Hi Art, There is a Convalescent Home in Cuskinny which may be one of the "Big Houses" you mention. I haven't seen the actual house but the entrance gates would suggest such is the case. It now goes under the name of Cuskinny Court. I'm sure if you dropped them a line they would they would update you on the history of the place. In Guys Postal Directoryfor 1914 at http://failteromhat.com/guy/queenstown.htm Lady Mary Aldworth is living at Carrigrhu. This may well be the name of an estate as I can't find a reference to it in any townland index. If Peter in "The Glorious Hills of Berkshire" is tuned in he may know of such a place. In the same directory Savage French is lised as a Justice of The Peace and also as the owner of a Dairy in Cuskinny. I hope this helps. Regards, Brendan Jones. > The landowner for houses No. 1 to 6 is Savage FRENCH. Landowner for > houses No. 7 to 9 is Lady Mary ALDWORTH, and it seems evident that > If anyone out there is familiar with the area, I wonder if they know > if these houses are still in existence, perhaps used for some other > purpose in this more modern age ? Or, if long gone, can tell me > roughly where they were on a modern map of the Cuskinny area ? > 1911. Thanks Art Pearse in Ontario > > > >