Farnane House
Houses within 10km of this house
Displaying 74 houses.
Houses within 10km of Farnane House
Displaying 74 houses.
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Doonass | In 1786, Wilson noted the building of "a superb and elegant mansion house" by the Massy family beside the River Shannon. The buildings were valued at £75 in the mid 19th century. George Lloyd and Margaret Maunsell Lloyd advertised the sale of their lease of Doonass and 229 acres in June 1855. Following the death of Sir Hugh Dillon Massy in 1870 the house passed to his wife's nephew Colonel John Thomas Massy-Westropp. The house has had a number of different owners in the 20th century, including Mrs Buckley in the 1940s. It was gutted by fire in 2009. |
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Summerhill | A large 18th century house close to the River Shannon on the Massy estate. Occupied by the Reverend Charles Massey in 1814, Hugh Dillon Massy in 1837 and by Berkeley Vincent in the mid 19th century, when it was valued at £35. It remained the home of this branch of the Vincent family until the early 20th century. The Irish Tourist Association survey of 1942 refers to the demolition of this house "a few years ago". | |
Rose Hill | A house beside the River Shannon occupied by P. O'Callaghan in 1837 and by James O'Grady in the mid 19th century who held it from Mrs O'Callaghan. It was valued at £11. Weir writes that his successor was Henry O'Grady who died in 1902. The house is now a ruin. | |
Mount Shannon | An 18th century house, bought from the White family by John FitzGibbon before 1780. Mount Shannon appears to be named Ballingown on the Taylor and Skinner map of the late 1770s. Wilson, however, refers to Mount Shannon, "where taste and elegance are united" as the residence of the Hon. Silver Oliver in 1786. Bence Jones writes that it was enlarged by the 1st Earl of Clare and remodelled by the 2nd Earl. In the early 1850s the house was valued at £179 and was held by the Earl in fee. The contents of the house were sold in 1888 and the house itself to the Nevin family circa 1893 (Bence Jones). Burnt in the early 1920s Mount Shannon is now a ruin. |
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Ballyvorheen | Occupied by Edmond Bourke in 1814, by T. Holland in 1837 and William F. Holland at the time of Griffith's Valuation who held the property from Thomas Lloyd. The buildings were valued at £25. | |
Linfield | This house was the residence of Darby O'Grady in 1837 and the early 1850s. He held it from the Lloyd Apjohn family who subsequently lived in it. Sold by the Lloyd Apjohns following the death of Michael Marshall Lloyd Apjohn in 1895. This house was a ruin until recently renovated and is now inhabited. |
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Ashroe | The Ordnance Survey Name Books record the building of Ashroe House in 1770 for £850. The residence of the Evans family in the late 18th and 19th century, held from Sir Matthew Barrington at the time of Griffith's Valuation, when it was valued at £23+. Wilson mentions it as the seat of Mr. Evans in 1786. The National Inventory of Architectural Heritage suggests modifications were made to the house during the nineteenth century. It is still extant and well-maintained. |
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Clonshavoy | Located on the Barrington estate this house was occupied by Caleb Powell and valued at £15 at the time of Griffith's Valuation. Bence Jones describes Clonshavoy as a single storey early 19th century house in the "cottage" style. In the 20th century it was the home of the last Barrington to live in the Limerick area. The Irish Tourist Association surveyor writes in 1944 that the house was interesting as it was the remains of a very old Elizabethan house. He says that more than half the house was pulled down as it was unsafe "and the present eastern wing is a reconstruction". This house is still extant. |
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Glenstal | Described by Bence Jones as a "massive Norman-Revival castle", built for the Barrington family. The building began in 1837 but was not completed until the 1880s. Noted by Slater as the seat of Sir Charles Burton Barrington in 1894. The buildings were valued at £65 in the early 1850s and at £58 in 1906. Now known as Glenstal Abbey, it is a boys' boarding school run by the Benedictine monks, who bought the property from the Barringtons in 1927. |
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Portnard | Located on the Stafford O'Brien estate and occupied by the Reverend Rickard Lloyd in the mid 19th century, when the buildings were valued at £27. Miss Catherine Lloyd was the last Lloyd occupant. The property was sold 1910-1913. |
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Towerhill | This property was the original residence of the Lloyd family where they settled in the 17th century. It passed to William, second son of Reverend Thomas Lloyd of Towerhill. Occupied by William's son, Reverend Rickard Lloyd, in 1814. The buildings were valued at £31 at the time of Griffith's Valuation when William Lloyd was the occupier. The property was held from the Stafford O'Briens. Purchased by the Devanes at the end of the 19th century, the house is now in ruins. |
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Abington House | Abington House in the townland of Dromeliagh is marked on the first Ordnance Survey map. In 1786 Wilson states "at Abingdon, is a very pleasant seat of Sir Nicholas Lawless". At the time of Griffith's Valuation a house valued at £17 was occupied by Michael Apjohn in this townland. In the 1860s this house was occupied by John Connell Fitzgerald and his wife Margaret (Apjohn). ''The Limerick Chronicle'' of 1 Oct 1872 records the death of Mary Anne Apjohn of Abington House, widow of Michael Apjohn. The property was held from Lord Cloncurry. A ruined house is still extant at the site. |
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Wilton | In 1786 Wilson refers to Wilton-Hall as the seat of Mr. Perceval. A house labelled Wilton is shown on the 1st edition Ordnance Survey map. It was occupied by George Duhy at the time of Griffith's Valuation, valued at £14 and held from Lord Cloncurry. On the 25-inch map of the 1890s this property is labelled Wilton Constabulary Barracks. It is no longer extant. | |
Waterpark | A Bindon family home at the beginning of the 19th century. In the mid 19th century the house was located on the estate of Sir Hugh Dillon Massy and was occupied by John Quinn who also held a corn mill. The house was valued at £24. This house was later a home of the Phelps family who vacated it in 1914. It is no longer extant. The Irish Tourist Association surveyor wrote in 1942 that it was being demolished by its owner Mr Latham. | |
Eyon | The Ordnance Survey Name Book records this house as costing £500 to build in 1838 when it became the seat of Mr Richard Laffan. The house valued at £12+ at the time of Griffith's Valuation, was occupied by Richard Laffan, a dairy farmer. Laffan held the property from Edward B. Hartopp. ''Burke's Irish Family Records'' records Edward Lloyd of Eyon in the mid 18th century. | |
Mount St Lawrence | Joseph Hannan held a house valued at £17 and a demesne of 94 acres from Edward B. Hartopp at the time of Griffith's Valuation. The Ordnance Survey Name Books record Joseph Harman as the resident circa 1840. A house is still located at this site. | |
Raheen | A steward's house on the Bourke estate was recorded at Raheen in the early 1850s. It was valued at £11+. | |
Thornfield | Leet records Thorn-field as the residence of Thomas Thornley in 1814. By the mid 19th century it was the residence of Sir Richard Bourke held by him in fee and valued at £25. The Ordnance Survey Field Name Book refers to Sir Richard Bourke repairing the house circa 1840. It was 2 storeys high, 60x50 feet. This house has remained in the possession of Sir Richard's descendants into the 21st century. |
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Island House | Lewis refers to a "handsome newly erected cottage on the island" in his description of Castleconnell in 1837. Earlier, in 1786, Wilson refers to Park, situated on an island created by a canal and the river Shannon, as the seat of Sir Richard de Burgho. Island House valued at £17+ was the residence of Sir Richard De Burgho at the time of Griffith's Valuation. He held the property, which was surrounded by nine acres, in fee. In 1894, Slater refers to "The Island" as the property of Lady de Burgho. |
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Stormont | Storm-mount was the residence of John Cuffe Kelly esq in 1814 and of Mrs Kelly in 1837. Mrs Kelly was a sister of Francis Drew of Drewscourt. By the time of Griffith's Valuation it was occupied by Joseph Walplate who held it from Sir Richard De Burgho. The buildings were valued at £19+. A house is still extant at this location. In 2022 it was offered for sale. | |
Caherline | [The seat of the Gabbett family in the 18th and early 19th centuries]. Lewis refers to its occupation by a farmer and Griffith's Valuation records Thomas Barry as resident in the early 1850s when the buildings were valued at £16. The original house is still extant though with some modifications. It is now the home of the O'Grady family. | |
Highpark | A property in the possession of the Gabbett family from the early 18th century. Described in the Ordnance Survey Name Book as having a "decayed appearance", this three-storied house was built between 1759 and 1789. The house, valued at £10, was vacant at the time of Griffith's Valuation. It is still extant. |
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Ballyvorneen | This house is marked on the first edition Ordnance Survey map at the site of a castle. Described as a "dairyman's house" at the time of Griffith's Valuation and held by William and Thomas Gabbett, younger brothers of Joseph Gabbett of High Park, in fee. The buildings were valued at £15. The house no longer exists. |
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Caherconlish House | Lewis describes this house in the following terms "Near the town stands Cahirconlish House, a handsome modern residence, erected near the site of the old family mansion, by the proprietor, Major Wm Wilson." The Ordnance Survey Name Book dates this house to about 1789 and it was three storeys high. Wilson, writing in 1786, refers to a residence of Mr. Wilson at Caherconlish. A small drawing of the house is to be found on Map 16 H 32 (13) in the National Library of Ireland. This house was valued at £40 at the time of Griffith's Valuation and was held by Charles Monck Wilson in fee. Daniel Fitzgerald Gabbett, MP, was recorded as the owner in 1906, though he himself had died in 1898. At the time of the Irish Tourist Association survey 1942 Caherconlish House is described as a Creamery. The surveyor writes that a fine Adams ceiling in the house was destroyed by an accidental fire in 1925. Caherconlish is no longer extant. | |
Boskill | Lewis records B. Friend residing at Baskill in 1837. The Ordnance Survey Field Name Book records two houses. Boskill House the original residence of the Frends dating back to the 17th century and located at the northern point of the townland. It was at the end of the 1830s a thatched house which had been converted into a stable. Boskill Lodge (marked on the first Ordnance Survey map as Boskill House) was built in 1800 by Captain Benjamin Frend, at a cost of about £600. At the time of Griffith's Valuation Benjamin Friend junior occupied this house which was valued at £18. In 1906 a mansion house in the townland of Templemichael valued at £30.15 shillings was the residence of Edith M. Minchin and Agnes E. Rose. The Frends and the Roses of Ardhu House were related. The Irish Tourist Association surveyor in 1942 records the burning of this house in the Civil War and that there was "no trace of the house now". | |
Lombardstown | The Ordnance Survey Field Name Book states that this house was rebuilt in 1823 by the occupier Thomas O'Brien. It was still occupied by Thomas O'Brien in the early 1850s. The buildings were valued at £11 and the property held from Lady Charlotte Wolfe. | |
Coolyhenan House | A house occupied by Michael Shine at the time of Griffith's Valuation and held from the representatives of M. Honan, valued at £28, with a demesne of 343 acres. Though buildings survive at the site they appear to be in a derelict condition. | |
Ahabeg | Built in 1827 this house was the home of the Rose family in the 19th century. It was occupied by Michael Lloyd who held it from Counsellor Richard Rose circa 1840. The residence of Richard Rose held by him in fee at the time of Griffith's Valuation and valued at £18+. Aghabeg is still extant and well-maintained. | |
Ballyclogh House | The Ordnance Survey Field Name Book refers to the building of this house in 1822 by Henry Rose as a cost of £600. Occupied by P. Cudmore in the 1830s and by Henry Rose at the time of Griffith's Valuation who held the property from the representatives of Samuel Dixon [Dickson]. The buildings were valued at £9+ in the 1850s. Ballyclogh is still extant. |
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Maddyboy | Occupied by John Burke in 1814, by Captain Wickham in 1837 and by Benjamin Lucas in the early 1850s. The buildings were valued at £14 and the property held from John Lucas. | |
Dromkeen | In the early 1850s John Hussey de Burgh lived in this house, situated near the old home of the Burgh family, also named Dromkeen. He held the property in fee. The buildings were valued at £19+. By 1906 Dromkeen was valued at £10. | |
Dromkeen House | Fitzgerald refers to the old mansion of the Burghs as standing opposite the old walls of a church. Lewis refers to Dromkeen as "formerly the residence of the Burgh family" then occupied by the Reverend M. Lloyd, and that "the remains of the ancient mansion show it to have been an extensive and important establishment". A house at this site was occupied by Henry Croker at the time of Griffith's Valuation and valued at £34. It was held from Robert Smithwick. The Ordnance Survey Name Book refers to this house as William's Fort and states that it first belonged to the Burgh family and was rebuilt in 1820. Valued at £17 in 1906 and occupied by Digby H. De Burgh. |
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Mountsion | Occupied by Robert Bradshaw in 1814 and by Helenus White in the early 1850s. The buildings were valued at almost £9 and were held in fee. | |
River Ville [Mulkear] | Built circa 1800 and the seat of Arnold Hill circa 1840 this house was occupied by Samuel F. Dickson at the time of Griffith's Valuation and held by him from William D. Farrer with 206 acres, The buildings were valued at almost £16.The house is labelled River Ville on the 1st edition Ordnance Survey map but as Mulkear on the 25-inch edition of the 1890s. A house is still extant at the site. | |
Mulkear | Built by the Reverend J. Crampton in 1812 at a cost of £3,000. He was still resident in 1837. Occupied by George Gough in the early 1850s, held by him from John Tuthill and valued at £35. Later the home of Samuel Frederick Dickson. Home of Martin Edward Patrick White circa 1900. On the 25-inch edition Ordnance Survey map the house at this site is labelled Woodstown House. An earlier Woodstown House is described as "in ruins" in the adjoining townland of Woodstown on the 1st edition Ordnance Survey Map. In 1786 Wilson refers to a house at "Gran" as the seat of Mr.Gough, which may refer to an earlier house in this area. This property is now part of a health services facility. | |
Caherline House | The home of the Gabbett family in the 19th century, held by the Gabbetts from John Brown in the mid 19th century and valued at £38. The Brown interest in this house was advertised for sale in July 1862. Recorded as the seat of Richard J. Gabbett in 1894. | |
Prospect | The home of Powell in the late 1770s and 1780s, this house was the residence of Sir J. De Burgh Baronet in 1814, of Godfrey Massy in 1837 and of Eyre Lloyd in the early 1850s. Eyre Lloyd held the property from Eyre Powell and it was valued at £46. This mansion house valued at £43 was occupied by Anne G. Crosby in 1906. It is now a ruin. |
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Hermitage | Bence Jones writes that this house was built for a banker named Bruce in 1800 but soon afterwards was purchased by the 1st Baron Massy. The main seat of the Massy family in the 19th century, held by them in fee and valued at £70 in the early 1850s. The contents of this house were sold in 1916 and the house was burnt down in June 1920. |
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Ballynacourty | This house located on the Massy estate was the residence of Colonel John Vandeleur in the early 1850s when it was valued at £17+. | |
Rich Hill | The residence of the Howley family in the 19th century, held by them in fee and valued at £39 in the early 1850s. Rich Hill was also the childhood home of Captain William O'Shea. |
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Newgarden | Hugh Ingoldsby Massy is recorded as "of Newgarden" in 1769 and Simon Purdon was resident in the late 1770s and 1786. The widow of Hugh Ingoldsby Massy married Simon Purdon of Tinerana. The Powells of Clonshavoy were located at Newgarden in the early 18th century. A house occupied by William Ryves in 1814 and by Massy Ryves in 1837. By the time of Griffith's Valuation it appears to have fallen into decay. John Dooley occupied a house valued at £1 and Eyre Lloyd held offices valued at £4 from the Earl of Clare. Caleb Powell states that this house was taken down by Eyre Lloyd. | |
Woodsdown | This house was the home of the Gough family in the late 18th and early 19th centuries. It was occupied by Matthew O'Brien in 1814. The Ordnance Survey Field Name Book states that this house was built by the ancestors of Major Gough and "it is now in ruins". It is marked as "in ruins" on the first Ordnance Survey map. Another house was later built by the Bannatynes and occupied by the Goodbody family in the early 20th century. Now run by the Sisters of Charity as St Vincents Centre for persons with intellectual disabilities. | |
Belmont | Bellmont was the residence of Thomas Grady in 1814 and of Captain Stackpoole in 1837. At the time of Griffith's Valuation it was occupied by John White who held it from Thomas William O'Grady. It was valued at £28 at this time. By the 1870s George Sampson was living at Belmount, Castleconnell. | |
Woodlands | The residence of J. Tuthill in 1837. This house situated on the Dwyer estate was occupied by Captain John S. Rich who appears to have let the house to lodgers at the time of Griffith's Valuation. The house was valued at £35. In 1942 the Irish Tourist Associaton surveyor records this house as the home of M.D.Shaw "of bacon fame". It still contained a good library and some very valuable paintings and drawings. The Limerick City Museum holds an undated catalogue of the sale of furniture etc from this house belonging to Malcolm D. Shaw 13 Dec [1940s?]. | |
Woodpark | Built in 1821 by Councellor Devite for a cost of £300, this 2 storey house was occupied by Thaddeus McDonnell and held from Patrick Carey junior in the early 1850s, when it was valued at £21. In May 1865 the house and demesne of Woodpark, a 3 storied house with 5 bedrooms, the estate of Robert Keays was advertised for sale on 57 acres. | |
Shannon Lodge | Occupied by Mr William White circa 1840, by the early 1850s the house was vacant and held from Thomas William O'Grady. It was valued at £16+. Also known as Stradbally House it was destroyed by fire in December 1983. | |
Sunville | Sun-Ville, Pallas-Green was the residence of Thomas Apjohn at the end of the 18th century and of John Ryan esquire in 1814. In the early 1850s it was occupied by Thomas Kearney and held from Michael Apjohn. The buildings were valued at £33. Thomas Kearney was County Surveyor for the East Riding of county Limerick, 1837-1862 and for Limerick city 1852-1853. His daughter Olivia married in 1854 Michael Marshall Lloyd Apjohn of Linfield. see http://www.dia.ie/architects/view/2903. It is still extant. |
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Landscape | The Reverend M. Lloyd Apjohn was the occupier of this house at the time of Griffith's Valuation. He held it in fee and it was valued at £21. The original house is not extant and a modern building has been constructed at the site in this century. | |
Castle Garde | The seat of Hugh M. O'Grady at the time of Griffith's Valuation, held by him in fee. Powell writes in his list of Jurors that it was built by Hugh's father the Honourable Waller O'Grady circa 1830. Valued at £38 in 1906. It is still extant. |
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Bilboa Court | Built in the last decade of the 17th century by the Reverend Dean Story. It was later occupied by Colonel Wilson. Lewis refers to Bilboa House as the property of the Earl of Stradbroke. It was "nearly in ruins", was built "wholly of brick from Holland" and was formerly the residence of Colonel Wilson. Circa 1840 the Ordnance Survey Name Book records a three-storey ruin with about 40 windows which had been falling into decay since about the 1770s. |
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Cappercullen | Tierney writes that Lord Carbery built this house in 1717. It was inhabited by the Grady family in the latter half of the 18th century and Wilson refers to it as their seat in 1786. It was in ruins by the time of the first Ordnance Survey. The site of this house is now the tennis court at Glenstal. | |
Gardenhill House | The original Gardenhill House, home of the Blackall family, was by the time of the first edition Ordnance Survey map, circa 1840, "in ruins". The present house dates from after 1840 and is located at R675 613. |
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Clonkeen House (Barrington) | Croker Barrington, second son of Sir Croker Barrington, was the occupant of a mansion house at Clonkeen (Barrington) in 1906, valued at £48. The Barringtons owned a house in this area at the time of Griffith's Valuation which was valued at almost £10. This older property is known as Clonkeen House and was enlarged later in the nineteenth century. The 25-inch Ordnance Survey Map of the 1890s shows a second property, labelled Barrington's Bridge House [R683547]. This latter property is locally known as The Red House. Houses are still extant at both sites. Clonkeen House was offered for sale in 2013. |
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Cahernarry House | Originally a Cripps residence, occupied by a member of the Crips family in the 1770s and 1780s and by J. Cripps in 1837. By the time of Griffith's Valuation Henry Watson was in residence. The house was valued at £8. It is not visible on the 25-inch Ordnance Survey map of the 1890s. Modern farm buildings occupy the site now. | |
Castle Troy | Home of the Matterson family, proprietors of a bacon factory, in the mid 19th century, when the house was valued at £16.5 shillings and of Colonel Richard Arthur Milton Henn, son of Thomas Rice Henn in the early 20th century. The house is labelled Castletroy House on the 1st edition Ordnance Survey map. On the 25-inch edition of the 1890s, however, another house some distance to the south has this title while the original house is labelled Castletroy. Buildings are still extant at both sites. |
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Barna | Barna was the home of the Lee family in the 18th and first half of the 19th century. Leet records G. Lee as resident in 1814 and H. Lee was the proprietor in 1837 and at the time of Griffith's Valuation when the house was valued at £23+. This house no longer exists. | |
Mountphilips | In 1786 Wilson refers to Mount-Phillips as the seat of Counsellor Phillips. Mount-philips was the home of William Philips in the first half of the 19th century. In the early 1850s the house was valued at £21+ and held in fee. By 1906 it was valued at £17 and occupied by John P. Phillips. This house no longer exists. Wilson also makes reference to another Phillips residence, at Killeen, nearby. | |
Mount Rivers | The seat of the Phillips family, occupied by Richard Philips in the first half of the 19th century and held by him in fee. The house was valued at £30 at the time of Griffith's Valuation. The sale rental of 1874 describes Mount Rivers as "a fine modern country mansion in thorough repair" and gives a description of the rooms and out houses. Wyndham Gabbett occupied the mansion house valued at £27 in 1906. In 2013 the property was offered for sale. |
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Castle Waller | The seat of the Waller family in the 18th and first half of the 19th century, occupied by Richard Waller in 1814 and in 1837. In 1840 the Ordnance Survey Name Books reported that is was then uninhabited. Thomas Mullowney [possibly the youngest son of Croasddaile Molony] was the occupant at the time of Griffith's Valuation when the buildings were valued at £17. Castle Waller was occupied for sometime in the 1850s by William de Rythre who married Blanche Waller. In the 1870s Michael Moloney of Castle Waller owned 5 acres. The building was in ruins by the early 20th century. | |
Rockvale | Reverend M. Moore was the proprietor of Rockvale in 1837. In 1840 the Ordnance Survey Name Books note it as the seat of Rev. A. Armstrong and describe it as " a commodious dwelling house". Francis J. O'Neill was the occupier in the early 1850s. He held the house, offices and flour mills, valued at £61 from John F. Waller. A house is still located at this site. | |
Oakhampton | In 1786 Wilson mentions Oakhampton as the seat of Joseph "Phelps". John Philips was resident here in 1814 and S.W. Phillips in 1837. Lewis writes that it was the property of Lord Bloomfield. In 1840 the Ordnance Survey Name Books record Oakhampton as " a good dwelling house, the residence of Mr. S. Phillips". The Reverend Anthony Armstrong was the occupant at the time of Griffith's Valuation, holding the property from Lord Bloomfield. The buildings were valued at £25+. Reverend Anthony was still resident in the 1870s when he owned 504 acres in county Tipperary. Reverend A. Armstrong was rector of Killoscully and, in 1835, married Anna Going of Ballyphilip. Oakhampton is still extant. |
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Clonsingle | A house situated on the Tipperary/Limerick county border, occupied by R. Young in 1837 and by Robert Young in the early 1850s, when it was valued at £30 and held in fee. Robert Young was still resident in the 1870s. A house is still located at this site. | |
Ballymackeogh | The seat of the Ryan family for much of the 18th and 19th centuries, occupied by William Ryan in 1814 and by his son William Ryan in 1837. The Ordnance Survey Name Books refer to the house as the residence of Mr. Hawkshaw in 1840. William Ryan held the property in fee at the time of Griffith's Valuation when the buildings were valued at £31. The Ryans were still resident at the beginning of the 20th century. This house is still extant. | |
Annaholty | Mr Patrick Bourke was resident at Annaholty, Castleconnel, in 1814. In 1841 the Ordnance Survey Name Books describe Annaholty as "a good farmhouse in a demesne with some scattered trees". James Dundon was the occupier in the early 1850s. He held the property from Charles J. Henry and the buildings were valued at £13.11 shillings. A farm residence is still located at this site. | |
Churchfield House | Dr Langer Carey was a member of the Careyville family. He lived at Churchfield House, Newport in the mid 19th century, valued at £17.10 shillings and held from Lady Waller. A house is still extant at the site. | |
Bloomfield | In 1786 Wilson writes that Bloomfield Lodge was occupied by Mr. Bloomfield. In 1837 Bloomfield was occupied by Edmund Scully, fifth son of James Scully of Kilfeacle and by Edmund's son, Carbery Scully, in 1840 and at the time of Griffith's Valuation. He held the property from Lady Waller and the buildings were valued at £29. George M. Finch was living at Bloomfield, Newport in the 1870s. Bloomfield is still extant. |
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Derryleigh House | Lewis records G. Ryan as resident at Derryleagh Castle in 1837. In 1840 and at the time of Griffith's Valuation Henry Hawkshaw held a house valued at £12+ from Lady Waller at Derryleigh. A building is still located at this site. The Ordnance Survey Name Books record the existence of an old castle in this townland which had been "razed to the ground by Mr. Hawkshaw" some time previously. | |
Foxhall | In 1786 Wilson refers to Foxhall as the seat of Mr. Anderson. It was the home of a branch of the Rose family in the 19th century following the marriage of Mary Anderson and Richard Rose. Richard A. Rose was resident in 1814 and J. O'Brien in 1837. In 1840 the Orddnance Survey Name Books refer to it as the residence of Dr. Ryordan, " a commodious dwelling house". At the time of Griffith's Valuation W.A. Rose occupied the house valued at £27+ and held in fee. This house is now demolished. | |
Dromore | Mrs Rebecca Benn held this house valued at £17 in fee in the mid 19th century. The mansion house at Clonbunny was occupied by William B. Cronyn in 1906. The Benns and Cronyns were related. It was valued at £22. |
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Lackamore Lodge | A late 19th century house valued at £13+ in 1906 and held by the representatives of Robert Heard. This building was located just to the south of a police barrack and is now a ruin. | |
Cloverfield | In 1786 Wilson mentions a house called Cloverfield three miles beyond Caherconlish as the seat of Mr. Lloyd. A house named Cloverville is marked on the first edition Ordnance Survey map. On later maps a much larger building is marked. At the time of Griffith's Valuation valued at £9.5 shillings was vacant in this townland. Richard Laffan, a dairy farmer, is recorded as the immediate lessor. The National Inventory of Architectural Heritage dates the original building from circa 1830 with later 19th century additions. The house continues to be used as a residence. |
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New Ross | In 1786 Wilson writes that New Ross was the seat of Mr. White. The property is labelled "site of New Ross House" on the first edition Ordnance Survey map of the 1830s. The Ordnance Survey Name Books record that "the site of this old house is all that can be found at present .....It was once a place of some account being the residence of Bishop Buscow and afterwards of the White family ...they lived here til about 1790". This townland was in the possession of Bolton Waller at the time of Griffith's Valuation. | |
Newport House | In 1786 Wilson refers to a house at Newport which was the seat of Sir Robert Waller. This may be the property labelled "site of Newport House" on the 1st edition Ordnance Survey map. In 1840 the Ordnance Survey Name Books refer to the the site of a house "formerly the residence of the late Sir Robert Waller. It is now nearly altogether taken away". | |
Rivers | In 1786 Wilson refers to Rivers as the seat of Brooke Brasier. Only the remains of a driveway and estate buildings are visible on the 1st edition Ordnance survey map of the 1830s. |