Ballyknock
Houses within 5km of this house
Displaying 14 houses.
Houses within 5km of Ballyknock
Displaying 14 houses.
House name | Description | |
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Carrick House | The sale rental of 1851 records Walter Herbert holding the mansion house and demesne on a renewal lease dated 1796. This house no longer exists. | |
Villa Mantilla Verda | On the outskirts of the town of Carrick on Suir, this house was occupied by Mrs Sophia Manderville in the mid 19th century. She held it from Walter Herbert [nephew of Dorothea Herbert] and the buildings were valued at £16.11 shillings. | |
Carrick Castle | A 16th century house built by the 10th Earl of Ormonde, which was abandoned by the family in the 18th century. Lewis wrote in 1837 “The castle is still a stately building although much of it is in ruins; it was for many years the residence of the Ormonde family, and part of it has been converted into a private residence”. At the time of Griffith's Valuation it was vacant and valued at £19. Taken over by the Office of Public Works in the 20th century and restored as a national monument. Now functions as a museum. |
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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. | |
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. |
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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. |
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Rath (Fenoagh) | In 1850 Jane Bolton was leasing this property to Anne Power when it was valued at £12 15s. A farm still exists at the site. | |
Ballyneal House | Ballyneal was held from the Waterford estate by William Shanahan (David) at the time of Griffith's Valuation, when it was valued at £14 10s. A second house in the townland, leased by William Shanahan (John) was valued at £12 10s [S373150] There is still a house extant at this site. | |
Ballynevin | James Moore was leasing two properties from Lord Waterford at Ballynevin at the time of Griffith's Valuation. One was valued at £22 and the second [S399178] at £10 10s. Substantial farms still exist at both sites. | |
Bishopstown (Upperthird) | At the time of Griffith's Valuation, Catherine Hally was leasing this property, valued at £11, from the Trustees of Waterford College. Modern buildings exist at the site now. | |
Feddans | Reverend John Condon, PP, was leasing this property from the Power estate in 1850 when it was valued at £11. The parochial house is labelled on the 25-inch Ordnance Survey map of the 1890s. A house is still extant at the site. | |
Glenstown | Leased by Johanna Cormack from Lord Waterford's estate in 1850 when it was valued at almost £14. A farm exists at the site now. | |
Rathgormuck Castle | The buildings in the vicinity of Rathgormuck Castle were valued at £10 in 1850 and leased by Walter Mansfield to Thomas Terry. On the first edition Ordnance Survey map the castle is described as "in ruins". | |
Shanakill (Upperthird) | John Hearne was leasing this property from the Power estate at the time of Griffith's Valuation, when it was valued at £11 10s. Morris states that the Hearns had held an interest in this property since the 1720s. Financial difficulties led to its sale to Mary Anne Quin in 1866. In 1906 it was owned by Anne Ussher Quin and Frances Anne Quin and was valued at £18 10s. This house was also associated with the Labarte family. A house is still extant at the site. |