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Houses within 15km of this house

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Houses within 15km of Ballydavid

Displaying 56 houses.

House name Description
Lakefield (Middlethird) Gambonstown was occupied by B.B. Bradshaw in 1814. In 1786 Wilson had referred to it as the seat of Mr. Hackett. The National Inventory of Architectural Heritage records the building of Lakefield house in 1831 by William Pennefather, replacing the former Hackett home of Gambonstown. and the Ordnance Survey Name Books record it as his residence in 1840. At the time of Griffith's Valuation William Pennefather held the house valued at £48.14 shillings and 413 acres from Mrs Hackett and others. Sold by the Pennefathers to the O'Briens in 1907 and sold again to the Goodbodys in 1955. Lakefield is still extant. Photo of Lakefield (Middlethird)
Mount Richard Mount Richard was the residence of John Power in 1837 and in the early 1850s when the buildings were valued at £30.10 shillings and held from the Earl of Bessborough. This house is still in use as a residence. Photo of Mount Richard
Ballycurkeen The home of James Manderville in the mid 19th century, held from James F. O'Ryan and valued at £19+. Ballycurkeen was still a Mandeville home in the early 1940s when Frank Mandeville was recorded as resident. The Irish Tourist Association surveyor also writes that Ballycurkeen was the residence of John O'Mahony, a Fenian leader in 1848. This house is still a family home. Photo of Ballycurkeen
Anner Castle Marked on the first Ordnance Survey map as Ballina House, this residence of the Reverend Nicholas Manderville was valued at £46+ and held by him in fee in the early 1850s. Bence Jones writes that Anner Castle was built in the 1860s "incorporating the old square castle of the Manderville family which had up till then been known as Ballinahy". It was destroyed by fire in 1926 and only the front portion was rebuilt. The Mandervilles were still resident in the 20th century. This property was sold in 2013. Photo of Anner Castle
Ballydine The Mandevilles were situated at Ballydine from the 14th century. Ballydine Castle was sold to the Earl of Clonmel in 1781 and members of the Power family lived there in the first half of the 19th century, William Power in 1814 and James Power in the early 1850s. The Powers and the Mandevilles were related. A lithograph of the house is included in the Power sale rental of 4 November 1853. ''Burke's Irish Family Records'' records Frank Hackett Mandeville (1841-1905) as the last family member to live at Ballydine. He was Member of Parliament for mid Tipperary 1892-1900 and died at Ballydine Castle in 1905. Mary Lyons records the Landy family as resident from 1855-1901.
The Cottage The home of William O'Donnell in 1837 and in the early 1850s held from the representatives of Michael D. Keating. The building were valued at £18+ in the mid 19th century. Richard O'Donnell of Carrick on Suir owned 359 acres in the 1870s.
Kilmurry Lodge A house valued at £16.13 shillings was occupied by the Reverend Richard Morrissey in the townland of Ballynamona at the time of Griffith's Valuation. It was held from William P. Barker. Kilmurry Lodge is marked on the first Ordnance Survey map and is described in the Ordnance Survey Name Books as "a lodge, handsomely situated, with a garden, orchard and fir plantation". This house is still in use as a residence. Photo of Kilmurry Lodge
Lindville A house named Lindville is marked on the first Ordnance Survey map in this townland close to the bank of the River Suir. At the time of Griffith's Valuation it was valued at £16+ and occupied by Thomas Lindsey who held it from William Butler. No building is now extant at this site.
Cregg The home of a branch of the Lalor family in the 19th century. Thomas E. Lalor is recorded for Creg in 1814 and Lewis writes in 1837 of his handsome residence erected "about ten years since". Cregg was occupied by his son Thomas in the early 1850s. Thomas held the property from the Marquess of Ormonde and the buildings were valued at almost £40. Passed to the Sadlier family of Castleblake, county Tipperary at the end of the 19th century. In 1906 it was valued at £41 and occupied by Annie Sadlier. This house is still a fine residence. Photo of Cregg
Ballyknockane Marked on the first Ordnance Survey map as Ballyknockane Cottage, valued at £21 and occupied by Walter Asper at the time of Griffith's Valuation. He held the property from the Marquess of Ormonde. In 1894 Slater noted it as part of the latter estate. This building no longer exists.
Ballyboe A house valued at £17+ in the mid 19th century when it was occupied by James O'Donnell and held from Lord Lismore. This house is still a family residence. Photo of Ballyboe
Ballynagrana Taylor and Skinner's map indicates that this is the location of the house originally known as Wilmar, which was occupied by Nicholson Esq in the 1770s. Wilmar Mill is marked closeby in the townland of Ballyrichard on the first edition Ordnance Survey map. The Ordnance Survey Letters refer to the property as Wilmer House in 1840. Lorenzo Hickie Jephson lived at Wilmar for some time in the early 19th century. Francis Mandeville was resident in 1814. Denis Kennedy occupied a house in Ballynagrana, held from Denis Hayden and valued at £13.14 shillings at the time of Griffith's Valuation. Ellen Hayden of Ballynagrana owned 255 acres in county Tipperary in the 1870s. This house is no longer extant.
Harley Park The Poe residence at this location in the 18th century was known as Rosenaharly as mentioned by Wilson in 1786. The seat of the Poe family, occupied by James Poe in 1814 and by J.P. Poe in 1837. James Purefoy Poe was still resident in the mid 19th century, holding the property in fee. The buildings were valued at £41.10 shillings. The Poes were still resident in the early 20th century and this house is still a residence. Photo of Harley Park
Lisnamrock Castle The Langleys were resident here from the 18th century. Wilson, writing in 1786, refers to Lisnarock as the seat of Mr Langley. Henry Langley was the occupier in the mid 19th century, holding the property in fee. The buildings were valued at £11.10 shillings. Held by George Langley in 1906. Buildings still exist at this location.
Garrangibbon This house known as South Lodge was occupied by J.B. Elliott in 1814. The Ordnance Survey Name Books describe it as "handsomely situated....with garden plantation and planted ornamental grounds" in 1840. It was occupied by Richard C. Jackson who held the house valued at £14 from the representatives of Mrs R. Hartford in the mid 19th century. Some alterations to the house have taken place in more recent times and it still functions as a country residence. Photo of Garrangibbon
Glenview Glenview was occupied by the Reverend Edmund Prendergast in the early 1850s. He held the house valued at £18.15 shillings from Matthew Prendergast. In the early 20th century the house was altered and extended by a religious order who set up a school. Photo of Glenview
Wilford Wilford was the residence Butler Esq in the 1770s and 1780s and of Mr Richard Blackmore in 1814. In the early 1850s it was occupied by John Blackmore, who held the property valued at £11+ from William P. Barker with 128 acres. The house is labelled Wilford House on the 1st edition Ordnance Survey map but as Shangarry House on the 25-inch edition of the 1890s. It is now a ruin.
Willmount Occupied in 1814 by Robert Lane and by Hampden Lane in the early 1850s, when the house was valued at £17 and held from William P. Barker. This house is still an occupied residence. Photo of Willmount
Kilburry The home of Jeremiah Meagher in 1814 and of Robert Maher in the mid 19th century. He held the house valued at £16.15 shillings from William Beasley. Buildings are still located at this site.
Ballylanigan (Cramer) [Thomas Pennefather is recorded as resident at Ballylanigan (Pennefather?) in 1814]. Lewis refers to the Cramer family of Ballylanigan. At the time of Griffith's Valuation Ballylanigan (Cramer) was occupied by Thomas Sexton and held from Mrs Catherine Reeves. The buildings were valued at £17+. This house still exists.
Hilton This house is not marked on the first Ordnance Survey map. The National Inventory of Architectural Heritage dates the house circa 1850. At the time of Griffith's Valuation the representatives of J. Stephens held most of this townland from the Pennefathers. The home of the Grant family from at least the 1870s. Slater refers to it as the seat of Colonel G. Fox Grant in 1894. Valued at £22+ in 1906 and occupied by Joseph B. Grant. It is still extant. in 2015 it was offered for sale. Photo of Hilton
Ballywalter Occupied in the early 1850s by John Doherty, valued at £12 and held from the [Reverend] John Burdett, uncle of Arthur Burdett.
Gurteen Thomas Bryan was the proprietor of Gorteen, Callan, in 1814 and Lewis records Gurteen as the home of the Reverend W. O'Brien [Bryan?]. The Reverend William Bryan held the property in fee at the time of Griffith's Valuation when the buildings were valued at £10.15 shillings. Members of the Bryan family were still resident at Gurteen in the 1980s. Buildings still exist at this location.
Killaghy This is an old tower house which has been altered and remodelled. In the 1770s and 1780s it was the home of Greene Despard Esq. In 1837 Lewis refers to W. Despard as the proprietor of Killaghy ‘which was the residence of Baron Tobin, and was taken by Cromwell, who gave it to a Col. Green, from whom it has descended to its present proprietor’. Griffith's Valuation also records William Despard as the occupier. He held the house valued at £23 from Sir Riggs Falkiner. Bence Jones writes that Killaghy passed from the Despards to the Wrights by inheritance. Hubert H Fox of Killaghy Castle owned 321 acres in county Tipperary in the 1870s. In 1894 Slater refers to it as the seat of Miss M.A. Walpole. Killaghy has had a number of owners in the 20th century and continues to function as a country residence. For sale in 2010 see http://www.michaelhdaniels.com. Photo of Killaghy
Mohober Mohober was occupied by Scott Esq in the 1770s and 1780s. It was the home of the Cormick family in the 19th century. Richard Cormick was resident in the early 1850s holding the property from the Earl of Clonmel. The buildings were valued at £14.15 shillings. In the 1870s Daniel Cormack of Mohober owned 189 acres in county Tipperary. The sale rental of the interest of James P. Welply in the house and demesne of Mohober dated July 1868 records that the property was conveyed to Daniel Welply by the Encumbered Estates Commissioners in May 1856. The original lease dated 1766 was from William Cane to Mark Scott. The Cormac interest in this property was advertised for sale in June 1876. Buildings are still extant at this site.
Oakfield A house occupied by Purefoy Poe in 1814 and by the Reverend Daniel Corcoran in the early 1850s, when it was held from the representatives of R. Constable junior and valued at £15.10 shillings. The Ordnance Survey Name Books mention that there was a garden, fir plantation and planted ornamental ground attached to Oakfield House. Renovated in the 1930s it is still extant and inhabited. Photo of Oakfield
Churchtown House (Dysert) Leased from the Disney estate by James Connolly at the time of Griffith's Valuation, when it was valued at £25. In 1837 Lewis notes Churchtown as " the pleasant residence of John Power". In 1777, Charles Smith refers to it as the seat of Eccles Disney. The house is still extant. It was partially renovated in the early 21st century and in 2010 was offered for sale. Photo of Churchtown House (Dysert)
Coolnamuck Court At the time of Griffith's Valuation, Coolnamuck was held in fee by James Wall when it was valued at £64.Smith describes it as "the pleasasnt seat of William Wall" in 1777. Bence-Jones noted the house had a curved bow with domed roof and contained a ballroom. Bought by the Sadliers circa 1852. A lithograph of this house is included in both the Wall and Sadlier sale rentals of May 1852 and July 1857. Richard O'Donnell was the tenant at that time. The 1943 ITA survey mentions the existence of this house but it was demolished later in the twentieth century. A folly remains in the former demesne lands. Photo of Coolnamuck Court
Glen Lower (Dysert) Leased by Patrick Hurley from John Congreve's estate at the time of Griffith's Valuation, when the buildings were valued at £11 10s. This appears to be the property known as Glen Castle House taking its name from castle ruins nearby. A house is still extant at the site.
Glen Lodge (Glen Poer) Labelled on the first edition Ordnance Survey Map as Glen Lodge and on the later 25-inch map as Glen Poer. Held by James Gallway from James Power at the time of Griffith's Valuation, when the buildings were valued at £19. In 1876 it is given as the address of Capt. Walter Mansfield. The 1943 ITA survey notes it as the residence of Mrs. Monsell [?]. Now in the possession of the Rosminian Order as a retreat house and known as Glencomeragh House. Photo of Glen Lodge (Glen Poer)
Cloneen House The home of the Meagher family, occupied by William Meagher in 1814 and by Henry C. Meagher in 1850. The property was held from the Earl of Clare and was valued at £18. This house is still occupied. Photo of Cloneen House
Lismortagh Matthew N. Sankey was residing at Lismortagh in 1814 and John Millett in 1850. Millet held the property from the representatives of William Burgess and the buildings were valued at £17.15 shillings. This 18th century house is still a fine residence. Photo of Lismortagh
Mortlestown Castle Captain James G. Jacob was the occupant of Mortlestown Castle in 1814. By the time of Griffith's Valuation Thomas P. Lloyd was resident holding the property from Robert Jacob. The house was valued at £29. Buildings are still located at this site.
Bannixtown A Clutterbuck home from at least the 1770s, Richard Clutterbuck was resident at Bannixtown in 1814. On the first Ordnance Survey map circa 1838 Bannixtown house is recorded as "in ruins". In 1840, though, the Ordnance Survey Name Books mention Bannixtown as a large farmhouse. The 25-inch map shows a building labelled "Bannixtown House" at the same site. A house valued at £19 was occupied by John Shea at Bannixtown in the early 1850s and held from the representatives of Thomas Clutterbuck. John Shea of Bannixtown owned 254 acres in the 1870s.
Grove A mid 18th century house which was altered in the 1830s. Grove was the seat of the Barton family, mentioned by Wilson as the seat of William Barton in 1786. It was occupied in 1814 by Thomas Barton and by William Barton in 1837. The Ordnance Survey Name Books describe it as "a very large dwelling house with extensive offices" in 1840. At the time of Griffith's Valuation, William Barton held Grove in fee and it was valued at £69. Grove remained in the possession of the Barton family until the mid 20th century when it passed to the Ponsonby family. This house is still extant and occupied. Photo of Grove
Kyle A house occupied by Matthew R. Millett at the time of Griffith's Valuation, valued at £10 and held from Colonel W. Palliser.
Ballyrichard The Ordnance Survey Name Books describe Ballyrichard as "a good farmer's hosue with offices and garden" in 1840. The house, valued at £12.18 shillings, was occupied by Matthew Hughes and held from Colonel W. Palliser at the time of Griffith's Valuation. Richard H. Hughes of Ballyrichard owned 597 acres in the 1870s. A substantial farm is still extant at the site.
Langley Lodge In 1840 the Ordnance Survey Name Books refer to Langley Lodge as "a good house with offices and garden". This house was occupied by Mrs Mary Langley in the early 1850s. She held it from Henry Langley and the buildings were valued at £19.19 shillings. By the time of the sale in December 1853 John Kane was resident. A building is still extant at this site.
Hamilton Abbey Hamilton Abbey is described in the sale rental of 4 June 1850 as "old fashioned" but "a most romantic and elegant residence". It contained a "fine cellarage, servants apartments and offices, large sized hall, breakfast parlour, dining rooom and drawing room, ten bed chambers, dairy, pantries, etc." and was in the possession of W.H. Latham. It was valued in Griffith's Valuation at £15.3 shillings. This property appears to have originally belonged to Hamilton Lowe. The ''Limerick General Advertiser'' of 16 May 1820 records the giving of the nearby Augustinian Abbey at Fethard to the Reverend Thomas Condon, Prior, by Mrs Hamilton Lowe and W. Latham. Photo of Hamilton Abbey
Kiltinan Kiltinane Castle was the seat of the Cooke family in the 18th and 19th centuries. Lewis describes the castle as the seat of R. Cooke, it "consists of an ancient circular tower .... and a residence erected on the old site by the late E. Cooke". In the mid 19th century the buildings were valued at £38+ and held by Robert Cooke in fee. Noted by Slater in 1894 as the seat of Robert Cooke. Sold by the Cookes in the 1920s to Mrs le Terrier, Kiltinan Castle now belongs to Andrew Lloyd Webber. Photo of Kiltinan
Peppardstown The home of members of the Henderson family in 1814 and in 1850 when Samuel Henderson held a house valued at £10.14 shillings from Matthew Jacob at Peppardstown. In the mid 1870s Jerome James Guiry was living at Peppardstown, Fethard and the Guiry family were still resident in the early 21st century. The National Inventory of Architectural Heritage dates the present Peppardstown house from circa 1870. Beatrice P. Saunders was occupying the mansion house at Peppardstown in 1906. Photo of Peppardstown
Coolmore The seat of the Sankey family in the 18th and 19th centuries, Coolmore was recorded by Wilson as the seat of Mr. Sankey in 1786. It was occupied by John Butler in 1814, by Matthew Villiers Sankey in 1837 and by Jacob Sankey in 1850. He held the property in fee and the buildings were valued at £37.15 shillings. In the second half of the 20th century Coolmore became a world famous stud for the breeding of race horses. The stud was set up in the late 1960s by Tim Vigors and continued by Vincent O'Brien, Robert Sangster and John Magnier. Photo of Coolmore
St Johnstown St Johnstown originally belonged to Matthew Jacob, whose only daughter and heir married Richard Pennefather of New Park in 1782. Wilson refers to it as the seat of Mr. Jacob in 1786 but their second son Matthew J. Pennefather was resident at St Johnstown in 1814. In 1837 Lewis records St Johnstown Castle as "consisting of a high square tower in good preservation, [it] is the property of James Millet Esq who has a modern house in its immediate vicinity". The buildings were valued at £31+ in the early 1850s, James Millet was still the occupier holding the property from Stephen C. Moore.
Landscape House John Congreve held Landscape in fee in 1850 when it was valued at almost £20. Lewis also refers to it as a seat of the Congreve family in 1837. However, by 1906 Congreve's buildings at Landscape were only valued at £2. Landscape House is still extant and occupied. Photo of Landscape House
Ballyglasheen This house is not marked on the first edition Ordnance Survey map. The Inventory of Irish Architecture dates this house circa 1870. It was occupied in the 1870s by John Barnes. It is still extant and well maintained. Photo of Ballyglasheen
Hilton A house built after the publication of the 1st Ordnance Survey map. The home of the Grant family from at least the 1870s. Slater refers to it as the seat of Colonel G. Fox Grant in 1894. Valued at £22+ in 1906 and occupied by Joseph B. Grant. It is still extant. In 2015 it was offered for sale. Photo of Hilton
Milltown House In the mid 19th century Henry Briscoe was occupying a house valued at £10.19 shillings and held from Captain Richard Long. This house is still extant.
Cloonyhea A house valued at £11+ was occupied by Thomas Mansfield at Cloonyhea in the mid 19th century. It was held from John Bradshaw. A small house is marked on the first edition Ordnance Survey map at this location. It had increased considerably in size on later maps, still extant.
Knockkelly In the mid 19th century Richard Crane held a house valued at £12+ from William Barton in the townland of Knockkelly. This appears to be the house marked as Knockkelly house on the first edition Ordnance Survey map.
Ballyneill Patrick O'Donnell held buildings valued at £13 from Rodolphus Scully at Ballyneill in the mid 19th century. This may be the present house however it looks as if it might date from later in the 19th century. It is situated close to the remains of Ballyneill Castle. Photo of Ballyneill
Cloran A house valued at £10. 11 shillings at the time of Griffith's Valuation, occupied by Miss Mary Kelly and held from the Earl of Clare with 224 acres. A building is still located at this site.
Ballinard Castle In 1894 Slater refers to Ballinard Castle as the residence of William Tennant. At the time of Griffith's Valuation, John Lindsay owned land in the townland of Friarsgrange, parish of Coolmundry, in which Ballinard Castle is situated. It appears that, in the nineteenth century, a house was built adjoining the original tower house as, in 1840, the Ordnance Survey Name Books refer to Ballinard Castle, a gentleman's seat in the townland of Friarsgrange. Information in the Woodstock Museum, Ontario, Canada, indicates that the building was owned by the Lindsay family until 1926. The building is still extant. Photo of Ballinard Castle
Coolquill Castle In 1786 Wilson refers to Coolquill as the seat of Mr. Gahan. The property is labelled "Coolquill Castle" on the 1st edition Ordnance Survey map and indicates that it was built on to a tower house. Coolquill was held in fee by Colonel Palliser in the mid 19th century. He was married to Anne Glenstanes. The castle was valued at £5. The castle ruin and other buildings are still extant at the site.
Brookhill House In 1786 Wilson refers to Brookhill as the seat of Mr. Lowe. The 1st edition Ordnance Survey map shows Brookhill house, "in ruins", in Farranshea townland, parish of Peppardstown. An old manor house, also in ruins, is shown as well. The Ordnance Survey Name Books, in 1840, describe the site as "two large houses, one having its eastern end and the other, its eastern side, joining the ruins of the Old Manor House". At the time of Griffiths' Valuation, the townland was in the possession of the Hackett estate and the houses are described as "in ruins". The ruins are not shown on the later 25-inch map of the 1890s.
Knockbrack (Fethard) In 1786 Wilson mentions Knockbrack as the seat of Mr.Letham. The house at Knockbrack, close to the village of Fethard, is described as "in ruins" on the 1st edition Ordnance Survey map. By the time of Griffith's Valuation, the townland was held in fee by William Barton, when the buildings were valued at almost £3. Farm buildings occupy the site of the old house now.
Venter Fair The Ordnance Survey Name Books refer to this house in the townland of Clashduff, parish of Ballingarry as "Venture Fair" and note the existence there of coal mines of the same name. At the time of Griffith's Valuation, it was leased by Mrs. Mary O'Sullivan from the Langley estate and valued at almost £10. A house is still extant at the site.