Alderford

Houses within 15km of this house

Displaying 67 houses.

Houses within 15km of Alderford

Displaying 67 houses.

House name	Description
Hollybrook	This house was built in the 1750s as a successor to an earlier castle. The estate passed to the Phibbs family later in the 18th century and Wilson refers to it as the seat of William Phibbs in 1786. It was later bought back by another member of the ffolliott family. McParlan described it as "a very good house" in 1802. At the time of Griffith's Valuation it was the property of John Ffolliott. In 1906 it was the property of Agnes ffolliott when the house was valued at £55. During the twentieth century Hollybrook was run as a hotel for a number of years but it is now privately owned. The house is still standing but does not appear to be occupied.
Corradoo Lodge	At the time of Griffith's Valuation William Phibbs was leasing the property at Corradoo, barony of Tirerrill to Major Kingston Lloyd when it was valued at £18. Lewis records it as a residence of William Phibbs. McTernan notes that it was originally built by the Phibbs estate as a schoolhouse but was later converted into a residence. It was leased, and later sold to, the Frazier family. Following the deaths of the last of that family it was demolished and a new house built at the site.
Lakeview (Kilmacallan)	Johnston states that Lakeview House was built sometime in the 1780s. It is recorded as a seat of the Weir family throughout the nineteenth century. At the time of Griffith's Valuation it was held by the representatives of William Weir and was valued at £10. Johnston asserts that the house was sold in 1863 and was occupied in the 1870s by Bernard Cogan. It is no longer extant.
Heapstown	At the time of Griffith's Valuation James McTernan owned the house at Heapstown valued at £3 but part of a land holding of 100 acres. Lewis had recorded Heapstown as the seat of Martin Manning in 1837. In 1906 Heapstown was valued at £15. McTernan states that this was the house built after the Famine by Hugh McTernan. This house was eventually demolished in the 1950s.
Rockingham	Sir Robert King, Viscount Lorton, built Rockingham House around 1810 and the family moved there from King House in Boyle. At the time of Griffith's Valuation Rockingham was valued at £180. In 1903 Rockingham became the county residence of the Lord Lieutenant Lord Dudley. It was destroyed by fire in 1957 and subsequently demolished. Only some of the servants' tunnels as well as other estate buildings remain. The site is now occupied by Lough Key Forest Park.
Tower Hill	At the time of Griffith's Valuation, Richard Gardiner was leasing a property valued at £14 at Carrowkeel, barony of Tirerrill, from Viscount Lorton's estate. He was also renting over 400 acres. McTernan indicates that the family held property in the area since the mid eighteenth century. The original house was damaged by fire in the 1960s but another was built at the site and is still in the possession of the Gardiner family.
Rockbrook	Rockbrook was originally a Phibbs property. It later came into the possession of Abraham Martin of Cleveragh who leased it to the Cogan family and later to the Lougheed estate. It was occupied by John Lougheed at the time of Griffith's Valuation when it was valued at £3. Johnston states that the estate was divided by the Land Commission in the 1920s and that the house was sold by Mrs. Lougheed in 1938. It burnt down in 1945 and only the ruins remain today.
Ballindoon House	Ballindoon or Kingsborough House in the townland of Kingsborough was built c.1820. An earlier house, known as Kingsborough, stood on the site.At the time of Griffith's Valuation, John Gethin was in possession of the house at Kingsborough which was valued at £20. In 1906 Percy Gethin owned the property then valued at £22. The house is still extant.
Ballynashee Lodge [Geevagh Lodge]	At the time of Griffith's Valuation Michael Keogh owned Ballynashee Lodge, valued at £22. In 1906 George Keogh was the owner of the mansion house at Ballynashee valued at £22. Lewis also records this house as a seat of the Keogh family in 1837. It is labelled Ballynashee Lodge on the 1st edition Ordnance Survey map but as Geevagh Lodge on the later 25-inch edition of the 1890s. A later building is still extant at the site.
Annagh Lodge	At the time of Griffith's Valuation, Thomas Whitney was leasing a house valued at £12 to Edward Frazer, at Aughnacloy, barony of Tirerrill. In 2006 Annagh Lodge was offered for sale by Raymond Potterton estate agents, in county Meath. The house details claim that Annagh Lodge was built by the Frazer family (from Scotland), around 1800. McTernan, however, notes that the house was reputedly built by a landlord named Hewitson.
Kilronan Castle/Castle Tennison	The house presently occupying this site was constructed in the later 19th replacing an earlier house which had been built c.1820. At the time of Griffith's Valuation the house had been valued at £70 and was occupied by Edward King Tenison. In 1814 it was the seat of Thomas Tennison and is recorded by Lewis as the seat of Col. Tenison. In 1894 Slater referred to it as a residence of the Earl of Kingston. The building is still extant and in 2006-7 was converted into a luxury hotel. For more information on Kilronan Castle see www.kilronancastle.ie.
Strandhill	At the time of Griffith's Valuation Patrick Buchan was leasing a property valued at £12 at Lecarrow or Strandhill, barony of Dromahaire, from James Fawcett. Lewis records Strand Hill as a seat of the Fawcett family in 1837.
Corry Lodge	At the time of Griffith's Valuation the house at Cavan, known as Corry Lodge, was owned by Francis N. Cullen and was valued at £12. In 1859 when the property was being sold it was claimed that the house had cost £1500 to build. It was the suject of a sale notice again in 1876 when the house was described as having 3 reception rooms and 5 good bedrooms.
Hatley Manor	This house was built c. 1830. At the time of Griffith's Valuation Charles St. George was leasing it to Diana Faris. It was later inherited by the Whyte family of Newtown Manor and is recorded by Slater as the seat of Charles C. Beresford Whyte in 1894. It is still extant and had been in use by the Bank of America. In April 2007 it was offered for sale.
Keonbrook	In 1783 Taylor and Skinner record Kanebrook but not the name of the family whose residence it was. Keonbrook, the residence of the Keon family, was occupied by John F. Tottenham in 1856. In 1906 it is recorded as the property of Bridget Mollahan and was valued at £14. A modern house has been constructed in the demesne.
Newbrook	At the time of Griffith's Valuation Michael Costello was leasing Newbrook, valued at £7 from the Keon family. Lewis records Newbrook as a residence of the Keon family in 1837. in 1814 Ferdinand Keon had his address at Newbrook, Carrick-on-Shannon. The sale notice of 1878 mentions the existence of Newbrook House which "with some expenditure might be made a most desirable residence for a gentleman's family".
Port	Port is given as the address of Guy Cooper in 1814 while in 1856 the house at Port was occupied by George Latimer.
Blackrock	In 1906 the house at Blackrock was owned by John W.L. Birchall and was valued at £10. Arthur J.V.L.Burchall was occupying the house at the time of Griffith's Valuation when it was also valued at £10. There is still an occupied house at this site.
Drumhierny Lodge	At the time of Griffith's Valuation William LaTouche was leasing this property, valued at £15, to Francis LaTouche. Originally built by David La Touche and lived in by successive generations of the family until the early years of the twentieth century. Sold in 1912 and now a ruin.
Ardcarne House	At the time of Griffith's Valuation John Hackett was leasing Ardcarne House, valued at £25, from Viscount Lorton's estate. The house is still extant and used as a farmhouse.
Glencarne House	At the time of Griffith's Valuation Samuel Handy was leasing a house valued at £18 at Ardcarne, barony of Boyle, from Viscount Lorton's estate. Glencarne is now a guesthouse.
Castle Island	Also known locally as the Rock of Lough Key, at the time of Griffith's Valuation Viscount Lorton's estate owned a house on Castle Island valued at £14. The original building on the island was a medieval stronghold of the McDermott family to which additions were made in the early 19th century. Renovation work was taking place on these buildings in 2007.
Ardcarn Glebe	At the time of Griffith's Valuation Viscount Lorton was leasing the Glebe House in Ardcarn parish to Rev. George Griffith when it was valued at £12. It is still extant and is part of a large farming enterprise.
Grevisk	At the time of Griffith's Valuation Thomas Phibbs Peyton was leasing a house at Grevisk, valued at £10, along with 100 acres, from Viscount Lorton's estate. The Census of 1749 recorded Grevisk as the home of John Nesbit. It is still extant.
Knockvicar	At the time of Griffith's Valuation Charles J. Peyton was leasing a house at Knockvicar, parish of Ardcarn, valued at £15 to Edward Jones. Lewis records the house as the seat of C.J. Peyton in 1837. In 1814 it was the seat of Randal Peyton.
Oakport	Oakport was the home of the Reverend William French, fourth son of John French of French Park, in the early 18th century. At the time of Griffith's Valuation, Oakport House, the property of Thomas William Goff, is recorded as "unoccupied". A house is still extant at the site.
Drumdoe	At the time of Griffith's Valuation, John Wolfe Flanagan was leasing a house at Drumdoe from Viscount Lorton's estate, valued at £28. This house is described as "a good house, formerly the residence of Colonel Lilly" at the time of the first Ordnance Survey. A larger house was constructed some time after this and appears on the 25-inch map of the 1890s. This latter house is still extant.
Mount Erris	At the time of Griffith's Valuation William Duckworth was leasing this house valued at £26 from Viscount Lorton's estate. There is still an inhabited house at this site.
Tangier	Caleb Robertson is recorded as occupying the house known at the time of the first Ordnance Survey. He is noted as the immediate lessor at the time of Griffith's Valuation though the house was unocciped and valued at £28. Tangier House was occupied by Harward O'Farrell, a doctor, in the second half of the 19th century. His third son, Sir George Plunkett O'Farrell, was granted arms in 1909. A house is still extant at the site.
The Warren	Caleb Robertson is recorded as the lessor of a property in the townland of Warren or Drum at the time of Griffith's Valuation. It was valued at £25 and leased to a Captain Butler. A house at this site is labelled The Warren on the 25-inch map of the 1890s and a house still exists there.
Millmount	Viscount Lorton was leasing a house valued at £18 at Macmoyne, parish of Boyle, to Nicholas Mulhall, at the time of Griffith's Valuation. This may be the still extant Millmount House, associated with the milling complex.
Havarine Cottage	Anna Maria Fry was leasing a house valued at £11 from Lord Lorton's estate at Tullyvohaun, barony of Boyle, at the time of Griffith's Valuation. At the time of the first Ordnance Survey Havarine Cottage, at Tullyvohaun, was described as a ''gentleman's seat', the residence of Mrs. Fry.
Frybrook House	Frybrook House was built by Henry Fry, who came to Boyle in 1742, and established a weaving industry in the town. It is still extant.
King House	King House was built between 1720-1740 by Sir Henry King. In 1786 Wilson wrote "the Earl of Kingston has a very fine house at Boyle, situated near the ruoins of an ancient abbey". Following a fire in 1788 the King family vacated the house and moved to Rockingham on the shores of Lough Key. King House was used as a military barracks until the 1960s. It is now in the ownership of Roscommon County Council and is open to the public.
Lough Key House	At the time of Griffith's Valuation, Alicia Peyton was leasing a house valued at £13 at Ballykeevican, barony of Boyle, from Viscount Lorton's estate. This property is now Lough Key House guesthouse.
Carrickard House	At the time of Griffith's Valuation, Charles Peyton was leasing a house at Keeloges, valued at £25, from Lord Lorton's estate.
Riversdale House	John R. French was leasing a house valued at £25 at Kilateasheen from the Ecclesiastical Commissioners at the time of Griffith's Valuation. There is no substantial house marked on the 1st edition OS map. This house is still extant and known as Riversdale House.
Knockranny	At the time of Griffith's Valuation Knockranny House was leased by Joseph Bennett Little from the Tenison estate and was valued at £25. Lewis recorded the house as the seat of the Dodwell family. Knockranny is still extant but derelict.
Greyfield	At the time of Griffith's Valuation, Greyfield, barony of Boyle, was leased by Robert O'Donnell from the O'Reilly estate. It was valued at £10. Lewis also records Greyfield as the seat of the O'Donnell family in 1837. The original house is no longer extant.
Cloongownagh	Thomas and Andrew Kirkwood had houses in this locality in 1814. Thomas resided at Hermitage and Andrew at Lakeview. At the time of Griffith's Valuation Andrew Kirkwood was occupying a property at Cloongownagh, barony of Boyle, valued at £13. Keenehan and others state that Cloongownagh House was built in 1690. It was occupied by the Kirkwood family until 1939 when Col. Moore Kirkwood sold the house and 109 acres. The house is still extant and occupied and is now part of a farm.
Woodbrook House	Keenehan and others state that Woodbrook House was built around 1780 by the Phibbs family although there may have been an earlier house on the site. The Kirkwood family purchased the property sometime in the early nineteenth century. At the time of Griffith's Valuation Sarah Mary Kirkwood was leasing a house at Usna, barony of Boyle, valued at £14, from Robert H. Brewster French. From the 1890s-1911 Woodbrook was a very successful racing stables run by Colonel Tom Kirkwood. Life in the house in the post-WWI era has been made famous by the memoir ''Woodbrook'' written by the Scottish author David Thomson, a tutor to the daughters of the family. In 1946 over 50 acres of the estate was sold to the local golf club while the Land Commission subsequently divided the remainder. Woodbrook House is still extant.
Springfield House	At the time of Griffith's Valuation, John Keogh was leasing a house at Cultycuneen, barony of Boyle, valued at £13, to Joseph Backhouse. Keenahan and others state that this house was built by the Backhouse family in the 1790s. It remained in the family until the mid twentieth century. It is still extant and has been recently refurbished.
Hughestown	The seat of the Mulloy family is described as Hughestown but at the time of Griffith's Valuation the buildings at this location are described as "offices" and have a low valuation. C.M. Mulloy was resident at "Husetown"in 1749. Wilson refers to Hughes-town as the seat of Mr. Molloy in 1786. In 1814 Hughestown was the seat of Mulloy McDermott.
Ellesmere	Harloe Powell was leasing a house valued at £18 at Ardcarn, barony of Boyle, from Viscount Lorton's estate, at the time of Griffith's Valuation. This house is still extant and occupied.
Lyonstown	At the time of the first Ordnance Survey a large ruin, said to have been the residence of the Lyons family, was in the possession of the O'Donnell of Greyfield estate.
Abbey View House	Morgan Crofton, agent to Lord Lorton, was residing here at the time of the first Ordnance Survey. At the time of Griffith's Valuation it was occupied by Caleb Robertson and valued at £34. A house is still extant at Abbey View.
Coote Hall	In the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries Coote Hall was owned by the Coote family. The 4th and 5th Baronets, both named Charles, lived there and it was one of the houses O'Carolan visited and for whom he composed tunes. It was bought by Maurice O'Conor in the 18th century and later again by the Barton family. There is still an extant house at the site.
Mount Allen House/Lough Allen Cottage	Lewis records "Lough Allen Cottage" as the seat of Hugh McTernan in 1837. At the time of Griffith's Valuation, this townland was leased by Richard H. Gorghes from Arthur O'Conor. It included a house valued at £7 10s. This building is labelled Mount Allen House on the 25-inch Ordnance Survey map of the 1890s.
Caldragh	Eliza Lawder was leasing a house valued at £7 10s at Caldragh, parish of Kiltoghert, from George Muntz at the time of Griffith's Valuation. In 1837 Lewis recorded it as the seat of the McDermott family. This house is still extant and run as a guesthouse by the Jackson family.
Cartown	In 1783 Taylor and Skinner recorded Cartown, close to the town of Carrick-on-Shannon, as a seat of the Cunningham family and Wilson, writing in 1786, also refers to it as the seat of Mr. Cunningham. At the time of Griffith's Valuation George Church was in possession of a property in this townland, valued at £12, described as "unfinished". The house shown on the 25-inch Ordnance Survey map of the 1890s is substantially larger than the 18th century house. The house now at this site has had commercial premises attached to it but is still extant.
Hartley	At the time of Griffith's Valuations Charles St. George was leasing a house valued at £10 at Hartley, barony of Leitrim, to Robert Burns. It is unclear if this house has survived due to dense forestry and building of modern mansions.
Glasdrumman More	William Palmer was the owner of a property valued over £7 at Glassdrumman More, barony of Rosclogher at the time of Griffith's Valuation. The house is still extant and occupied.
Holly Park (Leitrim)	In 1786 Wilson refers to a house close to Leitrim village as the seat of William Houghton. He may be referring to the house named on the 1st edition Ordnance Survey map as Holly Park. At the time of Griffith's Valuation Francis La Touche was leasing this property, valued at £4, at Tullylannan, to Edgar Macklin. Extensive redevelopment has taken place in this area
Carrick House	Johnston states that Carrickcoola was owned by the Ormsby Gore estate but was the residence of the McLoghrey family. McTernan indicates that the original house was of two stories but that this was later replaced by a single storey building. The Ormsby Gore estate owned 22 acres of untenanted land in Carrickcoola, barony of Tirerrill, in 1906 but the buildings are not listed. At the time of Griffith's Valuation, Maj. Ormsby Gore owned the townland and was leasing a house valued at only 10s to Thomas McCloghrey together with over 130 acres.
Kingston Lodge	Johnston states that Kingston Lodge was a residence of the McLoghry family. McTernan notes that it is a mid to late nineteenth century building, built by Henry McCloghry, son of Thomas McClogry of Carrickcoola. It was being leased by him from the Cooper estate at the time of Griffith's Valuation and valued at almost £4. The house remained in the McCloghry family until the 1940s and is now in a derelict state.
Ardagh	At the time of Griffith's Valuation Richard Graves Brinkley held extensive property at Ardagh and Bellanascarva, barony of Tirerrill. This had formerly been part of his wife, Hester Lloyd's estate. Ardagh House was then valued at £14. Johnston states that the property at Ardagh was later lived in by Hunter family who acted as agents for the Brinkley estate. Part of the extensive farmyard of Ardagh House has been converted into residential accommodation. An extensive mill complex in the nearby townland of Bellanascarva was leased to Munds Harper at the same time where Brinkley also held a house valued at £30.
Lissycoyne	At the time of Griffith's Valuation, Patrick McDermott was leasing a property valued at £7 at Lissycoyne, barony of Tirerrill, from the Brinkley estate. It is shown as diminished in size on the 25-inch Ordnance Survey map of the 1890s. Some farm buildings are located at the site now.
Carrickard	At the time of Griffith's Valuation, Rev. Arthur Hyde was leasing a house at Carrickard, barony of Tirerrill from the estate of Robert Gough. The house was valued at £8.
Drum Lodge	One of the many surviving gatelodges on the Rockingham Demesne.
Andresna	Meredith Thompson was leasing a property valued at £6 at Andresna, barony of Tirerrill, to William Thompson at the time of Griffith's Valuation.
Castlefield House	At the time of Griffith's Valuation Meredith Thompson, senior, was occupying a house valued at over £5 at Anresna, barony of Tirerrill. This appears to be the house marked on the OS map as Castlefield House, on the shores of Lough Arrow. McTernan notes that it later came into the possession of the Acheson family who sold it in 1935. It is still extant but in 2009 was unoccupied.
Greyfort Cottage	At the time of Griffith's Valuation, Nicholas Gardiner was leasing a herd's house valued at £4 and lands from the Nicholson estate. This property is labelled Greyfort Cottage on the 1st edition Ordnance Survey map but it is not shown on the later 25-inch edition of the 1890s.
Straduff Lodge	Patrick Martin was leasing a property valued at £3 from the Keogh estate at Straduff, parish of Kilmactranny, at the time of Griffith's Valuation. This property appears on the 1st edition OS map as Straduff Lodge. It is no longer extant.
Templevanny	McTernan notes that Templevanny House was commenced in 1846 but not completed until after the Famine. At the time of Griffith's Valuation, it was held by Margaret and Henry Gorman from Viscount Lorton's estate with a valuation of £2. It continued in the Gorman family until the 1920s. The building is still extant though derelict.
Cloontykilla Castle	This building was constructed after the publication of the first Ordnance Survey Map. It appears to have functioned as a shooting/fishing lodge for the King estate. It is now a ruin.
Grouse Lodge	In 1786 Wilson refers to Grouse Lodge as the seat of Mr. Seily. At the time of Griffith's Valuation, this townland was held by the Johnston estate but there is no property with a substantial valuation. The house is shown on the 1st edition Ordnance Survey map but a larger house appears to have been constructed later on an adjacent site as shown on the 25-inch map of the 1890s. This property is still extant.
Roshin Lodge	Francis Foster was occupying Roshin Lodge at the time of Griffith’s Valuation. It was leased from the Conyngham estate and valued at £18. Foster's daughter, Mary Stewart Foster, married John Stouppe Charley of Belfast. She sold the property after his death. In 1876 it was offered for sale by Arthur Sandys Forster. Roshin Lodge was described as 'a spacious dwelling house, comprising 29 apartments' at that time. By 1901 it was the residence of William Smyth and his family. He had died by 1911 but his widow and children still occupied the property.