Letter Lodge

Houses within 10km of this house

Displaying 13 houses.

Houses within 10km of Letter Lodge

Displaying 13 houses.

House name	Description
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.
Corrib View	The home of the Doig family in the Oughterard area, occupied by George Cottingham in 1855 who held it from John Doig. The house is now run as a B&B. http://www.galwaybandb.net/
Drimcong	Originally a Lynch home which was sold to the Kilkellys in the early 19th century. Wilson refers to it as the seat of Mr. Lynch in 1786. It was held in fee by James Kilkelly at the time of Griffith's Valuation when it was valued at almost £16. In the late 20th century Drimcong House functioned as a gourmet restaurant, it is now a private residence.
Ross	In 1786 Wilson refers to Ross as the seat of Mr. Martin, It was held in fee by James Martin at the time of Griffith's Valuation, when it was valued at £20. On the shore of Ross Lake, the childhood home of the author, Violet Florence Martin is now open to the public for part of the year. Home of Claude Chevasse in the 20th century and later restored by the McLaughlin family, who reside there.
Clareville House	Built in the mid 18th century by Robert Martin of Dangan, it was used as a winter residence by the Martins of Dangan and Ballynahinch Castle. Occupied by Richard Martin at the time of Griffith's Valuation and held from the Law Life Assurance Society when it was valued at £20. Clareville is still extant and occupied. In 2013 it was offered for sale.
Knockbane	Occupied by Anthony O'Flaherty at the time of Griffith's Valuation and valued at £33. The house no longer exists but extensive farm buildings are still visible. The property is still owned by descendents of Anthony O'Flaherty.
Lemonfield	In 1786 Wilson writes that Lemonfield was the seat of Sir John O'Flaherty. George O'Flahertie was occupying the property at Lemonfield, at the time of Griffith's Valuation when it was valued at £20. The house is no longer extant.
Ardvarna	Occupied by A. Ross in 1837, John Scully at the time of Griffith's Valuation when it was valued at £16 and by Edward Jackson Fitzsimons in the 1860s. There is still an extant house at this site.
Portacarron	In 1786 Wilson refers to "Portacairn" as the seat of Mr. French. At the time of Griffith's Valuation, there is no house with a substantial valuation in this townland, then in the possession of Marianne Nolan. There is no visible sign of the house now, some walls and parts of the stable yard remain.
Killaguile House	Built by James E. Jackson post Griffith's Valuation and possibly following his marriage in 1863. The house now functions as a hotel, known as Ross Lake House Hotel.
Srue	Occupied by Chris O'Flaherty in 1814 and marked on the first Ordnance Survey map 1838 in a triangle of land near the shore of Lough Corrib. Possibly built as a steward's or agent's house. It was listed as a herd's house by the time of Griffith's Valuation when it was held by the Law Life Assurance Society in fee. Remnants of the garden walls and of the farm buildings still remain.
Gortrevagh	A village is marked at Gortrevagh on the first Ordnance Survey map but on the revised edition of 1898-1899 the village is gone and a substanial building is marked instead. This may have been the residence of Edmund O'Flaherty. Some older buildings are included in what is now the golf club complex.
Moycullen Lodge	Home of the French family in the 18th century. Wilson refers to it as the seat of Mr. French "situated on the side of a small lake". The Ordnance Survey Name Books mention it as the residence of Peter Lynch in the 1830s. It was leased by James Darcy or Thomas Fitzgerald from Lord Campbell's estate at the time of Griffith's Valuation when it was valued at £1+. A more substantial house was afterwards constructed at the site and is labelled Moycullen Lodge on the 25-inch map of the 1890s. It is no longer extant.