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Feohanagh

Houses within 15km of this house

Displaying 65 houses.

Houses within 15km of Feohanagh

Displaying 65 houses.

House name Description
Odell Ville This house was occupied by John Odell in the early 1850s and held by him in fee. It was valued at almost £14. The house was the residence of William Odell in the 1870s. Home of the Morony and Lloyd families in the late 19th and 20th centuries. Occupied by Wilfrid H. Wilkinson in 1906. It was advertised for sale in February 2009. Photo of Odell Ville
Cahermoyle/Cahirmoyle The present house was built in the early 1870s by Edward O'Brien, son of William Smith O'Brien replacing an earlier house which was the home of his grandmother the Dowager Lady O'Brien in the early 1850s. The Ordnance Survey Field Name Book states that Cahermoyle was held from Lord Southwell. The house was valued at £81+ in 1906 and sold by the O'Briens in 1919. In 1988 Cahermoyle and 200 acres were offered for sale by the Oblate Fathers who had had a Novitate there since the early 20th century. The house is now a nursing home. Photo of Cahermoyle/Cahirmoyle
Glenville The Massys lived at Glenville from the 1760s. The present house was built by William Massy in 1808. William Massey was resident in 1814, J. Massey in 1837 and William Massy in the early 1850s. William Massy held the house valued at almost £14 from Stephen Creagh. The house came into the possession of the Langford family, relations of the Massys in the early 20th century and they were still resident there in the 1970s. Photo of Glenville
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.
Elm Hill An 18th century house the home of a branch of the Studdert family held from Lord Southwell. Occupied by Ion Studdert in the mid 19th century when the buildings were valued at £27. It was advertised for sale in June 1855 when it contained a "spacious and lofty parlour, drawing room and hall; nine capital bedrooms..". A lithograph of the house is included with the rental. In 1906 this house, valued at £16, was occupied by the representative of Thomas Magner. In the later twenteth century owned by the Woulfe family and now derelict. Photo of Elm Hill
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. Photo of Ballywilliam
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. Photo of Castle Matrix
Mount Brown The main residence of the Brown family of Rathkeale until Castle Matrix was restored in the 1830s. Held by them in fee, the buildings were valued at £23 at the time of Griffith's Valuation. The mansion house at Dromard was occupied by John Walker circa 1840. In 1906 the house was occupied by the representatives of Col Edward Browne. Photo of Mount Brown
Fort William House Fort William was the residence of a branch of the Odell family in the 18th century. Occupied by Reverend John Graves in 1814. Mrs Graves had a flour mill here in 1837 but T. O'Dell was living at Fort William. The Ordnance Survey Name Book states that this house was formerly the residence of William Brown of Springmount ''at present occupied by a herdsman''. The residence of Richard D. Power in the mid 19th century who held the property valued at £11 from John B. Graves (in Chancery). The home of Goodricke Thomas Peacocke in the 1880s. This house is still extant and occupied. Photo of Fort William House
Springmount Richard S. Croker was the proprietor of this townland at the time of the first Ordnance Survey and Springmount was the residence of William Brown. By the time of Griffith's Valuation Gerard Barry held the house and 56 acres in fee.
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.
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. Photo of Court Lodge
Kilscannell Occupied by Richard Condon in the 1830s. Located on the estate of Lady O'Brien circa 1840 this was a large house of two stories with offices but in a state of bad repair and unoccupied. It was still vacant at the time of Griffith's Valuation and held by Pierce Brown.
Chesterfield Occupied by Maurice P. O. [P]helan in 1814 and by Major Sullivan in 1837. Held from the Major's representatives in the early 1850s and occupied by Francis Brown. The buildings were valued at £18. There is a modern house at the site but the stableyard and farm buildings still survive. Photo of Chesterfield
Dromin This house was the home of Nicholas Meade in 1837 and of his representatives in the early 1850s. It was located on the Devon estate and was valued at £13. It is still extant and occupied. Photo of Dromin
Moyveedy A house on the Devon estate valued at £10 and occupied by Thomas Fitzgerald in the early 1850s. The house is still extant and part of a large farm. Photo of Moyveedy
Cloonyscrehane This house, located on the Devon estate, was valued at £12 at the time of Griffith's Valuation and was the residence of Patrick Candon. A house and farm are still extant at the site.
Cullenagh This house, situated on the outskirts of Newcastle West, was the home of Patrick Griffin in 1814 and at the time of Griffith's Valuation. Valued at £27 it was held from the trustees of the Earl of Devon. The house remained until the mid 20th century but is no longer extant and a large industrial complex exists to the rear of the site.
Woodlawn A house on the Devon estate occupied by George Bolster, medical doctor, at the time of Griffith's Valuation and valued at £11+. Woodlawn was the residence of R. Cart in 1837. It is still extant.
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.
Newcastle The original Fitzgerald castle was granted to the Courtenay family in 1591. The Castle was occupied by David Mahony and his son, Pierce Mahony, in the mid 18th century. Bence Jones writes that the residence of the Earls of Devon in county Limerick was a house of nine bays in the castle precincts. It was held by them in fee and valued at £55 at the time of Griffith's Valuation. This house was occupied by the agent to the Devon estate. Slater describes it as Courtenay Castle in 1894 when it was occupied by Charles Curling. In 1910 it was bought by the Curling family who had been agents and was burnt in 1922. The Castle remained in the possession of the Curlings until the 1940s. Photo of Newcastle
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.
Hernsbrook A property in the possession of the Ahern family for two centuries. At the time of Griffith's Valuation Maurice Ahern held the property in fee. The buildings were valued at £8. There is still an extant house at Hernsbrook.
Ballynakill A house valued at £8 at the time of Griffith's Valuation and occupied by Godfrey Massy who held the property from Laurence H. Jephson. Lewis also records Godfrey Massy as resident in 1837. A lithograph of this house is included in the Jephson sale rental of 1851.
Garryduff This house was the residence of David Hayes in 1814. At the time of Griffith's Valuation it was occupied by the representatives of William Leake [a Limerick solicitor], who held the property from Robert Maunsell. The buildings were valued at £10+. Recorded as untenanted at the time of the sale in 1853, a lithograph of the house is included in the sale rental.
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.
Ballynoe An 18th century house built by the Cox family. This house valued at £39 was the home of William Cox in the 1850s and 1870s. At the time of Griffith's Valuation it was held from the Court of Chancery. Bence Jones records this house as now derelict. Described as the Irish Tourist Association surveyor in 1944 as a "grand" Georgian house but in a very bad state of repair. Photo of Ballynoe
Ballyknockane The home of the Scanlan family from at least 1814 when Michael Scanlan was resident. Occupied by William Scanlan at the time of Griffith's Valuation, held by him in fee and valued at £25+. In 1906 William Scanlan held 145 acres of untenanted land and a mansion valued at £22 at Ballyknockane. Residence of Miss Reynolds in 1944.
Ballynahaha The residence of Mathew Scanlan circa 1840. Located on the Scanlan estate in the mid 19th century, occupied by David Bennett and valued at £11.
Drewscourt Home of the Drew family in the 18th and early 19th century. Drew's Lodge, Charleville, is listed as the residence of F. Drew in 1814 and Lewis refers to Drew's Court as the residence of the Drew family. The house appears to be vacant at the time of Griffith's Valuation and was in the possession of Henry Thomas Allen who held land from Francis Drew. Clennel Frank Massy Drew occupied this house in 1906, valued at £18. Drewscourt was burnt down in the 1920s but the farmyard complex remains. Photo of Drewscourt
Rossmore Rossmore was the home of the Shelton family in the 18th and 19th centuries, occupied by J. Shelton in 1814 and 1837. The Reverend Grantley Shelton was resident in the early 1850s. The house was held from the Conyers family and was valued at £25. In 1894 Slater refers to it as the residence of Deane Shelton.
Heathfield House Located on the Warren estate this house was occupied by Edward Lloyd circa 1840 and in the early 1850s who held it along with 609 acres. Still in Lloyd occupation in the 1970s. This house was offered for sale in 2010.
Frankfort Samuel Adams was living at Frankford, Newcastle, in 1814. The residence of Richard Standish circa 1840 and of John White who held it in fee in the early 1850s. The buildings were valued at £9. This house is still well maintained and occupied.
Ballyneale Bence Jones writes of this house having an early 19th century appearance. Occupied by John Cox and held from the Honourable John Massy in the early 1850s. The buildings were valued at £13+. At the end of the 20th century this house was the home of Lewis Glucksman. Sold by the Glucksmans in 1998. In 2008 it was placed on the market again by its current owner David Pearl for 10,000,000 euro. see http://www.michaelhdaniels.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=propdetails&Prop_RefId=39 Photo of Ballyneale
Glenwilliam A house built in 1797 by the Reverend William Massy, second son of the Reverend Godfrey Massy. Occupied by George Massy in 1814. The residence of Mary Anne Massy at the time of Griffith's Valuation, held from the Court of Chancery and valued at £38. In the later 19th century it was the home of the Atkinson family. Slater noted it as the seat of Thomas D. Atkinson in 1894. This house is still extant and occupied. Photo of Glenwilliam
Lisduane The seat of Walter Mason, situated on the estate of General Dixon [Dickson], circa 1840. Occupied by John [Leland] Mason at the time of Griffith's Valuation and held by him from the Court of Chancery. The buildings were valued at £12. William Harte Mason of Cooleen, Bruree owned 190 acres in the 1870s. A house and farm are still extant at the site.
Kilbeg Lodge The seat of John Scanlan circa 1840 and of Sarah Scanlan in the early 1850s, held from William Scanlan and valued at £14. In 1906 occupied by William Scanlan and valued at £10.
Castletown Conyers The seat of the Conyers family, occupied by C. Conyers in the early 19th century. By the time of Griffith's Valuation the house appears to be in use as an auxiliary workhouse, held by the Croom Guardians from William Bailey, medical doctor, and valued at £25. In 1894 it was the residence of Charles Conyers. Photo of Castletown Conyers
Kilmurry A house valued at £11 and held by Eyre Lloyd in fee at the time of Griffith's Valuation, now derelict. Photo of Kilmurry
Knockaderry Knockaderry was the seat of a branch of the Evans family in the 19th century. In 1786 Wilson refers to it as the seat of Mr. D'Arcy. It was occupied by Thomas D'Arcy Evans in 1814. Lewis refers to it as the "ancient seat of the D’Arcy family", the present residence of T.D’Arcy Evans. At the time of Griffith's Valuation it appears to have been in use as an auxillary work house, valued at £35. Knockaderry was held from the Jephson family and a lithograph of the house is included in the Jephson sale rental of 1851. In 1944 the Irish Tourist Association surveyor writes that the house was not well kept and was "rapidly falling to pieces". He also records the house as the birthplace of Mary Lady Heath, an early female pilot. Photo of Knockaderry
Grove House This house appears to straddle the boundary of the parishes of Ballingarry and Rathkeale and the border of the baronies of Connello Upper and Lower. Occupied by Colonel William O'Dell Member of Parliament in 1814 and by Major O'Dell in 1837. By the time of Griffith's Valuation Major O'Dell's estate at Rylanes was in Chancery and Grove House was in use as an Auxiliary Workhouse. It was valued at £35 and held by the Croom Guardians from Robert Maxwell. This house is no longer extant but substanial yard buildings remain. Photo of Grove House
The Turret Lewis writes that the Turret was erected by a branch of the De Lacy family and repaired by Colonel O’Dell in 1683 and was "lately the residence of Major O’Dell". The Ordnance Survey Name Books refer to an inscription on the wall of the building which recorded the O'Dell family inhabiting the building in 1683. It was reputed to incorporate a turret from an old house of the Knights Hospitallers. Thomas O'Dell was resident in 1814 and Mrs O'Dell of the Turret, Ballingarry, died in 1818 according to the church records of that parish. Fitzgerald in 1826 refers to Jackson's Turret, built on a hill and "now nearly in ruins". Bence Jones writes that a porch and wing were added to the building in the late 19th century and that it became a presbytery. Grid reference is approximate.
Cappanihane This house was occupied by John Mason in 1814, by R. Mason in 1837 and in use as an auxiliary workhouse at the time of Griffith's Valuation, when the buildings were valued at £15. This house was the home of John Parker Graham in the 1860s and 1870s. Another house in this townland, Glenbrook Lodge, was occupied in the early 1850s by Myles Mason and valued at £9+, grid reference R492 318. Mary Hamilton held a mansion house valued at £20 and 41 acres of untenanted land at Cappanihane in 1906.
Castleview Occupied by Brian Sheehy in 1814 and by Thomas Locke in 1837. At the time of Griffith's Valuation Castleview was the residence of the Rev Robert M. Rodwell, the buildings were valued at £30. Birthplace of William John Locke Travers in 1819, a New Zealand lawyer, politican and naturalist, see http://www.teara.govt.nz/1966/T/TraversWilliamThomasLocke/TraversWilliamThomasLocke/en
Ashgrove Ashgrove was the home of the Upton family in the 18th century. Occupied by John Upton in 1814 and J.W. Upton in 1837. This house was being used as an Auxiliary Workhouse at the time of Griffith's Valuation. William Stephenson held the townland at this time. His interest was advertised for sale in June 1854. The tenant was Mr Denis Moylan who held on a 7 year lease from May 1852. A house is still extant at this site.
Ballynabearna Occupied by William J. Upton in 1814 and by W. Upton in 1837. This house was valued at £2 in the early 1850s and held by John Upton from Sir Robert Bateson. the building labelled Ballynabearna House on the 1st edition Ordnance Survey map is not the same as the house on the later 25-inch map of the 1890s. Buildings are still extant at the site.
Ashborough Lewis records Daniel D. Power as resident at Ash Grove in the parish of Ballingarry in 1837. Held Daniel D. Power at the time of Griffith's Valuation and valued at £16 and in his occupation at the time of the 1854 sale. An old outbuilding remains at the location of this house. Photo of Ashborough
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
Fortwilliam A house on the Evans estate occupied by William Barry at the time of Griffith's Valuation when it was valued at £23, later a Sheehy residence. The Sheehy sale rental of 1875 records the house containing 3 reception rooms and 5 bedrooms. It was conveyed to Robert K. Sheehy by Edward R. C. Barry on 7 January 1874 and advertised for sale in June 1875. The National Inventory of Architectural Heritage dates this Tudor Revival house from circa 1880 to the design of Sir John Jackson (1851-1919), so the present house may incorporate the earlier one which is marked on the first Ordnance Survey map. In 2006 this house was no longer occupied. Photo of Fortwilliam
Kilbolane Home of the Barry family in the late 18th and 19th centuries located on the Evans estate. Occupied by Edward Robert Caulfield Barry in the early 1850s when the house was valued at £39. There was also a flour mill closeby. Sold by the Barrys at the end of the 19th century to David O'Leary Hannigan and later purchased by Milford Creamery who demolished the house in the mid 20th century. Photo of Kilbolane
Prohust Prohust/Prohurst/Proughis was built by Jonathon Bruce, third son of the Reverend Jonathon Bruce of Milltown Castle, and occupied by him in 1837. By the time of Griffith's Valuation the property was held by George and John Evans in fee, the buildings were valued at £37. Hajba writes that the house was occupied by members of the Turner and Rice families in the latter half of the 19th century. This house is still occupied. Photo of Prohust
Gibbings Grove This house was the seat of the Gibbings family in the 18th and early 19th centuries. The family was still resident in 1837 but by the early 1850s the house was occupied by Edmond Irwin who held it form Richard Gibbons. It was valued at £14. Later occupants were local priests and it was eventually sold by the Gibbings in the late 19th century. In 1944 the Irish Tourist Association Survey referred to it as the home of the Cagney family who had purchased the property c.1912 and also that it was famous for growing the Toormore apple, used in making cider. The house is still occupied. Photo of Gibbings Grove
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.
Rathfredagh This house was erected post Griffith's Valuation. The Irish Tourist Association surveyor dates it to about 1870. It was the home of James Waller O'Grady a grandson of the 1st Viscount Guillamore and of the 3rd Baron Massy. In 1906 Richard O'Grady, eldest son of James Waller O'Grady (born 1867) was living here. The house was valued at £41.15 shillings. Seat of the 8th and 9th Viscount Guillamore and in the mid 1960s the O'Gradys gave this house to the Cheshire Homes Foundation. It opened as the fifth Cheshire Home in Ireland in 1971. http://www.cheshire.ie/centres_rathfredagh.asp Photo of Rathfredagh
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.
Aughrim A home of a branch of the Goold family occupied by George Goold in the early 1850s and held from Henry V. Wrixon. The buildings were valued at £13.10 shillings. George Goold still lived here in the 1870s. The house is occupied.
Teeveeny House A house valued at £14 held by Michael Cagney from Richard and Jonas Morris in the mid 19th century. His widow Johanna Cagney was still resident in the 1870s. In 1943 the Irish Tourist Association Survey reported that the house had was then occupied by the Condron family. Buildings are still extant at the site.
Newtown Hajba dates this house from 1749 when it was built as a hunting lodge for the Courtenays. Described by Lewis in 1837 as the seat of Robert Courtney, John Culhane was resident by the time of Griffith's Valuation, holding the property from John Courtnay. The buildings were valued at £13. In 1943 the Irish Tourist Association Survey noted that it was then the home of the Culhane family. The house was demolished in the 1960s.
Curryglass Originally a Goold home, occupied by B. Plummer in 1814 and Pierce Purcell Goold in 1837. His representatives held the property in fee at the time of Griffith's Valuation and the house was valued at £18. It was advertised for sale in May 1852. Home of Robert Edward Gibbings for sometime in the mid 19th century. An O'Callaghan home in the 20th century. Also known as Curraghglass or Curraglass House. In 1943 the Irish Tourist Association Survey noted its association with all of these families as well as, in the eighteenth century, the Lysaght family. It is still extant and occupied. Photo of Curryglass