A family at Rest near Carlingford Lough - John George Muvany (1766-1838)
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Letters from Professor Thomas J. Mulvany, R. H. A. to his eldest son William T. Mulvany Esqre., Royal Commissioner of Public Works Ireland, from 1825-1845; and appendix containing correspondence with Sir Thomas Lawrence and obituaries
by Mulvany, Thomas James, 1779-1845
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Mulvany family of Kilmacud, Blackrock & Booterstown
Thomas James Mulvany married Mary Field
born circa 1780 circa 1805 born circa 1780
died 26 Feb 1845 died 11 Nov 1865
Booterstown Dusseldorf
Thomas Mulvany, a landscape painter married Mary Field, daughter of Dr Cyrus Field.
Thomas and his brother, John George (1766 -1838) were among the first members of the
Royal Hibernian Academy and William was Keeper of the Royal Hibernian Academy until
his death. He died on 26 Feb 1845 at Dirker House, Cross Avenue, Booterstown and was
buried at Mount Jerome. His book on the life of his friend James Gandon was published
after his death. His sons were very involved in both the Moore and Dargan testimonials.
1 William Thomas Mulvany*, eldest son born 11 Mar 1806 at Sandymount, was a
pupil of both Francis Johnson and John Semple. He married Alicia Winslow,
daughter of Daniel Winslow of Cloghan Co Fermanagh at Kinawly Church on
28 May 1832. He was acting engineer for the Shannon Commission and resigned
this post when he was appointed, Assistant Commissioner for Drainage of Land,
and Improvement of Navigation and Mill-power, in 1842. He lived at Dove House,
Newtown Avenue, Blackrock from 1841 to 1847 before moving to Dundrum. By
1849 he was Commissioner of Public works and living at Dundrum Lodge, Wickham,
Dundrum. He was vice president of the Institute of Civil Engineers of Ireland in
1854. After a quarrel with the administration he received a redundant allowance
and moved to German in 1855. He founded the Hibernia Coal Company and the
Shamrock Coal Company, and also founded the Erin and the Emerald Coal companies
He was made Ehrenburghen (freeman) of Gelsenkirchben in 1864. The Mulvany
family owned two houses, one in Pempelfort/Düsseldorf which was destroyed during
World War II. The other, Haus Goldschmieding, a medieval manor, in Castrop-Rauxel
lies near the Erin mine, beside the ruins of a steeplechase course, which was also
build by William Thomas. He retired in 1877, died 30 Oct 1885 and was buried
at North cemetery, Dusseldorf with his wife. Because of the important role William
Thomas played in the formation of the Ruhr industry, this family grave is protected.
For more information on W T Mulvany.
1 Georgina Mulvany, eldest daughter born 1834 died at Dundrum Lodge
aged 16 on 24 Mar 1849.
2 Mary Harding Mulvany born 29 Jul 1836 at Salt Hill, Galway married Wilhelm
Herman Sheebohm at Monkstown Church of Ireland on 24 Sep 1864. She
died on 27 Nov 1875 at Dusseldorf.
3 Annabella Catherine Mulvany fourth daughter born 10 Feb 1837. She published
'Letters from Professor Thomas J. Mulvany, R. H. A. to his eldest son William T.
Mulvany Esqre., Royal Commissioner of Public Works Ireland, from 1825-1845;
and appendix containing correspondence with Sir Thomas Lawrence and
obituaries' in 1907. Anabella died 19 Feb 1917 at Dusseldorf.
4 Thomas Robert Mulvany born 22 Jul 1839 at Amiens Street, North Strand,
Dublin married Mildred Crowe, second daughter of Sir Joseph Crow in 1891.
He was appointed Consul General for the Westphalia and Rhenish provinces
in 1899 and died in August 1907 at Dusseldorf.
2 George Francis Mulvany born circa 1809 was a painter exhibiting in Dublin from the
late 1820’s, a frequent exhibitor at the Royal Irish Academy. A clever artist, his portrait
of Thomas Moore in 1835 was considered a great likeness and an engraving of it made.
He was elected keeper of the Royal Hibernian Academy in place of his father in 1845.
He was subsequently involved in the establishment of the National Gallery of Ireland
and was the gallery’s first director in 1862 and is for this reason that he is significant in
Irish art history rather than for his own artistic output. He married Maria McNamara,
eldest daughter of Thomas McNamara on 1 Jul 1848 in a double wedding. He died on
6 Feb 1869 and was buried at Mount Jerome.
1 Daughter Mulvany born 24 May 1849 at 10 Pembroke Place.
2 Ellen Mary Mulvany born 22 May 1850 at 72 Lower Mount Street.
3 Annabel Mulvany born 14 Aug 1851 at 72 Lower Mount Street painted by her
father in 1865.
4 Louisa Agnes Mulvany, fourth daughter born 11 Aug 1853 at Lower Mount
Street married Patrick O Connor at Rathmines on 31 Jul 1882.
1 A P O Connor, only son joined the Royal Army Medical Corps, he
attained the rank of major and married Katie Smyth, youngest
daughter of James Smyth of Coney Hall, Drogheda at the
Mornington Chapel in Drogheda when he was on leave from Berlin on
23 Jun 1920.
5 Daughter Mulvany born 30 Sep 1854 at 25 Lower Mount Street.
6 Emily M Mulvany born 26 Sep 1857 at Rus in Urbe Tce, Kingstown.
7 George Mulvany born 13 Dec 1859 at Rus in Urbe Tce, Kingstown.
8 Eva Mulvany born 3 Jan 1863 at Rus in Urbe Tce, Kingstown.
3 Richard Field Mulvany baptised at St Paul’s Dublin on 24 Feb 1811. He married
Harriet McKenna, daughter of the late Neal McKenna at Booterstown on 2 Aug 1841.
He was employed by the Board of Works of Clare and Limerick before becoming the
proprietor the newly established Newspaper The Dublin Advocate – Irish Industrial
Journal - Dublin in 1848. He was the manager of the Irish Art union in 1854 but was
declared insolvent later that year. He was secretary of The Dublin Trunk Connecting
Railway Company in 1865 and was living at Bishopsgate Street in London. He died at
11 Luxor Street Camberwell on 3 Aug 1878. Harriette died in 1907 at Lambeth.
1 Richard Mulvany, eldest child and only son born 10 Aug 1843 at Dirker House,
Cross Avenue died from scarlatina on 21 Nov 1850.
2 Mary Mulvany born circa 1846.
3 Harriette born circa 1848 died from scarlatina on 16 Nov 1850 aged 2.
4 Kathleen Mulvany born Sackville Street 11 Aug 1850 married James Hastie
Reinhardt on 6 May 1882.
5 Harriette born 19 Jun 1852, died 7 Feb 1884 at Pontypridd age 31.
6 Eleanor Mulvany born 1856 died at Kingstown on 26 Feb 1858.
4 John Skipton Mulvany, fourth son born circa 1813 was an architect. He was in
private practice from 1836 when he was commissioned to design an extension
to the Hotel at Salthill, Monkstown for the Dublin & Kingstown Railway. He was
a close friend of William Dargan and architect to the Midland Great Western
Railway Company by 1845. He had offices at 175 Great Brunswick Street from
1847 to 1855. He was elected to Associate of the Royal Hibernian Academy in
1850 and was a director of the Dublin & Steampacket Company in 1863. He
married Eleanor Burke, daughter of Joseph Burke of Culloville, Co Armagh on
14 Apr 1846. He designed the station buildings at Blackrock and Kingstown
and the Royal Irish Yacht Club but is best known as the architect of Broadstone
Railway Station - a neo-Egyptian styled building constructed of granite. In
1857 he designed new buildings for the Glass Bottle Company at North Lotts.
Eleanor died from consumption at Lakelands, Stillorgan on 3 Jul 1852. John put the
house and 5 acres up for sale in 1855 retaining some of the farmland. In 1864 he
built a villa for David Malcomson at Dumore with the builder Mathew Lynch and in
the same year built a mansion for John Malcomson on the river Suir with builder
Mr Ryan. John was involved in designing the alterations for Kilmacud House on
the upper Kilmacud Road for friend Robert Hoey and Mountanville for William
Dargan. He also designed Hazelwood House on the Upper Kilmacud Road and in
1861 he designed the reconstruction of Leopardstown Park House for Charlotte
Malcomson. John was also a miniaturist painter and his miniature of John Gilbert,
historian was bought by the National Gallery of Ireland in 1933. John died
10 May 1870 and was buried at Mount Jerome. For details of his works and career
see the Dictionary of Irish Architects, DIA.
5 Eliza Mulvany living with the Perry family at Obelisk Park in the 1840s, possibly
working as a governess.
6 Mary Mulvany second daughter born circa 1817 died a spinster at Bochunn,
Westphalia, Prussia, the home of her brother on 9 Sep 1863.
7 Thomas John Mulvany youngest child born circa 1821 was a civil engineer and was
an assistant engineer of the Shannon Commission in 1846. He married Ellen
McNamara, second daughter of Thomas McNamara on 1 Jul 1848 in a double wedding.
He worked for his brother William in Germany before he immigrated to New Zealand
where he worked as a market inspector for the Borough of St Kilda. He died 25 Jul 1892
at Bay View, Kati Kati.
1 Daughter Mulvany born 25 May 1849 at Richmond Harbour, Co Longford.
2 Daughter Mulvany born 20 Oct 1850 at Rutland House, Belturbet.
3 Daughter Mulvany born 12 Feb 1852 at Belturbet.
4 Mary Mulvany fourth daughter born circa 1854 died 10 Mar 1864 at Westphalia.
5 Son Mulvany born 7 Dec 1855 at Dusseldorf.
6 Son Mulvany (twin) born October 1857 at Dusseldorf.
7 Daughter Mulvany (twin) born October 1857 at Dusseldorf.
8 Daughter Mulvany born 28 Sep 1859 at Bochunn, Prussia.
9 Daughter Mulvany born 21 Oct 1862 Bochunn, Westphalia, Prussia.
10 Daughter Mulvany born 21 Jan 1867 at Dusseldorf.
© June Bow & Karen Poff – July 2019/updated May 2023
*Information courtesy of Dr Olaf Schmidt, Herne
Thomas James Mulvany married Mary Field
born circa 1780 circa 1805 born circa 1780
died 26 Feb 1845 died 11 Nov 1865
Booterstown Dusseldorf
Thomas Mulvany, a landscape painter married Mary Field, daughter of Dr Cyrus Field.
Thomas and his brother, John George (1766 -1838) were among the first members of the
Royal Hibernian Academy and William was Keeper of the Royal Hibernian Academy until
his death. He died on 26 Feb 1845 at Dirker House, Cross Avenue, Booterstown and was
buried at Mount Jerome. His book on the life of his friend James Gandon was published
after his death. His sons were very involved in both the Moore and Dargan testimonials.
1 William Thomas Mulvany*, eldest son born 11 Mar 1806 at Sandymount, was a
pupil of both Francis Johnson and John Semple. He married Alicia Winslow,
daughter of Daniel Winslow of Cloghan Co Fermanagh at Kinawly Church on
28 May 1832. He was acting engineer for the Shannon Commission and resigned
this post when he was appointed, Assistant Commissioner for Drainage of Land,
and Improvement of Navigation and Mill-power, in 1842. He lived at Dove House,
Newtown Avenue, Blackrock from 1841 to 1847 before moving to Dundrum. By
1849 he was Commissioner of Public works and living at Dundrum Lodge, Wickham,
Dundrum. He was vice president of the Institute of Civil Engineers of Ireland in
1854. After a quarrel with the administration he received a redundant allowance
and moved to German in 1855. He founded the Hibernia Coal Company and the
Shamrock Coal Company, and also founded the Erin and the Emerald Coal companies
He was made Ehrenburghen (freeman) of Gelsenkirchben in 1864. The Mulvany
family owned two houses, one in Pempelfort/Düsseldorf which was destroyed during
World War II. The other, Haus Goldschmieding, a medieval manor, in Castrop-Rauxel
lies near the Erin mine, beside the ruins of a steeplechase course, which was also
build by William Thomas. He retired in 1877, died 30 Oct 1885 and was buried
at North cemetery, Dusseldorf with his wife. Because of the important role William
Thomas played in the formation of the Ruhr industry, this family grave is protected.
For more information on W T Mulvany.
1 Georgina Mulvany, eldest daughter born 1834 died at Dundrum Lodge
aged 16 on 24 Mar 1849.
2 Mary Harding Mulvany born 29 Jul 1836 at Salt Hill, Galway married Wilhelm
Herman Sheebohm at Monkstown Church of Ireland on 24 Sep 1864. She
died on 27 Nov 1875 at Dusseldorf.
3 Annabella Catherine Mulvany fourth daughter born 10 Feb 1837. She published
'Letters from Professor Thomas J. Mulvany, R. H. A. to his eldest son William T.
Mulvany Esqre., Royal Commissioner of Public Works Ireland, from 1825-1845;
and appendix containing correspondence with Sir Thomas Lawrence and
obituaries' in 1907. Anabella died 19 Feb 1917 at Dusseldorf.
4 Thomas Robert Mulvany born 22 Jul 1839 at Amiens Street, North Strand,
Dublin married Mildred Crowe, second daughter of Sir Joseph Crow in 1891.
He was appointed Consul General for the Westphalia and Rhenish provinces
in 1899 and died in August 1907 at Dusseldorf.
2 George Francis Mulvany born circa 1809 was a painter exhibiting in Dublin from the
late 1820’s, a frequent exhibitor at the Royal Irish Academy. A clever artist, his portrait
of Thomas Moore in 1835 was considered a great likeness and an engraving of it made.
He was elected keeper of the Royal Hibernian Academy in place of his father in 1845.
He was subsequently involved in the establishment of the National Gallery of Ireland
and was the gallery’s first director in 1862 and is for this reason that he is significant in
Irish art history rather than for his own artistic output. He married Maria McNamara,
eldest daughter of Thomas McNamara on 1 Jul 1848 in a double wedding. He died on
6 Feb 1869 and was buried at Mount Jerome.
1 Daughter Mulvany born 24 May 1849 at 10 Pembroke Place.
2 Ellen Mary Mulvany born 22 May 1850 at 72 Lower Mount Street.
3 Annabel Mulvany born 14 Aug 1851 at 72 Lower Mount Street painted by her
father in 1865.
4 Louisa Agnes Mulvany, fourth daughter born 11 Aug 1853 at Lower Mount
Street married Patrick O Connor at Rathmines on 31 Jul 1882.
1 A P O Connor, only son joined the Royal Army Medical Corps, he
attained the rank of major and married Katie Smyth, youngest
daughter of James Smyth of Coney Hall, Drogheda at the
Mornington Chapel in Drogheda when he was on leave from Berlin on
23 Jun 1920.
5 Daughter Mulvany born 30 Sep 1854 at 25 Lower Mount Street.
6 Emily M Mulvany born 26 Sep 1857 at Rus in Urbe Tce, Kingstown.
7 George Mulvany born 13 Dec 1859 at Rus in Urbe Tce, Kingstown.
8 Eva Mulvany born 3 Jan 1863 at Rus in Urbe Tce, Kingstown.
3 Richard Field Mulvany baptised at St Paul’s Dublin on 24 Feb 1811. He married
Harriet McKenna, daughter of the late Neal McKenna at Booterstown on 2 Aug 1841.
He was employed by the Board of Works of Clare and Limerick before becoming the
proprietor the newly established Newspaper The Dublin Advocate – Irish Industrial
Journal - Dublin in 1848. He was the manager of the Irish Art union in 1854 but was
declared insolvent later that year. He was secretary of The Dublin Trunk Connecting
Railway Company in 1865 and was living at Bishopsgate Street in London. He died at
11 Luxor Street Camberwell on 3 Aug 1878. Harriette died in 1907 at Lambeth.
1 Richard Mulvany, eldest child and only son born 10 Aug 1843 at Dirker House,
Cross Avenue died from scarlatina on 21 Nov 1850.
2 Mary Mulvany born circa 1846.
3 Harriette born circa 1848 died from scarlatina on 16 Nov 1850 aged 2.
4 Kathleen Mulvany born Sackville Street 11 Aug 1850 married James Hastie
Reinhardt on 6 May 1882.
5 Harriette born 19 Jun 1852, died 7 Feb 1884 at Pontypridd age 31.
6 Eleanor Mulvany born 1856 died at Kingstown on 26 Feb 1858.
4 John Skipton Mulvany, fourth son born circa 1813 was an architect. He was in
private practice from 1836 when he was commissioned to design an extension
to the Hotel at Salthill, Monkstown for the Dublin & Kingstown Railway. He was
a close friend of William Dargan and architect to the Midland Great Western
Railway Company by 1845. He had offices at 175 Great Brunswick Street from
1847 to 1855. He was elected to Associate of the Royal Hibernian Academy in
1850 and was a director of the Dublin & Steampacket Company in 1863. He
married Eleanor Burke, daughter of Joseph Burke of Culloville, Co Armagh on
14 Apr 1846. He designed the station buildings at Blackrock and Kingstown
and the Royal Irish Yacht Club but is best known as the architect of Broadstone
Railway Station - a neo-Egyptian styled building constructed of granite. In
1857 he designed new buildings for the Glass Bottle Company at North Lotts.
Eleanor died from consumption at Lakelands, Stillorgan on 3 Jul 1852. John put the
house and 5 acres up for sale in 1855 retaining some of the farmland. In 1864 he
built a villa for David Malcomson at Dumore with the builder Mathew Lynch and in
the same year built a mansion for John Malcomson on the river Suir with builder
Mr Ryan. John was involved in designing the alterations for Kilmacud House on
the upper Kilmacud Road for friend Robert Hoey and Mountanville for William
Dargan. He also designed Hazelwood House on the Upper Kilmacud Road and in
1861 he designed the reconstruction of Leopardstown Park House for Charlotte
Malcomson. John was also a miniaturist painter and his miniature of John Gilbert,
historian was bought by the National Gallery of Ireland in 1933. John died
10 May 1870 and was buried at Mount Jerome. For details of his works and career
see the Dictionary of Irish Architects, DIA.
5 Eliza Mulvany living with the Perry family at Obelisk Park in the 1840s, possibly
working as a governess.
6 Mary Mulvany second daughter born circa 1817 died a spinster at Bochunn,
Westphalia, Prussia, the home of her brother on 9 Sep 1863.
7 Thomas John Mulvany youngest child born circa 1821 was a civil engineer and was
an assistant engineer of the Shannon Commission in 1846. He married Ellen
McNamara, second daughter of Thomas McNamara on 1 Jul 1848 in a double wedding.
He worked for his brother William in Germany before he immigrated to New Zealand
where he worked as a market inspector for the Borough of St Kilda. He died 25 Jul 1892
at Bay View, Kati Kati.
1 Daughter Mulvany born 25 May 1849 at Richmond Harbour, Co Longford.
2 Daughter Mulvany born 20 Oct 1850 at Rutland House, Belturbet.
3 Daughter Mulvany born 12 Feb 1852 at Belturbet.
4 Mary Mulvany fourth daughter born circa 1854 died 10 Mar 1864 at Westphalia.
5 Son Mulvany born 7 Dec 1855 at Dusseldorf.
6 Son Mulvany (twin) born October 1857 at Dusseldorf.
7 Daughter Mulvany (twin) born October 1857 at Dusseldorf.
8 Daughter Mulvany born 28 Sep 1859 at Bochunn, Prussia.
9 Daughter Mulvany born 21 Oct 1862 Bochunn, Westphalia, Prussia.
10 Daughter Mulvany born 21 Jan 1867 at Dusseldorf.
© June Bow & Karen Poff – July 2019/updated May 2023
*Information courtesy of Dr Olaf Schmidt, Herne