Shannon Hill (Derryvunlam)
Houses within 5km of this house
Displaying 9 houses.
Houses within 5km of Shannon Hill (Derryvunlam)
Displaying 9 houses.
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| Ballynagar/Ballinagar | Lewis records Ballynagar as the seat of A. Nugent in 1837. . At the time of Griffith's Valuation it was the property of John Aylward and was valued at £10 but the estate is recorded as in Chancery. In 1894 it was the seat of John Lewis and the Lewis family continued to reside at Ballynagar until the 1920s. Ballynagar is still extand and occupied. |
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| Killeen House (Portumna) | Killeen House was the birthplace of Mary Anne Kelly, otherwise known as Eva of the Nation. The house was the property of her father Edward Kelly. In 1837 Lewis recorded it as the seat of E. Kelly. At the time of Griffith's Valuation it was valued at £18. Extensive corn mills are shown at the site on the First Edition Ordnance map. Killeen House is still extant. |
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| Danesfort House (Ballynakill) | Jethro Hemsworth was occupying the house, valued at £10, at Gortnakilla, in the 1850s. He was leasing from Henry Brunskill. There is still an extant house at the site. | |
| Silverstream House | At the time of Griffith's Valuation John Shaughnessy was leasing a property valued at £5 from the estate of John Aylward, which was the subject of chancery proceeding. A building still exists at the site. | |
| Clonco House (Burke's Court) | Edward Burke was occupying this house valued at £8 at the time of Griffith's Valuation. In 1837 Lewis recorded it as the seat of Ulick Burke. On both the 1st and 25-inch edition Ordnance Survey maps, this house is labelled Burke's Court. In 1906 it was owned by John K. Burke and was valued at £7. The original entrance gates, showing Cloncoe House, are still extant and there is still a house at this site. |
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| Eagle Hill | Eagle Hill was leased from Andrew Martin by Henry Pigott at the time of Griffith's Valuation when it was valued at £20. In 1837 Lewis recorded Eagle Hill as the seat of Capt. H. Pigot. It was recorded as the residence of A.P. Martin in 1814. In 1906 Anne Martin was the owner when the buildings were valued at almost £16. It is still extant and occupied. |
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| Edward's Lodge | The 1st edition OS map shows a house called Edward's Lodge, at Derrylahan, barony of Leitrim, county Galway. This appears to be the property, valued at over £1, leased by the Aylward estate to Patrick Mohan at the time of Griffith's Valuation. There are not buildings at the site now and the area is heavily forested. | |
| Brookville (Ballygowan) | Lewis records Brookville as the seat of Martin White in 1837. He was leasing the property from the Aylward estate at the time of Griffith's Valuation. The estate was "in Chancery" at the time when the buildings were valued at £7. A house still exists at the site. | |
| Crannagh House | There are references to a house owned by the Nugents at Crannagh in the eighteenth century but there is no substantial house shown on the First Edition Ordnance Survey map. Slater refers to "Crane" as the seat of Arthur Nugent in 1846. The townland is in Arthur Nugent's possession at the time of Griffith's Valuation but there is only a caretaker's house of nominal valuation. However, the 25-inch Ordnance Survey map of the 1890s shows a substantial building labelled Crannagh House. This property is no longer extant. |