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Dromore

Houses within 15km of this house

Displaying 31 houses.

Houses within 15km of Dromore

Displaying 31 houses.

House name Description
Rahans On the 1st edition 6 inch Ordnance Survey map (1836) Rahans is marked with a courtyard and pump at the back of the house. John Read or Reed was the occupant at this time and was still resident at the time of Griffith’s Valuation when the buildings were valued at £32. By the early 20th century Rahans was the home of Dr Peter McKenna. It is no longer extant.
Cormoy House There was a building located here and marked on the 1st edition 6 inch Ordnance Survey map (1836). Griffith’s Valuation records the house as located on the estate of the Marquess of Bath, valued at £28 and occupied by Peter McCaul. In 1901 it was the only house in the townland and Kate McCaul, a widow, was the head of the household. A building is still located at this site.
Longfield House Longfield House on the Marquess of Bath’s estate is marked on the 1st edition 6 inch Ordnance Survey map (1836). It was occupied at the time by the Johnston family. The Ordnance Survey Field Name Book describes the residence of W. Johnston as in the west of the townland. By the time of Griffith’s Valuation circa 1860 Thomas Johnston was resident and the buildings were valued at £30. Sidney Jackson and family were living in Longfield House at the beginning of the 20th century. This house no longer exists.
Kiltybegs Large complex of buildings marked on the 1st edition 6 inch Ordnance Survey map (1836). This was part of the estate of Major John Leslie who held it in fee. The buildings which included a house were valued at £15. Later the home of Charles J. Leslie (see building return 1901 census) and of the land steward, George McGregor, in 1911. This house is no longer extant.
Rocksavage This house was the home of the Plunkett family from about the mid-18th century. By the mid-19th century, valued at £25, it had become the home of Charles Plunkett Kenny or Kenney, whose mother Charlotte had inherited the property. Charles still lived there in 1901 and his daughters in 1911. The house is now a ruin.
Blayney/Hope Castle Originally known as Blayney Castle, this building was a late 18th century three storey five bay Georgian block in the town of Castleblayney. Lewis described it in the 1830s as ‘a handsome modern edifice, built near the site of the old castle’. It was the home of the Lords Blaney until sold in 1853 by the 12th and last Baron. Bought by Henry T. Hope and in his possession and that of his daughter’s descendants the Clintons until 1916 when it was sold. Since then the building has been a military barracks, a hospital in the 1930s and then a convent until the 1970s. In more recent times it was run as a hotel until badly damaged in an arson attack in 2010, since then it has been unoccupied. Owned by Monaghan County Council since the 1980s. Photo of Blayney/Hope Castle
Drumcrew House Drumcrew House located near a small lake of the same name and close to the town of Castleblayney. Valued at £10 at the time of Griffith’s Valuation, occupied by Henry Hunter and held from Henry T. Hope. Buildings are still located at this site.
Castleblayney House This house on the outskirts of Castleblayney, sometimes known as Connaberry House, is marked on the 1st edition 6 inch Ordnance Survey map (1836). Located on the Hope estate it was occupied in the mid-19th century by Hugh Swanzy. The buildings were valued at £25. This house continues to be a residence.
Church Hill This house with a view to Muckno Lake is marked on the 1st edition 6 inch Ordnance Survey Map (1836). It had quite extensive gardens and a block of outbuildings. It was the home of the Harrison family from at least the early 19th century as George Harrison is recorded in the Tithe Applotment Book (1827). The buildings were valued in the mid-19th century at £7.5.0. George Harrison was the occupier holding the property from Henry T. Hope. Another member of the Harrison family, Francis, occupied a herd’s house close by. Members of the Harrison family still lived in this townland in the early 20th century.
Church Hill This house, with a view to Muckno Lake, is marked on the 1st edition 6 inch Ordnance Survey Map (1836). It had quite extensive gardens and a block of outbuildings. It was the home of the Harrison family from at least the early 19th century as George Harrison is recorded in the Tithe Applotment Book (1827). The buildings were valued in the mid-19th century at £7.5.0. George Harrison was the occupier holding the property from Henry T. Hope. Another member of the Harrison family, Francis, occupied a herd’s house close by. Members of the Harrison family still lived in this townland in the early 20th century.
Laurel Hill House Another house on the outskirts of Castleblayney, occupied by Henderson Persse and held from Andrew M’Math circa 1860 when it was valued at £20. It was located on the Hope estate and is now part of the Convent of Mercy complex of buildings.
Rockfield House (Avalreagh) Rockfield House, a home of a branch of the Swanzy family, is named on the 1st edition 6 inch Ordnance Survey map (1836). Lewis refers to it as the residence of H. Swanzy. Henry Swanzy died in 1843 and his daughter Anne is recorded as the occupant in the 1850s when the house was valued at £14. Miss Kate Green Swanzy was the head of the household living here in 1901 and 1911. There was a name change to Avalreagh House at the beginning of the 20th century. McSkane writes that the Swanzy family lived here from the early 1700s until 1919 when it was bought by Larry Ward.
Thornford This house located on the estate of the Marquess of Bath was associated with the nearby mill complex. Hamilton McMath was the proprietor in the mid-19th century, when the house was valued at £26 and the mill buildings (corn and flax) at £60. Buildings are still extant at this site. Photo of Thornford
Shantonagh House Lewis writes in the 1830s of Chantinee ‘in the demesne of which are some fine waterfalls’ the home of J. Tilly Forbes. In the early 19th century Chantinee or Chantony was visited by Maria Edgeworth on one of her tours when the house was occupied by James Corry. The first edition 6 inch Ordnance Survey map shows a house in the townland of Shantonagh but there is a larger house in the townland of Tooa which on the 25 inch map is named Shantonagh House. At the time of Griffith’s Valuation this house was valued at £25 and held by Thomas Rothwell in fee. It was burnt in early July 1921.
Farm Hill A house marked on the 1st edition Ordnance Survey map with a corn mill nearby. This house looks reduced in size on later maps. In the mid-19th century occupied by Hugh Swanzy and held from Thomas Rothwell. The house was valued at £15 with corn and flax mills and miller's house valued at £35. Part of the existing farmyard may date back to circa 1800. Photo of Farm Hill
Donaghmoyne Donaghmoyne House is named on the 1st edition 6 inch Ordnance Survey map (1836) and the grounds include a walled garden and plantations. A mill and quarry were located nearby. Lewis records Donaghmoyne as the residence of J. Bashford. John Dixie, who had oil and flax mills near the house, was the occupier in the mid-19th century. He held the property, described as a steward’s house, from the Reverend Robin L. Tottenham, whose estate was at that time in the Court of Chancery. The buildings which included a gate lodge were valued at £17. Donaghmoyne was purchased by Richard Bolton from the Reverend Tottenham in the early 1860s. John Marshall Bolton and his wife were resident in the early 20th century. This house is still a residence. Photo of Donaghmoyne
Broomfield Both Lewis and the Ordnance Survey Field Name Book record Broomfield as the residence of W. Henry. It was located on the estate of the Marquess of Bath. By the time of Griffith’s Valuation (circa 1860) it was the home of the Reverend A. W. Campbell. The house alters somewhat in shape between the 1st edition 6 inch Ordnance Survey map (1836) and the 25 inch map (surveyed 1908). It was marked as a rectory on this map. This house was recently under reconstruction.
Laragh (Aghnamullen) A house originally associated with the linen industry, the Ordnance Survey Field Name Book refers to Laragh as the property of Mr W. Intire of Belfast, containing the residence of the proprietor of the bleaching green Mr Davidson. Lewis also records A. Davison as resident at Laragh. Eliza McKean was the occupant of the house valued at £20 in the mid-19th century. She held the property from George McTear. The National Inventory of Architectural Heritage indicates that the present house was built circa 1860 on the site of an older house. The McKean family were still resident in 1901 and 1911. The 'mansion house' had a rateable valuation of £20 in 1906 when James M'Kean held 142 acres of untenanted land in Laragh and Cornacarrow. Photo of Laragh (Aghnamullen)
Cherry Vale (Aghnamullen) Located at the southern tip of Lough Egish, Cherry Vale was situated in the midst of a linen manufacturing enterprise. Some deeds record George Crawford, linen draper, of Cherryvale at the end of the 18th century. Cherry Vale became part of the McTear of Belfast estate. The Ordnance Survey Field Name Book records the house as small with two stories. At the time of Griffith’s Valuation it was occupied by Thomas Johnston, who held it from Eliza McKean who in turn was leasing from George McTear.
Capragh A house located close to Capragh Lough was in existence at the time of the first Ordnance Survey in the 1830s. By the mid-19th century it was occupied by Hubert Kiernan who held the townland in fee. The buildings were valued at £15. Occupied by the Mitchell sisters in 1901 and by Mary Mitchell in 1911. Part of the yard buildings still remain at this site. Photo of Capragh
Moyles Mill House A house built in front of the corn mill after the first Ordnance Survey took place in the early 1830s as it is not marked on the first 6 inch map. It was occupied circa 1860 by Thomas Lennan, who held the property valued at £20, from Joseph Plunkett. In 1901 occupied by Thomas McKenna, a miller and farmer, and in 1911 by the Murphy family. The house is no longer extant.
Belle Vue This house is named on the 25 inch Ordnance Survey map (survey of 1908). It was built on the Shirley estate in the mid-19th century when it was occupied by John Thomas Holland and valued at £16. John Holland was appointed a magistrate by Lord Rossmore in 1854 (Dublin Evening Mail, 11 Oct 1854). Home of the Withrington in the early 20th century, now demolished.
Lakelands (Clontibret) A building was located at this site on the 1st edition 6 inch Ordnance Survey map (1836). It was later extended. At the time of Griffith’s Valuation the buildings were valued at £11. It appears to have functioned as a priests’ house as it was held by the representatives of the Reverend James Duffy from Edward Lucas. In the early 1901 the Reverend Thomas Duffy, a Roman Catholic priest, was head of the household and in 1911 the Reverend Thomas O’Doherty.
Drumganus In the mid-19th century, Drumganus House, located on the estate of the Marquess of Bath, was occupied by the Reverend James Duffy and valued at £10. By the early 20th century it was the home of Thomas Williams, farmer, and family.
Corratanty An early 19th century house named on the 1st edition 6 inch Ordnance Survey map (1836) and located on the Templetown estate. A model farm was located here by the mid-19th century when the house was occupied by Andrew Hunter and the buildings valued at £23. David K. Hunter, farmer, was the occupier in the early 20th century. This house is still the centre of a working farm Photo of Corratanty
Annaneese Annaneese house is marked on the first edition 6 inch Ordnance Survey map and named on the 25 inch one. At the time of Griffith’s Valuation it was occupied by John McClatchey and held from Emily Leslie. This house is no longer extant.
Ballybay House Ballybay House, also known as The Castle, was the home of the Leslie family, designed by John Keane and built in 1830. It was located a short distance from the town. It was described by Lewis in the 1830s as a ‘handsome and beautiful mansion situated on the border of a lake and backed by some extensive plantations’. In the mid-19th century its rateable valuation was £120 and it was the home of Emily Leslie. It later became the home of Edward John Henry Leslie (1890-1966), British Ambassador to Rome. The house was burnt down in 1921. The walled garden and some outbuildings remain.
Ballybay House Ballybay House, also known as The Castle, was the home of the Leslie family, designed by John Keane and built in 1830. It was located a short distance from the town. It was described by Lewis in the 1830s as a ‘handsome and beautiful mansion situated on the border of a lake and backed by some extensive plantations’. In the mid-19th century its rateable valuation was £120 and it was the home of Emily Leslie. By 1906 this valuation had risen to £140. It later became the home of Edward John Henry Leslie (1890-1966), British Ambassador to Rome. The house was burnt down in 1921. The walled garden and some outbuildings remain.
Agheralane Both Lewis and Griffith’s Valuation record Agheralane as the residence of Thomas Lucas. It was valued at £28 and held from Joseph Griffith. Occupied by John and Emily Adams at the beginning of the 20th century. The buildings were laid out in a square.
Annevale House The present house dates from the late 19th century while the extensive outbuildings date from the end of the 18th century. Annevale is built on the site of an earlier house which is marked on the 1st edition Ordnance Survey map (1836). Valued at £10 in the mid-19th century it was occupied by John Callan who held it from Henry T. Hope. Photo of Annevale House
Farm Hill (Reduff) A house marked on the 1st edition Ordnance Survey map with a corn mill nearby. This house looks reduced in size on later maps. Described in the Ordnance Survey Field Name Book as a ‘small 2 storied house with some scattered portions of plantation around it and extensive corn mill nearby’, occupied by ‘Mr Robinson’. In the mid-19th century occupied by Hugh Swanzy and held from Thomas Rothwell. The house was valued at £15 with corn and flax mills and miller's house valued at £35. Part of the existing farmyard may date back to circa 1800. This house and its yard buildings are now part of a working farm. Photo of Farm Hill (Reduff)