Old Head Lodge/Falduff Lodge

Displaying 3 houses.

Displaying 3 houses.

House name	Description
Oldhead House/Oldhead Lodge	Part of an estate bought by John Browne 3rd Earl of Altamont in 1794 this house, situated very close to the seashore, was let to various persons during the 19th century including Isidore Blake, Reverend Francis Ruttledge. At the tie of Griffith's Valuation it was occupied by Campbell Sawers and valued at £8. It is labelled Oldhead Lodge on the 1st edition Ordnance Survey map but as Oldhead House on the later 25-inch edition. In 1936 the house was sold to John Gardner of Lackafinna, Cong, county Mayo. It later became a hotel and is now the centre of a holiday village.
Boathaven Lodge	Like Oldhead House, a summer residence, owned by the Browne family, Marquesses of Sligo, and let to various persons. At the time of Griffith's Valuation it was leased by Hugh Wilbraham and valued at £14. It is labelled Boathaven Lodge on the 1st edition Ordnance Survey map but does not appear on the 25-inch edition of the 1890s. Modern building occupy the site now.
Tully Lodge [Murrisk]	The original house was built in the early 19th century by the Garveys. At the time of Griffith's Valuation, it was held in fee by James Garvey and valued at £10. It was sold to the O'Dowds in the mid-1880s and to the Harman family in 1947. A house is still extant at the site.