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Carnmore

Houses within 10km of this house

Displaying 48 houses.

Houses within 10km of Carnmore

Displaying 48 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.
Mervue/Merview Built circa 1777 by the Joyces. In 1786 Wilson refers to a house near Galway as the seat of Dr. "Joice". The house was sold by them to Royal Tara China in 1953. This company occupied the building for over 50 years, closing down at the end of 2003, though the shop premises still operates from this building. A fire badly damaged the original building in 1957. Photo of Mervue/Merview
Rinville House Lewis records the house at Rinville as the seat of T.L. Athy in 1837. Earlier in 1814 it was the residence of Phillip Athy. At the time of Griffith's Valuation it was valued at £48 and was occupied by Randal Athy. A second property in the townland of Rinville West was leased by the Athy estate to Patrick Blake. In 1906 Rinville was owned by Edmond J. Athy and was valued at £43. It is now an ivy covered ruin. Part of the demesne lands are a public park maintained by Galway County Council. A gate lodge is still extant but unoccupied. A graveyard for the Oranmore area has been established on part of the demesne lands. Photo of Rinville House
Cottage (Dunkellin) In 1837 Lewis recorded Cottage as the seat of J. Ryan. Catherine Ryan was leasing the house from Randall Athy at the time of Griffith's Valuation when it was valued at £17. The house at Cottage was part of the Athy estate which was sold in the Encumbered Estates court in July 1857. The new owners, John Edmond Crofton Kelly and Edmond Walker Kelly offered it for sale again in June 1866. At this time the house at Cottage was leased to the representatives of Thomas Redington for 21 years from 1856. By 1906 it was owned by Charles V. Pratt together with 150 acres of untenanted land. The ruins of the house and other buildings are visible at the site. Photo of Cottage (Dunkellin)
Seafield Seafield House is no longer extant though evidence of walled gardens and out buildings are still visible. It was the residence of Robert Blake in 1814. In 1824 it was the residence of Henry Blake who offered it for letting in the ''Connaught Journal'' in May of that year. The Ordnance Survey Field Name Books noted Seafield as the residence of Mr. Blake's steward. At the time of Griffith's Valuation it was leased by the Blake estate to Matthew Fynn and was valued at £6.
Furzepark House This house is noted on the 1st editon OS Map as Furze Park House but it may later have been known as Seafort House. The Ordnance Survey Name books describe it as a "bathing lodge, belonging to Mr. J. Smith, Loughrea". It was leased by the Blake estate to Martin Morris at the time of Griffith's Valuation when it was valued at £9. By 1906 the buildings owned by Lord Wallscourt at Treanlaur were valued at almost £2. Substantial ruins of this house are still visible. Photo of Furzepark House
Kilcornan In 1814 Kilcornan House was the residence of T. & C. Redington. Later, in 1837, Lewis recorded it as the seat of T. Redington. At the time of Griffith's Valuation Thomas Redington was the owner of the property, then valued at £100. In 1894 Slater referred to it as the residence of C.T. Redington. In 1906 it was the property of Anne Redington. Kilcornan House is still standing and now forms part of the Brothers of Charity services complex located in the grounds. Photo of Kilcornan
Lavally Wilson refes to Lavally as the seat of Mr. Lynch in 1786. In 1837 Lavally is recorded by Lewis as the seat of T. Lynch. It was still occupied by him at the time of Griffith's Valuation in 1856 when it was valued at £20. By 1906 Delia Mullin is recorded as the owner. Lavally House is still extant and undergoing renovation. Photo of Lavally
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 Photo of Castle Ellen
Merlin Park A house on the outskirts of Galway, built by Charles Blake in the first decade of the 19th century. Bought by Henry Hodgson in the Encumbered Estates' Court in 1852. It was held in fee by him at the time of Griffith's Valuation and valued at £65. Merlin Park was purchased by the Waithman family in 1876 and in their ownership until 1945. Thereafter it was compulsorily acquired for the building of a TB sanitorium. The house no longer exists and Merlin Park Hospital now occupies the site. Photo of Merlin Park
Renmore House The residence of Patrick Marcus Lynch and his descendants on the outskirts of Galway from the early 19th century, leased from the Governors of the Erasmus Smith Schools. It was valued at £35 at the time of Griffith's Valuation. The house was sold circa 1924 and became a tuberculosis sanitorium. It is now part of a Health Service facility. Photo of Renmore House
Wellpark In 1786 Wilson refers to Wellpark as the seat of Mr. French. It became a residence of the MacNamara family early in the 19th century. In 1855 occupied by Martin Morris and by George Morris in the 1870s. The home of the Moffett family in the early 20th century. Frances Moffett wrote the book ''I also am of Ireland'' published by the British Broadcasting Corporation, London, 1985. The house, which was in a derelict condition, was demolished in 2007.
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. Photo of Mount Browne
Derrymaclaughna A house appears to be located near the castle on the first Ordnance Survey map of 1838. The Ordnance Survey Name Books mention the ruins of a castle, a mansion house and a chapel in the townland. The property belonged to the Burke family in the 18th century as Wilson noted it as the seat of Mr. Burke in 1786. It became the residence of Thomas P. O'Flahertie of the Lemonfield family in the early 19th century. He was married to a daughter of Ulick Burke of Derrymaclaughna. At the time of Griffith's Valuation it was occupied by Thomas Cullinane who held it from James Browne. Derrymaclaughna was the residence of Alan Parker Close in the 1870s. In November 1887, Richard Rowland was offering for sale a quarter share of the lands at Errew, county Mayo, as well as lands at Derrymacloughna, barony of Clare, county Galway, in the Land Judges' Court. However, due to absence of bidding, the sale was adjourned. Photo of Derrymaclaughna
Cregg Castle Built in the mid 17th century, the home of the Kirwans until the early 19th century. In 1786 Wilson mentions that it was the last castle to be built in county Galway and that it had lately been remodelled by Mr. Kirwan. Later occupied by a branch of the Blake family. It was held in fee by Francis Blake at the time of Griffith's Valuation, when it was valued at £40. Slater notes it as the residence of Mrs. Blake in 1894. Sold by the Blakes in 1947 to the Johnstons, who made alterations and restored it. Bought by the Murrays in the early 1970s, who ran it as a guest house. Sold again in 2006. Photo of Cregg Castle
Baunmore Held in fee by Richard Kirwan at the time of Griffith's Valuation when it was valued at £7. The house was extended and enlarged towards the end of the nineteenth century. It as well as yard buildings, gates and walls still remain. Photo of Baunmore
Murroogh House Part of the Blake estate at Merlin Park. Built by James Henry Ryan in the 1860s who spent nearly £5,000 on the property and occupied in the 1880s by the Bishop of Galway. Owned by the newspaper magnate William Randolph Hearst in the 1930s and bought by the Galway Mayo Institute of Technology in 2003. Photo of Murroogh House
Castle Lambert Castle Lambert was built in the later 18th century. At the time of Griffith's Valuation it was owned by Walter Lambert and was valued at £20. It is no longer extant, only the bell tower in the yard remains. Photo of Castle Lambert
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. Photo of Moor Park
Waterdale This was originally a Staunton property which passed by marriage to the Lamberts. In 1786 Wilson refers to it as the seat of Mr. Staunton. The OS Name Books record it as the property of James Blake in the 1830s. Sold to Lord Clanmorris briefly in the 1850s and repurchased by James Staunton Lambert, Waterdale was leased to John Wilson Lynch 1857-1870 and to James Delahunt 1870-1883. It was taken over by the Land Commission in 1903 and demolished. Photo of Waterdale
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. Photo of Prospect
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.
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.
Rockwood John Galway is recorded as the owner of Rockwood at the time of Griffith's Valuation when it was valued at £20. In 1906 Rockwood House was owned by Robert W. Holmes and valued at £20. It was occupied by the Holmes family until after WWI. It was later the property of the Fox family. It was restored in the mid-1980s and is now extant and occupied. Photo of Rockwood
Rocklawn The OS Name Books give the name of this house as Rockland and state that it was the residence of the Browne family though they claim that the townland of Pollaghrevagh was the property of Lord Clanmorris. At the time of Griffith's Valuation it was occupied by James French and was valued at £12. By 1906 it was owned by Richard French. Rocklawn House is no longer extant. It is described as "in ruins" on the 1933 printing of the 6" OS sheet for Galway. Photo of Rocklawn
Lydacan Lydacan or Lydican Castle was a residence of the Lynch family in the 1770s. The OS Name Books record the "substantial residence of Mr. Gunning" in Lydacan in the 1830s. Lydacan Castle was purchased by Martin O'Flaherty in the mid-19th century and was subsequently sold by him to James Greated. It was burnt in 1922 and the ruins remain. Photo of Lydacan
Thornpark At the time of Griffith's Valuation the property at Carrowmoneash, parish of Oranmore, was leased by the representatives of H. Butler to Anne Butler/K.H. Blake. Burke's Landed Gentry (1958) states that Xaverius Henry Blake Butler purchased Thornpark, part of his mother's dowry, in the Landed Estates' Court in April 1860. Sir Henry Blackall states that Xaverius Blake Butler bought Mount Vernon, which he renamed Thornpark, from his nephew Henry.By 1906 the house at Carrowmoneash was owned by James Blake Butler and was valued at £26. Thornpark House is now the Oranmore Lodge Hotel. See www.oranmorelodge.ie for more information. Photo of Thornpark
Frenchfort Frenchfort became a Blake property in 1780 when Michael Blake married Anne Ffrench of Frenchfort. Wilson mentions the house as his seat in 1786. He is described as a resident proprietor in 1824. At the time of Griffith's Valuation the house at Frenchfort in the parish of Oranmore was occupied by his grandson, Theobald Blake. The original house does not appear to be present now but the walled garden layout is still visible. Photo of Frenchfort
Oranbeg At the time of Griffith's Valuation the property at Oranbeg was leased by the Fitzgerald Vesey estate to George Hill and valued at £8. It is labelled Vesey Lodge on the 25-inch Ordnance Survey map of the 1890s. It is no longer extant.
Rocklands (Oranmore) Rocklands was occupied by George Ingham in the 1850s when it was valued at £13. In 1906 it is recorded as the property of Isabella Ussher and was still valued at £13. The house is still extant and occupied. Photo of Rocklands (Oranmore)
Oran Castle In 1786 Wilson mentions Oranmore as the seat of Denis Blake. In 1814 and again in 1837 Oranmore Castle is recorded as the seat of Walter Blake. At the time of Griffith's Valuation he was leasing a property, valued at £10, in Oranmore townland, to Martin Grady. Pádraig Lane writes that Walter Blake sold Oran Castle to James Dillon Meldon. The castle was refurbished by the King family in the twentieth century. Photo of Oran Castle
Belleville Built in the late 18th and early 19th century. Belleville was held in fee by Thomas Mahon at the time of Griffith's Valuation when it was valued at £30. The only part of the house remaining is the tower. Photo of Belleville
Kilskeagh Leet's Directory records Dominick Browne of Kilskeagh in 1814 and a small house is marked on the 1838 Ordnance Survey map. By the time of Griffith's Valuation only a herd's house valued at 10 shillings is recorded.
Coolaran Sometimes spelt Coolarne. At the time of Griffith's Valuation, the Meldon estate owned a herd's house at Coolarne. Later the property became a convent of the Sisters of the Sacred Heart. It is now an addiction treatment centre. Photo of Coolaran
St. Michael's/ Moneyteige The house at St. Michael's is described in the Landed Estates court notice in April 1885 as "a handsome modern residence which cost £2000 to build". At the time of Griffith's Valuation, Edmund Davies held the townland of Moneyteige including a house valued at £2. Writing in 1976, Kelly noted that the house was built by a doctor named Davis, who bought the townland from the Lamberts of Castle Ellen. Part of the building is now roofless.
Cloonacauneen Castle Muriel L. Athy writes that the castle was occupied by Martin Blake in 1835, although it is recorded in the Ordnance Survey Name Books as the property of Mr. French. The property later passed into the hands of Mr Fair "who built against it a Tudor house", his descendant Dr Fair of Ballinasloe sold it to the Estates Commissioners". Owned by James Malley in the early 20th century. Described by Bence Jones as a tower house with an attached wing. Still occupied, it now operates as a bar and restaurant. Photo of Cloonacauneen Castle
Rockhill House The earlier house at Rockhill was the residence of Daniel Higgins in 1814. At the time of Griffith's Valuation, it was occupied by Dominick D'Arcy and was valued at £9. A new house appears to have been built in the latter half of the nineteenth century and, in the 1870s, it was the seat of Lionel D'Arcy. Rockhill is stil extand and well-maintained. Photo of Rockhill House
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. Photo of Raheen (Athenry)
Rinville Lodge At the time of Griffith's Valuation, Patrick Blake was leasing a house valued at £12 at Rinville West, barony of Dunkellin, from Randal Athy. This appears to be the house known as Rinville Lodge on the first edition Ordnance Survey map. By the 1890s it had become known as Bay View the name by which it is still known. Photo of Rinville Lodge
Killeen House & Killeen Castle (Oranmore) In 1814 Killeen Castle is recorded as the home of Marcus Blake. By the time of Griffith's Valuation it was used by the Cullinane family who lived at Killeen House nearby. The latter property was valued at £10 at the time of Griffith's Valuation. The castle and its adjacent buildings afterwards fell into ruin but was restored in the later twentieth century and is now occupied once again. Killeen House was demolished in the twentieth century.
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. Photo of Mulpit House
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.
Carrowbrowne Castle In 1786 Wilson refers to Carrowbrowne as the seat of Mr. Blake. This may refer to Walter Blake as family history records suggest some of his children were born at Carrowbrowne. The castle is shown and labelled on the 1st edition Ordnance Survey map of 1842. The townland is part of Lord Oranmore and Browne's estate at the time of Griffith's Valuation. By the time of the 25-inch edition of the 1890s it is shown as "in ruins". Some ruins still remain at the site.
Claregalway Castle In 1786 Wilson refers to "the ancient castle of Clare-Galway, the seat of Michael French". Both the 1st edition and 25-inch edition indicate that the original tower house was in ruins but extensive adjacent buildings are shown on the 25-inch map. At the time of Griffith's Valuation, it was part of Lord Clanmorris's estate and was leased to Patrick Reilly when the buildings were valued at over £5. The castle is still extant and undergoing a programme of renovation.
Corbally House (Kilmoylan) In 1786 Wilson refers to Corbally, the seat of Mr. D'Arcy, situated beside a lough. This would appear to be Corbally House, in the parish of Kilmoylan. By the time of Griffith's Valuation, the townland was in the possession of James O'Hara and Walter Blake was occupying this property which was valued at £2. It is no longer extant.