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Glenalbyn
NAME Janeville/Jane Ville/Glen Albyn/Glenalbyn
AREA LOCATION STILLORGAN, Lower Kilmacud Road.
MAP LOCATION OSI maps of 1838-1845 and 1898-1913 place it in the townland of Stillorgan
South and it is annotated as Jane Ville and Glenalbyn respectively.
GENERAL A three bay two storey Georgian house with original doorcase and fanlight
with an unsympathetic 20th century porch. The rear of the house has a bow projection with
conical roof. There were two gate lodges, one on the Lower Kilmacud Road and the other on
Glenalbyn Road, both now demolished, a survival is the giant sequoia tree just outside the main
door. The garden was enclosed by a 12' wall and it had a coach house and stabling for eight
horses.
Possibly named for the wife of George Tinkler, a paper manufacturer whose business was at 42
South Great George's Street in Dublin city. He appears to be the builder and first occupant of the
house. It was for sale or let on 13 acres along with several houses in the village from 1805 to 1807.
The Kilmacud stream ran through the grounds which was known locally in the last century as
Daly's river. The house was reached by traversing an elaborate arched bridge with the name
plaque 'Janeville'. The house sat on 19 acres in 1857. The name of the house had changed to
Glen Albyn by 1885 and was known as Glenalbyn by 1903. The house and grounds are now
home to Kilmacud Crokes.
YEAR BUILT circa 1802
VALUATION In 1900 the valuation was 92 pounds and in the 1901 census it is noted as
having 18 rooms.
ARCHITECT Unknown
SOURCES Thom’s directories, Newspapers, NAI Census & Wills
OCCUPANTS
1786 Land Nathaniel Warren
1790 - 1799 George Tinkler
1802 New house built on the land
1805 - 1807 For Sale on 13 acres together with several houses in the village.
1815 For Sale
1816 Mrs Burnet
1821 Francis Knox
1824 Mr Robinson
1828 Death of a Mrs Higinbotham of Gardiner Place.
1834 - 1840 Mrs Wilson nee Stewart married her cousin Walter Wilson
1845 - 1857 Mrs Louisa McCasky (daughter of George Tinkler)
1858 - 1860 Martin Lawlor
1861 - 1881 Francis Percy
1873 John Charles Creed
1882 Vacant
1883 - 1893 Daniel Sullivan
1894 - 1896 William John Gillespie/Christopher Hely Hutchinson Gillespie
1898 - 1899 Deane Shelton Esq.
1900 - 1904 Robert Travers
1904 - 1912 James Wilkinson/John Wilkinson
1912 - 1962 Mr John S Wilkinson
1963 Dr James Wilkinson
1963 - 1965 Captain Hartman
1966 - 2019 GAA - Kilmacud Crokes
STAFF
1849 John McCann & Michael Smith, gate keepers
1886 Catherine Hickey - Servant
1893 Catherine Bryan - Gatekeeper
1901 Mary Murphy - Nurse
Mary Byrne - Cook
1911 Julia Mangan - Cook
1901- 1904 Michael Marlborough - gardener living at Glenalbyn
1905 - 1911 Thomas Leonard - gardener living at Glenalbyn
Frances Jolly - Housemaid
1950's Mr Plant - Groundskeeper
CURRENT
STATUS Extant
CONTRIBUTOR © June Bow & Karen Poff
DATE April 2017
AREA LOCATION STILLORGAN, Lower Kilmacud Road.
MAP LOCATION OSI maps of 1838-1845 and 1898-1913 place it in the townland of Stillorgan
South and it is annotated as Jane Ville and Glenalbyn respectively.
GENERAL A three bay two storey Georgian house with original doorcase and fanlight
with an unsympathetic 20th century porch. The rear of the house has a bow projection with
conical roof. There were two gate lodges, one on the Lower Kilmacud Road and the other on
Glenalbyn Road, both now demolished, a survival is the giant sequoia tree just outside the main
door. The garden was enclosed by a 12' wall and it had a coach house and stabling for eight
horses.
Possibly named for the wife of George Tinkler, a paper manufacturer whose business was at 42
South Great George's Street in Dublin city. He appears to be the builder and first occupant of the
house. It was for sale or let on 13 acres along with several houses in the village from 1805 to 1807.
The Kilmacud stream ran through the grounds which was known locally in the last century as
Daly's river. The house was reached by traversing an elaborate arched bridge with the name
plaque 'Janeville'. The house sat on 19 acres in 1857. The name of the house had changed to
Glen Albyn by 1885 and was known as Glenalbyn by 1903. The house and grounds are now
home to Kilmacud Crokes.
YEAR BUILT circa 1802
VALUATION In 1900 the valuation was 92 pounds and in the 1901 census it is noted as
having 18 rooms.
ARCHITECT Unknown
SOURCES Thom’s directories, Newspapers, NAI Census & Wills
OCCUPANTS
1786 Land Nathaniel Warren
1790 - 1799 George Tinkler
1802 New house built on the land
1805 - 1807 For Sale on 13 acres together with several houses in the village.
1815 For Sale
1816 Mrs Burnet
1821 Francis Knox
1824 Mr Robinson
1828 Death of a Mrs Higinbotham of Gardiner Place.
1834 - 1840 Mrs Wilson nee Stewart married her cousin Walter Wilson
1845 - 1857 Mrs Louisa McCasky (daughter of George Tinkler)
1858 - 1860 Martin Lawlor
1861 - 1881 Francis Percy
1873 John Charles Creed
1882 Vacant
1883 - 1893 Daniel Sullivan
1894 - 1896 William John Gillespie/Christopher Hely Hutchinson Gillespie
1898 - 1899 Deane Shelton Esq.
1900 - 1904 Robert Travers
1904 - 1912 James Wilkinson/John Wilkinson
1912 - 1962 Mr John S Wilkinson
1963 Dr James Wilkinson
1963 - 1965 Captain Hartman
1966 - 2019 GAA - Kilmacud Crokes
STAFF
1849 John McCann & Michael Smith, gate keepers
1886 Catherine Hickey - Servant
1893 Catherine Bryan - Gatekeeper
1901 Mary Murphy - Nurse
Mary Byrne - Cook
1911 Julia Mangan - Cook
1901- 1904 Michael Marlborough - gardener living at Glenalbyn
1905 - 1911 Thomas Leonard - gardener living at Glenalbyn
Frances Jolly - Housemaid
1950's Mr Plant - Groundskeeper
CURRENT
STATUS Extant
CONTRIBUTOR © June Bow & Karen Poff
DATE April 2017