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Ryecourt

Houses within 5km of this house

Displaying 21 houses.

Houses within 5km of Ryecourt

Displaying 21 houses.

House name Description
Kilcondy Kilcondy was occupied by William Davies, medical doctor, in 1837 and by John F. Beale at the time of Griffith's Valuation. Beale held the property from Richard Rye and the buildings were valued at £18+. The Crooke sale rental of 1860 records the leasing of 97 acres of Kilcondy including the dwelling house to Richard Browne Crooke by Richard Tonson Rye in 1840 for 3 lives. John Fleming Beale is given as the tenant. Earlier, in 1786, Wilson refers to Kilcondie as the seat of Mr. Crooke. It is now a ruin.
Lissardagh The residence of William Baldwin at the time of Griffith's Valuation, held by him in fee and valued at £20. There is still a house extant at this location. Photo of Lissardagh
Aglish The Hingstons were resident at Aglish from the early 18th century. At the time of Griffith's Valuation James Hingston owned a house valued at £21 in fee. An "old mansion house" is marked on the first Ordnance Survey map at the Grid Reference W469715. The current Aglish House was built after that and appears on the 25-inch map of the 1890s. It is still extant.
Farran This house was owned by Samuel Penrose at the time of Griffith's Valuation when it was valued at £24. It was also occupied by him in 1837. In 1868 Farran was bought by William Clarke and three generations of the Clarke family lived at Farran until 1970. In 1906 the buildings were valued at £226 and Thomas Clarke was the occupier. The Irish Tourist Association Survey in the 1940s describes it as "the splendid residence of Captain Clarke, living in the Channel Islands but occupied by his relatives". The present owners offer self catering accommodation for groups. see http://www.farranhouse.com/history.htm Photo of Farran
Old Fort A house occupied by Henry Good at the time of Griffith's Valuation, held from Samuel Penrose and valued at £18.10 shillings.
Forest House In 1750 William Spread was living at Forest and in the 1770s and 1780s Spread Esq is recorded as resident at Forest. In 1814 Leet records this "seat" as unoccupied. T. Gollock was resident in 1837 and Thomas Gollock held the property in fee at the time of Griffith's Valuation when it was valued at £38. Slater records it as the seat of Rev. T.H. Gollock in 1894. Forest was burnt in July 1921 just before the end of the War of Independence when it was the property of James Gollock and occupied by Lt. Col. Isaac Burns-Ludlow. The Irish Tourist Association survey refers to this in the 1940s as it having been burnt "as a military precaution". It is no longer extant.
Upper Forest A house valued at £20.10 shillings at the time of Griffith's Valuation, held by John Hassett from Thomas Gollock. It is still extant and occupied. Photo of Upper Forest
Nadrid A house occupied at the beginning of the 19th century by Joseph Woodley, who married Anne Baldwin in 1799 but died a few years later. By 1814 Samuel Galway was residing at Nadrid. In 1837 Henry O'Callaghan was the occupier and he was still resident at the time of Griffith's Valuation. He held the house valued at £42 from the representatives of Abraham Cross. The Irish Tourist Association survey of the 1940s refers to Nadrid as the residence of Captain Matthews. A house still remains at the site. Photo of Nadrid
Rosemount A house occupied by S. Penrose in 1814, by W. Hawkes in 1837 and Joseph R. Harding at the time of Griffith's Valuation. He held the property from John L. Westropp and the buildings were valued at £25. There is still an extant house at the site. Photo of Rosemount
Upper Forest Occupied by John Hassett at the time of Griffith's Valuation and held from Thomas Gollock. The house was valued at £20+. The representatives of John Hassett still lived at Forest in the 1870s.
Nadrid Daniel Connor held a house in the townland of Nadrid valued at £31+ from the representatives of Abraham Cross. This may be the house known as Riversdale marked on the first Ordnance Map. In 1894 Slater refers to Nadrid House as the residence of William O'Sullivan Galgey. A house still exists at the site.
Classas A house occupied by H. Minhear in 1837 and by Lewis Gollock at the time of Griffith's Valuation when it was valued at £26 and held from William Crooke. In 1894 Slater notes it as the seat of A. McCall. In the 1940s the Irish Tourist Association survey noted that it was then being run by Mrs. Agnes Leader as a guesthouse "for relatives". It is still extant and occupied. Photo of Classas
Crookstown Smith records Mr Crook of Crookstown in 1751. The mother of Robert Warren, 1st Baronet, was Anne Crooke and this house may have got its name from her. It was the home of a branch of the Warren family from the late 18th century, occupied by the Reverend E. W. Warren in 1814, by the Reverend R. Warren in 1837 and in the early 1850s. The Reverend Robert Warren held the property in fee and the buildings were valued at £48. It was burnt in June 1921 during the War of Independence when it was the residence of Robert Warren. It is still extant and occupied. Photo of Crookstown
Warrensgrove This house was the home of John Borlase Warren who succeeded his brother Sir Augustus Warren as 4th Baronet. He is recorded as being resident in 1837 and at the time of Griffith's Valuation when he held the property from Sir A. Warren. The buildings were valued at £48. In the 1940s the Irish Tourist Association Survey noted that Warrensgrove had been burnt in 1921. The original house is now a ruin but buildings adjacent have been redeveloped as a country house. In 2014, the property, including the ruin, was offered for sale. Photo of Warrensgrove
Aherla Cottage A residence valued at £11 and held by William Good in fee at the time of Griffith's Valuation.
Lirias Mrs Ellard was resident at this house in 1837 and in the early 1850s it was occupied by Benjamin Barter who held it from Sophia Ellard. It was valued at £20. The house shown as Lirias on the 1st edition Ordnance Survey map is not visible on the later 25-inch map of the 1890s though a nearby group of buildings has the same name. Some of these now form part of a farmyard complex.
Aherla Occupied by the Reverend John Madras at the time of Griffith's Valuation and held from Richard Goode, the buildings were valued at £11.10 shillings.
Bellmount Bellmount, Innishannon was the residence of the Reverend James Crowley in 1814. T. Herrick was the proprietor of Bellmount in 1837 along with a large flour mill. The mill and house were in the possession of Patrick Howard at the time of Griffith's Valuation and held from John E. Herrick. The house was valued at £18 and the mill at £65. The mill building, though now disused, is still extant. Photo of Bellmount
Shandangan East A house occupied by Patrick Hassett at the time of Griffith's Valuation held from Samuel Penrose and valued at £18.10 shillings. This property is labeled Larch Hill House on the 25-inch Ordnance Survey Map of the 1890s. It is still extant and occupied. Photo of Shandangan East
Garranes (Templemartin) In 1837 Lewis describes Garranes as "a newly erected and handsome house, near the old family mansion, the residence of J. Splaine". At the time of Griffith's Valuation, it was held by James Splaine from the Duke of Devonshire's estate and valued at £28. It is still extant. Photo of Garranes (Templemartin)
Garranes House Leased by James Splaine from the Devonshire estate in 1851 when it was valued at £28. Described by Lewis in 1837 as a "newly erected and handsome house, near the old family mansion, the residence of J. Splaine". Photo of Garranes House