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Clonard House in the 1990's
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Aerial photograph of Clonard 1948 - Facebook post. Photograph possibly the work of Monkey Morgan or Norman Ashe.
Clonard
NAME Moreen Lodge/Clonard/Irish Management Institute
AREA LOCATION Sandyford Road
MAP LOCATION OSI maps of 1838-1845 and 1898-1913 place it in the townland of Ballalley
and it is annotated as Moreen Lodge and Clonard respectively.
GENERAL The original house was altered and the name changed to Clonard circa
1853. In 1878 and house, and furniture less than two years old and made by William Fry of
Dublin). A fire in a hayshed threatened the house and stables in 1936 but it was brought under
control by local fire fighters. It was on 70 acres in 1953. It is now a two story over basement
three bay house with a full height central breakfront with gable.
YEAR BUILT circa 1830
VALUATION In the 1911 census it is noted as having 18 rooms occupied by family. No
valuation found.
ARCHITECT Unknown but alterations by John Skipton Mulvany in 1853 for Henry
Thompson. In 1911 alterations to the gatelodge were made by Rudolf
Maximilian Butler for M B Jellett.
SOURCES Thom's, contemporaneous newspapers, NAI Census & Wills and OSI Maps.
OCCUPANTS
1853 - 1876 Henry Thompson
1877 - 1878 Henry St George Stewart
1881 - 1896 Edward John Smith
1897 - 1902 Dorcas Maria Smith
1904 - 1925 Matthew Barrington Jellett & wife Belinda
1927 - 1954 Frederick Spencer Myerscough
1955 - 1961 Cyril & Joy Myerscough
1974 Irish Management Institute on 13 acres
STAFF
1853 - 1861 Mr Hanley - Steward & Gardener
1864 - 1869 James Clews - Gardener
1870 Mr Flack - Gardener
1859 - 1870 Robert Mulholland - Groom
1881 - 1882 William Fleming - Gardener/Steward
1881 Joseph Killeen - Labourer (see birth of son)
1897 - 1902 John Lockington - Coachman
1897 - 1899 John Hamilton - Living at the gatelodge
1901 - 1925 Elizabeth Wilson - Kitchenmaid
1901 Jane Gallagher - Housemaid
Mary Cuff - Cook
Livinia Rutherford - Parlourmaid
Thomas Thompson - Gardener
John Barker - Gardeners Assistant
Thomas Tate - Gardeners Assistant
George Tate - Gardeners Assistant
Joseph Gilbert - Gardeners Assistant
1911 Margaret M'Kettrick - Cook
Kate Murphy - Kitchenmaid
Anne Kiernan - Housemaid
Frances Thomas - Housemaid
Elizabeth Fitzpatrick - Parlour maid
Lizzie Morton - Child's maid
1914 - 1915 Robert Crone - Groom
1932 Hugh Connor - Farmed 48 acres of the land
CURRENT
STATUS Extant and in use as offices (basement no longer in use)
CONTRIBUTOR © June Bow & Karen Poff
DATE November 2019
AREA LOCATION Sandyford Road
MAP LOCATION OSI maps of 1838-1845 and 1898-1913 place it in the townland of Ballalley
and it is annotated as Moreen Lodge and Clonard respectively.
GENERAL The original house was altered and the name changed to Clonard circa
1853. In 1878 and house, and furniture less than two years old and made by William Fry of
Dublin). A fire in a hayshed threatened the house and stables in 1936 but it was brought under
control by local fire fighters. It was on 70 acres in 1953. It is now a two story over basement
three bay house with a full height central breakfront with gable.
YEAR BUILT circa 1830
VALUATION In the 1911 census it is noted as having 18 rooms occupied by family. No
valuation found.
ARCHITECT Unknown but alterations by John Skipton Mulvany in 1853 for Henry
Thompson. In 1911 alterations to the gatelodge were made by Rudolf
Maximilian Butler for M B Jellett.
SOURCES Thom's, contemporaneous newspapers, NAI Census & Wills and OSI Maps.
OCCUPANTS
1853 - 1876 Henry Thompson
1877 - 1878 Henry St George Stewart
1881 - 1896 Edward John Smith
1897 - 1902 Dorcas Maria Smith
1904 - 1925 Matthew Barrington Jellett & wife Belinda
1927 - 1954 Frederick Spencer Myerscough
1955 - 1961 Cyril & Joy Myerscough
1974 Irish Management Institute on 13 acres
STAFF
1853 - 1861 Mr Hanley - Steward & Gardener
1864 - 1869 James Clews - Gardener
1870 Mr Flack - Gardener
1859 - 1870 Robert Mulholland - Groom
1881 - 1882 William Fleming - Gardener/Steward
1881 Joseph Killeen - Labourer (see birth of son)
1897 - 1902 John Lockington - Coachman
1897 - 1899 John Hamilton - Living at the gatelodge
1901 - 1925 Elizabeth Wilson - Kitchenmaid
1901 Jane Gallagher - Housemaid
Mary Cuff - Cook
Livinia Rutherford - Parlourmaid
Thomas Thompson - Gardener
John Barker - Gardeners Assistant
Thomas Tate - Gardeners Assistant
George Tate - Gardeners Assistant
Joseph Gilbert - Gardeners Assistant
1911 Margaret M'Kettrick - Cook
Kate Murphy - Kitchenmaid
Anne Kiernan - Housemaid
Frances Thomas - Housemaid
Elizabeth Fitzpatrick - Parlour maid
Lizzie Morton - Child's maid
1914 - 1915 Robert Crone - Groom
1932 Hugh Connor - Farmed 48 acres of the land
CURRENT
STATUS Extant and in use as offices (basement no longer in use)
CONTRIBUTOR © June Bow & Karen Poff
DATE November 2019