Arnasbrack

Houses within 5km of this house

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Houses within 5km of Arnasbrack

Displaying 12 houses.

House name	Description
Markree Castle	Markree Castle was built in the early nineteenth century replacing an earlier property, which McParlan indicates was known as Mercury. McTernan notes that it is the oldest residential site in the county, having been founded by Cornet Cooper in the seventeenth century. At the time of Griffith's Valuation it was owned by Edward J. Cooper and was valued at £90. By the mid twentieth century it had fallen into disrepair but was later acquired by another member of the Cooper family. It now operates as a hotel. See http://www.markreecastle.ie/history.htm for more information. In 2014 it was offered for sale.
Castle Neynoe/Ballysumaghan House	At the time of Griffith's Valuation, Richard B. Neynoe was leasing property at Ballysumaghan, barony of Tirerrill, to Henry Griffith, when it was valued at £30. Johnston states that Griffith changed its name to Ballysumaghan House. In 1906 it was the property of M.F.B. Stack. The house was stripped and the contents auctioned in the 1930s. Castle Neynoe was a ruin for many years but began to be restored in 2007.
Doonally	This property was sometimes known as Doonalla. At the time of Griffith's Valuation it was occupied by Mary Fury who was leasing it from Phillip Gumley when it was valued at £6. Lewis recorded it as a residence of Owen Phibbs in 1837.
Bloomfield	Johnston states that Bloomfield was once part of the Phibbs estate before passing into the ownership of the Martins of Cleaveragh. In 1814 it was occupied by William White. James Martin owned the property at the time of Griffith's Valuation when it was valued at almost £6 and leased to Joseph Robinson. It remained in the Robinson family until the twentieth century and was demolished in 1948.
Castle Dargan	At the time of Griffith's Valuation, Castle Dargan was the property of John Ormsby and was valued at £14. McTernan writes that the Ormsbys had been in possession of the lands since the seventeenth century and had lived at the "old" castle before the building of the house. In 1906 it was owned by John Hosie. It continued in the Hosie family until c.2004 when it was converted into a hotel and golf course. The house has been refurbished and is in use. See www.castledargan.com
Union	In 1906 Col. E.H Cooper's estate owned a property at Union, barony of Tirerrill, valued at £7. This may the gamekeeper's cottage which is still extant at this location.
Carrowcrin	The Census of Elphin records Robert Burrowes as resident at Caracin in 1749. Johnston Burrowes was leasing a property valued at £3 to the Beatty family at Carrowcrin, barony of Tirerrill at the time of Griffith's Valuation. McTernan states that the property remained in the Burrows family until the early 1900s. It became vacant after the last of the family died and was eventually converted into farm-buildings.
Old Castle	At the time of Griffith's Valuation, Robert Rogers & others were leasing a property at Kingsfort, barony of Tirerrill, to John Gardiner. It was valued at £10. Earlier, in 1786, Wilson refers to Kingsfort as the seat of Rev. Mr. Dodd. McTernan states that this property was originally part of the Mitchell estate and later became a police barracks. It was demolished in the 1990s.
Markree Observatory	E.J. Cooper was a well-known astronomer and observer of weather patterns. He had this observatory built at Markree c. 1850. It was valued at £40 at the time of Griffith's Valuation. Though now derelict it contains some original features. The archival collection of weather observations taken at Markree is now held by the library of Met Eireann, the Irish meteorological service.
Tully More House	Edward Perry was leasing a house valued at £5 as well as over 100 acres at Tully More, barony of Tirerrill, from the Cooper estate at the time of Griffith's Valuation. Tullymore House is still extant but unoccupied
Tully Beg House	At the time of Griffith's Valuation, Matthew Taghney leased a house valued at £1 as well as 51 acres from the Hall Dare estate. This appears to be the house known as Tully Beg House which is still extant.
Castletown (Ballysadare)	A house named Castletown appears on the 1st ed. OS Map in the townland of Cloonmacduff. At the time of Griffith's Valuation, Edward J. Cooper owned a gardener's house here valued at £1. The property is now almost completely overgrown. Historians have speculated that this may also be the location of the original seat of Lord Collooney, later acquired by the Coopers.