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University of Galway

Furbogh House

Houses within 10km of this house

Displaying 20 houses.

Houses within 10km of Furbogh House

Displaying 20 houses.

House name Description
Corcullen/Kirkullen House The house valued at £21 was vacant at the time of Griffith's Valuation. Michael D. Browne was the immediate lessor. It is shown as a considerably enlarged structure on the 25-inch map of the 1890s. Buildings are still extant at the site.
Manor House [Spiddle House] The house at this site is named Spiddle House on the 1st edition Ordnance Survey map. A much larger house, labelled Manor House, is shown on the 25-inch map of the 1890s. The house was held in fee by Thomas Bunbury at the time of Griffith's Valuation and was valued at £15. Modern buildings are extant at the site now.
Danesfield At the time of Griffith's Valuation, George E. Burke was leasing Danesfield to Henry Daly when it was valued at over £23. The house is demolished, however the yard bell holder and the remains of the walled garden are still visible. Photo of Danesfield
Lenaboy Castle This property was held in fee by James O'Hara at the time of Griffith's Valuation when it was valued at £40. In 1786 Wilson refers to a house at Galway which was the seat of Geoffrey O'Hara. Bence Jones describes the house as Tudor Gothic, early to mid 19th century, while the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage notes that the current building is dated 1859. It is now a Health Services facility. Photo of Lenaboy Castle
Seamount Lodge The Clanmorris family had a residence in the Salthill area of Galway at Pollnarooma East parish of Rahoon, leased from Richard Sloper. It was valued at £21 at the time of Griffith's Valuation. A house named Seamount Lodge is marked on the first Ordnance Survey map in this townland. Seamount was the home of Sebastian Nolan of the Ballinderry family in the late 19th century. It was in use as a nursing home in the twentieth century before being demolished to make way for the housing estate of the same name.
Barna Wilson refers to Barna as the seat of Mr. Lynch in 1786. Nicholas Lynch held this property in fee at the time of Griffith's Valuation,when it was valued at £20. It was the seat of Marcus Lynch in 1894 and the family were still resident in the early 20th century. The house is still extant surrounded by an apartment development. Photo of Barna
Glenlo A house called Kentville was occupied by the Martin family in the late 18th century though Wilson mentions a Mr. Irwin living there in 1786. By 1824 Thomas Redington was occupying Glenlo, which became the home of Thomas Blake in the mid 19th century and of the Palmers in the late 19th century. Now functions as a hotel. Photo of Glenlo
Riverview At the time of Griffith's Valuation held by James Browne in fee and valued at £14. It is described as "in ruins" on the 25-inch Ordnance Survey map of the 1890s.
Brownville This house was originally known as Eyreville and was leased by the Martins to the Eyres in the latter half of the 18th century. Wilson refers to it as the seat of Mr. Eyre in 1786. In 1808 it was sold to James Valentine Browne and the name of the house was changed to Brownville. In the later 19th century it was the home of Dr McCormack, the Bishop of Galway. Portions of the original house may have been incorporated into out-buildings at the rear of the site.
Woodstock In 1786 Wilson refers to Woodstock as the seat of R. Shaw. The home of Stephen Blake in 1814, it later became the home of the Comyn family. The house was burnt down in June 1877 and never rebuilt. The family mainly resided in France afterwards.
Killeen Originally known as New Park, Killeen House was bought by Peter S. Comyn from the Martins in 1849 and it became his main residence. He died in 1866 and left the house to his niece Rose Comyn. It is still extant and was run as a luxury guesthouse until 2008. Photo of Killeen
Bushy Park In 1786 Wilson refer to Bushy Park as the seat of Mr. Burke. Occupied by Edward McDonnell in 1814. Two generations of the Martins lived in this house in the 19th century. At the time of Griffith's Valuation, it was occupied by Robert J. Martin and was valued at £12. It is still extant and occupied. Photo of Bushy Park
Rahoon House In 1786 Wilson refers to Rahoon as the seat of Mr. French. In the early 19th century it was a Bodkin house, occupied by Roderick O'Connor at the time of the first Ordnance survey. It was held in fee by Thomas C. Dickson at the time of Grifith's Valuation and valued at £27. This house was bought by Kennedy O'Brien in the early 1870s and remained in his family's possession until the 1930s. Buildings are still extant at the site. Photo of Rahoon House
Glenarde Town house of the Persse family, built in the mid 19th century, bought by the Bolands of Bolands biscuits in the 1920s and since the early 1960s has functioned as the Ardilaun House Hotel. Photo of Glenarde
Carrickmore House (Furbo) A house built on land owned by Andrew Blake at the time of Grifith's Valuation. The National Inventory of Architectural Heritage suggests it was built c.1860. It was renovated in recent times. Photo of Carrickmore House (Furbo)
Marino Cottage This house, labelled Marino Cottage on the First Edition Ordnance Survey map,was vacant at the time of Griffith's Valuation, when it was part of the estate of Andrew Blake. It had a valuation of over £23 at that time. The house no longer exists, having been replaced in the twentieth century by the Connemara Coast Hotel complex.
Kingston House (Galway) Richard N. Somerville was the owner of over 70 acres in the county of the town of Galway in the 1870s. He was the owner of Kingston House at the time of Griffith's Valuation, when it was valued at £14 and was unoccupied. By the 1890s it was occupied by a religious order.
Albano Cottage At the time of Griffith's Valuation, Rev. Peter Daly was leasing this property from James Browne when the buildings were valued at £9. It is still extant and occupied.
Spiddle House The 1st edition Ordnance Survey map shows a house known as Bohoona Lodge on a site adjacent to the present Spiddle House. The latter property appears on the 25-inch map of the 1890s. At the time of Griffith's Valuation, John Farrer was leasing a property in this townland from Martin Morris. It was valued at £8. The house has recently been restored. Photo of Spiddle House
Fort Eyre At the time of Griffith's Valuation a property here, owned by Reverend E. Maunsell, was being leased by Richard A.H. Kirwan and was valued at £42. The house is labelled Fort Eyre on the 1st edition Ordnance Survey map. It is still extant. Photo of Fort Eyre