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| Altaskin Lodge | Robert Rankin was leasing this property from the Ecclesiastical Commissioners estate at the time of Griffiths Valuation in the 1850s, when it was valued at £16. | |
| Altavilla | Bence Jones writes that this house was built by the Bateman family in the mid 18th century to the design of Francis Bindon. In 1786 Wlson refers to it as the seat of Jon Bateman. The Ordnance Survey Name Book records that Altaville House was a rectangular building of four storeys built in 1749 by Mr Bateman and that it was then [circa 1840] undergoing repairs by Peter Griffin of Corgrieff. At the time of Griffith's Valuation it was inhabited by Peter Griffin who had carding mills and offices closeby. He held the property from William Dickson. It is still extant. |
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| Altavilla | Robert Rae was the owner of this property at the time of Griffith's Valuation, when it was valued at £5 5s. It is named as Altavilla on the 1st edition Ordnance Survey map. In 1837 Lewis refers to Ardmoniel Cottage, the seat of R. Rae, but also to Altavilla, residence of J. Morrogh. Bary mentions that Altavilla was associated with the Morrogh family. It was later the residence of the Dodd family and is still extant. | |
| Altnabrocky | A shooting lodge built in 1848. It was valued at £2 at the time of Griffith's Valuation. Professor Seamus Delargy, Chairman of the Irish Folklore Society, stored all the Society's manuscripts there for safekeeping during World War II. | |
| Amberhill House | Wilson, writing in 1786, refers to Amber Hill as the seat of Stephen Worthvale. By the time of Griffith's Valuation, this townland was part of the St. Leger estate and Amberhill was occupied by Stephen Gamble when the buildings were valued at over £8. A farm is still extant at the site. | |
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| Amberhill House | Wilson, writing in 1786, refers to Amber Hill as the seat of Stephen Worthvale. By the time of Griffith's Valuation, this townland was part of the St. Leger estate and Amberhill was occupied by Stephen Gamble when the buildings were valued at over £8. A farm is still extant at the site. | |
| Andresna | Meredith Thompson was leasing a property valued at £6 at Andresna, barony of Tirerrill, to William Thompson at the time of Griffith's Valuation. | |
| Angliham | In 1786 Wilson refers to "Anglngiham" as the seat of Mr. Bateman. The Ordnance Survey Name Books indicate that the townland of Angliham or Gortacallow, in the parish of Oranmore, was the property of Thomas Bateman of Altavilla, Rathkeale, county Limerick. The description mentions that the townland contained the ruins of an old building " formerly the residence of Mr. Bateman's ancestor". | |
| Anketell Grove/Trough Lodge | Bence Jones writes that the Anketells have built three houses in this area but on different sites. The first house was constructed in the mid-17th century. The second one was built by Oliver Anketell and demolished in 1781. The third house was built in the 1780s and was remodelled in the mid-19th century. Andrew Crawford appears to have lived here in 1807 and James Mervyn B[unbury] Richardson between 1812 and 1827 (see Richardson Papers 1197 in the National Archives). On the 1st Ordnance Survey 6 inch map (1836) it is marked as Trough Lodge. It later became known as Anketell Grove. The Ordnance Survey Field Name Book describes Trough Lodge as ‘a very handsome house and has good office houses’. At the time of Griffith’s Valuation the buildings were valued at £50 and were held by Matthew J. Anketell in fee. In 1901, Samuel Griffen, land steward, and family were the occupants. Patrick McKenna bought Anketell Grove and 130 acres in 1928. |
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| Anlore Cottage | In the mid-19th century Anlore Cottage, in the village of Anlore, was occupied by Jason Crawford and valued at £10. It was held from William Forster. A building is still located at this site. | |
| Ann's Fort | Located on the Coote of Bellamont Forest estate and named on the first edition 6 inch Ordnance Survey map (publ. 1837) Ann’s Fort was located in a demesne with bleaching mills ‘in ruins’ nearby. Corn and flax mills are marked on the 25 inch map at these ruins. William Worthy was the occupier of Ann’s Fort and mills in the mid-19th century when the rateable valuation of the buildings was £50. He held the property from James T. Tennant. | |
| Ann's Villa [Oak Villa] | Thomas Payne was leasing this property from Sir Edward Denny's estate at the time of Griffith's Valuation, when it was valued at £30. The house is labelled Ann's Villa on the 1st edition Ordnance Survey map. A more substantial building, known as Oak Villa, appears on the 25-inch edition of the 1890s. Buildings are still extant at the site. | |
| Anna | Sir William Godfrey was leasing this property to Cornelius Murphy at the time of Griffith's Valuation when it was valued at £10 5s. Lewis records it as the residence of Reverend O'Connor, PP, in 1837. In 1814 Leet mentions Annagh as the seat of Giles Rae. Bary writes that it was built by the Godfreys in the eighteenth century and was lived in by various members of that family until the early nineteenth century when it was occupied by tenants. It was tragically burnt to the ground in the late twentieth century. Sir William was leasing a second property in this townland to Willam R. Burke, valued at £8 10s. | |
| Annabella House | Smith records Courthorp Clayton as resident at Anabell in 1750. The Hoares were resident at Annabelle in the late 18th century as Wilson refers to it as the seat of Mr. Hoare in 1786. The house was occupied by Richard Harris Purcell in 1814 and in 1837 and by Elizabeth Purcell at the time of Griffith's Valuation. She held the property from the Earl of Limerick and the buildings were valued at £35. This house was demolished in the latter half of the 19th century and the County Council office now stands on the site. | |
| Annadale | Lewis refers to Anadale as the seat of C. Colter in 1837. At the time of Griffith’s Valuation, Henry Blennerhassett was leasing a house at Annadale, parish of Killorglin, valued at £11 10s from a Mr. Thompson. Bary states that this is likely to be Peter Thompson whose wife was a Blennerhassett. The house is still extant though possibly not inhabited. | |
| Annadale | At the time of Griffith's Valuation, William Slack was leasing the house at Kiltubbrid from the Ecclesiastical Commissioners when it was valued at £11. Lewis also records it as the residence of the Slack family. According to the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage survey, Annadale House was built c.1760. It is still extant and occupied. |
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| Annagh | In 1786 Wilson refers to Annagh as the seat of Mr. Bodkin. It was held in fee by Robert Bodkin at the time of Griffith's Valuation when the buildings were valued at £25. Annagh was the seat of M. Bodkin in 1894. The original house is no longer extant but old and extensive farm buildings still remain as well as an occupied house built in 1967. |
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| Annagh | This townland was in the possession of Thomas Tyrle (Tyrrell) at the time of Griffith's Valuation. No house there has a significant valuation. In 1786 Wilson had noted Annagh as the seat of Mr. Dillon. | |
| Annagh | The townland of Annagh was in the possession of the Stacpooles from the early 18th century and the house was probably built in the second decade of that century. In the 1770s William Stacpoole moved from Annagh to Eden Vale. Thomas Heher was living in the house in 1814 and by the time of Griffith's Valuation George Brew was resident. The house was a ruin in the early 20th century. | |
| Annagh | Annagh was a Dillon home as probably were Glenmore and Lakeview houses also in this townland. There is a building still at the Glenmore site but the other two houses are gone. O’Brien writes that an early 19th century house was built in front of an earlier house and that Dillons lived here from at least the mid-18th century. In 1814 and 1837 Christopher R Dillon was resident and Mary Ann Dillon in the mid-19th century when the house was valued at £10 and held from Lord Ashtown of Woodlawn, County Galway. In the latter part of the 20th century the house was abandoned and is now derelict. | |
| Annagh | In 1841 the Ordnance Survey Name Books describe Annagh as "a good dwelling house, the residence of John Kennedy". At the time of Griffith's Valuation, it was valued at £10, occupied by John Kennedy and held from George Kinahan. In 1906 held by the representatives of George Bolton. This house is now a ruin. | |
| Annagh | Annah was the residence of J. Minchin in 1837 and was held by John Minchin in fee in the mid 19th century when the buildings were valued at £18.10 shillings. Falkner J. Minchin was the occupier in 1906 and Commander Minchin in the early 1940s. Named on the first edition Ordnance Survey map as Annagh Lodge. This house is still a residence. |
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| Annagh Castle | Annah Castle was the home of Joseph O. Tabourdeau in 1837 and of Arburthard Goold in the mid 19th century. Goold held the property from John Minchin and the buildings were valued at £20. This building is no longer extant. | |
| Annagh Cottage (Kiltartan) | In 1786 Wilson refers to Annagh as the seat of Mr. Burke. Redmond Burke is recorded as residing at Annagh in 1814. The house at Annagh, barony of Kiltartan, was occupied by Redmond Burke at the time of Griffith's Valuation, when it was valued at £10. Redmond Burke of Annagh, sold property in the Land Judges' Court in 1882. Annagh Cottage does not appear on the 25-inch Ordnance Survey map of the 1890s and no trace remains of it now. | |
| Annagh House | Annagh, situated close to Annagh Lough, was the home of Robert Baker in 1814. Occupied and held in fee by Captain John O’Reilly in the mid-19th century, the house is now demolished. | |
| Annagh Lodge | At the time of Griffith's Valuation, Thomas Whitney was leasing a house valued at £12 to Edward Frazer, at Aughnacloy, barony of Tirerrill. In 2006 Annagh Lodge was offered for sale by Raymond Potterton estate agents, in county Meath. The house details claim that Annagh Lodge was built by the Frazer family (from Scotland), around 1800. McTernan, however, notes that the house was reputedly built by a landlord named Hewitson. |
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| Annagh More House (Cork) | In 1786 Wilson refers to Anagh as the seat of Mr. Barter. The representatives of Benjamin Roberts were leasing this property from Rev. W.C. Brent and others at the time of Griffith's Valuation, when it was valued at £18. In the late 1870s, it was the seat of the Barter family. It is no longer extant. | |
| Annaghbeg | The home of the Minnitt family in the 18th and 19th centuries, occupied by Joshua Minnitt in 1814. The Ordnance Survey name books describe it as " good dwelling house" in 1840. It wa the residence of Joshua R. Minnitt in 1837 and in the early 1850s. He held the property from the representatives of Eccles Cuthbert and the house was valued at £37. This house is still a country residence. |
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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. | |
| 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. | |
| Annaghdown | A house at this site on the First Edition Ordnance map is labelled Annaghdown House. The current house was built in 1868 by the Blake family It is still occupied and well maintained. |
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| Annaghkeen | The castle was in ruins by the late 1830s. | |
| Annaghlee House | This house faced the nearby Annalee River. Described by Bence Jones as a ‘mid-c18th red-brick house attributed to Richard Castle’. It is named on the first edition six inch Ordnance Survey map (publ. 1837). In 1806 occupied by Mr Willis (Matthew Sleater) and in 1814 ‘Annalea, Coothill’ was the home of Michael Murphy. Lewis in the 1830s also records ‘Annilea’ as the residence of M. Murphy. John Marsden held the property valued at £12.10.0. from Robert Burrowes in the 1850s. A large B & B complex now occupies the site. | |
| Annaghmakerrig | Annaghmakerrig, now the Tyrone Guthrie Centre, was built in the first decade of the 19th century on the site of a house known as Leesborough, which was the home of the Lee family in the 18th century. In 1802, the property was leased in perpetuity to Dr John Moorhead, a local doctor. Eventually inherited by Martha Moorhead, who married William Power in 1859. William, the son of Tyrone Power, a well-known Irish actor, was knighted in 1865. In 1906, Sir William J.T. Power occupied the mansion house with a rateable valuation of £86.10s. One of William and Martha’s daughters, Norah Power, was the mother of Tyrone Guthrie and it was through his mother that Tyrone inherited Annaghmakerrig. When he died in 1971 he left the house to the Irish State for the benefit of artists, see http://www.tyroneguthrie.ie/about/centre. |
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| Annaghmore (Nymphsfield) | Annaghmore has been the principal seat of the O'Haras since medieval times. An earlier house on the site had been demolished by 1684. It's successor was replaced by the present house c.1820. That house was known in the eighteenth and early nineteenth century as Nymphsfield and is described by McParlan in 1802. In 1786 Wilson refers to Nymphsfield as the pleasant seat of Mr. O'Hara. The name of the house was changed back from Nymphsfield to Annaghmore in the early 19th century and the house was further enlarged. In 1894 it was the seat of Capt. Charles K. O'Hara. In 1906 the house was valued at £68. Annaghmore is still extant and occupied by the O'Hara family. |
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| Annagola | This house, situated very close to the border with county Armagh, is marked on the 1st edition 6 inch Ordnance Survey map (1836) and named on the 25 inch map (surveyed 1908). The building had been extended. William George Irwin lived at Annagola in the 1840s. In the mid-19th century the buildings were valued at £35 and held by Maria Irwin from the trustees of Dr Sterne’s charities. Occupied by Robert Quinn, gardener, and his family at the beginning of the 20th century. |
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| Annahean House | A house built after the first Ordnance Survey and before Griffith’s Valuation, when it was valued at £20. Catherine Kelly was resident and she held the property from the Reverend James Shirley. The house was built close to a previous residence with a tannery nearby. This was the home of the Kelly sisters in the early years of the 20th century. |
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| Annaholty | Mr Patrick Bourke was resident at Annaholty, Castleconnel, in 1814. In 1841 the Ordnance Survey Name Books describe Annaholty as "a good farmhouse in a demesne with some scattered trees". James Dundon was the occupier in the early 1850s. He held the property from Charles J. Henry and the buildings were valued at £13.11 shillings. A farm residence is still located at this site. | |
| Annakisha | The Nangles appear to have held Annakisha from the end of the 17th century and the house may possibly have dated from this time. Pierce Nagle was resident in 1814 and in 1837 and in the early 1850s held the property in fee. The buildings were valued at £22. Sold by Pierce Nagle to the Hamiltons of Castle Hamilton, county Cavan. Hajba writes that the house was derelict by the beginning of the 20th century and it does not appear on later maps. | |
| Annaly Lodge | A house built post 1850 as a shooting lodge for the White family. Sold in the late 1870s to the Phelps it later became the property of the Forestry Department. Back in private hands now it is still occupied. [Grid reference is approximate] | |
| Annamore House | Maunsell Andrews was leasing this property to Margaret Roche at the time of Griffith's Valuation, when it was valued at £5 5s, on a holding of 170 acres. Barry quotes O'Donovan, who claims the house was built by the Meredith family in the early eighteenth century. It may also have been associated with Lord Northcote's estate. The Roche family occupied the property since the 1840s. | |
| Annaneese | Annaneese house is marked on the first edition 6 inch Ordnance Survey map and named on the 25 inch one. At the time of Griffith’s Valuation it was occupied by John McClatchey and held from Emily Leslie. This house is no longer extant. | |
| Annaneese | Annaneese house is marked on the first edition 6 inch Ordnance Survey map and named on the 25 inch one. At the time of Griffith’s Valuation it was occupied by John McClatchey and held from Emily Leslie. This house is no longer extant. | |
| Annareagh House | Built in the mid-19th century, valued at £16 and held by William Martin from the trustees of Dr Sterne Charities. Named on the 25 inch map (surveyed 1908) as Annarea House with a square block of outbuildings behind the house. | |
| Annaskinnan | Annaskinnan, located just south of the Grand Canal and west of Hyde Park, this house had laid out gardens marked on the first edition OS map. It was part of the estates belonging to the Crown in the early 19th century. At the time of Griffith’s Valuation (publ. 1854) the house was valued at £13, occupied by William Garty and held from Alexander Montgomery. Members of the Garty family were still resident in 1901. Complex of buildings now located on the site. | |
| Annaville House | Francis Longworth was leasing this property from William Dawson at the time of Griffiths Valuation in the early 1850s, when it was valued at almost £14 and included a mill. On the 25-inch Ordnance Survey map of the early 20th century it is labelled Annaville House. A house is still extant at the site. | |
| Annebrook | Annbrook or Annebrook in the town of Mullingar was originally a three-bay two-storey over basement house, built about 1810. It was the home of Dr Robert Barlow in 1837 and at the time of Griffith’s Valuation (publ. 1854), when it was valued at £38 and held from the Earl of Granard. Still a doctor’s residence in 1911 when Dr Joseph Dillon Kelly and his wife lived at Annebrook. Now functions as a hotel, the Annebrook House Hotel. See https://www.annebrook.ie/ |
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| Annebrook House | The Ordnance Survey Name Books reported in 1840 that Annebrook House was the residence of Henry Young but that P. Holmes was the proprietor. At the time of Griffith's Valuation, Henry Young was leasing the property, valued at £10+, from the Holmes estate. Buildings are still extant at the site including the remains of substanial farm buildings associated with the farm which is mentioned in the 1840s. |
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| Annefield | Built by Anthony Elwood in 1795, the property passed to the Blakes of Windfield, county Galway, in the mid 19th century. It was occupied by Charles Cromie in the 1830s and at the time of Griffith's Valuation by Emerson Dawson. It was sold to the Brannick family early in the 20th century and was bought by a Mr Fleishche in the 1980s, who restored the derelict house. The house was for sale in 2007. |
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| Anner Castle | Marked on the first Ordnance Survey map as Ballina House, this residence of the Reverend Nicholas Manderville was valued at £46+ and held by him in fee in the early 1850s. Bence Jones writes that Anner Castle was built in the 1860s "incorporating the old square castle of the Manderville family which had up till then been known as Ballinahy". It was destroyed by fire in 1926 and only the front portion was rebuilt. The Mandervilles were still resident in the 20th century. This property was sold in 2013. |
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| Anner Park | In 1837 Lewis records the extensive flour mills and residence of Barclay Clibborn in the parish of Kilgrant. In 1840 the Ordnance Survey Name Books describe the townland of Twomilebridge as " a demesne, consisting of planted ornamental ground, gardens and orchard". In the mid 19th century Barclay Clibburn occupied a house valued at £22 and held from the Putland/Hulse estate. Joseph Clibburn of Two mile bridge owned 20 acres in the 1870s. William Clibborne was resident in 1906 when the house was valued at £30+. This house is still occupied and well maintained. |
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| Anner Ville | Anner Ville was the home of Pierce A. Butler in 1814 but by 1837 was in Riall possession. The Ordnance Survey Name Books describe it as "handsomely situated, having a garden, orchard and ornamental ground attached". At the time of Griffith's Valuation Samuel Riall held the house valued at £23.14 shillings from Barclay Clibburn junior. Anner Ville continued to be a Riall residence in the 1870s and is still a fine home. |
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| Annesgift | This house was the home of the Glenstanes. In 1814 Anne Glenstanes daughter of John Jacob Glenstanes married Wray Palliser and the house passed into Palliser ownership. Annesgift was occupied by George Ponsonby in 1814, by Major Gough in 1837 and by Colonel W. Palliser and George Ponsonby at the time of Griffith's Valuation. They held the property in fee and the buildings were valued at £32+. This house was occupied by the Hughes family in the first half of the 20th century and is now converted into apartments. |
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| Annesgrove | A 19th century house held by James Joynt from Philip McAdam at the time of Griffith's Valuation when it was valued at £9. | |
| Annesgrove | The original house was occupied by Colonel Richard Aldworth in the latter part of the 18th century which Wilson, writing in 1786, refers to it as the seat of Mr. Groves. However, he mentions that near it were "the neat house and beautiful shrubbery of Richard Aldworth". It was reconstructed in the early 19th century (probably post 1814) by Lieutenant General the Honourable Arthur Grove Annesley. Anne-grove, Castletownroche was occupied by William Connor in 1814 and by General Annesley in 1837. The General's residence was valued at £60 in the early 1850s. In 1894 the seat of F.G. Annesley. This house continued to be the residence of the Grove Annesleys in the 20th century. In 1942 the Irish Tourist Authority survey noted that the estate had been divided "in recent years". Annesgrove is surrounded by famous gardens which are open to the public during the summer, see www.annesgrovegardens.com. |
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| Annestown House | Rev. John B. Palliser held a vacant property at Annestown in 1850 which was valued at £16. In 1814 it was the seat of St. George Cole. In 1906 it was the property of Wray Palliser and valued at £22. It passed to the Galloway family though the marriage of Sybil Palliser and Harold Galloway before World I. It remained in the Galloway family until 2008 and in 2010 was offered for sale. |
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| Annevale House | The present house dates from the late 19th century while the extensive outbuildings date from the end of the 18th century. Annevale is built on the site of an earlier house which is marked on the 1st edition Ordnance Survey map (1836). Valued at £10 in the mid-19th century it was occupied by John Callan who held it from Henry T. Hope. |
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| Anneville | Anneville is named on the first edition OS map with a threshing mill nearby. It is a three-bay two-storey over basement country house, built about 1745. An early occupant was Isaac Smith who married Anne, daughter of John Lyons of Ladestown and the house was named after his wife. Anneville House was the home of the Rev. Thomas Robinson in 1814 and of William Robinson in 1837. The Hon Henry William Parnell, later 3rd Baron Congleton, was residing at Anneville at the time of Griffith’s Valuation (publ. 1854) when the house was valued at £23 and held from George A Boyd. He was still living there in 1876. He died in 1890. Robert McKenna, a farmer, and his siblings were living in the house as recorded in the censuses of 1901 and 1911. This house has been the home of the Walsh family in more recent times. |
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| Anngrove | Bence Jones writes that this was originally a Cotter residence, sold to the Earls of Barrymore before the mid 18th century. Dobson Esq was resident in the 1770s and 1780s. By 1814 Francis Wise was resident and was still resident at the time of Griffith's Valuation, when the house was valued at £30 and held from Sir William Clarke. The house was later inherited by the Gubbins family. Demolished post 1950. | |
| Annis Grove | This property was valued at almost £10 at the time of Griffiths Valuation in the early 1850s when it was leased by Patrick Lynch from the Gore estate. O'Brien states that it was occupied by the Lynch family from at least the early nineteenth until the last quarter of the twentieth century. He indicates that it was originally known as Money, from the townland in which it is situated. It is now a ruin. | |
| Annmount | In the 1770s Falkiner Bart was resident and in 1786 Wilson refers to Annemount as the seat of Sir Riggs Falkiner. Occupied by the Reverend Mr Coghlan in 1814 and in 1837. By the time of Griffith's Valuation Nicholas M. Cummins held this house from the Reverend Coghlan. This house was burned down and all that now remains are the steps. |
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| Annsville House | The representatives of Simon Davis were holding this property in fee at the time of Griffith's Valuation when it and the adjacent mills were valued at £45. The latter is labelled Ballinadee Mills and is described as disused on the 25-inch Ordnance survey map of the 1890s. Some buildings still remain at the site. | |
| Antely Cottage | A property labelled Antely Cottage is visible on the 25-inch OS map of the early 20th century. At the time of Griffiths Valuation, in the early 1850s, Robert de Ricci, MD, was leasing lands in this area from the Shuldham estate. The National Built Heritage Service suggests that Antely Cottage evolved from an earlier, possibly 1760s structure on the site. It is still extant and occupied. |
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| Applevale | Neptune Blood of Applevale was the third son of William Blood of Roxton and Ann Chadwick and they lived at Applevale in the late 18th century. Their son William was murdered at Applevale in 1831 by the Terry Alts. Chartres Brew lived in the house in 1814 and George Davis in 1837 and in the 1850s. William Blood's mother was a Davis of Newcastle, county Galway.The house was leased to Michael Houlihan in 1870. This house is now a ruin. | |
| Arabela House | Rev. Arthur Rowan was leasing this property to Hastings Peate at the time of Griffith's Valuation, when it was valued at £20 15s. Lewis records it as the seat of Francis Peet in 1837. The Ordnance Survey Name Books mention that it was the residence of Francis Peet, "of old appearance, built about a century ago". In 1814 Leet notes it as the seat of John Bolton. In 1786 Wilson refers to Arabella as a seat of Mr. Blennerhassett. Bary states that the house was built in the eighteenth century by the Blennerhassetts but that it was lived in by the Rowan family until the mid-nineteenth century. The Peate family occupied it from then until the 1970s. It is still extant. |
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| Araglin Cottage | Located on the bank of the Araglin River and built for Robert Viscount Kingsborough, later 4th Earl of Kingston, this was probably the summer residence recently erected by the Honourable Robert King in the parish of Templemologga, referred to by Lewis in 1837. It was offered for sale in July 1851 with 3,951 acres held by the Earl in the barony of Condons and Clangibbon. Sold to the Morlands who leased it as a fishing lodge, this house is now a family home. In the 1870s John Sherlock of Aroglin Cottage, Kilworth, was recorded as the owner of 183 acres in county Cork. |
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| Aran View | Weir writes that this house was built by the Macnamaras. Francis Macnamara lived at Arran View in 1837. Occupied by Robert Johnston at the time of Griffith's Valuation, the Johnstons continued to live there until at least the late 1870s. The original building appears to have been demolished and modern housing constructed at the site. | |
| Arbourhill | A house occupied by J. Antisell in 1837. The Ordnance Survey Name Books describe it as "a good dwelling house, the residence of Joseph Antisell" in 1840. It was valued at £10 when held by Thomas Pyke in fee at the time of Griffith's Valuation. There is still an extant house at the site. | |
| Archerstown | The home of a branch of the Langley family, occupied at the time of Griffith's Valuation by Henry Langley and held from the Reverend Robert Lockwood. The buildings were valued at £25+. The Langley family continued to live here until the 1970s. |
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| Archerstown House | Archerstown House, located on the shore of Archerstown Lough, is named on the first edition OS map with a police barrack at its front entrance. Also named on the 25 inch map but subsequently demolished. Archerstown was the home of John Maher in 1814 and of Robert Smyth in 1837. O’Brien records Thomas Smyth, ancestor of the Drumcree branch of the family, living at Archerstown in 1671. Samuel Arthur Reynell held the house valued at £50 from Robert Smyth at the time of Griffith’s Valuation (publ. 1854). He was agent to the Marquess of Westmeath and became Master of the Westmeath Hunt. The Reynells continued to live at Archerstown until the 1940s when it was sold. Acquired by the Land Commission in the 1960s the house was demolished. | |
| Ardagh | At the time of Griffith's Valuation Richard Graves Brinkley held extensive property at Ardagh and Bellanascarva, barony of Tirerrill. This had formerly been part of his wife, Hester Lloyd's estate. Ardagh House was then valued at £14. Johnston states that the property at Ardagh was later lived in by Hunter family who acted as agents for the Brinkley estate. Part of the extensive farmyard of Ardagh House has been converted into residential accommodation. An extensive mill complex in the nearby townland of Bellanascarva was leased to Munds Harper at the same time where Brinkley also held a house valued at £30. |
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| Ardagh | Martin Lawlor was in possession of a property valued at £11 5s at Ardagh, at the time of Griffith’s Valuation. There is no house marked on the 1st edition OS map, the Lakeview Hotel appears to have occupied the site in 1895. | |
| Ardagh (Raphoe North) | Andrew Rolleston was leasing this property from the Abercorn estate at the time of Griffiths Valuation in the 1850s, when it was valued at £11. | |
| Ardagh House | At the time of Griffith's Valuation, Ardagh was held by Richard Foreman as a herd's house valued at £2, together with almost 1000 acres. It is labelled Ardagh House on the 25-inch Ordnance Survey map of the 1890s. A house still exists at the site. | |
| Ardagh House (Longford) | In 1837 Lewis had identified Ardagh House as the property of G.R. Fetherston. In 1814 Leet recorded it as the seat of Sir T. Fetherston, MP. At the time of Griffiths Valuation in the 1850s it was owned by his representatives and valued at £46. The National Built Heritage Service suggests the house was built c.1730 and altered twice in the nineteenth century. It was partially damaged by fire in 1922 and again in 1948. In the later twentieth century it served as a domestic economy training facility operated by the Mercy Sisters. Together with numerous estate buildings it is still extant though not currently in use. |
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| Ardagh Lodge | Ruane writes that it was built as a yachting lodge in the 1790s for the Palmer family. It was the residence of the Stuart family during the bathing season in the 1830s. Bought by the Stoney family in 1965. A house is still extant at the site. | |
| Ardataggle House | A house known as Fisher's Lodge was located in this townland in 1842 but is not visible on the later 25-inch Ordnance Survey map. The townland of Ardataggle was sold by Thomas Fitzgibbon to Thomas Spaight in 1854. Mrs Spaight was living at Ardataggle House in the 1870s and in 1906 Colonel W. F. Fitzgerald owned the mansion house valued at £41 with 428 acres of untenanted land. | |
| Ardavilling | The National Inventory of Architectural Heritage dates this house circa 1860. It was the home of John Litton who left it to his nephew Edward F. Litton. At the beginning of the 20th century occupied by Guildford William Jack Stacpoole of the Ballyalla, county Clare, family. |
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| Ardbear House | Samuel Jones held this house from Thomas Eyre at the time of Griffith's Valuation when it was valued at £28. It was described in the sale rental of 1864 as 'substanially and tastefully built', with spacious drawing rooms and 13 bedrooms. It later became a boys' secondary school run by the Franciscan Brothers. A school still occupies the site. | |
| Ardbeg | At the time of Griffith’s Valuation, Robert Hickson was leasing this house, valued at £4 and 150 acres, to Richard Norris. | |
| Ardbrack House | Ardbrack House was being leased by John Walton from the representatives of John Bleazby at the time of Griffith's Valuation, when it was valued at £16. The National Inventory of Architectural Heritage suggests it was built in the early years of the nineteenth century. It is still extant. |
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| Ardcarn (Lancaster) | Thomas Lancaster was leasing this property to Capt. James Bell at the time of Griffith's Valuation. Lewis records it as the residence of Capt. Bell in 1837. The house is still extant and occupied. |
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| Ardcarn Glebe | At the time of Griffith's Valuation Viscount Lorton was leasing the Glebe House in Ardcarn parish to Rev. George Griffith when it was valued at £12. It is still extant and is part of a large farming enterprise. |
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| Ardcarne House | At the time of Griffith's Valuation John Hackett was leasing Ardcarne House, valued at £25, from Viscount Lorton's estate. The house is still extant and used as a farmhouse. |
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| Ardchicken House | At the time of Griffith’s Valuation, Samuel Fyffe was leasing this property from the Hamilton estate when it was valued at over £16. A house is still extant at this site. | |
| Ardcloony | A late 19th century house incorporating the earlier Bourchier home. Major General John Bourchier married Mary, daughter of Thomas Macnamara of Ardcloony in the mid 18th century and inherited the property. By the time of Griffith's Valuation the house belonged to Francis C. Fitzgerald who held the property in fee. It was valued at £20. Edmond Fitzgerald of Ardcloony owned 214 acres in county Clare in the 1870s. John Connell Fitzgerald was resident in 1906. A house is still extant at the site. | |
| Ardenville | A single storey house possibly built for the heir to the Egmont title, Baron Arden, to reside in before succeeding to the title. At the time of Griffith's Valuation it was occupied by James Norcott and valued at £11.10 shillings. Recently extended and still occupied. | |
| Ardfert Abbey | William T. Crosbie was in possession of Ardfert Abbey at the time of Griffith's Valuation, when it was valued at £62. Lewis, writing in 1837 and Leet, in 1814, note the house as the residence of the Earl of Glandore.It was the home of Lt-Col. John Darnley Talbot Crosbie in 1894. In 1906 it was the property of L.T Crosbie and valued at £66. Bary writes that the original house built here by the Crosbies was destroyed in the 1641 rebellion and another erected in the early 18th century. The Ordnance Survey Name Books quote the inscription relating to the original house from 1635. It remained the residence of the family until the late nineteenth century when it passed to John Talbot, whose son, William Talbot-Crosbie, then inherited. The house was burnt during the Civil War in 1922 and only the elaborate entrance gate remains.. |
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| Ardfinnan Castle | A building that has been added too and altered since the 15th century. Occupied by James Prendergast at the the time of Griffith's Valuation, held from the Ecclesiastical Commissioners and valued at £13. In 1894 Slater notes it as a residence of Mrs. Prendergast. Still in use as a residence. |
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| Ardfort House | The National Inventory of Architectural Heritage dates this house from approximately 1875. It was the home of the O'Brien family of Thurles and is still extant. |
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| Ardfry | Lewis mentions the seat of Lord Wallscourt in the parish of Oranmore but refers to it as Wallscourt rather than Ardfry, which is actually located in the parish of Ballynacourty. The Ordnance Survey Name books mention it as Ardfry House, the residence of Lord Wallscourt At the time of Griffith's Valuation it was being leased by the trustees of Lord Wallscourt's estate to Pierce Joyce when it was valued at £60. The house was built in the late 18th century and altered in 1826. The seat of Lord Wallscourt in 1894 and in 1906. It has been in a derelict state since the mid-20th century. In 2006 it was offered for sale as part of a scheme to create luxury apartments in the building. |
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| Ardgallin | At the time of Griffith's Valuation Harloe Baker was leasing a house valued at £7, together with over 80 acres, at Ardgallin, barony of Coolavin, from Viscount Lorton's estate. Lewis also records Ardgallin as the seat of Harloe Baker in 1837. McTernan notes that the Baker family sold their interest to Thomas Bell, of Larkhill House, Quarryfield, in 1887. It came into the ownership of the Cornwall family in the 1920s who are still in possession. | |
| Ardglass House | This house was rebuilt in the style of an Italianate Villa post Griffith’s Valuation, possibly incorporating the fabric of an earlier house on the same site. The original Ardglass House was the home of a Major A. P. Bond in 1837. Valued at £13.15 at the time of Griffith’s Valuation (publ. 1854), it was occupied by the representatives of A P Bond who held it in fee. The present house was in the ownership of William Perry Bond JP, in the 1880s. The house has had various owners in the 20th century and was for sale in 2017, see https://www.businesspost.ie/article/high-class-at-ardglass-co-westmeath/ | |
| Ardhu | A house built post 1850, the seat of the Rose family at the beginning of the 20th century. Now functions as the Clarion Hotel suites. |
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| Ardkeenagh House | Michael Plunkett was farming at Ardkeenagh in 1749. In 1814 it was the home of Nicholas Peyton and of Mrs Hawkes in 1837. At the time of Griffith's Valuation the house was vacant but the surrounding lands were held by Patrick Moran from James Somerville. Buildings are still extant at the site. | |
| Ardkeenan | A Kelly home at the end of the 18th century which passed to the Cruise family following the marriage of Daniel John Cruise, grandson of Daniel Cruise of Cruise Lodge and Ann Kelly in 1820. Occupied by Edmond Naghten in the 1830s and by Timothy Connell at the time of Griffith's Valuation who purchased the property. | |
| Ardkilly or Ardkelly | Gill Gillman was leasing this property to Richard Gillman at the time of Griffith's valuation, when it was valued at £7 10s. He was also the lessor of another unoccupied house in the same townland, valued at almost £9. [Grid Reference is approximate]. In 1837 Lewis referred to Ardkelly as the seat of R. Gillman. A house and farm still exist at the site. | |
| Ardmanagh House | John Limerick was leasing this property to Thomas Nicholls at the time of Griffith's Valuation when it was valued at £10. Substantial modern building has taken place in the area. |