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House name	Description
Port	Home of the O'Loghlens in the latter part of the 18th century and first part of the 19th century. Hugh O'Loughlin was resident in 1814 and in 1837. The house was unoccupied at the time of Griffith's Valuation. Weir writes that the house and demesne were purchased by Jeremiah Kelly in the 1860s.
Port Hall (Raphoe North)	James Clarke was leasing this property from the Dogherty estate at the time of Griffiths Valuation in the 1850s, when it was valued at £35. The National Inventory of Architectural Heritage suggests it was built in the 1740s for John Vaughan and classifies it as a building of national importance. It is still extant and occupied.
Port Royal	At the time of Griffith's Valuation, Henry Griffith was leasing a property at Buninna, including a mill from the Cooper estate. The property was valued at £12. McTernan notes that this house is described in early nineteenth century documents as a "marine villa". It was later occupied by the McMunn and Hart families. It is stil extant but dilapidated.
Porta Villa	Reverend Thomas McClelland was residing in a property leased from William McClelland at the time of Griffith’s Valuation. The property was valued at £18. This may be the property labelled on later maps as Porta Villa. It is still extant and occupied.
Portacarron	In 1786 Wilson refers to "Portacairn" as the seat of Mr. French. At the time of Griffith's Valuation, there is no house with a substantial valuation in this townland, then in the possession of Marianne Nolan. There is no visible sign of the house now, some walls and parts of the stable yard remain.
Portachappel House	Robert H. Nolan was leasing this property from Mrs. A. Carey [Cary}’s estate at the time of Griffiths Valuation, in the 1850s, when it was valued at £17 10s. The National Inventory of Architectural Heritage suggests that the house was built in the early 19th century but later altered. It is still extant and occupied
Portaliff House	Portaliff House was located on the Castle Hamilton estate, north of Mill Lough and a little south of Killashandra. In the mid-19th century it was occupied by Captain F.H.B. Philips when it was valued at £12 for rates. Portaliff House is listed as a protected structure.
Portinaghy House	Buildings are located at this site on the 1st edition 6 inch Ordnance Survey map (1836). In the mid-19th century the house was valued at £18 and inhabited by Mary Campbell, who held the property from Charles P. Leslie. In 1876, the representatives of Mrs Mary Campbell, Portinaghy, owned 211 acres in county Monaghan. Home of the Edwards family in the 20th century.
Portland Park	A residence of the Stoney family from at least the 1770s, when it was purchased from the Earls of Antrim. Occupied by Richard Stoney in 1814 and by J. Chapman in 1837. In 1841 the Ordnance Survey Name Books described it as "a spacious building, the residence of Thomas B. Stoney with a great demesne". At the time of Griffith's Valuation he held the property in fee when the buildings were valued at £40. Portland Park remained in the possession of the Stoney family until it was burnt in 1936 (Irish Times, 11 May 1936). It is now a ruin.
Portnard	Located on the Stafford O'Brien estate and occupied by the Reverend Rickard Lloyd in the mid 19th century, when the buildings were valued at £27. Miss Catherine Lloyd was the last Lloyd occupant. The property was sold 1910-1913.
Portnason	Portnason was owned by the representatives of Christopher Allingham at the time of Griffith’s Valuation but was unoccupied. The National Inventory of Architectural Heritage suggests it was built in the early 19th century and may have replaced an earlier house, also associated with the Allingham family. It is still extant.
Portobello	At the time of Griffith's Valuation, John Stafford was leasing a property at Portobello valued at £13 from Lord Lorton's estate. In 1814 it had been the residence of Thomas Stafford who Lewis also recorded as resident there in 1837.
Portroyal	In 1786 Wilson refers to Port Royal as the seat of Mr. Gildea. At the time of Griffith's Valuation, the townland was in the possession of James and Anthony Knox Gildea and the house was valued at £2 10s. The house is not shown on the 25-inch Ordnance Survey map of the 1890s.
Portsalon (Kilmacrenan)	At the time of Griffiths Valuation in the 1850s, the representatives of Baptist J. Barton held this property in fee, when it was valued at £10. Colonel Barton later established the Portsalon Hotel and Portsalon golf club in this locality. In 1906 the buldings were in the ownership of Baptist J. Barton and valued at £105. It is no longer extant. [Grid Reference is for the Portsalon hotel]
Portumna	Reverend Lewis Hawkes was leasing a property at Portumna, valued at £16 from the Ecclesiasical Commissioners at the time of Griffith's Valuation. The Reverend Louis Hawkes of Brierfield died in 1857. A house still exists at the site.
Portumna Castle	The house we know as Portumna Castle was built in the early seventeenth century by Richard de Burgo or Burke, 4th Earl of Clanricarde. It was used as the de Burgo/Burke family residence for over 200 years until it was badly damaged by fire in 1826 when it was replaced by another house close by. This second house is no longer extant. In 1906 the buildings at Portumna were valued at £40. The original Portumna Castle has been restored and is open to the public.
Poulboy Mill House	Winifred Daniel was leasing this property from the Osborne estate at the time of Griffith's Valuation, when it was valued at £13 10s. The adjacent mill, valued at £42, was being leased by her to Patrick Corcoran at the same time. By the 1880s the mill is no longer visible.
Pouldrew House	In 1850 Edward Eakers was leasing this property from the Malcolmson estate. The property included part of an extensive mill complex, valued at over £36. It is still extant and occupied.
Pouldrew Mill	This property is closely connected with Pouldrew House nearby. In 1850 it was leased by Edward Eakers from the Malcolmson estate and valued at £95. The mill was demolished in the twentieth century.
Powellsborough	At the time of Griffith's Valuation, Abraham Powell, was leasing a property at Powellsborough, barony of Leyny, valued at £5 together with almost 400 acres from Edward Powell, In 1906 James J. Powell was the owner of buildings valued at £12 at Powellsborough, barony of Leyny. The Congested Districts Board later acquired over 50 acres of this estate. The house is still extant but derelict.
Powerstown	The residence of George Green in 1814 and in the early 1850s when the buildings were valued at £26+ and held from Mrs Putland and Sir Charles Hulse. This house no longer exists.
Poyntstown	A home of a branch of the Cooke family in the 18th century. In 1786 Wilson refers to "Point's-town" as the seat of William Cooke. He was also the proprietor in 1814. In 1837 Lewis records Poyntstown as the property of Phanuel Cooke "in ruins". The house is marked as in ruins on the first Ordnance Survey map. Fennell Cooke held this townland at the time of Griffith's Valuation.
Prehen	At the time of Griffiths Valuation in the 1850s George Knox held this property in fee when it was valued at £55. The house is still extant and open to visitors. See http://prehenhouse.com/
Prior Park	Built circa 1780 to the design of William Leeson for James Otway, it became the seat of a branch of the Waller family in 1808. A small drawing of the house is included on the 1824 map. Occupied by W. Waller in 1837 and in the early 1850s, when the house was valued at £37 and held in fee. Members of the Waller family continued to reside here until the 1980s. Still a fine country residence.
Prohust	Prohust/Prohurst/Proughis was built by Jonathon Bruce, third son of the Reverend Jonathon Bruce of Milltown Castle, and occupied by him in 1837. By the time of Griffith's Valuation the property was held by George and John Evans in fee, the buildings were valued at £37. Hajba writes that the house was occupied by members of the Turner and Rice families in the latter half of the 19th century. This house is still occupied.
Prospect	Richard Ouseley (1733-1804) rebuilt Prospect House and let it to Captain Charles O'Connor. The remains of outbuildings are still visible.
Prospect	Prospect Lodge is recorded as the residence of T. Burke in 1814. At the time of Griffith's Valuation it was leased by Thomas Courtney to John Lopdell. It is still extant and occupied.
Prospect	The home of Powell in the late 1770s and 1780s, this house was the residence of Sir J. De Burgh Baronet in 1814, of Godfrey Massy in 1837 and of Eyre Lloyd in the early 1850s. Eyre Lloyd held the property from Eyre Powell and it was valued at £46. This mansion house valued at £43 was occupied by Anne G. Crosby in 1906. It is now a ruin.
Prospect	Taylor and Skinner record General Gabbet as the proprietor in the 1770s. This house was occupied by J. S. Handcock in 1837 and by Maurice Studdert in the early 1850s and held from Sir John Carden. The buildings were valued at £15.10 shillings. In 1840 it was described in the Ordnance Survey Name Books as "a good dwelling house with ornamental grounds, the residence of Thomas Purvis". Later leased to the Woodwards and still in use as a residence.
Prospect (Killarney)	In 1786 Wilson that a house named Prospect, one mile from Killarney, was the seat of Mr. Supple. The Ordnance Survey Name Books mention Prospect House as the residence of Thomas Browne in the 1830s. It seems to have become ruinous after this as only a gate lodge is mentioned in Griffith's Valuation and Prospect is now shown on the 25-inch Ordnance Survey map of the 1890s.
Prospect (Kiltartan)	Occupied by A. Nolan in 1814. Lewis records Prospect as the seat of Nolan in 1837. By the time of Griffith's Valuation it appears to have been part of the estate of the representatives of Vicesimus Knox and leased to William Mulville. The house is still extant and occupied.
Prospect (Meelick)	In 1856 Joseph Cowan was leasing a property at Prospect, in the parish of Meelick, barony of Longford, from Francis Usher. In 1837 Lewis recorded Prospect as the seat of C.A. O'Malley. Slater refers to it as the seat of John Smith in 1846. In 1906 Prospect was the property of Ernest Kenny and valued at £12. In 1778 and 1786, this property was the residence of the French family. Prospect House is still extant and occupied.
Prospect Hill	At the time of Griffith's Valuation the house and buildings at Prospect Hill were in the ownership of Lord Wallscourt's trustees and were valued at £21. Earlier, the Ordnance Survey Field Name Books mention Mr. Dawson of Prospect, as the agent to the Wallscourt estate. There is still a house at the site but it is not the original one.
Prospect Hill (Dunmanway)	Elizabeth Bryan was leasing this property from the Cox estate in 1851 when it was valued at £22. There is still an occupied house at the site.
Prospect House	Home of the Buchanan family in the latter part of the 19th century. Slater refers to it as the seat of Col. Henry J. Buchanan in 1894. Still extant and very well maintained.
Prospect House	John Donnellan was leasing this property from the Kirwan estate at the time of Griffith's Valuation when it was valued at £4. It is labelled Prospect House on the 25-inch Ordnance Map of the 1890s. Occupied until 1977, now used for storage.
Prospect House	The National Inventory of Architectural Heritage dates the building of this house to about 1770. Slater’s Directory records John Thompson of Prospect House in 1846. At the time of Griffith’s Valuation this house was vacant but held by Mary A. Sanderson of Cloverhill. This house is now a ruin.
Prospect House	The National Inventory of Architectural Heritage dates the building of this house to about 1770. Slater’s Directory records John Thompson of Prospect House in 1846. At the time of Griffith’s Valuation this house was vacant but held by Mary A. Sanderson of Cloverhill. This house is now a ruin.
Prospect House	Occupied by Thomas McNamara at the time of Griffith's Valuation, held from Henry Watson and valued at £22. Described in the sale rental of 1856 as a capital house and office on which over £1,000 had been spent on improvements. The original lease dated 1796 was from Thomas Maunsell to Philip Smith for the lives of members of the Watson family. Henry Watson was the tenant in 1856 and Sir Christopher Arbuthnot Maratt in 1877.
Prospect House (Cavan)	The National Inventory of Architectural Heritage dates the building of this house to about 1770. Slater’s Directory records John Thompson of Prospect House in 1846. At the time of Griffith’s Valuation this house was vacant but held by Mary A. Sanderson of Cloverhill. This house is now a ruin.
Prospect House (Gaultiere)	In 1848 James Merritt was leasing this property from the Grant estate when it was valued at £21. The house is still extant and occupied.
Prospect House (Gaultiere)	Westerna Lewis was leasing this property from the representatives of M.Hayes at the time of Griffith's Valuation, when it was valued at £29 15s. A small building is shown on the 1st edition Ordnance Survey map but a more substantial one, labelled Prospect House, appears on the 25-inch map of the 1890s. A house is still extant at the site.
Prospect Lodge	Originally a Royal Irish Constabulary barracks, it became the residence of the Bellingham's agent Mr Smithwick in the 1870s. This house is no longer extant.
Prospect Lodge (Waterford)	Henry Bolton was leasing this property to Michael Ardagh at the time of Griffith's Valuation when it was valued at £22. It is still extant though perhaps not currently in use.
Prospect Villa	Thomas Burke was leasing Prospect Villa from Mary and Catherine Rogers at the time of Griffith's Valuation, when it was valued at £60. Lewis refers to it as the seat of Lt.Col. Burke in 1837. The house was included in the sale of the Rogers estate in the Landed Estates Court in February 1862. In 1943 the Irish Tourist Association Survey noted Prospect Villa as the residence of G. Hosford and outlined Burke's association with the house mentioning that he kept a racing stable there. The house is no longer extant and a factory has been constructed in this area.
Prospect Villa (Inishannon)	At the time of Griffith's Valuation, Richard Denehy was leasing this property from the Erasmus Smith trustees when it was valued at £25. It was burnt in June 1921 during the War of Independence when it was the residence of Michael Dennehy, JP. A house still exists at the site.
Prospect Villa (Kinsale)	Prospect Villa was being leased by John G. Daunt to Frances Falloon at the time of Griffith's Valuation, when it was valued at £12. The property now known as Prospect Villa, probably built in the 1870s, was offered for sale in 2009.
Prospect Villa (Kinsalebeg)	Prospect Villa seems to have been built in the later nineteenth century, close by an earlier house known as Mayfield. A house at Prospect Hall is described by Smith as "a handsome seat with good improvements made by the late Stephen Bernard" In 1786 Wilson refers to "Prospect Hall" as the seat of Mr. "Barnet". There is still an extant building at the site.
Purrauns	Home of a branch of the Bell family of county Mayo and occupied by the Lynches in the mid 19th century. At the time of Griffith's Valuation it was occupied by Patrick King leasing from James Lynch when the buildings were valued at £5. Buildings are still extant at the site.
Pyrmont House	Wilson refers to "Fyrmont" as the seat of George Leake in 1786. In 1837 Lewis recorded this house as the seat of W. Sandes. At the time of Griffith's Valuation, the representatives of Lord Hallyburton's estate were leasing this property to William Sandes, whom Bary describes as the most "fair-minded" of the Sandes family and a noted horseman. The house was valued at £13 10s at the time. Prymount was included in the sale of the Gun Mahony estate in 1856 when William Sandes was recorded as the tenant from year to year. It later passed to the Sandes of Swallowglen and was subsequently demolished.
Quainsborough/Quansbury Lodge/Stowlin	Originally a Daly house. In 1783 Taylor and Skinner and Wilson, in 1786, record Queensborough as a seat of the Earl of Louth. Slater refers to Quansborough Lodges as the seat of William B. Burke in 1846. Mentioned in the sale notice for portion of the St. George estate in November 1853. John P Watson was the occupier of a house valued at £13 in the townland of Stowlin, parish of Kilquain, barony of Longford, in 1856. In 1906 this house was owned by Kate Watson and was valued at £33. Buildings are still extant at site though may have been modernised. The Clonbrock Estate Papers, Collection List 54 in the National Library contain early 19th century rentals of the Quansbury estate. In many documents the name of this house is spelt Quansbury but on the Ordnance Survey maps it is spelt Quainsborough.
Quarryfield	McTernan notes that Robert Howes of Bunninadden and Quarryfield married Jane Irwin of Mount Irwin in 1754. Subsequently the then house at Quarryfield alternated between Howes and Irwins. In the 1840s the property was purchased by Col.Perceval of Templehouse and later in the nineteenth century by the Coopers of Markree, by whom the present house was built in 1887. The house had a number of owners since and is still extant and occupied.
Quarrymount	Built in the 1830s, Quarrymount [also known as Kilcloony] was the home of the Bodkin family in the latter half of the 19th century and is reputed to have replaced an early home in the nearby townland of Ardnagall. The house was leased to Edward O'Kelly in 1881 for 31 years. By the early 20th century it was in the hands of the Congested Districts' Board and passed onto the Land Commission who sold the house and 220 acres to the Gordon family. In 1971 Henry Gordon sold the house and remaining 20 acres. The house has been extensively renovated in the early 21st century by the Costellos.
Quartertown House	A Dillon residence in the mid 18th century, passed by marriage to the Crokers. Wilson, writing in 1786, refers to it as the seat of Mr. Dillon. The Crokers also owned the mills nearby. Occupied by John D. Croker at the time of Griffith's Valuation and held by him in fee. The buildings were valued at £40. Later bought by the Webb family. In 1942 the Irish Tourist Association Survey mentioned that it was then let to the Nazareth Sisters. It is now in ruins.
Queensfort House	This house no longer exists. It was the home of a branch of the Leonard family in the 19th century. At the time of Griffith's Valuation it was held in fee by Stephen J. Leonard and valued at £16.
Queensfort Lodge	An old building still appears to be extant behind a large modern house.
Querrin	Originally built in the Dutch style by the Van Hogart family who intermarried with the Hickmans of nearby Ballykett. Later the home of the Borough family, William Borough was resident in 1814 and it was later occupied by their descendants, the Counihans. Dr John F. Counihan was in possession of Querrin in 1906. This house close to the shore of the Shannon is still a family home, old walls are still evident and the house has been modernised.
Querrin Lodge	Querrin Lodge was enlarged after the publication of the 1st edition Ordnance Survey Map and Griffith's Valuation. Borough family history indicates that it became the property of Randal Borough of Cappagh Lodge in the early 1850s. It is labelled Querrin Lodge on the 25-inch edition map of the 1890s. The building is still extant but derelict.
Quignalecka	At the time of Griffith's Valuation Rev. James Lindsay was leasing a property valued at £5 at Quignalecka, to Capt. William Wright. Since 1898 this townland has been part of county Mayo.
Quignamanger	Charles Craig was leasing a property valued at £6 at Quigamanger, barony of Tireragh, from Edward Howley at the time of Griffith's Valuation. Since 1898 this townland has been located in county Mayo. Modern housing exists in this location now.
Quignashee	Edward Howley occupied a property valued at £5 at Quignashee, barony of Tireragh, as well as 300 acres, at the time of Griffith's Valuation. Since 1898 this townland has been located in county Mayo. A building remains at the site.
Quilca House	Quilca was associated with the Sheridan family. The Reverend Thomas Sheridan was a friend of Dean Swift. In 1725 the Dean wrote some of ‘Gulliver’s Travels’ while staying with the Sheridans at Quilca. In 1814 Robert Doughty was resident and the Reverend Luke O’Reilly in the 1830s. No occupant is given in Griffith’s Valuation when the building was described as a herd’s house and was valued at £5. Joseph Le Fanu was the immediate lessor. A mid-20th century house now occupies the site.
Quilty House or Salus House	Summer residence of the Crowe family, this house is marked on the first Ordnance Survey map of 1842. It was valued at £25 at the time of Griffith's Valuation and recorded as a mansion house in 1906. It is labelled Salus House on subsequent Ordnance Survey maps but is no longer extant.
Quinsborough	The original lease of this property was dated 26 September 1712 from the Earl of Thomond to Henry Widenham. The house was built in 1767 by George Quin, son of Valentine Quin and his wife Mary Widenham. Wilson refers to it as the seat of Mr. Quin in 1786. It was the residence of his grandson, Lord George Quin, in 1814. In 1837 Lewis records Quinsborough as the home of Martin Honan, who was elected Lord Mayor of Limerick in 1841. By the mid 19th century Quinsborough was the home of Anne Maria Honan. It was valued at £42 and held in fee. Advertised for sale with 187 acres in November 1868 by Martin Honan Bourke. Modernized in the early 20th century, some of the house contents were auctioned in the [1940s] on the instructions of S.J.K. Roycroft, a director of the Limerick Steamship Company. The house was the residence of the McGoverns in the 1980s. It is still extant.
Quinville House	An 18th century house, Lewis writes that it was rebuilt in the early 19th century in the Elizabethean style, home of the Singleton family. In 1906 Quinville was in the possession of James Butler Ievers. The property was bought by the McCausland family of Drenagh, county Derry in the 20th century. In the late 1990s the house was undergoing a major restoration by the owners, the Houlihan family. in 2012 it was offered for sale.
Racecourse Hall	Lewis records Avary Jordan as the proprietor of Race-Course Lodge in 1837. The house was valued at £35 in the mid 19th century, occupied by Avary Jordan and held from the Cashel Commissioners. Mrs Jordan of Racecourse owned 3 acres in the 1870s. This house, located just south of the town of Cashel, still survives as a fine country residence.
Racket Hall	Racket Hall was occupied by Patten Smith in 1814. Lewis writes that Messrs Birch and Co had a large brewery at Racket Hall and Mrs Mary Birch was the occupier of the house at the time of Griffith's Valuation. She held the property valued at £16+ from George Birch and Co. The brewery was valued at £18. The house is now incorporated in a hotel complex see http://www.rackethallhotel.com/welcome.html
Raconnell	Raconnell belonged to the Owen family in the 18th century. The will of Nicholas Owen of Raconnell is dated 1 May 1759. Possession of this townland passed to the Lucas and Cole families through marriage. It is named on the 1st edition 6 inch Ordnance Survey map (1836) with a substantial yard and walled garden to the rear. Occupied by Colonel R. Lucas in the 1830s. Edward William Lucas lived here at the time of Griffith’s Valuation when the buildings were valued at £24. By the mid-1870s Thomas Coote was occupying Raconnell. Raconnell House is still extant but unoccupied.
Rafarn House	At the time of Griffith's Valuation, Rafarn House was leased from the Clanricarde estate by Thomas Tully and was valued at £17 and was accompanied by over 400 acres. In 1814 it was recorded as the residence of Joseph Tully. It is still extant.
Raferagh	A complex of buildings which included a house, corn mill, scotch mill and kiln were valued at £12 in the mid-19th century. Occupied by James Johnston they were located on the Shirley estate. This group of buildings is now much reduced in size.
Raffeen Cottage	Robert White was leasing this property to Sarah Phillips at the time of Griffith's Valuation when it was valued at £12 5s. It appears on the 25-inch Ordnance Survey map as Raffeen Cottages, indicating the presence of more than one dwelling. The buildings are still extant.
Raffeen House	Robert Hedges White held this property in fee at the time of Griffith's Valuation, when it was valued at £42. It was the home of his wife's family, Charlotte Mary Dorman. In 1837 Lewis referred to it as the seat of T. Dorman. The property is still extant.
Raffeen House [Lower]	William Drinan was leasing this property from the White estate at the time of Griffith's Valuation, when it was valued at £13 10s. The site is now occupied by industrial premises.
Raford	The National Inventory of Architectural Heritage suggests that Raford House was built c.1760. Wilson refers to it as the seat of Captain Daly in 1786. It was being leased by Denis Bodkin from Harriett Daly at the time of Griffith's Valuation, when it was valued at £40. John Archer Daly was the owner of Raford House in 1906 when it was also valued at £40. Raford is still extant and occupied. Modern development has taken place on part of the demesne lands.
Raghly Lodge	Raghly Lodge was held in fee by Charles Gore Jones at the time of Griffith's Valuation, when it was valued at £10 10s. In 1894 it was also noted as his residence by Slater. McTernan notes that it was remodelled in the early twentieth century and raised to two storeys. It remained in the Jones family until c.1912. It is still extant and occupied.
Rahans	The home of the Atkinson family, Wilson notes in 1786 that it was the residence of Charles Atkinson and "very pleasantly situated". It was occupied by the rector of Crossmolina, the Reverend Edwin Stock, for a few years prior to 1815. Rahans was described in 1855 as "a comfortable dwelling house, in a fair state of repair" and occupied by Mrs Frances Atkinson. At the time of Griffith's Valuation it was the home of George Orme. In 1925 Adelaide R. Orme of New South Wales sold Rahans demesne to Patrick J. Ruttledge of Ballina for £3,000, [see Acc. 1165/8/11 National Archives.] It is no longer extant.
Rahans	On the 1st edition 6 inch Ordnance Survey map (1836) Rahans is marked with a courtyard and pump at the back of the house. John Read or Reed was the occupant at this time and was still resident at the time of Griffith’s Valuation when the buildings were valued at £32. By the early 20th century Rahans was the home of Dr Peter McKenna. It is no longer extant.
Rahara	In the 1830s and at the time of Griffith's Valuation the home of Alexander Sproule who held Rahara from the Blake Knox family. The house was originally a thatched one storey building. On the night of the Big Wind in 1839 the thatch was blown away and the house was rebuilt with an additional storey and a slate roof. Now the home of the Donnelly family.
Rahasane	In 1786 Wilson refers to Rahasane as the seat of Mr. French. Lewis records Rahasane as the seat of R.French in 1837. Held in fee by Thomas A. Joyce at the time of Griffith's Valuation when it was valued at £45. The Landed Estates court sale notice of June 1871 mentions that Rahasane House was built by Robert Joseph Ffrench at a cost of £10,000. This, the original Rahasane House , is described as " in ruins" on the 25-inch Ordnance Survey map of the 1890s. A later Rahasane House is shown on the 1933 ediiton of the six-inch Ordnance Survey map, located in Pollnagerragh West townland, (M474172). While there is no trace now of the original house built by R.J. French, some estate architecture survives.
Raheen	At the time of Griffith's Valuation, Clifford Trotter was leasing a property valued at £7 along with 284 acres to James Lynam. This property is still extant and occupied.
Raheen	Raheen is associated with both the Kilkelly and O'Hara families. In the 1770s it seems to have been a residence of the Taylor family, with whom the O'Haras intermarried. In the 1830s the OS Name Books record it as "a neat house, in form like a cottage two stories high." Raheen House was badly damaged by fire in the latter part of the twentieth century. The entrance gateway is still extant.
Raheen	This was the home of the Brady family from the mid 18th century. In 1837 Reverend Thomas B. Brady occupied the house. By the time of Griffith's Valuation William Moreland was in possession and the house, offices and mill valued at £4.10 shillings were leased to Patrick Flynn. In 1906 buildings at Raheen ,which included a mansion house and 401 acres of untenanted land belonging to Robert W. Moreland, were valued at £37. In 1908 the property was bought by S.R. MacLysaght of Mallow, father of Dr Edward MacLysaght, genealogist. The Irish Tourist Association Survey file refers to Raheen Hospital beautifully situated amid a large forest on the shores of Lough Derg. The house no longer exists.
Raheen	A steward's house on the Bourke estate was recorded at Raheen in the early 1850s. It was valued at £11+.
Raheen	Occupied by Major Fawcett in 1837 and by John Irwin in the mid 1850s who held the property from Francis Murphy. In 1840 John Irwin had married Margaret Harken of Raheen House, Elphin.
Raheen (Athenry)	Raheen House is associated wth the Lopdell family although there was only a herd's house valued at £3 and gate lodges recorded there at the time of Griffith's Valuation. In 1894, however, Slater noted it as the residence of Mrs. Lopdell. Raheen is still extant.
Raheen (Gaultiere)	In 1848, Michael Nugent was leasing this property from Lord Waterford's estate when it was valued at £13. A house and farm still exist at the site though the original house does not appear to be extant.
Raheen House (Clonmel)	Held in fee by Mrs. Elizabeth Greer at the time of Griffith's Valuation, when it was valued at over £55. It was offered for sale in September 1878 on behalf of William Greer, described as a lunatic, by his guardians.
Raheen House (Kinalmeaky)	Held by Augustus Warren but unoccupied at the time of Griffith's Valuation,when it was valued at £9. Noted by Leet as the property of William Warren in 1814. The original house is no longer extant.
Raheen Park	Located south east of Farneybridge this house was occupied by Edward Wilson in the mid 19th century, valued at £34 and held from William B. Armstrong. Raheen Park may have been previously known as Brasfort. Brasfort was the home of the Wilsons in the 1830s. Edward Wilson was Chief Magistrate of Police in county Tipperary in the 1820s. In 1820, his son, Edward Wilson, married Isabella, daughter of Thomas Goodricke Peacock of Fort Etna and they had a son, Thomas Goodricke Wilson, who married Mary Studdert in 1861 and emigrated to Canada. In 1840 the Ordnance Survey Name Books refer to E. Wilson as the proprietor of Raheen Park. Edward Wilson of Raheen Park died at Monkstown, county Dublin in 1880, aged 81, (see D.23260 in the National Archives).
Raheens	A house south west of Castlebar, noted by Wilson as the seat of A.N. Browne in 1786. Held by the Browne family from their relatives the Lords Kilmaine. At the time of Griffith's Valuation, it was occupied by Henry Browne and valued at over £16. It is now a ruin.
Rahelly	Francis Barber was leasing a house at Rahelly, barony of Carbury, from the Gore Booth estate at the time of Griffith's Valuation, when it was valued at £25. Rahelly later fell into ruin but has been restored and offered for sale in recent times.
Rahoon House	In 1786 Wilson refers to Rahoon as the seat of Mr. French. In the early 19th century it was a Bodkin house, occupied by Roderick O'Connor at the time of the first Ordnance survey. It was held in fee by Thomas C. Dickson at the time of Grifith's Valuation and valued at £27. This house was bought by Kennedy O'Brien in the early 1870s and remained in his family's possession until the 1930s. Buildings are still extant at the site.
Raigh Lodge	At the time of Griffith's Valuation the house held by Nathaniel P. Simes in fee, was valued at £6. The premises shown at this site on the 25-inch Ordnance Survey map of the 1890s is labelled Clew Bay Hotel. A house is still extant and occupied here.
Rakenny/Rathkenny House	A two storey square block of a house built in the late 1820s for Theophilus Lucas-Clements to the design of William Farrell. According to Bence Jones it was built with money given to Theophilus ‘by his cousin, Harriet, whose father, Captain John Clements, made a considerable fortune commanding a ship in the East India Company service’. A previous Clements home had been located on the other side of the Annalee River, of which the 18th century demesne and tea house survive and a walled garden dating back to 1695. Rakenny is the name of the house on the first edition six inch Ordnance Survey map (publ. 1837) but the house is commonly known as Rathkenny. It had a rateable valuation of £48.5.0. in the mid-19th century. Rathkenny House continued to be the home of the Lucas-Clements family until it was put up for sale in 2012 (Irish Times, 10 May 2012).
Raleigh	In 1837 Raleagh was the residence of W. Minhear. James Minhear was occupying this house in the mid 19th century. He held it from the representatives of - Carleton and it was valued at £20.10 shillings.
Rampart [Ards Farm] (Kilmacrenan)	In 1906 Eva D. Stewart was the owner of buildings valued at £48 in the townland of Clonmore, parish of Clondahorky, County Donegal. At the time of Griffiths Valuation this property was known as Rampart and was occupied by Thomas Ingram, leasing from the Stewart estate. On the later Ordnance Survey maps a much larger complex of buildings is labelled Ards Farm. The original buildings are no longer extant.
Rantavan	Rantavan is situated on the southern side of the village of Mullagh and is named on the first edition six inch Ordnance Survey map (publ. 1837). Throughout the 18th century it was the home of the Brookes, a literary family. By the time of Griffith’s Valuation in the mid-1850s Jane Kellett was resident. She held the property from the representatives of John Young. The rateable valuation was £13.10.0. Home of the Roundtree family in the early 20th century this house appears to be still extant.
Raphoe Bishop's Palace	William Ker was leasing this property from the Ecclesiastical Commissioners estate at the time of Griffiths Valuation in the 1850s, when the buildings were valued at £45. The Bishop's Palace was destroyed by fire in 1838 and has remained a ruin ever since.
Rapla	Rapla was a Freeman home in the 18th century and was inhabited for a time by the Otways, Phoebe Otway having married Daniel Freeman of Rapla. Wilson, writing in 1786, refers to Rapla as the seat of Mr. Willington. Jonathan Willington, younger brother of John of Killoskehane, was residing at Rapla in 1814 and William Cooper Crawford in 1837. William Cooper Crawford married Sophia Morgan [nee Willington] as her second husband. By the early 1850s John Tuthill was resident holding the house valued at £42+ from William Cooper Crawford. The sale rental of 1850 describes Rapla as a first class house held on a lease for 7 years from the Court of Chancery to John Tuthill. This house no longer exists.
Rappa Castle	An old Bourke castle, granted to a Cromwellian soldier named Crofton. It passed into Knox ownership through marriage and was the seat of this influential branch of the Knox family throughout the 18th and 19th centuries. In 1786 Wilson refers to it as "the pleasant seat of Mr. Knox". At the time of Griffith's Valuation it was held in fee by Annesley Knox and valued at £30. Slater notes it as the seat of Captain Annesley Knox in 1894. Occupied by the Knox family until the early 20th century, the house is now a ruin.