Mahon Abbey House

Houses within 5km of this house

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Houses within 5km of Mahon Abbey House

Displaying 24 houses.

House name	Description
Ardnacrow House	Though buildings existed at this site in the 1830s Ardnacrow House is only labelled on the later 25-inch Ordnance Survey map of the 1890s. At the time of Griffith's Valuation, Winthrop Sealy held this property in fee when it was valued at £29. The original house is now ruined and a modern house has been constructed nearby.
Burren House	Richard Sealy was leasing this property to Mrs. Hestor Sealy at the time of Griffith's Valuation, when it was valued at £13 10s. In 1906 it was owned by the representatives of Ludlow Sealy and valued at £21 10s. According to the current owners, Burren House was built on the site of a McCarthy Castle in the 1790s. It has now been completely restored. See www.burrenhouse.net.
Maryborough	Miss Jane Clerke was leasing this property from Thomas Beggs [Biggs] at the time of Griffith's Valuation, when it was valued at £14. It is likely that this is the same as Thomas Biggs of Dunmanway. In 1837, Lewis had noted the house as the seat of Maj. Broderick. The house appears to have been replaced by a modern building but the remains of the large walled garden are still extant, enclosing large modern farm sheds.
Gortaglanna House	At the time of Griffith's Valuation, Hibernicus Scott senior was leasing this property to Hibernicus Scott, junior, when it was valued at £34 10s. Lewis records it as the seat of Maj. M. Scott in 1837. It is still extant and occupied.
Glenville	Richard Robinson was leasing this property to Nicholas Bowen at the time of Griffith's Valuation, when it was valued at £11. In 1837, Lewis noted it as the seat of R.B. Robinson. It is now a farm guesthouse.
Harbour View	John Bowen was leasing this property from William Stawell at the time of Griffith's Valuation, when it was valued at £6. This may be the property known as Harbour View which is still extant.
Seaview Cottage	At the time of Griffith's Valuation, John Bowen was leasing this property to William Bernard, when it was valued at £16. Lewis notes in 1837 that Mr. Bowen had built this and several other houses in the locality as bathing lodges. Leet mentions Seaview as the seat of John Powell in 1814. Seaview is now a stud farm.
Flaxfort House or Seaview House	At the time of Griffith's Valuation, William Scott was leasing this propert to Rev. Robert Taylor, when it was valued at almost £10. Lewis records it as the residence of Rev. Robert Taylor, PP, in 1837. It is labelled Seaview House on the 1st edition Ordnance Survey Map but it had become known as Flaxfort House soon after.
Lislevane Cottage	Lislevane Cottage was being leased by Alexander Deane from "the ladies Boyle" at the time of Griffith's Valuation, when it was valued at £9. There is a large farm at the site now with a house possibly dating from the early twentieth century.
Spital Mill House	William Harris was leasing Spital Mill and its house to Charles Connell at the time of Griffith's Valuation, when the whole complex was valued at over £50. The mill buildings are labelled "in ruins" on the 25-inch map, published in the 1890s. A modern industrial complex is now located close to the site.
Ballincurrig	Mrs. Susan Woodbourne was leasing this property from "the Ladies Boyle" at the time of Griffith's Valuation, when it was valued at £13. There is still a house at this site.
Court Macsherry	An earlier house had existed in the grounds of the present building. The "Ladies Boyle" held Court Macsherry House in fee at the time of Griffith's Valuation, when it was valued at £30. The building seems to have become the Esplanade Hotel by the time the 25-inch map was published in the 1890s. The Irish Tourist Association survey of the 1940s refers to it as the "beautiful demesne and summerhouse of the Earl of Shannon, now reconstructed as the Esplanade Hotel". This building continues today as the Courtmacsherry Hotel (www.courtmacsherryhotel.ie).
Kincraigie (Woodview)	Woodview was being leased by the Ladies Boyle to William B. Leslie at the time of Griffith's Valuation, when it was valued at £19 15s. Lewis refers to the seat of J. Leslie in Courtmacsherry in 1837. The property later bacame Kincraigie where William lived with his wife, Jane Florence McCartie, the widow of Horace Townsend. Jane's son, also Horace, owned the house until the early twentieth century. Later the home of the Travers family. In the 1940s the Irish Tourist Association Survey refers to it as "once a magnificent mansion formerly the home of the Leslies, now almost deserted". At that time it was owned by a Mr. Barrett. It is now a ruin.
Lislee House [Lisleetemple Glebe]	Rev. James Stewart was leasing this property from the Boyle estate at the time of Griffith's Valuation, when it was valued at £24 5s. Lewis refers to it as the seat of Rev.Stewart in 1837. It is still extant and now known as Lislee House.
Seacourt	Henry Longfield held this property in fee at the time of Griffith's Valuation, when it was valued at £21 5s. Lewis also refers to it as his seat in 1837. In 1906 it was owned by Mountifort Longfield and valued at £26 10s. It is still extant and was recently for sale see http://www.michaelhdaniels.com/
Ballylangy House	Occupied by John Sealy at the time of Griffith's Valuation, on lease from the representatives of Thomas Sealy. The house was valued at £16 at the time. I February 1890 Ballylangy was included in the sale of the estate of Dorothea Holmes. The sale notice includes a detailed description of the house at that time. A house still exists at this site.
Ballynamona House	John M. Travers was leasing this property together with over 135 acres to Thomas Beech in or at the time of Griffith's Valuation. A house is still extant at the site.
Butlerstown House	Jonas Travers held Butlerstown House in fee at the time of Griffith's Valuation, when it was valued at £32. Lewis refers to it as the seat of J.Travers in 1837. The history of the house indicates that he had commissioned its building sometime in the early nineteenth century. It was still a Travers seat in 1894. See www.butlerstownhouse.com In 2009 it was for sale.
Lissycrimeen House	Occupied by George Travers, leasing from Jonas Travers at the time of Griffith's valuation, when it was valued at £13 10s. Some old wall boundaries are the only physical evidence at the site.
Barryshall	Barryshall was held in fee by the Smith-Barry estate at the time of Griffith's Valuation, when it was valued at £15. In 1837, Lewis referred to it as the seat of J.Lucas. In 1894 Slater refers to it as the seat of George Lamb. In 1942 the Irish Tourist Association Survey stated that the house had been erected by the Barry family in the mid eighteenth century. Barryshall is still extant.
Timoleague House	In 1837 Lewis refers to Timoleague House as the seat of G. Travers. At the time of Griffith's Valuation, it was held in fee by Robert Travers and valued at £21. This house was burnt in December 1920 along with the ancient castle nearby. The Travers family built another house close by which is still extant and occupied.
Ummera	Robert Travers was leasing this property to Samuel McCaul at the time of Griffith's Valuation, when it was valued at £14. Lewis refers to it as the seat of Rev. B. Swete in 1837. In 1814 Leet notes Ummery as the seat of Rev. A. Sealy. Ummera House is still extant.
Lettercollum House	Lettercollum House was built by members of the Beamish family in the 1860s and occupied by them until the twentieth century. It served as a convent for the Sisters of Mercy and was later run as a guesthouse. It is now the focus of the Lettercollum Kitchen Project.
Kincraigie	Willam Burton Leslie was leasing land and out-offices from the Ladies Boyle at the time of Griffith's Valuation. The property is labelled Woodview on the first edition Ordnance Survey map. The property later bacame Kincraigie where he lived with his wife, Jane Florence McCartie, the widow of Horace Townsend. Jane's son, also Horace, owned the house until the early twentieth century. Later the home of the Travers family and now a ruin.