Photo from FB Images of front of Gledswood House.
Gledswood House
NAME Bloomville/Bloom Villa/Gledswood/Gledswood House
AREA LOCATION Between Bird avenue and Gledswood Avenue, entrance from Gledswood Ave.
MAP LOCATION OSI maps of 1838-1845 and 1898-1913 place it in the townland of Faranboley
and it is annotated as Bloomville and Gledswood House respectively.
GENERAL A substantial house on 15 acres known as Bloomville, Roebuck. The name
changed to Gledswood circa 1856 (possibly named after an area in Scotland by the Robertson family).
The house has a beautiful semi circular ironwork porch and arched bay windows.
YEAR BUILT circa 1805
VALUATION In 1847 the valuation was 248 pounds and in the 1901 census it is noted as
having 17 rooms occupied by family.
ARCHITECT Unknown
SOURCES Thom's, Contemporaneous newspapers, NAI Census & Wills, OSI Maps, South
Dublin Historical Mapping.
OCCUPANTS
1821 - 1827 Arthur Chichester MacCartney - Chief Remembrancer of Court of Exchequer
1829 - 1836 Hutchins T Williams
1837 - 1851 Clotworthy MacCartney
1855 - 1900 Robertson family
1901 - 1944 Miss Alice (Susan) Robertson
1946 - 1952 Lieut Col William Robinson
1953 House split in 3
STAFF
1858 Mr Graham - Gardener
1859 Solomon Gillis - Butler
1860 - 1864 William Thomas Graham - Land Steward
1882 William Jackson - Gardener
1895 William Downes - Gardener
1896 William Black Kaye - Gardener
1901 William Reilly - Journeyman/Gardener
Louisa Dalton - Ladies Maid
Kate O'Brien - Parlourmaid
Winifred Whelan - Cook
Ellen McEvoy - Housemaid
John Skinner/Foreman
1901 - 1911 John Dawson - Gardener living on site
1901 Samuel McElvine - Living on site
1911 Denis Feehan - Living on site
Patrick Skelly - Living on site
Mary O'Leary - Cook
Kate Reilly - House Parlourmaid
Bridget Kerns - Between maid
James Kearney - Foreman/Gardener
CURRENT
STATUS Extant and landlocked
CONTRIBUTOR © June Bow & Karen Poff
DATE November 2020
AREA LOCATION Between Bird avenue and Gledswood Avenue, entrance from Gledswood Ave.
MAP LOCATION OSI maps of 1838-1845 and 1898-1913 place it in the townland of Faranboley
and it is annotated as Bloomville and Gledswood House respectively.
GENERAL A substantial house on 15 acres known as Bloomville, Roebuck. The name
changed to Gledswood circa 1856 (possibly named after an area in Scotland by the Robertson family).
The house has a beautiful semi circular ironwork porch and arched bay windows.
YEAR BUILT circa 1805
VALUATION In 1847 the valuation was 248 pounds and in the 1901 census it is noted as
having 17 rooms occupied by family.
ARCHITECT Unknown
SOURCES Thom's, Contemporaneous newspapers, NAI Census & Wills, OSI Maps, South
Dublin Historical Mapping.
OCCUPANTS
1821 - 1827 Arthur Chichester MacCartney - Chief Remembrancer of Court of Exchequer
1829 - 1836 Hutchins T Williams
1837 - 1851 Clotworthy MacCartney
1855 - 1900 Robertson family
1901 - 1944 Miss Alice (Susan) Robertson
1946 - 1952 Lieut Col William Robinson
1953 House split in 3
STAFF
1858 Mr Graham - Gardener
1859 Solomon Gillis - Butler
1860 - 1864 William Thomas Graham - Land Steward
1882 William Jackson - Gardener
1895 William Downes - Gardener
1896 William Black Kaye - Gardener
1901 William Reilly - Journeyman/Gardener
Louisa Dalton - Ladies Maid
Kate O'Brien - Parlourmaid
Winifred Whelan - Cook
Ellen McEvoy - Housemaid
John Skinner/Foreman
1901 - 1911 John Dawson - Gardener living on site
1901 Samuel McElvine - Living on site
1911 Denis Feehan - Living on site
Patrick Skelly - Living on site
Mary O'Leary - Cook
Kate Reilly - House Parlourmaid
Bridget Kerns - Between maid
James Kearney - Foreman/Gardener
CURRENT
STATUS Extant and landlocked
CONTRIBUTOR © June Bow & Karen Poff
DATE November 2020