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Houses within 15km of this house

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Houses within 15km of Garranlea

Displaying 125 houses.

House name Description
Bansha Castle The home of the O'Brien Butlers in the 18th century. In 1786 Wilson refers to Bansha as the seat of Mr.O'Brien. The residence of the O'Ryan family in the first half of the 19th century, occupied by Andrew O'Ryan in 1814 and Edmund O'Ryan in 1837. John Chaytor was resident fromn 1840 and into the early 1850s holding the buildings valued at £25 from Edmund O'Ryan. This property was advertised for sale in the early 1860s. The rental of 1866 describes this residence as containing " Four spacious reception rooms, six well ventilated bed rooms, bath room and servant's dormitory". In the 1870s Major John Lutman of Bansha Castle, who was married to an O'Ryan, owned 485 acres in county Tipperary and 94 acres in county Limerick. Bansha Castle was the home of Sir William Francis Butler in the early 20th century. The Russell family now offer luxury accommodation at Bansha Castle. see http://www.banshacastle.com/index.html Photo of Bansha Castle
Lismacue The seat of the Baker family in the 18th and 19th centuries, Lismacue was referred to by Wilson as the seat of Mr. Baker in 1786. It was occupied by William Baker in 1814 and by his nephew, Hugh Baker in 1837 when Lewis describes the house as a "handsome castellated mansion". The Ordnance Survey Name Books describe it as "lately erected...the property of John Charters" in 1840. The house was valued at £55 at the time of Griffith's Valuation. This property is still in the possession of a family member and may be rented for country vacations. http://www.lismacue.com/index.htm Photo of Lismacue
Thomastown Castle The original building was a two storey house of pink brick built in the 1670s by George Mathew with early 18th additions. Wilson decribed it in 1786 as "an ancient but handsome edifice". In the second decade of the 19th century it was enlarged and transformed into a Gothic castle, designed by Richard Morrison for the 2nd Earl of Llandaff. Viscount Chabot is recorded as the occupier in the mid 19th century. He held the property in fee and the buildings were valued at £100. Bence Jones writes that it later was in the possession of the Daly family but from the mid 1870s it began to decay. William Daly was the occupier in 1906 when the buildings were valued at £61. Photo of Thomastown Castle
Caher Park Bence Jones writes that this house was built by Lady Margaret Charteris in the early 1860s to the design of Lanyon, Lynn and Lanyon. Valued at £45 in 1906, the house burnt down in the 1960s after being sold following the death of Lieutenant Colonel R.B. Charteris in 1961. Also known as Cahir Lodge. Photo of Caher Park
Caher House A house lived in by the Butler family when they ceased to use Caher Castle as a residence. Wilson mentions the seat of Lord Caher in the town. Located in the town square of Caher it now functions as a hotel. Leet records Lord Cahir as resident at Cahir Castle in 1814 but by 1837 Lewis writes that Cahir House was the seat of the Earl of Glengall. He held this house in fee at the time of Griffith's Valuation when it was valued at £100. Photo of Caher House
Mill View This house was the home of the Sargent family in the 19th century, inhabited by Henry Sargent in 1814 and at the time of Griffith's Valuation. It was held from the Earl of Glengall and valued at £30 in the early 1850s. This house is no longer extant.
Garnavilla A branch of the Nagle family lived at Garnavilla in the 18th century. They held it on a lease from Lord Caher. James Archer Butler was the occupant of this house in 1837 and in the early 1850s when the house was valued at £21 and held from the Earl of Glengall. A building is still extant at this location.
Ballybrada The residence of Joseph William Fennell in 1814 and 1837. In 1840 the Ordnance Survey Name Books describe "Ballybrado House" as "old and plain, the residence of William Pnnyfeather". Thomas Fennell held the house and offices and 206 acres including a Quakers' graveyard from William Pennefather at the time of Griffith's Valuation. The buildings were valued at £21. The original house as marked on the first Ordnance Survey map is not extant now. The National Inventory of Architectural Heritage website features Ballybrada House built 1879, possibly by the Denny family. Charles E. Denny was resident in 1906 when the buildings were valued at £141+. Photo of Ballybrada
Cottage (Caher) The residence of George Fennell from 1814 until at least the mid 19th century, when it was valued at £22+ and held from Mrs Rachel Haughton. A building is still located at this site.
Caherabbey House Occupied by John Fennell in 1814 and by Richard Grubb in 1837. Montgomery records that Richard Grubb built a house at Cahirabbey circa 1833. Richard Grubb held the property in fee at the time of Griffith's Valuation when the buildings were valued at £70. He also had a flour mill closeby valued at £200. In 1894 Slater notes it as the seat of Rev. George Grubb. This house continues to be a family home. In 2013 it was offered for sale. Photo of Caherabbey House
Caherabbey House Upper Joshua Fennell occupied a house known as Caher-abbey-villa in 1814 and in the early 1850s Joshua Fennell (Joseph) was occupying a house in Caherabbey Upper, valued at £29 and held from Ponsonby Barker.
Alta Villa The home of a branch of the Going family for much of the 19th century. Charles Going was resident in 1814, William Going in 1837. The Ordnance Survey Name Books describe it as "of modern structure in good repair" in 1840. William Going was also the occupier at the time of Griffith's Valuation when the house was valued at £22+ and his flour mill at £66. The property was held from the representatives of Dunbar Barton. Alexander Going of Alta Villa owned 313 acres in county Tipperary in the 1870s. Sir T. Warren lived at Alta Villa, Cahir in the mid 20th century. Alta Villa is still extant and occupied. Photo of Alta Villa
Rochestown Rochestown came into the possession of the Barton family through the marriage in 1798 of Dunbar Barton and Elizabeth Riall. In 1837 Lewis describes Rochestown as the seat [of their son] S. Barton. Samuel Barton was resident in the early 1850s holding the house valued at £37 from a member of the Beamish family. The National Inventory of Architectural Heritage records the remodelling of the house in 1867 by the Wise family, the design by Sir Thomas Newman Deane. The house was valued at £55 in 1906 and occupied by Francis H. Wise. Damaged by fire in 1918 and completely destroyed by fire in February 1923. Photo of Rochestown
Keylong In 1786 Wilson refers to this house as the seat of Mr. Butler. Key-long was the residence of Richard Butler in 1814 and in the early 1850s Richard Carew was the occupier, holding the house valued at £12 from Thomas Going. This house is still a family residence. Photo of Keylong
Swiss Cottage A thatched house built in a wooded area early in the 19th century and "probably designed by John Nash" (Bence Jones p.53). In the mid 19th century it was valued at £9 and held by the Earl of Glengall in fee. A lithograph of this building is included in the Glengall sale rental of November 1853 and the Burmester, Law and Sadlier sale rental of November 1857. Now in use as a heritage centre. Photo of Swiss Cottage
Killemly Lodge In 1837 the proprietor of Killemly Hall was H. Hughes but it was occupied by L. Clutterbuck. The Ordnance Survey Name Books also note it as his residence in 1840. The house was vacant in the early 1850s, valued at £9.15 shillings and held by Thomas Going from Mrs Catherine Sarsfield. There was a small corn mill nearby. A house is still extant at this location.
Loughlohery In 1786 Wilson refers to "Loughlokery" as the seat of Mr. Dogherty. The residence of William Quin from at least 1814 and held by him in fee in the early 1850s when the house was valued at £33. The Quinns were still resident at Loughloher in the 1870s. A house is still extant at the site.
Carrigataha The home of W.J. Fennel in 1837 and in 1840. The Ordnance Survey Name Books describe it as "very pleasantly situated and in good repair". It was occupied by Thomas Fennell in the early 1850s. Thomas held the property from a member of the McCarthy family and the buildings were valued at £15. Buildings are still located at this site.
Garryroan House Robert Fennell occupied this house in 1814 and Joseph R. Fennell at the time of Griffith's Valuation, when the buildings were valued at £14 and held from Lord Waterpark. This was still a Fennell home in the 1870s and continues to be a family residence. In 2012 it was offered for sale. Photo of Garryroan House
Millgrove House Thomas Jackson occupied this house in 1814 and William Walpole in the 1850s. Walpole held the property from Lord Waterpark and the house, office and corn mill were valued at £38. This house has recently been renovated. Photo of Millgrove House
Tincurry House Abraham Jackson was residing at Tincurry in 1814. The Ordnance Survey Name Books refer to Tincurry as the residence of Stephen Moore in 1840. The building appears to have been in use as a workhouse at the time of Griffith's Valuation. In 1906 Wiliam Jackson Pigott was resident at Tincurry in a house valued at £23+. The National Inventory of Architectural Heritage states that the present house was built in 1932 on the same site as the original house which was blown up by British Forces in 1921. Photo of Tincurry House
Coole A house with a gatelodge marked on the first Ordnance Survey map and located just north of Knocklofty. Occupied by Thomas Morrissey in the mid 19th century, held from the Earl of Donoughmore and valued at £16+. A building is still extant at this location.
Woodrooff The seat of the Perry family in the 18th and 19th centuries, Samuel Perry was resident in 1814 and William Perry in 1837 and at the time of Griffith's Valuation, when the buildings were valued at £66+. Samuel Perry was resident in 1906. Bence Jones writes that this house is now mostly demolished.
Shanballyard Shanballyard House is marked on the first Ordnance Survey map. In the mid 19th century John Scully held buildings valued at £16+ and 299 acres from James Scully. The National Inventory of Architectural Heritage records this house as "disused". Photo of Shanballyard
Barn The seat of the Moore family in the 18th, 19th and 20th centuries. In 1786 Wilson refers to it as the seat of Thomas Moore In 1840 the Ordnance Survey Letter Books note that it had "a garden nursery and ornamental ground". It was held by Stephen Moore in fee in the mid 19th century and valued at £49+. Randal K. Moore was resident in 1906 and Mr and Mrs Murray Moore in the early 1940s when the house contained a very fine library and antique art collection. Barn is still extant. Photo of Barn
Knockeevan/Darling Hill William Pennefather (died 1819) of Knockeevan was the second son of Richard Pennefather of New Park. Knockeevan became the home of his eldest son, Richard, Baron of the Exchequer, Ireland, who employed William Tinsley as architect in the mid 1820s. The house was originally known as Darling Hill and it belonged to the Carleton family in the 18th century. Wilson refers to it as the seat of Mr. Carleton in 1786. Oliver Carleton sold it to the Pennefathers in 1782. The house was held by the Honourable Baron Pennefather in fee at the time of Griffith's Valuation when it was valued at £54+. It later passed into the possession of Lady Emily Hankey, daughter-in-law of Baron Pennefather and then to the Stanhope family. Sold by the Stanhopes in the late 19th century or early 20th century. This house no longer exists. see http://www.dia.ie/architects/view/5338#tab_works concerning the architect. Photo of Knockeevan/Darling Hill
Rathduff A house occupied by Thomas Kennedy and held from the Reverend John W. Hackett and partners in the mid 19th century when the buildings were valued at £16.15 shillings.
Rockwell Wilson refers to Rockwell as the seat of Andrew Roe in 1786. In 1814 and 1837 John Rowe/Roe was living at Rockwell. By the time of Griffith's Valuation John Bushe was the occupant, holding the property from the Court of Chancery. The buildings were valued at £40.16 shillings. John Bushe was the resident in May 1856 when the estate was advertised for sale. The buildings were altered and added too in 1865 after the arrival of the Holy Ghost Fathers who started a school. This school still operates as one of Ireland's well known boarding school. http://www.rockwellcollege.ie/missionstatement.html Photo of Rockwell
Silverfort Silverfort was the home of a branch of the Scully family throughout the 19th century. Jeremiah Scully was resident in 1814, in 1837 and in the early 1850s when he held the house valued at £18.10 shillings from George Carlton. Jerome J. Scully was tenant in November 1857 and still resident in the mid 1870s. This house is still in use as a country home. Photo of Silverfort
Ardmayle/Clonmore Ardmayle House in the townland of Clonmore North is marked on the first Ordnance Survey map. The Prices were resident here from at least the 1770s ad Wilson mentions it as the seat of Mr. Price in the 1780s. "Ardmoyle", Cashel, was the residence of Thomas Price in 1814 and in 1837. Richard Price was the occupant in 1850 holding the house valued at £21.17 shillings from John Hyde. The National Inventory of Architectural Heritage states that the present house dates from circa 1870s and was formerly the wing of an 18th century house demolished in 1951. Louis H. Grubb occupied at house at Clonmore North in 1906 valued at £56. This house is now known as Clonmore. Photo of Ardmayle/Clonmore
Fort Edward Fort Edward was the home of Edward Long from at least the mid 1830s and is referred to as his residence by the Ordnance Survey Name Books in 1840. At the time of Griffith's Valuation he held the property from Charles Bianconi and the buildings were valued at £19+. Still extant and occupied. Photo of Fort Edward
Longfield The seat of the Long family, occupied by Richard Long in 1814 and in 1837. Bought by Charles Bianconi in the 1840s, he held it in fee in the early 1850s when the house was valued at £27+. By 1906 the house was valued at £37 and was occupied by Mary Anne O'Connell. The house remained in the ownership of Bianconi's descendants until 1968 when it was bequeathed by Mrs Mary O'Connell Bianconi to the Irish Georgian Society. Photo of Longfield
Ballinree Ballinree House was valued at £16+ in 1850 and was occupied by the Reverend William Kirwan and held from Smyth Barry. Arthur H.S. Barry was the occupier in 1906.
Ballysheehan Occupied by the Lethams from at least the 1770s and noted by Wilson as their residence in 1786. William Latham is recorded as resident in 1814 and Thomas Brinly in 1850 when the buildings were valued at £28+ and held from Smyth Barry. This house still exists, the centre of a stud.
Dually William Scully, fourth son of Roger Scully of Kilfeacle and Dualla, county Tipperary, was living at Dually in the late 18th century. John Scully was resident at Dually in 1837. In 1811 John had married Catherine Moore sister of the poet Thomas Moore. Roger Scully was the occupier in the early 1850s. He held the property from Oliver Latham and the buildings were valued at £24.14 shillings. This house is now run as a Bed and Breakfast guesthouse by the Power family. http://www.duallahouse.com/ Photo of Dually
New Park A mid 18th century house built by the Pennefather family and occupied by them until sold to the Davies family after the Famine (Bence Jones). In the mid 19th century the house was valued at almost £49 and held in fee by Captain M. Pennefather. It was advertised for sale by the Pennefathers in June 1852 and bought by the Davies who sold it to the McCans in 1864. Joseph McCann was resident in 1906. Now known as Ballyowen House and still in use as a country house. Photo of New Park
Rathclogh Cottage A small residence when marked on the first Ordnance Survey map. Occupied by Charles Minchin in 1850, valued at £13+ and held from John Millett.
Boytonrath T. O'Meagher was the proprietor of Boytonrath in 1814. The Ordnance Survey Name Books refer to Richard Anderson as the occupant in 1840. In the early 1850s Henry Andrews was the occupier holding the property from the representatives of William Roe. The buildings were valued at £12+. A house and farm are still extant at the site.
Belle Vue Belle Vue house situated in Belle Vue Park in the townland of Boytonrath was occupied by Andrew Roe in 1814 and by George Roe in 1850. The buildings were valued at £9.15 shillings. The house has been altered over the years and is still the centre of a working farm. Photo of Belle Vue
Mayfield House A Price home, occupied by Thomas Price in the mid 19th century and held from William Price, it was valued at £14+. Still extant and occupied. Photo of Mayfield House
Coleraine The seat of the Price family occupied by William Price in the mid 19th century and held by him in fee. The buildings were valued at £31.15 shillings. Thomas Price was resident in 1906. This house is still extant and occupied.
Meldrum The Sall family were located at Meldrum in the early 17th century and through marriage the property passed to the Latham family who were resident in the 1780s. . A mainly 18th century house built onto part of a 17th century house Meldrum was a Lloyd residence in the 19th century. It was the home of Richard Lloyd in 1814 and of the Reverend Richard Lloyd in 1837 and at the time of Griffith's Valuation, when it was valued at £26+ and held from Oliver Latham. The Lethams were resident in the 1770s. In 1894 Slater notes it as the seat of David Tennant. A house and large farm now occupy the site. Photo of Meldrum
Ballinamona Ballinamona was the home of the Murphy family in the 19th century, occupied by William Murphy in 1814 and in 1850. The buildings were valued at £21.15 shillings and held in fee. Edmund William Murphy was resident in 1906. Photo of Ballinamona
Deerpark This house valued at £34.12 shillings was occupied by John Hare and held from the representatives of - Wyse in the mid 19th century. The National Inventory of Architectural Heritage survey indicates it was built around 1850. It is still extant. Photo of Deerpark
Lowesgreen Lowesgreen was the home of Richard Butler Hamilton Lowe in the 1780s. By 1814 Benjamin Bradshaw was resident here and Mrs Hannah Carey was occupying the house in the mid 19th century when it was valued at £16+ and held from Robert [Richard] B. Lowe. The Newenham sale rental of 1865 records Solomon Watson as tenant and representative of Hamilton Lowe who had been granted a lease for lives renewable for ever from John Newenham in 1753. A house is still extant at this site.
Westgrove Arthur Riall was residing at Westgrove in 1837 and in 1850 when the house was valued at £23+ and held from Robert Maunsell. This house is still in use as a residence. Photo of Westgrove
Donegal John O'Halloran occupied Donegal House in the mid 19th century which he held from Arthur Riall. The buildings were valued at £12.18 shillings. This house no longer exists but a farm complex is still located at the site.
Loughkent Nicholas Dogherty is recorded as the occupier of Loughkent House in 1814 and in 1850, when he held the house valued at £12.18 shillings from Arthur Riall. It is no longer extant.
Marlhill Edward O'Meagher was the occupier of Marlhill in 1814. The Ordnance Survey Name Books mention Marlhill as the residence of J. O'Meaghar in 1840. Thadeus O'Meagher was the occupier in 1850. Thadeus held the house and 120 acres from Stephen O'Meagher and the buildings were valued at £22+. Buildings still exist at this site.
Woodinstown Woodinstown was the home of a branch of the Carew family in the 18th and 19th centuries. Robert Carew was resident in the first half of the 19th century, holding the property in fee at the time of Griffith's Valuation when the buildings were valued at £16. This house is no longer extant.
Mobarnan Mobarnan was the seat of the Jacob family in the 18th and 19th centuries. Occupied by Samuel Jacob in 1814, M. Jacob in 1837 and by Samuel Jacob at the time of Griffith's Valuation. He held the property in fee and the buildings were valued at £37+. Later the home of the Tennant family. This house was enlarged in the early 19th century and is still in use as a residence. In the 1970s it was owned by Major Marcus William Keane, formerly of Beech Park, and his wife, Anne R. Armitage of Noan, Co Tipperary. Photo of Mobarnan
Beechmount John Godfrey was the occupant of Beechmount, Fethard, in 1814 but by 1837 T. G. [Thomas Godfrey] Phillips was resident. He held the property from the Massys and in the early 1850s the buildings were valued at £18.12 shillings. The representatives of Samuel Phillips were still resident here in the 1870s. The house is still a residence. Photo of Beechmount
Garraun In the early 1850 John O'Meagher occupied a steward's house at Garraun which he held from - Stratford. The buildings were valued at £12+. A farming enterprise is still located at this site.
Maginstown A house valued at £13+ in the townland of Maginstown was occupied by James O'Donnell at the time of Griffith's Valuation and held from William Fennell. Buildings are still located at this site.
Annesgift This house was the home of the Glenstanes. In 1814 Anne Glenstanes daughter of John Jacob Glenstanes married Wray Palliser and the house passed into Palliser ownership. Annesgift was occupied by George Ponsonby in 1814, by Major Gough in 1837 and by Colonel W. Palliser and George Ponsonby at the time of Griffith's Valuation. They held the property in fee and the buildings were valued at £32+. This house was occupied by the Hughes family in the first half of the 20th century and is now converted into apartments. Photo of Annesgift
Ardsallagh The home of George Gough in the first half of the 19th century. It is described in the Ordnance Survey Name Books in 1840 as "a gentleman's residence with garden's attached and surrounded with ornamental grounds". It was valued at £37.12 shillings in 1850 and held from George Fennel. In the 1870s Colonel George Frend of Ardsullagh owned 100 acres in county Tipperary. Still in use as a country house. Photo of Ardsallagh
Derryluskan The Pallisers were resident at Derryluskan from at least the mid 18th century. John Palliser was the proprietor in 1814 and Mrs Palliser in 1837. Their son Colonel Wray Palliser was the occupant at the time of Griffith's Valuation. He held the property from Colonel Gore and the buildings were valued at £45.17 shillings and held with a demesne of 682 acres. The Pallisers were still residing at Derryluskan in the 1870s. The house has been greatly reduced in size but still functions as a residence. Photo of Derryluskan
Rathcool Blake Esq was resident at Racool in the 1770s. In 1840 the Ordnance Survey Name Books describe Rathcool as "a castle apparently inhabited. There is another dwelling house attached with a garden". In the mid 19th century Rathcool Castle was occupied by Charles Blackmore and held from the representatives of L. Clutterbuck. The buildings were valued at £16.13 shillings. Charles Blackmore was still residing at Rathcool in the 1870s when he is recorded as the owner of one acre in county Tipperary. Rathcool is still in use as a house. Photo of Rathcool
Rocklow Taylor and Skinner records Rocklowe as the residence of Lowe Esq in the 1770s. Rocklow was the home of Benjamin Frend and his wife, Eliza Gough, in the first half of the 19th century. Benjamin was resident there from at least 1814 to the 1850s. Griffith's Valuation records that it was held from Hugh Barton and was valued at £37+ in the early 1850s. This house later belonged to the Massys and is still in use as a residence. In 2022 it was offered for sale. Photo of Rocklow
Castlelake Cottage Major M. Lidwell was resident at Castlelake, Cashel, in 1814. In 1837 Lewis records a distillery and the neat residence of Thomas Mathew. The Ordnance Survey Name Books refer to it as being occupied by Mathew Gilbert in 1840. These buildings appear to be in the possession of the Poor Law Commissioners at the time of Griffith's Valuation, valued at £40+ and held from General Hall. The buildings no longer exist. [In 1786 Wilson may be referring to this property when he note a seat of Mr. Burke at Castlelake].
Rock View Rock View, Cashel, was occupied by John Lane in 1814, by Sam Cooper in 1837 and by Mrs Margaret Matthews in the early 1850s. The buildings were valued at £18.16 shillings and held from General Hall. This house, located close to the road between Golden and Cashel, is still occupied. Photo of Rock View
Racecourse Hall Lewis records Avary Jordan as the proprietor of Race-Course Lodge in 1837. The house was valued at £35 in the mid 19th century, occupied by Avary Jordan and held from the Cashel Commissioners. Mrs Jordan of Racecourse owned 3 acres in the 1870s. This house, located just south of the town of Cashel, still survives as a fine country residence. Photo of Racecourse Hall
Tullamain Castle Tullamaine Castle was the home of John Power, father of the 1st Sir John Power, Baronet. Leet records J.D. Scully as resident at Tullaghmain-castle, Fethard, in 1814. This was James Scully (1779-1853), fourth son of Jeremiah Scully of Silverfort. By 1837 Lewis records John Maher as resident though the Ordnance Survey Name Books in 1840 refer to the proprietor as a Mr. Walsh. By the time of Griffith's Valuation Maher is recorded as holding the property in fee. The buildings were valued at £44.16s. By the mid 1870s Tullamaine Castle belonged to Henry Maynard Harding who advertised it for sale in July 1880. Slater still refers to it as his property in 1894. Dr M.J. Barry was resident at Tullamain in 1906. The castle was burnt in the early 1920s but rebuilt and is still a country residence. In the early 1940s C. A. Vigours was resident. Photo of Tullamain Castle
Ballygriffen Taylor and Skinner record the Earl of Clanwilliam as proprietor of Ballygrifffin, Golden, in the 1770s. In 1786 Wilson refers to two properties owned by the Earl in this area "on the left of Golden is Lisheen, a seat sometimes occupied by the Earl of Clanwiliam, contiguous to which is Ballygrifin, where his lordship has a very fine range of stables and other offices". The house now at Ballygriffin is a mid 19th century house incorporating the remains of a a tower house. Occupied by Edmond [Edward] Dalton in the mid 19th century when the buildings were valued at £16.10 shillings and held from Charles Bianconi. Edward Dalton's son John Edward Dalton of Golden Hills owned 161 acres in the 1870s. Photo of Ballygriffen
Ballynahinch A house valued at £14, occupied by Denis Heany and held from Richard B. H. Lowe at the time of Griffith's Valuation. This house is still extant and the centre of a working farm. Photo of Ballynahinch
Lisheen In 1786 Wilson writes that Lisheen was a seat sometimes occupied by the Earl of Clanwiliam. It became the seat of the Fitzgeralds, Baronets, in the 19th century, valued at £33 in the 1850s and held from the Earl of Portarlington. Edward Dalton was the tenant at the time of the sale of the Earl of Portarlington's estates in June 1856. A building is still located at this site.
Clonbonane Edmund Scully of the Silverfort branch of the Scully family lived here in the first half of the 19th century. By the time of Griffith's Valuation Jeremiah Scully held the house valued at £12 from the Earl of Norbury. This house no longer exists.
Cordangan House Cordangan was a Cooke family residence in the 18th and 19th centuries, occupied by John Cooke in 1814. The Ordnance Survey Name Books refer to it as being "in very good repair, the residence of J. Cooke". in the early 1850s it was occupied by Thomas Cooke. The property was held from the Smith Barry estate and the buildings were valued at £26. Slater refers to it as the residence of Horatio Townsend in 1894. In 1906 it was in the possession of Lord Barrymore and valued at £53. It is still extant. Photo of Cordangan House
Grantstown Hall The present house is not marked on the first Ordnance Survey map circa 1840. A house in this townland, valued at £10.10 shillings at the time of Griffith's Valuation, was occupied by Charles Massy who held it from [his brother] Henry W. Massy. In 1894 Slater noted it as the seat of Gen. William Massy. The Massys continue to live at Grantstown until at least 1906. Still extant and occupied. Photo of Grantstown Hall
Bansha House Bansha House is marked on the first edition Ordnance Survey Map circa 1840. It was the home of Robert Clarke, fourth son of the Reverend Marshal Clarke, in 1837. John Vincent occupied a house valued at £20 in this townland at the time of Griffith's Valuation. He held it from Richard Butler. The National Inventory of Architectural Heritage dates this house from about 1880. It now functions as a guest house. http://www.tipp.ie/banshahs.htm Photo of Bansha House
Kilfeakle A home of the Bunbury family in the mid 18th century and later of the Scully family. James Scully was resident at Kilfeacle in 1814. Mrs Scully, [widow of Denys Scully, son of James], was the occupier in 1837 and her fourth son Thomas was resident at the time of Griffith's Valuation. He held the property from the representatives of B. Bunbury. By the early 20th century Kilfeakle House was in ruins.
Mountwilliam This house was a Bunbury home in the late 18th century. Wilson refers to Mount-William as the seat of Mr. Bunbury in 1786. Jeremiah Scully was living at Mount-william in 1814. James Mahon was resident in 1837 and Denis Dwyer in the early 1850s. The property was held from the representatives of Benjamin Bunbury and the house was valued at £14. This house no longer exists.
Ballydrehid In 1786 Wilson refers to Ballydrehid as a seat of Viscount Lismore, "pleasantly situated on rising ground". The home of Robert Keating in 1814 and of Robert Doherty in the early 1850s. Doherty held the property from Viscount Lismore and the house was valued at £17. This house is still extant and occupied. Photo of Ballydrehid
Kilmoyler A late 18th century house, the seat of the O'Meagher family, occupied by Dennis O'Meagher in 1814 and 1837 and by Stephen O'Meagher at the time of Griffith's Valuatiton. He held the property in fee and the buildings were valued at £40. In 1865 this property was advertised for sale by the Prestons. The rental records that the house was held on a lease dated 1860 from William O'Meagher to Standish Butler who was resident at the time. In 1786 Wilson had recorded "the castle and house at Kilmoyler, the ancient seat of Colonel Butler". Still extant and occupied. Photo of Kilmoyler
Kilshane/Arraghslea Kilshane Cottage was occupied by Captain Blackmore in 1837 and noted by the Ordnance Survey Name Books as "the residence of Captain Blackmore, in excellent repair" in 1840. It was occupied by Henry Blackmore in the mid 19th century, when the house was valued at £11 and held from Simon Lowe. The Blackmores were related to the Lowes. This building is named Kilshane on the first edition Ordnance Survey map. Buildings in Kilshane valued at £12 were still in the possession of the Lowe family in 1906. This house later became known as Arraghslea and following a townland boundary change was located in the townland of Springhouse. Photo of Kilshane/Arraghslea
Kilshane/ Spring House It is not clear where the McCarthy house at Springhouse was located but a building is marked on the first edition Ordnance Survey map as Spring House, later known as Kilshane. In 1786 Wilson refers to Spring House as the seat of Mr. McCathy. Thomas McCarthy resided at Springhouse in 1814. The present house was built in the 1820s by John Lowe and was designed by C. F. Anderson. It continued to be the home of the Lowe family throughout the 19th century. Lewis refers to Spring House the residence of J. Low. Simon Low held the property in fee at the time of Griffith's Valuation when the house was valued at £75. The Lowes were still resident in 1906. This house was renovated and restored in the early 21st century and now functions as a hotel. see http://www.kilshanehouse.ie/Contact.html Photo of Kilshane/ Spring House
Lacken John Smithwick was resident at Lacken in 1837 and by George Smithwick in the early 1850s and held from Miss Mary Sadlier. The buildings were valued at £11. A house is still extant at the site.
Ballinaclogh A house occupied by William Scully and held by him in fee at the time of Griffith's Valuation. The buildings were valued at £11. William Scully (born 1821) of Ballinaclough was the fifth son of Denys Scully of Kilfeakle. He owned 1,354 acres in county Tipperary in the 1870s. Occupied by T.A. Scully in 1906 and valued at £16.
Castlepark House/ Mantle Hill In 1786 Wilson refers to the seat of Mr. Alleyn on the left at the entrance to Golden. He may be referring to the early house at this site, shown as Castlepark House on the first edition Ordnance Survey map. By the early nineteenth century it was the home of the Creagh family. Richard Creagh was resident in 1814 and 1837 and Lawrence Creagh held the property from Kingsmill Pennefather at the time of Griffith's Valuation. The buildings were valued at £65. Later bought by the Scullys, when it became known as Mantle Hill. Occupied by Vincent Scully in 1906. The house is no longer extant. Photo of Castlepark House/ Mantle Hill
Ballycarron The Butlers are described as "of Ballycarron" from the early 18th century. Ballycarron was the residence of Thomas Butler in the 19th century, held from Michael Gavin in the 1850s when the buildings were valued at £36. ''Burke's Irish Family Records'' states that the proceeds of the sale of the Ballycarron estate and the house itself were bequeathed "to the Church". This building is now divided into residential apartments.
Suirville This house was the home of Peter Smithwick in the early 19th century. Suirville was held by Richard Butler from Michael Gavin at the time of Griffith's Valuation and the house, valued at £10, was occupied by Miss Alice O'Connor. The sale rental of 1873 shows William Roche as tenant, trustee for Mr Butler. The Irish Tourist Association Survey records Suirville as the birthplace of Sir William Butler in 1838. The house was a ruin in the early 1940s.
Ballyslatteen Richard Butler, a younger brother of Thomas Butler of Ballycarron, was resident at Ballyslatteen in 1837 and at the time of Griffith's Valuation. He held the property from the Honourable John Massey and the buildings were valued at £20. Included in the sale of the Earl of Portarlington's estates in June 1856. A building is still located at this site.
Suir Castle House Suir Castle was the home of a branch of the Massy family in the latter part of the 18th century. Two buildings are marked on the first edition Ordnance Survey map Suir Castle and Suir Castle House. The Inventory of National Architectural Heritage dates the house from circa 1820. Suir Castle [Grid Ref. S004 352] was occupied by Joseph Robbins in 1814 and in 1837. In the mid 19th century Suir Castle House was held by Francis Massey in fee and the buildings were valued at £21. The Massys were still resident in the 1870s. Occupied in the 20th century by Major Harold O'Malley. For sale in 2003. Photo of Suir Castle House
Hymenstown This house was the home of the Robbins family in the 18th and 19th centuries. Occupied by George Robbins in 1814 and by R. Scully in 1837. Michael Cleary was resident at the time of Griffith's Valuation holding the property from Nathaniel E. Robbins, when the buildings were valued at £20. Included in the sale of the Earl of Portarlington's estates in June 1856. John Graham was living at Hymenstown in the 1870s. This house is still extant. Photo of Hymenstown
Golden Hills Leet records Henry White as the proprietor of Goldenville, Golden, in 1814. In 1837 Lewis refers to Golden Hills as the "castellated residence of H. White". Edmond [Edward] Dalton occupied this house in the early 1850s holding it from Henry White. It was valued at £25. By 1858 Thomas Judkin Fitzgerald was occupying Golden Hills or Golden Lodge which was advertised for sale in January 1858 and again in April 1878. In 1878 Golden Hills was described as a "large castellated building" with a drawing room opening into a conservatory, dining room and morning room, 8 bedrooms and a servants' hall. The Irish Tourist Association surveyor records that it was the residence of Thomas Judkin Fitzgerald, High Sheriff of county Tipperary in 1798, known as "Flogging Fitzgerald". In the early 1940s most of the house had disappeared or was incorporated into a modern farmyard. Photo of Golden Hills
Spring Mount J. White was living at Spring Mount in 1837 and at the time of Griffith's Valuation Robert W. White was the occupier, holding the property from William Scully. The house was valued at £17. The Whites were still occupying Spring Mount in the 1870s. Photo of Spring Mount
Athassel James Scully was occupying this house at the time of Griffith's Valuation. He held it from Richard Creagh and the buildings were valued at £30. This house is still a residence. Photo of Athassel
Rathcloheen Rathcloheen was the home of John Mathew in the first half of the 19th century. The house is situated very close to Thomastown Castle. At the time of Griffith's Valuation John Mathew held Rathcloheen from Lynn Carew and the buildings were valued at £20. "Burke's Irish Family Records" refers to John Smithwick of Rathclogheen, county Tipperary who married Cherry Pennefather in 1823. This house is well preserved and is still used as a residence. Photo of Rathcloheen
Barnlough This house was a Smithwick family home in the 18th and early part of the 19th centuries, occupied by Thomas Smythwick in 1814 and by P. Smithwick in 1837. Barnlough was held by the Earl of Portarlington in fee at the time of Griffith's Valuation, when the buildings were valued at £11.10 shillings. It is no longer extant.
Toureen The first edition Ordnance Survey map marks Toureen House, later maps show a house located a short distance to the south west. Leet and Lewis records Denis O'Meagher as resident at Toureen. This may be the dairy house and offices recorded in Griffith's Valuation and valued at £3.5 shillings held by Stephen O'Meagher in fee. The 25-inch map of the 1890s indicates Tooreen House and a house and substantial farm are still extant at this site.
Toureen Wood House This house located on the northern fringe of Toureen wood was the home of Philip Maguire in the second half of the 19th century. The site of this house is located near a building marked on the first edition Ordnance Survey map as Maguire's Castle. The sale rental of 1875 refers to a new and comfortable dwelling house on the lands of Toureen, containing 2 good reception rooms, 7 bedrooms. a large kitchen and store room, dairy and pantries. The house was in the owner's possession. A house in the townland of Toureen valued at £7.5 shillings was held in fee by Philip Maguire in the mid 19th century. Lewis records a house known as Kilmoylermore, the residence of "the late Constantine Maguire, Esq."
Ashgrove In 1786 Wilson refers to Ashgrove as the seat of Mr. Ash. At the time of Griffith's Valuation Ashgrove House was valued at £14.10 shillings and occupied by John Henry Ashe who held it from his brother Trevor Lloyd Ashe. A lithograph of Ashgrove is included in the Ashe sale rental of 1854. It was bought by Charles Moore of Mooresfort. Ashgrove was offered for sale again in 1864. It was held on a lease dated 1815 from Trevor Lloyd Ashe to Southwell Moore for 3 lives renewable for ever. Lyons writes that Southwell Mulcahy was resident from 1858. This house is still in use as a residence. Photo of Ashgrove
Castle Mary Lewis describes Ashgrove Castle or Castle Mary, the residence of the Reverend Trevor Lloyd Ashe, Lord of the Manor of Bansha, as a "castellated mansion in the Italian style of architecture, situated at the base of the Galtee mountains, 4,000 acres of which are attached to the estate". This house is marked on the first edition Ordnance Survey map. In 1840 the Ordnance Survey Name Books refer to it as the property of T.L. Ashe "of modern construction but in very bad repair". It is recorded as "in ruins" in the later 25 inch map of the 1890s. Land clearance has taken place in the area and nothing remains of Castle Mary.
Ballydavid G. Baker was resident at Ballydavid in 1837 and in the early 1850s when the house was valued at £13.10 shillings and held from the Reverend George Cole Baker. In 1786 Wilson refers to Ballydavid as the seat of Mr. Baker. In 1840 the Ordnance Survey Name Books had noted that the house was in bad repair though the demesne was described as "neatly ornamented". This house no longer exists.
Greenane The Manserghs were residing at Greenane from the mid 18th century. Wilson, writing in 1786, refers to the house as the seat of Nicholas S Mansergh. In 1814 John Mansergh was the occupant and in 1837 it was the home of his son, Richard Southcote Mansergh. In the mid 19th century the house was valued at £35 and held from Lady Osborne. In 1894 Slater refers to it as the seat of Lt. Col. M. Tynte. The house is still occupied by a member of the Mansergh family, Philippa Mansergh, and her husband, John Wallace. Photo of Greenane
Dundrum Dundrum was the seat of the Viscounts Hawarden in county Tipperary in the 18th and 19th centuries. The Ordnance Survey Name Books mention that the demesne was well-planted in 1840. Dundrum was held in fee by Viscount Hawarden and valued at £85 at the time of Griffith's Valuation. The Earl de Montalt was still resident in 1906 when the house was valued at £85. The Irish Tourist Association Survey states that it was bought from the Land Commission in 1908 and became St Michael's Presentation Convent. This early 18th century Palladian house now functions as a hotel located in the grounds of the Tipperary golf club. Photo of Dundrum
Kilmore The National Inventory of Architectural Heritage dates this house from the early to mid 18th century and the Wayland family were resident at this time. Austin Cooper was living at Kilmore in 1837 and at the time of Griffith's Valuation Samuel Cooper was the occupier. He held Kilmore from the Earl of Normanstown and the buildings were valued at £16. This house is still occupied and part of a working farm. Photo of Kilmore
Killenure Castle Leet records Samuel Cooper as the proprietor of Killenure in 1814 and Lewis in 1837 as the "seat of William Cooper". At the time of Griffith's Valuation William Cooper held the property in fee and the house was valued at £31.10 shillings. The Coopers were still resident at Killenure in the early 20th century. As its webiste suggests "It has been a fortified home with sturdy towers, a'hunting box', a country house for a large family, a busy productive farm with stables and coach house, a boarding school and even a meditation centre". It will be open to the public from Summer 2012. See htp://killenure.com. Photo of Killenure Castle
Ballywalter F. V. Wayland was resident at Ballywalter in 1837. Francis Wayland of Ballywalter was murdered in 1838 on his way to a fair. William Weyland was living at Ballywalter in the mid 19th century, when the house was held from William Cooper and valued at £12.5 shillings. The Waylands and Coopers were related. This 18th century house is still in use as a family residence. Photo of Ballywalter
Grene Park This house dates from the mid 19th century and appears to have been built [for Nicholas B. Grene] post the first edition Ordnance survey map as it is not located on exactly the same site as the previous building. Griffith's Valuation records Nicholas B. Greene occupying a house valued at £29.15 shillings, held from the representatives of Robert Usher. This house still functions as a residence. Photo of Grene Park
Ballymore House The Murphys were established at Ballymore from the early 18th century. A castle and two houses are located in this townland at the time of Griffith's Valuation, all inhabited by members of the Murphy family. The main residence was Ballymore House, which was occupied by Edmond W. Murphy. He held the house and 423 acres from the Earl of Norbury. The buildings were valued at £24.5 shillings. Daniel Murphy also occupied a house valued at £12.5 shillings (Grid Ref S021 457). Ballymore House is still a family residence. Photo of Ballymore House
Cappamurragh The Grene family home occupied by John Grene in the first half of the 19th century. He held the property in fee and the buildings were valued at £24 in the early 1850s. In 1841 the Ordnance Survey Name Books describe it as "a gentleman's seat in a very handsome demesne of considerable extent". It is still extant. Photo of Cappamurragh
Aherlow Castle This early 19th century building was the residence of James A. Butler in the 1830s. In 1840 the Ordnance Survey Name Books note that it was the residence of the parish priest of Templeneiry. The Reverend William Kane was resident in the early 1850s when the buildings were valued at £9.15 shillings and held from James A. Butler. Aherlow Castle was later the property of the Moores of Mooresfort. Count Charles Moore was the occupier in 1906 when the buildings were valued at £20. It is now a ruin. Photo of Aherlow Castle
Ballinattin In 1786 Wilson refers to "Ballattin" as the seat of Mr. Parsons. This house valued at £17+ in the mid 19th century was occupied by Thomas Cooney and held from William Moore. A farm exists at the site and the original house is not extant.
Ballinattin House Occupied by Denis Cooney at the time of Griffith's Valuation, valued at £13+ and held from Edward B. Vise. This house is still extant and occupied.
Synone A house built in the second half of the 19th century, still extant and lived in. Photo of Synone
Kilcoran Lodge A house built in the second half of the 19th century, valued at £46.10 shillings in 1906, the property of Robert Murdock.
Brittas House Built in the late 19th century by James O'Heney/Heney of Cashel and valued at £25 in 1906. Brittas House is now a stud farm belonging to Peter Magnier.
Cluen House An 18th century house originally known as Mount Kennedy. This house valued at £15 was being used as an auxiliary workhouse in the mid 19th century. It was held by John Kennedy from Thomas Slattery. In 1906 Lord Barrymore is recorded as the occupier and the building were valued at £28+. Photo of Cluen House
Camus A house occupied by James Chadwick and held from the representatives of Eustin [Austin] Cooper at the time of Griffith's Valuation. The buildings were valued at £28.18 shillings. Photo of Camus
Redcity In the mid 19th century William Harney held a house valued at £11+ from Sir John Power in the townland of Redcity. Buildings are still located at this site.
Drangan In the mid 19th century Daniel Heffernan held buildings valued at £15 from the Earl of Lismore at Drangan Beg. Drangan House is marked on both the first and 25-inch edition Ordnance Survey maps. A house and large farm are now located at the site.
Castle View A house valued at £10 was occupied by Edmond Dalton in the mid 19th century. It was held from Colonel William Dickson. A building is marked on the first edition Ordnance Survey map at this location. A larger building on later maps is named Castle View. Buildings are still extant at the site.
Cahervillahowe A house built post Griffith's Valuation by the Massy family. Cahervillahowe was sold to Mr Harris in the early 20th century. It is now a stud. Photo of Cahervillahowe
Athasselabbey A house occupied by William Dalton and held from Francis Green in the mid 19th century. The house was valued at £12+. It is still occupied. Photo of Athasselabbey
Ballyfowloo House At the time of Griffith's Valuation, James Heaney was leasing a holding of 130 acres from Lord Stanley's estate at Ballyfowloo. The 25-inch Ordnance Survey map of the later 19th century shows a house in this area labelled Ballyfowloo House.
Mount Judkin House In 1786 Wilson refers to the seat of Mr. Judkin, located half a mile byond Cashel on the right. At the time of Griffith's Valuation, the townland was leased by Richard Jordan to Edmund Cusack and the house was valued at almost £8. Buildings are still extant at the site.
Cappagh (Clanwilliam) In 1786 Wilson refers to Cappagh as the seat of Mr. Massey. At the time of Griffith's Valuation, this townland was the property of estate of Reverend John Massey Dawson. [Grid Reference is approximate].
Ballymorris In 1786 Wilson refers to Ballymorris as the seat of Mr. Magher. By the time of Griffith's Valuation the townland was held by Stephen O'Meagher and the buildings were valued at £1. The house appears to be gone by the time the first Ordnance Survey map was published as it is not shown there.
Cuckoo Hill In 1786 Wilson referred to a house he called "Clover-Hill", three miles from Caher, "the seat of Mr. Ryall". He may have been referring to the townland named Cuckoohill which appears on the 1st edition Ordnance Map. A house is present in this townland which is labelled Cuckoo Hill House on the 25-inch Ordnance Survey map of the 1890s. At the time of Griffith's Valuation, this property was leased to Patrick Heffernan by Abraham Riall when it was valued at over £6. A house and farm still occupy the site.
Chancellorstown House In 1786 Wilson refers to Chancellors' Town as the seat of Mr. Moore. The house and surrounding demesne are shown on the first edition Ordnance Survey map but are not marked on the 25-inch edition of the 1890s. The townland was part of the estate of Stephen Moore at the time of Griffith's Valuation, though the house was leased by the representatives of Joseph Gough to Denis Daly and was valued at £7 10s. Farm buildings occupy the site now.
Rosemount (Caher) In 1840 the Ordnance Survey Name Books refer to Rosemount as a house in good repair, the residence of Robert Franklin. He is also listed as the occupier at the time of Griffith's Valuation, leasing from the Barton estate when the buildings had a valuation of £10. Robert Franklin of Rosemount is listed in Slater's Directory of 1846. The house is no longer extant.
Lissava House In 1840 the Ordnance Survey Name Books refer to Lissava House as the residence of John Egan. He was recorded among the gentry of Caher in Slater's Directory 1846. He also the occupier in the early 1850s when he was leasing it from the Earl of Glengall's estate. The buildings were valued at £12. A house is still extant at the site.
Woodhouse (Middlethird) In 1841 the Ordnance Survey Name Books refer to Woodhouse, a gentleman's house, the proprietor being Basil Bryan. By the time of Griffith's Valuation, a property at Woodhouse was occupied by Timothy Connolly, who was leasing it from Richard Price. It was valued at £10+. Woodhouse is labelled "in ruins" on the 25-inch edition Ordnance Survey Map of the 1890s.
Hymenstown House Hymenstown House is shown on the 25-inch Ordnance Survey map of the 1890s. The National Inventory of Architectural Heritage suggests it was built sometime in the 1860s. The house on the site at the time of Griffith's Valuation was owned by Nathaniel Robbins and valued at under £2. In 1901 it appears to have been the property of Alex Going but was vacant at the time. Hymenstown House is still extant and occupied. Photo of Hymenstown House