Stoneville

Houses within 5km of this house

Displaying 16 houses.

Houses within 5km of Stoneville

Displaying 16 houses.

House name	Description
Enniscoush	Home of a junior branch of the Castle Hewson family, occupied by John Hewson at the time of Griffith's Valuation when the house valued at £18 was held from the Wandesford family.
Cloghanarold	This house was the residence of J. Fitzgerald Massey in 1837 and of Hugh H. Massy in the mid 19th century. The house was valued at £18 and held from John Pigott.
Riddlestown Park	The seat of a branch of the Blennerhassett family, built circa 1730, it passed by inheritance to the Knight of Glin. In 1786 Wilson wrote that it was was the seat of Mr. Blennerhasset. Described by Lewis in 1837 as ''the ancient mansion of Gerald Blennerhassett'' on the banks of the Deel. It was held in fee by Gerald Blennerhasset at the time of Griffith's Valuation when it was valued at £22. Passed to the Knight of Glin in the early 20th century and then sold. It is still extant.
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.
Ballywilliam	Seat of the Maunsell family, Ballywilliam was the residence of T.M. Maunsell in 1837 and of George M. Maunsell at the time of Griffith's Valuation when the buildings were valued at £37. In 1906 the value of the house had increased to £39 and it was occupied by Daniel M. Maunsell. A mantelpiece from Ballywilliam is now in the library at Glin Castle.
Danesfort	A residence of the Brown family occupied by Henry Brown in 1814, by Mrs Brown in 1837 and by Henry Brown circa 1840. John S. Brown is recorded as the occupier at the time of Griffith's Valuation, holding the property from the Honourable C.B.C.S. Wandesford. It was valued at £8.
Castle Matrix	In 1837 Lewis writes that the flour mill at Castle Matrix ''has been fitted up by the proprietor J. Southwell Brown esq in the most complete manner'' and that the Elizabethan square castle was being repaired. The Ordnance Survey Field Name Book records Castlematrix as a large 2 storey house ''with a new castle 6 stories high adjoining''. John S. Brown held Castle Matrix from Lord Southwell. In the mid 19th century the buildings including the flour mills were valued at £90. In the 1853 sale rental which includes a lithograph, the castle is described as having been repaired and added to "regardless of expense. There are 9 bedrooms in the Castle, besides dressing closets, bathrooms, water closets, a large dining room, drawing room and library with extensive suites of servants' apartments, and the entire fitted up in elegant and substanial style". Castle Matrix was the headquarters of the International Institute of Military History and of the Heraldy Society of Ireland until 1991.
Beechmount	Originally known as Mount Morgell and the home of the Morgell family in the 18th century. The residence of the Lloyd family in the 19th century, held in fee and valued at £32 in the 1850s. Seat of Gen.F.Lloyd in 1894. Recorded as the property of Major Langford in 1944 (ITA). Now a stud and racing stable run by the McNamara family.
Rathkeale Abbey	The residence of J. Hewson in 1837 and previously of the representatives of George Lake [Leake] esq. By the time of Griffith's Valuation the Abbey was in the possession of Daniel Griffin who held it from the representatives of William Lake [Leake]. It was valued at £30. Referred to in 1942 as "a substanial well kept mansion" the property of Major Waller.
Mount Southwell House	Situated near the town of Rathkeale this house was the residence of Francis Brown in 1837 and was still in his possession in the early 1850s but leased to Edward John Collins. It was valued at £24. This house passed to the Hill family of Graig through marriage.
Wilton	The home of W.K. Brown in 1837 and of Edward Brown at the time of Griffith's Valuation when the buildings were valued at £16.
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.
Court Lodge	Described as a small lodge, the residence of Tobias Delmege at the time of the first Ordnance Survey. Occupied by Pierce Brown and held from Lord Southwell at the time of Griffith's Valuation when the buildings were valued at £10. This house is now the home of a dairy farmer.
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.
Rockfield Tower	At the time of Griffith's Valuation held by Tobias Delmege from Lord Southwell and valued at £9. This house is still in use as a residence.
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.