Landed Estates
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Curramore

Houses within 15km of this house

Displaying 39 houses.

Houses within 15km of Curramore

Displaying 39 houses.

House name Description
Dromin This house was the home of Nicholas Meade in 1837 and of his representatives in the early 1850s. It was located on the Devon estate and was valued at £13. It is still extant and occupied. Photo of Dromin
Moyveedy A house on the Devon estate valued at £10 and occupied by Thomas Fitzgerald in the early 1850s. The house is still extant and part of a large farm. Photo of Moyveedy
Cloonyscrehane This house, located on the Devon estate, was valued at £12 at the time of Griffith's Valuation and was the residence of Patrick Candon. A house and farm are still extant at the site.
Cullenagh This house, situated on the outskirts of Newcastle West, was the home of Patrick Griffin in 1814 and at the time of Griffith's Valuation. Valued at £27 it was held from the trustees of the Earl of Devon. The house remained until the mid 20th century but is no longer extant and a large industrial complex exists to the rear of the site.
Woodlawn A house on the Devon estate occupied by George Bolster, medical doctor, at the time of Griffith's Valuation and valued at £11+. Woodlawn was the residence of R. Cart in 1837. It is still extant.
Lissurland This was an O'Brien home located on the Devon estate. Occupied by Connor O'Brien in 1814 and Henry O'Brien in the early 1850s, when the buildings were valued at £12. The house survived into the 20th century but is no longe extant.
Newcastle The original Fitzgerald castle was granted to the Courtenay family in 1591. The Castle was occupied by David Mahony and his son, Pierce Mahony, in the mid 18th century. Bence Jones writes that the residence of the Earls of Devon in county Limerick was a house of nine bays in the castle precincts. It was held by them in fee and valued at £55 at the time of Griffith's Valuation. This house was occupied by the agent to the Devon estate. Slater describes it as Courtenay Castle in 1894 when it was occupied by Charles Curling. In 1910 it was bought by the Curling family who had been agents and was burnt in 1922. The Castle remained in the possession of the Curlings until the 1940s. Photo of Newcastle
Springfield Castle Originally a Fitzmaurice residence adjoining a tower-house of the Fitzgeralds, this house passed by a marriage in 1775 to the Deane family, Lords Muskerry. It became their main residence in the late 18th century and throughout the 19th century. In 1786 Wilson refers to it as " a very fine seat with extensive demesnes". At the time of Griffith's Valuation the Honourable Robert Fitzmaurice Deane was residing at Springfield which was valued at £45. The house was burnt in 1923 and a 19th Gothic wing was made into a new house, which may now be rented as self catering accommodation. Photo of Springfield Castle
Ballintober A house occupied by Cornelius Curtin at the time of Griffith's Valuation and held by him with 132 acres from John C. Heffernan and partners, valued at £12.
Hernsbrook A property in the possession of the Ahern family for two centuries. At the time of Griffith's Valuation Maurice Ahern held the property in fee. The buildings were valued at £8. There is still an extant house at Hernsbrook.
Ballynakill A house valued at £8 at the time of Griffith's Valuation and occupied by Godfrey Massy who held the property from Laurence H. Jephson. Lewis also records Godfrey Massy as resident in 1837. A lithograph of this house is included in the Jephson sale rental of 1851.
Feohanagh There is no large house marked on the first Ordnance Survey map for this townland, however by the time of Griffith's Valuation in the early 1850s a house valued at £10+ was recorded in Feohanagh. It was occupied by James Wigmore and held from Viscount Lismore. [Grid reference is approximate]
Glenduff Castle This house was the residence of Jones Stavelly in 1814. Lewis records R.J. Stevelly as the occupier of Glanduff Castle under the parish of Newcastle and Eyre Massy under the parish of Monagay. Eyre Massy was residing at Glanduff, valued at £38, in the early 1850s. Glanduff Castle was a residence of the Ievers of Mount Ievers, county Clare, in the late 19th century as Slater notes it as a residence of James Butler Ievers. Burnt in 1922 this house is now a ruin. Photo of Glenduff Castle
Mount Plummer This house was the home of the Plummer family in the 19th century, occupied by B. Plummer in 1814, by Brudenell Plummer in 1837 and by the Reverend Richard Plummer in the early 1850s. The Reverend R. Plummer held the property from the Dowager Lady O'Brien and the buildings were valued at £10.
Rossmore Rossmore was the home of the Shelton family in the 18th and 19th centuries, occupied by J. Shelton in 1814 and 1837. The Reverend Grantley Shelton was resident in the early 1850s. The house was held from the Conyers family and was valued at £25. In 1894 Slater refers to it as the residence of Deane Shelton.
Heathfield House Located on the Warren estate this house was occupied by Edward Lloyd circa 1840 and in the early 1850s who held it along with 609 acres. Still in Lloyd occupation in the 1970s. This house was offered for sale in 2010.
Glenwilliam A house built in 1797 by the Reverend William Massy, second son of the Reverend Godfrey Massy. Occupied by George Massy in 1814. The residence of Mary Anne Massy at the time of Griffith's Valuation, held from the Court of Chancery and valued at £38. In the later 19th century it was the home of the Atkinson family. Slater noted it as the seat of Thomas D. Atkinson in 1894. This house is still extant and occupied. Photo of Glenwilliam
Kilmurry A house valued at £11 and held by Eyre Lloyd in fee at the time of Griffith's Valuation, now derelict. Photo of Kilmurry
Castleview Occupied by Brian Sheehy in 1814 and by Thomas Locke in 1837. At the time of Griffith's Valuation Castleview was the residence of the Rev Robert M. Rodwell, the buildings were valued at £30. Birthplace of William John Locke Travers in 1819, a New Zealand lawyer, politican and naturalist, see http://www.teara.govt.nz/1966/T/TraversWilliamThomasLocke/TraversWilliamThomasLocke/en
Newmarket House Smith refers to the "stately house of Boyle Aldworth" on the south east side of the town in 1750. Lewis refers to Mr Aldworth's lodge in Newmarket. Newmarket was the seat of the Aldworth family held by Richard O. Aldworth in fee and valued at £56 in the mid 19th century. Valued at the same amount in 1906 it was the home of Major Richard Aldworth. In 1943 the Irish Tourist Association Survey mentions that the family went to live in England during the Anglo-Irish war and that the house was occupied by Crown forces and later by the Free State Army. According to the survey it was bought by the Sisters of St. Joseph in 1927. Newmarket House is still extant and now known as the James O'Keeffe Memorial Centre. Photo of Newmarket House
Mount Keeffe This house dates from the 1770s and was the home of the O'Keeffe family, occupied by Maurice O'Keeffe in 1814. The property was held from the Aldworths. Manus O'Keeffe was resident in the mid 19th century, when the buildings were valued at £14+. In 1943 the Irish Tourist Association Survey noted it as the home of the Guerin family. It is still extant and well maintained. Photo of Mount Keeffe
Spring Lodge A sporting lodge on the Aldworth estate named Spring Lodge on the first Ordnance Survey map. Occupied by Bartholomew Verling in the mid 19th century, who held the house valued at £10+ from Jane Williamson with 83 acres. This house, later known as Oxclose, is now a farm residence. Photo of Spring Lodge
Rossline House John Noonan held this house valued at £14.15 shillings from Sir Edward Tierney in the mid 19th century. A house and farm are still extant at the site.
Rossline Lodge Hajba writes that this house was originally built as a hunting lodge for the Earls of Egmont. Patrick Keller held this house valued at £12.10 shillings from Sir Edward Tierney at the time of Griffith's Valuation. It is still occupied.
Tullylease Hajba writes that the Morgans [Morgells] had an interest in this house through marriage with the Sullivans. Occupied by John Sullivan in 1814 and partly rebuilt by William Sullivan in the 1830s. Occupied by William Sullivan in the early 1850s and held from the representatives of Crosbie Morgel, when it was valued at £15.15 shillings. Acquired by James Lynch at the end of the 19th century and restored by the present owners. Photo of Tullylease
Fortwilliam A house on the Evans estate occupied by William Barry at the time of Griffith's Valuation when it was valued at £23, later a Sheehy residence. The Sheehy sale rental of 1875 records the house containing 3 reception rooms and 5 bedrooms. It was conveyed to Robert K. Sheehy by Edward R. C. Barry on 7 January 1874 and advertised for sale in June 1875. The National Inventory of Architectural Heritage dates this Tudor Revival house from circa 1880 to the design of Sir John Jackson (1851-1919), so the present house may incorporate the earlier one which is marked on the first Ordnance Survey map. In 2006 this house was no longer occupied. Photo of Fortwilliam
Kilbolane Home of the Barry family in the late 18th and 19th centuries located on the Evans estate. Occupied by Edward Robert Caulfield Barry in the early 1850s when the house was valued at £39. There was also a flour mill closeby. Sold by the Barrys at the end of the 19th century to David O'Leary Hannigan and later purchased by Milford Creamery who demolished the house in the mid 20th century. Photo of Kilbolane
Prohust Prohust/Prohurst/Proughis was built by Jonathon Bruce, third son of the Reverend Jonathon Bruce of Milltown Castle, and occupied by him in 1837. By the time of Griffith's Valuation the property was held by George and John Evans in fee, the buildings were valued at £37. Hajba writes that the house was occupied by members of the Turner and Rice families in the latter half of the 19th century. This house is still occupied. Photo of Prohust
Gibbings Grove This house was the seat of the Gibbings family in the 18th and early 19th centuries. The family was still resident in 1837 but by the early 1850s the house was occupied by Edmond Irwin who held it form Richard Gibbons. It was valued at £14. Later occupants were local priests and it was eventually sold by the Gibbings in the late 19th century. In 1944 the Irish Tourist Association Survey referred to it as the home of the Cagney family who had purchased the property c.1912 and also that it was famous for growing the Toormore apple, used in making cider. The house is still occupied. Photo of Gibbings Grove
Castle Ishen Castle Ishen was the seat of the Fitzgerald family from the mid 17th century until the late 19th century. In the late 18th century the castle was replaced by the house which stands today. In the 19th century the house was occupied by the estate agents, members of the Hannigan and O'Leary families although Lady Fitzgerald, widow of the 8th Baronet, is recorded as the occupier at the time of Griffith's Valuation. She held the house valued at £10+ in fee. Her sons were both minors at the time. Hajba writes that the O'Learys purchased the house in the early 20th century. In 1944 the Irish Tourist Association Survey noted that they had first come there in the 1790s. Castle Ishen is still extant.
Hardingville House Home of the Harding family in the 19th century, occupied by C. Harding in 1837 and by William Harding in the early 1850s. The Hardings held the property from James D'Arcy Evans and the buildings were valued at £11.15 shillings. The Hardings also occupied Hardingville Cottage another residence in the same townland, Grid Reference R403 217. In the 1870s William Harding of Coolnagour owned 229 acres in county Cork. The house is no longer occupied. Photo of Hardingville House
Altamira Originally a Smyth house, Altamira became the home of the Purcell family in the late 18th century and remained in their possession for about a century. Occupied by William Purcell in 1814 and 1837 and by his nephew Pierce Purcell at the time of Griffith's Valuation. Pierce held the property from the Earl of Bandon and Lady O'Brien. The house was valued at £34. In the 1940s the Irish Tourist Association Survey noted that Altamira was then the residence of the Hannigan family. Photo of Altamira
Rathfredagh This house was erected post Griffith's Valuation. The Irish Tourist Association surveyor dates it to about 1870. It was the home of James Waller O'Grady a grandson of the 1st Viscount Guillamore and of the 3rd Baron Massy. In 1906 Richard O'Grady, eldest son of James Waller O'Grady (born 1867) was living here. The house was valued at £41.15 shillings. Seat of the 8th and 9th Viscount Guillamore and in the mid 1960s the O'Gradys gave this house to the Cheshire Homes Foundation. It opened as the fifth Cheshire Home in Ireland in 1971. http://www.cheshire.ie/centres_rathfredagh.asp Photo of Rathfredagh
Mayne House In 1837 Brian Sheehy was resident at Mayne and in the early 1850s Bernard Sheehy held the house valued at £21+ from John Duggan and all the townland of 107 acres. It is no longer extant.
Aughrim A home of a branch of the Goold family occupied by George Goold in the early 1850s and held from Henry V. Wrixon. The buildings were valued at £13.10 shillings. George Goold still lived here in the 1870s. The house is occupied.
Teeveeny House A house valued at £14 held by Michael Cagney from Richard and Jonas Morris in the mid 19th century. His widow Johanna Cagney was still resident in the 1870s. In 1943 the Irish Tourist Association Survey reported that the house had was then occupied by the Condron family. Buildings are still extant at the site.
Curryglass Originally a Goold home, occupied by B. Plummer in 1814 and Pierce Purcell Goold in 1837. His representatives held the property in fee at the time of Griffith's Valuation and the house was valued at £18. It was advertised for sale in May 1852. Home of Robert Edward Gibbings for sometime in the mid 19th century. An O'Callaghan home in the 20th century. Also known as Curraghglass or Curraglass House. In 1943 the Irish Tourist Association Survey noted its association with all of these families as well as, in the eighteenth century, the Lysaght family. It is still extant and occupied. Photo of Curryglass
Farm Hill In the mid 19th century occupied by Mrs Hannah Goold, valued at £13 and held from Richard and Jonas Morris. This house is marked on the first Ordnance Survey map and a building is still located at the site.
Mount Pleasant (Duhallow) At the time of Griffith's Valuation, James L. O'Keeffe was leasing a property valued at almost £4 from Manus O'Keeffe. This appears to be the house shown on the 25-inch Ordnance Survey map of the 1890s as Mount Pleasant. It is still extant and in 2014 was offered for sale. Photo of Mount Pleasant (Duhallow)