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 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 on 1/2
acre.
                     
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
1916 - 1920                 William McEniry Kelly
1920                             Charles Coates
1925 - 1935                 John McManus
1935 - 1963                 Richard Noel Kennedy 
1974                             Nancy Jackson                                              
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