Glenheather
NAME St Clouds/Glenheader/Glenhedder/Glenheather
AREA 29 Avoca Avenue, Stillorgan/Blackrock
MAP LOCATION OSI map of 1898-1913 place it in the townland of Blackrock but it is
not annotated.
GENERAL Detached three-bay, two-storey over part raised garden level villa with
additional wing. Stables and coach house built in 1858. The name was changed from St
Clouds to Glenheather in 1911. Entrance by f light of granite steps. On .9 acre in 1968 with
coach house. In 2008, a wing was demolished and rebuilt and refurbished.
YEAR BUILT circa 1857/8
VALUATION In 1892 the valuation was 60 pounds.
NUMBER OF
ROOMS Noted as having 12 rooms occupied by family in 1901.
ARCHITECT Unknown but possibly Edward Henry Carson/Builder McNally
SOURCES Thom's, contemporaneous newspapers, NAI Census and Wills and
OSI Maps and parish records.
OCCUPANTS
1858 For let by Messrs Bentley and Mr McNally of 11/12 Blackrock Main Street.
1860 - 1898 James Weir
1899 Vacant
1900 - 1910 James Crabbe
1911 - 1928 Frederick William Crossley
1931 - 1934 Francis William Wailes
1935 - 1941 Sean O'Ceageannaig
1942 - 1968 Loretto Nuns (Founded St Philomena’s and Marillac - now St Raphaelas)
1968 Sold for £27,305
1968 - 2007 O'Connor family
2007 Sold for 9.4 Million
2021 Sold for 9 Million
STAFF
1883 - 1885 Mr Byrne- Gardener
1901 Bridget Ruddy - Cook
Fanny Downman - Nurse
Ellen Dunne - Housemaid
1911 Kathleen Langan - Cook
Mary Kiely - Children's Nurse
Catherine Dillon - House/Parlour maid
CURRENT STATUS Extant and in use as a private residence
CONTRIBUTORS © June Bow & Karen Poff
DATE November 2019
NAME St Clouds/Glenheader/Glenhedder/Glenheather
AREA 29 Avoca Avenue, Stillorgan/Blackrock
MAP LOCATION OSI map of 1898-1913 place it in the townland of Blackrock but it is
not annotated.
GENERAL Detached three-bay, two-storey over part raised garden level villa with
additional wing. Stables and coach house built in 1858. The name was changed from St
Clouds to Glenheather in 1911. Entrance by f light of granite steps. On .9 acre in 1968 with
coach house. In 2008, a wing was demolished and rebuilt and refurbished.
YEAR BUILT circa 1857/8
VALUATION In 1892 the valuation was 60 pounds.
NUMBER OF
ROOMS Noted as having 12 rooms occupied by family in 1901.
ARCHITECT Unknown but possibly Edward Henry Carson/Builder McNally
SOURCES Thom's, contemporaneous newspapers, NAI Census and Wills and
OSI Maps and parish records.
OCCUPANTS
1858 For let by Messrs Bentley and Mr McNally of 11/12 Blackrock Main Street.
1860 - 1898 James Weir
1899 Vacant
1900 - 1910 James Crabbe
1911 - 1928 Frederick William Crossley
1931 - 1934 Francis William Wailes
1935 - 1941 Sean O'Ceageannaig
1942 - 1968 Loretto Nuns (Founded St Philomena’s and Marillac - now St Raphaelas)
1968 Sold for £27,305
1968 - 2007 O'Connor family
2007 Sold for 9.4 Million
2021 Sold for 9 Million
STAFF
1883 - 1885 Mr Byrne- Gardener
1901 Bridget Ruddy - Cook
Fanny Downman - Nurse
Ellen Dunne - Housemaid
1911 Kathleen Langan - Cook
Mary Kiely - Children's Nurse
Catherine Dillon - House/Parlour maid
CURRENT STATUS Extant and in use as a private residence
CONTRIBUTORS © June Bow & Karen Poff
DATE November 2019