Campfield Terrace - Kevin Harrington 1985
Little Campfield
NAME Little Campfield/Campfield Terrace
AREA LOCATION Drummartin, Dundrum
MAP LOCATION OSI map of 1898-1913 place it in the townland of
GENERAL A terrace of four houses on the Upper Kilmacud Road, Drommartin. Little
Campfield consisted of a terrace of 4 houses, a Public House and 2 cottages. Georgian Terrace with
typical two storey cottages with six over six timber sash widows, fanlights and low pitched roofs.
Railings to the front built by Hammond Foundry. Land owned by William Scott, leased to Patrick
Darcy in 1781 for £200 and 99 years.
YEAR BUILT In 1835
VALUATION In 1894 the valuation was 17 to 22L pounds. No 1 & 4 – PLU 17L
NUMBER
OF ROOMS In the 1901 census they are noted as having XX rooms.
ARCHITECT Unknown. 1835 H Sibthorp and Son, Molesworth St, (builders of the terrace)
SOURCES Thom’s directories, contemporaneous newspapers, NAI Census &
Wills and OSI Maps.
OCCUPANTS
No 1
1844 - 1857 The Misses Finlay (Anne & Elizabeth)
1858 - 1867 Captain Espinasse
1867 - 1869 Miss Espinasse
1870 Vacant
1871 - 1876 Henry O Harley Esq
1877 - 1878 The Sexton Family
1879 - 1880 James & Fanny Hughes
1881 - 1882 Vacant
1882 - 1889 John Cotton
1890 - 1891 Vacant
1892 - 1903 P J Brown and family
1904 - 1907 Patrick Quin
1908 - 1910 Mr Courtney, builder
1911 Vacant
1912 Charles Fawcett
1913 Clonans
1914 - 1921 James McDonnell
1922 - 1932 Courtney family
1932 - 1947 James F R Richardson
1947 - 1954 Roantree family
1955 - 1957 Philip Sheil
1968 - 1984 Mrs Mahon
No 2
1843 Rev Mason
1849 Patrick Brennan
1850 - 1851 Miss Clements
1852 - 1858 The Misses Finlay
1862 Captain J Fortescue
1861 Mrs Fortescue
1862 - 1867 James Bloxham
1873 Mrs Bloxham
1874 Vacant
1877 - 1890 John Lee
1891 Vacant
1892 - 1894 George Tomlinson
1895 - 1904 P Kearney
1906 - 1912 John Murphy
1914 - 1920 O'Reilly family
1921 - 1923 Miss E Bozzard
1924 Vacant
1925 - 2009 Derham family
No 3
1842 - 1848 Anthony Byrne D'Arcy
1849 Vacant
1854 Mrs Boxwell
1855 - 1856 Rev Charles S Langley
1860 - 1864 J Coats
1863 - 1865 To Rent
1866 - 1874 William/Edward Hunt
1875 - 1876 Vacant
1876 Thomas Hall
1877 Mrs William Deale
1878 -1880 Miss Byrne - Boarding School
1881 - 1882 Vacant
1883 Thomas Coonan
1884 - 1887 Vacant
1888 - 1889 Miss Boulger
1890 - 1891 Vacant
1892 - 1897 Arthur R Phillips
1912 - 1917 R C Gleeson
1919 - 1939 Lawrence Raul
1940 Harrington family
No 4
1849 - 1853 Miss C Clements
1860 - 1867 John Craig
1868 - 1869 Prep School for young gentlemen - Rev J W Costello
1873 - 1875 William Chartres
1876 - 1878 Mrs Chartres
1879 - 1880 M Henry
1881 Vacant
1882 - 1889 Miss La Nauze
1890 - 1944 Lees family
1946 - 1966 Captain Waldren, nephew of the Lees
1966 - 1972 Mr & Mrs Desmond Russell
1973 - 1978 Mr & Mrs. Cahill
© June Bow & Karen Poff – August 2018
AREA LOCATION Drummartin, Dundrum
MAP LOCATION OSI map of 1898-1913 place it in the townland of
GENERAL A terrace of four houses on the Upper Kilmacud Road, Drommartin. Little
Campfield consisted of a terrace of 4 houses, a Public House and 2 cottages. Georgian Terrace with
typical two storey cottages with six over six timber sash widows, fanlights and low pitched roofs.
Railings to the front built by Hammond Foundry. Land owned by William Scott, leased to Patrick
Darcy in 1781 for £200 and 99 years.
YEAR BUILT In 1835
VALUATION In 1894 the valuation was 17 to 22L pounds. No 1 & 4 – PLU 17L
NUMBER
OF ROOMS In the 1901 census they are noted as having XX rooms.
ARCHITECT Unknown. 1835 H Sibthorp and Son, Molesworth St, (builders of the terrace)
SOURCES Thom’s directories, contemporaneous newspapers, NAI Census &
Wills and OSI Maps.
OCCUPANTS
No 1
1844 - 1857 The Misses Finlay (Anne & Elizabeth)
1858 - 1867 Captain Espinasse
1867 - 1869 Miss Espinasse
1870 Vacant
1871 - 1876 Henry O Harley Esq
1877 - 1878 The Sexton Family
1879 - 1880 James & Fanny Hughes
1881 - 1882 Vacant
1882 - 1889 John Cotton
1890 - 1891 Vacant
1892 - 1903 P J Brown and family
1904 - 1907 Patrick Quin
1908 - 1910 Mr Courtney, builder
1911 Vacant
1912 Charles Fawcett
1913 Clonans
1914 - 1921 James McDonnell
1922 - 1932 Courtney family
1932 - 1947 James F R Richardson
1947 - 1954 Roantree family
1955 - 1957 Philip Sheil
1968 - 1984 Mrs Mahon
No 2
1843 Rev Mason
1849 Patrick Brennan
1850 - 1851 Miss Clements
1852 - 1858 The Misses Finlay
1862 Captain J Fortescue
1861 Mrs Fortescue
1862 - 1867 James Bloxham
1873 Mrs Bloxham
1874 Vacant
1877 - 1890 John Lee
1891 Vacant
1892 - 1894 George Tomlinson
1895 - 1904 P Kearney
1906 - 1912 John Murphy
1914 - 1920 O'Reilly family
1921 - 1923 Miss E Bozzard
1924 Vacant
1925 - 2009 Derham family
No 3
1842 - 1848 Anthony Byrne D'Arcy
1849 Vacant
1854 Mrs Boxwell
1855 - 1856 Rev Charles S Langley
1860 - 1864 J Coats
1863 - 1865 To Rent
1866 - 1874 William/Edward Hunt
1875 - 1876 Vacant
1876 Thomas Hall
1877 Mrs William Deale
1878 -1880 Miss Byrne - Boarding School
1881 - 1882 Vacant
1883 Thomas Coonan
1884 - 1887 Vacant
1888 - 1889 Miss Boulger
1890 - 1891 Vacant
1892 - 1897 Arthur R Phillips
1912 - 1917 R C Gleeson
1919 - 1939 Lawrence Raul
1940 Harrington family
No 4
1849 - 1853 Miss C Clements
1860 - 1867 John Craig
1868 - 1869 Prep School for young gentlemen - Rev J W Costello
1873 - 1875 William Chartres
1876 - 1878 Mrs Chartres
1879 - 1880 M Henry
1881 Vacant
1882 - 1889 Miss La Nauze
1890 - 1944 Lees family
1946 - 1966 Captain Waldren, nephew of the Lees
1966 - 1972 Mr & Mrs Desmond Russell
1973 - 1978 Mr & Mrs. Cahill
© June Bow & Karen Poff – August 2018