Landed Estates
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Belhavel

Houses within 15km of this house

Displaying 36 houses.

Houses within 15km of Belhavel

Displaying 36 houses.

House name Description
Clooskirt At the time of Griffith's Valuation, Mrs. Ormsby Gore was leasing this property to William Wilson. It was then valued at £12. At the same time Ruttledge Burrowes was leasing a property valued at £4 with over 140 acres of land from the Ormsby Gore estate. Johnston states that a "model farm" was established here in the later nineteenth century. This townland is mentioned as Clooshire, in 1906, when George Ormsby Gore was the owner of the property but there is no valuation given for buildings at that time. It was subsequently lived in by the St. Lawrence family. Photo of Clooskirt
Rockbrook Rockbrook was originally a Phibbs property. It later came into the possession of Abraham Martin of Cleveragh who leased it to the Cogan family and later to the Lougheed estate. It was occupied by John Lougheed at the time of Griffith's Valuation when it was valued at £3. Johnston states that the estate was divided by the Land Commission in the 1920s and that the house was sold by Mrs. Lougheed in 1938. It burnt down in 1945 and only the ruins remain today.
Castle Neynoe/Ballysumaghan House At the time of Griffith's Valuation, Richard B. Neynoe was leasing property at Ballysumaghan, barony of Tirerrill, to Henry Griffith, when it was valued at £30. Johnston states that Griffith changed its name to Ballysumaghan House. In 1906 it was the property of M.F.B. Stack. The house was stripped and the contents auctioned in the 1930s. Castle Neynoe was a ruin for many years but began to be restored in 2007. Photo of Castle Neynoe/Ballysumaghan House
Bloomfield Johnston states that Bloomfield was once part of the Phibbs estate before passing into the ownership of the Martins of Cleaveragh. In 1814 it was occupied by William White. James Martin owned the property at the time of Griffith's Valuation when it was valued at almost £6 and leased to Joseph Robinson. It remained in the Robinson family until the twentieth century and was demolished in 1948.
Ballynashee Lodge [Geevagh Lodge] At the time of Griffith's Valuation Michael Keogh owned Ballynashee Lodge, valued at £22. In 1906 George Keogh was the owner of the mansion house at Ballynashee valued at £22. Lewis also records this house as a seat of the Keogh family in 1837. It is labelled Ballynashee Lodge on the 1st edition Ordnance Survey map but as Geevagh Lodge on the later 25-inch edition of the 1890s. A later building is still extant at the site.
Annagh Lodge At the time of Griffith's Valuation, Thomas Whitney was leasing a house valued at £12 to Edward Frazer, at Aughnacloy, barony of Tirerrill. In 2006 Annagh Lodge was offered for sale by Raymond Potterton estate agents, in county Meath. The house details claim that Annagh Lodge was built by the Frazer family (from Scotland), around 1800. McTernan, however, notes that the house was reputedly built by a landlord named Hewitson. Photo of Annagh Lodge
Clogherevagh The house at Clogherevagh now forms part of St. Angela's College, a constituent college of NUI, Galway. The National Inventory of Architectural Heritage estimates that the house was built c.1890. At the time of Griffith's Valuation much of the townland was the property of John Wynne's estate. In 1894 Slater notes it as the residence of John Cochrane. Photo of Clogherevagh
Parke's Castle This castle was built by Capt. Roger Parke, incorporating an old O'Rourke castle, probably in the first or second decades of the 17th century. This property eventually came into the possession of the Gore family through the marriage of Anne Parke to Sir Francis Gore. Photo of Parke's Castle
Friarstown In 1856 William Leith was leasing Friarstown from John Johnston at which time it was valued at £20. In the 1870s it was the address of Thomas Robert Palmer who owned over 1600 acres in Leitrim at that time. In 1814 it was the residence of Andrew Johnston and Lewis also recorded it as a seat of that family in 1837. The original house is no longer extant but modern buildings exist at the site.
Glenboy There were two houses at Glenboy townland, one at least of which was part of the Clements estate but appears to have been leased for long periods to the Algeo family. John Marcus Clements, MP for Leitim, is described as "of Glenboy". He was nephew of Robert Clements, 1st Earl of Leitrim. A house at Glenboy was the residence of John Algeo in 1814. Glenboy is described as a seat of the Algeo family by Lewis in 1837 while Hollymount is the residence of the Armstrong family. At the time of Griffith's Valuation, Lewis Algeo was leasing house at Glenboy, valued at £25, to Simon Armstrong while he was also leasing a house from the Clements estate valued at £12. Houses are still extant at these locations.
Strandhill At the time of Griffith's Valuation Patrick Buchan was leasing a property valued at £12 at Lecarrow or Strandhill, barony of Dromahaire, from James Fawcett. Lewis records Strand Hill as a seat of the Fawcett family in 1837.
Corry Lodge At the time of Griffith's Valuation the house at Cavan, known as Corry Lodge, was owned by Francis N. Cullen and was valued at £12. In 1859 when the property was being sold it was claimed that the house had cost £1500 to build. It was the suject of a sale notice again in 1876 when the house was described as having 3 reception rooms and 5 good bedrooms.
Skreeny Skreeny seems to have been built during the 1690s. It is recorded as a seat of the Cullen family by both Taylor and Skinner and Wilson in the 1780s. During the Famine period it was used as a temporary fever hospital. The townland was in the possession of the Earl of Leitrim by the time of Griffith's Valuation where the only buildings recorded area a gate house and offices, valued at £1 10s. Skreeny House is labelled as "in ruins" on the 25-inch Ordnance Survey map of the 1890s. The Irish Tourist Association survey of the 1940s recorded that it was "the ruins of one of the principal gentry seats in the area".
Newtown Manor A house built after the publication of the First Ordnance Survey map. John James Whyte held this property in fee at the time of Griffith's Valuation, when itwas valued at £12. Slater notes that it was the residence of Captain Edward T. Pottinger in 1894. In 1906 Charles B. Whyte was the owner of the house at Carrickfad valued at £22. It is no longer extant.
Drumahaire Lodge Dromahaire Lodge was part of the Lane-Fox estate and was usually the home of the agent. During the 19th century these included D. Stewart and Joshua Kell. To the rear site are the ruins of a seventeenth-century fortified house, built by Sir William Villiers and formerly the seat of the O'Rourke family. Photo of Drumahaire Lodge
Larkfield In 1786 Wilson refers to Larkfield as the seat of Mr. Donnell. Larkfield is described as a very plain house but nevertheless its construction is alleged to have caused financial embarrassment for the O'Donnell estate. It was valued at £15 at the time of Griffith's Valuation when it was occupied by John O'Donnell. After the purchase of the estate by the Land Commission in the 1930s the house was demolished and another house has been constructed on the site.
Hollymount (Drumahaire) Hollymount House is said to have been built around 1730. It was leased to Simon Armstrong by Lewis Algeo. Home of Thomas Corscadden in 1910. It is now a ruin but the outbuildings survive. Photo of Hollymount (Drumahaire)
Sriff Cottage Sriff Cottage was associated with the Palmer family and possibily originally used as a hunting lodge. At the time of Griffith's Valuation, it was being leased from the Lane Fox estate by Henry Palmer and was valued at £4. This house is still extant and in 2015 was offered for sale. Photo of  Sriff Cottage
Rockwood At the time of Griffith's Valuation Hester Cullen was leasing a house valued at £10 at Deerpark, barony of Rosclogher to Thomas Davis, MD. A house still exists on the site of the original Rockwood House.
Fortland Cottage Fortland Cottage was built on part of the Cullen estate in the 18th and was the home of Jane Cullen and her husband G. Gledstanes in the mid-nineteenth century. Photo of Fortland Cottage
Brookfield House Arthur Loftus Tottenham was leasing a house valued at £14 to James Tate here in 1856. Photo of Brookfield House
Fortland House John Massy was leasing a building valued at £8 to John Rutherford here in 1856. This is Fortland House which is still extant and occupied.
Drumlease Glebe Rev. Wilby Wynne was occupying Drumlease Glebe, barony of Dromahaire, at the time of Griffith's Valuation when it was valued at £20. McParlan includes John Carter and brothers of Drumlease on a list of "resident gentlemen of property" in 1802. Photo of Drumlease Glebe
Glasdrumman More William Palmer was the owner of a property valued over £7 at Glassdrumman More, barony of Rosclogher at the time of Griffith's Valuation. The house is still extant and occupied. Photo of Glasdrumman More
Carrick House Johnston states that Carrickcoola was owned by the Ormsby Gore estate but was the residence of the McLoghrey family. McTernan indicates that the original house was of two stories but that this was later replaced by a single storey building. The Ormsby Gore estate owned 22 acres of untenanted land in Carrickcoola, barony of Tirerrill, in 1906 but the buildings are not listed. At the time of Griffith's Valuation, Maj. Ormsby Gore owned the townland and was leasing a house valued at only 10s to Thomas McCloghrey together with over 130 acres.
Kingston Lodge Johnston states that Kingston Lodge was a residence of the McLoghry family. McTernan notes that it is a mid to late nineteenth century building, built by Henry McCloghry, son of Thomas McClogry of Carrickcoola. It was being leased by him from the Cooper estate at the time of Griffith's Valuation and valued at almost £4. The house remained in the McCloghry family until the 1940s and is now in a derelict state.
Carrowcrin The Census of Elphin records Robert Burrowes as resident at Caracin in 1749. Johnston Burrowes was leasing a property valued at £3 to the Beatty family at Carrowcrin, barony of Tirerrill at the time of Griffith's Valuation. McTernan states that the property remained in the Burrows family until the early 1900s. It became vacant after the last of the family died and was eventually converted into farm-buildings.
Tawnahoney At the time of Griffith's Valuation, Patrick Buchan, agent to the Creevlea Iron Works, was leasing buildings valued at £17 at Tawnahoney, barony of Dromahaire, from John Johnston. This property does not appear to be extant at the time of the 25-inch Ordnance Survey map in the 1890s. In 1786 Wilson had noted a property in the nearby townland of Gortermone as a seat of Mr. Johnston. It is not shown on the Ordnance Survey maps.
Sliganagh At the time of Griffith's Valuation, Hugh Gray was leasing a property valued at £3 to Sarah Trimble, at Sliganagh, barony of Drumahaire.
Old Castle At the time of Griffith's Valuation, Robert Rogers & others were leasing a property at Kingsfort, barony of Tirerrill, to John Gardiner. It was valued at £10. Earlier, in 1786, Wilson refers to Kingsfort as the seat of Rev. Mr. Dodd. McTernan states that this property was originally part of the Mitchell estate and later became a police barracks. It was demolished in the 1990s.
Holywell In his 1802 description of the Wynne estate McParlan mentions that Rev. Richard Wynne was about to build at Holywell, along the shore of Lough Gill. At the time of Griffith's Valuation John Wynne was leasing the house in Cloghermore to James Patterson when it was valued at almost £7. In 1894, Slater refers to it as the seat of Captain Gethin. This house is still extant and has recently been extensively renovated. Photo of Holywell
Straduff Lodge Patrick Martin was leasing a property valued at £3 from the Keogh estate at Straduff, parish of Kilmactranny, at the time of Griffith's Valuation. This property appears on the 1st edition OS map as Straduff Lodge. It is no longer extant.
Arnasbrack Nicholson Ormsby Fury was leasing a house valued at £5 from the Cooper estate at the time of Griffith;s Valuation. McTernan states that it was the modern seat of the Fury family of nearby Castle Fury. In the early twentieth century the family sold their interest in the property. The house is still extant and occupied.
Grouse Lodge In 1786 Wilson refers to Grouse Lodge as the seat of Mr. Seily. At the time of Griffith's Valuation, this townland was held by the Johnston estate but there is no property with a substantial valuation. The house is shown on the 1st edition Ordnance Survey map but a larger house appears to have been constructed later on an adjacent site as shown on the 25-inch map of the 1890s. This property is still extant.
Dunmuckrum At the time of Griffiths Valuation, David Stewart, senior, was leasing a property valued at £10 from the Conolly estate.
Corrard Located on the Parker estate the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage states that there have been three houses built on this site, the present house dates from the 1920s while the original was a small structure marked on the first edition six inch Ordnance Survey map (publ. 1837). John Carson occupied Corrard at the time of Griffith’s Valuation. The buildings were valued at £10. The Carson family were still resident at the beginning of the 20th century. Photo of Corrard