Tonnagh House

Houses within 10km of this house

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Houses within 10km of Tonnagh House

Displaying 39 houses.

House name	Description
Freame Mount	This house was built in 1772 (date stone confirms this) for Charles Mayne, land agent, on the Cremorne estate. According to a website dedicated to the history of the Mayne family, it was named after the second wife of Thomas Dawson, Hannah Freame, granddaughter of William Penn. The house was occupied by William Douglas in the mid-19th century and valued at £24. It was occupied by George John Levis, a bank official, and family in the early 20th century.
Newbliss	This house, now demolished, on the outskirts of the town of Newbliss was the home of the Ker family who held it in fee. Built in 1814, Andre A. M. Ker was the proprietor in the mid-19th century when the buildings were valued at £70. Mary Isabella Murray Ker was the occupant in the early 20th century with over 200 acres of untenanted land.
Mount Carmel	A house built in the early 19th century; the Tithe Applotment Book 1829 records the occupant as John Ker while the Ordnance Survey Field Name Book records Miss Kerr as resident. William Alexander Williams of Mount Carmel, a nephew of Colonel John Ker of Mountain Lodge, took the additional name of Ker in 1846. Mount Carmel was advertised for sale in 1854. It was unoccupied at the time. By the time of Griffith’s Valuation the buildings had a rateable valuation of £7 and the house was occupied by George Bennie and held from Samuel Moorhead. This house continues to be a well maintained residence.
Mountain Lodge/Farmoyle House	This house was originally known as Mountain Lodge but in more recent times the name Farmoyle House has been used. In the 1830s it was the residence of Colonel John Ker, who was succeeded by his nephew William Alexander Williams. In January 1851 the Mountain Lodge estate of W. A. Williams Ker was advertised for sale in the Encumbered Estates Court, with an estate in county Meath. The mansion house was at the time occupied by Mrs Ann Ker, aged 83 years, widow of the Colonel. It was purchased by George Bennie, who held it in fee at the time of Griffith’s Valuation but was selling it in 1865. By the time the 25 inch Ordnance Survey map was compiled the building was reduced in size and has been further altered in more recent times. The National Inventory of Architectural Heritage records the building as unoccupied.
Milmore/Millmore	A home of the Breakey family in the early 19th century. The Ordnance Survey Field Name Book refers to a gentleman’s seat in the north of the townland of Derry and the house is marked on the first edition 6 inch Ordnance Survey map. Lewis refers to Milmore as the home of ‘the late T. Brunker’. It was occupied by John F. Johnston in the mid-19th century, valued at £22 and held from John Leslie. In 1876, John F. Johnston of Australia owned 143 acres in county Monaghan. Captain Francis Johnston of Milmore House, a veteran of the Peninsular War, died in 1862. A house is still extant at this site.
Glynch/Glinch House	Glinch Lodge is marked on the 1st edition Ordnance Survey map (1836). Sources in the National Library record the will of J. Rogers of Glinch Lodge, 1827. Lewis records J. Thompson as the occupant in the late 1830s. A new house with portico entrance was built slightly to the south in the mid-19th century and valued at £50 in Griffith’s Valuation. It was occupied by Robert Lowry and held from Richard Mayne. At some time in the mid-19th century ‘Glynch’ House was the residence of Charles Stuart Adams who married Eliza McMahon of Rockfield, county Monaghan in 1850. Home of Felix Keirns and his family in 1911.
Lisnaveane House	Home of the Waddell family, it is named on the 1st edition 6 inch Ordnance Survey map (1836) and possibly dates from the late 18th century. It was altered in the 19th century and the yard buildings were extensively extended. At the time of Griffith’s Valuation the buildings were valued at £16. William and Charles Waddell were recorded as the occupants holding the property in fee. Home of Alfred Waddell and family in the early 20th century.
Corfad	Built in 1828, according to the Ordnance Survey Field Name Book, this two storey house was the residence of ‘Mr McCullough an extensive farmer’. Griffith’s Valuation records James McCullagh as the occupier who held the property which included offices, corn and flax mills, in fee. The buildings were valued at £42. This house is now a ruin.
Fairfield	Fairfield was the birthplace of the Reverend John Richard Darley in 1799 who became Bishop of Kilmore in 1874. Facing the shore of Inner Lough it is named on the 1st edition 6 inch Ordnance Survey Map (1836). The Field Name Book states that it was the property of Lord Cremorne let to the former proprietor Mr Corry. Griffith’s Valuation records Lord Cremorne as the occupier holding it in fee. The buildings were valued at £23. By the early 20th century this house was no longer in use. The site is now surrounded by a forest.
Glenburne Cottage	Located on the outskirts of the village of Rockcorry on the Cremorne estate, Samuel Lewis in the 1830s refers to ‘Glenburie Park’ as the residence of C. Stewart Corry. Rebecca Murray was the occupant at the time of Griffith’s Valuation circa 1860 when the buildings were valued at £25. Home of the McFadden family in the early 20th century, no longer extant.
New Park	A house named on the 1st edition 6 inch Ordnance Survey Map (1836), it was occupied by Dacre Hamilton in the 1830s. Home of Thomas Atkinson in the 1850s, valued at £10 and held from Mary Elizabeth and Charlotte O’Brien. Home of the Carleton family in the early 20th century.
Forest View	This house is named on the 1st edition 6 inch Ordnance Survey Map (1836). In the mid-19th century it was occupied by Thomas Dawson and held from Lord Cremorne. The buildings were valued at £12. Partial remains are still visible at this site.
Annaghmakerrig	Annaghmakerrig, now the Tyrone Guthrie Centre, was built in the first decade of the 19th century on the site of a house known as Leesborough, which was the home of the Lee family in the 18th century. In 1802, the property was leased in perpetuity to Dr John Moorhead, a local doctor. Eventually inherited by Martha Moorhead, who married William Power in 1859. William, the son of Tyrone Power, a well-known Irish actor, was knighted in 1865. In 1906, Sir William J.T. Power occupied the mansion house with a rateable valuation of £86.10s. One of William and Martha’s daughters, Norah Power, was the mother of Tyrone Guthrie and it was through his mother that Tyrone inherited Annaghmakerrig. When he died in 1971 he left the house to the Irish State for the benefit of artists, see http://www.tyroneguthrie.ie/about/centre.
Bowelk	This house is not marked on the first edition 6 inch Ordnance Survey map but is recorded in Griffith’s Valuation when it was occupied by William H. Jackson, a member of a family who had extensive linen manufacturing and corn milling interests in the neighbourhood. It remained in the possession of the Jackson family until the 1920s. Advertised for sale in the Sunday Times on 5 June 2011 after renovation.
Fairview	Part of this house, situated on the Verner estate, dates from the late 18th century. Fairview is named on the first edition 6 inch Ordnance Survey map. The building was only valued at £4 in Griffith’s Valuation, when it was occupied by William Lockart. It was considerably added to sometime in the mid-19th century. James Lockart occupied the house in 1910 (Ulster Towns Directory 1910).
Cumry	Built post 1838, this house was valued at £10 at the time of Griffith’s Valuation and was occupied by John Mullen who held it from Lord Cremorne. A house still exists at this site.
Cumry Lodge	Marked on the first edition 6 inch Ordnance Survey map, this house with a rateable valuation of £12, was occupied by the Reverend John Morell in the mid-19th century and by the Reverend James Morell in 1910 (Ulster Towns Directory 1910). The Morells were Presbyterian ministers in Ballybay, see http://treasureyourexceptions.com/morell.html The property was held from Lord Cremorne.
Sallyville	The Ordnance Survey Field Name Book describes Sallyville as ‘a cottage with a garden and very extensive orchard at present much out of order, the residence of Mr Breakey’. It was named on the first edition Ordnance Survey map (1836). Griffith’s Valuation records a steward’s house, offices and lodge in Lisnagalliagh, valued at £10, occupied by David R. Goodlatt and held from William Watson. These buildings were at a different location and by the mid-19th century Sallyville appears to be no longer in existence.
Drumbrean Cottage	A late 18th century building, still in use as a residence. Possibly used as a manse house in the mid-19th century when it was the occupied by the Reverend Richard Ross, who held it from the Murray Ker family.
Drumbrean	This house no longer exists. Lewis records it as the property of T. Phillips and Griffith’s Valuation records Thomas Wright as the occupier, holding from Thomas Phillips. Phillips held the property on a lease renewable for ever from Andre Murray Ker (OS Field Name Book). Thomas Phillips married Mary Martha Emma Whitcombe.
Minore	Named on the 1st edition 6 inch Ordnance Survey map (1836), Lewis records Minore as the residence of Captain ‘Cottnam’. The Encumbered Estates sale rental of 2 June 1853 states that the house was erected by Thomas Cottnam, deceased. The owner at the time of the sale was Mrs Grace Cottnam, widow and she was entitled to a jointure out of the lands. The petitioners were Rutherfords and Brunkers. By the time of Griffith’s Valuation it was occupied by Thomas Leary who held it from Dr Brunker. Home of Hester Parkhill in 1901 and of the Reverend Thomas Brennan, parish priest, in 1911. In more recent times the home of the Clegg family.
Dartrey House/Dawson's Grove	Dawson Grove, later known as Dartrey House, is marked on the 1st edition 6 inch Ordnance Survey Map (1836). It was built about 1770. Lewis refers to it as a ‘noble mansion’. In 1846, the 3rd Lord Cremorne/1st Earl of Dartrey replaced this house with a large Elizabethan-Revival mansion designed by William Burn. A fire in 1856 destroyed part of the house. At the time of Griffith’s Valuation, circa 1860, the buildings were valued at £105 and still valued at the same in 1906. The family honours became extinct in 1933 following the death of the 3rd Earl and the house was demolished in 1946.
Dromore Lodge	A house situated on the Cremorne estate, close to Dawson’s Grove and almost on the border with county Cavan. The house is named on the 1st edition 6 inch Ordnance Survey Map (1836). It was occupied in the 1830s by Lieutenant Dawson of the Royal Navy. The building was reduced in size by the time of Griffith’s Valuation when it was rated at £6.10.0. John West Finlay was resident. By the early 20th century it has become the home of the gamekeeper on the Dartrey estate. A building is still located at this site.
Lake View (Ematris)	This house looks out on Long Lough. It was occupied by William Richey and valued at £10, circa 1860. Home of the Gillespie family in the early 20th century.
Lisalea	A house built after the first Ordnance Survey and before Griffith’s Valuation, when the buildings including herds’ houses were valued at £32. It was located on the estate of Andre M. Ker and Richard Wilson was the occupant. In 1901, George Fitzgerald was living in this house with his family as the caretaker for William Edward Ryan. This house is still maintained and occupied.
Bushford	Humphry Thomson was living at Bushford in the mid-18th century. In 1814 Henry Thomson is described as resident at Bushford by Ambrose Leet. 'Robert Thompson' was the occupier holding the property in fee from the 1830s at least. The buildings had a rateable valuation of £5 at the time of Griffith's Valuation. [His son] Colonel Robert Thomson was resident in a new building on the other side of the road in the early 20th century. The new house (H657179) had a rateable valuation of £60 in 1906. His widow, Elizabeth Catherine, and her two daughters lived there in 1911. There were two substantial houses in Clossagh Beg by this time, one inhabited at the time of the censuses, by John Forster and later Joseph Ferris Forster and the other by the Thomsons. Walford's (1918) records Robert George Thomson, only son of Major Frith Thomson and nephew of Lieut. Col. Robert Thomson, died 1911, of Bushford.
Bellamont Forest	A red brick house, designed by Sir Edward Lovett Pearce c 1728 for Thomas Coote, younger son of Richard, Baron of Collooney. Originally known as Coote Hill but its name changed in 1767 to Bellamont Forest following Charles Coote’s elevation to the title Earl of Bellamont (2nd creation). Bellamont Forest was inherited by Charles Johnston Coote in 1800. He was one of the illegitimate children of the Earl. Bellamont Forest was occupied by Richard Coote in the mid-19th century. He held it in fee and the buildings had a rateable valuation of £50.10.0. It was sold by George Coote in 1875 to Edward Smith (K.V. Mulligan), who made a fortune out of coal. Edward Patrick Dorman Smith was the eldest son of Edward Smith and his wife Isabella Cullen and succeeded to Bellamont Forest in 1880. In 1906, Captain E. P. Smith was the occupant of the mansion house with a rateable valuation of £61.5.0. The property remained in the hands of the Smith family until the 1980s when it was purchased by an Australian, John Coote, a descendant of the former owners who spent many years renovating the house. John Coote died in 2012 and the house was sold in 2015 to an American couple.
New Grove House	New Grove House and mill with a rateable valuation of £70 were in the possession of Charles Murphy in the 1850s. He held the property from Richard Coote of Bellamont Forest. A building still exists at this site but the mill is now a ruin.
Ann's Fort	Located on the Coote of Bellamont Forest estate and named on the first edition 6 inch Ordnance Survey map (publ. 1837) Ann’s Fort was located in a demesne with bleaching mills ‘in ruins’ nearby. Corn and flax mills are marked on the 25 inch map at these ruins. William Worthy was the occupier of Ann’s Fort and mills in the mid-19th century when the rateable valuation of the buildings was £50. He held the property from James T. Tennant.
Rakenny/Rathkenny House	A two storey square block of a house built in the late 1820s for Theophilus Lucas-Clements to the design of William Farrell. According to Bence Jones it was built with money given to Theophilus ‘by his cousin, Harriet, whose father, Captain John Clements, made a considerable fortune commanding a ship in the East India Company service’. A previous Clements home had been located on the other side of the Annalee River, of which the 18th century demesne and tea house survive and a walled garden dating back to 1695. Rakenny is the name of the house on the first edition six inch Ordnance Survey map (publ. 1837) but the house is commonly known as Rathkenny. It had a rateable valuation of £48.5.0. in the mid-19th century. Rathkenny House continued to be the home of the Lucas-Clements family until it was put up for sale in 2012 (Irish Times, 10 May 2012).
Wood Lodge	Wood Lodge was the home of Elizabeth Anne Clements and her husband, the Reverend Edward Lucas, at the end of the 18th century. This house was situated in the Rakenny demesne to the south of the new Rathkenny house built in the 1820s by their son. It is named on the first edition six inch Ordnance Survey map (publ. 1837) when it is shown as a square block of four buildings surrounding a court yard. Valued at £10.5.0. at the time of Griffith’s Valuation, it was occupied by William Armstrong (Lewis records J. Armstrong as proprietor of Woodford, parish of Enniskeen). The building was reduced in size as shown on the 25 inch map. The Lodge is no longer extant.
Annaghlee House	This house faced the nearby Annalee River. Described by Bence Jones as a ‘mid-c18th red-brick house attributed to Richard Castle’. It is named on the first edition six inch Ordnance Survey map (publ. 1837). In 1806 occupied by Mr Willis (Matthew Sleater) and in 1814 ‘Annalea, Coothill’ was the home of Michael Murphy. Lewis in the 1830s also records ‘Annilea’ as the residence of M. Murphy. John Marsden held the property valued at £12.10.0. from Robert Burrowes in the 1850s. A large B & B complex now occupies the site.
Drumeltan House	Drumeltan is named on the first edition six inch Ordnance Survey map (publ. 1837) when it had a walled garden. It was situated on the estate of the Bishop of Kilmore and was held by Isabella Cooney in the 1850s when the buildings had a rateable valuation of £9.10.0. It passed from the Cooneys to the Adams family. In 1884 Drumelton House was rebuilt by William Adams (1837-1908) to the design of James Franklin Fuller. William’s mother was a Cooney. In 1906, it had a rateable valuation of £30. It remains the home of the Adams family well into the 20th century. See http://landedfamilies.blogspot.ie/2013/04/31-adams-of-drumelton-house-and.html for image and family history.
Ashfield Lodge	Described by Bence Jones as a late Georgian house, now demolished. The house faced north west and looked onto the Dromore River. It was the home of a branch of the Clements family until 1952 when sold. Colonel Henry Theophilus Clements was the occupant in the mid-19th century holding the property in fee. The house was valued at £44 for rates.
Retreat/Faybrook	Retreat, set in a small demesne close to Dromore River with a corn mill nearby, is named on the first edition six inch Ordnance Survey map (publ. 1837). It appears to have been a Bredin home in the early 1850s. By the time of Griffith’s Valuation it belonged to Thomas Fay and was occupied by James Boyle. The rateable valuation was £10. The house reduced in size, or possibly a new structure, was renamed Faybrook. It is marked on the 25 inch map and is still extant.
Drumsheil House	Drumsheil was originally part of the Ashe estate which was sold to the Clements family. It is named on the first edition six inch Ordnance Survey map (publ. 1837) and was situated close to a lough of the same name. The house, with a rateable valuation of £8, was occupied by William Caldwell in the mid-19th century and held from the representatives of Charles Adams. The Caldwell family were still resident in 1911. The site is now a green field.
Tullyvin House	Tullyvin was originally a home of the Moore family. In 1814 the Reverend Benjamin Adams was resident. It was inherited by Maxwell Boyle, who according to the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage rebuilt the house circa 1820. At the time of Griffith’s Valuation the house was vacant but in the possession of Maxwell W. Boyle. It was valued at £30 for rates. In 1876, Tullyvin was the home of Mrs Charlotte Townley, the owner of over 2,000 acres in the county. The house had a rateable valuation of £30.10.0. in 1906 and Maxwell J. Boyle was recorded as the occupier. This house is still a fine residence.
Fort Henry	In 1814 Fort Henry, Cootehill, was the home of the Reverend John Moore. Valued at £4 in Griffith’s Valuation it was occupied by Elizabeth J. Stinson and held from Colonel Henry T. Clements. Reduced in size on the 25 inch map, a building still stands on this site.
Fort William/Errigal	Situated on the north side of the Annalee River, Fort William is named on the first edition six inch Ordnance Survey map (publ. 1837). By the time of Griffith’s Valuation it was owned and occupied by Samuel Moorhead. The rateable valuation was £25. The house was extended and renamed ‘Errigle’ as shown on the 25 inch map. In 1906, it had a rateable valuation of £40 and was occupied by Thomas H. Moorhead MD. It now functions as the Errigal Country Hotel.