| Description |
Bence Jones writes that this early 19th century house was built by Dorcas Bousfield, daughter of William Bagwell and his wife Jane Harper. After her death it was inherited by the Bagwells and remained in their possession until the mid 20th century. In 1837 John Bagwell is recorded as the proprietor of East Grove and also in the early 1850s, when the property was valued at £40 and held from the representatives of Viscount Midleton. In 1942 the Irish Tourist Association Survey noted that it was the residence of Major Bagwell and the adjacent grounds contained the remains of buildings thought to be "the now-unknown castle of Ballinakilla". 20th century owners included Lorretta Brennan Glucksman, and the Kelly family, musicians. In recent years it has been offered for sale. |
