Dunstaffnage
NAME Dunstaffnage Lodge/Dunstaffnage House/Dunstaffnage
AREA LOCATION STILLORGAN, St Brigid's Church Road, (Old Dublin Road)
MAP LOCATION OSI maps of 1898-1913 and 1838 - 1845 place it in the townland of Stillorgan
South and it is annotated as Dunstaffnage Lodge and Dunstaffnage respectively.
GENERAL Georgian two storey. Between 2000 and 2002 Dunstaffnage Hall was built on
the land and in 2004 Dunstaffnagh Mews was added.
YEAR BUILT circa 1830
VALUATION In 1912 the valuation was 66 pounds and on the 1911 census it is noted as
having 18 rooms occupied by family.
ARCHITECT Unknown
SOURCES Thom’s directories, contemporaneous newspapers, OSI Maps and NAI Census & Wills
OCCUPANTS
1786 Land owned by Nathaniel Warren
1834 Leased to James Reside
1833 - 1837 R H Sheehan
1837 - 1839 J O'Meara
1839 Auction of furniture and house on 5 acres to be Let
1840 - 1843 George Thomas Colomb
1843 Auction of House and furniture
1846 - 1847 Joseph Hines, Solicitor
1847 David Courtney Kenny
1849 William Lightfoot Kenny
1849 Joseph Hinds Esq.
1849 - 1850 Andrew Johnstone, leasee of Stillorgan Brewery
1854 - 1858 James Reside Esq.
1858 - 1862 Richard Seymore Guinness
1862 House To Let on 7 acres
1863 - 1865 Alexander Deaves Kennedy
1866 - 1867 Edward Soulsby Esq.
1868 - 1869 Catherine Gall
1870 - 1873 Henry Kelly, Solicitor
1875 Vacant
1876 - 1877 Thomas Radford Hope Esq.
1878 Vacant
1881 - 1883 Vacant
1884 - 1904 George Christopher Lawder
1904 - 1931 Major John Richard Harlowen Richards
1938 Emily Anne Richards
1940 - 1945 Leo Thomas Neary, Licensed vintner
1947 For Sale on 6 acres
1956 - 1960 George W Hollwey
1988 - 2012 Hollwey Family
STAFF
1849 Thomas Colgan - Gate porter
1901 Catherine Fay – Servant
Mary Dwyer - Servant
1911 Julia Healy - Cook
Mary Healy - Housemaid
Hannah Manifold - Parlourmaid
CURRENT Extant and a private residence.
CONTRIBUTOR © June Bow & Karen Poff
DATE April 2018
AREA LOCATION STILLORGAN, St Brigid's Church Road, (Old Dublin Road)
MAP LOCATION OSI maps of 1898-1913 and 1838 - 1845 place it in the townland of Stillorgan
South and it is annotated as Dunstaffnage Lodge and Dunstaffnage respectively.
GENERAL Georgian two storey. Between 2000 and 2002 Dunstaffnage Hall was built on
the land and in 2004 Dunstaffnagh Mews was added.
YEAR BUILT circa 1830
VALUATION In 1912 the valuation was 66 pounds and on the 1911 census it is noted as
having 18 rooms occupied by family.
ARCHITECT Unknown
SOURCES Thom’s directories, contemporaneous newspapers, OSI Maps and NAI Census & Wills
OCCUPANTS
1786 Land owned by Nathaniel Warren
1834 Leased to James Reside
1833 - 1837 R H Sheehan
1837 - 1839 J O'Meara
1839 Auction of furniture and house on 5 acres to be Let
1840 - 1843 George Thomas Colomb
1843 Auction of House and furniture
1846 - 1847 Joseph Hines, Solicitor
1847 David Courtney Kenny
1849 William Lightfoot Kenny
1849 Joseph Hinds Esq.
1849 - 1850 Andrew Johnstone, leasee of Stillorgan Brewery
1854 - 1858 James Reside Esq.
1858 - 1862 Richard Seymore Guinness
1862 House To Let on 7 acres
1863 - 1865 Alexander Deaves Kennedy
1866 - 1867 Edward Soulsby Esq.
1868 - 1869 Catherine Gall
1870 - 1873 Henry Kelly, Solicitor
1875 Vacant
1876 - 1877 Thomas Radford Hope Esq.
1878 Vacant
1881 - 1883 Vacant
1884 - 1904 George Christopher Lawder
1904 - 1931 Major John Richard Harlowen Richards
1938 Emily Anne Richards
1940 - 1945 Leo Thomas Neary, Licensed vintner
1947 For Sale on 6 acres
1956 - 1960 George W Hollwey
1988 - 2012 Hollwey Family
STAFF
1849 Thomas Colgan - Gate porter
1901 Catherine Fay – Servant
Mary Dwyer - Servant
1911 Julia Healy - Cook
Mary Healy - Housemaid
Hannah Manifold - Parlourmaid
CURRENT Extant and a private residence.
CONTRIBUTOR © June Bow & Karen Poff
DATE April 2018