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The Grange
NAME The Grange
AREA
LOCATION South corner at the junction of N11 and Brewery Road, now the site of The
Grange housing complex.
MAP
LOCATION OSI maps of 1838-1845 and 1898-1913 place it in the townland of Galloping
Green South and it is annotated as The Grange on the later map.
GENERAL The Grange Farm 9A 3R 2P, held on a 21year lease from the Bishop of
Kildare. A two storey, L-Shaped seven bay house. When it was put on the market in the 1953 it was
described as a period house on 12 acres comprising of 2 large reception rooms, very large
Adams-style music room ideal for a ballroom with 6 bedrooms, 2 dressing rooms, several staff
rooms, 2 bathrooms with extensive out-offices, pleasure grounds, vegetable garden, orchards and 9
acres of pasture. The house was bequeathed to Frances Guinness the niece of Henry Darley in 1856
and various relations lived/shared accommodation there for the the next 50 years. In 1857 it was
descirbed as being of modern construction with 3 sitting rooms, 11 bedrooms and 3 waterclosets.
It had a walled garden, numerous out buildings on 65 acres.
YEAR BUILT circa 1830
VALUATION In 1912 the valuation was 176 pounds and in the 1901 census it is noted as
having 16 rooms occupied by family.
ARCHITECT Unknown.
SOURCES Thom’s directories, contemporaneous newspapers, NAI Census & Wills,
Registry of Deeds and OSI Maps
OCCUPANTS
1826 Land Held by the Bishop of Kildare and set to Henry Darley
1826 - 1856 Henry Darley
1864 Richard Dixon
1874 Jane Swail
1857 - 1888 Miss Frances Guinness
1893 - 1898 George Johnstone Darley
1899 - 1901 Mrs Darley
1903 - 1912 Edward Lee
1923 - 1953 Very Rev E H Lewis Crosby
1947 Robert R B Jobson
1851 Frank McDermot
1961 Demolished
1960 - 2000 ESSO Ireland HQ opened
2004 Sold to Ray Grehan of Glenkerrin Homes for 85 Million
2006 The Grange Development/Glenkerrin
2011 Glenkerrin (Bankrupt) a receiver, Grant Thornton appointed
2011-2016 NAMA/Grant Thornton
STAFF
1849 William Browne - Gatekeeper
1895 - 1909 Robert Gethings - Herd
1901 James Curtis - Coachman living at gatelodge
1901 - 1911 Anne Cosgrave - House parlour maid
1901 Kate Bradley - Cook
1901 Jane Carey - Laundress/Domestic servant
1911 Johann Byrne - Dairy maid
1911 Elizabeth Brady - Cook
1911 Mr Buggle - Gardener
1911 Stephen Hunt - Coachman
1926 Elizabeth Mary Pierson - Parlourmaid
1939 Enock Medcalf - Gardener
CURRENT
STATUS No longer extant
CONTRIBUTOR ©June Bow & Karen Poff
DATE December 2017
NAME The Grange
AREA
LOCATION South corner at the junction of N11 and Brewery Road, now the site of The
Grange housing complex.
MAP
LOCATION OSI maps of 1838-1845 and 1898-1913 place it in the townland of Galloping
Green South and it is annotated as The Grange on the later map.
GENERAL The Grange Farm 9A 3R 2P, held on a 21year lease from the Bishop of
Kildare. A two storey, L-Shaped seven bay house. When it was put on the market in the 1953 it was
described as a period house on 12 acres comprising of 2 large reception rooms, very large
Adams-style music room ideal for a ballroom with 6 bedrooms, 2 dressing rooms, several staff
rooms, 2 bathrooms with extensive out-offices, pleasure grounds, vegetable garden, orchards and 9
acres of pasture. The house was bequeathed to Frances Guinness the niece of Henry Darley in 1856
and various relations lived/shared accommodation there for the the next 50 years. In 1857 it was
descirbed as being of modern construction with 3 sitting rooms, 11 bedrooms and 3 waterclosets.
It had a walled garden, numerous out buildings on 65 acres.
YEAR BUILT circa 1830
VALUATION In 1912 the valuation was 176 pounds and in the 1901 census it is noted as
having 16 rooms occupied by family.
ARCHITECT Unknown.
SOURCES Thom’s directories, contemporaneous newspapers, NAI Census & Wills,
Registry of Deeds and OSI Maps
OCCUPANTS
1826 Land Held by the Bishop of Kildare and set to Henry Darley
1826 - 1856 Henry Darley
1864 Richard Dixon
1874 Jane Swail
1857 - 1888 Miss Frances Guinness
1893 - 1898 George Johnstone Darley
1899 - 1901 Mrs Darley
1903 - 1912 Edward Lee
1923 - 1953 Very Rev E H Lewis Crosby
1947 Robert R B Jobson
1851 Frank McDermot
1961 Demolished
1960 - 2000 ESSO Ireland HQ opened
2004 Sold to Ray Grehan of Glenkerrin Homes for 85 Million
2006 The Grange Development/Glenkerrin
2011 Glenkerrin (Bankrupt) a receiver, Grant Thornton appointed
2011-2016 NAMA/Grant Thornton
STAFF
1849 William Browne - Gatekeeper
1895 - 1909 Robert Gethings - Herd
1901 James Curtis - Coachman living at gatelodge
1901 - 1911 Anne Cosgrave - House parlour maid
1901 Kate Bradley - Cook
1901 Jane Carey - Laundress/Domestic servant
1911 Johann Byrne - Dairy maid
1911 Elizabeth Brady - Cook
1911 Mr Buggle - Gardener
1911 Stephen Hunt - Coachman
1926 Elizabeth Mary Pierson - Parlourmaid
1939 Enock Medcalf - Gardener
CURRENT
STATUS No longer extant
CONTRIBUTOR ©June Bow & Karen Poff
DATE December 2017