Leggykelly Cottage

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Houses within 15km of Leggykelly Cottage

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House name	Description
Newbliss	This house, now demolished, on the outskirts of the town of Newbliss was the home of the Ker family who held it in fee. Built in 1814, Andre A. M. Ker was the proprietor in the mid-19th century when the buildings were valued at £70. Mary Isabella Murray Ker was the occupant in the early 20th century with over 200 acres of untenanted land.
Hilton Park	According to Shirley it was originally called Maddenstown, changed circa 1780 to Hilltown or Hilton. The Reverend Samuel Madden purchased the estate in 1734 and built the house. It was badly burnt in 1803. In Griffith’s Valuation the buildings were valued at £110 and held by John Madden in fee. The house was extensively enlarged in the 1870s for John Madden by William Hague. The gardens were designed by Ninian Niven. Hilton Park is still the family home of the Madden family where they offer luxury accommodation and authentic country house food, see http://www.hiltonpark.ie/
Lakeview/Clonoony House	On the Griffith’s Valuation map Lakeview House is the same building as that named Clonoony House on the 25 inch map (surveyed 1908). Lakeview was occupied by David Smyth from at least the 1830s and held by him in fee. The buildings were valued at £20. It was the home of the Garland family in the early 20th century. A roof extension and portico have recently been added to this house.
Ballynure House	Built in the late 18th century, this house was originally the home of the Forster family. Described in the Ordnance Survey Field Name Book as a ‘handsome modern structure’. Griffith’s Valuation records William Forster as the occupant holding the property in fee. The buildings were valued at £50. The Haire Forsters lived here at the beginning of the 20th century but by 1911 were leasing Ballynure to William Maxwell Scott Moore, Resident Magistrate. This house is now a ruin.
Lisnaroe	This house was situated very close to the border with county Fermanagh. On the 1st edition Ordnance Survey map (1836) extensive gardens and some plantations are evident surrounding this house. It is described in the Ordnance Survey Field Name Book as ‘a good dwelling house’, the residence of Nicholas Ellis, agent to Sir Thomas Barrett Lennard. Ellis was still living there at the time of Griffith’s Valuation when the buildings were valued at £20. The Bamford family appear to be resident at the beginning of the 20th century. This house no longer exists.
Mount Salem	Mount Salem situated on the Barrett-Lennard estate was marked on the 1st edition 6 inch Ordnance Survey map (1836) and on the later 25 inch map. It was located close to the border with county Fermanagh, just west of the town of Clones. The Reverend Adam Averell, a Methodist minister, died at Mount Salem on 10 January 1847, aged 93. Griffith’s Valuation records Amelia J. Conts as the occupant, holding the property from James Gregg. The buildings were valued at £13. In the early 20th century the McKenna family were resident but the house is now demolished.
Salem Cottage	Located on the Barrett-Lennard estate, valued at £10 in the 1850s and occupied by James Gregg. James Gregg, farmer, of Clondregole, a townland adjacent to Mullanamoy, died on 15 September 1896 (NA, Wills and Administrations, 1897). A building is still extant at this site.
Ferney Hill	A house at this site was valued at £10, located on the Barrett-Lennard estate and held by Mary Jameson at the time of Griffith’s Valuation. The National Inventory of Architectural Heritage dates the present house circa 1890. Mulligan writes that it was built for a town merchant Mr M. Maguire.
Cloncurrin House	This house was not built at the time of the 1st edition 6 inch Ordnance Survey map published in 1836. At the time of Griffith’s Valuation in the 1850s it was occupied by Francis Fitzgerald who held the property from Sir Thomas Barrett-Lennard, when it was valued at £25. Occupied by John A. Moore in 1901 and still in use as a residence.
Drumard	The Ordnance Survey Field Name Book states that a house in Burdautien was the residence of Cockran, agent to the Madden estate. The National Inventory of Architectural Heritage dates the house circa 1810. Griffith’s Valuation records William Cochran as the occupier holding the property in fee. It was valued at £30. In the 1860s Drumard appears to be leased by William Cochran to a family named Elliott. Michael Elliott died at Drumard in 1872. The house is still a residence.
Munnilly House	This house is marked on both the first edition 6 inch Ordnance Survey map and the 25 inch map but the building no longer exists. It was the home of the Shegog family. It was situated on the Barrett-Lennard estate and in the mid-19th century was valued at £14 and occupied by William Shegog, born 1824. He was the eldest son of George Shegog, a Justice of the Peace and paymaster of the Fermanagh Militia and Margaret Hamilton. George was the son of John Shegog of Mount Carmel and the family came to Ireland in 1760 from Lubec, Lower Saxony.
Teehill Cottage	The National Inventory of Architectural Heritage dates this house circa 1820. It was built on the Barrett-Lennard estate before the nearby Ulster Canal was constructed. Valued at £10 at the time of Griffith’s Valuation it was occupied by Henry Brown who held it from Thomas Robinson. Home of Edward Scott at the beginning of the 20th century.
Clonboy	Located on the Barrett Lennard estate, on the outskirts of Clones, this house was built in the latter half of the 19th century. It is not mentioned in Griffith’s Valuation and was the home of the Pringle family. Many members of this family were solicitors. In the mid-20th century it became the home of the Bishop of Clogher.
Cloncallick	Built close to Munnilly Lough on the Barrett Lennard estate post Griffith’s Valuation as the building at this site at the time was only valued at £8. It was occupied by Joseph Moorhead. This house has out buildings with a date stone of 1865 and there is a gate lodge at the entrance gate. The Moorehead family were still resident in 1901 and 1911.
Clonkeen Cottage	This house was not built at the time of the first Ordnance survey in the 1830s. It was located on the Lentaigne estate just north of the town of Clones. William Tugman was the occupant at the time of Griffith’s Valuation when the house was valued at £16 and held from Samuel Nicholl. A building still occupies this site.
Scarvy House	Scarvy was the home of Major Campbell Graham in the 1830s. About this time the original house, which is marked on the 1st edition 6 inch Ordnance Survey Map (1836), was replaced by a new one. The Ordnance Survey Field Name Book records ‘Near the centre of the townland there is a good house with large orchards, gardens etc belonging to the proprietor but it is going to be replaced by a larger one near the same spot which is now building.’ By about 1860 the buildings were valued at £38 and held by Lydia Campbell from Thomas de Burgh. Occupied by the Duggan farming family in 1901. Not occupied in 1911 but still held by Colonel de Burgh.
Killycoonagh House	Killycoonagh, located on the Forster of Ballynure estate, is marked but not named on the 1st edition 6 inch Ordnance Survey Map (1836). The Ordnance Survey Field Name Book records the house as the residence of the sister of the proprietor Forster of Ballynure. By about 1860 the buildings were valued at £20 and the occupant was Anne Forster. It appears to have been still in the possession of the Forster family in the first part of the 20th century, although it may have been leased out.
Anlore Cottage	In the mid-19th century Anlore Cottage, in the village of Anlore, was occupied by Jason Crawford and valued at £10. It was held from William Forster. A building is still located at this site.
Minore	Named on the 1st edition 6 inch Ordnance Survey map (1836), Lewis records Minore as the residence of Captain ‘Cottnam’. The Encumbered Estates sale rental of 2 June 1853 states that the house was erected by Thomas Cottnam, deceased. The owner at the time of the sale was Mrs Grace Cottnam, widow and she was entitled to a jointure out of the lands. The petitioners were Rutherfords and Brunkers. By the time of Griffith’s Valuation it was occupied by Thomas Leary who held it from Dr Brunker. Home of Hester Parkhill in 1901 and of the Reverend Thomas Brennan, parish priest, in 1911. In more recent times the home of the Clegg family.
Lake View (Ematris)	This house looks out on Long Lough. It was occupied by William Richey and valued at £10, circa 1860. Home of the Gillespie family in the early 20th century.
Lisabuck	The Ordnance Survey Field Name Book records that ‘The residence of the Sloans stands near the N. side of the townland, it has been formerly a fine house but it was destroyed by fire about 30 years ago and was never properly rebuilt, it has a very large orchard and garden and is occupied by one of Mr Wright’s tenants.’ The 1st edition 6 inch Ordnance Survey Map (1836) shows some buildings and a large garden located near the shore of Lisabuck Lake. By the time of Griffith’s Valuation Henry Jackson held this townland in fee and the building valued at £3.10.0. was described as a herd’s house. A building is still located on this site.
Gortgranard	This house is marked on the 1st edition 6 inch Ordnance Survey Map (1836) and is named on the 25 inch map (surveyed in 1908). It was the home of the Campbell family, Lewis records Mrs Graham as proprietor. The Ordnance Survey Field Name Book describes the residence of Mrs Graham, widow of Captain Campbell Graham as a ‘good building with large orchards, gardens, out houses etc’. In the mid-19th century it was valued at £20 and held by Samuel Campbell from Thomas de Burgh. Samuel Campbell of Gortgranagh died in 1879 and his wife Mary in 1913. Both are buried in Killeevan COI graveyard. Home of a farming family named Lee at the beginning of the 20th century.
Lisalea	A house built after the first Ordnance Survey and before Griffith’s Valuation, when the buildings including herds’ houses were valued at £32. It was located on the estate of Andre M. Ker and Richard Wilson was the occupant. In 1901, George Fitzgerald was living in this house with his family as the caretaker for William Edward Ryan. This house is still maintained and occupied.
Erne Hill House	Located on the outskirts of Belturbet, Erne Hill House was the home of George M. Knipe with a rateable valuation of £45, at the time of Griffith’s Valuation. By 1878 John E. Vernon was living at Erne Hill. The Knipe mausoleum is nearby and a gate lodge is extant but the house is demolished.
Sugarloaf	John Gumley of Sugarloaf died in 1794 (gravestone inscription Belturbet COI). Sugarloaf was located south east of Belturbet. In 1835 Theophilus Brinsley Butler of Dublin leased the house and gardens to Mary Finlay of Sugarloaf house, county Cavan, widow, for the lives of her son Sir Thomas Finlay and her daughter Elizabeth Lake Finlay. By the 1850s Samuel Knipe was resident holding the property from Captain Humphry Butler. It had a rateable valuation of £10.10.0.
Nixon Lodge/Griffith Lodge	A mid-18th century house, named Nixon Lodge on the first edition 6 inch Ordnance Survey map (publ. 1837). It was the home of the Reverend Andrew Nixon and his wife Marianne French of Frenchpark, county Roscommon, in the 18th century. Their son Humphrey had eight children. Nixon Lodge was later known as Griffith Lodge and Griffith’s Valuation records Dorothea Griffith as the occupant. She held the property in fee and the buildings were valued at £16.10.0. Occupied by the Smith family at the beginning of the 20th century. Somewhat reduced in size this house is still extant and occupied.
Carn Cottage	Griffith’s Valuation records Captain Richard Clifford as owner and occupier and the building was valued at £28.15.0. At the beginning of the 20th century this house was the home of [retired] Lieutenant General Robert Cecil Richard Clifford, Indian Staff Corps and his wife and daughter. http://bygonedaysphotography.blogspot.ie/2016/08/two-clifford-sisters.html
Carn House	Leet records William Benison of Carn, Killeshandra, in 1814 and Lewis refers to J. Benison of Carn in 1837. The first edition six inch Ordnance Survey map (publ. 1837) shows two houses within the demesne at Carn, named Carn House and Carn Cottage. A new house on a new site is named Carn House on the 25 inch map (H296136). By the time of Griffith’s Valuation Moses Netterfield held the property valued at £15.10.0., including a house and herd’s house, from Captain Bedel Stanford. Part of the house appears to be still occupied.
Drumkeen	In 1814 ‘Dromkeen’ was the home of Robert Sanderson. Bence Jones writes that this was an early 19th century two storey house. The Ordnance Field Name Book states that it Kilbee resided 'in the old family mansion of Drumkeen house’. It was held in fee, valued at £30 and occupied by Colonel Alexander Saunderson in the mid-19th century. In 1901, it was occupied by Arthur Trench, in 1906 by Lucas Clements when its rateable valuation had risen to £55 and in 1911 by Agnes Jane Clements and her daughter. Bought by the Loreto nuns in 1930, the building has since been altered.
Castle Saunderson	A house built in the late 1830s incorporating an earlier building. It was the home of the Saunderson family, occupied by Colonel Alexander Saunderson in the 1850s and held by him in fee; it had a rateable valuation of £54 which had risen to £84 by 1906. This building was unoccupied and derelict in the 1990s. However it is now the location of an International Scouting Centre which opened in 2012.
Cloverhill	This three storey mansion was built in the early years of the 19th century to the design of Francis Johnston. Attached to the rear was an earlier two storey house dating from 1758. In 1814 Cloverhill was the home of James Saunderson. The Ordnance Survey Field Name Book describes Cloverhill as ‘a neat dwelling house with portico of the Ionic order, is in the centre of the townland, in good order, well planted about good orchards, gardens etc’. Griffith’s Valuation records Mary. A. Saunderson as the occupier holding the property in fee. It had a rateable valuation of £40. Cloverhill passed to the Winter family through the marriage in 1826 of Lucy, daughter of James Sanderson, to Samuel Winter of Agher, county Meath. Their third son, Samuel Winter, born 1834, inherited Cloverhill. He died in 1905 and Cloverhill passed to his nephew, John James Purdon, who died unmarried in 1933. The house was sold in the late 1950s by J.J. Purdon’s nephew, Major John Nugent Purdon. It is now an ivy clad ruin.
Etna Lodge	There was a building at this site, close to the border with county Fermanagh, marked on the 1st edition Ordnance Survey map (1836). However Etna Lodge was built post 1836. It was valued at £14 in the mid-19th century, occupied by the Reverend Charles Walsh and held from William Phillips. The Medical Register of 1885 lists Alexander Knight as resident. This building is still extant.
Coolnacarte	Marked on the 1st edition 6 inch Ordnance Survey map (1836), this building is named Coolnacarte Lodge on the 25 inch map (surveyed 1908). The Ordnance Survey Field Name Book states that Coolnacarte was ‘the property of W. Glascock Esq whose embarrassment has thrown it into the courts of Dublin; who appointed Mr Samuel Martin agent’. In the mid-19th century it was valued at £13, occupied by the Reverend Thomas Gartlan and held from Richard Henry. In 1906, William Henry M.D. was resident, when the buildings were valued at £10. The house is extant.
Clinkeehan	Clinkeehan House is marked on the 25 inch Ordnance Survey Map (surveyed 1908). A house in this townland was valued at £10 in the mid-19th century and was occupied by Robert Armstrong who held it from Robert L. Ellis. Members of the Armstrong family were resident in the early 20th century. This house is extant.
Green Cottage	This house is marked on the 1st edition 6 inch Ordnance Survey Map (1836) and on the 25 inch map (surveyed in 1908), it is named Green Cottage. It was the home of the owner of the nearby mill, James Knight in the late 1850s who held it in fee. The buildings were valued at £14. In 1876, Luke Knight owned 118 acres in county Monaghan. Members of the Knight family continue to reside there in the first decades of the 20th century. Corcummins borders the Hilton Demesne.
Cullies House	Cullies House had a rateable valuation of £35 at the time of Griffith’s Valuation and was occupied by Nathaniel Montgomery and held from Edward K. Tenison. The entrance gates, lodge and outbuildings have become part of the St Patrick’s College complex. This house was demolished circa 1980 (National Inventory of Architectural Heritage].
Annagh House	Annagh, situated close to Annagh Lough, was the home of Robert Baker in 1814. Occupied and held in fee by Captain John O’Reilly in the mid-19th century, the house is now demolished.
Nahillah House	Nahillah House was built in the mid-19th century for the Jones family. Griffith’s Valuation records the buildings valued at £16 and held by the representatives of John C. Jones in fee. Home of David Fielding Jones in 1862 (Thom’s Directory), the house became the home of the Cole family in the 20th century and is still extant.
Redhill House	The Whyte family were resident at Redhill from the 17th century. The first edition Ordnance Survey map (publ. 1837) marks a building in ruins which was the original castle. A house was built to the north east. The Ordnance Survey Field Name Book states that Redhill lately belonged 'to Mr White now in France, estate in Chancery, executors Mr Boyd of Cootehill and Col Clements'. The house 'is a small tho' convenient building with out-houses, the ancient castle in ruins, destroyed by fire 40 years ago.....The house is unoccupied except by a care taker’. Following the death of Francis Melville Whyte in 1833, Redhills was inherited by his niece Georgina Mary Enderby. She married the Reverend Edmund Burke Venables in 1847. Named on the first edition Ordnance Survey map (publ. 1837), Redhills was the residence of the Reverend E.B.W. Venables at the time of Griffith’s Valuation. Valued at £8, he held it in fee. Redhills was the home of the Reverend Arthur Thellusson Oddie in 1905 when he assumed the name and arms of Whyte Venables. In 1906, Georgina Whyte Venables is recorded as occupant when the mansion house was valued at £53.10.0. A building still stands on this site and the gate lodge survives.
Prospect House (Cavan)	The National Inventory of Architectural Heritage dates the building of this house to about 1770. Slater’s Directory records John Thompson of Prospect House in 1846. At the time of Griffith’s Valuation this house was vacant but held by Mary A. Sanderson of Cloverhill. This house is now a ruin.
Ballyhaise	Ballyhaise built for Colonel Brockhill Newburgh, design attributed to Richard Castle but more likely Sir Edward Lovett Pearce, early 18th century. About 1800 sold to Williamm Humphrys who added two storey wings to the building. Lewis describes the house in 1837 as ‘a spacious mansion, with an elevated front curiously ornamented with arches’. It was the seat of William Humphrys. In the 1850s the buildings had a rateable valuation of £110. Since 1905, Ballyhaise has been an agricultural college.
Clonervy	In 1814, Clonervy was the home of Richard Blackwood. Located on the estate of Earl Annesley it was vacant at the time of Griffith’s Valuation when its rateable valuation was recorded as £30. George Graham occupied Clonervy in the 1860s and in 1880 it was the residence of the subsheriff John Maxwell James Townley. The Irish Builder records plans for general repairs to Clonervy House for Patrick Lyons in 1912. A smaller building still occupies this site.
Lisnagowan House	Built as a dower house for the wife of William Humphrys who bought Ballyhaise about 1800. In the-mid 1830s occupied by Mrs Humphreys as stated by Lewis. Griffith’s Valuation records William Humphrys as the occupier, holding the property in fee. Still the home of a member of the Humphrys family in 1901. Richard Weir and his wife occupied the house in 1911 holding it from Nugent W. Humphrys. Damaged by fire in the early 20th century, the building is now a ruin. See http://cvn049.blogspot.ie/2016/03/lisnagowan-house.html for photo.
Ardue House	Ardue House was the home of the Clemengers, a family of German origin, throughout the 19th century. Mr Clemenger was resident in 1814 and Alexander Clemenger in the 1850s when the house was valued at £13 and held from James H. Story. Henry Taunt Clemenger and his unmarried son John James were resident in 1911. The house was located between Killywilly Lough and Tomkinroad Lough. The site is now a green field.
Ashgrove	The National Inventory of Architectural Heritage refers to this house as ‘a classic Palladian composition’ dating from the mid-18th century. Ashgrove was occupied by John Baker in 1814 who probably gave his name to the nearby Bakers Bridge. By the mid-19th century it was the home of Robert Battersby who held the property in fee. The buildings had a rateable valuation of £20. Ashgrove was the home of Miss Mary Jane Sheridan in 1901 and in 1911. In 1906, it was described as a mansion house with a rateable valuation of £23.10.0. It continues to be a residence.
Ballyhugh House	Ballyhugh House is named on the first edition six inch Ordnance Survey map (publ. 1837) within a small demesne. There was no building on the site in the early 20th century. ‘Ballyhue’, Ballyconnell, was occupied by John Feris in 1814. Griffith’s Valuation records the rateable valuation as £10 and John Grimes as resident, holding the property from John E. Vernon.
Carrig Hill	Carrig Hill is named on the first edition six inch Ordnance Survey map (publ. 1837). In the 1850s it was occupied by John Berry who held the property from Maria Finlay. In 1876 Alfred Morton of Carrigan, Ardlogher, was the owner of 50 acres. Carrig Hill was a Gilsenan home in the early 20th century and is still occupied.
Lake View House (Drumlane)	Home of Richard J. ‘Hynes’ (Hinds) at the time of Griffith’s Valuation, Lake View House was held in fee and had a rateable valuation of £10. It was built after the first Ordnance Survey of the 1830s and before the primary valuation survey. Henry Hinds in 1901 and Mrs Charlotte E. Hinds in 1911 held a vacant house in Deramfield. Lake View House is presently occupied.
Killicar House	Named on the first edition six inch Ordnance Survey map (publ. 1837) and situated in a small demesne in which was situated a quarry. In 1814 Mr William Gwynne was recorded as the proprietor of Killicar, Belturbet by Ambrose Leet. Slater’s Directory of 1846 records Arthur Nesbitt as resident at Killicar Lodge, Belturbet. Killicar House appears to have been extended by the time of Griffith’s Valuation, when it was valued at £18 for rates. John A. Nesbitt was the owner and occupier. In 1906, Anne Davey was described as the occupier of this 'mansion' house with a rateable valuation of £21. There are also references to John Albert Nesbitt of Fort Hill, Drumasladdy [a townland adjoining Killicar] and this house may have been known as Fort Hill for a time. A building is still extant at this site.
Killywilly House	Killywilly House located between Loughs Killywilly and Cuillaghan is named on the first edition six inch Ordnance Survey map (publ. 1837). A corn mill and bleach mill were nearby in the townland of Ardue. James Berry was the occupier in the 1850s. He held the property from James H. Story and the buildings had a rateable valuation of £18. This house is no longer extant.
Lanesborough Lodge	This house was built after the first edition six inch Ordnance Survey map (publ. 1837) was compiled. The National Inventory of Architectural Heritage states that the original house was extended by Henry Cavendish Butler in the 1840s. In the 1850s it had a rateable valuation of £38 and was owned and occupied by the Earl of Lanesborough. The lodge was situated in Quivvy Wood located on a peninsular of land that jutted out into the River Erne, north east of Belturbet. By 1906, its rateable valuation had risen to £52. It was burnt in the early 1920s and still stands as an impressive ruin, see archiseek.com
Oatlands	Built in the 1840s or 1850s and located on the side of the road, Oatlands was the residence of William Rogers at the time of Griffith’s Valuation. He held the property in fee and its rateable valuation was £11. In 1901 Margaret Rogers, a widow, lived at Oatlands with her daughter’s family, the Gaffneys. in 1906, Margaret J. Gaffney was recorded as the occupier, when the building had a rateable valuation of £14. Home of the O’Reilly family in 1911and still extant.
Glenview (Drumlane)	Glenview House was built in the 1840s or 1850s. Captain Michael Phillips owned and occupied it and it had a rateable valuation of £11.10.0. Home of the Ebbitt family at the beginning of the 20th century but no longer extant.
Ture Lodge	Ture Lodge, facing east onto Clonamullig Lough, was the home of John Mont. Jones in 1814. Cavan newspapers refer to David Griffith as the occupier in 1847 and Joseph Knight in 1850. The house was vacant when surveyed for Griffith’s Valuation. Myles Reilly was the immediate lessor holding from James H. Story. The buildings were valued at £18. In 1876 Mrs Sarah Story owned 814 acres in county Cavan, while James Story of the same address owned 405 acres. This house was marked ‘in ruins’ on the 25 inch map of the early 20th century.
Lislin House	Lislin House, situated close to the bank of the Annalee River, is named on the first edition six inch Ordnance Survey map (publ. 1837). The building is believed to date from the late 18th century and came into the possession of the Battersby family through marriage. At the time of Griffith’s Valuation Robert Battersby was the occupier and owner. The rateable valuation of the buildings was £6. Home of the James and Agnes Simons at the beginning of the 20th century, now a ruin.
Rakenny/Rathkenny House	A two storey square block of a house built in the late 1820s for Theophilus Lucas-Clements to the design of William Farrell. According to Bence Jones it was built with money given to Theophilus ‘by his cousin, Harriet, whose father, Captain John Clements, made a considerable fortune commanding a ship in the East India Company service’. A previous Clements home had been located on the other side of the Annalee River, of which the 18th century demesne and tea house survive and a walled garden dating back to 1695. Rakenny is the name of the house on the first edition six inch Ordnance Survey map (publ. 1837) but the house is commonly known as Rathkenny. It had a rateable valuation of £48.5.0. in the mid-19th century. Rathkenny House continued to be the home of the Lucas-Clements family until it was put up for sale in 2012 (Irish Times, 10 May 2012).
Wood Lodge	Wood Lodge was the home of Elizabeth Anne Clements and her husband, the Reverend Edward Lucas, at the end of the 18th century. This house was situated in the Rakenny demesne to the south of the new Rathkenny house built in the 1820s by their son. It is named on the first edition six inch Ordnance Survey map (publ. 1837) when it is shown as a square block of four buildings surrounding a court yard. Valued at £10.5.0. at the time of Griffith’s Valuation, it was occupied by William Armstrong (Lewis records J. Armstrong as proprietor of Woodford, parish of Enniskeen). The building was reduced in size as shown on the 25 inch map. The Lodge is no longer extant.
Drummully House	In the mid-19th century a house valued at £10 was owned and occupied by Catherine Dickson in Drumully East. By the early 20th century a substantial house named Drom Mullac is shown on the 25 inch map when the Lough family were resident. There are references to Albert Hutton of Drummully House, Killashandra in 1876; Mrs Louisa Frances Hickson, widow of William Murray Hickson in 1884 and Thomas Lough MP of Drummully in 1898. This house became a convent and was demolished in 2012.
Retreat/Faybrook	Retreat, set in a small demesne close to Dromore River with a corn mill nearby, is named on the first edition six inch Ordnance Survey map (publ. 1837). It appears to have been a Bredin home in the early 1850s. By the time of Griffith’s Valuation it belonged to Thomas Fay and was occupied by James Boyle. The rateable valuation was £10. The house reduced in size, or possibly a new structure, was renamed Faybrook. It is marked on the 25 inch map and is still extant.
Drumsheil House	Drumsheil was originally part of the Ashe estate which was sold to the Clements family. It is named on the first edition six inch Ordnance Survey map (publ. 1837) and was situated close to a lough of the same name. The house, with a rateable valuation of £8, was occupied by William Caldwell in the mid-19th century and held from the representatives of Charles Adams. The Caldwell family were still resident in 1911. The site is now a green field.
Tullyvin House	Tullyvin was originally a home of the Moore family. In 1814 the Reverend Benjamin Adams was resident. It was inherited by Maxwell Boyle, who according to the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage rebuilt the house circa 1820. At the time of Griffith’s Valuation the house was vacant but in the possession of Maxwell W. Boyle. It was valued at £30 for rates. In 1876, Tullyvin was the home of Mrs Charlotte Townley, the owner of over 2,000 acres in the county. The house had a rateable valuation of £30.10.0. in 1906 and Maxwell J. Boyle was recorded as the occupier. This house is still a fine residence.
Fort Henry	In 1814 Fort Henry, Cootehill, was the home of the Reverend John Moore. Valued at £4 in Griffith’s Valuation it was occupied by Elizabeth J. Stinson and held from Colonel Henry T. Clements. Reduced in size on the 25 inch map, a building still stands on this site.
Kilmore Palace	A house built in the 1830s for Bishop George de la Poer Beresford, designed by William Farrell and resembling Rathkeeny. It replaced an earlier palace on a different site. Its rateable valuation was £100 in the 1850s, the Bishop of Kilmore being owner and occupier. This house continued to be the home of the Bishops of Kilmore until the early 21st century. It is now in private hands and currently for sale (2022), see https://theirishaesthete.com/tag/kilmore/
Danesfort	The present house replaced that marked on the first edition six inch Ordnance Survey map (publ. 1837). Danesfort was the home of the Dean of Kilmore and is situated a short distance from Kilmore Cathedral. Mulligan refers to a Deanery House on the site in 1739. Dean Magenis was resident in 1814 and Lord Fitzgerald and Vesey, Dean of Kilmore, in the 1850s. The buildings were valued at £24 for rates. The building is still in use as the home of an ecclesiastic.
Countenan House	Countenan House on the shore of Countenan Lough is named on the first edition six inch Ordnance Survey map (publ. 1837). It was occupied by Thomas Hartley in the 1850s and held from Robert Burrowes. The rateable valuation was £10.10.0. Home of the Hawe family at the beginning of the 20th century, this house is apparently still attached to a farming enterprise.
Cranaghan House	Cranaghan House is marked on the first edition six inch Ordnance Survey map (publ. 1837). The 25 inch map of the early 20th century records it as a rectory. The Reverend J. Story of Cranaghan is named on the list of subscribers to Lewis’ ‘Topographical Dictionary’ in 1837. The Reverend Henry Erskine held the house valued at £25 in fee at the time of Griffith’s Valuation. The Reverend Charles Sinclair and the Reverend Mervyn Rogers were the occupants in 1901 and 1911. This building is now the core of the Slieve Russell Hotel.
Brookvale	Sometime in the early 18th century Alexander Brooke, second son of William Brooke who purchased Drumavanagh from the Saundersons in 1685 (Burke’s), settled at Drumavanagh with his wife Catherine a daughter of Richard Young of Drumgoon. The present house known as Brookvale, was built in 1845 by William Hague, a successful building contractor. It was located on the outskirts of Cavan town near the train station. By the mid-19th century the Reverend Andrew Hogg was resident holding the buildings valued at £24 from William Hague, junior. This house is still a fine residence. It was advertised for sale in 2000 for £500,000 (Irish Times, 8 June 2000).
Arnmore	A building located at this site as marked on the first edition six inch Ordnance Survey map (publ. 1837) was expanded before Griffith’s Valuation. The buildings were in the mid-19th century valued at £38.10.0. and the house, known as Arnmore, was occupied by William A. Moore and held from Earl Annesley. William Armitage Moore of Arnmore was an executor to the will of his nephew, the 4th Earl Annesley, who died in 1874. In 1906, this property was in the possession of Lord Farnham. Today it is the club house of the County Cavan Golf Club.
Earlsvale	A house built circa 1840s on the estate of Earl Annesley and occupied by Captain Francis Meik at the time of Griffith’s Valuation, when the buildings were valued at £18. This may have been the residence of the agent of Earl Annesley.
St Swithin’s Cottage/Drumbar House	St Swithin’s Cottage is named on the first edition six inch Ordnance Survey map (publ. 1837). It was located in the demesne surrounding Farnham House and was later extended by the addition of another block. Abraham Brush, who was the estate agent, lived here in the mid-19th century, when the buildings were valued at £20. By the early 20th century the building was known as Drumbar House. It continues to be a residence.
Farnham Castle	The seat of the Maxwell family, Earls of Farnham, built about the turn of the 18th century for John Maxwell, son of the Bishop of Kilmore, who had purchased the estate from the Waldrons. A library and other alterations designed by James Wyatt were added in the 1780s. In the early 19th century Francis Johnston was employed by the 2nd Earl to rebuild the house. The buildings were valued at £120 in the mid-19th century. The house was remodelled again in the 1960s when dry rot was found to be prevalent and much of the 18th building was demolished. The house remained in the possession of the Maxwell family until the early 21st century. It is now a country house hotel. https://www.farnhamestate.ie/
Ford Lodge	Located on the Farnham estate just outside Cavan town and close to St Patrick’s Cathedral, Fort Lodge is named on the first edition six inch Ordnance Survey map (publ. 1837). R. Young Reynolds of Fort Lodge, Cavan, was a subscriber to Lewis ‘Topographical Dictionary’. It was occupied by Theophilus Thompson in the mid-19th century and valued at £27 for rates. Home of William Henry Halpin, a solicitor, in the 1930s.
Lisdaran	In the mid-19th century John Moore held a house valued at £12 in the townland of Lisdaran from Lord Farnham. The Moore family were still resident in the early 20th century.
Corravahan House	Built circa 1841 by Rev Marcus Gervais Beresford, later Archbishop of Armagh, close to the site of the former Drung Parsonage. The house served as the parish rectory until 1870 when it was sold to the Rev Charles Leslie, cousin of the Glaslough Leslies. In 1906, it was occupied by Captain C.R. Leslie and had a rateable valuation of£39. It remained a Leslie family home until 1972. Bought by the Elliott family in 2003 who have been renovating the house and gardens.