Fahy
Houses within 10km of this house
Displaying 38 houses.
Houses within 10km of Fahy
Displaying 38 houses.
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Killala Castle | Formerly the residence of the Protestant Bishop of Killala and Achonry, it was occupied by Walter James Bourke and his wife, daughter of the Hon Frederick Cavendish founder of the ''Connaught Telegraph''. The castle was severly damaged by the 'Big Wind' in January 1839. Demolished in the 1950s. | |
Crosspatrick | The Ordnance Survey Name Books refer to the building of a house in 1832, the residence of James Knox who held the townland from Mary Boyd. At the time of Griffith's Valuation the house was occupied by William Kirkwood. Some floor tiles, which remain in the present farmyard at Crosspatrick, indicate the site of the house which no longer exists. |
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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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Deel Castle | James Cuff, Lord Tyrawley, built a house beside the Old Bourke Castle in 1791. It is labelled Deel Castle on 1st edition Ordnance survey map but as Castle Gore on the later 25-inch edition The house was burnt in 1922 and not rebuilt. |
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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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Rosserk | Captain Green resided here in the 1830s. At the time of Griffith's Valuation, Capt Augustus Bolton was occupying a property valued at £10. On the 25-inch Ordnance Survey map of the 1890s a different building, adjacent to a large corn mill and located at G243252, is labelled Rosserk House. Buildings are still extant at this site. | |
Croftonpark | Described in the Ordnance Survey Name Books as a 'neat house', built in 1784 and occupied by Hugh Dane [Deane]. Robert Hunter lived there at the time of Griffith's Valuation and Patrick Ruane refers to the recent death of James Hunter, the owner of the house in the early 1990s. The house is still extant but no longer in use. |
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Ballykinlettragh | At the time of Griffith's Valuation, Henry "Faucett" had much of this townland leased from the Binghams of Bingham's Castle, barony of Erris. A building labelled Ballykinletteragh House appears on the 1st edition Ordnance Survey map but has disappeared by the publication of the 25-inch edition in the 1890s. | |
Ballinglen Cottage | Leased from the Knoxes of Castlereagh, barony of Tirawley. At the time of Griffith's Valuation John Fawcett occupied property in this townland including a house valued at £12 and a mill. Occupied by Susan Pringle in 1906. Ballinglen Cottage is now in ruins. | |
Farmhill | Built in 1780 this house became the principal seat of the Gardiner family. It was left by Harriet Gardiner to Susan Pringle who died in 1910. Farmhill then became the parochial house until the 1950s when it was demolished. Only the large walled garden now remains. | |
Tonroe | Another Gardiner house in the parish of Rathreagh. At the time of the Ordnance Survey in the 1830s it was described as being in bad repair and occupied by a herd. P Ruane described the dilapidated state of the house in the mid 1990s but writes that the setting was very attractive. | |
Courthill | The house was built in 1768. In 1786 Wilson refers to "Ranadyff" which may be this property, as a seat of Mr. Gardiner. At the time of Griffith's Valuation the occupier was Lacklin Chisholm. Frank Boland had a racing stable at Courthill in the 1940s and trained a horse named 'Lough Conn', who came second in the Aintree Grand National of 1947. |
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Springhill | Springhill was occupied by Francis Goodwin in 1814 and by Thomas Goodwin in 1837. By the time of Griffith's Valuation Bartholomew Donohoe was leasing the townland from the Palmer estate but the buildings were only valued at 10s. Springhill is labelled as "in ruins on the 25-inch map of the 1890s and there is no trace of it now. | |
Castle Gore | The old Bourke Castle on the river Deel was granted to the Gores at the end of 17th century. They added a large wing to the old castle in the 18th century and renamed it Castle Gore. The castle along with other lands was leased to James Cuff, Lord Tyrawley towards the end of the 18th century. Wilson refers to it as "the pleasant old seat of the Earl of Arran, now occupied by Rt. Hon. James Cuffe" in 1786. Occupied by the Cuff's steward for part of the 19th century. At the time of Griffith's Valuation it was occupied by Captain St. George Cuffe and valued at £60. In 1894 Slater refers to it as a seat of the Earls of Arran though this may refer to the late eighteenth century house nearby. |
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Broadlands | The home of the Knox Gore family, let to Patrick C Howley in the 1830s. It was leased by John Knox, of the Rappa Castle family, at the time of Griffith's Valuation when the house was valued at £15 10s. . A house is still extant at this site. | |
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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Castlereagh | Described by Wilson in 1786 as "the fine seat of Mr. Knox" this house was badly damaged in 1798 and a new one subsequently built. There is a lithograph of the house included in the Encumbered Estates' Court sale rental. It was bought by Arthur E. Knox's brother Ernest Knox. In 1894 it was the residence of John V. Knox. The house has been demolished but portions of the walled garden remain. |
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Rappa Castle | An old Bourke castle, granted to a Cromwellian soldier named Crofton. It passed into Knox ownership through marriage and was the seat of this influential branch of the Knox family throughout the 18th and 19th centuries. In 1786 Wilson refers to it as "the pleasant seat of Mr. Knox". At the time of Griffith's Valuation it was held in fee by Annesley Knox and valued at £30. Slater notes it as the seat of Captain Annesley Knox in 1894. Occupied by the Knox family until the early 20th century, the house is now a ruin. |
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Palmerstown | In 1786 Wilson had noted Palmers Town as the seat of Mr. Palmer. The original Palmer house is marked "in ruins" on the first Ordnance Survey map of the late 1830s. The Irish Tourist Association File states that it was destroyed by fire when the French forces passed by in 1798. In the mid 19th century Henry A Knox, fifth son of Annesley G Knox of Rappa, leased the townland from Sir William Palmer. Knox lived in a house converted from part of the yard buildings of the original house before the mid 1850s. His descendants continue to live there today. |
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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. | |
Moyne Abbey | Associated with the Lindsey family in the 17th century it was leased to the Knoxes by James O'Hara, Lord Tyrawley, for 999 years in 1741. The Knoxes built a private residence on to the east end of the friary. At various time the Jones, Palmer and Kirkwood families leased parts of Moyne. Thomas Jones sold his interest in the Landed Estates' Court in 1867. The Ordnance Survey Name Books record that Peter Nolan, agent to Sir William Palmer, lived in a neat cottage in the east of the townland. This may be the property labelled Moyne House on the 25-inch Ordnance Survey map of the 1890s (G228287), the remains of which are still extant. | |
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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Belville | An Orme home in the first half of the 19th century. Described in 1942 by the Irish Tourist Association surveyor as a large house near the church at Ballyglass, formerly owned by the Orme family and "purchased some years ago by Mr MacDonald, Kilfian. It has remained unoccupied...", due to a popular belief among the local people that the house was haunted. It is no longer extant. | |
Abbeytown | The original historical abbey buildings in this townland are described as 'in ruins' at the time of the first Ordnance Survey. It was formerly the residence of a Mr Crofton but was then occupied by a caretaker for the Orme family. Abbeytown House is shown a litte to the north on the later 25-inch map of the 1890s. The property was bought by Anthony Carolan of Crossmolina at the sale in 1852 and the house was later lived in by the parish priest. Abbeytown is still extant and occupied. |
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Gortnaraby/Gortnor Abbey | Ruane dates this house to the mid 18th century.In 1786 Wilson refers to it as the seat of Mr. Ormsby. At the time of Griffith's Valuation, it was leased from John Ormsby by an individual named Connop and valued at £25. In 1916 it was taken over by the Order of Jesus and Mary and now functions as a secondary school. |
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Knockglass | The main residence of the Paget family in the 19th century. Afterwards it passed into the possession of Patrick Rowe and later served as the home of the Church of Ireland Bishop of Tuam, Achonry and Killala. In 2011 it was offered for sale. |
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Summerhill | An 18th century house, home of the Palmer family. Wilson refers to it as the seat of Thomas Palmer in 1786. Blake records that it was leased to John Bourke at the time of the 1798 rebellion. At the time of Griffith's Valuation, it was occupied by Thomas Palmer, leasing from Ernest Knox, and valued at £15. Later sold by the Palmers to the McCormack family who owned it until the 1920s. it is now a ruin. |
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Ballybroony | An 18th century house, occupied by Fallon in the late 1770s and in 1786. The residence of the Perkins family from the early 19th century. It was held by Arthur Perkins from the Earl of Arran at the time of Griffith's Valuation when it was valued at £17. Lived in until the early 21st century and for sale in 2006. Restoration work was underway in 2010. |
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Smithstown House | Ruane writes that the house was built by the Palmers and became a Royal Irish Constabulary barracks. It was the home of the Pugh family in the 1830s. The only building in the townland at the time of Griffith's Valuation, of more than £2 valuation, was the barracks. Sold in 1988 and now the home of Mrs Loretta Clarke Murray and family. |
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Carrowmore | An early 19th century Palmer house, the home of a member of the Palmer family from the late 18th century. Wilson refers to it as the seat of Mr. Palmer in 1786. In the 1850s it was occupied by Captain Arthur Wade and valued at £20. A McCormick home in the 20th century. A house still exists at the site. |
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Farragh | An 18th century house on the Palmer estate. Wilson refers to it as a residence of Mr. Palmer in 1786. Leased to the Waldrons in the early 19th century and occupied by Hector Sutherland at the time of Griffith's Valuation when the house was valued at almost £8. The original building is no longer extant. | |
The Lodge | A house with foundations dating from the 17th century, visited by Mary Delaney in the 1730s and occupied by the French in 1798. By 1837 it was the home of T. Kirkwood and, in the mid 19th century, of the Very Reverend J. Collins who held the property valued at £20 from the Ecclesiastical Commissioners. In the late 19th century this house was the home of Captain Alfred Charles Knox, a younger son of John Knox of Castlerea, Killala. Bence Jones writes that the house was enlarged circa 1820 by the addition of a bow shaped wing and that for a time it was the home of the Pery Knox Gore family. In the later 19th century the house was the home of the Timony family who owned a substantial import business in Killala. In the later 20th century owned by Lord Rathcaven and now the Irish home of Noeleen Farrell. |
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Rathfranpark | In 1894 Slater refers to Rathfranpark as the residence of Edmund Knox. At the time of Griffith's Valuation this townland was part of the Palmer estate and leased by Thomas Scott. The house on the property at that time was valued at almost £2. There is still a house at this site. | |
Rathowen | In 1786 Wilson refers to a house which he calls "Rathrone", a mile and a half West of Killala, which was part of the estate of the Bishop of Killala. At that time it was occupied by James Rogers, though Wilson indicates it was the property of Rev. G. Rogers, Chancellor of Dromore. Most of the townland was in the possession of William Kirkwood, leasing from Harriett Gardiner, at the time of Griffith's Valuation. The house is no longer extant. | |
Carnisk | John Sproule was leasing this property from Sir James Stewart's estate at the time of Griffiths Valuation in the 1850s, when it was valued at £18. This appears to be the house labelled Carnisk on the 25-inch Ordnance Survey map of the early twentieth century. An earlier house, shown on the 1st edition Ordnance Survey map, was located nearby at C209209. A large farming complex exists at the Carnisk site now. |