Lakelands
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NAME Lakeland/Lakelands
AREA LOCATION STILLORGAN, Kilmacud Road Upper now a housing estate.
MAP LOCATION OSI maps of 1838-1845 and 1898-1913 place it in the townland of Kilmacud East
and it is annotated as Lakeland on both maps.
GENERAL This was the home of John Skipton Mulvany (1813 -1870), Architect, but prior to
that it was the home of Simeon Boileau. It was a three storey, six bay Georgian house with two bow
projections to the front, it had a boat house, a lake and a sluice. The gatelodge no longer extant was
on the upper Kilmacud road near Lakewood Lawns. The land was owned by the Arabin family in the
1840's. In 1858 the land was leased to Mr Maunsell by Mr J Precious Clarke. It was subsequently leased
to the Rev James Ivor. It was the subject of a legal dispute in 1879 as the house and lands had not been
upkept, it was described as almost ruinous with a leaky roof and the plasterwork destroyed by rain.
The window panes were smashed and doors were missing their locks and handles. There was coal in the
best bedroom and the drawing room had its fireplace boarded up. The gardens were a wilderness and
the gatelodge was being used as a cow shed.
YEAR BUILT circa 1790
VALUATION In 1912 the valuation was 50 pounds and in the 1901 census it is noted as having
12 rooms occupied by family.
ARCHITECT Unknown
SOURCES Thom’s directories, contemporenous newspapers, Parish records, NAI Census
& Wills & OSI maps.
OCCUPANTS
1777 - 1799 Jaspar Desbrisay
1799 John T Boileau
1824 - 1844 Simeon Boileau
1845 - 1857 John Skipton Mulvany
1862 William Whitty
1861 - 1865 Captain I S Whitty tenant, Robert Maunsell, owner
1865 - 1872 Robert Eames, Esq., Solicitor
1873 - 1880 Vacant
1878 For Sale on 30 acres
1879 Vacant
1881 For Sale by Mrs Hudson
1884 John Norwood RIP
1884 - 1887 H G Henderson
1888 - 1889 John Caulfield
1890 - 1893 William Hopkins
1894 - 1898 Miles Richard Hopkins
1899 - 1921 Blayney Hamilton
1926 - 1935 Cornelius O’Connor, Dairy farm
1947 For sale
1948 Thomas Ryan – Sylvan Works (Irish Oil importers)
1960’s Demolished
STAFF
1833 - 1834 Mr Ross - Gardener
1901 Essie McAvoy - House maid
Christopher Turner - Farm servant
Hugh Wybrant - Farm servant
Bessie Murray - Cook
John Neil - Farm Servant
1911 Ella Thomas - Governess
Maryanne Murphy - Cook
Mary Malone – General Servant
CURRENT No longer extant
STATUS
CONTRIBUTOR © June Bow/Karen Poff
DATE April 2017
AREA LOCATION STILLORGAN, Kilmacud Road Upper now a housing estate.
MAP LOCATION OSI maps of 1838-1845 and 1898-1913 place it in the townland of Kilmacud East
and it is annotated as Lakeland on both maps.
GENERAL This was the home of John Skipton Mulvany (1813 -1870), Architect, but prior to
that it was the home of Simeon Boileau. It was a three storey, six bay Georgian house with two bow
projections to the front, it had a boat house, a lake and a sluice. The gatelodge no longer extant was
on the upper Kilmacud road near Lakewood Lawns. The land was owned by the Arabin family in the
1840's. In 1858 the land was leased to Mr Maunsell by Mr J Precious Clarke. It was subsequently leased
to the Rev James Ivor. It was the subject of a legal dispute in 1879 as the house and lands had not been
upkept, it was described as almost ruinous with a leaky roof and the plasterwork destroyed by rain.
The window panes were smashed and doors were missing their locks and handles. There was coal in the
best bedroom and the drawing room had its fireplace boarded up. The gardens were a wilderness and
the gatelodge was being used as a cow shed.
YEAR BUILT circa 1790
VALUATION In 1912 the valuation was 50 pounds and in the 1901 census it is noted as having
12 rooms occupied by family.
ARCHITECT Unknown
SOURCES Thom’s directories, contemporenous newspapers, Parish records, NAI Census
& Wills & OSI maps.
OCCUPANTS
1777 - 1799 Jaspar Desbrisay
1799 John T Boileau
1824 - 1844 Simeon Boileau
1845 - 1857 John Skipton Mulvany
1862 William Whitty
1861 - 1865 Captain I S Whitty tenant, Robert Maunsell, owner
1865 - 1872 Robert Eames, Esq., Solicitor
1873 - 1880 Vacant
1878 For Sale on 30 acres
1879 Vacant
1881 For Sale by Mrs Hudson
1884 John Norwood RIP
1884 - 1887 H G Henderson
1888 - 1889 John Caulfield
1890 - 1893 William Hopkins
1894 - 1898 Miles Richard Hopkins
1899 - 1921 Blayney Hamilton
1926 - 1935 Cornelius O’Connor, Dairy farm
1947 For sale
1948 Thomas Ryan – Sylvan Works (Irish Oil importers)
1960’s Demolished
STAFF
1833 - 1834 Mr Ross - Gardener
1901 Essie McAvoy - House maid
Christopher Turner - Farm servant
Hugh Wybrant - Farm servant
Bessie Murray - Cook
John Neil - Farm Servant
1911 Ella Thomas - Governess
Maryanne Murphy - Cook
Mary Malone – General Servant
CURRENT No longer extant
STATUS
CONTRIBUTOR © June Bow/Karen Poff
DATE April 2017