Amana

NAME                        Amana/Coolgarrif/Willowgarth/Willow Garth

AREA LOCATION     Glenalbyn Road
 
MAP LOCATION       OSI map of 1898-1913 place it straddling the townlands of Stillorgan Grove 
                                     and Stillorgan South and it is annotated at Amana.

GENERAL                  Amana originally on 19 acres.  The land to the rear of the house backed onto Ulster
Terrace and had a private gate to the short lived golf links.  Edwardian property built by the Orr family in
1902/3.  The name was changed to Coolgariff by 1916 and to Willowgarth by 1974.  It had four reception
rooms, five bedrooms, a conservatory and a self contained granny flat when put up for sale in 1986.
                     
YEAR BUILT             circa 1902
 
VALUATION             In 1912 the valuation was 43 pounds and in the 1901 census it is noted as
​                                    having 9  rooms occupied by family.
 
ARCHITECT               Unknown
 
SOURCES                  Thom’s directories, contemporaneous newspapers, OSI Maps and NAI Census
                                    & Wills.
  
OCCUPANTS

1902 - 1912                Mark Louis Orr
1913                            Amana for sale on 1/2 acre
1916                            F Kelly (see Easter rising- lifted to Frongoch)
1918 - 1921                Stephen Kelly ( Architect)
1921                            Coolgariff for Sale
1925 - 1935                John McManus
1935 - 1963                Richard Noel Kennedy 
1974                            Nancy Jackson                                              
1986                            Willowgarth on 1/2 acre for sale with OPP for 7 apartments (attained 123K).
                                           
CURRENT
STATUS                       Extant and in use as a family home.

CONTRIBUTOR         ©​ June Bow & Karen Poff
DATE                           October 2019