Landed Estates
University of Galway

Oakfield

Houses within 5km of this house

Displaying 11 houses.

Houses within 5km of Oakfield

Displaying 11 houses.

House name Description
Ballylanigan (Cramer) [Thomas Pennefather is recorded as resident at Ballylanigan (Pennefather?) in 1814]. Lewis refers to the Cramer family of Ballylanigan. At the time of Griffith's Valuation Ballylanigan (Cramer) was occupied by Thomas Sexton and held from Mrs Catherine Reeves. The buildings were valued at £17+. This house still exists.
Hilton This house is not marked on the first Ordnance Survey map. The National Inventory of Architectural Heritage dates the house circa 1850. At the time of Griffith's Valuation the representatives of J. Stephens held most of this townland from the Pennefathers. The home of the Grant family from at least the 1870s. Slater refers to it as the seat of Colonel G. Fox Grant in 1894. Valued at £22+ in 1906 and occupied by Joseph B. Grant. It is still extant. in 2015 it was offered for sale. Photo of Hilton
Ballywalter Occupied in the early 1850s by John Doherty, valued at £12 and held from the [Reverend] John Burdett, uncle of Arthur Burdett.
Gurteen Thomas Bryan was the proprietor of Gorteen, Callan, in 1814 and Lewis records Gurteen as the home of the Reverend W. O'Brien [Bryan?]. The Reverend William Bryan held the property in fee at the time of Griffith's Valuation when the buildings were valued at £10.15 shillings. Members of the Bryan family were still resident at Gurteen in the 1980s. Buildings still exist at this location.
Killaghy This is an old tower house which has been altered and remodelled. In the 1770s and 1780s it was the home of Greene Despard Esq. In 1837 Lewis refers to W. Despard as the proprietor of Killaghy ‘which was the residence of Baron Tobin, and was taken by Cromwell, who gave it to a Col. Green, from whom it has descended to its present proprietor’. Griffith's Valuation also records William Despard as the occupier. He held the house valued at £23 from Sir Riggs Falkiner. Bence Jones writes that Killaghy passed from the Despards to the Wrights by inheritance. Hubert H Fox of Killaghy Castle owned 321 acres in county Tipperary in the 1870s. In 1894 Slater refers to it as the seat of Miss M.A. Walpole. Killaghy has had a number of owners in the 20th century and continues to function as a country residence. For sale in 2010 see http://www.michaelhdaniels.com. Photo of Killaghy
Kyle A house occupied by Matthew R. Millett at the time of Griffith's Valuation, valued at £10 and held from Colonel W. Palliser.
Ballyrichard The Ordnance Survey Name Books describe Ballyrichard as "a good farmer's hosue with offices and garden" in 1840. The house, valued at £12.18 shillings, was occupied by Matthew Hughes and held from Colonel W. Palliser at the time of Griffith's Valuation. Richard H. Hughes of Ballyrichard owned 597 acres in the 1870s. A substantial farm is still extant at the site.
Langley Lodge In 1840 the Ordnance Survey Name Books refer to Langley Lodge as "a good house with offices and garden". This house was occupied by Mrs Mary Langley in the early 1850s. She held it from Henry Langley and the buildings were valued at £19.19 shillings. By the time of the sale in December 1853 John Kane was resident. A building is still extant at this site.
Ballydavid In the mid 19th century Patrick Murphy held a house valued at £10 from Thomas Power in the townland of Ballydavid.
Hilton A house built after the publication of the 1st Ordnance Survey map. The home of the Grant family from at least the 1870s. Slater refers to it as the seat of Colonel G. Fox Grant in 1894. Valued at £22+ in 1906 and occupied by Joseph B. Grant. It is still extant. In 2015 it was offered for sale. Photo of Hilton
Cloonyhea A house valued at £11+ was occupied by Thomas Mansfield at Cloonyhea in the mid 19th century. It was held from John Bradshaw. A small house is marked on the first edition Ordnance Survey map at this location. It had increased considerably in size on later maps, still extant.