Castle Lambert

Houses within 5km of this house

Displaying 16 houses.

Houses within 5km of Castle Lambert

Displaying 16 houses.

House name	Description
Moyveela Lodge	The original Moyveela Castle was the home of the Browne family before their move to Mount Hazel. In 1786, Wilson writes that Moyveela was the seat of Andrew Browne. At the time of Griffith's Valuation a large portion of the townland was part of the Vandeleur estate and was leased to James Kineen. He occupied a property which later became known as Moyveela Lodge which is still extant. Over 300 acres as well as two caretakers' houses were in the possession of Andrew Browne whose address in the 1870s is still given as Moyveela and Mount Hazel.
Castle Ellen	Castle Ellen was built in 1810. It is described as the property of Captain Lambert in the Ordnance Survey Name Books. At the time of Griffith's Valuation it was owned by Walter Lambert and was valued at £21. In 1906 it was owned by the representatives of Peter F. Lambert at which time it was valued at £35. It is still extant and occupied. For more information see www.castleellen.com. For more information on the genealogy of the Lambert family see http://www.familylambert.net/History/index.htm
Mount Browne	The home of the Cullinane family for about the last 200 years and still occupied by them. The house is reputed to be about 300 years old and was undergoing renovation in 2007. The outbuildings are well maintained.
Moor Park	Occupied by Giles Eyre Lambert at the time of Griffith's Valuation when he was leasing it from Walter Lambert. It was valued at £20. Later the seat of Frank Shawe Taylor who was assassinated nearby in 1920. There is still a large house at Moor Park though the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage indicates that this is not the original house.
Newford	In 1786, Wilson mentions Newford as the seat of Edward Browne. In 1814 Thomas Tighe is recorded as residing at Newford. Patrick Fitzpatrick of Newford House, Athenry is listed as a subscriber to ''Lewis' Topographical Dictionary'' (1837). The house was later part of the Whaley and Perry estates in the 1850s and was offered for sale in the Encumbered Estates court in 1852. Portion of Newford later bacame incorporated into Mellows Agricultural College farm. The house is no longer extant.
Prospect	Prospect Lodge is recorded as the residence of T. Burke in 1814. At the time of Griffith's Valuation it was leased by Thomas Courtney to John Lopdell. It is still extant and occupied.
Castleturvin	Francis Bruen was leasing Castleturvin to Reverend Mark Perrin at the time of Griffith's Valuation. The Ordnance Survey Name Books claim that the Turvin family were the proprietors in the 1830s. Castleturvin House is still extant and occupied. The entrance gate indicates that the house dates from 1767.
St. John's	This house was built later in the nineteenth century. It appears as "St. John's" on the 25-inch Ordnance Survey Map of the 1890s. The Corbishley family occupied St. John's until the early twentieth century when an auction was held on the premises. The property was purchased by the Finn family but members of the Corbishley family remained living in the house for some years afterwards. St. John's remained the property of the Finn family until later in the twentieth century. In 2005 it was sold. Extensive works have since been carried out at the entrance including new gates and railings.
Cullairbaun	Occupied by James Perry at the time of Griffith's Valuation.
Athenry House	Athenry House was built in the late 18th century. In 1837 it was the seat of J. Lopdell. It was offered for sale in the Landed Estates court in November 1876 as part of the estate of Wm. Vesey Fitzgerald Hickman. Part of the original house is no longer extant and construction work has taken place in the area.
Willmount	Willmount House leased by Thomas Mahon from William Smith at the time of Griffith's Valuation when it was valued at £10. In the 1870s Henry Morgan, who owned over 200 acres in county Galway, was residing at Willmount. In 1906 it was the property of John McCoy. The original house appears not to have survived though there is evidence of a farm yard and walled garden close to Willmount Graveyard. Extensive modern farm buildings exist on the site.
Rockmore or Blakeland Lodge	. This property is named as Blakeland Lodge on the 1st edition OS Map and in the Ordnance Survey Name Books.It appears as Rockmore on the 25-inch map of the 1890s. At the time of Griffith's Valuation it was occupied by William Kelly and valued at £15. In 1906 it was the property of Raymond Kelly and was still valued at £15. It is still extant and has recently been renovated.
Raheen (Athenry)	Raheen House is associated wth the Lopdell family although there was only a herd's house valued at £3 and gate lodges recorded there at the time of Griffith's Valuation. In 1894, however, Slater noted it as the residence of Mrs. Lopdell. Raheen is still extant.
Mulpit House	Mulpit House is shown on the first edition Ordnance Survey map, published in 1842. At the time of Griffith's Valuation, it was being leased from Francis Bruen by Walter Taylor and was valued at £8 10s. The property included a corn mill though this is noted as "in ruins" on the Ordnance Survey map. Mulpit House is still extant and occupied.
Park	In 1786 Wilson refers to Park as the seat of Mr. Burke, half a mile from the Monivea-Galway road. This may refer to Park townland in the barony of Athenry, which was in the possession of James Perry at the time of Griffith's Valuation.
Cossaun or Cussane	In 1786 Wilson refers to Cussane as the seat of Mr. Parker. By the time of the 1st Ordnance Survey the house in Cossaun townland is described as "in ruins". The townland was in the possession of the Mahons of Belleville by the time of Griffith's Valuation in the 1850s.