DUNARDAGH
NAME Dunardagh/St Catherine's Provincial House
AREA LOCATION Blackrock
MAP LOCATION OSI map of 1898-1913 place it in the townland of Rockfield
GENERAL Italianate style house most probably by Lanyon, Lynn & Lanyon, shared
a gatelodge with Craigmore. Temple Hill gate lodge built c1865 & Temple Road gate lodge
built c1873 both probably 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 circa 1865
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 Attributed to Lanyon, Lynn & Lanyon.
SOURCES Thom’s directories, contemporaneous newspapers, Registry of Deeds, NAI
Census & Wills & OSI Maps
OCCUPANTS
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)
1901 Thomas Relley- Groom
Margaret Beamish - Cook
Theresa Cleary - Housemaid
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 Dunardagh/St Catherine's Provincial House
AREA LOCATION Blackrock
MAP LOCATION OSI map of 1898-1913 place it in the townland of Rockfield
GENERAL Italianate style house most probably by Lanyon, Lynn & Lanyon, shared
a gatelodge with Craigmore. Temple Hill gate lodge built c1865 & Temple Road gate lodge
built c1873 both probably 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 circa 1865
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 Attributed to Lanyon, Lynn & Lanyon.
SOURCES Thom’s directories, contemporaneous newspapers, Registry of Deeds, NAI
Census & Wills & OSI Maps
OCCUPANTS
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)
1901 Thomas Relley- Groom
Margaret Beamish - Cook
Theresa Cleary - Housemaid
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