	An 18th century house which was the home of the Jackson family. Henry Lee is recorded as resident at Fannings-town in 1814. This house was demolished and a battlemented building was erected in the bawn of the old medieval castle by Hamilton L. Jackson in the 1850s and offered for sale in 1860. Bought by David Vandeleur Roche of nearby Carass in the 1860s. Occupied by James Fitzgerald Bannatyne in 1906 who held the mansion house valued at £31+ and 359 acres of untenated land. The castle now provides self catering accommodation and can be hired as a venue for functions such as weddings. http://www.fanningstowncastle.com/index.htm
Dromore Castle	In 1868 the building of Dromore Castle began. It was an elaborate country retreat for the 3rd Earl of Limerick designed by Edward William Godwin. In 1906 this mansion house was valued at £75.10 shillings. The 4th Earl of Limerick did not visit Ireland very much and the castle was sold in 1939. In 1944 the Irish Tourist Association surveyor refers to the castle as the property of Mr M.McMahon, a timber merchant of Limerick, who bought the property in 1941 for a reputed £8,000. By the mid 20th century it had fallen into disrepair and the roof was taken off. Plans to develop the site and to demolish the ruin are current issues discusssed in the local and national press.
Ballylin	Michael Smith was living at Ballylin, Rathkeale, in 1814 and R. Smith in 1837.
Smithfield	Originally a Aylmer residence, later leased by the Smith family. The house was occupied by Richard Smith in 1814 and by R. Smith in 1837, later in the possession of the Fergusons. A 3 storey hand drawn house is depicted on the sale rental map of the Aylmer estate. Smithfield House is now the centre of a working farm run by the Lowe family and offers Bed and Breakfast accommodation.
Curraheen	The home of the Stephenson family for some of the 19th century. Slater's Directory of 1846 for the town of Rathkeale records Mr John Stephenson of Curraheen but no Stephenson is recorded in Curraheen South in Griffith's Valuation.