Ardbear House

Houses within 10km of this house

Displaying 19 houses.

Houses within 10km of Ardbear House

Displaying 19 houses.

House name	Description
Shanboolard Hall	Built post 1838, occupied by E. Whitwell at the time of Griffith's Valuation and later by the Acheson family who were strong promoters of the Galway to Clifden railway. Bought by the Armstrongs in 1890s and in the possession of their descendants for most of the 20th century. Sold to Ashley Mathews following the death of Graham Tulloch in 1990.
Bunowen Castle	Originally the site of an O'Flaherty castle and occupied by the Geoghegans. Their descendant John Augustus O'Neill built a new castle residence at the foot of the Hill of Doon which he was unable to complete. Bought by the Blakes of Towerhill in 1852 and used as a summer residence. It is now a ruin.
Rosleague	This townland appears to have been leased to the Ffrenches of Castlefrench, county Galway by the D'Arcys of Houndswood and Gorteen, county Mayo on 31 Oct 1800. In the 20th century Rosleague House was leased for a time to Miss Robinson, the former head of the French School, Bray, county Wicklow. Sold by the Brownes to the O'Briens who sold on to the Foyles. The house now functions as the Rosleague Manor Hotel. http://www.rosleague.com/
Streamstown	The property of the Coneys family since the early 19th century, though sometimes leased to others. It was occupied by James McCreight at the time of Griffith's Valuation, when it was valued at £14. It is still extant and occupied.
Clifden Castle	Built circa 1818 by John D'Arcy and home to his family until 1850 when it was sold to Thomas Eyre. Left by him to his nephew John Joseph Eyre and sold by his representatives to a local butcher in 1917. It is now a ruin. A lithograph of the house is part of the sales rental 1850.
Letterfrack	Originally a farm house built by John Ellis, it later became a monastery and a community craft shop.	$Photo of Letterfrack$
Munga Lodge	At the time of Griffith's Valuation the townland of Munga was owned by John Geraghty. The Frewens later built a two-storey house at Munga and continued to use the house until the 1930s. It is now a ruin.
Ballinakill Lodge	A house built in the early 1840s for the Graham family. Occupied by Minnie Graham in 1906. In 1907 it was accidently burnt and never rebuilt.
Ballinaboy House	A mid 19th century house, home of the Morris family. The townland was held by Anthony Morris at the time of Griffith's Valuation when he owned a house valued at £3 10s. Ballinaboy has been enlarged and is still occupied.
Ross House	Originally a Coastguard residence, bought by Thomas Young Prior in the late 1840s. Extended by the Tullochs and used as a dower house for Shanboolard. The house was sold by the Congested Districts' Board to Dr Alfred Irwin and it was in the possession of the Irwin family for most of the 20th century. Now owned by Neville Figgis.
Errislannan Manor	Originally a shooting lodge, extended by the Wall family and renamed. It remained in the ownership of the Walls and their descendants until 1958 when it was sold to Doctor Donal Brooks and his wife Stephanie who run a Connemara Pony Stud and trekking centre.
Cartron	Built by Joseph Reville at a cost of nearly £1,000, Cartron was held by the Revilles under a lease dated 31 Oct 1856 from Robert Graham to Richard Reville for 3 lives and 87 years. The home of a member of the Lushington Tulloch family in 1906 and still remains in the possession of a descendent of this family.
Crocknaraw/Rockfield House	Built in the early 1850s, when it was known as Rockfield, possibly by Thomas Butler who occupied it at the time of Griffith's Valuation. It later became a Protestant boys' orphanage. In the later 20th century known as Crocknaraw Guest House and renowned for its beautiful gardens.
Doon	The home of the Reverend Anthony Magee at the time of Griffith's Valuation.
Ardagh House	At the time of Griffith's Valuation, Ardagh was held by Richard Foreman as a herd's house valued at £2, together with almost 1000 acres. It is labelled Ardagh House on the 25-inch Ordnance Survey map of the 1890s. A house still exists at the site.
Garraunbaun	Built by Charles Palmer Archer in the 1850s, it later became the home of the Duane family. Home of the Lavelle family in the 1930s who sold it to Colonel Alfred Irwin. Restored and renovated by the present owner Neil O'Donohue in 2005.
Doohulla Lodge	Located on the east side of Ballyconnelly Bay beside Callow Bridge, John Boswell was in possession of a house valued at £1. 5 shillings here at the time of Griffith's Valuation. Doohulla Lodge is marked on the later 19th century maps close to the Atlantic shore and was run as The Fishery Restaurant in the 1970s. This building is still in existence.
Shinnanagh	Valued at £6 at the time of Griffith's Valuation and occupied by Gartside Shea who held the property from Edmund O'Flaherty. Some ruins remain at the site.
Emlaghmore Lodge	Michael Fitzgerald held a herd's house and offices, valued at £7.17 shillings from John Boswell in the townland of Emlaghmore at the time of Griffith's Valuation. Emlaghmore Lodge, formerly known as Emlaghmore House, was erected however in the early 1860s, probably by William Young. Bought by the Tinne family in 1924 and used as a holiday home until the 1960s when it became their permanent home. Emlaghmore Lodge now functions as a guest house run by the Tinne family see http://www.emlaghmore.com/