In 1661, William Creagh was a tenant of the Earl of Thomond for this property. Thomas McMahon of Ballykilty was High Sheriff in 1732. In 1780, Frances Davoren of Ballykilty married Stephen Darcy of County Galway. A member of the Blood family, whose grandfather was Edmund of Kilnaboy and Bohersallagh (Applevale), was the famous Captain Thomas Blood of Crown Jewel fame; in 1663 he plotted to abduct the Lord Lieutenant from Dublin Castle, and in 1671 attempted to carry off the Crown Jewels from the Tower of London. He was imprisoned and his estates were then confiscated, but he was pardoned by King Charles Il three months later and given a pension. His kinsman, John Blood purchased the lease of Ballykilty in 1785. The mantelpiece in the kitchen states that “These chimneys were built by John Macnamara and Honora Clancy in 1614“. The original three storey front was burned down in the nineteenth century, and replaced by the present front. Charred beams were discovered during recent reconstruction work. The blaze was caused by drying linen catching fire. In 1855 John Blood occupied the five hundred and ninety-seven acre farm. In 1878, the total Blood property was one thousand, six hundred and fifty-five acres. The house is now a country house hotel run by the Conroy family.
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