Smithville

Houses within 5km of this house

Displaying 30 houses.

Houses within 5km of Smithville

Displaying 30 houses.

House name	Description
Lakelands	At the time of Griffith's Valuation, Richard Beecher was holding this property in fee when it was valued at £8 10s. Lewis noted Lakelands as the seat of T.J. Hungerford in 1837 while Leet states that it was the residence of Timothy O'Driscoll in 1814. Lakelands was included in the sale of the Beecher estate in the Encumbered Estates Court in February 1852. Reverend Isaac Reeves was the owner of a house here in 1906 which was valued at £20. In 1943 the Irish Tourist Association Survey noted that Lakelands had formerly been occupied by Hungerfords and Fergusons and was then the home of Mr. Kingston. The house is still extant.
Carrigfadda House [Town View]	At the time of Griffith's Valuation, Phillip Sullivan was leasing this property to George Pinchin, when it was valued at £7 15s. It is named Carrigfadda House on the 6-inch Ordnance Survey map and as Town View on the 25-inch map of the 1890s. A house still exists at the site. A George Pinchin was resident at Halt House, Wiltshire in the 1850s (see Burke's Peerage) while the family also had connections with county Kerry.
Mardyke House	John Sweetman was leasing this property from the Townsend estate at the time of Griffith's Valuation when it wa valued at £13 5s. In 1814 Leet refers to it as the seat of Thomas Baldwin. It is no longer extant.
Coronea House	Thomas Clerke was leasing this property from George Robinson at the time of Griffith's Valuation, when it was valued at £17. Lewis refers to Coronea House occupied by Mrs. Marmion in 1837. The residence of Rev. William Robinson in 1814 and in the 1770s and 1780s it was the seat of a Townsend family. It is no longer extant.
Carrigfadda Glebe	At the time of Griffith's Valuation, Rev. Horace Townsend was leasing this property from The O'Donovan's estate when it was valued at £12 15s. In 1837 Lewis had noted it as the seat of R.B. Townsend. It is still extant and occupied.
Sion Cottage	At the time of Griffith's Valuation, John Levis was leasing this property to Eliza Townsend when it was valued at £8 5s. This may be Eliza Hungerford, who was married to Rev. Richard Boyle Townsend. A building still exists at the site.
Lurriga House	Rev. Maurice Townsend was leasing this property to Rev. Richard Wright at the time of Griffith's Valuation, when it was valued at £27. The house is almost completely gone though some ruins remain.
Lurriga Mill	James H. Swanton was leasing this property from Rev. Richard Wright at the time of Griffith's Valuation. It included a house valued at £8 10s and a mill valued at £88. In 1906 the representatives of Timothy M. Downing owned the property, then valued at £8. The house no longer exists but there are still buildings at the mill site.
Rosebank	Thomas Marmion was leasing this property to Avisa Clarke at the time of Griffith's Valuation, when it was valued at £11 10s. The house at this site is labelled Russagh Cottage on the 1st edition Ordnance Survey map but as Rosebank on the 25-inch map of the 1890s.The National Inventory of Architectural Heritage states that the current house was built by the O'Donovan family in the 1860s as a dower house for Liss Ard House nearby. It is still extant and occupied.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Glenview	Samuel Levis was leasing this property from the Becher estate at the time of Griffith's Valuation, when it was valued at £18 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.
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.
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.
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.
Liss Ard	Built in the later nineteenth century Lissard was owned by The O'Donovan and valued at £90 in 1906. The Irish Tourist Association survey of 1943 mentioned that it was then the property of John Connolly. It is still extant and offered as luxury accommodation. The gardens are open to the public. See www.lissardestate.com.
Rosebank House	Rosebank House was built as a dower house for Liss Ard, possibly in the 1860s. It is still extant and occupied.