Doon
Houses within 10km of this house
Displaying 8 houses.
Houses within 10km of Doon
Displaying 8 houses.
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Ebor Hall | A house built before Griffith's Valuation by Deputy Commissary General Booth on land leased from the Provost and Fellows of Trinity College, Dublin. Booth later sold his interest to Lord Mountmorres who was murdered nearby in 1880. In 1885 Walford refers to it as the seat of Joseph Skerrett Blake. It belonged to the Boyd family for much of the 20th century. Extensively renovated in the late 20th century, it is now a well maintained residence on the shore of Lough Corrib. |
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Fairhill | Built in the late 18th or early 19th century, Fairhill was the home of the Fair family. It became established as a well known guest house for fishermen in the 20th century and is now a modern hotel run by descendants of the Fairs. |
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Gortnarup | A Joyce residence at the beginning of the 19th century. Gortnarup House is marked on the first edition Ordnance Survey map. |
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Rosshill | Rosshill House was the home of the Bermingham family in the 18th century and was noted by Wilson in 1786. It gradually declined during the 19th century and only one wing of it was still standing in 1865. The Guinness family of Ashford Castle bought Rosshill and much of the surrounding locality. No part of the house now remains but a portion of the stable block is still extant. |
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Petersburg | An early 18th century house, the seat of the Lynch family in the 18th and 19th centuries. Wilson refers to it as the seat of Mr. Lynch on the shore of Lough Mask in 1786. In 1986 the house and immediate surrounds were vested in the county Galway Vocational Education Committee. The house and yard buildings have been completely renovated and now function as an Outdoor Education Centre. |
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Benlevy Lodge | A lodge situated close to the shore of Lough Mask and to the Lynch's house at Petersburg. Ocuppied by J. Blake in 1837 and by the Reverend E.G.O'Grady at the time of Griffith's Valuation. The remains of the lodge are still visible. |
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Currarevagh | At the time of Griffith's Valuation, Henry Hodgson owned the townland of Currarevagh and occupied the house there, then valued at £5. The existing house was built in the mid 19th century and is still owned by the Hodgson family who run it as a guest house. |
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Gortdrishagh House | The National Inventory of Architectural Heritage indicates that this house was built in the latter part of the nineteenth century. At the time of Griffith's Valuation, James O'Connor was leasing offices and land at Gortdrishagh from the Law Life Assurance Company. |
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