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Glenalbyn
NAME Janeville/Jane Ville/Glen Albyn/Glenalbyn
AREA LOCATION STILLORGAN, Lower Kilmacud Road.
MAP LOCATION OSI maps of 1838-1845 and 1898-1913 place it in the townland of Stillorgan
South and it is annotated as Jane Ville and Glenalbyn respectively.
GENERAL A three bay Georgian house with original doorcase and fanlight and an ugly 20th
century porch. The rear of the house has a bow projection. There were two gate lodges, one on the
Lower Kilmacud Road and the other on Glenalbyn Road, both now demolished, a survival is the giant
sequoia tree just outside the main door. Possibly named for the wife of George Tinkler, a paper
manufacturer whose business was at 42 South Great George's Street in Dublin city. He appears to be
the builder and first occupant of the house. It was for sale or let on 13 acres along with several
houses in the village from 1805 to 1807. The Kilmacud stream ran through the grounds and was
known locally in the last century as Daly's river. The house was reached by traversing an elaborate arched bridge with
the name plaque 'Janeville'. The house sat on 19 acres in 1857. The name of the house was changed to Glen
Albyn around 1886 and was known as Glenalbyn by 1912. The house and grounds are now home to
Kilmacud Crokes.
YEAR BUILT circa 1802
VALUATION In 1900 the valuation was 92 pounds and in the 1901 census it is noted as having 18 rooms.
ARCHITECT Unknown
SOURCES Thom’s directories, Newspapers, NAI Census & Wills
OCCUPANTS
1786 Land Nathaniel Warren
1790-1799 George Tinkler
1802 New house built on the land
1816 Mrs Burnet
1824 Mr Robinson
1828 Death of a Mrs Higinbotham of Gardiner Place.
1834 - 1840 Mrs Wilson nee Stewart married her cousin Walter Wilson
1846 - 1857 Mrs Jane McCaskey
1853 Thomas Cooke (grandson of Thomas McCasky)
1858 - 1860 Martin Lawlor
1861 - 1881 Francis Percy Esq.
1873 John Charles Creed
1882 Vacant
1883 - 1893 Mr Daniel O’Sullivan
1894 - 1896 William J Gillespie Esq.
1898 - 1899 Deane Shelton Esq.
1900 - 1902 Robert Travers Esq
1904 - 1912 James Wilkinson/John Wilkinson
1912 - 1962 Mr John S Wilkinson
1963 Dr James Wilkinson
1963 -1965 Captain Hartman
1966 GAA - Kilmacud Crokes
STAFF
1849 John McCann & Michael Smith, gate keepers
1901 Mary Murphy - Nurse
Mary Byrne - Cook
1911 Julia Mangan - Cook
Frances Jolly - Housemaid
1950's Mr Plant - Groundskeeper
CURRENT
STATUS Extant
CONTRIBUTOR © June Bow & Karen Poff
DATE April 2017
AREA LOCATION STILLORGAN, Lower Kilmacud Road.
MAP LOCATION OSI maps of 1838-1845 and 1898-1913 place it in the townland of Stillorgan
South and it is annotated as Jane Ville and Glenalbyn respectively.
GENERAL A three bay Georgian house with original doorcase and fanlight and an ugly 20th
century porch. The rear of the house has a bow projection. There were two gate lodges, one on the
Lower Kilmacud Road and the other on Glenalbyn Road, both now demolished, a survival is the giant
sequoia tree just outside the main door. Possibly named for the wife of George Tinkler, a paper
manufacturer whose business was at 42 South Great George's Street in Dublin city. He appears to be
the builder and first occupant of the house. It was for sale or let on 13 acres along with several
houses in the village from 1805 to 1807. The Kilmacud stream ran through the grounds and was
known locally in the last century as Daly's river. The house was reached by traversing an elaborate arched bridge with
the name plaque 'Janeville'. The house sat on 19 acres in 1857. The name of the house was changed to Glen
Albyn around 1886 and was known as Glenalbyn by 1912. The house and grounds are now home to
Kilmacud Crokes.
YEAR BUILT circa 1802
VALUATION In 1900 the valuation was 92 pounds and in the 1901 census it is noted as having 18 rooms.
ARCHITECT Unknown
SOURCES Thom’s directories, Newspapers, NAI Census & Wills
OCCUPANTS
1786 Land Nathaniel Warren
1790-1799 George Tinkler
1802 New house built on the land
1816 Mrs Burnet
1824 Mr Robinson
1828 Death of a Mrs Higinbotham of Gardiner Place.
1834 - 1840 Mrs Wilson nee Stewart married her cousin Walter Wilson
1846 - 1857 Mrs Jane McCaskey
1853 Thomas Cooke (grandson of Thomas McCasky)
1858 - 1860 Martin Lawlor
1861 - 1881 Francis Percy Esq.
1873 John Charles Creed
1882 Vacant
1883 - 1893 Mr Daniel O’Sullivan
1894 - 1896 William J Gillespie Esq.
1898 - 1899 Deane Shelton Esq.
1900 - 1902 Robert Travers Esq
1904 - 1912 James Wilkinson/John Wilkinson
1912 - 1962 Mr John S Wilkinson
1963 Dr James Wilkinson
1963 -1965 Captain Hartman
1966 GAA - Kilmacud Crokes
STAFF
1849 John McCann & Michael Smith, gate keepers
1901 Mary Murphy - Nurse
Mary Byrne - Cook
1911 Julia Mangan - Cook
Frances Jolly - Housemaid
1950's Mr Plant - Groundskeeper
CURRENT
STATUS Extant
CONTRIBUTOR © June Bow & Karen Poff
DATE April 2017