Roebuck Hill
NAME Roebuck/Roebuck House/Roebuck Hill
AREA
LOCATION Located on the intersection of Deerpark Road, Foster’s Avenue, Roebuck Road
and Mount Anville Road, between the latter two.
MAP OSI maps of 1838-1845 and 1898-1913 place it in the townland of Roebuck and
it is not on John Roques map of 1756.
GENERAL A Georgian house possibly built before 1790 judging by its fine plaster work.
However the first mention of a tenant is in 1824. It had a gate lodge which was demolished in the
1960s. It's two bow-fronted single story wings have large Wyatt windows which follow the curve.
A parapet hides the roof. In 1832 it was described thus: 'Upon this lot there is a dwelling house two
stories high consisting of parlour, drawing room, breakfast parlour, four bed chambers and Kitchen.
Stabling for six horses, coach house and walled garden pleasure ground ornamentally planted.' The
Victorian era saw an addition of three more bedrooms but those and other Victorian features were
demolished in the early 1963 mainly because they were substandard. In the 1960s plus all the above,
it boasted of a water closet, pantry, scullery, force pump, large lock up yard and a cow house for
three cows. The early bed chambers consisted of two rooms which later became two separate
bedrooms. Unusually for similar houses it does not have a basement. The conservatory,
demolished in recent years, was used in 1842 by the world authority on orchids, John C Lyons.
The gate piers and gates still survive on Mount Anville Road but much of the walls have been replaced.
It became a listed building circa 1970.
VALUATION In 1874 the valuation was 65 pounds
NUMBER
OF ROOMS 15 room occupied by family in 1901.
ARCHITECT Unknown
YEAR
BUILT Circa 1790
SOURCES Thom’s directories, Sherrard 1783, contemporaneous newspapers,
Brassington & Gale 1832, NAI Census & Wills and OSI Maps.
OCCUPANTS
1783 Meadow and pasture leased by James Towers
1799 Thomas Beddos leased 102 acres from the Trimleston Estate
1802 Thomas Beddos leased the land to William Conyngham Plunket
1803 - 1825 Isaac Simmons (?) address just given as Roebuck
1821 John Edwards
1832 John Goddard Richards leased to John Edwards
1838 - 1856 Henry Deane Edwards leased the property to George Kinahan and the Paddock of
the house was leased to John Walsh by William Conyngham Plunket.
1856 Richard Byrne
1860 - 1870 George Kinahan
1871 - 1876 George Turbett
1877 George William Turbett
1883 For sale
1883 - 1903 William Joshua Goulding
1906 John Doherty
1906 Stanislaus Moran
1910 Vacant
1915 Barbara Rotheram
1918 - 1919 Mulcahy-Morgan family
1921 G M McLeod
1922 - 1928 Fintan R Fitzpatrick
1929 - 1932 Mrs Orme
1932 - 1960 Miss Willa Henrietta Orme
1961 James Joseph Jennings purchased for 13.5K
1989 Ma Tuire Apartments built on the site
1995 PP refused for 134 apartments
2000 An Bord Pleanála grant permission for 96 apartments and 4 commercial units.
2014 Sold for 1.9 million
2016 Appeal withdraw to build 2 houses in the once formal garden.
2019 Restored and For Sale quoting €1,950,000
STAFF
1875 Mr Downes - Gardener
1890 Charles Masson - Gardener
1901 Agnes Merritt - Laundry maid
1899 - 1901 Henry Joseph Booth - Gardener living at gatelodge
1920 Margaret Sheridan
1932 - 1960 Miss M Kelly - Ladies maid
CURRENT
STATUS Extant. The roof has been renovated. Planning permission is being sought to build
houses in the garden.
CONTRIBUTOR © June Bow, Catherine Brugha & Karen Poff
DATE March 2018
AREA
LOCATION Located on the intersection of Deerpark Road, Foster’s Avenue, Roebuck Road
and Mount Anville Road, between the latter two.
MAP OSI maps of 1838-1845 and 1898-1913 place it in the townland of Roebuck and
it is not on John Roques map of 1756.
GENERAL A Georgian house possibly built before 1790 judging by its fine plaster work.
However the first mention of a tenant is in 1824. It had a gate lodge which was demolished in the
1960s. It's two bow-fronted single story wings have large Wyatt windows which follow the curve.
A parapet hides the roof. In 1832 it was described thus: 'Upon this lot there is a dwelling house two
stories high consisting of parlour, drawing room, breakfast parlour, four bed chambers and Kitchen.
Stabling for six horses, coach house and walled garden pleasure ground ornamentally planted.' The
Victorian era saw an addition of three more bedrooms but those and other Victorian features were
demolished in the early 1963 mainly because they were substandard. In the 1960s plus all the above,
it boasted of a water closet, pantry, scullery, force pump, large lock up yard and a cow house for
three cows. The early bed chambers consisted of two rooms which later became two separate
bedrooms. Unusually for similar houses it does not have a basement. The conservatory,
demolished in recent years, was used in 1842 by the world authority on orchids, John C Lyons.
The gate piers and gates still survive on Mount Anville Road but much of the walls have been replaced.
It became a listed building circa 1970.
VALUATION In 1874 the valuation was 65 pounds
NUMBER
OF ROOMS 15 room occupied by family in 1901.
ARCHITECT Unknown
YEAR
BUILT Circa 1790
SOURCES Thom’s directories, Sherrard 1783, contemporaneous newspapers,
Brassington & Gale 1832, NAI Census & Wills and OSI Maps.
OCCUPANTS
1783 Meadow and pasture leased by James Towers
1799 Thomas Beddos leased 102 acres from the Trimleston Estate
1802 Thomas Beddos leased the land to William Conyngham Plunket
1803 - 1825 Isaac Simmons (?) address just given as Roebuck
1821 John Edwards
1832 John Goddard Richards leased to John Edwards
1838 - 1856 Henry Deane Edwards leased the property to George Kinahan and the Paddock of
the house was leased to John Walsh by William Conyngham Plunket.
1856 Richard Byrne
1860 - 1870 George Kinahan
1871 - 1876 George Turbett
1877 George William Turbett
1883 For sale
1883 - 1903 William Joshua Goulding
1906 John Doherty
1906 Stanislaus Moran
1910 Vacant
1915 Barbara Rotheram
1918 - 1919 Mulcahy-Morgan family
1921 G M McLeod
1922 - 1928 Fintan R Fitzpatrick
1929 - 1932 Mrs Orme
1932 - 1960 Miss Willa Henrietta Orme
1961 James Joseph Jennings purchased for 13.5K
1989 Ma Tuire Apartments built on the site
1995 PP refused for 134 apartments
2000 An Bord Pleanála grant permission for 96 apartments and 4 commercial units.
2014 Sold for 1.9 million
2016 Appeal withdraw to build 2 houses in the once formal garden.
2019 Restored and For Sale quoting €1,950,000
STAFF
1875 Mr Downes - Gardener
1890 Charles Masson - Gardener
1901 Agnes Merritt - Laundry maid
1899 - 1901 Henry Joseph Booth - Gardener living at gatelodge
1920 Margaret Sheridan
1932 - 1960 Miss M Kelly - Ladies maid
CURRENT
STATUS Extant. The roof has been renovated. Planning permission is being sought to build
houses in the garden.
CONTRIBUTOR © June Bow, Catherine Brugha & Karen Poff
DATE March 2018