Landed Estates
University of Galway

Hernsbrook

Houses within 10km of this house

Displaying 11 houses.

Houses within 10km of Hernsbrook

Displaying 11 houses.

House name Description
Lissurland This was an O'Brien home located on the Devon estate. Occupied by Connor O'Brien in 1814 and Henry O'Brien in the early 1850s, when the buildings were valued at £12. The house survived into the 20th century but is no longe extant.
Springfield Castle Originally a Fitzmaurice residence adjoining a tower-house of the Fitzgeralds, this house passed by a marriage in 1775 to the Deane family, Lords Muskerry. It became their main residence in the late 18th century and throughout the 19th century. In 1786 Wilson refers to it as " a very fine seat with extensive demesnes". At the time of Griffith's Valuation the Honourable Robert Fitzmaurice Deane was residing at Springfield which was valued at £45. The house was burnt in 1923 and a 19th Gothic wing was made into a new house, which may now be rented as self catering accommodation. Photo of Springfield Castle
Ballintober A house occupied by Cornelius Curtin at the time of Griffith's Valuation and held by him with 132 acres from John C. Heffernan and partners, valued at £12.
Feohanagh There is no large house marked on the first Ordnance Survey map for this townland, however by the time of Griffith's Valuation in the early 1850s a house valued at £10+ was recorded in Feohanagh. It was occupied by James Wigmore and held from Viscount Lismore. [Grid reference is approximate]
Glenduff Castle This house was the residence of Jones Stavelly in 1814. Lewis records R.J. Stevelly as the occupier of Glanduff Castle under the parish of Newcastle and Eyre Massy under the parish of Monagay. Eyre Massy was residing at Glanduff, valued at £38, in the early 1850s. Glanduff Castle was a residence of the Ievers of Mount Ievers, county Clare, in the late 19th century as Slater notes it as a residence of James Butler Ievers. Burnt in 1922 this house is now a ruin. Photo of Glenduff Castle
Mount Plummer This house was the home of the Plummer family in the 19th century, occupied by B. Plummer in 1814, by Brudenell Plummer in 1837 and by the Reverend Richard Plummer in the early 1850s. The Reverend R. Plummer held the property from the Dowager Lady O'Brien and the buildings were valued at £10.
Tullylease Hajba writes that the Morgans [Morgells] had an interest in this house through marriage with the Sullivans. Occupied by John Sullivan in 1814 and partly rebuilt by William Sullivan in the 1830s. Occupied by William Sullivan in the early 1850s and held from the representatives of Crosbie Morgel, when it was valued at £15.15 shillings. Acquired by James Lynch at the end of the 19th century and restored by the present owners. Photo of Tullylease
Castle Ishen Castle Ishen was the seat of the Fitzgerald family from the mid 17th century until the late 19th century. In the late 18th century the castle was replaced by the house which stands today. In the 19th century the house was occupied by the estate agents, members of the Hannigan and O'Leary families although Lady Fitzgerald, widow of the 8th Baronet, is recorded as the occupier at the time of Griffith's Valuation. She held the house valued at £10+ in fee. Her sons were both minors at the time. Hajba writes that the O'Learys purchased the house in the early 20th century. In 1944 the Irish Tourist Association Survey noted that they had first come there in the 1790s. Castle Ishen is still extant.
Hardingville House Home of the Harding family in the 19th century, occupied by C. Harding in 1837 and by William Harding in the early 1850s. The Hardings held the property from James D'Arcy Evans and the buildings were valued at £11.15 shillings. The Hardings also occupied Hardingville Cottage another residence in the same townland, Grid Reference R403 217. In the 1870s William Harding of Coolnagour owned 229 acres in county Cork. The house is no longer occupied. Photo of Hardingville House
Curramore In 1906 Herbert Sullivan is recorded as the occupier of a mansion house valued at £33.5 shillings in the townland of Knockglass. The Irish Tourist Association survey records that this house was demolished by 1944.
Mayne House In 1837 Brian Sheehy was resident at Mayne and in the early 1850s Bernard Sheehy held the house valued at £21+ from John Duggan and all the townland of 107 acres. It is no longer extant.