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Briska House

Houses within 10km of this house

Displaying 28 houses.

Houses within 10km of Briska House

Displaying 28 houses.

House name Description
Kilcanavee In 1850 William Hunt was leasing this property from Lord Waterford's estate when it was valued at £13. A farm exists at the site now.
Stonebrook [Stafford] Lodge At the time of Griffith's Valuation, Stafford Lodge was leased by Mrs. Mary Stafford from the Barron estate. It was valued at £15 10s. In the 1870s the representatives of William Stafford of Stafford Lodge owned over 250 acres in the county. On the 25-inch Ordnance Survey map of the 1890s the house is named Stonebrook Lodge. There is still a house at the site.
Rockview (Decies) Joseph N. Power was leasing this property from Sir Edward Kennedy's estate in 1851 when it was valued at £14 10s. On the 25-inch Ordnance Survey map of the 1890s it is named as Rockview. The house is still extant.
Carrig Castle Patrick Power was leasing this property from James Mandeville at the time of Griffith's Valuation, when it was valued at £17. In 1837 Lewis refers to it as the seat of H. Power. Smith, writing in 1774, mentions it as "the house and improvements of Peter Anthony". It is not named on the later 25-inch Ordnance Survey map of the 1890s. Large farm buildings are evident at the site now.
Fahafeelagh In 1851, Nicholas Power was leasing this property from the Barron estate when it was valued at £13. Recorded as the address of Catherine Barron in the 1870s. Wilson, writing in 1786, refers to Faghs as the seat of Mr. Barron. Buildings are still extant at this site.
Seafield (Decies) In 1851 William Power was leasing this property from Peter Anthony when it was valued at £19. In 1906 the house at Seafield was owned by James Russell and valued at £22. Lewis had noted it in 1837 as the seat of P. Barron. There is still a house at the site.
Cloncoskraine This property was held in fee by John Nugent Humble in 1851 when it was valued at £39. Lewis refers to it as the seat of Lady Nugent Humble in 1837 and notes it was "beautifully situated amid thriving plantations". It was "belonging to the Nugents" according to Charles Smith in 1774. Wilson, writing in 1786, refers to "Clonkosheron, the seat of the late Mr. Shanahan,but now in ruins" which may refer to an earlier house in the locality. In the 1940s the ITA survey noted Cloncoskraine was in the ownership of Miss Nugent, a descendent of the family. The house is still extant and occupied. Photo of Cloncoskraine
Coumahon Col. Palliser was leasing this property to Patrick Stack in 1851 when it was valued at almost £10. A house still exists at the site.
Furraleigh Col. Palliser held this property in fee at the time of Griffith's Valuation, when it was valued at £34. In 1906 it was owned by Caroline G. Fairholme and valued at £44.
Kilnagrange Mills In 1851 Pierce Barron was leasing this property which included Kilnagrange Mills to Mrs. Catherine Dunn. It was valued at £14. Now the site of Flahavans oat milling company.
Kilrossanty Mill In 1851, Mrs. Mary Callaghan was leasing this property, which included a corn mill, from Sir Edward Kennedy's estate when it was valued at £11 10s. The mill building is still extant. Photo of Kilrossanty Mill
Carrigmoorna House In 1851 Thomas P. Sherlock held this property from Sir Edward Kennedy's estate when it was valued at £16. On the 25-inch Ordnance Survey map of the 1890s it is named Carrigmoorna House. A modern house appears to occupy the site. Photo of Carrigmoorna House
Comeragh House At the time of Griffith's Valuation, Col. Wray Palliser was leasing this property from Phineas Hunt, when it was valued at £28. It is recorded as the address of John Palliser in the 1870s. Though badly damaged by fire in 1923, Comeragh house was restored and is still extant. The ITA survey of 1942 noted it was in the ownership of Captain Fairholme at that time. It was offered for sale in 2010. Photo of Comeragh House
Glenview {?}/Comeragh-house B In 1851, Rev. William Ardagh was leasing a property adjacent to Comeragh House from the Palliser estate when it was valued at almost £10. A house and farm buildings are still extant at the site. Walford gives Rev. Ardagh's address as Glenview which may refer to this house.
Mount Kennedy At the time of Griffith's Valuation, John Power was leasing this property from Margaret Power when it was valued at £13 10s. It is still extant and occupied. Photo of Mount Kennedy
Cutteen House Phillip Coffey held this property from Edward Gallwey at the time of Griffith's Valuation when it was valued at almost £10. He also held an estate of over 1200 acres there. The 25-inch Ordnance Survey map of the 1890s names the property as Cutteen House.
Comeragh Lodge Thomas Hunt was leasing this property from Col. Palliser's estate in 1851, when it was valued at £14. It is still extant and occupied. Photo of Comeragh Lodge
Scrahan At the time of Griffith's Valuation, Thomas Shanahan was leasing this property from the Marquis of Waterford's estate when it was valued at £14 10s. An extensive farm complex exists at the site.
Carrickahilla Presbytery Rev. Michael Power, PP, was leasing this property from the Barron estate in 1851 when it was valued at £12. It is labelled Presbytery on the 25-inch Ordnance Survey map of the 1890s. There is still a house extant at this site.
Carrickbarrahane House James R. Smyth was leasimg this property from the trustees of Mrs. Osborne in 1851 when it was valued at £23. The National Inventory of Architectural Heritage suggests it was built c.1820. It is still extant.
Carrickanna At the time of Griffith's Valuation, Phineas Hunt was leasing this property from Robert Uniacke, when it was valued at £11. It is labelled Carrickanna on both the First and 25-inch edition Ordnance Survey Maps. The original house is no longer extant.
Stradbally Rectory Rev. George T. Roche was leasing this property from the Uniacke estate at the time of Griffith's Valuation, when it was valued at £20. The house is still extant. Photo of Stradbally Rectory
Woodhouse (Stradbally) Robert Uniacke held this property in fee at the time of Griffith's Valuation, when it was valued at £52 10s. In 1894 Slater refers to it as the seat of Robert H. Beresford. In 1906 it was the property of John Beresford and still valued at over £52. Smith referred to it in 1774 as the estate of Borr Uniake. Peacock notes that the Woodhouse estate was successively owned by Fitzgeralds (up to 1724), the Uniackes (until 1855) and after that the Beresfords. In 1942, the ITA survey notes that the owner of the house, Major Lord William Beresford was then resident in India. The house is still extant and well-maintained. It was sold in 2013. Photo of Woodhouse (Stradbally)
Sarahville In 1851 held in fee by Richard Barron when it was valued at £25. James Barron of Sarahville is named in the will of Pierce Barron, dated 1808. James' wife was Sarah Gee. There is still a house at this site.
Ballynabanoge Michael Power was leasing this property to Michael Lenehan at the time of Griffith's Valuation, when it was valued at £9. In 1906 it was the property of Patrick J. Power and valued at £8 10s. Modern buildings are present at the site.
Glenview/Glenamara This house is labelled on the 25-inch Ordnance Survey Map of the 1890s as Glenview. It is possibly the property leased by Rev. Thomas Drought from Frederick Carter at the time of Griffith's Valuation when it was valued at £14. It seems to have become known as Glenamara in the twentieth century during which time it came into the possession of the Spring-Rice family who offered it for sale in 2011. Photo of Glenview/Glenamara
Rossmore House At the time of Griffith's Valuation, Benjamin Barton was the lessor of a property valued at over £13. He also held lands from the Marquis of Waterford's estate in the parish of Rossmore, barony of Decies without Drum. Photo of Rossmore House
Glenview (Stradbally) At the time of Griffith's Valuation, Rev. Thomas Drought was leasing a property valued at £14 from Frederick Carter. This may be the house which afterwards became known as Glenview. It is still extant and well maintained. Photo of Glenview (Stradbally)