Ballyglass

Houses within 10km of this house

Displaying 52 houses.

Houses within 10km of Ballyglass

Displaying 52 houses.

House name	Description
Kill House	Kill house marked on first edition OS map and the 25 inch map is located a short distance west of Sonna. At the time of Griffith’s Valuation (publ. 1854) it was valued at £17, occupied by Maria McCormick and held from George Thompson. It appears to be still extant with courtyard outbuildings.
Knocknacreeve House	A building is marked at this site on the first edition OS map and a building of a different shape named Knocknacreeve House on 25 inch map. Richard Ham occupied this house valued at £14 which he held from Robert Smith, at the time of Griffith’s Valuation (publ. 1854). It is now the centre of a farm complex of buildings.
Sonna	Set in a substantial demesne as shown of the first edition OS map, the building is slightly altered in shape from this map to the 25 inch map. The house was a three-storey, seven-bay mid-18th century Palladian style mansion. It was the home of the Tuite family and remained as such until it was burnt in 1921. Described in 1837 by Lewis - ‘Sonna for upwards of six centuries, the seat of the Tuite family, is at present the residence of Hugh Morgan Tuite… the house is a light and elegant building, in a well planted demesne’. O’Brien gives a detailed account of the family. The estate consisting of 638 acres was sold to the Land Commission in 1928. See https://www.tuites1.com/424198848.html
Jamestown House	Jamestown House was not built at the time of the first edition OS map. Situated on the main Mullingar to Athlone road the house, three-bay two-storey over basement house, was occupied by James Brabazon at the time of Griffith’s Valuation (publ. 1854) when the building was valued at £12 and held from Walter McK Bond.
Barrettstown	Barrettstown House was not built at the time of the first edition OS map (c. 1837). It is located just south of the railway line. At the time of Griffith’s Valuation (publ. 1854) it was valued at £22 and occupied by Thomas Murray who held the property from John Savage Nugent. Still occupied by the Murray family in 1911, this house is extant.
Dysart House	Dysart House was in ruins at the time the first edition OS map was compiled in the 1830s The Nugent family were resident here in the 18th century. Nugent of Desert is recorded on the Taylor and Skinner maps of the late 1770s. Lavallin Nugent born in 1722 died unmarried and the property was inherited by his brother John. When he died in 1812 it passed to his nephew Andrew Savage of Portaferry, Co Down who took the additional name of Nugent. Andrew Savage Nugent never lived at Dysart and it became a ruin.
Wilson's Hospital	Wilson's Hospital School erected on the summit of a hill, was founded by a trust set up by Andrew Wilson of Piersfield [Piercefield]. The National Built Heritage Service records that Wilson stated in his will of 1724 that in the event of there being no direct male heirs to his estate that it, and all its profits, be transferred to the Church of Ireland hierarchy and used to build a hospital for aged Protestant men and a school for poor Protestant boys. This was the case by 1743 and the school was completed in 1761. ‘Wilson's Hospital is one of the finest and most sophisticated mid-Georgian buildings constructed outside of Dublin. Its design has been attributed John Pentland, a noted architect of his day, and it is built in the style of a Palladian country house’ (boi). It is a seven-bay two-storey building which was valued at £90 at the time of Griffith’s Valuation (publ. 1854) and continues to function as a secondary co-educational boarding school today.
Clanhugh	Named on the first edition OS map as Clanhugh Lodge overlooking Lough Owel, later rebuilt as shown on the 25 inch map when it is named Clonhugh. The earlier house Clanhugh Lodge was the residence of the Earl of Granard in 1814 and in 1837 described as a lodge belonging to Lord Forbes. Valued at £12 the building was occupied by James Lugden who held it from the Earl at the time of Griffith’s Valuation (publ. 1854). The present five-bay two-storey Italianate country house, was built in 1867, to the design of William Caldbeck (1824-1872), for Colonel F.S. Greville, later Lord Greville, who purchased much of the Forbes lands in this area in 1859. Francis Nulty of Kells was the builder. Occupied by the Harvey-Kelly and Beirne families in the 20th century.
Rathbennett House	Rathbennett House, formerly known as Farra House, originally functioned as Bunbrosna Charter School. Built c.1758 with a bequest from the will of the Rev. William Wilson, the nephew and heir of Andrew Wilson, the benefactor of Wilson's Hospital. Farra Charter School is recorded by Lewis in 1837 and was still recorded as a charter school with offices at the time of Griffith’s Valuation (publ. 1854) when the building was valued at £30. It was held by the trustees of Wilson’s Hospital in fee. Sometime later it became a private residence. Occupied by Thomas Cartret Foster in 1901 and 1911, this house remains a family home.
Monintown/Mornington	Monintown or Mornington House, straddles the border between the parishes of Mutlyfarnham and Stonehall as shown on the first edition six inch OS and the 25 inch maps as Moninton. The original two-storey house was built in the mid-18th century and was the home of the Daly family. It was the seat of Owen Daly in 1837 and Edward Daly held it in fee at the time of Griffith’s Valuation (publ. 1854). It was valued at £7.10, while a building he held in the parish of Stonehall was valued at £8. In the late 19th century a five-bay two-storey house was built to the front of the original house by the O’Hara family who acquired the property in 1858. In 1906 the house was valued at £43.13 and was in the possession of Patrick O’Hara. Still in the ownership of the O’Haras, who run it as a guest house.
Portloman	Portloman, situated on the shore of Lough Owel, is named on the first edition OS map and the 25 inch map. Home of the de Blaquiere family from the mid-18th to the mid-19th centuries. Both Leet (1814) and Lewis (1837) record Portloman as the seat of Lord de Blaquiere. At the time of Griffith’s Valuation John de Blaquiere held the house valued at £18 in fee. When the estate was for sale in June 1866 the mansion house was described as been ‘beautifully situated on the margin of Lough Owel and stands upon a demesne containing about 200 acres Statute measure, handsomely planted, to which is attached a large garden, containing over three acres well stocked, walled in and lined with Brick; Hot Houses, Conservatories etc’. In 1906 the house was in the possession of Colonel David W Stevenson [of Derry]. The buildings had increased in value to £33.10 and were held with 142 acres of untenanted land. This house was destroyed in 1921.
Woodland	Woodland overlooking Lough Owel, named on the first edition OS map and 25 inch map, still extant but now known as Ardilaun House. Lewis records W Moxton, agent to Lord Forbes, as the occupant in 1837 and at the time of Griffith’s Valuation (publ. 1854) Edward Maxton was resident holding the property valued at £14 from Lord Forbes. In 1901 occupied by race horse trainer Alexander Pilkington and his wife and by the Brabazon family, horse trainers in 1911.
Ballynagall	Ballynagall, a six-bay two-storey Regency style house, built in the early 19th century for James Gibbons at the cost of £30,000 (Lewis) and was reputedly built using the fabric of an existing castle on site, known as Castle Reynell (boi). Reynell of Castle Reynell is recorded on the Taylor and Skinner maps of the late 1770s. The interior plasterwork was executed by George Stapleton, son of the stuccadore Michael Stapleton. The Smyth Papers in the National Library contain letters to James Gibbons from John Robinson and Francis Johnston relating to the building of Ballynagall, 1810-1815 (Mss 18,926-18,927). Ballynagall remained in the possession of the Gibbons family until 1846 when ownership passed to James Middleton Berry, nephew of James Gibbons. At the time of Griffith’s Valuation (publ. 1854) the buildings were valued at £110 and held by JWM Berry in fee. Inherited by Thomas James Smyth of the Drumcree family in 1855, it remained in Smyth ownership until sold in 1963 (O’Brien). It is now a ruin.
Mount Murray	Mount Murray House is situated facing the western shore of Lough Owel and is named on both the first edition OS and 25 inch maps. The Murray family have been resident here since the mid-17th century and remain in residence today. The present house is a five-bay two-storey over basement country house, built about 1780 and remodelled c.1820 with the addition of a semi-circular bow to the southeast façade (boi). It was built by Alexander Murray in the late eighteenth-century to replace an earlier Murray house or castle close to the same site. Occupied by Alexander Murray in 1814 and 1837 and by Henry Murray at the time of Griffith’s Valuation (publ. 1854) who held the house valued at £46 in fee. William Murray was resident in 1906.
Martinstown	Martinstown is marked on the first edition OS map but is named on the later 25 inch map. It was built c.1820, on a L-shaped plan with two-storey return to the rear (boi). John Kerr held most of this townland from Thomas R Evans at this time and occupied the house valued at £12. Other Kerr family members occupied houses valued at £7 and £8.10.
Kilmaglish	Kilmaglish House not built at time of first edition OS map but is marked on the 25 inch map. At the time of Griffith’s Valuation (publ. 1854) it was valued at £17, occupied by William Levinge and held from Sir Richard Levinge. Occupied by Thomas Robinson, a farmer and his son William in 1901 and 1911. It is still extant surrounded by large farmyard.
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).
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Bellmount House	Bellmount House, Curristown, is named on both the first six inch and 25 inch OS maps. It is a five-bay two-storey house, built about 1820. Although built on part of the Lyons of Ladestown estate, Bellmount House was in the possession of the Reilly family for most of the 19th century. The two families were related. In 1814 John Lyons is recorded as the occupier and in 1837 W Reilly. At the time of Griffith’s Valuation (publ. 1854) William Haig was resident holding the house valued at £36 from the representatives of Anthony A Reilly. Home of Arthur and Alice Trevor Booth in 1911. In the mid-20th century O’Brien records that Bellmount was in the ownership of the Gainsford-St Lawrence family of Howth Castle, Dublin.
Levington Park	Levington Park is located close to the southern shore of Lough Owel. The seat of a branch of the Levinge family from the mid-18th century, it is a nine-bay two-storey country house with two-storey returns to the rear at either end (north and south), built about 1748 by Sir Richard Levinge 4th Baronet and altered in the early 19th century (boi). In 1814 Lady Levinge was resident. It was inherited by the 4th Baron’s second son Richard Hugh Levinge who was the owner in 1837. Valued at £27 at the time of Griffith’s Valuation (publ. 1854), occupied and held by Charles William Levinge in fee. Members of the Levinge family were still resident in 1901 but Hugo Fitzpatrick and his wife Gertrude were living here in 1911. O’Brien writes that Levington Park was later the residence of Edmund Dease, formerly of Turbotstown House. His son Maurice was the recipient of the first posthumously awarded Victoria Cross of World War I. The house had other owners until purchased by the author J P Donleavy in 1972. He died in 2017.
Lakefield/Keoltown House	This house is named Lakefield on the first edition OS map and Keoltown House on the 25 inch map. Near the northern shore of Lough Ennell this five-bay two-storey over basement house was built about 1800 and substantially altered about 1885, with the construction of a new entrance block to the front of the existing house, (boi). This house was a L’Estrange home in the early 19th century. John L’Estrange was resident in 1814. By the time of Griffith’s Valuation (publ. 1854) John Swift was the occupier holding the house valued at £14 from John Charles Lyons. The L’Estrange and Swift families were related. John Swift of Keoltown owned 454 acres in the 1870s. The Swifts were still living at Keoltown at the time of the 1901 and 1911 censuses. The buildings were valued at £29.5 in 1906 and held with 457 acres of untenanted land. This house was for sale in 2020.
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.
Strokestown (Mullingar)	Stokestown, located beside the railway line and marked but not named on either the first six inch of 25 inch OS maps. At the time of Griffith’s Valuation (publ. 1854) the house was valued at £14, occupied by John McKeown and held from Lord Vaux. In September 1862 John McKeon was selling Stokestown and 145 acres in the Landed Estates Court, held under a lease from Lord Vaux, dated 6 August 1853. William Mullen, shepherd, and his family were living in a first class house in Stokestown in 1901, held from W H Middleton. A building remains on this site.
Greenpark House	Greenpark House, previously known as Tuitestown, located south west of Mullingar, now a green field site. Members of the Hudson/Hodson family lived here as recorded on the Taylor and Skinner maps of the late 1770s when the property was known as Tuitestown and in Leet’s directory of 1814 when Hartley Hudson was resident at Greenpark. By the time of Griffith’s Valuation (publ. 1854) Elizabeth Connolly was occupying the house, valued at £28 and held from Sir George Hodson.
Gartlandstown House	Gartlandstown House, located at the south eastern toe of Lough Derravargh, is a five-bay two-storey house, built about 1830 (boi) or perhaps replacing an earlier house as Garlandstown, Castlepollard, was the seat of Sterne Tighe in 1814. By 1837 J Murray was resident here and James Murray is recorded as the occupant at the time of Griffith’s Valuation (publ. 1854) when the house was valued at £10 and held from James W M Berry. O’Brien writes that Michael Hope was resident in 1869 and in the mid-1870s the representatives of Michael Hope held 487 acres at Gartlandstown. Members of the Hope family was still in occupation at the time of the 1901 and 1911 censuses.