Landed Estates
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Bushford

Houses within 5km of this house

Displaying 14 houses.

Houses within 5km of Bushford

Displaying 14 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. Photo of Mount Carmel
Mountain Lodge/Farmoyle House This house was originally known as Mountain Lodge but in more recent times the name Farmoyle House has been used. In the 1830s it was the residence of Colonel John Ker, who was succeeded by his nephew William Alexander Williams. In January 1851 the Mountain Lodge estate of W. A. Williams Ker was advertised for sale in the Encumbered Estates Court, with an estate in county Meath. The mansion house was at the time occupied by Mrs Ann Ker, aged 83 years, widow of the Colonel. It was purchased by George Bennie, who held it in fee at the time of Griffith’s Valuation but was selling it in 1865. By the time the 25 inch Ordnance Survey map was compiled the building was reduced in size and has been further altered in more recent times. The National Inventory of Architectural Heritage records the building as unoccupied. Photo of Mountain Lodge/Farmoyle House
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. Photo of Derryvally
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. Photo of Corfad
Fairfield Fairfield was the birthplace of the Reverend John Richard Darley in 1799 who became Bishop of Kilmore in 1874. Facing the shore of Inner Lough it is named on the 1st edition 6 inch Ordnance Survey Map (1836). The Field Name Book states that it was the property of Lord Cremorne let to the former proprietor Mr Corry. Griffith’s Valuation records Lord Cremorne as the occupier holding it in fee. The buildings were valued at £23. By the early 20th century this house was no longer in use. The site is now surrounded by a forest.
Glenburne Cottage Located on the outskirts of the village of Rockcorry on the Cremorne estate, Samuel Lewis in the 1830s refers to ‘Glenburie Park’ as the residence of C. Stewart Corry. Rebecca Murray was the occupant at the time of Griffith’s Valuation circa 1860 when the buildings were valued at £25. Home of the McFadden family in the early 20th century, no longer extant.
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. Photo of Bowelk
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. Photo of Cremorne House/Cremorne Green
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. Photo of Drumfaldra House
Fairview Part of this house, situated on the Verner estate, dates from the late 18th century. Fairview is named on the first edition 6 inch Ordnance Survey map. The building was only valued at £4 in Griffith’s Valuation, when it was occupied by William Lockart. It was considerably added to sometime in the mid-19th century. James Lockart occupied the house in 1910 (Ulster Towns Directory 1910). Photo of Fairview
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. Photo of Cumry Lodge
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.