Castle Salem

Houses within 5km of this house

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Houses within 5km of Castle Salem

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House name	Description
Coppinger's Court	Built by Sir Walter Coppinger in the early seventeenth century and partially destroyed in the 1641 Rebellion. Described by Bence-Jones as an impressive semi-fortified house. By the mid nineteenth century it had fallen into ruin and is not mentioned in Griffith's Valuation, when the lessor of the surrounding land was Lady Carbery's estate.
Drombeg House	Drombeg was being leased by Catherine Jones from Lady Carbery's estate at the time of Griffith's Valuation, when it was valued at over £20. The sale notice of April 1852 includes a small lithograph of the house. In 1837 Lewis referred to Drombeg as the seat of Rev.Jonas Travers Jones. Leet refers to it in 1814 as the residence of John Baldwin. The house is still extant and occuped. See the Clonakilty Museum material at www.allaboutireland.ie
Millfield House (Ross)	This house, with a mill valued at £40, was leased by William Limerick to Henry Morrow in 1851, when the house was valued at £12 5s. Lewis notes Millfield as the seat of Lieut. Lloyd, RN, in 1837 while it is noted by Leet as the residence of Roger Sweeny in 1814. The mill is labelled Ross Mill on the 25-inch map of the 1890s. There is still an extant house at the site as well as the remains of some mill buildings.
Cahermore House	In 1851 Thomas Hungerford was leasing Cahermore House from the Bishop of Cork's estate,when it was valued at £32. It was owned by Henry Hungerford in 1906 and valued at over £44. Taylor and Skinner's map of 1783 as well as Wilson in 1786 also mention Cahermore as a Hungerford residence. In 1944 the Irish Tourist Association Survey noted that Cahermore had been burnt during the War of Independence and was then derelict. Donnelly indicates that it was burnt in June 1921. It is no longer extant.
Burgatia House	Leased by Robert Starkey from the estate of the Bishop of Cork at the time of Griffith's Valuation when it was valued at £12. Donnelly indicates that this house was occupied by Thomas Kingston when it was burnt in February 1921 during the War of Independence. It is no longer extant.
Easton House	In 1851 Jane Smyth was leasing this property from the Bishop of Cork's estate when it was valued at £13 15s.
Milleen	Rev.William Jennings was leasing this property from the Hungerford estate at the time of Griffith's Valuation, when it was valued at £19 15s. In 1944 the Irish Tourist Association Survey lists Milleen among the houses in the area which had been burnt during the War of Independence and were then derelict. It is no longer extant.
Creggane House	Creggane House was in the possession of John [Lichfield] at the time of Griffith's Valuation when it was valued at almost £9. It was leased to Robert Starkey at the time. A more substantial house is shown on the later 25-inch map of the 1890s. In 1885 Walford described Francis Evans Bennett as of "Creggane". A house is still extant at the site.
Derry House (Ross)	Family records indicate the original house at Derry was bought by Bryan Townsend, son of Richard, the Cromwellian officer, in the 1680s. This house was a short distance from the current house which was built by Reverend Horatio Townsend in the early years of the nineteenth century and was held in fee by Reverend Chambre Townsend in 1851 when it was valued at £44. Earlier, in 1786, Wilson referred to Derry as a Townsend seat. It was substantially damaged when it was burnt in April 1921 during the War of Independence. . At the time it was the residence of Alexander Sullivan, a well-known barrister. In 1944 the Irish Tourist Association Survey noted that it was still derelict following the 1921 burning. The centre portion of the house and a substantial farm still exist at the site.
Roury House	Occupied by William Bleazby at the time of Griffith's Valuation on lease from the Townsend estate and valued at £12 5s. In 1885 Walford refers to the seat of William J. Bleazby as Bleazby Hall. A house still exists at this site.
Castle Downeen	James Courcey was leasing Castle Downeen from Rev. John Smyth in 1851 when it was valued at £23 10s. Lewis refers to the house as the seat of R. Smith in 1837. Shown as a Smith residence on Taylor and Skinner's 1783 map. In 1944 the Irish Tourist Association Survey refers to "Duneen" as "now a farmer's dwelling". It is now a ruin.
Ross Abbey House (Rosscarbery)	Rev. John Hamilton was leasing this property from Elizabeth Jago at the time of Griffith's Valuation, when it was valued at £12. This house no longer exists.
Cashel House (Kilmacabea)	William Wolfe was leasing this property, then valued at £12, from Miss Wheeler, at the time of Griffith's Valuation. Local records suggest the family were associated with this house since the eighteenth century. The original house is no longer extant and a modern house exists at the site now.
Cloonkeen House (Kilmacabea)	Leased by Sarah Dorman to Florence McCarthy in 1851 when the house was valued at £9. A house still exists at the site.
Connonagh House	John Morris was leasing this property to Barbara Jago in 1852 when it was valued at almost £8. There is still an extant house at the site.
Westwood/Benduff Cottage	Catherine French held this property from William Morris at the time of Griffith's Valuation. On the 25-inch Ordnance Survey map of the 1890s it is labelled Westwood. In 1906 it was owned by Michael French and valued at £13 10s. There is still an extant house at the site.
Ballynagornagh House	In 1786 Wilson refers to "O'Barley-Hill" as a seat of Mr. Morris. At the time of the publication of the 1st Ordnance Survey the original Ballynagornagh House is described as "in ruins". However, a house has been restored on the site by the 1890s when it appears on the 25-inch Map. At the time of Griffith's Valuation, the townland was still in the possession of the Morris family though much of it was leased to the Donovans. The house was valued at £4 5s. A substantial farm occupies the site now.
Cellmount House	Wilson, writing in 1786, refers to "Selmount House" as a seat of Mr. Morris, three miles from Ross Carbery. This property is labelled "Cellmount House, in ruins" on the 1st edition Ordnance Survey map and there is no trace of it on later maps.