Photo from FB Images of front of Gledswood House.
Gledswood
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 gardens,
shrubberies, walkways and pond were added by Hutchins Williams. He also had two gate lodges built.
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
1810 - 1827 Arthur Chichester Macartney
1829 - 1836 Hutchins Thomas Williams
1837 - 1851 Clotworthy Macartney
1855 - 1900 Robertson family
1901 - 1943 Miss Alice (Susan) Robertson
1946 - 1949 Mrs Oswell
1949 Gledswood Estate built
1953 House split in 3
STAFF
1858 Mr Graham - Gardener
1859 Solomon Gillis - Butler
1855 - 1864 William Thomas Graham - Land Steward
1882 William Jackson - Gardener
1894 John Downey - 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 - 1937 John Dawson - Gardener living at lodge
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
1959 Robert Large - Retired Gardener at gatelodge
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 gardens,
shrubberies, walkways and pond were added by Hutchins Williams. He also had two gate lodges built.
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
1810 - 1827 Arthur Chichester Macartney
1829 - 1836 Hutchins Thomas Williams
1837 - 1851 Clotworthy Macartney
1855 - 1900 Robertson family
1901 - 1943 Miss Alice (Susan) Robertson
1946 - 1949 Mrs Oswell
1949 Gledswood Estate built
1953 House split in 3
STAFF
1858 Mr Graham - Gardener
1859 Solomon Gillis - Butler
1855 - 1864 William Thomas Graham - Land Steward
1882 William Jackson - Gardener
1894 John Downey - 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 - 1937 John Dawson - Gardener living at lodge
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
1959 Robert Large - Retired Gardener at gatelodge
CURRENT
STATUS Extant and landlocked
CONTRIBUTOR © June Bow & Karen Poff
DATE November 2020