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House name	Description	Image(s)
Aasleagh Lodge	Documents in the Westport Estate Papers record the leasing of the fishing at Aasleagh 'Assdia' by the Viscounts Bourke of Mayo to the ffrench family of Galway in the 17th century. The 19th century lodge was let to the Honourable David Plunket in the 1850s. It was burnt down in 1923 but renovated and leased as a fishing lodge to various persons. It was let to Lord and Lady Brabourne, relatives of the Brownes of Westport, in the 1970s before its sale to the Fisheries Board.
Abberanville	Abberanville House is descibed as "in ruins" on the 1st edition OS map. The townland, containing 24 acres, was part of John B. Daly's estate and was leased to John Blake. The ruins of a hemp factory were located nearby. [Grid Reference is approximate].
Abbert	Occupied by David Watson Ruttledge at the time of Griffith's Valuation. The seat of John Blakeney in 1894. A new house has been built at the site but the ruins of the original outbuildings still exist.
Abbey House	A house built in the grounds of the Abbey of Cong, inhabited by George McNamara in the 18th century and by Alexander Lambert for a short time in the 19th century. Lambert put on a new front and mullioned windows. It became a ruin after its purchase by the Guinness family but part of it is now used by the Board of Works.
Abbey View House	Morgan Crofton, agent to Lord Lorton, was residing here at the time of the first Ordnance Survey.
Abbeyland Cottage	A steward's house in the townland of Abbeyland Little, parish of Clonfert, barony of Longford, was part of Archdeacon Butson's estate. It was valued at £8 at the time of Griffith's Valuation.
Abbeyland House	Archdeacon Butson was leasing a steward's house, valued at £8, in the townland of Abbeyland Great, parish of Clonfert, barony of Longford, to Allan Pollok, at the time of Griffith's Valuation.
Abbeytown	Abbeytown House was 'in ruins' at the time of the first Ordnance Survey. It was formerly the residence of a Mr Crofton but was then occupied by a caretaker for the Orme family. Abbeytown was bought by Anthony Carolan of Crossmolina at the sale in 1852 and the house was later lived in by the parish priest.
Abbeytown	In 1906 Mrs. H. Campbell owned a property valued at £5 as well as over 100 acres of untenanted land at Abbeytown, [Grid reference is approximate]
AbbeyView	At the time of Griffith's Valuation, Alexander Phillips was leasing a house valued at almost £14 at Abbeyquarter North, barony of Carbury, from the Cooper estate. McTernan states that it was built in the later eighteenth century and described in 1878 "as a beautifully situated villa residence with attractive grounds". The Phillips family continued in residence until the 1860s after which it was occupied by a succession of owners until the 1990s when it was sold to the Electricity Supply Board who demolished the house.
Abbeyville	Abbeyville was originally a Phibbs property. McTernan states that it was leased to William Fleming after the death of William Phibbs in 1785.The original house was built in 1716 but extensively modernised afterwards. In 1814 it was the residence of William Fleming. At the time of Griffith's Valuation it was being leased by James Fleming from William Phibbs and was valued at £6. In the later nineteenth century it passed out of the Fleming family. It was demolished in the later twentieth century. Leet indicates that Archibald Fleming resided at Larkfield, also close to Ballymote.
Abbeyville	At the time of Griffith's Valuation a house belonging to the Earl of Huntington's estate at Killeenadeema West, barony of Loughrea, was leased to
Achonry House	John Docker was leasing Achonry House from the Armstrong estate at the time of Griffith's Valuation, when it was valued at £8. McTernan states that local tradition suggests the house was built by Docker when he leased the property from the Armstrongs. It was subsequently occupied, until the 1930s, by the Gorman family. It is still extant and has recently been renovated.
Addergoole	Built in the late 1840s or early 1850s by Thomas Eastwood and later the location of the Kylemore farm buildings.
Aggard	In 1837 Lewis recorded Aggard as the seat of J. Lambert. The property at Aggard was being leased by the Lambert family from Rev. Thomas Kelly, at the time of Griffith's Valuation. Rev. Kelly's estate, including Aggard, was offered for sale in the Encumbered Estates court in February 1857. In 1894 the seat of J.W.H. Lambert. Aggard House is still extant and occupied.
Aghacashel	According to the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage Aghacashel House was built c. 1800. At the time of Griffith's Valuation it was occupied by Charles Rolleston and was valued at £14. In 1837 Lewis records it as a Johnston residence. In 1814 it was the home of Joseph Johnston. By 1906 it was still valued at £14 and was the property of Thomas Guckian. It is still extant.
Aghamore House	Major road development has taken place in this area since 2005 but it is possible that the house is still extant.
Aghrane Castle/Castle Kelly	A 16th century tower house with 19th century additions. Lithographs of the entrance to Castle Kelly, Castle Kelly and Ballygar town are included in the sales rental of 1863. It was bought by the Bagots, sold by them to the Department of Agriculture in 1910 and demolished in 1919.
Ahascragh Glebe	At the time of Griffith's Valuation, Rev. Sir William Mahon was leasing a house valued at £20 in the townland of Ahascragh West, barony of Kilconnell, to Rev. Peter Browne. He was also leasing property in this townland to Thomas Hunt. Rev. Mahon was rector of Rawmarsh, Yorkshire.
Alderford	At the time of Griffith's Valuation Alderford was leased by the representatives of William F. McDermottroe to Catherine Thompson and was valued at £25. In 1814 it was the seat of Thomas McDermottroe. Lewis also records it as the seat of the latter in 1837. Alderford is famous for its associations with Turlough O'Carolan, the Irish harper, as he died there in 1738 and is buried nearby in Kilronan. This house, however, was built in the early 19th century. It was the seat of Thomas Charles McDermottroe in 1894. It is still extant but in a dilapidated condition.
Altamont Villa	A Browne house described in the 1830s as a slated house with 2 stories at the rear. Also known as Mallow Cottage and possibly New Brighton Lodge, it was leased by the 2nd Marquess of Sligo to Neal Davis in the late 1830s. Sold to William O'Brien, whose widow left it to the Convent of Mercy.
Altanelvick	A summer residence of the Jones family of Benada. In 1857 held in fee by Daniel Jones and valued at £3. The house became derelict in the twentieth century but has since been restored.
Altnabrocky	A shooting lodge built in 1848, in which Professor Seamus Delargy, Chairman of the Irish Folklore Society, stored all the Society's manuscripts during World War II.
Andresna	Meredith Thompson was leasing a property valued at £6 at Andresna, barony of Tirerrill, to William Thompson at the time of Griffith's Valuation.
Annadale	At the time of Griffith's Valuation, William Slack was leasing the house at Kiltubbrid from the Ecclesiastical Commissioners when it was valued at £11. Lewis also records it as the residence of the Slack family. According to the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage survey, Annadale House was built c.1760. It is still extant and occupied.
Annagh	A Tyrrell home during the 19th century.
Annagh	Old and extensive farm buildings still remain and an occupied house built in 1967. Annagh was the seat of M. Bodkin in 1894.
Annagh Cottage (Kiltartan)	Redmond Burke is recorded as residing at Annagh in 1814. The house at Annagh, barony of Kiltartan, was occupied by Redmond Burke at the time of Griffith's Valuation, when it was valued at £10. Redmond Burke of Annagh, sold property in the Land Judges' Court in 1882.
Annagh Lodge	At the time of Griffith's Valuation, Thomas Whitney was leasing a house valued at £12 to Edward Frazer, at Aughnacloy, barony of Tirerrill. In 2006 Annagh Lodge was offered for sale by Raymond Potterton estate agents, in county Meath. The house details claim that Annagh Lodge was built by the Frazer family (from Scotland), around 1800. McTernan, however, notes that the house was reputedly built by a landlord named Hewitson.
Annaghbeg House	John Moor lived at Anabeg in 1749 and in 1814 this was the residence of Edmund Moore. In the 1830s it is described by the Ordnance Survey Name Books as the residence of F. Grady and in bad repair. Charles Bailey was leasing the property at Annaghbeg, parish of Ahascragh, barony of Clonmacnowen from Hubert Moore at the time of Griffith's Valuation. Annaghbeg House is described as "in ruins" on the 1948 edition of the 6-inch OS map. Another house, known as Annaghbeg Cottage is located nearby at M823356.
Annaghcorrib	At the time of Griffith's Valuation Allan Pollok held a property valued at £20 in the townland of Annaghcorrib, parish of Clonfert, barony of Longford. The Grid Reference for this property is approximate. Padraig Lane states that this property was burned during agitation in the 1850s.
Annaghdown	Built 1868 by the Blake family, occupied and well maintained.
Annaghkeen	The castle was in ruins by the late 1830s.
Annaghmore (Nymphsfield)	Annaghmore has been the principal seat of the O'Haras since medieval times. An earlier house on the site had been demolished by 1684. It's successor was replaced by the present house c.1820. That house was known in the eighteenth and early nineteenth century as Nymphsfield and is described by McParlan in 1802. The name of the house was changed back from Nymphsfield to Annaghmore in the early 19th century and the house was further enlarged. In 1894 it was the seat of Capt. Charles K. O'Hara. In 1906 the house was valued at £68. Annaghmore is still extant and occupied by the O'Hara family.
Annefield	Built by Anthony Elwood in 1795, the property passed to the Blakes of Windfield, county Galway, in the mid 19th century. It was occupied by Charles Cromie in the 1830s and at the time of Griffith's Valuation by Emerson Dawson. It was sold to the Brannick family early in the 20th century and was bought by a Mr Fleishche in the 1980s, who restored the derelict house. The house was for sale in 2007.
Ardagh	At the time of Griffith's Valuation Richard Graves Brinkley held extensive property at Ardagh and Bellanascarva, barony of Tirerrill. This had formerly been part of his wife, Hester Lloyd's estate. Ardagh House was then valued at £14. Johnston states that the property at Ardagh was later lived in by Hunter family who acted as agents for the Brinkley estate. Part of the extensive farmyard of Ardagh House has been converted into residential accommodation. An extensive mill complex in the nearby townland of Bellanascarva was leased to Munds Harper at the same time where Brinkley also held a house valued at £30.
Ardagh House	At the time of Griffith's Valuation, Ardagh was held by Richard Foreman as a herd's house valued at £2, together with almost 1000 acres.
Ardagh Lodge	Ruane writes that it was built as a yachting lodge in the 1790s for the Palmer family. It was the residence of the Stuart family during the bathing season in the 1830s. Bought by the Stoney family in 1965.
Ardbear House	Samuel Jones held this house from Thomas Eyre at the time of Griffith's Valuation. It was described in the sale rental of 1864 as 'substanially and tastefully built', with spacious drawing rooms and 13 bedrooms. It later became a boys' secondary school run by the Franciscan Brothers.
Ardcarn (Lancaster)	Thomas Lancaster was leasing this property to Capt. James Bell at the time of Griffith's Valuation. Lewis records it as the residence of Capt. Bell in 1837. The house is still extant and occupied.
Ardcarn Glebe	At the time of Griffith's Valuation Viscount Lorton was leasing the Glebe House in Ardcarn parish to Rev. George Griffith when it was valued at £12. It is still extant and is part of a large farming enterprise.
Ardcarne House	At the time of Griffith's Valuation John Hackett was leasing Ardcarne House, valued at £25, from Viscount Lorton's estate. The house is still extant and used as a farmhouse.
Ardfry	Lewis mentions the seat of Lord Wallscourt in the parish of Oranmore but refers to it as Wallscourt rather than Ardfry, which is actually located in the parish of Ballynacourty. The Ordnance Survey Field Name books mention it as Ardfry House, the residence of Lord Wallscourt At the time of Griffith's Valuation it was being leased by the trustees of Lord Wallscourt's estate to Pierce Joyce when it was valued at £60. The house was built in the late 18th century and altered in 1826. The seat of Lord Wallscourt in 1894 and in 1906. It has been in a derelict state since the mid-20th century. In 2006 it was offered for sale as part of a scheme to create luxury apartments in the building.
Ardgallin	At the time of Griffith's Valuation Harloe Baker was leasing a house valued at £7, together with over 80 acres, at Ardgallin, barony of Coolavin, from Viscount Lorton's estate. Lewis also records Ardgallin as the seat of Harloe Baker in 1837. McTernan notes that the Baker family sold their interest to Thomas Bell, of Larkhill House, Quarryfield, in 1887. It came into the ownership of the Cornwall family in the 1920s who are still in possession.
Ardkeenagh (Plunkett)	Michael Plunkett was farming at Ardkeenagh in 1749. In 1814 home of Nicholas Peyton and of Mrs Hawkes in 1837. At the time of Griffith's Valuation the house was vacant but the surrounding lands were held by Patrick Moran from James Somerville.
Ardkeenan	A Kelly home at the end of the 18th century which passed to the Cruise family following the marriage of Daniel John Cruise, grandson of Daniel Cruise of Cruise Lodge and Ann Kelly in 1820. Occupied by Edmond Naghten in the 1830s and by Timothy Connell at the time of Griffith's Valuation who purchased the property.
Ardmullan	Built post 1838 and described as a steward's house at the time of Griffith's Valuation when it was occupied by Thomas Pim junior who held it in fee. A mansion valued at £23 was still in the possession of Thomas Pim in 1906. The house no longer exists but some of the yard buildings remain.
Ardnaree Cottage	Ardnaree was part of the Gore estate. In 1837 Ardnaree Cottage was the residence of Thomas Jones and in 1857 it was leased by Col Arthur Knox Gore to Anne Hearne when it was valued at £10.
Ardskeabeg	A property in the possession of the trustees of Dominick Skerrett at the time of Griffith's Valuation. Occupied by the Kelly family in the later 19th century and by their descendants the Canavans until 2000. The house is still extant but no longer lived in.
Ardskeamore	Occupied by the Brownes in the 1830s and by Charles Kelly in the 1850s. Renovated in 2006.
Ardtermon Castle	Ardtermon was the first property held by the Gore family before the building of Lissadell. McTernan notes that it was granted to Sir Francis Gore and had previously been the property of the O'Hart family. The Gore Booth family moved to Lissadell in the mid eighteenth century.
Ardvarna	Occupied by A. Ross in 1837, John Scully at the time of Griffith's Valuation when it was valued at £16 and by Edward Jackson Fitzsimons in the 1860s. There is still an extant house at this site.
Arm Lodge	William Lloyd was leasing a property valued at £8 to Laurence Henry at Arm, barony of Castlereagh, at the time of Griffith's Valuation. Lewis records this property as Arm Lodge, a seat of W. Lloyd in 1837. In 1814 Arm Lodge was the residence of Mr. John Cotton and in the 1870s of William Garnett.
Arnasbrack	Nicholson Ormsby Fury was leasing a house valued at £5 from the Cooper estate at the time of Griffith;s Valuation. McTernan states that it was the modern seat of the Fury family of nearby Castle Fury. In the early twentieth century the family sold their interest in the property. The house is still extant and occupied.
Ashbrook	An early 18th century house, occupied by Michael Costello in 1814 and described as in a dilapidated state at the time of the first Ordnance Survey. The Irish Tourist Association file refers to a 2 storey plain featured house with the ruins of a small private chapel closeby, which apparently fell into decay in the early 19th century.
Ashbrook	In June 1854 William Kelly was recorded as the owner of the property at Ashbrook, formerly Bouilagh, parish of Killaan, barony of Kilconnell. At the time of Griffith's Valuation the house at Ashbrook, valued at £20, was the residence of Charles B. Lynch.
Ashfield	At the time of Griffith's Valuation held by John Kelly in fee.
Ashfield House	Ashfield House was a Persse property. Woodrangers' and workmens' cottages as well as 298 acres constituted this part of the estate. At the time of Griffith's Valuation it was valued at £3. By 1906 it was the property of Capt. A. Persse and was valued at almost £5.
Ashford Castle	Originally this was the site of a De Burgo castle on the shore of Lough Corrib. A shooting lodge in the style of a French chateux was built by the Browne family of Castlemagarret and occupied in the late 18th century by a branch of that family. Thomas Elwood was agent for the Brownes in the early 19th century and is recorded as the occupier in 1814. Sold after the Famine to Benjamin Guinness. His son Arthur Lord Ardilaun expanded the building in the style of a Gothic castle. Sold by the Guinness family in 1939 the castle now functions as a world famous hotel.
Ashford Old House	At the time of Griffith's Valuation Joseph Sharpe was leasing a property from Dudley Persse, at Ashford, barony of Moycarn. It was accompanied by 350 acres and was valued at £5. In 1814 Leet records Ashford as the residence of John Maher. The 6" and 25"edition OS maps record this as "Ashford Old House".
Ashfort House	The home of John Lawder in 1814. Occupied by Hubert K. Waldron in 1837. At the time of Griffith's Valuation occupied by John Hamilton and held from Thomas Goff. There was a second smaller house known as Ashfort Vale in the same demesne grounds.
Athavallie	The main residence of the Lynch Blosses from the late 18th century. A fire destroyed the original house at Moat in 1808. It was described in the Ordnance Survey Field Name Books as the 'late residence of the proprietor'. The Lynch Blosse family were absentee landlords for most of the 19th century. In 1894 the house was recorded as the seat of Sir Henry Lynch-Blosse. Later the house became a community school run by the St Louis nuns. In 2007 the site was undergoing major redevelopment.
Athenry House	Athenry House was built in the late 18th century. In 1837 it was the seat of J. Lopdell. It was offered for sale in the Landed Estates court in November 1876 as part of the estate of Wm. Vesey Fitzgerald Hickman. It was later demolished though some evidence of estate architecture remains. Major development taking place at site.
Atteville	Both Leet and Lewis indicate that Atteville was the seat of the Knott family with William residing there in 1814. At the time of Griffith's Valuation the property was in the possession of William Phibbs. It is described as a "herd's house" and was valued at almost £2.
Atticorra	Brabazon Sharpe was leasing a property valued £20, including a mill, to Patrick Harney. This property was situated at Atticora, barony of Moycarn. A mill is shown at this location on the 1st edition OS map. The ruins of the buildings are still visible at the site.
Attikee & Kill	At the time of Griffith's Valuation, Joseph Hardy was leasing a herd's house, valued at £5 at Kill, parish of Kiltormer, from Thomas Blackstock.
Attymon House	At the time of Griffith's Valuation this house was occupied by Mary Broderick, who later married Lord Dunsandle. It was then valued at £8. In 2008 the current house at this site was offered for sale. The sale details state that it was originally built as a hunting lodge but later extended. See Irish Times 22 May 2008.
Aughrim Castle	Lewis records Aughrim Castle as the seat of R. Stanford in 1837.
Aughry	At the time of Griffith's Valuation Aughry was owned and occupied by Charles T. Ward and was valued at £13. Elaborate modern entrance gates identify Aughry House now but whether this is the original house or not is unclear.
Avena	McTernan indicates that this house was originally owned by Robert Culbertson, mill owner of Ballysadare. His property was purchased in the Landed Estates Court in the 1860s by Messers. Middleton and Pollexfen and became a regular residence of Wiliam Middleton. It is still extant and occupied.
Avena House	Avena House is associated with the extensive mill owning complex that formerly existed in Ballisadare. It was once part of the property of the Pollexfen family.

Landed Estates Database, 1.2.4 28 Sep 2009