Park Farm House
Houses within 15km of this house
Displaying 198 houses.
Houses within 15km of Park Farm House
Displaying 198 houses.
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Vernon Mount | Built by Atwell Hayes in the 1780s, Vernon Mount was the residence of John Leslie in 1814 and of O. Hayes in 1837. Soon afterwards it was leased to William Lane and he was the occupier at the time of Griffith's Valuation, holding the house valued at £55 from Attiwell Hayes. The Hayes sale rental of 1851 describes this house as "a large handsome building erected by the present owner's father at a cost of £5000". It was leased by the Hayes family to William Lane in 1839. A building still exists at this site. | |
Stonehill House | Henry Busteed was leasing Stonehill House from William B. Warren and others at the time of Griffith's Valuation, when it was valued at £11 10s. A smaller house in the same townland, also owned by Warren and known as Maryville [W725608], was valued at £8. It was occupied by Robert Condron at that time. Neither of these houses are extant now. | |
Fivemilebridge Mill House | Joseph Coghlan was leasing this property to William Herrick at the time of Griffith's Valuation, when it and the adjacent mill were valued at £53. The mill buildings are no longer visible on the 25-inch map of the 1890s. The house is still extant. |
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Ballybricken House | Described by Lewis in 1837 as "the elegant mansion and demesne of D.Connor". It was held in fee by him at the time of Griffith's Valuation when it was valued at £64. The residence of Captain Denis Connor in 1894. In 1943 the Irish Tourist Association Survey mentions it as the residence of J.E. Bird, the walls built in 1820 but the interior having been restored following a fire in 1910. The Survey also notes that it was used as a base by the American navy during the first World War. The site is now covered by industrial premises. | |
Prospect Villa | Thomas Burke was leasing Prospect Villa from Mary and Catherine Rogers at the time of Griffith's Valuation, when it was valued at £60. Lewis refers to it as the seat of Lt.Col. Burke in 1837. The house was included in the sale of the Rogers estate in the Landed Estates Court in February 1862. In 1943 the Irish Tourist Association Survey noted Prospect Villa as the residence of G. Hosford and outlined Burke's association with the house mentioning that he kept a racing stable there. The house is no longer extant and a factory has been constructed in this area. | |
Castlewarren | Robert Warren was leasing this property from Mary and Catherine Rogers at the time of Griffith's Valuation, when it was valued at £35. In 1837 Lewis referred to it as a "spacious mansion erected in 1796, the seat of R. Warren". Townsend refers to it as the seat of Thomas Warren "whose style of farming is conducted on the best principles of modern art". It was included in the sale of Warren's estate in October 1850. Now a ruin. | |
Rock Cottage (Barnahely) | William Warren was leasing this property to Richard Foott at the time of Griffith's Valuation, when it was valued at £11 5s. A house is still extant at the site. | |
Myrtle Hill | Richard Barter was leasing this house to Denis Ahern at the time of Griffith's Valuation, when it was valued at £12. Myrtlehill Farm is still extant at the site. | |
Ballygarvan House | Joseph B. Coghlan held this property in fee at the time of Griffith's Valuation, when it was valued at £30. It is still extant. | |
Ballynametagh | At the time of Griffith's Valuation, John Kingston was leasing this house to Daniel Coates, when it was valued at £9. A modern house and farm occupy this site now. | |
Waterpark | This was a Lavallin home in the 18th century. Robert Atkins leased this property from the representatives of Thomas Dorman/Dormand at the time of Griffith's Valuation. It was valued at £48. | |
Mount Rivers (Carrigaline) | Michael Roberts was leasing Mount Rivers from the representatives of Daniel Morrison at the time of Griffith's Valuation, when it was valued at £45+. The sale rental of 1863 records Michael Hodder Joseph Roberts as the tenant of Mount Rivers. The house is still extent and the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage states that it is still owned by the Roberts family. |
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Ravenswood or Monroe House | Michael Roberts was leasing this property to Ralph Westropp at the time of Griffith's Valuation, when it was valued at £38. On the 1st edition Ordnance Survey map it is labelled Monroe House but later came to be known as Ravenswood House. Monroe House appears at a different location (W715627) on the 25-inch Ordnance Survey Map of the 1890s. Ravenswood was occupied by the Westropp family until the twentieth century. |
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Beaver Lodge & Carrigaline Mill | Michael Roberts was leasing this property from Michael O'Brien at the time of Griffith's Valuation. It included a mill and was valued at £100. Buildings at this site appear to have been demolished in the first decade of this century. | |
Carrigaline West | At the time of Griffith's Valuation, Rev. Charles McCormack was leasing this property from Michael Roberts when it was valued at £10. This may be the property which afterwards became known as Monroe House. Later in the century, Carrigaline Rectory was located in the townland of Carrigaline Middle (W730630) | |
Commeen | Thomas Hayes was leasing this property to Richard Hayes at the time of Griffith's Valuation, when it was valued at £8, on a holding of 230 acres. On the 25-inch Ordnance Survey map of the 1890s it is labelled Commeen Kennels. Farm buildings still exist at the site. | |
Coolmore | Held in fee by Reverend Edward H. Newenham at the time of Griffith's Valuation, when it was valued at £100. He was leasing a smaller house, valued at £8, to John Donegan in the same townland. Noted by Leet as the residence of W.W. Newenham in 1814. Valued at £64 in 1906 when it was the residence of Major William W. Newenham. The Irish Tourist Association Survey also noted it as belonging to the Newenhams in 1943. It is still extant but in poor repair. |
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Shanbally Cottage (Carrigaline) | Thomas Burke was leasing this property to Joseph Beaumont at the time of Griffith's Valuation. It was valued at £34 and included a mill. The latter, known as Rathanallig Mills (W751651), is described as "in ruins" on the 25-inch Ordnance Survey Map of the 1890s while the house is diminished in size and has since disappeared. There are still buildings on the mill site. | |
Killanully | Rev. Edward Newenham was leasing this property to Michael Donegan at the time of Griffith's Valuation, when it was valued at £9. | |
Kilmoney Abbey | At the time of Griffith's Valuation, Michael Roberts was leasing this property from Thomas R. Sarsfield, when it was valued at £50. Lewis referred to it as the "handsome residence" of Michael Roberts in 1837. It is stil extant and well maintained. Thomas Sarsfield was leasing a smaller propertyin the same townland, valued at £9, to Eugene McCarthy. There are two properties shown on the 25-inch Ordnance Survey map of the 1890s, Kilmoney House and Kilmoney Cottage. Buildings are still extant at these sites though extensive urban development has occurred in the area. |
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Ballea Castle | Francis Hodder held this property in fee at the time of Griffith's Valuation, when it was valued at £24 10s. Lewis also refers to it as his seat in 1837. Local sources suggest that It was originally built by the McCarthy family and later acquired by the Hodders. In the 1940s the Irish Tourist Association survey refers to it as being occupied by F. Dorman, retired engineer, and that it was the oldest occupied castle in Éire. Though much altered over the years, it is still extant and occupied. |
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Ballea Mill | Thomas Hewitt was leasing this property to Thomas Sullivan at the time of Griffith's Valuation, when it was valued at £20, including the adjacent mill. The latter property is labelled "in ruins" on the 25-inch Ordnance Survey map of the 1890s. | |
Ballea A | At the time of Griffith's Valuation, Thomas Hewitt was leasing this property to Shaw Busteed, when it was valued at almost £10. Buildings are still extant at the site. | |
Raffeen House | Robert Hedges White held this property in fee at the time of Griffith's Valuation, when it was valued at £42. It was the home of his wife's family, Charlotte Mary Dorman. In 1837 Lewis referred to it as the seat of T. Dorman. The property is still extant. |
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Raffeen Cottage | Robert White was leasing this property to Sarah Phillips at the time of Griffith's Valuation when it was valued at £12 5s. It appears on the 25-inch Ordnance Survey map as Raffeen Cottages, indicating the presence of more than one dwelling. The buildings are still extant. | |
Raffeen House [Lower] | William Drinan was leasing this property from the White estate at the time of Griffith's Valuation, when it was valued at £13 10s. The site is now occupied by industrial premises. | |
Shanagraigue | Richard Woodley held this property in fee at the time of Griffith's Valuation, when it was valued at £13 10s. Buildings are still extant at the site. | |
Ardmore House | Richard Roberts held this property in fee at the time of Griffith's Valuation, when it was valued at £55. Lewis refers to is as the seat of J. Roberts in 1837. In 1943 the Irish Tourist Association Survey mentions it as the birthplace of Lieutenant Richard Roberts, Master of the ship, Sirius, the first steamship to cross the Atlantic. Ardmore is still extant and occupied. | |
Oriel House | Built in the first decade of the 19th century by the Board of Ordnance. The house was occupied by Charles Wilkes, the superintendant of the gunpowder mills until purchased by the Tobins of Liverpool in the mid 1830s. Mrs Tobin was a painter and their residence became known as Oriel House under Tobin ownership. The house has been a hotel since 1983. |
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Woodside | Wilson refers to Wood-side as the seat of Mr. Carleton in 1786. It was occupied by John Carleton in 1814 and by the Reverend E.M. Carleton in 1837. By the early 1850s the house was occupied by Horace Townsend and held by him in fee. It was valued at £40. It had become known as Kilcrenagh by the publication of the 25-inch Ordnance Survey map in the 1890s. Donnelly states that it was burnt in May 1921 during the War of Independence when it was the residence of the family of Ebenezer Pike. The National Inventory of Architectural Heritage notes that it is now in ruins. | |
Rock Lodge | A house on the Donoughmore estate, occupied by R. Carleton in 1837 and by Henry Osborne Seward at the time of Griffith's Valuation when it was valued at £25. A house is still extant at the site. | |
Coolyduff House | At the time of Griffith's Valuation this house valued at £16 was occupied by Alfred Parnell and held from Richard Beamish. Labelled as Coolyduff House on the 25-inch Ordnance Survey map of the 1890s. There is still an extant house at the site. | |
Lackenshoneen | Benjamin Cross occupied this house in the mid 19th century. He held it from Philip Cross and the buildings were valued at £12. The buildings have all but disappeared on the 25-inch edition Ordnance Survey map of the 1890s and nothing remains at the site now. | |
St Anne's Hill | Richard Barter occupied a house valued at £55 in the townland of Kilnamucky at the time of Griffith's Valuation. St Anne's Hill is marked on the first Ordnance Survey map in this townland. By the 1890s this property had become absorbed into a complex of buildings labelled Hydropathic Establishment. The National Inventory of Architectural Heritage notes that most of the complex is now in ruins though Maranatha House survives as a residence. |
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Dawstown | A house on the Putland estate in county Cork, built by Dean Davies early in the 18th century and occupied by his family until the early 19th century. In the 1940s the Irish Tourist Association Survey claimed that he had built the house following his "being turned out of Blarney Castle by the Hollow Blade Company". George Davis was resident in 1810. Occupied by Edmond Mullane in the early 1850s and valued at £12. In the 1940s it was the residence of John Turpin. The house was accidently burnt down in 1956. | |
Ballyshoneen | A house valued at £13.10 shillings at the time of Griffith's Valuation, occupied by James Cross and held from Anthony Morgan. It is labelled Ballyshoneen on both the 1st and 25-inch edition Ordnance Survey maps. A house and substantial farm still exist at the site. | |
Blarney Castle | The original 15th century castle belonged to the McCarthys of Muskerry. In 1786 Wilson describes Blarney as the "very fine seat, with ample and beautiful demesnes, of Mr. Jeffreys". Lewis wrote in 1837 that Blarney Castle was purchased in 1701 by Sir James Jefferyes, Governor of Cork [from the Hollow Sword Blades Company] who “ soon after erected a large and handsome house in front of it, which was the family residence for many years, but is now a picturesque ruin”. A new house was built in 1874 on the demesne lands by the Colthurst family and is still occupied by them. |
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Bawnnafinny | Described at the time of Griffith's Valuation as a caretaker's house, valued at £12 and held by St John Jefferyes in fee. | |
Greybrook | A house occupied by Samuel Harrison at the time of Griffith's Valuation and held from Ambrose Hickey. It was valued at £15.10 shillings. Greybrook Villa and 50 acres was held on a lease dated 1857 from Samuel Harrison to William Edward Leche and occupied by Edward Corah. Leche's interest was advertised for sale in March 1863 and Corah's in August 1865. | |
Garrycloyne | Leet records Robert McCarthy occupying Garrycloyne in 1814. "Burkes Irish Family Records" states that Garrycloyne Castle was acquired by Samuel Philip Townshend from John Travers in 1837. The buildings were valued at £45 in the early 1850s and held by Samuel Townsend in fee. The house was later the home of the Barrys. In the 1940s the roof was taken off the house and it has remained a ruin ever since. | |
Greenfort | A house valued at £10 occupied by Francis Wyse and held by him in fee at the time of Griffith's Valuation. | |
Birchhill Cottage/Birchhill House | This house was occupied by John Travers at the time of Griffith's Valuation. He held it from Francis Wyse and it was valued at £10.10 shillings. Jane Clerke occupied a mansion house valued at £20 in this townland in 1906. It is labelled Birchhill Cottage on the 1st edition Ordnance Survey map but as Birchhill House on the 25-edition of the 1890s. A house is still extant at the site. | |
Newcastle | The buildings at Newcastle were valued at £18 in the early 1850s, occupied by Daniel Donohoe and held from Francis Wyse. | |
Knockanroe | A house valued at £17 at the time of Griffith's Valuation and held by Robert A. Rogers in fee. It is not marked on the first Ordnance Survey map and was probably built in the 1840s. | |
Cloghfadda House | Occupied by Joseph Wiseman in the early 1850s, held from Robert A. Rogers and valued at £12. The Crofts sale rental of 1881 record Cloughfadda House as a comfortable residence in "owner's hands". A house is still extant at the site. | |
Glancam | This house was occupied by Robert Aldworth at the time of Griffith's Valuation, held by him in fee and valued at £8. Extensive buildings remain at the site, the centre of a large farming enterprise. | |
Fota House | Originally built as a hunting lodge for the Smith Barrys in the 18th century and enlarged in the 1820s to the design of Sir Richard Morrison with further 19th century additions. Valued at £89 and held by James H.S. Barry in fee at the time of Griffith's Valuation. Occupied by Lord Barrymore in 1906 and valued at £160. Inherited by Major and the Honourable Mrs Bell. The Irish Tourist Association survey provides details of some of the paintings in the house and exotic plants in the gardens. Bence Jones writes that Fota was sold to University College, Cork in 1975 following the death of Mrs Bell. It is now in the care of the Irish Heritage Trust and after restoration was reopened to the public in 2009. http://www.fotahouse.com/display.php |
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Seamount House (Carrigaline) | Louisa Penrose, with several others, was leasing this property to James French at the time of Griffith's Valuation, when it was valued at £12. Henry Smith was leasing a property [W785625] valued at £10 from the same estate, also in Curraghbinny townland. In 1860, over 600 acres owned by members of the Fitzgerald family and others were offered for sale in the Landed Estates Court. The sale included Seamount House, in the possession of Henry Smith. | |
Hilltown House (Carrigaline) | Hilltown House was leased by Thomas Busteed from Anne Cook at the time of Griffith's Valuation, when it was valued at £8. It is labelled as Hilltown House on both the 6-inch and 25-inch Ordnance Survey maps. | |
Carrigrohane Castle | A fortified house that came into the possession of the Hoare family through marriage with a member of the Baker family in the 1770s. In 1786 Wilson refers to Carrigrohan as the seat of Mr. Colthurst. Reconstructed in the 1830s by Augustus Robert McSweeny, a corn merchant, who also leased the floor mills nearby. At the time of Griffith's Valuation Jane McSweeny was resident. The Castle later reverted back to the Hoares who owned it until the 1940s. They are mentioned by the Irish Tourist Association survey as resident there. It is still extant. |
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Bishop's Island | Grice Richard Smyth held buildings valued at £25 in the townland of Bishop's Island at the time of Griffith's Valuation. ''Burke's Irish Family Records'' refers to his father Henry Mitchell Smyth of Bishop's Island. In 1786 Wilson notes Bishop's Island as the seat of Mr. Mitchell. | |
Bridestown | Leet records the Reverend Edward Carleton as resident at Bride-town, Rathcormack. E. Morgan was the proprietor in 1837 and at the time of Griffith's Valuation, holding the property in fee. The buildings were valued at £42. Bence Jones writes that the Morgans sold the property in the second half of the 19th century having been ruined by the gambling of Lady Louisa Morgan, known as "Unlimited Loo". Later the home of the Lindsay and Horgan families and still occupied. |
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Killuntin | Home of a branch of the Roche family, occupied by Edmund Roche in 1814, by R. Roche in 1837 and by Richard V. Roche at the time of Griffith's Valuation. Richard Roche held the property in fee and the buildings were valued at £15.10 shillings. Hajba records the house as a ruin. | |
Bushy Park | Hajba writes that Gifford Campion, born at Leitrim, acquired the lands of Bushy Park in the mid 18th century and that his son Richard Gifford Campion possibly built the house in the late 18th century. Bushy Park, Rathcormack, was occupied by John Walsh in 1814 and by Richard G. Campion in the early 1850s. The buildings were valued at £18.15 shillings and held from Major Heliger Lloyd. Occupied by William Moore Hodder in 1906. This house is still a residence. |
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Scartbarry | Home of the Wilson family in the 19th century, occupied by Edward Wilson in 1814 and by Ellen Wilson in the early 1850s, when the house was valued at £11 and held from James H.S. Barry. Edward Wilson of Scartbarry owned 26 acres in the 1870s. This house is still a family residence. The interest of the descendants of the Wilson family of Scartbarry and of James Milner Barry in the lands of Skehannagh and Coolequane, barony of Barrymore were offered for sale in the 1850s. |
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Ballyready | A house located on the Devonsher estate, occupied by Patrick Bourke in 1814. The house was valued at £12.10 shillings and occupied by John Fetnam at the time of Griffith's Valuation. It is still a family home. | |
Shanbally | Hajba records this house as a Welsh/Walsh home. John Welsh was the proprietor in 1837. E.B. Roche is given as the occupier in the early 1850s when the house was valued at £11. He held the property in fee. The house is still a residence. | |
Ballycurrany House | This house was occupied by Joseph Wilson at the time of Griffith's Valuation. He held it from James H. Smith Barry and it was valued at £13. It is no longer extant. | |
Ballynaclashy House | Occupied by Henry Wilson in the early 1850s, held from James H. Smith Barry and valued at £10.10 shillings. Herny Wilson of Ballynaclashy owned 83 acres in the 1870s. A house is still extant at the site. | |
Glenview | George Courtenay is recorded as resident at Glen-View in 1814 and also in the early 1850s when he held the property from James H. Smith Barry. The buildings were valued at £9. In 2010 it was offered for sale. |
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Leamlara | The seat of a branch of the Barry family for over two centuries, the house was demolished in 1966. At the time of Griffith's Valuation it was valued at £36 and held by Penelope Barry in fee. In the sale rental of 1851 the house is described as "built on a porous rock, which keeps the ground floor always dry". In 1906 the house was occupied by Henry S. Barry. The location of this house now appears to be close to or part of a reservoir. |
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Windsor House | Dominick Sarsfield was living at Windsor, Cork, in 1814 and by 1837 it was the property of J. Martin. Joseph Martin held this house valued at £13.10 shillings from the Earl of Bandon in the early 1850s. Windsor House is still extant and occupied. |
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Killahora House | J. Martin is recorded as resident at Killahora in 1837. At the time of Griffith's Valuation John Martin held a house valued at £25 from the Earl of Bandon. A house is still extant at this site. | |
Union Lodge | This house was the residence of the Reverend William Gifford in 1837. At the time of Griffith's Valuation Hughes Martin was the occupier. He held the property from William Coppinger and the buildings were valued at £21. | |
Tullagreen | Occupied by Robert Martin in 1814 and by Hughes Martin in 1837. The house was recorded as unoccupied at the time of Griffith's Valuation. Hughes Martin was the immediate lessor and the house was valued at £19+. |
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Garrancloyne House | This was the original home of the Coppingers of Middleton. A substantial house with a gate lodge is marked on the first Ordnance Survey map but by the time of Griffith's Valuation the house with the largest valuation in this townland was £2. It was occupied by Hughes Martin and held from William Coppinger.In 1786 Wilson refers to "Killycloyne" as a seat of the Martin family in this area. | |
Killora Lodge | This house was the residence of Reverend R. Berry [Bury] in 1837 and was unoccupied at the time of Griffith's Valuation. Reverend Robert Bury was the immediate lessor and the buildings were valued at £20. It is still extant and occupied. |
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Toureen Lodge/Ashbourne | At the time of Griffith's Valuation the Reverend Robert Bury was occupying a house in this townland valued at £17 and held from the Earl of Bandon. It is labelled Toureen Lodge on the 1st edition Ordnance Survey map and as Ashbourne on the 25-inch edition of the 1890s. In the twentieth century it became famous for its well-known gardens, laid out by Richard H. Beamish. |
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Johnstown House | Johnstown was the home of Sarsfield Esq in the 1770s and 1780s. William Martin is recorded as resident at Johnstown in 1814 and Mrs Palmer in 1837. John Courtney occupied the house valued at £21+ in the early 1850s. He held it from the Earl of Bandon. The original house is not extant. | |
Anngrove | Bence Jones writes that this was originally a Cotter residence, sold to the Earls of Barrymore before the mid 18th century. Dobson Esq was resident in the 1770s and 1780s. By 1814 Francis Wise was resident and was still resident at the time of Griffith's Valuation, when the house was valued at £30 and held from Sir William Clarke. The house was later inherited by the Gubbins family. Demolished post 1950. | |
Rockville | The Barrys were inhabiting Rockville by the mid 18th century. William Barry was resident in 1814 and his seventh son Thomas Barry in 1837. In the early 1850s Garret Barry was occupying this house which he held from Sir William Clarke. It was valued at £15.15 shillings. | |
Rossmore | Rossmore was a Coppinger home in the 19th century, the residence of Thomas Coppinger in 1814 and 1837. Thomas Francis Coppinger is recorded as the occupier at the time of Griffith's Valuation when the property, valued at £19, was held from Sir William Clarke. | |
Barryscourt | Originally a seat of the Barry family, Earls of Barrymore, it had become a Coppinger home by the mid 18th century. Wilson refers to it as the seat of Mr. Coppinger in 1786 and also notes "the castle of Barry's Court". It was the residence of William Coppinger in 1814 and in the early 1850s, when it was held from Sir William Clarke and valued at £22. Following William's death in 1862 this property passed to his nephew Morgan John O'Connell. Bence Jones records it as a ruin but the original medieval castle has been refurbished and is now open to the public. In the 1940s the Irish Tourist Association survey included a description of both buildings. | |
Sunville | A property held from Francis Wise in the mid 19th century by Thomas Donovan. The buildings were valued at £15.10 shillings. In the 1870s Thomas Donovan of Sunville, Johnstown owned 174 acres in county Cork. | |
Greenville | Garret Barry, eight son of William Barry of Rockville, occupied this house in the mid 19th century. He held it in fee and it was valued at £17+. He was a racehorse owner and died unmarried. Greenville passed to his nephew Dr William Barry of Rockville and Greenville. Lucy K. Barry was resident in 1906 when the buildings were valued at £34. | |
Barry's Lodge | Occupied by D. Barry in 1837 and by Henry Barry in the early 1850s. He held the property valued at £28 from Samuel Reeves. | |
Dundullerick House | Occupied by J[ames] Barry in 1837 and by his son William Barry in the early 1850s. The property was held in fee with 353 acres and the buildings were valued at £26+. William's nephew James William Creagh Barry later purchased Dundullerick. | |
Dundullerick | This house was occupied by Edmund Barry in the mid 19th century, when it was valued at £16+ and held in fee. Edmond married in 1836 Sarah Isabella daughter of Pierce Creagh of Rockforest Lodge. Their grandson sold Dundullerick to his cousin James William Creagh who took the additional name of Barry. This house appears to have remained in Creagh Barry possession until the 20th century. \in 1906 valued at £19.10 shillings and occupied by Pierce Barry. | |
Cloneen | Leet records - Hoare esq as resident at Cloneen, Middleton, in 1814. In the mid 19th century Robert Lunham held a house valued at £20+ from Bingham Sarsfield in this townland. Sarsfield held the property from Abraham Devonsher. When Cloneen was advertised for sale in 1870 it was occupied by Joseph Sheedy. Bingham Sarsfield of Cork owned 266 acres in county Cork in the 1870s. A house is still extant at the site. | |
Curragh | At the time of Griffith's Valuation John Courtenay held a house, offices and gate lodges at Curragh, valued at £28. The first Ordnance Survey map shows a farm yard for Ballyedmond in Curragh. The 25-inch map of the 1890s still indicates extensive farm buildings, together with kennels. Farm buildings remain at the site. | |
Ballyedmond | Ballyedmond passed through marriage from the Brownes to the Courtenays. Robert Courtney was the proprietor of Ballyedmund in 1814. John Courtenay held Ballyedmond from the Reverend William Halloran in the mid 19th century. The buildings were valued at £199. The seat of Robert Courtney Smith-Barry in 1894. Inherited by the Smith Barrys and sold by them in the 1960s. The house no longer exists but much estate architecture including gate lodges survives. |
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Springhill | This house was a Wakeham home from at least the mid 1770s. William Wakeman was resident at Springhill in 1814 and W.J. Wakeham in 1837. Joseph B. Wakeham held Springhill in fee at the time of Griffith's Valuation when the buildings were valued at £15+. | |
Ballyvodock | Thomas Wigmore occupied this house in the mid 19th century. He held it from the representatives of Viscount Midleton and it was valued at £9+. | |
Ballyvodock House | James Barry was living at Ballyvodig House, Middleton, in 1814. In the mid 19th century William Kelleher was the occupier. He held the property from William Oliver Jackson and the buildings were valued at £11. A house and large farm are still extant at the site. | |
Ballintubbrid House | Ballintobrid, Middleton, was the home of William Weekes in 1814. By 1837 it was the home of the Heard family and occupied and held by Edward Heard in fee at the time of Griffith's Valuation. The house was valued at £13. The original house is not extant. | |
Glenville | Originally a Coppinger property sold to the Hudsons in the mid to late 18th century. The Hudsons built a new house and this house was added too in 1887. E. G. Hudson was resident at Glenville in 1814 and Lewis records the Reverend E. G. Hudson as the proprietor of Mount Pleasant in the parish of Ardnageehy in 1837. In the mid 19th century William E. Hudson held the property valued at £46 in fee. Inherited by William E. Hudson's nephew Sir Edward Hudson Kinahan who was the occupier in 1906 when the house was valued at £150. Sold to the Bence Jones family in 1949. Also known as Mount Prospect and The Manor, this house was the home of Mark Bence Jones, author. |
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Brooklodge House | A house and paper mill valued at £30 held by Mary Eliza Phair from the Reverend Robert Bury at the time of Griffith's Valuation. This Phair family were involved in paper mills in a number of townlands in this locality. | |
Brookville | Home of Cornelius O'Callaghan who held it from the Reverend Robert Bury in the mid 19th century. The buildings were valued at £35. |
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Blossomgrove | Blossomgrove was the residence of William Casey in the early 1850s. He held the house valued at £22 and 335 acres from Simon Dring. A house is still extant at the site. | |
Butlerstown | Nathaniel C. Martin held a house, offices, foreman's house and spade factory valued at £25 from Francis Beamish. The property is labelled Butlerstown House on the 25-inch Ordnance Survey map of the 1890s when the spade factory is no longer visible. There is still an extant house at the site. | |
Corbally | ''Burke's Irish Family Records'' describes the Sheehys of Corbally House from about the late 18th century. In the mid 19th century the house was occupied by William J. Sheehy, second son of Bryan Sheehy of Corbally House, died 1806. The buildings were valued at £27 and the property was held from the Reverend Edward Newenham. This house was named 'Mill View' on the first Ordnance Survey map. Mill View was still occupied by Sheehys when it was advertised for sale in 1871. | |
Maryborough | The sale rental for the Mannix estate states that this house was built in 1816 at a cost of £3,000. Occupied by J. Wallis in 1837 and by Henry Mannix in the early 1850s. Mannix held the property from the representatives of the Reverend Robert Dring and the buildings were valued at £28. |
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Rockgrove | The seat of the Dring family in the 18th and 19th centuries, valued at £50 in the early 1850s. Bence Jones writes that it was sold by the Drings in the early 20th century, valued at £80 in 1906, and was restored in the 1970s. The house is now used as offices. |
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Riverstown | An early 18th century house with fine plasterwork by the Francini brothers, the seat of the Browne family for two and a half centuries. The Brownes were still occupying the house in 1837 but John Carmichael is recorded as the occupier in the early 1850s when it was valued at £32.10 shillings. Restored in the 1960s by the Dooleys with help from the Irish Georgian Society. |
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Marino | The present house was built on the foundations of an earlier house which was burnt in the 1860s. Wilson refers to this earlier house on Great Island as the seat of Savage French in 1786. Marine remained the home of a branch of the French family and sold by Colonel Stuart French in the early 1970s. The National Inventory of Architectural Heritage entry states that this house was previously the home of the mathematician Philip Ronayne. Valued at £32 in the early 1850s it was occupied by Thomas G. French who held the property from Thomas R. Sarsfield. Knight writes that Thomas Sarsfield of Doughcloyne leased the lands of Ronayne's Grove, otherwise Hodnet's Wood, otherwise Marino to Savage French in 1755. Thomas G. French is also recorded as the occupier in 1814 and 1837. |
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Glyntown House | Unoccupied in the early 1850s, this house was held by Eliza McCaul from William B. Hoare. It was valued at £35. Bence Jones writes that this house, now demolished, was built by Samuel McCall and was owned in the 20th century by the Dring family. | |
Ballinglanna | Occupied by J. Newsom in 1814 and E. Newsom in 1837. Edward Newsom held this house from Eliza McCaul and Louis Denay at the time of Griffith's Valuation when it was valued at £24. This house is named Glenville on the first Ordnance Survey map. |
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Kilcoolishal | Thomas Martin occupied a house valued at £18+ in this townland at the time of Griffith's Valuation. He held it from W. B. Hoare. | |
Factory Hill | The seat of a branch of the Hoare family in the 18th and 19th centuries. Occupied by E. Hoare in 1814 but by 1837 leased to William Letchfield or Lichfield. He occupied the house in the early 1850s when it was valued at £25. Richard Martin of Factory Hill owned 506 acres in county Cork in the 1870s. A larger property, known as Dunsland House, occupies the site of Factory Hill on the 25-inch Ordnance Survey map of the 1890s. This latter property was later the residence of Joseph Pike and was burnt in August 1920 during the War of Independence. |
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Richmond | The home of the Mannix family in the late 18th and 19th centuries. Occupied by S. Oliver in 1814 and by R. Mannis [Mannix] in 1837. [Henry Mannix was resident in the early 1850s when the house was valued at £27 and held from Jonas Morris.] A house is still extant at the site. | |
Woodville | Woodville was originally a home of the Cummins family. In 1800 Charlotte Cummins married Thomas Mannix. Occupied by N.W. Cummins in 1837 [and by Richard B. Isaack in the early 1850s when it was valued at £23]. Buildings are still extant at the site though extensive modern development has taken place in the area. | |
Dunkettle | Seat of the Morris family from the late 18th century, occupied by Abraham Morris in 1814 and 1837. Wilson, writing in 1786, provides a detailed description of the demesne. At the time of Griffith's Valuation Jonas Morris held the property from George Newenham. The buildings were valued at £60. Bence Jones writes that this house was built on or close to the site of a previous house belonging to the Trant family. The house was sold in the late 19th century to the Gubbins family. |
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Glenburn | Glenburn was occupied by A. Lewis in 1837 and was held in fee by John T.C. Gibbings at the time of Griffith's Valuation. The buildings were valued at £20.15 shilllings. |
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Annmount | In the 1770s Falkiner Bart was resident and in 1786 Wilson refers to Annemount as the seat of Sir Riggs Falkiner. Occupied by the Reverend Mr Coghlan in 1814 and in 1837. By the time of Griffith's Valuation Nicholas M. Cummins held this house from the Reverend Coghlan. This house was burned down and all that now remains are the steps. |
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Carrignavar | The castle of Carrignavar was from the mid 17th century the seat of this the senior branch of the McCarthy clan. Bence Jones writes that Carrignavar is a late 19th century castellated house incorporating the remains of the old castle. Lewis refers to Carrignavar as the seat of Justic McCarthy in 1837 and Justin McCarthy junior was resident at the time of Griffith's Valuation when the buildings were valued at £28. Bought by John Sheedy in the 20th century and sold by him in the 1950s to the Sacred Heart Fathers. The house is part of their college complex. |
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Ashton Grove | This house is marked Ashton Grove on the first Ordnance Surve map. John Cotter was the proprietor of Ashton, Cork, in 1814 and T. Cleary of Ballingohig in 1837. Thomas J. Cleary held the property from Henry Braddell at the time of Griffith's Valuation when the buildings were valued at £22. Cleary held a cornmill from Braddell in the townland of Kilrussane. James Fitzgerald held 122 acres of untenanted land and buildings valued at £26+ in 1906. |
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Mitchellsfort/Fellfort | This house was the home of Mitchell Esq in the 1770s and 1780s. Occupied by Brooke Brazier in 1814 and by his son Henry B. Mitchell in the early 1850s. Henry B. Mitchell owned the property in fee and the buildings were valued at £52+. Slater noted it as the residence of R.L. Fell in 1894, now demolished. | |
Rock Farm | The home of John Cantillon in 1837 and in the early 1850s when it was valued at £16 and held from Warren Hastings Rowland Jackson. | |
Carrigrenan | Occupied by J. M. Ashlin (father of the architect George Ashlin) in 1837 and by the Reverend Robert Bury in the early 1850s. He held the house valued at £37 from Warren H. R. Jackson. The home of the Sullivans in the 20th century. | |
Castleview | A Jackson property which was unoccupied in 1837. By the time of Griffith's Valuation Robert Delacour Beamish was resident in the house valued at £34 which he held from the Jacksons. The house was sometimes known as Ditchley House. Now functions as the Radisson Hotel, Little Island. |
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Little Island House | A Bury residence, occupied by Richard Bury in 1814, by Phineas Bury in 1837 and by his widow Eliza at the time of Griffith's Valuation. The house was valued at £51 and held from the Earl of Limerick. Bence Jones wrote n 1978 that the house was a ruin and the site is now occupied by industrial buildings. | |
Flaxfort | Occupied by R. Martin in 1837 and by Mary Anne Martin at the time of Griffith's Valuatioan. The house was valued at £21 and held from John Purcell. It is no longer extant. |
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Inchera | This house, also known as Sun Lodge, was the home of the Oliver family. Occupied by S. Oliver in 1814 and Silver Charles Oliver in 1837 and in the 1850s. The buildings were valued at £54 and the property was held from the Reverend Rowland Davis Gray. Owned by C.E. Murphy in the first half of the 20th century. Post 1950 it was destroyed by a fire. | |
Ashgrove | A branch of the Rogers family was located at Ashgrove in the early 18th century. Described by Bence Jones as a late Georgian house built for Councillor Franklin by Abraham Hargrave and now a ruin. In 1810 Townsend referred to the new house of Richard Frankland "built in the best modern style". It was occupied in 1814 by Mrs Franklan and in 1837 by R. Frankland. Richard Frankland held the property in fee at the time of Griffith's Valuation when the buildings were valued at £32. |
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Bennett's Court | The Bennetts were resident at Ballymore from the 18th century but this house dates from about the 1840s. At the time of Griffith's Valuation it was the residence of Joseph H. Bennett who held it in fee. The buildings were valued at £41. Owned by a religious order in the 20th century and now in use as a medical clinic. |
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The Priory | A house valuled at £17+ at the time of Griffith's Valuation and held by the Reverend Francis Newport from Joseph H. Bennett. The Reverend Newport's daughter married J. H. Bennett's nephew in 1865 and they eventually inherited Bennett's Court. |
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Ballymore House | The Hare family, Earls of Listowel, also held land in the townland of Ballymore in the 19th century. In 1814 the proprietor of Ballymore was the Honourable Mr Hare. In 1837 J.H. Bennett was resident at Ballymore House. This house appears to have been in the possession of the Honourable Robert Hare at the time of Griffith's Valuation when it was held from Joseph H. Bennett and valued at £15+. Robert Hare was a younger brother of the 2nd Earl of Listowel and married in 1840 Louisa French of Marino. Their son Robert Dillon lived at Ballymore. In 1906 John C. Bennett is given as the occupier and the mansion house was valued at £65. Bence Jones writes that post 1950 owners include the O'Donovans and Hecketts. |
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Cuskinny | A French home from the early 19th century, occupied by Savage French in 1814 and by his son Savage T.W. French in 1837 and in the early 1850s. The house was then valued at £32 and held from Bartholomew Verling and Thomas R. Sarsfield. IN 1894 Slater noted it as the seat of S. French. This property was still in the possession of the descendants of the French family in the 1970s. |
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Hermitage | A house valued at £18, occupied by Eliza Martin and held from Robert Webb at the time of Griffith's Valuation. In the 20th century the home of Edmund Glen Browne. |
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Wood View | The home of J. Cremen in 1837 and Jeremiah Crimmin in the early 1850s, when the house was valued at £16 and held from Thomas Wyse. | |
Sarsfieldscourt [Old] | In 1837 Lewis refers to Sarsfieldscourt as an ancient mansion "formerly belonging to the Sarsfield family but now to Mr Rutland [Putland] of Dublin". On the first Ordnance Survey map one building is marked as "in ruins". Another building also named Sarsfield's Court is marked closer to the Glashaboy River. At the time of Griffith's Valuation Charles Putland junior was recorded as occupier, holding the house valued at £13 from his father Charles Putland. This latter property is labelled Beechmount on the 25-inch Ordnance Survey map of the 1890s. A property labelled Sarsfieldcourt House is also located in the townland on the later map [W723779]. It is no longer extant and St.Stephen's Hospital now occupies the grounds. | |
Berry Hill | A house occupied by George Scott at the time of Griffith's Valuation, held from James Morrough and valued at £14. The home of Patrick Ronayne in the 1870s. This house is still a residence. |
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Ballynoe House | A house occupied by Abraham Hargreave in 1837 and at the time of Griffith's Valuation, held from James H.S. Barry and valued at £14.15 shillings. Abraham Hargrave owned 36 acres at Ballynoe in the 1870s. Later owned by the Murphy family. This house is still extant and occupied. |
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Monkstown Castle | Built by a Mrs Archdeacon in the 17th century, Monkstown Castle was the home of the Shaw family in the 19th century and held from the de Vesci family. In the early 1850s Robert Bernard Shaw was resident and the buildings were valued at £54. In the possession of the Monkstown Golf Club for much of the 20th century, Further information on the building's construction is available at https://www.logainm.ie/ga/9588. |
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Waterview (Passage West) | Leased by Richard Neville Parker from Lord deVesci's estate at the time of Griffith's Valuation when it was valued at £76. Waterview was offered for sale in the Landed Estates Court by Parker's widow, Hannah Maria, in September 1874. Waterview is still in use as a residence. | |
Bellevue (Passage West) | In 1850, Nicholas Parker was leasing this property from the deVesci estate when it was valued at £33 10s. It is shown on the 25-inch Ordnance Survey map of the 1890s in a much enlarged form but was subsequently demolished to make way for the terrace of houses which now occupies the site. | |
Ring View | Ring View was being leased by Robert Baily from the deVesci estate at the time of Griffith's Valuation, when it was valued at £18 10s. A house is still extant at the site. | |
Rock Cottage (Passage West) | Catherine Parker was leasing this property from Thomas Boland in 1850 when it was valued at £36 10s. A house is still extant at the site. | |
Lackaroe House | In 1850, Catherine Anne Parker was leasing this property to Cornelius Hawkes when it was valued at £21. A house still exists at this site. | |
Rock Ville (Passage West) | Mrs. Anne Taylor was leasing Rock Ville from the Parker estate at the time of Griffith's Valuation, when it was valued at almost £25. Lewis refers to it as the seat of J. Taylor in 1837. It is still extant and occupied. |
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Condonstown | Timothy Mahony occupied a house valued at £6 which he held with 165 acres at Condonstown North from J.H.S. Barry in the mid 19th century. By 1906 the buildings were valued at £15+ and Arthur H.S. Barry is given as the occupier. Grid reference is approximate. | |
Rockenham | In 1850 Thomas Parsons Boland was leasing this house to Noble Johnson, when it was valued at £100. Lewis refers to it as Johnson's seat in 1837. The National Inventory of Architectural Heritage suggests it was built by the Johnsons in the 1820s. It is still extant and occupied. |
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Pembroke | The seat of Thomas Parsons Boland in 1837. Held in fee by him at the time of Griffith's Valuation, when it was valued at £48. Pembroke, together with many other of his houses, was included in the Sale Notice of Boland's estate in November 1859. It was offered for sale again in May 1868 when the house was noted as having "lofty and spacious rooms". In 1786 Wilson refers to Pembroke Town as the seat of Mr. Boland. In 1943 the Irish Tourist Association Survey noted that the Duke of Wellington was supposed to have stayed at Pembroke prior to embarking for the Peninsular wars. The house is no longer extant and a housing development has been built on the site. | |
Horsehead | In 1850, Horsehead was being leased by James Craig from William Lane and was valued at £60. In November 1859 it was offered for sale as part of the Boland estate. Lewis refers to it as the seat of S. Lane in 1837, "an elegent mansion in the Tudor style". In 1943 the Irish Tourist Association Survey noted that the horses of the Duke of Wellington's cavalry had grazed on the front lawn at Horsehead prior to embarking for Europe. It is still extant and occupied. It was offered for sale in 2024. |
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Horsehead Cottage | Held from Thomas Boland's estate by Samuel Abbott in 1850 when it was valued at £38 10s. It was included in the sale of the estate in November 1859. It is no longer extant. | |
Maryborough | In 1786 Wilson refers to Maryborough as the seat of Mr Newnhan and it was also a Newenham home in the 19th century, occupied by R. Newingham in 1814, by Edward Eyre Newenham in 1837 and at the time of Griffith's Valuation. He held the property in fee and the buildings were valued at £80. Thomas Sherrard held a mansion house valued at £61 in this townland in 1906. It is now part of a large hotel complex. |
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Doughcloyne | Originally the home of the Ronayne family, it passed by marriage to the Sarsfields. Occupied by Dr Sarsfield in the 1770s and 1780s, by Mr Haynes in 1814, by D. Sarsfield in 1837 and by Thomas R. Sarsfield in the early 1850s, who held it in fee, value £43. In 1894 Slater notes it as the seat of Capt. T.R. Sarsfield. This house is no longer extant. | |
Oldcourt | Oldcourt was the seat of the Goold family baronets until 1852 when it was bought by Alexander Glasgow. The sale rental of March 1852 includes a lithograph of Oldcourt. Griffith's Valuation records Glasgow holding the property in fee and the buildings were valued at £68. The Glasgows leased the house until it was bought in the early 20th century by Henry O'Shea although Alexander J. Glasgow is recorded as the occupier in 1906 when it was valued at £51. Henry O'Shea sold it to the Brothers of Charity in 1934 whose services used it as a Special Needs school. It is still extant. |
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Turret Farm House | At the time of Griffith's Valuation occupied by St John Jeffreys and held by him in fee, the buildings were valued at £26. | |
Leemount | The residence of John T. Hartnell in 1814 and of Nicholas C. Brabazon at the time of Griffith's Valuation. Brabazon held the house valued at £72 from St John Jeffreys with 118 acres. The 1870s landowners' records indicate it as owned by Henry Lindsey Young and Slater records it as his residence in 1894. Leemount is still extant. |
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Mount Desert | The home of the Dunscombe family in the 18th and 19th centuries, it was noted by Wilson as the seat of Mr. Dunscombe in 1786. The house was occupied by George Dunscombe in 1814 and by Nicholas Dunscombe in the early 1850s when it was valued at £55. Still valued at the same amount in 1906 when it was occupied by Robert Dunscombe. The house is no longer extant and the Bon Secours Health Care unit is now located at this site. |
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Montpellier | A house occupied by the Reverend Morgan O'Donovan in 1837 and by Morgan O'Donovan in the early 1850s. The house was held in fee by the O'Donovans and was valued at £55. There is no trace of this house now as modern development has taken place in the area. | |
Waterfall | Occupied by Austin Esq in the 1770s and 1780s and by T. Austin in 1837. Leased by Edward Austen who held from the representatives of Viscount Midleton in the mid 19th century. The buildings were valued at £14. The house shown at this location on the 1st edition Ordnance Survey map has disappeared by the time of the publication of the 25-inch edition in the 1890s. Buildings do still exist at the site. | |
Castle White | Occupied by Whyte Esq in the 1770s Wilson refers to this property as Rochfordstown in 1786. George M. White was the owner in 1837 and held by him in fee at the time of Griffith's Valuation when the house was valued at £35. Lucia P. Hawkes was recorded as the occupier of two mansion houses in this townland in 1906, one valued at £27 and the other at £53. Castle White is still extant. In 2023 it was offered for sale by Sothebys International. |
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Chetwynd | The Pigotts were established at Chetwynd in the early 18th century and Wilson refers to it as their seat in 1786. By the end of the century they were resident in county Laois. In 1837 J. Forrest was the proprietor of Chetwin and in the mid 19th century William Bateman occupied the house, valued at £25, which he held from John Dennis. Two houses are marked on the first Ordnance Survey map for Chetwynd. It is not clear which one was the Pigott house. | |
Willsfort | Occupied by William Harris in 1814 and by Mrs Dowman in 1837. Francis Clancy was the occupier at the time of Griffith's Valuation holding the house valued at £26 from Jane Dowman. A house is still extant at the site. | |
Lauriston | A house valued at £40 at the time of Griffith's Valuation and held by Nicholas D. Murphy from Joseph Anderson. | |
Lotabeg | Bence Jones writes that this house was built circa 1800 for Sir Richard Kellett 1st Baronet. Lewis gives D. Callaghan as the proprietor of Lotabeg in 1837. Poole Hickman was resident at the time of Griffith's Valuation, holding the property from William Galway. The buildings were valued at £87. Home of the Mahony family in the late 19th century. | |
Lota Lodge | Occupied by James H.Smith Barry in 1837 and at the time of Griffith's Valuation when the buildings were valued at £75 and held from John Courtney. The residence of Arthur Frederick Sharman Crawford at the end of the 19th century. Bence Jones writes that this house was partially destroyed by fire in 1902 and rebuilt the following year. It is now the Vienna Woods Hotel. |
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Lota Park | Built in the early 19th century by John Power and purchased by Jeremiah James Murphy circa 1836. By the early 1850s occupied by Colonel Ludlow Beamish who held it from John Courtney. In the 1870s the home of Edmund Burke. In the 20th century home of Joseph Gubbins and later of Mrs Francis Mahony. Now operates as a health care facility. |
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Lota House | Occupied by William Hastings Greene in 1837 [of the Greene family of Greenville, county Kilkenny] whose interest in Lota was advertised for sale in January 1851. William H. Greene was married to Mary Sarsfield of Doughcloyne and held Lota on a long lease from Robert Courtenay. George A. Wood was tenant in 1851 and resident at the time of Griffith's Valuation. He held the house valued at £85 from John Courtney. Now a hospital site. |
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Lotamore House | The residence of the Honourable C.L. Bernard in 1837 and of Frederick Hamilton at the time of Griffith's Valuation. He held the house valued at £64 from William C. Rogers. The interest of Joseph Harrison in Lotamore was for sale in February 1871. Sir William Bartholomew Hackett was the tenant. Owned in the late 19th century by the Perrier family and the Mahonys. Wilson writing in 1786, refers to Lota as the seat of Mr. Rogers. It has operated as a guesthouse for many years. |
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Kilbarry | In the mid 19th century occupied by George Wise and held from James H. S. Barry. The buildings were valued at £35. | |
Ballincurrig | W.C. Logan occupied Ballincurrig Cottage in 1837 and William Coppinger occupied a house at Ballincurrig valued at £33 and held by him in fee at the time of Griffith's Valuation. | |
Cleve Hill | Samuel Perrott was residing at Cleve Hill in 1837 and in the early 1850s when the house was valued at £68 and held from Alexander McCarthy. Cleve Hill a modern family mansion on 13 acres was advertised for sale in October 1873, the estate of Joseph Gadsden Nash and Arthur Power Harty, bankrupts. | |
Clifton | John Moore Travers inhabited this house in the first half of the 19th century. At the time of Griffith's Valuation Clifton was valued at £65 and held from the Earl of Bandon. John M. Travers only child Elizabeth married in 1827 Sir William Henry St Lawrence Clarke, Baronet. Later the home of Nicholas Murphy and in the 20th century in use as a convent. | |
Besborough | In the 1770s the residence of Allen Esq. The seat of the Pike family for most of the 19th century. Occupied by J. Spence in 1814 and by Ebenezer Pike in 1837 and in the early 1850s. He held the property from the representatives of Bousfield and the house was valued at £78. This house was used as a convent in the 20th century. http://www.askaboutireland.ie/reading-room/history-heritage/big-houses-of-ireland/bessborough-house-and-est/index.xml | |
Hampstead | The residence of G. Britton in 1814 and of Lieutenant Boyle Hill in 1837. Occupied by John H. Bainbridge at the time of Griffith's Valuation. He held the property in fee and the house was valued at £22. The house is not labelled on the 25-inch Ordnance Survey map of the 1890s and is no longer extant. | |
Ballygaggin | Occupied by Edmond Murphy at the time of Griffith's Valuation, valued at £30 and held from the Duke of Devonshire. | |
Frankfield | Located on the side of what is now the Frankfield Golf Club, Frankfield House was occupied by S. Lane in 1837 and by the Very Reverend H. J. Newman in the mid 19th century. Reverend Newman held it from William Lane and the buildings were valued at £60. | |
Lee Cottage | Marked on the first Ordnance Survey map this house was occupied by Henry O. Seward in the early 1850s when it was valued at £52 and held from the Ecclesiastical Commissioners. Now incorporated into the university. | |
Castlemahon | Seat of the Chatterton family, occupied by Sir James Chatterton in 1814 and Sir William in 1837 and at the time of Griffith's Valuation when it was valued at £47. The property was held from the Ecclesiastical Commissioners. The building now houses a youth centre run by the Redemptorist Order. |
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Ferney | Ferney was the residence of Mrs Coote in 1814 and of J.H. Manley in 1837. Joseph Manly occupied the house valued at £68 at the time of Griffith's Valuation. He held it from Sir William Chatterton. This house is still extant. | |
Lakeview | Occupied by Miss Allen in 1837 and by William Prittie Harris in the early 1850s when the house was valued at £28 and held from Sir William Chatterton. In the 1870s Richard Harris of Lakeview, Cork, owned 169 acres. This house no longer exists. | |
Ringmahon Castle | The proprietor of Ring Mahon Castle in 1837 was J. Murphy. James Murphy occupied the house valued at £68 in the early 1850s and held the property from William Crawford who held from the Chattertons by lease dated 1797. This property was still in the possession of the Murphy family at the end of the 19th century. | |
Dundanion Castle | The residence of the architect Sir Thomas Deane in 1837, valued at £78 in the early 1850s and held from Richard Sampson. Sold by Sir Thomas to William Wise in 1860 and by Wise to William Thornton in 1868. A residence is still extant at this site. | |
Garrane | In the early 1850s Francis Hennis occupied a house valued at £30 from William Howe Hennis. A building still exists at this site. | |
Grange | H. Conron occupied Grange in 1837 and at the time of Griffith's Valuation when the buildings were valued at £40 and held from J.D.C. Beamish. Hatton Condon was still living at Grange in the 1870s. In 1894 Slater records Grange as the seat of E.R. Conron. This house no longer exists. | |
Lehenaghbeg | A house valued at £14 in the mid 19th century and held by Edward Casey from James H. S. Barry. Edward Casey was the owner of 121 acres at Lehenaghbeg in the 1870s. | |
Lehenagh | Occupied by T. Curtis in 1837. By the early 1850s Mary Curtis was resident holding the house valued at £28 from the Reverend Edward H. Newinham. | |
Lehenagh House | A home of a member of the Newingham family in 1814 and of Charles Mathew in the mid 19th century.James Mathews of Lehenagh owned 107 acres in the 1870s. This house no longer exists. | |
Ashton | A house occupied by John Cotter from at least 1814 until his death in 1864 and by Mrs Catherine Cotter until at least 1871. It is not clear if John Cotter was a member of the Cotter family, baronets. The house is now part of the Ashton School complex. | |
Ballyphilip House | This property was leased to Samuel Adams Austen and occupied by John Forrest in the early 1850s. When the Newenham's fee of Ballyphilip was for sale in 1865 David Cagney was resident. A house still exists at the site. | |
Charlemont House | Charlemont House was leased by Charles Evanson from Nicholas G. Allen at the time of Griffith's Valuation, when it was valued at £20. It was included in the sale of Evanson property in the Landed Estates Court in November 1862. It is still extant. | |
Gawsworth | In the mid 19th century this house valued at £19 was occupied by Russell Fitton and held from the representatives of Robert Hedges and Mr Pratt. | |
Woodhill | Originally this property belonged to the Dennis family. Following the marriage of Elizabeth Dennis to Cooper Penrose, a Quaker, of Waterford, it passed into the possession of the Penrose family, who enlarged the house. Another Cooper Penrose was the occupant in 1814 and in the mid 19th century holding the property from James Murphy. The buildings were valued at £100. The house was demolished circa 1980s. | |
Ballycannon | The home of the Spread family in the 18th century, by the time of Griffith's Valuation the buildings were valued at £7 and occupied by Michael and John Daly who held the property from the representatives of William Spread. A building is still extant at this location. | |
Parkgarriff | This house was the home of at least two generations of David Cagneys in the 19th century. The house was valued at £40 at the time of Griffith's Valuation and held by David Cagney from Lord de Vesci. The Cagneys were still resident in the 1870s. The house no longer exists and the site is located on the edge of the Monkstown Golf Club. | |
Trantstown | A Trant home in the 18th century, occupied by Mrs Pepper in 1837 and by James Barry in the early 1850s. He held the house valued at £8+ from Lady A.H. Fitzgerald. Buildings are still located at this site. | |
Wilton | In 1786 Wilson refers to "Willtown" as the seat of Mr. Izod. Charles H. Leslie occupied Wilton in 1814 and in 1837. By the mid 19th century Matthew Leslie was resident, holding the house valued at £55 from John Craig and H. Mitchell. A college is now located at this site. | |
Ballynora | A house valued at £14 and held by Thomas Magner in the mid 19th century from the representatives of John McSweeny. | |
Shanakiel | Daniel Leahy is recorded as the occupier of Shanakiel House in the first half of the 19th century. The house was valued at £85 in the early 1850s and held from the Earl of Cork and Orrery. This house no longer exists and its site is located in the grounds of a hospital. | |
Seamount House (Carrigaline) | At the time of Griffith's Valuation, this property was leased by James French from the Penrose estate when it was valued at £12. The property is labelled Seamount House on the 25-inch Ordnance Survey Map of the 1890s. There is still an extant house at this site. | |
Curraghbinny | In 1850 Henry Smith was leasing this property from the estate of Louisa Penrose and others, when it was valued at £10. It is not shown on the 25-inch map of the 1890s. | |
Maglin | A house valued at £15 and held by James Barry [Berry] from John Popham and others at the time of Griffith's Valuation. Buildings are still extant at this location. | |
Rosanna | Rosanna was the home of the Webb family in the 19th century, occupied at the time of Griffith's Valuation by Hannah (widow of the Reverend Dr John Webb) valued at £75 and held from St John Jeffreys. A building is still located at this site. | |
Ballynaroon | Griffith's Valuation records a house valued at £13.15 shillings in this townland in the mid 19th century. It was occupied by Charles W. Welland and held from the representatives of Viscount Midleton. The house is named The Highlands on the 25 inch to the mile map. Only yard buildings now remain at this site. | |
Ballydulea | A house occupied by Edmond Bourke in the mid 19th century, held from Anne Payne, Mrs Cummins and the Reverend Fleming and valued at £14.10 shillings. In 1896 the encumbrances on land at Ballydulea was being finalised. The vendor was the Reverend Joseph King Cummin, see The Irish Law Times and Solicitors' Journal Vol XXX (1896). |
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Corbally South | Catherine Delany held buildings valued at £11 from William J. Sheehy in Corbally South at the time of Griffith's Valuation, with 148 acres. Buildings are still located at this site. | |
Ballinderrig | Ballinderrig is marked on the first edition Ordnance Survey map and was occupied in the mid 19th century by Jane Cantillon. She held the property valued at £13+ from Eliza Bury. Catherine Cantillon was also resident in the townland at Courtstown Cottage Grid Ref W774 720. By the publication of the 25-inch Ordnance Survey map in the 1890s the latter property has become known as Courtstown House. It is still extant. | |
Spud Villa | This house is marked on the first edition Ordnance survey map. Anne and Jane Wise occupied a house in the townland of Mount Desert valued at £38 and held from Thomas Wise in the mid 19th century. | |
Rathpeacon House | At the time of Griffith's Valuation, Rathpeacon House was occupied by William le Fanu leasing from Richard Thomas when the house was valued at £27. In the 1870s it is recorded as the residence of John Davis. | |
Green Mount (Passage West) | Robert Hodgson was leasing Greenmount from the Boland estate at the time of Griffith's Valuation, when it was valued at £19. It is still extant and occupied. |
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Mansfield (Passage West) | At the time of Griffith's Valuation, William Browne was leasing this property from the Boland estate, when it was valued at £56. It is still extant. | |
Ballincollig | In 1786, Wilson mentions a seat of Mr.Lloyd at Ballincollig, "near the ruins of the castle". By the time of Griffith's Valuation, this area appears to have been in the possession of Thomas Tobin and the house may have been that leased by Rev. David Horgan, when the buildings were valued at £14. A substantial farm still exists at this site. | |
Greenfield (Ballincollig) | In 1786, Wilson refers to Greenfield, near Ballincollig, as the seat of Mr. Carleton with another house, the seat of Mr. Wetheral, opposite. Greenfield House is labelled on the 1st edition Ordnance Survey map but is not shown on the 25-inch edition of the 1890s. Greenfield Upper, across the road, is shown on both maps. At the time of Griffith's Valuation this townland was in the possession of Francis Carleton. Greenfield House was valued at £11 while the second house in the townland was valued at almost £10. Neither were occupied. A building is still extant at the Greenfield Upper site though extensive modern housing has been built in the surrounding area. | |
Mounthovel House | In 1786 Wilson refers to Mounthovel as the seat of Mr. Farmer. At the time of Griffith's Valuation, Mout Hovel House was occupied by Edward Newenham leasing from the Atkins estate and valued at £8. It is no longer extant and the area is now occupied by modern housing. | |
Hop Island | At the time of Griffith's Valuation, Osborne Edwards was leasing this property from the Chatterton estate when it was valued at £16. It is labelled Hop Island on both the 1st and 25-inch edition Ordnance Survey maps. This may be the property referred to by Wilson as Red Island, the seat of Rev. Mr. Saunders, in 1786. A house is still extant at the site. |