Landed Estates
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Ardpaddin

Houses within 5km of this house

Displaying 13 houses.

Houses within 5km of Ardpaddin

Displaying 13 houses.

House name Description
Knocklofty A mainly 18th century house, cited by Wilson as the seat of John Hely Hutchinson in 1786. In 1840 the Ordnance Survey Name Books describe it as "spacious and handsome, having a fine plain front". It was valued at £70 in the mid 19th century, the seat of the Earls of Donoughmore until 1983, though Walford mentions Samuel H. Goold-Adams of Knocklofty in 1885. The Irish Tourist Association surveyor writes that Knocklofty was De Valera's headquarters for a time during the Civil War. Until recently it served as a hotel but in 2013 it was offered for sale. Photo of Knocklofty
Corrabella In 1840 the Ordnance Survey Name Books describe this house as "a very good building in bad repair, the residence of Miss Ann Mulcahy". It was leased to William Mulcahy by the Glengall estate and occupied by him in the mid 19th century when it was valued at £18+. A lithograph of this building is included in the sale rental of November 1853. The Mulcahys were still resident in the 1950s. This three storey house still functions as a residence. Photo of Corrabella
Greenmount (Molough) Originally the home of a branch of the Greene family of Kilmanahan. Occupied by Robert Prendergast in 1814. In 1841 the Ordnance Survey Name Books refer to it as the residence of Richard Butler Hamilton Low. It was leased by Southwell Mulcahy at the time of Griffith's Valuation, when the house was valued at £24 and held from the Reverend William Pennefather. Marked on the first Ordnance Survey map as Greenmount, this house is now known as Kenilworth House. Photo of Greenmount (Molough)
Burgesland House In 1841 the Ordnance Survey Name Books refer to Burgesland House as "a gentleman's place, the residence of Thomas Mulcahy". The house was valued at £16+ in the mid 19th century. It was occupied by Thomas Mulcahy and held from Edward Pennefather. Some ruined buildings are extant at the site.
Pastor Ville By the early 1850s the Reverend Edward Larkin was resident at Pastor Ville, valued at £16+ and held from the Earl of Clonmel. The house is labelled Pastorville House on the 1st edition Ordnance Survey map but as Boolahallagh House on the later 25-inch edition of the 1890s. It is now in ruins.
Nirevale House & Mill At the time of Griffith's Valuation, Abraham Coates was leasing this property from the Stradbrooke estate when the house and mill complex were valued at £50. Contemporary newspaper reports suggest Coates was the agent for the Stradbroke estate. In 1906 the property was part of Lord Ashtown's estate and valued at almost £24. The mill building is still extant and in use. Photo of Nirevale House & Mill
Ballymakee House Edward Mulcahy was leasing this property from the Stradbroke estate at the time of Griffith's Valuation, when it was valued at £26. A substantial house overlooking the river Suir, it is still extant.
Whitesfort At the time of Griffith's Valuation John Norris was leasing this property from the Stradbroke estate when it was valued at £11. Referring to the 1770s Sadleir notes "John White, of Whitefort" who was married to a daughter of Ambrose Lane. It is not named on the 1st edition Ordnance survey map though buildings and a walled garden are visible. The ruins of some buildings remain.
Suir Mount The representatives of James Fitzpatrick were leasing this property to John Egan in 1850 when it was valued at £13 11s. The house was included in the sale of the estate in May 1850 when it was described as " a good substantial dwelling house".
Ballydonagh House Described as a steward's house at the time of Griffith's Valuation, when it was held in fee by Maria Fitzpatrick and valued at £13 9s. Labelled Ballydonagh House on the 25-inch edition of the Ordnance Survey in the 1890s.
Glasha Phillip Lowe was leasing this property from Viscount Midleton's estate in 1850 when it was valued at almost £12. In 1783 it was noted by Taylor and Skinner as a residence of the Power family.
Kilmanahan Castle Robert Sparrow was leasing this property from the Greene estate in 1850 when it was valued at over £72. It was offered for sale as part of William Greene's estate in July and December 1852. The sale notice includes a lithograph of the castle. It was bought by Alexander Glasgow who sold it on to the Earl of Donoughmore in 1855. Earlier, in 1786, Wilson notes it as the seat of Mr. Greene. In 1837, Lewis refers to it as the seat of Lt. Col. Nuttall Greene. Hussey records Thomas Wright Watson of Kilmanahan Castle in the mid 1870s. In 1906 it was part of th Donoughmore estate and valued at £45. It is still extant. Photo of Kilmanahan Castle
Newcastle Lewis writes that the only seat in the parish was the residence of S. Mulcahy. The Ordnance Survey Name Books, in 1840, mention that Newcastle House was then "in very bad repair". In the mid 19th century Miss Anne Mulcahy held the house valued at £12 from John Gordon, medical doctor, who held from the Perrys. In the 1870s William Perry is described as "of Newcastle". Elizabeth Perry occupied this house valued at £22+ in 1906. It is no longer extant.