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Doocastle Cottage In Griffith's Valuation Joseph M. McDonnell held Doocastle Cottage from John B. Lindsey [of Turin Castle, barony of Kilmaine] when it was valued at £10. It is now a ruin.
Doohatty A building named Cottage is marked on the first edition Ordnance Survey map (1836). It was located in the same townland as Lough Fea House, the home of the Shirley family. In the mid-19th century John Cooper was the occupant and the building was valued at £12. It appears to still be extant.
Doohulla Lodge Located on the east side of Ballyconnelly Bay beside Callow Bridge, John Boswell was in possession of a house valued at £1. 5 shillings here at the time of Griffith's Valuation. Doohulla Lodge is marked on the later 19th century maps close to the Atlantic shore and was run as The Fishery Restaurant in the 1970s. This building is still in existence. Photo of Doohulla Lodge
Doolin Doolin came into the possession of the Macnamara family in the mid 18th century through the marriage of William Macnamara and Catherine Sarsfield. In 1894 Slater refers to it as the residence of Henry Valentine Macnamara. It remained a Macnamara home until the 20th century when it was burnt down in the early 1920s and no trace remains now.
Doolough At the time of Griffith's Valuation Doolough was leased by Captain William Houstoun from the Marquis of Sligo's estate and valued at £15. It is now a ruin surrounded by trees. Photo of Doolough
Doolough Lodge Built by the Binghams and lived in by Arthur Shaen Bingham in the 1880s.
Doolough Lodge At the time of Griffith's Valuation Matthew Kelly [of Kilrush] held a herd's house valued at £3 and 201 acres from Edward O'Brien at Treanmanagh. The house dates from about the mid 19th century and was the Irish home of Matthew's son General Sir Thomas Kelly Kenny. Weir writes that the General had King George V to stay in the house following the King's coronation in 1910.
Doomore At the time of Griffith's Valuation the house at Doomore, barony of Leyny, valued at £5, together with over 200 acres was leased by Walter Henry from John F. Knox. In 1837 Lewis lists Doomore as the residence of Hugh Gray. McTernan notes that it was held by the Gray family from the mid-eighteenth to almost the mid-nineteenth century.
Doon The home of the Reverend Anthony Magee at the time of Griffith's Valuation.
Doon Built circa 1806, John Smyth occupied Doone Lodge in 1814. By the mid 19th century Doon was a Blake residence and was later used as a shooting lodge by the Guinness family. It was offered for sale in 1939 with the rest of the Guinness estate. The house was the home of the Earl of Mayo in the latter part of the 20th century. Extensively renovated in 2006 by the present owner. Photo of Doon
Doon This is the property also known as Doonemulvilhill where James Butler settled in 1684. The Butlers lived here during the 18th and early 19th centuries. By the 1850s however Edward Galway was living in the house and held the townland from George Wyndham. A modern house now occupies the site.
Doon (Kinsale) Rev. John Webb was leasing this property from the representatives of John Kearney at the time of Griffith's Valuation, when it was valued at £13 10s. An Encumbered Estates Sale notice of January 1851 indicates the mansion house at Doon was originally part of the Sullivan estate. Doon is still extant. Photo of Doon (Kinsale)
Doon House At the time of Griffith's Valuation, William M. Hickson was in possession of this property, then valued at £9 15s.
Doon House A seat of Sir Hugh Dillon Massy in the 1780s, leased to Richard Harte in 1814 and the Reverend W. Butler in 1837. Weir writes that the house was rebuilt by Richard Bentley in 1845. Griffith's Valuation records Richard Bentley as the occupier, he held it from Sir Hugh Dillon Massy. The buildings were valued at £18. The house belonged to the Whitehead family in the early 20th century and was later demolished.
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.
Doonaleragh Lodge This house was built as a summer house for the family residing at Rathcarrick. At the time of Griffith's Valuation, Amy Eliza Walker was leasing it and over 300 acres from the representatives of Roger Walker. It was valued at £10. It is still extant and occupied. Photo of Doonaleragh Lodge
Doonally The Parke family were granted lands at Doonally (or Dunally) in the 17th century. These lands had previously belonged to the O'Connors. The building currently at this site was built c.1830. It was the property of Roger Parke at the time of Griffiths Valuation and was valued at £40. In 1906 it was valued at £44. In the mid-twentieth century it was sold to the North West Cattle Breeders Association and used as an administrative headquarters. It is now vacant but rapidly becoming derelict. Photo of Doonally
Doonally This property was sometimes known as Doonalla. At the time of Griffith's Valuation it was occupied by Mary Fury who was leasing it from Phillip Gumley when it was valued at £6. Lewis recorded it as a residence of Owen Phibbs in 1837.
Doonass In 1786, Wilson noted the building of "a superb and elegant mansion house" by the Massy family beside the River Shannon. The buildings were valued at £75 in the mid 19th century. George Lloyd and Margaret Maunsell Lloyd advertised the sale of their lease of Doonass and 229 acres in June 1855. Following the death of Sir Hugh Dillon Massy in 1870 the house passed to his wife's nephew Colonel John Thomas Massy-Westropp. The house has had a number of different owners in the 20th century, including Mrs Buckley in the 1940s. It was gutted by fire in 2009. Photo of Doonass
Doondalhen A house on the coast built post 1842 on the Westby estate. Occupied by Marcus Keane who married Louisa Isabella Westby in 1847. The house remained in the possession of the Keane family into the 20th century, now a ruin.
Dooneen The Reverend Fitzgerald writes that this house was "lately" built by Villiers Peacocke. The Ordnance Survey Name Books records 1820 as the date of its erection. Villiers Peacocke was still in residence in 1837 and Griffith's Valuation records him holding the property in fee. The buildings were valued at £18. It was included in the sale of the life estate of Eugene Kieran in the Land Judges' Court in April 1890 when the house was described as "a very good dwelling house.....suitable for a gentleman's residence". The sale was adjourned. A house is still extant at the site.
Dooneen The representatives of Daniel Ferrall were leasing a property valued at £5 together with 200 acres to John Sharkey at the time of Griffith's Valuation. A farm is still extant at this location.
Dooneen Cottage (Upper Park Cottage) This property on the Earl of Kenmare’s estate was valued at £7 10s at the time of Griffith’s Valuation. In 1786 Wilson refers to Dooneen as the seat of Rev. Dr. Bland. Bary states that it had been built in the 18th century and was one of the chief farm properties on the estate. It is labelled Upper Park Cottage on the 25-inch Ordnance Survey map of the 1890s. Part of the original building appears to be still extant. In the same townland is Wood Park Cottage [V985934], also a farm on the Earl of Kenmare’s estate. It is still extant.
Doonmacreena In 1786 Wilson notes "Dunmacrene" as the seat of Mr. Blake. The sales rental of 1851 states that the old house at Doonmacreena was the residence of Mr Blake's ancestor 'now in ruins'. Photo of Doonmacreena
Doonnagurroge Castle Weir writes that this is a 17th century house with a Hodges coat of arms over a door. William Monsell is recorded as the proprietor of Donogroge, Kilrush in 1814. Situated on the Hickman estate it was occupied by George Crowe Hodges in 1837 and at the time of Griffith's Valuation. The Clare Journal (17 Nov 1856) records the death of this gentleman aged 70. The home of the Talty family in the later part of the 19th century. Photo of Doonnagurroge Castle
Doorus Cottage O'Connell states that Doorus Cottage was built by the de Basterot family in the 1860s, possibly with materials from the demolished Neptune Vale. It had several owners before being given to An Oige in 1961 as a youth hostel. Photo of Doorus Cottage
Doorus House Dooras House was built by the French family in the 18th century. At the time of Griffith's Valuation Count de Basterot was leasing this property from Henry Comerford. In 1906 Count de Basterot was the owner of a mansion house valued at £10 here. O'Connell records that the house was demolished about 1917-18.
Doory Hall Doory Hall was the residence of F.T. Jessop at the time of Griffiths Valuation in the 1850s, when it was valued at £50. The National Built Heritage Service suggests that the current ruined property dates from the 1820s but that it replaced an earlier dwelling at the site. In 1906 it was owned by Louisa Jessop and still valued at £50. The remains of a large number of ancillary estate buildings area also visible at the site. Photo of Doory Hall
Dorrington House At the time of Griffiths Valuation St. George Gray held this property in fee when it was valued at £32. It is labelled Dorrington House on all editions of the Ordnance Survey maps. In 1906 it was the property of Wellington Gray and valued at £44. O'Brien writes that the house was demolished during the twentieth century and a newer house constructed at the site but extensive estate architecture survives. Photo of Dorrington House
Doughcloyne Originally the home of the Ronayne family, it passed by marriage to the Sarsfields. Occupied by Dr Sarsfield in the 1770s and 1780s, by Mr Haynes in 1814, by D. Sarsfield in 1837 and by Thomas R. Sarsfield in the early 1850s, who held it in fee, value £43. In 1894 Slater notes it as the seat of Capt. T.R. Sarsfield. This house is no longer extant.
Douglas House Occupied by Henry Deece in 1837 and by Lady Mountcashell in the early 1850s. Held from the Earl of Mountcashel and valued at £16.10 shillings. Later the home of the Magniers and still a residence. Photo of Douglas House
Dove Hall This house is labelled Dove Hall on the 1st edition Ordnance Survey map. A larger house, named Belgarrow House, is shown at the site on the 25-inch edition of the 1890s. It was occupied by Courtney Strogen and his descendants during the 19th century, held on lease from the Evans family. Occupied by John A. Knox in 1906. Belgarrow is now a ruin.
Dovea A house built circa 1830s and occupied by J. Trant in 1837. The Ordnance Survey Name Books describe it as "a handsome residence" in 1840, though it mentions Mr. Ellis as the actual resident. John Trant held the property in fee at the time of Griffith's Valuation when the buildings were valued at £79+. This house was still in the possession of the Trant family at the beginning of the 1940s but by the time of the Irish Tourist Association Survey had been bought by Ballduff Co Operative, Thurles, who had plans to turn it into a model farm. It is now the headquarters of Dovea Genetics, see http://www.dovea.ie/html/history_of_dovea.html. Photo of Dovea
Dovea (Killahara) A house built in the late 19th century and occupied by Major Fitzgibbon Trant in 1906 when the buildings were valued at £31+. Lewis writes that there was “a very fine old castle” at Killahara, which formerly belonged to Purcells but was then (1837) the property of Mr Trant. Photo of Dovea (Killahara)
Dowagh Another home of the Blakes of Garracloon. It was lived in by Mark Blake a younger brother of Manus Blake of Garracloon, until his death in 1817. At the time of the Ordnance Survey 1838 it was described as a 'beautiful little place' the residence of Mr Blake. Held by Isaac Mayne, from Henrietta Blake at the time of Griffith's Valuation. The building still retains its thatched roof and is occupied. Photo of Dowagh
Downdaniel The representatives of Chambre Corker were leasing this property to Rev. Richard Lane Connor at the time of Griffith's Valuation, when it was valued at £40. Lewis records it as the seat of Rev. Connor in 1837 when he describes it as a "modern mansion near the old castle". In the 1870s Downdaniel is recorded as the address of James Young Sandys. It is still extant. Photo of Downdaniel
Downhill The house at Downhill is recorded as being built by Mr. Brennan, Merchant, Ballina. It appears, from the Ordnance Survey Name Books, that the townland of Knockalyre or Downhill was part of the Gore estate in 1836. Dr. McHugh of Ballina also had an interest in the property which he was renting to Rev. Thomas Feeney in 1857. Colonel Knox Gore also had a mill complex in this townland which, at the time of Griffith's Valuation, he was leasing to William Symes. Downhill House became a hotel when it was purchased by the Moylett family in 1936. Photo of Downhill
Downing This was the home of the Hendley family in the 19th century. Robert Hendley was the occupier in 1814 and Arthur Henly in the early 1850s. Arthur Henly held the property in fee and the buildings were valued at £9.5 shillings.
Drangan In the mid 19th century Daniel Heffernan held buildings valued at £15 from the Earl of Lismore at Drangan Beg. Drangan House is marked on both the first and 25-inch edition Ordnance Survey maps. A house and large farm are now located at the site.
Drewsborough A home of the Drew family from the mid 18th century, occupied by Ringrose Drew in 1814 and by Francis Drew in 1837. Bought by Michael Skehan in the Encumbered Estates Court, he is recorded as being resident at the time of Griffith's Valuation, when the house was valued at over £22. Drewsborough, or Victoria Park as it was then known, was sold to William Scanlon in 1869. In 1899 it was bought by John O'Brien, grandfather of Edna O'Brien, the author. The original house was burnt in June 1921. A modern bungalow has been built on part of the site and the O'Brien home is closeby. Some farm buildings and an underground cellar still remain. Photo of Drewsborough
Drewscourt Home of the Drew family in the 18th and early 19th century. Drew's Lodge, Charleville, is listed as the residence of F. Drew in 1814 and Lewis refers to Drew's Court as the residence of the Drew family. The house appears to be vacant at the time of Griffith's Valuation and was in the possession of Henry Thomas Allen who held land from Francis Drew. Clennel Frank Massy Drew occupied this house in 1906, valued at £18. Drewscourt was burnt down in the 1920s but the farmyard complex remains. Photo of Drewscourt
Drimbawn Built by Catherine Plunket and now owned by the Wilson family. At the time of Griffith's Valuation it was occupied by Catherine Plunkett leasing from the Lynch Blosse estate when the house was valued at almost £5. Photo of Drimbawn
Drimcong Originally a Lynch home which was sold to the Kilkellys in the early 19th century. Wilson refers to it as the seat of Mr. Lynch in 1786. It was held in fee by James Kilkelly at the time of Griffith's Valuation when it was valued at almost £16. In the late 20th century Drimcong House functioned as a gourmet restaurant, it is now a private residence. Photo of Drimcong
Drimna House James F. Bland was leasing a house valued at £7 to Rev. Arthur Watson at the time of Griffith’s Valuation. In 1906 Col. Charles W. Warden owned a property at Drimnamore, valued at £3 10s. It is still extant.
Drimrane At the time of Griffith's Valuation John Taaffe was leasing a property at Drimraine, barony of Corran, valued at £6 to John Davis. It was in use as a herd's house accompanying a holding of over 100 acres. McTernan states that Davies subsequently sold the property to the Reynolds family in whose possession it still remains.
Drinagh Mills William Scott was leasing a house and flour mills from Hibernicus Scott in 1851 when the buildings were valued at over £40. It is not labelled as a mill on the 25-inch map of the 1890s. Farm buildings exist at the site now.
Driney In 1906 the mansion house at Driney was valued at £31. At the time of Griffith's Valuation it was occupied by Rev. Walter C. Peyton and was valued at £10. In 1814 it was the residence of Walter Peyton and was also recorded as the seat of the Peyton family in 1837. It was also recorded as a seat of the Peyton family by Taylor and Skinner in 1783. There is no evidence of a house at this site now. Photo of Driney
Dripsey Castle This house was the home of the descendants of John Colthurst and his wife Jane Bowen from the late 18th to the early 20th century. It is still extant though it was damaged by fire in June 1920. The Irish Tourist Association survey in the early 1940s recounts the boycotting of the family following the Sheehy-Skeffington murder in 1916 and their subsequent departure to live in England. In the early 1940s it was the property of John O'Shaughnessy who also owned Dripsey Woollen Mills. In 2014 it was offered for sale. Photo of Dripsey Castle
Dripsey Lodge At the time of Griffith's Valuation this property was occupied by Alfred Greer, leasing from Sir William Magny. The house was valued at £26 while the adjacent paper mills had a valuation of £120. It is named as Dripsey House on the 25-inch Ordnance Survey map of the 1890s. The house is no longer extant.
Drishane Thomas Somerville held this property in fee at the time of Griffith's Valuation when it was valued at £35. Lewis also recorded it as the seat of Thomas Somerville in 1837. In 1906 it was owned by Aylmer Somerville and valued at £35. The Irish Tourist Association Survey described it as having been home to Coghills, Townsends and Somervilles. In 1945 it was the home of Dr. Edith Somerville, the well known author and illustrator. It is still extant. Photo of Drishane
Drishane Castle Originally a MacCarthy castle, granted to the Hollow Sword Blade Company at the end of the 17th century, it was acquired by Henry Wallis from county Waterford in the early decades of the 18th century. William Wallis built the house near the castle soon afterwards and it remained in Wallis possession until the early 20th century. In 1894 Slater noted it as the seat of Aubrey J Wallace [Wallis]. The Sisters of the Infant Jesus, a French order of teaching nuns, occupied the house for most of the 20th century. In 1944 the Irish Tourist Association Survey outlined a history of the castle and the sale to the nuns. The castle is still extant. Photo of Drishane Castle
Drom Hall & Sunday's Well The Kenmare estate held a property valued at £9 in Dromhale townland at the time of Griffith’s Valuation. Bary states that this house was sometimes lived in by an estate agent. It is no longer extant. The nearby property of Sunday’s Well seems also to have been part of the Kenmare estate although at the time of Griffith’s Valuation it was being leased by Walter Murphy, MD to Joseph Fishbourne and was valued at £13. It is no longer extant and this area has been extensively built on.
Dromadda A house occupied by Warham Durdin in 1814 and by G. W. Courtenay in 1837. Caroline A. Courtney was resident in the early 1850s holding the property valued at £28 from John Courtenay. It is still extant though not in good repair. Photo of Dromadda
Dromadeesirt Cottage Catherine Thompson was leasing a property valued at £5 from the Earl of Kenmare’s estate at the time of Griffith’s valuation. Bary states that this family may have been agents for Lord Kenmare and that local tradition suggests Mr. Thompson was killed by being gored by his bull. The property was occupied until the late twentieth century and farm buildings are still extant at the site.
Dromagh Castle In 1815 Smith refers to Mr Philpot inhabiting Dromagh. A seat of the Leader family in the 19th century, Lewis writes that the castle was once the chief residence of the O'Keeffes. In 1906 buildings at Dromagh were valued at £27 and William N. Leader was the occupier. Donnelly states that it was burnt in March 1921 during the War of Independence. It is now a ruin. Photo of Dromagh Castle
Dromana The seat of the Villiers-Stuart family, Lord Stuart de Decies, and held in fee by them in 1851 when it was valued at £101. In 1837 Lewis had noted that "its hanging gardens presents a picturesque and interesting feature". Charles Smith, referring to it as a noble seat of the Earl of Grandison, provides a detailed description of how it looked in the later eighteenth century. An account of its appearance in the 1940s is given in the Irish Tourist Association files. The National Inventory of Architectural Heritage indicates it is a seventeenth century house possibly incorporating parts of a medieval tower house. It was later extended and renovated but this Georgian extension was demolished in the 1960s leaving the original seventeenth century building. It is occasionally open to the public. Photo of Dromana
Dromard The home of the Lidwill family, occupied by George Lidwill in 1814 and by Fred Lidwill in 1837 and in the early 1850s. The house was valued at £11 and held from George Goold. In the early 1940s the Irish Tourist Association surveyor described Dromard as a "very pretty building, set amidst well kept grounds and pleasure gardens". The owner was Colonel Robert Lidwell. Dromard House, Templemore, on 253 acres was advertised for sale in ''The Farmers Journal'' (6 Nov 2004) and sold for over 4 million euro in 2006 see http://www.independent.ie/national-news/yesterdays-auction-results-73225.html
Dromavane House Leased by Thomas Wrenn from the Devonshire estate at the time of Griffith's Valuation, when it was valued at £9. It it still extant and occupied. Photo of Dromavane House
Dromaville (Inishowen) James McSheaffrey held this property in fee at the time of Griffith’s Valuation, when it was valued at almost £12. It is labelled Drumaville House on the 25-inch and later Ordnance Survey maps. Buildings are still extant at the site.
Drombaun House In 1837 Lewis referred to Drombawn as the seat of Peyton Johnson. At the time of Griffith’s Valuaton in the 1850s, the property was leased from the Fetherston estate by Henry Dobson and valued over £5. It is recorded as “in ruins” on the 25-inch Ordnance Survey map of the early twentieth century and the site is now occupied by farm buildings.
Drombeg A house located on the estate of the Earl of Sandwich at the time of Griffith's Valuation and occupied by John Mulcahy, when it was valued at £11. [Grid reference is approximate].
Drombeg House Drombeg was being leased by Catherine Jones from Lady Carbery's estate at the time of Griffith's Valuation, when it was valued at over £20. The sale notice of April 1852 includes a small lithograph of the house. In 1837 Lewis referred to Drombeg as the seat of Rev.Jonas Travers Jones. Leet refers to it in 1814 as the residence of John Baldwin. The house is still extant and occuped. See the Clonakilty Museum material at www.allaboutireland.ie Photo of Drombeg House
Drombofinny House Benjamin Daunt was leasing this property from the Devonshire estate at the time of Griffith's Valuation, when it was valued at almost £8. It is labelled Drombofinny House on the 25-inch Ordnance Survey map of the 1890s. A house still exists at the site.
Drombrow House Occupied by Hamilton White, leasing from the Bantry estate, in 1852, when it was valued at almost £16. Lewis records "Drumbree Cottage" as the seat of J. White in 1837. Drombrow was the property of Arthur B. Wilkinson in 1906 and valued at almost £15. Photo of Drombrow House
Dromcarra House In 1837 Lewis records J. Barter as resident at a house called Lee Mount in the parish of Inchigeelagh. The name Joseph M. Barter of Dromcarra House appears in the list of subscribers to Lewis. Thomas Barter held a house valued at £11.5 shillings in fee in Dromcarra North at the time of Griffith's Valuation. John Barter was resident at Droumcarra in the 1870s and John William Barter in 1906. A house still exists at the site.
Dromdaleague House At the time of Griffith's Valuation, Rev. Thomas Tuckey was leasing this property from George Bird, when it was valued at £12 5s. Lewis records it as the seat of Rev. T. Tuckey, rector, in 1837.
Dromdihy The building of this house was completed in 1833 for Roger Green Davis. He is recorded as the occupier in the early 1850s holding the house valued at £45 from Sir Arthur De Capell Brooke. The sale rental of 1863 gives a detailed description of this house - "Drumdiah House consists of a centre and two wings, ornamented with Doric columns and with a portico at the eastern end, by the hall is entered, and off which are hot, cold, vapour and shower baths. The first floor comprises five sitting-rooms; on the second floor are four best bedrooms, with dressing-rooms and water-closet......". In the 1940s the Irish Tourist Association Survey reported that the house had been "destroyed in the Troubles". It is now a ruin. Photo of Dromdihy
Dromin This house was the home of Nicholas Meade in 1837 and of his representatives in the early 1850s. It was located on the Devon estate and was valued at £13. It is still extant and occupied. Photo of Dromin
Dromin House James Raymond was occupying this property at the time of Griffith's Valuation, when it was valued at £17 5s. In 1837 Lewis noted it as the seat of James Raymond while in 1814, Leet refers to it as the residence of James W. Raymond. In 1786 Wilson had also noted it as a seat of the Raymond family. In 1906 it was owned by the representatives of James Raymond and valued at £17. Bary states that this property was originally associated with the Fitzmaurice family, Lords Kerry, but that it passed to the Raymond family in whose possession it remained until the mid-twentieth century. It is still extant and occupied.
Dromina House At the time of Griffith's Valuation, in 1848, John Coghlan was leasing this property to Rev. Thomas Dixon, PP, when it was valued at £21. Lewis refers to it as the seat of T. Coghlan in 1837. Local sources suggest it was purchased by John Coghlan in the 1820s, having previously belonged to the Stevens family. It is still extant and occupied. In 2014 it was offered for sale. Photo of Dromina House
Dromina Lodge This property was held in fee by John Coghlan in 1848 when it was valued at almost £10. It is labelled "Dromina Lodge" on the 6-inch Ordnance Survey map but is not labelled on the 25-inch map of the 1890s.
Drominagh Lodge According to the sale rental of November 1853 Dr Frederick Biggs had built a handsome residence in Shanakill for a sum exceeding £1,000. Drominagh Lodge is marked on the first edition Ordnance Survey map. Griffith's Valuation records Frederick Biggs as the occupier of the house valued at £13. He held the property from Edward Biggs. This house has been the home of the Fogarty family since the late 19th century. Photo of Drominagh Lodge
Dromkeen In the early 1850s John Hussey de Burgh lived in this house, situated near the old home of the Burgh family, also named Dromkeen. He held the property in fee. The buildings were valued at £19+. By 1906 Dromkeen was valued at £10.
Dromkeen House Fitzgerald refers to the old mansion of the Burghs as standing opposite the old walls of a church. Lewis refers to Dromkeen as "formerly the residence of the Burgh family" then occupied by the Reverend M. Lloyd, and that "the remains of the ancient mansion show it to have been an extensive and important establishment". A house at this site was occupied by Henry Croker at the time of Griffith's Valuation and valued at £34. It was held from Robert Smithwick. The Ordnance Survey Name Book refers to this house as William's Fort and states that it first belonged to the Burgh family and was rebuilt in 1820. Valued at £17 in 1906 and occupied by Digby H. De Burgh. Photo of Dromkeen House
Dromkeen House (Inishannon) This house was built after the publication of the 1st edition Ordnance map as it does not appear there. It is labelled Dromkeen House on the 25-inch edition of the 1890s. At the time of Griffith's Valuation it was leased from the representatives of John Sweeney by Christopher Dowden and was valued at £20. It is still extant. The Dowden family were business partners of the Allman family in their milling enterprises in Bandon during the mid-nineteenth century.
Drommartin Lewis refers to Dromartin as the residence of J. Creagh in 1837. At the time of Griffith's Valuation, John Creagh was leasing this property from Richard Oliver when it was valued at £4. No house exists at this location now.
Dromneavane Rev. John O'Sullivan was leasing a property valued at £8 5s from the Lansdowne estate at the time of Griffith's Valuation. Labelled Dromneavane on both the 1st-edition and 25-inch Ordnance Survey Maps. A house still exists at the site.
Dromoland This branch of the O'Briens have lived at Dromoland since the 17th century when they moved from Leamaneh Castle near Corofin to Dromoland. The present building was constructed in the 1830s to the design of James and George Richard Pain replacing an earlier house. In 1962 it was sold to Bernard McDonough, an American of Irish descent, who turned it into a top class hotel. The present Baron Inchiquin lives in Thomond House nearby. Photo of Dromoland
Dromore Occupied by Jonas Studdert, third son of Richard Studdert of Clonderalaw, in 1814. In 1795 Jonas married Mary Crowe of Dromore. The home of R. Crowe in 1837. Originally a hunting lodge Dromore became the main residence of the Crowes in the 1830s. The house was sold in 1936 and is now demolished. Photo of Dromore
Dromore At the time of Griffith's Valuation the house at Dromore was the property of John Fenton and was valued at £15. Both Leet in 1814 and Lewis in 1837 also record it as a residence of the Fenton family. In 1864 Thomas Fenton offered it for sale in the Landed Estates Court. The house was occupied at the time by Jas. McMunn, MD. In 1906 the house at Dromore was valued at £16 and was the property of William Browne Loughead. Photo of Dromore
Dromore A house located a short distance from Muckno or Castle Blayney lake. It was valued at £10 at the time of Griffith’s Valuation and held by Robert Bailey from Henry T. Hope. Members of the Bailey family were still resident in this townland in the early 20th century. A building is still located at this site.
Dromore Mrs Rebecca Benn held this house valued at £17 in fee in the mid 19th century. The mansion house at Clonbunny was occupied by William B. Cronyn in 1906. The Benns and Cronyns were related. It was valued at £22. Photo of Dromore
Dromore (Raphoe North) At the time of Griffiths Valuation in the 1850s, Jane Stephenson was leasing this property from the Earl of Erne's estate when it was valued at £10.
Dromore Castle In 1868 the building of Dromore Castle began. It was an elaborate country retreat for the 3rd Earl of Limerick designed by Edward William Godwin. In 1906 this mansion house was valued at £75.10 shillings. The 4th Earl of Limerick did not visit Ireland very much and the castle was sold in 1939. In 1944 the Irish Tourist Association surveyor refers to the castle as the property of Mr M.McMahon, a timber merchant of Limerick, who bought the property in 1941 for a reputed £8,000. By the mid 20th century it had fallen into disrepair and the roof was taken off. Plans to develop the site and to demolish the ruin are current issues discusssed in the local and national press. Photo of Dromore Castle
Dromore Castle The reps of Rev. D. Mahony were occupying a property valued at £66, at the time of Griffith’s Valuation. Lewis mentions " a noble edifice in the Gothic castellated style" as the seat of Rev. Denis Mahony in 1837. In 1814, Leet noted Dromore as the seat of John Mahony. In 1906 it was owned by H.S. Mahony and valued at £66 15s. Bary states that it was built by Sir Thomas Deane for Rev. Denis Mahony in the 1830s. It remained in the Mahony family until the early years of the twentieth century. It then passed by marriage to the Hood family. The Irish Tourist Association survey in 1943 indicates it was the property of Colonel E. Hood whose wife was "the last of the O'Mahonys, a family associated with the area for over 300 years". It later pass from them to the Wallers, cousins of the Hoods. Dromore Castle is still extant and the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage states that it was renovated in 1998. Photo of Dromore Castle
Dromore Cottage Daniel Welply held this property in fee at the time of Griffith's Valuation, when it was valued at £5. It is labelled Dromore Cottage on the 25-inch Ordnance map of the 1890s. It is still extant and occupied. Photo of Dromore Cottage
Dromore House Dromore House is named on the 1st edition 6 inch Ordnance Survey map (1836) with a circular drive to the front and a walled garden to the rear. It was the home of C. Hawkshaw in the 1830s. Located on the Hatchell estate it was occupied by James Wade at the time of Griffith’s Valuation and valued at £14. The home of the Smyth family in the early 20th century, this house is no longer in existence.
Dromore Lodge A house situated on the Cremorne estate, close to Dawson’s Grove and almost on the border with county Cavan. The house is named on the 1st edition 6 inch Ordnance Survey Map (1836). It was occupied in the 1830s by Lieutenant Dawson of the Royal Navy. The building was reduced in size by the time of Griffith’s Valuation when it was rated at £6.10.0. John West Finlay was resident. By the early 20th century it has become the home of the gamekeeper on the Dartrey estate. A building is still located at this site.
Dromrahan A mansion house valued at £20 is recorded at Dromrahan in 1906. Matthew H. Franks was the occupier. This house was built in the second half of the 19th century and is not recorded in Griffith's Valuation. A large complex of buildings at the site is labelled Dromrahan House on the 25-inch Ordnance Survey map of the 1890s. It is still extant and occupied. Photo of Dromrahan
Drum Lodge One of the many surviving gatelodges on the Rockingham Demesne. Photo of Drum Lodge
Drumahaire Lodge Dromahaire Lodge was part of the Lane-Fox estate and was usually the home of the agent. During the 19th century these included D. Stewart and Joshua Kell. To the rear site are the ruins of a seventeenth-century fortified house, built by Sir William Villiers and formerly the seat of the O'Rourke family. Photo of Drumahaire Lodge
Drumalagagh Cottage At the time of Griffith's Valuation, George Harrison was leasing a property at Drumalagagh, barony of Moycarn, valued at £14, from Lieutenant Colonel Maberly. This seems to be the property known as Drumalagagh Cottage. This was earlier associated with the St. George family. In 1837 Lewis records Dromalga Cottage as owned by Sir R. St. George but the seat of Mr. Dexter. The Ordnance Survey Name books of the same year describe the property as "a gentleman's place in good repair". It appears to have been situated on the demesne known as Mount Equity, of about 770 acres. Buildings labelled "Mount Equity" appear on the 1st edition OS Map but not on subsequent editions. In the Encumbered Estates sale notice of 1852 Dromalgagh Cottage is described as unoccupied but formerly the residence of the late Mrs. Dexter. In 2009, this property was offered for sale. An eighteenth century mausoleum, dedicated to Henry St. George, is also located in this townland. Photo of Drumalagagh Cottage
Drumard The Ordnance Survey Field Name Book states that a house in Burdautien was the residence of Cockran, agent to the Madden estate. The National Inventory of Architectural Heritage dates the house circa 1810. Griffith’s Valuation records William Cochran as the occupier holding the property in fee. It was valued at £30. In the 1860s Drumard appears to be leased by William Cochran to a family named Elliott. Michael Elliott died at Drumard in 1872. The house is still a residence. Photo of Drumard
Drumard House Rev. Thomas Jones was leasing a property at Drumard, barony of Mohill, valued at £25 to William Jones at the time of Griffith's Valuation. It is no longer extant.
Drumaweer At the time of Griffith’s Valuation, in the 1860s, Samuel Crawford was leasing his property from the Cary estate, when it was valued at £14. The National Inventory of Architectural Heritage suggests that it was built in the earlier part of the 19th century but altered around 1900. It is still extant and occupied.
Drumbarnet Samuel Chambers was leasing this property from the Earl of Wicklow's estate at the time of Griffith's Valuation in the 1850s when it was valued at £18. In 1906 it had the same valuation and was owned by William Glenn. It is still extant. The National Inventory of Architectural Heritages suggests that it was extensively altered around 1911 with an extension added to the front at that time. Photo of Drumbarnet
Drumbeg House (Inver) A house named Drumbeg or Cloverhill is shown in the townland of the same name on the 25-inch Ordnance Survey map. At the time of Griffith’s Valuation in the 1850s, it leased by William Sinclair from the Conyngham estate and valued at £21 15s. Drumbeg House is still extant. Photo of Drumbeg House (Inver)
Drumboe Castle A castle and manor existed at Drumboe since the early seventeenth century. At the time of Griffiths Valuation in the 1850s, Drumboe was the seat of Sir Edmund Hayes, when it was valued at £60. It remained in the ownership of the Hayes family until the early twentieth century. In 1906 it was the property of Sir E.F. Hayes and valued at £33. It and the demesne were acquired by the Forestry service in the 1940s. The ruins of the estate buildings are still visible in the extensive woodlands and amenity areas at the site. Photo of Drumboe Castle
Drumboory Located close to a small lough a house valued at £10 was occupied by John Kenny and held from William Brownlow in the mid-19th century. A Kenny family was still located in this townland in the early 20th century.
Drumbrean This house no longer exists. Lewis records it as the property of T. Phillips and Griffith’s Valuation records Thomas Wright as the occupier, holding from Thomas Phillips. Phillips held the property on a lease renewable for ever from Andre Murray Ker (OS Field Name Book). Thomas Phillips married Mary Martha Emma Whitcombe.