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House name	Description	Image(s)
Dalefield	Lewis records a house called Dalefield, parish of Kilkeevin, as the seat of J. Grey in 1837. At the time of Griffith's Valuation Alice Gray was leasing a property valued at £10 to Charles O'Connell. In 1814 Dalefield was the residence of Michael O'Flinn.
Dalgan	Built in 1801 as the new home of the Kirwan family formerly of Claremount, Claremorris. It was bought by the Duke of Bedford in 1853 for Lady de Clifford, the wife of his first cousin. The house became a seminary for the missionary Society of St Columban in 1918. The Irish Tourist Association file describes the fine mansion as in ruins. It contained about 50 rooms and had been stripped of its roof and fittings about a year previously, circa 1944. It is now demolished.
Dalgin	Inhabited by the Birminghams and later the Kirwans until 1954, subsequently demolished. Out buildings still remain at the site beside a modern bungalow, the home of Mr John Curran.
Dalysfort	At the time of Griffith's Valuation the townland of Cahernaheeny belonged to James Maitland Kirwan, a member of the Kirwan of Dalgan family. It was occupied by John Fitzgerald.
Dalysgrove	The Ordnance Survey Field Name books describe Dalysgrove as the residence of Peter Daly and in good repair. At the time of Griffith's Valuation, Francis Daly was leasing the property at Dalysgrove valued at £32 from Peter Daly. The house was in the possession of Peter F. Daly in 1906. Sold by the Dalys in 1928, the shell of the house and parts of the walled garden remains.
Dalystown/Dalyston	Built for the Daly family in the mid-18th century it later became the seat of Charles O'Farrell. In 1906 it was valued at £50. It was stripped of its fittings in the early 1960s and is now a ruin.
Danesfield	The house is demolished, however the yard bell is still visible and the remains of the walled garden.
Danesfort (Loughrea)	In the mid 19th century Danesfort belonged to a branch of the Dolphin family of Turoe. By the early 20th century Danesfort was inherited through marriage by the Tighes of The Heath, near Ballinrobe, county Mayo and in 1906 was the property of Robert Dolphin Tighe when it was valued at almost £16.
Danesfort (Roscommon)	At the time of Griffith's Valuation, William Roycroft was leasing the house at Danesfort, valued at £12, from Miss M. O'Connor. In 1814 it was recorded as the seat of Gilbert Roycroft. Lewis also describes "Deansfort" as the seat of the Roycroft family in 1837. Keenehan and others state that the Roycroft house was demolished c.1890 and another house constructed on the site by the Duignan family.
Danesfort House (Ballynakill)	Jethro Hemsworth was occupying the house, valued at £10, at Gortnakilla, in the 1850s. He was leasing from Henry Brunskill. In the 1830s the OS Name Books recorded that there was an old brewery in this townland.
Dangan	Occupied by George Symmes in 1814. The Ordnance Survey Field Name Books describe it as a 3 storey house belonging to the proprietor of the townland Thomas Redington. It remained the home of the Redington family for most of the 19th century.
Dangan	Dangan Castle was one of the main residences of the O'Beirne clan but was badly decayed by the early 17th century. Dangan House was built nearby and was occupied by the O'Beirne family from the 17th to the 19th centuries. They held Dangan from the King family. Father Martin Coen writes that Dangan House in the parish of Kilmore was the birthplace of George J. P. Browne, Bishop of Galway in the 1830s. Patrick O'Beirne was the occupant in 1814 and 1837. It was the residence of Mathew Hanly at the time of Griffith's Valuation when the house was valued at £8.
Dartfield	The home of R. Blake in the 1830s and by the time of Griffith's Valuation Dartfield was the property of Maria L. Blake and was valued at £28. Later occupied by Geoghegans, Hardys and now home to the horse museum run by the Leahy family.
Deel Castle	James Cuff, Lord Tyrawley, built a house beside the Old Bourke Castle in 1791. The house was burnt in 1922 and not rebuilt.
Deerpark	At the time of Griffith's Valuation, James Horsman was leasing buildings valued at £28 which included a mill, at Deerpark, parish of Kilcloony, barony of Clonmacnowen, from the Clancarty estate.
Delphi Lodge	The house was built circa 1820 by the 2nd Marquess of Sligo, who had visited Delphi in Greece. It was leased to Thomas Spencer Lindsey of Hollymount House, county Mayo in the 1820s, to Stepney St George of Headford Castle, county Galway in the 1830s and to the Honourable Reverend William Conynham Plunket (later Archbishop of Dublin 1884-1887) in the 1850s. He was succeeded as tenant by Captain and Mrs Houstoun and other members of the Houstoun family. When the 6th Marquess of Sligo sold his estate to the Land Commission, he bought back this property and the 20th century history of Delphi Lodge is well documented in the Westport Estate Papers. The house was bought by Peter Mantle in the 1980s and is now run as a guest house specializing in fishing holidays.
Dennistown House	Built post 1838, occupied by Hugh Craven at the time of Griffith's Valuation and a centre for the Agricultural Institute in the late 20th century.
Dernasliggaun	A house on the shore of Killary Harbour, named after a small lough in the townland of Tullyconnor, built by Alexander C. Lambert on a farm of 250 acres leased from Colonel Alexander Thomson in 1854.
Derrane	The home of the Corr family in the 19th century, Henry Corr is recorded as living at Durham in 1814. Valued at £12 at the time of Griffith's Valuation. Elizabeth Sandys advertised for sale Durham Lodge and 39 acres in July 1854. The Sandys house was valued at £3 in the 1850s and in 1906.
Derroon House	Derroon House is recorded on the 1st edition OS map. At the time of Griffith's Valuation, Capt. Richard Gethin was leasing a property at Derroon from the Gore-Booth estate valued at almost £3.
Derry Lodge	At the time of Griffith's Valuation, Elizabeth Sandford was leasing a house at Derry, barony of Frenchpark, valued at £6 from the French estate. The house is described in the Ordnance Survey Field Name books of 1837 as "a good house, two stories high and thatched". The first edition of the Ordnance Survey map indicates a mill on the site also.
Derrycarne	At the time of Griffith's Valuation Derrycarne was the property of William Ormsby Gore and was valued at £30. Lewis records it as the seat of the Nisbett family in 1837. In 1906 it was in the possession of Lord Harlech (Ormsby Gore) and was valued at £33. The Ormsby Gore estate was eventually sold in 1924 and Derrycarne and about 80 acres were acquired by a Col. Kirkwood, a relative of the Kirkwood family of Woodbrook, county Roscommon. It changed hands again several times before being acquired by the Land Commission in 1952. The house was demolished shortly afterwards.
Derryhivney	In 1814 this house was known as Harding Grove and was the seat of Jonathan Harding. The Harding family also had an estate in north Tipperary. At the time of Griffith's Valuation, the house at Derryhivney was occupied by Cuthbert Fetherston.
Derryhoyle	In 1855 the house at Derryhoylemore, parish of Lickerrig, barony of Dunkellin, was leased by Robert O'Hara to Samuel Wade. In 1906 the house at Derryhoyle was valued at £12 and was owned by Robert F. O'Hara who also owned over 100 acres of untenanted land there.
Derrykeel	Derrykeel was the property of the Barry family in the nineteenth century. At the time of Griffith's Valuation it was the property of Smith Barry. There was a house on the property valued at 10s as well as 500 acres.
Derrymaclaughna	A house appears to be located near the castle on the first Ordnance Survey map of 1838. The Ordnance Survey Field Name Books mention the ruins of a castle, a mansion house and a chapel in the townland. The property belonged to the Burke family in the 18th century and became the residence of Thomas P. O'Flahertie of the Lemonfield family in the early 19th century. He was married to a daughter of Ulick Burke of Derrymaclaughna. At the time of Griffith's Valuation it was occupied by Thomas Cullinane who held it from James Browne. The residence of Alan Parker Close in the 1870s.
Derryquin
Derrywillan House	A gate lodge and caretaker's house belonging to this estate were located in the townland of Redpark while the main house was in the townland of Tynagh. In 1837 Lewis records Derrywilliam House as the seat of H. Kilkelly. Taylor and Skinner record Dirry as the seat of the French family in 1783.
Dirk Lodge	Alexander Crichton's address is given as Dirk Lodge, Drumard, in 1870s Landowners Listings. In the 1850s the house is described as a "steward's house" valued at £8. In 1906 he was the owner of a house valued at £8 at Derk Beg, barony of Tireragh. McTernan notes that this property had been a herd's house in the early ineteenth century but was enlarged in the 1880s. It is still extant and occupied.
Doobeg	At the time of Griffith's Valuation the property at Doobeg consisted of a herd's house, valued at over £1, together with over 300 acres, and was in the ownership of Robert McAlpine. In the later nineteenth century it was lived in by the Phibbs family. Doobeg house is still extant and occupied as a family home.
Doocastle	In Griffith's Valuation Joseph M. McDonnell held the house Doocastle from John B. Lindsey [of Turin Castle, barony of Kilmaine] when it was valued at £10. It is now a ruin.
Doohulla Lodge	Located on the east side of Ballyconnelly Bay beside Callow Bridge, John Boswell was in possession of a house valued at £1. 5 shillings here at the time of Griffith's Valuation.
Doolough	A house occupied by the Houstouns from the early 1850s.
Doolough Lodge	Built by the Binghams and lived in by Arthur Shaen Bingham in the 1880s.
Doomore	At the time of Griffith's Valuation the house at Doomore, barony of Leyny, valued at £5, together with over 200 acres was leased by Walter Henry from John F. Knox. In 1837 Lewis lists Doomore as the residence of Hugh Gray. McTernan notes that it was held by the Gray family from the mid-eighteenth to almost the mid-nineteenth century.
Doon	A John Smyth occupied Doone Lodge in 1814. By the mid 19th century Doon was a Blake residence and was later used as a shooting lodge by the Guinness family. It was offered for sale in 1939 with the rest of the Guinness estate. The house was the home of the Earl of Mayo in the latter part of the 20th century. Extensively renovated in 2006 by the present owner.
Doon	The home of the Reverend Anthony Magee at the time of Griffith's Valuation.
Doon House	At the time of Griffith's Valuation Charles Filgate was leasing a house valued at £5 and 400 acres from the Clonbrock estate. In the 1830s, is noted in the Ordnance Survey Field name books as the agent for several county Galway estates, including the Mahons of Castlegar and the Blakeneys of Abbert.
Doonaleragh Lodge	This house was built as a summer house for the family residing at Rathcarrick. At the time of Griffith's Valuation, Amy Eliza Walker was leasing it and over 300 acres from the representatives of Roger Walker. It was valued at £10. It is still extant and occupied.
Doonally	The Parke family were granted lands at Doonally (or Dunally) in the 17th century. These lands had previously belonged to the O'Connors. The building currently at this site was built c.1830. It was the property of Roger Parke at the time of Griffiths Valuation and was valued at £40. In 1906 it was valued at £44. In the mid-twentieth century it was sold to the North West Cattle Breeders Association and used as an administrative headquarters. It is now vacant but rapidly becoming derelict.
Doonally	This property was sometimes known as Doonalla. At the time of Griffith's Valuation it was occupied by Mary Fury who was leasing it from Phillip Gumley when it was valued at £6. Lewis recorded it as a residence of Owen Phibbs in 1837.
Dooneen	The representatives of Daniel Ferrall were leasing a property valued at £5 together with 200 acres to John Sharkey at the time of Griffith's Valuation.
Doonmacreena	The sales rental of 1851 states that the old house at Doonmacreena was the residence of Mr Blake's ancestor 'now in ruins'.
Doorus Cottage	O'Connell states that Doorus Cottage was built by the de Basterot family in the 1860s, possibly with materials from the demolished Neptune Vale. It had several owners before being given to An Oige in 1961 as a youth hostel.
Doorus House	Dooras House was built by the French family in the 18th century. At the time of Griffith's Valuation Count de Basterot was leasing this property from Henry Comerford. In 1906 Count de Basterot was the owner of a mansion house valued at £10 here. O'Connell records that the house was demolished about 1917-18.
Dove Hall	A small house occupied by Courtney Strogen and his descendants during the 19th century, held on lease from the Evans family. Occupied by John A. Knox in 1906.
Dowagh	Another home of the Blakes of Garracloon. It was lived in by Mark Blake a younger brother of Manus Blake of Garracloon, until his death in 1817. At the time of the Ordnance Survey 1838 it was described as a 'beautiful little place' the residence of Mr Blake. Held by Isaac Mayne, from Henrietta Blake at the time of Griffith's Valuation. The building still retains its thatched roof and is occupied.
Downhill	The house at Downhill is recorded as being built by Mr. Brennan, Merchant, Ballina. It appears, from the OS Name Books, that the townland of Knockalyre or Downhill was part of the Gore estate in 1836. Dr. McHugh of Ballina also had an interest in the property which he was renting to Rev. Thomas Feeney in 1857. Co. Knox Gore also had a mill complex in this townland which, at the time of Griffith's Valuation, he was leasing to William Symes. Downhill House became a hotel when it was purchased by the Moylett family in 1936.
Drimbawn	Built by Catherine Plunket and now owned by the Wilson family.
Drimcong	Originally a Lynch home which was sold to the Kilkellys in the early 19th century. In the late 20th century Drimcong House functioned as a gourmet restaurant, it is now a private residence.
Drimrane	At the time of Griffith's Valuation John Taaffe was leasing a property at Drimraine, barony of Corran, valued at £6 to John Davis. It was in use as a herd's house accompanying a holding of over 100 acres. McTernan states that Davies subsequently sold the property to the Reynolds family in whose possession it still remains.
Driney	In 1906 the mansion house at Driney was valued at £31. At the time of Griffith's Valuation it was occupied by Rev. Walter C. Peyton and was valued at £10. In 1814 it was the residence of Walter Peyton and was also recorded as the seat of the Peyton family in 1837. It was also recorded as a seat of the Peyton family by Taylor and Skinner in 1783. There is no evidence of a house at this site now.
Dromore	At the time of Griffith's Valuation the house at Dromore was the property of John Fenton and was valued at £15. Both Leet in 1814 and Lewis in 1837 also record it as a residence of the Fenton family. In 1864 Thomas Fenton offered it for sale in the Landed Estates Court. The house was occupied at the time by Jas. McMunn, MD. In 1906 the house at Dromore was valued at £16 and was the property of William Browne Loughead.
Drum Lodge	One of the many surviving gatelodges on the Rockingham Demesne.
Drumahaire Lodge	Dromahaire Lodge was part of the Lane-Fox estate and was usually the home of the agent. During the 19th century these included D. Stewart and Joshua Kell. To the rear site are the ruins of a seventeenth-century fortified house, built by Sir William Villiers and formerly the seat of the O'Rourke family.
Drumalagagh Cottage	At the time of Griffith's Valuation, George Harrison was leasing a property at Drumalagagh, barony of Moycarn, valued at £14, from Lieutenant Colonel Maberly. This seems to be the property known as Drumalagagh Cottage. This was earlier associated with the St. George family. In 1837 Lewis records Dromalga Cottage as owned by Sir R. St. George but the seat of Mr. Dexter. The Ordnance Survey Field Name books of the same year describe the property as "a gentleman's place in good repair". It appears to have been situated on the demesne known as Mount Equity, of about 770 acres. Buildings labelled "Mount Equity" appear on the 1st edition OS Map but not on subsequent editions. In the Encumbered Estates sale notice of 1852 Dromalgagh Cottage is described as unoccupied but formerly the residence of the late Mrs. Dexter. In 2009, this property was offered for sale. An eighteenth century mausoleum, dedicated to Henry St. George, is also located in this townland.
Drumard House	Rev. Thomas Jones was leasing a property at Drumard, barony of Mohill, valued at £25 to William Jones at the time of Griffith's Valuation.
Drumcliff	The townland of Drumcliff South formed part of the Gethin estate in this area in the eighteenth century. This house was leased to Charles Allen at the time of Griffith's Valuation, when it was valued at £12 10s. The house had a succession of owners in the twentieth century and is still extant and occupied.
Drumcree Mill	Josias Rowley was leasing a mill and house valued at £13 in this townland to Alexander Acheson in the 1850s.
Drumdaff	Charles Croghan, a farmer, lived at Drumduff in 1749. Home of the Digby family in the 19th century.
Drumdartan Glebe	At the time of Griffith's Valuation, Daniel Etough was occupying the house at Drumdartan Glebe valued at £16. In 1837 Lewis had recorded it as a residence of the Percy family. The property is now derelict.
Drumdoe	At the time of Griffith's Valuation, John Wolfe Flanagan was leasing a house at Drumdoe from Viscount Lorton's estate, valued at £28. This house is described as "a good house, formerly the residence of Colonel Lilly" at the time of the first Ordnance Survey.
Drumharsna
Drumharsna	At the time of Griffith's Valuation, Lord Ashtown owned the townlands of Drumharsna North and South, barony of Dunkellin. A herd's house in Drumharsna South was valued at £2. By 1906 the buildings at this property were valued at £14.
Drumhierny Lodge	At the time of Griffith's Valuation William LaTouche was leasing this property, valued at £15, to Francis LaTouche.
Druminshin Glebe	Rev. James Agar held this property at Druminshin Glebe freehold at the time of Griffith's Valuation when it was valued at £30. The property seems to have been known as Carrigallen Glebe or Carrigallen Lodge at various times though it is recorded as Druminshin Glebe house on the first edition Ordnance Survey map. It is still extant and occupied.
Drumkeel	At the time of Griffith's Valuation Isabella Palmer was leasing property valued at £10 at Drumkeel, barony of Dromahaire from the estate of the Earl of Tyrconnell. The buildings is extant but derelict.
Drumkilla or Mohill Glebe	At the time of Griffith's Valuation Rev. Arthur Hyde was leasing the Glebe at Drumkilla, valued at £22, from the Ecclesiastical Commissioners.
Drumlease Glebe	Rev. Wilby Wynne was occupying Drumlease Glebe, barony of Dromahaire, at the time of Griffith's Valuation when it was valued at £20. The building is still extant but was damaged by fire in 2002. McParlan includes John Carter and brothers of Drumlease on a list of "resident gentlement of property" in 1802.
Drumliffen Glebe	At the time of Griffith's Valuation Rev. Wm. Percy was leasing a property valued at £12 at Drumliffen Glebe, barony of Leitrim, from the Ecclesiastical Commissioners. The property is still extant and part of a farm.
Drummaan	Drummaan House is described as "in ruins" on the 1st edition of the Ordnance Survey.
Drummartin	At the time of Griffith's Valuation, Drummartin House was being leased by Joseph McCarthy, MD, from Caleb Digby. It was valued at £12. In the 1870s it is recorded as the address of Mrs. Mullarkey. The sale notice of June 1885 indicates that it was a modern house erected at a cost of over £2000 and the main tenant was William Evans.
Drumod More	At the time of Griffith's Valuation, Catherine Warren was leasing a house valued at £9 to Francis Murphy at Drumod More, barony of Mohill. Extensive redevelopment and road building taking place in this area in 2007.
Drumrahan	Lewis records Drumrahan as a seat of the O'Brien family in 1837. At the time of Griffith's Valuation it was being leased by John O'Brien to Phillip Taggart and was valued at £25. Entrance gates have been reconstructed and avenue is in use; house is not visible but may be extant.
Drumsillagh	Acheson O'Brien was leasing the property at Drumsillagh, barony of Carrigallen, from the King estate (in chancery) at the time of Griffith's Valuation when it was valued at £15. Lewis also records it as a seat of the O'Brien family in 1837. In 1906 Drumsillagh was owned by the representatives of William A. O'Brien and was also valued at £15. There appears to be still a house at this site.
Dunamon	Tower house with 18th and 19th century additions, now used by the Divine Word Missionaries as a retreat and respite centre and bought by them from the Land Commission in 1939. Originally situated in county Galway, now in county Roscommon.
Duncarbry Lodge	At the time of Griffith's Valuation John R. Dickson was the owner of two properties at Duncarbry, barony of Rossinver, one valued at £18 and the other at £10. Lewis records that Rev. Dickson was residing at Duncarbry Lodge in 1837.
Dundermot	A Blakeney property, built circa 1750, occupied by Owens esquire in 1778, Richard Kelly in 1814 and held by Patrick O'Connor at the time of Griffith's Valuation when the house was valued at £36. In the 1890s it became the home of the Blake-Kellys, although Nicholas O'Conor is recorded as the occupier in the valuation lists, 1906. Restored in the early 21st century.
Duniry	Patrick Kennedy was leasing a house valued at £8 at Duniry at the time of Griffith's Valuation. Grid reference is approximate.
Dunmore Castle	A tower house occupied by the Ouseley family from the late 17th century. In ruins by the late 19th century.
Dunmore House	Marked on the Taylor and Skinner map of 1778 as the residence of the Earl of Ross. Possibly the house known as Dunmore Lodge in 1814 when occupied by John Egan. William D. Griffith, brother of Richard Griffith of ''Valuation'' fame, was agent to Sir George Shee in the mid 19th century and lived at Dunmore House. A fine ruin situated on the edge of the golf course.
Dunsandle	A large house built in the later 18th century for Denis Daly, M.P. Dunsandle House was sold in 1954 and demolished in 1958 although portions of the walls are still standing. Evidence of both the stable yard and walled garden still exists also.
Durrow	At the time of Griffith's Valuation, Francis Hurley was leasing a property valued at £7 together with over 100 acres, from the Bagot estate at Durrow, barony of Ballymoe.

Landed Estates Database, 1.2.4 28 Sep 2009