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Kilgainy | In 1850 Ralph Osborne was leasing this property to Henry Pedder when it was valued at £18 5s. It is labelled Kilgainy on the 25-inch Ordnance Survey Map of the 1890s. It is no longer extant. | |
Kilgarriff House | Henry Bence-Jones, a distinguished physican and scientist, was leasing this property from Rev. Henry Stewart, at the time of Griffith's Valuation, when it was valued at £24 10s. In 1837, Lewis refers to it as the seat of Capt. Davis. A house still exists at the site. | |
Kilgarvan | Occupied by Mr Michael Connor in 1814 and by E. Cambie in 1837. Held by Solomon R. Cambie in fee at the time of Griffith's Valuation when the buildings were valued at £14.15 shillings. The Cambies sold Kilgarvan to the Reeves in the 1870s. This house is still extant and was for sale in 1999 and again in 2002. | |
Kilgarve House | At the time of Griffith's Valuation, Joseph Potts was leasing the house known as Kilgarve, barony of Moycarn, valued at £28, from the Earl of Clancarty's estate. At the time of the first Ordnance Survey the house is not shown although buildings and woodland are indicated. On the later 25" map, Kilgarve House is marked. A house is still extant at the site. | |
Kilglass | At the time of Griffith's Valuation a house at Kilglass, barony of Tireragh, valued at £35, was being leased by Richard Verschoyle from the Ecclesiastical Commissioners. In 1906 the house at Kilglass was owned by Henry McCarrick and was valued at £37. The house appears to have been known as Kilglass Lodge at the time of the 1st Ordnance Survey. |
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Kilgobbin | Occupied by George Fosberry in the early 1850s held from the Earl of Dunraven and valued at £30. An inventory of the furniture at Kilgobbin was compiled in June 1923 for A.P.Pollock. It is still extant. | |
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Kilgory | The main residence of the O'Callaghan family in the 18th century situated on the shore of Kilgory Lough. In 1786 Wilson refers to it as the seat of Mr. Callaghan. Towards the end of the century the house became the residence of the O'Connells. Colman O'Loghlen married a sister of Daniel O'Connell of Kilgory before 1783. In 1814 Kilgory was the home of Daniel O'Connell and in 1837 Maurice O'Connell was the proprietor. It continued to belong to the O'Connells for the rest of the 19th century. Weir writes that most of the house was demolished in 1928. | |
Kilgrogy House | A Clutterbuck home, occupied by Thomas Clutterbuck in 1814. The Ordnance Survey Name Books refer to it as the residence of Samuel Clutterbuck in 1839 and mention that it was in bad repair. Lewis refers to it as the seat of L. Clutterbuck in 1837 and Samuel Clutterbuck was the occupier in the early 1850s. He held the property from Viscount Lismore. The buildings were valued at £14. A building is still located at this site. | |
Kilheffernan/Cottage | Thomas Ryan was the proprietor of Cottage, Clonmel, in 1814 and Lewis records T. Ryan of Cottage, parish of Killaloan. At the time of Griffith's Valuation Patrick Fennelly held the house valued at £10.13 shillings from Thomas Ryan. Altered over the years this house is still in use as a residence. |
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Kilhessan Lodge | James Jellett was leasing this house from the Poole estate in 1851 when it had a valuation of £13. A house is still extant at the site. | |
Kilkeaveragh House | Frederick Blennerhassett was leasing this property to Francis Chute at the time of Griffith's Valuation, when it was valued at £13. Lewis notes Kilkeaveragh House as the seat of Reverend J. Maunsel in 1837. Bary quotes O'Donovan who claimed that Francis Chute had built this house in 1836 but it is possible that he renovated an earlier property. The house is described as "in ruins" on the 1895 OS Map but there is a house labelled Seamount a short distance away, which Bary states was built by the Blennerhassetts and is still extant. Details of ground plan of Kilkeveragh House are held in the National Library of Ireland, Ms.13,631(7). | |
Kilkeran House | Kilkeran House was leased by Charles B. Baldwin to Anne Galway at the time of Griffith's Valuation, when it was valued at £16. Lewis refers to it as the seat of M. Galway in 1837. In 1814 Leet refers to it as the seat of Charles Connell. In the 1870s it was the residence of William Woods. A house still exists at this site. | |
Kilkilloge Tower | In 1906 the Ashley estate owned a property at Killkiloge, barony of Carbury, valued at £16. This may be the extant building which was modelled on a medieval look out tower. |
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Kilkishen | An 18th century house that passed into the Studdert's possession throught a marriage with a Cusack of Kilkishen. The house was valued at £40 in the mid 19th century. Slater notes it as the residence of Maj. R.A. Studdert in 1894. It remained a Studdert home until sold to the Binghams in the 1920s. A house is still extant at the site. |
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Kill | Ambrose Leet records Kill, Mount Nugent, as the residence of George Lenauze. Kill House, located on the estate of the Bishop of Kilmore, is named on the first edition 6 inch Ordnance Survey map (publ. 1837). At this time there were laid out gardens and extensive plantations within the demesne grounds. The buildings at Kill House are reduced in size on the later 25 inch map. In the 1850s Garrett Keogh was the occupier holding the property valued at £5 from John Orpen. This house is no longer extant. | |
Kill (Kiltormer) | At the time of Griffith's Valuation, Joseph Hardy was leasing a herd's house, valued at £5 at Kill, parish of Kiltormer, from Thomas Blackstock. No house appears at this location on the later 25-inch Ordnance Survey map of the 1890s though a modern buiding exists there now. | |
Kill House | Richard J. Long was leasing Kill House from the Attley [?] estate at the time of Griffith's Valuation, when it was valued at £8. There is still a house at the site. | |
Killaclogher House/Spring Park | This property is labelled Spring Park on the First edition Ordnance Survey map and as Killaclogher House on the 25-inch edition of the 1890s. It was the main home of the Kenney family in the 18th and 19th centuries. At the time of Griffith's Valuation it was valued at over £16 and held in fee by James C. Kenny. The house is no longer extant. |
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Killacrim House | At the time of Griffith's Valuation, Timothy Horgan was leasing this property from the Earl of Listowel's estate when it was valued at £5. In 1837 Lewis mentions it as the seat of Captain O'Halloran. In 1814, Leet refers to it as the residence of John Raymond. Bary writes that, in the eighteenth century, it was in lived in by members of the Fitzgerald family, the Knights of Kerry. The original house was destroyed by fire in the early 1970s and a new one constructed at the site. | |
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. |
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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. |
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Killaghy | This is an old tower house which has been altered and remodelled. In the 1770s and 1780s it was the home of Greene Despard Esq. In 1837 Lewis refers to W. Despard as the proprietor of Killaghy ‘which was the residence of Baron Tobin, and was taken by Cromwell, who gave it to a Col. Green, from whom it has descended to its present proprietor’. Griffith's Valuation also records William Despard as the occupier. He held the house valued at £23 from Sir Riggs Falkiner. Bence Jones writes that Killaghy passed from the Despards to the Wrights by inheritance. Hubert H Fox of Killaghy Castle owned 321 acres in county Tipperary in the 1870s. In 1894 Slater refers to it as the seat of Miss M.A. Walpole. Killaghy has had a number of owners in the 20th century and continues to function as a country residence. For sale in 2010 see http://www.michaelhdaniels.com. |
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Killaguile House | Built by James E. Jackson post Griffith's Valuation and possibly following his marriage in 1863. The house now functions as a hotel, known as Ross Lake House Hotel. |
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Killaha Castle or Killaha House | The original property at Killaha was Killaha Castle, the hereditary seat of the O’Donoghue of the Glens. The family had moved to Killarney by the 19th century. Lewis records that Killaha House was then the seat of J. McCarthy. At the time of Griffith’s Valuation, John McCarthy was leasing the house to Frederick Millbourne, MD, when it was valued at £16 10s. Bary indicates that it was subsequently rented by the Orpen family and later, possibly in the 1890s, given to the Catholic church by R.M. Leeson Marshall who was descended from the O’Donoghues of Killaha. It afterwards served as the presbytery for the local parish. | |
Killahora House | J. Martin is recorded as resident at Killahora in 1837. At the time of Griffith's Valuation John Martin held a house valued at £25 from the Earl of Bandon. A house is still extant at this site. | |
Killala Castle | Formerly the residence of the Protestant Bishop of Killala and Achonry, it was occupied by Walter James Bourke and his wife, daughter of the Hon Frederick Cavendish founder of the ''Connaught Telegraph''. The castle was severly damaged by the 'Big Wind' in January 1839. Demolished in the 1950s. | |
Killaneer House | Occupied by Francis Beamish in perpetuity at the time of Griffith's Valuation, when it was valued at £22. Leet refers to it as the seat of Thomas Gash in 1814. Buildings are still extant at the site. | |
Killanully | Rev. Edward Newenham was leasing this property to Michael Donegan at the time of Griffith's Valuation, when it was valued at £9. | |
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. | |
Killarney House | The 4th Earl of Kenmare had a new house built in the townland of Knockreer in the 1870s which became known as Killarney House. Bary states that this house was accidentally burnt down in 1913 and never rebuilt. The stable block was later converted into a dwelling and still survives. The last owners, the McShain family, left the property to the nation in the 1960s. An earlier house in this townland, built in 1828,, named in the Ordnance Survey Name Books as Prospect House, was occupied by Thomas Brown in the 1830s. |
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Killarney Mills | Christopher Gallway was leasing an extensive milling concern from the Kenmare estate at the time of Griffith’s Valuation. It was then valued at £85. Lewis refers to "the extensive flour-mills of Messers Galway and Leahy, worked by the river Dinagh" in 1837. Lyons notes that the mill complex was sold in the Encumbered Estates Court in 1855 and purchased by Richard Leahy for £1500. It was taken over by the Electricity Supply Board in 1940. The mills are no longer extant. |
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Killary Lodge | Killary Lodge is marked on the south shore of Killary Harbour on the first Ordnance Survey map. A herd's house, valued at £1 and leased by John King from the Kilkelly estate is located here at the time of Griffith's Valuation. |
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Killaster | Denis O'Conor was leasing a property valued at £4 together with 100 acres at Killaster, barony of Castlereagh, to Patrick Coyne at the time of Griffith's Valuation. The house is still extant and occupied. |
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Killavalla | Lewis records Killavalla as the seat of R. Johnston Stoney. The Ordnance Survey Name Books refer to the house in this townland as "Honeywood House, the residence of Robert Johnstone Stoney, very commodious with convenient offices attached". Stoney's representatives held the property valued at £16+ from the representatives of Stephen Egan at the time of Griffith's Valuation. It later became the seat of the Saunders family. This house no longer exists. |
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Killavallig | A building is marked in this townland on the first Ordnance map. A house valued at £14 is recorded at the time of Griffith's Valuation, occupied by Michael R. Mackey and held from Charles Purcell. A house is still extant at this site. | |
Killavarilly | At the time of Griffith's Valuation John O'Neill, a doctor, held a house valued at £25+ and 350 acres from the Duke of Devonshire at Killavarilly. A house is still located at this site. | |
Killea Glebe | At the time of Griffith's Valuation, Mrs. Eleanor Wood was leasing this property from James Morris, when it was valued at £9. The property does not seem to be extant. | |
Killea House | At the time of Griffith's Valuation, Miss Jane Alcock was leasing this property from the Villiers Stuart estate when it was valued at almost £22. The building is not named on the later 25-inch Ordance Survey Map although a house still exists at the site. | |
Killeagh | A house on the Midleton estate occupied by W. Welland in 1837 and Henry Welland at the time of Griffith's Valuation. He held the house valued at £40 with 427 acres. William Welland of Brooklodge, Middleton, owned 185 acres in the 1870s. This house now known as Westpark House is still a family residence. |
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Killedan | The seat of the Taaffe family and later the home of the McManuses, a well known medical family of whom Emily McManus, Matron of Guy's Hospital, London, was a member. |
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Killee | The seat of the Montgomery family from the mid 18th century, occupied by George Montgomery in 1814 and by William Quinn Montgomery in the early 1850s. It was held in fee at this time and valued at £43. Killee remained in Montgomery possession until the 1930s. It is still occupied. |
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Killeen | Originally known as New Park, Killeen House was bought by Peter S. Comyn from the Martins in 1849 and it became his main residence. He died in 1866 and left the house to his niece Rose Comyn. It is still extant and was run as a luxury guesthouse until 2008. |
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Killeen House | Denis Leary was leasing a house valued at £7 10s from the Earl of Kenmare’s estate at the time of Griffith’s Valuation. A farm is still extant at this site. | |
Killeen House & Killeen Castle (Oranmore) | In 1814 Killeen Castle is recorded as the home of Marcus Blake. By the time of Griffith's Valuation it was used by the Cullinane family who lived at Killeen House nearby. The latter property was valued at £10 at the time of Griffith's Valuation. The castle and its adjacent buildings afterwards fell into ruin but was restored in the later twentieth century and is now occupied once again. Killeen House was demolished in the twentieth century. | |
Killeen House (Kilcolman) | William Miles was leasing Killeen House from the Leeson estate at the time of Griffiths Valuation, when it was valued at £15 5s. Bary states that the Myles family were associated with this house since the eighteenth century and continued there up to the 1880s. Later occupants demolished the house due to its poor condition. | |
Killeen House (Portumna) | Killeen House was the birthplace of Mary Anne Kelly, otherwise known as Eva of the Nation. The house was the property of her father Edward Kelly. In 1837 Lewis recorded it as the seat of E. Kelly. At the time of Griffith's Valuation it was valued at £18. Extensive corn mills are shown at the site on the First Edition Ordnance map. Killeen House is still extant. |
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Killeena | Rev. John Wright was leasing this property from the Beecher estate at the time of Griffith's Valuation when it was valued at £9. It is labelled as Killeena on the 1st edition Ordnance Survey map but is described as "in ruins" on the later 25-inch edition of the 1890s. Modern holiday accommodation exists at the site now. | |
Killeena House | Leased from the Knoxes of Castlereagh by Duke Ormsby at the time of the first Ordnance Survey and Griffith's Valuation, when it was valued at £4. Buildings are still extant at the site. Duke Ormsby was closely related to the Rinagry family of Ormsby. | |
Killeenleagh | No demesne was marked in this townland on the first Ordnance Survey map but a house valued at £15+ was situated there by the time of Griffith's Valuation. It was occupied by Richard O'Callaghan and held from the Earl of Listowel. | |
Killeentierna Glebe | Rev. Thomas Herbert owned the Glebe house at Killeentierna at the time of Griffith's Valuation, when it was valued at £18. Bary states that the house was built by Rev. Herbert in 1839 and was later occupied by Arthur Herbert, a land agent, who was assassinated nearby in the 1880s. The house was later used as a Church of Ireland rectory and later still as a presbytery by the local Catholic parish but has since been demolished. | |
Killehenny Lodge | Robert Cashel was leasing this property from the estate of Lady Burghersh at the time of Griffith's Valuation, when it was valued at £5 and part of a holding of over 280 acres. Bary notes that, in the eighteenth century, this house had been associated with the Tidmarsh family. It is no longer extant and the area is covered by housing. | |
Killelton House | Charles L. Sandes was leasing this property to William Hickie at the time of Griffith's Valuation, when it was valued at £33. Bary writes that this Hickie family were originally from Tulla, county Clare, but moved here after the Cromwellian confisciation of the 1650s. They remained in possession of the property until the 1920s. The Irish Tourist Association survey mentions that it was formerly the home of the Higgins-O'Connor family but by the 1940s was in poor repair. The original house is now a ruin. | |
Killemly Lodge | In 1837 the proprietor of Killemly Hall was H. Hughes but it was occupied by L. Clutterbuck. The Ordnance Survey Name Books also note it as his residence in 1840. The house was vacant in the early 1850s, valued at £9.15 shillings and held by Thomas Going from Mrs Catherine Sarsfield. There was a small corn mill nearby. A house is still extant at this location. | |
Killenure Castle | Leet records Samuel Cooper as the proprietor of Killenure in 1814 and Lewis in 1837 as the "seat of William Cooper". At the time of Griffith's Valuation William Cooper held the property in fee and the house was valued at £31.10 shillings. The Coopers were still resident at Killenure in the early 20th century. As its webiste suggests "It has been a fortified home with sturdy towers, a'hunting box', a country house for a large family, a busy productive farm with stables and coach house, a boarding school and even a meditation centre". It will be open to the public from Summer 2012. See htp://killenure.com. |
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Killeragh | At the time of Griffith's Valuation, Thomas Kenny was occupying a property valued at £5 together with 180 acres, in the townland of Killeragh, parish of Clonfert, barony of Longford. A house is still extant at the site. | |
Killetra [Mount Ruby] | Hajba writes that this house, originally known as Mount Ruby, derived its name from the Ruby family who lived there in the mid 18th century. Thomas Flynn, Justice of the Peace for Cork in 1793, married a Ruby. In 1786 Wilson refers to "Kilottery" as the seat of Mr. McCarthy. The house had a number of occupants, including John N. Wrixon, before it became the residence of Michael Jones at the time of Griffith's Valuation. It was valued at £18 and held from the representatives of Thomas Flynn. This house is still a family residence. | |
Killian | This house was the main residence of the Cheevers family, valued in the mid 19th century at £45. The house is no longer extant but the gate lodge survives. |
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Killicar House | Named on the first edition six inch Ordnance Survey map (publ. 1837) and situated in a small demesne in which was situated a quarry. In 1814 Mr William Gwynne was recorded as the proprietor of Killicar, Belturbet by Ambrose Leet. Slater’s Directory of 1846 records Arthur Nesbitt as resident at Killicar Lodge, Belturbet. Killicar House appears to have been extended by the time of Griffith’s Valuation, when it was valued at £18 for rates. John A. Nesbitt was the owner and occupier. In 1906, Anne Davey was described as the occupier of this 'mansion' house with a rateable valuation of £21. There are also references to John Albert Nesbitt of Fort Hill, Drumasladdy [a townland adjoining Killicar] and this house may have been known as Fort Hill for a time. A building is still extant at this site. | |
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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Killinardrish House | Lewis describes this house as a "elegant Italian lodge lately built by R. J. O’Donoghue". It was valued at £38 and held from Sir Augustus Warren. In 1944 the Irish Tourist Association Survey noted that it was the residence of Mr. O'Donovan, manager of the creamery at Lissarda. Killinadrish is still extant. There was also a steward's house in this townland occupied by members of the Crooke family. |
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Killindarragh [Nassau Hall] | At the time of Griffiths Valuation, in the 1850s, Mrs. Angel I. Stewart was leasing this property from the Earl of Erne's estate when it was valued at £20. It is labelled Nassau Hall on the 1st edition Ordnance Survey map of the late 1830s but as Killindarragh on subsequent editions. It is still extant. | |
Killiney | Thomas Blennerhassett was leasing this property from the Blackwood estate at the time of Griffith's Valuation, when it was valued at £4, on a holding of 660 acres. |
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Killodiernan | At the time of Griffiths Valuation in the 1850s this house was occupied by Reverend Robert Greene, leasing from Joshua Minnett. The house was valued at £15. By 1901 it was occupied by Sarah Atkinson. It is still extant and in 2022 was offered for sale. |
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Killora Lodge | This house was the residence of Reverend R. Berry [Bury] in 1837 and was unoccupied at the time of Griffith's Valuation. Reverend Robert Bury was the immediate lessor and the buildings were valued at £20. It is still extant and occupied. |
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Killoran | Killoran was occupied by Thomas Lalor in 1814 and by Solomon Lalor Cambie in 1837. S.L. Cambie was still the occupier at the time of Griffith's Valuation holding the property from Richard Thompson. The buildings were valued at £17+. The house is still extant. |
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Killorglin Glebe | Rev. Robert Denny was leasing Killorglin Glebe to Rev. William de Moelyns at the time of Griffith’s Valuation, when it was valued at £16. The site now appears to be occupied by agricultural buildings. | |
Killoskehane | This house was the seat of the Willington family. In 1837 Lewis wrote that Killoskehane Castle "includes part of the ancient castle in the modern mansion". The property was held by John Willington in fee at the time of Griffith's Valuation when the buildings were valued at £29+. Edward D. Martin was the occupier of Killoskehane in 1906 and William Costigan in the 1940s. The building is still extant and occupied. |
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Killoteran House | William Scully was leasing this property from Edward Roberts in 1850 when it was valued at £34. It is still extant and occupied. |
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Killough | A 16th century tower house with a number of additions, Lewis records Killough Castle as the "occasional residence" of the Honourable Mrs Plunkett. In 1850 the Honourable Bowes Daly occupied the castle valued at £22.14 shillings which he held in fee. |
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Killough (Templemore) | Cottage type house built 1880. In 1906 Richard J. Lloyd is recorded as the occupier of a mansion house valued at £27+ in the townland of Killough. |
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Killowen House | At the time of Griffith's Valuation, Edward Orpen was leasing this property from the Landsdowne estate when it was valued at £3. Lewis mentions it as the occasional residence of H. Orpen in 1837. In the 1770s it was noted by Taylor and Skinner but no proprietor is given. Bary notes that this property was originally in the possession of the Taylor estate but was was taken over by the Orpens in the early eighteenth century. It passed through marriage to the Palmer family. It was demolished in the twentieth century | |
Killukin Glebe/Killukin House | At the time of Griffith's Valuation, Archdeacon Henry Irwin was occupying the Glebe House in the parish of Killukin, valued at £11. This property is labelled Killukin House on the 25-inch Ordnance survey map of the 1890s. A house is still extant at the site. | |
Killuntin | Home of a branch of the Roche family, occupied by Edmund Roche in 1814, by R. Roche in 1837 and by Richard V. Roche at the time of Griffith's Valuation. Richard Roche held the property in fee and the buildings were valued at £15.10 shillings. Hajba records the house as a ruin. | |
Killuragh | Built by the Thornhills in the late 18th century and soon afterwards leased to the Linehan family. Cornelius Linihan was resident in 1837 and Ellen Linehan in the early 1850s. She held the property from Edward B. Thornhill, the buildings were valued at £20. A lithograph of this house is included in the sale rental of 1851 but there is not much similarity between it and the present building which is now known as The Glen. |
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Killure | Writing in 1786, Wilson refers to Killure as the seat of Mr. Dillon. He appears to be referring to either Killure Castle or a property associated with it. The castle is described as "in ruins" on the 1st edition Ordnance Survey map of 1842 and the ruin of the tower house is still visible. | |
Killwood House/Gortnaraheen Glebe | In 1856, Thomas Stratford Eyre was leasing a property, described as a glebe house, in the townland of Gortnaraheen, valued at £8, to Rev. Thomas Grome. It has become known as Killwood House by the 1890s. A house still exists at the site. | |
Killycoonagh House | Killycoonagh, located on the Forster of Ballynure estate, is marked but not named on the 1st edition 6 inch Ordnance Survey Map (1836). The Ordnance Survey Field Name Book records the house as the residence of the sister of the proprietor Forster of Ballynure. By about 1860 the buildings were valued at £20 and the occupant was Anne Forster. It appears to have been still in the possession of the Forster family in the first part of the 20th century, although it may have been leased out. |
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Killygar | It is estimated by the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage that Killygar was built in 1813. At the time of Griffith's Valuation Killygar House was occupied by John Godley and was valued at £43. It was also the residence of John Godley in 1814 and in 1837. In 1894 Slater refers to it as the seat of Archibald Godley. It is still extant and occupied by the Godley family. |
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Killygordon | At the time of Griffiths Valuation, John Craigh senior was leasing a property valued at £15 in the town of Killygordon from the Mansfield estate. At the same time John Craigh junior was leasing an adjacent property valued at £13. | |
Killygordon A | At the time of Griffiths Valuation in the 1850s, Alex Humphrey was leasing this property from the Mansfield estate when it was valued at almost £15. | |
Killygordon House | Joseph Johnston was leasing this property from James Johnston at the time of Griffiths Valuation in the 1850s, when it was valued at £20. The site is labelled Killygordan Demesne or Weddingtown, on the first edition Ordnance Survey map of the 1830s. It is labelled Killygordan House on subsequent editions. The National Inventory of Architectural Heritage suggests the original house was built in the later eighteenth century but subsequently modified. It was associated with the Mansfield family originally but with the Johnstons by the latter half of the nineteenth century. It is still extant and occupied. |
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Killywilly House | Killywilly House located between Loughs Killywilly and Cuillaghan is named on the first edition six inch Ordnance Survey map (publ. 1837). A corn mill and bleach mill were nearby in the townland of Ardue. James Berry was the occupier in the 1850s. He held the property from James H. Story and the buildings had a rateable valuation of £18. This house is no longer extant. | |
Kilmacabea Mill | John Sheehan was leasing this property from the Bennett estate in 1852, when it was valued at almost £13 and included a mill. A corn mill, then disused, is shown on the 25-inch Ordnance Survey map of the 1890s. A building still exists at the site. | |
Kilmacow | Located on the Devonshire estate, on the Cork/Waterford border, Kilmacow was occupied by John Boyce in 1814 and by William John Day in the early 1850s. The buildings were valued at £12. Bought by John Murphy of Tallow in the late 19th century and still extant. |
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Kilmacurkan | In 1906 John L. Brinkley owned property valued at £20 at Kilmacurkan, barony of Tireragh. At the time of Griffith's Valuation the only building on his lands here was a herd's house valued at 5s. A substantial building is indicated on the 25-inch Ordnance Survey map of the 1890s but no trace of this remains now. Local sources indicate that this was a scutch/flax mill, of which the ruins still stand including the traces of the flax ponds, various sheds, etc that are present on the 1890 map. | |
Kilmainham - The Cottage/Heath Lodge | Ambrose Leet records Kill, Mount Nugent, as the residence of George Lenauze. Kill House, located on the estate of the Bishop of Kilmore, is named on the first edition 6 inch Ordnance Survey map (publ. 1837). At this time there were laid out gardens and extensive plantations within the demesne grounds. The buildings at Kill House are reduced in size on the later 25 inch map. In the 1850s, Garrett Keogh was the occupier holding the property valued at £5 from John Orpen. This house is no longer extant. | |
Kilmainham - The Cottage/Heath Lodge | Lewis refers to Kilmainham as the residence of A. Bell and the house is named as The Cottage on the first edition 6 inch Ordnance Survey map (publ. 1837). By the time of Griffith’s Valuation about 20 years later, Henry Montford was the occupier, holding the property from William Humphrys of Ballyhaise. The building would appear to have been extended by this time as its rateable valuation was £15. The house is named Heath Lodge on the 25 inch map. James Hartley and family were resident at Heath Lodge in 1901 while Hector John Atkinson and his wife Sybil were the occupants in 1911 holding the property from the representatives of James Harley. A building of similar shape still exists at this site. | |
Kilmaloda House | Thomas Beamish held this property in fee at the time of Griffith's Valuation, when it was valued at £50. In 1837, Lewis refers to it as the seat of Sampson Beamish. In 1906 it was owned by Sampson Beamish and valued at £68 15s. Local sources suggest it was built by the earlier Sampson Beamish and occupied by his descendents until the mid twentieth century when it came into the hands of the McCarthy-Murrough family. It is still extant and occupied. In 2013 it was offered for sale. |
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Kilmanahan Castle | Robert Sparrow was leasing this property from the Greene estate in 1850 when it was valued at over £72. It was offered for sale as part of William Greene's estate in July and December 1852. The sale notice includes a lithograph of the castle. It was bought by Alexander Glasgow who sold it on to the Earl of Donoughmore in 1855. Earlier, in 1786, Wilson notes it as the seat of Mr. Greene. In 1837, Lewis refers to it as the seat of Lt. Col. Nuttall Greene. Hussey records Thomas Wright Watson of Kilmanahan Castle in the mid 1870s. In 1906 it was part of th Donoughmore estate and valued at £45. It is still extant. |
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Kilmeen Glebe (East Carbery) | Reverend Edward Alcock was leasing this property from the Ecclesiastical Commissioners in 1851 when it was valued at £23. Lewis notes that there were large plantations around the house in 1837, when it was the seat of Reverend E.H.Kenney. In 1944 the Irish Tourist Association Survey reported that it was then the residence of Rev. Gorman. Buildings are still extant at the site. | |
Kilmoney Abbey | At the time of Griffith's Valuation, Michael Roberts was leasing this property from Thomas R. Sarsfield, when it was valued at £50. Lewis referred to it as the "handsome residence" of Michael Roberts in 1837. It is stil extant and well maintained. Thomas Sarsfield was leasing a smaller propertyin the same townland, valued at £9, to Eugene McCarthy. There are two properties shown on the 25-inch Ordnance Survey map of the 1890s, Kilmoney House and Kilmoney Cottage. Buildings are still extant at these sites though extensive urban development has occurred in the area. |
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Kilmore | Brian de Breffny writes that the back section of Kilmore House is part of the 17th century house built by the Moncktons. The front part was built by the Tuthills in the mid 18th century. George Tuthill purchased the house from Edward Monckton in 1737. The Tuthills had previously held it on lease. Occupied by Thomas Lynch in 1814 and by Colonel William Jones in the early 1850s, when the property was held from Elizabeth Tuthill and valued at £15. In 1906 Kilmore was the residence of Anne Isabel O'Grady. This house is still extant and occupied. |
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Kilmore | A house at Kilmore was occupied by the Reverend William Thompson in 1814. Edward Corcoran and John Sadlier held Kilmore valued at £3 in fee at the time of Griffith's Valuation. Edward Kennedy owned the property in the 1870s. The house, which was located just inside the stone pillars, was demolished circa 2004. |
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Kilmore | The home of a branch of the Hickman family in the 18th and 19th centuries. In 1786 Wilson refers to it as the seat of Mr. Hickan. Inherited by the Gores in the 1860s. Burnt in July 1922. |
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Kilmore | Originally a Shaen property which passed by marriage to the Carters. A house and 4 acres were leased by Sir Arthur Shaen to William Hartly on 3 Aug 1706 (see sale rental 1855). In 1749, 1778 and 1786 it was occupied by the Waller family. The house was a ruin by the 1830s. | |
Kilmore | The Bagwell family are described as "of Kilmore" in the 18th century. In 1786 Wilson refers to Kilmore as the seat of John Bagwell. Kilmore is marked in the middle of the townland on the first Ordnance Survey map. This area was divided up at the time of Griffith's Valuation and the only buildings over £10 valuation were a mill, house and offices on the northern perimeter of the townland. | |
Kilmore | The National Inventory of Architectural Heritage dates this house from the early to mid 18th century and the Wayland family were resident at this time. Austin Cooper was living at Kilmore in 1837 and at the time of Griffith's Valuation Samuel Cooper was the occupier. He held Kilmore from the Earl of Normanstown and the buildings were valued at £16. This house is still occupied and part of a working farm. |
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Kilmore House | Built by the Reverend Edward King, Bishop of Elphin circa 1630. Home of a branch of the Lawder family in the 18th century until the murder of James Lawder in 1779. The Auchmuty family resided at Kilmore in the 19th century. The demesne was named Aghaward on the first Ordnance Survey map. A large farm is still extant at the site. |