Mount Prospect (Kiltormer)

Houses within 10km of this house

Displaying 53 houses.

Houses within 10km of Mount Prospect (Kiltormer)

Displaying 53 houses.

House name	Description
Garbally Park	In 1783 Taylor and Skinner show Garbally as a seat of the Trench family. Wilson mentions Garbally , "the very fine seat of Willaim Power Keating Trench", in 1786. At the time of Griffith's Valuation it was the seat of the Earl of Clancarty and was valued at £150. It became St. Joseph's College, Garbally Park, in 1922 and has functioned as a school until very recently. It is still extant.
Grange	The Earl of Huntington's estate in Galway included a house valued at £7 at Grange, parish of Killeenadeema, leased to Patrick Murphy. A house labelled Grange House appears on the 1st edition Ordnance Survey map. On the 25-inch edition of the1890s the original house is not shown and Grange House is located at M878146. This house is now a ruin.
Somerset House	At the time of Griffith's Valuation, Thomas Stratford Eyre was leasing a house valued at £20 to William Seymour. Slater refers to the house as the residence of Thomas Craddock in 1894. In 1906 the property at Somerset was held by Charles Seymour. The original house is not extant but there are extensive remains of estate architecture.
Ballyeighter	In 1814 Ballyeighter was the residence of Anthony Donnellan. Lewis records Balleighter as the seat of P. Donnellan. By 1855 it was being leased by Lord Clonbrock's estate to Martin Coolahan and was valued at £8. The Coolahans continued to own the property until the mid-20th century when it was divided by the Land Commission who also demolished the house. There is no trace of Ballyeighter now.
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.
Tully	Joseph Cowan leased lands and a house valued at £7 at Tully to Matthew Madden in 1856. In 1906 Tully was the property of Stephen Cowan and still valued at £7. It is still extant and occupied.
Redmounthill Farm	At the time of Griffith's Valuation the property at Ballynamudagh, a steward's house and out buildings valued at £14, were part of the Pollok estate. In 1906 this property was valued at £41. On the 25-inch Ordnance Survey map of the 1890s the buildings are labelled Redmounthill Farm. The house and some portions of the farm buildings remain at the site.
Woodview	In the 1830s a "gentleman's residence" named Woodview already existed here. Slater notes it as the seat of Richard G. Daly in 1846. At the time of Griffith's Valuation Richard Eyre was leasing this property from Richard G. Daly. By 1906 this house had become part of the Pollok estate and was valued at £10. The house is still extant and occupied.
Woburn	A "gentleman's seat" called Waburn is recorded here in the Ordnance Survey Name Books of the 1830s. Slater refers to Woburn as the seat of Henry Flanagan in 1846. Buildings in this townland valued at £15 were leased by Henry Flanagan from the Clanricarde estate in 1856. Woburn is still extant though disused.
Moorfield House	In 1778and 1786, this house was the residence of the Blake family. Moorfield was a steward's house on the Eyre estate at the time of Griffith's Valuation. In April 1869 the Eyre's Moorfield estate, including the house, was offered for sale in the Landed Estates court. In 1906 it was owned by James Howard Jnr and was valued at £28. The National Inventory of Architectural Heritage suggests that the extant house at Moorfield is of late nineteenth century date.
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.
Kilquain	At the time of Griffith's Valuation Allen Pollok held a property in Kilquain valued at £5 10s which was used as a steward's house. There is evidence of estate architecture in the vicinity but twentieth century buildings on site.
Raheen	At the time of Griffith's Valuation, Clifford Trotter was leasing a property valued at £7 along with 284 acres to James Lynam. This property is still extant and occupied.
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.
Greenfield/ Fahy	In 1777 a house at Fahy is recorded by Taylor and Skinner as a Hamilton residence. In 1786 Wilson mentions Faghy as the seat of Mr. Hamilton. Lewis records Fahy as the seat of T. Burke in 1837. The OS Name Books state that the gentleman's residence in the townland of Fahy was called Greenfield. At the time of Griffith's Valuation, Pierce Joyce held over 400 acres of this townland together with buildings valued at over £6. The house is labelled Greenfield on both the 1st and 25-inch Ordnance Survey maps. Some ruins survive at the site.
Burkeville	Burkeville was offered for sale in the Encumbered estates court in July 1852. At the time, Maurice Bennett was the tenant of this "fine commodious dwelling house". At the time of Griffith's Valuation it was held by Nicholas Coolaghan and valued at almost £10. It was still in the possession of Nicholas Coolaghan in 1906. A house still exists at the site.
Quainsborough/Quansbury Lodge/Stowlin	Originally a Daly house. In 1783 Taylor and Skinner and Wilson, in 1786, record Queensborough as a seat of the Earl of Louth. Slater refers to Quansborough Lodges as the seat of William B. Burke in 1846. Mentioned in the sale notice for portion of the St. George estate in November 1853. John P Watson was the occupier of a house valued at £13 in the townland of Stowlin, parish of Kilquain, barony of Longford, in 1856. In 1906 this house was owned by Kate Watson and was valued at £33. Buildings are still extant at site though may have been modernised. The Clonbrock Estate Papers, Collection List 54 in the National Library contain early 19th century rentals of the Quansbury estate. In many documents the name of this house is spelt Quansbury but on the Ordnance Survey maps it is spelt Quainsborough.
Ballydonagh	Lewis records Ballydonagh as the seat of F. Madden in 1837. At the time of Griffith's Valuation the house was occupied by Francis Madden leasing from the Haughton estate and was valued at almost £4. Substantial ruins still remain at this site.
Ballymore Castle	At the time of Griffith's Valuation Ballymore Castle was occupied by Thomas Seymour. This house continued to be the seat of the Seymour family until at least 1906 and was noted by Slater as the seat of Walter G. Seymour in 1894. It is still extant and occupied.
Bellevue/Lisreaghan	Belview was the main seat of the Laurence family in east Galway. Wilson, writing in 1786, refers to "Belle-view" as the seat of Mr. Lawrence "with beautiful plantations". In the 1850s it was valued at £42 and was occupied by Walter Laurence jun. In 1906 it was the property of Rev. Charles Lawrence. It is no longer extant but a famous gateway, erected in support of the Volunteers of 1782, is still visible.
Oghil	At the time of Griffith's Valuation, Allan Pollok held a property at Oghil More townland, parish of Clonfert, on which a house was in progress, together with a mill and other buildings. The property stood on 368 acres. The mill chimney was demolished during the later twentieth century but many of the other buildings remain.
Sycamorehill	At the time of Griffith's Valuation, Allan Pollok held a property at Sycamorehill, parish of Clonfert, valued at £16. Molloy states that this house was burned during land agitation on the Pollok estate in the 1850s but it was subsequently re-built. Sycamorehill is still extant and part of a large farm.
Coolcarta Farm	At the time of Griffith's Valuation Allan Pollok held a property valued at £20 in the townland of Annaghcorrib, parish of Clonfert, barony of Longford. It is labelled as Coolcarta Farm on the 25-inch Ordnance Survey map of the 1890s. Padraig Lane states that this property was damaged by fire during land agitation in the 1850s. A substantial farm still exists at the site.
Kylemore Dairy	Allan Pollok held a property valued at £7 together with over 400 acres in the townland of Kylemore, parish of Clonfert, barony of Longford in 1856. On the 25-inch Ordnance survey map of the 1890s there is a property labelled Kylemore Dairy in this townland. Parts of the farm buildings remain at the site.
Coolbeg House	In 1856 Thomas Stratford Eyre was leasing a property valued at £5 together with 146 acres, located in the townland of Coolbeg, parish of Clontuskert, barony of Longford to William Seymour. It is labelled Coolbeg House on the 25-inch Ordnance Survey map of the 1890s. A house still exists at the site.
Crowsnest	In 1856 Allan Pollok was the occupier and lessor of a property valued at £6 together with over 460 acres, in the townland of Crowsnest, parish of Clontuskert, barony of Longford. Molloy provides a detailed description of the huge farmyard (M868239) in the neighbouring townland of Ganaveen which was part of the Pollok estate. The latter was destroyed by fire in 1920. The Crowsnest property is now in ruins.
Lismany/Lismanny	Allan Pollok's estate was centred on the property at Lismany. In 1856 the buildings there were valued at £10. In 1906 Lismanny was owned by the representatives of John Pollok. It was valued at £90. It was sold by the Pollok family in 1924 and demolished some years later. Only the cellar of the house together with the ruins of an extensive range of estate buildings now remains at Lismanny. However both gatelodges and several other estate houses are still occupied.
Somerset Glebe	At the time of Griffith's Valuation William Seymour was leasing a property in the townland of Somerset, parish of Clontuskert, valued at £11 to Rev. Adolphus Drought. This property is now a ruin.
Bettyville	At the time of Griffith's Valuation, a house at Cloonlahan, barony of Longford, valued at £5 together with over 300 acres was held by Michael McDermott.
Huntly	Denis Delahunt was recorded as the occupier of a house, valued at £8, at Feagh, in the parish of Kiltormer, at the time of Griffith's Valuation. In 1906 the house at Feagh was owned by John A. O'Kelly and was valued at almost £6. A substantial modern farm exists at the site.
Killwood House/Gortnaraheen Glebe	In 1856, Thomas Stratford Eyre was leasing a property, described as a glebe house, in the townland of Gortnaraheen, valued at £8, to Rev. Thomas Grome. It has become known as Killwood House by the 1890s. A house still exists at the site.
Eyreville	A late 18th and early 19th century house built for the Eyre family. Lewis records Eyreville as the seat of T.S. Eyre in 1837. In 1856 Thomas Stratford Eyre was occupying a property valued at £36 in Newtowneyre, parish of Kiltormer, barony of Longford. in 1906 it was in the possession of the representatives of Thomas D. Eyre. In 2006 permission was being sought to carry out works on the site of Eyreville. While the house is no longer extant the remains of demesne buildings exist.
Newpark	At the time of Griffith's Valuation, Peter Callanan occupied a house valued at £10 in the townland of Skecoor, parish of Kiltormer, barony of Longford. Lewis records this house as the seat of P. Callaghan in 1837. In 1894 and 1906 it was the home of Rosa Callanan. Now known as Skycur House it is still extant and well-maintained.
Fairfield House	Lewis records Fairfield as the residence of T. Wade in 1837. It is described in the Ordnance Survey Name books as "built on rising ground from which there is a good prospect". At the time of Griffith's Valuation the house was being leased by Thomas Wade from the Handy estate. In 1906 it was in the possession of Rochford Wade when it was valued at £23. Fairfield House is no longer extant and the demesne is the focus for a major sawmilling operation.
Oatfield	Oatfield House, owned by John Longworth , was vacant at the time of Griffith's Valuation. Earlier, in 1837, Lewis had recorded it as the seat of Major Lynch even though this house had been in the possession of the Longworth family since at least 1814. The Ordnance Survey Field name books also record it as the residence of Major Lynch. In 1783 Taylor & Skinner and in 1786,Wilson, both recorded Oatfield as a property of the Brabazon family. By 1906 it was the property of Edward Longworth. The original house is not extant at the site now.
Gortnamona	In the early years of the 19th century Gortnamona was the residence of Giles Eyre. It had originally been a Burke house but became part of the Blake estate in the mid 19th century when Valentine Blake married Anne Burke. Lewis records it as the seat of Patrick Blake in 1837. He was also resident there at the time of Griffith's Valuation when it was valued at £25. It is still extant but in need of repair.
Kellysgrove	Wilson refers to Kellysgrove as the seat of Mr. Kelly in 1786. In 1837 Lewis recorded Kellysgrove as the seat of W. Kelly. The house was occupied by Charles Denis Kelly at the time of the Encumbered Estates court sale in December 1850. At the time of Griffith's Valuation, the house at Kellysgrove, parish of Clontuskert, valued at £20, was leased by Robert St. George from the Earl of Clancarty's estate. The original house is no longer extant.
Liskelly	The property at Liskelly, valued at £14, was being leased by John E. Maher to John Ryan Jun. at the time of Griffith's Valuation in 1855. In 1814 Liskelly was recorded as the residence of Francis Kelly. The house is still extant and occupied.
Brackernagh Lodge	A house valued at £18 at Brackernagh, parish of Kilcloony, barony of Clonmacnowen, was being leased by the Clancarty estate to Miss L. Trench at the time of Griffith's Valuation. This is most likely the house which appears on the 6-inch OS map as Brackernagh Lodge. The National Inventory of Architectural Heritage notes that it was previously known as Mount Catherine. It is still extant and occupied.
Caher	Lewis records Caher as the seat of J. Dillon in 1837. The house at Caher, with a demesne, the property of James Dillon, were offered for sale in the Encumbered Estates court in July 1854. Samuel Wade was leasing a property valued at £17 at Caher, in the parish of Kilcloony, barony of Clonmacnowen, from the Clancarty estate at the time of Griffith's Valuation. The ruins of the house and stable block are still visible.
Nutfield House	Described as Nutley House by Lewis in 1837, Nutfield House was the residence of Edward Ash in 1846. Norman Ashe was leasing a property valued at £11 from Dudley Persse at Glennavaddoge, parish of Kilcloony, at the time of Griffith's Valuation, which appears to be the same property. A house still exists as the site.
Mackney	In 1837 Lewis records Mackney as the seat of Archdeacon Trench. Henry Gascoyne was leasing a house valued at £36 from the Clancarty estate at Mackney, parish of Kilcloony, barony of Clonmacnowen, at the time of Griffith's Valuation. A second house in this townland, valued at £11, was leased to Thomas Gill. This may have been the property described on the 6-inch OS Map as Mackney Cottage.
Beechlawn House (Kilcloony)	John Craig was leasing a house valued at £10 to Geoffrey Prendergast at Pollboy, parish of Kilcloony, at the time of Griffith's Valuation. On the 1st edition Ordnance Survey map the building at this site is labelled schoolhouse. However, a larger building of differing proportions is shown on the later 25-inch Map of the 1890s. The property at this site is named Beechlawn House by the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage.
Chapel Park	At the time of Griffith's Valuation Thomas Jones was both a lessor and an occupier of lands in three townlands in Clontuskert parish, barony of Clonmacnowen. This included a property valued at almost £3 at Chapel Park. A farm with modern buildings is extant at the site now.
Coololla/Coololah	At the time of Griffith's Valuation, George Crowe was leasing a property valued at almost £5 from the Handy estate at Coololla, barony of Kilconnell. Buildings appear at the site on the 1st-edition Ordnance Survey map but appear to be ruinous by the time of the 25-inch edition of the 1890s.
Kill (Kiltormer)	At the time of Griffith's Valuation, Joseph Hardy was leasing a herd's house, valued at £5 at Kill, parish of Kiltormer, from Thomas Blackstock. No house appears at this location on the later 25-inch Ordnance Survey map of the 1890s though a modern buiding exists there now.
Aughrim Castle	The 1st edition Ordnance Survey map indicates a house located a short distance to the north of the site of Aughrim Castle. Lewis records Aughrim Castle as the seat of R. Stanford in 1837. In 1786 Wilson mentions "Aghrim, the seat of the Rev. Mr. Ward". At the time of Griffith's Valuation, Robert Standord was leasing a property from the Handy estate, valued at £15, and which included a mill. It is no longer extant.
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.
Tristaun	At the time of Griffith's Valuation, Simon Sellers was leasing a property valued at £8, including a mill, from the Earl of Clancarty's estate.
Chesterfield	A property named Chesterfield is recorded on the 1st edition OS Map, located at Cloonineen, parish of Kiltormer. At the time of Griffith's Valuation, Thomas S. Eyre owned this townland amounting to over 300 acres and also held a herd's house there valued at 15s. The property is still labelled Chesterfield on the 25-inch map of the 1890s but is much reduced. It is no longer extant.
Lissanacody	The Pollok estate held a steward and caretakers' houses at Lissanacody, barony of Longford at the time of Griffith's Valuation, valued at £6 between them. In 1906 the property was part of the estate of the John Pollok's representatives and was valued at £7.Molloy writes that these buildings, which were unoccupied at the time, were damaged by fire in 1854. Some farm buildings remain at the site.
Woodfield House (Donanaghta)	At the time of Griffith's Valuation, Timothy Egan was leasing a property valued at £7 from the Clanricarde estate. On the 25-inch map of the 1890s the house in this townland is labelled Woodfield. It is still extant and occupied. The first edition Ordnance Survey map notes an old brewery nearby.
Annaghcallow	The property at Annaghcallow was leased by John Ryder from Cornelius O'Kelly at the time of Griffith's Valuation, when it was valued at £3. A farm still exists at the site.