Racket Hall

Houses within 5km of this house

Displaying 13 houses.

Houses within 5km of Racket Hall

Displaying 13 houses.

House name	Description
Birchgrove	The home of the Birch family, occupied by George Birch in 1814. In 1837 Lewis writes that Birchgrove was the seat of J. Birch and that some additions were made to the house by the "late Mr Elsam". The 1835 map of Birchgrove includes a small pen and ink drawing of the house. Griffith's Valuation records George Birch as the occupier holding the house valued at £27+ and his distillery valued at £66 from the Earl of Portarlington. In 1910 Birch Grove was the home of Edward Robert Birch, eldest son of James Sayce Birch and his wife, Mary Warburton. This house on the outskirts of Roscrea is still a residence.
Corville	Corville was the residence of the Hon Francis A. Prittie in the first half of the 19th century. He was a brother of the 2nd Lord Dunalley. He represented county Tipperary in Parliament and died in 1853. Lewis describes the house as "a handsome structure in the Grecian style". In 1840 the Ordnance Survey Name Books refer to the townland of Corville as "large and beautiful, the principal parts nicely laid out with plantings". At the time of Griffith's Valuation it was valued at £58 and held from the Messrs Birch. The sale rental of 1858 includes a lithograph of the house. The house belonged to O'Byrne family in the later part of the 19th century and is recorded as the seat of Count John O'Byrne in 1894. Now functions as a nursing home.
Monaincha	Lewis describes Monaincha in 1837 as "an elegant villa in the Italianate style" the residence of G. Birch. Mrs G. Birch was living at Monaincha in the early 1850s whens the buildings were valued at £22.10 shillings. Occuppied by Harriet F. Miller in 1906. The house is still a fine residence close to Roscrea.
Sheehills House	Occupied by William H. Minchin at the time of Griffith's Valuation and held with 874 acres from the Earl of Portarlington. The buildings were valued at £15.10 shillings. The Reverend John George Birch occupied buildings valued at £19+ and 880 acres of untenanted land at Thesheehys in 1906. A building is still located at this site.
Ashbury	Ashbury, a house valued at £12 in the mid 19th century, was the residence of Timothy Bridge. Members of the Bridge family held the townland from the Earl of Portarlington at this time. The Irish Times reported, in February 1869, that Frederick Bridge had sold lands in the barony of Ikerrin to Rev. Dean Wolseley for over £2000. In the 1870s Edward and Timothy Bridge both of Ashbury owned 191 and 143 acres respectively in county Tipperary.
Glenalbert House	Glen Albert House was the home of Albert E. Maxwell in 1837. In 1840 the Ordnance Survey Name Books note the opinion that "this is an Irish name fabricated at a very recent period". It was also occupied by A.E.Maxwell at the time of Griffith's Valuation when the house was valued at £30 and held from Dawson H. Vaughan. The Harte Maxwells were resident at Glenalbert in the first two decades of the 20th century. This house is now completely demolished.
Montevideo House	A house marked on the first edition Ordnance Survey map and occupied by Francis Smallman in the mid 19th century, when the buildings were valued at £20 and held from the Earl of Portarlington. The National Inventory of Architectural Heritage names this house Beechmount.
Mount Dudley	A house close to the town of Roscrea and marked on the first edition Ordnance Survey map. In the mid 19th century occupied by Samuel Dudley, valued at £17 and held with 29 acres from the Earl of Portarlington. The home of Thomas Ely in the 1870s. This house is extant and occupied.
Derryvale	A Smith home, occupied by William Smith in 1837. The Ordnance Survey Name Books mention "Mr. White" in connection with Derryvale. John S. Smith was the occupier in the mid 19th century when the buildings were valued at £11.15 shillings and held from Richard Cathcart. Occupied by Sidney E. Smith in 1906. Derryvale is still extant.
Damer House	Located in the centre of Roscrea, this house was built by the Damer family in the early 18th century. Used as a barracks for much of the 19th century, it has also functioned as a school. Saved from demolition by the Old Roscrea Society and the Irish Georgian Society in the 1960s, it is now under the care of the Office of Public Works and the Roscrea Heritage Society.
Verdanthill House	In 1840 the Ordnance Survey Name Books record Verdant Hill House as the residence of George Wilson. By the time of Griffith's Valuation it was occupied by George Fitzmaurice, leasing from Rev. David Brownrigg when it was valued at £19. It is still extant.
Millpark Mill Cottage	In 1840 the Ordnance Survey Name Books refer to Millpark House as the residence of Mr. Lyster. At the time of Griffith's Valuation Hamilton Lyster was leasing a property in the townland of Millpark from Robert Acres. It included a house and mill and was valued at £53. Some ruins of the mils still remain. A building is still extant on the site of Millpark Cottage.
Millpark House	At the time of Griffith's Valuation, Adam Acres is recorded as the occupier of Millpark House, which he was leasing from the Vaughan estate. The house was valued at £18. It is still extant.