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Garryspillane House

Houses within 10km of this house

Displaying 23 houses.

Houses within 10km of Garryspillane House

Displaying 23 houses.

House name Description
Rathanny A house situated on the estate of the Earl of Limerick, occupied by John Sheeran in 1814 and by T. Bennett in 1837. Thomas F. Bennett was still resident at the time of Griffith's Valuation when the buildings were valued at £15. Photo of Rathanny
Kenmare Castle Joseph Gubbins of Kenmare Castle is recorded in 1814. Lewis refers to the pretty cottage erected by J. Gubbins on the site of Kenmare Castle in his entry for the parish of Hospital, circa 1837. James Gubbins was residing in a house valued at £23 at the time of Griffith's Valuation. He held the property from the Earl of Kenmare. Photo of Kenmare Castle
Castlefarm Castlefarm was the residence of Mr Patrick Sheeran in 1814. By 1837 Standish O'Grady was the occupier and he was still living there at the time of Griffith's Valuation when the house was valued at £16. He held the property from the Earl of Kenmare. Photo of Castlefarm
Kilfrush The home of Joseph Gubbins from at least 1837 and held in the early 1850s from the Court of Chancery. It was valued at £70 and was still the home of the Gubbins in the 1870s and in 1906 when it was valued at almost £66. According to the Irish Tourist Association survey it had been built in 1825 and was still the home of Mrs Gubbins in 1943. It is still extant. Photo of Kilfrush
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.
Elton In 1786 Wilson notes Elton as the seat of Mr.Grady. Leet records the Reverend Thomas Grady [of Cappercullen] as the occupier of Elton in 1814. Mrs Grady lived at Elton in 1837 and Mrs Mary Jane Grady was resident at the time of Griffith's Valuation. She held the property in fee. The buildings were valued at £34. Described in the rental of 1853 as having a "cheerful and commanding aspect". The tenant from year to year was John Simms. In the later part of the 19th century this house belonged to the Bevans of Camas. The original house is not 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.
Ahnagurra Ahnagurra was the residence of Thomas T. Adams in 1837 and at the time of Griffith's Valuation, when the buildings were valued at £26. He held the property from Francis Coppinger.
Ballynalacken A house valued at £15 and occupied by George Gubbins who held it from Francis Coppinger at the time of Griffith's Valuation. It is no longer extant.
Griston House The residence of a branch of the Massy family, occupied by Frederick Massy in 1814. Described by Lewis in 1837 as the fine old family mansion of the Masseys. Fitzgerald writes that Charles Massy of Griston was a brother of Lord Massy and 1st Lord Clarina. At the time of Griffith's Valuation it was valued at £12 and occupied by Michael McMahon, who held it from Charles O'Brien Massy.
Ryves Castle [Castle Jane] Ryves Castle, previously known as Castle Jane, was the home of the family of this name in the 18th and early 19th centuries. It is referred to as Castle Jane by Wilson in 1786 when he notes it as the seat of Mr. Ryves. By the 1830s however William H. Ryves of Ryves Castle appears to have moved to live in Brighton, as the birth of many of his children is recorded in the Limerick newspapers as having taken place there. In 1826 Fitzgerald records Ryves Castle as the residence of John Lowe. Lewis referring to the parish of Knocklong, notes that Thaddeus R. Ryan was resident at Castle Jane and that there was a vault of the Lowe family located in the grounds of Ryves Castle, that family having previously been its proprietors. For the parish of Ballyscanlan he records Ryves Castle as the residence of P. [T?] Ryan. At the time of Griffith's Valuation the house was valued at £29 and occupied and held in fee by William H. Ryves. In 1906 it was valued at £31 and was occupied by Thomas J. Franks. Later owned by Mr D. Fleming, this house is now demolished.
Scarteen Thaddeus R. Ryan was resident at nearby Castle Jane [Ryves Castle] in 1837 as recorded by Lewis and Scarteen was unoccupied. John Ryan was the occupier of Scarteen in the early 1850s when the house was valued at £30+. He held the property from William H. Ryves. His widow Alice owned 50 acres in county Limerick in the 1870s. The Ryans still live at Scarteen where the famous pack of hounds of that name is kennelled. Photo of Scarteen
Janeville A house located very close to the county Tipperary border, occupied by the Reverend R. Lloyd in 1837 and by Samuel R. Harding at the time of Griffith's Valuation. The buildings were valued at £17+ and held from Thomas L. Sadlier.
Glenefy/Gleneefy Built for George L. Bennett by Charles Frederick Anderson see http://www.dia.ie/works/view/256 The house is named on the first Ordnance Survey map as Gleneefy but on the later 25-inch map as Glenefy. In 1837 Castlecreagh was the residence of G. Bennett and at the time of Griffith's Valuation Castlecreagh, valued at £26 was held by George L. Bennett in fee. In 1906 occupied by William H.M. Bennett and still valued at £26. It is still extant. Photo of Glenefy/Gleneefy
Stagdale Lodge A Massy house occupied by members of the Massy family from the late 18th century. It was the home of Hugh Massy, a younger brother of George Massy of Glenwilliam Castle, at the beginning of the 19th century. Held by W. Massy in 1837, Lewis records the "fine avenue of stately beech trees". William Massy was still resident at the time of Grifffith's Valuation holding the property from Hugh Massy. In 1906 occupied by Hugh H.G. Massy and valued at £30.10 shillings.
Bosnetstown The Bennett family were resident at Bosnetstown from the early 19th century. Charles Bennett of Bosnetstown was a coroner for county Limerick in the 1810s. Located on the estate of Lord Lisle this house was occupied by George W[heeler] Bennett in 1814 and 1837 and in the early 1850s by George Bennett. The property was valued at £14. In the 1870s George Wheeler Bennett of Kilfinane held 156 acres in the county. The Bennett also lived in other houses closeby at various times for example Kilfinane House. http://members.iinet.net.au/~nickred/trees/bennett.pdf
Ballynahinch A house valued at £11 occupied by Thomas Cleary at the time of Griffith's Valuation and held with 354 acres from the Trench/Gascoigne estate. Thomas Cleary of Ballinahinch owned 454 acres in county Limerick in the 1870s. A house is still extant at the site.
Spa Hill A home of the Oliver family, occupied by Charles Deane Oliver in 1814 and by William Oliver in 1837 and at the time of Griffith's Valuation. The buildings were valued at £23+ and William held them from the Trench/Gascoigne estate, with a corn mill. Photo of Spa Hill
Ballywire The demesne of this house straddled the border between counties Limerick and Tipperary. In 1826 Fitzgerald refers to the house having been "lately fitted up and furnished in a very tasteful manner". Godfrey Massey was resident at Ballywire in 1814. By 1837 it had become the home of John Bolton Massy who held the property in the 1850s from the Provost and Fellows of Trinity College, Dublin. It was valued at £40. This house is still a residence. Photo of Ballywire
Knocktoran This late 19th century seat of the Webb family is now a stud farm. Anna Thomasina Webb occupied the house in 1906 when it was valued at £32. Owned by Major S.N.C. Webb in 1943. It is still extant. Photo of Knocktoran
Ballynacree House A house valued at £10 and held from Samuel Dixon by Michael Manning in the mid 19th century. Ballynacree is still extant. Photo of Ballynacree  House
Mooresfort The home of the Crosbie Moore family in the 18th and early 19th century, Wilson refers to Moore's-fort as "the handsome seat of Edward Moore" in 1786. Lewis records Maurice Crosbie Moore as resident in 1837. At the time of Griffith's Valuation Edward C. Moore was still in possession of Mooresfort. However it was advertised for sale in 1852 and sold to Charles Moore of county Antrim, who altered and remodelled the house, reducing it from a 3 storey to a 2 storey house. The house remained in the possession of this family into the 20th century. It is now the main residence on a working farm. Photo of Mooresfort
Knockainy Cottage Possibly located on the estate of the Earl of Kenmare who owned land in this parish in the mid 19th century. On the first edition Ordnance Survey map this building is named Knockainy Cottage. Later maps show a much larger building now known as Knockainy Stud. Photo of Knockainy Cottage