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Coolamber Manor [Cloonshannagh]

Houses within 5km of this house

Displaying 15 houses.

Houses within 5km of Coolamber Manor [Cloonshannagh]

Displaying 15 houses.

House name Description
Castle Nugent At the time of Griffiths Valuation in the 1850s, William Webb was leasing this property from Arthur Kingston, when it was valued at £18. It was also recorded by Lewis as the seat of W. Webb in 1837. IN 1814 Leet referred to it as the residence of John West. The National Built Heritage Service suggests it was built c.1775. It is still extant but disused. Photo of Castle Nugent
Moorhill House At the time of Griffiths Valuation in the 1850s, John Simpson was leasing this property from Major Blackall’s estate, when it was valued at £26. It is still extant. Photo of Moorhill House
Lisryan James Ennis was leasing this property from the Blackall estate at the time of Griffiths Valuation in the early 1850s, when it was valued at over £20. It is not labelled on any edition of the Ordnance Survey map, though a much-expanded building is shown on the 25-inch edition. The site is now occupied by a modern house.
Moneyhoolaghan House Benjamin Lloyd was leasing Moneyhoolaghan from the Blackall estate at the time of Griffiths Valuation in the early 1850s, when it was valued at £16. The National Built Heritage Service suggests the current house was built c.1880. It is still extant. Photo of Moneyhoolaghan House
Coolamber Philip O’Reilly was leasing this property from the Blackall estate at the time of Griffiths Valuation, when it was valued at almost £23. The property was associated with the Blackall family by whom, according to O'Brien, it was built c.1830. Later in the nineteenth century it came into the possession of the O’Reilly family. Towards the end of World War II it was, for a time, the home of Prince Ernest, Duke of Saxony. Since the early 21st century, it has been undergoing restoration and now serves as venue for occasional gardening courses. Photo of Coolamber
Mossvale The Ordnance Survey Name books of the 1830s noted Mossvale as the seat of J. Barber. At the time of Griffiths Valuation. in the early 1850s, it was being leased from the Hamilton estate by William Lewis, when it was valued at £20. It was later demolished but the stables and other estate architecture survives. Photo of Mossvale
Clonwhelan Richard White held this property in fee at the time of Griffiths Valuation when it was valued at £15. In 1814 Leet referred to it as the residence of Miss Godley. James Bond was the occupier at the time of the initial valuation in 1839 when it was valued at £12. It is still extant Photo of Clonwhelan
Killasona House Killasona House was occupied by Owen McCormack at the time of Griffiths Valuation in the early 1850s when it was valued at £10. It was leased from Richard Greville’s estate. McCormick was recorded as the owner of over 400 acres in County Longford in the 1870s. In 1906 it was owned by Richard Davoron and valued at over £17. It is still extant but disused. Photo of Killasona House
Kilmore House (Westmeath) At the time of Griffiths Valuation, Kilmore House was leased by Reverend Francis Kane from Reverend William Bowles and was valued at £10. The house is not visible on the 1st edition OS map but is labelled Kilmore House on the 25-inch edition. It is still extant and part of a farming enterprise. Lewis noted that the living of Kilmore was in the patronage of Fulke Greville in 1837. Reverend Francis Kane was afterwards rector of the parish of Fenagh, County Leitrim, from 1869 until his death in 1882. He had previously been vicar in the parish of Russagh, nearby to Street, County Westmeath, 1848-1855.
Toneen Lodge At the time of Griffiths Valuation in the early 1850s, Nathaniel Callwell held this property in fee when it was valued at £25. A house labelled Toneen lodge is shown on the 1st edition Ordnance survey map at N343782. It is described as a small house in the Ordnance Survey Name Books. The current house, situated a short distance away, is labelled Toneen Lodge on the 25-inch edition of the early 20th century and is still extant. Photo of Toneen Lodge
Daramona House The National Built Heritage Service suggests this house was built c.1850 by the Wilson family. In later times there was also an observatory at the site. At the time of Griffiths Valuation, it was held in fee by William Wilson and valued at over £28. In 1906 it was owned by John Wilson and valued at almost £73. It is still extant though apparently not in use. Photo of Daramona House
Cartroncar House Richard Taylor was leasing this property from Thomas Bond’s estate at the time of Griffiths Valuation, when it was valued at £25. In 1835 James Bond was recorded by the valuers as the occupier and the house had a valuation of £32. The Ordnance Survey Name Books note the existence of the house and demesne of Cartroncar in the townland, 'the seat of J.W. Bond'. It is still extant but disused. Photo of Cartroncar House
Tully (Granard) A steward’s house owned by Willougby Bond was located at Tully and valued at £15 at the time of Griffiths Valuation in the 1850s. The National Inventory of Architectural Heritage suggests this site had a long history dating back to an O'Farrell castle in the 17th century and later occupied by Newcomen and Wilson families before becoming part of the Bond estate. The Ordnance Survey Name Books mention that it was part of Major Bond's demesne with 'much old timber about the place'. Buildings still exist at this site.
Kildevin Moses Sproule was leasing this property from William H. Little at the time of Griffiths Valuation in the early 1850s, when it was valued at £36. O'Brien states that a name plaque at the property indicates the building of the house by Robert Sproule in 1833. It was the residence of the Sproule family until the later part of the 19th century when it was acquired by Meredith Johnston and by the Tyndall family. It is still extant and has been offered for sale on a number of occasions since 2000. Photo of Kildevin
Kilmore House (Moygoish) At the time of Griffiths Valuation, Kilmore House was leased by Reverend Francis Kane from Reverend William Bowles and was valued at £10. The house is not visible on the 1st edition OS map but is labelled Kilmore House on the 25-inch edition. It is still extant and part of a farming enterprise. Reverend Francis Kane was afterwards rector of the parish of Fenagh, County Leitrim, from 1869 until his death in 1882. He had previously been vicar in the parish of Russagh, nearby to Street, County Westmeath, 1848-1855.