Knockrabo
NAME Mount Roe Buck/Mount Anneville/Mountanville Park House/Mount Anville House/Knockrabo
AREA LOCATION ROEBUCK, Mount Anville Road, Goatstown.
MAP LOCATION OSI maps of 1838-1845 and 1898-1913 place it in the townland of Roebuck
respectively.
GENERAL ‘Upon this holding there is a dwelling house, two stories high consisting of
parlour, drawing room, breakfast parlour, five bed chambers, kitchen and servant's apartments
in basement story, a six horse stable, coach houses, a walled garden and ornamental plantations
the whole forming a superior residence.’ (Brassington 1832). Henry Roe leased the house in
1865 from Mary Gray & Gilbert Sanders for 82 years at a yearly rent of £194.17s.8d.
The house was built by Henry Minchin and had two gate lodges. It was remodelled by W & T K
Louch in 1872. The west gate lodge, gates and piers are protected structures, but they have
been altered since 1968 with a side entrance being blocked up and the gate lamps have been
changed from globes to lanterns. Two storey over basement, to the rear it had a bow projection
and cast iron veranda with a protective awning at first floor level. A long avenue and granite
steps led to a four pillar iconic porch. In 1898 a portrait of Mary of Moderna by Sir Peter Lely
hung in the entrance hall and the drawing rooms had Carrara marble mantlepieces. Christopher
Palles' study or 'den' as he preferred to call it was decorated with Turkish carpets and big divan
chairs. It had a Galway marble chimney piece. His law books were kept at 28 Fitzwilliam Place
so the shelves held his collection of literature and first editions including John Henry Newman's
Apologia. The gardens on 25 acres were his passion, there were hot houses, forcing houses and
ferneries. They also contained rockeries and a miniature waterfall. It was irrigated by a series
of underground pipes. With the help of three gardeners, he grew palms, India Rubber trees and
orange trees. The majority of plants were grown from seed or cuttings.
The house was known as Mountainville House until 1921 and was for sale on 20 acres in 1956.
YEAR BUILT circa 1832
VALUATION In 1900 the valuation was 234 pounds and in the 1901 census it is noted
as having 20 rooms.
ARCHITECT Unknown, alterations and extensions with two new gatelodges - W & T K
Louch in 1868.
SOURCES Thom’s directories, Sherrard 1783, Brassington & Gale 1832, Roe family papers,
OSI maps, Registry of Deeds, Griffith's valuation and contemporaneous
newspapers.
OCCUPANTS
1783 Meadow and pasture leased by Mr Towers.
1812 The estate of Solomon Richards.
1818 For sale by Mr Hetherington
1832 Humphrey Minchin was lessee to Purcell, who let to Hetherington, who sold to James Gray.
1837 Edward Butler
1838 - 1846 Joseph Henderson Singer
1848 - 1849 James Gray
1850 Sir Timothy O'Brien (MP and ex Lord Mayor)
1851 - 1863 Robert Orme
1864 - 1884 Henry Roe Jr.
1885 - 1920 Rt Hon Christopher Palles
1920 - 1921 Miss Elizabeth Palles
1924 Mount Anville House - For Sale on 20 acres
1926 - 1927 Charles O'Brien Murphy
1930 For Sale
1936 Denis Field
1941 - 1956 Knockrabo PNEU School
1959 - 1970 Dublin Gas Employee Social Club
1970 Ski Club of Ireland (Tenants of Dublin Gas Social Club)
1977 - 1991 Bank of Ireland
1984 House Demolished
1999 Merrion Property Group pay 30 million for site
2001 Niall J Mellon Group pay 50 million for site
2003 5 acres sold to O'Malley Construction
2010 Nama
2016 Purchased by Broadhaven & Maplewood Residential (circa 25 Million)
2017 Land under development
STAFF
1849 Lawrence Tobin - Gatekeeper
1850 James Moore - The gate lodge
1870 - 1871 Mr Walsh - Gardener
1872 - 1876 John Seth - Gardener
1901 Julia English - Housekeeper
Jane Sloane - Cook
Mary Neill - Housemaid
Kate Redmond - Housemaid
Mary Brian - Kitchenmaid
Annie O'Malley - Scullery maid
William McLoughlin - Butler
John Murphy - Footman
Patrick Vaughan - Footman
John Byron - Helper in stable
Robert Cody - Under Gardener
Isaac Hubbard - Gardener
Patrick Toner- Gardener
Christopher O'Halloran - Gardener
1911 Mary O'Brien - Housekeeper
David Williams - Valet
Christopher Kearns - Footman
Norah Nugent - Ladies Maid
Mary Holohan - Cook
Agnes Byrne - Kitchenmaid
Bridget O'Neill - Scullery maid
Hannah Carr - Housemaid
Elizabeth Quinn - Housemaid
Margaret McDonagh - Housemaid
1896 - 1947 Thomas Masterson - Gardener living at gatelodge.
1957 Mr Blount - Nurseryman
CURRENT
STATUS No longer Extant
CONTRIBUTOR © June Bow, Catherine Brugha & Karen Poff
DATE April 2017
AREA LOCATION ROEBUCK, Mount Anville Road, Goatstown.
MAP LOCATION OSI maps of 1838-1845 and 1898-1913 place it in the townland of Roebuck
respectively.
GENERAL ‘Upon this holding there is a dwelling house, two stories high consisting of
parlour, drawing room, breakfast parlour, five bed chambers, kitchen and servant's apartments
in basement story, a six horse stable, coach houses, a walled garden and ornamental plantations
the whole forming a superior residence.’ (Brassington 1832). Henry Roe leased the house in
1865 from Mary Gray & Gilbert Sanders for 82 years at a yearly rent of £194.17s.8d.
The house was built by Henry Minchin and had two gate lodges. It was remodelled by W & T K
Louch in 1872. The west gate lodge, gates and piers are protected structures, but they have
been altered since 1968 with a side entrance being blocked up and the gate lamps have been
changed from globes to lanterns. Two storey over basement, to the rear it had a bow projection
and cast iron veranda with a protective awning at first floor level. A long avenue and granite
steps led to a four pillar iconic porch. In 1898 a portrait of Mary of Moderna by Sir Peter Lely
hung in the entrance hall and the drawing rooms had Carrara marble mantlepieces. Christopher
Palles' study or 'den' as he preferred to call it was decorated with Turkish carpets and big divan
chairs. It had a Galway marble chimney piece. His law books were kept at 28 Fitzwilliam Place
so the shelves held his collection of literature and first editions including John Henry Newman's
Apologia. The gardens on 25 acres were his passion, there were hot houses, forcing houses and
ferneries. They also contained rockeries and a miniature waterfall. It was irrigated by a series
of underground pipes. With the help of three gardeners, he grew palms, India Rubber trees and
orange trees. The majority of plants were grown from seed or cuttings.
The house was known as Mountainville House until 1921 and was for sale on 20 acres in 1956.
YEAR BUILT circa 1832
VALUATION In 1900 the valuation was 234 pounds and in the 1901 census it is noted
as having 20 rooms.
ARCHITECT Unknown, alterations and extensions with two new gatelodges - W & T K
Louch in 1868.
SOURCES Thom’s directories, Sherrard 1783, Brassington & Gale 1832, Roe family papers,
OSI maps, Registry of Deeds, Griffith's valuation and contemporaneous
newspapers.
OCCUPANTS
1783 Meadow and pasture leased by Mr Towers.
1812 The estate of Solomon Richards.
1818 For sale by Mr Hetherington
1832 Humphrey Minchin was lessee to Purcell, who let to Hetherington, who sold to James Gray.
1837 Edward Butler
1838 - 1846 Joseph Henderson Singer
1848 - 1849 James Gray
1850 Sir Timothy O'Brien (MP and ex Lord Mayor)
1851 - 1863 Robert Orme
1864 - 1884 Henry Roe Jr.
1885 - 1920 Rt Hon Christopher Palles
1920 - 1921 Miss Elizabeth Palles
1924 Mount Anville House - For Sale on 20 acres
1926 - 1927 Charles O'Brien Murphy
1930 For Sale
1936 Denis Field
1941 - 1956 Knockrabo PNEU School
1959 - 1970 Dublin Gas Employee Social Club
1970 Ski Club of Ireland (Tenants of Dublin Gas Social Club)
1977 - 1991 Bank of Ireland
1984 House Demolished
1999 Merrion Property Group pay 30 million for site
2001 Niall J Mellon Group pay 50 million for site
2003 5 acres sold to O'Malley Construction
2010 Nama
2016 Purchased by Broadhaven & Maplewood Residential (circa 25 Million)
2017 Land under development
STAFF
1849 Lawrence Tobin - Gatekeeper
1850 James Moore - The gate lodge
1870 - 1871 Mr Walsh - Gardener
1872 - 1876 John Seth - Gardener
1901 Julia English - Housekeeper
Jane Sloane - Cook
Mary Neill - Housemaid
Kate Redmond - Housemaid
Mary Brian - Kitchenmaid
Annie O'Malley - Scullery maid
William McLoughlin - Butler
John Murphy - Footman
Patrick Vaughan - Footman
John Byron - Helper in stable
Robert Cody - Under Gardener
Isaac Hubbard - Gardener
Patrick Toner- Gardener
Christopher O'Halloran - Gardener
1911 Mary O'Brien - Housekeeper
David Williams - Valet
Christopher Kearns - Footman
Norah Nugent - Ladies Maid
Mary Holohan - Cook
Agnes Byrne - Kitchenmaid
Bridget O'Neill - Scullery maid
Hannah Carr - Housemaid
Elizabeth Quinn - Housemaid
Margaret McDonagh - Housemaid
1896 - 1947 Thomas Masterson - Gardener living at gatelodge.
1957 Mr Blount - Nurseryman
CURRENT
STATUS No longer Extant
CONTRIBUTOR © June Bow, Catherine Brugha & Karen Poff
DATE April 2017