Clonbrock
Houses within 10km of this house
Displaying 48 houses.
Houses within 10km of Clonbrock
Displaying 48 houses.
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Castleffrench | Castle ffrench is said to have been built c.1779 by Charles Ffrench, then Mayor of Galway. Wilson, in 1786, in one instance refers to "Clougher" as the seat of Mr. French but in a later reference notes Castle-French as "the fine seat of Sir Thomas French". In 1814 and again in 1837 it is recorded as the residence of Lord French. In 1856 it was occupied by James Thorngate when it was valued at £40. It is still extant and occupied and in 2006 was offered for sale. |
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Mounthazel | Occupied by Catherine Mahon at the time of Griffith's Valuation when the house was valued at £45. Mounthazel may be the property referred to by Wilson in 1786 as Bunrea, the seat of Mr. Davies. Demolished in 1945 though traces of the walled garden remain. |
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Waterloo House | In 1786, Wilson refers to a house in this area as Fair-Hill, the seat of Mr. French. Waterloo was the home of the Concannons from the 1820s to the early 20th century. It was held in fee by Edmund Concannon at the time of Griffith's Valuation, when it was valued at over £20. It is still extant and occupied. |
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Ticooly/Tycooly | Occupied by the O'Kellys in the 18th and early 19th centuries. By the time of Griffith's Valuation it was part of the Clonbrock estate and was valued at £16. A building on a slightly different site, is noted as Tycooly House on the 25-inch Ordnance map of the 1890s. There is still an extant property at this site. |
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Esker Lodge | James Martin was leasing a property valued at £15 from Andrew Browne's estate at Esker, barony of Tiaquin, at the time of Griffith's Valuation. It is labelled Esker Lodge on both the 1st and 25-inch edition Ordnance Survey maps. A small amount of ruins remain at the site. | |
Cruise Lawn | Held by William Cruise from James Galbraith at the time of Griffith's Valuation when the house was valued at £5. It is named Cruice Lawn on the 25-inch Ordnance Survey map of the 1890s. Cruice Lawn is now a ruin. | |
Greenville | Occupied by William Dillon in 1814, by P. Cruise in the 1830s and by John F. Browne at the time of Griffith's Valuation when it was valued over £5 and was part of a farm of over 250 acres. Peter Tyrell was leasing a mill at Greenville from the Bellew estate at the same time. Buildings, including the substantial stables, still exist at the site. |
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Caltra Lodge | The home of P.J.Joyce in the late 1830s and of Mary Joyce in the 1850s. The Joyces held this house from the Bellews of Mount Bellew. On the 25-inch map of the 1890s it is labelled as Caltra Park. The ruin of the original house was visible until the end of the twentieth century, | |
Ballybaun | At the time of Griffith's Valuation, Lord Clonbrock owned a mill, gate house and other buildings valued at £35 in the townland of Ballybaun, parish of Ahascragh. The gate house is still extant and occupied. Local sources suggest it was at one time used as a school for children in the area. |
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Ahascragh Glebe/Rectory | At the time of Griffith's Valuation, Rev. Sir William Mahon was leasing a house valued at £20 in the townland of Ahascragh West, barony of Kilconnell, to Reverend Peter Browne. He was also leasing property in this townland to Thomas Hunt. Reverend Mahon was rector of Rawmarsh, Yorkshire. This property is still extant and occupied as a private house. |
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Carrownea | At the time of Griffith's Valuation, William Evans was leasing a property valued at £10 at Carrownea, parish of Ballymacward, from the Clancarty estate. Earlier in 1837, Lewis had recorded Carrownea as the seat of J. Fitzsimons. Flynn writes that, in 1850, the lease of Carrownea House and lands passed to William Evans, brother of John Cannon Evans of Cross House. There is still an extant house at Carrownea. | |
Hampstead | Built in the mid-18th century. In 1814 Hampstead House was the residence of John Bodkin. In 1837 Lewis recorded it as the seat of F.Davis. In 1853 it was occupied by Thomas Pilkington Davies who was leasing it from George Davies. At the time of Griffith's Valuation it was leased by the Morgan family to Martin Blake. In 1906 it is recorded as being part of the estate of James Johnston. It is now a ruin. |
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Pallas | At the time of Griffith's Valuation John J. Bodkin was leasing a property at Pallas, parish of Fohanagh, to Thomas O'Connor. The house was valued at £3 but was accompanied by over 600 acres. A new house appears to have been constructed after the publication of the 1st edition Ordnance Survey map. It is labelled Pallas on the 25-inch edition of the 1890s. It is now derelict. |
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Doon House | At the time of Griffith's Valuation Charles Filgate was leasing a house valued at £5 and 400 acres from the Clonbrock estate. In the 1830s, he is noted in the Ordnance Survey name books as the agent for several county Galway estates, including the Mahons of Castlegar and the Blakeneys of Abbert. Doon House wsa constructed within a ring fort and the remains of the building still exist. | |
Lowville | Lowville was originally the seat of Nathanial Lowe who held this estate in the mid-18th century and Wilson refers to it as his seat in 1786. In 1814 it was the residence of the Hon. Mrs. Low. In 1837 Lewis recorded Lowville as the seat of W. McDonagh. It was still occupied by Walter McDonagh in the 1850s and was valued at £45. By 1906 it was in the possession of Bernard Connaughton and was valued at £33. It was later the home of the Byrne family but was sold in the early 1970s and ceased to be residential. It is now a ruin. |
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Ballinderry (Comyn) | Lewis records Ballinderry as the seat of J. Comyn in 1837. At the time of Griffith's Valuation it was being leased by Andrew Comyn from the Ecclesiastical Commissioners and was valued at £16. Recorded as the residence of Col.John Comyn in 1894. In 1906 it was the property of Andrew N. Comyn. Ballinderry House is still extant and is now operated as a luxury country house hotel. See www.ballinderrypark.com. |
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Barnavihall House | At the time of Griffith's Valuation John Connolly was leasing this property, valued at £8, together with over 250 acres, from R.W. Greene. There is still an extant house at the site. |
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Carrowmanagh Cottage | Carrowmanagh Cottage was the residence of Rev. Edward Hartigan in 1814. In 1837 Lewis records it as the seat of Thomas Bermingham. It was included in the sale of the Ashtown estate in the Encumbered Estates court in 1851. At the time of Griffith's Valuation it was leased by Rev. Frederick Trench to Crawford Allen. Some ruins remain at the site. | |
Hillswood | In 1837 Lewis recorded Hillswood as the seat of Hyacinth Donnellan. At the time of Griffith's Valuation in 1856 Edmund Donnellan was leasing the house at Hillswood, together with almost 300 acres, to Obadiah Holland. It is no longer extant. | |
Woodlawn Hotel | At the time of Griffith's Valuation, Lord Ashtown was leasing a hotel property valued at £13 in the townland of Carrowmore, barony of Kilconnell, to William Menziey. | |
Northbrook Cottage | Lewis records Northbrook as the seat of J. North in 1837. The Ordnance Survey Name books note Major Warburton as the proprietor of the townland. The First Edition Ordnance map shows Northbrook Cottage. At the time of Griffith's Valuation, a house in progress in the townland was being leased by Joseph Denham from James McBride and was valued at £3 10s. This house is labelled Northbrook House on the 25-inch map of the 1890s. It is now a ruin. |
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South Park | At the time of Griffith's Valuation, Lawrence Kerrans was leasing a property valued at £11 from the Clonbrock estate at Kilglass, parish of Ahascragh. It is not named on the first edition Ordnance Survey Map but is labelled South Park on the 25-inch edition produced in the 1890s. The house is still extant and occupied. |
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Creggaun House | Bar Kelly was living at Cregan in 1749. At the time of the first Ordnance Survey it is mentioned as the home of Captain Masters. William Masters was leasing a house valued at £16 in Creggaun townland, parish of Ahascragh, from the Clonbrock estate at the time of Griffith's Valuation. This property is no longer extant. | |
Clooncannon/Cloncannon/Runnamead | Far Kelly was resident at Cloncannon in 1749. It is described in the Ordnance Survey Name Books as the residence of William Kelly. This property was offered for sale in the Encumbered Estates in July 1850. At that time it was occupied by Mathew C. Browne. John and Edward Lennon were occupying this property, valued at £9, at the time of Griffith's Valuation. It was part of a holding of almost 400 acres. Joseph Trumperant Potts laid the foundation stone for his house known as Runnymeade in 1866 (''Saunders Newsletter'', 23 June 1866). It is labelled as Runnamead House on the 25-inch Ordnance Survey map of the 1890s. In 1906 a house valued at £10 at Clooncannon Kelly was part of the Clonbrock estate together with almost 400 acres of untenanted land.. It is no longer extant. | |
Weston | John D. Mahon was leasing this property, valued at £35, from Sir William Mahon, at the time of Griffith's Valuation. It is described as unoccupied at the time of the first Ordnance Survey. The National Inventory of Architectural Heritage indicates that the original Weston house is now demolished. A smaller house, known as Weston Lodge, was also located in the demesne (M779403). It is no longer extant. |
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Annaghbeg House | John Moor lived at Anabeg in 1749 and in 1814 this was the residence of Edmund Moore. In the 1830s it is described by the Ordnance Survey Name Books as the residence of F. Grady and in bad repair. Charles Bailey was leasing the property at Annaghbeg, parish of Ahascragh, barony of Clonmacnowen from Hubert Moore at the time of Griffith's Valuation. Annaghbeg House is described as "in ruins" on the 1948 edition of the 6-inch OS map. Another house, known as Annaghbeg Cottage is located nearby at M823356. Buildings are still extant at the latter site. | |
Ballyglass House | James Mahon, a brother of Ross Mahon of Castlegar, was residing at Balliglass in 1749. The Ordnance Survey Name Books record it as the residence of George Clarke in the 1830s. A herd's house valued at £5 and over 250 acres of the Mahon estate were located at Ballyglass in the parish of Ahascragh at the time of Griffith's Valuation. A house still exists at the site. | |
Sonnagh | Walter McDonagh was leasing a property at Sonnagh, parish of Fohanagh, barony of Clonmacnowen, from the Clancarty estate at the time of Griffith's Valuation. He was also the occupier of a mill at Pollboy, valued at £95, in this parish. His estate was centred on Lowville in the barony of Kilconnell. A house still exists at the Sonnagh site. | |
Knockglass | Charles Masters was leasing buildings valued at £14 which included a mill at Knockglass, parish of Kilcloony, barony of Clonmacnowen, from the Ashe estate at the time of Griffith's Valuation. Builidings are still extant at the site. | |
Fairfield (Kilgerrill) | Wilson, writing in 1786, notes Fairfield as the seat of Mr. O'Brien. In 1837, Lewis records Fairfield as the seat of John O'Brien. At the time of Griffith's Valuation Fairfield was leased by James Thorngate to Daniel Cruise. Taylor and Skinner record Fairfield as a seat of the O'Brien family in 1783. The original house is not extant. |
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Heathview House | At the time of Griffith's Valuation, Christopher Usher was leasing buildings including a mill, valued at £25, to William Usher, in the townland of Kilgerrill, barony of Clonmacnowen. Earlier, in 1837, "The Lodge" in the parish of Kilgerrill was recorded by Lewis as the seat of William Usher. Described by the Ordnance Survey Name Books as "in good repair", it was then the residence of J. Usher. A house still exists at the site. | |
Mountventure | Occupied by John Evans in 1814. James Raftery was leasing it from the Clancarty estate at the time of Griffith's Valuation when it was valued at almost £10. The house is no longer extant though some walls remain. | |
Dalysgrove | The Ordnance Survey Name books describe Dalysgrove as the residence of Peter Daly and in good repair. At the time of Griffith's Valuation, Francis Daly was leasing the property at Dalysgrove valued at £32 from Peter Daly. The house was in the possession of Peter F. Daly in 1906. Sold by the Dalys in 1928, the shell of the house and parts of the walled garden remains. |
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Ballybaun | Wilson refers to Ballybawne as the seat of Mr. Kelly in 1786. Occupied by John Kelly in 1837 and by John Mahon at the time of Griffith's Valuation. The sales rental of 1863 includes a lithograph of Ballybaun, which was described as 4 storeys high. The house was occupied by the Mahon family until 1916 when it was taken over by the Congested Districts' Board. It is no longer extant. |
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Riversdale | In the 1830s the house is described as "on rising ground and in good repair" Held by James Kelly in fee at the time of Griffith's Valuation when it was valued at £22. The original house is no longer extant. | |
Muckloon | In 1786 Wilson mentions "Muckland" as the seat of Mr. Kelly. Occupied in the mid 1850s by Richard P. Lloyd to whom most of the Kelly estate was let. The house was then valued at £20. It is no longer extant. | |
Castlegar | The principal residence of the Mahon family, designed by Sir Richard Morrison circa 1801, replacing an earlier house. Wilson, writing in 1786, refers to this earlier house as the seat of Mr. Mahon. In the 1830s the Ordnance Survey Name Books describe it as in good repair but Sir Ross Mahon was not resident there at the time. Sir William Mahon was still in possession of the property in 1906 when it was valued at £67. In 1979 the house was sold by the Mahons to John Horan, who advertised the house for sale again in 1988. The house is still extant. |
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Castlegar | At the time of Griffith's Valuation held by Robert R. Smith in fee and valued at £12. In 1906 it was owned by his representatives and was valued at £20. | |
Ballinamore House or Curraghboy Lodge | The residence of Martin ffrench held by him in fee at the time of Griffith's Valuation and valued at £35. The house is noted on the 1st edition OS map as Curraghboy Lodge. In 1906 the owner was Michael Neary. |
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Ballinlass | William Kelly was residing at Ballinglass, parish of Killeroran, in 1749. Occupied by Nicholas D'Arcy from the 1830s to the early 1850s and by Malachy Fallon in the mid 1850s. Buildings exist at the site. | |
Cloonatleva | Samuel Johnston was leasing a property valued at almost £5 at Cloonatleva Lower, barony of Kilconnell, from the Hodson estate at the time of Griffith's Valuation. The original building is not shown on the later 25-inch Ordnance Survey map of the 1890s. Modern farm buildings occupy the site now. | |
Cloonatleva Mill | James Tyrrell was leasing a house and mill, valued at £6, together with land, at Cloonatleva, barony of Kilconnell, from the Hodson estate at the time of Griffith's Valuation. The building is described as "disused" on the 25-inch Ordnance Survey map of the 1890s. | |
Killareeny | The Return of Untenanted Lands [1906] records a mansion house valued at £25 at Killareeny, parish of Aughrim, the property of George K. Mahon. This property was built in the late nineteenth century and is labelled Killareeny House on the 25-inch Ordnance Map of the 1890s. Rev. John Crawford was the lessor of the townland at the time of Griffith's Valuation. The original house is not extant now. | |
Fohenagh | Sir Henry Grattan Bellew dates this house from the 1830s. In 1906 Norah Johnston was the owner of buildings valued at £10 at Fohenagh as well as over 500 acres of untenanted land. Various members of the Johnston family had held lands in the area at the time of Griffith's Valuation mostly leased from the Hodson estate. Buildings still remain at this site. | |
Alloonbaun/Church View | At the time of Griffith's Valuation Rev. Joseph Seymour was leasing this house from the Clancarty estate when it was valued at almost £8. It is still extant and occupied. |
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Milverton | Thomas Hunt was leasing a property valued at £20 from the Mahon estate at the time of Griffith's Valuation. Extensive corn mills are shown at this site at the time of the First Ordnance Survey but by the 1890s it is occupied by a house labelled Milverton which is still extant. |
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Ashfield (Tiaquin) | IN 1786, Wilson refers to Ashfield as the seat of Mr. Blakeney. On the 1st edition Ordnance Survey map a tree-lined avenue and buildings are shown but not named. None of the buildings are visible today though a portion of the avenue remains. | |
Killure | Writing in 1786, Wilson refers to Killure as the seat of Mr. Dillon. He appears to be referring to either Killure Castle or a property associated with it. The castle is described as "in ruins" on the 1st edition Ordnance Survey map of 1842 and the ruin of the tower house is still visible. |