Landed Estates
University of Galway

Gurteenard

Houses within 5km of this house

Displaying 20 houses.

Houses within 5km of Gurteenard

Displaying 20 houses.

House name Description
Greenfield In 1814 occupied by William Allen and at the time of Griffith's Valuation Michael Boyan was resident. He held the property valued at £10+ from Richard O. Aldworth. Colonel Grove White writes that Boyan bought Greenfield from the Allens in 1840 in the Court of Chancery and that he made the house larger. Michael Boyan of Greenfield, Kanturk, owned 570 acres in county Cork in the 1870s. This house is extant and occupied.
Mill View A five bay three storey house built about 1800, with some modern additions. At the time of Griffith's Valuation held by Sir Edward Tierney in fee, the buildings were valued at £19+. Photo of Mill View
Egmont Villa A house occupied by Neptune Blood in the mid 19th century. He held the house valued at £19 from Sir Edward Tierney. Restored in the 1980s by Patrick Callaghan and still extant.
Assolas Built by the Reverend Francis Gore (died 1748) in the early 18th century and occupied by Philip Oliver circa 1750. This house was the home of the Wrixon family from 1774. Occupied by William Harris in 1814 and by Sir William Wrixon Becher in 1837. Richard Smith was resident in the mid 19th century, holding the property then valued at £25+ from Sir William W. Beecher. Owned and run as a guest house by the Bourke family until 2005. In 2022 it was offered for sale. Photo of Assolas
Bettyville Charles Bastable lived here in the early years of the 19th century. The house was occupied by John Therry in 1837 and in the mid 19th century, when valued at £11 and held from Anne Westropp. Bettyville was part of the Creagh estate for sale in July 1853 when it was held by the representatives of Thomas Bennett. Very little remains of this house.
Coolnahane A house situated on Viscount Lismore's estate and occupied by Jeremiah Leane at the time of Griffith's Valuation when it was valued at £10. It is named Coonahane House on both the 1st and 25-inch edition Ordnance Survey maps. A house is still extant at the site.
Killavallig A building is marked in this townland on the first Ordnance map. A house valued at £14 is recorded at the time of Griffith's Valuation, occupied by Michael R. Mackey and held from Charles Purcell. A house is still extant at this site.
Rathmaher Originally a Purcell home which was advertised for sale in May 1850. By the time of Griffith's Valuation this house was owned and occupied by Thomas Wise, valued at £33. In 1944 the Irish Tourist Association Survey reported that this house had been built c.1800 by John Purcell originally of Highfort. It was later occupied by Walpole and Smith families. This house is now a ruin.
Allowdale A house valued at almost £12 in the mid 19th century, held by Daniel McCabe from the Earl of Egmont, now a ruin.
Nashville/Rosnalee This house was originally known as Nashville and was the home of the family of that name in the 18th century. Wilson refers to it as Nashville, the seat of Mr. Nash, in 1786. It passed by marriage to the Leader family. Nicholas P. Leader occupied the house in 1814. It was still known as Nashville in 1837 but is marked on the first Ordnance Survey map as Rosnalee. Valued at £51 at the time of Griffith's Valuation it was held by William Leader in fee and he had a flour mill nearby valued at £45. The Leaders still occupied this house in 1921. In 1943 the Irish Tourist Association Survey noted it as having been the chief seat of the Leaders, a two-storey spacious structure which was then unoccupied. It is no longer extant.
Ballyphilibeen A building is marked on the first Ordnance Survey map in this townland. By the time of Griffith's Valuation Prudence Twinhan was living in a house valued at £14 and held from Thomas Wise with 225 acres.
Castle Park At the time of Griffith's Valuation this house, valued at £41, was held by Sir Edward Tierney in fee. Still in use as a private residence, in 2014 it was offered for sale. Photo of Castle Park
Park House Occupied by Maurice Barry and held from Sir Edward Tierney in the mid 19th century when the buildings were valued at £12+. William F. S. Barry was the occupier in 1906. It is still extant.
Park A house valued at £18+ in the mid 19th century and held by Sir Edward Tierney in fee. A house is still extant at the site.
Killeenleagh No demesne was marked in this townland on the first Ordnance Survey map but a house valued at £15+ was situated there by the time of Griffith's Valuation. It was occupied by Richard O'Callaghan and held from the Earl of Listowel.
Spring Grove This house was the home of Arthur Bastable in 1814. This house was part of the Creagh estate for sale in July 1853, Christopher Carleton, "a lunatic", was the leasee. Unoccupied at the time of Griffith's Valuation when valued at £9.10 shillings. The representatives of Thomas Harris were the immediate lessors. A house is still extant at the site.
Rockfield A Nash home in the first half of the 19th century, occupied by Christopher Nash at the time of Griffith's Valuation and held from John James Nugent. The buildings were valued at £7. In the 1940s the Irish Tourist Association Survey noted that this property had once belonged to a family called Badham but was afterwards acquired by the Nashs and that "the present house was probably built by the latter family". A house and substantial farm are still extant at Rockfield.
Clonmeen House Built in 1893 for Stephen Grehan and designed by George Ashlin. This house remained in the possession of the Grehan family until the 1970s. In the 1940s the Irish Tourist Association Survey noted it as the residence of Major Grehan. Late in the twentieth century it functioned as a hotel for some time but has now returned to private ownership. Photo of Clonmeen House
Clonmeen Lodge Hajba writes that this house was the home of Cornelius O'Callaghan in 1750. In 1786 Wilson refers to "Bantyre" as the seat of Mr. Callaghan. Viscount Lismore is recorded as proprietor of Clonmeen in 1814. At the time of Griffith's Valuation Clonmeen Lodge was occupied by George Grehan and held from Viscount Lismore. It was valued at £7+. The Grehans continued to use this house as a secondary residence while their main residence was in Dublin. In 1893 a much larger house, Clonmeen House, was built close to the lodge. In the 1940s the Irish Tourist Association Survey noted "The Lodge, Banteer" as the residence of Jerome O'Callaghan and stated that the house had originally been built by the Nash family as a fishing lodge. A building is still extant at the site.
Springville Originally owned by a family named Minton who sold the property to the Wises of Cork city in the 1840s. It was then leased to Charles Daly who occupied the house valued at £5 at the time of Griffith's Valuation. Grove White writes that Daly spent a large sum of money reconstructing the house. Later occupied by O'Briens and Bolsters, still extant and lived in. Photo of Springville