Fota House

Houses within 5km of this house

Displaying 46 houses.

Houses within 5km of Fota House

Displaying 46 houses.

House name	Description
Ardmore House	Richard Roberts held this property in fee at the time of Griffith's Valuation, when it was valued at £55. Lewis refers to is as the seat of J. Roberts in 1837. In 1943 the Irish Tourist Association Survey mentions it as the birthplace of Lieutenant Richard Roberts, Master of the ship, Sirius, the first steamship to cross the Atlantic. Ardmore is still extant and occupied.
Windsor House	Dominick Sarsfield was living at Windsor, Cork, in 1814 and by 1837 it was the property of J. Martin. Joseph Martin held this house valued at £13.10 shillings from the Earl of Bandon in the early 1850s. Windsor House is still extant and occupied.
Killahora House	J. Martin is recorded as resident at Killahora in 1837. At the time of Griffith's Valuation John Martin held a house valued at £25 from the Earl of Bandon. A house is still extant at this site.
Union Lodge	This house was the residence of the Reverend William Gifford in 1837. At the time of Griffith's Valuation Hughes Martin was the occupier. He held the property from William Coppinger and the buildings were valued at £21.
Tullagreen	Occupied by Robert Martin in 1814 and by Hughes Martin in 1837. The house was recorded as unoccupied at the time of Griffith's Valuation. Hughes Martin was the immediate lessor and the house was valued at £19+.
Garrancloyne House	This was the original home of the Coppingers of Middleton. A substantial house with a gate lodge is marked on the first Ordnance Survey map but by the time of Griffith's Valuation the house with the largest valuation in this townland was £2. It was occupied by Hughes Martin and held from William Coppinger.In 1786 Wilson refers to "Killycloyne" as a seat of the Martin family in this area.
Killora Lodge	This house was the residence of Reverend R. Berry [Bury] in 1837 and was unoccupied at the time of Griffith's Valuation. Reverend Robert Bury was the immediate lessor and the buildings were valued at £20. It is still extant and occupied.
Toureen Lodge/Ashbourne	At the time of Griffith's Valuation the Reverend Robert Bury was occupying a house in this townland valued at £17 and held from the Earl of Bandon. It is labelled Toureen Lodge on the 1st edition Ordnance Survey map and as Ashbourne on the 25-inch edition of the 1890s. In the twentieth century it became famous for its well-known gardens, laid out by Richard H. Beamish.
Johnstown House	Johnstown was the home of Sarsfield Esq in the 1770s and 1780s. William Martin is recorded as resident at Johnstown in 1814 and Mrs Palmer in 1837. John Courtney occupied the house valued at £21+ in the early 1850s. He held it from the Earl of Bandon. The original house is not extant.
Anngrove	Bence Jones writes that this was originally a Cotter residence, sold to the Earls of Barrymore before the mid 18th century. Dobson Esq was resident in the 1770s and 1780s. By 1814 Francis Wise was resident and was still resident at the time of Griffith's Valuation, when the house was valued at £30 and held from Sir William Clarke. The house was later inherited by the Gubbins family. Demolished post 1950.
Rockville	The Barrys were inhabiting Rockville by the mid 18th century. William Barry was resident in 1814 and his seventh son Thomas Barry in 1837. In the early 1850s Garret Barry was occupying this house which he held from Sir William Clarke. It was valued at £15.15 shillings.
Rossmore	Rossmore was a Coppinger home in the 19th century, the residence of Thomas Coppinger in 1814 and 1837. Thomas Francis Coppinger is recorded as the occupier at the time of Griffith's Valuation when the property, valued at £19, was held from Sir William Clarke.
Barryscourt	Originally a seat of the Barry family, Earls of Barrymore, it had become a Coppinger home by the mid 18th century. Wilson refers to it as the seat of Mr. Coppinger in 1786 and also notes "the castle of Barry's Court". It was the residence of William Coppinger in 1814 and in the early 1850s, when it was held from Sir William Clarke and valued at £22. Following William's death in 1862 this property passed to his nephew Morgan John O'Connell. Bence Jones records it as a ruin but the original medieval castle has been refurbished and is now open to the public. In the 1940s the Irish Tourist Association survey included a description of both buildings.
Sunville	A property held from Francis Wise in the mid 19th century by Thomas Donovan. The buildings were valued at £15.10 shillings. In the 1870s Thomas Donovan of Sunville, Johnstown owned 174 acres in county Cork.
Greenville	Garret Barry, eight son of William Barry of Rockville, occupied this house in the mid 19th century. He held it in fee and it was valued at £17+. He was a racehorse owner and died unmarried. Greenville passed to his nephew Dr William Barry of Rockville and Greenville. Lucy K. Barry was resident in 1906 when the buildings were valued at £34.
Barry's Lodge	Occupied by D. Barry in 1837 and by Henry Barry in the early 1850s. He held the property valued at £28 from Samuel Reeves.
Springhill	This house was a Wakeham home from at least the mid 1770s. William Wakeman was resident at Springhill in 1814 and W.J. Wakeham in 1837. Joseph B. Wakeham held Springhill in fee at the time of Griffith's Valuation when the buildings were valued at £15+.
Rockgrove	The seat of the Dring family in the 18th and 19th centuries, valued at £50 in the early 1850s. Bence Jones writes that it was sold by the Drings in the early 20th century, valued at £80 in 1906, and was restored in the 1970s. The house is now used as offices.
Marino	The present house was built on the foundations of an earlier house which was burnt in the 1860s. Wilson refers to this earlier house on Great Island as the seat of Savage French in 1786. Marine remained the home of a branch of the French family and sold by Colonel Stuart French in the early 1970s. The National Inventory of Architectural Heritage entry states that this house was previously the home of the mathematician Philip Ronayne. Valued at £32 in the early 1850s it was occupied by Thomas G. French who held the property from Thomas R. Sarsfield. Knight writes that Thomas Sarsfield of Doughcloyne leased the lands of Ronayne's Grove, otherwise Hodnet's Wood, otherwise Marino to Savage French in 1755. Thomas G. French is also recorded as the occupier in 1814 and 1837.
Kilcoolishal	Thomas Martin occupied a house valued at £18+ in this townland at the time of Griffith's Valuation. He held it from W. B. Hoare.
Annmount	In the 1770s Falkiner Bart was resident and in 1786 Wilson refers to Annemount as the seat of Sir Riggs Falkiner. Occupied by the Reverend Mr Coghlan in 1814 and in 1837. By the time of Griffith's Valuation Nicholas M. Cummins held this house from the Reverend Coghlan. This house was burned down and all that now remains are the steps.
Rock Farm	The home of John Cantillon in 1837 and in the early 1850s when it was valued at £16 and held from Warren Hastings Rowland Jackson.
Carrigrenan	Occupied by J. M. Ashlin (father of the architect George Ashlin) in 1837 and by the Reverend Robert Bury in the early 1850s. He held the house valued at £37 from Warren H. R. Jackson. The home of the Sullivans in the 20th century.
Castleview	A Jackson property which was unoccupied in 1837. By the time of Griffith's Valuation Robert Delacour Beamish was resident in the house valued at £34 which he held from the Jacksons. The house was sometimes known as Ditchley House. Now functions as the Radisson Hotel, Little Island.
Little Island House	A Bury residence, occupied by Richard Bury in 1814, by Phineas Bury in 1837 and by his widow Eliza at the time of Griffith's Valuation. The house was valued at £51 and held from the Earl of Limerick. Bence Jones wrote n 1978 that the house was a ruin and the site is now occupied by industrial buildings.
Flaxfort	Occupied by R. Martin in 1837 and by Mary Anne Martin at the time of Griffith's Valuatioan. The house was valued at £21 and held from John Purcell. It is no longer extant.
Ashgrove	A branch of the Rogers family was located at Ashgrove in the early 18th century. Described by Bence Jones as a late Georgian house built for Councillor Franklin by Abraham Hargrave and now a ruin. In 1810 Townsend referred to the new house of Richard Frankland "built in the best modern style". It was occupied in 1814 by Mrs Franklan and in 1837 by R. Frankland. Richard Frankland held the property in fee at the time of Griffith's Valuation when the buildings were valued at £32.
Bennett's Court	The Bennetts were resident at Ballymore from the 18th century but this house dates from about the 1840s. At the time of Griffith's Valuation it was the residence of Joseph H. Bennett who held it in fee. The buildings were valued at £41. Owned by a religious order in the 20th century and now in use as a medical clinic.
Cuskinny	A French home from the early 19th century, occupied by Savage French in 1814 and by his son Savage T.W. French in 1837 and in the early 1850s. The house was then valued at £32 and held from Bartholomew Verling and Thomas R. Sarsfield. IN 1894 Slater noted it as the seat of S. French. This property was still in the possession of the descendants of the French family in the 1970s.
Berry Hill	A house occupied by George Scott at the time of Griffith's Valuation, held from James Morrough and valued at £14. The home of Patrick Ronayne in the 1870s. This house is still a residence.
Ballynoe House	A house occupied by Abraham Hargreave in 1837 and at the time of Griffith's Valuation, held from James H.S. Barry and valued at £14.15 shillings. Abraham Hargrave owned 36 acres at Ballynoe in the 1870s. Later owned by the Murphy family. This house is still extant and occupied.
Waterview (Passage West)	Leased by Richard Neville Parker from Lord deVesci's estate at the time of Griffith's Valuation when it was valued at £76. Waterview was offered for sale in the Landed Estates Court by Parker's widow, Hannah Maria, in September 1874. Waterview is still in use as a residence.
Bellevue (Passage West)	In 1850, Nicholas Parker was leasing this property from the deVesci estate when it was valued at £33 10s. It is shown on the 25-inch Ordnance Survey map of the 1890s in a much enlarged form but was subsequently demolished to make way for the terrace of houses which now occupies the site.
Ring View	Ring View was being leased by Robert Baily from the deVesci estate at the time of Griffith's Valuation, when it was valued at £18 10s. A house is still extant at the site.
Rock Cottage (Passage West)	Catherine Parker was leasing this property from Thomas Boland in 1850 when it was valued at £36 10s. A house is still extant at the site.
Lackaroe House	In 1850, Catherine Anne Parker was leasing this property to Cornelius Hawkes when it was valued at £21. A house still exists at this site.
Rock Ville (Passage West)	Mrs. Anne Taylor was leasing Rock Ville from the Parker estate at the time of Griffith's Valuation, when it was valued at almost £25. Lewis refers to it as the seat of J. Taylor in 1837. It is still extant and occupied.
Rockenham	In 1850 Thomas Parsons Boland was leasing this house to Noble Johnson, when it was valued at £100. Lewis refers to it as Johnson's seat in 1837. The National Inventory of Architectural Heritage suggests it was built by the Johnsons in the 1820s. It is still extant and occupied.
Pembroke	The seat of Thomas Parsons Boland in 1837. Held in fee by him at the time of Griffith's Valuation, when it was valued at £48. Pembroke, together with many other of his houses, was included in the Sale Notice of Boland's estate in November 1859. It was offered for sale again in May 1868 when the house was noted as having "lofty and spacious rooms". In 1786 Wilson refers to Pembroke Town as the seat of Mr. Boland. In 1943 the Irish Tourist Association Survey noted that the Duke of Wellington was supposed to have stayed at Pembroke prior to embarking for the Peninsular wars. The house is no longer extant and a housing development has been built on the site.
Horsehead	In 1850, Horsehead was being leased by James Craig from William Lane and was valued at £60. In November 1859 it was offered for sale as part of the Boland estate. Lewis refers to it as the seat of S. Lane in 1837, "an elegent mansion in the Tudor style". In 1943 the Irish Tourist Association Survey noted that the horses of the Duke of Wellington's cavalry had grazed on the front lawn at Horsehead prior to embarking for Europe. It is still extant and occupied. It was offered for sale in 2024.
Horsehead Cottage	Held from Thomas Boland's estate by Samuel Abbott in 1850 when it was valued at £38 10s. It was included in the sale of the estate in November 1859. It is no longer extant.
Ballynaroon	Griffith's Valuation records a house valued at £13.15 shillings in this townland in the mid 19th century. It was occupied by Charles W. Welland and held from the representatives of Viscount Midleton. The house is named The Highlands on the 25 inch to the mile map. Only yard buildings now remain at this site.
Ballydulea	A house occupied by Edmond Bourke in the mid 19th century, held from Anne Payne, Mrs Cummins and the Reverend Fleming and valued at £14.10 shillings. In 1896 the encumbrances on land at Ballydulea was being finalised. The vendor was the Reverend Joseph King Cummin, see The Irish Law Times and Solicitors' Journal Vol XXX (1896).
Ballinderrig	Ballinderrig is marked on the first edition Ordnance Survey map and was occupied in the mid 19th century by Jane Cantillon. She held the property valued at £13+ from Eliza Bury. Catherine Cantillon was also resident in the townland at Courtstown Cottage Grid Ref W774 720. By the publication of the 25-inch Ordnance Survey map in the 1890s the latter property has become known as Courtstown House. It is still extant.
Green Mount (Passage West)	Robert Hodgson was leasing Greenmount from the Boland estate at the time of Griffith's Valuation, when it was valued at £19. It is still extant and occupied.
Mansfield (Passage West)	At the time of Griffith's Valuation, William Browne was leasing this property from the Boland estate, when it was valued at £56. It is still extant.