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Kildinan

Houses within 10km of this house

Displaying 39 houses.

Houses within 10km of Kildinan

Displaying 39 houses.

House name Description
Castle Hyde A late 18th century house, which was the home of the Hyde family. In 1786 Wilson describes it as "a beautiful house, magnificent demesne, highly cultivated, the seat of Arthur Hyde". At the time of the sale of Castle Hyde in 1851 the house was occupied by Spencer Cosby Price, the brother-in-law of John Hyde. The house was valued at £115. Castle Hyde was bought by John Sadleir MP in trust [for Vincent Scully]. Major Chichester was the tenant from year to year in 1861. John Wrixon Becher, second son of Sir William Wrixon Becher of Ballygiblin, county Cork, subsequently lived at Castle Hyde. in the 1870s John R. Wrixon of Castle Hyde is recorded as the owner of 1,263 acres in county Cork. He was resident in 1906 when the buildings were valued at £96. The Irish Tourist Association Survey of 1942 indicated that the house was then "occupied by the military". Castle Hyde is now the home of dancer, Michael Flatley. Photo of Castle Hyde
Kilshannig This house was built for Abraham Devonsher, a Cork banker and Member of Parliament, in the 1760s. It remained the home of the Devonsher family until sold to Edward Roche, father of the 1st Earl of Fermoy, pre 1837. Lewis records it as the winter residence of the Roche family. At the time of Griffith's Valuation it was occupied by James Kelly of Cahircon, son-in-law of Edward Roche, and valued at £58+. In 1943 the Irish Tourist Association Survey mentioned that it was the home of the McVeigh family. The Sardinian architect, Davis Ducart, designed this house and according to the Irish Georgian Society it is considered one of the very finest Palladian houses in Ireland. The Society is currently supporting the restoration of parts of this house. see http://www.igs.ie/Programmes/Conservation-Grants/Kilshannig.aspx Photo of Kilshannig
Convamore This property was sold by the Bailey family to the Hares in the late 18th century. William Hare, 1st Earl of Listowel, built a new house beside the River Blackwater in the early 19th century. He was residing at Convamore in 1814. At the time of Griffith's Valuation the buildings were valued at £100 and the property was held by the Earl from the representatives of D. Callaghan. Callaghan's interest was advertised for sale in July 1853. It was still the Earl's seat in 1894. The house was burnt during the War of Independence in 1921 and is now a ruin. Photo of Convamore
Gurteen Home of the Campion family in the first half of the 19th century held from the Earls of Listowel. Luke Campion was resident in 1837 and Lewis writes that it had "been greatly enlarged and improved". Mrs Mary Campion was resident in the early 1850s. The buildings were valued at £13.15 shillings. Later occupants were stewards to the Earl. The house was demolished in the early 20th century.
Cregg South [Avonmore] The Phipps "of Cregg" are recorded in "Burke's Irish Family Records" from the early 18th century. By the time of Griffith's Valuation the house in Cregg South valued at £22 was occupied by John Carey who held it from John Phipps. On the 25-inch Ordnance Survey map of the 1890s the house at this site is labelled Avonmore. A house is still extant there.
Templenoe Hajba writes that this house, on the banks of the River Blackwater, was built in 1761 by the Hydes of Castle Hyde. William Hyde (died 1790) of Templenoe was the son of John Hyde of Creg Castle and grandson of Arthur Hyde of Castle Hyde. He married Catherine Lane. William Lane Hyde was resident in 1837 and at the time of Griffith's Valuation. He held the property valued at £20 from John Phipps. His estate of 584 acres was advertised for sale in July 1850. The present Templenoe House was the residence of the Mounteagles in the latter half of the 20th century. Photo of Templenoe
Cregg Castle Built by the Hyde family and occupied by John Hyde, a younger son of Arthur Hyde of Castle Hyde, in the mid 18th century. Wilson refers to the residence of John Hyde, "near the ruins of Creg Castle" in 1786. By 1810 Cregg Castle was occupied by Colonel William Stewart from Fort Stewart, county Donegal who had married Anne Hyde. The Colonel was the proprietor in 1837 and Mrs Anne Stewart was still resident in the early 1850s. Her nephew John came to live at the house following the sale of Castle Hyde in 1851 and following his death in 1885 it was leased to various persons. It is still extant. Photo of Cregg Castle
Creggolympry Henry Adams occupied a house at Creg, Fermoy in 1814 and the Reverend Samuel Adams in 1837. This house valued at £32 was held by the Reverend Samuel Adams in fee at the time of Griffith's Valuation. Guy's ''Cork Alamanac'' (1907) records Miss Adams as resident at Creggolympry. Buildings still remain at the site.
Richmond Located in the town of Fermoy, Richmond was occupied by H. Smyth in 1837 and by George Walker. It was the residence of the Furlong family in the second half of the 19th century. In the 1920s they sold the house to the Loreto Sisters. Still part of the convent complex at the beginning of the 21st century. Photo of Richmond
Grange Hill/The Grange William Forward Austin was resident at Grange Hill in 1837 and in the early 1850s when he held the house valued at £41 in fee. Hajba writes that this property belonged to William Forward and was inherited by one of his daughters who was married to William Austin. William F. Austin was their son. Later the home of the Sadliers [1906] and Magniers, still inhabited. William Sadleir medical doctor was resident from circa 1866. Photo of Grange Hill/The Grange
Ashfield House Occupied by John William Anderson in 1837 and by Denis Downing in the early 1850s who held the property from John Hyde. It was valued at £25. In 1942 the Irish Tourist Association Survey indicated that it was then the residence of William Bowden. This house is still occupied.
Grange Farm Originally part of the Forward estate which passed to Garret Nagle who had married the sister of William Forward. Marked on the first Ordnance Survey map as a farm yard by the 1850s James Roderick O'Flanagan was resident in a house valued at £13.5 shillings. He held the property from the representatives of John William Anderson. Photo of Grange Farm
Fermoy House Lewis refers to Fermoy House in 1837 as the residence of the late J. Anderson “to whom not only the town owes its prosperity but the entire country…”. It was then occupied by Mrs Hennis. The Reverend Maurice Collis was in residence by the time of Griffith's Valuation. He held the property from Sir Robert Abercrombie and the buildings were valued at over £50. In 1786 Wilson writes of a house at Fermoy, the seat of Mr. Bryan. The Irish Tourist Association Survey of 1942 states that Fermoy House was then the property of Maurice Cooke Collis and was divided into five flats. The house was demolished in the 1960s.
Bishop's Island Grice Richard Smyth held buildings valued at £25 in the townland of Bishop's Island at the time of Griffith's Valuation. ''Burke's Irish Family Records'' refers to his father Henry Mitchell Smyth of Bishop's Island. In 1786 Wilson notes Bishop's Island as the seat of Mr. Mitchell.
Bridestown Leet records the Reverend Edward Carleton as resident at Bride-town, Rathcormack. E. Morgan was the proprietor in 1837 and at the time of Griffith's Valuation, holding the property in fee. The buildings were valued at £42. Bence Jones writes that the Morgans sold the property in the second half of the 19th century having been ruined by the gambling of Lady Louisa Morgan, known as "Unlimited Loo". Later the home of the Lindsay and Horgan families and still occupied. Photo of Bridestown
Killuntin Home of a branch of the Roche family, occupied by Edmund Roche in 1814, by R. Roche in 1837 and by Richard V. Roche at the time of Griffith's Valuation. Richard Roche held the property in fee and the buildings were valued at £15.10 shillings. Hajba records the house as a ruin.
Mohera Hajba writes that Michael Mackay was recorded as resident here in 1824. By 1837 John O'Sullivan was resident and was still the occupier at the time of Griffith's Valuation. The buildings were then valued at £14 and the property was held from Major General Conyers. Home of the McAuliffes in the 20th century. Photo of Mohera
Baneena John Ross occupied a house at Baneena North valued at £11.10 shillings in the mid 19th century. He held the property from Abraham Devonsher. This house is not surrounded by a demesne on the first Ordnance Survey map.
Mountain Lodge Originally a shooting lodge of the Devonshers, it was the home of Abraham John Devonsher in the mid 19th century. He held the property valued at £3 in fee. It is now a ruin.
Hollyhill David Hallahan occupied Holy hill, Rathcormack, in 1814 and S. Croker in 1837. Eliza Croker held the property from Francis C. Reeves in the mid 19th century, when the buildings were valued at £11.10 shillings. [for this Croker family see http://members.iinet.net.au/~nickred/croker_research/The_Irish_CROKER.pdf page 121]. Later the home of the Campion and other families, this house is no longer extant.
Ballyglissane A Reeves home held from the Devonsher family, occupied by F.G. Reeves in 1837 and by Edward Reeves in the early 1850s when the buildings were valued at £30+. Later the home of the Warren family and still a family residence. Photo of Ballyglissane
Bushy Park Hajba writes that Gifford Campion, born at Leitrim, acquired the lands of Bushy Park in the mid 18th century and that his son Richard Gifford Campion possibly built the house in the late 18th century. Bushy Park, Rathcormack, was occupied by John Walsh in 1814 and by Richard G. Campion in the early 1850s. The buildings were valued at £18.15 shillings and held from Major Heliger Lloyd. Occupied by William Moore Hodder in 1906. This house is still a residence. Photo of Bushy Park
Mellefontstown The main residence of the Nason family in the 18th century, John Nason was resident in 1814 and Pierce Cotter in the early 1850s. Cotter held the property from Thomas Wise and the buildings were valued at £19+. In May 1863 Pierce Joseph Cotter's estate at Mellifontstown, containing the house, demesne and 246 acres was advertised for sale. It was held on a lease dated 1852 from Francis Wise to Pierce Cotter for 185 years. A new house now stands on the site.
Scartbarry Home of the Wilson family in the 19th century, occupied by Edward Wilson in 1814 and by Ellen Wilson in the early 1850s, when the house was valued at £11 and held from James H.S. Barry. Edward Wilson of Scartbarry owned 26 acres in the 1870s. This house is still a family residence. The interest of the descendants of the Wilson family of Scartbarry and of James Milner Barry in the lands of Skehannagh and Coolequane, barony of Barrymore were offered for sale in the 1850s. Photo of Scartbarry
Ballyready A house located on the Devonsher estate, occupied by Patrick Bourke in 1814. The house was valued at £12.10 shillings and occupied by John Fetnam at the time of Griffith's Valuation. It is still a family home.
Ballynahina Ballynahina was a Barry home inhabited by Philip Barry and his wife Mary Ann at the end of the 18th century. Lewis refers to Gerard Barry at Ballinahina House and Reverend Dr Barry, Parish Priest of Fermoy for half a century, at Ballinahina Cottage. Edward Barry was resident at Ballynahina, valued at £11, in the early 1850s. He held the property from Gerald Barry. This house is still extant. Photo of Ballynahina
Bride Villa Hajba writes that this building was originally a coach inn. By the time of Griffith's Valuation Edward Barry a doctor was resident. He held the property valued at £14.15 shillings from Viscount Riversdale. This house is stil inhabited. Photo of Bride Villa
Lisnagar Originally a home of the MacAdam branch of the Barry family, sold to the Lawless brothers in the 1770s and soon afterwards bought by William Tonson. In 1786 Wilson refers to the seat of Lord Riversdale, close to Rathcormack. The house was occupied by the Reverend John Bolster in the early 1850s and valued at £39.15 shillings. Slater refers to it as the seat of W.A.S. Riversdale in 1894. William Alcock-Stawell succeeded to this property in 1861 and took the additional name of Riversdale. Lisnagar was sold in the early 20th century. This house is still a residence. Photo of Lisnagar
Shanbally Hajba records this house as a Welsh/Walsh home. John Welsh was the proprietor in 1837. E.B. Roche is given as the occupier in the early 1850s when the house was valued at £11. He held the property in fee. The house is still a residence.
Terramount A mid 19th century house, home of John G. Nason in the early 1850s. Held by him in fee and valued at £24.25 shillings. The Nasons owned this property until the early 20th century. The famous race horse Dawn Run was bred at Terramount in the 1970s. Photo of Terramount
Ballinterry Hajba writes that this property had passed from the Terrys to the Earls of Barrymore at the beginning of the 18th century. In 1814 it was the residence of the Reverend John Ross and in 1837 of Archdeacon Ryder. The Archdeacon was still resident at the time of Griffith's Valuation when the buildings were valued at £21. It now operates as a luxury guesthouse. Photo of Ballinterry
Glenville Originally a Coppinger property sold to the Hudsons in the mid to late 18th century. The Hudsons built a new house and this house was added too in 1887. E. G. Hudson was resident at Glenville in 1814 and Lewis records the Reverend E. G. Hudson as the proprietor of Mount Pleasant in the parish of Ardnageehy in 1837. In the mid 19th century William E. Hudson held the property valued at £46 in fee. Inherited by William E. Hudson's nephew Sir Edward Hudson Kinahan who was the occupier in 1906 when the house was valued at £150. Sold to the Bence Jones family in 1949. Also known as Mount Prospect and The Manor, this house was the home of Mark Bence Jones, author. Photo of Glenville
Mitchellsfort/Fellfort This house was the home of Mitchell Esq in the 1770s and 1780s. Occupied by Brooke Brazier in 1814 and by his son Henry B. Mitchell in the early 1850s. Henry B. Mitchell owned the property in fee and the buildings were valued at £52+. Slater noted it as the residence of R.L. Fell in 1894, now demolished.
Castlelyons House Situated on 2 acres in the centre of the town of Castlelyons this house was in the possession of the related clerical families of Browne and Ryder in the 18th and 19th centuries. Occupied by the Reverend Joshua B. Ryder in the mid 19th century. He held the property valued at £30 from Samuel Perrott. Still valued at £30 this house was occupied by the representatives of Andrew W. Ryder in 1906. Photo of Castlelyons House
Berry Hill The National Inventory of Architectural Heritage states that this house dating from circa 1700 was a dower house for the Barrymore family of Castlelyons Castle. By the mid 19th century it was in the possession of the Perrott family and occupied by the Reverend Philip Berry who held the buildings valued at £21 with 15 acres. This house is still occupied. Photo of Berry Hill
Condonstown Timothy Mahony occupied a house valued at £6 which he held with 165 acres at Condonstown North from J.H.S. Barry in the mid 19th century. By 1906 the buildings were valued at £15+ and Arthur H.S. Barry is given as the occupier. Grid reference is approximate.
Trantstown A Trant home in the 18th century, occupied by Mrs Pepper in 1837 and by James Barry in the early 1850s. He held the house valued at £8+ from Lady A.H. Fitzgerald. Buildings are still located at this site.
Hunting Fort A house valued at £10 occupied by Patrick Keneiry and held by him with 338 acres from the Duke of Devonshire in the mid 19th century. A building is still extant at this site.
Castle Lyons Wilson, writing in 176, refers to the accidental burning of the seat of the Earls of Barrymore. "The mansion house, with the furniture and a valuable collection of pictures, were entirely destroyed by an accidental fire". Some ruins remain at the site. A dower house, built by the Barry family towards the end of the 18th century, is still extant and known as Berryhill. .