Maidstown Castle
Houses within 10km of this house
Displaying 43 houses.
Houses within 10km of Maidstown Castle
Displaying 43 houses.
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Drombeg | A house located on the estate of the Earl of Sandwich at the time of Griffith's Valuation and occupied by John Mulcahy, when it was valued at £11. [Grid reference is approximate]. | |
Camas | The seat of the Bevan family located on the estate of the Earl of Limerick. At the time of Griffith's Valuation, it was held by Frederick Bevan from the Earl of Limerick and valued at £29. The house is now demolished but the farm buildings remain. |
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Baggotstown | The seat of the Bourchier family in the 18th and 19th centuries, valued at £32+ in 1906. The Irish Tourist Association surveyor writes in 1942 that this house was built in 1745 (keystone) and had lately been acquired by Mr T. Mitchell, a solicitor. This house has recently been renovated. |
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Ballincolloo | This house was the residence of Mrs Bennet in 1814 and by 1837 of J. Gubbins. Joseph L. Gubbins occupied the house at the time of Griffith's Valuation holding it from the representatives of Samuel Bennett. It was valued at £14. It is no longer extant. | |
Kilballyowen | In 1786 Wilson refers to Kilballyowen as the seat of Mr. O'Grady. This was the main seat of the O'Grady family, described by Lewis as a "handsome modern building" circa 1837. At the time of Griffith's Valuation the buildings were valued at £41. By 1906 they were valued at £70 and the property was still in the possession of 'The O'Grady'. The Irish Tourist Association surveyor lists the types of artifacts, paintings etc to be found in this home of Madam O'Grady in 1942. The house was demolished post 1968. |
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Cahir Guillamore | The seat of the O'Grady family from the mid 18th century acquired through marriage with a member of the Hayes family. Held by the Viscount Guillamores in fee and valued at £50 in the early 1850s. Viscount Guillamore was recorded as the occupier in 1906 when the house was valued at £48. The Irish Tourist Association surveyor in 1942 refers to this house as been unused since 1922 when the estate was divided by the Land Commission. All the fittings has been removed and only the shell of the house remained. The house is now a ruin. |
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Bulgaden Hall | An early residence of the Lords Carbery in county Limerick. Described by Lewis in 1830s as in a "ruinous condition". The site of Bulgaden Hall is noted on both the 1st and 25-edition Ordnance Survey maps. | |
Garrane | A house located on the Wyse Minors estate in the mid 19th century, occupied by Margaret Hartigan and valued at £11+. This house is barely marked on the first Ordnance Survey map. | |
Fort House | The residence of David Hartigan in the early 1850s, held from William and Charles Wyse (minors) and valued at £13. | |
Bruree Lodge | Bruree was the home of the Langton family in the 18th century. The house was occupied by Michael Ryan at the time of Griffith's Valuation and held from Michael Shaughnessy, it was valued at £13+. |
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Kilmore | Brian de Breffny writes that the back section of Kilmore House is part of the 17th century house built by the Moncktons. The front part was built by the Tuthills in the mid 18th century. George Tuthill purchased the house from Edward Monckton in 1737. The Tuthills had previously held it on lease. Occupied by Thomas Lynch in 1814 and by Colonel William Jones in the early 1850s, when the property was held from Elizabeth Tuthill and valued at £15. In 1906 Kilmore was the residence of Anne Isabel O'Grady. This house is still extant and occupied. |
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Coolrus House | The residence of Richard Harte circa 1840 and of James Lynch in the early 1850s who held the property and 186 acres from the Court of Chancery. The house has diminished in size by the publication of the 25-inch edition Ordnance Survey map in the 1890s and it is no longer extant. | |
Bruree House | Bruree House was also located on the Langton estate although at the time of the first Ordnance Survey the property was in the hands of Robert Fetherston who held a number of townlands in the parish, possibly from the Langtons. At the time of Griffith's Valuation the house was in use as an auxiliary workhouse. In 1853 Bruree House was sold to a member of the Shelton family and in 1868 it was sold to John Gubbins of the Kilfrush family. He was a successful racehorse owner and in 1884 built the present Bruree House. When he died in 1906 the property passed to his nephew John Norris Browning. The house was valued at £92 at this time. Owned by the Sheehans and Vernons in the 20th century. Now function as as a rehabilitation centre, known as Cuan Mhuire. A print entitled "The Lawn Meet" by Patrick Hennessy depicts this house. See www.museum.limerick.ie |
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Castle Ievers | The Ievers were living at Castle Ievers, originally known as Tullerboy, from the mid 18th century. Bence Jones dates this house from the early 19th century. Robert Ivers was resident in 1814, 1837 and at the time of Griffith's Valuation when the buildings were valued at £32. The property was held from William Maunsell. The Irish Tourist Association surveyor wrote in 1943 that much of Tullerboy Castle was demolished in the 1860s to make way for the present building. The owner in the 1940s was Roderic Haines. |
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Coolboy | A herd's house and offices situated on the St Leger estate was occupied by Henry Ievers at the time of Griffith's Valuation when the buildings were valued at £14+. Coolboy was occupied by the representatives of Robert Cleary in 1906. A substantial farm is still extant at the site. | |
Greenpark | In 1814 and 1837 this house was the residence of Richard Ievers, brother of Robert Ievers of Castle Ievers. At the time of Griffith's Valuation it was occupied by Mrs Sarah P. Fitzgibbon, the wife of Richard Ievers who had remarried. She held the property from Alcock Otley and it was valued at £36. This house is now a ruin. |
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Cooleen | At the time of Griffith's Valuation William Hart Mason held the townland of Cooleen amounting to 88 acres in fee. The buildings were valued at £12. |
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Cherrygrove | Cherrygrove was the home of Edward Cripps in 1814 and of J. Barry in 1837. At the time of Griffith's Valuation it was occupied by Edward John Sheehy who held the property from Robert Harding. The buildings were valued at £21+. The Misses Sheedy were still in residence in the 1940s. A building is still extant at the site. | |
Belview/Bellevue | A home of the Yielding family, occupied by Richard M. Yielding in 1814 and 1837 and by Timothy Hartigan who held the property from James Barry at the time of Griffith's Valuation. The buildings were valued at £13 at that time. Bought by the Delmeges in the early 1850s. The original house is not extant. | |
Clorane | A house occupied by Henry Hunt in 1814. Lewis describes Clorane as a "fine old house belonging to the Hunt family". By the time of Griffith's Valuation Edward Browning was leasing the house and 280 acres from Sir David Roche. In the 1870s in the possession of Patrick Hartigan. Old farm buildings are still located at the site but the house is a modern structure. |
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Glenbevan | Lewis records J. Bevan as the proprietor of Glen-Bevan in 1837 and Joseph Bevan occupied the house and 173 acres at the time of Griffith's Valuation. The property was located on the Evans estate. The residence of Mr John Hedderman in 1943, this house is still extant and occupied. |
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Clogher West | A house occupied by John Fitzgerald and held from George Whitelock at the time of Griffith's Valuation. The buildings were valued at £12. The original house does not appear to be extant. | |
Maiden Hall | Maidenhall was the residence of Boucher Esq in the 1770s and in 1786. Home of the Holmes family in the first half of the 19th century. R. Low Holmes was occupying the house in 1837 and Mrs Susan Holmes in the early 1850s. She held the property from the Reverend Benjamin W. Bradshaw. The buildings were valued at £14. A house is still extant at the site. | |
Creggane Castle | A property associated with the Hutchins family, occupied by John Quaid at the time of Griffith's Valuation and held from Samuel Hutchins. The buildings were valued at £17. The sale rental 1857 records that the original lease dated 1802 was from Edmund Earl of Cork and Orrery to Emanuel Hutchins. Farm buildings occupy the site. | |
Abbeyville | A house located on the Finch estate and the home of the White family in the 19th century. Occupied by William White in 1814 and Richard White in 1837 and at the time of Griffith's Valuation when the buildings were valued at £26. Later the home of Henry Ievers, a younger brother of Robert Holmes Ievers, of Castle Ievers. The original house is not extant but a house still exists at the site. |
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Ballynanty | Ballynauty was the residence of Mrs Creed in 1837 and of Charles W. Smith in the early 1850s. He held the property from the Trustess of Charles Smith and the buildings were valued at £37 Still recorded by Slater as a Smith property in 1894. . The original house is not extant. | |
Rockbarton | Also known as Mount Prospect, Fitzgerald describes Mount Prospect as the "magnificent seat and demesne of the present Chief Baron". Lewis describes Rockbarton as the "elegant mansion of Lord Guillamore". It was occupied by John Low at the time of Griffith's Valuation who held it from the Viscount. It was valued at £75. By 1906 the value of the house was reduced to £60 and it was then occupied by Lord Fermoy. The Irish Tourist Association surveyor records the sale of this house to Mr Barry in 1922. It remained in his possession until it was demolished in 1941 and the fittings sold to a Limerick builder. He writes that it was one of the "showplaces of Ireland" with a grand staircase of marble and that it had been renovated at a cost of £70,000 circa 1912 by the Honourable Nigel Baring who was married to a daughter of Lord Fermoy.The house is now a ruin. | |
Uregare House | Owregare House was the residence of Mrs Gubbins in 1837 and of Mrs N. Barron who held the property from William G. Gubbins at the time of Griffith's Valuation. The buildings were valued at £22+. This house was also known as Newlawn. Fitzgerald writes that it belonged to the Creed family before the Gubbins. Occupied by Thomas A. Dicken in 1906. This house is no longer extant. | |
Milltown | In the 18th century Miltown was the residence of a branch of the De Lacy family. Mill-town, Bruff, was the residence of Mrs Bevan in 1814. George Gubbins was the occupier in 1837 and at the time of Griffith's Valuation. He held the property valued at £40+ from Edward B. Hartopp. In 1831 George Gubbins married Elizabeth Blood nee Hartopp. This house is named Milltown George on the first Ordnance Survey map. |
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Summerville | Occupied by the Reverend Joseph Gabbett, fifth son of Daniel Gabbett of Strand House, Chancellor of Limerick and Prebendary of Effin and held by him from Alcock Otley. The buildings were valued at £23+. In 1786 Wilson refers to a house at Uregare as the seat of General Gabett. A house is still extant at the site. | |
Mount Coote | The county Limerick seat of the Coote family in the 18th and 19th centuries. Wilson refers to it as "the pleasant seat of Mr. Coote" in 1786. It was occupied by Chidley Coote in 1814. Lewis refers to it as the former seat of Chidley Coote in 1837. Charles Coote was resident at the time of Griffith's Valuation and held the property in fee. The buildings were valued at £53. Their value had increased to £65 by 1906. The Irish Tourist Association surveyor wrote in 1943 that the house was bought by Sir Gilbert Greenall, who became 1st Lord Daresbury, who spent about £200,000 setting up a Model Farm. [Lord Daresbury also owned Clonshire]. Following his death three years previously it was sold and then run as a stud farm. Bence Jones writes that this house was demolished circa 1960 and a new house built in the Georgian style. |
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Riversfield | A house located on the Coote estate, occupied by Thomas Weldon in 1837 and at the time of Griffith's Valuation when the buildings were valued at £20. John H. Weldon of Riversfield owned 68 acres in county Limerick in the 1870s. Occupied by Mr and Mrs Watt in 1943. It is still extant. | |
Martinstown | Martinstown was the residence of M. Walsh in 1837. At the time of Griffith's Valuation this was a house on the Trench/Gascoigne estate valued at £10+ and inhabited by William O'Grady. Bence Jones refers to a modern house built in circa 1972 at Martinstown, Kilmallock. | |
Millmount | Occupied by the Reverend Joseph Gabbett and held from Daniel Gabbett at the time of Griffith's Valuation, when the buildings were valued at £16. It is labelled Millmount on the First Edition Ordnance Survey Map and as Ardvullen on the later 25-inch edition of the 1890s. A house is still extant at the site. | |
Ash Hill Towers | The residence of a branch of the Coote family in the 18th century, possibly held from the Barons Carbery. Ash Hill is referred to by Wilson as the seat of Chudleigh Coote in 1786. Bought by Eyre Evans from Chidley Coote in 1794 (see sale rental 6 July 1878). Eyre Evans held the property in fee throughout the first half of the 19th century. The Ordnance Survey Field Name Book describes this house as having "a most superb new front with towers at each end". At the time of Griffith's Valuation the buildings were valued at £50. Bence Jones writes that Ash Hill Towers became the residence of John Henry Weldon in the later 19th century. The Irish Tourist Association surveyor wrote in 1943 that the property was owned by Captain P.M. Lindsay, nephew of John H. Weldon, who bought the house from the Evans family in 1880. Still extant, this house is the centre of a stud. |
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Harding Grove | Occupied by G. Harding in 1814 and H. Harding in 1837. The seat of Mr Harding at the time of the first Ordnance Survey. By the time of Griffith's Valuation a Neill McDonald was in possession of Harding Grove. Neil Macdonald of Steyle Park, Bruree owned 354 acres in county Limerick in the 1870s. Francis H. Wyse is recorded as the occupant of Harding Grove in 1906. |
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Athlacca House | A residence of the Ormsby family in the 18th century. On the first Ordnance Survey map the house is marked "in ruins". Also known as Old Court. | |
Ballygrennan Castle | Granted to the Evans family under the Acts of Settlement. In the early 19th century the residence of William Creed. Described as "in ruins" on the 1st edition Ordnance Survey map. Some portions of the building remains though much of the stone has been removed. | |
Belfort | Originally a Reeves home, occupied by them in 1837, it became the residence of the Clanchy family in the mid 19th century. John Clanchy was resident at the time of Griffith's Valuation when the house was valued at £21 and held with 37 acres from the representatives of John B. Reeves. The Irish Tourist Association Survey of the 1940s refers to it as the residence of Mrs. Clanchy, widow of J.T. Clanchy and noted that it was much associated with horseracing. Bence Jones records the demolition of this house in 1958. | |
Ballyteige | Originally the home of a branch of the Tuthill family, no large house is marked on the first Ordnance Survey map in this townland. The house was leased to David Conyers of Castletown Conyers in 1885 and to Thomas W. Westropp Bennett in the 1890s. It is now available for hire, see http://www.ballyteigue.com/ |
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Sanders Park | Late 18th century house, the seat of the Sanders family, occupied by William Saunders in 1814 and by C. Saunders in 1837. Griffith's Valuation records William R. Saunders holding the property from the Earl of Cork, the buildings were valued at £34+. The Irish Tourist Association Survey of the 1940s stated that it was then the residence of Mr. Binchy, a merchant in Charleville. It was converted into flats in the latter half of the 20th century but the building was derelict at the beginning of the 21st century. Also known as Charleville Park. |
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Moatville | Located on the outskirts of Charleville this house was occupied by Mrs Ryan in 1837 and of Michael Ryan at the time of Griffith's Valuation. Moatville was later the birthplace of Dr Reeves, Bishop of Down, Connor and Dromore. In the 1940s the Irish Tourist Association Survey described it as "a quaint high house, the residence of Mr. Ball". It is still extant. |
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Mount Blakeney | Mount Blakeney is south west of the town of Kilmallock and very close to the border between counties Limerick and Cork. No large house is marked in the townland of Mount Blakeney on the first Ordnance Survey map (Sheet 47). In 1786 Wilson refers to Mount Blakeney as the seat of Mr. Blakeney. At the time of Griffith's Valuation the townland was in the possession of Mrs. Blakeney Fitzgerald. In 2022 Mount Blakeney was offered for sale. |
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