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Tops (Raphoe)

Houses within 5km of this house

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Houses within 5km of Tops (Raphoe)

Displaying 9 houses.

House name Description
Ashbrook An early 18th century house, it was noted by Wilson as the seat of Mr. Moore in 1786. It was occupied by Michael Costello in 1814 and described as in a dilapidated state at the time of the first Ordnance Survey. The Irish Tourist Association file refers to a two-storey plain featured house with the ruins of a small private chapel closeby, which apparently fell into decay in the early 19th century. Some ruins remain at the site.
Longfield House Occupied by Colonel Kelly in 1814 and by Mrs Kelly in the 1830s. A house valued at £4 in this townland in the 1850s was occupied by Andrew Walsh. It is now a ruin.
Cloongee Originally a Moore home which was sold by Harloe Phibbs Baker to the McDermotts who lived there until the 20th century. At the time of Griffith's Valuation it was held in fee by Owen McDermott and valued at £7. The National Inventory of Architectural Heritage notes Cloongee as a rare survivor of a late-seventeenth century house in county Mayo. It is still extant and occupied. Photo of Cloongee
Ballylahan A property held by Pat McLaughlin from Sir William H Palmer in the early 19th century and by the Atkinsons at the time of Griffith's Valuation. Quinn writes that it was repossessed at the time of the expiration of their lease. It was a ruin by the publication of the 25-inch Ordnance Survey map of the 1890s.
Coolaghy Lower Reverend George Hanson was leasing this property from the Abercorn estate at the time of Griffiths Valuation in the 1850s, when it was valued at £12. A substantial farm exists at the site.
Tullyrap Alexander Finlay was leasing this property from the Abercorn estate at the time of Griffiths Valuation in the 1850s, when it was valued at £25 and had an adjacent mill. A substantial farm still occupies the site.
Raphoe Bishop's Palace William Ker was leasing this property from the Ecclesiastical Commissioners estate at the time of Griffiths Valuation in the 1850s, when the buildings were valued at £45. The Bishop's Palace was destroyed by fire in 1838 and has remained a ruin ever since. Photo of Raphoe Bishop's Palace
Drumineney David Wilson was leasing this property from the Ecclesiastical Commissioners estate at the time of Griffiths Valuation in the 1850s, when it was valued at £16. The National Inventory of Architectural Heritage suggests that the current house at this site was developed c.1870 from an earlier building. Robert Wilson was also leasing property in this townland at the same time. A house and extensive farm exist at the site.
Coolaghy (Raphoe) William Hamilton was leasing this property from Reverend Lord Edward Chichester's estate at the time of Griffiths Valuation in the 1850s, when it was valued at £20. It appears to have been associated with the Hamilton family for much of the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. It is still extant and occupied. Photo of Coolaghy (Raphoe)