Mill Grove House

Houses within 5km of this house

Displaying 18 houses.

Houses within 5km of Mill Grove House

Displaying 18 houses.

House name	Description
Bantis	In 1814 Mr Kennedy is recorded as the proprietor of Bantis and Lewis mentions the extensive brewery of Edward Kennedy at Bantis in 1837. The Ordnance Survey Name Books record Bantis as "a neat dwelling house", the residence of Edward Kennedy. Buildings valued at £31+ and 526 acres at Bantis were held from the Honourable O.F.G. Toler by Edward, James, Denis, John and Patrick Kennedy and Henry Fitzgerald at the time of Griffith's Valuation. A house is still extant at the site.
Lismore	A house on the Toler estate, occupied by John Pepper and valued at £13+ in the mid 19th century. A building is still located at this site.
Lissanisky	The home of a branch of the Pepper family in the 19th century, occupied by Simon Pepper in 1814, by R. Smithwick in 1837. The Ordnance Survey Name Books refer to it as " a good dwelling house, the residence of Mr. Pepper". It was occupied by Theobald Pepper and Brothers in the early 1850s. This house was held from the Honourable O.F.G. Toler and was valued at £25.10 shillings. It is still extant and occupied.
Camira	Occupied by the Reverend P. Bolton in 1837 and by William Jackson in the early 1850s, when the house valued at £11.14 shillings was held from Anne Crawford. In the possession of the Cole Bowen family in the later 19th century. This house no longer exists although a building is still located at the site. http://www.askaboutireland.ie/reading-room/history-heritage/big-houses-of-ireland/the-cole-bowen-estate/bowen-family-history/
Hermitage	This house was occupied by J.A. [John Andrew] Jackson at the time of Griffith's Valuation and held from his father Major Jackson. The house was valued at £20.16 shillings and was located close to the River Ollatrim. This house was renovated in the early 21st century.
Castle Willington	Castle Willington was the seat of a junior branch of the Willington family of Killoskehane Castle. In 1786 Wilson refers to it as the seat of Mr. Willington. The Ordnance Survey Name Books note it as the seat of James Willington. Valued at £38+ it was held by James Willington in fee at the time of Griffith's Valuation. Alice C. Langford occupied this house valued at £20 in 1906. She was a daughter of John Willington and had married in 1877 Charles C. Coplen Langford. This house of 3 storys with tower house attached is still a residence.
Donnybrook	This house was the seat of a branch of the Poe family in the 18th and 19th centuries. William Poe was resident in 1814 and Lewis records him as the proprietor but the house was occupied by a tenant. The Ordnance Survey Name Books mention William Jackson as the occupier and describe the house as "large and commodious". At the time of Griffith's Valuation William Poe held the property in fee, the buildings were valued at £16.14 shillings. Donnybrook is still extant.
Wilton	This house located close to Donnybrook was vacant at the time of Griffith's Valuation and held by William Poe. It was valued at £10+. Earlier, in 1839, the Ordnance Survey Name books had noted it as the residence of John Poe but "out of repair at present". It no longer exists.
Falleen	The home of the Hawkeshaw family in the 19th century, held from the Bowens of Bowens Court. Benjamin Hawkeshaw is recorded as the occupant in 1814 and in the early 1850s when the house was valued at £13.14 shillings. G. Riall was resident in 1837. The Ordnance Survey Name Books refer to Falleen as the seat of James Bennett in 1839. A house is still extant at the site.
Knockane	Knockane was occupied by Mr William Cooke in 1814. In 1840 the Ordnance Survey Name Books describe it as " a commodious house the property of Mr. Hawkshaw". It was the residence of William Hodgens in the early 1850s, when the buildings were valued at £12.17 shillings and held from Robert Cole Bowen. A possibly later house is located at the site now.
Pallas	The home of the Short family in the first half of the 19th century held from the Bowens of Bowens Court. John Short was resident in 1814 and 1837. The Ordnance Survey Name Books describe it as "a commodious dwelling with pretty demesne". It was occupied by Edmund Short at the time of Griffith's Valuation when the buildings were valued at £10. A farm is located at the site.
Bessborough	In 1814 this house was occupied by John Mahon and in 1837 by T. Sadlier junior. The Ordnance Survey Name Books indicate that the proprietor was Mrs. Harding of Dublin and describe Bessborough as " a most beautiful house, occupied by Mr. Cushin, solicitor". By the time of Griffith's Valuation Dr John Armstrong was resident. He held the property from Mrs Harding and the buildings were valued at £20+. Jonathan Harding of Bessborough, Nenagh owned 163 acres in the 1870s. Slater refers to this house as the residence of David E. Young in 1894. It is still in use as a residence.
Shanbally	Shanbally was occupied by John Gasson in 1814 but had become the home of Peter Smithwick by 1837. He held the property from Samuel Gason in the mid 19th century when the house was valued at £26.13 shillings. The Ordnance Survey Name Books describe it as "a good dwelling house". In 1894 Slater refers to it as the residence of John Smithwick. It is still extant.
Woodville	Woodville was a home of a branch of the Minchin family from the mid 18th century. The Reverend James Poe was resident at Woodville, Nenagh, in 1814 and Lewis records Humphrey Minchin as the proprietor in 1837. The Ordnance Survey Name Books mention that it had "by far the most beautiful demesne in the parish". He is also recorded as the occupier in Griffith's Valuation when the house was valued at £20.14 shillings and held in fee. When advertised for sale in 1869 James J. Poe was given as the tenant under the Court of Chancery. The house was described as containing a basement story, three large sitting rooms and five principal bedrooms. In 1906 occupied by Alice M.M. Bunbury. George W. Bunbury of Woodville owned 516 acres in the 1870s.
Glenahilty	William Kennedy was occupying Glenahilty from at least 1837 when Lewis records him as resident althought the property belonged to J.C. Fitzgerald. The house was valued at £6.10 shillings at the time of Griffith's Valuation and was held with 189 acres of land and 210 acres of bog from Fitzgerald.
Ballymackey House	Ballymackey House is described as "in ruins" at the time of the first Ordnance Survey in the 1830s. An earlier tower house is also shown, described as "Ballymackey Castle (in ruins)". Wilson, writing in 1786, refers to "Ballymakey" as the seat of Mr. O'Meara. The Ordnance Survey Name Books describe Ballymackey House as "an old house adjoining the south side of Ballymackey old castle.....now in a state of total ruin". By the time of Griffith's Valuation, this townland was part of the Cole-Bowan estate. Most of the site is now occupied by extensive farm sheds though ruins of the old castle are still visible.
Elm Hill House	The Ordnance Survey Name Books record William Middleton as the occupier of Elm Hill House in 1839 and mention the surroundings as "a very pretty demesne situated in a beautiful locality". At the time of Griffith's Valuation, William Middleton was leasing this property from the Poe estate when the house was valued at almost £8. The original house is no longer extant and a modern house has been constructed at the site.
River Lawn	In 1839, he Ordnance Survey Name Books describe River Lawn house as "a commodious house, the property of William Poe, in the occupation of E. Radford esq". At the time of Griffith's Valuation, when it was valued at almost £10 it was leased by Augustus H. Going from William Poe. It is still extant and occupied.