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Old castle to the rear of Dundrum Castle House Apartments.
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House
NAME Dundrum Castle (Manor House) later Dundrum Castle House
AREA LOCATION Iron gated entrance from Ballinteer Road with porter's lodge.
MAP LOCATION OSI maps of 1838-1845 and 1898-1913 place it in the townland of
Dundrum and it is annotated as Dundrum Castle on both.
GENERAL In 1795 40a 2r 20p (old castle, small house and 2 cabins) were for
Sale by public cant formerly held by Isaac Dobson and now in the possession of Anthony
Dobson. The site also included the metal works and buildings and mills.
Originally a five bay two story Georgian house with parapet two single storey wings and a cut
stone door case. The wings were later raised to two storey and a porch added. It had a ruined
13th century castle on the property which had been rebuilt in the 16th century. In 1811 it was on
27 acres with 30,000 registered trees on the site and it was enclosed by a stone wall. There was
a stream running through the site with a plaque on the bridge which read 'God bless this castle
and prosper it, made by William Mallett 1700'. This was still in place in 1920, however the date
seems unlikely. It was for sale along with the Iron works, the mill pond and two house that
fronted on to the main street in 1795. In was on 5 acres in 1894.
YEAR BUILT circa 1767
VALUATION In 1847 the valuation was 132 pounds and in the 1901 census it is
noted as having 22 rooms occupied by the family.
ARCHITECT Unknown. Alterations by William Fogarty, architect in 1868/9.
SOURCES Thom’s directories, contemporaneous newspapers, NAI Census &
Wills, F E Ball and OSI Maps
OCCUPANTS
1782 - 1795 Anthony Dawson
1795 - 1811 To let - R McDonnell
1821 - 1829 Rev Thomas Harding's School
1829 Lease for sale by Henry Siree Harding of Layton Hall, Kilmacud.
1833 - 1835 William Mallet (rip)
1835 - 1837 For Sale by John Mallet of Ryder Row.
1838 - 1843 John Walsh
1844 - 1881 John Walsh
1881 - 1882 Frederick W Walsh
1883 - 1884 Vacant
1885 - 1889 Tooke Cumming Luscombe
1889 - 1894 Lord Bishop of Meath (rip) - Charles Parsons Reichel
1895 Vacant
1896 - 1912 Miss Christina Isabella Oakman Hume died at Hove in 1923.
1901 - 1911 Thomas Kennedy Lowry (brother in law of the above)
1919 - 1949 Dr Arthur Goff
1966 - 1980 Ilford Ireland Ltd and single storey added to the house.
1985 - 1987 Southside Publishers
1986 Offices for let
1986 Old Castle sold to David Newman Johnson, inspector of National Monuments
1991 To auction
1991 - 1996 Icon Clinical Research
1995 To auction guiding - offers over 450K
1997 Permission given to demolish
1998 Dundrum Castle House apartments built in the grounds
STAFF
1883 James Rodalphus Davis - Labourer
1884 Thomas Slack, Coachman
1886 Thomas Yeoman - Gardener
1887 Alexander McKinty - Coachman
1901 Jane Collister - Housemaid
Mary Meddson - Parlourmaid
Hariet Moore - Housemaid
Mary Doyle - Cook
1911 Bridget Conroy - Parlourmaid
Anne Mahony - Housemaid
Theresa Colyan - Housemaid
Kate Conroy - Cook
CURRENT No longer extant
STATUS
CONTRIBUTOR © June Bow & Karen Poff
DATE July 2018
AREA LOCATION Iron gated entrance from Ballinteer Road with porter's lodge.
MAP LOCATION OSI maps of 1838-1845 and 1898-1913 place it in the townland of
Dundrum and it is annotated as Dundrum Castle on both.
GENERAL In 1795 40a 2r 20p (old castle, small house and 2 cabins) were for
Sale by public cant formerly held by Isaac Dobson and now in the possession of Anthony
Dobson. The site also included the metal works and buildings and mills.
Originally a five bay two story Georgian house with parapet two single storey wings and a cut
stone door case. The wings were later raised to two storey and a porch added. It had a ruined
13th century castle on the property which had been rebuilt in the 16th century. In 1811 it was on
27 acres with 30,000 registered trees on the site and it was enclosed by a stone wall. There was
a stream running through the site with a plaque on the bridge which read 'God bless this castle
and prosper it, made by William Mallett 1700'. This was still in place in 1920, however the date
seems unlikely. It was for sale along with the Iron works, the mill pond and two house that
fronted on to the main street in 1795. In was on 5 acres in 1894.
YEAR BUILT circa 1767
VALUATION In 1847 the valuation was 132 pounds and in the 1901 census it is
noted as having 22 rooms occupied by the family.
ARCHITECT Unknown. Alterations by William Fogarty, architect in 1868/9.
SOURCES Thom’s directories, contemporaneous newspapers, NAI Census &
Wills, F E Ball and OSI Maps
OCCUPANTS
1782 - 1795 Anthony Dawson
1795 - 1811 To let - R McDonnell
1821 - 1829 Rev Thomas Harding's School
1829 Lease for sale by Henry Siree Harding of Layton Hall, Kilmacud.
1833 - 1835 William Mallet (rip)
1835 - 1837 For Sale by John Mallet of Ryder Row.
1838 - 1843 John Walsh
1844 - 1881 John Walsh
1881 - 1882 Frederick W Walsh
1883 - 1884 Vacant
1885 - 1889 Tooke Cumming Luscombe
1889 - 1894 Lord Bishop of Meath (rip) - Charles Parsons Reichel
1895 Vacant
1896 - 1912 Miss Christina Isabella Oakman Hume died at Hove in 1923.
1901 - 1911 Thomas Kennedy Lowry (brother in law of the above)
1919 - 1949 Dr Arthur Goff
1966 - 1980 Ilford Ireland Ltd and single storey added to the house.
1985 - 1987 Southside Publishers
1986 Offices for let
1986 Old Castle sold to David Newman Johnson, inspector of National Monuments
1991 To auction
1991 - 1996 Icon Clinical Research
1995 To auction guiding - offers over 450K
1997 Permission given to demolish
1998 Dundrum Castle House apartments built in the grounds
STAFF
1883 James Rodalphus Davis - Labourer
1884 Thomas Slack, Coachman
1886 Thomas Yeoman - Gardener
1887 Alexander McKinty - Coachman
1901 Jane Collister - Housemaid
Mary Meddson - Parlourmaid
Hariet Moore - Housemaid
Mary Doyle - Cook
1911 Bridget Conroy - Parlourmaid
Anne Mahony - Housemaid
Theresa Colyan - Housemaid
Kate Conroy - Cook
CURRENT No longer extant
STATUS
CONTRIBUTOR © June Bow & Karen Poff
DATE July 2018