| Description |
William Stanford of Bilberry Hill was High Sheriff of county Cavan in 1774. This house was the home of the Irwin family from at least 1790 when Daniel Irwin of Bilberry Hill married a Miss E. Faris of Cloncorick. Leet records David Irwin as resident in 1814 and Jane Elvin [Irwin] was the occupant in the 1850s holding the property valued at £10.10.0. from Thomas Irvine [Irwin]. Jane Irwin died at Bilberry Hill in 1876 (Cavan Weekly News, 28 July 1876). The Irwins were succeeded by the Berrys of Berrymount to whom they were related. This house is no longer extant. |
