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Betty Ville House

Houses within 5km of this house

Displaying 10 houses.

Houses within 5km of Betty Ville House

Displaying 10 houses.

House name Description
Fort Anne The residence of S. E. Johnson in 1837, built by his father William. The house was occupied by Richard Johnston in the early 1850s who held the it from the Reverend R. Dickson, who held the demesne in fee. In 1906 this house valued at £13.15 shillings was occupied by William D. Dickson. The original house is no longer extant.
Movena A house on the Roche estate occupied by Bridget Farrell in the early 1850s when the buildings were valued at £11. Movena is marked on the first edition Ordnance Survey map. It is now a ruin. Photo of Movena
Old Abbey The home of the Greene family for most of the 18th century. In 1786 Wilson refers to "Abbey" as the seat of Mr. Greene. Subsequent tenants were the Hodges and the Morgans. The Ordnance Field Name Books state that part of the building was very ancient and that a new front had been built in 1805. George Morgan was resident in 1814, William Morgan in 1837 and in the early 1850s, when he held the property from the Earl of Cork. Old Abbey passed to Willliam's daughter, Mrs Wardell, and stayed in the possession of the Wardell family into the 20th century. It is no longer extant. Photo of Old Abbey
Castle Hewson The seat of the Hewson family of county Limerick. William Hewson was in residence at the time of Griffith's Valuation when the buildings were valued at £23. Castle Hewson is no longer occupied but William Hewson, a descendant of George Hewson, resides in a building closeby and is restoring the property. A tower house stands beside the house. Photo of Castle Hewson
Stoneville Originally a hunting lodge of the Southwell family, this house was the home of the Massy family for two centuries. In 1786 Wilson refers to it as the seat of Hugh Massey. A new front was added in 1802 by Hugh Massy. The buildings were valued at £12 in the mid 19th century and the property was located on the Southwell estate. It is still extant. Photo of Stoneville
Riddlestown Park The seat of a branch of the Blennerhassett family, built circa 1730, it passed by inheritance to the Knight of Glin. In 1786 Wilson wrote that it was was the seat of Mr. Blennerhasset. Described by Lewis in 1837 as ''the ancient mansion of Gerald Blennerhassett'' on the banks of the Deel. It was held in fee by Gerald Blennerhasset at the time of Griffith's Valuation when it was valued at £22. Passed to the Knight of Glin in the early 20th century and then sold. It is still extant. Photo of Riddlestown Park
Altavilla Bence Jones writes that this house was built by the Bateman family in the mid 18th century to the design of Francis Bindon. In 1786 Wlson refers to it as the seat of Jon Bateman. The Ordnance Survey Name Book records that Altaville House was a rectangular building of four storeys built in 1749 by Mr Bateman and that it was then [circa 1840] undergoing repairs by Peter Griffin of Corgrieff. At the time of Griffith's Valuation it was inhabited by Peter Griffin who had carding mills and offices closeby. He held the property from William Dickson. It is still extant. Photo of Altavilla
Ballycullen House This house was built in 1740 by Carrol Naish on the foundation of Ballycullen Castle according to the Ordnance Survey Name Book. Occupied by Patrick C. Nash in 1814 and by Carroll Nash at the time of Griffith's Valuation, it was held from Henry Hare and valued at £14. It is still extant and was restored during the twentieth century.
Ballyclogh A house on the Monteagle estate, leased to John Copley for ever. The house was 3 storeys high and had been repaired in 1810 by Copley. His representatives were subletting the house to Patrick Griffin by the time of Griffith's Valuation when the buildings were valued at £32. This house is now a ruin. Photo of Ballyclogh
Inchirourke More The residence of Hunt Esq in the 1770s and in 1786. Occupied by Edward Hunt in 1814. At the time of Griffith's Valuation, Robert Hunt held the house, valued at £6.5 shillings, and over 500 acres in the townland of Askeaton from Sir Matthew Blakiston. It is still extant. Photo of Inchirourke More