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Friarstown (Grange)

Houses within 15km of this house

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Houses within 15km of Friarstown (Grange)

Displaying 155 houses.

House name Description
Athlunkard House Hamilton Jackson held what was described as a steward's house from Colonel George Wyndham at the time of Griffith's Valuation. It was valued at £14. Weir also describes a house known as Clare Cottage in Athlunkard.
Clonmacken Built in 1700 by Reverend Edmund Palmer according to the Ordnance Survey Field Book, this two-storey house was occupied by Henry D'Esterre in 1814, by Captain Vereker in 1834 and by 1839 was the seat of John Brown Finch. In the early 1850s it was the residence of John Sharp, situated on the Lansdowne estate, it was held from Lawrence Kelly.
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. Photo of Mount Shannon
Summerville Built in the 1780s by Joseph Massey Harvey, a Quaker merchant, who married Rebecca Fisher and still occupied by him in 1814. Joseph and Rebecca were the parents of William Henry Harvey, a distinguished botanist. At the time of Griffith's Valuation Summerville was valued at £33 and occupied by James T. Fisher who held the property from Eliza Harvey. The house is now an accommodation and conference centre of the Mary Immaculate College for training primary teachers. The college was founded in 1898. Photo of Summerville
Maryville Built in 1790 and located on the Monsell estate the residence of Hugh F. Finch in 1837 and of Mrs Finch at the time of Griffith's Valuation when the buildings were valued at £28. In 1906 Captain G.W. Finch occupied the mansion house at Maryville valued at £35. Still in the ownership of the Finch family at the time of the Irish Tourist Association survey 1943. This property is now known as Maryville stud. Photo of Maryville
Ballymurphy Occupied by Eyre Powell in 1837 and by the Reverend George Peacock in the early 1850s and held from Edward C. Villiers. Photo of Ballymurphy
Fort Etna The home of the Peacock family in the 19th century, although J. Waller O'Grady was resident in 1837. At the time of Griffith's Valuation it was occupied by Mrs Peacocke who held it from Charles Leslie, valued at £30. Occupied by Edmund White in the 1870s Bence Jones records that it later became the home of the Reilly and Peart families. The original house is now a ruin.
Greenmount Built in 1770, a two storey house, home of the Green family and held from the Peacockes. In 1786 Wilson refers to the seat of Mr. Greene, within half a mile of Patrickswell. which he calls Graig. The buildings were valued at £42 at the time of Griffith's Valuation. Sold by the Greens in 1947. In the 1960s the house was demolished and a large modern house built instead by the Earl of Harrington. Photo of Greenmount
Jockeyhall A Blackall residence in the 18th century, by the mid 19th century Jockeyhall was on the Tuthill estate and occupied by Patrick Dundon. This house was included in the sale of the Tomkins estate in 1861 when held by the representatives of George Tuthill. Photo of Jockeyhall
Richmond Villa This house valued at £16 in the mid 19th century was occupied by the Westropp family from at least 1814, although a Mrs Wallace was in residence in 1837. The Reverend Fitzgerald records a Mr William Wallace as resident in the 1820s and that the house was built about 70 years previously. It was situated on the Tomkins estate.
Newborough A house on the Dunraven estate occupied by the Reverend J. Croker in 1814 and by members of the Wilson family in 1837 and the 1850s when the buildings were valued at £40. Photo of Newborough
Duane Ville The residence of Alexander O'Grady Rose, held by him in fee at the time of Griffith's Valuation when it was valued at £7. It is no longer extant.
Faha A property that was in the possession of the Tuthill family from the early 18th century, Wilson refers to it as Mr. Tuthill's seat in 1786. Occupied by Christopher Tuthill in 1814 and by his son George in 1837. Held by George Tuthill in fee at the time of Griffith's Valuation when the buildings were valued at £60. Thompson Russell lived at Faha in the second half of the 19th century. Valued at £52 in 1906 and occupied by George Taylor who held it with 308 acres of untenanted land. It is now a ruin. Photo of Faha
Bettyville Occupied by John Lee in 1814 and held by his son William Norris Lee in fee at the time of Griffith's Valuation and valued at £11+. Fitzgerald describes Bettyville in the 1820s as a 'handsome thatched cottage' occupied by Captain John Franklin. This house was the home of the Revrend John T.N. Lee and valued at £13 in 1906.
Attyflin A mid 18th century house, Wilson refers to Atthyflin as the seat of the Westropps in 1786. The house was occupied by Hamilton Jackson at the time of Griffith's Valuation and held from John Westropp. The buildings were valued at £50. In 1943 this house was owned by Mrs A. White, nee Massy Westropp and its contents at this time are described by the Irish Tourist Association surveyor. Home of a branch of the Hewson family in the 20th century. It is still extant. Photo of Attyflin
Spring Lodge/Springfort Dickson Esq was occupying a house at Ballybronoghe in the 1770s and in 1786. Spring Lodge was occupied by George Massey at the time of Griffith's Valuation and held from the Court of Chancery. George Massey was possibly the younger brother of the 3rd Lord Clarina. It is labelled Spring Lodge on the 1st edition Ordnance Survey map but as Springfort on the 25-inch edition of the 1890s. It is still extant and occupied. Photo of Spring Lodge/Springfort
Ballyclogh The home of a branch of the Morony family during the 19th century. Occupied by James Todd in the early 1850s who held the property valued at £38 from the Moronys. An occupied house is still located at this site. Photo of Ballyclogh
Ballyclogh Lodge Ballyclogh House and Lodge are both marked on the first Ordnance Survey map of county Limerick. At the time of Griffith's Valuation John Russell held land in the townland with associated buildings valued at £12 from Michael Furnell. There were also mills in the townland valued at £35. Valued at £10+ in 1906 when occupied by George Furnell, Ballyclogh remained in the possession of the Furnell family until 1973.
Derryknockane George Gloster held this house in fee at the time of Griffith's Valuation when the buildings were valued at £20.
Greenhills Occupied by Thomas Sherlock in 1814 and by Peter Franklin who held the house valued at £10 and 177 acres from Jeremiah Tuthill, scond son of John Tuthill Villiers. A house is still extant at the site.
Lemonfield House Sometimes spelt Leamonfield, this house was the home of a junior branch of the Bevan family in the first half of the 19th century. Griffith's Valuation records Thomas Bevan as the occupier holding the property from the Reverend William Lloyd. It was valued at £14. ''Burke's Irish Family Records'' refers to Arthur Russell of Lemonfield, sixth son of John Norris Russell of Limerick. He died 1890. The house is no longer extant.
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. Photo of Linfield
Fort Elizabeth Occupied by John Cripps in 1814 and the residence of the Reverend John Croker in 1837. William Croker was the occupier at the time of Griffith's Valuation when it was held from the representatives of James O'Sullivan and valued at almost £16. A substantial farm remains at the site.
Monaster House This house was the home of Michael Furnell in 1803. By 1814 the house on the Vandeleur estate, was leased to John Cantillon Heffernan . At the time of Griffith's Valuation, the buildings at Monaster were valued at £35 and leased by John Cantillon from the Vandeleur estate. In 1943 the Irish Tourist Association surveyor refers to a story concerning ghostly activities and that the house had been "pulled down" a short time previously. Much of the farmyard building complex survives. Photo of Monaster House
Ballycummin Roche Castle was a residence of Sir David Roche at the time of Griffith's Valuation held from the Bishop of Limerick and valued at £30.
Cloghacloka A house valued at £12, in the possession of the representatives of Pat D'Arcy and held from the representatives of Major Peacock, at the time of Griffith's Valuation. Some farm buildings are still extant at the site.
Rockfield Situated on the estate of Edward C. Villiers, this house was the home of a branch of the Blennerhassett family in the mid 19th century. It was named Rock View on the first Ordnance Survey map. The Ordnance Survey Field Name Book refers to Rockview as a "plain thatched cottage built in 1819". On the later 25-inch map the house is labelled "Rockfield House". Slater, in 1894, refers to it as the seat of R.B. Blennerhassett. In 1906 Rockfield was described as a mansion house and valued at £22. It was occupied by Richard A. Blennerhassett. A house is still extant at the site.
Cahercorney Not named on the the 1st edition Ordnance Survey map, this house was the residence of Henry Croker at the time of Griffith's Valuation. It was valued at £10+ and was held from John Croker. Earlier, in 1786, Wilson refers to it as the seat of Mr. White. A farm is extant at this site now.
Fedamore A house known as Fedamore Cottage is marked on the first Ordnance Survey map. By the early 1850s John and Edward Synan were the occupiers of a house valued at £27 in Fedamore townland, which they held from Colonel Wyndham. The property is shown as Fedamore House on the 25-inch map of the 1890s, by which time it was the residence of J.G. Kelly. It is still extant and occupied.
Friarstown (New) A 2 storey house with offices which was built in 1826 by Vere Hunt on the townland boundary between Friarstown and Friarstown North. It was the residence of Vere Hunt at the time of Griffith's Valuation, held in fee and valued at £20. No house appears to exist at this location now. Photo of Friarstown (New)
Kilpeacon Lewis writes that the manor was granted to William King in the reign of James I and that "the late proprietor" had erected a handsome mansion which was now the "property and residence of Cripps Villiers". In his will dated 1704 William King refers to his niece Mary Villiers. The Ordnance Survey Field Name Book states that Kilpeacon House was the property of Edward Villiers, Dublin, and was occupied by Miss Deborah Cripps. Built in 1820 it was a large, commodious building of 2 stories. It was the residence of Edward C. Villiers at the time of Griffith's Valuation, held in fee and valued at £60. Bought by Major George Gavin in the early 1850s from the Villiers and the residence of his son Montiford W. Gavin in the early 20th century. The Irish Tourist Association surveyor writes in 1942 that this house was completed in 1799. The owner was Mrs O'Kelly, her husband having purchased the house in 1927 from the Gavins. This house is still extant and occupied. Photo of Kilpeacon
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].
Loughgur Castle In 1786 Wilson refers to Lough-Gur as the seat of Henry Baylee. This house was ccupied by John "Boylie" in 1814 and by Miss Bailie in 1837. In the early 1850s William Evans was resident. He held the house valued at £11 from the Count De Salis. It was adjacent to the remains of a tower house known as Bouchier's Castle. The property at this site is labelled "Lough Gur Farm" on the 25-inch map of the 1890s. The book edited by Mary Carbery, "The Farm by Lough Gur", published in 1937, contains a description of the Baylee property at Loughgur. The original Bayley house is no longer extant.
Grange Hill Leet records Grange-Hill as the residence of Edward Croker in 1814. Edward John Croker was resident at the time of the first Ordnance Survey. It was a residence of the Count De Salis at the time Griffith's Valuation. The Count held it in fee and the buildings were valued at £27. The Count was still the occupier of Grange in 1906. Owned by Colonel and Mrs Galloway in 1942. The house is now known as Loughgur. Photo of Grange Hill
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
The Grange The home of the Grady/O'Grady family in the 18th and 19th century. In 1786 Wilson describes it as "the beautiful and well-improved seat of Standish O'Grady". It was inherited by the Crokers in 1861. Occupied by Standish [O'] Grady in 1814 and Henry O'Grady in 1837 and at the time of Griffith's Valuation. The buildings were valued at £77 and the property was held in fee. In 1894 it was noted by Slater as the seat of Captain Edward Croker. This house was described as in very good repair even though it had not been occupied for a number of years preceding the Irish Tourist Association survey of 1942. The house is now a ruin. Photo of The Grange
Rawleystown Court Lewis writes that "in the parish of Cahercorney are the remains of Raleighstown, an ancient building erected by the uncle of Sir Walter and afterwards the property of the Croker family, who built a splendid house here, now in ruins". The Ordnance Survey Name Book states that the house was built about 75 years previously by the Crokers and that it was afterwards sold to one of the workmen employed in building it who immediately destroyed it. In 1786 Wilson refers to "Rawlen's-town/Rawleigh's-town" as a seat of the Croker family. The first Ordnance Survey map marks the house as a ruin.
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.
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
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. Photo of Clonshavoy
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. Photo of Towerhill
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. Photo of Abington House
Farnane House Located on the Cloncurry estate Farnane was the home of the Costelloe family from at least 1837. Occupied by Thomas Costelloe in the early 1850s and valued at £12+. It is labelled Farnane House on the 1st edition Ordnance Survey map but is not labelled on the later 25-inch edition of the 1890s. It is no longer extant.
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.
Dooneen The Reverend Fitzgerald writes that this house was "lately" built by Villiers Peacocke. The Ordnance Survey Name Books records 1820 as the date of its erection. Villiers Peacocke was still in residence in 1837 and Griffith's Valuation records him holding the property in fee. The buildings were valued at £18. It was included in the sale of the life estate of Eugene Kieran in the Land Judges' Court in April 1890 when the house was described as "a very good dwelling house.....suitable for a gentleman's residence". The sale was adjourned. A house is still extant at the site.
Bulgaden Hall An early residence of the Lords Carbery in county Limerick. Described by Lewis in 1830s as in a "ruinous condition". The site of Bulgaden Hall is noted on both the 1st and 25-edition Ordnance Survey maps.
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.
Mountminnett Mountminnett was the location of the Minnitt family at the end of the 17th century. This house was the home of a branch of the Gabbett family in the first half of the 19th century. It was occupied by William Gabbett in the early 1850s when the buildings were valued at £11 and the Gabbetts held the property from Sir Richard Bourke. William Gabbett of Mountminnett owned 397 acres in county Limerick in the 1870s.
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. Photo of Thornfield
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. Photo of Highpark
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. Photo of Ballyvorneen
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.
Ballynagarde The seat of the Croker family from early in the 18th century. Bence Jones writes that the house was built in 1774 and that it became a ruin during the 20th century. It was valued at £70 in the mid 19th century and held in fee by John Croker. The seat of H.S. Croker in 1894. By 1906 this house was valued at £119+ and was occupied by Courtenay Croker. The Irish Tourist Association Survey records the occupation of this house by the Defence Forces in 1942. It is now a ruin. Photo of Ballynagarde
Caherelly Castle/Coole House Lewis refers to Mrs Furnell’s residence as "a neat building in the cottage style" situated near Longford bridge. The substantial house marked at this location on the first Ordnance Survey map is named Caherelly Castle but on later maps is recorded as Coole House. The Ordnance Survey Field Name Book call it Cahir Elly Castle or Coole House. It was valued at £30 and occupied by Michael Furnell who held it in fee at the time of Griffith's Valuation. This house may have been known as Caherelly Grange in the last decades of the 19th century (see ''Burke's Irish Family Records''). The house is no longer extant but the outbuildings still remain.
Caherelly Cottage/Caherelly Castle A plaque records the building of this house in 1800 by William Hannan. Lewis refers to the residence of Mr Hannan in well planted grounds. The Ordnance Field Name Book refers to Cahir Elly Cottage as the residence of William Hannan. Marked as Caherelly Cottage on the first Ordnance Survey map, this house was located close to the ruins of an old castle and is now known as Caherelly Castle. Valued at £12 in the early 1850s and occupied by Michael Furnell who held it in fee. It later became the home of Michael Furnell's brother Frederick, an army surgeon. David O'Shaughnessy's interest in this house was advertised for sale in October 1853. Photo of Caherelly Cottage/Caherelly Castle
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.
Edwardstown Edwardstown was the residence of John Russell in the early 1850s held by him in fee and the buildings were valued at £18+. Photo of Edwardstown
Roxborough Occupied by William Westropp in 1814 and Lewis refers in 1837 to the ''fine mansion and demesne'' of the Honourable J. P. Vereker. The Ordnance Survey Name Book refers to the rebuilding of Roxborough by Major Vereker in 1832 at the expense of approximately £1200. Viscount Gort held Roxborough in fee at the time of Griffith's Valuation when it was valued at £40. The house was advertised for sale in June 1852 and again in June 1853. Possibly bought by the McMurrays who were certainly resident by 1862. In 1894 Slater refers to it as the seat of A. Crawford. Now a more modern house appears to be located at this site. Photo of Roxborough
Lickadoon The Ordnance Survey Field Name Book records the date for the building of this 3 storey house, the seat of George Parsons, as circa 1779 at a cost of about £1000. By the time of Griffith's Valuation John O'Brien was residing at Lickadoon which he held from George Biggs. The buildings were valued at £20. In 1942 this house was the property of Mr William Leahy, a solicitor, and formerly the residence of the the Urquhart Hunts (ITA).
Glen View John Russell was the occupier of a house at Glen at the time of Griffith's Valuation. He held the property from Miss Abigail Briscoe and the buildings were valued at £15+. Slater also recorded Glenview as the seat of John Russell in 1894. This house is now demolished. Photo of Glen View
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. Photo of Ballyclogh House
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.
Kilrush A house occupied by Daniel Gabbott and held from Tottenham Harvey at the time of Griffith's Valuation. The house was valued at £40 and was surrounded by 3 acres of land. It was situated on the Barrington estate. [Marked as Thorn Ville on the first Ordnance Survey map].
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. Photo of Dromkeen House
Williamstown Castle Lewis refers to Williamstown Castle having been restored by the Messrs Pain, architects. In the early 1850s John Croker is recorded as the occupier, holding the property in fee. The buildings were valued at £33. It is now a ruin.
Rockstown House A building valued at £18 at the time of Griffith's Valuation, occupied by Chartres Brew Maloney and held from James Kelly. Chartres Brew Molony, second son of Patrick Molony of Cragg married his cousin Alice, daughter of James Barry of Rockstown, in 1841.Rockstown Castle was inherited by James Kelly's grandson, Basil James Kelly, in the 20th century and was left by him to his nephew Derrick Morley in 1945. It is still extant Photo of Rockstown House
Sandville The home of the Barry family in the 18th and 19th centuries, the house became known as Sandville in the early 19th century. The Ordnance Survey Name Book dates the building 1799. John Barry occupied this house on the Kelly estate at the time of Griffith's Valuation when the buildings were valued at £26. John Grene Barry was resident in the 1870s and 1880s. Buildings are still extant at the site.
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.
Ballysheedy A 3 storey house built circa 1749, occupied by FitzGillon in the late 1770s and noted by Wilson as the seat of Gibbon Fitzgibbon in 1786. It was the residence of Michael Furnell in 1814 and occupied by Gibbon T. Fitzgibbon in the early 1850s, when it was held from Admiral Proby and valued at £22. It was ruinous by the publication of the 25-inch Ordnance Survey map of the 1890s.
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.
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. Photo of Milford
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. Photo of Rich Hill
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.
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. Photo of Plassey
Ballymacreese A residence of the Greene family in the 18th century and noted by Wilson as the seat of Mr. Greene in 1786. The Ordnance Survey Name Books refer to this house as the seat of Mr James Shine, rebuilt in 1829 at a cost of £900. Occupied by James Shine in the early 1850s and held from the representatives of Frederick Lloyd. The buildings were valued at £26. Jeremiah Shine of Ballymacreese owned 79 acres in the county in the 1870s. The house is still extant and well-maintained. Photo of Ballymacreese
Ballybrood A house in the village of Ballybrood, the residence of a branch of the Maunsell family in the 18th and early 19th centuries. Occupied by Samuel Maunsell at the time of Griffith's Valuation and held by him in fee. The buildings were valued at £11+.
Rockview A 2 storey house on the Croker estate, built in 1837 for £400, it was occupied by George Peacock circa 1840 and in the early 1850s when it was valued at almost £12. There is still an extant house at the site. Photo of Rockview
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.
Sunville Described as the seat of Thomas Wallnutt in the Ordnance Survey Field Name Book and built in 1821 for £900. It was occupied by Margaret Wallnutt in the early 1850s and held from William F. Taverner and valued at £24.
Coolraine House Occupied by John Vereker at the time of Griffith's Valuation, valued at £30 and held from the Marquess of Lansdowne. It was still extant until the 1940s but the site is now occupied by suburban housing.
Moylish The Ordnance Survey Name Book shows Arthur Gloster as proprietor of this townland circa 1840 and Moylish House is marked on the first Ordnance Survey map. By the time of Griffith's Valuation Moylish valued at £24 was occupied by Lawrence Kelly who held the property from John Judde. Moylish is now the site of the Limerick Institute of Technology.
Shelburne The National Inventory of Architectural Heritage (buildings of Ireland) states that this was a home of William Petty-FitzMaurice (1737-1805), 2nd Earl of Shelburne and 1st Marquess of Lansdowne. The Ordnance Survey Field Name Book refers to the building of Shelburne in 1837 at a cost of £2,000. Circa 1840 it was the seat of H.N.Seymour. At the time of Griffith's Valuation it was occupied by a representative of Robert Gabbett and held from the Marquess. It was the home of Thompson Russell in 1878 and of Henrietta Rose in 1887. Now located in the grounds of Ardscoil Rís. Photo of Shelburne
Corbally Park Built in 1824 by Pierce Shannon for £2,500, this three storey house was held by Patrick A. Shannon in fee at the time of Griffith's Valuation when it was valued at £51. St Munchins College is situated at this location now. A lithograph of this house called Corbally House and the toll bridge is included in the 1856 rental. The house was not included in the sale.
Bellevue The description in the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage records the building of this house as circa 1820 and that it was the home of the artist Douglas Alexander (1871-1945), one of three brothers who were prominent Quaker merchants in the city of Limerick. At the time of Griffith's Valuation Bellevue valued at £35 was occupied by William Alexander. Another house occupied by James Alexander and valued at £31 stood close by. Both houses were held from the Marquis of Lansdowne. Later this house was the home of the Cleeves family, toffee makers. Photo of Bellevue
Roseneath Cottage A villa style house built circa 1820, occupied by Robert Rogers in the early 1850s, valued at £27 and held from Patrick A. Shannon. Photo of Roseneath Cottage
River View A mid 19th century house, marked on the first Ordnance Survey map. At the time of Griffith's Valuation this house valued at £27 was occupied by John Able and held from the Reverend Edward Croker. Photo of River View
Geraldine Cottage Dating from the late 18th century, Geraldine Cottage was the home of Pierce Shannon in the early 1850s and held by him from the representatives of William Fitzgerald. It was valued at £27. In April 1858 Geraldine House on 5 acres in the townland of Corbally, the estate of Robert Appleyard Fitzgerald and members of the Tinsley and Leake families, was advertised for sale. John Bouchier was the tenant at the time. Renovated in the early 20th century. Photo of Geraldine Cottage
Ardhu A house built post 1850, the seat of the Rose family at the beginning of the 20th century. Now functions as the Clarion Hotel suites. Photo of Ardhu
Tivoli Marked on the first Ordnance Survey map, Tivoli Cottage valued at £48 was occupied by Major Wheeler and held from Sir Matthew Barrington at the time of Griffith's Valuation. Since 1952 it has been the centre of a boys' secondary school known as Villiers School. Photo of Tivoli
Ashbourne A 2 storey house located on the Earl of Limerick's estate, this house was the seat of the Honourable Robert O'Brien in the 1830s. It was occupied by Richard Wilson in the early 1850s and held from Eliza Harvey. Garrett Hugh Fitzgerald's interest in the property was advertised for sale in May 1851. By the 1870s it was the home of the Synan family. This house is now demolished.
Strand House Strand House appears to be the house also known as "Stonetown House" and marked as such on the first Ordnance Survey map. The Ordnance Survey Name Book describes Stonetown House as the seat of Daniel Gabbett and that it was built between 1760 and 1770 by G. Vandeleur at a cost of £1,100. At the time of Griffith's Valuation it was the residence of William Gabbett, valued at £44 and held from Elizabeth Vereker. Part of the original garden now occupied by The Strand Hotel.
Bellefield Bellefield was the residence of George Furnell at the time of Griffith's Valuation. He held it from William Gabbett and it was valued at £33. William's brother Daniel lived at Bellefield at one time. A Charles A. Marrett is recorded as resident at Belfield, Limerick in 1814. Belfield Park is now the location of the Regional Maternity Hospital.
Mount Catherine A house on the Lloyd Apjohn estate, the home of the Smithwick family from about the mid 18th century and occupied by Michael Smithwick in the early 1850s, when the house was valued at £24. The Smithwicks of Mount Catherine and the Lloyd Apjohns were related through at least one marriage. Photo of Mount Catherine
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. Photo of Sunville
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.
Pallas House At the time of Griffith's Valuation this house was occupied by Thomas Apjohn who held the property from the Trustees of E. Smith's Charities. The National Inventory of Architectural Heritage suggests it was constructed in the 1790s. The building is still extant. Photo of Pallas House
Derk The home of the Considine family in the 19th and 20th centuries and formerly of the Heffernan family. At the time of Griffith's Valuation the house was valued at £40 and held in fee. Bence Jones writes that this house was sold in 1971. Photo of Derk
Castle Ievers The Ievers were living at Castle Ievers, originally known as Tullerboy, from the mid 18th century. Bence Jones dates this house from the early 19th century. Robert Ivers was resident in 1814, 1837 and at the time of Griffith's Valuation when the buildings were valued at £32. The property was held from William Maunsell. The Irish Tourist Association surveyor wrote in 1943 that much of Tullerboy Castle was demolished in the 1860s to make way for the present building. The owner in the 1940s was Roderic Haines. Photo of Castle Ievers
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
Cherrygrove Cherrygrove was the home of Edward Cripps in 1814 and of J. Barry in 1837. At the time of Griffith's Valuation it was occupied by Edward John Sheehy who held the property from Robert Harding. The buildings were valued at £21+. The Misses Sheedy were still in residence in the 1940s. A building is still extant at the site.
Belview/Bellevue A home of the Yielding family, occupied by Richard M. Yielding in 1814 and 1837 and by Timothy Hartigan who held the property from James Barry at the time of Griffith's Valuation. The buildings were valued at £13 at that time. Bought by the Delmeges in the early 1850s. The original house is not extant.
Carass House Caherass/Carass House was the seat of the Roche family from the early 19th century. The family had a large flour mill in the townland of Caherass and the house was situated closeby but in the next townland. At the time of Griffith's Valuation Sir David Roche held the house and 235 acres in Ballouragan from Messrs Barrington and Delmege. In 1894 it was the seat of Sir David V. Roche. In 1943 the Irish Tourist Association surveyor wrote that the house was accidentally destroyed by fire "many years ago".
Carass Court ''Burke's Irish Family Records'' states that Jeffrey Browning purchased Carass Court, from Lord Carbery. Leet records Jeffrey Browning as the proprietor of Carass Park in 1814. Jeffrey/Geoffrey Browning was married to Frances, sister of Sir David Roche, 1st Baronet. By the time of Griffith's Valuation Thomas Wise Browning was the occupier and he held the property, valued at £50, from Sir David Roche. The Brownings were still resident at Carass Court in the 1940s but the house was later demolished. Photo of Carass Court
Clorane A house occupied by Henry Hunt in 1814. Lewis describes Clorane as a "fine old house belonging to the Hunt family". By the time of Griffith's Valuation Edward Browning was leasing the house and 280 acres from Sir David Roche. In the 1870s in the possession of Patrick Hartigan. Old farm buildings are still located at the site but the house is a modern structure. Photo of Clorane
Croom House Croom House was the home of the Lyons family in the 18th and 19th centuries. The house of James D. Lyons was valued at £48 in the early 1850s and he had a flour mill valued at £75 closeby. He held the property from John Croker. Described in 1943 by the Irish Tourist Association surveyor as a beautiful mansion on the left bank of the Maigue river, it was then in use as a military post. The house is still extant and occupied. Photo of Croom House
Islandmore Tooreen, located just south of the town of Croom, was the residence of James D. Lyons in 1814 and 1837. By the early 1850s this house, then known as Islandmore, was occupied by Robert Maxwell, valued at £60 and held from Miss Catherine Giles. It later became the home of the Kelly family and Slater refers to it as the seat of John Roche-Kelly in 1894. Colonel Basil Roche Kelly was resident at the time of the Irish Tourist Association survey of 1943. The surveyor wrote that the house was originally Georgian but had suffered many alterations. Photo of Islandmore
Croom Castle Originally a Fitzgerald Castle, subsequently granted to the Duke of Richmond who sold it to John Croker in 1721. Reverend Fitzgerald writes that Croker was agent to the Duke. A residence was built with some of the stone from the old castle. Situated on the outskirts of the town of Croom this house was occupied by Samuel A. Dickson in the mid 19th century who held it from the Crokers. The buildings were valued at £30. Sold in the late 1880s to the Lyons family and bought by Michael Corry in 1936. Now functions as self catering accommodation. see http://www.croomcastle.com/history.html Photo of Croom Castle
Glenbevan Lewis records J. Bevan as the proprietor of Glen-Bevan in 1837 and Joseph Bevan occupied the house and 173 acres at the time of Griffith's Valuation. The property was located on the Evans estate. The residence of Mr John Hedderman in 1943, this house is still extant and occupied. Photo of Glenbevan
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.
Abbeyville A house located on the Finch estate and the home of the White family in the 19th century. Occupied by William White in 1814 and Richard White in 1837 and at the time of Griffith's Valuation when the buildings were valued at £26. Later the home of Henry Ievers, a younger brother of Robert Holmes Ievers, of Castle Ievers. The original house is not extant but a house still exists at the site. Photo of Abbeyville
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.
Carrigeen John Christy held a house valued at £21 and 513 acres at Carrigeen from the Earl of Dunraven at the time of Griffith's Valuation. A modern farm is extant at the site now.
Ballinacurra House Marked on the first Ordnance Survey map and situated on the outskirts of Limerick city this house was occupied by Edmund Palmer at the time of Griffith's Valuation when it was valued at £23 and held from Patrick O'Shea. Later the home of Hugh Massy. He died at Ballinacurra in 1881. Now in use as an office. Photo of Ballinacurra House
Fanningstown Castle An 18th century house which was the home of the Jackson family. Henry Lee is recorded as resident at Fannings-town in 1814. This house was demolished and a battlemented building was erected in the bawn of the old medieval castle by Hamilton L. Jackson in the 1850s and offered for sale in 1860. Bought by David Vandeleur Roche of nearby Carass in the 1860s. Occupied by James Fitzgerald Bannatyne in 1906 who held the mansion house valued at £31+ and 359 acres of untenated land. The castle now provides self catering accommodation and can be hired as a venue for functions such as weddings. http://www.fanningstowncastle.com/index.htm Photo of Fanningstown Castle
Kilmoyle A house built by the Boyds, merchants in Limerick city, circa 1845 on the Lansdowne estate and originally known as Westfield. For many years the residence of the Catholic Bishops of Limerick. Sold by the Diocese to Aidan Brooks for development in 2007 for a sum reputed to be > €20 million. Photo of Kilmoyle
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.
Friarstown The National Inventory of Architectural Heritage states that he house was built in 1827 for David Urqhart Hunt and cost £10,000. At the time of Griffith's Valuation the house was occupied by Henry Hunt who held it from the Reverend Richard Maunsell, valued at £35. This property is now known as Friarstown Stud. Photo of Friarstown
Prospect House Occupied by Thomas McNamara at the time of Griffith's Valuation, held from Henry Watson and valued at £22. Described in the sale rental of 1856 as a capital house and office on which over £1,000 had been spent on improvements. The original lease dated 1796 was from Thomas Maunsell to Philip Smith for the lives of members of the Watson family. Henry Watson was the tenant in 1856 and Sir Christopher Arbuthnot Maratt in 1877.
India Villa Valued at £18 at the time of Griffith's Valuation, India Villa was held on a lease from Patrick A. Shannon to William Phayre and was described in 1856 as "an exclusive modern residence". It is no longer extant.
Albert Villa Occupied by William Finch at the time of Griffith's Valuation and valued at £31. Described in 1856 as a large mansion house, "erected by the late Mr Shannon" and occupied by John C. Drysdale. By the 1890s this house is labeled "Lanahrone" on the 25-inch Ordnance Survey map. It is no longer extant and a modern housing estate now occupies the site.
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. Photo of Clonkeen House (Barrington)
Rosbrien A home of a branch of the Quin family descended from John Quin, second son of Thady Quin (1645-1726). Wilson, writing in 1786, refers to Rosbrien as the fine seat of Mr. Quin. It is labelled Rossbrien House on both the 1st and 25-inch edition Ordnance Survey maps but is no longer extant.
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. Photo of Castle Troy
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. Photo of Cloverfield
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
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.
Kildromin In 1786 Wilson refers to "Kildrummond" as the seat of Mr. Lloyd. At the time of Griffith's Valuation, a house in Kildromin townland, valued at almost £4 was being leased by James Fitzgerald from the Apjohn estate. There is still a substantial farm at the site.
Kilteely House In 1786 Wilson refers to Kilteely as the seat of Mr. McNamara. By the time of Griffith's Valuation, much of this townland is the property of John Ryan jnr. This may be the property occupied by Rev. John Madden and valued at almost £8. Kilteely is shown but not labelled on the 1st edition Ordnance Survey map and is labelled Kilteely House on the 25-inch edition of the 1890s. According to the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage it serves as the local Parochial House. Photo of Kilteely House