Landed Estates
University of Galway

Ballyhaise

Estate(s)
Townland Ballyhaise
Civil Parish Castleterra
PLU Cavan
DED Ballyhaise
County Cavan
Barony Upper Loughtee
Description 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.
Ballyhaise Agricultural College (https://www.buildingsofireland.ie/)

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