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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 Stillorgan Park Golf Club and links. An
Edwardian property built by the Orr family in 1902/3. Amana was for sale on one acre in 1916. The
name was changed to Coolgariff by 1916 and to Willow Garth by 1974. It had four reception rooms,
five bedrooms, a conservatory and a self contained granny flat when put up for sale in 1986 on 1/2
acre.
YEAR BUILT circa 1901
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
1916 - 1920 William McEniry Kelly
1920 Charles Coates
1925 - 1935 John McManus
1935 - 1971 Richard Noel Kennedy
1973 - 1985 Michael McMonagle
1986 For Sale on 1/2 acre 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
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 Stillorgan Park Golf Club and links. An
Edwardian property built by the Orr family in 1902/3. Amana was for sale on one acre in 1916. The
name was changed to Coolgariff by 1916 and to Willow Garth by 1974. It had four reception rooms,
five bedrooms, a conservatory and a self contained granny flat when put up for sale in 1986 on 1/2
acre.
YEAR BUILT circa 1901
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
1916 - 1920 William McEniry Kelly
1920 Charles Coates
1925 - 1935 John McManus
1935 - 1971 Richard Noel Kennedy
1973 - 1985 Michael McMonagle
1986 For Sale on 1/2 acre 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