Riversdale
Houses within 5km of this house
Displaying 5 houses.
Houses within 5km of Riversdale
Displaying 5 houses.
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| Willowfield | Alexander Percy was occupying the house at Aghatawny, known as Willowfield, at the time of Griffith's Valuation when it was valued at £10.Lewis records it as a seat of the Percy family in 1837. In 1814 it was the residence of William Shanley. Both Taylor and Skinner and Wilson also record it as a seat of the Shanley family in the 1780s. The building is still extant. | |
| Lawderdale | The National Inventory of Architectural Heritage survey states that Lawderdale was built in the early 1850s and has a tower which was added in the 1870s. At the time of Griffith's Valuation it was the property of William Lawder and was valued at £18. In 1906 it was the property of James Ormsby Lawder and was valued at £30. It is still extant. |
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| Mough | Mough was one of the original properties held by the Lawder family from their arrival in the Leitrim area. Burke suggests that Mough afterwards became Lawderdale but map evidence would suggest that they were separate though adjacent properties. At the time of Griffith's Valuation the house was valued at £18. | |
| Fenagh Glebe | Rev. George Beresford held the Glebe at Fenagh, from the Ecclesiastical Commissioners at the time of Griffith's Valuation when it was valued at £16. The Buildings of Ireland survey states that the house was built c. 1829. It also records that the nearby church, built c.1790, was extended in the 1850s by the Pack Beresford family. Both buildings are still extant and in use. |
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| Boeeshil House | At the time of Griffith's Valuation William Shanley was leasing a property at Boeeshil, barony of Carrigallen, incuding a house and corn mill, valued at £20, from the Percy estate. There are three mills shown at the site on the 1st edition 6" OS map, including a corn, bleach and flax mill. Lewis records this property as belonging to the Gerard family. |