Elm Grove
NAME Elm Grove
AREA LOCATION Blackrock, junction of Carysfort Avenue and Stillorgan Park.
MAP LOCATION OSI maps of 1838-1845 and 1898-1913 place it in the townland of
Stillorgan Park.
GENERAL A substantial house, part of it's land was given over to the building of
All Saint's National School. In 1827 the house was for sale on eight acres and was
described as having two sitting and four bedrooms. It also had stabling for four
horses and it was enclosed within a stone wall. It's gatelodge was demolished pre 1907
and its derelict coach house was put up for sale in 1991.
YEAR BUILT
VALUATION No PLU valuation found, in the 1911 census it is noted as having 10 rooms
occupied by family.
ARCHITECT Unknown.
SOURCES Thom’s directories, contemporaneous newspapers, NAI Census & Wills
OCCUPANTS
1820 - 1827 John Richards
1828 - 1837 Mrs J Richards
1836 - 1848 JWO Richards
1855 M de Burg Graff (French Consul)
1858 Lady Emily McKenzie
1866 Mrs William Cosgrave (widow)
1874 - 1879 Mason Family
1886 Susan Clarke King (widow of Arthur King, land agent)
1895 Lindsey Follett Jones (RIP)
1897 Robert Edward Follett Jones
1911 - 1917 Rev Thomas M Connellan (RIP) - (Ex priest)
1921 - 1927 Edward L'Estrange Ledwich
1935 Vacant
1977 - 1978 7 Houses built in the grounds
STAFF
1828 John Lynch - Porter/Gatekeeper (wife - Catherine)
Elizabeth Cavanagh - Maid
1849 Thomas Brady - Gatekeeper
1901 Annie Fitzsimons - General Domestic Servant
Paul Byrne - General Domestic Servant
1911 Martha Miledy - General Domestic Servant
CURRENT
STATUS Demolished
CONTRIBUTOR © June Bow & Karen Poff
DATE May 2017
NAME Elm Grove
AREA LOCATION Blackrock, junction of Carysfort Avenue and Stillorgan Park.
MAP LOCATION OSI maps of 1838-1845 and 1898-1913 place it in the townland of
Stillorgan Park.
GENERAL A substantial house, part of it's land was given over to the building of
All Saint's National School. In 1827 the house was for sale on eight acres and was
described as having two sitting and four bedrooms. It also had stabling for four
horses and it was enclosed within a stone wall. It's gatelodge was demolished pre 1907
and its derelict coach house was put up for sale in 1991.
YEAR BUILT
VALUATION No PLU valuation found, in the 1911 census it is noted as having 10 rooms
occupied by family.
ARCHITECT Unknown.
SOURCES Thom’s directories, contemporaneous newspapers, NAI Census & Wills
OCCUPANTS
1820 - 1827 John Richards
1828 - 1837 Mrs J Richards
1836 - 1848 JWO Richards
1855 M de Burg Graff (French Consul)
1858 Lady Emily McKenzie
1866 Mrs William Cosgrave (widow)
1874 - 1879 Mason Family
1886 Susan Clarke King (widow of Arthur King, land agent)
1895 Lindsey Follett Jones (RIP)
1897 Robert Edward Follett Jones
1911 - 1917 Rev Thomas M Connellan (RIP) - (Ex priest)
1921 - 1927 Edward L'Estrange Ledwich
1935 Vacant
1977 - 1978 7 Houses built in the grounds
STAFF
1828 John Lynch - Porter/Gatekeeper (wife - Catherine)
Elizabeth Cavanagh - Maid
1849 Thomas Brady - Gatekeeper
1901 Annie Fitzsimons - General Domestic Servant
Paul Byrne - General Domestic Servant
1911 Martha Miledy - General Domestic Servant
CURRENT
STATUS Demolished
CONTRIBUTOR © June Bow & Karen Poff
DATE May 2017