Ballyclogh House

Houses within 5km of this house

Displaying 22 houses.

Houses within 5km of Ballyclogh House

Displaying 22 houses.

House name	Description
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Shannon View	It was valued at £22+ at the time of Griffith's Valuation, occupied by Thomas Kelly and held from Henry O. Seward. Thomas Kelly was an uncle of James Michael Kelly of Rockstown Castle and Cahircon. He married Letitia Roche, a granddaughter of Philip Roche of Shannon View and his wife, Margaret Kelly of Limerick. This house is no longer extant and extensive urban development has taken place in the area.
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.
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+.
Milford	Built by George Maunsell, fourth son of Richard Maunsell of Ballywilliam, in the late 18th century. Occupied by the Reverend M. Widenham in the late 1770s, and 1786, by Lord Kiltarton [John Prendergast Smyth became Viscount Gort in 1816] in 1814, by T. Fitzgerald in 1837, by Captain Stackpool circa 1840 and by Henry Allen in the early 1850s, this house was situated on the Maunsell estate. It was valued at £28 at the time of Griffith's Valuation. Referred to as the "splendid residence" of the Dowager Lady Massy in the sale rental of 1868. Tracy writes that the 5th Baron Massy bought it for his mother in 1850 from the Maunsells. Later sold to the Russell family and bought by the religious order, the Little Company of Mary, in 1923. Now part of a nursing home for the terminally ill.
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.
Plassey	Built by Thomas Maunsell, founder of Maunsells' bank, Limerick, and occupied by him in 1814. Inherited by his daughter Mrs Robert Hedges Eyre Maunsell. Occupied by Reuben Harvey in 1837 and at the time of Griffith's Valuation. Harvey held the property from the trustees of Mrs Hedges Maunsell. The residence of Richard Russell in 1868. Home of John Norris Russell in the 1870s. Bence Jones writes that the present Plassey House is "a rambling two storey Victorian Italianate house built by the Russells". This house is now part of the University of Limerick.
Shannon Park	The residence of the O'Ferralls from at least 1814 when occupied by Michael O'Ferrall. Michael Richard O'Farrell was the occupier at the time of Griffith's Valuation and the house worth £10+ with 146 acres was located on the Brown estate.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Singland House	A building labelled Singland House, in the townland of Singland, appears on the 1st edition Ordnance survey map of the 1830s. A smaller property, labelled Singland Cottage, is shown nearby. On the later 25-inch map of the 1890s, the original Singland House is no longer visible and Singland Cottage is named Singland House. It is no longer extant. The original Singland house is probably that referred to by Wilson as the seat of Mr. Dwyer in 1786.