Aghern/Ahern House

Houses within 5km of this house

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Houses within 5km of Aghern/Ahern House

Displaying 13 houses.

House name	Description
Ballyglass/Ballyclough House	At the time of Griffith's Valuation Michael Cagney owned a house in the townland of Kilmagner valued at £24. Ballyglass House is marked on the first Ordnance Survey map in this townland. but the house at this location is named Ballyclough House on the 25-inch Ordnance map of the 1890s. Hajba identifies this house as Ballyclough House, Currabeha. Ballyclough was the residence of E. Creed in 1837. A house still exists at this location.
Ballyvolane	Hajba writes that Ballyvolane was bought by Sir Richard Pyne of Waterpark, Lord Chief Justice of Ireland, from the Coppingers in the early 18th century. It remained in the possession of the Pyne family until the mid 20th century and is still occcupied. Valued at £44 at the time of Griffith's Valuation, the house was occupied by Jasper Pine who held it from Thomas, George and Henry Walker. By 1906 the mansion house at Ballyvolane was valued at £70+ and occupied by George M.Pyne.
Ballyrobert	Hajba writes that Michael Mackay built a house beside the ruined castle of Ballyrobert in the 1820s and he is recorded as resident there by Lewis in 1837. In the early 1850s the house was valued at £23, occupied by Michael Mackay and held from John Peard. Michael J. Mackey occupied the house in 1906. This house no longer exists.
Coole Abbey	This house was the home of a branch of the Peard family until the early 20th century and is still inhabited. It was occupied by Richard Peard in 1814 and by Henry Hawk Peard in 1837. He was still resident in the early 1850s and held the house valued at £36 from James H. Smith Barry. By the end of the 19th century Orr McCausland was the owner of Coole Abbey.
Kilcor Castle	The home of the O'Brien family in the 18th and 19th centuries, sold by them in the mid 19th century. Cornelius O'Brien was the occupant in 1837 and at the time of Griffith's Valuation. He held the house valued at £17.15 shillings from James Reid. Kilcor was bought by Francis Doyne Dwyer and later passed to the Phipps family through marriage. In the 1940s the Irish Tourist Association Survey reported that it was the residence of Captain H. Phipps.
Rathbarry Cottage	Rathbarry Cottage was occupied by Major William Love Peard at the time of Griffith's Valuation. The property was held from the Reverend R. Gumbleton and the buildings were valued at £11. Some ruined walls remain at the site.
Towermore	The home of Mrs Maria Oliver in 1837 but leased to Frederick C. Hayes in the early 1850s. The house was valued at £45. Maria was the widow of Charles S. Oliver of Inchera and a daughter of A. Morris of Dunkettle. A. Morris Oliver is recorded as a subscriber to Lewis ''Topographical Dictionary'' published in 1837 but is not mentioned in Burkes. Earlier, in 1786, Wilson refers to Tormore as the seat of Mr. Connor. This house was not occupied at the end of the 20th century although still extant.
High Park	Occupied by the Reverend J. W. Edgar in 1837 and by Bridget Hogan in the mid 19th century, valued at £12+ and held from William Coppinger. This house no longer exists.
Ballymacsimon	A house located on the Devonshire estate and occupied by John Kirby in the mid 19th century. The buildings were valued at £25. William Kirby held 2 townlands in the parish of Aghera at the time of Griffith's Valuation. Home of the Collins family in the mid 20th century and still inhabited.
Bride Park	Hajba writes that the Reverend Stephen Rolleston built this house in the 1770s. In 1814 it was inhabited by the Reverend Spread and in the mid 19th century by Thomas Power who held it from Mrs Elina Greaves and others. The buildings were valued at £20+. Bride Park remained the home of the Power family until the early 20th century. This house has recently been renovated and restored.
Carrigmore	Richard Power was resident here in 1814 and Edward Morragh in the mid 19th century. Morragh held the property from the Duke of Devonshire and the buildings were valued at £18+. Later the home of the Cronin family. Hajba writes that this house has been unoccupied since 1990.
Thornhill	A Nason home, first occupied by John William Washington Nason. His widow Mrs Barbara Nason is recorded as resident at the time of Griffith's Valuation. Valued at £18.11 shillings the house was held from the Duke of Devonshire. The Nason family continued to live here until the mid 20th century. The house is still an occupied residence.
Killavarilly	At the time of Griffith's Valuation John O'Neill, a doctor, held a house valued at £25+ and 350 acres from the Duke of Devonshire at Killavarilly. A house is still located at this site.