Destruction of Irish country houses (1919–1923)
List of houses destroyed

Destruction of Irish country houses (1919–1923)

Section Title: List of houses destroyed
Table Section Text: None

House	Location	County	Owner or occupier	Date of attack	Current state

Aasleagh Lodge	Aghagower	County Mayo	George Browne, 6th Marquess of Sligo	1923	Rebuilt

Annaskeagh House	Dundalk	County Louth	A. N. Sheridan JP	February 1923	Demolished

Antrim Castle	Antrim	County Antrim	Algernon Skeffington, 12th Viscount Massereene	28 October 1922	During a grand ball on 28 October 1922, the castle caught fire and was destroyed. Although much of the evidence pointed to arson by the IRA, the official verdict was not conclusive, thus no insurance claim was paid out.

Ardamine House	Gorey	County Wexford	Major A. W. Mordaunt-Richards	9 July 1921	Demolished

Ardtully House	Kilgarvan	County Kerry	Raymond William Orpen	1921	Abandoned as ruins

Artramon House	Wexford	County Wexford	Sir George Le Hunte	February 1923	Rebuilt; now a hotel

Askeaton Hall	Askeaton	County Limerick	Charles Arthur Spring	1 February 1923	Demolished

Ballybay House	Ballybay	County Monaghan	Edward John Henry Leslie	June 1921	Demolished

Ballycarty House	Tralee	County Kerry	Nash family	January 1923	Abandoned as ruins

Ballydonnellan Castle	Killalaghtan	County Galway	Donnellan family	January 1923	Abandoned as ruins

Ballynastragh House	Gorey	County Wexford	Sir Thomas Esmonde, 11th Baronet	9 March 1923	Demolished; smaller house was later built on the site

Ballyrankin House	Bunclody	County Wexford	Walter Clarmont Skrine	July 1921	Abandoned as ruins

Ballywater House	Castletownroche	County Cork	S.G. Penrose Welsted	30 April 1921	Abandoned as ruins

Bearforest	Mallow	County Cork	Major Charles Purdon Coote	1 June 1921	Rebuilt

Beech Park House	Ballyboden	County Dublin	W. T. Cosgrave	January 1923	Demolished

Bellevue House	Ballyhogue	County Wexford	Lady Jane Emma Power	February 1923	Abandoned as ruins

Bessborough House	Piltown	County Kilkenny	Vere Ponsonby, 9th Earl of Bessborough	February 1923	Rebuilt 1929

Burgatia House	Rosscarbery	County Cork	Thomas Kingston	February 1921	Demolished

Cahermore House	Rosscarbery	County Cork	Hungerford family	June 1921	Demolished

Cappoquin House	Lismore	County Waterford	Lady Adelaide Keane	1923	Rebuilt

Castleboro House	Castleboro	County Wexford	Robert Carew, 3rd Baron Carew	April 1923	Abandoned as ruins

Castlehacket	Tuam	County Galway	Bernard Percy Broderick	1923	Demolished; smaller house built on the site

Castle Cooke	Fermoy	County Cork	Colonel William Cooke-Collis	7 June 1920	Demolished

Castle Bernard	Bandon	County Cork	James Bernard, 4th Earl of Bandon	21 June 1921	Abandoned as ruins

Castle Gore	Crossmolina	County Mayo	Arthur Gore, 6th Earl of Arran	1922	Abandoned as ruins

Castle Mary	Cloyne	County Cork	Colonel Mountifort J.C. Longfield	19 December 1920	Demolished

Cecilstown Lodge	Mallow	County Cork	Esther Jane and Annie Jones	3 June 1921	Rebuilt

Clonyn Castle	Delvin	County Westmeath	Hon. Patrick Greville-Nugent	March 1923	Rebuilt

Comeragh House	Kilmacthomas	County Waterford	Captain Fairholme	1923	Rebuilt

Convamore House	Ballyhooly	County Cork	William Hare, 3rd Earl of Listowel	30 April 1921	Abandoned as ruins

Coolbawn House	Rathnure	County Wexford	James Richard Dier JP	February 1923	Abandoned as ruins

Coolcower House	Macroom	County Cork	Richard Christopher Williams	11 July 1921	Rebuilt; now a hotel

Cor Castle	Innishannon	County Cork	Mrs Caroline Stephenson	25 June 1921	Rebuilt

Crookstown House	Crookstown	County Cork	Robert Warren	13 June 1921	Rebuilt

Currygrane House	Ballinalee	County Longford	Sir Henry Wilson, 1st Baronet	10 August 1922	Demolished

Derreen House	Kenmare	County Kerry	Henry Petty-Fitzmaurice, 5th Marquess of Lansdowne	1922	Demolished

Derry House	Rosscarbery	County Cork	Alexander Sullivan	April 1921	Demolished; but attached Myross Wood, where the family continued to live, remains standing.

Derrylahan Park	Borrisokane	County Tipperary	Lieut. Colonel Charles O. Head, JP	2 July 1921	Abandoned as ruins

Desart Court	Callan	County Kilkenny	Hamilton Cuffe, 5th Earl of Desart	1923	Demolished

Dromagh Castle	Mallow	County Cork	William N. Leader	10 March 1921	Abandoned as ruins

Forest House	Macroom	County Cork	Lieutenant Colonel Isaac W. Burns-Lindow/James Gollock	7 July 1921	Demolished

Frankfort House	Montenotte Hill	County Cork	Sir Alfred Dobbin	25 May 1921	Demolished

Gola House	Tydavnet	County Monaghan	William Black	March 1921	Demolished

Graiguenoe	Thurles	County Tipperary	Clarke family	1923	Demolished

Innishannon House	Innishannon	County Cork	Brigadier General F.W.J. Caulfeild	25 June 1921	Abandoned as ruins

Kellistown House	Kellistown	County Carlow	Elizabeth Pack-Beresford and sister	23 March 1923	Rebuilt, now the Brophy family home (aka Kellistown Cottage or The Glebe house)

Kilboy House	Nenagh	County Tipperary	Henry Prittie, 4th Baron Dunalley	1922	Partially rebuilt

Kilcolman House	Bandon	County Cork	Mrs. E. M. A. Longfield	28 June 1921	Rebuilt

Kilcronagh House	Carrigrohane	County Cork	Ebenezer Pike	25 May 1921	Demolished

Kilmore House	Kilmurry McMahon	County Clare	Hickman family	30 July 1922	Demolished

Kilmorna House	Listowel	County Kerry	Sir Arthur Vicars	14 April 1921	Demolished

Kilteragh House	Foxrock	County Dublin	Sir Horace Plunkett	January 1923	Demolished

Leemount House	Coachford	County Cork	Mrs Mary (or Maria) Lindsay	March 1921	Abandoned as ruins

Lanesborough Lodge	Belturbet	County Cavan	Charles Butler, 7th Earl of Lanesborough	4 June 1921	Demolished

Leap Castle	Roscrea	County Offaly	Darby family	29 June 1921	Ruined; partially restored

Lisheen Castle	Thurles	County Tipperary	John F. O'Meara	29 June 1921	Rebuilt; now a hotel

Lohort Castle	Cecilstown	County Cork	Sir Tim O'Brien, 3rd Baronet	5 July 1921	Abandoned as ruins

Lydacan Castle	Carnmore	County Galway	James Greated	1922	Abandoned as ruins

Mayfield House	Bandon	County Cork	Hewitt R. Poole JP	28 June 1921	Rebuilt; now a hotel

Marlfield House	Marlfield, Clonmel	County Tipperary	John Philip Bagwell	January 1923	Rebuilt; now houses luxury apartments

Merton House	Rosscarbery	County Cork	Emily and Beatrice Whitley	June 1921	Demolished

Mitchelstown Castle	Mitchelstown	County Cork	William Downes Webber	12 August 1922	Demolished

Moore Hall	Carra	County Mayo	Maurice Moore	1 February 1923	Abandoned as ruins

Mountshannon House	Castleconnell	County Limerick	David Hannigan JP	June 1920	Abandoned as ruins

Mount Talbot House	Tisrara	County Roscommon	W.J. Talbot	1922	Abandoned as ruins

Moydrum Castle	Athlone	County Westmeath	Albert Handcock, 5th Baron Castlemaine	3 July 1921	Abandoned as ruins

Myshall Lodge	Myshall	County Carlow	Cornwall Brady family (unoccupied)	1922	Demolished

Newberry Manor	Mallow	County Cork	John Pretyman Newman	3 June 1921	Rebuilt; now a nursing home

Old Court House	Strangford	County Down	Una Ross, 26th Baroness de Ros	20 May 1922	Demolished; smaller house built on the site

Palmerstown House	Johnstown	County Kildare	Dermot Bourke, 7th Earl of Mayo	29 January 1923	Rebuilt without the third floor with mansard roof; now an events venue

Prospect House	Innishannon	County Cork	Michael Dennehy JP	25 June 1921	Abandoned as ruins

Phillipsbury Avenue	Fairview	County Dublin	Seán McGarry TD	December 1922	Rebuilt

Puxley Mansion	Castletownbere	County Cork	Henry W. L. Puxley	9 June 1921	Ruined; partially renovated

Ravensdale House	Ravensdale	County Louth	Arthur Gore, 6th Earl of Arran	1920	Demolished

Renvyle	Connemara	County Galway	Oliver St. John Gogarty	February 1923	Rebuilt; now a hotel

River View House	Innishannon	County Cork	Colonel Francis C. Godley	25 June 1921	Abandoned as ruins

Rochestown House	Rochestown	County Tipperary	Francis H. Wise	November 1918 & February 1923	Abandoned as ruins

Rockfield	Artane	County Dublin	J.J. Reddin	1 February 1923	Demolished

Rockforest	Roscrea	County Tipperary	Liam Burke TD	March 1923	Demolished

Rockmills House	Glanworth	County Cork	Charles Deane Oliver	30 April 1921	Abandoned as ruins

Rosslevan House	Kilraghtis	County Clare	Hon. Edward O'Brien	1922	Abandoned as ruins

Roxborough House	Killinan	County Galway	Persse family	1922	Abandoned as ruins

Rye Court	Moviddy	County Cork	Tonson Rye family	13 June 1921	Demolished

St Austin's Abbey	Tullow	County Carlow	Doyne family (unoccupied)	1922	Later partially demolished

Shanton House	Ballybay	County Monaghan	Fitzherbert family	8 July 1921	Demolished

Sillahertane House	Kenmare	County Kerry	Sarah S. Lowe	1921	Abandoned as ruins

Skevanish House	Innishannon	County Cork	Ethel Peacocke	14 June 1921	Abandoned as ruins

Springfield Castle	Broadford	County Limerick	Robert Deane-Morgan, 5th Baron Muskerry	1921	Main house rebuilt; partially ruined

Stradone House	Stradone	County Cavan	Burrowes family	29 June 1921	Abandoned as ruins

Summerhill House	Summerhill	County Meath	John Hercules William Rowley, 5th Baron Langford	4 February 1921	Demolished

Templemore Abbey	Templemore	County Tipperary	Carden baronets	Early 1922	Demolished

Temple Hill	Terenure	County Dublin	Stephen Gwynn	February 1923	Demolished

Tore House	Rochfortbridge	County Westmeath	Henry John McKenna	1922	Destroyed; little more than the facade and few walls of Tore House remain.

Tynan Abbey	Tynan	County Armagh	Sir Norman Stronge, Bt	21 January 1981	Demolished

Warrensgrove	Bandon	County Cork	Sir Augustus Digby Warren	1921	Main house ruined; outbuildings renovated

Warren's Court	Macroom	County Cork	Sir Augustus Digby Warren	17 June 1921	Demolished

Wilton Castle	Enniscorthy	County Wexford	Captain P. C. Alcock	March 1923	Abandoned; ruined

Woodbrook House	Ballymanaugh	County Galway	Bray family	January 1923	Abandoned as ruins then demolished

Woodstock House	Inistioge	County Kilkenny	Tighe family	2 July 1922	Abandoned as ruins

Sentence(s)

Tynan Abbey was attacked on 21 January 1981.

final_sentence: Tynan Abbey was attacked on 21 January 1981.