Jamestown Court

Houses within 5km of this house

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Houses within 5km of Jamestown Court

Displaying 8 houses.

House name	Description
Redmondstown	Redmondstown is named on the first edition OS map and 25 inch map. The National Built Heritage Service records that the main entrance was erected about 1800. In 1814 John Tisdall is recorded as resident. At the time of Griffith’s Valuation (publ. 1854) it was occupied by Frederick Hart who held the house valued at £10 from Jerome Tisdall. The house is now demolished.
Glenown/Clonown	Clonown is named on the first edition OS map. It is a three-bay two-storey over basement house, built c.1815 now known as Glenown (boi). At the time of Griffith’s Valuation (publ. 1854) Richard Fitzgerald was resident, holding the house valued at £18 in fee. In the mid-1870s his son Captain James is recorded at Clonown.
Charleville/Lunestown House	This building was named Charleville House on the first edition OS map and Lunestown House on the 25 inch map. A late 18th century five-bay two-storey over basement country house, built 1790 (keystone) and altered c. 1830 and c.1890. Charles Kelly built the house and its first name was derived from his Christian name. He was the occupant in 1814. In 1837 Lewis recorded Charleville as the seat of C Kelly and in the mid-19th century John Hubert Kelly held the house valued at £22 from William H Magan MP. Martin Charles Kelly JP and his wife Emily were resident in 1901 and 1911.
Togherstown	Togherstown House, named The Lodge on the first edition OS map with a small demesne. This is a three-bay two-storey over basement house, built before 1837 possibly incorporating the remains of an earlier house c.1700 built by Thomas Magan, High Sheriff of Co Westmeath. By 1837 Togherstown House was in the occupation of William Thomas Dillon (d. 1870). It was valued at £22 at the time of Griffith’s Valuation (publ. 1854), William T Dillon holding it from William H Magan MP. William Thomas Dillon was the son of Thomas Dillon of Lung, county Mayo and was married to Teresa daughter of Edmund Count Nugent of Ballinacor, county Westmeath. Margaret Treddin, widow and caretaker, and her family were resident in 1901 and 1911 holding the property from Julia Dillon of Dublin. The house was restored in the 21st century.
Streamstown House	Streamstown House, just north of the Mullingar to Athlone greenway and marked on the first edition OS map, is a five-bay two-storey over basement country house, built c.1820 (boi). The interest of John Thomas Barlow, assignee of James Nugent, in the mansion house and lands of Streamstown were for sale in the Encumbered Estates Court on 12 February 1852. The property was held under a lease for lives for ever, the last renewal in 1846 was from William Palmer to John Thomas Barlow. At the time of Griffith’s Valuation (publ. 1854) Streamstown was the residence of Captain James H Dickson, valued at £20 and held from William Palmer. By 1906 Anne Somers was in occupation.
Ballyhast House	Ballyhast House is named on the first edition OS map and the 25 inch map. At the time of Griffith’s Valuation (publ. 1854) it was valued at £12, occupied by Rose Colgan and held from Alicia O’Connor Malone (in Chancery). Eugene Charles Dennis Colgan, farmer, was resident in 1901 and also in 1911 when his wife and family are recorded in the census. There is a building still at the site, the centre of a stud farm.
Middleton Park	Middleton House is marked on the first edition OS map (1838), with extensive gardens to the south east. The present house is a six-bay two-storey over basement country house, built c.1850, in an Italianate style to designs by George Papworth (1781-1855) for George Augustus Boyd. He was resident at the time of Griffith’s Valuation (publ. 1854) when the building was valued at £100. It replaced an earlier smaller-scale house on the site, the property of James M Berry, who was resident in 1814 while W Hudson was the occupant in 1837 holding it from Berry. The present house remained in the Boyd-Rochfort family until 1958 and has had a number of owners since then, one of whom Barney Curly sold it through conducting a raffle. It has since been a hotel and was on the market again in 2023.
Rockfield	Rockfield is named on the first edition OS map, this three-bay two-storey house was built c.1785. For sale in 1853 when the 'mansion house' was not in full repair. Mark Colgan was the tenant. It was held on a lease from Nicholas and Francis Evans. At the time of Griffith’s Valuation (publ. 1854) it was occupied by Marcus Colgan and held from John Elliott. It was valued at £13. Joseph Clavin, farmer and his family were the occupants in the early 20th century. This house is till part of a farm complex.