Farm Hill (Reduff)

Houses within 10km of this house

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Houses within 10km of Farm Hill (Reduff)

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House name	Description
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Raferagh	A complex of buildings which included a house, corn mill, scotch mill and kiln were valued at £12 in the mid-19th century. Occupied by James Johnston they were located on the Shirley estate. This group of buildings is now much reduced in size.
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.
Lough Bawn House	Situated close to the shore of Lough Bawn a building at this location has been home to the Tenison family for three centuries. A family member now runs a forestry farm at Lough Bawn. Much of the original house built circa 1760 was destroyed by fire in the late 18th century. The present house dates from the early 19th century and incorporates some of the earlier building with subsequent enlargements. Lewis records the occupant as W. Tenison and Griffith’s records the house, valued at £30, as unoccupied. Still valued at £30 in 1906 when this house was occupied by Major William Tenison.
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.
Derrygoony	A house associated with the milling business of Richard Allen Minnett who held the property in fee. It is mentioned by Samuel Lewis in his topographical dictionary of 1837. The buildings, which included a house, offices and flax mill, were valued at £35 in the mid-19th century. The house is named on the 25 inch Ordnance Survey map. In 1901 and 1911, the house was occupied by Patrick Connolly, a farmer and mill proprietor and his family. The site is now planted with trees.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Shinan House	Shinan House was the home of a branch of the Adams family from the early 19th century. Lewis records ‘Shenan’ as the residence of E. Wilson. By the mid-19th century it was valued at £50 and was owned and occupied by Captain Benjamin Adams. Charles Adams was in possession of Shinan House in the early 20th century. It was later demolished.
Northlands	Northlands, located north of Kingscourt and close to the border between counties Cavan and Monaghan, was the home of the Reverend Dean Adams in the 1830s. In the mid-19th century it had a rateable valuation of £31.15.0. and the Dean held the property in fee. Samuel Allen Adams and family were resident in the early 20th century. This house is no longer extant.