Caraunbeg
Houses within 5km of this house
Displaying 12 houses.
Houses within 5km of Caraunbeg
Displaying 12 houses.
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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. | |
Rathville | At the time of Griffith's Valuation, John Blake was the holder of a property at Carrowreagh, barony of Athenry, valued at £10. Rathville House is still extant and occupied. In 2013 it was offered for sale. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. | |
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. | |
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. |
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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. | |
Abberanville | Abberanville House is descibed as "in ruins" on the 1st edition OS map. The townland, containing 24 acres, was part of John B. Daly's estate and was leased to John Blake when the buildings were valued at £15s. The ruins of a hemp factory were located nearby. There are no buildings at the site now. |