Garnaville
NAME Kilmacud Cottage/Garnaville with Garnavilla Cottage/Ornee (Orné) Cottage
AREA LOCATION STILLORGAN, 81 Kilmacud Road Lower (Callary Road), now the site of Myles Quirke
Carpets, New Image and DID Electrical, opposite Kilmacud Chapel.
MAP LOCATION OSI maps of 1838-1845 and 1898-1913 place it in the townland of Stillorgan North
and it is annotated as The Cottage, Garnaville and Garnavilla cottage respectively
but the site held a number of buildings including Garnaville Cottage, Garnaville
and Ornee Cottage. These lands were commonly known as Callara/Callery from
1803 to 1840 and comprised of at least 50 acres in 1803 stretching down to where
Beaufield Park is today.
GENERAL An interesting house on 1/2 acres with good frontage to the Kilmacud Road was
how it was described in 1977 when it was offered for sale. Garnaville Cottage was described in
Griffith's as a neat little cottage well sheltered by trees whereas Ornee Cottage was a small cottage
in bad repair. In 1882 described as a modern detached villa residence with three reception rooms
and five bedrooms with servant's quarters on 1 acre of pretty gardens with lawn tennis grounds and
stabling. In 1915 both properties were for sale as one lot.
Orné Cottage was described as being on 5 acres on the Kilmacud Road in 1830.
Garnaville - Garán a Bile meaning copse of the ancient tree.
YEAR BUILT circa 1780
VALUATION In 1910 the valuation of Garnaville was 28 pounds and in the 1901 census it is noted
as having 16 rooms occupied by family. Garnaville Cottage was valued at 12 pounds.
ARCHITECT Unknown
SOURCES Thom’s directories, Newspapers, NAI Census & Wills
OCCUPANTS
1784 - 1800 William Allebyrn - Orné Cottage
1784 - 1795 Richard Thwaites
1803 - 1804 Mrs Alliburn - Orné Cottage
1824 Mrs Webb - Proprietor
1828 - 1829 Frederick S Parker ( Orné Cottage)
1830 Ornee cottage on 5 acres for lease
1832 Michael Browne Lacy of Ushers Quay - Orné Cottage
1835 Misses Burrows - Garnaville Cottage
1835 John Byrne - Orné Cottage
1837 W Flood
1858 - 1875 Mrs John Grant (House)
1880 Beaufield along with Garnaville & Orné Cottage lease sold to T S Martin.
1882 Garnaville to let
1882 -1888 John Doherty
1889 Thomas C Skerriff for sale
1890 Vacant
1897 99 year lease
1900 - 1901 Mr Peter Moore Jnr
1901 Judith O’Halloran - Cottage annex
1899 - 1917 Varian Family (House)
1915 Vacant - Garnaville Cottage
1921 Thomas A Cobbe, JP - House
1925 James Anderson - House
1926 - 1927 Vacant - Garnaville House
1928 - 1941 William J Costello of Drury Street (House) father of designer Paul Costello
1921 - 1956 Richard Cooper (Cottage)
1932 Richard Appleby - Chauffeur (Cottage)
1930 - 1935 Charles Haspey & Violet Ann Cooper (Cottage)
1938 For Sale
1940 - 1955 R E Whelan Richard E O’Faolain - (House)
1947 Timothy Shanahan (Cottage)
1977 Garnaville Cottage For Sale on 1/2 acre
STAFF
1901 Ellen Henderson - Domestic servant
1911 Debora Ladd - Housekeeper and cousin
Mary Murphy - General domestic servant
CURRENT
STATUS Demolished
CONTRIBUTOR © June Bow & Karen Poff
DATE May 2017
NAME Kilmacud Cottage/Garnaville with Garnavilla Cottage/Ornee (Orné) Cottage
AREA LOCATION STILLORGAN, 81 Kilmacud Road Lower (Callary Road), now the site of Myles Quirke
Carpets, New Image and DID Electrical, opposite Kilmacud Chapel.
MAP LOCATION OSI maps of 1838-1845 and 1898-1913 place it in the townland of Stillorgan North
and it is annotated as The Cottage, Garnaville and Garnavilla cottage respectively
but the site held a number of buildings including Garnaville Cottage, Garnaville
and Ornee Cottage. These lands were commonly known as Callara/Callery from
1803 to 1840 and comprised of at least 50 acres in 1803 stretching down to where
Beaufield Park is today.
GENERAL An interesting house on 1/2 acres with good frontage to the Kilmacud Road was
how it was described in 1977 when it was offered for sale. Garnaville Cottage was described in
Griffith's as a neat little cottage well sheltered by trees whereas Ornee Cottage was a small cottage
in bad repair. In 1882 described as a modern detached villa residence with three reception rooms
and five bedrooms with servant's quarters on 1 acre of pretty gardens with lawn tennis grounds and
stabling. In 1915 both properties were for sale as one lot.
Orné Cottage was described as being on 5 acres on the Kilmacud Road in 1830.
Garnaville - Garán a Bile meaning copse of the ancient tree.
YEAR BUILT circa 1780
VALUATION In 1910 the valuation of Garnaville was 28 pounds and in the 1901 census it is noted
as having 16 rooms occupied by family. Garnaville Cottage was valued at 12 pounds.
ARCHITECT Unknown
SOURCES Thom’s directories, Newspapers, NAI Census & Wills
OCCUPANTS
1784 - 1800 William Allebyrn - Orné Cottage
1784 - 1795 Richard Thwaites
1803 - 1804 Mrs Alliburn - Orné Cottage
1824 Mrs Webb - Proprietor
1828 - 1829 Frederick S Parker ( Orné Cottage)
1830 Ornee cottage on 5 acres for lease
1832 Michael Browne Lacy of Ushers Quay - Orné Cottage
1835 Misses Burrows - Garnaville Cottage
1835 John Byrne - Orné Cottage
1837 W Flood
1858 - 1875 Mrs John Grant (House)
1880 Beaufield along with Garnaville & Orné Cottage lease sold to T S Martin.
1882 Garnaville to let
1882 -1888 John Doherty
1889 Thomas C Skerriff for sale
1890 Vacant
1897 99 year lease
1900 - 1901 Mr Peter Moore Jnr
1901 Judith O’Halloran - Cottage annex
1899 - 1917 Varian Family (House)
1915 Vacant - Garnaville Cottage
1921 Thomas A Cobbe, JP - House
1925 James Anderson - House
1926 - 1927 Vacant - Garnaville House
1928 - 1941 William J Costello of Drury Street (House) father of designer Paul Costello
1921 - 1956 Richard Cooper (Cottage)
1932 Richard Appleby - Chauffeur (Cottage)
1930 - 1935 Charles Haspey & Violet Ann Cooper (Cottage)
1938 For Sale
1940 - 1955 R E Whelan Richard E O’Faolain - (House)
1947 Timothy Shanahan (Cottage)
1977 Garnaville Cottage For Sale on 1/2 acre
STAFF
1901 Ellen Henderson - Domestic servant
1911 Debora Ladd - Housekeeper and cousin
Mary Murphy - General domestic servant
CURRENT
STATUS Demolished
CONTRIBUTOR © June Bow & Karen Poff
DATE May 2017