Woodrooff

Houses within 5km of this house

Displaying 9 houses.

Houses within 5km of Woodrooff

Displaying 9 houses.

House name	Description
Loughlohery	In 1786 Wilson refers to "Loughlokery" as the seat of Mr. Dogherty. The residence of William Quin from at least 1814 and held by him in fee in the early 1850s when the house was valued at £33. The Quinns were still resident at Loughloher in the 1870s. A house is still extant at the site.
Coole	A house with a gatelodge marked on the first Ordnance Survey map and located just north of Knocklofty. Occupied by Thomas Morrissey in the mid 19th century, held from the Earl of Donoughmore and valued at £16+. A building is still extant at this location.
New Abbey	In 1786 Wilson refers to New-Abbey as the seat of Moore Cootee. He notes that the house was close to "the great flour mills built by the late Stephen Moore". New-Abbey was occupied by Henry Moore in the mid 19th century and held from Stephen Moore, the buildings were valued at £11.16 shillings.
Shanballyard	Shanballyard House is marked on the first Ordnance Survey map. In the mid 19th century John Scully held buildings valued at £16+ and 299 acres from James Scully. The National Inventory of Architectural Heritage records this house as "disused".
Barn	The seat of the Moore family in the 18th, 19th and 20th centuries. In 1786 Wilson refers to it as the seat of Thomas Moore In 1840 the Ordnance Survey Letter Books note that it had "a garden nursery and ornamental ground". It was held by Stephen Moore in fee in the mid 19th century and valued at £49+. Randal K. Moore was resident in 1906 and Mr and Mrs Murray Moore in the early 1940s when the house contained a very fine library and antique art collection. Barn is still extant.
Westgrove	Arthur Riall was residing at Westgrove in 1837 and in 1850 when the house was valued at £23+ and held from Robert Maunsell. This house is still in use as a residence.
Donegal	John O'Halloran occupied Donegal House in the mid 19th century which he held from Arthur Riall. The buildings were valued at £12.18 shillings. This house no longer exists but a farm complex is still located at the site.
Cuckoo Hill	In 1786 Wilson referred to a house he called "Clover-Hill", three miles from Caher, "the seat of Mr. Ryall". He may have been referring to the townland named Cuckoohill which appears on the 1st edition Ordnance Map. A house is present in this townland which is labelled Cuckoo Hill House on the 25-inch Ordnance Survey map of the 1890s. At the time of Griffith's Valuation, this property was leased to Patrick Heffernan by Abraham Riall when it was valued at over £6. A house and farm still occupy the site.
Chancellorstown House	In 1786 Wilson refers to Chancellors' Town as the seat of Mr. Moore. The house and surrounding demesne are shown on the first edition Ordnance Survey map but are not marked on the 25-inch edition of the 1890s. The townland was part of the estate of Stephen Moore at the time of Griffith's Valuation, though the house was leased by the representatives of Joseph Gough to Denis Daly and was valued at £7 10s. Farm buildings occupy the site now.