Landed Estates
University of Galway

Laherdan House

Houses within 5km of this house

Displaying 20 houses.

Houses within 5km of Laherdan House

Displaying 20 houses.

House name Description
Knockane House In 1850 Thomas Rockett was leasing a property valued at almost £9 from the Medlicott estate.This house had been constructed after the appearance of the 1st edition Ordnance Survey map in 1840. A second adjacent property was leased by James Rockett and valued at almost £8. There is still an extant house at the site.
Springfield (Portlaw) Robert Shaw was leasing this property from the Medlicott estate in 1850 when it was valued at £39. He was the director of some of the industrial enterprises in Portlaw. Springfield is still extant and occupied. Photo of Springfield (Portlaw)
Mayfield (Portlaw) Mayfield was held by William Malcolmson from the Medlicott estate at the time of Griffith's Valuation, when it was valued at £50. Lewis refers to it as the seat of J. Malcolmson in 1837. In 1906 it was the property of William Malcomson and valued at £31. It is now a ruin. Photo of Mayfield (Portlaw)
Woodview House (Portlaw) Dr. James Martin, MD, was leasing this property from the Malcolmson family at the time of Griffith's Valuation, when it was valued at £25. It is still extant and occupied. Photo of Woodview House (Portlaw)
Milfort/Milford House (Portlaw) Milfort House was another property held by the Malcomson family in Portlaw. It was part of a complex designed by the well-known architect John Skipton Mullvaney. Milfort was demolished in the mid-twentieth century but some estate architecture survives. Photo of Milfort/Milford House (Portlaw)
Curraghmore The house at Curraghmore is centred on the old medieval tower house of the Le Poer family to which various additions and renovations have been added. Both Smith, writing in 1774 and Wilson, writing in 1786, offer detailed contemporary descriptions of the house and demesne . At the time of Griffith's Valuation, it was valued at £210. In 1906 it was valued at £200. The 1943 ITA survey describes it in detail, stating that it was one of the finest properties in Munster, if not in all of Ireland. It is still extant and occupied by the Le Poer Beresford family. See www.curraghmorehouse.ie for more information. Photo of Curraghmore
Guilcagh House At the time of Griffith's Valuation, Guilcagh was held in fee by the Beresford estate and valued at £17 10s. In 1906 it was still part of Lord Waterford's estate and valued at £16. It is no longer extant.
Whitestown Described as a huntsman's house in Griffith's Valuation in 1850, Whitestown was then valued at £14. In 1906 it was still part of Lord Waterford's estate and valued at £11. It is no longer extant.
Milford House In 1850, Mrs. Anne O'Brien was leasing this property from the Medlicott estate when it was valued at £10 15s. Morris refers to a Rogers family "of Coolroe" in the mid eighteenth century. This house is no longer extant.
Ballyvallikin In 1850 this property was being leased by John and Margaret Fitzgerald from Lord Waterford's estate when it was valued at £11. It was still part of the Waterford estate in 1906 and valued at £11 5s. Extensive farm buildings still exist at the site.
Glen House (Kilmeaden) Thomas Flahavan was leasing Glen House from Lord Waterford's estate in 1850 when it was valued at £11 10s. A house is still extant at the site.
Whitestown In 1850,Lord Waterford held a property described as a "huntsman's house" in fee at Whitestown. It was valued at £14. Substantial kennels are shown nearby on the 25-inch Ordnance Survey map of the 1890s and this building is still extant.
Cullenagh (KIlmeadan) Mrs. Margaret Gamble was leasing this property from Viscount Doneraile's estate in 1850 when it was valued at £11 15s. A house is still extant at the site. Photo of Cullenagh (KIlmeadan)
Fairbrook House At the time of Griffith's Valuation, Patrick Stephenson was leasing an extensive mill complex from Thomas Gamble at this location. It is described as Fairvew Paper Mill on the 1st edition Ordnance Survey Map and as Fairbrook Factory on the later 25-inch edition. The house and mill had a combined value of £95. The buildings are still extant. Photo of Fairbrook House
The Pines (Darrigal) Alexander Sherlock was leasing this property to Michael Nowlan in 1850 when it was valued at £13 10s. It appears to have become known as The PInes by the end of the nineteenth century. Recorded as the seat of Patrick Power by Leet in 1814. There is still a house at this site.
Pouldrew House In 1850 Edward Eakers was leasing this property from the Malcolmson estate. The property included part of an extensive mill complex, valued at over £36. It is still extant and occupied. Photo of Pouldrew House
Pouldrew Mill This property is closely connected with Pouldrew House nearby. In 1850 it was leased by Edward Eakers from the Malcolmson estate and valued at £95. The mill was demolished in the twentieth century.
Knockaderry House The National Inventory of Architectural Heritage notes Knockaderry as a mid eigtheenth century house. Maurice Ronayne was leasing this property from Viscount Doneraile's estate at the time of Griffith's Valuation, when it was valued at £17. It had fallen into disrepair by the beginning of the twenty-first century. Photo of Knockaderry House
Knockane Lodge Hussey de Burgh cites Knockane Lodge as the address of William H.F. Bosanquet in the 1870s. This may the second house noted in the townland of Knockane at the time of Griffith's Valuation, which was being leased by the Rockett family.
Woodlock House (Portlaw) A house built for the Malcolmson family after Griffith's Valuation, it is labelled Woodlock House on the 25-inch Ordnance Survey map of the 1890s. The National Inventory of Architectural Heritage indicates that it was designed by John Skipton Mulvany. In the twentieth century it became a convent and is still extant and occupied. Photo of Woodlock House (Portlaw)