Ballyclough House
anglo-Irish Estate
Ballyclough House, also known as Ballyclogh House, is an Irish country house built in the 17th century by members of the Anglo-Irish ascendency. It was the principal house of the Ballyclough Estate. The name Ballyclough is derived from the Irish, Baile Cloiche, which translates as town/townland of stone/stone building. There are a number of townlands and villages in Ireland of the same or similar name. While the form 'Ballyclogh' is used on Ordnance Survey maps, the form 'Ballyclough' was commonly used. Little remains of the original house.
Location
Ballyclough House is located in the townland of Ballyclough in the north east of County Cork, Ireland. It lies between the villages of Kilworth, to the east, and Glanworth, to the west, with the River Funshion on its southern boundary. The townland of Ballyclough is in the Civil Parish of Glanworth, in the Barony of Fermoy. It comprises approximately 687 acres corresponding with the former Ballyclough Estate.
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