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Quinpool House, Co.Clare

Quinpool House, Quinspool North townland, St. Patrick's par, Co.Clare (just N of Limerick city).
Quinspool North townland is beside Parteen townland. It is two townlands across from Parteen village (formerly Ardnacrusha village) which is in Ballykeelaun townland.
Quinpool House is just N of Quinville House, and just across the road from the Humphreys house, Quinsborough House.

No Lane listed in Quinpool in [Tithe Survey, 1825].
The elder Patrick Lane is said to have moved to Quinpool in 1830.
He is listed at Quinpool House (Quinspool North townland) in [Griffiths Valuation, 1852].

In 1901 census Quinpool House has 7 windows in the front of the house. It has 11 rooms.
It has 13 outbuildings, consisting of 2 stables, 1 coach house, 3 cow houses, 1 calf house, 2 piggeries, 1 fowl house, 1 turf house, 1 shed and 1 store.
The elder Patrick Lane lived here until his death in 1905.

In 1911 census Quinpool House has 7 windows in the front of the house. It has 10 rooms.
It has 10 outbuildings, consisting of 3 stables, 1 coach house, 2 cow houses, 1 piggery, 1 fowl house, 1 boiling house and 1 shed.

The younger Patrick Lane lived here until his death in 1927.
His son, Tom Lane, lived here until his death in 1955.

The Lane house, Quinpool.
Photo 2024 by Yann Blake.
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The Lane house, Quinpool.
Photo 1970s. Picture courtesy of Ray Lane.
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The Lane house, Quinpool.
Photo 1991. Picture courtesy of Ray Lane.
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• Note: The full sheet says that "the Lane homes" are near Larkin's Bar. Though in fact Larkin's Bar is not that close to Quinpool House. It is at Larkin's Cross, SE of Parteen village (see map and street view).

Quinpool House.
Photo c.2020. See full size.

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Maps and documents

Quinpool House (red cross) on 1829 to 1842 map.

Patrick Lane ("Patrick Lean") shown at Quinpool House (Quinspool North townland) in [Griffiths Valuation, 1852].
He is at plot 6a. He holds 44 acres and is in the 2nd biggest house in the townland.

The map linked to [Griffiths Valuation, 1852] at askaboutireland.ie.
The plot sizes exactly match the text.
6a is the location of Quinpool House.

Quinpool House (red cross) on 1887 to 1913 map.
Looks like the dwelling house was on the N side of the farm cluster.

The 1901 census shows there are two big houses in Quinspool North townland, St. Patrick's par, Co.Clare:

1. The Lane house, Quinpool House.
2. The Hartigan house, Quinville House.

The 1911 census again shows there are only two big houses in Quinspool North - the Lane house and the Hartigan house.

Quinpool House (red cross) on modern map.

Quinpool House on modern map. From [NIAH].

Quinpool House on modern satellite view.
The old house seems clearly on the N side of the farm complex.
See street view of entrance.