Drumroragh Lodge

Houses within 10km of this house

Displaying 24 houses.

Houses within 10km of Drumroragh Lodge

Displaying 24 houses.

House name	Description
Faulties	At the time of Griffith's Valuation Francis Nesbitt was leasing a property valued at £11 from Catherine Warren at Faulties, barony of Mohill. Buildings still exist at the site.
Fortland	Leet records Fort-land, Mount Nugent, as the home of the Reverend H. Maxwell in 1814. Lewis records W. Gosling as the occupant of Fortland in 1837. The first edition Ordnance Survey map (publ. 1837) shows Fortland to have been a substantial property with laid out gardens and plantations and a demesne of over 300 acres. It was the home of the Hon Somerset Maxwell at the time of Griffith’s Valuation. He held the property in fee and the buildings were valued at £27. By 1906 this valuation had increased to £52.10.0. and the house was the home of Mrs Maxwell. The house is demolished and the site now a green field.
Arley Cottage	A graphic of Arley Cottage ‘belonging to Colonel Barry’ in the National Library is dated circa 1820s, see http://catalogue.nli.ie/Record/vtls000550550. The Farnham Papers also refer to Arley Cottage in 1822. Lewis records Arley as the property of Lord Farnham and it was occupied by the Hon Somerset Maxwell in the mid-1840s and by the Hon Richard Maxwell in the mid-1850s when it had a rateable valuation of £20. The Hon. Henry Maxwell was the occupier in 1906. This building is no longer extant.
Lakeview (Garrison)	A house on the Farnham estate, named on the first edition Ordnance Survey map (publ. 1837), valued at £11.10.0. in the mid-19th century when occupied by Edward Soren and held from David Kellett.
Lurgan Lodge	Lurgan Lodge was the residence of a branch of the Nixon family from the late 18th century. George Nixon of Lurgan Lodge was the fourth son of the Reverend Andrew Nixon of Nixon Lodge. George’s son, Andrew Nixon, lived here in 1814. Lurgan Lodge is named on the first edition six inch Ordnance Survey map (publ. 1837). There was a corn mill nearby. The estate of Eliza Nixon of Lurgan Lodge was advertised for sale in the Encumbered Estates Court in March 1852. Her estate was held on a 21 year lease from the Bishop of Kilmore, dated 1849. James Hunter was one of the plaintiffs. In the mid-19th century the house was occupied by John Jennings and held from James Hunter. The buildings had a rateable valuation of £15. John Jennings was described as a farmer and miller when he died in 1867 (NA, Wills and Administrations 1867, 105). In the early 20th century Lurgan Lodge was the home of Thomas Charles Kellett, a farmer and magistrate. It is still extant.
The Cottage	This house is located close to Lough Sheelin and on the roadside. In the mid-19th century it was valued at £12, occupied by James Sneyd and held from Andrew Booth Bell. In 1906, the townland of Bellsgrove was in the occupation of Matthew William Webb and The Cottage had a rateable valuation of £7. It appears to be still extant.
Kilnahard House	Described by the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage as a castellated country house built circa 1820. Kilnahard is situated on the shore of Lough Sheelin. In the mid-19th century it was occupied by Tuite Dalton, who held the property from Andrew Bell. The buildings had a rateable valuation of £18. This house is still a residence.
Crover House	This house is located on the shore of Lough Sheelin and in the mid-19th century was valued at £21.5.0. for rates. It was occupied by Thomas Cummins and held from Lord Farnham’s son, the Hon Somerset Mawell. By 1876 Robert John Cuming was resident at Crover. He owned 1,118 acres in the county. In 1901 Julia Cuming, a widow, and her daughter Kate were still resident. This house became a hotel in 1957. http://www.croverhousehotel.ie/History
Woodlawn	A two storey house, close to the shore of Lough Sheelin, built about 1800 and still occupied. It was vacant at the time of Griffith’s Valuation but held by William Mahaffey from the Hon S. Maxwell and valued at £16.10.0.
Hollywell	Located on the Farnham estate and known as Tara Cottage on the first edition Ordnance Survey map (publ. 1837) and as Hollywell on the 25 inch map. An engraving in the National Library appears to be this house Hollywell Cottage and dates it to at least 1820, see https://catalogue.nli.ie/Record/vtls000152344. Occupied by the Reverend Henry Cottingham at the time of Griffith’s Valuation. Valued for rates at £14 the house was held from Mark Woods. The Reverend H. Cottingham held a townland in each of the parishes of Annagh and Urney at the time of Griffith’s Valuation. His representatives owned 381 acres in 1876. A building reduced in size continues to occupy this site.
Summerville (Cavan)	Another house located on the west shore of Lough Sheelin. In 1814 James H. Cottingham was the proprietor of Summerville, Mount Nugent. The house was unoccupied at the time of Griffith’s Valuation but in the possession of William Webb. It was valued at £15.10.0. for rates. It was much reduced in size by the time the 25 inch map was compiled. A building still occupies the site.
Rock House (Cavan)	Marked on the first edition Ordnance Survey map (publ. 1837). In the 1850s, this house was occupied by the Reverend Matthew Webb and held from George Wilton. It had a rateable valuation of £21. It is now the centre of a farming complex.
Cornahilt Lodge	Located on the outskirts of Ballyjamesduff, Cornahilt Lodge was occupied by Mary Skelton in the mid-19th century. She held the property with a rateable valuation of £12.10.0. from Robert J. Cuming. Cornahilt Lodge is now the address of a services company based in Ballyjamesduff.
Fort Frederick	Fort Frederick situated close to the shore of Lough Ramor was described by Bence Jones as ‘a 2 storey mid-c18 house with a central 3 sided bow and 2 bays on either side of it’. In 1814 it was the home of Captain Sankey but by 1837 had been acquired by his relative R. Scott who was married to Eleanor Sankey. Griffith’s Valuation records Richard Scott as the occupier. The buildings were valued at £35 and were held in fee. By 1876 Alexander William Jackson Sankey owned the Fort Frederick estate, comprised of 1,324 acres. He died in 1903. His brother Harry Samuel Sankey is recorded as resident at Fort Frederic in 1910. This house continues to be a residence.
Mountprospect	A Nugent family home until the mid-19th century when it passed into the possession of Richard Dempsey. Eliza Dempsey, a widow, was resident in 1901. This house no longer exists.
Kill	Ambrose Leet records Kill, Mount Nugent, as the residence of George Lenauze. Kill House, located on the estate of the Bishop of Kilmore, is named on the first edition 6 inch Ordnance Survey map (publ. 1837). At this time there were laid out gardens and extensive plantations within the demesne grounds. The buildings at Kill House are reduced in size on the later 25 inch map. In the 1850s Garrett Keogh was the occupier holding the property valued at £5 from John Orpen. This house is no longer extant.
Kilnacrott Cottage/House	In 1837 Lewis records Pierce Morton as the proprietor of Kilnacrott. This was Kilnacrott Cottage as marked on the first edition 6 inch Ordnance Survey map (publ. 1837). Subsequently a Tudor Revival house was built very slightly to the north of the Cottage for Pierce Morton (National Inventory of Architectural Heritage). Morton sold the house in 1850 to Samuel Moor, who sold it on privately to William Hague. This house had a rateable valuation of £65 at the time of Griffith’s Valuation and was occupied by George H. L’Estrange who held the property from William Hague of Cavan, father of William Hague, architect of Cavan and Dublin. In 1876 William Hague held 459 acres in county Cavan. In the 1880s Kilnacrott became the home of the Lynch family. In 1906, Charles Lynch was resident. He died in 1913 (see will administrations in the National Archives). From 1930 the building was used as a school by the Holy Trinity Priory. In 1954 a grant of arms was issued to the Rt Reverend Felim Cornelius Colwell, Lord Abbot of the Abbey of the Holy Trinity of the Canons Regular of Premontre at Kilnacrott, Co Cavan, and to the Community, see National Library, GO MS 111H: 27-28. Kilnacrott is now known as the Cavan Centre, a ‘Residential Centre for Education and Community Development’, see http://www.cavancentre.ie/
Bob's Grove/Farren Connell	The Nugent home known as Bob’s Grove dates from the mid-18th century. It was later known as Farren Connell possibly after alterations were made in the mid-19th century. In 1814, Oliver Nugent was resident at Bob’s Grove. In 1837, Lewis records Christopher E.J. Nugent as proprietor. At the time of Griffith’s Valuation Christopher’s representatives held the property in fee. It was valued at £24 for rates. Emily Nugent, a widow, was resident in 1901 and her son Colonel Oliver Nugent and his wife in 1911. Farren Connell continues to be the home of this family.
Dungummin House	Dungummin House with a very small demesne is named on the first edition six inch Ordnance Survey map (publ. 1837). In 1814 Leet records John Ingham of Dungimmon, Mount Nugent. Joseph Lynch was the occupier recorded in Griffith’s Valuation. He held the property, described as a herd’s house and valued at £12.10.0., from Thomas Whitney. Michael Palles Lynch of Dungimon, county Cavan and of Coola, county Westmeath, sixth son of Joseph Lynch of Roebuck House, county Cavan, is recorded in Walford’s 1910.
Lisnabrin	This house, located on the outskirts of Mount Nugent, was built after the first edition six inch Ordnance Survey map (publ. 1837) was compiled. John Love was the occupant in the 1850s, holding the property, valued at £13, from the Most Reverend J.G. Beresford. A Lynch family home at the beginning of the 20th century and still a residence.
Roebuck	Roebuck was a Lynch home from at least the early 19th century when Edward Lynch was recorded as resident in 1814. Lewis records W. Reilly as the proprietor of Roebuck. In the 1850s Joseph Lynch was the occupant recorded in Griffith’s Valuation, when the buildings were valued at £15 and held from the Representatives of William O’Reilly Adams. By 1906, Henry Galligan was occupying this 'mansion' house valued at £15 for rates and 365 acres of untenanted land.
Billis Grange	A house built after the first edition six inch Ordnance Survey map (publ. 1837) was surveyed. Mrs D. Delap was the owner and occupier in the mid-19th century when the buildings were valued at £13. There is a reference to W.C. Peyton of Billis Grange in a document in the Farnham Papers, Ms 11,499 (NLI). The building was possibly extended towards the end of the 19th century. The National Inventory of Architectural Heritage dates the present house c. 1890. The 25 inch map shows a substantial house in parkland with a lodge at the entrance gate. In 1906, Henry Sankey held over 300 untenanted acres in this locality including a building with a rateable valuation of £16.10.0. This house continues to be a family residence.
Eighter	On the first edition six inch Ordnance Survey map (publ. 1837) Eighter House, part of the estate of the Marquess of Headfort, is shown as set in a small demesne close to the shore of Lough Ramor. Henry Sargent was the occupier in the mid-19th century when the buildings were valued at £16. In the 1870s Eighter was the home of John Alexander Johnston, who owned 111 acres in the county in 1876. He was medical doctor and his wife had a connection with the Sargent family. Home of Michael M’Enroe in the 1920s. It appears to be extant. References to Eighter in the Small Private Collections of Cavan Library's Archives Service, P017/0084, P017/0104, P017/0125 & P017/0166.
Foxfield House	In 1814, Andrew Bell was resident at Foxfield (N435 888). In the 1850s John George Parr lived at Foxfield House, a residence on the other side of the road from the original Foxfield, which he held in fee. It was valued at £8 for rates. This house continues to be occupied.