Derrywillan House

Houses within 5km of this house

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Houses within 5km of Derrywillan House

Displaying 13 houses.

House name	Description
Pallas	Pallas was the largest of the Nugent properties in the parish of Tynagh, which also included Spring Garden, Flower Hill and Crannagh, a property that had been used in the eighteenth century. A mansion was built at Pallas for Anthony Nugent, 4th Lord Riverston, in 1797. Slater, in 1846, refers to the Hon. Anthony Nugent residing at "The Palace". At the time of Griffith's Valuation it was the property of Anthony Nugent and was valued at £46. In 1906 it was owned by the Earl of Westmeath and was valued at £52. It was demolished after World War II. A well-preserved tower house and the remains of a large 17th century residence can also be seen at Pallas.
Hearnesbrook	The property at Hearnesbrook was occupied by George Hearn Kirkaldy at the time of Griffith's Valuation. It was also recorded as his residence by Lewis in 1837. In 1814 Hearnsbrook was the residence of Major Lyons. Slater notes it as the seat of A.J. Mackay in 1894. In 1783 Taylor and Skinner, and Wilson, in 1786, recorded it as a seat of the Hearn family. In 1885 Walford refers to William Clifford Bermingham-Ruthven as "of Hearnesbrooke". It is still extant and occupied and is the focus of a large farming enterprise.
Spring Garden	Spring Garden was a Nugent house in the parish of Tynagh, valued at £10 at the time of Griffith's Valuation. It had earlier belonged to the Persses but had been sold by them in the early 1850s. In 1906 this was the property of Hon. Richard A. Nugent. It is described as "in ruins" on the 25-inch Ordnance Survey map of the 1890s.
Flower Hill	Flower Hill was occupied by Anthony F. Nugent at the time of Griffith's Valuation when it was valued at £28. IN 1894 it was the residence of Charles Nugent. Flower Hill is still extant and now operates as an equestrian centre. See www.flowerhill.net
Duniry A	Patrick Kennedy was leasing houses and other buildings valued at £8 from Peter Blake at Duniry at the time of Griffith's Valuation. A farm still exists at the site.
Springvale	The OS Name Books mention the existence of Springvale House in the townland of Lisheenagat together with some plantation and ornamental ground. At the time of Griffith's Valuation, Francis Lynch was occupying a property at Lisheennagat, barony of Leitrim, valued at £9. In 1906 this property was owned by Michael Lynch. The original house is not extant though some estate buildings remain.
Rathmore	The property at Rathmore was the residence of Major McCann in 1814. At the time of Griffith's Valuation it was occupied by James McDermott, a family with which it was associated for many years. It had also been recorded as his seat by Lewis in 1837. Earlier, in 1783, Taylor and Skinner recorded it as a seat of the Browne family as did Wilson in 1786. In 1906 it was owned by James McDermott. The house at Rathmore, though smaller than originally, is still extant and occupied. The gatelodge is also extant having undergone extensive renovation.
Moat	A property in the townland of Moat, parish of Killimorbologue, valued at £9 was being leased from the Clanricarde estate by John Donnelly in 1856. The house was demolished in the later half of the twentieth century and no traces remain.
Lisduff	Thomas Ellis was occupying the house at Lisduff at the time of Griffith's Valuation when it was valued at £18. Earlier, in 1837, Lewis records Lisduff as the seat of a Mr. Lyons. Taylor and Skinner recorded Lisduff as a seat of the Kelly [Browne Kelly of Westport] family in 1783. Documents in the National Library of Ireland indicate it was in the ownershop of Henry Brush in 1862. Slater refers to is as the seat of John Abbott in 1894. In 1906 this property was occupied by H.D.M. Barton who also held over 250 acres of untenanted land in the area. The house is still extant.
Nutgrove	Taylor and Skinner record Nutgrove as a seat of the Donnellan family in 1783 and Wilson refers to it as the seat of Mr. Donnellan in 1786. At the time of Griffith's Valuation Anthony Nugent was leasing a property at Nutgrove or Feebrack, valued at £3 to Thomas Breheny. The site is now occupied by farm buildings.
Clooncona	Laurence Mitchell was leasing a house valued at almost £4 at Clooncona, barony of Longford, from the Clanricarde estate at the time of Griffith's Valuation. There is still an occupied house at this site which in 2007 was offered for sale. Extensive nurseries are shown in this location on the 1st edition OS Map.
Cartron (Duniry)	In 1906 Lawrence Egan owned a property valued at £5 at Cartron, barony of Leitrim, county Galway. Patrick Egan had held almost 200 acres here at the time of Griffith's Valuation but the buildings valuation at that time was less than £1. A house still occupies the site.
Duniry B	Michael Derwin was leasing property valued at £7, including a mill, from Peter Blake at the time of Griffith's Valuation. A house still exists at the site.