Lynchfort House

Houses within 10km of this house

Displaying 52 houses.

Houses within 10km of Lynchfort House

Displaying 52 houses.

House name	Description
Ballymore	Wilson mentions the seat of Mr. Rathbourne near Craughwell in 1786 though he does not name the house. In 1837 Lewis recorded Ballymore as the seat of R. Rathbourne, who continued to reside there until the 1880s. Griffith's Valuation shows that Richard Rathbourne held it from the Clanricarde estate. This may be the house noted by Slater as part of Lord Clanmorris's estate in 1894. Ballymore is still extant and occupied together with an extensive range of outbuildings.
Roxborough	In 1786 Wilson refers to Roxborough as the seat o Mr. Persse. At the time of Griffith's Valuation it was the seat of Dudley Persse and valued at £70. The house at Roxborough is most famous as the birthplace of Isabella Augusta Persse, later Lady Gregory of Coole. Roxborough is now a ruin, having been burnt in 1922. The impressive front entrance gates (M541136) are still extant. A steward's house house, close to Roxborough, is located at M534128. This is still extant and occupied.
Moyode	The seat of the Persse estate for many years. At the time of Griffith's Valuation it was the seat of Burton Persse. In 1894 Slater refers to it as the seat of De Brugh Persse. In 1906 it was owned by Lord Ardilaun and was valued at almost £73.Only some ruins of Moyode Castle remain although elements of the stable yard still exist.
Hollypark	In 1814 Hollypark was the seat of Pierce Blake and at the time of Griffith's Valuation the property of Peter Blake when it was valued at £20. In 1894, Slater referred to it as the seat of Col. M.P. Blake. In 1906 Maria C. White held the mansion house at Hollypark. It is still extant and occupied.
Bookeen Glebe	Burton Persse was leasing this house to Rev. Robert Graham at the time of Griffith's Valuation. In the nineteenth century, the house was used as the residence of the incumbent at Bookeen Church. It was later purchased by the Aitken family who had served as Land Agents for the Clancarty estate at Coorheen, outside Loughrea. The house has been renovated and is extant and occupied.
Dunsandle	A large house built in the later 18th century for Denis Daly, M.P. Wilson refers to it in 1786 as "the most magnificent and beautiful seat, with ample demesnes". It was held in fee by Lord Dunsandle at the time of Griffith's Valuation, when it was valued at £70. In 1894 Slater refers to it as the seat of William Daly. Dunsandle House was sold in 1954 and demolished in 1958 although portions of the walls are still standing. Evidence of both the stable yard and walled garden still exists also.
Lambert Lodge (Kilquain)	In the 1830s Kilquain was described as "Proprietor J. W. H. ambert, Esqr., Aggard. No agent. This townland is farmed by Carbit Lambert, Esqr. Proprietor's brother, and on which is built a superb house and offices under a bulk rent of £200 per year. There is a garden and orchard and an interesting demesne". In 1855 the Lambert house at Kilquain was occupied by Cuthbert Lambert leasing from John Lambert. It is still extant and occupied.
St. Cleran's or Issercleran	Issercleran or St.Clerans was the home of the Burke family who built the house c.1784. At the time of Griffith's Valuation it was owned by John Hardiman Burke and was valued at £45. In 1906 it was the property of Anne Maxwell (nee Burke) and was valued at £46. It was sold in the 1950s and became the home of film director, John Huston. Up until 2008 it functioned as a luxury hotel owned by the Griffin Group.
Masonbrook	Masonbrook was originally the seat of the Mason family but was later bought by the Smyth estate. At the time of Griffith's Valuation it was occupied by James Smyth and was valued at £60. It is recorded in the Valuation and the 1906 report on Untenanted Demesnes as located in the townland of Moanmore East but is shown in the townland of Masonbrook on the 1st edition OS Map of 1842. In 1906 it was valued at £60. It is not shown on the 25-inch edition Ordnance Survey map and is no longer extant.
Gammahoe Cottage	A smaller property on the Persse estate, possibly a steward's house, with 257 acres in 1855. There is no trace of a house at this location now although there is some evidence of farm buildings and garden walls.
Derryhoyle	In 1855 the house at Derryhoylemore, parish of Lickerrig, barony of Dunkellin, was leased by Robert O'Hara to Samuel Wade. In 1906 the house at Derryhoyle was valued at £12 and was owned by Robert F. O'Hara who also owned over 100 acres of untenanted land there. A house is still extant at the site.
Benmore	In 1778 this was a Daly property and in 1786, Wilson also refers to it as the seat of Mr. Daly. In 1824 Mr. O'Connor was listed as a non-resident proprietor in county Galway. The OS Name Books record the proprietor of Benmore as Hugh O'Connor with a Mr. Dowdall acting as his agent in the 1830s. In 1855 Valentine O'Connor Blake was leasing 584 acres and buildings valued at £8 in the townland of Benmore, parish of Grange, barony of Loughrea, to Denis Deely. The original house does not appear to be extant.
Woodville House	Woodville House is described as "a gentleman's seat, having fine premises and a good deal of woodland attached" in the 1830s. Robert Darcy, who acted as a land agent, was leasing this house from the Clanricarde estate in 1855. In 1906 it was valued at £26. It is still extant and occupied. The walled garden has also been restored and is open to visitors at certain time. See woodvillewalledgarden.com.
Ballynahivnia	Lord Dunsandle is recorded as the lessor of 161 acres and a complex of buildings, including a mill, valued at £18, in the townland of Ballynahivnia, in 1855. The substantial remains of a tower house, together with the foundations of the mill building remain at the site, close to Riverville Bridge.
Abbeyville	At the time of Griffith's Valuation this property was held in fee by Thomas H. Pilkington and valued at £7. It is still extant.
Glenville	The Earl of Clancarty was leasing a house valued at £12 in Cahercrea East to Margaret Daly in 1855. This house is still extant and now known as Glenville. In the adjoining townland of Ballycoony Clancarty was leasing a house valued at £4 as well as 118 acres to John Hardy.
Woodmount House (Loughrea)	The 1st edition OS map indicates Woodmount House at Knockadikeen, barony of Loughrea. At the time of Griffith's Valuation James Smyth was leasing this townland from the Clanricarde estate. The property included a herds' and labourers' houses valued at £2.
Ballybroder	In 1814 Ballybroder was the seat of Henry Burke. Ballybroder was recorded as the property of Mr. Burke in the 1830s. In 1855 Patrick Burke was leasing the house at Ballybroder from Peter Dolphin. In 1906 Eleanor M. Burke is recorded as the owner when the house was valued at £10. The house at Ballybroder is still extant and in reasonable repair but unoccupied.
Danesfort (Loughrea)	On the first edition Ordnance Survey map this house is labelled Lisduff House but on the 25-inch edition of the 1890s it has become known as Danesfort. In the mid 19th century it belonged to a branch of the Dolphin family of Turoe. By the early 20th century Danesfort was inherited through marriage by the Tighes of The Heath, near Ballinrobe, county Mayo and in 1906 was the property of Robert Dolphin Tighe when it was valued at almost £16. It is no longer extant.
Wallscourt	Wallscourt House is described as "in ruins" on the 1st edition 6" OS map. Very little now remains of it except for one chimney.
Dartfield	The home of R. Blake in the 1830s. By the time of Griffith's Valuation, Dartfield was the property of Maria L. Blake and was valued at £28. Later occupied by Geoghegans, Hardys and now home to the horse museum run by the Leahy family though the house itself is largely ruinous.
Tooloobaun House	At the time of Griffith's Valuation, Henry Hudson was leasing this house, then valued at almost £4, from John R. Hudson/Hodson. It is not shown on the later 25-inch Ordnance Survey map of the 1890s.
Rathville	At the time of Griffith's Valuation, John Blake was the holder of a property at Carrowreagh, barony of Athenry, valued at £10. Rathville House is still extant and occupied. In 2013 it was offered for sale.
Raford	The National Inventory of Architectural Heritage suggests that Raford House was built c.1760. Wilson refers to it as the seat of Captain Daly in 1786. It was being leased by Denis Bodkin from Harriett Daly at the time of Griffith's Valuation, when it was valued at £40. John Archer Daly was the owner of Raford House in 1906 when it was also valued at £40. Raford is still extant and occupied. Modern development has taken place on part of the demesne lands.
Turoe	Wilson refers to "Tourow" as the seat of Mr. Dolpin in 1786. Oliver Dolphin owned Turoe at the time of Griffith's Valuation when it was valued at £20. Slater refers to it as the seat of Miss Dolphin in 1894. In 1906 the mansion at Turoe was the property of Hubert Dolphin and was valued at £16. The original house is no longer extant but evidence of the stable yard and walled garden can be seen at the site, close to Turoe Pet Farm.
Tallyho Lodge	Tallyho Lodge was the home of Burton Persse, Sen, in the 19th century. The house is no longer extant but traces of the walled garden remain.
Ashfield House	Ashfield House was a Persse property. Woodrangers' and workmens' cottages as well as 298 acres constituted this part of the estate. At the time of Griffith's Valuation it was valued at £3. By 1906 it was the property of Capt. A. Persse and was valued at almost £5.
Kilchreest Glebe	Rev. William O'Grady was leasing this property from the Persse estate & John & Eliza Gloster. It was originally church lands. In 2006 this property was still extant and was offered for sale together with a property known as Killinan House nearby.
Millmount House	Thomas Phayre was leasing this property from the Earl of Clancarty's estate at the time of Griffith's Valuation. It also included a mill, herd's house and 150 acres. The National Inventory of Architectural Heritage suggests it was built in the 1760s. It is still extant and occupied.
The Cottage	At the time of Griffith's Valuation, Patrick Trumple was leasing this house, in the townland of Cloonmain, parish of Killoran, from the Clonbrock estate. It is still extant and occupied.
Ballydugan	In 1786 Wilson refers to Ballydugan as the seat of William Burke. Rev. Michael Burke was the owner of Ballydugan at the time of Griffith's Valuation, when it was valued at £24. In 1906 Michael H. Burke owned the mansion house at Ballydoogan then valued at almost £27. It was burnt in 1922 but rebuilt, with modifications, in 1929. Much of the family and estate archives were destroyed in the fire of 1922. Ballydugan is still extant and occupied.
Rafarn House	At the time of Griffith's Valuation, Rafarn House was leased from the Clanricarde estate by Thomas Tully and was valued at £17 and was accompanied by over 400 acres. In 1814 it was recorded as the residence of Joseph Tully. It is still extant.
Cooleeney/Coolinny/Cooleeny	At the time of Griffith's Valuation this property was occupied by James Daly and was valued at £15. When offered for sale in February 1863 the house was occupied by Eleanor M. Lynch. In 1906 it was in the possession of John J. Smyth of Masonbrook and was valued at £20. Cooleeney is still extant and occupied.
Rathglass	In 1814 Rathglass House was the residence of Bernard Rochford. In November 1850 Mark Lynch was occupying the house. At the time of Griffith's Valuation it was occupied by James M. Bourchier. It is still extant.
Killimer Castle	Originally a tower house, Killimor Castle was modernised in the early 1700s by the addition of two slated wings. The Dalys continued to reside there until the end of the 18th century when the castle and demesne were leased to Dominick Burke of Slatefield. In 1837 Lewis records it as the seat of Hyacinth Burke. Dominick J. Burke was still leasing the house at Killimor from Rev. Nicholas Devereux at the time of Griffith's Valuation. It was then valued at £16. The house at Killimordaly had fallen into disrepair but has been restored.
Grousehill House	Patrick Murphy was leasing 66 acres and buildings valued at over £1 from the Earl of Huntingdon's estate at Killeenadeema West, barony of Loughrea, at the time of Griffith's Valuation. This includes the property described as Grousehill House, in the same townland, on the 1st edition OS map. The house is not recorded on the later 25-inch map. A modern building exists at the site.
Caraunbeg	Obadiah Holland was leasing a house valued at £8 and over 240 acres at Caraunbeg, parish of Killimordaly, barony of Kilconnell, from Lord Ashtown at the time of Griffith's Valuation. It is no longer extant.
Caraunmore/Anneville	Rev. Joseph Seymour was leasing a house valued at £9 together with over 350 acres at Caraunmore, parish of Killimordaly, from the Ashtown estate at the time of Griffith's Valuation. This is possibly the house which Lewis records as Anneville, the seat of Rev. J. Seymore, in 1837. It is now a ruin.
Carnakelly	Carnakelly was the original house from whch the Dalys of Dunsandle descended. John Monaghan was leasing this house, valued at £4 together with over 100 acres, from Lord Dunsandle's estate, at the time of Griffith's Valuation.
Kiltullagh House	In 1786 Wilson mentions "Kiltolla" as the seat of Patrick D'Arcy. Lewis records Kiltullagh House as the seat of J. D'Arcy in 1837. At the time of Griffith's Valuation, Pierce Joyce held a herd's house here valued at almost £4. It is described as "in ruins" on the 25-inch Ordnance Survey map of the 1890s and these ruins are still extant.
Carrowroe House	In 1786, Wilson refers to "Carrorowe, at present uninhabited". At the time of Griffith's Valuation, John Dennis was leasing a property at Carrowroe North, barony of Athenry, valued at £15, from Lord Dunsandle's estate. Buildings remain at the site.
Gortakeeran	John A. Daly owned buildings valued at almost £8 at Gortakeeran in 1906. At the time of Griffith's Valuation this townland was owned by John B. Daly including a herd's house valued at 15s.
Abberanville	Abberanville House is descibed as "in ruins" on the 1st edition OS map. The townland, containing 24 acres, was part of John B. Daly's estate and was leased to John Blake when the buildings were valued at £15s. The ruins of a hemp factory were located nearby. There are no buildings at the site now.
Curheen House	Sometimes known as Coorheen House. In 1786 Wilson refers to Curheen as the seat of Mr. Loftus. At the time of Griffith's Valuation, this was a small property occupied by Andrew Egan, leasing from the Clancarty estate and valued at £1 5s. Extended and enlarged sometime after this, by the 1890s it had become Curheen House, resided in by the Aitken family, agents for the Clancarty estate. Later the residence of the RC Bishop of Clonfert.
Esker	In 1786 Wilson refers to Esker as the seat of Mr. Daly, "situated on a lofty hill". By the time of Griffith's Valuation this property was being leased to the Dominican Order by Lord Dunsandle, when it was valued at £20. The Dominicans departed in the 1860s and it became for some time a seminary for the RC diocese of Clonfert. It was taken over by the Redemptorist Order in 1901, in whose possession it still remains. It now serves as a retreat centre.
Newgrove House	In 1786 Wilson refers to Newgrove as the seat of Mr. Blake. At the time of Griffith's Valuation, the property is described as a care-takers house, and leased to John H. Blake by the Wallscourt estate. It is labelled Newgrove House on the 1st edition Ordnance Survey map but is described as "in ruins" on the later 25-inch map of the 1890s.
Summerhill House (Loughrea)	In 1786 Wilson writes that Summerhill House, on the outskirts of Loughrea, was the seat of Mr. Persse. By the time of Griffith's Valuation in the 1850s, the property was occupied by Henry Dolpin, leasing from the Clanricarde estate, when it was valued at almost £8. Parts of the building have disappeared by the 1890s and the site is now part of a school.
Mount Pleasant (Loughrea)	In 1786 Wilson writes that Mount Pleasant was the seat of Mr. Daly. At the time of Griffith's Valuation, the townland was in the possession of the Clanricarde estate but the only building with substantial valuation was the militia barracks. The house is no longer extant though the area is still known as Mountpleasant.
Cottage (Loughrea)	In 1786 Wilson refers to Cottage as the seat of Mr. Varo [?]. At the time of Griffith's Valuation, the property was leased by Bryan Rynn from the Clanricarde estate and valued at £4. The original house is no longer extant.
Fortlands House (Loughrea)	In 1786 Wilson refers to a charter-school at Loughrea and this premises is labelled on the 1st edition Ordnance Survey map. However, by the time of Griffith's Valuation, it appears to have reverted to use as a house, leased by John Smyth from the Clanricarde estate and valued at £11. The house at this location is labelled Fortlands House on the 25-inch Ordnance survey map of the 1890s. A house is still extant at the site.
Ballymanagh (Dunkellin)	In 1786 Wilson writes that Ballymanagh was the seat of Mr. Burke. Ballymanagh House is shown on both the 1st and 25-inch edition Ordnance Survey maps. At the time of Griffith's Valuation it was leased by James Burke from the Redington estate when the house was valued at almost £2. A house is still extant at the site.
Carheen House	At the time of Griffith's Valuation Carheen was occupied by James Bourke, leasing from Peter Blake. The house was valued at £3. Carheen is still extant and in use.