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House name	Description	Image(s)
Pallas	Pallas was the largest of the Nugent properties in the parish of Tynagh, which also included Spring Garden, Flower Hill and Crannagh, a property that had been used in the eighteenth century. A mansion was built at Pallas for Anthony Nugent, 4th Lord Riverston, in 1797. At the time of Griffith's Valuation it was the property of Anthony Nugent and was valued at £46. In 1906 it was owned by the Earl of Westmeath and was valued at £52. It was demolished after World War II. A well-preserved tower house and the remains of a large 17th century residence can also be seen at Pallas.
Pallas	At the time of Griffith's Valuation John J. Bodkin was leasing a property at Pallas, parish of Fohanagh, to Thomas O'Connor. The house was valued at £3 but was accompanied by over 600 acres.
Palmerstown	The original Palmer house is marked "in ruins" on the first Ordnance Survey map of the late 1830s. The Irish Tourist Association File states that it was destroyed by fire when the French forces passed by in 1798. In the mid 19th century Henry A Knox, fifth son of Annesley G Knox of Rappa, leased the townland from Sir William Palmer. Knox lived in a house converted from part of the yard buildings of the original house before the mid 1850s. His descendants continue to live there today.
Palmerstown or Pokoroko	In 1814 a house at Fairy Hill was the residence of Mr. Palmer. This property was held on a lease renewable forever from the Clanricarde estate. It is recorded in Lewis under Portumna town. In 1865 it was occupied by Lewis Goodbody. It is still extant and occupied. The sale notice refers to the house as Pokoroko but on the 1st edition OS map it is labelled Palmerstown
Palmfield	At the time of Griffith's Valuation, Anne McDonnell was leasing a property valued at £3 at Calveagh Upper, parish of Kilbeagh, county Mayo from Viscount Dillon's estate. Lewis identifies Palmfield in the same parish as a residence of A. MacDonnell in 1837. Walls and estate architecture still identify the site which part of a large farm.
Parke's Castle	This castle was built by Capt. Roger Parke, incorporating an old O'Rourke castle, probably in the first or second decades of the 17th century. This property eventually came into the possession of the Gore family through the marriage of Anne Parke to Sir Francis Gore.
Partry House	Bence-Jones describes the house as Georgian with a Wyatt window above the porch, it is likely that it incorporates an earlier house built in the latter part of the 17th century. Owned briefly by David Shaw Smith in the 1990s, now the home of Lorraine O'Donoghue.
Peak	Richard Irwin owned a herd's house and over 370 acres at Peak, barony of Castlereagh at the time of Griffith's Valuation.
Percymount	At the time of Griffith's Valuation John Wynne held this property at Kiltycahill, when it was described as "Painter's house" and valued at £5. The property had been owned by the Gethin family until its sale in the Encumbered Estates Court in the early 1850s. McTernan states that races were frequently held on the lawn at Percymount between the 1870s and the 1940s. The house is now in a derelict condition.
Perssepark	At the time of Griffith's Valuation, William Persse was leasing a house valued at £10 from Dudley Persse at Perssepark, parish of Kilcloony, barony of Clonmacnowen. Earlier, in 1837, Lewis recorded Perssepark as the residence of S. Masters.
Petersburgh	In 1986 the house and immediate surrounds were vested in the county Galway Vocational Education Committee. The house and yard buildings have been completely renovated and now function as an Outdoor Education Centre.
Pheasant Hill	A Sheridan home from the late 18th century to the late 19th century. This house no longer appears to be extant.
Pickle Point	In 1837 Pickle Point was occupied by - Cashe.
Pollboy	John Craig was leasing a house valued at £10 to Geoffrey Prendergast at Pollboy, parish of Kilcloony, at the time of Griffith's Valuation.
Pollranny	At the time of Griffith's Valuation, Henry Dillon Trant was leasing a property valued at £4 10s + 130 acres at Pollranny, barony of Castlereagh, to John Irwin.
Port	Port is given as the address of Guy Cooper in 1814 while in 1856 the house at Port was occupied by George Latimer.
Port Royal	At the time of Griffith's Valuation, Henry Griffith was leasing a property at Buninna, including a mill from the Cooper estate. The property was valued at £12. McTernan notes that this house is described in early nineteenth century documents as a "marine villa". It was later occupied by the McMunn and Hart families. It is stil extant but dilapidated.
Portacarron	No visible sign of the house from the road, some walls and parts of the stable yard remain.
Portobello	At the time of Griffith's Valuation, John Stafford was leasing a property at Portobello valued at £13 from Lord Lorton's estate. In 1814 it had been the residence of Thomas Stafford who Lewis also recorded as resident there in 1837.
Portroyal	This house was the home of the Gildea family in the 18th century.
Portumna	Reverend Lewis Hawkes was leasing a property at Portumnna, valued at £16 from the Ecclesiasical Commissioners at the time of Griffith's Valuation. The Reverend Louis Hawkes of Brierfield died in 1857.
Portumna Castle	The house we know as Portumna Castle was built in the early seventeenth century by Richard de Burgo or Burke, 4th Earl of Clanricarde. It was used as the de Burgo/Burke family residence for over 200 years until it was badly damaged by fire in 1826 when it was replaced by another house close by. This second house is no longer extant. In 1906 the buildings at Portumna were valued at £40. The original Portumna Castle has been restored and is open to the public.
Powellsborough	At the time of Griffith's Valuation, Abraham Powell, was leasing a property at Powellsborough, barony of Leyny, valued at £5 together with almost 400 acres from Edward Powell, In 1906 James J. Powell was the owner of buildings valued at £12 at Powellsborough, barony of Leyny. The Congested Districts Board later acquired over 50 acres of this estate. The house is still extant but derelict.
Prospect	Prospect Lodge is recorded as the residence of T. Burke in 1814. At the time of Griffith's Valuation it was leased by Thomas Courtney to John Lopdell.
Prospect	Richard Ouseley (1733-1804) rebuilt Prospect House and let it to Captain Charles O'Connor. The remains of outbuildings are still visible.
Prospect (Kiltartan)	Occupied by A. Nolan in 1814. Lewis records Prospect as the seat of Nolan in 1837. By the time of Griffith's Valuation it appears to have been part of the estate of the representatives of Vicesimus Knox and leased to William Mulville.
Prospect (Meelick)	In 1856 Joseph Cowan was leasing a property at Prospect, in the parish of Meelick, barony of Longford, from Francis Usher. In 1837 Lewis recorded Prospect as the seat of C.A. O'Malley. In 1906 Prospect was the property of Ernest Kenny and valued at £12. In 1778 this property was the residence of the French family. Prospect House is still extant and occupied.
Prospect Hill	At the time of Griffith's Valuation the house and buildings at Prospect Hill were in the ownership of Lord Wallscourt's trustees and were valued at £21. Earlier, the Ordnance Survey Field Name Books mention Mr. Dawson of Prospect, as the agent to the Wallscourt estate. There is still a house at the site but it is not the original one.
Prospect House	Home of the Buchanan family in the latter part of the 19th century. Still extant and very well maintained.
Prospect House	Occupied until 1977, now used for storage.
Prospect Lodge	Originally a Royal Irish Constabulary barracks, it became the residence of the Bellingham's agent Mr Smithwick in the 1870s.
Purrauns	Home of a branch of the Bell family of county Mayo and occupied by the Lynches in the mid 19th century.

Landed Estates Database, 1.2.4 28 Sep 2009