DUNARDAGH
NAME St Catherine's Provincial House
AREA LOCATION Temple Hill, Blackrock
MAP LOCATION OSI map of 1898-1913 place it in the townland of Rockfield
GENERAL Italianate house designed by John McCurdy with a shared
gatelodge to Craigmore. Temple Hill gate lodge built c1865 & Temple Road gate lodge
built c1873 both probably again by John McCurdy. The house was rented out during the summer.
In 1905 The Lord Chancellor of Ireland & Lady Ashbourne rented it for the summer from
Lady Arnott. The Daughters of Charity of St Vincent de Paul gifted 4.5 acres of the land to the
council for social housing.
YEAR BUILT Work commenced in 1863 with an estimated cost of 6K
VALUATION In 1912 the valuation was 230 pounds.
NUMBER
OF ROOMS In the 1901 census it is noted as having 20 rooms occupied by family.
ARCHITECT John McCurdy
SOURCES Thom’s directories, contemporaneous newspapers, Registry of Deeds, NAI
Census & Wills & OSI Maps
OCCUPANTS
1863 William Hogg owner of the land
1865 -1902 George Orr Wilson
1903 -1935 Lady Emily Fitzgerald Arnott
1935 Daughters of Charity of St Vincent de Paul
STAFF
1870 Thomas McGrath - Coachman (daughter baptised All Saints)
1875 Joseph Cowan - Butler (son baptised All Saints)
1878 Mr Hobson - Gardener
1881 Mr Conor - Gardener
1901 Thomas Relley- Groom
Margaret Beamish - Cook
Theresa Cleary - Housemaid
1909 Mary Cullen - In service
1911 Joseph Nolan - Butler
Mary Magner - Cook
Statia Cashman - Housemaid
Mary Mahony - Housemaid
John Toomey - Farm servant
CURRENT
STATUS Extant
CONTRIBUTOR © June Bow & Karen Poff
DATE July 2017
NAME St Catherine's Provincial House
AREA LOCATION Temple Hill, Blackrock
MAP LOCATION OSI map of 1898-1913 place it in the townland of Rockfield
GENERAL Italianate house designed by John McCurdy with a shared
gatelodge to Craigmore. Temple Hill gate lodge built c1865 & Temple Road gate lodge
built c1873 both probably again by John McCurdy. The house was rented out during the summer.
In 1905 The Lord Chancellor of Ireland & Lady Ashbourne rented it for the summer from
Lady Arnott. The Daughters of Charity of St Vincent de Paul gifted 4.5 acres of the land to the
council for social housing.
YEAR BUILT Work commenced in 1863 with an estimated cost of 6K
VALUATION In 1912 the valuation was 230 pounds.
NUMBER
OF ROOMS In the 1901 census it is noted as having 20 rooms occupied by family.
ARCHITECT John McCurdy
SOURCES Thom’s directories, contemporaneous newspapers, Registry of Deeds, NAI
Census & Wills & OSI Maps
OCCUPANTS
1863 William Hogg owner of the land
1865 -1902 George Orr Wilson
1903 -1935 Lady Emily Fitzgerald Arnott
1935 Daughters of Charity of St Vincent de Paul
STAFF
1870 Thomas McGrath - Coachman (daughter baptised All Saints)
1875 Joseph Cowan - Butler (son baptised All Saints)
1878 Mr Hobson - Gardener
1881 Mr Conor - Gardener
1901 Thomas Relley- Groom
Margaret Beamish - Cook
Theresa Cleary - Housemaid
1909 Mary Cullen - In service
1911 Joseph Nolan - Butler
Mary Magner - Cook
Statia Cashman - Housemaid
Mary Mahony - Housemaid
John Toomey - Farm servant
CURRENT
STATUS Extant
CONTRIBUTOR © June Bow & Karen Poff
DATE July 2017