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Monyvroe

Houses within 5km of this house

Displaying 27 houses.

Houses within 5km of Monyvroe

Displaying 27 houses.

House name Description
Tourin and Tourin Castle Tourin House was owned by Sir Richard Musgrave at the time of Griffith's Valuation, when it was valued at £41 10s. An earlier house, attached to Tourin Castle, is located nearby [X095965]. In 1850 it was valued at £49. In 1837, Lewis refers to this earlier Tourin House as the seat of Sir R. Musgrave, "composed partly of an ancient castle, commanding extensive and picturesque views".In 1906 the larger house had a valuation of £64 while the other buildings were valued at almost £10. The Musgrave estate still owned the properties. The ITA survey of the 1940s noted "Toureen" as the resident of Captain Jamison, formerly the property of the Musgraves. Both houses are still extant and occupied. Photo of Tourin and Tourin Castle
Tourin Castle Farm This property, valued at £3 in 1851, represents the original Musgrave property and attached to the ruins of Tourin fortified house. Smith refers to a castle at Tourin, owned by John Reeves Nettles and formerly in the hands of the Roches. Photo of Tourin Castle Farm
Camphire House Held in fee by Christopher Ussher in 1851 when it was valued at £28. It was the residence of Christopher M. Ussher in the 1870s. Buildings at this location were in the possession of the Ussher family in 1906 and valued at almost £6. In the 1940s the ITA survey noted that it was occupied by Mrs. Chearnley but owned by the Dobbs family and had formerly been a residence of the Ussher family. The Irish Army also seemed to have occupied part of the building during World War II. Camphire is still extant and occupied. Photo of Camphire House
Cappoquin House in 1851 Cappoquin House was held in fee by Sir Richard Keane and valued at £56 15s.IN 1786, Wilson refers to the house at Cappoquin as Bellmont, the seat of John Kane. The 1855 sale notice describes it as a "handsome, modern and extensive building". In 1906 it was the residence of Lady Adelaide Keane and valued at over £57. Bence-Jones notes that it was burnt in 1923 but later rebuilt in the same style. The ITA survey in the early 1940s noted that the library and art collection were destroyed in the 1923 fire. It is still extant and occupied by the Keane family. The house and gardens are open to the public at certain times. Photo of Cappoquin House
Glenshelane Cottage Leased by Sir Richard Keane to John Keane in 1851 when it was valued at £14. The 1855 sale notice describes it as "a handsome cottage". Later in the possession of Justin Deane Freeman and leased to Thomas Haly. Offerd for sale in the Landed Estates Court in February 1864, when the owner was Charles St. John Herbert and the petitioner, Maria Deane Freeman. The house is still extant and occupied. Photo of Glenshelane Cottage
Salterbridge House The current Salterbridge House was mainly constructed in 1849 but incoroporated an eighteenth century house. Wilson, writing in 1786, refers to "Salta Bridge" as the seat of Richard Musgrave, "remarkable for its extensive orchards". At the time of Griffith's Valuation it was the residence of Richard Chearnley and valued at £68. In 1906 Salterbridge was owned by Henry P Chearnley and valued at over £70. The house remained in the family until the 1950s and subsequently became part of the Wingfield estate. It is still extant and open to the public at certain times. An associated gate-lodge is available for self-catering accommodation through the Irish Landmark Trust. See www.irishlandmark.com. Photo of Salterbridge House
Drumroe House (Waterford) In 1851 this property was leased by Sir W.J. Homan from the estate of Mansergh St. George, when it was valued at £45. William Jackson Homan was a member of the Homan family of county Westmeath and married to Lady Charlotte Stuart. Local sources suggest he acted as a steward on the Dromana estate. The house is now a ruin.
Kilbree House At the time of Griffith's Valuation, Phillip Chearnley was leasing this property from Matthew Whelan when it was valued at £28. There is still an extant house at this site. Another property in this townland is referred to in ITA Survey of the 1940s as Kilbree Castle. This building, described as "in ruins" on the 25-inch Ordnance Sirvey map of the 1890s, had been reconstructed and was occupied at the time of the survey by Gerald Stuart. In 1786 Wilson mentions that Kilbree had "formerly belonged to the Knights Templars". Buildings are still extant at the site.
Tubbrid (Lismore) In 1851 this property was held in fee by Townsend Keily and valued at £23 10s. The property is still extant and part of a large farming enterprise.
Tivoli (Cappoquin) Tivoli was being leased by Henry Dennehy from the Keane estate at the time of Griffith's Valuation, when it was valued at £17. It was included in the sale of Dennehy's estate in the Encumbered Estates Court in 1857 when it was in the owner's possession. The house is still extant and occupied. Photo of Tivoli (Cappoquin)
Ballingowan House (South) Robert Dower was leasing this property from William Villiers-Stuart at the time of Griffith's Valuation, when it was valued at £13 5s. A house still exists at this site.
Bleach At the time of Griffith's Valuation, Charles Graves was leasing property from the Villiers-Stuart estate which included a house and mill. The complex was valued at over £37. By the later nineteenth century Bleach House is shown here but the mill in not shown. A house is still extant at the site.
Ballynaparka House In 1851, this house was held in fee by Thomas J. Fitzgerald and valued at over £31. Leet had recorded it as the seat of Patrick Dwyer in 1814. In 1906 it was still the property of the Fitzgerald estate and valued at over £10. There is still a house at this location.
Villierstown House In 1851 leased by Rev. Hans Butler from the Villiers Stuart estate when it was valued at £14 5s. Still extant and occupied. Photo of Villierstown House
Affane House Held in fee by Samuel Browning Power in 1851 when it was valued at £32. Lewis refers to it as the seat of S. Power in 1837. It was the property of Samuel J. Power in 1906 and still valued at £32. Brady notes that the house incorporates material from the late seventeenth century house owned by the Greatrakes famly. In the 1780s Taylor and Skinner refer to it as a residence of the Browning family. It is now almost a ruin. Photo of Affane House
Belleville Park (Affane) George B. Power held Belleville Park in fee at the time of Griffith's Valuation, when it was valued at £39. Lewis noted it as the seat of S. Poer in 1837. Wilson, writing in 1786, mentions "Bettytville" as the seat of Pierce Power. The ITA survey states that it was afterwards occupied by members of the Tanner and Wyse families. At the time of the survey, in 1942, it was the home of Richard Keane, It is still extant and occupied. Photo of Belleville Park (Affane)
Richmond House (Affane) Maj John H. Alcock was leasing this property from Henry Dennehy at the time of Griffith's Valuation when it was valued at £29. Lewis also noted it as his seat in 1837. The National Inventory of Architectural Heritage indicates it was also linked with the Villiers Stuart family. It is still extant and occupied. Photo of Richmond House (Affane)
Dromana The seat of the Villiers-Stuart family, Lord Stuart de Decies, and held in fee by them in 1851 when it was valued at £101. In 1837 Lewis had noted that "its hanging gardens presents a picturesque and interesting feature". Charles Smith, referring to it as a noble seat of the Earl of Grandison, provides a detailed description of how it looked in the later eighteenth century. An account of its appearance in the 1940s is given in the Irish Tourist Association files. The National Inventory of Architectural Heritage indicates it is a seventeenth century house possibly incorporating parts of a medieval tower house. It was later extended and renovated but this Georgian extension was demolished in the 1960s leaving the original seventeenth century building. It is occasionally open to the public. Photo of Dromana
Derriheen House In 1851 Mrs. Grace Mansfield was occupying this property, which was in the hands of the Court of Chancery at the time. It was valued at £24. It is still extant and occupied. Lewis refers to it in 1837 as the seat of C. Maunsell. Photo of Derriheen House
Mountrivers (Affane) In 1851, Sir Charles Shaw was leasing this property from the Gumbleton estate when it was valued at £27. The Villiers Stuart Papers in PRONI suggest Shaw was the head agent for that estate from the late 1840s.Lewis refers to it as the seat of Rev. G. Gumbleton in 1837. Mountrivers was demolished in the 1990s. A nearby property [X104975]. valued at £15, was held by Shaw from the Musgrave estate and used as a fever hospital. Photo of Mountrivers (Affane)
Curraghamoreen House Rev. John O'Meara was leasing this property from the Villiers-Stuart estate in 1851 when it was valued at £14. The house is still extant and undergoing renovations.
Bewley Captain Wiliam Chearnley was leasing this property to Geoffrey Norris at the time of Griffiths Valuation when it was valued at over £9. A farm is still extant at the site.
Woodstock House (County Waterford) John Hackett was leasing this property to Thomas Walsh in 1851 when it was valued at £21. It was included in the sale notice for the Walsh estate in May 1851 where it is noted that "a sum of over £2000 was expended in building the mansion". The house appears to have also been known as Whitechurch House. In 1894 Slater refers to it as the seat of Lt-Col. Charles Hely. The ruin of the original house was still visible until this century but a modern building occupies the site now.
Rockfield (Modelligo) Pierce Hely held this property in fee at the time of Griffith's Valuation, when it was valued at £33 10s. Wilson, writing in 1786, refers to "Rockville" as the seat of Mr. Hely. The house is still extant and occupied. The National Inventory of Architectural Heritage notes its association, not only with the Hely family, but also that of English and Grove-White. Photo of Rockfield (Modelligo)
Clonkerdin House Mrs Catherine Quinlan was leasing this property from Lord Stuart de Decies in 1851 when it was valued at £30. It is still extant and occupied. In 2014 it was offered for sale. Photo of Clonkerdin House
Whitechurch In 1851 this property was held in fee by Florence McCarthy when it was valued at £32. Local sources suggest it was once part of the Earl of Huntingdon's estate. The ITA survey noted that it had previously been the property of Dr. Forsythe, and, from the 1920s onwards, owned by the McGrath family. It is still extant and used as self-catering accommodation. Photo of Whitechurch
Littlebridge In 1786, Wilson refers to Littlebridge as the seat of Andrew English. By the time of Griffith's Valuation, this area was part of the estate of Sir Richard Keane.