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House name	Description
Roesborough	Occupied in the 1770s by Sadler Esq. In 1786 Wilson states that it was the seat of James Roe. Occupied in 1814 and 1837 by James Roe and in the early 1850s by his son George who held the property in fee. The house was valued at £32.15 shillings. The representatives of Richard Sadlier were the tenants of Roesborough in 1873. This house is now a ruin.
Roo	The original Roo House was a single story L-shaped building. Only a small portion, which has been incorporated into farm buildings, now remains. Tradition indicates that it was leased by Bishop Nicholas Archdeacon sometime in the early 19th century. In the 1830s it was the residence of a Mr. Sellers. The house and over 100 acres was leased by the Curtin family from the Gregory estate in the 1840s but the Gregorys were later obliged to sell this part of the estate. A two-story house, now derelict, was erected on the site in the early 20th century. The property is still held by the Curtin family.
Rooaun Lodge	At the time of Griffith's Valuation occupied by John Morton and held by him in fee, valued at £3. A house at Rooaun valued at £18 was occupied by T.A.F. O'Flaherty in 1906.
Rookwood	The house, located on the border between counties Galway and Roscommon, was built in the late 1720s by a branch of the Ormsby family of Tobervaddy. Jane Ormsby married Robert Waller. Both Wilson and Taylor and Skinner record that Rookwood was occupied by Major Waller in the 1780s. The house was later leased by the Thewles family. Edmund Kelly purchased the lease of Rookwood from his cousin, James Thewles, in 1800. The house was occupied by the Taaffes in the early 19th century and by the Kellys from the 1830s. In 1900 Dr Charles E. Crean of Ballyhaunis bought Rookwood and sold it to the Land Commission in 1922. The house was intermittently occupied until the 1940s and gradually became derelict.
Rosanna	Rosanna was the home of the Webb family in the 19th century, occupied at the time of Griffith's Valuation by Hannah (widow of the Reverend Dr John Webb) valued at £75 and held from St John Jeffreys. A building is still located at this site.
Rosbrien	A home of a branch of the Quin family descended from John Quin, second son of Thady Quin (1645-1726). Wilson, writing in 1786, refers to Rosbrien as the fine seat of Mr. Quin. It is labelled Rossbrien House on both the 1st and 25-inch edition Ordnance Survey maps but is no longer extant.
Rose Cottage (Clongesh)	John V. Crawford was leasing this property from the Earl of Granard’s estate at the time of Griffiths Valuation in the early 1850s when it was valued at £15. It is labelled as Rose Cottage on all editions of the Ordnance Survey maps. A later house exists at the site.
Rose Hill	At the time of Griffith's Valuation Alexander McNab held Rose Hill House valued at £15 with 120 acres from the Marquess of Thomond. The National Inventory of Architectural Heritage shows a house at this location dating from the 1890s.
Rose Hill	Occupied by William Rumly in 1814 and Lewis records T.H. Rumbley residing at Ballinacorra Lodge in 1837. Mountiford Longfield was the occupier in the early 1850s. Held by him in fee and valued at £15. This house is no longer occupied.
Rose Hill	A house beside the River Shannon occupied by P. O'Callaghan in 1837 and by James O'Grady in the mid 19th century who held it from Mrs O'Callaghan. It was valued at £11. Weir writes that his successor was Henry O'Grady who died in 1902. The house is now a ruin.
Rose Hill	Rose Hill is recorded as the home of John Lopdell in 1814.
Rose Hill (Inishowen)	Andrew McClen was leasing this property from the Dogherty estate at the time of Griffith’s Valuation, when it was valued over £10.
Rose Hill (Sligo)	McTernan writes that this was originally the residence of Thomas Reed and known as Lakeview. It passed to his son-in-law, Vernon Davys, in the early 1830s. After the 1840s it was leased to a succession of tenants. It was demolished in the 1980s to make way for modern housing.
Rose Lodge	William Warren was occupying this property at the time of Griffith's Valuation, when he seems to have been a joint lessor with Richard Warren. It was valued at £11 at the time. Now a ruin.
Rose Lodge or Dingleicoush	Penelope St. George was leasing this property from the Conolly estate at the time of Griffith’s Valuation, when it was valued at £17. The house is no longer extant. On some earlier maps it is labelled as Rose Lodge but on the 25-inch map of the early 20th century it is labelled Dingleicoush.
Rose Ville (Clonmel)	At the time of Griffith's Valuation, Mrs. Anne Murray was leasing this property from Abraham Grubb when it ws valued at £33. The National Inventory of Architectural Heritage states that it was designed by Tinsley for the Murray family. Rose Ville has been in use as the Loreto convent since 1881.
Rosebank	Thomas Marmion was leasing this property to Avisa Clarke at the time of Griffith's Valuation, when it was valued at £11 10s. The house at this site is labelled Russagh Cottage on the 1st edition Ordnance Survey map but as Rosebank on the 25-inch map of the 1890s.The National Inventory of Architectural Heritage states that the current house was built by the O'Donovan family in the 1860s as a dower house for Liss Ard House nearby. It is still extant and occupied.
Rosebank (Inishowen)	At the time of Griffiths Valuation in the 1850s, John Irvine was leasing this property from Reverend Samuel Montgomery's estate when it was valued at £12. In 1906 it was the property of Reverend H.H. Montgomery and valued at £44. It is still extant.
Rosebank House	Rosebank House was built as a dower house for Liss Ard, possibly in the 1860s. It is still extant and occupied.
Roseberry House	Described as 'an excellent two story slated house' in 1850. At the time of Griffith's Valuation it was held in fee by William Bodkin and valued at £15. This house is no longer extant.
Rosefield	A house built in the early 18th century close to Rosefield Lake, it was the home of the Rose family and by the 1760s of Thomas Tenison and later of Alexander Montgomery. By the early 19th century Ralph Dudgeon was the occupant. He is recorded in the Tithe Applotment Book and in Lewis’ Topographical Dictionary. Valued at £16 and the residence of Samuel Mitchell held from the trustees of Captain Slake [Slack] circa 1860. Home of Henry Mitchell and his siblings in the early 20th century.
Rosehill	The house at Rosehill is included in the sale of the estate of Denis Boland of Gort, in the Land Judges' Court, in the 1880s. It appears on the 1st editon Ordnance Survey map but is not marked on the 25-inch edition of the 1890s. An old entrance gateway survives.
Rosehill	Built by Sir Samuel O'Malley in the early 19th century but a ruin by the time of the first Ordnance Survey. Occupied by Mr P.Gibbons in 1814.
Roseland Cottage	Rev. John Day was leasing this property to James Mitchell at the time of Griffith's Valuation, when it was valued at £9. Bary writes that nothing is remembered of the house now except its name.
Rosemeade/Lisheen	At the time of Griffith's Valuation this property was leased by Matthew Rosengrave to Patrick Carrick and valued at £21. It was accompanied by over 200 acres. In 1814 Lisheen was the seat of Jer. Rosingrave. The house is labelled on both the first and 25-inch editions of the Ordnance Survey map as Rosemeade but today is known as Lisheen. It is still extant and occupied as a farm house.
Rosemount	A house occupied by S. Penrose in 1814, by W. Hawkes in 1837 and Joseph R. Harding at the time of Griffith's Valuation. He held the property from John L. Westropp and the buildings were valued at £25. There is still an extant house at the site.
Rosemount (Caher)	In 1840 the Ordnance Survey Name Books refer to Rosemount as a house in good repair, the residence of Robert Franklin. He is also listed as the occupier at the time of Griffith's Valuation, leasing from the Barton estate when the buildings had a valuation of £10. Robert Franklin of Rosemount is listed in Slater's Directory of 1846. The house is no longer extant.
Rosemount House/Oldcourt	Rose Mount House is also known as Old Court, both names appear on the OS maps. The village nearby is known as Rosemount. Described by buildings of Ireland as a well-balanced structure originally built by the Geoghegan Family in the late eighteenth-century, probably replacing an earlier house. Leet records John Pim occupying a house named Rosemount near Moate in 1814 and Lewis records Lady Nagle as the occupant in 1837. O’Brien writes that it was inherited by the Nugent family of Ballinacor through marriage. At the time of Griffith’s Valuation it was occupied by John J Nugent who held it from the representatives of Sir Richard Nagle. It was valued at £21.10. Still extant and occupied.
Roseneath Cottage	A villa style house built circa 1820, occupied by Robert Rogers in the early 1850s, valued at £27 and held from Patrick A. Shannon.
Rosepark House	Tradition suggests that Francis Blake Forster let Clooneene (Ashfield) and built a house which he called Rosepark, after his wife, Rose Ffrench. Rosepark House is recorded by Lewis in 1837 as the seat of the Hugo family. It was leased by Michael Kane to George Crowe at the time of Griffith's Valuation. It was then valued at £12. Apart from some estate walls there is no evidence of this property now.
Rosepenna Hotel	In 1906 the Earl of Leitrim's estate owned buildings valued at over £80 at Rosepenna, parish of Mevagh, County Donegal. This was the original Rosepenna Hotel, established as a golf resort in 1893. The original building was destroyed by fire in the 1960s.
Roseville	At the time of Griffith's Valuation, Henry Beamish was leasing this property to Bernard Beamish, when it was valued at £16. Henry Beamish was also the owner of a flour mill [W381539] in the same townland, leased to William Norwood, and valued at £150. The mills do not appear on the 25-inch Ordnance Survey map of the 1890s. Roseville is still extant.
Roseville (Tallow)	Leased by William Parker from the Devonshire estate at the time of Griffith's Valuation when the buildings were valued at £20 10s. It is also recorded as his address in the 1870s. Roseville is still extant and occupied.
Roseville Cottage	John Powell was in possession of two properties at Scrahane at the time of Griffith’s Valuation. Roseville Cottage, valued at £8 was vacant while the second property, was leased to Capt. John Kenny. Bary states that the house may have built and used by Lord Kenmare for one of his agents. It was still extant in 1994 but unoccupied and possibly in danger of demolition.
Roshin Lodge	Francis Foster was occupying Roshin Lodge at the time of Griffith’s Valuation. It was leased from the Conyngham estate and valued at £18. Foster's daughter, Mary Stewart Foster, married John Stouppe Charley of Belfast. She sold the property after his death. In 1876 it was offered for sale by Arthur Sandys Forster. Roshin Lodge was described as 'a spacious dwelling house, comprising 29 apartments' at that time. By 1901 it was the residence of William Smyth and his family. He had died by 1911 but his widow and children still occupied the property.
Roskeen	The home of the Power family which was held from the Kingston estate. Pierce Power occupied the house in 1837 and John Power in the early 1850s when the buildings were valued at £24. Arthur Irwin was the occupier of this house in 1906 and it is still lived in.
Roslea Cottage	A house built after the publication of the first Ordnance Survey map. It was leased by Hugh Kivilican from the Brinkley estate at the time of Griffith's Valuation when it was valued at £3. It is still extant though in need of restoration and in 2012 was offered for sale.
Rosleague	This townland appears to have been leased to the Ffrenches of Castlefrench, county Galway by the D'Arcys of Houndswood and Gorteen, county Mayo on 31 Oct 1800. In the 20th century Rosleague House was leased for a time to Miss Robinson, the former head of the French School, Bray, county Wicklow. Sold by the Brownes to the O'Briens who sold on to the Foyles. The house now functions as the Rosleague Manor Hotel. http://www.rosleague.com/
Rosmead House	Rosmead House was set in an extensive demesne as shown on the first edition OS map. This was a seven-bay three-storey over basement mansion built in the late 18th century by Hans Widman Wood (1720-95). His eldest daughter Frances Elizabeth, wife of Admiral Hercules Robinson inherited the house. The Rosmead estate was sold by the Robinsons to Lord Vaux in 1852, when the house was described as an ‘imposing edifice’. In July 1879 it was for sale again and the Marquess de la Bedoyere who married Mildred, daughter of Lord Greville, came into possession. The 1879 sale rental gives descriptive details of the features of the house including the number of rooms and their dimensions and there is also a lithograph of the house. The Marquess was still occupying the mansion house, valued at £49.10 in 1906. It is now a ruin although the courtyard and entrance gate survive.
Rosmindle	An O'Malley house occupied by a Mr Garvey in 1814, it was in ruins by the time of the first Ordnance Survey.
Ross	In 1786 Wilson refers to Ross as the seat of Mr. Martin, It was held in fee by James Martin at the time of Griffith's Valuation, when it was valued at £20. On the shore of Ross Lake, the childhood home of the author, Violet Florence Martin is now open to the public for part of the year. Home of Claude Chevasse in the 20th century and later restored by the McLaughlin family, who reside there.
Ross	Home of the Pearse family in the 18th century, in 1786, Wilson refers to the house as the seat of Mr. Pearce. Ross was occupied by John Blake in 1814. In 1822 a new house was built at a cost of £2,500 and was the residence of T. Westropp in 1837. Thomas Westropp was the fifth son of Ralph Westropp of Clonmoney and Attyflin. At the time of Griffith's Valuation Ross was the residence of John Digan who held the property from Anne Westropp [widow of Thomas]. Buildings valued at £23 and some untenanted land at Ross were the property of Ambrose Hall in 1906. It is still extant.
Ross Abbey House (Rosscarbery)	Rev. John Hamilton was leasing this property from Elizabeth Jago at the time of Griffith's Valuation, when it was valued at £12. This house no longer exists.
Ross Beg	At the time of Griffith's Valuation, Edward Carleton was leasing over 200 acres and a house valued at £5 from the Crofton estate at Ross Beg.
Ross Cottage	The Earl of Kenmare’s estate included a forester’s house on Ross Island, marked on the 1st edition OS map as Ross Cottage. At the time of Griffith’s Valuation it was valued at £7 5s. In 1906 it was still part of the Kenmare estate and with the same valuation. The building is now in ruins.
Ross Cottage/House (Dorrha)	In 1841 the Ordnance Survey Name Books refer to Ross Cottage as "an elegant built cottage, the residence of Mr. Smyth", the proprietor of which was R. Hemsworth. The house is labelled as "Ross House" on both the 1st and 25-edition Ordnance Survey maps. By the time of Griffith's Valuation, it was occupied by Thomas Hernon, leasing from John J. Hemsworth and the buildings were valued at almost £8. The house is still extant and occupied.
Ross Hill	Ross Hill House was the home of George Ross Lewin and his descendants until the end of the 19th century. He was the second son of Harrison Ross Lewin of Fort Fergus, High Sheriff of county Clare in 1755. The house is still inhabited.
Ross House	Originally a Coastguard residence, bought by Thomas Young Prior in the late 1840s. Extended by the Tullochs and used as a dower house for Shanboolard. The house was sold by the Congested Districts' Board to Dr Alfred Irwin and it was in the possession of the Irwin family for most of the 20th century. Now owned by Neville Figgis.
Ross House	Ross House was built by Lewis O'Donel, a son of Lewis O'Donel of Killeen, Crossmolina, county Mayo and a first cousin of the first Sir Neal O'Donel, baronet. The house was inhabited by Captain and Mrs William Houstoun at the time of Griffith's Valuation. They later moved to Doolough and Delphi in the barony of Murrisk. The house was purchased by Middleton O'Malley about 1880 and Slater records it as his residence in 1894. It is now the home of Mrs Meike Blackwell, whose mother-in-law was an O'Malley.
Ross Lodge	Occupied by Anthony Blake in the second decade of the 19th century and by Walter John Blake in the 1830s. It was leased by Walter Blake from Anthony Blake at the time of Griffith's Valuation, when it was valued at almost £9. Named as Ross Lodge on the first edition Ordnance Survey Map the house seems to gone by the time of the 25-inch map in the 1890s. This may be the property referred to by Wilson in 1786 as "The Lodge, beautiful seat"of a Mr. Shaw.
Rossana House	Rossana House is named on the first edition OS map. It was built in the early 19th century but is not mentioned in Leet (1814). However, Lewis records Captain Stubbs as the occupant in 1837. By the time of Griffith’s Valuation Elizabeth Murray (nee Rushworth), widow of Major General James P Murray of Killinure House, was resident holding the property valued at £16.5 from Anne Stubbs who held the 30 acre townland from the King-Harmans. Members of the Murray family appear to have occupied the house during the rest of the 19th century. John and Ethel Hall were resident in 1901. Sold to the Sisters and Disciples of the Divine Master in the mid-1960s and demolished circa 1990 according to the list of Protected Structure for the county.
Rossanrubble	A small building is shown in this townland at the time of the first Ordnance Survey. Jonathan Pim was the owner of the townland at the time of Griffith's Valuation but there were no buildings with substantial valuation. A house labelled Rosbarnagh Lodge is shown on the 25-inch Ordnance Survey map of the 1890s and this building is still extant.
Rossdohan	In 1906, Samuel T. Heard, MD, owned this property at Rossdohan, barony of Dunkerron South, when it was valued at £27. Bary states that this house was built in 1875 by Thomas Heard, a surgeon who had retired from India. He died in the early 1920s and the house was burned around that time. There are remains of a later house still visible on the island.
Rosserk	Captain Green resided here in the 1830s. At the time of Griffith's Valuation, Capt Augustus Bolton was occupying a property valued at £10. On the 25-inch Ordnance Survey map of the 1890s a different building, adjacent to a large corn mill and located at G243252, is labelled Rosserk House. Buildings are still extant at this site.
Rosshill	Rosshill House was the home of the Bermingham family in the 18th century and was noted by Wilson in 1786. It gradually declined during the 19th century and only one wing of it was still standing in 1865. The Guinness family of Ashford Castle bought Rosshill and much of the surrounding locality. No part of the house now remains but a portion of the stable block is still extant.
Rosslevan	This house, close to the town of Ennis, was the residence of Francis Swyny in 1814. Rosslevan was occupied by Michael Kerin at the time of Griffith's Valuation. He held the property from the Reverend James Rynd. Rosslevan would appear to have been the home of the Davis family for some time in the 19th century. Members of the Davis family emigrated to Australia and called their new home Rosslevan. The sale rental of January 1875 records that the house had been "improved lately" and had eight bedrooms and three sitting rooms. Weir writes that Edward O'Brien, third son of the 14th Baron Inchiquin lived in the house before it was burnt in 1922. It is now a ruin.
Rossline House	John Noonan held this house valued at £14.15 shillings from Sir Edward Tierney in the mid 19th century. A house and farm are still extant at the site.
Rossline Lodge	Hajba writes that this house was originally built as a hunting lodge for the Earls of Egmont. Patrick Keller held this house valued at £12.10 shillings from Sir Edward Tierney at the time of Griffith's Valuation. It is still occupied.
Rossmanagher Cottage	The house in the townland of Newpark is named Rossmanagher Cottage on the first Ordnance Survey map. This was another D'Esterre home, occupied by Richard K. D'Esterre at the time of Griffith's Valuation, valued at £10 and held from Caleb Powell. The remains of a building are still extant at the site.
Rossmanagher House	A D'Esterre home, occupied by Lieutenant Colonel William O'Brien in 1837 and by Solomon Frost in the mid 19th century, when it was valued at £7. Historians and archaeologists believe that this building, some of which still survives, dates to the sixeenth or seventeenth century.
Rossmore	Rossmore East was part of the estate of James Murphy at the time of Griffith's Valuation. The house was built circa 1860s (Buildings of Ireland). However the Ordnance Survey Field Name Books record a house and large gardens in the 1830s.
Rossmore	Rossmore was the home of the Shelton family in the 18th and 19th centuries, occupied by J. Shelton in 1814 and 1837. The Reverend Grantley Shelton was resident in the early 1850s. The house was held from the Conyers family and was valued at £25. In 1894 Slater refers to it as the residence of Deane Shelton.
Rossmore	Rossmore was a Coppinger home in the 19th century, the residence of Thomas Coppinger in 1814 and 1837. Thomas Francis Coppinger is recorded as the occupier at the time of Griffith's Valuation when the property, valued at £19, was held from Sir William Clarke.
Rossmore (Kilmeen)	At the time of Griffith's Valuation, Jeremiah Collins was leasing Rossmore from the superioress of the Presentation Convent in Cork. The house was valued at £13 at the time. In 1944 the Irish Tourist Association Survey referred to Rossmore as a "substantial farm dwelling", a description which is still valid.
Rossmore House	At the time of Griffith's Valuation, Benjamin Barton was the lessor of a property valued at over £13. He also held lands from the Marquis of Waterford's estate in the parish of Rossmore, barony of Decies without Drum.
Rossmore Park	Situated on an elevated site the original house was known as Cortolvin Hills. This is the name that appears on the 1st edition 6 inch Ordnance Survey map (1836) for the house. It was the home of the Westenra family, Barons Rossmore. In 1824, Richard Morrison produced plans to rebuild the house and by the end of the decade William Morrison had taken over from his father. Collins writes that the old house appears to have become the servants’ wing and that the new house had a Jacobean facade. Lewis refers to Rossmore Park as ‘a handsome mansion in the Elizabethan style’. It was remodelled in the late 1850s to the design of W.H. Lynn, after which, Bence Jones writes, ‘the combined ranges boasted of at least 117 windows, of 53 different shapes and sizes’. The buildings were valued at £250 in Griffith’s Valuation and in 1906. During World War II the 6th Lord Rossmore moved from Rossmore Park to Camla House due to pervasive dry rot in the house. It was unroofed after the war and the ruin was demolished in the mid-1970s.
Rossport House	Sources suggest Ross Port was built in the 1830s. At the time of Griffith's Valuation, in the later 1850s, it was leased by Samuel Bournes from the Carter estate which was described as "in chancery" at the time. Some ruins and other buildings remain at the site.
Rossylongan House	Robert Steele was leasing this property from the Murray Stewart estate at the time of Griffiths Valuation in the 1850s when it was valued at £16. He had previously leased it from the Murray estate as he is recorded by Lewis as the occupant in 1837. Murray Babington is noted as the owner of property in this townland in the Tithe Applotment records from the 1820s. In the early twentieth century the house was owned by Patrick McManus, a Donegal man who had settled in Argentina. Rossylongan is no longer extant.
Rossyvera	Occupied by William Butler Stoney in the 1850s and held from Captain A.W.Wyndham, who bought Rossyvera from the Marquess of Sligo in 1853. Later the home of Sir Owen O'Malley and in the late 20th century the Irish residence of the former American Ambassador to Ireland Walter Curley.
Rossyvolan	At the time of Griffiths Valuation in the 1850s, this property was leased by Frederick Milburne from a Miss Miller. Documents relating to estate administration including this townland are held in the Hamilton of Brownhall papers at the Public Record Office of Northern Ireland. The site is now occupied by farm buildings.
Rostalla	Rostalla, marked but not named on the first edition OS map, named on the 25 inch map. In 1837 Rostalla was the home of Dr Naghtan. At the time of Griffith’s Valuation (publ. 1854) this house, valued at £18 was occupied by the Rt Hon H Parnell, who held it in fee. In 1901 George Graham, a farmer, and his family were resident. This house is no longer extant, as a large business complex is on the site.
Rostellan	Seat of the Marquess of Thomond, occupied by him in in 1786 (Lord Inchiquin. It was at £79 in the early 1850s. Bought by Dr T.A. Wise after the Marquess's death in 1855, a lithograph of the house is included in the sale rental. Subsequently purchased by Sir John Pope Hennessy and mentioned by Slater as the residence of Lady Pope Hennessy in 1894. Occupied by Charles J. Engledew and valued at £112 in 1906. The Irish Tourist Association survey noted in the early 1940s that the roof and fittings had recently been removed and the land taken over by the Land Commission. No trace of the house remains now.
Rosturk Castle	Enlarged and extended by Robert Vesey Stoney in the latter half of the 19th century. It was noted as his residence by Slater in 1894. The property was sold in the late 1970s to Dr Healy of St Luke's Hospital, Dublin.
Rough Hill	The home of the Harmon family from the late 18th to the late 19th century. At the time of Griffith's Valuation Samuel Harman occupied the house valued at £12 and held from Sampson French. Buildings are still extant at the site.
Roughgrove	Leased by Benjamin Hosford from the Alcock estate at the time of Grifith's Valuation, when it was valued at £30. It was included in the sale of Hosford's estate in the Encumbered Estates Court in January 1851, when it was noted that it was "a handsome mansion house, occupied by John Ottley who had spent considerable sums on improvement". Both Lewis, in 1837, and Leet, in 1814, refer to it as the seat of Maskelyne Alcock. This is possibly also the property noted by Wilson in 1786 as Ballygarvy. It is no longer extant.
Roughty Lodge	According to Bary, Roughty Lodge was owned by Capt. Massey Herbert in the 1820s. At the time of Griffith's Valuation, it was being leased by Mrs. Elizabeth Herbert, nee Orpen from John Dunscum and was valued at £9. It is still extant and in 2009 was offered for sale.
Roughwood	Leased by Joseph Bullen to William Bullen at the time of Griffith's Valuation, when it was valued at £2 10s. Offered for sale in the Encumbered Estates Court in August 1855, when the sale notice indicated the property was on lease from the Kearney estate. This house is no longer extant.
Roundhill	The house and demesne at Roundhill were offered for sale in the Encumbered Estates Court in 1855. The sale notice indicates that the property was being leased by the Bowens to the Earl of Bandon's estate. Leet refers to Roundhill as the residence of Rev. Kenny in 1814. The building is now in use as part of Bandon Grammer School.
Roundhill House	This house was the home of Travers Esq in the 1770s. The representatives of Robert Travers were leasing this property to Timothy Crowley at the time of Griffith's Valuation, when it was valued at £198 including the nearby mill complex. Both buildings are still extant.
Roury House	Occupied by William Bleazby at the time of Griffith's Valuation on lease from the Townsend estate and valued at £12 5s. In 1885 Walford refers to the seat of William J. Bleazby as Bleazby Hall. A house still exists at this site.
Rowantreehill (Kilbarron)	John Faucett was leasing this property to Francis Faucett at the time of Griffith’s Valuation, when it was valued at £13. The National Inventory of Architectural Heritage suggests the earliest part of the house may date from the mid-18th century and that it was associated with both the Faucett/Fawcett and Tredennick families in the 19th century
Roxborough	In 1786 Wilson refers to Roxborough as the seat o Mr. Persse. At the time of Griffith's Valuation it was the seat of Dudley Persse and valued at £70. The house at Roxborough is most famous as the birthplace of Isabella Augusta Persse, later Lady Gregory of Coole. Roxborough is now a ruin, having been burnt in 1922. The impressive front entrance gates (M541136) are still extant. A steward's house house, close to Roxborough, is located at M534128. This is still extant and occupied.
Roxborough	Occupied by William Westropp in 1814 and Lewis refers in 1837 to the ''fine mansion and demesne'' of the Honourable J. P. Vereker. The Ordnance Survey Name Book refers to the rebuilding of Roxborough by Major Vereker in 1832 at the expense of approximately £1200. Viscount Gort held Roxborough in fee at the time of Griffith's Valuation when it was valued at £40. The house was advertised for sale in June 1852 and again in June 1853. Possibly bought by the McMurrays who were certainly resident by 1862. In 1894 Slater refers to it as the seat of A. Crawford. Now a more modern house appears to be located at this site.
Roxborough	Wilson, writing in 1786, refers to Roxborough as the seat of "Mr. Irvine". The residence of John Irwin in 1814 and of A. Brown in 1837. In the 1850s occupied by John Gaynor, when the house was valued at £20. The property is now a ruin.
Roxborough	Wilson, writing in 1786, refers to "Rocksborough" as the seat of Mr. Ball. The residence of Bent Ball in 1814 and of - McSweeny in 1837, this house was unoccupied in the early 1850s when it was valued at £22. The immediate lessor was Sir A. Brooke. The house has disappeared by the time the 25-inch Ordnance Survey map was published in the 1890s and the Youghal branch of the Great Southern & Western railway constructed close by.
Roxborough (Molahiffe)	Wilson, writing in 1786, refers to Roxborough as the seat of Francis Chute. At the time of Griffith's Valuation, the townland was part of the estate of Reverend George Chute and Roxborough House was occupied by a Mrs Kenny and valued at almost £7. It is still extant and used as a farmhouse.
Roxton	One of the main homes of the Blood family from the mid 18th century. Wilson refers to it as the seat of W. Blood in 1786. The residence of the Reverend Frederick Blood in 1814, of Thomas Blood in 1837 and held in fee by his son, Frederick William Blood, at the time of Griffith's Valuation. By the 1870s Roxton was the home of William Darling Wilson. In ruins at the end of the 20th century.
Royal Victoria Hotel	Christopher Gallway was leasing this property to Thomas Finn at the time of Griffith’s Valuation, when it was valued at £65. This appears to be the Royal Victoria Hotel. In the early 1940s the Irish Tourist Association Survey noted that the Victoria Hotel "once the finest hotel in the district" had been converted into a farmhouse "about 130 years" and that there was an expectation that it was to be converted into a golf clubhouse. The site is now occupied by the Castlerosse Hotel, opened in 1960.
Ruanard House	Weir writes that this house was originally built by the Westropps. It was occupied by Captain J. Walsh in 1837 and by Jonas S. Welsh in the mid 1850s when it was valued at £16. Situated on the Massy estate it remained in the possession of the Walsh family until the early 20th century. A house is still extant at the site.
Runnamoat	Runnamoat was occupied by Bryan Fallon in 1749 and noted by Wilson as a seat of the Fallons in 1786. It was the residence of James Fallon in 1814. Acquired by James Balfe, tenth son of Walter Balfe, the house passed by marriage to the Chichesters who leased it to Richard Kelly in the 1850s, when it was valued at £70. Occupied by Raleigh Chichester Constable in 1906. This house is sometimes referred to as Runnimead. Burnt in the 1920s.
Rush Hill	Home of the Devenish family in the 18th and 19th centuries, held from Sir Gilbert King. Funding received from the Heritage Council in 2005 for the restoration of this house. http://www.iol.ie/~oldbuilders/oldbuilders/rushhill/rushhill_01.htm. A detailed history and account of ongoing improvements to Rush Hill can be found at the blog www.irishaesthete.com tagged as Rush Hill.
Rusheen House	In 1786 Wilson refers to Rusheen as the seat of Mr. Crosbie. The 1st edition Ordnance map of the townland shows both Rusheen House and the site of "Rusheen Old House". At the time of Griffith's Valuation Stephen Sandes was leasing this property from the Crosbie estate. It included a herd's house valued at £1 5s. Bary writes that there were several marriages between members of the Crosbie and Sandes families in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. The house is no longer extant.
Rushfield	At the time of the first Ordnance Survey Mr. A. Irwin is noted as the occupier of one of two ''gentlemen's seats' at Tullyvohaun, barony of Boyle. In 1814 it was the residence of John Irwin. This property was valued at £8 and was occupied by William Phibbs at the time of Griffith's Valuation. A substantial farm still exists at the site.
Rushfield House	Occupied by Patrick Shiel at the time of Griffith's Valuation .Labelled Rushfield House on the 25-inch Ordnance Survey map of the 1890s. There is still a house at the site.
Rushmount	Located on the Mountcashell estate this house was occupied by Daniel Gearan in the early 1850s, when it was valued at £19. It remained in the possession of the Gearan/O'Geran family for the rest of the 19th century.
Rushy Park or Rusheen Park	At the time of Griffith's Valuation, Rev. Samuel Leonard was leasing this property to Thomas O'Connor, when it was valued at £9 15s. Bary writes that this house was in the Leonard family in the early nineteenth century. It was demolished in the early twentieth century and a new house constructed at the site.
Russaun (Russane)	Russaun, sometimes spelt Russane, appears to have become part of the Gregory estate, though occupied by the Bagot family, by the mid-19th century. At the time of Griffith's Valuation it was leased by William Gregory to John Bagot. However, in 1837 it was recorded by Lewis as the residence of the Lahiffe family. It is still extant and occupied.
Russell Villa	An early 19th century house built on the Dromoland estate, the home of the Russell family in the 19th and 20th centuries. The building is still extant.
Russelstown	At the time of Griffith's Valuation John Hewston occupied Russelstown House, valued at £20, and held from Lord Stanley.
Ryecourt	Seat of the Rye family in the 18th, 19th and 20th centuries, In 1786 Wilson refers to it as the seat of Colonel Rye. Lewis writes in 1837 that “the plantations around Rye Court are very extensive and beautiful”. The buildings were valued at £66 in the early 1850s. Ryecourt was burnt in June 1921 during the War of Independence. The family built a smaller house in the garden and continued in residence at Ryecourt into the 1970s. Ryecourt House was demolished but some of the farmyard complex remains.