Belville
Houses within 5km of this house
Displaying 8 houses.
Houses within 5km of Belville
Displaying 8 houses.
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| Glenmore | At the time of the first Ordnance Survey Glenmore was occupied by the Rev St George Knox, curate of Crossmolina, as the Ormes were living in Dublin. Glenmore became the property of Godfrey Fetherstonhaugh after the 1853 sale. His mother was an Orme of Abbeytown. Well maintained and owned by a French family who advertised the sale of the house in September 2006. |
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| Ballintober | At the time of Griffith's Valuation, this property was held in fee by Nicholas Handy and valued at £8. The house is no longer extant but it was positioned behind the present house, where the red corrugated roofed building now stands. |
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| Fortland | The Jacksons held this property from the Pratts of Enniscoe. It was described in the 1830s as a plain house ornamented with a few trees and scrubs. At the time of Griffith's Valuation it was leased by George H. Jackson from Mervyn Pratt when it was valued at £12. It is still extant ad now owned by Billy Cook. |
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| Netley House | The home of Henry William Knox, fourth son of Francis Knox of Rappa, occupied by Richard Burke at the time of Griffith's Valuation when the house was valued at £30.. The house is now a ruin. |
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| Greenwoodpark | Built in 1814, the home of Major John Knox, sixth son of Francis Knox of Rappa and sold by his daughter Florence to her cousin, a Knox of Mount Falcon. The Armitages lived at Greenwoodpark in the 20th century but the house is now a ruin. |
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| Knockglass House/Woodville | Also known as Knockglass House, this residence was situated close to the demesne of Greenwoodpark. At the time of Griffith's Valuation it was leased by John McDonnell from Major Knox when it was valued at £6. It is labelled Knockglass House on the 1st edition Ordnance Survey map but appears to be in ruins by the publication of the 25-inch edition map in the 1890s. | |
| Owenmore or Millbrook | Ordnance Survey Field Name Books record a 'neat cottage' in the townland of Correens, built in 1796 and called Millbrook. Irish Tourist Association File records Owenmore as the residence of the Misses Knox in 1942, erected about 1830 by the Orme family. The house belonged to the McCausland family in the latter part of the 20th century. Now owned by Gerry O'Mara. |
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| Fahy | Built 1796, a former Paget home occupied by Ernest Knox of the Castlereagh family in the late 1830s. Lackland Chisholm was the tenant at Fahy in 1853. The original house is no longer extant. |