Point House/Cosheen

Houses within 5km of this house

Displaying 22 houses.

Houses within 5km of Point House/Cosheen

Displaying 22 houses.

House name	Description
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.
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.
Castle Townsend	Rev. Maurice Townsend held this property in fee at the time of Griffith's Valuation, when it was valued at £37. Lewis recorded it as the residence of Col. Townsend in 1837. In the later 1770s it was also the seat of the Townsend family. Wilson, writing in 1786, refers to Castle Townsend as the seat of Richard Townsend, "beautifully situated by Glandore Harbour". In 1906 it was owned by Charles L. Townsend and valued at £53. In 1945 the Irish Tourist Association Survey dated the present structure to 1860 noting that the previous house had been badly damaged by fire in 1858. It is still held by the family and accommodation is offered in part of the property. See http://www.castle-townshend.com.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.