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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 The house originally on 12 acres has been extended over the years, it had
a carriage drive and gatelodge. In 1923 it 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. When the contents were put up for sale in 1869, they icluded valuable paintings by
Rembrandt, Rubens & Raphael. In 1889, an oak staircase and stained glass windows were
key selling points. The aspect of the house has been compromised by the loss of the
carriage drive.
Its gatelodge 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 1899
Fitzwilliam Tennis Club leased the property to host social events. 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 1808
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
1804 12 acres leased to James McMahonn
1824 - 1857 Charles Doyne
1857 - 1868 Mrs. Selina Doyne
1869 Contents for sale
1870 - 1872 John McCurdy, architect
1873 - 1874 Rev. Daniel Foley
1874 - 1875 For sale
1876 - 1887 William Hampden Lawless
1887 William Kenny, QC
1888 - 1890 For Sale on about 10 acres
1891 - 1892 James Crickton Carlton
1893 - 1903 Gordon Evelyn Tombe Esq.
1903 Mrs Ada Willis Meade, nee Willis, widow
1903 - 1913 Mrs. Meade Coffey nee Willis & Albert (Alf) Coffey
1917 For sale on about 8 acres
1923 - 1924 For sale on 8 statute acres
1925 J.J. O’Loughlin
1926 - 1927 William and Eyleen Dunne nee Waterson
1927 - 1938 Commander Harry Lovell-Butt, RD,. RVR
1940 Noel Gill
1943 - 1951 Robert Travers Falkiner, Solicitor
1951 - 1963 Nigel Kinnear
1967 For Sale on 5b1/2 acres with part let as a self-contained unit.
1968 Merchant Banking Ltd
1970’s O’Brien family
1974 Patrick Walsh
STAFF
1842 Mr Greenfield - Gardener
1850 Mr. Edward Broderick - Gardener
1853 - 1857 Mr William Saville - Gardener
1901 William Walker - Gardener living in gatelodge.
Annie Hannon - Housemaid
Eizabeth Jones - Ladiesmaid
Margaret Lawless - Parlour Maid
Annie McDonald - Cook
1911 Arthur Harlam - General servant
Julia Glenville - Cook
Ellen Flanagan - Housemaid
Mary Farrell - Parlourmaid
Robert Soden - Gardener living in gatelodge
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 The house originally on 12 acres has been extended over the years, it had
a carriage drive and gatelodge. In 1923 it 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. When the contents were put up for sale in 1869, they icluded valuable paintings by
Rembrandt, Rubens & Raphael. In 1889, an oak staircase and stained glass windows were
key selling points. The aspect of the house has been compromised by the loss of the
carriage drive.
Its gatelodge 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 1899
Fitzwilliam Tennis Club leased the property to host social events. 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 1808
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
1804 12 acres leased to James McMahonn
1824 - 1857 Charles Doyne
1857 - 1868 Mrs. Selina Doyne
1869 Contents for sale
1870 - 1872 John McCurdy, architect
1873 - 1874 Rev. Daniel Foley
1874 - 1875 For sale
1876 - 1887 William Hampden Lawless
1887 William Kenny, QC
1888 - 1890 For Sale on about 10 acres
1891 - 1892 James Crickton Carlton
1893 - 1903 Gordon Evelyn Tombe Esq.
1903 Mrs Ada Willis Meade, nee Willis, widow
1903 - 1913 Mrs. Meade Coffey nee Willis & Albert (Alf) Coffey
1917 For sale on about 8 acres
1923 - 1924 For sale on 8 statute acres
1925 J.J. O’Loughlin
1926 - 1927 William and Eyleen Dunne nee Waterson
1927 - 1938 Commander Harry Lovell-Butt, RD,. RVR
1940 Noel Gill
1943 - 1951 Robert Travers Falkiner, Solicitor
1951 - 1963 Nigel Kinnear
1967 For Sale on 5b1/2 acres with part let as a self-contained unit.
1968 Merchant Banking Ltd
1970’s O’Brien family
1974 Patrick Walsh
STAFF
1842 Mr Greenfield - Gardener
1850 Mr. Edward Broderick - Gardener
1853 - 1857 Mr William Saville - Gardener
1901 William Walker - Gardener living in gatelodge.
Annie Hannon - Housemaid
Eizabeth Jones - Ladiesmaid
Margaret Lawless - Parlour Maid
Annie McDonald - Cook
1911 Arthur Harlam - General servant
Julia Glenville - Cook
Ellen Flanagan - Housemaid
Mary Farrell - Parlourmaid
Robert Soden - Gardener living in gatelodge
CURRENT
STATUS Extant
CONTRIBUTOR © June Bow & Karen Poff
DATE March 2018