Castle Farm

Houses within 5km of this house

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Houses within 5km of Castle Farm

Displaying 21 houses.

House name	Description
Lismore Castle	The castle belonged to Sir Walter Raleigh who sold the property to Sir Richard Boyle in 1602. Charlotte Elizabeth Boyle, the daughter and heiress of the 4th Earl of Cork, married William Spencer Cavendish, 4th Duke of Devonshire and when she died in 1754 the estate passed to the Cavendish family. At the time of Griffith's Valuation, the castle was valued at £140. The 1943 ITA survey contains an extensive description of the castle and its grounds at that time. It has remained in the hands of the Cavendish (Devonshire) estate, housing a prestigous art gallery. See www.lismorecastle.com.
Ballymartin House	Francis Campion, MD, was leasing this property from the Cavendish estate in 1851 when it was valued at £16. It is present but not named on the 1st edition Ordnance Survey Map but is named Ballymartin House on the later 25-inch map. Brady indicates that the present house is of early nineteenth century date. It is still extant and occupied.
Ballinanchor House	Ballinanchor was owned by Thomas Foley in 1851 when it was vacant and valued at £12. In 1814, Leet refers to it as the residence of Captain Thomas Poole. A house and farm still exist at the site.
Ballyin House	In 1851 Ballyin House was held in fee by the Devonshire estate when it was valued at £22. Lewis refers to it as the residence of P. Foley in 1837. Smith refers to Ballyin as the seat of Richard Musgrave. The house is still extant and occupied.
Ballyin Flour Mill	In 1851, Nelson T. Foley was leasing this property, including a substantial flour mill. from the Devonshire estate when it was valued at £110. The mill building is now derelict.
Toortane House	In 1851 Thomas Foley was leasing this property from the Devonshire estate when it was valued at £33 10s. Lewis refers to it as his seat in 1837. It is still extant and occupied, having been restored.
Ashbourne House	In 1851 Edmond Foley was leasing this property from the Devonshire estate when it was valued at £21 10s. It is labelled Ashbourne House on the later 25-inch Ordnance Survey Map.
Fortwilliam House (Waterford)	In 1851 J.B. Gumbleton held this property in fee when it was valued at £47 10s. Lewis also refers to it as his seat in 1837 when he describes it as " a handsome demesne with a new house being erected". The ITA survey noted it as the residence of Mr. P. Dunne in 1942. Fortwilliam is still extant and occupied. In 2024 it was offered for sale.
Glenmore House (Lismore)	At the time of Griffith's Valuation, Thomas Boyce was leasing this property to Richard Cliffe, when it was valued at £24. A very substantial farmyard is labelled at this site on the 1st edition Ordnance Survey Map. It is labelled Glenmore House on the later 25-inch edition. It is still extant and occupied.
Head View	John Baldwin was leasing this property from the Devonshire estate in 1851 when it was valued at £12. The National Inventory of Architectural heritage suggests it was extended during the later nineteenth century. It is still extant and occupied. In 2010 it was offered for sale.
Ballyrafter House	Francis Quinlan, MD, was occupying Ballyrafter at the time of Griffith's Valuation, when it was valued at £23 and leased from the Devonshire estate. In 1837 Lewis refers to it as the seat of M. Quinlan. It is now the Ballyrafter House Hotel. See www.waterfordhotel.com
Ballygalane House	Nicholas P. O'Gorman was leasing an unnamed property valued at £14 from the Devonshire estate in 1851. On the later 25-inch Ordnance Survey Map it is labelled Ballygalane House. Brady notes that Smith had referred to it being owned by the Crotty family. An extant house still exists at the site.
Ballysaggartmore House	Held in fee by Arthur Ussher at the time of Griffith's Valuation, when it was valued at £68. Lewis refers to it as the seat of A Keily in 1837 when he describes the demesne as "ample and tastefully planned". Local sources suggest Arthur Keily-Ussher commenced building a lavish castle in 1850. The extravagent entrance depleted his funds and the castle was never completed. It was later purchased by the Woodruffe family. In 1906 it was the property of Richard Woodroffe and valued at £68. The house was burned in 1922 and demolished in the 1930s. The elaborate towers are still extant and part of the demesne is a Forestry Service amenity area.
Deerpark (Lismore)	Arthur Ussher held in fee a farmhouse and farmyard at Deerpark, valued at £16 10s, in 1851. Extensive farm buildings still exist at the site.
Glencairn Abbey	Glencairn was held in fee by Jervis (Gervase) P. Bushe in 1851 when it was valued at £51. The property had previously been part of a Gumbleton estate, firstly as Ballygarron Castle and later, in the eighteenth century, a house known as Castlerichard. Wilson records it under this name in 1786, describing it as "the beautiful seat of Mr. Gumbleton". Its name was changed to Glencairn Abbey c.1814 when it was substantially altered and extended by Richard Edward Gumbleton. Following his death in 1819 it passed to his brother-in-law Henry A. Bushe, in whose family it remained until the 1880s. It became a Power property following the marriage of Frances Bushe and Ambrose Power of Barrettstown, county Tipperary. It was owned by the representatives of Gervase Bushe in 1906 and valued at £31. The Powers continued to occupy Glencairn until 1922. It was purchased by the Cistercian Order in 1926 and has been home to the Cistercian Sisters since. The substantial steward's house and farmyard [X009983] is now the home of the Barry family who provide guest accommodation there. In 1906 it was also held by Bushe's representatives and valued at £12.
Lismore Villa	Leased by the Devonshire estate to H.K. Hemming at the time of Griffith's Valuation, when it was valued at £30. It is still extant.
Bellevue (Lismore)	Paul Shewcraft was leasing this property from the Devonshire estate in 1851 when it was valued at £19 10s.
Rath House	In 1851 John Carroll was leasing this property from the Devonshire estate when it was valued at £16. Labelled as Rath House on the later 25-inch Ordnance Survey Map.
Lismore Townparks West	In 1851 William Baldwin was leasing this property from the Devonshire estate when it was valued at £11.
Salterbridge House	The current Salterbridge House was mainly constructed in 1849 but incoroporated an eighteenth century house. Wilson, writing in 1786, refers to "Salta Bridge" as the seat of Richard Musgrave, "remarkable for its extensive orchards". At the time of Griffith's Valuation it was the residence of Richard Chearnley and valued at £68. In 1906 Salterbridge was owned by Henry P Chearnley and valued at over £70. The house remained in the family until the 1950s and subsequently became part of the Wingfield estate. It is still extant and open to the public at certain times. An associated gate-lodge is available for self-catering accommodation through the Irish Landmark Trust. See www.irishlandmark.com.
Mayfield (Lismore)	The sale notice concerning the property of Robert Dring O'Grady in the barony of Coshmore and Coshbride, county Waterford, includes details of the house built on the property by Captain O'Grady in the 1850s. It was "of modern construction" and had cost over £1200.