Hollywood House

NAME                          Hollypark/Hollywood House

AREA LOCATION        Mount Anville Road close to the Goatstown junction.

MAP LOCATION        OSI maps of 1898-1913 place it in the townland of Roebuck.
 
GENERAL                    Large Victorian three bay, two storey over basement house.  It has
a rendered façade of smooth plaster with projecting quoins and a corniced parapet.  It
has a slated and hipped roof.  Entrance by way of a short flight of granite steps to a split
door topped by a large fanlight with glazed panels on either side.  Period features include
two Adams marble fireplaces and ornate cornices.  It was for sale in 1858 on 18 acres
with a number of small houses and cottages on a detached part of the grounds.  It had a
gatelodge and the main house was approached by a long carriage drive.  The house is a
protected structure.  It was vandalised and fell into serious disrepair, suffering a fire and
water damage some time after 1999.  Since then it has been fully renovated.
                    
1783: Pasture leased by Owen Mitchell.
Arthur de Burgh Crofton leased to Thomas Dillon. Then estate of Thomas Dillon leased to
Luke Connor who assigned his interest to Joseph McDermott who leased to Thomas Sherlock.
Survey by Sherrard for Lord Timleston in 1783

‘On this holding there is a dwelling house two stories high consisting of parlour, drawing room, three
chambers, basement story containing kitchen and servants apartments, stabling for five horses, coach
house etc.’ (Brassington, 1832)

YEAR BUILT                circa 1840

VALUATION               In 1900 the valuation was 118 pounds. 

NUMBER OF
ROOMS                       In the 1901 census it is noted as having 13 rooms occupied by
                                     family.

ARCHITECT                Unknown
 
SOURCES                    Thom’s directories, contemporaneous Newspapers, OSI Maps and NAI
                                      Census & Wills, 
  
OCCUPANTS
​
1843                            For Sale on 8 acres
1848 - 1858                Thomas Babington
1860 - 1861                Capt John Deane/Paul Deane 45th Regt.
​1866 - 1878                Capt Edward Holme Butler
​1879 - 1918                William Francis Cotton
1920                            Mr Ging
1926 - 1942                Cornelius & Mary Crowley (Dairyfarm)
1947                            R M Dixon
1956 - 1960                Cyril Count McCormack
1961 - 1980                James & Margaret Barton
1990                            For Sale quoting 390K
1999                            For Sale on 1 3/4 acres - guide price 1.3M
2015                            For Sale quoting 2.5M

STAFF
1901                           Mary Doyle - Cook
                                    Marie Frahill - Parlourmaid
1911                           Christina Plunkett - Servant
                                    Catherine Keogh - Servant
​1939                           Michael Traynor - Gardener
CURRENT
STATUS                       Extant. 

CONTRIBUTOR          © June Bow & Karen Poff
DATE                             September 2019