Lowtown House

Houses within 15km of this house

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Houses within 15km of Lowtown House

Displaying 75 houses.

House name	Description
Carrick	Carrick House located near the eastern shore of Lough Ennell, named on the first edition OS map, this is an eight-bay two-storey house, built c.1740. It is recorded on the Taylor and Skinner maps of the late 1770s and was the home of the Fetherstonhaugh family. It was the residence of William Fetherstonhaugh (died 1851) in 1837 and held by his son, another William, in fee at the time of Griffith’s Valuation (publ. 1854) when the house was valued at £29. He married Alicia daughter of Thomas Berry and they had a son Francis Berry Fetherstonhaugh who married Elizabeth Hornidge of Calverstown. Their descendants were still living at Carrick in the 1920s.
Far View House	Far View House, an early 19th century two-bay, three storey house, originally a home of the North family. David North who married Catherine Pim was resident in 1837 and at the time of Griffith’s Valuation (publ. 1854), when the house was valued at £15 and held from Catherine Reynolds. The house was occupied by the Gavin family in the early 20th century.
West House	West House is a five-bay two-storey over a basement country, built about 1760, having projecting single-bay wings. O’Brien states that it was built by a family named West and that it was sold to Patrick Gavin in 1822 and that this family still live there. In 1814 it was the residence of Robert Johnston. At the time of Griffith’s Valuation (publ. 1854) it was valued at £9.10, occupied by Patrick Gavin and held from Catherine Reynolds.
Drumman Lodge	Drumman Lodge is named on first edition OS map. It is an early 19th century house of three-bays and two-storeys. In 1837 it was the home of T.M. Carew. At the time of Griffith’s Valuation (publ. 1854) Henry Green was the occupant, holding the house valued at £15 from an estate in Chancery, Rochfort v Brown. O’Brien writes that the Gavin family were resident between 1930s and 1980s and that the house has been recently restored.
Sidebrook House	Sidebrook house is marked on the first edition OS map and named on the 25 inch map. It is a four-bay two-storey house built in the early 19th century and may incorporate the fabric of an earlier house. Taylor and Skinner record a Rochfort Esq at Sidebrook in their maps surveyed 1777-1783. It was later in the ownership of a J. Rochfort in 1837. At the time of Griffith’s Valuation (publ. 1854) John Rochfort held the house valued at £11 with 600 acres from Cooper Rochfort. In the possession of the Lawrence family for most of the 20th century.
The Cottage	The Cottage, Gallstown, is named on both the first edition OS map and the 25 inch. This was the seat of the North family at the end of the 18th century (O’Brien). By 1814 Hugh Sheil was resident and Lewis records Mrs Sheil of The Cottage. This family was related to the Sheils of Gortlumly. The house was occupied by Margaret Sheil at the time of Griffith’s Valuation (publ. 1854), valued at £10 and held from Lord Kilmaine. Home of employees of Lord Kilmaine in the early 20th century. The house is no longer extant.
Gortumly	Lewis refers to John Sheil of Gortumly and a long building is evident in this townland on the first edition OS map. O’Brien writes that the Sheils were resident at Gortumly from the mid-18th century. Gortumly house is named on the 25 inch map and is located just south of the long building on the first edition map. O’Brien writes that the Sheils bequeathed the house to a Mr O’Neill about 1910. Patrick O’Neill, a farmer and clerk to the County Council, was resident with his family in 1911. The lands were later sold to the Land Commission and the house demolished.
Calverstown	Named on the first edition OS map, Calverstown House is a three-bay two-storey over basement house, built about 1800. Originally a Rochfort home it was occupied by Charles Rochfort in 1814. Calverstown House was the home of J. Hornidge in 1837. At the time of Griffith’s Valuation (publ. 1854) it was valued at £10, occupied by George Hornidge and held from Pilkington. Hornidge family members continued to live here until the mid-20th century.
Dalystown House	Dalystown House, marked on the first edition OS map and named on the 25 inch map. According to the Griffith’s Valuation map this was the house valued at £9 occupied by Samuel Cantrell who held it and 218 acres from James M Berry. This house was demolished.
Newcastle	A five-bay two-storey castellated country house, built or rebuilt in the mid-19th century by the Coffey family who bought the property from the Norths in the 1780s. It is now derelict. The National Built Heritage Service states that the remains of an earlier house built by the North family, c.1740, and a tower house built c.1640 can be seen to the rear (west). The Taylor and Skinner maps record Newcastle as the property of the Norths. In 1814 and 1837 Newcastle was the home of Christopher Coffey. At the time of Griffith’s Valuation (publ. 1854) Richard Coffey was resident, when the house valued at £30 was held from Charles B Marley. The house would appear to have been unoccupied at the beginning of the 20th century.
Claremount House	The original house is named on the first edition OS map and the present house on the 25 inch map. It is a four-bay two-storey country house built after Griffith’s Valuation (publ. 1854) and replaced an earlier Claremount House, located to the northwest and marked on the Taylor and Skinner maps of the late 1770s, when occupied by Tyrrell Esq. From the mid-18th century this property was leased by the Tyrrells from the Rochforts of Belvedere. The present house was built and remained the home of the Ronaldsons until 2015 when it was advertised for sale.
Enniscoffey	Named on the first edition OS map and the 25 inch map, this was a late 18th century two-bay, two-storey house built in front of an older house. In 1837 Mark Anthony Levinge was residence, as he was also at the time of Griffith’s Valuation (publ. 1854), when the house was valued at £34 and held with over 900 acres from Daniel Molloy. Tenison Levinge and his wife were the occupants in 1901 and 1911. The house is now demolished.
Woodville	Named on the first edition OS map, this is a three-bay two-storey over basement country house, built about 1785. At the time of Griffith’s Valuation (publ. 1854) it was the home of John G O’Keeffe, who held the house valued at £10.10 from Daniel Molloy. Functioned as a restaurant for a time and was recently for sale.
Gaybrook House	This house was built on land originally belonging to the Gay family who sold it to Ralph Smyth before the end of the 18th century. Smyth built the three-storey three-bay house which had extensive outbuildings and pleasure grounds as shown on the first edition OS map. Leet records him as the occupant in 1814 and his widow Mrs A Smyth was resident in 1837. Their son Robert was the occupant at the time of Griffith’s Valuation (publ. 1854) holding the house valued at £95 in fee. Col James Smyth and family were resident at the beginning of the 20th century. The house was demolished by the Land Commission about 1960 (boi).
Rathcam or Lemongrove House	Rathcam House, previously known as Lemongrove, is a four-bay two-storey house, built about 1830 to replace an earlier house. Lemmongrove is marked on the Taylor and Skinner maps of the late 1770s occupied by Wilton Esq. Joseph Lemmon of Lemmongrove is mentioned in a deed of assignment dated 1771. Leet records Joseph Lemon of Lemongrove in 1814. Valued at £18, it was occupied by John ‘Lennon’ at the time of Griffith’s Valuation (publ. 1854) and held from Christopher Wilson [Wilton?]. The Lemons were still resident at the beginning of the 20th century. John D Lemon was the occupant in 1906 when the mansion house was valued at £23 and held with 262 acres of untenanted land.
Kilbride	Kilbride House is a three-bay two-storey house, built about 1810 to the north of Kilbride Castle. The Norths were in possession of Kilbride in the 18th century and Mrs North was resident in Kilbride House in 1814. The list of subscribers to Lewis’ Topographical Dictionary in 1837 includes A J Pilkington of Kilbride Castle. He was married to Mary daughter of Roger North. At the time of Griffith’s Valuation (publ. 1854) the house valued at £9 was occupied by Abraham Pilkington who held it from the representatives of R W Cooper. James King and family were resident at Kilbride in 1901 and 1911.
Dunboden Park	Dunboden Park is named on the first edition OS map with pleasure grounds to the east. A late 18th century neoclassical country house built by the Rochforts, one of whom was murdered on the steps of the house in 1797. The house was reputedly remodelled by Sandham Symes (1807-1898), about 1860 for the Cooper Family of Markee Castle, county Sligo (boi). The Coopers purchased the estate after the death of Robert Rochfort in 1797 and remained in possession until the early 20th century. At the time of Griffith’s Valuation (publ. 1854) the house, offices, gatelodge and lodge were valued at £73. Anne Cooper was resident holding the property from Abraham Pilkington. By 1906 the valuation had increased to £93 and Colonel Edward Cooper was the occupant. The house was burnt in 1923. A mausoleum to Joshua Harry Cooper who died 1819 is located to the south of the ruins of the house.
Whitewell House	Originally a home of the North family and occupied by Arthur Grose in 1837. At the time of Griffith's Valuation (publ. 1854) Whitewell was the residence of John G Battersby MD, valued at £9.10 and held from John North. O'Brien records that Elinor widow of John Roger North died here in 1858 and that the lands and house were leased to Laurence and Michael Gavin in 1859. The Gavins still own the lands but the house is a ruin.
Larkfield House	Larkfield House, situated in the southern half of the small 17 acre townland of Clonmoyle, its demesne was situated to the south in the townland of Vilanstown. It is named on the first edition OS map. In 1837 it was occupied by Francis Pratt Smyth, who was also resident at the time of Griffith’s Valuation (publ. 1854) when the house was valued at £20.15 and held from Frederick Lestrange. Larkfield was still in the possession of the representatives of the Rev Samuel L’Estrange when it was part of a sale of Violetstown in the Encumbered Estates Court on 4 July 1874. Mrs Henrietta Hodson and her daughter occupied the house in 1901 and in 1911. The site is now a green field.
Lynn Lodge	Lynn Lodge previously known as Lynn House, as named on the first edition OS map. A three-bay two-storey house, built early 19th century by the Swift family, possibly incorporating the fabric of an earlier structure. Jonathon Swift (1667-1747) wrote letters from Lynn House. Lynn the property of Swift Esq is recorded on the Taylor and Skinner maps of the late 1770s. It was the residence of Meade Swift in 1814. Lynn House was in the ownership of R. Swift and was the residence of the Rev. G. M. Dennis in 1837. By 1850 the house was known as Lynn Lodge and was occupied by Toriano L’Estrange when the interest of Richard Swift in the property, consisting of the house and about 100 acres was for sale in the Encumbered Estates Court. Valued at £23 at the time of Griffith’s Valuation (publ. 1854), occupied by John Cronin and held from Terence D Nolan. In 1906 Charlotte Swifte occupied a mansion house valued at £23 at Lynn which she held with 72 acres of untenanted land. This house is now the centre of a stud.
Lynn House	Lynn House, situated close to the shore of Lough Ennell, is named on the 25 inch map at this location. A house, offices, gatelodge and lodge were all held by Richard Swift MD in fee at the time of Griffith’s Valuation (publ. 1854), when they were valued at £12. A building remains on this site.
La Mancha	La Mancha is situated facing Lough Ennell and named on the first edition OS map. This house was occupied by William Wynne in 1814 and was the property of Richard Swift in 1837, who held it in fee and valued at £18 at the time of Griffith’s Valuation (publ. 1854). This house is still extant.
Bloomfield	Bloomfield is named on the first edition OS map, situated close to the shore of Lough Ennell, it is now a hotel and leisure centre. O’Brien writes that the house was a long low two-storey nine-bay building now greatly altered. It was most likely built by the widow of the 2nd Earl of Belvedere after her marriage to Abraham Boyd in 1815. In 1837 Lewis records the Countess of Belvedere as the proprietor. Purchased [or leased] by Col John Caulfield of Benown/Harmony Hall in 1842 from George A Boyd who had inherited it from his mother. At the time of Griffith’s Valuation (publ. 1854) Col Caulfeild was the occupant holding the house valued at £40 from George A Boyd. Purchased by Charles B Marlay later in the 19th century. Functioned as a military hospital and convent in the 20th century until it became a hotel in the 1980s.
Lynnbury	Lynnbury, situated near the shore of Lough Ennell, is named on first edition OS map. It is a two-storey, three-bay late 18th century house building, home of Thomas Swift who married Frances Dennis. He died in 1803 and was succeeded by his eldest son Rev Meade Swift, (died 1837) who took the additional name of Dennis when he and his brother John inherited the estates of their uncle James Dennis, Lord Tracton (O’Brien). Richard Bourne resided in the house in 1837. At the time of Griffith’s Valuation (publ. 1854) the house was valued at £40, occupied by Captain Charles Wynne and held from Paul Meade Dennis. In 1906 Lynnbury, valued at £65 was occupied by Gustavus Rochfort Hyde, who held it with 83 acres of untenanted land, see Wade of Aughrim. This house has been restored in recent times.
Ennel Lodge/Fort William	Ennell Lodge, previously known as Fort William as shown on the first edition OS map. This is a three-bay two-storey over basement house, built about 1800. It was valued at £13 but unoccupied at the time of Griffith’s Valuation (publ. 1854). Eliza Dennis was the immediate lessor.
Belville Cottage	Belville Cottage, five-bay single-storey house, built about 1820, marked on the first edition OS map and named on the 25 inch map. At the time of Griffith’s Valuation (publ. 1854) it was occupied by Florence Mahony, held from Eliza Dennis and valued at £10.
Clonmoyle House	Clonmoyle House, Tullanisky, is a two-storey, three-bay over basement house. The present house was built after 1838 and replaced an earlier house as recorded on the first edition OS map. In 1814 the older house was the home of David Jones. O’Brien writes that David Jones married Frances, daughter of Alexander Swift of Lynn in 1771. By the time of Griffith’s Valuation (publ. 1854) Charles Joley or Joly was resident holding the house valued at £35 from Thomas Walsh. Henry E Joly was in possession in the 1870s.
Anneville	Anneville is named on the first edition OS map with a threshing mill nearby. It is a three-bay two-storey over basement country house, built about 1745. An early occupant was Isaac Smith who married Anne, daughter of John Lyons of Ladestown and the house was named after his wife. Anneville House was the home of the Rev. Thomas Robinson in 1814 and of William Robinson in 1837. The Hon Henry William Parnell, later 3rd Baron Congleton, was residing at Anneville at the time of Griffith’s Valuation (publ. 1854) when the house was valued at £23 and held from George A Boyd. He was still living there in 1876. He died in 1890. Robert McKenna, a farmer, and his siblings were living in the house as recorded in the censuses of 1901 and 1911. This house has been the home of the Walsh family in more recent times.
Belvidere/Belvedere	Belvidere is situated close to the shore of Lough Ennell with a ruined castle to the north west. It is a five-bay two-storey over basement former country house or fishing lodge built in the mid-18th century to designs by Richard Castle for Robert Rochfort, who became 1st Earl of Belvedere in 1757. Not long afterwards Rochfort made Belvedere his main home in preference to Gaulstown. Belvedere later passed on to the Marlay Family and then to Lt Col Howard-Bury. This house is very much associated with the Jealous wall, a sham folly, built to the south about 1760 to block out the view of Rochfort or Tudenham, the home of the 1st Earl’s brother George. Following the death of the 2nd Earl of Belvedere in 1814 Belvedere was inherited by his sister Jane, Countess of Lanesborough and descended to her great grandson Charles Brinsley Marlay. It was valued at £37 at the time of Griffith’s Valuation (publ. 1854) when he was resident. It’s valuation had increased to £47 by 1906. Following his death in 1912 he left Belvedere to his cousin, leader of the 1921 Mount Everest expedition Col Charles Howard Bury. When he died in 1963 he left Belvedere to a friend Rex Beaumont who sold the house in 1981 to Westmeath County Council who have restored the house and demesne in recent times. The house and gardens are open to the public and have become a major visitor attraction.
Tudenham Park/Rochfort	Rochfort later known as Tudenham Park was a seven-bay three-storey over basement country house, built in the early 1740s for George Rochfort, a brother of Robert Rochfort of Belvedere House 1st Earl. Like Belvedere it was designed by Richard Castle but was a much larger edifice. In 1837 Lewis describes Col Rochfort seat as ‘one of the finest mansions in the county’. The house was sold about this time to Sir Francis Hopkins Bt. He was resident at the time of Griffith’s Valuation (publ. 1854) when the house was valued at £90. Following his death in 1860 the property passed to his sister Anna Maria Tottenham who changed its name to Tudenham. It remained in Tottenham ownership into the 20th century, Charles Loftus Tottenham being the occupant in 1906, holding it with 440 acres of untenanted land. Deroofed in the 1950s it is now a fine ruin.
Tallyho	Tallyho is a five-bay two-storey country house, built in the late 18th century by Thomas Gerard or possibly the Hon R Rochfort as Taylor and Skinner’s map of the late 1770s indicates he was resident there. Thomas Gerrard was resident in 1814 and it was the residence of Mrs. Gerard in 1837. Valued at £15 it was occupied by Michael Hevey who held it in fee. Agnes Duthie, a dairy teacher, lived here in 1901 and George Orr, a land steward and family in 1911 holding the property from J B Marley. This house is now the centre of a stud farm.
Tyrrellstown	Tyrrellstown House, named on the first edition OS map, was a five-bay two-storey house, built c.1790, against the side of a Tyrrell tower house, probably by the Bomford family. Tyrrellstown House was the home of Benjamin Briggs in 1814 and of a Mr Briggs in 1837. At the time of Griffith’s Valuation (publ. 1854) John McCulloch held the house valued at £12 from David North, a nephew of Isaac Bomford. Purchased by the Ronan family in the 20th century. It is now demolished.
Gallstown	Gallstown/Gaulstown House was a large country house with extensive grounds as shown on the first edition OS map on which the house is named as Castletown, although the Taylor and Skinner map of the late 1770s refer to the house as Gaulstown Park. Its name changed to Gallstown House on the 25 inch map. It was an 18th century, three storey, seven-bay Palladian style house built by the 2nd Earl of Belvedere to replace the house in which his mother was imprisoned for over thirty years. In 1784 Sir John Browne of The Neale, Co Mayo, later 1st Baron Kilmaine, purchased the house from the 2nd Earl of Belvedere. Lord Kilmaine was recorded as resident in 1814, 1837 and at the time of Griffith’s Valuation (publ. 1854). Lewis refers to Gaulstown Park as the ‘splendid seat of Lord Kilmaine in the grounds of which is a very large larch tree, planted by Dean Swift’. The house was valued at £66 in the mid-19th century. O’Brien writes that the 5th Baron Kilmaine sold the house at Gallstown in 1918 and it was burnt in 1921 and the ruins demolished in the 1950s.
Annaskinnan	Annaskinnan, located just south of the Grand Canal and west of Hyde Park, this house had laid out gardens marked on the first edition OS map. It was part of the estates belonging to the Crown in the early 19th century. At the time of Griffith’s Valuation (publ. 1854) the house was valued at £13, occupied by William Garty and held from Alexander Montgomery. Members of the Garty family were still resident in 1901. Complex of buildings now located on the site.
Corbetstown	Corbetstown house, a D’Arcy home, is named on the first edition OS map. It is a three-bay two-storey over basement house, built about 1820. It must have replaced an earlier house as a D’Arcy is recorded at Corbetstown in the late 1770s. Francis D’Arcy was resident in 1814 and John D’Arcy in 1837. By the time of Griffith’s Valuation (publ. 1854) Joseph Purser was resident holding the house valued at £32 from the Earl of Longford. Occupied by Elizabeth and Frances Reynell in 1911, this house remains extant.
Curristown	Curristown House was a property in the ownership of the Purdon Family from about 1760. The house, a two-storey, three-bay late 18th century building, was the home of George Purdon in 1814 and 1837. Valued at £21 it was unoccupied at the time of Griffith’s Valuation (publ. 1854). Augustus C Purdon was the immediate lessor. Occupied by Algernon Briscoe and family in 1901, the house remained a Briscoe home until the mid-20th century. It was demolished in the late 20th century.
Derrymore	Derrymore House is described by O’Brien as a two-storey, five-bay house mid-18th century building. It is named on both the earliest OS 6 inch and 25 inch maps. In 1814 it was the home of Captain Daly and in 1837 Lewis describes it as the property of T J Fetherston Haugh of Bracklyn Castle. Still in Fetherstonhaugh possession at the time of Griffith’s Valuation (publ. 1854), it was occupied by Luke Nolan and valued at £15.10. The Nolan family were still resident at the beginning of the 20th century. The house is now a ruin.
Griffinstown	Griffinstown House, is a three-bay two-storey over a basement neoclassical house, built about 1820, with projecting Greek Ionic entrance porch (boi). It is located to the west of Kinnegad and was built for the Fetherstonhaugh family. O’Brien writes that Andrew Ennis bough Griffinstown about 1800 from the Smyths. There must have been an earlier house as the Taylor and Skinner maps of the 1770s and Leet in 1814 both record Smyths at Griffinstown. Andrew Ennis leased it to the Fetherstonhaughs and family members were resident in 1837 and at the time of Griffith’s Valuation (publ. 1854) when the house was valued at £48 and held from John Ennis. William Napier Magill was in possession at the time of the censuses of 1901 and 1911.
Huntingdon	Huntingdon, a five-bay two-storey over basement country house, built about 1770 by the Purdon family, it remained a Purdon home for all of the 19th century. Robert Purdon was resident in 1814 and 1837. Augustus Cooke Purdon held the house from Robert Purdon at the time of Griffith’s Valuation (publ. 1854), when it was valued at £20. Purdon family members were still resident in the early decades of the 20th century and the house remains extant.
Hydepark	Hyde Park, located north of Kinnegad, is a five-bay two-storey over basement country house, built about 1775 by James D’Arcy. This family were related to the D’Arcys of Corbetstown. John D’Arcy, son of James, was resident in 1814 and 1837. George D’Arcy, son of John, held the property in fee at the time of Griffith’s Valuation (publ. 1854) when the house was valued at £23. In 1906 George N Darcy is recorded as the occupant holding the property with 425 acres of untenanted land. Two D’Arcy sisters were living in Hyde Park in 1911.
Joristown	Joristown House, set in a large demesne, with a deer park to the west, as recorded on the first edition OS map, this was a Purdon home from the early 19th century as Peter Purdon was resident in 1814 and 1837. At the time of Griffith’s Valuation (publ. 1854) the house was unoccupied, valued at £16 and held from Augustus C Purdon. Shepherd Hugh Lambe was living in a house in Joristown with two of his cousins, held from General Purdon in 1901 and John Purdon in 1911. This house is now demolished.
Lisnabin Castle	Lisnabin House, located a short distance south east of Huntingdon, this three-bay two-storey castellated country house was built about 1824 by Edward Purdon to replace an earlier house that burnt down and which is referred to on the Taylor and Skinner maps of the late 1770s and by Leet in 1814 as the home of Edward Purdon. Described as 'a handsome castellated mansion recently erected', by Lewis, it was valued at £40 at the time of Griffith’s Valuation (publ. 1854) and was the residence of the same Edward Purdon who held it in fee. His son George Nugent Purdon of Lisnabin owned over 1,000 acres in the 1870s and it remained a Purdon home until the early 21st century when it was sold.
Riggs Villa/Greenhills	Located a short distance north west of Killucan, this building is named Riggs Villa on the first edition OS map and Greenhills on the 25 inch map. It is a three-bay two-storey house, built about 1830, with two-bay two-storey return to the northeast (boi). Riggville Cottage was the home of Edward Riggs in 1814 and of Anthony Fawcett at the time of Griffith’s Valuation (publ. 1854) when it was valued at £11.10 and held from the Earl of Longford. Two Fawcett sisters were living in Killucan at the time of the 1911 census. This house is extant.
Woodfort	Woodfort, named on the first edition OS map, situated in a small demesne. This was a five-bay two-storey house built about 1800 and altered in the mid-19th century. At the time of Griffith’s Valuation (publ. 1854) it was occupied by Edmond R Nugent, held from the Earl of Longford and valued at £10. Now part of an extensive business complex.
Riverstown House	Riverstown House, originally known as Rathwire House, this five-bay single-storey over basement villa, was built about 1830 and was associated with a former corn mill run by the Hannons (boi). Occupied by Benjamin Hannan, valued at £15 and held from the Earl of Longford at the time of Griffith’s Valuation (publ. 1854). Samuel Clarke, agent and his wife lived here in 1901 and William Bailey, ex RIC and land agent’s assistant and his family were resident in 1911. It was bought by a Father O'Rourke in 1935 who opened the first Camillian Juniorate in Ireland here in 1949, it now functions as St Camillus Care Centre.
Wardenstown	Wardenstown is a five-bay two-storey early 18th century country house, built c.1810 possibly incorporating the fabric of an earlier house. The house is believed to have been three-storey high when built but was later reduced in height following a fire (boi). The Berry family lived at Wardenstown in the early 18th century. The Wardenstown Papers record that the estate was later acquired by the Vandeleur family from Kilrush, Co Clare through a connection with the Knight of Kerry (PRONI D3549/F). It is probable that the Vandeleurs built the present house. In 1814 George Webb lived at Wardenstown and in 1837 T M Webb. At the time of Griffith’s Valuation (publ. 1854) Capt Crofton Thomas Vandeleur occupied the house valued at £20 and held from the Knight of Kerry and other Fitzgerald family members. Capt Crofton T. Vandeleur, lived here in the 1870s and it was still the home of members of the Vandeleur family in the early years of the 20th century. In more recent times the home of the Potterton family.
Clonlost	Clonlost house is shown amidst a large demesne on the first OS map. The Nugent family were settled at Clonlost from the 17th century. The house was a two-storey, five-bay, late 18th century building (O’Brien). In 1814 it was the home of Lt Col Nugent. Lewis records it as the ‘ancient family seat of J Nugent’. At the time of Griffith’s Valuation (publ. 1854) Captain John J Nugent held it in fee when the house was valued at £40 and he owned an estate of over 3,000 acres in the 1870s. His daughter married William Lamb Palmer of Rahan, Co Kildare and it was their son Charles Colley Palmer who inherited Clonlost. Members of the Palmer family were still resident in the early years of the 20th century. The house is now a ruin.
Cooksborough House	Cooksborough House is named on the first edition OS map but greatly altered by the time of the 25 inch map. The Cooke family were settled here from the 17th century. O’Brien writes that it was ‘a large rambling mainly Georgian house’. It was the home of many generations of the Cooke family. It is marked on the Taylor and Skinner map of the 1770s, Robert Cooke was resident in 1814 and Lewis refers to the ‘fine mansion of the Cooke family’ in 1837. The eccentric family member Adolphus Cooke lived here at the time of Griffith’s Valuation (publ. 1854), holding the house in fee. It was valued at £35. After his death in 1876 and the litigation that followed the house passed into the possession of Edward Michael Pakenham, a younger son of the 4th Earl of Longford, to whom he had bequeathed it. A caretaker Thomas Keenan and his family were resident in 1901 and in 1906 the Rt Hon E M Pakenham is recorded as the occupant. The house was demolished many years ago.
Edmondstown	Edmondstown named on both the first six inch and 25 inch OS maps. At the time of Griffith’s Valuation (publ. 1854) Richard W Reynell was the occupier, holding the house valued at £10 from the representatives of Marcus Sinnott. Buildings remain at the site.
Killynan House	Killynan House was located on the border between the two Killynan townlands of Pratt and Cooke. It was the home of the Reynell family who held it from the Winter family. Reverend Edward Reynell is recorded on the Taylor and Skinner maps of the late 1770s and was resident until his death in 1788. He was succeeded by his son Richard who occupied the house in 1814 and 1837. Richard was later succeeded by his son, Richard Winter Reynell, who died in 1887. The Reynells were related to the Winter family. This house is now demolished but outbuildings survive.
Clondrisse House	Clondrisse House, a small building marked on the first edition OS map and named on the 25 inch map. A small two-bay two-storey over basement house built about 1800 and extended in the late 19th century. O’Brien writes that it was the home of Myles O’Reilly in the first two decades of the 19th century. Rev Francis Winter, vicar of the nearby St. John the Baptist's Church of Ireland church was the occupant in the 1840s while Rodney Purdon was resident at the time of Griffith’s Valuation (publ. 1854), holding the house valued at £16, from Samuel Winter. Home of Major John Purdon retired in 1911.
Knockdrin Castle	A Gothic Revival castle built about 1815; it is not recorded by Leet. Located east of Lough Owel and north of Lough Drin, this castle was built by Sir Richard Levinge (1785-1848) 6th Bt to replace High Park, the Levinges’ old family home and was designed, most probably, by James Shiel. It was valued at £100 in 1906. The Castle remained the home of the Levinge family until the mid-20th century when it was sold. It is now the home of the Prondzyunski family.
Rathconnell Court	Rathconnell Court is named on the first edition OS map and marked as ruins on the 25 inch map of the early 20th century. It was the home of the Adams family and was marked on the Taylor and Skinner maps of the 1770s. Occupied by Francis Adams in the early 19th century and by J Adams in 1837. Francis Adams was resident at the time of Griffith’s Valuation (publ. 1854) holding the house valued at £18 in fee.
Reynella	Reynella House is a seven-bay two-storey country house on T-shaped plan built about 1770 by Richard Reynell. In 1814 it was the seat of Richard M Reynell and in 1837 Lewis records that Reynella was 'the elegant residence of the late R. M. Reynell, Esq., now the property of a minor, situated in a fine demesne, adorned with a lake and extensive plantations'. Valued at £27 it was occupied by John Rynd at the time of Griffith’s Valuation (publ. 1854) and held from Blayney T Balfour. This house was home to the broadcaster Marian Finucane and her husband in the 1980s and was a guest house in more recent years.
Ballinderry Cottage	Ballinderry cottage, named on both the first six inch and 25 inch maps, Ballinderry was originally a home of William Judge of Mosstown (O’Brien). Located on the southern outskirts of Mullingar, at the time of Griffith’s Valuation (publ. 1854) Godfrey Fetherstonhaugh held the building valued at £11 from Anne ‘Cowper’ or Cooper. Home of the Bayley family at the beginning of the 20th century. O’Brien writes that a hospital now stands on the site.
Ballyglass	Ballyglass, a four-bay two-storey house, built about 1820, is named on both the first six inch and 25 inch OS maps and located just north east of St Finian’s College near Mullingar. In 1814 it was the home of John McLaughlin. At the time of Griffith’s Valuation (publ. 1854) James William McLoughlin resided, holding the house valued at £16.10 in fee. This house is still extant.
Charlestown House	Charlestown House, Balnamona, is named on both the first six inch and 25 inch maps. It was the home of Tennison Lyons in 1814. Hill J M Walsh was resident here at the time of Griffith’s Valuation (publ. 1854) when the house was valued at £15 and held from John C Lyons. There is a building still on the site, part of Charlestown stud.
Clonard House	Bellview, now known as Clonard House, is a two-bay two-storey over basement house, built about 1800, located in the town of Mullingar, home of the Walsh family. Robert Walsh was resident in 1814 and Thomas Walsh in 1837. He was still resident at the time of Griffith’s Valuation (publ. 1854), when the house was valued at £40 and held in fee. In 1876 Thomas Walsh of Bellvue owned 528 acres. In the mid-20th century this house was the residence of the Catholic Bishop of Meath. Since then it has been a tourism headquarters and an entertainment venue (O’Brien) and was for sale in 2022.
Culleen House	Culleen House is marked on the first edition OS map and had greatly expanded by the time of 25 inch, only the outbuildings remain now. O’Brien describes it as long, low seven-bay, two storey early Victorian house, purchased by Mr Mc Loughlin, a Dublin merchant, from Sir John de Blaquiere of Portloman. A Thomas McEvoy occupied Culleen in 1814. It was later sold to Godfrey Levinge, a grandson of the 4th Baronet, who was resident at the time of Griffith’s Valuation (publ. 1854), holding the house, valued at £30 in fee. Home of Thomas M Reddy and family at the time of the 1901 and 1911 censuses. This house is no longer extant.
Ladestown	Ladestown House, sometimes known as Ladytown or Ladystown, home of the Lyons family, was in existence when the Taylor and Skinner maps were compiled at the end of the 1770s but was rebuilt about 1823 as a five-bay two-storey over basement house. From 1814 to the 1850s, the author John Charles Lyons is recorded as the occupier. At the time of Griffith’s Valuation (publ. 1854) he held the property in fee and the house was valued at £44. The Lyons family continued to live at Ladestown in the early years of the 20th century. The house is now demolished but outbuildings survive which are home to a riding school.
Annebrook	Annbrook or Annebrook in the town of Mullingar was originally a three-bay two-storey over basement house, built about 1810. It was the home of Dr Robert Barlow in 1837 and at the time of Griffith’s Valuation (publ. 1854), when it was valued at £38 and held from the Earl of Granard. Still a doctor’s residence in 1911 when Dr Joseph Dillon Kelly and his wife lived at Annebrook. Now functions as a hotel, the Annebrook House Hotel. See https://www.annebrook.ie/
Monte Video/Prospect	This house was named Monte Video on the first edition OS map and as Prospect on the 25 inch map. A doctor’s residence at the time of Griffith’s Valuation (publ. 1854) when Dr Ferguson was in occupation. Valued at £13 it was held from Anne Cowper or Cooper. It was originally located on the outskirts of Mullingar but is now surrounded by a housing estate
Springfield (Mullingar)	Springfield, on the outskirts of Mullingar, is named on both the first six inch and 25 inch maps. At the time of Griffith’s Valuation (publ. 1854) it was occupied by Thomas Tuite, held from Charlotte Tighe and valued at £20. Now demolished and replaced by Assumption Villas.
Sheepstown House	Sheepstown house is named on the early 20th century 25 inch OS map. At the time of Griffith’s Valuation (publ. 1854) it was occupied by James Seery, valued at £15 and held from the representatives of Robert M Tighe. The Seery family were still resident at the beginning of the 20th century. This house is extant.
Dardistown	Dardistown, described by O’Brien as a two-storey, three-bay Georgian house, a Fetherstonhaugh home in the late 18th century. In 1837 Lewis records ‘Durdistown’ as the seat of Theobald Fetherstonhaugh. By the time of Griffith’s Valuation (publ. 1854) the Metge family was in possession. John Branigan held the house valued at £12 from John C ‘Medge’ Metge. The Simons family were living in a first class house at Dardistown at the beginning of the 20th century. Buildings still occupy the site.
Killagh House	Killagh House, named on the first edition OS map with a tuck mill and two corn mills closeby. This five-bay two-storey house was built about 1740 and a three-storey tower house is connected to the rear. At the time of Griffith’s Valuation (publ. 1854) it was valued at £10, occupied by Patrick Connell and held from Sir John Nugent. This building is no longer in use. https://www.antaisce.org/killagh-house-killeagh
Rockview House	Rockview House is a three-bay three-storey building over a basement. It was built in the early 19th century (but not recorded by Leet) for the Fetherstonhaugh family. In 1837 Mrs Richard Fetherstonhaugh was resident. At the time of Griffith’s Valuation (publ. 1854) her son Richard occupied the house, valued at £70 and held from Thomas J Fetherstonhaugh. The Fetherstonhaugh family continued to occupy the house well into the 20th century and it remains a private residence.
Sallyview	Sallyview is mentioned in The Parliamentary Gazetteer of 1846 but no occupant is given. The building is marked on the first edition OS map and named Sallyview although altered in shape on the 25 inch map. Valued at £14.10 at the time of Griffith’s Valuation (publ. 1854), occupied by John and Christopher Plunkett and held from Michael Plunkett, now a green field site.
Bracklyn House	On the first edition OS map Bracklin House is set in an extensive demesne with gardens, plantation and outbuildings. It is a five-bay two-storey over basement neoclassical country house, built in the late 18th century by a branch of the Fetherstonhaugh family on land acquired from the Pakenham Family of Tullynally Castle, Castlepollard. Single storey wings were added in 1910. James Fetherstonhaugh was resident in 1814 and his son Thomas James in 1837. At the time of Griffith’s Valuation (publ. 1854) Anne Gavan was the occupant holding the house valued at £70 from Thomas James Fetherstonhaugh. At the beginning of the 20th century Captain Cecil Howard Digby Fetherstonhaugh and family lived at Bracklin. In 1906 the buildings were valued at £60 and held with 2,300 acres of untenanted land. O’Brien writes that in recent times Mr and Mrs Sean Murphy have restored the house.
Dysart	Dysart, located south of Delvin, is a three-bay two-storey over basement Palladian house built about 1757, for the Ogle family to designs by George Pentland. In 1814 and 1837 Nicholas Ogle was resident. By the time of Griffith’s Valuation (publ. 1854) Henry Ogle was the occupant holding the house valued at £25 in fee. The Ogle family still live here.
Craddanstown House	A building is marked on the first edition OS map at this site which is greatly expanded and named on the 25 inch map as Craddanstown House. The originally house probably dates from the early 19th century and the building was extensively altered sometime in the mid-19th century. Valued at £10 and occupied by James Gibson at the time of Griffiths Valuation (publ. 1854), when it was held from the Earl of Longford. James Gibson and family were still resident at the beginning of the 20th century.
Craddanstown Lodge	Craddanstown Lodge is named on the first edition OS map as Craddanstown House, and on 25 inch as Craddanstown Lodge. It is a three-bay two-storey house, built about 1800, with two storey wings on each side. Craddenstown House was the home of Lockhart Ramage in 1814 and 1837 so must refer to the Lodge. Lockhart Ramage was resident at the time of Griffith’s Valuation (publ. 1854), when the house was valued at £17 and held from the Earl of Longford. The census of 1911 records Lockhart Ramage aged 82, gentleman farmer, as head of the household. O’Brien writes that the house was sold in 2013 and it was on the market again in 2017. This house was more substantial than the other Craddanstown until the other was altered about 1860.
Grange Beg House	Grange Beg House, located just north west of Shay Murtagh Pre Cast Ltd is named on both the first edition six inch OS and 25 inch maps. It was a five-bay two-storey over basement house, built about 1730 (boi). D’Arcy of Grangebeg is recorded on the Taylor and Skinner maps of the late 1770s. The D’Arcys seem to have gained possession through marriage with a Judge heiress. The property is referred to as an ‘excellent dwelling-house and extensive farm-yard and offices, all slated’ in a D’Arcy sale rental of 7 May 1850. At the time of Griffith’s Valuation (publ. 1854) Thomas Gibson was resident, holding the house valued at £17 from John Wilson. This house was still the home of members of the Gibson family at the beginning of the 20th century but is now derelict.
Grange More House	Grange More House, located in a large demesne on the first edition OS map. It was a five-bay three-storey over basement house, built in 1823 by John Fetherston inherited by his nephew Edward Briscoe of Riverdale (O’Brien). There must have been an earlier house as the Taylor and Skinner maps of the late 1770s mention Grangemore of Fetherston Esq. Leet records John Fetherston of Grangemore, Killucan in 1814 and it was the seat of Edward Briscoe in 1837 when it was described as 'a handsome house in a well-planted demesne'. Valued at £60 it was occupied by Captain William Graham at the time of Griffith’s Valuation (publ. 1854) and held from the Briscoes minors. The mansion house at Grange More was in the occupation of Augusta E Magan in 1906 [she had died in 1905] who held it with 1,922 acres of untenanted land. It is now a ruin.
Riverdale	Riverdale, located just south east of the industrial complex Shay Murtagh Pre Cast Ltd, it is named on both the first edition six inch and 25 inch maps. Home of W T Briscoe in 1837 and Griffith’s Valuation (publ. 1854) records William Briscoe as the occupant, holding the house valued at £30 from Alexander Montgomery. O’Brien records this house as demolished.