Country house in Ballynakilla East

House shown on Down Survey (1655-6) (1655-6) barony map in northern portion of Ballenakilly townland, with mill to NE (15230). Exact location of house not known, but somewhere in vicinity of Newtown House, which is shown on 1842 OS 6-inch map but no longer survives. According to landowner, it was 3-storey, had a ballroom, and was built in 1749 as a hunting lodge. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 4: North Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2000). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 14 January 2009