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Cordangan House

Houses within 15km of this house

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Houses within 15km of Cordangan House

Displaying 89 houses.

House name Description
Newtown House In 1786 Wilson refers to Newtown as the seat of Mr. Ellard. Occupied by Miles Ryan in 1814 and by Richard Ellard at the time of Griffith's Valuation. Ellard held the property from - Keating and the buildings were valued at £13. Lewis refers to Newtown Ellard as the ancient seat of the Lloyd family. In 1906 this house valued at £23.10 shillings was occupied by Mary R. Ellard. It is still extant. Photo of Newtown House
Castle Lloyd The seat of the Lloyd family in the 19th century, the sale rental of 1855 records that the original lease was from Robert Bradshaw to the Reverend Richard Lloyd, 8 Nov 1760. IN 1786 Wilson refers to Castle Lloyd as the seat of Rev. Mr. Lloyd. It was occupied by the Reverend Michael Foster in 1814 and by Thomas Lloyd in 1837. Although described by Lewis in 1837 as the handsome residence of Thomas Lloyd, the Ordnance Survey Field Name Book states that the house was in a neglected and decayed state in 1840 due to the death of "the Captain this year". By the time of Griffith's Valuation the house was leased to the Guardians of the Tipperary Union who were using it as a Workhouse. The buildings were valued at £44. Castle Lloyd was advertised for sale in November 1881 on 93 acres. It belonged to Patrick Daly who held it under a fee farm grant dated 12 July 1869 from Letitia Anne Bradshaw to William Daly. The Irish Tourist Association Survey of the early 1940s refers to the demolition of this house about 70 years previously and that only the circular tower remained of the extensive 18th century dwelling built by Captain Lloyd. Photo of Castle Lloyd
Janeville A house located very close to the county Tipperary border, occupied by the Reverend R. Lloyd in 1837 and by Samuel R. Harding at the time of Griffith's Valuation. The buildings were valued at £17+ and held from Thomas L. Sadlier.
Glenefy/Gleneefy Built for George L. Bennett by Charles Frederick Anderson see http://www.dia.ie/works/view/256 The house is named on the first Ordnance Survey map as Gleneefy but on the later 25-inch map as Glenefy. In 1837 Castlecreagh was the residence of G. Bennett and at the time of Griffith's Valuation Castlecreagh, valued at £26 was held by George L. Bennett in fee. In 1906 occupied by William H.M. Bennett and still valued at £26. It is still extant. Photo of Glenefy/Gleneefy
Riversdale Built by the Massys in the early 19th century and occupied by Hugh Massy in 1837 and held by him in fee at the time of Griffith's Valuation when the house was valued at £30+. Lynch writes that this house was bought from the Massy Dawsons by John Noonan in 1922, who ran it as a hotel. Photo of Riversdale
Stagdale Lodge A Massy house occupied by members of the Massy family from the late 18th century. It was the home of Hugh Massy, a younger brother of George Massy of Glenwilliam Castle, at the beginning of the 19th century. Held by W. Massy in 1837, Lewis records the "fine avenue of stately beech trees". William Massy was still resident at the time of Grifffith's Valuation holding the property from Hugh Massy. In 1906 occupied by Hugh H.G. Massy and valued at £30.10 shillings.
Ballywire The demesne of this house straddled the border between counties Limerick and Tipperary. In 1826 Fitzgerald refers to the house having been "lately fitted up and furnished in a very tasteful manner". Godfrey Massey was resident at Ballywire in 1814. By 1837 it had become the home of John Bolton Massy who held the property in the 1850s from the Provost and Fellows of Trinity College, Dublin. It was valued at £40. This house is still a residence. Photo of Ballywire
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
Ballynacourty Originally the home of the Dawson family, it passed by marriage to the Massy family and was the seat of the Massy Dawsons in the 18th and 19th centuries. Occupied by J. H. Massy Dawson in 1837 and owned by the estate of Reverend John M. Dawson in the early 1850s. It was held in fee and was valued at £75. In 1839 the Ordnance Survey Name Books describe it as "beautifully situated and in good repair, the residence of Rev. J.M. Dawson". In 1894 Slater refers to it as the seat of George Staunton King Massy-Dawson. This house was a ruin by the mid 20th century. Photo of Ballynacourty
Galtee Castle Built in the late 18th century as a hunting lodge, it was described in the Kingston sale rental of July 1851 as a "handsome cut stone building, erected in a tasteful style of architecture, with suitable offices .... beautifully situated in the curve of a well planted glen..". Located close to the eastern bank of the Attychraan River at the base of the southern slope of the Galty Mountains, this house was occupied by James Law in the mid 19th century, valued at £29+ and held by him in fee. Noted by Slater in 1894 as the home of Nathaniel Buckley and of Abel Buckley in 1906 when the buildings were valued at £130. The house is no longer extant. Also known as Mountain Lodge.
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
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
Garranlea A Keating home from the 18th century, occupied by Leonard Keating in the first half of the 19th century. In 1800 Leonard Keating married Lucinda Scully of Kilfeacle. Their son, Robert, was Member of Parliament for county Waterford in the late 1840s. In 1850 he held the property from the Earl of Clonmel and the buildings were valued at £34+. This house no longer exists.
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
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
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.
Mount Bruis The Inventory of Irish Architectural Heritage dates this house from the mid 18th century. It was occupied by Doherty Esq in the 1770s and in 1786. The residence of Edmund Scully in 1814, Mrs Doherty in 1837 and Thomas Dwyer in the early 1850s. Dwyer held the property from Irwing Bagnell and the buildings were valued at £25. In 1840 the Ordnance Survey Name Books described it as "a very old building and in middling repair". It is still extant. Photo of Mount Bruis
Woodville Lewis records Matthew Gibbons [Givens?] as the occupier of this house. Mathew Givens was resident at the time of Griffith's Valuation and held the house valued at £15 from the estate of Reverend John M. Dawson. In 1839 the Ordnance Survey Name Books describe it as "in excellent repair and beautifully ornamented". It is still extant and occupied. Photo of Woodville
Ballyglass House (Clanwilliam) Lewis records Mrs Slattery as resident at Ballyglass in 1837. In 1840 The Ordnance Survey Name Books refer to it as a house "in good repair, the residence of John Burke". It is recorded under both Clonpet and Cordangan parishes. By the mid 19th century it was the home of Thomas Mulcahy. The house was valued at £18.10 shillings and was held from Robert Maxwell. Buildings still exist at this location.
Brookville In 1840, the Ordnance Survey Name Books describe Brookville as "of very large dimensions, in very good repair, the residence of James Sadlier". He still lived at Brookville in the mid 19th century when the house was valued at £30 and held from James H. Smith Barry. This house, located on the south side of Tipperary town, is still a residence. Photo of Brookville
Scalaheen In 1840 the Ordnance Survey Name Books describe Scalaheen as "a very large house pleasantly situated on a hill, the residence of Richard Sadlier". William Sadlier occupied this house which he held from Nicholas Sadlier at the time of Griffith's Valuation. It was valued at £30. This house, which was located on the outskirts of Tipperary town, no longer exists.
Chadville A house valued at £11 occupied by William Ryan and held from Hugh B. Bradshaw in the mid 19th century. Later in the nineteenth century it was associated with Valentine Ryan, who held large estates in County Donegal and in Queen's County. This house is still in use as a residence. Photo of Chadville
Ballynacree House A house valued at £10 and held from Samuel Dixon by Michael Manning in the mid 19th century. Ballynacree is still extant. Photo of Ballynacree  House
Pegsborough House In 1786 Wilson refers to Pegsborough as a seat of the Earl of Derby. Henry Smithwick was living at Pegsborough in 1814. By 1837 George Bradshaw was resident. The Ordnance Survey Name Books in 1840 refer to this house as the property of Lord Portarlington. In the early 1850s George Bradshaw held the property from Henry Smithwick. The buildings were valued at £23.5 shillings. A house is still extant at the site.
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
Mooresfort The home of the Crosbie Moore family in the 18th and early 19th century, Wilson refers to Moore's-fort as "the handsome seat of Edward Moore" in 1786. Lewis records Maurice Crosbie Moore as resident in 1837. At the time of Griffith's Valuation Edward C. Moore was still in possession of Mooresfort. However it was advertised for sale in 1852 and sold to Charles Moore of county Antrim, who altered and remodelled the house, reducing it from a 3 storey to a 2 storey house. The house remained in the possession of this family into the 20th century. It is now the main residence on a working farm. Photo of Mooresfort
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
Ballinard This house was the seat of the Chadwick family in the 18th and 19th centuries. The present house dates from the early 19th century and incorporates parts of an older building. John Chadwick was resident in 1814 and William Chadwick in 1837. In 1840 the Ordnance Survey Name Books note it as the seat of Ostin [Austin] Sadlier and describe the house as "a very large building in good repair". At the time of Griffith's Valuation. the house was valued at £33 and held from the Earl of Portarlington. The Chadwicks were still living at Ballinard at the beginning of the 20th century. Photo of Ballinard
Damerville Austin Cooper Chadwick, third son of John C. Chadwick, lived at Damerville in the 1830s. In 1840 the Ordnance Survey Name Books describe it as "a modern structure in good repair". By the time of Griffith's Valuation [his widow] Mrs Anne Chadwick was resident. The house was valued at £10 and held from the Earl of Portarlington. It is still extant. Photo of Damerville
Shrone Hill Shrone Hill or Shronell House is a mid 18th century house. In 1786 Wilson describes it as "once a magnificent building of the late Mr. Damer, now belonging to Lord Milton and in ruins". It was occupied by the Sadlier family in the 18th and 19th centuries. The Ordnance Survey Name Books refer to it as the residence of William Sadlier in 1840. At the time of Griffith's Valution the house was valued at £20 and leased by Clement Sadlier from the Earl of Portarlington. It is still extant. Photo of Shrone Hill
Damer's Court In 1837 Lewis refers to this house as follows "built about a century ago by John Damer, passed to the Earl of Dorchester and then to Lady Caroline Damer his daughter and sole heir and is now the property of the Earl of Portarlington. The mansion was taken down in 1776". It is marked on Taylor and Skinner's map. In 1786 Wilson refers to it as "the very noble and beautiful seat of Lord Milton", On the 1st edition Ordnance Survey map it is labelled "Damerville Court [in ruins]". There is no trace of this house now.
Ballykisteen House Described by Lewis in 1837 as an "elegant modern building" situated on the Limerick road. The Ordnance Survey Name Books of 1840 refer to it as "the residence of Lord Stanley, pleasantly situated on rising ground and in good repair". In the early 1850s the house was valued at £50 and held in fee by Lord Stanley. It was later one of the homes of the O'Connor family. The original house no longer exists. Ballykisteen hotel and golfcourse are now located near the site. Photo of Ballykisteen House
Russelstown At the time of Griffith's Valuation John Hewston occupied Russelstown House, valued at £20, and held from Lord Stanley. Photo of Russelstown
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
Roesborough Occupied in the 1770s by Sadler Esq. In 1786 Wilson states that it was the seat of James Roe. Occupied in 1814 and 1837 by James Roe and in the early 1850s by his son George who held the property in fee. The house was valued at £32.15 shillings. The representatives of Richard Sadlier were the tenants of Roesborough in 1873. This house is now a ruin. Photo of Roesborough
Kingswell House/Sadleirswells Kingswell was a Lovett property in the 18th and early 19th century.The home of a branch of the Sadlier family in the 19th century, labelled on the 1st edition Ordnance Survey map as Sadleirswells House and on the later 25-inch edition as Kingswell House. In 1840 the Ordnance Survey Name Books record that they were seeking the opinion of the then owner William Sadlier as to the name under which the house should appear. Occupied by Richard Sadlier in 1814, by W. Sadlier in 1837 and held by Richard Sadlier in fee at the time of Griffith's Valuation, when the house was valued at £35. Home of a branch of the Massy family in the second half of the 19th century. The sale rental of January 1854 shows that the house was leased to John Massy on 23 January 1852 by Robert W. R. Sadleir for the life of John Massy or 31 years. This house is now demolished although yard buildings and garden follies remain in existence. Photo of Kingswell House/Sadleirswells
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
Greenfield Colonel W. Purefoy was resident at Greenfield in 1837. The Ordnance Survey Name Books refer to Greenfield as "a house in a small but well wooded demesne". By the early 1850s Edward Bagwell was the occupier. He held the property in fee and the house was valued at £27.15 shillings. Wilfred B. Purefoy occupied Greenfield in 1906 when it was valued at £38. 10 shillings. It is still extant. Photo of Greenfield
Philipston In 1840 the Ordnance Survey Name Books refer to "Phillipstown" as "a house in a small demesne". It was the residence of Hugh Brady Bradshaw in the mid 19th century, held by him from the Reverend William Guinness and valued at £16.15 shillings. This house is still extant and lived in. Photo of Philipston
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
High Park The Reverend John Hunt was resident at High Park in 1814 and in 1837. By the time of Griffith's Valuation his son Vere Hunt was the occupier. The property was held from Richard Beere and the buildings were valued at £15. High Park is still extant and, in 2012, was offered for sale. Photo of High Park
Cappagh House Vere Hunt was living at Cappa in 1814 and Mrs [Fitzmaurice] Hunt in 1837. Arthur Hewlett was the occupier in the mid 19th century holding the property from De Vere Hunt. The buildings were valued at £26.25 shillings. Godfrey Massy Hunt of the Friarstown family was resident in the later 19th century. This house belonged to Mr Griserood in the early 1940s. A house is still extant at this location.
Glenbrook Cottage Thomas Holmes was leasing this property from the Massy-Dawson estate at the time of Griffith's Valuation when it was valued at almost £4. It is not named on the 1st edition Ordnance Survey map but appears as Glenbrook Cottage on the 25-inch edition of the 1890s. It is still extant and occupied. Local sources suggest that the original house dates to the seventeenth century and that the Holmes family called it Clydeingrove. Photo of Glenbrook Cottage
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.
Rathneaveen No house is named on the first edition Ordnance Survey map for this townland, however later maps show Rathneaveen House. It was built in the mid 19th century as Michael Ryan occupied a house valued at £10.15 shillings in this townland at the time of Griffith's Valuation. Michael Ryan of Rathneaveen is recorded in the 1870s and the house is still extant.
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
Friarsfield A house built circa 1870 for the Manserghs and shown on the 25-inch Ordnance Survey map of the 1890s. It is now occupied by Dr Martin Mansergh and family. In 1840 the Ordnance Survey Name Books refer to another house in this townland, occupied by James Southcote Mansergh and known as Newtown Cottage [R906377]. At the time of Griffith's Valuation, a property in this townland owned by Southcote Mansergh and valued at £40 was in use as an auxiliary workhouse. Photo of Friarsfield
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
Mountain Lodge In the mid 19th century Viscount Lismore owned a house/hunting lodge valued at £7 in the townland of Cullenagh (2,740 acres) which he also owned. This building has since been extended and is still in use as a youth hostel. Photo of Mountain Lodge
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
Springfield House (Tipperary) In 1786 Wilson refers to Springfield as the seat of Mr. English. By the time of Griffith's Valuation, the townland was part of the Smith-Barry estate and the house was valued at almost £4. It was occupied by Nicholas Sadlier at the time. A subtantial farm occupies the site now.
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.
Sandymount (Cordangan) In 1840 the Ordnance Survey Name Books refer to Sandymount House "in good repair", part of the estate of James Sadlier. By the time of Griffith's Valuation, it was being leased by F.J. Mansergh from the Smith-Barry estate and valued at £7 5s. Buildings are still extant at the site.
Ballynilard Cottage In 1840 the Ordnance Survey Name Books refer to Ballynilard Cottage as the residence of Robert Smithwick, "pleasantly situated and in good repair". At the time of Griffith's Valuation, the townland was part of the Smith-Barry estate. Robert Smithwick was leasing a house valued almost £10 while William Evans, MD, was leasing another house in the townland valued at £10 5s. Ballynilard Cottage is labelled Cottage on the later 25-inch map of the 1890s and a house still exists at that location.
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