Landed Estates
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Bulgaden Hall

Houses within 10km of this house

Displaying 37 houses.

Houses within 10km of Bulgaden Hall

Displaying 37 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].
Camas The seat of the Bevan family located on the estate of the Earl of Limerick. At the time of Griffith's Valuation, it was held by Frederick Bevan from the Earl of Limerick and valued at £29. The house is now demolished but the farm buildings remain. Photo of Camas
Rathanny A house situated on the estate of the Earl of Limerick, occupied by John Sheeran in 1814 and by T. Bennett in 1837. Thomas F. Bennett was still resident at the time of Griffith's Valuation when the buildings were valued at £15. Photo of Rathanny
Baggotstown The seat of the Bourchier family in the 18th and 19th centuries, valued at £32+ in 1906. The Irish Tourist Association surveyor writes in 1942 that this house was built in 1745 (keystone) and had lately been acquired by Mr T. Mitchell, a solicitor. This house has recently been renovated. Photo of Baggotstown
Kenmare Castle Joseph Gubbins of Kenmare Castle is recorded in 1814. Lewis refers to the pretty cottage erected by J. Gubbins on the site of Kenmare Castle in his entry for the parish of Hospital, circa 1837. James Gubbins was residing in a house valued at £23 at the time of Griffith's Valuation. He held the property from the Earl of Kenmare. Photo of Kenmare Castle
Castlefarm Castlefarm was the residence of Mr Patrick Sheeran in 1814. By 1837 Standish O'Grady was the occupier and he was still living there at the time of Griffith's Valuation when the house was valued at £16. He held the property from the Earl of Kenmare. Photo of Castlefarm
Kilfrush The home of Joseph Gubbins from at least 1837 and held in the early 1850s from the Court of Chancery. It was valued at £70 and was still the home of the Gubbins in the 1870s and in 1906 when it was valued at almost £66. According to the Irish Tourist Association survey it had been built in 1825 and was still the home of Mrs Gubbins in 1943. It is still extant. Photo of Kilfrush
Ballincolloo This house was the residence of Mrs Bennet in 1814 and by 1837 of J. Gubbins. Joseph L. Gubbins occupied the house at the time of Griffith's Valuation holding it from the representatives of Samuel Bennett. It was valued at £14. It is no longer extant.
Elton In 1786 Wilson notes Elton as the seat of Mr.Grady. Leet records the Reverend Thomas Grady [of Cappercullen] as the occupier of Elton in 1814. Mrs Grady lived at Elton in 1837 and Mrs Mary Jane Grady was resident at the time of Griffith's Valuation. She held the property in fee. The buildings were valued at £34. Described in the rental of 1853 as having a "cheerful and commanding aspect". The tenant from year to year was John Simms. In the later part of the 19th century this house belonged to the Bevans of Camas. The original house is not extant.
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. Photo of Kilballyowen
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. Photo of Cahir Guillamore
Ballynamona A small property known as Quarryfield Cottage occupied this site at the time of the First Ordnance Survey. The property here was the home of George Vandeleur in the 1870s. On the later 25-inch map of the 1890s a much larger property, labelled Ballynamona House, is shown. A house is still extant at the site.
Bruree Lodge Bruree was the home of the Langton family in the 18th century. The house was occupied by Michael Ryan at the time of Griffith's Valuation and held from Michael Shaughnessy, it was valued at £13+. Photo of Bruree Lodge
Bruree House Bruree House was also located on the Langton estate although at the time of the first Ordnance Survey the property was in the hands of Robert Fetherston who held a number of townlands in the parish, possibly from the Langtons. At the time of Griffith's Valuation the house was in use as an auxiliary workhouse. In 1853 Bruree House was sold to a member of the Shelton family and in 1868 it was sold to John Gubbins of the Kilfrush family. He was a successful racehorse owner and in 1884 built the present Bruree House. When he died in 1906 the property passed to his nephew John Norris Browning. The house was valued at £92 at this time. Owned by the Sheehans and Vernons in the 20th century. Now function as as a rehabilitation centre, known as Cuan Mhuire. A print entitled "The Lawn Meet" by Patrick Hennessy depicts this house. See www.museum.limerick.ie Photo of Bruree House
Coolboy A herd's house and offices situated on the St Leger estate was occupied by Henry Ievers at the time of Griffith's Valuation when the buildings were valued at £14+. Coolboy was occupied by the representatives of Robert Cleary in 1906. A substantial farm is still extant at the site.
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. Photo of Greenpark
Clogher West A house occupied by John Fitzgerald and held from George Whitelock at the time of Griffith's Valuation. The buildings were valued at £12. The original house does not appear to be extant.
Maidstown Castle Originally known as Ballyvenoge, Seoighe writes that John Ormsby first lived at Maidstown which he sold to the Webbs when he went to live at Athlacca. By the mid 18th century the Webbs had sold Maidstown to the Gubbins. The home of a branch of the Gubbins family in the late 18th century and early 19th century. The house was valued at £20 and held by Patrick Coll from John White in the mid 19th century. The Colls sold Maidstown to the O'Regans in 1972. A house is still extant at the site as well as the ruin of the original tower house.
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. Photo of Milltown
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.
Mount Coote The county Limerick seat of the Coote family in the 18th and 19th centuries. Wilson refers to it as "the pleasant seat of Mr. Coote" in 1786. It was occupied by Chidley Coote in 1814. Lewis refers to it as the former seat of Chidley Coote in 1837. Charles Coote was resident at the time of Griffith's Valuation and held the property in fee. The buildings were valued at £53. Their value had increased to £65 by 1906. The Irish Tourist Association surveyor wrote in 1943 that the house was bought by Sir Gilbert Greenall, who became 1st Lord Daresbury, who spent about £200,000 setting up a Model Farm. [Lord Daresbury also owned Clonshire]. Following his death three years previously it was sold and then run as a stud farm. Bence Jones writes that this house was demolished circa 1960 and a new house built in the Georgian style. Photo of Mount Coote
Riversfield A house located on the Coote estate, occupied by Thomas Weldon in 1837 and at the time of Griffith's Valuation when the buildings were valued at £20. John H. Weldon of Riversfield owned 68 acres in county Limerick in the 1870s. Occupied by Mr and Mrs Watt in 1943. It is still extant.
Martinstown Martinstown was the residence of M. Walsh in 1837. At the time of Griffith's Valuation this was a house on the Trench/Gascoigne estate valued at £10+ and inhabited by William O'Grady. Bence Jones refers to a modern house built in circa 1972 at Martinstown, Kilmallock.
Millmount Occupied by the Reverend Joseph Gabbett and held from Daniel Gabbett at the time of Griffith's Valuation, when the buildings were valued at £16. It is labelled Millmount on the First Edition Ordnance Survey Map and as Ardvullen on the later 25-inch edition of the 1890s. A house is still extant at the site.
Ash Hill Towers The residence of a branch of the Coote family in the 18th century, possibly held from the Barons Carbery. Ash Hill is referred to by Wilson as the seat of Chudleigh Coote in 1786. Bought by Eyre Evans from Chidley Coote in 1794 (see sale rental 6 July 1878). Eyre Evans held the property in fee throughout the first half of the 19th century. The Ordnance Survey Field Name Book describes this house as having "a most superb new front with towers at each end". At the time of Griffith's Valuation the buildings were valued at £50. Bence Jones writes that Ash Hill Towers became the residence of John Henry Weldon in the later 19th century. The Irish Tourist Association surveyor wrote in 1943 that the property was owned by Captain P.M. Lindsay, nephew of John H. Weldon, who bought the house from the Evans family in 1880. Still extant, this house is the centre of a stud. Photo of Ash Hill Towers
Bosnetstown The Bennett family were resident at Bosnetstown from the early 19th century. Charles Bennett of Bosnetstown was a coroner for county Limerick in the 1810s. Located on the estate of Lord Lisle this house was occupied by George W[heeler] Bennett in 1814 and 1837 and in the early 1850s by George Bennett. The property was valued at £14. In the 1870s George Wheeler Bennett of Kilfinane held 156 acres in the county. The Bennett also lived in other houses closeby at various times for example Kilfinane House. http://members.iinet.net.au/~nickred/trees/bennett.pdf
Ballynahinch A house valued at £11 occupied by Thomas Cleary at the time of Griffith's Valuation and held with 354 acres from the Trench/Gascoigne estate. Thomas Cleary of Ballinahinch owned 454 acres in county Limerick in the 1870s. A house is still extant at the site.
Spa Hill A home of the Oliver family, occupied by Charles Deane Oliver in 1814 and by William Oliver in 1837 and at the time of Griffith's Valuation. The buildings were valued at £23+ and William held them from the Trench/Gascoigne estate, with a corn mill. Photo of Spa Hill
Sunville A residence of the Godsell family in the 18th century, it was still in the possession of James Godsill in 1814. Lewis writes that Sunville anciently belonged to the Godsall family but was "now" (1837) the residence of E. Sayers. Edward Sayers held it in fee at the time of Griffith's Valuation. Sunville/Sunvale was afterwards a residence of the Low family, being occupied in 1906 by Colonel John Low. Lithographs of this house and mill are included in the sale rental of 1853. The Irish Tourist Association surveyor wrote in 1943 that the house was owned by Mr John O'Donnell. He says that it was built in the early 18th century by the Cosby family from whom it passed to the Lowes. It is labelled Sunvale on the 25-inch Ordnance Survey map of the 1890s. The house is no longer extant. Photo of Sunville
Athlacca House A residence of the Ormsby family in the 18th century. On the first Ordnance Survey map the house is marked "in ruins". Also known as Old Court.
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.
Knocktoran This late 19th century seat of the Webb family is now a stud farm. Anna Thomasina Webb occupied the house in 1906 when it was valued at £32. Owned by Major S.N.C. Webb in 1943. It is still extant. Photo of Knocktoran
Knockainy Cottage Possibly located on the estate of the Earl of Kenmare who owned land in this parish in the mid 19th century. On the first edition Ordnance Survey map this building is named Knockainy Cottage. Later maps show a much larger building now known as Knockainy Stud. Photo of Knockainy Cottage
Mount Blakeney Mount Blakeney is south west of the town of Kilmallock and very close to the border between counties Limerick and Cork. No large house is marked in the townland of Mount Blakeney on the first Ordnance Survey map (Sheet 47). In 1786 Wilson refers to Mount Blakeney as the seat of Mr. Blakeney. At the time of Griffith's Valuation the townland was in the possession of Mrs. Blakeney Fitzgerald. In 2022 Mount Blakeney was offered for sale. Photo of Mount Blakeney