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Houses within 15km of Bushy Park

Displaying 155 houses.

House name	Description
Portumna	Reverend Lewis Hawkes was leasing a property at Portumna, valued at £16 from the Ecclesiasical Commissioners at the time of Griffith's Valuation. The Reverend Louis Hawkes of Brierfield died in 1857. A house still exists at the site.
Portumna Castle	The house we know as Portumna Castle was built in the early seventeenth century by Richard de Burgo or Burke, 4th Earl of Clanricarde. It was used as the de Burgo/Burke family residence for over 200 years until it was badly damaged by fire in 1826 when it was replaced by another house close by. This second house is no longer extant. In 1906 the buildings at Portumna were valued at £40. The original Portumna Castle has been restored and is open to the public.
Tintrim	Up to 1898 this house was in the barony of Leitrim, county Galway. It is now in the barony of Tulla Upper, county Clare. At the time of Griffith's Valuation, John A. Burke was occuping the house valued at £11, at Tintrim, parish of Clonrush, barony of Leitrim, county Galway. Weir states that the house at Tintrim was probably built by John Anthony Burke of Clondegoff Castle nearby. He was most likely a member of the Burke family who lived at Meelick House, Whitegate at the same time. Tintrim continued in the possession of the Burke family as John Anthony Burke moved out to allow his son, Edmund, and his family to live there until the house was sold in 1867. The house later passed to the Madden family and is still extant and occupied. The Irish Tourist Association file records state that John A. Burke died in 1857 though the family history suggests he died in 1863. The Tourist Association file also notes that in 1933 there was a search for the heirs of his reputed son, Martin Edward Burke, in Australia.
Earlstown	In 1786 Wilson refers to "Capasell" s the seat of Mr. Devenish [?]. The house at this location is labelled Earlstown on the 1st edition Ordnance Survey map. In 1846 Slater refers to Robert Grace resident at Earlston. Robert Eyre was leasing a property in the townland of Cappasallagh, parish of Kilmalinogue, barony of Longford, valued at £11 from the Clanricarde estate in 1856. There are still occupied buildings at this site, the focus of a large farming enterprise.
Fairy Hill	Thomas Doolan was leasing a property at Fairy Hill, valued at £20, to Charles Cooper at the time of Griffith's Valuation. Slater had noted it as the residence of Thomas Doolan in 1846. In 1894 Slater records Fairy Hill as the seat of Colonel Cheevers. This house is still extant.
Palmerstown ( Pokoroko)	In 1814 a house at Fairy Hill was the residence of Mr. Palmer. This property was held on a lease renewable forever from the Clanricarde estate. It is recorded in Lewis under Portumna town. In 1865 it was occupied by Lewis Goodbody who had purchased it in the Landed Estates Court in 1861. The sale notice refers to the house as "Pokoroko" and this title appears again in the Cunningham sale report of June 1886. However on both the 1st and 25-inch editions of the Ordnance Survey map it is labelled Palmerstown House, the name by which it is still known. It is still extant and occupied.
Gortaha House	Cuthbert Featherston held a property valued at £10 in the townland of Gortaha, parish of Lickmolassy, barony of Longford, in 1856. It is labelled Gortaha House on the 1st edition Ordnance Survey Map. The 25-inch map of the 1890s records that it was "in ruins" and very little now remains.
Willmount or Gortnacloghy	In 1856 Matthew McDonagh was leasing a property valued at £19 in the townland of Gortnacloghy, parish of Lickmolassy, barony of Longford, from the Clanricarde estate. This house was also known as Wilmount or Wellmount.
Oakley Park	At the time of Griffith's Valuation, John Cunningham was leasing a house valued at £13 at Gowil, parish of Lickmolassy, from Anne Shewbridge. This appears to be the house known as Oakley Park, occupied in the 1870s by the Pigot family. It is still extant and occupied.
Drummaan	Drummaan House is described as "in ruins" on the 1st edition of the Ordnance Survey. The ruins have disappeared by the later 25-inch map of the 1890s. This townland is now located in county Clare.
Knockbrack	At the time of Griffith's Valuation, Joshua Seward was leasing a house valued at almost £10 at Drummaan East, barony of Leitrim. Since 1898 this house has been located in county Clare. This seems to be the house shown on the 1st edition OS map as Knockbrack. A house valued at £14 at Drummaan East, county Clare, was owned by Maj. Gen. Spencer Cooper in 1906.
Burke's Court	In 1846, Slater refers to Mrs. Bedelia Burke, resident at Clondagoff. At the time of Griffith's Valuation, Garrett Burke was leasing a house valued at £7 at Cloondadauv, parish of Ballinakill, barony of Leitrim, from the Clanricarde estate. The house is labelled Burke's Court on both the 1st and 25-inch edition Ordnance Survey maps. A house still exists at the site. An ancient Burke castle is also sited in this townland.
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.
Knockanacree Wood House	A house valued at £17+, occupied by Hawtrey Andrews and held from the Reverend Frederick F. Trench in the mid 19th century. Walford states that Hawtrey Andrews was the second son of Maunsell Andrews of Rathanny. This house is now demolished.
Bantis	In 1814 Mr Kennedy is recorded as the proprietor of Bantis and Lewis mentions the extensive brewery of Edward Kennedy at Bantis in 1837. The Ordnance Survey Name Books record Bantis as "a neat dwelling house", the residence of Edward Kennedy. Buildings valued at £31+ and 526 acres at Bantis were held from the Honourable O.F.G. Toler by Edward, James, Denis, John and Patrick Kennedy and Henry Fitzgerald at the time of Griffith's Valuation. A house is still extant at the site.
Lissanisky	The home of a branch of the Pepper family in the 19th century, occupied by Simon Pepper in 1814, by R. Smithwick in 1837. The Ordnance Survey Name Books refer to it as " a good dwelling house, the residence of Mr. Pepper". It was occupied by Theobald Pepper and Brothers in the early 1850s. This house was held from the Honourable O.F.G. Toler and was valued at £25.10 shillings. It is still extant and occupied.
Camira	Occupied by the Reverend P. Bolton in 1837 and by William Jackson in the early 1850s, when the house valued at £11.14 shillings was held from Anne Crawford. In the possession of the Cole Bowen family in the later 19th century. This house no longer exists although a building is still located at the site. http://www.askaboutireland.ie/reading-room/history-heritage/big-houses-of-ireland/the-cole-bowen-estate/bowen-family-history/
Hermitage	This house was occupied by J.A. [John Andrew] Jackson at the time of Griffith's Valuation and held from his father Major Jackson. The house was valued at £20.16 shillings and was located close to the River Ollatrim. This house was renovated in the early 21st century.
Mount Pleasant	The main home of the Jackson family in the 19th century, occupied by John Short in 1814, by Captain Jackson in the 1830s and by Major Jackson in the early 1850s. The house with 448 acres was held from John Willington. The buildings were valued at £29+. Francis Freeman was the tenant in 1870. This house no longer exists.
Castle Willington	Castle Willington was the seat of a junior branch of the Willington family of Killoskehane Castle. In 1786 Wilson refers to it as the seat of Mr. Willington. The Ordnance Survey Name Books note it as the seat of James Willington. Valued at £38+ it was held by James Willington in fee at the time of Griffith's Valuation. Alice C. Langford occupied this house valued at £20 in 1906. She was a daughter of John Willington and had married in 1877 Charles C. Coplen Langford. This house of 3 storys with tower house attached is still a residence.
Rapla	Rapla was a Freeman home in the 18th century and was inhabited for a time by the Otways, Phoebe Otway having married Daniel Freeman of Rapla. Wilson, writing in 1786, refers to Rapla as the seat of Mr. Willington. Jonathan Willington, younger brother of John of Killoskehane, was residing at Rapla in 1814 and William Cooper Crawford in 1837. William Cooper Crawford married Sophia Morgan [nee Willington] as her second husband. By the early 1850s John Tuthill was resident holding the house valued at £42+ from William Cooper Crawford. The sale rental of 1850 describes Rapla as a first class house held on a lease for 7 years from the Court of Chancery to John Tuthill. This house no longer exists.
Donnybrook	This house was the seat of a branch of the Poe family in the 18th and 19th centuries. William Poe was resident in 1814 and Lewis records him as the proprietor but the house was occupied by a tenant. The Ordnance Survey Name Books mention William Jackson as the occupier and describe the house as "large and commodious". At the time of Griffith's Valuation William Poe held the property in fee, the buildings were valued at £16.14 shillings. Donnybrook is still extant.
Wilton	This house located close to Donnybrook was vacant at the time of Griffith's Valuation and held by William Poe. It was valued at £10+. Earlier, in 1839, the Ordnance Survey Name books had noted it as the residence of John Poe but "out of repair at present". It no longer exists.
Falleen	The home of the Hawkeshaw family in the 19th century, held from the Bowens of Bowens Court. Benjamin Hawkeshaw is recorded as the occupant in 1814 and in the early 1850s when the house was valued at £13.14 shillings. G. Riall was resident in 1837. The Ordnance Survey Name Books refer to Falleen as the seat of James Bennett in 1839. A house is still extant at the site.
Knockane	Knockane was occupied by Mr William Cooke in 1814. In 1840 the Ordnance Survey Name Books describe it as " a commodious house the property of Mr. Hawkshaw". It was the residence of William Hodgens in the early 1850s, when the buildings were valued at £12.17 shillings and held from Robert Cole Bowen. A possibly later house is located at the site now.
Bessborough	In 1814 this house was occupied by John Mahon and in 1837 by T. Sadlier junior. The Ordnance Survey Name Books indicate that the proprietor was Mrs. Harding of Dublin and describe Bessborough as " a most beautiful house, occupied by Mr. Cushin, solicitor". By the time of Griffith's Valuation Dr John Armstrong was resident. He held the property from Mrs Harding and the buildings were valued at £20+. Jonathan Harding of Bessborough, Nenagh owned 163 acres in the 1870s. Slater refers to this house as the residence of David E. Young in 1894. It is still in use as a residence.
Shanbally	Shanbally was occupied by John Gasson in 1814 but had become the home of Peter Smithwick by 1837. He held the property from Samuel Gason in the mid 19th century when the house was valued at £26.13 shillings. The Ordnance Survey Name Books describe it as "a good dwelling house". In 1894 Slater refers to it as the residence of John Smithwick. It is still extant.
Richmond	Bence Jones writes that this was a fortified house onto which a three storey house was built in 1733. The house was later altered and expanded. Richmond was the seat of the Gason family in the 18th and 19th centuries, originally known as Killashalloe. Occupied by Richard Gason in 1814 and in 1837 and held by him in fee in the early 1850s when it was valued at £46. This house remained in Gason possession until 1956 when the roof was removed and the farm was sold in 1962. Part of the facade of the Ulster Bank headquarters at George's Quay, Dublin, was constructed from blocks of stone from Richmond House (''The Irish Independent'', 16 March 1999) .
Woodville	Woodville was a home of a branch of the Minchin family from the mid 18th century. The Reverend James Poe was resident at Woodville, Nenagh, in 1814 and Lewis records Humphrey Minchin as the proprietor in 1837. The Ordnance Survey Name Books mention that it had "by far the most beautiful demesne in the parish". He is also recorded as the occupier in Griffith's Valuation when the house was valued at £20.14 shillings and held in fee. When advertised for sale in 1869 James J. Poe was given as the tenant under the Court of Chancery. The house was described as containing a basement story, three large sitting rooms and five principal bedrooms. In 1906 occupied by Alice M.M. Bunbury. George W. Bunbury of Woodville owned 516 acres in the 1870s.
Southhill	In 1840 the Ordnance Survey Name Books refer to South Hill House as "a good dwelling house, the residence of Mr. J. Manders" though Patrick Clark is mentioned as the proprietor. It was valued at £23+ in the mid 19th century, occupied by John Vincent and held from the Honourable O.F.G.Toler. At the time of the 1855 sale the house was untenanted. This house no longer exists.
Islandbawn	Malachi Ryan held a house, offices, flour mill and 76 acres at Islandbawn from the Honourable O.F.G. Toler at Islandbawn in the mid 19th century. The buildings were valued at £85.
Clermont House	Clermont or Claremount House, Nenagh, was occupied by William Short in 1814 and by Frederick Evans in 1837. In 1840 the Ordnance Survey Name Books refer to it as "a good dwelling house, the residence of Mr. J. Evans". It was also occupied by Evans at the time of Griffith's Valuation. The house was then valued at £24 and held from the Marquess of Ormond. This house still functions as a residence.
Rathurles	Rathurles was the home of the Brereton family in the 19th century. Occupied by John Brereton in 1814 and T. Brereton in 1837. In 1840 the Ordnance Survey Name Books refer to it as "a modern building". Thomas Brereton was still resident at the time of Griffith's Valuation holding the property valued at £27.15 shillings from Patrick Kernan. Home of Hugh Finch in the 1870s. This house is still extant and occupied.
Bellpark	Occupied by T. Robinson in 1837. The Ordnance Survey Name Books record Eyre C. Baldwin as the proprietor in 1840. It was occupied by Thomas Goold in the early 1850s. Goold held the house valued at £17+ with 116 acres from Denis Leonard and was the tenant at the time of house of the 1852 sale. A house is still extant at the site.
Bellgrove	The home of the Leonard family in the first half of the 19th century. The Ordnance Survey Name Books refer to Geoffrey Leonard as the proprietor in 1840 but note that the house was not inhabited. It was held by Denis Leonard in fee at the time of Griffith's Valuation when the buildings were valued at £25.10 shillings. This house was unoccupied at the time of the 1852 sale. It appears to have been bought by Hyacinth Richard Daly, who advertised it for sale again in 1863. The sale rental states that the dwelling house was in "an unfinished state". Bellgrove no longer exists.
Castle Biggs/Drominagh	The Smythe sale rental of July 1870 states that the original lease (1711) was from Godfrey Boate and Benjamin Friend to William Biggs. Built by the Biggs family on the shore of Lough Derg this house was occupied by William L. Biggs in 1814 and by Dr W. Biggs in 1837. In 1840 the Ordnance Survey Name Books refer to Castle Biggs as "a most commodious house". Edward Biggs was resident in the mid 19th century, holding the property from Sir John Power. The house was valued at £22. The sale rental of November 1853 describes this "3-storey mansion containing every necessity and a range of out offices". It was in the possession of Edward Biggs, the owner, and was bought by Captain William Tuthill. William Tuthill sold the property to Frederick Smythe in 1859. It was for sale again in July 1870. At this time the Esmondes of county Wexford bought it from Frederick Smythe. In the early 1940s owned by Owen Esmonde but purchased by the Moss family in the 1940s. It is still extant.
Drominagh Lodge	According to the sale rental of November 1853 Dr Frederick Biggs had built a handsome residence in Shanakill for a sum exceeding £1,000. Drominagh Lodge is marked on the first edition Ordnance Survey map. Griffith's Valuation records Frederick Biggs as the occupier of the house valued at £13. He held the property from Edward Biggs. This house has been the home of the Fogarty family since the late 19th century.
Gortmore	The sale rental states that Robert Biggs built this house for about £800 in the mid 19th century. It is not marked on the first edition Ordnance Survey map. Griffith's Valuation records Samuel Biggs as the occupier of the house, valued at £11 and held from Edward Biggs. The sale rental of November 1867 advertised the sale of a valuable leasehold, the estate of Samuel and Robert Biggs, at Gortmore (222 acres and dwelling house). The 22[2?] acre estate of Samuel Biggs at Gortmore was sold to John Samuel Clarke, the petitioner, in November 1867 for £650 (The Irish law times and solicitors' journal: Volume 1, 1868 - Page 679). A house is still located at this site.
Fortmoy House Lower	In 1840 the Ordnance Survey Name books refer to "Fordmoy" as "a good dwellinghouse, lately built, the residence of Mr. Prendergast".This house was vacant at the time of Griffith's Valuation. Thomas G. Prendergast was the immediate lessor and the house was valued at £11. Buildings valued at £27.5 shillings were held by the representatives of David Clarke at Fortmoy in 1906. Fortmoy House Lower is still extant.
Spring Park	In the mid 19th century Benjamin Armitage occupied a house valued at £10 in Gortnagrann which he held with 243 acres from William Woods. The Ordnance Survey Name Books note it as being occupied by Mr. Armitage in 1841. The site is now occupied by farm buildings.
Milford	Lewis records Milford as the occasional residence of Ralph Smith. By the early 1850s it was occupied by Thomas Bunbury and held from William Woods. Bence Jones writes that it was the home of Edmond Murphy who died in 1882. In 1840, he Ordnance Survey Name Books refer to the house as the residence of John Monsell and describe the demesne as "principally composed of plantation and ornamental grounds".
Lisbryan	Lisbrien or Lisbryan, near Ballingarry, was occupied by Faulkner Esq in the 1770s and 1780s. Sir Robert Waller Baronet was occupying this house in 1814. Lewis records T. Bunbury as the proprietor in 1837. The Ordnance Survey Name Books, also refer to it as his residence, "a very extensive building of the modern style". Thomas Bunbury held the property from Lord Ashtown at the time of Griffith's Valuation when the buildings were valued at £40+. Lisbryan is still extant.
Ballymona	Ralph Smith was resident at Ballymona in 1837 and in the early 1850s. The Ordnance Survey Name Books refer to the house as " a plain modern building" in 1841. Smyth held the property from Lord Ashtown and the buildings were valued at £25. This house is now a ruin.
Fairyhill	Fairyhill was the home of William Henry Cox in 1837. The Ordnance Survey Name Books describe it as "a large mansion house, the residence of Mr. Cocks [sic]" in 1841. It was occupied by Ellen Robinson in the early 1850s, when the house was valued at £19 and held from Lord Ashtown. Valued at £16 in 1906 and held by George W. Robinson. This house is still in use as a residence.
South Park	In the 1770s Abbot Esq was residing at Rahanane close to Ballingarry. Wilson, writing in 1786, also refers to Rahanane as the seat of Mr. Abbott. The house is named South Park on the 1st edition Ordnance Survey map and was the home of a branch of the Atkinson family, occupied by Anthony Atkinson in 1814 and by C. Atkinson in 1837. Charles Atkinson held the property from Lord Ashtown at the time of Griffith's Valuation when the house was valued at £22. The estate of Edward Evans of Southpark, 174 acres in the barony of Lower Ormond, was advertised for sale in December 1859. South Park is still extant.
Ashleypark	Ashleypark was occupied by the Heads from at least the 1770s. It was the home of John Head in 1814. It became the seat of a branch of the Atkinson family when purchased by George Guy Atkinson in 1824. G. Atkinson was the proprietor in 1837. George Atkinson held the property in fee at the time of Griffith's Valuation when the buildings were valued at £23.10 shillings. Thomas Biggs of the Bellevue family married Alice Margery Atkinson in 1903. The house was valued at £35 and occupied by Thomas B. Biggs Atkinson in 1906. His niece Zelie Biggs eventually inherited Ashleypark. The house was sold to Sean and Nora Mounsey in 1983. It now functions as a guest house.
Ballingarry	Situated just north of Ballingarry castle Ballingarry House was built circa 1820. Lewis records Marmaduke Thompson as resident at Ballingarry Castle in 1837 as does the Ordnance Survey Name Books in 1841 though they refer to Lord Ashtown as the proprietor. The Thompson interest in Ballingarry and Ballinahinch was for sale in June 1850. Henry Trench was the occupier in the early 1850s holding the property form Lord Ashtown. Ballingarry House is still extant and occupied.
Lismacrory	An early home of the Smith family in county Tipperary. Lewis writes that Lismacrony was the ancient residence of the family of Smith now the property of Mr Bunbury. This house was in ruins at the time of the first edition Ordnance Survey map. In 1841, the Ordnance Survey Name Books description says "it was a very commodious house of the modern style of architecture with extensive offices attached to it, but it is now falling into ruins, the last occupier was Rev. Mr. Smyth of Ballingarry".
Ormond Cottage	Ormond Cottage was the residence of Samuel Waller in 1837 and is also noted in the Ordnance Survey Name Books which describe it as "a neat cottage". In the early 1850s he held it in fee and the buildings were valued at £15.10 shillings. It was included in the sale of 1856 sale. A building is still located at this site.
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.
Walsh Park	The home of the Walsh family in the 18th and first half of the 19th centuries. Taylor and Skinner record Walsh Esq as resident at Derrylaghan [Walshpark]. The Ordnance Survey Name Books refer to the demesne as having plantations and ornamental grounds and to the house as "a good dwelling house, the residence of Jonathan Walsh" in 1840. . In the mid 19th century it was occupied by the representatives of Jonathan Walsh who held the property in fee. The house was valued at £33. This house was demolished by the early 20th century.
Derrylahan Park	Bence Jones writes that this house was built in 1862 at a cost of £15,000 to the design of Sir Thomas Newenham Deane. It was the home of William Henry Head, valued at £50.10 shillings in 1906. It was burnt in 1921.
Abbeville	Home of the Hemsworth family in the 18th and 19th centuries, occupied by Thomas Hemsworth in 1814. Thomas G. Hemsworth was resident in 1837 and in the early 1850s. Thomas George Hemsworth of Abbeville owned 387 acres in the 1870s.
Ballinderry	Occupied by the Saunders family from at least the 1770s. Owen Saunders was resident in 1814. He was related to the Sadleirs of Ballinderry. Lewis records Thomas Sadlier junior as the proprietor of Ballinderry "on which a house was about to be erected". Thomas Sadlier held the property in fee at the time of Griffith's Valuation when the buildings were valued at £29. At the time of the Saunders sale in 1877 this house was described as modern and substanial and "approached by a noble avenue lined with beech trees". It was in the owner's possession. Occupied by William J. Russell in 1906. This house is still a residence.
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.
Sopwell Hall	Apparently named after an English property, Sopwell in Hertfordshire, which was inherited by the Sadleir family. In 1655 a Cromwellian soldier, Colonel Thomas Sadleir, was granted Kinelagh Castle, county Tipperary, which he renamed Sopwell Hall. This property remained in Sadleir possession until it was inherited by Mary Sadleir who, in 1754, had married Frederick Trench of Woodlawn, county Galway, the parents of the 1st Lord Ashtown. The present house was built by Mary's father, Francis Sadleir, in the mid 18th century. Wilson refers to it as the residence of Mr. Sadlier in 1786. Sopwell Hall was left to Francis Trench, brother of 1st Lord Ashtown, who was living at Sopwell Hall in 1814. In 1837 Lewis records the Trenches in possession and writes that "on the demesne are the ruins of the ancient castle formerly occupied by the Sadleir family". The Ordnance Survey Name Books, in 1840, refer to Sopwell as "a spacious building, the residence of Stewart Trench". At the time of Griffith's Valuation the 2nd Lord Ashtown, son of Francis, was occupying the house, valued at £40 and held by him in fee. By 1906 Sopwell was valued at £80 and occupied by the Honourable Cosby G. Trench. The Trench family were still resident at Sopwell Hall in the 1970s. In 1840 the Ordnance Survey Name Books noted that Sopwell was one of the largest demesnes in the country.
Killavalla	Lewis records Killavalla as the seat of R. Johnston Stoney. The Ordnance Survey Name Books refer to the house in this townland as "Honeywood House, the residence of Robert Johnstone Stoney, very commodious with convenient offices attached". Stoney's representatives held the property valued at £16+ from the representatives of Stephen Egan at the time of Griffith's Valuation. It later became the seat of the Saunders family. This house no longer exists.
Greyfort Cottage [later Greyfort House]	The Stoneys were residing at Greyfort from at least the 1770s as recorded by Taylor and Skinner and also by Wilson in 1786. A house known as Greyfort Cottage was marked on the first edition Ordnance Survey map at this location and is also mentioned in the Ordnance Survey Name Books which refers to it as "a good dwelling house, the residence of Henry Owen Saunders". On later maps a different building in the townland is known as Greyfort House. Biggs A. Stoney was living at Grey-fort, Borrisokane, in 1814 and Saunders is recorded as the proprietor by Lewis. William Gray was the occupier of a house in Greyfort townland, valued at £12+, at the time of Griffith's Valuation and held from Henry O. Saunders. Thomas R. Grey of Greyfort House owned 500 acres in the 1870s. Buildings are still extant at this site.
Ballyrickard House	Ballyrickard may possibly be the house known as Lettyville on the Taylor and Skinner map from the 1770s. Leet records Daniel Falkener as resident at Ballyrickard in 1814 and Lewis records N. Falkiner as the proprietor. The Ordnance Survey Name Books refer to Ballyrickard as "a commodious house", the residence of Nathaniel Falkiner. In the early 1850s Addison Hone was the occupier holding the property from Richard H. Falkiner. The buildings were valued at £15. This 18th century house is still extant and occupied.
Congor	Occupied by F. Falkiner in 1837 and described by the Ordnance Survey Name Books as "the commodious residence of Nicholas Biddulph" in 1840. It was still occupied by him at the time of Griffith's Valuation when the house was valued at £20. Nicholas Biddulph was still resident in the mid 1870s when he is recorded as owning 74 acres in county Tipperary. A building is still located at this site.
Beechwood Park	Beechwood, near Nenagh, was occupied by Richard C. Langford in 1814 and Lewis writes that Beechwood was the property of Colonel Toler Osborne but was occupied by D. Falkiner and had once been the residence of the Earl of Norbury. Wilson, writing in 1786, refers to "Beech Wood, the fine seat of Daniel Toler". In the mid 19th century William Osborne was resident, holding the property in fee. The buildings were valued at £33. Occupied by Lady Osborne in 1906 when the buildings were valued at £40+. The home of Philip Blake, genealogist, in the mid 20th century. This mid 18th century house still functions as a country house.
Mount Falcon	Bence Jones writes that this house was built in 1720 by Richard Falkiner. It was the seat of the Falkiner family in the 18th and 19th centuries. The Ordnance Survey Name Books refer to it as the seat of Richard Fitzpatrick Falkiner (a minor) in 1840 and that it was occupied by Obediah Holan. At the time of Griffith's Valuation the house was valued at £15. It is still extant.
Clifton	Lewis records Clifton as the seat of Captain Sheppard. The Ordnance Survey Name Books refer to it as "a modern building, the residence of Capt. Sheppard" in 1841. Arthur Sheppard [?] was the occupier at the time of Griffith's Valuation. He held the property from Thomas Pyke and the buildings were valued at £14.10 shillings. The National Inventory of Architectural Heritage records the present house as dating from 1868.
Kyle Park	Marked on the first edition Ordnance Survey map Kyle Park was occupied by Thomas G. Stoney at the time of Griffith's Valuation and held by him in fee. It was valued at £39. The Ordnance Survey Name Books had described it as " a new and commodious house built and occupied by T.G. Stoney". The Stoneys still lived at Kyle Park in the 1870s. This house is still extant.
Arranhill	Arranhill was a Stoney home in the late 18th century. Thomas Stoney was resident in 1814 and Thomas George Stoney in 1837. In 1840 the Ordnance Survey Name Books report that "it suffered considerable damage during the storm of 6 and 7 January, 1839. It is occupied at present by Mr. Skelly, land steward to George Walpole, Brusna Mills, Roscrea". The Name Books also note the Marquis of Ormond as the proprietor. Thomas G. Stoney was the occupier in the early 1850s holding the property from the representatives of T.P. Firman. The buildings were valued at £23.10 shillings. This house is described as "in ruins" on the 25-inch Ordnance Survey map of the 1890s and some of these ruins remain.
Firmount	The seat of the Firman family in the late 18th century, occupied by Thomas P. Terman in 1814. The house is marked on the first edition Ordnance Survey map. The Ordnance Survey Name Books refer to it as "the mansion house of Firmount now falling into ruins, It appears to be a ruin by the time of Griffith's Valuation. The only buildings over £10 valuation were the Santa Cruise flour mill and house of Samuel Palmer. The Irish Tourist Association surveyor records "an extremely charming house converted from stabling" at Firmount and occupied by Major H.H. Deasy in the early 1940s. The surveyor states that the original house was destroyed by fire.
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.
Finnoe	Occupied by T. [Thomas Maunsell] Waller in 1837. The Ordnance Survey Name Books describe Finnoe as "a commodious house" in 1840. Thomas' son, Edward Waller, was the occupier at the time of Griffith's Valuation. Edward held the property in fee and the house was valued at £30. A building is still located at this site.
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.
New Grove	Marked on the first edition Ordnance Survey map as New Grove, this house appears on the 25-inch map of the 1890s and is still known by the name, St Kierans. Occupied by J. W. Bayly in 1837 and described by the Ordnance Survey Name Books as " a good dwelling house, the residence of John Bayly" in 1840. It was occupied by Thomas Fetherston at the time of Griffith's Valuation and held from John Bailey. The buildings were valued at £19+. This property was advertised for sale in November 1851, the estate of John Washington Bayly.
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.
Oldcourt	John Brereton of Oldcourt was the second son of John Brereton of Rathurles and his wife, Margaret Watson. He had a son,John, born 1817. The Ordnance Survey Name Books refer to it as his property in 1840 but mention that it was "a commodious house" occupied by his land steward. John Brereton held Oldcourt in fee at the time of Griffith's Valuation when the house was valued at £12. A building is still extant at this site.
Rodeen	A Falkiner residence from at least 1837. It was the home of Joseph Falkiner who held the property in fee. He was one of the eleven sons of the Reverend R.D. Falkiner of Mount Falcon. The house was valued at £22. It was advertised for sale in July 1860, Mrs Anne Falkiner and Richard J. Falkiner were the tenants. The house came on the market again in May 1867, part of the 105 acres for sale at Rodeen, the estate of Octavius La Touche. This house is still in use as a residence.
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.
Bellevue	Belview, Nenagh, was the residence of G.W. Biggs in 1814 and in 1837. The Ordnance Survey Name Books note that Thomas Sadlier was the proprietor of Bellevue inn 1840 but that it was the residence of J.W. Biggs and was " a commodious house". Samuel D. Biggs was the occupant at the time of Griffith's Valuation. He held the house valued at £30 with 315 acres from Thomas Sadlier. Samuel D. Biggs was still resident at Belview in the 1870s. Major Biggs lived at Bellevue in the 1940s. Bellevue is still extant.
Brookfield	D. Cambie is recorded as the proprietor of Brookfield, Nenagh in 1814. The Ordnance Survey Name Books refer to Brookfield as the residence of E. Talbot but "Couns. Geddy [Grady] was the proprietor. In the mid 19th century John Parker was resident, holding the property from Henry D. Grady. The Parkers and Gradys were related. The house was valued at £17 and is still in use as a residence. John Parker was still resident in the 1870s. John's only daughter, Annie, married William James Reeves in 1892 and their eldest son was Henry Parker Reeves. This family is documented in the archive at Damer House, Roscrea.
Kilgarvan	Occupied by Mr Michael Connor in 1814 and by E. Cambie in 1837. Held by Solomon R. Cambie in fee at the time of Griffith's Valuation when the buildings were valued at £14.15 shillings. The Cambies sold Kilgarvan to the Reeves in the 1870s. This house is still extant and was for sale in 1999 and again in 2002.
Waterloo Lodge	Located on the shore of Lough Derg the Reverend R.P. Vaughan was resident at Waterloo in 1837. The Ordnance Survey Name Books refer to it as his residence, "a neat cottage". Edward Biggs is recorded as the occupier in the mid 19th century, holding the property valued at £10 from Dr Malony. A building is still located at this site.
Johnstown Park	This house was built for Peter Holmes, MP, c. 1777 and probably designed by William Leeson. It was originally known as Peterfield. It was leased to Samuel Prendergast in 1823. Lewis records J.G. Prendergast as resident in 1837 and the Ordnance Survey Name Books refer to it as the residence of Counsellor Prendergast in 1840. The house valued at £49 was occupied by Thomas G. Prendergast in the mid 19th century and held from the representatives of Peter Holmes. From 1865 to 1936 Johnstown was the home of the Headech family. The house was unroofed in the early 1940s and is now demolished.
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.
Kilcarren	A house occupied by Ralph Smith in 1814 and by A. Carew in 1837. The Ordnance Survey Name Books describe it as "a good dwelling house" in 1841. Alexander Carew, a descendant of Lynn Carew, held the property from Ralph Smith in the mid 19th century when the buildings were valued at £17+. The house is still extant and occupied.
Mota	This house dates from about 1800. Edward Cambie was resident at Mota in 1814 and T. Pepper Roberts in 1837 and afterwards. The Ornance Survvey Name Books mention that it was his residence in 1840 and that Thomas Sadlier was the proprietor. Mota and 478 acres, the estate of Theobald Pepper Roberts, was advertised for sale in May 1850. George Taylor occupied the house valued at £15.10 shillings in the mid 19th century. He held it from Peter Byrne. Marcus Tuthill lived here later. This house is still occupied.
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+.
Ballinwear	In 1840 the Ordnance Survey Name Books describe Ballinwear as "a good dwelling house...surrounded with plantation and ornamental ground". James Otway is recorded as the occupier of Ballinwear at the time of Griffith's Valuation. At this time the house was valued at £14 and held from the Earl of Norbury. Toler Kingsley Wolfe was the house occupant in 1867. The Ballinwear property had been leased to Caesar George Otway by the Honourable Otway Fortescue Toler in 1859. The house was later altered and a building is still in existence at the site.
Ballyanny	Lewis records J. Maher as resident at Ballyhenny in 1837. James Meagher occupied the house valued at £16 in the mid 19th century and held the property from Thomas Carroll. James Meagher of Ballyanny, Nenagh, owned 370 acres in the 1870s.
Gurthalougha	A mid 19th century house [built by William D. Farrar], it is not marked on the first edition Ordnance Survey map or entered in Griffith's Valuation. In the 1870s William Dent Farrar was resident. William D. Ferrar was still the occupier in 1906 when the house was valued at £35. The Irish Tourist Association surveyor records Mr Kent as resident in the early 1940s. Owned by John Paul Getty III in the first decade of the 21st century and for sale in 2010 and again in 2012.
Wellington	In 1840 the Ordnance Survey Name Books refer to Wellington as "the commodious dwelling house of Edwin Sadlier". By the time of Griffith's Valuation, the house was occupied by Daniel Falkiner, valued at £20 and held from the representatives of Colonel Brereton. This house is marked on the first edition Ordnance Survey map. It was replaced by another house also known as Wellington, closer to the mill, in the early 1870s, and this latter house is still extant.
Lackeen	Lackeen House is an early 18th structure attached to part of a 17th century house. John Baily was the proprietor of Lackeen Castle, Parsonstown [Birr], in 1814 and in the mid 19th century the house valued at £12.10 shillings was occupied by Hamilton English and held from Lord Cremore. This house is now unoccupied.
Ballyquirk	In 1837 Lewis refers to the ruins of Ballyquirk castle "near which is a handsome modern house of that name". Colonel Henry Dwyer was the occupant in the mid 19th century, holding the house valued at £32 and 716 acres from Edward Newingham.
Harvest Lodge	The Stoneys were resident at Harvest Lodge from at least 1837. Thomas Johnston Stoney, born 1780, fourth son of Thomas Stoney of Arran Hill held the property in fee at the time of Griffith's Valuation, when the house was valued at £30. Harvest Lodge was the home of J.M. Wilson in the 1870s. This house no longer exists.
Curraghglass	J.W. Walsh is noted as the proprietor of Curraghglass in the Ordnance Survey Name Books of 1841. In the mid 19th century Thomas Meara occupied a house valued at £11 and held from the representatives of Jonathan Walsh. There is still a building located at this site.
Firville	In 1841 the Ordnance Survey Name Books refer to "Ferville" as the residence of R.F. Drought. William S. Smith occupied the house in the mid 19th century which he held from Ralph Smith. It was valued at £15+. This building is still part of a farm complex.
Belle Isle	A house overlooking the River Shannon, originally the home of a junior branch of the family it became the property of the 3rd Lord Avonmore through his second marriage to Cecilia O'Keeffe. The seat of 3rd Lord Avonmore in the mid 19th century held by him in fee and valued at £48. Belle Isle was occupied by Thomas Maunsell in 1814 and by Lord Avonmore in 1837. This house is no longer occupied.
Portland Park	A residence of the Stoney family from at least the 1770s, when it was purchased from the Earls of Antrim. Occupied by Richard Stoney in 1814 and by J. Chapman in 1837. In 1841 the Ordnance Survey Name Books described it as "a spacious building, the residence of Thomas B. Stoney with a great demesne". At the time of Griffith's Valuation he held the property in fee when the buildings were valued at £40. Portland Park remained in the possession of the Stoney family until it was burnt in 1936 (Irish Times, 11 May 1936). It is now a ruin.
Oak Park	The Ordnance Survey Name Books refer to Oakpark House as "a good dwelling house, the residence of Mr. Wm. Abernethy" in 1841. It was valued at £13+ and leased by William Abernethy from Colonel Hardress Lloyd at the time of Griffith's Valuation. It was advertised for sale in May 1875 as part of the estate of James Abernethy. A building is still located at this site.
Behamore	The Reverend Thomas Hawkshaw was resident here in 1814 and Benjamin Hawkshaw in 1837. The Ordnance Survey Name Books also note it as his residence, describing Behamore as "a commodious house". James Fleetwood was the occupier in the early 1850s holding the property from Lord Dunalley, it was valued at £13+. A building is still located at this site.
Elm Hall	Lewis records Elm Hall as the residence of Peter Burke while the Ordnance Survey Name Books refer to it as that of "Counsellor Burke". By the time of Griffith's Valuation his son Joseph Burke was the occupier, holding the property in fee, the house was valued at £10. A farm building now occupies the site of Elm Hall.
Carrig	The National Inventory of Architectural Heritage describes this as a miller's house. In 1840 The Ordnance Survey Name Books refer to it as " a good dwelling house, the residence of Christopher Dignan, there is a good flour mill close by". William Abernethy held it from the Earl of Portarlington in the mid 19th century when the house was valued at £20. It is now a ruin. James Abernethy of Carrig owned 113 acres in county Tipperary in the 1870s.
Gurteen	Gurteen was the home of Willliam Smith in 1814 and of George Smith in 1837. At the time of Griffith's Valuation George Smith held the property from Lord Ashtown. The buildings were valued at £13. The Smiths were still living at Gurteen in the 1870s. Gurteen is now the centre of an agricultural college. http://www.gurteencollege.ie/index.html
Lacka	Lewis records W. Cruess as proprietor of Lacka in 1837. On the first edition Ordnance Survey map a small house named Ash Grove is marked in the townland of Lacka S024 979. Later maps mark Lacka House at the crossroads. Griffith's Valuation names William N. Cruise as the occupier of a house valued at £10 in Lacka. He held the property and 335 acres from William Abernethy. The buildings were valued at £10. In the 1870s Samuel R. Cruess of Lacka owned 365 acres and William V. Cruise of Nenagh owned 121 acres.
Ballynavin	According to the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage the origins of this building date back to the mid 17th century. Ballynavin was a Robinson home in the 19th century, occupied by Mrs Robinson in 1837 and by Reverend Robert Robinson in the early 1850s. He held the property in fee and the buildings were valued at £18. Robert Robinson lived at Ballynavin in the 1870s. The house is still in use as a residence.
Wingfield	A house located just inside the county Tipperary border with county Offaly. The property belonged to John Shortt in the mid 18th century. When he died in 1768 his widow Frances (nee Spunner) married Jonathan Doolan. Wingfield was occupied by Jonathan's son Thomas Doolan in 1814 and in 1837. The Ordnance Survey Name Books refer to it as the residence of [Paliner?] Thomas Doolan in 1840. By the time of Griffith's Valuation Henry Spunner was resident. He held the property from Jonathan Short and the buildings were valued at £20. Richard Thomas Croasdaile and his sister Margaret occupied the house in 1901. This house is now a ruin.
Northland	Northland was the residence of Sir A. Dancer in 1814 and of William Smith in 1837. By the time of Griffith's Valuation William Henry Head occupied this house valued at £10. He held the property from Lord Dunalley. The house was demolished by the early 20th century.
Willow Lodge	James Fleetwood was resident at Willow Lodge in 1814 and in 1837. By the time of Griffith's Valuation the house appears to be only valued at £1 and occupied by David Tierney. Willow Lodge is marked on the first edition Ordnance Survey map. It is named Alma on the 25-inch map of the 1890s. There is still an extant house at the site.
Riversdale	This house was built after the first Ordnance Survey. At the time of Griffith's Valuation Thomas S. D. Robinson is recorded as the occupier of a house valued at £15 in the townland of Ballynavin. He held the property in fee. Thomas S.D. Robinson was still living at Riversdale in the 1870s. This house continues to be used as a residence.
Deer Park	Lewis records Park House as the property of William Trench but the residence of De La Pere A. J. Robinson. The Reverend Frederick F. Trench was the occupier in the mid 19th century, holding the house valued at £23 from Lord Dunalley. This house still functions as a residence.
Cloghkeating	The home of Augustus Robinson from the 1830s. The Ordnance Survey Name Books refer to Cloghkeating as "a large new house" in 1841. At the time of Griffith's Valuation Augustus Robinson held the property in fee and the buildings were valued at £19. Augustus Robinson of Cloghkeating owned 231 acres in the 1870s. This house is still in use as a residence.
Cloghjordan House	This house was the home of the Reverend Edwin Palmer in 1814. By the time of Griffith's Valuation John Hodgins occupied the house and ran the nearby nursery gardens. The buildings were valued at £13+ and held from Lord Dunalley. This building which includes the remains of the old castle still functions as a country residence.
Tenessee	This house is labelled Tenessee House on both the First and 25-inch edition Ordnance Survey map. In 1841 the Ordnance Survey Name Books suggest that it was the property of Lord Dunally. In the mid 19th century it was occupied by Thomas R. Barnes and held from Joseph Falkiner. The buildings were valued at £14. 15 shillings. The house is still in use as a residence.
Coolnamunna	At the time of Griffith's Valuation Edward Kennedy held buildings valued at £34+ from Ellen Lloyd [widow of Henry Jesse Lloyd of Castle Iney?] in the townland of Coolnamunna. He had a distillery in Mullenkeagh valued at £47. Edward Kennedy of Coolnamoner Park owned 432 acres in county Tipperary in the 1870s.
Glenahilty	William Kennedy was occupying Glenahilty from at least 1837 when Lewis records him as resident althought the property belonged to J.C. Fitzgerald. The house was valued at £6.10 shillings at the time of Griffith's Valuation and was held with 189 acres of land and 210 acres of bog from Fitzgerald.
Fort William	A Parker residence in the early part of the 19th century. In 1841 the Ordnance Survey Name Books referred to it as "a splendid demesne and fine mansion house, the residence of Mr. Parker". By the time of Griffith's Valuation Fort William was occupied by Miss Crawford who held the property from Messrs Egan. The buildings were valued at £18.15 shillings. The Egan sale rental of 1854 gives details of the original lease which was from Charles Egan to John Greene in 1769 for three lives renewable for ever. The last renewal was dated 1803 from John Egan to William Crawford. This house is still in use.
Modreeny House	In 1786 Wilson refers to "Moderenny" as the seat of Sir Amyrald Dancer. The Ordnance Survey Name Books refer to the house as Eminisky House in 1841 but it is marked on the first edition map as Modreeny House and was the home of the Dancer family. It was replaced by a new house circa 1920s. The outbuildings, gates and gatelodge of the original house still remain. At the time of Griffith's Valuation Sir Thomas B. Dancer held this property in fee. The buildings were valued at £21. Hussey gives Modreeny House as the address of Sir Thomas Dancer in 1878.
Hilton	Hilton, located just to the south of Modreeny House, was the home of Thomas Dancer, later 6th Baronet, in 1837 and of the 6th Baronet's son, Thomas J. Dancer, in the mid 19th century. Thomas J. Dancer held the house valued at £15 from his father Sir Thomas B. Dancer, 6th Baronet. In 1841 the Ordnance Survey Name Books had noted the house as the residence of Thomas Stoney. A house is still located at this site.
Elysium	This house is marked on the first edition Ordnance Survey map and was inhabited by Thomas Ely in 1837. Thomas Ely held the property in fee at the time of Griffith's Valuation when the house was valued at £23. The Elys were still resident in the 1870s. George Evans was occupying this house in 1906. There is still a house located at this site.
Modreeny	Lewis records W. H. Head as the proprietor of Modreeny House in 1837. He was still resident at the time of Griffith's Valuation and held the house valued at £35 in fee. Burke's ''Landed Gentry of Ireland'' (1904) records William Henry Head's father as "of Modreeny House". In 1906 the representatives of George Whitfield were the occupiers and the house was valued at £36.10 shillings. George Whitfield of Modreeny owned 443 acres in the 1870s. In 1890 his daughter Kathleen married Sir Francis Osborne, Baronet. This house was bought by Donald Swan in 1965 and Charlie Swan, champion jockey, was born at Modreeny in 1968.
Mertonhall	Merton, Cloghjordan, was the home of T.G. Fitzgibbon in 1814. It was purchased by Robert Hall in 1828 and he was the proprietor in 1837. The Ordnance Survey Name Books noted in 1841 that it was formerly known as "Litty Ville House". The house was valued at £55 at the time of Griffith's Valuation and held by Robert Hall in fee. The Hall family continued to use Merton as a residence in the 1870s. By 1906 the representatives of De Courcy P. Ireland were occupying Mertonhall. He was married to Ada Hall. This house is now demolished.
Coorevin	Lewis records Cooreavan as the property of R. Hall in 1837. In 1840 the Ordnance Survey Name Books indicate that it was occupied by "Mr Gorey Baker, Burresokane". Jeremiah P[ierce] Scully was the occupier at the time of Griffith's Valuation, holding the property from the representatives of Robert Hall. The buildings were valued at £11. A building is still located at this site.
Uskane	Carrol Esq was resident at "Iscane" in the 1770s and 1780s. In 1837 R. Hall was the proprietor of Uskane House. In 1840 the Ordnance Survey Name Books note it as "a good dwelling house, the residence of Mr. Kent". It was held by the representatives of Robert Hall in fee at the time of Griffith's Valuation when the house was valued at £8. This house is still in use as a residence.
Rockford	The original house was marked on the first edition Ordnance Survey map but it was enlarged and altered sometime after the first Ordnance Survey. Another house also known as Rockford House was built to the south east of the original house in 1881 for Theobald Richard Wolfe, Grid Ref R855 821. It remained in the possession of the Wolfe family until 1943. Rockfort (sic) was the residence of Jeoffrey Kingsley in 1814 and of J. Wolfe in 1837. In 1823 John Wolfe married Frances Elizabeth Kingsley, an only child. John Wolfe held the house valued at £18 and 232 acres from the representatives of General Chowe in the early 1850s. The Wolfes were still resident in the 1870s.
Moyroe	Moyroe was the home of Samuel Laurence in 1814 and of Malachy Ryan in the mid 19th century. Malachy Ryan held the townland of 51 acres in fee and the buildings were valued at £10.10 shillings. A building still exists at this site.
Brook Watson	Feltham Watson occupied Brook Watson in 1837 and at the time of Griffith's Valuation when the house was valued at £26 and held from the representatives of Peter Holmes. By 1870 in the hands of the Brereton family.
Riverston	Leets records Riverstown, Nenagh, as the home of Wills Crofts. In 1806 John Bennett of Cork city married the only daughter of Wills Crofts of Riverston, county Tipperary (''Freeman's Journal'' 12 June 1806). In 1837 John Bennett was the proprietor of Riverston. At the time of Griffith's Valuation John Bennett held the property from the representatives of Peter Holmes and the house was valued at £55 and the nearby mill at £54. The home of a member of the Poe family in the 1870s.
Summerville	In 1840 the Ordnance Survey Name Books describe Summerville as "a commodious dwelling house, the residence of O'Brien Dillon" but Major Laurence is noted as the proprietor. At the time of Griffith's Valuation, the house was occupied by the representatives of Wills Bennett and held from John Bennett. The buildings were valued at £24. This house no longer exists.
Fort Nisbitt	Robert Nesbett was resident at Fort Nesbett in 1814. The Ordnance Survey Name Books also mention him in 1839 though they refer to Thomas Towers as the proprietor of the townland. In the early 1850s, Thomas O'Brien was the occupier, holding the property from the Reverend James Nesbitt. The buildings were valued at £12.15 shillings. A building is still located at this site.
Slevoir	Lewis records R. Monsell as resident at Slevoir in 1837. The Reverend Francis Synge was the occupier at the time of Griffith's Valuation, holding the property from the representatives of Mr Steele. The buildings were valued at £34. The National Inventory of Architectural Heritage states that the present house was built in the Italianate style in the 1870s for Lieutenant Colonel J.F. Hickey by John McCurdy. In the early 1940s General Carlos J. Hickie was the owner and the house contained very beautiful furnishings and valuable family pictures according to the Irish Tourist Association surveyor. This house sold for over £3 million in 2000 and was offered for sale again in 2011.
Newlawn	Originally a Carroll home that passed through marriage to the Dempsters. The Ordnance Survey Name Books mention J.Dempster as the proprietor of Newlawn in 1839 though elsewhere they refer to it as the residence of Mr. Egan, distiller. In the mid 19th century David Dempster was the occupant holding the property from Dr Dempster, the buildings were valued at £13.15 shillings. The building is still in use as a house.
Ballinderry	In 1840 the Ordnance Survey Name Books refer to Ballinderry House as "a good house in a demesne with some trees". James Demspter was noted as the proprietor at the time. By the time of Griffith's Valuation it appears to be the mill manager's house, occupied by William Egan and held from Timothy Hogan, part of a building complex valued at £97, known as Santa Cruise Mills. Now in use as a private residence.
Ashgrove	Lewis records B. Talbot as resident. In 1840 the Ordnance Survey Name Books record that the house derived its name from "a large ash grove, recently cut away". A house valued at £15+ at the time of Griffith's Valuation when it was occupied by Reverend Benjamin Talbot and held from Sir John Power. Reverend Benjamin was still resident in the 1870s. Ash Grove is still extant.
Shannon View	Close to the shore of Lough Derg, this house is marked on the first edition Ordnance Survey map. In 1840 the Ordnance Survey Name Books refer to it as "a good dwelling house". At the time of Griffith's Valuation it was occupied by Anne Talbot, held from the Reverend Benjamin Talbot and valued at £4.10 shillings. Frances Talbot of Shannonview owned 42 acres in the 1870s. It is still extant.
Derrinvohil	This house was not built at the time of the first Ordnance Survey. It bears the name of a townland but was originally located in the townland just to the west of Derrinvohil. The townland boundary has now altered and the house is in the townland of Derrinvohil. It was built by James Jocelyn Poe in 1845. Valued at £17 at the time of Griffith's Valuation and held from the Messrs Saurin. The house continues to function as a residence.
Castle Sheppard	The Sheppards were living here from at least the 1770s.In 1786 Wilson refers to Castle Sheppard as the seat of "Mr. Shepherd". It was the home of a junior branch of the family. William Sheppard was resident in 1837 and in the early 1850s when the house was valued at £26 and held from Lord Ashtown. William died at Castle Sheppard in 1852 without heirs and both his brothers died unmarried in India. Valued at £18 in 1906 and occupied by the Honourable Cosby G. Trench. This house is now a ruin.
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.
Somerset	The National Inventory of Architectural Heritage states that this house was built in 1875. It appears to have replaced an earlier house also known as Somerset marked on the first edition Ordnance Survey map circa 1840. In 1841 the Ordnance Survey Name Books refer to Somerset as "a small demesne and good dwelling house, the residence of Mr. Going". It was the home of John O'Meara in the mid 1870s. In 1906 William H. O'Meara occupied a house valued at £12+ in the townland of Abbeville.
Lisheen (Lower Ormond)	In 1840 the Ordnance Survey Name Books refer to Lisheen House in the parish of Aglishcloghane as held by John Crawford but an addendum to the entry on the parish of Uskane note that Lisheen was the residence of Geo.Fosbery, Jnr. By the time of Griffith's Valuation it was held in fee by George Fosberry and valued at almost £8. A house is still extant at the site.
Palmerstown Cottage (Lodge)	At the time of Griffith's Valuation, Timothy Joyce was leasing this property from the Palmer estate when it was valued at £5. It is still extant but not currently occupied.
Kilruane House	A house constructed in the later nineteenth century on lands owned by Sir Mark A.H. Tuite. It is labelled Kilruane House on the 25-inch Ordnance Survey map of the 1890s. In 1894 Slater notes it as the residence of Sir Mark Tuite. It is still extant and occupied.
Ballymackey House	Ballymackey House is described as "in ruins" at the time of the first Ordnance Survey in the 1830s. An earlier tower house is also shown, described as "Ballymackey Castle (in ruins)". Wilson, writing in 1786, refers to "Ballymakey" as the seat of Mr. O'Meara. The Ordnance Survey Name Books describe Ballymackey House as "an old house adjoining the south side of Ballymackey old castle.....now in a state of total ruin". By the time of Griffith's Valuation, this townland was part of the Cole-Bowan estate. Most of the site is now occupied by extensive farm sheds though ruins of the old castle are still visible.
Elm Hill House	The Ordnance Survey Name Books record William Middleton as the occupier of Elm Hill House in 1839 and mention the surroundings as "a very pretty demesne situated in a beautiful locality". At the time of Griffith's Valuation, William Middleton was leasing this property from the Poe estate when the house was valued at almost £8. The original house is no longer extant and a modern house has been constructed at the site.
River Lawn	In 1839, he Ordnance Survey Name Books describe River Lawn house as "a commodious house, the property of William Poe, in the occupation of E. Radford esq". At the time of Griffith's Valuation, when it was valued at almost £10 it was leased by Augustus H. Going from William Poe. It is still extant and occupied.
Mill Grove House	In 1841, the Ordnance Survey Name Books describe Mill Grove House as " a good house with demesne and plantations, the residence of Mr. Kennedy". At the time of Griffith's Valuation, Edward Kennedy was leasing a substantial milling complex and a house at this location from the Stoney estate. The buildings had a value of £46+. It is labelled Millgrove House on the 25-inch map of the 1890s but is no longer extant.
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.
Ross Cottage/House (Dorrha)	In 1841 the Ordnance Survey Name Books refer to Ross Cottage as "an elegant built cottage, the residence of Mr. Smyth", the proprietor of which was R. Hemsworth. The house is labelled as "Ross House" on both the 1st and 25-edition Ordnance Survey maps. By the time of Griffith's Valuation, it was occupied by Thomas Hernon, leasing from John J. Hemsworth and the buildings were valued at almost £8. The house is still extant and occupied.
Roden House	In 1841 the Ordnance Survey Name Books describe Roden House as "a good dwelling house". C.W. Hemsworth is noted as the proprietor. At the time of Griffith's Valuation, it was occupied by Thomas R. Deane, leasing from Thomas Hackett, when the buildings had a valuation of almost £3. The National Inventory of Architectural Heritage dates this property to 1784. It is still extant and occupied.
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.
Loughkeen Glebe	In 1840 the Ordnance Survey Name Books describe the Glebe at Loughkeen as "a good dwelling house the residence of Rector Synge". At the time of Griffith's Valuation, it was leased by Reverend Francis Synge from the Ecclesiastical Commissioners and valued at £23+. It is still extant and occupied.
Ivy Hall (Loughkeen)	The Ordnance Survey Name Books refer to Ivy Hall as the residence of Richard Palmer in 1840. By the time of Griffith's Valuation, it was occupied by Mary Anne Palmer, who was leasing from William Abernethy, and valued at almost £8. Ivy Hall is still extant and occupied.
Rockville (Loughkeen)	The Ordnance Survey Name Books refer to Rock Ville House in the parish of Loughkeen as the residence of Mr. S. Lloyd in 1841. At the time of Giffith's Valuation, a house in this townland valued at £10 was occupied by William Kent, leasing from Jane Downs. On the 25-inch map of the 1890s this house is labelled Carrig Cottage. It is still extant.
Millview	In 1840 the Ordnance Survey Name Books describe Mill view as "a good dwelling house, the residence of Mr. Short" though noting S. Pepper as the proprietor. At the time of Griffith's Valuation it was leased by Richard Brandley from Mary O'Leary when it was valued at £11. A house is still extant at the site.
Clonfinane House	In 1841 the Ordnance Survey Name Books refer to a house in the townland of Clonfinane as Moorefield House. There is reference to a communication from the Earl of Portarlington that he did not know of any such place on his estate with a following note by John O'Donovan stating "but your tenant built a house and gave it a name"! The house is described as " a good dwelling house, the residence of Maunsell Antisell". However, on the 1st edition Ordnance Survey map, the house is labelled "Clonfinane House" perhaps indicating that Lord Portarlington prevailed. At the time of Griffith's Valuation, the house in this townland is occupied by the representatives of Jonathan Walsh and valued at almost £4. A house and farm are still extant at the site.
Fort Henry [Greyfort Cottage] Borrisokane	In 1840, the Ordnance Survey Name Books refer to "Fort Henry, a commodious house, the residence of Henry Ely" in the townland of Greyfort, parish of Borrisokane. At the time of Griffith's Valuation, Henry Ely was leasing a property valued at almost £5 from the Saunders estate in this townland. This may refer to the property shown on the 1st edition Ordnance Survey map as Greyfort House. On the later 25-inch map of the 1890s it is known as Greyfort Cottage. A house is still extant at the site.