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 an
additional wing. Stables and coach house built in 1858. The name was changed from St Clouds
to Glenheather in 1911. Entrance was by way of a flight of granite steps. It had a conservatory
with a peach tree when the Crossley family were in occupation. It was on .9 acre in 1968 with a
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 an
additional wing. Stables and coach house built in 1858. The name was changed from St Clouds
to Glenheather in 1911. Entrance was by way of a flight of granite steps. It had a conservatory
with a peach tree when the Crossley family were in occupation. It was on .9 acre in 1968 with a
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