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House name	Description
Riddlestown Park	The seat of a branch of the Blennerhassett family, built circa 1730, it passed by inheritance to the Knight of Glin. In 1786 Wilson wrote that it was was the seat of Mr. Blennerhasset. Described by Lewis in 1837 as ''the ancient mansion of Gerald Blennerhassett'' on the banks of the Deel. It was held in fee by Gerald Blennerhasset at the time of Griffith's Valuation when it was valued at £22. Passed to the Knight of Glin in the early 20th century and then sold. It is still extant.
Rigsdale House	Not named on the 1st edition Ordnance Survey map but labelled Rigsdale House on the 25-inch map, published in 1899. At the time of Griffith's Valuation it was described as "herd's house" and being leased by the Wheatley estate to the representatives of Benjamin Roberts. It was valued at £10 at the time. In the early 1940s the Irish Tourist Association survey noted that " there is no trace of the old residence of the family. Richard Bird lives in modern residence of Rigsdale". It is still extant and part of a farming enterprise.
Rinagry Cottage/Rinagry House	The residence of a junior branch of the Gortnaraby family, described at the time of the first Ordnance Survey as "a neat thatched cottage built in 1807". Rinagry was leased by Edward S. Perry from John Ormsby at the time of Griffith's Valuation, when it was valued at more than £10. An enlarged building is labelled Rinagry House on the 25-inch Ordnance Survey map of the 1890s. It is no longer extant.
Rindaly Cottage	In 1906 the Ashley estate owned a property at Creevymore, barony of Carbury, valued at almost £9. At the time of Griffith's Valuation this property had been in use as an agriculturalist's house on the Palmerston estate, and leased to John Lynch. McTernan notes that Lynch acted as resident agent and land steward for the estate. A second house, adjacent to the first, was leased, at the time of the Valuation, to Rev.Malachy Brennan and valued at over £8.
Rindaly Cottage	Rev. Malachy Brennan was leasing a property valued at almost £10 at Creevymore, barony of Carbury, at the time of Griffith's Valuation. This appears to be the house known as Rindaly Cottage and was leased from Lord Palmerston's estate.
Rindifin Cottage	In 1786 Wilson refers to Rhyndifen as the seat of Prendergast Smyth. Lewis records Rhyndifin as the seat of the Blaquiere family in 1837. It was occupied by Mary Moloney at the time of Griffith's Valuaiton, leasing from the Knox estate and was valued at £4. The entrance gateway is extant and a house still occupies the original site.
Rineen	The property at Rineen was leased to Daniel O'Dea by Henry Comerford at the time of Griffith's Valuation. It was valued at £26 and included a mill. The National Inventory of Architectural Heritage suggests it was built c.1804 by Count de Basterot. It is now a ruin.
Rineroe [Fort Union]	The house at this site is labelled Rineroe on the 1st edition Ordnance Survey maps but as Fort Union on the later 25-inch map of the 1890s. It was held by John Christy from the Dunraven estate at the time of Griffith's Valuation and valued at £24. It is still extant and occupied.
Ring Arundal	Jasper Lucas was leasing a house and extensive mill complex from the Smith-Barry estate at the time of Griffith's Valuation, when its combined value was £23. The mill is not present on the 25-inch Ordnance Survey map of the 1890s. The house is still extant.
Ring Cottage	A house marked as Ring Cottage on the first Ordnance Survey map and occupied by Uniack Mackey in the early 1850s, when held from the Marquis of Thomond and valued at £10. Still extant and now known as Ring House.
Ring House	Lewis records J. McCarthy as proprietor of Ring in 1837. Thomas Taylor was resident in the early 1850s holding the house valued at £16 from the Marquis of Thomond. Thomas Taylor of Ring owned 76 acres in the 1870s. The house is now an ivy covered ruin.
Ring House	Ring House was being leased by Henry Austin to Henry B. Beamish at the time of Griffith's Valuation, when it was valued at £8 10s. There is still a house at the site.
Ring View	Ring View was being leased by Robert Baily from the deVesci estate at the time of Griffith's Valuation, when it was valued at £18 10s. A house is still extant at the site.
Ringabella	Samuel Hodder held this property in fee at the time of Griffith's Valuation, when it was valued at £25. Lewis refers to it as the seat of S.A. Austin in 1837. In 1942 the Irish Tourist Association Survey noted that had been a residence of the Austins but was then owned by the McCarthy family. Ringabella is still extant and occupied.
Ringmahon Castle	The proprietor of Ring Mahon Castle in 1837 was J. Murphy. James Murphy occupied the house valued at £68 in the early 1850s and held the property from William Crawford who held from the Chattertons by lease dated 1797. This property was still in the possession of the Murphy family at the end of the 19th century.
Rinneen House & Mills	At the time of Griffith's Valuation, James Swanton was leasing a house valued at £9 at Carrigtishane from Rev, M. Townsend. A mill in the same location (W183333), held by Messers. Swanton, Goold and McNamara, was valued at £56. Information locally suggests that James Swanton built the house. Local sources claim the house was later used by the Catholic Church as the priest's house. It is now a ruin which was offered for sale in 2009. The mill buildings, now disused, are still extant.
Rinroe House	Rinroe was leased from the Wingfield estate by John Boyd at the time of Griffith's Valuation, when it was valued at £8. It later became a residence of the Ormsby family, relatives of the Ormsbys of Glen, and remained in that family until the 1960s. Earlier, in 1786, Wilson refers to it as "Bunro, the seat of Mr. Leech". The house is still extant.
Rinville House	Lewis records the house at Rinville as the seat of T.L. Athy in 1837. Earlier in 1814 it was the residence of Phillip Athy. At the time of Griffith's Valuation it was valued at £48 and was occupied by Randal Athy. A second property in the townland of Rinville West was leased by the Athy estate to Patrick Blake. In 1906 Rinville was owned by Edmond J. Athy and was valued at £43. It is now an ivy covered ruin. Part of the demesne lands are a public park maintained by Galway County Council. A gate lodge is still extant but unoccupied. A graveyard for the Oranmore area has been established on part of the demesne lands.
Rinville Lodge	At the time of Griffith's Valuation, Patrick Blake was leasing a house valued at £12 at Rinville West, barony of Dunkellin, from Randal Athy. This appears to be the house known as Rinville Lodge on the first edition Ordnance Survey map. By the 1890s it had become known as Bay View the name by which it is still known.
River Lawn	In 1839, he Ordnance Survey Name Books describe River Lawn house as "a commodious house, the property of William Poe, in the occupation of E. Radford esq". At the time of Griffith's Valuation, when it was valued at almost £10 it was leased by Augustus H. Going from William Poe. It is still extant and occupied.
River View	A mid 19th century house, marked on the first Ordnance Survey map. At the time of Griffith's Valuation this house valued at £27 was occupied by John Able and held from the Reverend Edward Croker.
River View	River View was recorded as a seat of the Lopdell family by Lewis in 1837. By the time of Griffith's Valuation it was owned by the representatives of Vicisimus Knox and was being leased by the Vereker estate when it was valued at £5. It is now in ruins.
River View (Bandon)	Held by Thomas Gash from the Devonshire estate at the time of Griffith's Valuation, when it was valued at £30. A house still exists at the site.
River View (Dunmanway)	Rev.John Meade was leasing this property from William Norwood in 1851 when it was valued at almost £10. Adam N. Meade of Riverview, Dunmanway, owned 529 acres in county Cork in the 1870s. In 1894 Slater records Riverview as the seat of Rev. George Deacon. A house still exists at this site.
River View (Inishowen)	This property was being leased from Sarah McClintock by Margaret Camac at the time of Griffiths Valuation when it was valued at over £12. Lewis recorded it as the seat of W. Camac in 1837. It was still extant in the mid 20th century but the site is now occupied by a commercial building. Property in this area was owned by Thompson M. McClintock in 1906.
River View (Knigh)	James Kingsley was leasing this property from the Farrar estate at the time of Griffith's Valuation, when it was valued at £10+. In 1840 the Ordnance Survey Name Books refer to River View House as "a commodious dwelling house, the residence of John Tuthill, esq.". Buildings are still extant at the site.
River View [Donaghpatrick]	This house was occupied by James Kearns in the 1850s, leasing from the Duke of Bedford's estate, when the house was valued at £8. It is still extant and occupied.
River Ville [Mulkear]	Built circa 1800 and the seat of Arnold Hill circa 1840 this house was occupied by Samuel F. Dickson at the time of Griffith's Valuation and held by him from William D. Farrer with 206 acres, The buildings were valued at almost £16.The house is labelled River Ville on the 1st edition Ordnance Survey map but as Mulkear on the 25-inch edition of the 1890s. A house is still extant at the site.
Riverdale House	John Heard was leasing this property from the Stawell estate at the time of Griffith's Valuation, when it was valued at £10. In 1837, Lewis refers to Riversdale as the seat of T. Bailey. It is still extant and occupied.
Rivers	In 1786 Wilson refers to Rivers as the seat of Brooke Brasier. Only the remains of a driveway and estate buildings are visible on the 1st edition Ordnance survey map of the 1830s.
Riversdale	A house occupied by Patrick Hyland at the time of Griffith's Valuation, held from Usher Beere and valued at £15+.
Riversdale	This house was built after the first Ordnance Survey. At the time of Griffith's Valuation Thomas S. D. Robinson is recorded as the occupier of a house valued at £15 in the townland of Ballynavin. He held the property in fee. Thomas S.D. Robinson was still living at Riversdale in the 1870s. This house continues to be used as a residence.
Riversdale	Matilda Shanley was leasing Riversdale House at Corrachole to William Lawder in the 1850s when it was valued at £12. In 1837 Lewis records it as the seat of the Shanley family. It is still extant and operates as a farm guesthouse.
Riversdale	In the 1830s the house is described as "on rising ground and in good repair" Held by James Kelly in fee at the time of Griffith's Valuation when it was valued at £22. The original house is no longer extant.
Riversdale	Built by the Massys in the early 19th century and occupied by Hugh Massy in 1837 and held by him in fee at the time of Griffith's Valuation when the house was valued at £30+. Lynch writes that this house was bought from the Massy Dawsons by John Noonan in 1922, who ran it as a hotel.
Riversdale (Kenmare)	George Mayberry, MD, was leasing Riversdale from the Lansdowne estate at the time of Griffith's Valuation, when it was valued at £12 5s. Bary states that the house was in the Mayberry family until the early twentieth century when it was pruchased by the Representative Church Body who owned it until the 1960s. It is now an hotel.
Riversdale (Tedavnet)	This house is marked on the 1st edition 6 inch Ordnance Survey map (1836) and on the 25 inch map (surveyed 1908) it is named. It was located on the outskirts of the village of Bellanode, close to the River Blackwater and to a number of mills. Occupied by Thomas Wright in the mid-19th century and held from Henry Mitchell, the buildings were valued at £6.10.0. A building is still extant at this site.
Riversdale House	John R. French was leasing a house valued at £25 at Kilateasheen from the Ecclesiastical Commissioners at the time of Griffith's Valuation. There is no substantial house marked on the 1st edition OS map. This house is still extant and known as Riversdale House.
Riversfield	A house located on the Coote estate, occupied by Thomas Weldon in 1837 and at the time of Griffith's Valuation when the buildings were valued at £20. John H. Weldon of Riversfield owned 68 acres in county Limerick in the 1870s. Occupied by Mr and Mrs Watt in 1943. It is still extant.
Riversfield (Upper Ormond)	In 1840 the Ordnance Survey Name Books record Riversfield as " a neat house, the residence of Mr. John Ardill". He was leasing it and the adjoining mills from Mrs.Otway Cave's estate at the time of Griffith's Valuation, when the buildings were valued at £17+. A house and farm buildings are still extant at the site.
Riverston	Leets records Riverstown, Nenagh, as the home of Wills Crofts. In 1806 John Bennett of Cork city married the only daughter of Wills Crofts of Riverston, county Tipperary (''Freeman's Journal'' 12 June 1806). In 1837 John Bennett was the proprietor of Riverston. At the time of Griffith's Valuation John Bennett held the property from the representatives of Peter Holmes and the house was valued at £55 and the nearby mill at £54. The home of a member of the Poe family in the 1870s.
Riverston	Weir writes that John Tymons was resident here in 1799. James Lysaght occupied the house in 1814 and Jonas Studdert in 1837. At the time of Griffith's Valuation Riverston was the home of Mrs Anne Bolton who held the house from James Timmins, a minor.
Riverstown	The home of the Hackett family in the 19th century, occupied by Simpson Hackett in 1814 and in the 1830s and 1840s. Thomas Hackett was resident in the early 1850s and held the property from the Earl of Rosse. The house was valued at £29+. The Hacketts were still resident in the 1870s. This house is still extant and occupied and situated on the border of counties Tipperary and Offaly. In 2013 it was offered for sale.
Riverstown	An early 18th century house with fine plasterwork by the Francini brothers, the seat of the Browne family for two and a half centuries. The Brownes were still occupying the house in 1837 but John Carmichael is recorded as the occupier in the early 1850s when it was valued at £32.10 shillings. Restored in the 1960s by the Dooleys with help from the Irish Georgian Society.
Riverview	Rev. Michael Field was leasing this property from the Frewen estate at the time of Griffith's Valuation, when it was valued at £10. It was burnt in June 1921 during the War of Independence when it was the residence of Col. Francis Godley. Now a ruin.
Riverview	At the time of Griffith's Valuation held by James Browne in fee and valued at £14. It is described as "in ruins" on the 25-inch Ordnance Survey map of the 1890s.
Riverview (Kilculiheen)	Joshua Williams was leasing Riverview from Richard C. Pope in 1849 when the house was valued at £37 10s. There is still an extant house at the site.
Riverview/Cloggy House	River View was situated on the bank of the River Erne. It was obviously associated with linen making in the early 19th century as beetling and bleaching mills are both marked near the house on the first edition six inch Ordnance Survey map (publ. 1837). A corn mill is also shown nearby. The Faris family were resident in Cloggy from at least 1832 when Alexander Faris is mentioned in the Tithe Applotment Books. In the mid-19th century William Faris was resident holding the buildings valued at £15 from Cosby Thomas Nesbitt. Alexander Faris/Ferris, a farmer and his family were living in Cloggy at the beginning of the 20th century. This house has been modernised and still retains a fine range of outbuildings.
Riverville (Currans)	Charles Blennerhassett held this property in fee at the time of Griffith's Valuation, when it was valued at £9 15s. Lewis records Riverville as the seat of Richard Marshall in 1837. The Ordnance Survey Field Name Books record Riverville as the residence of Richard Marshall c.1840, describing it as "a thatched house of oblong shape". Bary states that the house was a seat of the Marshell family and believed to have been built by them in the eighteenth century. They remained there until the 1840s. Later in the nineteenth century it was associated with the Spring family It is still extant and occupied.
Rivoli	Weir describes Rivoli as a late 19th century house to which James Shannon's family moved from nearby Derry House in the second half of the 19th century. It was a home of the Hunt family in the early 20th century.
Roadstown	At the time of Griffith's Valuation Charles O'Connor was leasing the property at Roadstown, barony of Corran from Rev. William Hearne and Capt. Starke, when it was valued at £6.Lewis also records it as the seat of the O'Connor family. In the eighteenth century Roadstown was associated with the Fleming family some of whom are buried in the churchyard of Emlaghfad, near Ballymote. Roadstown House is still standing but derelict. The house and farm were sold in 2005.
Roan	Dennis Duan was resident here in 1814 and Robert Purcell in 1814. He held the property valued at £18.15 shillings from Matthew Jacob. This house had later associations with the Bianconi family and is still a family home.
Roaring Water Cottage	At the time of Griffith's Valuation, John F. Townsend was leasing this property to Frances Long, when it was valued at £8. Lewis mentions Roaring Water House as the residence of J. O'Sullivan in 1837. The house is still extant and occupied.
Robe Villa	A town house on the River Robe, home of the Kenny family for 200 years, sold by them in the early 1980s to the Ballinrobe Rugby Club.
Rochemount	The residence of a junior branch of the Roche family in the 19th century. Occupied by Francis Roche in 1814 and by John Webb Roche in 1837 and the early 1850s when the buildings were valued at £30. He held the property in fee. In 1894 Slater notes Rochemount as the seat of Francis W.A. Roche. There are still buildings extant at this site.
Rochestown	Rochestown came into the possession of the Barton family through the marriage in 1798 of Dunbar Barton and Elizabeth Riall. In 1837 Lewis describes Rochestown as the seat [of their son] S. Barton. Samuel Barton was resident in the early 1850s holding the house valued at £37 from a member of the Beamish family. The National Inventory of Architectural Heritage records the remodelling of the house in 1867 by the Wise family, the design by Sir Thomas Newman Deane. The house was valued at £55 in 1906 and occupied by Francis H. Wise. Damaged by fire in 1918 and completely destroyed by fire in February 1923.
Rock Castle	Frederick Oldham was leasing this property from Godfrey Baldwin at the time of Griffith's Valuation, when it was valued at £12. By 1865, it was part of the estate of Robert Forster, an insolvent, and was offered for sale in the Landed Estates Court in July of that year and again in January and November, 1866. The sale notice indicates that the lands were held on a lease, dated 1858, from the Earl of Bandon's estate to Thomas Poole. Noted by Leet as the seat of Edward Beecher in 1814. Though there are buildings extant at the site they do not appear to be occupied.
Rock Castle Mill	John and James Gillman were leasing this property to John Hazel at the time of Griffith's Valuation, when it was valued at £8 and the mill at £52. In 1837 Lewis had noted it as the property of Mr. Heazle. It does not appear on the later 25" Ordnance Survey Map, suggesting perhaps, that it had ceased operations by the end of the nineteenth century.
Rock Cottage	Edward Powell was leasing a property to James Somerville,MD, at the time of Griffith's Valuation, when it was valued at £11 10s. In 1837 Lewis noted Capt. Somerville's seat as Union Hall. This house is labelled Rock Cottage on the 1st edition Ordnance Survey map but as Myross Glebe on the 25-inch edition of the 1890s. In 1945 the Irish Tourist Association survey recounted a story associating Dean Jonathan Swift with Rock Cottage and noting that it was the home of the Casey family. A house still exists at this site.
Rock Cottage (Barnahely)	William Warren was leasing this property to Richard Foott at the time of Griffith's Valuation, when it was valued at £11 5s. A house is still extant at the site.
Rock Cottage (Passage West)	Catherine Parker was leasing this property from Thomas Boland in 1850 when it was valued at £36 10s. A house is still extant at the site.
Rock Cottage (Skull)	James O'Callaghan was leasing Rock Cottage from the Earl of Bandon's estate at the time of Griffith's Valuation, when it was valued at £11. In 1837 Lewis had recorded it as the residence of J. O'Callaghan. James O'Callaghan owned over 450 acres in the area in the 1870s. Operated as a guesthouse in the later twentieth century and offered for sale in 2009.
Rock Farm	The home of John Cantillon in 1837 and in the early 1850s when it was valued at £16 and held from Warren Hastings Rowland Jackson.
Rock House	Edward Gillman held this property in fee at the time of Griffith's Valuation when it was valued at £24. Lewis records the property as the seat of J. Gillman in 1837. It was offered for sale in the Encumbered Estates Court in June 1851. In the late 1770s it was occupied by a member of the Baker family. There is still an extant house at this site.
Rock House	Noone states that this house was built by an Oxford barrister Thomas Birch, post 1838. At the time of Griffith's Valuation it was held in fee by George Clive when the buildings were valued at £30. It is still extant and now serves as guest accommodation.
Rock House (Ardmore)	Richard Usher was leasing this property from the O'Dell estate in 1851 when it was valued at £18. Though the building is still visible it is not named on the later 25-inch Ordnance Survey map. The National Inventory of Architectural Heritage suggests it may once have been three houses that were amalgamated into one property, possibly in the early nineteenth century. It is still extant.
Rock House (Cavan)	Marked on the first edition Ordnance Survey map (publ. 1837). In the 1850s, this house was occupied by the Reverend Matthew Webb and held from George Wilton. It had a rateable valuation of £21. It is now the centre of a farming complex.
Rock Island House	At the time of Griffith's Valuation, Thomas Notter held this property in fee when it was valued at £16 10s. In 1837 Lewis recorded it as the seat of J. Notter. Leet refers to Rock-Island as the residence of Henry Alleyn in 1814. It is still extant.
Rock Lodge	A house on the Donoughmore estate, occupied by R. Carleton in 1837 and by Henry Osborne Seward at the time of Griffith's Valuation when it was valued at £25. A house is still extant at the site.
Rock Lodge	This house was the home of Samuel Harding from at least 1814 to the mid 19th century. He held the property from the Earl of Clare. At the time of Griffith's Valution, it was occupied by Michael Harding and valued at £10. Home of the Behan family at the end of the 20th century.
Rock Lodge (Gaultiere)	Andrew Meade was leasing this property from Lord Waterford's estate at the time of Griffith's Valuation, when it was valued at £14 12s. It is named Rock Lodge on both the First and latre 25-inch editions Ordnance Survey maps. A house is still extant at the site.
Rock View	Rock View, Cashel, was occupied by John Lane in 1814, by Sam Cooper in 1837 and by Mrs Margaret Matthews in the early 1850s. The buildings were valued at £18.16 shillings and held from General Hall. This house, located close to the road between Golden and Cashel, is still occupied.
Rock View /Airmount House	Thomas Pope was leasing this property to Rev. Martin Flynn in 1850 when it was valued at £31. It is labelled Rock View on the 1st edition Ordnance Survey Map but as Airmount House on the later 25-inch edition. Later the property of the Mahony and MacDonald families.
Rock Ville (Passage West)	Mrs. Anne Taylor was leasing Rock Ville from the Parker estate at the time of Griffith's Valuation, when it was valued at almost £25. Lewis refers to it as the seat of J. Taylor in 1837. It is still extant and occupied.
Rockbarton	Also known as Mount Prospect, Fitzgerald describes Mount Prospect as the "magnificent seat and demesne of the present Chief Baron". Lewis describes Rockbarton as the "elegant mansion of Lord Guillamore". It was occupied by John Low at the time of Griffith's Valuation who held it from the Viscount. It was valued at £75. By 1906 the value of the house was reduced to £60 and it was then occupied by Lord Fermoy. The Irish Tourist Association surveyor records the sale of this house to Mr Barry in 1922. It remained in his possession until it was demolished in 1941 and the fittings sold to a Limerick builder. He writes that it was one of the "showplaces of Ireland" with a grand staircase of marble and that it had been renovated at a cost of £70,000 circa 1912 by the Honourable Nigel Baring who was married to a daughter of Lord Fermoy.The house is now a ruin.
Rockborough	Rockborough was the home of T. Mitchel Browne in 1837. Situated on the Hedges estate it was occupied by John G. Browne in the early 1850s, when it was valued at £25. In 1944 the Irish Tourist Association Survey noted that it had formerly belonged to the Brownes but was then the home of the Twomey family. This property is still extant.
Rockbrook	Rockbrook was originally a Phibbs property. It later came into the possession of Abraham Martin of Cleveragh who leased it to the Cogan family and later to the Lougheed estate. It was occupied by John Lougheed at the time of Griffith's Valuation when it was valued at £3. Johnston states that the estate was divided by the Land Commission in the 1920s and that the house was sold by Mrs. Lougheed in 1938. It burnt down in 1945 and only the ruins remain today.
Rockenham	In 1850 Thomas Parsons Boland was leasing this house to Noble Johnson, when it was valued at £100. Lewis refers to it as Johnson's seat in 1837. The National Inventory of Architectural Heritage suggests it was built by the Johnsons in the 1820s. It is still extant and occupied.
Rockfield	Marked on the first edition Ordnance Survey map, this house was occupied by Henry French at the time of Griffith's Valution and was described as a herd's house. It was valued at £4 and was located on the estate of Lord Oranmore and Browne. Now derelict it was last occupied by the Dillon family.
Rockfield	A Nash home in the first half of the 19th century, occupied by Christopher Nash at the time of Griffith's Valuation and held from John James Nugent. The buildings were valued at £7. In the 1940s the Irish Tourist Association Survey noted that this property had once belonged to a family called Badham but was afterwards acquired by the Nashs and that "the present house was probably built by the latter family". A house and substantial farm are still extant at Rockfield.
Rockfield	In 1837 Lewis noted that "Rockville" was the property of the representatives of the late John Drew. At the time of Griffith's Valuation, William Whorland was leasing a property valued at £5 10s from the Drew estate. The property was offered for sale by Alicia Wherland in the Landed Estates Court in July 1862 and again in July 1872. In 1906 Rockfield was owned by Bertram Morrogh Bernard and was valued at £11. Bary mentions it as a house associated with the Sealy family. Buildings are still extant at the site.
Rockfield	The residence of Edward Fitzgerald in the first half of the 19th century, held by him from Captain Richard Gloster at the time of Griffith's Valuation and valued at over £11.
Rockfield	Another Mitchell house in the townland of Castlestrange, occupied by D. Merry in 1837 and by David Wakefield in the 1850s. It is not shown on the 25-inch Ordnance Survey map of the 1890s. Rockfield was the home of Christopher and Mary Anne Irwin in 1749.
Rockfield	Situated on the estate of Edward C. Villiers, this house was the home of a branch of the Blennerhassett family in the mid 19th century. It was named Rock View on the first Ordnance Survey map. The Ordnance Survey Field Name Book refers to Rockview as a "plain thatched cottage built in 1819". On the later 25-inch map the house is labelled "Rockfield House". Slater, in 1894, refers to it as the seat of R.B. Blennerhassett. In 1906 Rockfield was described as a mansion house and valued at £22. It was occupied by Richard A. Blennerhassett. A house is still extant at the site.
Rockfield	An early 18th century residence of the FitzGeralds, their first home in the parish of Turlough. In 1786 Wilson refers to this house as Rockfield Lodge, a seat of Charles Lionel Fitzgerald. It is visible but not named on the 1st edition Ordnance Survey map but most of the buildings have disappeared by the publication of the 25-inch map of the 1890s.
Rockfield (Killashandra)	The National Inventory of Architectural Heritage dates this house to circa 1720. The Irish Genealogist Vol II refers to the will of F. Young of Rockfield, 1777. Situated close to Rockfield Lough it was a Berry home in the first half of the 19th century. Thomas Berry was resident in 1814 and in 1851 (Thom’s Directory). Rockfield was advertised for sale in the Encumbered Estates Court in November 1851. A few years later Griffith’s Valuation records Robert O’Brien as the occupant of Rockfield holding it from Oliver Sproul. It was valued at £17. The house is still extant but no longer in use.
Rockfield (Modelligo)	Pierce Hely held this property in fee at the time of Griffith's Valuation, when it was valued at £33 10s. Wilson, writing in 1786, refers to "Rockville" as the seat of Mr. Hely. The house is still extant and occupied. The National Inventory of Architectural Heritage notes its association, not only with the Hely family, but also that of English and Grove-White.
Rockfield (Moysnaght)	A house on the Lucas estate, approached by a long avenue, it is marked on the 1st edition 6 inch Ordnance Survey map (1836). The extended house is named on the 25 inch map (surveyed 1908). In the mid-19th century it was occupied by Joseph Gray and valued at £14. John Gray and his family were resident in 1901. Occupied by William Morrison and his wife in 1911. A building is still located at this site. McSkane writes that this house was built around 1850 for Mr John Niblock and the Niblocks lived here until 1900 when it was bought by John Gray an RIC officer (local informant). A Letitia Niblock was resident in this townland in the mid-19th century. Later the home of James Agnew.
Rockfield House	Melvin states that throughout the 18th and 19th centuries the house at Rockfield was occupied by Burkes, Brownes, Blakes and Concanons. At the time of Griffith's Valuation it was occupied by Patrick J. Blake and was valued at £26. In 1837 Lewis recorded it as the home of M. Browne. Wilson, writing in 1786, refers to it as the seat of Michael Browne. In 1906 it was owned by Richard A. Nugent when it was valued at £27. The Encumbered and Landed Estates Court sale notices give the impression that the house was sometimes known as Rockville. Though the house no longer survives the gate lodges are still occupied.
Rockfield House (Avalreagh)	Rockfield House, a home of a branch of the Swanzy family, is named on the 1st edition 6 inch Ordnance Survey map (1836). Lewis refers to it as the residence of H. Swanzy. Henry Swanzy died in 1843 and his daughter Anne is recorded as the occupant in the 1850s when the house was valued at £14. Miss Kate Green Swanzy was the head of the household living here in 1901 and 1911. There was a name change to Avalreagh House at the beginning of the 20th century. McSkane writes that the Swanzy family lived here from the early 1700s until 1919 when it was bought by Larry Ward.
Rockfield House (Raphoe South)	John Johnston was leasing this property from the Conyngham estate at the time of Griffiths Valuation in the 1850s, whe it was valued at £20, with an adjacent mill valued at £14. The current house appears to have been built after the publication of the 1st edition Ordnance Survey map in the 1830s. The National Inventory of Architectural heritage provides a detailed chronology of its occupation by the Johnston family.
Rockfield House (Tirhugh)	Patrick Brady was leasing this property from the Conolly estate at the time of Griffith’s Valuation, when it was valued at £13. It is labelled as Rockfield House on the 25-inch Ordnance Survey map of the early 20th century. It is still extant.
Rockfield Tower	At the time of Griffith's Valuation held by Tobias Delmege from Lord Southwell and valued at £9. This house is still in use as a residence.
Rockfleet Castle	An O'Malley castle, owned by the Arbuthnots at the end of the 18th century. By the time of Griffith's Valuation, the townland was in the possession of William B. Stony, leasing from Captain A.W. Wyndham. The castle ruin is still extant.
Rockford	The original house was marked on the first edition Ordnance Survey map but it was enlarged and altered sometime after the first Ordnance Survey. Another house also known as Rockford House was built to the south east of the original house in 1881 for Theobald Richard Wolfe, Grid Ref R855 821. It remained in the possession of the Wolfe family until 1943. Rockfort (sic) was the residence of Jeoffrey Kingsley in 1814 and of J. Wolfe in 1837. In 1823 John Wolfe married Frances Elizabeth Kingsley, an only child. John Wolfe held the house valued at £18 and 232 acres from the representatives of General Chowe in the early 1850s. The Wolfes were still resident in the 1870s.
Rockforest	Originally a Hutchinson property, incorporating the old castle of Knockballymaher, which passed to Edward Corker Minchin following his marriage in 1848 to Sarah Anne, only child by his first marriage of William Henry Hutchinson. Stephen Minchin was the occupier at the time of Griffitih's Valuation holding the property from Edward Minchin. The buildings were valued at £16. ''Burke's Irish Family Records'' states that Rockforest was sold in the Encumbered Estates' Court in 1852 and the Minchins emigrated to New Zealand. It appears to have been bought by William Gibson, father of Captain William Gibson who was residing at Rockforest, Roscrea in the 1870s. This house is now demolished but the outbuildings and stables still remain intact.
Rockforest	The seat of the Cotter family from the mid 18th century and occupied by them until the 20th century. Wilson, writing in 1786, describes it as "a most beautiful improvment, highly wooded, situated on the Blackwater, the seat of James Laurence Cotter". Occupied by Mrs J.R. Cotter, sister-in-law of the 3rd Baronet, in the mid 19th century when the buildings were valued at £18. By 1906 its value had risen to £38.15 shillings. Only half of the house now survives, the Irish Tourist Association Survey of 1942 noting that "the greater part of the building had been knocked down". For sale in 2012 through Savills.
Rockforest	A home of Bindon Blood throughout the first half of the 19th century and later of his son, Bagot Blood, who died in 1897. It was held in fee by Bindon Blood at the time of Griffith's Valuation, when it was valued at £12. The house shown on the 1st edition Ordnance Survey map was replaced by a later house a short distance away. A house is still extant at this site.
Rockforest Lodge	This house was the residence of Pierse Creagh in 1837. At the time of Griffith's Valuation Henry O. Seavers occupied this house, valued at £24 and held by him in fee. This house is still inhabited. In 2010 it was offered for sale. see http://www.michaelhdaniels.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=propsearch
Rockfort	Valued at £4 in the mid 19th century when it was occupied by Thomas Bourke who held from David Ruttledge. The Westport Estate Papers contain two 17th century maps of Levallyroe in the possession of Gerald Dillon and held from the Blakes. The Malones also had an interest in Levallyroe and Boleyboy.