Roskeen

Houses within 5km of this house

Displaying 17 houses.

Houses within 5km of Roskeen

Displaying 17 houses.

House name	Description
Lohort Castle	A 15th century tower house, restored by the Perceval family, Earls of Egmont, in the mid 18th century and inhabited by their agents. At the time of Griffith's Valuation held by the Earl in fee and valued at £27. Remodelled in 1876, the castle later became the home of Sir Timothy O'Brien, baronet, and in 1906 he was recorded as the occupier. The building was burnt in July 1921 just before the War of Independence ended when it was the residence of Sir Timothy O'Brien. It was partly restored. The Irish Tourist Authority Survey reported in 1944 that it was the residence of James McCabe who had purchased it in 1925. It is still inhabited and in 2011 it was advertised for sale.
Gortmore House	A late 18th century or early 19th century two storey house, the home of the Foote family in the 19th century. Occupied by Mr Thomas Clarke in 1814, by Edward Foote in 1837 and at the time of Griffith's Valuation. He held the house and demesne from Viscount Lismore. It is labelled Gortmore Castle on the 1st edition Ordnance Survey map but as Gortmore House on the later 25-inch edition of the 1890s. It is still extant.
Ballygiblin	This was the seat of the Becher baronets in the 19th century. Occupied in 1814 by Beecher Wrixon and in 1837 recorded by Lewis as "recently modernised" [William Morrison]. Sir William W. Beecher held Ballygiblin in fee at the time of Griffith's Valuation when it was valued at £52. The seat of Sir John Wrixon Becher in 1894 and still occupied by the Bechers in 1906. In 1944 the Irish Tourist Association Survey reported that it was owned by D.CMurphy and J. Lombard. The report contains detailed background to the Beecher family including the story of Lady Beecher, the actress, Elizabeth O'Neill. This house is now a ruin.
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.
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.
Ballythomas	Originally a Crofts home, leased to the Bullen family by the mid 18th century. Occupied by Robert C. Bullen at the time of Griffith's Valuation. He held the house valued at £12+ and 111 acres in fee. The Crofts appear to have resumed possession in the late 19th century. Home of the O'Connors in the 20th century.
Waterloo	Reputedly built circa 1815 for Henry Longfield, fifth son of John Longfield of Longueville, following his marriage to Mary Powell, heiress of Sea Court, county Cork. At the time of Griffith's Valuation it was held by Henry Longfield in fee and valued at £37. Henry's son John Powell Longfield sold Waterloo to his first cousin Richard Longfield of Longueville who left it to his third son Augustus Henry Longfield. Augustus H. Longfield extended the building. The house was sold to Mr E. W. Hope-Johnstone in 1946. It is still a fine residence.
Woodpark	This property belonged to the Wrixon family in the 18th century. In 1814 it was occupied by T. Callaghan. In the mid 19th century James Carmichael was in residence. He held it from the representatives of Charles D. Purcell. The buildings were valued at £11.10 shillings. Hajba writes that the Carmichaels later purchased the property from the Purcells. It is still an occupied residence.
Lombardstown House	The seat for many years of the Lombard family, built in the mid 18th century. In 1750 Smith refers to the house as "lately built by James Lombard". From the 1830s it was leased to the Bolster family. George Bolster held the house valued at £15 plus a demesne of 101 acres from Lady Cotter in the early 1850s. The Bolsters remained in residence until the late 19th century when they sold their interest to Henry G. Smith. His descendants continue to occupy the house (Hajba).
Blossomfort	Hajba refers to John Wrixon of Blossomfort in 1703. Wilson, writing in 1786, refers to Blossom-fort as the seat of Mr. Wrixon. The present house, occupied by William Bullen in 1814 and by J. Smith in 1837 was built by the Wrixons probably in the early 19th century. In the mid 19th century Blossomfort was the residence of Thomas Haynes who held the property from Benjamin Wrixon. It was valued at £14. Sold by the Wrixons to the Longfields of Longueville, Blossomfort became the residence of their agent, Richard Smith. This house was reconstructed following a fire in the early 1900s and is still extant.
Cecilstown Lodge	A home of members of the Wrixon family in the late 18th and early 19th centuries. Occupied by William Wrixon, father of Sir William Wrixon Becher, in 1837. It was leased to Thomas Heffernan from the 1840s. Valued at £9 in the early 1850s it was later occupied by members of the clergy including the Reverend E.G. Jones, whose widow bought the house in the early 20th century. It was burnt in June 1921 during the War of Independence when it was the residence of the sisters, Esther Jane and Annie Jones. A house, however, still exists at the site.
Kilpatrick	Hajba writes that Roger Langley leased this property from the Longfields in the mid 18th century. Lewis writes that William J. McCormick, medical doctor,occupied the house in 1837. A boys' school was established at Kilpatrick by the McCormicks. At the time of Griffith's Valuation William J. McCormack held the house valued at almost £10.15 shillings from Christopher Langley. Sir William J. MacCormac was a well known London surgeon, the son of Dr Henry MacCormac of Belfast. The house was occupied until the early 20th century but is now a ruin.
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.
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.
Gortmore Cottage	At the time of Griffith's Valuation, Gortmore Cottage was occupied by Roger O'Callaghan, leasing from Reverend Phillip Townsend, when the house was valued at £11. In the 1940s the Irish Tourist Association Survey noted that the original house had burnt down in 1911 and a two-storey house was then occupying the site.