Rahugh House

Houses within 10km of this house

Displaying 16 houses.

Houses within 10km of Rahugh House

Displaying 16 houses.

House name	Description
Ballinlaban	Buildings are marked at this site on the first edition OS map, now an extensive farming complex. At the time of Griffith’s Valuation (publ. 1854) a house valued at £18 was occupied by William Colgan who held the property from the representatives of Sir Richard Nagle.
Cornaher	Cornaher House, named on the first edition OS map, is a two-storey seven-bay country house, built in the early 19th century by the Rev John Vignoles, of Hugenot decent. He married a member of the Lowe family who previously owned the property. It was the home of the Rev. Charles Vignoles in 1814 and 1837, who was rector of the nearby Newtown Church of Ireland church. His sons Thomas and Samuel were in residence at the time of Griffith’s Valuation (publ. 1854) when the house was valued at £32. The Rev Charles Vignoles died at Cornaher in 1877. It was occupied by William George Lowe and family in 1901 and by the Davis family in 1911. Since then it has had a number of owners, been in use as an organic farm and Bed and Breakfast and was for sale in 2022.
New Forest	New Forest is a five-bay three-storey over basement country house, built in the 1770s by the Evans family and acquired by Henry Daniel before the end of the century. In 1837 New Forest was the home of a H. Daniel described by Lewis as ‘one of the most complete and gentlemanly residences in the county of Westmeath’. In 1843 Henry was succeeded by his son Robert Daniel who Griffith’s Valuation (publ. 1854) records was the occupant holding the house valued at £55 from Francis Evans. When the Evans estates in counties Mayo, Monaghan and Westmeath were for sale in the Landed Estates Court in November 1871, Newforest was described as forming 'one of the most complete and gentlemanly residences in the county of Westmeath'. (LEC rental 14 November 1871). O’Brien writes that the Daniels bequeathed the estate to the Catholic Church in the 20th century. It was sold in 1948 to Lt-General Sir Charles Gairdner, who was later appointed Governor of Western Australia (1951–1963) and then Governor of Tasmania (1963-68). Its extensive mature landscaped grounds are now in use as a golf course and the house is a hotel see https://newforest.ie/
Knock House	Knock house is marked on the first edition OS map and named on 25 inch. It is a three-bay two-storey house with a return, built about 1815 and still extant. At the time of Griffith’s Valuation (publ. 1854) the house was occupied by John Robinson who held it from Sir William Leeson. It was valued at £10.
Ballynagore House	This house was not built at the time of the first edition OS map (1838). It is a four-bay two-storey over basement house built in an Italianate style about 1852 for John Perry to designs by John Skipton Mulvany (1813-1870). The Perry Family were a prominent milling family in Ballynagore, having bought out the milling interests of the Mulock family in 1838, and owned the large mill to the southwest of the village and other extensive buildings in the locality at the time of Griffith’s Valuation (publ. 1854). The Perrys held their milling interests from the Very Rev Charles Vignoles. At this time the house was valued at £35 and was the residence of John Marshall. Now functions as a Bed and Breakfast.
Robinstown	Robinstown House, near the eastern shore of Lough Ennell, a short distance south of the ruined Robinstown Castle. This house is named on the first edition OS map. It is a five-bay two-storey over basement county house, built about 1790. Owned by the Evans family during the first decades of the 19th century it was the residence of W. D'Arcy Irwin in 1837. At the time of Griffith’s Valuation (publ. 1854) it was valued at £12, inhabited by Henry Fetherstonhaugh and held from George A Boyd.
Guilford House	This land was originally the property of the North family who were connected to the Earls of Guilford. A five-bay two-storey house over a raised basement, built in the late 18th century, possibly by the Reynolds family, but was leased to the Usher family by the end of the century. Occupied by Christopher Coffie/Coffey junior in 1814 and by F. Usher in 1837. At the time of Griffith’s Valuation (publ. 1854) Christopher Swift held the house valued at £12 from Francis Usher. O’Brien writes that the Reynolds family still own Guilford House.
Newcastle	A five-bay two-storey castellated country house, built or rebuilt in the mid-19th century by the Coffey family who bought the property from the Norths in the 1780s. It is now derelict. The National Built Heritage Service states that the remains of an earlier house built by the North family, c.1740, and a tower house built c.1640 can be seen to the rear (west). The Taylor and Skinner maps record Newcastle as the property of the Norths. In 1814 and 1837 Newcastle was the home of Christopher Coffey. At the time of Griffith’s Valuation (publ. 1854) Richard Coffey was resident, when the house valued at £30 was held from Charles B Marley. The house would appear to have been unoccupied at the beginning of the 20th century.
Templeoran House	Templeoran House, named on the first edition OS map, this was a two-storey, five-bay late 18th century house which O’Brien states has been an ivy covered ruin for many years. In 1837 Mrs Johnson was resident and at the time of Griffith’s Valuation (publ. 1854) the house was the home of Edward Fetherstonhaugh, valued at £8.10 and held from George A Boyd.
Tore	This house is named Toor on the first edition OS map and Torr on the 25 inch map. Located a short distance south east of Tyrrellspass, it was a two-storey, five-bay 18th century house, built by the Pilkington family and marked on the Taylor and Skinner map of the late 1770s. Henry Pilkington of Tore was a subscriber to Lewis’ Topographical Dictionary. The house was occupied by him at the time of Griffith’s Valuation (publ. 1854). Valued at £25 it was held from Charles B Marlay. Henry Mulock Pilkington of Tore owned 1,683 acres in county Westmeath in the 1870s. The house was burnt in the early 1920s and is now a ruin.
Ballard	Ballard House, named on the first edition OS map as Lauree, but on the 25 inch as Ballard, located to the south west of Kilbeggan. It is a five-bay two-storey over basement house, built or rebuilt about 1830 (boi). In 1814 W Battersby was resident and in 1837 R Bolger. By the time of Griffith’s Valuation (publ. 1854) Sylvester Lalor occupied the house valued at £10 from Dr Richard P O’Reilly. The Lalor family still live at Ballard where they run an organic farm.
Bracca Castle/Coolalough House	Coolalough House, also known as Bracca Castle, close to the village of Horseleap is named on both the first six inch and 25 inch OS maps as Coolalough. The first edition six inch map shows a castle in the townland. The estate was granted to the Handy Family in the mid-seventeenth century. Coolalough House was later a base for the Methodists in the area. Wesley records in his letters in 1785 that the Handy Family had recently built a new property at Coolalough, apparently (re)named Bracca Castle (boi). Samuel W Handy was occupying Bracca Castle in 1814 and Samuel Handy is listed as the owner of Bracca Castle in 1837. By the time of Griffith’s Valuation (publ. 1854) Joseph Hackett was occupying the house, valued at £10 and held from the representatives of Samuel W Handy. Home of Katherina Lett, a married lady, and two servants in 1911. This house is no longer extant, a green field site.
Moycashel	Located on a side road south west of Kilbeggan, Moycashel was the home of the Holmes family from the mid-19th century. It is not marked on the first edition OS map. At the time of Griffith’s Valuation (publ. 1854) Robert Holmes held the house valued at £16.10 in fee. It appears to have been occupied by William Serviss and family in 1901. A building remains on this site.
Rostalla	Rostalla, marked but not named on the first edition OS map, named on the 25 inch map. In 1837 Rostalla was the home of Dr Naghtan. At the time of Griffith’s Valuation (publ. 1854) this house, valued at £18 was occupied by the Rt Hon H Parnell, who held it in fee. In 1901 George Graham, a farmer, and his family were resident. This house is no longer extant, as a large business complex is on the site.
Bellmount/Belmont	Bellmount or Belmont, Hallsfarm, is named on both the first edition six inch OS and the 25 inch maps. O’Brien describes it as a three-bay, two-storey house over a basement erected about 1825 by the Maguire family. In 1837 Barnard Maguire was resident. Ellen Maguire occupied the house at the time of Griffith’s Valuation (publ. 1854) when it was valued at £11.10 and held from Col William Hall. The censuses of 1901 and 1911 record Eugene Gannon, a 26 year old farmer, born in Argentina, as resident in a first class house while in 1911 Joseph Delaney, herdsman and family were in occupation. This house is still a family home.
Meeldrum	Meeldrum is a three-bay three-storey house, possibly built by Malachy Tracy. The third storey may have been added in the 1880s. A Mr M Tracy was resident in 1814. Malachy’s daughter Catherine married Thomas Clarke in 1798 (O’Brien). Lewis records Mrs Clarke as resident in 1837. Mrs James Clarke occupied the house at the time of Griffith’s Valuation (publ. 1854) when it was valued at £14 and held in fee. Mrs Maria Clarke lived here in the 1870s. The house appears to be unoccupied in 1901 but held by Thomas Clarke. In 1906 Martin and James Larkin were in residence and they are recorded in the 1911 census as the occupiers the house with their niece. The house remains a family home.