Spear Vale/Vale House
Houses within 5km of this house
Displaying 3 houses.
Houses within 5km of Spear Vale/Vale House
Displaying 3 houses.
| House name | Description | |
|---|---|---|
| Bailieborough Castle/Lisgar Castle | A Scottish planter named William Bailie built a castle here in the early 17th century. It passed into the possession of a number of prominent families Hamilton, Stewart and Corry until it was sold to Colonel William Young in 1814. His son, Sir John Young, later created 1st Baron Lisgar, built a new house on the site in the 1860s. At the end of the 19th century the house was sold to Sir Henry Cochrane and in 1915 to the Marist Brothers of Athlone. Badly damaged by fire in 1918 but reconstructed, the house was eventually demolished in 1942. For image see https://www.archiseek.com/ | |
| Beckscourt House | Becks Court, located just outside the town of Bailieborough on the Young estate, was occupied by the Reverend Arnold Cosby in 1814. Lewis records the Reverend E. Mahaffy as resident. By the mid-19th century it was occupied by Sarah Mahaffy who held the property from Sir John Young of Bailieborough Castle. The buildings were valued at £12. | |
| Spear Vale/Vale House | In 1814, Ambrose Leet refers to William Spear of Spear Vale, Bailieborough. In 1837, Lewis described the home of W. Spear as comfortable with an extensive bleach green about one mile from the town. The Reverend Frederick FitzPatrick occupied the house in the mid-19th century holding it from William Spear. The buildings had a rateable valuation of £12. This house is no longer extant. |