Towards An Encyclopaedia of The Historic Houses of Ireland

The Historic Houses and Gardens of Ireland  Cork & Kerr

The information on the following pages is merely a listing of houses of architectural importance.  Some of them are accessible to the public, but many are not.

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Co  Cork Co Kerry
Mocollop Castle Beaufort House
Butlerstown House Coolclogher House
Drishane Kenmare House
Lettercollum Castlemorris
Mallow Castle Shelburne Lodge
Manch House, Bandon Muckross House
Rathcoursey House, Midleton Glenflesk Castle
Ballyhooly Castle Ballyseede Castle
Sea Court, Bandon Tarbert House
Farran House Ardtully Castle
Ballinadee Glebe Dromore Castle
Glenview House, Midleton Castles & Country Homes of Kerry - Rootsweb page
Kilbrittain Castle
Marantha House, Blarney
Sovreign House, Kinsale
Bantry House
Barnabrow, Cloyne
Bridelands, Macroom
Creagh House, Doneraile
Glenlohane, Kanturk
Assolas, Kanturk
Longueville, Mallow
Grove House, Skibereen
ST. OLAN'S, Coachford,
Glenavon House  Fermoy,
Grove House,   Schull
Wallstown Castle   Castletownroche
BEECHMOUNT HOUSE Innishannon
Raleigh House Macroom
Myrtle Grove, Youghal
Blarney House
Dunkettle House, Glanmire
Fota House
Ballymaloe House, Cloyne
Coppingers Court
Kanturk Castle
Annesgrove, Castletownroche
Creagh House, Baltimore
Doneraile Court
Burton Park,Mallow
The Castle, Castletownsend

 

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Drimina House, Sneem, Co. Kerry This truly exceptional property is located only a few hundred yards from Sneem village, a very lively place with shops, schools, churches, good restaurants and many amenities. The gourmet town of Kenmare is circa 16 miles from the property. Kenmare is a bustling and picturesque town on the shores of the Kenmare Bay, offering all facilities and amenities. Famous Killarney is within easy reach as well.

6 bed 3 en-suite period residence on 33.5 acres on Kenmare Bay.

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The Hermitage, Waterfall, Beara, This property is situated 3 miles from Castletownbere on the Glengarriff road, situated in an extremely private location with considerable road and sea frontage, also contains it's own pier and cove.
The house is set in an unbelievable surrounding with landscaped lawns, acres of woodland, paddock and extensive foliage and wild shrubbery, the grounds which lead directly on the waterfront have several streams running through with natural rockeries and ponds.
The house overlooks the bay having a large terrace at the front fronting on to the lawns and a part direct to the private beach £595,000  
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Raleigh House is a home that is over 400 years old. It is situated on 100 acres of mixed woodlands and grass lands.
A pond full of colour from the various water lilies, forms one of the centre pieces of the property as well as a beautiful sretch of river, with ample fishing, from the banks of the Raleigh Estate. The house itself consists of the original manor of the Estate, dating back
prior to the 16th Century, a 60 ft. high CASTLE used in former times as a
vantage point over the Lee Valley, original cobblestone stable-yard with12 boxes, tack room, hay and grain stores. There are also various pathways, and horse trails leading through the estate, as well as the original picnic houses, walled in gardens and a jumping arena.

Macroom, Co. Cork

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BEECHMOUNT HOUSE Innishannon, Co Cork

£875,000 23 acres


Beechmount House is a fine county house built by the Payne family in the 18th Century and occupied by them for over a century. Situated in a magnificent elevated position affording far reaching southerly views over the surrounding countryside, the property is surrounded by its own land and approached by a sweeping drive guarded by a lodge.

The house provides bright and well proportioned accommodation arranged on two floors and includes hall with gracious staircase, two fine reception rooms, seven bedrooms, three bathrooms as well as good ancillary accommodation. The wooded garden and grounds are a particular feature whilst the lands extend in all to some 9.31 hectares.

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Wallstown Castle  Castletownroche,

The house, which dates back to the 1700 and 1800s, includes three reception rooms, seven bedrooms and two bathrooms with central heating throughout the house. A courtyard to the rear includes stables, garages and stores. The 13th century Norman, Wallstown Castle, forms part of this yard.

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Grove House,   SchullWest Cork grove2.jpg (175599 bytes) SUPERBLY RESTORED PERIOD RESIDENCE ON C. 1 ACRE.

THE HOUSE HAS BEEN REFURBISHED AND RESTORED TO THE HIGHEST STANDARD WHILE RETAINING AND ENHANCING MANY PERIOD FEATURES INCLUDING ORIGINAL WINDOWS, SHUTTERS AND FIREPLACES IN MOST ROOMS.

GROVE HOUSE WAS ESTABLISHED AS A HOTEL IN THE 1900 HUNDREDS,AND ITS GUESTS INCLUDED JACK B. YEATS AND GEORGE BERNARD SHAW.

 

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Glenavon House  Fermoy, £800,000

An imposing Georgian property offering graciously proportioned accommodation and surrounded by secluded mature gardens

Reception Hall, Staircase Hall, Drawing Room, Dining Room, Library, Study, Kitchen, Utility. 6 Bedrooms. 3 bathrooms. Extensive Lower Ground Floor. Gardens ringed by mature trees. Gate Lodge.

In all about 0.81 hectares (2 acres).
Glenavon House is an imposing and substantial Georgian property dating from the late 18th Century overlooking the River Blackwater, Ireland's most noted salmon river. The house is approached via a fine entrance with limestone pillars and wrought iron gates with adjacent gate lodge. A sweeping gravel drive leads to the house which is surrounded by mature walled gardens of about 2 acres and includes several magnificent beech and oak trees together with a superb array of rhododendrons - the whole affords much privacy and seclusion. Glenavon House provides bright and graciously proportioned accommodation including impressive Reception and Staircase Halls, four Reception Rooms, six Bedrooms, three Bathrooms and an airy lower ground floor with further accommodation including Billiard Room.

 

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The grounds which include two paddocks, surround the house and extend to some 4 hectares - they are interspersed with many magnificent specimen trees. There are two yards to the rear of the house with stabling,

ST. OLAN'S, Coachford, £750,000
St. Olan's is a charming Georgian country house enjoying a wonderful setting, ringed by magnificent Beech trees and set amongst delightful private grounds. At the centre of the grounds is an enchanting lake fringed by rhododendrons and camellias and dramatic natural rock formations. The house is approached by a tar macadam drive which overlooks the lake and sweeps around a majestic Cedar of Lebanon which commands a fine position to front of the house.

St. Olan's, believed to have been built by the Crooks family of Crookstown in the early 19th Century, is an impressive and well maintained house providing bright, well proportioned accommodation arranged on three floors and extending to over 372 sq. m (4000 sq. ft) This includes three reception rooms, six bedrooms and three bathrooms. The principle rooms are airy and well lit with high ceilings and favourable southerly aspects.
served by a secondary drive.

 

dunbarryhse2.jpg (8961 bytes) Dunbarry House, Buttevant, Co Cork - 93 acres £700,000
4 Reception Rooms 4 Bedrooms

An early 18th Century house with later additions, standing in the centre of free draining limestone land, with views to the distant Ballyhora Hills.

 

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Shanagarry House, Shanagarry, Co Cork 9 acres £850,000

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