Landed Estates
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Baily Ville

Houses within 5km of this house

Displaying 11 houses.

Houses within 5km of Baily Ville

Displaying 11 houses.

House name Description
Castle Harrison An early 18th century house, the seat of the Harrison family until the 1950s. According to Lewis it was built on the site of Castle Dod, an old Fitzgerald castle and was inhabited by Standish Harrison in 1837. A map dated 1736 in the National Library includes a drawing of the house then known as Castle Dodd. In the 1940s the Irish Tourist Association Survey noted that it was the residence of Mrs. Harrison, widow of General Harrison. It provides a description of the great hall which contained artefacts that had been unearthed on the estate during the construction of the nearby railway. Castle Harrison was inherited by five sisters in 1951 and the estate was sold to the Land Commission in 1956. The house was subsequently demolished.
Gubleagh House The buildings at Gubleagh House, Annagh South were valued at £13 at the time of Griffith's Valuation and the house was occupied by Johanna Cowhy who held it and 189 acres from Sir Edward Tierney. This house is still occupied.
Castle Wrixon A Wrixon property in the 18th century, occupied by John Wrixon in 1814 and Hajba writes that it was sold by the Wrixons to the Crofts in the mid 19th century. At the time of Griffith's Valuation it was occupied by John Connor who held it from Wills G. Crofts. The buildings were valued at £11. Christopher Crofts of Velvetstown House (died 1913) lived at Castle Wrixon for a time. He inherited Velvetstown from his uncle, Reverend Henry, in 1869. In the 1940s the Irish Tourist Association Survey outlined subsequent owners and noted that it was, by then, the residence of the McDermott family. It is still extant. Photo of Castle Wrixon
Cooliney House Hajba writes that Cooliney was originally part of the Bowerman estate and that the house was rebuilt in the mid 18th century. It passed through marriage to the Nevilles of Furnass, county Kildare. Occupied by Mr Thomas Weldon in 1814 and by R. Weldon in 1837. At the time of Griffith's Valuation Robert Weldon held the house and 85 acres from James Hill. The house was valued at £20. In the 1940s the Irish Tourist Association survey noted that it was then the home of the Goold family. The house was restored in the 21st century. Photo of Cooliney House
Milltown Castle Originally the home of Thomas Evans, a younger brother of the 1st Baron Carbery, and of his son Eyre Evans. Mary, sister of Eyre Evans, married George Bruce in the mid 18th century. The Castle was subsequently leased by the Evans to the Bruces and it remained the home of the Bruces until the late 19th century. Described by Lewis as “a handsome castellated mansion in the later English style”. Reduced in size in the early 20th century. The Irish Tourist Association Survey of the 1940s noted that the buildings, at that time the residence of the Keane family, were not in good repair. However, the building continues to be occupied. Photo of Milltown Castle
Fortlands Fortlands was occupied by members of the Batwell family in the first half of the 19th century. Hajba writes that the Batwells held the property from the Hutchins family. By the mid 19th century Samuel Hutchins was occupying the house, held by him in fee and valued at £31+. The home of the O'Connor family in the 20th century. The original house does not appear to be extant.
Newtown Hajba dates this house from 1749 when it was built as a hunting lodge for the Courtenays. Described by Lewis in 1837 as the seat of Robert Courtney, John Culhane was resident by the time of Griffith's Valuation, holding the property from John Courtnay. The buildings were valued at £13. In 1943 the Irish Tourist Association Survey noted that it was then the home of the Culhane family. The house was demolished in the 1960s.
Newtown The seat of the Knight family in the 18th century now demolished. Wilson refers to Newtown as the seat of Mr. Knight in 1786. This house was occupied by Michael Connor in the early 1850s, valued at £8 and held from Mrs Eliza Sealy. A later house now stands on the site.
Gortskagh No house of more than £5 valuation is recorded in Griffith's Valuation in Gortskagh except the glebe house at £26. This house was occupied by Reverend William Bunbury who held the property from John Courtenay. The Deane connection with Gortskagh commenced with the marriage in 1871 of Honourable Matthew J.H.F. Deane, uncle of the 4th Baron Muskerry, with Maria, daughter of Reverend William Bunbury. The Deanes sold the house to the Binchy family in the 1890s. Home of the Foley family in the early 21st century. Photo of Gortskagh
Springfort Dating from the very early 18th century, Springfort was the home of the Vowell family in the 18th century but Mr Cox is recorded as the proprietor in the late 1770s. By 1837 the Reverend Jonathan Bruce was resident. In the early 1850s William Carroll occupied the house holding the property from William Cox. The buildings were valued at £11+. This house was still extant in the 1980s when it was the home of the Cagneys.
Holmesfort In the 1940s the Irish Tourist Association survey notes that a house at Shinanagh, parish of Imphrick, was occupied by Major Thomas Holmes in the early nineteenth century and known as Holmesfort. It was replaced in the 1830s by another house, built by an O'Connor family. By the 1940s it had become the home of the O'Regan family. A house and farm buildings are still extant at the site.