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Glengarra

Houses within 10km of this house

Displaying 44 houses.

Houses within 10km of Glengarra

Displaying 44 houses.

House name Description
Castlemartyr Seat of the Earls of Shannon in the 18th and 19th centuries, built in the early 18th century by the 1st Earl of Shannon and enlarged by his son the 2nd Earl in the 1760s. At the time of Griffith's Valuation it was valued at £150. Sold to the Arnott family in the early 20th century, it later became a Carmelite college and now functions as a hotel. Photo of Castlemartyr
Dromadda A house occupied by Warham Durdin in 1814 and by G. W. Courtenay in 1837. Caroline A. Courtney was resident in the early 1850s holding the property valued at £28 from John Courtenay. It is still extant though not in good repair. Photo of Dromadda
Newtown Newtown House was inherited by the Nasons through marriage with a Harrison heiress in 1716. It continued to be the main seat of one branch of the Nason family until the end of the 19th century. Still in Nason occupation in 1906 when the buildings were valued at £13. Only some ruined walls now remain.
Newtown Lodge Another Nason residence, occupied by Henry Nason in the mid 19th century and held from John Nason, the buildings were valued at £21. It remained in Nason possession until the early 20th century. This house is still a family residence. Photo of Newtown Lodge
Booladurragha South William O'Neill was occupying a house in this townland at the time of Griffith's Valuation, the buildings were valued at £15+ and the property was held from the Duke of Devonshire. The Duke is given as the occupier of this house in 1906. A house still exists at this site. Boulta House now functions as a guest house. Photo of Booladurragha South
Templevally The home of the O'Mahony family in the 19th century, occupied by William O'Mahoney at the time of Griffith's Valuation, valued at £26+ and held from Cooper Penrose. Late this house was home to the Condons. The original house is demolished and a later house is now inhabited. Photo of Templevally
Ballynona House The main seat of the Wigmore family, occupied by Richard H. Wigmore in 1814 and R. Wigmore in 1837. Henry Wigmore held the property from Sir Arthur Brooke in the early 1850s when the house was valued at £15+.
Glenwood Lodge Richard Harding Wigmore occupied a house, flour mill and lodge valued at £30 at this location in the mid 19th century. He held the property from Henry Wigmore.
Bilberry Hill In 1786 Wilson writes that Bilberry Hill was the residence of the late Mr. Drury. It was the home of the Garde family in the nineteenth century, occupied in 1814 by William Garde and in the early 1850s by Winifred Garde. She held the property from Sir A. Brooke and the buildings were valued at £8.15 shilllings. The 25-inch Ordnance Survey map shows a later and larger building labelled Bilberry, which is still extant. Photo of Bilberry Hill
Clashduff Peter Warner was occupying a house valued at £18 in the townland of Clashduff at the time of Griffith's Valuation. He held this property from Sir A. Brooke. This may be the house recorded by Lewis as Castle View in the parish of Inchinabacky and inhabited by P. Warner. Peter Warner of Clashduff, Middleton owned 205 acres in the 1870s
Brookdale House A house occupied by Mr Robert Atkins in 1814 and described by Lewis in 1837 as the seat of A. Ormsby. Arthur Ormsby was married to Margaret the sister of Robert Atkins (of Firville). Margaret Ormsby was the immediate lessor of the house in the early 1850s when it was valued at £32 and occupied by John Bull. William Welland was tenant when the property part of the estate of Henry Wigmore was advertised for sale in 1871.
Clonmult The Powers appear to be associated with Clonmult from the late 17th century. In the first half of the 19th century Pierce Power was resident, the house being valued at £23 in the early 1850s and held from Edward Phayre. A Shaw Smith home in the second half of the 19th century. Louis K. Smyth is recorded as the occupant in 1906 when the buildings were valued at £16. 15 shillings. Photo of Clonmult
Young Grove Mrs Foulke was resident in 1814 and C. Foulke in 1837. At the time of Griffith's Valuation John Turpin held the property in fee and the buildings were valued at £50. Margaret T. Turpin was resident in 1906 when the buildings were valued at £45.10 shillings.
Roxborough Wilson, writing in 1786, refers to "Rocksborough" as the seat of Mr. Ball. The residence of Bent Ball in 1814 and of - McSweeny in 1837, this house was unoccupied in the early 1850s when it was valued at £22. The immediate lessor was Sir A. Brooke. The house has disappeared by the time the 25-inch Ordnance Survey map was published in the 1890s and the Youghal branch of the Great Southern & Western railway constructed close by.
Stumphill This house was the home of William Mc O'Boy in the first half of the 19th century. The house was valued at £25 at the time of Griffith's Valuation and held from Henry Newenham. Photo of Stumphill
Breeda House Roger G. Davis held a house in fee, valued at £17, in this townland at the time of Griffith's Valuation. Breeda House is labelled on the 25-inch Ordnance Survey map of the 1890s. A house is still extant at the site.
Ballyglassin House James Butler held this house valued at £17 from his father-in-law, Roger Green Davis, at the time of Griffith's Valuation. There is still an extant house at the site.
Dromdihy The building of this house was completed in 1833 for Roger Green Davis. He is recorded as the occupier in the early 1850s holding the house valued at £45 from Sir Arthur De Capell Brooke. The sale rental of 1863 gives a detailed description of this house - "Drumdiah House consists of a centre and two wings, ornamented with Doric columns and with a portico at the eastern end, by the hall is entered, and off which are hot, cold, vapour and shower baths. The first floor comprises five sitting-rooms; on the second floor are four best bedrooms, with dressing-rooms and water-closet......". In the 1940s the Irish Tourist Association Survey reported that the house had been "destroyed in the Troubles". It is now a ruin. Photo of Dromdihy
Gortnagappul This area is marked as the farmyard of Aghadoe House on the first Ordnance Survey map. At the time of Griffith's Valuation a house and offices valued at £28 were held by Roger G. Davis from Richard Uniacke Bailey. A large farm complex exists at the site now.
Aghadoe House (Killeagh) Lewis writes in 1837 that “The present house is about to be replaced by a castellated mansion”. The earlier house is referred to by Wilson in 1786 as the seat of Simon Dring. Aghadoe wasccupied by Thomas M. Green at the time of Griffith's Valuation. The house, valued at £27, was held by him from Sir Arthur De Capell Brooke. The house is no longer extant.
Mount Uniacke A home of the Uniacke family in the 18th and 19th centuries, occupied by three generations of persons named Norman Uniacke in the 19th century. Earlier, in 1786, Wilson refers to it as the seat of James Uniacke. In the mid 19th century it was held by Norman Uniacke in fee and the house was valued at £30. The Irish Tourist Association Survey of the 1940s reported that it had been burnt in 1921 and it is no longer extant.
Cornaveigh A house in this townland was occupied by George Bowles in the mid 19th century, valued at £17 and held from his father, Spotswood Bowles. The original building is no longer extant.
Mountbell In 1786 Wilson refers to Mount Bell as a residence of the Garde family. It was ccupied by Edmund MacKey in 1814 and by Edward Lane in the early 1850s. Lane held the house valued at £10 from Sir Arthur De Capell Brooke. A house and large farm are still extant at the site.
Park Located on the Ponsonby estate The Park was occupied by John Hudson junior in 1814 and by Robert Hudson in the early 1850s when the house was valued at £10. The Hudsons may have been agents to the Ponsonbys. The address of Charles W. Talbot Ponsonby is given as Park House, Youghal in the 1870s.
Burges House This house, valued at £14, was occupied by William Hall at the time of Griffith's Valuation and held from Lord Ponsonby.
Inchiquin House In the early 1850s Henry Hall occupied this house valued at £15 located on the Ponsonby estate.
Knockmonalea House A house valued at £14, the home of John Hudson at the time of Griffith's Valuation and held from Lord Ponsonby.
Aghavine Occupied by Michael Neville in the early 1850s, held from Francis Wyse and valued at £20. Photo of Aghavine
Mary Ville Mary Ville is marked on the first Ordnance Survey map. In the early 1850s the house was occupied by John Hurley who held it from Colonel George Teulon. It was valued at £10. A house is still extant at the site.
Ballyre This house was occupied by Crofton Uniacke at the time of Griffith's Valuation when it was valued at £29.15 shillings and held from Mountifort Longfield. Earlier, in 1786, Wilson refers to it as the seat of Crofton Uniacke. The home of Robert M. Bayly in the 1870s. It is still extant. Photo of Ballyre
Carewswood Inhabited by the Dowager Countess of Shannon in 1814 and by the Reverend J. Leslie in 1837. By the time of Griffith's Valuation this house valued at £40 was in the possession of Edward Garde who held it from the Earl of Shannon. A house is still extant at the site.
Clonmaine At the time of Griffith's Valuation William Abbot held this house valued at £15 from Robert U.P. Fitzgerald. Photo of Clonmaine
Lisquinlan A Fitzgerald home, occupied by Robert A. Fitzgerald in 1814. The Reverend C. Harte was the resident in 1837 and the house was unoccupied in the early 1850s when it was valued at £33. Buildings are still extant at this location but the house is in ruins.
Knockane A Garde home in the early part of the 19th century, Dr T. Garde was resident in 1837. Unoccupied at the time of Griffith's Valuation when valued at £14. Richard and Henry Pratt were then the immediate lessors from the Earl of Shannon. Photo of Knockane
Ballyedekin A house valued at £20 at the time of Griffith's Valuation, occupied by John Leech and held from the representatives of Viscount Midleton. Buildings are still extant at this site.
Ballindinis Ballindinis was associated with the Garde family in the 18th century. The house is marked on the first Ordnance Survey map and was occupied by the Reverend Maurice Hewson in the mid 19th century, when held from Sophia Bellew and valued at £16. A house is still extant at the site.
Castletown The home of James Uniache in 1814 and of Norman Uniacke in 1837. Robert Uniacke held the property in fee at the time of Griffith's Valuation when it was valued at £20. In 1786 Wilson also refers to it as the seat of James Uniacke. This house was a ruin at the beginning of the 21st century but the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage refers to its restoration. Photo of Castletown
Springfield The home of a branch of the Boles family in the 19th century, occupied by John Boles in 1814 and the Reverend William Boles in 1837 and in the early 1850s. The house was valued at £16 and held from Foulke S. Greville. Spotiswood Boles of Springfield owned 540 acres in county Cork in the 1870s. In 1906 occupied by William Bowles. The house was derelict in the early 21st century. Photo of Springfield
Castlerichard Occupied by Richard Fitzgerald in 1814 and in 1837. This house was unoccupied at the time of Griffith's Valuation and held by Thomas John as immediate lessor. It was valued at £9. Advertised for sale in 1858 as part of the estate of Bowles, John and others. This early 18th century house, with the old tower house nearby, is still extant and occupied. Photo of Castlerichard
Casino Mrs Hyde was residing at Cassina, Castlemartyr in 1814 and in the early 1850s it was occupied by Wallace Adam Walker who held the property from the Earl of Shannon. The buildings were valued at £20. W.A. Walker was still resident in the 1870s. This house is still in use as a residence. Photo of Casino
Monaloo This house was built post Griffith's Valuation. In the 1870s Charles Nason of Monaloo House, Tallow, owned 797 acres in county Cork. It is still extant. Photo of Monaloo
Cherrymount House Described by Lewis in 1837 as the "occasional residence" of Captain Parker. It was being leased by Thomas Carpenter from the Parker estate at the time of Griffith's Valuation, when it was valued at £24 10s. In 1852 it was offered for sale in the Encumbered Estates Court when it was described as "a suitable dwelling house and demesne, formerly occupied by the owner". It was purchased by Maj-Gen Sir Joseph Thackwell and remained in the possession of that family until the twentieth century. It is now a ruin.
Garryduff House Garryduff was held in fee by Thomas Garde at the time of Griffith's Valuation, when the buildings were valued at £35 10s. Lewis refers to it as the seat of H. Garde in 1837. This house is no longer extant.
Ballyvergan House In 1786 Wilson refers to Ballyvergin as the seat of Robert Uniacke. By the time of Griffith's Valuation, this townland is part of the Leader estate. The house, valued at £12 was occupied by James O'Brien. This may be the property labelled Ballyvergan House on the 25-inch Ordnance Survey map in the 1890s.Buildings still exist at the site.