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Woodberry House (Kilconnell)

Houses within 5km of this house

Displaying 11 houses.

Houses within 5km of Woodberry House (Kilconnell)

Displaying 11 houses.

House name Description
Eastwell In 1837 Lewis records Eastwell as the seat of C. Usher. At the time of Griffith's Valuation it was occupied by Christopher Usher and the buildings were valued at £79. By 1906 it was in the ownership of William A. Usher and was valued at £81. This house is no longer extant but extensive remains of stables, demesne and walled garden survive. Photo of Eastwell
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.
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. Photo of Killagh
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. Photo of Oatfield
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. Photo of Ballinderry (Comyn)
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.
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. Photo of Northbrook Cottage
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.
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.
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. Photo of Killaghbeg
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.