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Walderstown Lodge

Houses within 15km of this house

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Houses within 15km of Walderstown Lodge

Displaying 99 houses.

House name Description
Crannagh House The main residence of the Walsh family in the 18th century. At the time of Griffith's Valuation occupied by Philip Hayes who held the house from William Potts. It is labelled Crannagh House on the 1st edition Ordnance Survey map but is not shown on the later 25-inch edition of the 1890s.
Hodson Bay The home of the Hodson family on the shore of Lough Ree. At the time of Griffith's Valuation occuppied by Leonard Hodson junior and Samuel Hodson, who held from the Court of Chancery. Now greatly expanded and functions as a hotel. Photo of Hodson Bay
Larkfield House Built circa 1780, this house was the home of Joseph Sproule at the beginning of the 19th century. Bought by Edward Larkin in 1839 and sold to John Holton in 1873. A succession of owners followed until it was bought by the Naughton family in 1923.
Ballintober (Kilcumreragh) Ballintober House is named on both the first edition OS map and the early 20th century 25 inch map, but no longer appears to be extant. In 1837 William Fetherstonhaugh was resident and in the mid-19th century it was the home of James Fetherston Haugh, held from Dorothea Horton and valued at £20. In the 1870s James Fetherstonhaugh of Ballintober owned 39 acres in county Westmeath. Ballintober was still in Fetherston Haugh occupation in 1901 but unoccupied by 1911. This was a branch of the Mosstown and Bracklyn Fetherstonhaugh family.
Rosemount House/Oldcourt Rose Mount House is also known as Old Court, both names appear on the OS maps. The village nearby is known as Rosemount. Described by buildings of Ireland as a well-balanced structure originally built by the Geoghegan Family in the late eighteenth-century, probably replacing an earlier house. Leet records John Pim occupying a house named Rosemount near Moate in 1814 and Lewis records Lady Nagle as the occupant in 1837. O’Brien writes that it was inherited by the Nugent family of Ballinacor through marriage. At the time of Griffith’s Valuation it was occupied by John J Nugent who held it from the representatives of Sir Richard Nagle. It was valued at £21.10. Still extant and occupied. Photo of Rosemount House/Oldcourt
Coolatore This house was not built at the time of the first edition OS survey. It was constructed about 1866 and was the home of members of the Upton family. In 1906 it was valued at £56, occupied by Henry N S Upton who held it with over 400 acres of untenanted land. According to the discover Ireland website it now provides self-catering accommodation. Photo of Coolatore
Grouse Lodge Grouse Lodge is named on both the first 6 inch and 25 inch OS maps. Described as a three-bay two-storey over basement country house with attic level, built c.1810 (boi), now in use as a residential recording studio. Grouse Lodge was built by a branch of the Fetherstonhaugh Family of Ardagh, County Longford and was occupied by Theodore Fetherston in 1814 and by William Fetherstonhaugh at the time of Griffith’s Valuation. The building valued at £24 was held from Edward Fetherstonhaugh, who was the occupant in 1837. It is still a family home. Photo of Grouse Lodge
Ladywell Although much of the demesne of Harmony Hall is shown in the townland of Bunown on the first edition OS map, the house Ladywell was not built at this time. An elegant Italianate country house, six-bay two-storey over (partial) basement country house on L-shaped plan, built about 1845 to a design by Sandham Symes (1808-1894), for the Mahon Family (boi). In the mid-19th century Ross Mahon was the occupant holding the building valued at £37 in fee. Members of the Metge, Crofton, Williams and Flannery have all been occupants of this house. It has extensive views over Killinure Lough to the south. Photo of Ladywell
The Lodge The Lodge on Hare island was a hunting/fishing lodge built c 1814 for William Handcock, 1st Lord Castlemaine of Moydrum to designs by Sir Richard Morrison (1767 - 1849), having a veranda supported on cast-iron pillars to the entrance front (boi). In 1837 Lewis describes it as a ‘Beautiful cottage’ belonging to Lord Castlemaine. On Hare Island he engaged in fishing, shooting and boating on Lough Ree and hosted many social events on the island during the first half of the nineteenth century. In 1906 the buildings on Hare Island were valued at £18, occupied by Lord Castlemaine who held 110 acres of untenanted land there. It is now derelict. Photo of The Lodge
Lough Ree Lodge This lodge located on the eastern shore of Lough Ree, named on the first edition OS map, is a four-bay two-storey house, built c.1815, by a branch of the Handcock-Temple family of Waterstown House. It was the home of a Gustavus H. Temple, in 1837 and at the time of Griffith’s Valuation, when it was valued at £21. Later the home of the Daniels and Fagan families and still occupied. Photo of Lough Ree Lodge
St Marks St Marks named on first edition OS map and on the 25 inch map, is now a ruin. It was the home of the Potts family, occupied by John Potts in 1814 and 1837 and by William Potts at the time of Griffith’s Valuation, when the building was valued at £16.10. O’Brien writes that in the 1860s the house came into the possession of the Magan family. The house was twice destroyed by fire . On the second occasion it was not rebuilt and the stables were converted into a residence.
Killinure House Killinure House located close to the eastern shore of Lough Ree is an early 19th century house originally constructed by a branch of the Murray Family. Occupied by Alexander Murray in 1814 and by Major General Murray in 1837. It was later the home of the Maunsell Family in the mid-to-late nineteenth-century. Members of the Brereton and Metge families were residents in the 20th century. It was later the home of the Reid family who opened it as a hotel. The Glasson Lakehouse hotel resort is located there now. Photo of Killinure House
Portlick Castle Portlick Three-bay four-storey late medieval tower house, built c.1500 by the Dillon family, with later seven-bay two-storey extension added to the southwest, c.1800, and a two-bay two-storey castellated block added to the southwest corner of this extension, c.1865 (boi). In 1696 granted to Thomas Keightly, a member of King William's privy council in Ireland who sold it to William Palmer of Dublin. About 1703 bought by the Smyth Family, who remained in ownership of Portlick Castle into the twentieth century. Valued at £26 and held by Robert Smyth in fee at the time of Griffith’s Valuation. A fire in 1861 damaged much of the building. Sold by a descendant of the Smyth family in 1955, the castle has been restored in recent times and has been used as a wedding venue. The Westmeath Independent reported the castle’s purchase by a family from California in January 2021. Photo of Portlick Castle
Annagh Annagh was a Dillon home as probably were Glenmore and Lakeview houses also in this townland. There is a building still at the Glenmore site but the other two houses are gone. O’Brien writes that an early 19th century house was built in front of an earlier house and that Dillons lived here from at least the mid-18th century. In 1814 and 1837 Christopher R Dillon was resident and Mary Ann Dillon in the mid-19th century when the house was valued at £10 and held from Lord Ashtown of Woodlawn, County Galway. In the latter part of the 20th century the house was abandoned and is now derelict.
Auburn Auburn - Detached five-bay two-storey over raised basement house, built or rebuilt in the early 19th century (boi) This house takes its name from the Goldsmith Poem ‘The Deserted Village’, which was apparently inspired by the countryside surrounding this property where Goldsmith grew up as a boy. Auburn House was reputedly remodeled in the early nineteenth-century by John Hogan, whose father, a solicitor, acquired the property and estate from the Naper Family (of Loughcrew, Oldcastle, Co. Meath) in settlement of legal costs. J Hogan was the occupant in 1837. It was later sold to William Henry Daniel c.1848 and later to G.A.G. Adamson in 1864. In 1906 the buildings were valued at £34 and Charles G Adamson was the occupier. The Adamson family continued to reside at Auburn until about 1980. The house is now a ruin. Photo of Auburn
Rossana House Rossana House is named on the first edition OS map. It was built in the early 19th century but is not mentioned in Leet (1814). However, Lewis records Captain Stubbs as the occupant in 1837. By the time of Griffith’s Valuation Elizabeth Murray (nee Rushworth), widow of Major General James P Murray of Killinure House, was resident holding the property valued at £16.5 from Anne Stubbs who held the 30 acre townland from the King-Harmans. Members of the Murray family appear to have occupied the house during the rest of the 19th century. John and Ethel Hall were resident in 1901. Sold to the Sisters and Disciples of the Divine Master in the mid-1960s and demolished circa 1990 according to the list of Protected Structure for the county.
Easthill House Detached three-bay early nineteenth-century Regency villa, built in 1803. This house was originally built by a branch of the Handcock-Temple family of nearby Waterstown House and by 1814 was the home of Richard Cuppaidge, who is also recorded in 1837 as the occupant. John Cuppaidge was resident at the time of Griffith’s Valuation. The house was the property of the Clynes, Dolan and O’Shea families in the 20th century. Photo of Easthill House
Harmony Hall O’Brien writes that Harmony hall was built in 1788 by Colonel William Caulfield, a member of a branch of the Caulfield family, Earls of Charlemont. In 1842, Colonel John Caulfield sold the house to Arthur Dunn Chaigneau and purchased Bloomfield House, Mullingar. Griffith’s Valuation records Chaigneau as the occupant and that the house was valued at £50. The National Inventory of Architectural Heritage states that the house was built by the Handcock Temple family. Occupied by Edward Molony Gleeson of the Athlone Woollen Mills in the 1880s. Occupied by the Fox, Wilson and Fitzsimons families in the 20th century. Photo of Harmony Hall
Lackan Lodge O’Brien writes of Walter Dillon living at Lackan in 1796. Lackan Lodge, valued at £14, was occupied by William Thomson in the mid-19th century. He held the property from the Dillons minors. A new building has been erected on this site. Photo of Lackan Lodge
Waterstown House This Palladian style country house on rectangular plan, constructed c.1745 was designed by the German architect Richard Castle (1695-1751) for Gustavus Handcock and his wife Elizabeth Temple. It has important historical connections with the Temple-Handcock family, who were originally granted the lands around Waterstown as payment for services to the Crown during the Cromwellian Wars (boi). Robert Handcock Temple was resident in 1814 and 1837. Valued at £47 in the mid-19th century it was occupied by Robert Holmes. The buildings had increased in value to £61.15 in 1906. It remained within the Temple-Handcock family until mid-1923 when they sold the estate to the Land Commission. In 1928 the pedimented doorcase at Waterstown was removed and re-erected at Lissglassick House (Longford) and the house became a ruin in the 1930s. Photo of Waterstown House
Ballaghkeeran House Ballaghkeeran House marked on the 25 inch OS map but not on the earlier first edition map. This ‘mansion’ house was erected in the 1860s according to a Murtagh sale rental of 8 December 1876 which states that the sale included “a fine residence, erected within the last ten years, regardless of expense, built on an eminence affording commanding views of lake scenery … and approached from the public road by a handsome carriage drive, with ornamental iron gates and lodge at entrance’. Mrs Murtagh was the occupant at this time holding the house and nine acres as a tenant under the Court of Chancery. Members of the Murtagh family were still living in the house in 1901 and 1911. This house appears to be the residence of a farming enterprise.
Ballinderry Detached four-bay two-storey country house, built about 1870, replacing an earlier house built by Sarah Kelly. The stable block appears to be 18th century. The estate was bought in 1840 by solicitor Edmond Kelly of Rookwood House, Co Roscommon, who also owned Kiltoom House, Athlone. At the time of Griffith’s Valuation (publ. 1854) Sarah Kelly was the occupant of the house valued at £19. She held it in fee. It was inherited by her nephew Robert Bailey whose descendants lived at Ballinderry until the mid-20th century when it was bought by the Land Commission. The house is extant. Photo of Ballinderry
Moate View Moate View is situated on the outskirts of the town of Moate and predates much of the town. It is a detached five-bay two-storey house, built 1762, verified by a cut stone date stone inscribed ‘James Clibborn built this house anno domini 1762’. O’Brien writes that James Clibborn was the son of Joshua Clibborn and his wife Sarah Lecky. His second son William Cooper Clibborn inherited the house and was the occupant at the time of Griffith’s Valuation (publ. 1854) holding the building valued at £32 from Thomas H Mulock MP. It is still the home of Clibborn family members. Photo of Moate View
Bellanalack Bellanalack is marked on the first edition OS map and the later 25 inch map but a much smaller building is now located on the site. The house was occupied by Christopher Adamson in 1837 and at the time of Griffith’s Valuation (publ. 1854). He held the property valued at £13 from Lord Castlemaine.
Belville O’Brien writes that Belville was built about 1775 for Richard Cuppaidge and by the early 1780s was occupied by the Jones family. It remained the Jones family home until at least the time of Griffith’s Valuation (publ. 1854) when Gustavus Jones Junior was resident. The house was valued at £23. It is now a ruin.
Carn Park Carn Park was built by the Adamson family in the late 18th century. Travers Adamson, son of William Gustavus Adamson was resident in 1814 and W G Adamson in 1837. At the time of Griffith’s Valuation (publ. 1854) the property was in Chancery, Robert Adamson was the occupant and the buildings were valued at £24. On 17 June 1870 when the house and lands were advertised for sale in the Land Court the house was described as a ‘commodious dwelling house (with suitable out offices) on Lot 1, which, although somewhat out of repair, is capable (at a moderate outlay) of being made a comfortable residence for a gentleman and his family. The house is prettily situated on the slope of a hill, commanding an extensive view’. It was bought by the Rev Thomas Thompson Gray of Dorrington, Drumraney, who was Vice Provost of Trinity College, Dublin, 1916-1924. The house was demolished in the mid-20th century.
Coolvuck House O’Brien writes that this early 19th century house was probably built by Francis Dillon, who was recorded as the occupant in 1814. Valued at £13 at the time of Griffith’s Valuation (publ. 1854), it was occupied by Eneas McDonnell who held the property from James George Murphy. Occupied by Thomas Groarke, a farmer and his sister in 1901 and by Thomas Killoughy, a shepherd who held it from Thomas Groarke in 1911.
Glynwood House Glynwood house is located east of Athlone. The original house was constructed about 1790 by Francis Longworth and rebuilt about 1860 by John Longworth (1798-1881). A new house in the Italianate style was built in the early 1880s for Francis Travers Dames Longworth to the design of George Moyers. On 1 February 1918, a few lines in the Belfast News-Letter stated that Glynwood House, Athlone, the family mansion of the Dames-Longworth family, had been destroyed by fire. It is now an ivy covered ruin. See https://houseandheritage.org/2018/02/01/glynwood-house/ The present Glynwood House, formerly the agent’s house is located to the northwest of the site of the original Glynnwood House and dates from the late 19th century. Photo of Glynwood House
Mount Temple House Mount Temple House is marked on the first edition OS map, south of Holy Trinity Church and named on the 25 inch map. Leet records Richard Telford as resident at Mount Temple. At the time of Griffith’s Valuation (publ. 1854) Sarah Russell held the house and 182 acres from the Hon R T H Temple, the buildings were valued at £12. This house now provides accommodation for guests. See lodging-world.com/ei/hotels/mount-temple-house-in-moate-91944640. Photo of Mount Temple House
Moydrum Castle The National Built Heritage Service states that Moydrum Castle is a Gothic Revival castellated country house built circa 1812 to designs by Sir Richard Morrison (1767-1849), who was commissioned by William Handcock to rebuild an existing house befitting of his new status as Lord Castlemaine. Lewis describes it as ‘a handsome castellated mansion, erected in 1814’. It was valued at £75 in the mid-19th century. The building remained the home of the Castlemaines until it was burnt down on 3 July 1921. A photograph of the remains featured on the cover of the U2 album ‘The Unforgettable Fire'. Photo of Moydrum Castle
Nahodmore House This building is marked on the first edition OS map, altered and expanded on the 25 inch map. O’Brien states that it was built by the Adamson family. Leet records William Marsh as resident at Nahad in 1814. Valued at £11 Nahodmore House was occupied by Thomas Russell and held from John Trench at the time of Griffith’s Valuation (publ. 1854). William Woods Russell son of Mark Goodbody Russell and his wife Mary was born at Nahodmore in July 1855 (The British Friend, 9th month 1855, p 227). Mark Goodbody Russell and his daughter Mary were both living there in 1901. They were members of the Society of Friends while caretakers Alexander and Jane Elder for William W Russell were living there in 1911. This house, a short distance north west of Moate, is still extant.
Shurock The Homan family appear to have settled at Shurock in the early 18th century. The original house at Shurock was built sometime in the eighteenth century, with a later single-storey Gothic wing added at the end of the eighteenth century. This house was the home of Captain Homan, about 1760 and of Sir W Jackson-Homan (barrister) in 1837. Sir William was created a baronet in 1801. The house is marked but not named on the first edition OS map and the building later expanded as shown on the 25 inch map. O’Brien states that the house was sold in the Encumbered Estates Court and it must have been purchased by George Fleming as he was the occupant at the time of Griffith’s Valuation (publ. 1854) holding it in fee. It was valued at £23. The house is now a ruin. Photo of Shurock
Twyford Twyford House was originally built about 1760 by the Handcock Family of Waterstown House, Glassan, but passed into the ownership of the Hodson Family, at the end of the 18th century. In 1814 John Hodson was resident and E Hodson in 1837. Valued at £24 John Hodson was the occupant at the time of Griffith’s Valuation (publ. 1854), holding the property from John Longsworth. The Hodsons continued to reside at Twyford until it was sold about 1960. The house is now derelict. Photo of Twyford
Ballynahown Ballynahown built in 1746 by Edmond Malone (lawyer and later MP for Granard) and his wife Ruth Malone nee Judge. It is a building of three storeys over a basement, having a three-bay single-storey wing, added c.1850 by the Ennis family. The National Built Heritage Service states that this grand house is unusual in that it is constructed of brick, a very rare building material in Westmeath at the time of construction. In 1837 Lewis wrote that Ballynahown was the ancient residence of the Malone family, built on the site of an old castle and now unoccupied, having passed into other hands. Andrew Ennis bought the house in 1828. He was a wealthy Catholic merchant and business man who bought up land in the Athlone area of County Westmeath. His son John Ennis became a Governor of the Bank of Ireland and was knighted in 1866. He occupied the house at the time of Griffith’s Valuation (publ. 1854) when it was valued at £15. Sir John was succeeded by his son Sir John James Ennis who died in 1884 and was succeeded by his sister Marie Sophie who was married to Daniel O’Donaghue of the Glens. The O’Donaghues continued to own Ballynahown until they sold it in 1968. It remains a well maintained residence. Photo of Ballynahown
Moate Castle A complex structure, of at least three periods of construction, which dominates the centre of the town. It is a two-bay three-storey former fortified house/tower house, built 1550, having a three-bay three-storey wing to the west end, built c.1720 and a two-storey bowed extension to the east end, built c.1760, acquired by Captain John Clibborn in 1659 (boi). In 1814 Thomas C Clibborn occupied Moate-castle and in 1837 Moate Castle was the seat of Cuthbert J Clibborn. At the time of Griffith’s Valuation (publ. 1854) Gilbert Nugent was resident holding the property valued at £23 from the representatives of Cuthbert J Clibborn. Moate Castle has remained a private residence and was for sale in 2023. Photo of Moate Castle
Fardrum House Fardrum House, an early 19th century house, named on the first edition OS map. Described by the National Built Heritage Service as a highly appealing early nineteenth-century gentleman’s cottage. Valued at £12 at the time of Griffith’s Valuation (publ. 1854) it was occupied by Eliza Mathews who held it from John Ennis. Later occupants have been the Robinson and Campbell families and it remains a family residence. Photo of Fardrum House
Farnagh Buildings are marked at this site on the first edition OS map and the house is named on the 25 inch map. It was built in the early 19th century and a Mr Benjamin Wynne was resident in 1814. The house was extended about 1850 according to the National Built Heritage Service. This house was the residence of R. Adamson in 1837 (Lewis) and of Hannah Wynne who held it from Edward Digges La Touche, valued at £14.5 at the time of Griffith’s Valuation (publ. 1854). Edward Wakefield, a ‘gentleman farmer’ and his family were resident in the early 20th century. This house remains a family home. Photo of Farnagh
Hall Hall House is described by O’Brien as a two-storey five-bay Georgian house. It was built by the Clibborn family. The Taylor and Skinner maps of the late 1770s record the Clibborns at The Hall. Valued at £25 at the time of Griffith’s Valuation (publ. 1854) it was occupied by William Malcomson who held it from Thomas Clibborn. Later occupied by Thomas B Wakefield who died in 1898. The house was a ruin for many years but is now demolished.
Castledaly/Kilcleagh Park Detached six-bay two-storey over basement country house, built 1776 by the Dalys. It replaced an early fortified house dating from the 1600s. A projecting two-storey wing was added about 1880 by the Odells. In 1814 and 1837 it was the seat of Joseph Morgan Daly. It was sold in the Encumbered Estates Court in 1850 and bought by a Scotsman George McDonnell who held it in fee at the time of Griffith’s Valuation (publ. 1854) when it was valued at £40. In the 1860s it was bought by Thomas Scruton Odell and it remained in the possession of the Odell family until 1961 when it was sold to the Land Commission. It was later renamed Kilcleagh Park when it became a hotel. Now known as Castledaly Manor and in use as a Christian Centre. Photo of Castledaly/Kilcleagh Park
Moyvoughly Moyvoughly named Moyvoughly Lodge on the first edition OS map and Moyvoughly House on the 25 inch map. O’Brien writes that this was originally Arabin land purchased towards the end of the 18th century by the Grogans. This house was constructed by 1837 as C Arabin was resident, who was probably leasing it from the Grogans. By the time of Griffith’s Valuation (publ. 1854) John Ennis had acquired the house and lands as he is recorded as holding the property in fee . O’Brien writes that he rented the house to William Dargan, the railway entrepreneur, who was building the Mullingar to Dublin railway line and that the land was used to graze and accommodate the horses used in this work. In the mid-1850s Moyvougly was leased to Thomas Maher who eventually purchased the estate. Bought by the Fallon family in the 20th century, the house is now demolished but some outbuildings and stables survive. Photo of Moyvoughly
Umma or Emoe House Umma or Emoe House is named on the first edition OS map. It was a Magan home from at least the early 18th century. Thomas Magan was resident in 1814. O’Brien writes that Francis Magan was the last family member to reside at Emoe. It was recorded as his seat in 1837. He died in 1841. At the time of Griffith’s Valuation (publ. 1854) James Hill Shaw held the house valued at £15 from George A Boyd. Another building with the same name is marked on the 25 inch map to the south east of the original house and is still extant (N198 453). This second house was built in 1900 (O’Brien) by the Shaw family. James Shaw of Ballymahon purchased the lands in 1875. Occupied by the Skelly family in the 20th century.
Old Court Old Court located on the northern outskirts of Athlone town was built circa 1840 (O’Brien) and incorporated an earlier house. The building on the site on the first edition OS map is named Springpark House. The Potts were settled here from the 18th century. P Cusack occupied Spring Park in 1837 and the house valued at £26 was held by William Potts in fee at the time of Griffith’s Valuation (publ. 1854). In the early 20th century the house was occupied by the Magan family and William Morgan Tilson Magan spent his childhood years here. This house was demolished in the 1980s.
Newcourt The National Built Heritage Service records a substantial mid-Victorian house which retains its character and much of its early fabric despite numerous later extensions and alterations. A four-bay two-storey house, built about 1864 by William Potts of nearby Old Court. There is a plaque of the Longwood Family over the crenellated extension. Owned by the Potts into the 20th century and by the Heaton family since the 1950s.
Court Devenish The present Court Devenish House was built at the end of the 18th century and has been extensively renovated and extended at various times. The remains of the important early 17th century Court Devenish House forms a garden feature. The original house was largely destroyed during the 1691 siege. The Devenishes descended from a Dublin merchant who leased land at Athlone from the Crown in the early 17th century. In 1751 their interest in these lands was sold to Gustavus Hamilton [of Viscount Boyne family]. At the time of Griffith’s Valuation (publ. 1854) a Mrs Dubordieu was resident holding the property from William Cooke of Talbot Hall, New Ross, Co Wexford. It was valued at £20.10. Since then the house has had many occupants and owners but is still extant. Photo of Court Devenish
Auburn House Auburn House located on the eastern outskirts of Athlone town is described by O’Brien as a late 18th century, two-storey, three bay house built by James Sproule about 1790. Occupied by the Bruce family of Gore House, Northgate Street, for about fifteen years before they immigrated to Australia. W S Bruce was resident in 1837. At the time of Griffith’s Valuation (publ. 1854) Laurence or Lorenzo Dundas was resident holding the house valued at £22 from George Mechum. Various persons occupied this house in the following years including the Mahon and Browne families in the 20th century. Sold to the state in the 1960s it became a ruin and is now demolished. The Athlone Regional College now occupies the site.
Mountain View Cottage This building is named as Mount View Cottage on the first edition OS map and Mount View on the 25 inch map. O’Brien writes that Mount View on the Moate road is a two-storey, three-bay Victorian house built by a Mr Vaughan in 1866. At the time of Griffith’s Valuation (publ. 1854) the previous house on this site, valued at £10, was occupied by Mrs Diana Sproule, who held the property from Robert Jameson. The present house was a McNamara home in the 20th century and is still extant.
Cloonbonny Cloonboony is a five-bay single-storey over basement house on a U-shaped plan, built c.1790, having two two-storey returns (boi). Cloonbonny House was originally built by the Longworth family as a dower house to Glynwood House (O’Brien). Edward Marsh was resident at the time of Griffith’s Valuation (publ. 1854) when the house was valued at £11 and was held from Francis Longworth. The Johnson and Byrne families have occupied the house from 1869 until the present day. Photo of Cloonbonny
Creaghduff House A building is marked at the site of Creaghduff House on the first edition OS map but the present house appears to have been built after this date. Gearoid O’Brien refers to Charles Handcock building the house at the time of Griffith’s Valuation (https://www.westmeathindependent.ie/2023/02/03/street-wise-coosan/). Valued at £17 as recorded in Griffith’s Valuation the house was occupied by the Hon Charles Handcock and held from Lord Castlemaine. It is located at the south west corner of Coosan Lough. Donal O’Brien writes that from the end of the 19th century Creaghduff was the home of Robert Degennes Levinge, a grandson of Sir Richard Levinge 4th Bt, and his descendants, who still live there.
Creggan House Creggan House, located just south east of Athlone town and south of Creggan Castle. This house is named on the first edition OS map. It was a two-storey, three-bay house built by the Longworth family in the early 19th century. Peter Longworth was a Cromwellian soldier who settled at Creggan Castle in the mid-17th century. The Longworth family continued to inhabit Creggan House for much of the 19th century, Francis Longworth being recorded as the occupant in 1837. Henry Norwood Trye was resident at the time of Griffith’s Valuation (publ. 1854), holding the house valued at £24 from his brother-in-law Francis Longworth. It was occupied by land agent Peter Metge and his family in 1901 and by widower Thomas Davies Longworth and his daughters in 1911. The house was burnt down in 1921 when occupied by a Major Montgomery and subsequently demolished.
Woodville Hawthorn Cottage is named on the first edition OS map and on the 25 inch map as Woodville. ‘The Cottage’ was the seat of William Cooke in 1837 and at the time of Griffith’s Valuation (publ. 1854) when the building was valued at £16 and held from Lord Castlemaine. O’Brien writes that the Bourke family were in possession in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The house was demolished post 1950. The site is now among state and industrial buildings located on the east side of Athlone.
Retreat Retreat was a two-storey, three bay late 18th century house built by Thomas Cooke and located close to the east side of Athlone town. It was occupied by General Hart in 1814, F E Moony in 1837 and by Major Owen Lloyd Ormsby at the time of Griffith’s Valuation (publ. 1854), who held the property valued at £20 from William Cooke. Later occupants of this house were the Costello, Kilduff and Young families. The house and lands were sold to the Athlone Urban District Council in 1998 and the house demolished.
Dalystown Dalystown is marked on the first edition OS map and named on the 25 inch map. It is a detached three-bay two-storey house, built in the early 19th century. Valued at £12 at the time of Griffith’s Valuation (publ. 1854), occupied by Lewis Meares and held from John Rotton. Photo of Dalystown
Hallstown House Hallstown or Halston House is named on the first edition OS map. This house was built c.1760 and altered and extended c.1820 by Sir Richard Morrison for the Boyd Gamble family (O’Brien). It is a two-storey, three-bay house and was the home of a H. Boyd Gamble in 1837. At the time of Griffith’s Valuation (publ. 1854) Frederick Gambell held it from Captain H Boyd Gambell, when it was valued at £28. Various other occupants followed and the house and lands were sold to the Hon Kieran Guinness in 1980. Photo of Hallstown House
Washford House Washford House is a five-bay single-storey house, built c.1845, with a shallow projecting porch to the centre. Valued at £20 and held by Captain H Boyd Gamble in fee at the time of Griffith’s Valuation (publ. 1854). Photo of Washford House
Darlington Lodge Darlington Lodge, named on the first edition OS map, occupied by A McDonnell in 1837 and by John Malone and held from Captain H Boyd Gamble at the time of Griffith’s Valuation (publ. 1854) when valued at £18. O’Brien writes that it was possibly built as a dower house for Hallstown/Halston. The home of the Kenny family in recent times.
Toberville House Toberville House is named on the first edition OS map. At the time of Griffith’s Valuation (publ. 1854) it was occupied by Thomas Murtagh, valued at £12 and held from Captain H Boyd Gamble. A building is still located at this site.
Glenown/Clonown Clonown is named on the first edition OS map. It is a three-bay two-storey over basement house, built c.1815 now known as Glenown (boi). At the time of Griffith’s Valuation (publ. 1854) Richard Fitzgerald was resident, holding the house valued at £18 in fee. In the mid-1870s his son Captain James is recorded at Clonown. Photo of Glenown/Clonown
Ballinacor Ballinacor is named on the first edition OS map. This two-storey, five-bay house was erected c 1740 and was the home of the Nugent family who were resident here from the 17th century until the mid-19th century. Referenced on the Taylor and Skinner maps of the late 1770s and occupied by Edward Nugent in 1814. In 1852 James Nugent, Count Nugent, sold the Ballinacor estate to the Halls. The sale rental describes the house as ‘large and commodious and in perfect habitable order’. At the time of Griffith’s Valuation (publ. 1854) Charles Hall held the house valued at £23 in fee. In 1906, Major George C Hall was recorded as the occupant. Bought by the Finnerty family in the early 20th century, the house is now demolished but the main entrance gates remain. Photo of Ballinacor
Killare House Killare House is named on the first edition OS map, it is now a green field site as O'Brien notes it is long demolished. Valued at £12 at the time of Griffith’s Valuation (publ. 1854) it was occupied by Robert Matthews and held from Reverend Dean Pakenham.
Mosstown Mosstown House named on both the first edition OS map and the 25 inch map. O’Brien writes that Mosstown was originally a property belonging to the Judge family and was sold to Cuthbert Fetherstonhaugh in 1790 and he was recorded as occupant in 1814. In 1837 it was recorded as ‘the principal seat’ of the parish ‘the handsome residence of Theobald Fetherston H.’ It remained a Fethetstonhaugh property until sold to William Dargan in the Encumbered Estates Court in 1851 (O’Brien). At the time of Griffith’s Valuation (publ. 1854) it was valued at £40 and occupied by Thomas Smith who held it from William Dargan. Later this house was occupied by members of the Fosberry and Adamson families. In 1906 George A G Adamson was the occupant. The house was destroyed by fire in 1938 and is now a green field site.
Mount Dalton Mount Dalton, named on the first edition OS map but on the 25 inch map (c 1914) as Loughazon Hall. It is a six-bay two-storey over basement country house, built 1784, on a rectangular plan. Erected by Count Richard D'Alton (d. 1790) on his return to Ireland following a distinguished career in the Austrian Service but subsequently vacated by him when he took up the post of Governor of the Austrian Netherlands (Lewis 1837 II, 491-2). Lewis describes the house as standing 'on the banks of a fine sheet of water ... formerly the seat of the ancient family of D'Alton ... the house which is now the residence of O W C Begg was built in 1784 by Count Richard D'Alton'. Valued at £16, it was unoccupied at the time of Griffith’s Valuation (publ. 1854) and the immediate lessor was Thomas Babington. Historic connections with the D'Alton family including Count Oliver D'Alton (d. 1799); Ignatius Dillon Begg (d. 1813) and Countess Elizabeth Begg (née D'Alton) (d. 1832); Oliver William Costello Dillon Begg (d. 1848) [of] Mount Dalton Rathconrath (Lewis 1837 xi); and the Brabazon family. Mount Dalton is the home of the Brabazon Gibson family.
Streamstown House Streamstown House, just north of the Mullingar to Athlone greenway and marked on the first edition OS map, is a five-bay two-storey over basement country house, built c.1820 (boi). The interest of John Thomas Barlow, assignee of James Nugent, in the mansion house and lands of Streamstown were for sale in the Encumbered Estates Court on 12 February 1852. The property was held under a lease for lives for ever, the last renewal in 1846 was from William Palmer to John Thomas Barlow. At the time of Griffith’s Valuation (publ. 1854) Streamstown was the residence of Captain James H Dickson, valued at £20 and held from William Palmer. By 1906 Anne Somers was in occupation. Photo of Streamstown House
Temple House Temple House, Templemacateer, is located on an old abbey site and very close to the border with County Offaly, it is named on the first edition OS map. This three-bay two-storey house was built in the mid-18th century and altered c.1840 (boi). It was originally the home of the Handy family. Dennis Kelly was the occupant in 1814. Marcus Kelly was resident in 1837 and at the time of Griffith’s Valuation (publ. 1854) when the house was valued at £12 and held from the representatives of Samuel B Handy. It was the home of John Mark Kelly, a farmer, magistrate and land commissioner and his wife in 1901. Now in use as a guesthouse run by the Fagan family, see https://templemacateer.booking.site/en
Tennalick House Tennalick House was associated with the nearby mill complex. At the time of Griffiths Valuation, it was leased by Stephen Cullen to Robert Diamond and was valued at £10. The mill complex was leased by John McCann & Co. also from Stephen Cullen and valued at £130. The Valuation Office House Books indicate that the house occupied by Robert Diamond was valued at £12 in 1840, while the mills, then held by William McCann, were valued at £62. The National Built Heritage Service suggests that the now-ruinous house at Tennalick dates from the early 18th century and may incorporate the remains of a 17th century house. It associates the site with the O’Farrell and Sankey families and later with the Gore estate, 1st Barons Annaly, before its acquisition by the White family, third Barons Annaly, in the early 19th century. Both the house and mills at Tennalick are now ruinous. Photo of Tennalick House
Knappoge House Robert Wallace was listing this property from Colonel Henry White’s estate at the time of Griffiths Valuation in the early 1850s, when it was valued at over £10. A house is extant at the site but may not be original.
Ledwithstown House In 1837 Lewis referred to Ledwithstown House as the seat of W. Ledwith. Leet's Directory referred to it as the residence of Richard Dillon in 1814. By the time of Griffiths Valuation in the 1850s, it was held in fee by Edward Ledwith and valued at £15. The National Built Heritage Service suggests it was built c.1745 and was possibly designed by Richard Castle. It is still extant. In the 20th century it had become derelict but has been refurbished Photo of Ledwithstown House
Ballymulvey House John Shuldham was the owner of an extensive milling complex, valued at £35, at Ballymulvey at the time of Grffiths Valuation in the early 1850s. In 1837 Lewis had also referred to Ballymulvey as a seat of the Shuldham family. The property is labelled Ballymulvey House on the 1st edition OS map but “in ruins” on the 25” edition of the early 20th century when the woollen factory is located nearby. Some ruins of this complex remain at the site.
Antely Cottage A property labelled Antely Cottage is visible on the 25-inch OS map of the early 20th century. At the time of Griffiths Valuation, in the early 1850s, Robert de Ricci, MD, was leasing lands in this area from the Shuldham estate. The National Built Heritage Service suggests that Antely Cottage evolved from an earlier, possibly 1760s structure on the site. It is still extant and occupied. Photo of Antely Cottage
Moygh House John Shuldham held this property in fee at the time of Griffiths Valuation, when it was valued at £35. In 1837 Lewis referred to Moigh as the seat of M. Shuldham. It is labelled Moygh House on all OS editions. It is still extant. Photo of Moygh House
Clynan House Bevan Slator was occupying Clynan at the time of Griffiths Valuation in the 1850s, when it was valued at £24. It was leased from William C. Rochfort. In 1840 the original valuation had recorded it as the seat of Bernard Slator with the same valuation. The National Built Heritage Service associates the property with the Coates and Slator families. It is now ruinous.
Creevaghmore (Ballymahon) Edwin Moore Sandys was leasing Creevaghmore House to William Hogan at the time of Griffiths Valuation in the early 1850s, when it was valued at £20. In 1837 Lewis referred to “Creevagh” as the seat of R. Sandys. Leet refers to 'Creevagh' as the seat of John Fetherston in 1814. Creevaghmore is still extant. The National Built Heritage Service suggests it was built in the mid 18th century. Photo of Creevaghmore (Ballymahon)
Doory Hall Doory Hall was the residence of F.T. Jessop at the time of Griffiths Valuation in the 1850s, when it was valued at £50. The National Built Heritage Service suggests that the current ruined property dates from the 1820s but that it replaced an earlier dwelling at the site. In 1906 it was owned by Louisa Jessop and still valued at £50. The remains of a large number of ancillary estate buildings area also visible at the site. Photo of Doory Hall
Laurel Lodge (Shrule) Thomas Hussey was occupying this property at the time of Griffiths Valuation in the 1850s, when it was valued at just over £10. In 1838 the original Valuation Office books noted the occupant as Edward Nugent. The Ordnance Survey name books of the mid 1830s state that the townland was part of the Ledwith estate. The house is not named on the 1st edition OS map but is labelled Laurel Lodge on the 25” map of the early 20th century. It is now a ruin.
Clooncallow House Clooncallow House was occupied by Thomas Bredin at the time of Griffiths Valuation in the 1850s when it was valued at £12. He was also noted by the valuers as the occupier in 1840, though his name was spelt 'Braydon' at the time. Thomas Bradon is also recorded as a landholder in Clooncallow in the Tithe Applotment records in 1829. It is still extant and occupied. Photo of Clooncallow House
Forgney House Thomas Lennon was occupying Forgney House at the time of Griffiths Valuation in the 1850s, when it was valued at £12 and leased from the King Harman estate. It is possible that this is the same property which the valuers recorded as occupied by William Atkinson in 1840 and then valued at over £13. The house is not visible on the 25” map of the early twentieth century and the area is now covered by forestry. Elsewhere in the same townland, a house is labelled Forgney Old House (N205545) on the 1st edition Ordnance Survey map but does not appear on later maps.
Newcastle House (Ballymahon) The extensive property at Newcastle was originally the seat of the Harman family, which came into the King family through marriage. In 1837 Lewis referred to it as the seat of the Dowager Countess of Ross. At the time of Griffiths Valuation in the 1850s it was the seat of Laurence King-Harman and was valued at £90. In 1906 it was owned by Col. W.H. King-Harman. It remained in the family until the twentieth century when it was sold to an order of religious sisters. In the later 20th century and again more recently it has functioned as a hotel. A Center Parcs resort is now located in an area of the former demesne. Photo of Newcastle House (Ballymahon)
Cartron House (Ballymahon) At the time of Griffiths Valuation in the 1850s, Thomas Wright was leasing this property from the King Harman estate when it was valued at £10. In 1837 it was noted by Lewis as the seat of J. Wright. It is still extant. Photo of Cartron House (Ballymahon)
Rathmore House (Ballymahon) Robert C. Barbar was occupying this property, then valued at over £12, at the time of Griffiths Valuation. Lewis had also noted it as his seat in 1837. It was leased from the King Harman estate. This property was labelled Rathmore House on the 1st edition Ordnance Survey map but a later house (Grid Reference N150546) carries this label on the 25-inch edition of the early twentieth century. The latter is still extant. Photo of Rathmore House (Ballymahon)
Castlecore/Castlecor House (Ballymahon) The National Built Heritage Service suggests that the original building at Castlecore was built as a hunting lodge in the mid 18th century by a member of the Harman family from Newcastle House. It underwent several changes and additions during the 19th century. Between the 1830s and the 1850s it was in the hands of Thomas Hussey and at the time of Griffiths Valuation, it was valued at £10. Hussey advertised it for sale in the Encumbered Estates Court in 1855, when it was described as 'of a peculiarly convenient construction, built about 50 years at a cost of £4000'. The 'Freeman's Journal' reported that it was sold for over £6000. By the 1870s it was the seat of John Bond. In 1906 Castlecore was owned by Emily C. Clarke and valued at £44 10s. It is named as Castlecor House on the 1st edition Ordnance Survey map but as Castlecore House on the later 25-inch edition. It is still extant. Photo of Castlecore/Castlecor House (Ballymahon)
Gortmore [Longfield] House (Ballymahon) Arthur H. Griffith was leasing this property from the King-Harman estate at the time of Griffiths Valuation in the early 1850s, when it was valued at almost £41. The house shown on the 1st edition Ordnance survey map is labelled Longfield House. The expanded range of buildings at the site, shown on the 25-inch map of the early 20th century, is labelled Gortmore House. O'Brien writes that Arthur Hill Griffith built this house c.1840 but that the Griffith family moved to Australia in 1871. He also notes that the previous house, known as Longfield, had been occupied by members of the Langstaff family. In 1837 Lewis referred to Longfield as the seat of J. Langstaff. Gortmore is no longer extant.
Drumnacor House At the time of Griffiths Valuation in the 1850s, John Bond held this property in fee when it was valued at £15. In 1837 Lewis had recorded Drumnacor as the residence of W. Sandys. In 1906 it was owned by John Bond’s representatives. The site is now occupied by a farmyard.
Ardnagragh Alicia Nugent was leasing this property, which included a mill, from the Digby estate at the time of Griffiths Valuation in the early 1850s, when it was valued at £23. The National Inventory of Architectural Heritage indicates that the house is still in use though the mill has been demolished.
Ballincurra House (Rathconrath) Benjamin Digby held this property in fee at the time of Griffiths Valuation in the early 1850s when it was valued at £23. The original Valuation Office books had valued the property at £25 in 1850, It had a similar valuation in 1906 when it was owned by William Benjamin Digby. It survived into the 20th century but is now a ruin.
Drumraney This property is described as “in chancery” at the time of Griffiths Valuation, though it was being leased by John Carney from the estate of Alicia O’Connor Malone. It was valued at £14. It is labelled as Drumraney House on the 1st edition Ordnance Survey map of 1838 but as “Constabulary barracks” on later edition maps. It is not extant now.
Shinglis House The 1906 Survey of Untenanted Demesnes indicates John Malone as the owner of a property at Shinglis, valued at almost £32. The 1st edition Ordnance Survey map shows the ruins of Shinglis Court adjacent to this site but the 25-inch map labels Shinglis House a short distance to the north-east. O'Brien provides a detailed account of the evolution of the houses at this site, notably those occupied by the Malone family. He notes that Shinglis was demolished in the 1970s.
Newgrove [Badgersbridge House] (Ballymahon) This property was held in fee by Dillon Kelly at the time of Griffiths Valuation, when it was valued at over £10. It is labelled Newgrove or Badgersbridge House on the 1st edition Ordnance Survey map but does not appear on subsequent maps. The Valuation Office books show that the house had been valued at £15 in 1840.
Dorrington House At the time of Griffiths Valuation St. George Gray held this property in fee when it was valued at £32. It is labelled Dorrington House on all editions of the Ordnance Survey maps. In 1906 it was the property of Wellington Gray and valued at £44. O'Brien writes that the house was demolished during the twentieth century and a newer house constructed at the site but extensive estate architecture survives. Photo of Dorrington House
Littletown House [Lodge] William Magill was leasing this property from Joseph Manly at the time of Griffiths Valuation in the early 1850s when it was valued at almost £14. On the 1st edition Ordnance Survey map it appears to be located within the townland of Doonis but on the 25-inch edition of the early 20th century it seems to be within the townland of Cartroncroy. The house is labelled Littletown Lodge on the 1st edition map but as Littletown House on the 25-inch edition. It survived into the twentieth century but is no longer extant. In 1837 Lewis referred to Littleton Lodge as the seat of W. Lennox Napier. Another Littletown House is shown on the 1st edition Ordnance Survey map in the adjacent townland of Littletown [N096519] but this is described as 'in ruins' on the later map. William Magill of Littleton, Ballymahon was recorded as the owner of over 350 acres in County Longford in the 1870s.
Kilcornan Lodge (Ballymahon) Thomas Murray was leasing this property from Charles Edward Grogan at the time of Griffiths Valuation in the early 1850s, when it was valued at almost £14. In 1814 Leet referred to Kilcornan as the residence of Patrick McDermott. O'Brien details the various occupiers from 1785, the year from which he asserts the house dates. It is still extant.
Moyvore Peter Odlum was leasing this property from the Grogan estate at the time of Griffiths Valuation, when it was valued at £12.
Beech Lawn (Ballymahon) George Meares was leasing this property from the Grogan estate at the time of Griffiths Valuation, when it was valued at almost £17. A house is still extant at this site.
Annaville House Francis Longworth was leasing this property from William Dawson at the time of Griffiths Valuation in the early 1850s, when it was valued at almost £14 and included a mill. On the 25-inch Ordnance Survey map of the early 20th century it is labelled Annaville House. A house is still extant at the site.
Noughaval House (Ballymahon) William Dawson was leasing this property from the King-Harman estate at the time of Griffiths Valuation in the early 1850s when it was valued at £13. Lewis also referred to it as his seat in 1837. The National Inventory of Architectural Heritage suggests it was built in 1760. O'Brien notes that there is a family tradition that the roof had to be replaced in the nineteenth century having been damaged during ''the Night of the Big Wind'' in 1839. Noughaval is still extant and occupied. Photo of Noughaval House (Ballymahon)
Belmore Place At the time of Griffiths Valuation in the early 1850s this property was held in fee by Robert W. Lowry, when it was valued at £16. It is labelled Belmore Place on all editions of the Ordnance Survey maps. O'Brien writes that the original house at this site had been occupied by Netterville Blake, who sold the property to Lowry in 1832. The National Inventory of Architectural Heritage suggests the surviving farm complex was built c.1850. The house was demolished in the 20th century. Photo of Belmore Place
Ballymore Parochial House Thomas Coffey was leasing this property to Reverend Thomas Guinan at the time of Griffiths Valuation when it was valued at £12. A smaller house appears at this location on the 1st edition map of 1838 but a house labelled “Parochial House” is shown on the early 20th century 25-inch edition. Buildings still extant at site but may not be original.
Baltacken House Abraham Coates was leasing this property from Nathaniel McElthwaite at the time of Griffiths Valuation when it was valued at £12. It was described as a caretaker’s house with offices. It is labelled Baltacken House on all editions of the Ordnance Survey map and is still extant and in use.
Lissanode House O'Brien writes that this house was occupied by the Russell family, probably from the early part of the eighteenth century. At the time of Griffiths Valuation, in 1854, it was occupied by Frederick W. Russell, leasing from the Boyd estate, when it had a valuation of £7. It was replaced by a more substantial house in the late nineteenth century following a fire. It is still extant.
Lissaquill House In 1837 Lewis referred to Lissaquill House as the seat of Harding Fetherstone. At the time of Griffiths Valuation in 1854 this property was occupied by John Hogan, leasing from O'Brien Dillons, when it was valued at £9. The Valuation Office Books of 1841 noted the house here as having a valuation of £10 and occupied by Harding Fetherstone. A house and farm are still extant at this location.
Jones Lake A house south of the railway line and a short distance west of Moate in the mid-19th century. O'Brien writes that it was built by the Jones family in the mid-18th century as a two storey, three bay building. Leet records William Gustavus Jones as resident in 1814. Occupied by John Sills at the time of Griffith's Valuation (publ. 1854) and held from Patrick Dillon Irwin with about 50 acres, when it was valued at £13. Photo of Jones Lake