Castle Townsend
Houses within 5km of this house
Displaying 24 houses.
Houses within 5km of Castle Townsend
Displaying 24 houses.
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Shepperton | John Townsend held this property in fee at the time of Griffith's Valuation, when it was valued at £20 10s. Noted by Lewis as the seat of M. Townsend in 1837 and by Leet as the residence of Jonas M. Townsend in 1814. Shepperton is still extant but in poor repair. |
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Rinneen House & Mills | At the time of Griffith's Valuation, James Swanton was leasing a house valued at £9 at Carrigtishane from Rev, M. Townsend. A mill in the same location (W183333), held by Messers. Swanton, Goold and McNamara, was valued at £56. Information locally suggests that James Swanton built the house. Local sources claim the house was later used by the Catholic Church as the priest's house. It is now a ruin which was offered for sale in 2009. The mill buildings, now disused, are still extant. |
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Point House/Cosheen | John Somerville was leasing Point House from Rev. M. Townsend at the time of Griffith's Valuation, when it was valued at £20. Lewis recorded it as the seat of R.B. Townsend in 1837. It is labelled Point House on the 1st edition Ordnance Survey map but as Cosheen on the 25-inch edition of the 1890s. It is still extant and known by the latter title. | |
Mall Cottage/House | John H. Townsend was leasing this property from Thomas Somerville at the time of Griffith's Valuation, when it was valued at £20. It is still extant. |
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Castletownsend (Coghill) | Sir Jocelyn Coghill was leasing this property from Rev. M. Townsend at the time of Griffith's Valuation, when it was valued at £22 10s | |
Castletownsend (Herbert) | Mary Herbert was leasing this property from Rev. M. Townsend at the time of Griffith's Valuation, when it was valued at £25. There were a number of marriages between members of the Townsend family and the Herberts of Muckross, Killarney. | |
Laputa/Glen Barrahane | Thomas Somerville was leasing this property to William Hicks at the time of Griffith's Valuation, when it was valued at £12. Gifford Lewis states that "Glen Barrahane was a rambling conglomeration of extensions to what was once a simple house called Laputa.". It became the home of the Coghill family later in the nineteenth century. | |
Drishane | Thomas Somerville held this property in fee at the time of Griffith's Valuation when it was valued at £35. Lewis also recorded it as the seat of Thomas Somerville in 1837. In 1906 it was owned by Aylmer Somerville and valued at £35. The Irish Tourist Association Survey described it as having been home to Coghills, Townsends and Somervilles. In 1945 it was the home of Dr. Edith Somerville, the well known author and illustrator. It is still extant. |
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Smithville | Rev. M. Townsend was leasing this property to Eleanor Townsend at the time of Griffith's Valuation, when it was valued at £12 10s. | |
Smorane House | Sampson French was leasing this property to Gibbs Ross at the time of Griffith's Valuation, when it was valued at £8 10s. A house still exists at the site. | |
Ballinatona Cottage | Daniel Welply was leasing this property to William Warren at the time of Griffith's Valuation, when it was valued at £13 5s. There is still an extant house at the site. | |
Unionhall House | Colonel W.S. French was leasing a property valued at £28 to John Limerick, at the time of Griffith's Valuation. It was the residence of Col. W.Limerick in 1814. According to Townsend, Colonel Limerick had erected this "large and commodious dwelling" on his return from many years service with the East India Company. Union Hall is still extant and occupied. |
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Wood View | John Limerick was leasing this property to Robert Hungerford at the time of Griffith's Valuation, when it was valued at £8. The building is labelled Woodview dispensary on the 1st edition Ordnance Survey map and as Woodview on the 25-inch edition of the 1890s. There is a modern or renovated building at the site. | |
Bawnlahan | Edward Powell held this property in fee at the time of Griffith's Valuation, when it was valued at £21. Lewis describes it as the residence of Major Powell in 1837. In the 1770s it was the seat of an O'Donovan family. Lt. Col. Henry Powell was the owner in 1906 when it was valued at £21. By 1945 the Irish Tourist Association Survey reported that it was the home of the O'Callaghan family who "had bought it from the Powells". Bawnlahan is still extant and occupied. |
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Myross Cottage | At the time of Griffith's Valuation, Edward Powell was leasing this property to Rev. Robert Oliver, when it was valued at £15. The National Inventory of Architectural Heritage suggests it is of eighteenth century date. It is still extant and well maintained. |
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Rock Cottage | Edward Powell was leasing a property to James Somerville,MD, at the time of Griffith's Valuation, when it was valued at £11 10s. In 1837 Lewis noted Capt. Somerville's seat as Union Hall. This house is labelled Rock Cottage on the 1st edition Ordnance Survey map but as Myross Glebe on the 25-inch edition of the 1890s. In 1945 the Irish Tourist Association survey recounted a story associating Dean Jonathan Swift with Rock Cottage and noting that it was the home of the Casey family. A house still exists at this site. | |
Myross Wood | John Townsend held this property in fee at the time of Griffith's Valuation, when it was valued at £45. Eugene Daly writes that the house was built by the Reverend Arthur Herbert, Vicar of Myross, who married Helena Townsend of Castletownsend. In the late 18th century the house was bought by the Earl of Kingston who enlarged it and lived in it while Mitchelstown Castle was being built. It reverted back to Townshend ownership in 1826 when purchased by John Sealy Townsend and remained in Townsend ownership until 1943. In 1944 the house was bought by the Cleary family. Sold to the Missionaries of the Sacred Heart in 1946, who now use the building as a Retreat Centre. |
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Seaview House (Myross) | Col. W.F. French was leasing this property to Richard Kingston at the time of Griffith's Valuation when it was valued at £9 15s. The family were still resident in 1911. The house is still extant and occupied. |
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Clontaff | Richard Townsend was leasing this property from Esther Horan at the time of Griffith's Valuation, when it was valued at £19. Lewis also records it as the seat of R. Townsend in 1837. | |
Castle Eyre/Listarkin | At the time of Griffith's Valuation, Colonel W. French was leasing this property to William Lowth, when it was valued at £9 15s. It is labelled Castle Eyre on the 1st Edition Ordnance Survey Map but as Listarkin on the 25-inch map of the 1890s. It is still extant and occupied. |
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Squince House | At the time of Griffith's Valuation, John F. Townsend was leasing this property to Alexander Donovan, when it was valued at £9 10s. It is described as "in ruins" on the 25-inch Ordnance Survey map of the 1890s. In 1945 the Irish Tourist Association Survey noted that traces of the old walls and gardens of the O'Donovan property could still be seen but that the site was now occupied by a modern two-storey house, the residence of the Brown family. | |
Skahanagh House | At the time of Griffith's Valuation, James Kingston was leasing this property from the French estate, when it was valued at almost £6. It is labelled Skahanagh House on the later 25-inch Ordnance Map. There is still a house at this site. | |
Ballincolla House | At the time of Griffith's Valuation, Mary Warren was leasing a house at Ballincolla from John Limerick's estate, valued at £14. There is still an extant house at the site. | |
Lakemount | John Callaghan was leasing this property from Edward Fuller at the time of Griffith's Valuation, when it was valued at £5 10s. There is still a house at the site. |