Herbert Hill
NAME Herbert Hill
AREA
LOCATION Dundrum, Sandyford Road (opposite Dundrum Town Centre South)
GENERAL A two story 8 bedroom house with a gate lodge shared with Rockville. In 1881
the lease of Herbert Hill on 3 acres was for sale together with the adjacent Rockville and a 1 acre site.
YEAR BUILT circa 1858
VALUATION In 1872 the valuation was 65 pounds.
NUMBER
OF ROOMS In the census of 1901, it is noted as having 13 rooms occupied by family.
ARCHITECT Unknown
SOURCES OSI Maps, Thom's directories, contemporaneous newspapers.
OCCUPANTS
1858 Land leased by Hon Sidney Herbert
1858 William James Egan
1867 - 1877 James Robinson
1877 - 1886 James Robinson & Richard Robinson
1887 Richard Robinson
1888 - 1892 John Robinson
1893 - 1895 Charles Thompson
1897 - 1916 John D Wallis
1920 - 1935 Sydney Lawrence Fry
1937 - 1941 Godfrey Marcus Goodbody
1941 - 1985 The McCabe Family
1986 - 2013 Michael Darling, (Rotunda Hospital)
2014 Targeted Investment Opportunities PLC
2019 90 apartments built on the site by and sold to The Realis Fund for 55 million.
STAFF
1901 Elizabeth Green - Cook
Mary Beggs - Parlour maid
Julia Beggs - Housemaid
1900 -1904 Michael McDonald - Coachman (living at coach house)
1911 Mary Little - Parlourmaid
Mary Newett - Nurse
Mary Kate Henry - Cook
1911 - 1914 Patrick Kenny - Gardener (living at gate lodge)
CURRENT
STATUS House and gate lodge extant and under development (2017)
CONTRIBUTORS © June Bow & Karen Poff
DATE November 2017
AREA
LOCATION Dundrum, Sandyford Road (opposite Dundrum Town Centre South)
GENERAL A two story 8 bedroom house with a gate lodge shared with Rockville. In 1881
the lease of Herbert Hill on 3 acres was for sale together with the adjacent Rockville and a 1 acre site.
YEAR BUILT circa 1858
VALUATION In 1872 the valuation was 65 pounds.
NUMBER
OF ROOMS In the census of 1901, it is noted as having 13 rooms occupied by family.
ARCHITECT Unknown
SOURCES OSI Maps, Thom's directories, contemporaneous newspapers.
OCCUPANTS
1858 Land leased by Hon Sidney Herbert
1858 William James Egan
1867 - 1877 James Robinson
1877 - 1886 James Robinson & Richard Robinson
1887 Richard Robinson
1888 - 1892 John Robinson
1893 - 1895 Charles Thompson
1897 - 1916 John D Wallis
1920 - 1935 Sydney Lawrence Fry
1937 - 1941 Godfrey Marcus Goodbody
1941 - 1985 The McCabe Family
1986 - 2013 Michael Darling, (Rotunda Hospital)
2014 Targeted Investment Opportunities PLC
2019 90 apartments built on the site by and sold to The Realis Fund for 55 million.
STAFF
1901 Elizabeth Green - Cook
Mary Beggs - Parlour maid
Julia Beggs - Housemaid
1900 -1904 Michael McDonald - Coachman (living at coach house)
1911 Mary Little - Parlourmaid
Mary Newett - Nurse
Mary Kate Henry - Cook
1911 - 1914 Patrick Kenny - Gardener (living at gate lodge)
CURRENT
STATUS House and gate lodge extant and under development (2017)
CONTRIBUTORS © June Bow & Karen Poff
DATE November 2017