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Ardmeen
NAME The Cottage, Newtown Park Cottage/Ardmeen
AREA LOCATION STILLORGAN, off Newtownpark Avenue
MAP LOCATION OSI maps of 1838-1845 and 1898-1913 place it in the townland of
Galloping Green North and it is annotated as Newtown Park Cottage
and Ardmeen respectively.
GENERAL Ardmeen known as The Cottage, and Newtown Park Cottage at earlier times.
The house, originally a brick built thatched cottage on 12 acres has been extended over the years.
It had a carriage drive and gatelodge and was built circa 1780. It was remodelled in 1804, and was
for lease for 85 years. It had 2 large rooms, one was 27’ long and three bedrooms. When the
contents were put up for sale in 1869, they included valuable paintings by Rembrandt, Rubens &
Raphael. In 1889, an oak staircase and stained glass windows were key selling points. In 1899
Fitzwilliam Tennis Club leased the property to host social events.
In 1923 Ardmeen was described as commodious with 15 apartments, numerous outbuildings, a
coach house and stabling for three horses. A quaint, old style non basement house held on a
lease of 147 years from 1890, with a balcony running the entire length. The aspect of the house
has been compromised by the loss of the carriage drive. It's gateway is now that of Belclare.
Its two storey gate lodge housed a school run by Sarah Markham pre 1837 which is now called
Belclare, it was also the meeting house of the Hibernia Temperance Society from 1839. In 1929
it was rented weekly for 10 shillings (£26 pa).
In 1968 Merchant Banking Ltd (Matthew Gallagher & Desmond Traynor) purchased the land, the
house was sold and sites were hived off for building.
YEAR BUILT circa 1780
VALUATION In 1912 the valuation was 89 pounds and in the 1901 census it is noted
as having 18 rooms occupied by family.
ARCHITECT Unknown
SOURCES Thom’s directories, Newspapers, NAI Census & Wills
OCCUPANTS
1780 Benjamin Taylor, attorney
1785 Owen Hogan, attorney of Abbey Street
1793 - 1806 James M'Mahon
1814 - 1857 Charles Doyne
1857 - 1868 Mrs Selina Doyne
1869 Contents for sale
1870 - 1872 John McCurdy
1873 - 1874 Rev Daniel Foley
1874 - 1875 For Sale
1876 - 1887 William Hampden Lawless
1887 William Kenny
1888 - 1890 For Sale on about 10 acres
1891 - 1892 James Crichton Carlton
1893 - 1903 Gordon Evelyn Tombe
1903 - 1913 Ada Meade Coffey nee Willis
1917 - 1918 For Sale on 8 acres
1921 Dermot Mahon-O'Byrne/Andrew J M O'Byrne
1923 - 1924 For Sale on 8 statute acres with part let as a self-contained unit.
1925 J J O’Loughlin
1926 - 1927 William and Eyleen Dunne nee Waterson
1927 - 1938 Harry Lovell Butt
1938 - 1940 Mrs Butt
1943 - 1951 Robert Travers Falkiner
1951 - 1963 Nigel Kinnear
1967 For Sale on 5½ acres with part let as a self-contained unit.
1968 Merchant Banking Ltd
1970’s O’Brien family
1974 Patrick Walsh
STAFF
1839 - 1845 Mr John Greenfield - Gardener
1850 Mr Edward Broderick - Gardener
1853 - 1857 Mr William Saville - Gardener
1901 William Walker - Gardener living in gate lodge.
Annie Hannon - Housemaid
Elizabeth Jones - Ladies maid
Margaret Lawless - Parlour Maid
Annie McDonald - Cook
1911 Arthur Harlam - General servant
Julia Glenville - Cook
Ellen Flanagan - Housemaid
Mary Farrell - Parlourmaid
1909 - 1918 Robert Soden - Gardener living in gate lodge
1926 Alfred Lawton, living at gate lodge
CURRENT
STATUS Extant
CONTRIBUTOR © June Bow & Karen Poff
DATE March 2018
AREA LOCATION STILLORGAN, off Newtownpark Avenue
MAP LOCATION OSI maps of 1838-1845 and 1898-1913 place it in the townland of
Galloping Green North and it is annotated as Newtown Park Cottage
and Ardmeen respectively.
GENERAL Ardmeen known as The Cottage, and Newtown Park Cottage at earlier times.
The house, originally a brick built thatched cottage on 12 acres has been extended over the years.
It had a carriage drive and gatelodge and was built circa 1780. It was remodelled in 1804, and was
for lease for 85 years. It had 2 large rooms, one was 27’ long and three bedrooms. When the
contents were put up for sale in 1869, they included valuable paintings by Rembrandt, Rubens &
Raphael. In 1889, an oak staircase and stained glass windows were key selling points. In 1899
Fitzwilliam Tennis Club leased the property to host social events.
In 1923 Ardmeen was described as commodious with 15 apartments, numerous outbuildings, a
coach house and stabling for three horses. A quaint, old style non basement house held on a
lease of 147 years from 1890, with a balcony running the entire length. The aspect of the house
has been compromised by the loss of the carriage drive. It's gateway is now that of Belclare.
Its two storey gate lodge housed a school run by Sarah Markham pre 1837 which is now called
Belclare, it was also the meeting house of the Hibernia Temperance Society from 1839. In 1929
it was rented weekly for 10 shillings (£26 pa).
In 1968 Merchant Banking Ltd (Matthew Gallagher & Desmond Traynor) purchased the land, the
house was sold and sites were hived off for building.
YEAR BUILT circa 1780
VALUATION In 1912 the valuation was 89 pounds and in the 1901 census it is noted
as having 18 rooms occupied by family.
ARCHITECT Unknown
SOURCES Thom’s directories, Newspapers, NAI Census & Wills
OCCUPANTS
1780 Benjamin Taylor, attorney
1785 Owen Hogan, attorney of Abbey Street
1793 - 1806 James M'Mahon
1814 - 1857 Charles Doyne
1857 - 1868 Mrs Selina Doyne
1869 Contents for sale
1870 - 1872 John McCurdy
1873 - 1874 Rev Daniel Foley
1874 - 1875 For Sale
1876 - 1887 William Hampden Lawless
1887 William Kenny
1888 - 1890 For Sale on about 10 acres
1891 - 1892 James Crichton Carlton
1893 - 1903 Gordon Evelyn Tombe
1903 - 1913 Ada Meade Coffey nee Willis
1917 - 1918 For Sale on 8 acres
1921 Dermot Mahon-O'Byrne/Andrew J M O'Byrne
1923 - 1924 For Sale on 8 statute acres with part let as a self-contained unit.
1925 J J O’Loughlin
1926 - 1927 William and Eyleen Dunne nee Waterson
1927 - 1938 Harry Lovell Butt
1938 - 1940 Mrs Butt
1943 - 1951 Robert Travers Falkiner
1951 - 1963 Nigel Kinnear
1967 For Sale on 5½ acres with part let as a self-contained unit.
1968 Merchant Banking Ltd
1970’s O’Brien family
1974 Patrick Walsh
STAFF
1839 - 1845 Mr John Greenfield - Gardener
1850 Mr Edward Broderick - Gardener
1853 - 1857 Mr William Saville - Gardener
1901 William Walker - Gardener living in gate lodge.
Annie Hannon - Housemaid
Elizabeth Jones - Ladies maid
Margaret Lawless - Parlour Maid
Annie McDonald - Cook
1911 Arthur Harlam - General servant
Julia Glenville - Cook
Ellen Flanagan - Housemaid
Mary Farrell - Parlourmaid
1909 - 1918 Robert Soden - Gardener living in gate lodge
1926 Alfred Lawton, living at gate lodge
CURRENT
STATUS Extant
CONTRIBUTOR © June Bow & Karen Poff
DATE March 2018