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Cuilmore

Houses within 10km of this house

Displaying 27 houses.

Houses within 10km of Cuilmore

Displaying 27 houses.

House name Description
Chaffpool Chaffpool House was the centre of the Armstrong estate in the 19th century having previously belonged to the Somers family. At the time of Griffith's Valuation it was owned by Catherine Armstrong and was valued at £35. In 1906 it was occupied by the representatives of Edward Armstrong and was valued at £49. It was also recorded as a seat of the Armstrong family by Lewis in 1837. Extensive remains of walled garden, stable and a later (c.1890s) house remain. Photo of Chaffpool
Doobeg At the time of Griffith's Valuation the property at Doobeg consisted of a herd's house, valued at over £1, together with over 300 acres, and was in the ownership of Robert McAlpine. In the later nineteenth century it was lived in by the Phibbs family. Doobeg house is still extant and occupied as a family home.
Coolavin McParlan described the Coolavin of 1802 as a "delightful retreat". The house at Clogher was offered for sale as part of the McDermott estate in 1852. By the time of Griffith's Valuation it was occupied by Joseph Holmes and was valued at £16. In 1906 Coolavin was valued at £35. The house now known as Coolavin was built in the 1890s replacing an earlier house near the same location. This latter house is still extant and occupied. The original house at Clogher is now derelict. Photo of Coolavin
Redhill At the time of Griffith's Valuation, William Baker was leasing a property valued at £14 at Mullaghroe, barony of Coolavin, from Viscount Lorton's estate. Lewis recorded Redhill as the seat of Andrew Baker in 1837. The house remained in the Baker family until 1912. It is still extant and occupied. Photo of Redhill
Edmondstown In 1786 Wilson refers to Edmondstown as "the fine seat of Mr. Costello". At the time of Griffith's Valuation the original house was occupied by Charles Costello. Another house was built in 1864 and it is now the home of the Bishop of Achonry and is situated in county Roscommon. Photo of Edmondstown
Mount Irvine or Mount Irwin At the time of Griffith's Valuation Edward B. Thornhill held over 300 acres including the townland of Mount Irvine and a property described as offices, valued at £3. Lewis had recorded Mount Irvine as the seat of William T. Sherlock in 1837. This house is more usually known as Mount Irwin and was a seat of the Irwin family in the eighteenth century. It passed by marriage to the Thompsons and then to William Theophilus Sherlock. It was later sold in the Encumbered Estates Court and the Thornhills continued to own it until 1907 when it was sold to the Land Commission. Nothing remains of the original house.
Flower Hill Flower Hill was being leased by Magdalene Irwin from the Perceval estate at the time of Griffith's Valuation when it was valued at £3. The Irwins had a modest house at this location and in the 1820s set about building a larger property. Due to debt and court proceedings it was never finished and remains a roofless ruin.
Roadstown At the time of Griffith's Valuation Charles O'Connor was leasing the property at Roadstown, barony of Corran from Rev. William Hearne and Capt. Starke, when it was valued at £6.Lewis also records it as the seat of the O'Connor family. In the eighteenth century Roadstown was associated with the Fleming family some of whom are buried in the churchyard of Emlaghfad, near Ballymote. Roadstown House is still standing but derelict. The house and farm were sold in 2005. Photo of Roadstown
Old Rock At the time of Griffith's Valuation John Trumble was leasing a property valued at £4 at Old Rock, barony of Corran, from Johnston Parke. McTernan states that John Trumble eventually disposed of his interest in this property and settled in Manchester. The original house is no longer extant.
Abbeyville Abbeyville was originally a Phibbs property. McTernan states that it was leased to William Fleming after the death of William Phibbs in 1785.The original house was built in 1716 but extensively modernised afterwards. In 1814 it was the residence of William Fleming. At the time of Griffith's Valuation it was being leased by James Fleming from William Phibbs and was valued at £6. In the later nineteenth century it passed out of the Fleming family. It was demolished in the later twentieth century. Leet indicates that Archibald Fleming resided at Larkfield, also close to Ballymote.
Cloonshanbally Margaret and Henry Gorman were leasing a property valued at £12 at Cloonshanbally, barony of Tirerrill, from the Gore Booth estate at the time of Griffith's Valuation.
Carrowkeel At the time of Griffith's Valuation John F. MacDonagh held property valued at £12 at Carrowkeel, barony of Corran, from the Gore Booth estate. Lewis also records this as a MacDonagh property, describing it as a "fine modern residence". McTernan notes that Carrowkeel was probably built by Francis MacDonagh at the beginning of the nineteenth century. It remained in the family until its sale in the Landed Estates Court. It is still extant and occupied.
Doocastle Cottage In Griffith's Valuation Joseph M. McDonnell held Doocastle Cottage from John B. Lindsey [of Turin Castle, barony of Kilmaine] when it was valued at £10. It is now a ruin.
Cloonmore In 1786 Wilson refers to Cloonmore as "the fine seat of Mr. Phillips". The house was inhabited by Myles McDonnell in the first two decades of the 19th century. It was described as 'a mansion house in good order and suitable for the accommodation of a gentleman's family' when Phillips sold the estate in 1853. It was unoccupied at the time of Griffith's Valuation. Only the foundations of a flight of steps now remains of the house. Photo of Cloonmore
Battlefield McTernan notes that Battlefield was built for the Knott family in the early nineteenth century. At the time of Griffith's Valuation James Knott occupied the property, then valued at £20. Both Leet in 1814 and Lewis in 1837 record Battlefield as a residence of the Knott family. In the later nineteenth century the house passed into the ownership of the Robinson family, descendents of the Knotts. with whom it remained until the 1940s. It was sold and subsequently demolished.
Kilturra At the time of Griffith's Valuation Joseph Verscoyle was leasing a property valued at £6 together with over 300 acres to Bartholomew McGettrick, at Kilturra, barony of Corran. This later became the residence of John Ormsby Cooke. It was partially damaged by fire in 1920 and Cooke eventually abandoned the property which became derelict. It was demolished in the 1930s.
Powellsborough At the time of Griffith's Valuation, Abraham Powell, was leasing a property at Powellsborough, barony of Leyny, valued at £5 together with almost 400 acres from Edward Powell, In 1906 James J. Powell was the owner of buildings valued at £12 at Powellsborough, barony of Leyny. The Congested Districts Board later acquired over 50 acres of this estate. The house is still extant but derelict.
Atteville Both Leet and Lewis indicate that Atteville was the seat of the Knott family with William residing there in 1814. At the time of Griffith's Valuation the property was in the possession of William Phibbs. It is described as a "herd's house" and was valued at almost £2.
Kilfree At the time of Griffith's Valuation Charles Costello was leasing a property valued at almost £7 together with 140 acres at Kilfree, barony of Coolavin, from the O'Farrell Caddell estate. Lewis records Kilfree as the seat of Edward Costello in 1837. Earlier, in 1802, McParlan mentioned "Mr. Costello of Gortin" as one of the principal residents of the area. McTernan states that the house and estate were eventually sold under the Land Acts. The ruins of the house are still visible.
Knockalass House At the time of Griffith's Valuation, Patrick Graham was leasing a house at Knockalass, barony of Corran, valued at £5 together with 75 acres from the Gore Booth estate. McTernan notes that the Grahams were initially tenants and later owners in fee. Photo of Knockalass House
Brick Field At the time of Griffith's Valuation William Phibbs held a property valued at £6 at Knockbrack, barony of Corran. In 1906 this property was valued at £11.
Palmfield At the time of Griffith's Valuation, Anne McDonnell was leasing a property valued at £3 at Calveagh Upper, parish of Kilbeagh, county Mayo from Viscount Dillon's estate. Lewis identifies Palmfield in the same parish as a residence of A. MacDonnell in 1837. Walls and estate architecture still identify the site which form part of a large farm. It is now located in county Roscommon.
Leitrim House (Achonry) The 1st edition OS map indicates "Leitrim House (in ruins)" at Leitrim South, barony of Leyny. At the time of Griffith's Valuation Thomas Kane was leasing 85 acres here from the Ormsby Gore estate though the herd's house on the property only had a valuation of 5s.
Achonry House John Docker was leasing Achonry House from the Armstrong estate at the time of Griffith's Valuation, when it was valued at £8. McTernan states that local tradition suggests the house was built by Docker when he leased the property from the Armstrongs. It was subsequently occupied, until the 1930s, by the Gorman family. It is still extant and has recently been renovated.
Larkhill A late nineteenth century house which replaced an earlier residence on an adjacent site. Held by the Greer family from the Perceval estate at the time of Griffith's Valuation, when the house was valued at £1. The property was later acquired by the Bell family who built the existing house. Purchased in the twentieth century by the Taylor family and still extant and occupied.
Quarryfield McTernan notes that Robert Howes of Bunninadden and Quarryfield married Jane Irwin of Mount Irwin in 1754. Subsequently the then house at Quarryfield alternated between Howes and Irwins. In the 1840s the property was purchased by Col.Perceval of Templehouse and later in the nineteenth century by the Coopers of Markree, by whom the present house was built in 1887. The house had a number of owners since and is still extant and occupied. Photo of Quarryfield
Crohy House Crohy House was occupied by Francis Foster, leasing from the Conyngham estate at the time of Griffith’s Valuation.