Johnstown Park

Houses within 5km of this house

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Houses within 5km of Johnstown Park

Displaying 16 houses.

House name	Description
Williamstown Hotel	Joshua Seward was leasing a building valued at £7 to the City of Dublin Steam Packet company at Drummaan East, barony of Leitrim, county Galway, at the time of Griffith's Valuation. This building functioned as the Williamstown Hotel. The original hotel building is no longer extant but the stable block remains and is used as a house. Following 1898 boundary revisions this property is now located in county Clare.
St Davids	Lewis refers to the fishing lodge of the Very Reverend Gilbert Holmes, Dean of Ardfert, "beautifully situated on the banks of the Shannon". At the time of Griffith's Valuation, the lodge was valued at £13.10 shillings, occupied by B. W. Holmes and held from John D. and William Kellett. This fishing lodge was altered in the 1860s and renamed St Davids. It remained in the possession of the Holmes family until the 1980s and now functions as a guest house and restaurant. It was offered for sale in 2011.
Castletown	''Burke's Irish Family Records'' states that Castletown was purchased by Thomas Sadleir of Sopwell Hall from the family of his brother-in-law, John Briggs of Castletown, in 1706. It passed to Charles, the second son of Thomas Sadleir and was in the possession of his descendants for four generations. In 1747 it was leased to the Cambies by Charles Sadlier. Wilson mentions it as a Parker seat in 1786. In 1814 Leet records the house as unoccupied. C. Cambie was the occupier when Castletown was described by Lewis as a “a handsome castellated building”. Charles Cambie held Castletown from Thomas Sadlier at the time of Griffith's Valuation when the house was valued at £23. Castletown was sold in the Encumbered Estates Court in 1856, Miss Sarah Cambie was the tenant. Thomas Towers of Bushy Park, Borrisokane was the petitioner. He was married to Elizabeth Cambie and Castletown became their home. In 1906 the occupant was Thomas Towers and the house was valued at £24+. In the 1940s Miss Towers and her nephew Mr. Sterling were the occupiers. This 17th century fortified house with early 19th century additions is still in use as a family residence. It was also known as Castle Cambie.
Prior Park	Built circa 1780 to the design of William Leeson for James Otway, it became the seat of a branch of the Waller family in 1808. A small drawing of the house is included on the 1824 map. Occupied by W. Waller in 1837 and in the early 1850s, when the house was valued at £37 and held in fee. Members of the Waller family continued to reside here until the 1980s. Still a fine country residence.
Prospect	Taylor and Skinner record General Gabbet as the proprietor in the 1770s. This house was occupied by J. S. Handcock in 1837 and by Maurice Studdert in the early 1850s and held from Sir John Carden. The buildings were valued at £15.10 shillings. In 1840 it was described in the Ordnance Survey Name Books as "a good dwelling house with ornamental grounds, the residence of Thomas Purvis". Later leased to the Woodwards and still in use as a residence.
Annaghbeg	The home of the Minnitt family in the 18th and 19th centuries, occupied by Joshua Minnitt in 1814. The Ordnance Survey name books describe it as " good dwelling house" in 1840. It wa the residence of Joshua R. Minnitt in 1837 and in the early 1850s. He held the property from the representatives of Eccles Cuthbert and the house was valued at £37. This house is still a country residence.
Shannonvale/Kilteelagh	Occupied by Mrs Bunbury in 1814 and J. Odell in 1837. The Ordnance Survey Name Books describe it as "a spacious building, the residence of Mr. Cashel" in 1841. Peter Bailey was the occupier in the early 1850s, when the property was held from Mary Nunn. The buildings were valued at £10+. In the 1860s this house was replaced by a new building slightly to the north known as Kilteelagh House. It was built for Lieutenant Colonel W.C. Gason and is still a residence. It was offered for sale in 2012. Anoher Bayley property, known as Hazel Point Cottage, is located close by at R801860.
Annagh Castle	Annah Castle was the home of Joseph O. Tabourdeau in 1837 and of Arburthard Goold in the mid 19th century. Goold held the property from John Minchin and the buildings were valued at £20. This building is no longer extant.
Annagh	Annah was the residence of J. Minchin in 1837 and was held by John Minchin in fee in the mid 19th century when the buildings were valued at £18.10 shillings. Falkner J. Minchin was the occupier in 1906 and Commander Minchin in the early 1940s. Named on the first edition Ordnance Survey map as Annagh Lodge. This house is still a residence.
Lodge	An early 18th century house, originally the home of the Barry family, sold by them to Lieutenant Colonel Joseph Gabbett in 1766. Passed by inheritance from the Gabbetts to the Studderts, it was occupied by Francis Green in 1814 and by W. Studdart in 1837. The Ordnance Survey Name Books refer to it as "a commodious ancient dwelling house, the residence of William Studdert" in 1840. Maurice Studdert was the occupier at the time of Griffith's Valuation, when the house was valued at £25 and held from the representatives of General Gabbett. Maurice Studdert was the son of the Reverend George Studdert, rector of Kilpeacon, county Limerick, his wife, Mary Gabbett of High Park. Mrs Eliza Studdart of Lodge, Nenagh owned 648 acres in the 1870s.
Blackfort	William Molloy was resident in 1814 and W. Minnett in 1837. Blackfort was advertised for sale in May 1851 by the Reverend David Fitzgerald, Edward Galwey was the petitioner. By the time of Griffith's Valuation Edward Galwey held Blackfort, or Lisduff as it became known, in fee. The buildings were valued at £15.10 shillings. Edward Galwey of Lisduff, Nenagh, owned 245 acres in county Tipperary in the 1870s. Richard Galway occupied Blackfort in 1906 when the house was valued at £22+.
Carney Castle	Daniel Grace traces the occupation of Castle Carney by members of the Grace, Chissers, Saunders, Hunt, Gamble and Nugent families. He writes that in 1797 Catherine Nugent married Arthur French, a Dublin attorney, and that their son, Arthur, came to live in his new house in the 1830s. Lewis describes Carney Castle in 1837 as the residence of A. French "a handsome modern house on part of the site of the ancient castle, now in ruins, and formerly the residence of the Grace family". At the time of Griffith's Valuation Eliza French held the house valued at £17 and 160 acres in fee. In the possession of the Walpole family in 1866. The Falkiner sale rental of June 1873 refers to the deed of partition of the lands of Carney Castle in 1862 and that the Castle Division was alloted to Mrs Eliza ffrench for life. The rental describes Mrs ffrench as "deceased" and that her interest was for sale by her four daughters.
Cloghprior House	The home of the Woodward family until sold to Edwin Cuthbert in 1844. The Ordnance Survey Name Books describes it as "at present in a state of very bad repair, but bears marks of ancient splendour". Held by Edwin Cuthbert in fee at the time of Griffith's Valuation and valued at £5.5 shillings. Daniel Grace writes that it was renovated by John Flower circa 1860s and leased to John Talbot. The Talbot family continued to reside at Cloghprior until the early 20th century.
Woodpark (Cloghprior)	In 1841 the Ordnance Survey Name books refer to Woodpark as "a new house, the occasional residence of George Waller". At the time of Griffith's Valuation, it was held in fee by William Waller and valued at £7. Woodpark is now a ruin.
Knigh Cottage	In 1840 the Ordnance Survey Name Books mention Right Hon. Thomas Lefroy as the proprietor of this house, "a neat cottage, the residence of William Kingsley". He was still the occupier at the time of Griffith's Valuation, when the house was valued at £5. Family history sources suggest that the Kingsley family continued to reside at Knigh Cottage into the early twentieth century when it was acquired by the Harty family. It is still extant.
River View (Knigh)	James Kingsley was leasing this property from the Farrar estate at the time of Griffith's Valuation, when it was valued at £10+. In 1840 the Ordnance Survey Name Books refer to River View House as "a commodious dwelling house, the residence of John Tuthill, esq.". Buildings are still extant at the site.