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House name	Description
Ballygaddy	Occupied by Kirwan esq in the 1770s and in 1786. It was the residence of Thomas Lally in 1814 and, from the 1830s, of John Daly, who held it from Nesbitt Kirwan. The house was valued at £5 at the time of Griffith's Valuation. The site is now occupied by farmbuildings.
Ballygaggin	Occupied by Edmond Murphy at the time of Griffith's Valuation, valued at £30 and held from the Duke of Devonshire.
Ballygagin	At the time of Griffith's Valuation, Thomas Garde was leasing this property to John Slattery when it was valued at £15. Earlier, in 1786, Wilson refers to it as the seat of Mr. Giles. There is still an extant house at the site.
Ballygalane House	Nicholas P. O'Gorman was leasing an unnamed property valued at £14 from the Devonshire estate in 1851. On the later 25-inch Ordnance Survey Map it is labelled Ballygalane House. Brady notes that Smith had referred to it being owned by the Crotty family. An extant house still exists at the site.
Ballygally House	Ballygally House was the property of Nelson T. Foley in 1851 when it was vacant and valued at £27 10s. In 1837 Lewis refers to it as "the occasional residence of G. Holmes Jackson". It is still extant and occupied.
Ballygarran A	At the time of Griffith's Valuation, Maurice McCarthy was leasing this property from the Denny estate when it was valued at £9 10s.
Ballygarran House	Sir Edward Denny was the lessor of Ballygarran at the time of Griffith's Valuation, when the property, valued at £9 10s, was vacant. In the 1830s, the Ordnance Survey Field Name Books mention Ballygarran House as the residence of William Hilliard by whose family it had been built in the eighteenth century. It is described as " an oblong low thatched house". Bary notes that it was a house frequently associated with the Hilliard and later the Fitzmaurice families. It was demolished in the mid-twentieth century.
Ballygarrett	Referred to in 1750 by Smith as the house of John Norcott. Leased by Sir James Cotter at the end of the 18th century to Major Stephen Kell. The Major's son, John, was occupying the house in the early 1850s, when it was valued at £18 and held from Adam Newman. Later the property of the Creaghs. This house no longer exists.
Ballygarvan House	Joseph B. Coghlan held this property in fee at the time of Griffith's Valuation, when it was valued at £30. It is still extant.
Ballygarve	At the time of Griffiths Valuation, in the early 1850s, Christopher Reynolds was leasing this property from Robert Wybrants. The Ordnance Survey Name Books mention a ‘’good farmhouse’’ in the townland of Ballygarve in the 1830s. This property is now derelict.
Ballygeagin House	In 1837 Lewis lists Ballygaggen as a residence of the Butler family. Timothy Killeen was renting the house in the townland of Ballygaagin, barony of Kiltartan, from Robert J. Lattey in 1855 when it was valued at £10. Though buildings still exist at the site the original house is not extant.
Ballygeany	Marked as Ballygeanymore House on the first Ordnance Survey map. Valued at £15, occupied by John Nason and held from the representatives of Viscount Midleton at the time of Griffith's Valuation. This house is still a residence.
Ballygiblin	This was the seat of the Becher baronets in the 19th century. Occupied in 1814 by Beecher Wrixon and in 1837 recorded by Lewis as "recently modernised" [William Morrison]. Sir William W. Beecher held Ballygiblin in fee at the time of Griffith's Valuation when it was valued at £52. The seat of Sir John Wrixon Becher in 1894 and still occupied by the Bechers in 1906. In 1944 the Irish Tourist Association Survey reported that it was owned by D.CMurphy and J. Lombard. The report contains detailed background to the Beecher family including the story of Lady Beecher, the actress, Elizabeth O'Neill. This house is now a ruin.
Ballygilgan Gate Lodge	In 1906 Sir Jocelyn Gore Booth held over 800 acres of untenanted land at Ballygilgan as well as a house valued at almost £9.
Ballygirreen	At the time of Griffith's Valuation Ballygirreen was occupied by Francis O'Donohoe who held the property from Lord Inchiquin. The value of the buildings was £12 in the mid 1850s and in 1906. A house is still extant at the site.
Ballyglan Whelan)	Edmund Whelan was leasing this property from Lord Carew's estate at the time of Griffith's Valuation, when it was valued at £11. The property is labelled Ballyglan on the 25-inch Ordnance Survey map of the 1890s. A house is extant at the site.
Ballyglan House	At the time of Griffith's Valuation, Ballyglan House was leased from Lord Carew's estate by Sir Robert Paul, when it was valued at £46. In 1814 Leet recorded it as the seat of Sir J. Paul. The ITA survey in 1945 noted it as the seat of Sir R. Paul. It is still extant and well-maintained.
Ballyglasheen	This house is not marked on the first edition Ordnance Survey map. The Inventory of Irish Architecture dates this house circa 1870. It was occupied in the 1870s by John Barnes. It is still extant and well maintained.
Ballyglass	Weir writes that this was originally a McAdam property. Ballyglass was described as a steward's house at the time of Griffith's Valuation and was held by Andrew Caswell in fee. It was valued at £10. Modernised in the Tudor style in the early 20th century the house is still inhabited. It was valued at £25 in 1906 and was then in the possession of Mark Maunsell. Also known as Rosmadda House.
Ballyglass	Ballyglass, a four-bay two-storey house, built about 1820, is named on both the first six inch and 25 inch OS maps and located just north east of St Finian’s College near Mullingar. In 1814 it was the home of John McLaughlin. At the time of Griffith’s Valuation (publ. 1854) James William McLoughlin resided, holding the house valued at £16.10 in fee. This house is still extant.
Ballyglass	Henry Sampey was leasing a property at Ballyglass, barony of Castlereagh, valued at £15, together with 260 acres from the Ferrall estate. In 1837 Lewis recorded Ballyglass as the seat of R. Kelly.It continued in the possession of the Kelly family who had worked for the Sampey estate. In 1894 recorded as the seat of A.W. Sampey. In 1749 the Census of Elphin recorded it as the residence of Terence McDermott. There is still a house on the site at Ballyglass though it may have been modernised, together with extensive yard and walled garden.
Ballyglass House	James Mahon, a brother of Ross Mahon of Castlegar, was residing at Balliglass in 1749. The Ordnance Survey Name Books record it as the residence of George Clarke in the 1830s. A herd's house valued at £5 and over 250 acres of the Mahon estate were located at Ballyglass in the parish of Ahascragh at the time of Griffith's Valuation. A house still exists at the site.
Ballyglass House	Ballyglass House was in the possession of the Rev. William Gillmor at the time of the sale of lands in November 1854. There were two substantial houses in Ballyglass townland at the time of Griffith's Valuation in 1856. One, valued at £16, was leased from John Wynne by Rev. Gillmor, while the second was being leased from him by James Duncan. McTernan notes that it was purchased from Gillmor by Peter O'Connor and used by members of that family up until the twentieth century. Slater records it as his seat in 1894. It is still extant and occupied.
Ballyglass House (Clanwilliam)	Lewis records Mrs Slattery as resident at Ballyglass in 1837. In 1840 The Ordnance Survey Name Books refer to it as a house "in good repair, the residence of John Burke". It is recorded under both Clonpet and Cordangan parishes. By the mid 19th century it was the home of Thomas Mulcahy. The house was valued at £18.10 shillings and was held from Robert Maxwell. Buildings still exist at this location.
Ballyglass/Ballyclough House	At the time of Griffith's Valuation Michael Cagney owned a house in the townland of Kilmagner valued at £24. Ballyglass House is marked on the first Ordnance Survey map in this townland. but the house at this location is named Ballyclough House on the 25-inch Ordnance map of the 1890s. Hajba identifies this house as Ballyclough House, Currabeha. Ballyclough was the residence of E. Creed in 1837. A house still exists at this location.
Ballyglassin House	James Butler held this house valued at £17 from his father-in-law, Roger Green Davis, at the time of Griffith's Valuation. There is still an extant house at the site.
Ballyglissane	A Reeves home held from the Devonsher family, occupied by F.G. Reeves in 1837 and by Edward Reeves in the early 1850s when the buildings were valued at £30+. Later the home of the Warren family and still a family residence.
Ballyglunin	An 18th century house with 19th century additions, occupied by the Blake family for over 2 centuries. It is still extant and run as a conference centre.
Ballygowan
Ballygowan Cottage	A Prendergast home in the 19th century, now in an advanced state of disrepair. The property was held in fee by Richard Prendergast at the time of Griffith's Valuation when it was valued at almost £10.
Ballygreighen	In 1906 Henry E. King owned over 350 acres of untenanted land and buildings valued at £10, at Ballygreighen, barony of Tireragh. At the time of Griffith's Valuation Andrew Finnegan was leasing a property valued at £8 from the King estate at Ballygreighen. The original buildings is no longer extant.
Ballygrenane House	At the time of Griffith's Valuation, Samuel Shelwell (or Sewell) was leasing this property from the Earl of Listowel's estate when it was valued at £7 15s.In 1814 Leet noted it as the residence of Mrs. Showel. Lewis mentions Ballygrinnan as the seat of S. Sewell in 1837. Bary states that it later passed to the Macauley family who owned it until the end of the twentieth century.
Ballygrennan Castle	Granted to the Evans family under the Acts of Settlement. In the early 19th century the residence of William Creed. Described as "in ruins" on the 1st edition Ordnance Survey map. Some portions of the building remains though much of the stone has been removed.
Ballygriffen	Taylor and Skinner record the Earl of Clanwilliam as proprietor of Ballygrifffin, Golden, in the 1770s. In 1786 Wilson refers to two properties owned by the Earl in this area "on the left of Golden is Lisheen, a seat sometimes occupied by the Earl of Clanwiliam, contiguous to which is Ballygrifin, where his lordship has a very fine range of stables and other offices". The house now at Ballygriffin is a mid 19th century house incorporating the remains of a a tower house. Occupied by Edmond [Edward] Dalton in the mid 19th century when the buildings were valued at £16.10 shillings and held from Charles Bianconi. Edward Dalton's son John Edward Dalton of Golden Hills owned 161 acres in the 1870s.
Ballygriffin	Described by Smith in the mid 18th century as "a pretty seat of Mr David Nagle". This house was the birthplace of Nano Nagle. By 1814 Ballygriffin was occupied by William J. Boyce and in the early 1850s by Ellen Linehan who held the property from J.C. Nagle. The buildings were valued at £6. In 1942 the Irish Tourist Association Survey reported that the building was in ruins but it was restored in the late 20th century and is now known as the Nano Nagle Centre, preserving the heritage of the Presentation Nuns worldwide.
Ballyguiry	James Wall was leasing this property from Lord Decies estate in 1851 when it was valued at £11 10s. There are still extant buildings at the site.
Ballygunner Castle	In 1848, John Phelan was leasing this property from John P. Fitzgerald, when it was valued at £16 8s. The National Inventory of Architerctural Heritage cites it as a building of national importance due to its combination of a medieval castle site with a seventeenth century house. The building is still extant.
Ballyhaise	Ballyhaise built for Colonel Brockhill Newburgh, design attributed to Richard Castle but more likely Sir Edward Lovett Pearce, early 18th century. About 1800, sold to William Humphrys who added two storey wings to the building. Lewis describes the house in 1837 as ‘a spacious mansion, with an elevated front curiously ornamented with arches’. It was the seat of William Humphrys. In the 1850s, the buildings had a rateable valuation of £110. Since 1905, Ballyhaise has been an agricultural college.
Ballyhaise	Ballyhaise built for Colonel Brockhill Newburgh, design attributed to Richard Castle but more likely Sir Edward Lovett Pearce, early 18th century. About 1800 sold to Williamm Humphrys who added two storey wings to the building. Lewis describes the house in 1837 as ‘a spacious mansion, with an elevated front curiously ornamented with arches’. It was the seat of William Humphrys. In the 1850s the buildings had a rateable valuation of £110. Since 1905, Ballyhaise has been an agricultural college.
Ballyhalwick House	Leased by William Norwood from the Townsend estate in 1851 when it was valued at £13. Noted by Slater as the residence of William Norwood in 1894. The original house is not extant.
Ballyhamlet House	James Parker was leasing Ballyhamlet from the Earl of Shannon's estate in 1851 when it was valued at £17. There is still an extant house at the site.
Ballyhannon	Weir writes that this is a mid 19th century house and was the home of Thomas Studdert. This house valued at £24 was occupied by his representatives in 1906. It is still extant.
Ballyhar House	In 1786 Wilson refers to Ballyhar, the residence of Mr. Eager. John Leahy was in possession of this property at the time of Griffith's Valuation when it was valued at £17. Bary states that this house was originally built by the Eager family but later sold to the Leahys. It is now a ruin.
Ballyhasky House	Reverend William Scott was leasing this property from the Earl of Wicklow's estate at the time of Griffith's Valuation in the 1850s when it was valued at £15. It is still extant and occupied.
Ballyhasky Middle	Patrick Glacken was leasing this property from the Earl of Wicklow's estate at the time of Griffith's Valuation in the 1850s when it was valued at £10. It is still extant and occupied.
Ballyhast House	Ballyhast House is named on the first edition OS map and the 25 inch map. At the time of Griffith’s Valuation (publ. 1854) it was valued at £12, occupied by Rose Colgan and held from Alicia O’Connor Malone (in Chancery). Eugene Charles Dennis Colgan, farmer, was resident in 1901 and also in 1911 when his wife and family are recorded in the census. There is a building still at the site, the centre of a stud farm.
Ballyhealy House	Ballyhealy House was the home of the Batty family. O’Brien describes it as a two-storey, five-bay late 18th century building. Charles Batty was resident in 1814 and P Batty in 1837. At the time of Griffith’s Valuation (publ. 1854) William Barry Batty lived here, holding the house valued at £30 from the Rev Edward Batty. The Rev Edward Batty of Ballyhealy owned over 1,200 acres in the 1870s. Espine Batty, JP, farmer and barrister was resident in 1901 and in 1906 but by 1911 Lt Claud O’Hagan and family lived here holding the property from the Battys. The house is now a ruin.
Ballyheeragh St Leger	This house was held in fee by Dominick Kearns at the time of Griffith's Valuation, when it was valued at £10. Bought by the Tierney family in the early 20th century and still occupied by them.
Ballyheige Castle	Pierce Crosbie was in possession of Ballyheige Castle at the time of Griffith's Valuation, when it was valued at £62 10s. Noted by Slater as the seat of Col. James Crosbie in 1894. In 1906 it was owned by James D. Crosbie and valued at £50. The Ordnance Survey Field Name Books describe the house as "a splendid and commodious building in the Gothic style" and record that the house was burned on the night of 14 November 1840. Bary writes that this had originally been the property of the Cantillons, some of whom later intermarried with the Crosbies. The original house on this site was constructed in the mid-eighteenth century but was renovated and enlarged to the design of Richard Morrison in the early nineteenth century. The building was used as a prison at the time of the War of Independence in the early 1920s and was subsequently burnt. Very little of the original remains but some renovation has taken place and there is holiday accommodation at the site, now surrounded by the Golf Course.
Ballyheige Glebe	The representatives of Pierce Crosbie were leasing this property to Reverend Thomas Heffernan at the time of Griffith's Valuation, when it was valued at £17 15s. In the 1830s, the Ordnance Survey Name Books describe it as "a good slated house, two stories high", then the residence of Reverend James P. Chute. A house is still extant at the site.
Ballyhennessy	Leet refers to Ballyhennessy as the residence of James Supple in 1814.
Ballyhennessy	At the time of Griffith's Valuation, George Sandes was leasing this property from Mrs. S.C. Herrane, when it was valued at £5 and included an orchard. By the 1890s the 25-inch edition Ordnance Survey map indicates that the orchard was all but gone and the buildings were also altered. A substantial farm exists at the site now.
Ballyhenry House	In 1786 Wilson refers to Ballyhenry as the seat of Mr. Hartnett. No house is named in this townland on the 1st edition Ordnance Survey Map. At the time of Griffith's Valuation the property is held by Michael Duggan leasing from the Hurley estate and the house is valued at £3 10s. Modern farm buildings exist at the site now.
Ballyhoo	William Hurley was leasing this property from the Lane-Fox estate in 1848 when it was valued at almost £12. Modern buildings exist at the site now.
Ballyhorgan House (Ratoo)	At the time of Griffith's Valuation, Thomas Stoughton was occupying this property which was valued at £33. Lewis refers to it as the seat of T.A. Stoughton in 1837. Bary states that this house was built by the Stoughtons in the seventeenth century and continued to be occupied by them until the twentieth century, though it suffered attacks from the Whiteboys and during the War of Independence. It is now a ruin.
Ballyhorgan South	At the time of Griffith's Valuation, Goodman Gentleman was leasing this property from Sophia Herranc, when it was valued at £7. Lewis mentions a house called Ballyhorgan under Finuge Civil Parish as the seat of W. Hilliard in 1837. Leet also notes it as the seat of William R. Hilliard in 1814. In 1906 it was owned by Robert G. Gentleman and valued at £8.
Ballyhorgan West	Sophia Herrane was leasing this property to Stephen Sandes at the time of Griffith's Valuation, when it was valued at £10 15s. It is labelled Ballyhorgan West on the 25-inch Ordnance Survey map of the 1890s. Buildings are still extant at the site.
Ballyhoura Lodge	Ballyhoura Lodge was occupied by Christopher Crofts at the time of Griffith's Valuation. He held the property from the representatives of Robert Holmes and the buildings were valued at £23. The house is still a family home.
Ballyhowly	A Ruttledge family home in the 19th century, there is a lithograph of the house included in the sales advertisement of the Oranmore and Browne estate 1854. At the time of Griffith's Valuation, William Rutledge was leasing the property, valued at £10, from John Nolan Ferrall. Wilson describes it as "a country seat belonging to Henry Browne" in 1786. This house now offers farmhouse accommodation to guests.
Ballyhugh House	Ballyhugh House is named on the first edition six inch Ordnance Survey map (publ. 1837) within a small demesne. There was no building on the site in the early 20th century. ‘Ballyhue’, Ballyconnell, was occupied by John Feris in 1814. Griffith’s Valuation records the rateable valuation as £10 and John Grimes as resident, holding the property from John E. Vernon.
Ballyin Flour Mill	In 1851, Nelson T. Foley was leasing this property, including a substantial flour mill. from the Devonshire estate when it was valued at £110. The mill building is now derelict.
Ballyin House	In 1851 Ballyin House was held in fee by the Devonshire estate when it was valued at £22. Lewis refers to it as the residence of P. Foley in 1837. Smith refers to Ballyin as the seat of Richard Musgrave. The house is still extant and occupied.
Ballykeating	A house probably built in the mid 19th century, occupied by John Grove Annesley who held the property from his father General Annesley. It was valued at £14 at the time of Griffith's Valuation. Sold to the Callaghans in the mid 1890s. The Callaghans continued to own the property until the late 1970s. A property much associated with horse racing and hunting. Buildings are still extant at the site.
Ballykeel	The home of the Lysaght family in the late 18th century. Weir writes that the house was built by George Lysaght who was resident in 1814. Lewis refers to Ballykeale as the seat of the Lysaght family 'now occupied' by Mrs Fitzgerald. The Irish Tourist Association file records that the house became the property of Henry Comerford in 1839. It was unoccupied at the time of Griffith's Valuation and held by Henry Comerford. It passed from him to the Blake Fosters. Francis O'D. Blake Foster was the owner in 1906. Mrs Blake Forster was resident in the 1940s and the Irish Tourist Association file lists the paintings in the house.
Ballykelly House	In 1840 the Ordnance Survey Name Books describe Ballykelly House as "a gentleman's seat, so called". At the time of Griffith's Valuation the house and demesne were leased by James Kennedy from Edward Minchin when the buildings were value at £10. There is still an extant house at Ballykelly.
Ballykett	Home of a branch of the Hickman family in the 18th century. Weir writes that the Tymons lived here at the end of the 18th century. Occupied by Thomas Pilkington in 1814 and later by the O'Donnell family and then the Brews. No house is named on the first Ordnance Survey map of 1842. George Brew held a house valued at 2 shillings at the time of Griffith's Valuation. The original house was demolished and replaced by a late 19th century house. Also known as Elmgreen, Taylor and Skinner's map 1778 shows two houses beside each other named Elmgreen occupied by Hickman and Ballykett by Monsell.
Ballykilty	A McMahon residence in the 1730s, In 1786 Wilson notes it as the seat of Mr. McMahon. Weir writes that the lease of Ballykilty was purchased by John Blood in 1785. Occupied by Robert Young in 1814 and by John Blood in 1837 and at the time of Griffith's Valuation. He held the property from William Monsell. The front of the house was replaced following a fire in the 19th century. Functioned as a hotel in the latter part of the 20th century and now the site of a major hotel development.
Ballykinealy	The proprietor of this house in 1837 was Captain Fitzgerald of the Royal Navy. At the time of Griffith's Valuation Michael Fitzgerald held the property from John Fitzgerald and the buildings were valued at £20. The sale rental of 1861 refers to the house as a mansion "a large and first-class residence". It was occupied by Michael Joseph Fitzgerald, a barrister and younger brother of John Fitzgerald. The National Inventory of Architectual Heritage states that this house was a rectory for some time. Lewis writes that it was formerly "a religious establishment".
Ballykinlettragh	At the time of Griffith's Valuation, Henry "Faucett" had much of this townland leased from the Binghams of Bingham's Castle, barony of Erris. A building labelled Ballykinletteragh House appears on the 1st edition Ordnance Survey map but has disappeared by the publication of the 25-inch edition in the 1890s.
Ballykisteen House	Described by Lewis in 1837 as an "elegant modern building" situated on the Limerick road. The Ordnance Survey Name Books of 1840 refer to it as "the residence of Lord Stanley, pleasantly situated on rising ground and in good repair". In the early 1850s the house was valued at £50 and held in fee by Lord Stanley. It was later one of the homes of the O'Connor family. The original house no longer exists. Ballykisteen hotel and golfcourse are now located near the site.
Ballyknock	A house valued at £12 10s which was vacant at the time of Griffith's Valuation . Probably in the possession of Thomas Dooley who was leasing property from the Beresford estate in the area. There is no house visible on the later 25-inch map of the 1890s.
Ballyknock House	Ballyknock House, Derrynagarragh, is marked on the first edition OS map at a road junction and named on the 25 inch map and appears to be extant. In 1814 Ballyknock was the residence of Richard McCormick. At the time of Griffith’s Valuation (publ. 1854) it was valued at £16.10, occupied by Catherine McCormick and held from Richard McCormick. It appears to have been located on the Berry estate.
Ballyknockane	Marked on the first Ordnance Survey map as Ballyknockane Cottage, valued at £21 and occupied by Walter Asper at the time of Griffith's Valuation. He held the property from the Marquess of Ormonde. In 1894 Slater noted it as part of the latter estate. This building no longer exists.
Ballyknockane	A house occupied by Thomas Ware in the early 1850s, valued at £11 and held in fee. It is labelled Ballyknockane House on the 25-inch edition of the Ordnance Survey map of the 1890s. It is now a ruin.
Ballyknockane	The home of the Scanlan family from at least 1814 when Michael Scanlan was resident. Occupied by William Scanlan at the time of Griffith's Valuation, held by him in fee and valued at £25+. In 1906 William Scanlan held 145 acres of untenanted land and a mansion valued at £22 at Ballyknockane. Residence of Miss Reynolds in 1944.
Ballylahan	A property held by Pat McLaughlin from Sir William H Palmer in the early 19th century and by the Atkinsons at the time of Griffith's Valuation. Quinn writes that it was repossessed at the time of the expiration of their lease. It was a ruin by the publication of the 25-inch Ordnance Survey map of the 1890s.
Ballylangy House	Occupied by John Sealy at the time of Griffith's Valuation, on lease from the representatives of Thomas Sealy. The house was valued at £16 at the time. I February 1890 Ballylangy was included in the sale of the estate of Dorothea Holmes. The sale notice includes a detailed description of the house at that time. A house still exists at this site.
Ballylanigan (Cramer)	[Thomas Pennefather is recorded as resident at Ballylanigan (Pennefather?) in 1814]. Lewis refers to the Cramer family of Ballylanigan. At the time of Griffith's Valuation Ballylanigan (Cramer) was occupied by Thomas Sexton and held from Mrs Catherine Reeves. The buildings were valued at £17+. This house still exists.
Ballylawn (Inishowen)	This property was leased by Samuel Carmichael from George Dunbar's estate at the time of Griffith's Valuation in the 1850s, when it was valued at almost £8. Lewis had also recorded it as his residence in 1837. It is labelled Ballylawn on all editions of Ordnance Survey maps. It appears to be the site of farm buildings now.
Ballyleaan Lodge	Lewis records Ballylane Lodge as the residence of W. Coppinger. At the time of Griffith' s Valuation William Coppinger held in fee at Ballyleaan 142 acres, a lodge, offices and gate lodge. The property was later inherited by the O'Connell family and by marriage passed to John Charles Coppinger O'Connell (later Bianconi) in the 1870s. The mansion house valued at £41 was in the possession of John O'Connell in 1894 and in 1906. Weir writes that the house was completely demolished in 1970.
Ballyleck	Alexander Montgomery, Member of Parliament for county Tyrone, had this house built in the mid-18th century. By the early 19th century Ballyleck had become part of the estate of the Westenra family, Barons Rossmore. The house is named on the 1st edition 6 inch Ordnance Survey Map (1836). Lewis records the Honourable Richard Westenra as resident. He died in 1838. Circa 1860 William M’Keane was the occupier holding the property from Henrietta Westenra. It was valued at £36. A few years later it had become the home of Jesse Lloyd , a brother of Lady Rossmore. This house with extensive outbuildings was the home of Lucius O’Brien and family in 1901 and of William Black and family in 1911. This house is still extant.
Ballylee Castle	Lewis records the Carrig family as residennt at Ballylee Castle in 1837. At the time of Griffith's Valuation, Patrick Carrick was leasing a herd's house, old castle and land from William Gregory at Ballylee, barony of Kiltartan. The property was valued at £5 at the time. In the early century Ballylee Castle was bought and renovated by the poet, W.B. Yeats. After falling into disrepair again it was acquired by the Office of Public Works as a museum to the poet. It was severely damaged by flooding in 2009 and is not currently open to the public.
Ballylemon Lodge	In 1906 Kathleen M. Walsh was the owner of this property, then valued at over £13. It had been built in the later nineteenth century and is shown on the 25-inch Ordnance Survey map of the 1890s. Local sources state that it was also the home of John O'Keeffe, MP for Dungarvan in the 1870s. An earlier property in the Ballylemon area was described by Smith in 1774 as "anciently the seat of Sir Richard Osborne".
Ballylicky House	Arthur Hutchins was leasing this house from the Earl of Kenmare's estate in 1852 when it was valued at almost £14. In 1837 Lewis refers to it as the seat of S. Hutchins. Later associated with the Graves family. The Irish Tourist Association survey of the 1940s noted that it was already being run as a guesthouse at that time and it is now a luxury hotel.
Ballylin	Michael Smith was living at Ballylin, Rathkeale, in 1814 and R. Smith in 1837.
Ballyline	Weir writes that this house was also known as Millbrook. It was occupied by Henry Butler in 1814 but had reverted back to another branch of the family by 1837 when Austin Butler was the proprietor. Austin Butler held the house in fee at the time of Griffith's Valuation, when it was valued at £15. The representatives of Theobald Butler held the house and 428 acres of untenanted land in 1906. The house was demolished by the Land Commission before the 1940s and the land divided.
Ballyline	St. John Blacker was leasing this property to Nicholas King at the time of Griffith's Valuation, when it was valued at £3 10s, on a holding of over 250 acres. Modern farm buildings exist at the site now. [Grid Reference is approximate].
Ballymacadam House	Robert M. Leeson was leasing this property to John Roche at the time of Griffith's Valuation, when it was valued at £13. In the 1830s, the Ordnance Survey Field Name Books record Lady Franks as the owner of the townland and John Roche occupying the house. In 1786 Wilson refers to Ballymacadam as a seat of the Earl of Glandore. Bary states that the house had a number of owners since its construction in the eighteenth century. It is still extant and occupied.
Ballymacgibbon House	The home of the Fynn family in the 18th and 19th centuries. It was held in fee by Jane Finn at the time of Griffith's Valuation, when it was valued at £20. It is now an ivy covered ruin.
Ballymackeogh	The seat of the Ryan family for much of the 18th and 19th centuries, occupied by William Ryan in 1814 and by his son William Ryan in 1837. The Ordnance Survey Name Books refer to the house as the residence of Mr. Hawkshaw in 1840. William Ryan held the property in fee at the time of Griffith's Valuation when the buildings were valued at £31. The Ryans were still resident at the beginning of the 20th century. This house is still extant.
Ballymackey House	Ballymackey House is described as "in ruins" at the time of the first Ordnance Survey in the 1830s. An earlier tower house is also shown, described as "Ballymackey Castle (in ruins)". Wilson, writing in 1786, refers to "Ballymakey" as the seat of Mr. O'Meara. The Ordnance Survey Name Books describe Ballymackey House as "an old house adjoining the south side of Ballymackey old castle.....now in a state of total ruin". By the time of Griffith's Valuation, this townland was part of the Cole-Bowan estate. Most of the site is now occupied by extensive farm sheds though ruins of the old castle are still visible.
Ballymackney	Ballymackney House is named on the 1st edition 6 inch Ordnance Survey Map (1836) which shows a large walled garden close by. Ballymackney was located on the estate of the Marquess of Bath. Lewis records the proprietor as W. Daniel. It became the home of George Henry Gartlan and his wife Mary McMullan of Cabra, county Down, who married in 1846. Seven years later they left Ballymackney to live at Cabra. At the time of Griffith’s Valuation circa 1860 the house was occupied by David Grimstone who held it from Thomas Jackson. The buildings were valued at £20. This house is still the centre of a farming enterprise just outside the village of Ballymackney.
Ballymacmoy	The Hennessys were settled at Ballymacmoy from the mid 18th century. In 1786 Wilson refers to "Ballymacboy" as the seat of Mr. Hennessy. A new house was built circa 1820s. By the time of Griffith's Valuation the Hennessy home was valued at £13.5 shillings and was held in fee by James Hennessy. He also owned a flour mill valued at £70 which he leased to Henry B. Foote. This house was still a Hennessy home in the 20th century and the house is still extant.
Ballymacooda	A house valued at £15 at the time of Griffith's Valuation when it was in the possession of Michael Finucane who held it from Nicholas Westby. Passed into the ownership of the Commane family in the 20th century. [Grid reference is approximate]
Ballymacool	At the time of Griffiths Valuation, John R. Boyd was leasing this property from the Ecclesiastical Commissioners, when it was valued at £50. In 1837 Lewis had also recorded Ballymacool as the seat of J. Boyd. The National Inventory of Architectural Heritage suggests it was built c.1770 and continued in the ownership of the Boyd family until 1940. It is now a ruin.
Ballymacreese	A residence of the Greene family in the 18th century and noted by Wilson as the seat of Mr. Greene in 1786. The Ordnance Survey Name Books refer to this house as the seat of Mr James Shine, rebuilt in 1829 at a cost of £900. Occupied by James Shine in the early 1850s and held from the representatives of Frederick Lloyd. The buildings were valued at £26. Jeremiah Shine of Ballymacreese owned 79 acres in the county in the 1870s. The house is still extant and well-maintained.
Ballymacsimon	A house located on the Devonshire estate and occupied by John Kirby in the mid 19th century. The buildings were valued at £25. William Kirby held 2 townlands in the parish of Aghera at the time of Griffith's Valuation. Home of the Collins family in the mid 20th century and still inhabited.
Ballymacurly	Andrew McDermott was farming at Ballymackeriley, parish of Cloonygormican in 1749. Occupied by Michael Nolan in 1837 and in the 1850s and held from Hugh O'Byrne.
Ballymagooly	The home of the Franks family in the mid 18th century. John Nash was living here in the late 18th century. In 1790 his daughter Catherine married Robert Courtenay of Ballyedmond and the property passed to the Courtneys. Ballymagooly was occupied by the Courtneys in 1814 and in 1837. Held by John Courtney in fee at the time of Griffith's Valuation when the buildings were valued at £35. Also known as The Garrison the house was burnt and the stableblock converted into a residence in 1955.
Ballymakee House	Edward Mulcahy was leasing this property from the Stradbroke estate at the time of Griffith's Valuation, when it was valued at £26. A substantial house overlooking the river Suir, it is still extant.