Towerhill
Houses within 5km of this house
Displaying 12 houses.
Houses within 5km of Towerhill
Displaying 12 houses.
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Moore Hall | Built in 1795 and burnt down in 1923. The residence of George Henry Moore, MP, at the time of Griffith's Valuation, when it was valued at £45. Slater refers to it as the seat of George A. Moore in 1894. The ruin is now owned by Coillte Teoranta. |
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Castlecarra | Granted to Sir Henry Lynch after the Restoration, it was the family's main home in county Mayo for much of the 18th century. In 1786 Wilson refers to Castle Carra as the seat of Mr. Lynch. The mansion house and offices at Castlecarra were described in 1844 by Samuel Nicholson as "now almost ruins". Castlecarra was leased to the Brownes of Castlecarra at this time and was part of their property for sale in 1852. The ruins of the original tower house are still extant but much of the surroundings are now covered by forestry. | |
Mount Pleasant | Home of George Mahon in 1814 and of Charles G. Mahon in the 1850s when the house was valued at over £22. It is no longer extant. | |
Carnacon House | Home of the McDonnell family in the early 19th century and probably earlier as local sources suggest General James McDonnell, who fought in the 1798 Rebellion, was born there. In 1844 described by Samuel Nicholson as "neat and comfortable, prettily situated upon the lake and ornamented by thriving plantations". It was purchased by the Hughes family in the 1940s and is still in their possession. |
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Castlelucas | A house belonging to the Blakes of Ballinafad, let to Lieutenant Hugh Ryan in 1814 and to Mrs Phibbs in the 1830s who subleased to George Ormsby of the Ballinamore family. At the time of Griffith's Valuation, it was leased by Matthew Phibbs from Mark Blake and valued at £5. It is no longer extant. | |
Clogher | According to Bence Jones this house was built circa 1798 though Wilson refers to a house at Clogher as the seat of Patrick Lynch in 1786. In 1844 Samuel Nicholson described Clogher House as "amongst the largest and the best in the Country, and appears to be kept in excellent order". Patrick C. Lynch was leasing it from Sir Robert H. Blosse at the time of Griffith's Valuation, when it was valued at £40. It was in the ownership of the Fitzgerald Kenney family at the beginning of the 20th century and is now a ruin. |
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Thomastown | Thomastown was originally leased by Christopher Bowen to Francis Lambert in 1777. It was the residence of Thomas Valentine Clendining in the first half of the 19th century. The unoccupied house was held by Charles G. Mahon at the time of Griffith's Valuation when it was valued at £30. Some buildings survive at the site. | |
Togher | Originally a Lambert residence but occupied by George Ruttledge by 1837. It was held in fee by John Hood at the time of Griffith's Valuation when it was valued at £13.. It became the home of his fourth son, Charles Ralph Hood. This house is now completely demolished. | |
Newbrook | In 1786 Wilson mentions Newbrook, the "elegant and delightful seat" of Henry Bingham. This house burnt down in 1837 and was not rebuilt. Only a small amount of the walls of the house remain but the yard buildings are still in use. |
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Summerhill House (Kilmaine) | The residence of Parsons Persse, agent to Lord Clanmorris, at the time of Griffith's Valuation when the house was valued at £8. Summerhill no longer exists but the yard buildings still remain. |
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Beechgrove | This house was leased by George Rutledge from Robert Fair at the time of Griffith's Valuation when it was valued at £10. Beechgrove was noted by Lewis as a residence of the Brannick family in 1837. It is still extant but unoccupied. |
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Castleburke | A home of the Bourke family and their descendants. Occupied by Patrick Horan in 1814 and from 1821 James Tuohy was the tenant. The castle was in ruins by the time of the first Ordnance Survey circa 1838. It is now owned by Eamonn de Burca. |