Mullenmore
Houses within 5km of this house
Displaying 10 houses.
Houses within 5km of Mullenmore
Displaying 10 houses.
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| Deel Castle | James Cuff, Lord Tyrawley, built a house beside the Old Bourke Castle in 1791. It is labelled Deel Castle on 1st edition Ordnance survey map but as Castle Gore on the later 25-inch edition The house was burnt in 1922 and not rebuilt. |
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| Castle Gore | The old Bourke Castle on the river Deel was granted to the Gores at the end of 17th century. They added a large wing to the old castle in the 18th century and renamed it Castle Gore. The castle along with other lands was leased to James Cuff, Lord Tyrawley towards the end of the 18th century. Wilson refers to it as "the pleasant old seat of the Earl of Arran, now occupied by Rt. Hon. James Cuffe" in 1786. Occupied by the Cuff's steward for part of the 19th century. At the time of Griffith's Valuation it was occupied by Captain St. George Cuffe and valued at £60. In 1894 Slater refers to it as a seat of the Earls of Arran though this may refer to the late eighteenth century house nearby. |
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| Fortland | The Jacksons held this property from the Pratts of Enniscoe. It was described in the 1830s as a plain house ornamented with a few trees and scrubs. At the time of Griffith's Valuation it was leased by George H. Jackson from Mervyn Pratt when it was valued at £12. It is still extant ad now owned by Billy Cook. |
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| Enniscoe House | The site of an old Bourke castle on the shore of Lough Conn, the house was built before 1786 as Wilson refers to Prospect as the seat of Mr. Jackson at that time. It was held in fee by Mervyn Pratt at the time of Griffith's Valuation, when it was valued at £50. It appears as Inishcoe House on both the 1st and 25-inch ediitons Ordnance Survey maps but is now known as Enniscoe House. The North Mayo Family History centre is based in adjacent buildings and the house offers guest acommodation. |
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| Errew Grange | A Victorian Gothic house built circa 1870s. It was bought from Granville Knox by the Burkes of Ballina, solicitors. The Burkes leased it to the Order of Jesus and Mary before the Order moved to Gortnaraby in 1916. It became a hotel but burnt down in 1949 and was later restored. |
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| Abbeytown | The original historical abbey buildings in this townland are described as 'in ruins' at the time of the first Ordnance Survey. It was formerly the residence of a Mr Crofton but was then occupied by a caretaker for the Orme family. Abbeytown House is shown a litte to the north on the later 25-inch map of the 1890s. The property was bought by Anthony Carolan of Crossmolina at the sale in 1852 and the house was later lived in by the parish priest. Abbeytown is still extant and occupied. |
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| Ballycarroon | A house dating from the early 19th century. At the time of Griffith's Valuation it was occupied by Isadore Andrew Lynch, who sub leased it from Henry Charlton. Later occupied by members of the Craven and Connor families. A house still exists at the site. | |
| Gortnaraby/Gortnor Abbey | Ruane dates this house to the mid 18th century.In 1786 Wilson refers to it as the seat of Mr. Ormsby. At the time of Griffith's Valuation, it was leased from John Ormsby by an individual named Connop and valued at £25. In 1916 it was taken over by the Order of Jesus and Mary and now functions as a secondary school. |
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| Knockglass | The main residence of the Paget family in the 19th century. Afterwards it passed into the possession of Patrick Rowe and later served as the home of the Church of Ireland Bishop of Tuam, Achonry and Killala. In 2011 it was offered for sale. |
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| Castlehill | In 1786 Wilson refers to Castlehill as the seat of Mr. [Mc]Cormack. The Cormacks lived at Castlehill until the mid 1830s. A new house was built in the late 1830s for John Walsh, an attorney of Hume Street, Dublin. At the time of Griffith's Valuation, it was held in fee by him and valued at £34. It was the residence of Edward Walsh in 1894. It is still extant. |
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