Landed Estates
University of Galway

Carewswood

Houses within 5km of this house

Displaying 14 houses.

Houses within 5km of Carewswood

Displaying 14 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
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.
Kilbree Kilbree belonged to the Boles family at the beginning of the 18th century. It became the residence of a branch of the Adams family in the late 18th and 19th centuries, occupied by S.W. Adams in 1837. The house was valued at £33 in the mid 19th century and held from Dorothea and William Boles. Photo of Kilbree
Ballybane [Leet records George Gaggin of Ballybawn, Buttevant, county Cork in 1814.] Ballybane was occupied by T. Gaggin in 1837 and by William Gaggin in the early 1850s. The house was valued at £22 and held from Laurence Corban. This house was recently renovated. Photo of Ballybane
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
Ballymaloe William Abbot was resident at Ballymaloe in 1814. It was described by Lewis in 1837 as a "very curious old house, built by the Fitzgeralds and forfeited in the war of 1641, it is now the property of Mr Forster" . By the early 1850s John Litchfield [Lichfield] was resident holding the house valued at £48 from Mountifort Longfield. It was the seat of William Lichfield in 1894. It is now the home of the Allen family who run it as a guest house with adjacent shop. Their renowned cookery school is nearby. see http://www.ballymaloe.ie/ Photo of Ballymaloe
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.
Butlerstown Daniel Keane lived at Butlerstown in the early 1850s. The buildings were valued at £15 and held from the representatives of Viscount Midleton. This house is now a ruin.
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.
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