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House name Description
Seafield (Kinsale) Rev. G. Nash was leasing this house from Thomas Banfield in 1851 when it was valued at almost £8. It does not appear on the 25-inch Ordnance map of the 1890s and no house exists at that site now.
Seafield Lodge The home of the Casey family in the late 18th and early 19th centuries. Occupied by William Casey in 1814. Leased by Captain Francis Casey to William Brew in the mid 19th century and it remained a Brew home until it was burned down in 1922.
Seafield or Lisheen At the time of Griffiths Valuation, William Phibbs owned a house at Lisheenacooravan valued at £55. This house was known as Seafield or Lisheen at different times. In 1906 Seafield/Lisheen was valued at £55. The property is now a ruin Photo of Seafield or Lisheen
Seafort Mountifort Longfield was leasing this property to Stephen Browne at the time of Griffith's Valuation, when it was valued at £9 10s. May possibly have been owned by William Hull in 1814. In 1894, Slater refers to it as a residence of Mountifort Longfield. The house is still extant, together with extensive farm buildings. Photo of Seafort
Seafort House At the time of Griffith's Valuation, Richard Wood was leasing a property valued at £14 at Carrowbrickeen, barony of Tireragh, from the representatives of Arthur Cooper. Lewis records Seafort House as a residence of the Wood family in 1837. In 1814 it was the seat of Richard Wood. McTernan notes that Seafort House was demolished in the twentieth century and a modern house stands at the site.
Seamount Seamount House was built by the Butlers of Cregg in the 18th century. O'Connell notes that Seamount was the residence of Maj. Theobald Butler, who had fought at the Battle of Waterloo, during the 1820s. At the time of Griffith's Valuation Denis Hynes was leasing from Edmund Donnellan, when it was valued at £16. Dr. Hynes had purchased the house from the Butler estate. In the early 20th century it was given to the Sisters of Mercy and is now a school. Photo of Seamount
Seamount A house situated on the O'Brien estate, it was occupied by Charles O'Callaghan in 1814 and by the Right Reverend Dr Fallon, Bishop of Kilfenora, at the time of Griffith's Valuation, when it was valued at £18. Later it became the home of the Higgins family. The house was accidentally burnt in the early 20th century.
Seamount House (Carrigaline) At the time of Griffith's Valuation, this property was leased by James French from the Penrose estate when it was valued at £12. The property is labelled Seamount House on the 25-inch Ordnance Survey Map of the 1890s. There is still an extant house at this site.
Seamount House (Carrigaline) Louisa Penrose, with several others, was leasing this property to James French at the time of Griffith's Valuation, when it was valued at £12. Henry Smith was leasing a property [W785625] valued at £10 from the same estate, also in Curraghbinny townland. In 1860, over 600 acres owned by members of the Fitzgerald family and others were offered for sale in the Landed Estates Court. The sale included Seamount House, in the possession of Henry Smith.
Seamount Lodge The Clanmorris family had a residence in the Salthill area of Galway at Pollnarooma East parish of Rahoon, leased from Richard Sloper. It was valued at £21 at the time of Griffith's Valuation. A house named Seamount Lodge is marked on the first Ordnance Survey map in this townland. Seamount was the home of Sebastian Nolan of the Ballinderry family in the late 19th century. It was in use as a nursing home in the twentieth century before being demolished to make way for the housing estate of the same name.
Seapark House This property is described as a caretaker's house on Christopher St. George's estate at the time of Griffith's Valuation when it was valued at £8. O'Connell states that it was locally known as "Foy's House" and was used as a fever hospital during the famine. It is now in ruins. Photo of Seapark House
Seaview Home of Francis Goold Morony from at least 1837 until the 1870s. He held it from Burdett Morony. The house was valued at £21 and was surrounded by 5 acres. Later inhabited by the Ellis family and sold to the Sisters of Mercy in 1929. Photo of Seaview
Seaview (Decies) In 1851, Anthony Fitzgerald was leasing this property from Lord Decies estate when it was valued at £18. Though the site is occupied by a farm this building does not appear to be extant.
Seaview Cottage At the time of Griffith's Valuation, John Bowen was leasing this property to William Bernard, when it was valued at £16. Lewis notes in 1837 that Mr. Bowen had built this and several other houses in the locality as bathing lodges. Leet mentions Seaview as the seat of John Powell in 1814. Seaview is now a stud farm.
Seaview House (Kilmacrenan) At the time of Griffith’s Valuation, Reverend Samuel O’Neill Cox was leasing this property from the Hill estate, when it was valued at almost £10. The map accompanying the valuation names it as Scarnamallagh Glebe House but it is labelled Seaview House on the 25-inch map of the early 20th century. Buildings are still extant at the site.
Seaview House (Myross) Col. W.F. French was leasing this property to Richard Kingston at the time of Griffith's Valuation when it was valued at £9 15s. The family were still resident in 1911. The house is still extant and occupied. Photo of Seaview House (Myross)
Seaview or Doonecoy The Hillas family seem to have occupied the house at Carrowmacrory since the eighteenth century as McTernan notes that it was built by Robert Hillas who was High Sheriff of Sligo in 1772. Mrs. Esther Hillas was occupying the house, valued at £25, at the time of Griffith's Valuation. In 1906 it was the property of Robert G. Hillas and was valued at £23. The house was eventually sold in 1955 to the O'Beirne family by whom it is still owned. Photo of Seaview or Doonecoy
Seaville or Seaview House At the time of Griffith's Valuation James Kerr was leasing a house valued at £12 at Carrownurlaur from the Wingfield estate. It is labelled Seaville House on the First Edition Ordnance Survey map but as Seaview House on the later 25-inch edition of hte 1890s. Portion of the original building remains.
Selloo A building at this site is marked on the 1st edition Ordnance Survey map (1836) and named on the 25 inch map. In 1853 Selloo described as a 'convenient residence, placed in an ornamentally planted demesne, and also a corn mill, kiln etc' was advertised for sale in the Encumbered Estates Court by Joseph Whitsitt. This was the home of the Pringle family in the mid-19th century, valued at £18 and held in fee by William Pringle. The Hunter and Deering families occupied the house in 1901 and 1911 while Thomas A. Pringle was the landholder. It appears to be currently extant.
Shaen Manor or Lodge The residence of the Carter family or their agent, built on the site of the old glebe house at Logmore. Occupied at the time of Griffith's Valuation by John Crampton. The house was leased in 1877 to Gerald Henry Bingham and with 56 acres was offered for sale in the Landed Estates' Court in 1885. It is named on the 25-inch Ordnance survey map of the 1890s as Logmore House. The site is now a school.
Shallee The Youngs appear to have been located in Shallee from at least the mid 18th century. Leet records Mr Francis Young as resident in 1814. In 1840 and at the time of Griffith's Valuation Francis E. Young was the occupant, holding the property from George Cashin [Cashel]. The buildings were valued at £20+. The sale rental of 1868 refers to a lease dated 1853 from Edward Worth Newenham to George Cashel of Shallee House. A house is still extant at Shallee.
Shanagarry A house occupied by Thomas John Keane from at least 1837. At the time of Griffith's Valuation the buildings were valued at £16 and held from Peter Gaskell. T.J. Keane's representatives were still resident in the 1870s. Part of Shanagarry, the estate of Thomas John Keane, was advertised for sale in November 1876 and June 1877. In January 1881 this house and 58 acres was for sale again. The house had "hot and cold water laid through it". This house is still a family residence. Photo of Shanagarry
Shanagarry Castle A tower house with additions, mainly associated with the Penn family. Probably the building occupied by Warham Durdin in 1814. At the time of Griffith's Valuation Thomas Durdin was in possession of most of this townland. In 1942 the Irish Tourist Association Survey referred to the Penn connection and stated that the house was then in the possession of the Brazier family. Photo of Shanagarry Castle
Shanagolden House According to the Ordnance Field Name Books this house was erected in 1812 on the site of a former house. This three-storied house was situated on the Monteagle estate and was occupied by John Griffin in 1814 and by the Reverend George Vincent, rector of Shanagolden in 1837. His son Arthur Vincent was resident in the early 1850s when the house was valued at £20 and in the 1870s when he is recorded as owning 267 acres in county Limerick. It is no longer extant.
Shanagraigue Richard Woodley held this property in fee at the time of Griffith's Valuation, when it was valued at £13 10s. Buildings are still extant at the site.
Shanakiel Daniel Leahy is recorded as the occupier of Shanakiel House in the first half of the 19th century. The house was valued at £85 in the early 1850s and held from the Earl of Cork and Orrery. This house no longer exists and its site is located in the grounds of a hospital.
Shanakill (Decies) In 1851, this property was leased by Edmund Dower from Thomas J. Fitzgerald when it was valued at almost £10. A house and farm are still extant at this location.
Shanakill (Upperthird) John Hearne was leasing this property from the Power estate at the time of Griffith's Valuation, when it was valued at £11 10s. Morris states that the Hearns had held an interest in this property since the 1720s. Financial difficulties led to its sale to Mary Anne Quin in 1866. In 1906 it was owned by Anne Ussher Quin and Frances Anne Quin and was valued at £18 10s. This house was also associated with the Labarte family. A house is still extant at the site.
Shanbally Shanbally was occupied by John Gasson in 1814 but had become the home of Peter Smithwick by 1837. He held the property from Samuel Gason in the mid 19th century when the house was valued at £26.13 shillings. The Ordnance Survey Name Books describe it as "a good dwelling house". In 1894 Slater refers to it as the residence of John Smithwick. It is still extant. Photo of Shanbally
Shanbally In 1786 Wilson refers to Shanbally as a seat of Viscount Lismore. It was occupied by John Mahoney and valued at £10.15 shillings at the time of Griffith's Valuation, held from Viscount Lismore. In 1894 Slater refers to it as a residence of Viscount Lismore.
Shanbally Hajba records this house as a Welsh/Walsh home. John Welsh was the proprietor in 1837. E.B. Roche is given as the occupier in the early 1850s when the house was valued at £11. He held the property in fee. The house is still a residence.
Shanbally Castle Bence Jones writes that this was the largest of John Nash's Irish castles, built circa 1812 for Cornelius O'Callaghan 1st Viscount Lismore. It was valued at £151 in the mid 19th century. Inherited by two daughters of the Marquess of Ormonde Lady Beatrice Pole Carew and Lady Constance Butler following the death of their cousin the 2nd and last Viscount Lismore in 1898. The Irish Tourist Association Survey in the early 1940s records that the building was taken over by the military authorities "for the duration of the present emergency". Sold by Major Patrick Pole Carew in 1954 and demolished in 1957. Photo of Shanbally Castle
Shanbally Cottage (Carrigaline) Thomas Burke was leasing this property to Joseph Beaumont at the time of Griffith's Valuation. It was valued at £34 and included a mill. The latter, known as Rathanallig Mills (W751651), is described as "in ruins" on the 25-inch Ordnance Survey Map of the 1890s while the house is diminished in size and has since disappeared. There are still buildings on the mill site.
Shanbally House (Moycarkey) In 1786 Wilson refers to Shanbally as the seat of Colonel Slaughter. In1840 the Ordnance Survey Name Books note that "Shanbally Old Castle" was the name given to a house in the parish of Moycarkey. By the time of Griffith's Valuation the townland is part of the estate of Miss Emma Stannix. A house is still extant at this site, now part of a large farm.
Shanballyard Shanballyard House is marked on the first Ordnance Survey map. In the mid 19th century John Scully held buildings valued at £16+ and 299 acres from James Scully. The National Inventory of Architectural Heritage records this house as "disused". Photo of Shanballyard
Shanballymore The seat of a branch of the Roberts family, Hodder Roberts was resident in 1814 and Watkins Roberts in 1837. The residence of John Roberts in the early 1850s, held from William W.M. Hodder and valued at £23. The property remained in Roberts possession until 1884 when it was sold to the O'Keeffe family who still reside there. Photo of Shanballymore
Shanboolard Hall Built post 1838, occupied by E. Whitwell at the time of Griffith's Valuation and later by the Acheson family who were strong promoters of the Galway to Clifden railway. Bought by the Armstrongs in 1890s and in the possession of their descendants for most of the 20th century. Sold to Ashley Mathews following the death of Graham Tulloch in 1990. Photo of Shanboolard Hall
Shandangan East A house occupied by Patrick Hassett at the time of Griffith's Valuation held from Samuel Penrose and valued at £18.10 shillings. This property is labeled Larch Hill House on the 25-inch Ordnance Survey Map of the 1890s. It is still extant and occupied. Photo of Shandangan East
Shandangan House Smith records Christopher Earbury as resident at Shandangan in 1750. Devonsher Esq was the proprietor of Shandangan in the 1770s and 1780s. A Mr Timothy Mahony was living at Shandangan, Macroom in 1814. Lewis records S. Penrose as the proprietor of Shandangan (parish of Kilmurry) in 1837 and Samuel Penrose was still occupying the house at the time of Griffith's Valuation. He held it in fee and it was valued at £13.10 shillings.
Shandon House
Shandon House In 1851 James Broderick was leasing a property valued at £10 at Shandon, parish of Dungarvan. In 1774 Smith noted Shandon House as "formerly having been a seat of the Hore family, now falling into decay". It is no longer extant.
Shandy Hall Tristram Kennedy was leasing this property from the Cary estate at the time of Griffiths Valuation in the 1850s when it was valued at £16. It is labelled Shandy Hall on all editions of the Ordnance Survey maps but is now a ruin.
Shandy Hall The Crosses were living at Shandy from at least the late 18th century. Lewis records P. Cross as the proprietor of Shandy Hall in 1837 and Philip Cross held the house valued at £33 and 106 acres from Colonel [Mair] at the time of Griffith's Valuation. Philip Cross of Shandy Hall is recorded in 1876. The Irish Tourist Association noted that a stone inscribed with the date 1758 existed at the house and also referred to its being "the home of Phillip Cross who murdered his wife and was hanged in Cork Jail" Shandy Hall is still extant and occupied. Photo of Shandy Hall
Shannon (Raphoe North) Samuel Gourley was leasing this property from the Erne estate at the time of Griffiths Valuation, when it was valued at £10. It is labelled Shannon on all editions of the Ordnance Survey maps. A farm is extant at the site.
Shannon Grove Originally the home of the Bury family, Earls of Charleville, overlooking the Shannon estuary. The Ordnance Survey Name Books record this house as four-storied, built in 1709. Bence Jones dates this house from the early 18th century. Lewis writes that Shannon Grove was the old family mansion of the Earls of Charleville and "now the residence of Bolton Waller". Bolton Waller held the property in fee in the early 1850s when the buildings were valued at £43 and the demesne was over 400 acres. Bought by John Sheehy of Askeaton in 1860 and remained in the possession of his descendants until the mid 20th century. The house is still extant and occupied. Photo of Shannon Grove
Shannon Grove Located on the estate of Sir Edward Fitzgerald this house was occupied by John Coffey at the time of Griffith's Valuation. The property was sold to the Hegarty family in the 1920s. It was labelled Shannon Grove on the 1st edition Ordnance Survey map but as Crow Hill on subsequent editions. A house and extensive farm are still extant at the site.
Shannon Grove Shannon Grove was valued at £20 and was leased to Hubert Moore in 1855. William R. Seton was the owner of a house valued at £65 in the townland of Kilnaborris in 1906. Leet's Directory records Shannon Grove as the residence of Hon. B. Yelverton in 1814. A substantial house still exists at Shannon Grove. Photo of Shannon Grove
Shannon Hill (Derryvunlam) Edward Matthews occupied Shannon Hill House at Derryvunlum, barony of Leitrim, at the time of Griffith's Valuation when it was valued at £18. In 1906 the house at Derryvunlam, known as Shannon Hill, was still valued at £18 and still in the hands of Edward Matthews. There is still an extant house at the site. Photo of Shannon Hill (Derryvunlam)
Shannon Lodge Alexander or Alick Faris leased property from the St. George estate in Carrick-on-Shannon. His wife Diana is recorded as the occupier of the house known as Shannon Lodge at the time of Griffith's Valuaiton, when it was valued at £30. Pyle states that after Alick Faris died Diana married a French aide of the St.George's, Victor de l'Herrault. She resided at Shannon Lodge for some time but after her second husband died she moved to Sligo and rented Shannon Lodge to her brother, James. She died in 1890. Photo of Shannon Lodge
Shannon Lodge Occupied by Mr William White circa 1840, by the early 1850s the house was vacant and held from Thomas William O'Grady. It was valued at £16+. Also known as Stradbally House it was destroyed by fire in December 1983.
Shannon Middle James Henderson was leasing this property from the Earl of Erne's estate at the time of Griffiths Valuation in the 1850s, when it was valued at £11. It is labelled Shannon Middle on all editions of the Ordnance Survey maps. Substantial farm buildings exist at the site now.
Shannon Park The residence of the O'Ferralls from at least 1814 when occupied by Michael O'Ferrall. Michael Richard O'Farrell was the occupier at the time of Griffith's Valuation and the house worth £10+ with 146 acres was located on the Brown estate.
Shannon View It was valued at £22+ at the time of Griffith's Valuation, occupied by Thomas Kelly and held from Henry O. Seward. Thomas Kelly was an uncle of James Michael Kelly of Rockstown Castle and Cahircon. He married Letitia Roche, a granddaughter of Philip Roche of Shannon View and his wife, Margaret Kelly of Limerick. This house is no longer extant and extensive urban development has taken place in the area.
Shannon View A house on the Vandeleur estate, occupied by S. O'Donnell in 1814 and by Simon O'Donnell at the time of Griffith's Valuation. Buildings still exist at the site.
Shannon View Close to the shore of Lough Derg, this house is marked on the first edition Ordnance Survey map. In 1840 the Ordnance Survey Name Books refer to it as "a good dwelling house". At the time of Griffith's Valuation it was occupied by Anne Talbot, held from the Reverend Benjamin Talbot and valued at £4.10 shillings. Frances Talbot of Shannonview owned 42 acres in the 1870s. It is still extant. Photo of Shannon View
Shannon View Belinda C. Madden is listed as the lessor of two properties in the townland of Kilnaborris, parish of Clonfert, in 1855. The property which appears to have been known as Shannon View was vacant at this time. It was valued at £12. In July 1889 property at Kilnaborris, or Shannon View was offered for sale in the Land Judges' Court by William C. Bermingham Ruthven. The sale was adjourned. In 1783 Taylor and Skinner had recorded it as a residence of the Madden family. In 1786 Wilson refers to Kilnaborris as the seat of Mr. Madden. The National Inventory of Architectural Heritage suggests the house now extant on the site was built c.1870. It suffered fire damage in the twentieth century but was rebuilt c.2002. The house is now known as Lairakeen. Photo of Shannon View
Shannon View (Tarbert) At the time of Griffith's Valuation, Richard Hinde held a farmhouse at Coolnanoonagh, valued at £2 15s. A house labelled Shannon View appears at this location on the 25-inch edition Ordnance Survey map, published in the 1890s. A house is still extant at the site.
Shannonvale House & Mill At the time of Griffith's Valuation, the Misses Newman were leasing this property to T. & J. Allen, The house was valued at £25 and the mill at £225. Lewis records it as the seat of T. Allin in 1837. The mills afterwards became the property of the Bennett family and later of the Rank company and continued in business until 1963. The house is still extant. In 1786 Wilson refers to a house in this area as "Mount-Shannon, the seat of Dr. Calnan". Photo of Shannonvale House & Mill
Shannonvale/Kilteelagh Occupied by Mrs Bunbury in 1814 and J. Odell in 1837. The Ordnance Survey Name Books describe it as "a spacious building, the residence of Mr. Cashel" in 1841. Peter Bailey was the occupier in the early 1850s, when the property was held from Mary Nunn. The buildings were valued at £10+. In the 1860s this house was replaced by a new building slightly to the north known as Kilteelagh House. It was built for Lieutenant Colonel W.C. Gason and is still a residence. It was offered for sale in 2012. Anoher Bayley property, known as Hazel Point Cottage, is located close by at R801860. Photo of Shannonvale/Kilteelagh
Shantonagh House Lewis writes in the 1830s of Chantinee ‘in the demesne of which are some fine waterfalls’ the home of J. Tilly Forbes. In the early 19th century Chantinee or Chantony was visited by Maria Edgeworth on one of her tours when the house was occupied by James Corry. The first edition 6 inch Ordnance Survey map shows a house in the townland of Shantonagh but there is a larger house in the townland of Tooa which on the 25 inch map is named Shantonagh House. At the time of Griffith’s Valuation this house was valued at £25 and held by Thomas Rothwell in fee. It was burnt in early July 1921.
Shanvally Thomas Blennerhassett was leasing this property to Robert Conway Hurley at the time of Griffith's Valuation, when it was valued at £20. n the 1830s the Ordnance Survey Name Books describe it as the seat of Thomas Blennerhassett, who had built it in 1835. In 1786 Wilson had noted a seat of the Blennerhasset family close to the Rowan house, Ratanny. Bary states that Shanvally was built by the Blennerhassetts as a hunting lodge, possibly in the late eighteenth or early nineteenth century. It is still extant and occupied.
Shanvogh Weir describes this house as 18th century. It was occupied by Timothy Cullinan at the time of Griffith's Valuation. He held it from the Marquess of Conyngham and it was valued at £12. The house is still extant.
Sheean Lodge Built in 1871 and occupied by the artist Paul Henry, in the early 20th century, when he was part-time paymaster for the Congested Districts' Board. "Sheon" Lodge, Ballycroy was the home of General Sir John Davis in 1901. Now known as Shean Lodge and serves as guest accommodation for the Shean Lodge Fishery. Photo of Sheean Lodge
Sheehills House Occupied by William H. Minchin at the time of Griffith's Valuation and held with 874 acres from the Earl of Portarlington. The buildings were valued at £15.10 shillings. The Reverend John George Birch occupied buildings valued at £19+ and 880 acres of untenanted land at Thesheehys in 1906. A building is still located at this site.
Sheen Cottage/The Falls George Woodhouse was leasing a property valued at £6 from the Lansdowne estate at the time of Griffith's Valuation. On the 1st edition OS map the house in this townland is named Sheen Cottage. On the 25-inch map of the 1890s it is labelled The Falls. It is now the Sheen Falls Lodge hotel. See www.sheenfallslodge.ie. Photo of Sheen Cottage/The Falls
Sheep Glen John H. Wheatley was leasing this property to Michael Roberts at the time of Griffith's Valuation, when it was valued at £7 10s. It is still extant and occupied, situated on a large farm.
Sheepwalk James McGann was leasing a property at Sheepwalk, barony of Frenchpark, valued at £10, from Lord de Freyne's estate at the time of Griffith's Valuation. The townland of Sheepwalk contains a fine collection of early to mid-twentieth century houses and associated farm buildings. One house, now derelict, appears to be earlier and has large associated outbuildings. Photo of Sheepwalk
Sheheree Cottage Captain Denis Curtayne was leasing a property from Lord Kenmare’s estate at the time of Griffith’s Valuation, when it was valued at £17 5s. In 1885 Walford mentions Edward Morrogh Bernard "of Sheheree". Bary also states that the property was later associated with the Morrogh Bernard family. In 1994 it was still extant and occupied.
Shelburne The National Inventory of Architectural Heritage (buildings of Ireland) states that this was a home of William Petty-FitzMaurice (1737-1805), 2nd Earl of Shelburne and 1st Marquess of Lansdowne. The Ordnance Survey Field Name Book refers to the building of Shelburne in 1837 at a cost of £2,000. Circa 1840 it was the seat of H.N.Seymour. At the time of Griffith's Valuation it was occupied by a representative of Robert Gabbett and held from the Marquess. It was the home of Thompson Russell in 1878 and of Henrietta Rose in 1887. Now located in the grounds of Ardscoil Rís. Photo of Shelburne
Shelburne Lodge In 1786 Wilson refers to "the Earl of Shelburne's lodge at Kenmare". William Lawrenson was leasing Shelbourne Lodge at the time of Griffith's Valuation when it was valued at £10. The lessor is named as Garrett Riordan though Bary states that the house was part of the Lansdowne estate and may, in the eighteenth century, have been used by the estate agent. It has had several owners since its sale in the early twentieth century but is still extant and now run as a guesthouse. See www.shelburnelodge.com Photo of Shelburne Lodge
Shellfield (Kilmacrenan) Nathaniel Stewart was leasing this property from the estate of Eliza Young and Thomas Lecky at the time of Griffiths Valuation, when it was valued at £12. In 1837 Lewis referred to it as the seat of N. Stewart. It is labelled Shellfield on all editions of the Ordnance Survey maps. The National Inventory of Architectural Heritage suggests it was built in the middle of the eighteenth century. It is still extant and well maintained. Photo of Shellfield (Kilmacrenan)
Shepperton John Townsend held this property in fee at the time of Griffith's Valuation, when it was valued at £20 10s. Noted by Lewis as the seat of M. Townsend in 1837 and by Leet as the residence of Jonas M. Townsend in 1814. Shepperton is still extant but in poor repair. Photo of Shepperton
Shepperton Castlekeale and Shepperton or Shepherdsfield houses were both located in the townland of Ballysallagh West. Weir writes that the Fitzgerald family moved from Castlekeale to Shepperton in the latter part of the 18th century. The house appears to have been leased out to many different people, such as John Wrixton in 1814, John Gabbutt in 1837 and Captain William J. Owen in the 1850s when the house was valued at £22. Weir writes that the house is now demolished.
Sheskin Lodge A hunting lodge built by the McDonnell family and later owned by the Jameson family, now in ruins.
Shinagh House Leased by Thomas Banfield from the Devonshire estate in 1851 when it was valued at £18. Local sources suggest that the Banfields had resided there since at least the 1690s. This building is labelled Shinagh House on the 1st edition Ordnance Survey map but has disappeared by the 1890s when Shinagh House is shown some distance north-east of the original site at W457555. A business centre now occupies the site.
Shinan House Shinan House was the home of a branch of the Adams family from the early 19th century. Lewis records ‘Shenan’ as the residence of E. Wilson. By the mid-19th century it was valued at £50 and was owned and occupied by Captain Benjamin Adams. Charles Adams was in possession of Shinan House in the early 20th century. It was later demolished.
Shinnagh House Daniel Coltsman Cronin was leasing Shinnagh House from the Kenmare Estate at the time of Griffith's Valuation when it was valued at £14 8s. In 1837, Lewis refers to "Shannagh House" as the seat of H.O'Sullivan. Bary indicates that it was occupied by the Sullivan family for much of the nineteenth and into the twentieth centuries. It later passed by inheritence to the O'Keeffe family.
Shinnanagh Valued at £6 at the time of Griffith's Valuation and occupied by Gartside Shea who held the property from Edmund O'Flaherty. Some ruins remain at the site.
Ship-pool Lewis refers to Shippool as the seat of Captain Herrick in 1837 when he describes it as " a handsome residence in a wooded demesne". At the time of Griffith's Valuation, it was being leased by Thomas Herrick to William Herrick and valued at £50. Local sources suggest it was built in the later eighteenth century when the family moved from Shippool Castle, but the house burned down later in the nineteenth century. It is recorded in the late 1770s as the residence of Herrick esq. and by Leet in 1814 as the seat of Wm. M.H. Herrick. A later house, also called Shippool, was built at the site in the early twentieth century and is still extant. Note: townland spelt as Skanagore in the Townlands Index but as Shanagore in other sources Photo of Ship-pool
Shirley House Shirley House located in the town of Carrickmacross is named on the 1st edition 6 inch Ordnance Survey Map (1836). It was the home of the agent, George Morant junior, in the 1840s and 1850s and was occupied by Shirley family members and others at various times, for example Alexander Mitchell in 1837 (Lewis, I, xlvii), Horatio Shirley of Shirley House was High Sheriff in 1872, John Thomas Holland of Shirley House died on 14 October 1881 aged 74 (The Belfast Morning News, 18 Oct 1881), Captain Evelyn Shirley was resident in 1914 and Felix Patrick Smith in 1925 (Thom’s Directory 1926). This house is now demolished.
Shore House The O'Gradys lived at Shore House from at least the 1820s. Jane O'Grady held the house from John Bindon Scott at the time of Griffith's Valuation, when it was valued at £14.10 shillings. Jane O'Grady married Daniel O'Connell of Kilgory. The home of the Hogan family at the end of the 20th century. Photo of Shore House
Shorecliffe House Occupied by the Rev. William Baldwin at the time of Griffith's Valuation, when it was valued at £11. It is named Prospect House on the 1st-edition Ordnance Survey map but as Shorecliffe House on the 25-inchmap of the 1890s. It is still known by this name. It was offered for sale in 2015. Photo of Shorecliffe House
Shrone Hill Shrone Hill or Shronell House is a mid 18th century house. In 1786 Wilson describes it as "once a magnificent building of the late Mr. Damer, now belonging to Lord Milton and in ruins". It was occupied by the Sadlier family in the 18th and 19th centuries. The Ordnance Survey Name Books refer to it as the residence of William Sadlier in 1840. At the time of Griffith's Valution the house was valued at £20 and leased by Clement Sadlier from the Earl of Portarlington. It is still extant. Photo of Shrone Hill
Shrulegrove The ruin of the castle at Shrulegrove remains as a prominent feature in the village of Shrule. On the Ordnance Survey map of 1838 a substantial house and gardens are marked in the townland of Shrulegrove. All the townland, including a herd's house and offices valued at £1, were held by Richard Golding from the Duke of Bedford at the time of Griffith's Valuation. Photo of Shrulegrove
Sillahertane House John B. Warren was leasing this property from Richard Orpen at the time of Griffith's Valuation, when it was valued at £8 10s. It is named on the 1st edition Ordnance Survey map as Sillahertane Cottage though Lewis records it as Sillerdine Cottage in 1837. Bary indicates that it was also known as Sillahertane House and Warren's Lodge.The house later came into the possession of Francis Wise Low, of Kilshane, county Tipperary, who extended it in the early years of the twentieth century. In 1906 it was owned by Sarah S. Lowe and valued at £40. It was burnt in 1921 and is now a ruin. It forms part of a 500-acre sporting estate which also includes a self-catering holiday home, dating from the 1870s. See www.sillahertane.com.for an in-depth history of the estate. Photo of Sillahertane House
Siller House On the 1838 Ordnance Survey map Siller House is marked as a substantial residence in the townland of Kilcloony. However by the time of Griffith's Valuation there was no house of more than £2 valuation in the townland of Kilcloony. There is no house at this location on the 25-inch Ordnance map of the 1890s.
Silver Spring House This building was originally a charter school. By the mid 19th century it was occupied by Charles Bianconi, valued at £16 and held from Mrs Putland and Sir Charles Hulse. Mrs Anne Moore lived here in the 1870s. It is no longer in use. Photo of Silver Spring House
Silverfort Silverfort was the home of a branch of the Scully family throughout the 19th century. Jeremiah Scully was resident in 1814, in 1837 and in the early 1850s when he held the house valued at £18.10 shillings from George Carlton. Jerome J. Scully was tenant in November 1857 and still resident in the mid 1870s. This house is still in use as a country home. Photo of Silverfort
Silvermines Cottage In 1840 the Ordnance Survey Name Books describe Silvermines Cottage as "a neat and comfortable cottage, the residence of Rowan P. Cashell". He was also the occupier at the time of Griffith's Valuation, leasing from Lord Dunalley's estate. The property was valued at £10 15s. The National Inventory of Architectural Heritage states that it was, for a time, the mine manager's house, for the nearby mines. Silvermines Cottage is still extant and well-maintained. Photo of Silvermines Cottage
Silverstream House At the time of Griffith's Valuation John Shaughnessy was leasing a property valued at £5 from the estate of John Aylward, which was the subject of chancery proceeding. A building still exists at the site.
Singland House A building labelled Singland House, in the townland of Singland, appears on the 1st edition Ordnance survey map of the 1830s. A smaller property, labelled Singland Cottage, is shown nearby. On the later 25-inch map of the 1890s, the original Singland House is no longer visible and Singland Cottage is named Singland House. It is no longer extant. The original Singland house is probably that referred to by Wilson as the seat of Mr. Dwyer in 1786.
Sion Cottage At the time of Griffith's Valuation, John Levis was leasing this property to Eliza Townsend when it was valued at £8 5s. This may be Eliza Hungerford, who was married to Rev. Richard Boyle Townsend. A building still exists at the site.
Sion Lodge
Sionhill House Rev. Alexander Alcock was leasing this property from the Pope estate at the time of Griffith's Valuation when it was valued at £46 10s. It is still extant and famous for its gardens which are open to the public at certain times as well as offering guest accommodation. Photo of Sionhill House
Skahanagh House At the time of Griffith's Valuation, James Kingston was leasing this property from the French estate, when it was valued at almost £6. It is labelled Skahanagh House on the later 25-inch Ordnance Map. There is still a house at this site.
Skeaf House Herbert Gillman was leasing this property from William Austin at the time of Griffith's Valuation, when it was valued at £20 15s. Lewis recorded it as the seat of W. Austin in 1837. Together with other Austen property it was offered for sale in the Encumbered Estates Court in June 1851. In the 1870s it was the residence of John E. O'Sullivan though it was offered for sale by him in the Landed Estates Court in April 1880 when it was described as "a fine residence". A house still exists at the site. Photo of Skeaf House
Skehaghard Built by Allen Dowell circa 1840. Occupied by Edward Dowell at the time of Griffith's Valuation when it was valued at £32. Advertised for sale in 1855 and bought by Alan Pollock. A lithograph and long description of the house are included in the sale rental. It was the home of Pollock's steward, George Lowe, for a time and leased to Martin J. McDonnell from 1883-1912. Taken over by the Congested Districts Board in 1918, the house was demolished in 1919. Photo of Skehaghard
Skehanagh George Lloyd was living in a house valued at £16 at Skehanagh North in the mid 19th century.The Ordnance Survey Name Books note "Skehana" as the residence of George Richard Lloyd in 1840. In the 1870s Horatio M. Lloyd of Skehana, Templemore owned 182 acres in county Tipperary. Catherine Lloyd was resident in 1906. This house burnt down and the present building on the same site dates from the early 20th century. Photo of Skehanagh
Skreeny Skreeny seems to have been built during the 1690s. It is recorded as a seat of the Cullen family by both Taylor and Skinner and Wilson in the 1780s. During the Famine period it was used as a temporary fever hospital. The townland was in the possession of the Earl of Leitrim by the time of Griffith's Valuation where the only buildings recorded area a gate house and offices, valued at £1 10s. Skreeny House is labelled as "in ruins" on the 25-inch Ordnance Survey map of the 1890s. The Irish Tourist Association survey of the 1940s recorded that it was "the ruins of one of the principal gentry seats in the area".
Slacksgrove/Hollywood House Slacksgrove is marked as a long building close to the shore of Slacksgrove Lake on the 1st edition 6 inch Ordnance Survey map (1836). It was named after the family who lived there in the 18th century. John Slack of Slacksgrove was High Sheriff of county Monaghan in 1758. Lewis records R. Jackson as resident at Slacke’s Grove in the 1830s. A later square house on the same site, known as Hollywood House, was built before Griffith’s Valuation of the mid-19th century. This house with an extensive farmyard was valued at £36. It was occupied by James Fiddes who held the property from Thomas Coote. Edward Fiddes and his daughter lived in the house in the early 20th century. Only the outbuildings of Hollywood House still remain.