Mortlestown Castle

Houses within 5km of this house

Displaying 12 houses.

Houses within 5km of Mortlestown Castle

Displaying 12 houses.

House name	Description
Helen Park	Oliver Latham was residing at Helen Park in 1814 and in the mid 19th century Reverend Martin Laffan, Parish Priest of Killenaule, was the occupant. He held the property from Patrick Waldron and the buildings were valued at £22.15 shillings. Helen Park is listed as one of the residences of Lawrence Waldron in the 1870s. Still extant and occupied.
Cleragh House	William Power was living at Cleragh, Killenaule in 1814 and Charles Blackmore was resident in the mid 19th century. Blackmore held the house valued at £13 from Patrick Waldron with 257 acres. This house is still in use as a country residence.
Knockanglass	This house was the home of James Riall in the early 1850, who held the property from K.Pennefather. The buildings were valued at £18.15 shillings. The National Inventory of Architectural Heritage states that this house was associated with the Langley family and was sold to the O'Dwyers in 1912. It was occupied by Adelaide Langley in 1906. It still functions as a residence.
Moglass House	Moglass valued at £11 was held by John Riall from George Riall at the time of Griffith's Valuation. It is described as "in ruins" on the 25-inch Ordnance Survey map of the 1890s.
Roan	Dennis Duan was resident here in 1814 and Robert Purcell in 1814. He held the property valued at £18.15 shillings from Matthew Jacob. This house had later associations with the Bianconi family and is still a family home.
Lismortagh	Matthew N. Sankey was residing at Lismortagh in 1814 and John Millett in 1850. Millet held the property from the representatives of William Burgess and the buildings were valued at £17.15 shillings. This 18th century house is still a fine residence.
Peppardstown	The home of members of the Henderson family in 1814 and in 1850 when Samuel Henderson held a house valued at £10.14 shillings from Matthew Jacob at Peppardstown. In the mid 1870s Jerome James Guiry was living at Peppardstown, Fethard and the Guiry family were still resident in the early 21st century. The National Inventory of Architectural Heritage dates the present Peppardstown house from circa 1870. Beatrice P. Saunders was occupying the mansion house at Peppardstown in 1906.
Coolmore	The seat of the Sankey family in the 18th and 19th centuries, Coolmore was recorded by Wilson as the seat of Mr. Sankey in 1786. It was occupied by John Butler in 1814, by Matthew Villiers Sankey in 1837 and by Jacob Sankey in 1850. He held the property in fee and the buildings were valued at £37.15 shillings. In the second half of the 20th century Coolmore became a world famous stud for the breeding of race horses. The stud was set up in the late 1960s by Tim Vigors and continued by Vincent O'Brien, Robert Sangster and John Magnier.
St Johnstown	St Johnstown originally belonged to Matthew Jacob, whose only daughter and heir married Richard Pennefather of New Park in 1782. Wilson refers to it as the seat of Mr. Jacob in 1786 but their second son Matthew J. Pennefather was resident at St Johnstown in 1814. In 1837 Lewis records St Johnstown Castle as "consisting of a high square tower in good preservation, [it] is the property of James Millet Esq who has a modern house in its immediate vicinity". The buildings were valued at £31+ in the early 1850s, James Millet was still the occupier holding the property from Stephen C. Moore.
Clonbrogan	An early 18th century house built by Solomon Watson, the residence of M. Watson in 1814. By the time of Griffith's Valuation John Murphy was the occupier holding the house from Jeremiah Scully. It was valued at £5.14 shillings. This house is still a residence.
Springhill	Occupied by Dr Samuel Hemphill and held by Samuel Hemphill Esq in fee at the time of Griffith's Valuation when the house was valued at £5.15 shillings.
Coolquill Castle	In 1786 Wilson refers to Coolquill as the seat of Mr. Gahan. The property is labelled "Coolquill Castle" on the 1st edition Ordnance Survey map and indicates that it was built on to a tower house. Coolquill was held in fee by Colonel Palliser in the mid 19th century. He was married to Anne Glenstanes. The castle was valued at £5. The castle ruin and other buildings are still extant at the site.