Landed Estates
University of Galway

Murvagh House

Houses within 5km of this house

Displaying 7 houses.

Houses within 5km of Murvagh House

Displaying 7 houses.

House name Description
Coxtown Manor Coxtown Manor was occupied by Alexander Hamilton at the time of Griffith’s Valuation in the 1850s. He was leasing from the Provost and Fellows of Trinity College. The house was valued at £35. In 1901 Coxtown was occupied by William Alexander Hamilton and his family. The house is still extant and occupied Photo of Coxtown Manor
Urbalshinny William Armstrong was leasing two properties which included a house and large mill complex, from the Hamilton estate at the time of Griffith’s Valuation. One, leased from Andrew Hamilton, was valued at £95, while the second leased from the representatives of John Hamilton, was valued at £37. The extensive ruins of these mill buildings and their associated houses are still visible in the landscape
Brown Hall The house at Brownhall was valued at £35 at the time of Griffith’s Valuation, when it was occupied by James Hamilton, junior who held it in fee. Brownhall is still extant and occupied. In 1837 Lewis recorded it as the seat of Edward Hamilton.The house is labelled Brownhall on all editions of Ordnance Survey maps and a house remains at the site. The National Inventory of Architectural Heritage suggests the original part was constructed in the late seventeenth or early eighteenth century but the house currently in use is later than that.
Brown Hall (Tirhugh) James Hamilton held Brownhall in fee at the time of Griffith’s Valuation, when it was valued at £35. In 1837 Lewis recorded Brown Hall as the seat of Reverend Edward Hamilton. The house is labelled Brownhall on all editions of Ordnance Survey maps and a house remains at the site. The National Inventory of Architectural Heritage suggests the original part was constructed in the late seventeenth or early eighteenth century but the house currently in use is later than that.
St. Ernans John Hamilton held St. Ernans in fee at the time of Griffith’s Valuation when the building complex was valued at £46 as well as a mill valued at £28. In the later 20th century the property functioned as a hotel. The National Inventory of Architectural Heritage suggests it was built in the 1820s but extended and modified later in the nineteenth century. It is still extant. Photo of St. Ernans
Magherabeg (Tirhugh) Photo of Magherabeg (Tirhugh)
Rossyvolan At the time of Griffiths Valuation in the 1850s, this property was leased by Frederick Milburne from a Miss Miller. Documents relating to estate administration including this townland are held in the Hamilton of Brownhall papers at the Public Record Office of Northern Ireland. The site is now occupied by farm buildings.