Camas

Houses within 5km of this house

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Houses within 5km of Camas

Displaying 10 houses.

House name	Description
Drombeg	A house located on the estate of the Earl of Sandwich at the time of Griffith's Valuation and occupied by John Mulcahy, when it was valued at £11. [Grid reference is approximate].
Kilballyowen	In 1786 Wilson refers to Kilballyowen as the seat of Mr. O'Grady. This was the main seat of the O'Grady family, described by Lewis as a "handsome modern building" circa 1837. At the time of Griffith's Valuation the buildings were valued at £41. By 1906 they were valued at £70 and the property was still in the possession of 'The O'Grady'. The Irish Tourist Association surveyor lists the types of artifacts, paintings etc to be found in this home of Madam O'Grady in 1942. The house was demolished post 1968.
Cahir Guillamore	The seat of the O'Grady family from the mid 18th century acquired through marriage with a member of the Hayes family. Held by the Viscount Guillamores in fee and valued at £50 in the early 1850s. Viscount Guillamore was recorded as the occupier in 1906 when the house was valued at £48. The Irish Tourist Association surveyor in 1942 refers to this house as been unused since 1922 when the estate was divided by the Land Commission. All the fittings has been removed and only the shell of the house remained. The house is now a ruin.
Greenpark	In 1814 and 1837 this house was the residence of Richard Ievers, brother of Robert Ievers of Castle Ievers. At the time of Griffith's Valuation it was occupied by Mrs Sarah P. Fitzgibbon, the wife of Richard Ievers who had remarried. She held the property from Alcock Otley and it was valued at £36. This house is now a ruin.
Ballynanty	Ballynauty was the residence of Mrs Creed in 1837 and of Charles W. Smith in the early 1850s. He held the property from the Trustess of Charles Smith and the buildings were valued at £37 Still recorded by Slater as a Smith property in 1894. . The original house is not extant.
Rockbarton	Also known as Mount Prospect, Fitzgerald describes Mount Prospect as the "magnificent seat and demesne of the present Chief Baron". Lewis describes Rockbarton as the "elegant mansion of Lord Guillamore". It was occupied by John Low at the time of Griffith's Valuation who held it from the Viscount. It was valued at £75. By 1906 the value of the house was reduced to £60 and it was then occupied by Lord Fermoy. The Irish Tourist Association surveyor records the sale of this house to Mr Barry in 1922. It remained in his possession until it was demolished in 1941 and the fittings sold to a Limerick builder. He writes that it was one of the "showplaces of Ireland" with a grand staircase of marble and that it had been renovated at a cost of £70,000 circa 1912 by the Honourable Nigel Baring who was married to a daughter of Lord Fermoy.The house is now a ruin.
Uregare House	Owregare House was the residence of Mrs Gubbins in 1837 and of Mrs N. Barron who held the property from William G. Gubbins at the time of Griffith's Valuation. The buildings were valued at £22+. This house was also known as Newlawn. Fitzgerald writes that it belonged to the Creed family before the Gubbins. Occupied by Thomas A. Dicken in 1906. This house is no longer extant.
Milltown	In the 18th century Miltown was the residence of a branch of the De Lacy family. Mill-town, Bruff, was the residence of Mrs Bevan in 1814. George Gubbins was the occupier in 1837 and at the time of Griffith's Valuation. He held the property valued at £40+ from Edward B. Hartopp. In 1831 George Gubbins married Elizabeth Blood nee Hartopp. This house is named Milltown George on the first Ordnance Survey map.
Summerville	Occupied by the Reverend Joseph Gabbett, fifth son of Daniel Gabbett of Strand House, Chancellor of Limerick and Prebendary of Effin and held by him from Alcock Otley. The buildings were valued at £23+. In 1786 Wilson refers to a house at Uregare as the seat of General Gabett. A house is still extant at the site.
Ballygrennan Castle	Granted to the Evans family under the Acts of Settlement. In the early 19th century the residence of William Creed. Described as "in ruins" on the 1st edition Ordnance Survey map. Some portions of the building remains though much of the stone has been removed.