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Rosemount (Caher)

Houses within 5km of this house

Displaying 16 houses.

Houses within 5km of Rosemount (Caher)

Displaying 16 houses.

House name Description
Caher Park Bence Jones writes that this house was built by Lady Margaret Charteris in the early 1860s to the design of Lanyon, Lynn and Lanyon. Valued at £45 in 1906, the house burnt down in the 1960s after being sold following the death of Lieutenant Colonel R.B. Charteris in 1961. Also known as Cahir Lodge. Photo of Caher Park
Caher House A house lived in by the Butler family when they ceased to use Caher Castle as a residence. Wilson mentions the seat of Lord Caher in the town. Located in the town square of Caher it now functions as a hotel. Leet records Lord Cahir as resident at Cahir Castle in 1814 but by 1837 Lewis writes that Cahir House was the seat of the Earl of Glengall. He held this house in fee at the time of Griffith's Valuation when it was valued at £100. Photo of Caher House
Mill View This house was the home of the Sargent family in the 19th century, inhabited by Henry Sargent in 1814 and at the time of Griffith's Valuation. It was held from the Earl of Glengall and valued at £30 in the early 1850s. This house is no longer extant.
Garnavilla A branch of the Nagle family lived at Garnavilla in the 18th century. They held it on a lease from Lord Caher. James Archer Butler was the occupant of this house in 1837 and in the early 1850s when the house was valued at £21 and held from the Earl of Glengall. A building is still extant at this location.
Cottage (Caher) The residence of George Fennell from 1814 until at least the mid 19th century, when it was valued at £22+ and held from Mrs Rachel Haughton. A building is still located at this site.
Caherabbey House Occupied by John Fennell in 1814 and by Richard Grubb in 1837. Montgomery records that Richard Grubb built a house at Cahirabbey circa 1833. Richard Grubb held the property in fee at the time of Griffith's Valuation when the buildings were valued at £70. He also had a flour mill closeby valued at £200. In 1894 Slater notes it as the seat of Rev. George Grubb. This house continues to be a family home. In 2013 it was offered for sale. Photo of Caherabbey House
Caherabbey House Upper Joshua Fennell occupied a house known as Caher-abbey-villa in 1814 and in the early 1850s Joshua Fennell (Joseph) was occupying a house in Caherabbey Upper, valued at £29 and held from Ponsonby Barker.
Alta Villa The home of a branch of the Going family for much of the 19th century. Charles Going was resident in 1814, William Going in 1837. The Ordnance Survey Name Books describe it as "of modern structure in good repair" in 1840. William Going was also the occupier at the time of Griffith's Valuation when the house was valued at £22+ and his flour mill at £66. The property was held from the representatives of Dunbar Barton. Alexander Going of Alta Villa owned 313 acres in county Tipperary in the 1870s. Sir T. Warren lived at Alta Villa, Cahir in the mid 20th century. Alta Villa is still extant and occupied. Photo of Alta Villa
Keylong In 1786 Wilson refers to this house as the seat of Mr. Butler. Key-long was the residence of Richard Butler in 1814 and in the early 1850s Richard Carew was the occupier, holding the house valued at £12 from Thomas Going. This house is still a family residence. Photo of Keylong
Swiss Cottage A thatched house built in a wooded area early in the 19th century and "probably designed by John Nash" (Bence Jones p.53). In the mid 19th century it was valued at £9 and held by the Earl of Glengall in fee. A lithograph of this building is included in the Glengall sale rental of November 1853 and the Burmester, Law and Sadlier sale rental of November 1857. Now in use as a heritage centre. Photo of Swiss Cottage
Killemly Lodge In 1837 the proprietor of Killemly Hall was H. Hughes but it was occupied by L. Clutterbuck. The Ordnance Survey Name Books also note it as his residence in 1840. The house was vacant in the early 1850s, valued at £9.15 shillings and held by Thomas Going from Mrs Catherine Sarsfield. There was a small corn mill nearby. A house is still extant at this location.
Loughlohery In 1786 Wilson refers to "Loughlokery" as the seat of Mr. Dogherty. The residence of William Quin from at least 1814 and held by him in fee in the early 1850s when the house was valued at £33. The Quinns were still resident at Loughloher in the 1870s. A house is still extant at the site.
Ballydrehid In 1786 Wilson refers to Ballydrehid as a seat of Viscount Lismore, "pleasantly situated on rising ground". The home of Robert Keating in 1814 and of Robert Doherty in the early 1850s. Doherty held the property from Viscount Lismore and the house was valued at £17. This house is still extant and occupied. Photo of Ballydrehid
Toureen Wood House This house located on the northern fringe of Toureen wood was the home of Philip Maguire in the second half of the 19th century. The site of this house is located near a building marked on the first edition Ordnance Survey map as Maguire's Castle. The sale rental of 1875 refers to a new and comfortable dwelling house on the lands of Toureen, containing 2 good reception rooms, 7 bedrooms. a large kitchen and store room, dairy and pantries. The house was in the owner's possession. A house in the townland of Toureen valued at £7.5 shillings was held in fee by Philip Maguire in the mid 19th century. Lewis records a house known as Kilmoylermore, the residence of "the late Constantine Maguire, Esq."
Cuckoo Hill In 1786 Wilson referred to a house he called "Clover-Hill", three miles from Caher, "the seat of Mr. Ryall". He may have been referring to the townland named Cuckoohill which appears on the 1st edition Ordnance Map. A house is present in this townland which is labelled Cuckoo Hill House on the 25-inch Ordnance Survey map of the 1890s. At the time of Griffith's Valuation, this property was leased to Patrick Heffernan by Abraham Riall when it was valued at over £6. A house and farm still occupy the site.
Lissava House In 1840 the Ordnance Survey Name Books refer to Lissava House as the residence of John Egan. He was recorded among the gentry of Caher in Slater's Directory 1846. He also the occupier in the early 1850s when he was leasing it from the Earl of Glengall's estate. The buildings were valued at £12. A house is still extant at the site.