Demesne (Raphoe South)
Houses within 5km of this house
Displaying 5 houses.
Houses within 5km of Demesne (Raphoe South)
Displaying 5 houses.
| House name | Description | |
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| Castlefin House | At the time of Griffiths Valuation in the 1850s, Nicholas Simms was leasing this property from Margaret E. Rogan when it was valued at £32. It is labelled Castlefin House on all editions of the Ordnance Survey maps. The site is now occupied by the modern RC church. | |
| Mullanboy | William Baird was leasing this property from the representatives of Connelly M.L. Leckey at the time of Griffith's Valuation in the 1860s, when it was valued at £30 with a substantial mill complex adjoining. Elements of the mill complex are still extant. | |
| Finn Lodge | Sir Frederick Heygate's estate held this property in fee at the time of Griffiths Valuation in the 1850s, when it was valued at £11. Farm buildings occupy the site now. | |
| Magherycallaghan House | James McCurdy was leasing this property from the Macky estate at the time of Griffiths Valuation in the 1850s when it was valued at £18. A mill complex was located in the area also. The National Inventory of Architectural Heritage suggests the house was built in the late eighteenth century. Later in the nineteenth century it was associated with the Cunningham family. It is still extant and occupied. |
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| Laurel Bank/Holly Bank | This house, originally known as Laurel Bank, is named on the first edition six inch Ordnance Survey map (publ. 1837). It is shown in a demesne which included an old bleach mill and a corn mill and kiln. It is believed to have been built by a mill owner in the 18th century. Griffith’s Valuation records William Norton as the occupant holding the property valued at £8.10.0. from the Earl of Gosford. The house is called Holly Bank on the 25 inch map. Altered and added to in the 20th century it continues to be a residence. |