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Clonskeagh Castle
NAME Clonskeagh Castle
AREA LOCATION ROEBUCK, Whitebeam Road off Clonskeagh Road
MAP LOCATION OSI maps of 1838-1845 and 1898-1913 place it in the townland of Roebuck and it is
annotated as Clonskeagh Castle on both.
GENERAL ‘There is on this estate a capital mansion house built in the castellated style consisting
of parlour, drawing room, three minor reception rooms, five bed chambers, and
basement story containing kitchen and servants apartments, an extensive walled
garden, stabling for six horses, coach house and ornamental plantations. Along with
the house is ‘a small dwelling house, extensive Iron Works consisting of several forges
and ware house with an extensive well-constructed and costly Mill Pond the whole
was erected by Mr Jackson whose interest William M'Caskey purchased ’
(Brassington 1832).
The Great Iron mills manufactured brasswork, fenders, cutlery and kitchen
furniture. It was powered by two powerful waterwheels that were twelve
feet in diameter. William M'Caskey purchased them in 1808 and they were put up
for sale by his brother Thomas in 1841.
The name Clonskeagh comes from the Irish Cluain Sceach - the meadow of the
white thorns. The house is a detached three storey with 'a tower' at each corner
of the front and a set back Victorian style porch with limestone columns
approached by a flight of six steps. Three bay between towers above the Doric porch.
It originally had three gatelodges (main gate, west gate and inner gate) and was
approached via a long carriage drive from the Clonskeagh Road by way of twin
gatelodges and a castellated archway. It was sold separate to the mill in 1809 on
25 acres. There was also another building on the plot called Thompson's tower which
may have been a folly. According to Nathaniel Whittock (1846) the house was built in
the eighteenth century by Henry Jackson who was descended from General Andrew
Jackson, President of the United States, but yet to be proven. The arrest warrant for
Oliver bond in 1793 is thought to have executed here. During the tenure of Wade
Thompson, the grounds of the castle were used for the annual Inspection of The
Boys' Brigade, Dublin Battalion.
In 1972 The Tralee Charter, which allowed Tralee to become an official borough in
1612 was found at Clonskeagh Castle. The charter had been missing from Tralee
since the borough council was abolished in 1840. The charter was found in an
envelope addressed to A Rowan, Tralee, Co Kerry. This likely connection is Anne
Margaret Rowan from Tralee, the cousin of Captain Wade Thompson, who died aged
81 on 13 Dec 1913, on a visit to the castle. Born 21 Nov 1832, she was the daughter
of the Ven Archdeacon Rowan, Archdeacon of Ardfert, an acclaimed antiquarian and
local historian. Anne was an ardent unionist and a prominent speaker at Anti-Home
Rule meetings. As a younger woman she was a novelist and also wrote several books
on Ireland. She was an antiquarian and in the 1890's wrote a column for 'The Kerry
Post' on local history but was frequently taken to task by way of letters to the editor by
Mary Agnes Hickson, antiquarian and author of the 'Kerry Records', for her 'lack of
sound research an mis-interpretation of old manuscripts'.
YEAR BUILT circa 1790
VALUATION In the 1911 census it was noted as having 25 rooms occupied by family. No valuation found.
ARCHITECT Unknown
SOURCES Thom’s directories, Brassington & Gale 1832, contemporaneous newspapers, OSI Maps
NAI Census & Wills, Griffith's Valuation and Whittock 1846.
OCCUPANTS
1783 Brangan leased three cabins and land from Baron Trimleston along the river Dodder.
There were mills, offices and other cabins leased by the mill holding.
1793? Oliver Bond, United Irishman married to Henry Jacksons daughter.
1793 - 1809 Henry Jackson
1824 - 1845 David Peter Thompson
1845 - 1875 David Thompson
1875 - 1919 Captain Robert Wade Thompson
1922 Free State Garrison (taken over by the official IRA)
1924 For sale by Lt Col Thompson
1927 - 1951 Henry McManus Whitton
1951 - 1953 Eleanor Constance Whitton
1953 For Sale
1956 Houses built in the grounds by G T Crampton
1967 Converted into four apartments by G T Crampton
1967 For Sale and withdrawn from auction at £15,500
1999 - 2017 Private residence
STAFF
1849 Michael Connor & John Bryan - Gate porters
1875 Mr Bryan - Gardener
1901 Louisa H Kopp - Maid
Alice Stuart - Cook
Edith Moore - Parlourmaid
Thomas Marris – Carpenter
1911 Sarah Marrons – Cook
Annie Colley - Parlourmaid
Mabel Forrsetain? - Housemaid
c1916 Sarah Doyle - Seamstress and wife of Patrick Doyle killed at Clanwilliam.
CURRENT
STATUS Extant and in use as a private residence
CONTRIBUTOR © Catherine Brugha & Karen Poff
DATE April 2018
AREA LOCATION ROEBUCK, Whitebeam Road off Clonskeagh Road
MAP LOCATION OSI maps of 1838-1845 and 1898-1913 place it in the townland of Roebuck and it is
annotated as Clonskeagh Castle on both.
GENERAL ‘There is on this estate a capital mansion house built in the castellated style consisting
of parlour, drawing room, three minor reception rooms, five bed chambers, and
basement story containing kitchen and servants apartments, an extensive walled
garden, stabling for six horses, coach house and ornamental plantations. Along with
the house is ‘a small dwelling house, extensive Iron Works consisting of several forges
and ware house with an extensive well-constructed and costly Mill Pond the whole
was erected by Mr Jackson whose interest William M'Caskey purchased ’
(Brassington 1832).
The Great Iron mills manufactured brasswork, fenders, cutlery and kitchen
furniture. It was powered by two powerful waterwheels that were twelve
feet in diameter. William M'Caskey purchased them in 1808 and they were put up
for sale by his brother Thomas in 1841.
The name Clonskeagh comes from the Irish Cluain Sceach - the meadow of the
white thorns. The house is a detached three storey with 'a tower' at each corner
of the front and a set back Victorian style porch with limestone columns
approached by a flight of six steps. Three bay between towers above the Doric porch.
It originally had three gatelodges (main gate, west gate and inner gate) and was
approached via a long carriage drive from the Clonskeagh Road by way of twin
gatelodges and a castellated archway. It was sold separate to the mill in 1809 on
25 acres. There was also another building on the plot called Thompson's tower which
may have been a folly. According to Nathaniel Whittock (1846) the house was built in
the eighteenth century by Henry Jackson who was descended from General Andrew
Jackson, President of the United States, but yet to be proven. The arrest warrant for
Oliver bond in 1793 is thought to have executed here. During the tenure of Wade
Thompson, the grounds of the castle were used for the annual Inspection of The
Boys' Brigade, Dublin Battalion.
In 1972 The Tralee Charter, which allowed Tralee to become an official borough in
1612 was found at Clonskeagh Castle. The charter had been missing from Tralee
since the borough council was abolished in 1840. The charter was found in an
envelope addressed to A Rowan, Tralee, Co Kerry. This likely connection is Anne
Margaret Rowan from Tralee, the cousin of Captain Wade Thompson, who died aged
81 on 13 Dec 1913, on a visit to the castle. Born 21 Nov 1832, she was the daughter
of the Ven Archdeacon Rowan, Archdeacon of Ardfert, an acclaimed antiquarian and
local historian. Anne was an ardent unionist and a prominent speaker at Anti-Home
Rule meetings. As a younger woman she was a novelist and also wrote several books
on Ireland. She was an antiquarian and in the 1890's wrote a column for 'The Kerry
Post' on local history but was frequently taken to task by way of letters to the editor by
Mary Agnes Hickson, antiquarian and author of the 'Kerry Records', for her 'lack of
sound research an mis-interpretation of old manuscripts'.
YEAR BUILT circa 1790
VALUATION In the 1911 census it was noted as having 25 rooms occupied by family. No valuation found.
ARCHITECT Unknown
SOURCES Thom’s directories, Brassington & Gale 1832, contemporaneous newspapers, OSI Maps
NAI Census & Wills, Griffith's Valuation and Whittock 1846.
OCCUPANTS
1783 Brangan leased three cabins and land from Baron Trimleston along the river Dodder.
There were mills, offices and other cabins leased by the mill holding.
1793? Oliver Bond, United Irishman married to Henry Jacksons daughter.
1793 - 1809 Henry Jackson
1824 - 1845 David Peter Thompson
1845 - 1875 David Thompson
1875 - 1919 Captain Robert Wade Thompson
1922 Free State Garrison (taken over by the official IRA)
1924 For sale by Lt Col Thompson
1927 - 1951 Henry McManus Whitton
1951 - 1953 Eleanor Constance Whitton
1953 For Sale
1956 Houses built in the grounds by G T Crampton
1967 Converted into four apartments by G T Crampton
1967 For Sale and withdrawn from auction at £15,500
1999 - 2017 Private residence
STAFF
1849 Michael Connor & John Bryan - Gate porters
1875 Mr Bryan - Gardener
1901 Louisa H Kopp - Maid
Alice Stuart - Cook
Edith Moore - Parlourmaid
Thomas Marris – Carpenter
1911 Sarah Marrons – Cook
Annie Colley - Parlourmaid
Mabel Forrsetain? - Housemaid
c1916 Sarah Doyle - Seamstress and wife of Patrick Doyle killed at Clanwilliam.
CURRENT
STATUS Extant and in use as a private residence
CONTRIBUTOR © Catherine Brugha & Karen Poff
DATE April 2018