Ballyglass

Houses within 15km of this house

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Houses within 15km of Ballyglass

Displaying 110 houses.

House name	Description
Grange Hall	The building at this site on the first edition OS map is named Orange Hall and Grange Hall on the 25 inch map with a courtyard and laid out gardens. At the time of Griffith’s Valuation (publ. 1854) Owen Evers or Eivers owned and occupied the house, valued at £16. This property belong to Eugene Eivers in 1870, who owned 107 acres of land in the area at the time. The Eivers were still resident in 1906 and 1911 and the house remains a well maintained residence.
Ballysallagh House	Ballysallagh house is not marked on first edition OS map. It is a three-bay two-storey late-Georgian-style farm house, built about 1850. At the time of Griffith’s Valuation (publ. 1854) it was occupied by Christina McCormick, who held the house valued at £11 from William Longworth. It is still in use as a residence.
Baronstown	Baronstown was a large mansion in an extensive demesne on the western shore of Lough Iron, as shown on the first OS map, with many features such as a temple, summer house etc. Described by the National Built Heritage Service as an important late eighteenth-century Palladian villa with two storey wings, it was associated with the Malone Family/Lord Sunderlin. Taylor and Skinner noted it as a Malone property in 1777. Lord Sunderlin was resident in 1814. Following the death of Richard Malone in 1837 his sister Alicia who had married Henry O’Connor of Mount Pleasant, King’s County (Offaly) succeeded to the Baronstown and Shinglis estates. O’Brien writes that the building was burnt twice and rebuilt. The first time in 1889 and the second time in 1903 when it was replaced by a large Tudor villa to designs by James Franklin Fuller. In 1906 it was valued at £70 and was occupied by Colonel John R Malone who held it with 943 acres of untenanted land. Demolished by the Land Commission in the 1920s, it is now a greenfield site.
Oran Vale	Located directly north of Ballynacarrigy, Oran Vale is named on the first edition OS map and was occupied by J Irwin in 1837. Valued at £15 it was unoccupied at the time of Griffith’s Valuation (publ. 1854) while the immediate lessor was Thomas William West who held the property from Alicia O’Connor Malone. The house is not named on the 25 inch map and is now a ruin.
Willybrook/Willifield	This house is named Willybrook on the first edition OS map and as Willifield on the 25 inch map. Valued at £12 at the time of Griffith’s Valuation (publ. 1854), it was occupied by Joseph Evers who held it from Alicia O’Connor Malone (in Chancery) and remains a well maintained residence.
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.
Rath House	Rath House, was the home of J West in 1837 and of Thomas West at the time of Griffith’s Valuation (publ. 1854), when the buildings, including a corn mill, were valued at £34 and held from Alicia O’Connor Malone. In 1906 the mansion house of Rath valued at £30 was in the occupation of Colonel John R Malone and was held with 62 acres of untenanted land. The census records would suggest that the local rector Rev Venn was actually resident. The house is now demolished.
Tristernagh House	Described as an imposing and dramatic ruin with an interesting and varied history Tristernagh was originally an important Augustinian Abbey, founded c. 1200 by Geoffrey de Costentin (boi). After the dissolution of the monasteries and abbeys it was granted to the Piers Family, Elizabethan settlers. In 1783 Sir William Pigot Piers turned part of the building into a residence, which is named as Tristernagh House on the first edition OS map. It was unoccupied in 1814. A new house/cottage was built to the north of the abbey in the early nineteenth-century which is marked on the first edition OS map (N332 616). It is not clear which of these houses Lewis is referring to as the seat of Sir John Piers Bt in 1837. The 25 inch map of the early 20th century named this later building as Tristeragh House, while the original Tristeragh House at the abbey site was a ruin. Woods writes that the ‘late J Eivers Esq, J.P., lived for years in the cottage built by the late Sir John Piers’ while the mansion built by Sir Pigot William Piers in 1783 was ‘a crumbling ruin’. At the time of Griffith’s Valuation (publ. 1854) James Evers was recorded as the occupant of a house at Tristernagh valued at £10 held from Hamilton Geale. Shepherd Patrick Garry with family members was living here in 1901 and 1911. They held the house from Colonel John R Malone. The house is still extant.
Ardglass House	This house was rebuilt in the style of an Italianate Villa post Griffith’s Valuation, possibly incorporating the fabric of an earlier house on the same site. The original Ardglass House was the home of a Major A. P. Bond in 1837. Valued at £13.15 at the time of Griffith’s Valuation (publ. 1854), it was occupied by the representatives of A P Bond who held it in fee. The present house was in the ownership of William Perry Bond JP, in the 1880s. The house has had various owners in the 20th century and was for sale in 2017, see https://www.businesspost.ie/article/high-class-at-ardglass-co-westmeath/
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
Glencara House	This building is named Corr House on the first edition OS map but was later known as Glencarry or Glencara House. It was built for the Kelly family in the 1820s with later additions, c.1840. Glencarry was the residence of a J H Kelly in 1837 and of Robert Hume Kelly at the time of Griffith’s Valuation (publ. 1854) when the house was valued at £40 and held in fee. It remained in the possession of the Kelly family until Colonel Arthur Bellingham bought the house in the late 1930s.
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.
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.
Coolure	Coolure was held in fee by Sir Richard Pakenham at the time of Griffiths Valuation in the early 1850s when it was valued at £84. The National Built Heritage Service suggests it was built c.1775 with a later extension in the 1820s. It was likely built for Captain (later Admiral) Thomas Pakenham on his marriage to Louisa Staples, who were the parents of Sir Richard Pakenham. In 1906 it was part of the estate of Hugh P. Wilson and valued at £24. Coolure is still extant and occupied. Its extensive stable block was located in the neighbouring townland of Lispopple and was valued at £9 at the time of Griiffiths Valuation.
Jamestown Court	Jamestown Court is located to the north west of Castle Geoghegan. It is a three-bay two-storey over basement country house with six-bay single-storey over basement wings to either side (boi). It was originally built in 1740, the date is inscribed on a window opening but was substantially altered at a later date which may be why Lewis records it in 1837 as a ‘spacious and handsome castellated mansion of modern erection’. This house was the home of the Nagle family and the property was originally in the ownership of the McGeoghegan family who were direct ancestors of the Nagles. From the late 18th century Jamestown Court was the home of Sir Richard Nagle, Baronet. He also had connections with Donore Castle, near Horseleap, which he ‘restored’ in 1809. Jamestown Court was later the seat of Sir Richard Neagle (Nagle) Geoghegan 2nd Bt in 1846 (Slater’s Directory). Following his death in 1850 it was inherited by his sister Frances Mary who was married to John Grace of Mantua House, Co Roscommon. At the time of Griffith’s Valuation (publ. 1854) the house was valued at £13, occupied by John Lynam who held the property from John Ennis with 156 acres. The rest of the townland was held by John Grace. In 1901 and 1911 occupied by Lt Colonel Gilbert Lavillan Nugent and family. For sale in 2012 and bought in 2013.
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.
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.
Lilliput	Andrew Savage Nugent was occupying Lilliput in 1814. Lilliput and Dysart House, also owned by Andrew Savage Nugent, were recorded as uninhabited and in ruins by Lewis in 1837. Griffith’s Valuation records Lilliput as an unoccupied house in the townland of Nure or Lilliput, parish of Dysart, valued at £7.10. The immediate lessor was George A Boyd. Lilliput is also mentioned in the 1906 list when valued at £12.5 and occupied by the representative of Captain R H Boyd Rochfort. O’Brien describes the house as a late 18th century two-storey three-bay building, situated on the shore of Lough Ennell, ‘recently restored’.
Irishtown	Irishtown is named on the first edition OS map and the 25 inch map. In the late 1770s it was the home of Johnston. The Banon/Bannons lived here in the 19th century. Lewis records J Banon as resident in 1837 and Christopher J Bannon was the occupant at the time of Griffith’s Valuation (publ. 1854). He held the house valued at £15 from William H Magan. The Banons were still living at Irishtown at the time of the 1901 and 1911 censuses. The house was demolished in the 1960s but outbuildings remain.
Rathcastle	An early 19th century three-bay two-storey over a basement house, named on the first edition OS map. Rathcaslin was the residence of Thomas Banon, in 1837. By the time of Griffith’s Valuation (publ. 1854) George Murdoch occupied the house valued at £23 from John Devenish Meares. Home of William Brabazon in 1901. It was still in the possession of the Meares in 1906 and is still extant.
Oldtown	Oldtown is named on the first edition OS map and the 25 inch map. A two-storey, three-bay house built by the Banon family. Occupied by J Banon in 1837 and at the time of Griffith’s Valuation (publ. 1854) by Thomas Bannon who held the property valued at £13 from James Fallon. Oldtown was for sale in the Encumbered Estates Court in 1851. The house, described as a comfortable two-story house, fit for the residence of a gentleman, was occupied by Anne, Frances and Maria Banon, (Sale Rental 19 Dec 1851) and was bought by James Fallon, a wine and spirit merchant of Dublin. James Fallon of Oldtown is recorded among the 1876 landowners of the county. The Fallon family were still resident at the beginning of the 20th century.
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.
Lackan	Lackan house is marked but not named on the first edition OS map. It was a two-storey, three-bay house, the home of the Delamare family, long associated with the Multyfarnham area. The Taylor and Skinner maps of the late 1770s include reference to Delamar at Lacken. In 1837 Lackan was the seat of Mrs Delamere. It was unoccupied at the time of Griffith’s Valuation (publ. 1854) when valued at £17. The immediate lessor was Patrick J Murphy. A number of Delemere families were still resident in the townland in 1901. This house has been demolished.
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.
Ballinacloon	Ballynaclonagh, named on the first edition OS map as Ballynaclonagh and on the 25 inch map as Ballinacloon and extended. No longer extant, demolished c 1930. Complex of single and two-storey outbuildings on L-shaped plan survive. Ballynaclonagh was the residence of Edward Murphy in 1814 and P. E. Murphy in 1837. Griffith’s Valuation (publ. 1854) records Patrick E Murphy as the occupier holding the property valued at £33.5 in fee. Patrick Delamere, coachman to Captain Murphy, was resident with his wife in 1901. Valued at £45.5 in 1906 and in the possession of Captain Laurence Murphy. The Delameres had three children by 1911 and were resident holding the property from Mrs Sarah Murphy.
Donore House	Donore overlooking Lough Derravaragh, named on the first edition OS map. The Nugents were settled here from the 16th century. Donore House was a three-storey late 18th century Georgian block. James Nugent of Donore was created a baronet in 1768. When his brother Peter the second baronet died in 1797, Donore passed to the family of their sister Catherine who had married Pierce Fitzgerald of Baltinoran. They had two sons Thomas who inherited Donore and Lattin who inherited Soho House. In 1831 Thomas’ son Percy Fitzgerald Nugent was created a baronet and was MP for Westmeath 1847-1852. He was resident at the time of Griffith’s Valuation (publ. 1854) when the house was valued at £80. The Nugents were still resident in the early 20th century. O’Brien writes that the house was given to the Franciscan Community of Multyfarnham from whom it was purchased by the Land Commission. The house fell into disrepair and was demolished in the 1960s.
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.
Soho (Multyfarnham)	Soho, an early 19th century three-bay two-storey house, is named on the first edition OS map. Inherited by Lattin Fitzgerald, a younger son of Catherine Nugent of Donore and her husband Pierce Fitzgerald, who occupied the house in 1814. At the time of Griffith’s Valuation (publ. 1854) it was the residence of Peter Nugent Fitzgerald, valued at £15.15 and held from Sir Percy Nugent of Donore. The house was occupied by Mrs Margaret Fitzgerald’s gardener Edward Fay in 1901 and by Colonel Edward Irwin and family in 1911. Soho is still a family home.
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.
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.
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.
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	Dalystown, marked on the first edition OS map and named on the 25 inch map, a three-bay two-storey house, built about 1810. It was the home of Charles Pilkington in 1837 and at the time of Griffith’s Valuation (publ. 1854). Valued at £11 the house was held from James W Berry with 189 acres.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Lowtown House	Lowtown House described by O’Brien as a late 17th century, two-storey, nine-bay house over a basement built by Anthony Dopping, Bishop of Meath. Generations of Doppings lived here including four successive Anthonys. The house is referenced in Taylor and Skinner maps of the 1770s. In 1814 Samuel Dopping resided and in 1837 his son William lived here. In 1843 William married Jane daughter of the Rev Cecil Crampton and they emigrated to Australia, as did his older brother Anthony John some years later. William Dopping and his mother Anne of Lowtown appear to have been having financial difficulties in 1842 as two judgements against them for a debt of £1,840 was assigned to Philip Crampton, Lowtown, Co Westmeath MD and George Ribton Crampton, Upper Mount St, Dublin, see Dopping-Hepenstal Papers in NLI Ms. 35,871 (7). Anne Dopping, widow of Samuel, was living in the house at the time of Griffith’s Valuation (publ. 1854). It was valued at £28 and she held it in fee. Occupied by Eleanor Mary Crampton at the beginning of the 20th century and then by the Glennon family. Sold to the Land Commission in the 1950s the house was subsequently demolished and is now a green field site.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Gigginstown House	The original house, Gigginstown Lodge, was a Dardis home and is marked on the first edition OS map. It was occupied by Christopher Dardis in 1814 and Captain Brabazon O’Connor in 1837, who had married the widow of Michael Dardis. It is no longer extant (N528 615). Gigginstown House is described by O’Brien as ‘a two-storey, three-bay classical house designed by John S Mulvany’ built in the mid-1850s on a new site and recorded as unfinished at the time of Griffith’s Valuation (publ. 1854). Valued at £40, Elizabeth Busby was the occupant holding the house in fee. The property had been bought on her behalf and that of her sister in 1828. Alphonso Busby owned 1,408 at Gigginstown in the 1870s. James Taylor, farmer and his wife Kate were resident in the early 20th century. A stud and farm are now located at Gigginstown House, owned by Michael O’Leary, see https://www.gigginstownhouse.com/wp/
Ballyknock House	Ballyknock House, Derrynagarragh, is marked on the first edition OS map at a road junction and named on the 25 inch map and appears to be extant. In 1814 Ballyknock was the residence of Richard McCormick. At the time of Griffith’s Valuation (publ. 1854) it was valued at £16.10, occupied by Catherine McCormick and held from Richard McCormick. It appears to have been located on the Berry estate.
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.
Clondalever House	Clondalever House is marked on the first edition OS map, but expanded and named on the 25 inch map. At the time of Griffith’s Valuation (publ. 1854) it was valued at £14, occupied by Edward Hope, who held it from George W Mansell or Maunsell (Oakley Park). A house is still located on this site.
Streamstown House	Streamstown House, located on the eastern shore of Lough Derravargh, is a five-bay two-storey house, built about 1800. At the time of Griffith’s Valuation (publ. 1854) it was occupied by Thaddeus Lynch, valued at £11 and held from Benjamin Chapman. Michael Hope, JP and farmer, and family were resident here in 1901 and his widow Eliza and family in 1911.
Barbavilla	Barbavilla House is shown on the first edition OS map as situated in a large demesne with laid out gardens close to the house. It is a nine-bay two-storey over basement house, originally built by William Smyth in 1730. Smyth named the house after his wife Barbara Ingoldsby. The house was later altered by his grandson William Smyth in 1790. In the mid-19th century the house was valued at £72 and held in fee by William B Smyth. In 1906 William Lyster Smyth was the occupant when the buildings were valued at £58.5 and held with 434 acres of untenanted land. The Smyths sold Barbavilla in 1955. The house is now surrounded by large buildings relating to the production of artisan products for Barbavilla Dairy.
Benison Lodge	Benison Lodge, west of Lough Lene, is named on both the first edition six inch and 25 inch OS maps. O’Brien describes it as a late 18th century, five-bay, two-storey house, probably by the O’Reilly family, one of whom was shot dead in the house in 1803 by the coachman. In 1814 Thomas H Smyth lived here and the Rev T Smyth in 1837. By the time of Griffith’s Valuation (publ. 1854) John Henry Roper was occupying the house, valued at £30 and held from William P Urquhart of Castlepollard. In the 1870s Henry J Roper of Benison Lodge owned 447 acres. In the early 20th century Richard O’Neill and family were living in a first class house in this townland. The house is now a ruin.
Gillardstown	Gillardstown is named on both the first edition six inch and 25 inch OS maps. A Mrs Scully was living at Gillerstown, Castlepollard, in 1814. At the time of Griffith’s Valuation (publ. 1854) Thomas Webb occupied the house, valued at £25 and held from Robert A Ellis. The house was the home of William Evans, a Civil Engineer and Law Agent, and his family in 1901 and of William Hardy, a farmer and his wife in 1911. The house is now the centre of a farming complex.
Derrya	At the time of Griffiths Valuation in the early 1850s William Pollard Urquhart was leasing a herd’s house at this location from the estate of Richard Pakenham, when it was valued at almost £11. The Valuation Office books of 1839 noted the owner as Captain William Pakenham and the valuation was £12. The Untenanted Demesnes survey of 1906 indicates it belonged to Hugh P. Wilson and was valued at over £10. The building is still extant but derelict.