Carnaveagh House

Houses within 5km of this house

Displaying 18 houses.

Houses within 5km of Carnaveagh House

Displaying 18 houses.

House name	Description
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.
Derryvally	An early 19th century house on the Leslie estate, occupied by Thomas McCullagh, held from Emily Leslie and valued at £16 in Griffith’s Valuation. It was located near a Presbyterian complex comprised of two churches and a school. The house continues to be a residence.
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.
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.
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.
Cremorne House/Cremorne Green	The National Inventory of Architectural Heritage links the building of this house to Alexander Jackson, a member of a family with strong milling interests in the locality. The Ordnance Survey Field Name Book states that it was a neat house of two stories and basement, formerly known as Cremorne Lodge, from having been built on the property of Lord Cremorne. The surveyor continues - it was called ‘Cremorne Green when it became the property of Mr Jackson who was an extensive bleach and linen merchant’. Lewis records J. Jackson as the proprietor. Valued at £12 and occupied by John Jackson at the time of Griffith’s Valuation in the mid-19th century. This house is now a ruin.
Drumfaldra House	Drumfaldra was the residence John Jackson Cunningham ‘situated on a hill’ in SE of the townland (OS Field Name Book) and is believed to have been built by him (The National Inventory of Architectural Heritage), possibly on the site of an earlier Jackson house. It was associated with a milling enterprise in this townland. By the time of Griffith’s Valuation the house was occupied by George Browne and held from Robert Murdock. A Samuel Brown lived at Drumfaldra until his death in 1911.
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.
Carnaveagh House	Believed to have been built by a member of the Jackson family in the latter half of the 18th century, this three storey house was sold to the Cunningham family in the early 19th century. Lewis records Joseph Cunningham as the proprietor in the 1830s. Valued at £17 in Griffith’s Valuation, it was then occupied by the representatives of Arthur Montgomery who held it from Humphrey Breakey.
Creeve House/Creevelands	Built in the early 19th century by the Jackson family in the middle of their linen manufacturing enterprise in this townland. Marked on the first edition 6 inch Ordnance Survey map as Creeve House but later known as Creevelands. Lewis records the occupant as S. Cunningham. The rental of 70 acres at Creeve, the estate of Arthur Montgomery was for sale in the Encumbered Estates Court in 1858. The petitioners were Margaret Cunningham and her children. By the time of Griffith’s Valuation Robert Murdock was the occupier of the house, holding the property from Edward Lucas. This house remains a residence with its extensive and well maintained outbuildings.
Craig's Castle	This five bay two storied house was built on the Leslie estate in the late 18th century. Occupied by John Carlisle and valued at £14 at the time of Griffith’s Valuation. This house is still extant and known as Hillcrest.
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.
Ashvale	This house was built in the mid-19th century, after the surveying for the first edition 6 inch Ordnance Survey map and before Griffith’s Valuation, when it was valued at £10 and occupied by James Bradshaw who held it from Robert Ellis. A building is still located at this site.
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.