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Monkstown Park
NAME Monkstown House Farm/Fairy Land/Ranelagh House/Monkstown Park
AREA LOCATION Monkstown Avenue
MAP LOCATION OSI maps of 1838 - 1845 and 1898-1913 place it in the townland of
Monkstown Housefarm and it is annotated as Monkstown Park on
both.
GENERAL It was described as being on 14 acres and opposite Monkstown Castle
during the tenure of Viscount Ranelagh. In 1883 and 1903 it was for sale on 14 acres described
as a large mansion with two gatelodges and a gardeners cottage. The grounds were ornamented
with fine old timber and flowering shrubs. It was two storey over basement, had two entrance
halls, drawing rooms, dining rooms, morning rooms, library and billiards rooms. It also had a
large conservatory and walled in gardens.
YEAR BUILT Old house demolished and Monkstown Park built in 1843.
VALUATION In 1894 the valuation was 164 pounds and in the 1911 census it is
noted as having 17 rooms in use by the school.
ARCHITECT Unknown, original house demolished circa 1843 and a new house
built on a different site within the park.
SOURCES Thom’s directories, contemporaneous newspapers, NAI Census &
Wills, F E Ball and OSI Maps
OCCUPANTS
1750 - 1789 Charles Wilkinson Jones, Viscount Ranelagh
1796 The Hon Mrs Molesworth
1808 - 1835 Hon John Jones
1843 - 1866 Charles Haliday
1866 - 1868 Marianne Haliday
1868 - 1883 Richard Welch
1884 - 1894 Thomas Plunket Cairnes
1895 - 1902 Mrs Sophia Cairnes
1903 For Sale
1904 - 1949 Monkstown Park Preparatory School
1949 Monkstown Park School - CBS
STAFF
1855 - 1857 Mr Clonan - Gardener
1904 - 1910 Cecil R V Stoney - Headmaster/founder
1911 - 1912 Francis M Bentley - Headmaster
CURRENT Extant and in use as a school
STATUS
CONTRIBUTOR © June Bow & Karen Poff
DATE June 2025
AREA LOCATION Monkstown Avenue
MAP LOCATION OSI maps of 1838 - 1845 and 1898-1913 place it in the townland of
Monkstown Housefarm and it is annotated as Monkstown Park on
both.
GENERAL It was described as being on 14 acres and opposite Monkstown Castle
during the tenure of Viscount Ranelagh. In 1883 and 1903 it was for sale on 14 acres described
as a large mansion with two gatelodges and a gardeners cottage. The grounds were ornamented
with fine old timber and flowering shrubs. It was two storey over basement, had two entrance
halls, drawing rooms, dining rooms, morning rooms, library and billiards rooms. It also had a
large conservatory and walled in gardens.
YEAR BUILT Old house demolished and Monkstown Park built in 1843.
VALUATION In 1894 the valuation was 164 pounds and in the 1911 census it is
noted as having 17 rooms in use by the school.
ARCHITECT Unknown, original house demolished circa 1843 and a new house
built on a different site within the park.
SOURCES Thom’s directories, contemporaneous newspapers, NAI Census &
Wills, F E Ball and OSI Maps
OCCUPANTS
1750 - 1789 Charles Wilkinson Jones, Viscount Ranelagh
1796 The Hon Mrs Molesworth
1808 - 1835 Hon John Jones
1843 - 1866 Charles Haliday
1866 - 1868 Marianne Haliday
1868 - 1883 Richard Welch
1884 - 1894 Thomas Plunket Cairnes
1895 - 1902 Mrs Sophia Cairnes
1903 For Sale
1904 - 1949 Monkstown Park Preparatory School
1949 Monkstown Park School - CBS
STAFF
1855 - 1857 Mr Clonan - Gardener
1904 - 1910 Cecil R V Stoney - Headmaster/founder
1911 - 1912 Francis M Bentley - Headmaster
CURRENT Extant and in use as a school
STATUS
CONTRIBUTOR © June Bow & Karen Poff
DATE June 2025