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House name	Description
Ballinamore	This house was the home of the Ormsby family in the 18th and 19th centuries. It was held in fee by Anthony Ormsby at the time of Griffith's Valuation, when it was valued at £40. In 1786 Wilson refers to it as " the beautiful seat of Thomas Ormsby". In 1938 the Ormsbys sold Ballinamore to a Scottish order of nuns, the Order of St John, who used the house as a school. The building was donated to Western Care in the 1970s. It now functions as a nursing home.
Ballinamore House or Curraghboy Lodge	The residence of Martin ffrench held by him in fee at the time of Griffith's Valuation and valued at £35. The house is noted on the 1st edition OS map as Curraghboy Lodge. In 1906 the owner was Michael Neary.
Ballinanchor House	Ballinanchor was owned by Thomas Foley in 1851 when it was vacant and valued at £12. In 1814, Leet refers to it as the residence of Captain Thomas Poole. A house and farm still exist at the site.
Ballinard	This house was the seat of the Chadwick family in the 18th and 19th centuries. The present house dates from the early 19th century and incorporates parts of an older building. John Chadwick was resident in 1814 and William Chadwick in 1837. In 1840 the Ordnance Survey Name Books note it as the seat of Ostin [Austin] Sadlier and describe the house as "a very large building in good repair". At the time of Griffith's Valuation. the house was valued at £33 and held from the Earl of Portarlington. The Chadwicks were still living at Ballinard at the beginning of the 20th century.
Ballinard Castle	In 1894 Slater refers to Ballinard Castle as the residence of William Tennant. At the time of Griffith's Valuation, John Lindsay owned land in the townland of Friarsgrange, parish of Coolmundry, in which Ballinard Castle is situated. It appears that, in the nineteenth century, a house was built adjoining the original tower house as, in 1840, the Ordnance Survey Name Books refer to Ballinard Castle, a gentleman's seat in the townland of Friarsgrange. Information in the Woodstock Museum, Ontario, Canada, indicates that the building was owned by the Lindsay family until 1926. The building is still extant.
Ballinatona Cottage	Daniel Welply was leasing this property to William Warren at the time of Griffith's Valuation, when it was valued at £13 5s. There is still an extant house at the site.
Ballinattin	In 1786 Wilson refers to "Ballattin" as the seat of Mr. Parsons. This house valued at £17+ in the mid 19th century was occupied by Thomas Cooney and held from William Moore. A farm exists at the site and the original house is not extant.
Ballinattin House	Occupied by Denis Cooney at the time of Griffith's Valuation, valued at £13+ and held from Edward B. Vise. This house is still extant and occupied.
Ballinavella Byrne	In 1848 Charles Byrne was leasing this property from John B. Burroughs, when it was valued at over £13.
Ballincolla House	At the time of Griffith's Valuation, Mary Warren was leasing a house at Ballincolla from John Limerick's estate, valued at £14. There is still an extant house at the site.
Ballincollig	In 1786, Wilson mentions a seat of Mr.Lloyd at Ballincollig, "near the ruins of the castle". By the time of Griffith's Valuation, this area appears to have been in the possession of Thomas Tobin and the house may have been that leased by Rev. David Horgan, when the buildings were valued at £14. A substantial farm still exists at this site.
Ballincolloo	This house was the residence of Mrs Bennet in 1814 and by 1837 of J. Gubbins. Joseph L. Gubbins occupied the house at the time of Griffith's Valuation holding it from the representatives of Samuel Bennett. It was valued at £14. It is no longer extant.
Ballincurrig	W.C. Logan occupied Ballincurrig Cottage in 1837 and William Coppinger occupied a house at Ballincurrig valued at £33 and held by him in fee at the time of Griffith's Valuation.
Ballincurrig	Mrs. Susan Woodbourne was leasing this property from "the Ladies Boyle" at the time of Griffith's Valuation, when it was valued at £13. There is still a house at this site.
Ballindeasig	Substanial buildings are marked at the site of Ballindeasig House on the first Ordnance Survey map and at the time of Griffith's Valuation the house valued at £18 was occupied and held by Richard Kenefick in fee. Ballindeasig was conveyed to John C. Hennessy by Richard Kenefick in 1853. It was the home of Michael Hennessy in the late 19th century and was left by Miss Minnie Hennessy to Bishop Cohalan of Cork in 1937. The house was then converted into a holiday home for the Sisters of Mercy Order. Now known as Tabor Lodge it is a centre for the treatment of substance abuse. see www.taborlodge.ie/
Ballindeenisk House	Mrs. Charlotte Harrison held this property in fee at the time of Griffith's Valuation, when it was valued at £8. It is one of two houses labelled Ballindeenisk House on the 1st edition Ordnance Survey map and it also appears under this name on the later 25-inch edition of the 1890s. It is no longer extant.
Ballinderrig	Ballinderrig is marked on the first edition Ordnance Survey map and was occupied in the mid 19th century by Jane Cantillon. She held the property valued at £13+ from Eliza Bury. Catherine Cantillon was also resident in the townland at Courtstown Cottage Grid Ref W774 720. By the publication of the 25-inch Ordnance Survey map in the 1890s the latter property has become known as Courtstown House. It is still extant.
Ballinderry	Occupied by the Saunders family from at least the 1770s. Owen Saunders was resident in 1814. He was related to the Sadleirs of Ballinderry. Lewis records Thomas Sadlier junior as the proprietor of Ballinderry "on which a house was about to be erected". Thomas Sadlier held the property in fee at the time of Griffith's Valuation when the buildings were valued at £29. At the time of the Saunders sale in 1877 this house was described as modern and substanial and "approached by a noble avenue lined with beech trees". It was in the owner's possession. Occupied by William J. Russell in 1906. This house is still a residence.
Ballinderry	In 1840 the Ordnance Survey Name Books refer to Ballinderry House as "a good house in a demesne with some trees". James Demspter was noted as the proprietor at the time. By the time of Griffith's Valuation it appears to be the mill manager's house, occupied by William Egan and held from Timothy Hogan, part of a building complex valued at £97, known as Santa Cruise Mills. Now in use as a private residence.
Ballinderry	The house was burnt in the early 1920s and nothing remains except the farm buildings, which are accessed through a stone archway dated 1843. Recorded as the seat of John Phillip Nolan, M.P.in 1894.
Ballinderry (Comyn)	Lewis records Ballinderry as the seat of J. Comyn in 1837. At the time of Griffith's Valuation it was being leased by Andrew Comyn from the Ecclesiastical Commissioners and was valued at £16. Recorded as the residence of Col.John Comyn in 1894. In 1906 it was the property of Andrew N. Comyn. Ballinderry House is still extant and is now operated as a luxury country house hotel. See www.ballinderrypark.com.
Ballindinis	Ballindinis was associated with the Garde family in the 18th century. The house is marked on the first Ordnance Survey map and was occupied by the Reverend Maurice Hewson in the mid 19th century, when held from Sophia Bellew and valued at £16. A house is still extant at the site.
Ballindoon House	Ballindoon or Kingsborough House in the townland of Kingsborough was built c.1820. An earlier house, known as Kingsborough, stood on the site.At the time of Griffith's Valuation, John Gethin was in possession of the house at Kingsborough which was valued at £20. In 1906 Percy Gethin owned the property then valued at £22. The house is still extant.
Ballindresrough Mills	William R. Meade was leasing this property to Daniel Keller at the time of Griffith's Valuation, when it was valued at £25, including a flour mills. It is not marked on the later 25-inch map, suggesting it was no longer operational in the 1890s. Extensive farm buildings occupy the site now.
Ballinduff Lodge	A Skerrett home in the 18th and 19th centuries. It is labelled Ballinduff Lodge on the Ordnance Survey maps though the 25-inch edition of the 1890s notes that it was in ruins by then. At the time of Griffith's Valuation John Skerrett held the lands in fee when the house was only valued at £2. The old castle stands close by the house ruins.
Ballingarrane	Ballingarrane was originally leased and then purchased in the late 18th century by Solomon Watson, banker of Clonmel. He built Summerville House which later became known as Ballingarrane. W. H. Bradshaw occupied the house in 1837 and John Mulcahy in the mid 19th century when the buildings were valued at £25+ and held from Solomon Watson. The Watsons occupied the house again in the second half of the 19th century and family members were still resident in the late 20th century.
Ballingarry	Situated just north of Ballingarry castle Ballingarry House was built circa 1820. Lewis records Marmaduke Thompson as resident at Ballingarry Castle in 1837 as does the Ordnance Survey Name Books in 1841 though they refer to Lord Ashtown as the proprietor. The Thompson interest in Ballingarry and Ballinahinch was for sale in June 1850. Henry Trench was the occupier in the early 1850s holding the property form Lord Ashtown. Ballingarry House is still extant and occupied.
Ballinglanna	Occupied by J. Newsom in 1814 and E. Newsom in 1837. Edward Newsom held this house from Eliza McCaul and Louis Denay at the time of Griffith's Valuation when it was valued at £24. This house is named Glenville on the first Ordnance Survey map.
Ballinglen Cottage	Leased from the Knoxes of Castlereagh, barony of Tirawley. At the time of Griffith's Valuation John Fawcett occupied property in this townland including a house valued at £12 and a mill. Occupied by Susan Pringle in 1906. Ballinglen Cottage is now in ruins.
Ballingowan House (South)	Robert Dower was leasing this property from William Villiers-Stuart at the time of Griffith's Valuation, when it was valued at £13 5s. A house still exists at this site.
Ballinkina	At the time of Griffith's Valuation, William Connolly, MD, was leasing this property from Lord Waterford's estate, when it was valued at over £15. Buildings are still extant at the site.
Ballinlass	William Kelly was residing at Ballinglass, parish of Killeroran, in 1749. Occupied by Nicholas D'Arcy from the 1830s to the early 1850s and by Malachy Fallon in the mid 1850s. Buildings exist at the site.
Ballinlonty	Lewis records M. Fogarty as resident in 1837. In 1840 it is described by the Ordnance Survey Name Books as "a genleman's house" though the resident's name is not recorded. The house, valued at £9.10 shilling was held by Frederick J. Fegan in fee at the time of Griffith's Valuation. This house is no longer occupied.
Ballinlough	Rev. Robert Blundell was leasing a property valued at £16 at Ballinlough, parish of Kiltullagh, from the Sandford estate at the time of Griffith's Valuation. This appear to be the Glebe House. It is now a ruin.
Ballinluig	Isaac Seymour was leasing this property to John Smith at the time of Griffith's Valuation, when it was valued at almost £9. This house is no longer extant.
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Ballinorig House	At the time of Griffith's Valuation, Colthurst Bateman was leasing this property to Jonathon Walpole when it was valued at £14. The building is not labelled on the Ordnance Survey maps though a more substantial house exists at the site on the later 25-inch edition. Burke records that Colthurst Bateman resided in, and was, High Sheriff of Monmouth, in 1839. Ballinorig House is still extant.
Ballinphellic	A house valued at £11.5 shillings in the early 1850s, occupid by Bartholomew F. Barter and held from Sir William Chatterton baronet. W. Barter was the proprietor in 1837. A house is still extant at the site.
Ballinree	Ballinree House was valued at £16+ in 1850 and was occupied by the Reverend William Kirwan and held from Smyth Barry. Arthur H.S. Barry was the occupier in 1906.
Ballinrobe Castle	A Bourke castle, restored by James Cuffe in 1752 and sold to the War Office in 1821 for use as a military barracks though a barracks existed there in the 18th century as Wilson refers to the town having a barracks with two companies of foot in 1786. The barracks were valued at £75 at the time of Griffith's Valuation. It ceased to be a barracks in the 1920s but substantial ruins of the buildings remain.
Ballinruddery House	Ballinruddery was owned by the Knight of Kerry at the time of Griffith's Valuation, when it was valued at £23 10s. This seems to be the house referred to by Wilson in 1786 as Woodford, "the seat of Robert Fitzgerald, with ample demesnes". Leet notes it as the residence of Hon. M. Fitzgerald in 1814. Lewis, in 1837, describes it as "the occasional residence of Maurice Fitzgerald, Knight of Kerry, beautifully situated in a wooded demesne". It is recorded by Slater as the seat of Sir Maurice Fitzgerald in 1894. Bary states that the house was believed to date from the sixteenth century but was destroyed by fire accidentally in the later nineteenth century.
Ballinspittle House	James B. Gibbons was leasing this house from Lord Kingsale's estate at the time of Griffith's Valuation, when it was valued at £18. In 1837 Lewis referred to it as the seat of J. Barry Gibbons, JP. There is still a house at the site.
Ballintaggart House	At the time of Griffith’s Valuation, Robert Hickson held this property, valued at almost £35. In 1837 Lewis records it as the seat of S. Murray Hickson. Bary states that it was built,c.1830, by Samuel Murray Hickson. It was also associated with the Thompson family, agents to Lord Ventry. The property is still extant and is now a luxury hotel. see www.ballintaggarthouse.com
Ballintava	In 1906 Samuel Barret owned the mansion house at Ballintava which was valued at almost £14. The house is extant and appeared to be in the process of renovation in the early 21st century.
Ballintaylor	In 1851 Thomas Egan (junior) was leasing this property from the Musgrave estate when it was valued at £11. It was still part of the Musgrave estate in 1906 when it was valued at £9 10s. Leet had noted it as the seat of Maurice Power in 1814. Smith states that it was the seat of the Usher family having formerly been in the possession of the Osborne estate, a house being built here by Sir Richard Osborne in 1619. The property is no longer extant.
Ballintermon House	At the time of Griffith’s Valuation, Timothy Moriarty was leasing a property valued at almost £6 from the Earl of Cork’s estate. The Ordnance Survey Name Books of the 1830s mention that the house was built by Timothy Moriarty in 1820. Bary states that this is an ancient house, associated with the Moriarty family for many years. It is still extant. In the same townland Timothy Griffin was leasing Manor Court House [Q602022] from the Moriartys. It is described as "in ruins" on the 1st edition OS map and was valued at £1 15s in 1852.
Ballinterry	Hajba writes that this property had passed from the Terrys to the Earls of Barrymore at the beginning of the 18th century. In 1814 it was the residence of the Reverend John Ross and in 1837 of Archdeacon Ryder. The Archdeacon was still resident at the time of Griffith's Valuation when the buildings were valued at £21. It now operates as a luxury guesthouse.
Ballintlea	Weir writes that the original house dates from 1696. Ballintlea was occupied by John Kelly in 1837, who is recorded as holding the property in fee at the time of Griffith's Valuation. The Kellys appear to have bought Ballintlea from the D'Esterres. The Kelly and Kelly Roche families have resided there ever since. Fitzjames Kelly was in possession in 1906.
Ballintober	A house occupied by Cornelius Curtin at the time of Griffith's Valuation and held by him with 132 acres from John C. Heffernan and partners, valued at £12.
Ballintober	At the time of Griffith's Valuation, this property was held in fee by Nicholas Handy and valued at £8. The house is no longer extant but it was positioned behind the present house, where the red corrugated roofed building now stands.
Ballintober House	Sir John Meade, Knight, was located at Ballintober at the beginning of the 18th century. In 1777 and 1786 it was the seat of Reverend Mr. Meade. Ballintober House was held in fee by Reverend John Meade at the time of Griffith's Valuation, when it was valued at £30. Lewis refers to it as the seat of J. Meade in 1837. In the 1870s it was the property of Reverend Mr. Meade. In the 1940s the Irish Tourist Association Survey stated that it was the property of John Meade whose family had held it since the reign of Elizabeth I. The National Inventory of Architectural Heritage indicates that the original house is now ruinous but there are later buildings at the site.
Ballintogher House	In 1786 Ballintogher is referred to by Wilson as the seat of Mr. Strafford. Afterwards it was a Crawford property, occupied in 1814 by John Crawford. George Langford of Ballintogher House was the third son of Richard Coplen Langford who, in 1784, married Catherine Cooper Crawford of Fermoyle. In 1828, George married Maria, daughter of the Reverend Henry Bayly of Bayley's Farm, county Tipperary. In 1840 the Ordnance Survey Name Books refer to the house as "the residence of Attorney Langford". By the time of Griffith's Valuation George Langford held Ballintogher and 236 acres in fee. The house was valued at £20. A building is still located at this site.
Ballintubbrid House	Ballintobrid, Middleton, was the home of William Weekes in 1814. By 1837 it was the home of the Heard family and occupied and held by Edward Heard in fee at the time of Griffith's Valuation. The house was valued at £13. The original house is not extant.
Ballinturly	In 1786 Wilson refers to Ballinturly as the seat of Mr. Mitchell. By the time of Griffith's Valuation, this townland is part of the estate of Sir Charles Coote. John Brennan was leasing a house valued at almost £4 and 180 acres at the time. The buildings are not shown on the 25-inch Ordnance Survey map of the 1890s.
Ballinunty House	William Going occupied this house and held it in fee in the mid 19th century when it was valued at £24.10 shillings. In 1894 Slater notes it as the seat of Miss A.J. Going. This house no longer exists.
Ballinvariscal House or Mount Prospect	William Massey was leasing this property from TCD Estates at the time of Griffith's Valuation, when it was valued at £5 15s and part of a holding of over 400 acres. In 1814 it was the residence of Roger Lombard. Bary indicates that the house had several different owners in the nineteenth century when it was known as Mount Prospect. It was sold around 1900 and is still extant and occupied.
Ballinvella Hennessy	In 1848 John Hennessy was leasing this property from John B. Burroughs when it was valued at £11 11s.
Ballinvilla	The home of the Crean family in the 19th century. Ballinvilla was held in fee by Austin F. Crean at the time of Griffith's Valuation when it was valued at £7. This house no longer exists.
Ballinvilla	The home of the Kearney family in the 18th and 19th centuries. It was held in fee by William Kearney at the time of Griffith's Valuation when it was valued at £10 10s. It is no longer extant.
Ballinvira	Ballinvira was occupied by Thomas Fitzgerald in 1814 and by Gerald Browne Fitzgerald in 1837. The residence of William Power in the mid 19th century, held from Henry Fitzgerald and valued at £12.
Ballinvirick	The residence of the Royse family, held in fee by Thomas Royse at the time of Griffith's Valuation and valued at £15. Earlier in the 1830s Lewis writes of the great improvements which were in progress at Ballinvirick, Thomas Royse proprietor. In 1906 the house was occupied by Frances and Isabella Royse. Sold by the Royse family in 1919, it became a dowager house for Castle Hewson in the 1920s. The house has had a number of different owners in the 20th centuries and is still a family home. It is open to the public for two months of the year, see www.ballinvirick.ie/
Ballinwear	In 1840 the Ordnance Survey Name Books describe Ballinwear as "a good dwelling house...surrounded with plantation and ornamental ground". James Otway is recorded as the occupier of Ballinwear at the time of Griffith's Valuation. At this time the house was valued at £14 and held from the Earl of Norbury. Toler Kingsley Wolfe was the house occupant in 1867. The Ballinwear property had been leased to Caesar George Otway by the Honourable Otway Fortescue Toler in 1859. The house was later altered and a building is still in existence at the site.
Ballinwillin	Lewis writes that this house was the occasional residence of the agent to Lord Kingston, reputedly built by Arthur Young who came to Mitchelstown in the 1770s as a land agent. In the mid 19th century Neale Brown was the occupant holding the house valued at £22.15 shillings and 13 acres from the Earl of Kingston. This house is still a well maintained residence.
Ballyallaban	Occupied by Michael O'Brien in 1814, J. O'Brien in 1837 and by Michael O'Brien at the time of Griffith's Valuation. The house and over 700 acres was held from Colonel Henry White.
Ballyallia	An 18th century house, occupied by Andrew Kerin in 1814. It then became the home of Andrew Stacpoole and was owned by William Stacpoole in fee in the mid 19th century when the buildings, which included a house, steward's house, office and gate lodge, were valued at over £41. By the end of the 19th century the Vere O'Briens were living in the house. The house was considerably altered in the 1970s.
Ballyameen	At the time of Griffith's Valuation, Rev. Thomas Goodman was leasing this property, together with over 100 acres, from Lord Ventry's estate. It was valued at £4 52. In 1814, Leet had recorded it as the residence of Rev. John Goodman. This house is no longer extant.
Ballyannan	The Brodricks first occupied Ballyannan Castle, a fortified house in the townland of that name, which was in ruins by 1837. In 1786 Wilson refers to Ballyanan"belonging to Lord Viscount Midleton". On the first Ordnance Survey map there is a building named Ballyannan House (W867 715) right on the shore close to the castle and there is a house in the townland of Garryduff named Ballyannan. Ballyannan was occupied by Roger Adams in 1814 and by J. Adams in 1837. At the time of Griffith's Valuation the representatives of Viscount Midleton occupied a house and offices valued at £19 in the townland of Garryduff. The house in the townland of Ballyannan was valued at £9.10 shillings and was occupied by Daniel Twomey and held from the Viscount.
Ballyanny	Lewis records J. Maher as resident at Ballyhenny in 1837. James Meagher occupied the house valued at £16 in the mid 19th century and held the property from Thomas Carroll. James Meagher of Ballyanny, Nenagh, owned 370 acres in the 1870s.
Ballyara or Ballyhara	The original Ballyara Castle was formerly associated with the O'Hara family. At the time of Griffith's Valuation, Patrick Mullarkey was leasing a building valued at £3 at Ballyara, barony of Leyny, from the Ffolliott estate.
Ballyard	The representatives of Peter Foley were leasing a property at Ballyard to Margaret Crosbie at the time of Griffith's Valuation, when it was valued at £30. Lewis records Ballard as the seat of Francis Crosbie in 1837.
Ballyard (Thompson)	At the time of Griffith's Valuation, Robert Thompson was leasing a property at Ballyard, to Henry Stokes, when it was valued at £20. Bary records that Henry Stokes was the County Surveyor of Kerry in the mid-nineteenth century and lived in Tralee at that time. He was married to Letitia Bland and they later moved to south Kerry to lands owned by the Bland family.
Ballyard B	Geoffrey Eager was leasing a property to Patrick Ryan at the time of Griffith's Valuation, when it was valued at £15.
Ballyard House	At the time of Griffith's Valuation, Francis Crosbie was leasing Ballyard House from Reverend Arthur Rowan, when it was valued at £35. The Colthurst Estate sale notice of 1856 notes that Thompson leased the property from Nicholas Colthurst in the 1820s and that A.B. Rowan was an assignee of Thompson. Bary states that this house was possibly re-modelled by Peter Thompson in the late 1820s.
Ballyargadaun	In 1906 Charles O'Farrell was the owner of a house valued at £4 at Ballyargadaun, barony of Leitrim, county Galway. This may be the gatelodge at the entrance to the Dalystown demesne or may be buildings associated with the plant nursery in the same townland. {Grid Reference is for gate lodge]
Ballyarr House	Lord George Hill was leasing this property from Mrs. Brooke at the time of Griffith’s Valuation, when it was valued at £35. He resided there until his death in 1879. Ballyarr is still extant.
Ballyartney	A house built by the Quaker family Barclay in the 18th century and their home in the 18th and 19th centuries. In 1786 Wilson mentions Ballyartney as the seat of Mr. Barclay. The house was occupied by Charlotte Barclay at the time of Griffith's Valuation but she held it from the Court of Chancery. Home of the O'Dea family in the 20th century. Unoccupied in 2009.
Ballybanagher	A Nolan family home, now a ruin. It was held in fee by Andrew Nolan at the time of Griffith's Valuation when it was valued at £12. In 1894 Slater recorded it as the seat of Christopher R. Browne.
Ballybane	[Leet records George Gaggin of Ballybawn, Buttevant, county Cork in 1814.] Ballybane was occupied by T. Gaggin in 1837 and by William Gaggin in the early 1850s. The house was valued at £22 and held from Laurence Corban. This house was recently renovated.
Ballybaun	At the time of Griffith's Valuation, Lord Clonbrock owned a mill, gate house and other buildings valued at £35 in the townland of Ballybaun, parish of Ahascragh. The gate house is still extant and occupied. Local sources suggest it was at one time used as a school for children in the area.
Ballybaun	Wilson refers to Ballybawne as the seat of Mr. Kelly in 1786. Occupied by John Kelly in 1837 and by John Mahon at the time of Griffith's Valuation. The sales rental of 1863 includes a lithograph of Ballybaun, which was described as 4 storeys high. The house was occupied by the Mahon family until 1916 when it was taken over by the Congested Districts' Board. It is no longer extant.
Ballybaun	Valued at £12.10 shillings at the time of Griffith's Valuation and occupied by Patrick Cahir senior, who held it from Francis Fitzgerald. It is labelled Ballybaun House on all of the Ordnance Survey maps. A house is still extant at the site.
Ballybay House	Ballybay House, also known as The Castle, was the home of the Leslie family, designed by John Keane and built in 1830. It was located a short distance from the town. It was described by Lewis in the 1830s as a ‘handsome and beautiful mansion situated on the border of a lake and backed by some extensive plantations’. In the mid-19th century its rateable valuation was £120 and it was the home of Emily Leslie. It later became the home of Edward John Henry Leslie (1890-1966), British Ambassador to Rome. The house was burnt down in 1921. The walled garden and some outbuildings remain.
Ballybay House	Ballybay House, also known as The Castle, was the home of the Leslie family, designed by John Keane and built in 1830. It was located a short distance from the town. It was described by Lewis in the 1830s as a ‘handsome and beautiful mansion situated on the border of a lake and backed by some extensive plantations’. In the mid-19th century its rateable valuation was £120 and it was the home of Emily Leslie. By 1906 this valuation had risen to £140. It later became the home of Edward John Henry Leslie (1890-1966), British Ambassador to Rome. The house was burnt down in 1921. The walled garden and some outbuildings remain.
Ballybeg	At the time of Griffith’s Valuation, Michael Galway was leasing a house valued at almost £6 at Ballybeg to Michael Manning. Leet records Mat. Moriarty as the proprietor in 1814. Bary indicates that the house had disappeared by the end of the nineteenth century.
Ballybeg (Mitchelstown)	In 1786 Wilson states that "Ballybeg, the seat of Mr. Spratt, was pleasantly situated at the foot of a lofty mountain" outside Mitchelstown. Local history suggests that this was a property acquired by Devereux Spratt in the 17th century. It is not named on the 1st edition Ordnance survey map though buildings are shown at the site.
Ballyboe	A house valued at £17+ in the mid 19th century when it was occupied by James O'Donnell and held from Lord Lismore. This house is still a family residence.
Ballyboe House	This property was held in fee by the Bateson estate at the time of Griffiths Valuation in the 1850s when it was valued at £27. It is labelled Ballyboe House on the 25-inch Ordnance Survey map of the early 20th century. It is still extant.
Ballyboy	The residence of John Travers in 1814, of R. Croker in 1837 and vacant in the early 1850s when it was held by James Fennessy from Viscount Lismore. A house and farm are still extant at the site.
Ballybrack House	Hugh Henry was leasing this property from Gardiner Boggs at the time of Griffiths Valuation in the 1850s. It was valued at £21. The 1870 Landowners Survey notes it as the address of Tristram Cary. It is no longer extant.
Ballybrada	The residence of Joseph William Fennell in 1814 and 1837. In 1840 the Ordnance Survey Name Books describe "Ballybrado House" as "old and plain, the residence of William Pnnyfeather". Thomas Fennell held the house and offices and 206 acres including a Quakers' graveyard from William Pennefather at the time of Griffith's Valuation. The buildings were valued at £21. The original house as marked on the first Ordnance Survey map is not extant now. The National Inventory of Architectural Heritage website features Ballybrada House built 1879, possibly by the Denny family. Charles E. Denny was resident in 1906 when the buildings were valued at £141+.
Ballybricken House	Described by Lewis in 1837 as "the elegant mansion and demesne of D.Connor". It was held in fee by him at the time of Griffith's Valuation when it was valued at £64. The residence of Captain Denis Connor in 1894. In 1943 the Irish Tourist Association Survey mentions it as the residence of J.E. Bird, the walls built in 1820 but the interior having been restored following a fire in 1910. The Survey also notes that it was used as a base by the American navy during the first World War. The site is now covered by industrial premises.
Ballybride	James O'Farrell was leasing over 180 acre and a herd's house from Louisa Pelly at Ballybride, barony of Roscommon, at the time of Griffith's Valuation.
Ballybroder	In 1814 Ballybroder was the seat of Henry Burke. Ballybroder was recorded as the property of Mr. Burke in the 1830s. In 1855 Patrick Burke was leasing the house at Ballybroder from Peter Dolphin. In 1906 Eleanor M. Burke is recorded as the owner when the house was valued at £10. The house at Ballybroder is still extant and in reasonable repair but unoccupied.
Ballybrood	A house in the village of Ballybrood, the residence of a branch of the Maunsell family in the 18th and early 19th centuries. Occupied by Samuel Maunsell at the time of Griffith's Valuation and held by him in fee. The buildings were valued at £11+.
Ballybroony	An 18th century house, occupied by Fallon in the late 1770s and in 1786. The residence of the Perkins family from the early 19th century. It was held by Arthur Perkins from the Earl of Arran at the time of Griffith's Valuation when it was valued at £17. Lived in until the early 21st century and for sale in 2006. Restoration work was underway in 2010.
Ballycahill	A house at Ballycahill valued at £11+ was occupied by Mrs Mary Cormack at the time of Griffith's Valuation and held from Doctor Wall.
Ballycannan	A house held by James Gloster in fee at the time of Griffith's Valuation and valued at £20. This house is marked on the first Ordnance Survey map.
Ballycannan	A house valued at £18.10 at the time of Griffith's Valuation and held by John Boyce from George Gloster. No large house marked in this townland at the time of the first Ordnance Survey. Demolished in 1963.
Ballycannon	The home of the Spread family in the 18th century, by the time of Griffith's Valuation the buildings were valued at £7 and occupied by Michael and John Daly who held the property from the representatives of William Spread. A building is still extant at this location.
Ballycanvan House	In 1848 George Kent was leasing this property from Eliza Bolton when it was valued at over £34. The demesne was included in the sale of Bolton property in June 1857. In 1814 Leet notes it as the seat of Samuel Roberts. The house was in ruins by the end of the twentieth century.