Craigmore
NAME Craigmore /St Teresa's House
AREA LOCATION Blackrock, access from Temple Hill Road.
MAP LOCATION OSI map of 1898-1913 place it in the townland of Rockfield.
GENERAL A Victorian mansion dating from 1863 and standing two-storeys over
basement with a five-bay facade and granite porch, which there was a budget of 6000 to
build. Temple Hill gate lodge built c1865 & Temple Road gate lodge c1873 both probably
by John McCurdy who was responsible for the adjacent Dunardagh House,
YEAR BUILT C1860
VALUATION In 1912 the valuation was 194 pounds.
NUMBER
OF ROOMS In the 1901 census it is noted as having 30 rooms occupied by family.
ARCHITECT
SOURCES Thom’s directories, NAI, Newspapers and OSI Maps
OCCUPANTS
1862 - 1911 Hogg Family
1911 - 1920 Frank V Martin
1920 - 1925 Mrs Martin
1935 Daughters of Charity of St Vincent de Paul
2014 For Sale
STAFF
1875 Martha Ebbs - Servant
1883 Mr Tyndall - Gardener
1901 Kate Townsend - House Maid
Margaret Long - Kitchen Maid
Alice Walsh -Ladies Maid
Mary Walsh - Cook
1911 Ita Foley - Governess
Jessie Miller - Professional Nurse
Mary Farrell - Cook
Kate Bennett - Maid
Mary Molloy - Maid
Bridget Smyth - Maid
Hannah Ryan - Maid
Elizabeth Wilson - Maid
CURRENT
STATUS Extant
CONTRIBUTOR © June Bow & Karen Poff
DATE July 2017
NAME Craigmore /St Teresa's House
AREA LOCATION Blackrock, access from Temple Hill Road.
MAP LOCATION OSI map of 1898-1913 place it in the townland of Rockfield.
GENERAL A Victorian mansion dating from 1863 and standing two-storeys over
basement with a five-bay facade and granite porch, which there was a budget of 6000 to
build. Temple Hill gate lodge built c1865 & Temple Road gate lodge c1873 both probably
by John McCurdy who was responsible for the adjacent Dunardagh House,
YEAR BUILT C1860
VALUATION In 1912 the valuation was 194 pounds.
NUMBER
OF ROOMS In the 1901 census it is noted as having 30 rooms occupied by family.
ARCHITECT
SOURCES Thom’s directories, NAI, Newspapers and OSI Maps
OCCUPANTS
1862 - 1911 Hogg Family
1911 - 1920 Frank V Martin
1920 - 1925 Mrs Martin
1935 Daughters of Charity of St Vincent de Paul
2014 For Sale
STAFF
1875 Martha Ebbs - Servant
1883 Mr Tyndall - Gardener
1901 Kate Townsend - House Maid
Margaret Long - Kitchen Maid
Alice Walsh -Ladies Maid
Mary Walsh - Cook
1911 Ita Foley - Governess
Jessie Miller - Professional Nurse
Mary Farrell - Cook
Kate Bennett - Maid
Mary Molloy - Maid
Bridget Smyth - Maid
Hannah Ryan - Maid
Elizabeth Wilson - Maid
CURRENT
STATUS Extant
CONTRIBUTOR © June Bow & Karen Poff
DATE July 2017