Greenhills

Houses within 10km of this house

Displaying 45 houses.

Houses within 10km of Greenhills

Displaying 45 houses.

House name	Description
Benmore	In 1778 this was a Daly property and in 1786, Wilson also refers to it as the seat of Mr. Daly. In 1824 Mr. O'Connor was listed as a non-resident proprietor in county Galway. The OS Name Books record the proprietor of Benmore as Hugh O'Connor with a Mr. Dowdall acting as his agent in the 1830s. In 1855 Valentine O'Connor Blake was leasing 584 acres and buildings valued at £8 in the townland of Benmore, parish of Grange, barony of Loughrea, to Denis Deely. The original house does not appear to be extant.
Woodlawn	Wilson mentions Woodlawn as "a very superb ediface", the seat of Frederick Trench, in 1786. In 1837 Lewis recorded Woodlawn as the seat of J. Trench and mentions the extraordinary mausoleum nearby. At the time of Griffith's Valuation, the house and buildings at Woodlawn were valued at £125, one of the highest buildings valuations in county Galway at that time. In 1894 Slater refers to Woodlawn House as the seat of John Samuel Barrett. By 1906 it had a value of £150 and was in the possession of Lord Ashtown. Woodlawn House is still extant but unoccupied.
Raford	The National Inventory of Architectural Heritage suggests that Raford House was built c.1760. Wilson refers to it as the seat of Captain Daly in 1786. It was being leased by Denis Bodkin from Harriett Daly at the time of Griffith's Valuation, when it was valued at £40. John Archer Daly was the owner of Raford House in 1906 when it was also valued at £40. Raford is still extant and occupied. Modern development has taken place on part of the demesne lands.
Vermount	Also known as Munine or Moneen, the house was described as 'in ruins' on the Ordnance Survey 6 inch map (1932), following its burning in 1923. Extensive outbuildings are still in use and part of the yard is now a residence. McHale writes that this was, in fact, the original house. The National Inventory of Architectural Heritage suggests that the family occupied this building while Vermont House was being constructed. In 1786, Wilson refers to a house called "Munnine" as a seat of Mr. French.
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.
Rathglass	In 1814 Rathglass House was the residence of Bernard Rochford. In November 1850 Mark Lynch was occupying the house. At the time of Griffith's Valuation it was occupied by James M. Bourchier. It is still extant.
Mountbernard	Home of Bernard Browne in the 1830s. Occupied by James C. [Leslie] Foster at the time of Griffith's Valuation, leasing from Andrew Browne, when the house was valued at £35 Foster was married to Henrietta, daughter of Sir Ross Mahon of Castlegar. The house is now in ruins.
Killimer Castle	Originally a tower house, Killimor Castle was modernised in the early 1700s by the addition of two slated wings. The Dalys continued to reside there until the end of the 18th century when the castle and demesne were leased to Dominick Burke of Slatefield. In 1837 Lewis records it as the seat of Hyacinth Burke. Dominick J. Burke was still leasing the house at Killimor from Rev. Nicholas Devereux at the time of Griffith's Valuation. It was then valued at £16. The house at Killimordaly had fallen into disrepair but has been restored.
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.
Killagh	Lands at Killaghmore and Clonecallin amounting to 635 acres were granted to Edmond Donnellan in 1684. Wilson refers to it as the seat of Mr. Donnellan in 1786. Stephen Donnellan was occupying the property at Killagh, valued at £33, at the time of Griffith's Valuation. In 1906 it was in the possession of Stephen J.R. Donnellan. It is no longer extant.
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.
Cross House	Built in the early 19th century and the home of the Evans family afterwards. The walls of the house and extensive farm buildings still remain alongside some modern farm buildings.
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.
Beech Hill	Beech Hill was built in the mid to late 18th century. In 1786 Wilson mentions it as the seat of Mr. Mahon. In 1814 Beech Hill was the residence of Bernard Mahon. It was offered for sale by the Mahons in 1851 and it was owned at the time of Griffith's Valuation by Edward C. Villiers and was valued at £26. In 1906 Beech Hill House was still valued at £26. It is now in ruins.
Temple	This property is labelled Temple House on the 25-inch Ordnance Survey map having been built after the publicaiton of the 1st edition maps. In the 1850s William Poole was leasing the property from the Graves estate when the buildings were valued at £10. Substantial ruins still exist at the site.
Colmanstown	Originally a French property which became a Quaker settlement. Griffith's Valuation describes the buildings as a herd's and steward's house occupied by Edward Barrington and partners and then valued at £30. Buildings on both sides of the road mark the site of Colmanstown. Only the walls remain of some of these buildings, others are still in use.
Attymon House	At the time of Griffith's Valuation this house was occupied by Mary Broderick, who later married Lord Dunsandle. It was then valued at £8. In 2008 the current house at this site was offered for sale. The sale details state that it was originally built as a hunting lodge but later extended. See Irish Times 22 May 2008.
Creeraun	At the time of Griffith's Valuation the townland was held by Margaret O'Kelly and the house and some land was occupied by Anthony O'Kelly. In the sale particulars of Creeraun in 1889 the house is marked on the map as 'in ruins'.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Ashbrook	In June 1854 William Kelly was recorded as the owner of the property at Ashbrook, formerly Bouilagh, parish of Killaan, barony of Kilconnell. At the time of Griffith's Valuation the house at Ashbrook, valued at £20, was the residence of Charles B. Lynch. It is no longer extant.
Woodberry House (Kilconnell)	William Hemsworth was occupying this property, valued at £10, at the time of Griffith's Valuation when he was leasing it from Seymour Harrison. In 1894 Slater states that it was in the possession of Patrick J. Davy and he is also listed as the owner in 1906. . Earlier, in 1814, Leet noted it as the seat of Peter Daly. It is still extant and occupied.
Clooncah	In 1778, Clooncah was a property of the Daly family. and Wilson mentions it as the seat of Peter Daly in 1786. Lewis records it as the seat of P. Daly in 1837. William Galway held this property at the time of Griffith's Valuation, when it was valued at £30. According to local tradition, Clooncah House was demolished in the early twentieth century and the stone used in the construction of the new National School at Attymon.
Caraunbeg	Obadiah Holland was leasing a house valued at £8 and over 240 acres at Caraunbeg, parish of Killimordaly, barony of Kilconnell, from Lord Ashtown at the time of Griffith's Valuation. It is no longer extant.
Caraunmore/Anneville	Rev. Joseph Seymour was leasing a house valued at £9 together with over 350 acres at Caraunmore, parish of Killimordaly, from the Ashtown estate at the time of Griffith's Valuation. This is possibly the house which Lewis records as Anneville, the seat of Rev. J. Seymore, in 1837. It is now a ruin.
Streamsford	The house at Streamsford, parish of Killimordaly, was leased from James O'Hara to Patrick Cogovan.and valued at £10 at the time of Griffith's Valuation. It is still extant and occupied.
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.
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.
Sprucehill House (Kilconnell)	Sprucehill House is noted as the residence of Samuel Harrison in 1814. By the time of Griffith's Valuation the occupied property in this townland is a herd's house, part of the Longworth estate and valued at £2. Sprucehill House is described as "in ruins" on the 25-inch Ordnance Survey map of the 1890s.
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.
Gortakeeran	John A. Daly owned buildings valued at almost £8 at Gortakeeran in 1906. At the time of Griffith's Valuation this townland was owned by John B. Daly including a herd's house valued at 15s.
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.
Killaghbeg	Denis Deely was leasing a property valued at £4 from the estate of Hon. John Plunkett at the time of Griffith's Valuation. The Ordnance Survey Name books indicate that this townland was part of Lord Clonbrock's estate in the 1830s. The house is labelled Killaghbeg House on the 25-inch Ordnance Survey map of the 1890s. In 2010 it was extant but unoccupied.
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.
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.
Newcastle (Kilconnell)	In 1786 Wilson refers to Newcastle as the seat of Mr. Davis. This townland was partly owned by the Longworths of Oatfield by the time of Griffith's Valuation.