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 on 5 Acres in 1839. It was for sale in 1947 on 6 acres. In
1950 a CPO was issued on a portion of the front garden and wall by Dublin County Council to
allow for the widening of the Bray Road (7 perches). 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, Registry of Deeds
and NAI Census & Wills
OCCUPANTS
1786 Land owned by Nathaniel Warren
1834 House lease sold to James Reside
1833 - 1837 Remmy Henry 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
1847 -1849 William Lightfoot Kenny
1849 Joseph Hinds Esq.
1849 - 1850 Andrew Johnstone, tenant 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
1868 - 1869 Catherine Gall
1870 - 1873 Henry Kelly, Solicitor
1875 Vacant
1876 - 1877 Thomas Radford Hope
1878 Vacant
1881 - 1883 Vacant
1884 - 1904 George Christopher Lawder
1904 - 1931 Major John Richard Harlowen Richards
1931 - 1938 Emily Anne Richards
1940 - 1945 Leo Thomas Neary
1945 - 1954 Mrs Kathleen Neary
1956 - 1977 George W Hollwey
STAFF
1849 Thomas Colgan - Gate porter
1871 John Mangan - Labourer (wife Bridget) living on site
1901 Joseph Barton - Coachman
1901 Catherine Fay – Servant
Mary Dwyer - Servant
1911 Julia Healy - Cook
Mary Healy - Housemaid
Hannah Manifold - Parlourmaid
1904 - 1911 Bartholomew Powell - Gardener living at Dunstaffnage Lodge
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 on 5 Acres in 1839. It was for sale in 1947 on 6 acres. In
1950 a CPO was issued on a portion of the front garden and wall by Dublin County Council to
allow for the widening of the Bray Road (7 perches). 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, Registry of Deeds
and NAI Census & Wills
OCCUPANTS
1786 Land owned by Nathaniel Warren
1834 House lease sold to James Reside
1833 - 1837 Remmy Henry 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
1847 -1849 William Lightfoot Kenny
1849 Joseph Hinds Esq.
1849 - 1850 Andrew Johnstone, tenant 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
1868 - 1869 Catherine Gall
1870 - 1873 Henry Kelly, Solicitor
1875 Vacant
1876 - 1877 Thomas Radford Hope
1878 Vacant
1881 - 1883 Vacant
1884 - 1904 George Christopher Lawder
1904 - 1931 Major John Richard Harlowen Richards
1931 - 1938 Emily Anne Richards
1940 - 1945 Leo Thomas Neary
1945 - 1954 Mrs Kathleen Neary
1956 - 1977 George W Hollwey
STAFF
1849 Thomas Colgan - Gate porter
1871 John Mangan - Labourer (wife Bridget) living on site
1901 Joseph Barton - Coachman
1901 Catherine Fay – Servant
Mary Dwyer - Servant
1911 Julia Healy - Cook
Mary Healy - Housemaid
Hannah Manifold - Parlourmaid
1904 - 1911 Bartholomew Powell - Gardener living at Dunstaffnage Lodge
CURRENT Extant and a private residence.
CONTRIBUTOR © June Bow & Karen Poff
DATE April 2018