Charlton
NAME Castleview/later Charlton/Corca Duibhne
AREA LOCATION House in Goatstown between Willowfield Avenue and St Aiden’s Drive, close to
Charlton Lawn .
MAP LOCATION OSI maps of 1838-1845 and 1898-1913 place it in the townland of Roebuck
and it is annotated as Castleview and Charlton respectively. Unnamed on the 6
inch Cassini.
GENERAL Arthur de Burgh Crofton leased to Thomas Dillon. The late Thomas Dillon leased it
to Luke Connor who assigned his interest to Joseph McDermott who in turn leased to Charles Hogan.
Charles Hogan appears to be the owner of the lease but lives there infrequently, renting it for the season
etc and changed the name to Charlton.
In 1818 it was on 11 acres with two gardens (one walled and lined with fruit trees). It also had two lock-up
yards and was described as a modern house.Castleview For sale on 8 statute acres in 1831.
‘There is upon this holding a dwelling house two stories high consisting of a parlour, drawing room, three
bed chambers, kitchen, servants accommodation in the basement story, yard, stable, coach house, walled
garden and ornamental plantations.’ Brassington 1832.
Charlton For Sale by Charles Hogan in 1861. It was for sale in 1875 and 1881/3 described as a handsome
basement residence on 8 acres. It had conservatories, two coach houses, stables and a gatelodge
(corner of Willowfield Avenue and Goatstown Road - no longer extant). It also had a long carriage drive,
6 family bedrooms and 4 servants rooms and the sewage was perfect as 9" glazed pipes had been
installed. It is thought that the name was changed to Corca Duibhne between 1927 and 1937.
YEAR BUILT circa 1810
VALUATION In 1915 the valuation was £154 and in 1921 the valuation was split into two, £60 5s &
£22 15s. In the 1901 census it is noted as having 15 room occupied by family.
ARCHITECT Unknown
SOURCES OSI Maps, Brassington, Registry of Deeds & Thom's Directories.
OCCUPANTS
1783 Meadow and pasture.
1818 - 1830 Joseph McDermott - Castleview
1830 - 1834 Charles Hogan
1835 - 1840 Abraham Brewster
1847 - 1861 Charles Hogan
1862 - 1866 John Vincent
1867 - 1870 Henry Malkin Barton
1871 - 1875 Austin Cornwall
1876 - 1877 Colonel Charles Bowdler Fuller
1878 Lambert Butler
1879 - 1883 Austin Cornwall
1884 - 1894 James Shanks
1895 - 1907 Mrs Elizabeth Winstanley
1909 - 1911 To let or the interest in lease sold
1913 - 1921 Mrs Julia Pentony
1924 For Sale
1926 - 1936 John O'Shea - Charlton
1940 James Shanks - Charlton
1951 Mrs M V Keefrey (Corca Duibhne)
1961 Corca Duibhne for auction 3 May 1961
1961 Miss Nessa Doran
1963 Ground Rent sold.
1963 - 1970 Demolished.
STAFF
1840 Hugh O'Donnel - Servant
1901 Mary Glennon - Cook
Mary Anne O'Hara - Housemaid
John Healy - coachman living at gatelodge
Michael Hayden - Gardener living at gardener's cottage.
1937 Daniel Cunningham (Corca Duibhne)
CURRENT
STATUS No longer extant
CONTRIBUTOR © June Bow & Karen Poff
DATE December 2019
AREA LOCATION House in Goatstown between Willowfield Avenue and St Aiden’s Drive, close to
Charlton Lawn .
MAP LOCATION OSI maps of 1838-1845 and 1898-1913 place it in the townland of Roebuck
and it is annotated as Castleview and Charlton respectively. Unnamed on the 6
inch Cassini.
GENERAL Arthur de Burgh Crofton leased to Thomas Dillon. The late Thomas Dillon leased it
to Luke Connor who assigned his interest to Joseph McDermott who in turn leased to Charles Hogan.
Charles Hogan appears to be the owner of the lease but lives there infrequently, renting it for the season
etc and changed the name to Charlton.
In 1818 it was on 11 acres with two gardens (one walled and lined with fruit trees). It also had two lock-up
yards and was described as a modern house.Castleview For sale on 8 statute acres in 1831.
‘There is upon this holding a dwelling house two stories high consisting of a parlour, drawing room, three
bed chambers, kitchen, servants accommodation in the basement story, yard, stable, coach house, walled
garden and ornamental plantations.’ Brassington 1832.
Charlton For Sale by Charles Hogan in 1861. It was for sale in 1875 and 1881/3 described as a handsome
basement residence on 8 acres. It had conservatories, two coach houses, stables and a gatelodge
(corner of Willowfield Avenue and Goatstown Road - no longer extant). It also had a long carriage drive,
6 family bedrooms and 4 servants rooms and the sewage was perfect as 9" glazed pipes had been
installed. It is thought that the name was changed to Corca Duibhne between 1927 and 1937.
YEAR BUILT circa 1810
VALUATION In 1915 the valuation was £154 and in 1921 the valuation was split into two, £60 5s &
£22 15s. In the 1901 census it is noted as having 15 room occupied by family.
ARCHITECT Unknown
SOURCES OSI Maps, Brassington, Registry of Deeds & Thom's Directories.
OCCUPANTS
1783 Meadow and pasture.
1818 - 1830 Joseph McDermott - Castleview
1830 - 1834 Charles Hogan
1835 - 1840 Abraham Brewster
1847 - 1861 Charles Hogan
1862 - 1866 John Vincent
1867 - 1870 Henry Malkin Barton
1871 - 1875 Austin Cornwall
1876 - 1877 Colonel Charles Bowdler Fuller
1878 Lambert Butler
1879 - 1883 Austin Cornwall
1884 - 1894 James Shanks
1895 - 1907 Mrs Elizabeth Winstanley
1909 - 1911 To let or the interest in lease sold
1913 - 1921 Mrs Julia Pentony
1924 For Sale
1926 - 1936 John O'Shea - Charlton
1940 James Shanks - Charlton
1951 Mrs M V Keefrey (Corca Duibhne)
1961 Corca Duibhne for auction 3 May 1961
1961 Miss Nessa Doran
1963 Ground Rent sold.
1963 - 1970 Demolished.
STAFF
1840 Hugh O'Donnel - Servant
1901 Mary Glennon - Cook
Mary Anne O'Hara - Housemaid
John Healy - coachman living at gatelodge
Michael Hayden - Gardener living at gardener's cottage.
1937 Daniel Cunningham (Corca Duibhne)
CURRENT
STATUS No longer extant
CONTRIBUTOR © June Bow & Karen Poff
DATE December 2019