Photograph courtesy of Brian Dempsey of DNG
Beverston
NAME Maryville/Beverston/Beverston House
AREA LOCATION House adjacent to Knockrabo on Mount Anville Road.
MAP LOCATION OSI maps of 1838-1845 and 1898-1913 place it in the townland of Roebuck
and it is annotated as Beverston on both.
GENERAL This house built in the 1830s ‘two stories high with basement story containing a
parlour, drawing room and four bed chambers, kitchen and servant's rooms, stabling for four horses,
garden, plantations and pleasure grounds.’ Brassington 1832. The property was leased by Thomas
Mackey Scully from 1832 to 1848 and was for sale on 10 acres in 1846. It had five bedrooms,
servant's apartments, a coach house and stabling for six horses. It had an avenue approach and a
gatelodge. By 1882 it was again for Sale/Let on 5 acres.
YEAR BUILT circa 1830
VALUATION In 1865 the valuation was 72 pounds and in the 1901 census it is noted as
having 13 rooms occupied by family.
ARCHITECT Unknown
SOURCES OSI Maps, Brassington, Thom's Directory and Griffith's Valuation.
OCCUPANTS
1783 Meadow and pasture leased by James Towers
1812 The estate of Solomon Richards
1832 Leased to John Walsh
1839 - 1845 Richard John Hicks
1846 For Sale on 10 acres
1849 Vacant
1850 - 1852 J T Hamill Stewart - Barrister
1853 - 1864 Henry Anderson of 131 St Stephen's Green
1865 - 1870 Edward Hornsby - Secretary to the Commissioner of Public Works
1871 - 1873 Vacant
1874 - 1880 Mrs D'Olier
1881 - 1882 Vacant
1883 - 1892 John Parkes, junior
1892 - 1894 For Sale/To Let Vacant on 5 acres
1895 - 1899 J C Trench
1900 Vacant
1901 - 1923 Johnston family
1926 H K Purcell
1930 F Fitzgerald
1937 Stewart Family
1937 For sale on 5 acres
1950 Furniture auction
2004 For Sale on .6 acres quoting 4.2 million
2015 €1,555,000 achieved by DNG
STAFF
1849 William McCormacke - Gatekeeper
1901 Jane Mullens - Cook
Fanny Anne Shute - Maid
1911 Margaret Williams - Cook
Katherine Nolan - Maid
Kathleen Kinsella - House Parlourmaid
1934 Edward Hayden - Gardener
CURRENT
STATUS Extant
CONTRIBUTOR © June Bow & Karen Poff
DATE December 2019
AREA LOCATION House adjacent to Knockrabo on Mount Anville Road.
MAP LOCATION OSI maps of 1838-1845 and 1898-1913 place it in the townland of Roebuck
and it is annotated as Beverston on both.
GENERAL This house built in the 1830s ‘two stories high with basement story containing a
parlour, drawing room and four bed chambers, kitchen and servant's rooms, stabling for four horses,
garden, plantations and pleasure grounds.’ Brassington 1832. The property was leased by Thomas
Mackey Scully from 1832 to 1848 and was for sale on 10 acres in 1846. It had five bedrooms,
servant's apartments, a coach house and stabling for six horses. It had an avenue approach and a
gatelodge. By 1882 it was again for Sale/Let on 5 acres.
YEAR BUILT circa 1830
VALUATION In 1865 the valuation was 72 pounds and in the 1901 census it is noted as
having 13 rooms occupied by family.
ARCHITECT Unknown
SOURCES OSI Maps, Brassington, Thom's Directory and Griffith's Valuation.
OCCUPANTS
1783 Meadow and pasture leased by James Towers
1812 The estate of Solomon Richards
1832 Leased to John Walsh
1839 - 1845 Richard John Hicks
1846 For Sale on 10 acres
1849 Vacant
1850 - 1852 J T Hamill Stewart - Barrister
1853 - 1864 Henry Anderson of 131 St Stephen's Green
1865 - 1870 Edward Hornsby - Secretary to the Commissioner of Public Works
1871 - 1873 Vacant
1874 - 1880 Mrs D'Olier
1881 - 1882 Vacant
1883 - 1892 John Parkes, junior
1892 - 1894 For Sale/To Let Vacant on 5 acres
1895 - 1899 J C Trench
1900 Vacant
1901 - 1923 Johnston family
1926 H K Purcell
1930 F Fitzgerald
1937 Stewart Family
1937 For sale on 5 acres
1950 Furniture auction
2004 For Sale on .6 acres quoting 4.2 million
2015 €1,555,000 achieved by DNG
STAFF
1849 William McCormacke - Gatekeeper
1901 Jane Mullens - Cook
Fanny Anne Shute - Maid
1911 Margaret Williams - Cook
Katherine Nolan - Maid
Kathleen Kinsella - House Parlourmaid
1934 Edward Hayden - Gardener
CURRENT
STATUS Extant
CONTRIBUTOR © June Bow & Karen Poff
DATE December 2019