Newstead
NAME Newstead House, Newstead
AREA LOCATION ROEBUCK, Clonskeagh road on UCD campus adjacent to Richview, between
Hollywood and Knockrabo.
MAP LOCATION OSI maps of 1838-1845 and 1898-1913 place it in the townland of Roebuck. It is
not marked on the earlier map but is annotated as Newstead house on the later
map.
GENERAL ‘ Upon this holding there is a thatched cottage containing parlour, drawing room
nd kitchen, two bed chambers, a small garden, stable.’ (Brassington 1832). A plain property carved
out of Roseville in 1845 with gatelodge.
YEAR BUILT circa 1800
VALUATION In 1872 the valuation was 60 pounds and in the 1901 census it is noted as having
12 rooms occupied by family.
ARCHITECT Unknown. Builder - Anthony Dempsey
SOURCES Thom’s directories, Brassington & Gale 1832, contemporaneous newspapers
& Sherrard 1873.
OCCUPANTS
In 1783 the meadow is leased by Mr Cheater but by 1799 the lands have been leased by the
Rt Hon Lord Trimlestown to Charles Haskins. By 1832 it is the estate of John Goddard Richard
and is leased by Miss Stephens to Anthony Dempsey.
1845 - 1862 Patrick Scott, Solicitor
1858 - 1861 William Cruice, Barrister (Fines and Penalties office - Dublin Castle)
1865 - 1868 Robert Ross Todd
1890 Birth of Dorothy Stopford Price
1896 Mrs Edward Green
1925 - 1936 Chief Justice Hugh Kennedy
1947 Mr Hanlon
1955 – 2003 Philips Electrical (Ireland) Ltd
2003 - Todate UCD
STAFF
1849 Charles Lynch - Gatelodge
CURRENT
STATUS No longer extant
CONTRIBUTOR © Catherine Brugha & Karen Poff
DATE April 2018
AREA LOCATION ROEBUCK, Clonskeagh road on UCD campus adjacent to Richview, between
Hollywood and Knockrabo.
MAP LOCATION OSI maps of 1838-1845 and 1898-1913 place it in the townland of Roebuck. It is
not marked on the earlier map but is annotated as Newstead house on the later
map.
GENERAL ‘ Upon this holding there is a thatched cottage containing parlour, drawing room
nd kitchen, two bed chambers, a small garden, stable.’ (Brassington 1832). A plain property carved
out of Roseville in 1845 with gatelodge.
YEAR BUILT circa 1800
VALUATION In 1872 the valuation was 60 pounds and in the 1901 census it is noted as having
12 rooms occupied by family.
ARCHITECT Unknown. Builder - Anthony Dempsey
SOURCES Thom’s directories, Brassington & Gale 1832, contemporaneous newspapers
& Sherrard 1873.
OCCUPANTS
In 1783 the meadow is leased by Mr Cheater but by 1799 the lands have been leased by the
Rt Hon Lord Trimlestown to Charles Haskins. By 1832 it is the estate of John Goddard Richard
and is leased by Miss Stephens to Anthony Dempsey.
1845 - 1862 Patrick Scott, Solicitor
1858 - 1861 William Cruice, Barrister (Fines and Penalties office - Dublin Castle)
1865 - 1868 Robert Ross Todd
1890 Birth of Dorothy Stopford Price
1896 Mrs Edward Green
1925 - 1936 Chief Justice Hugh Kennedy
1947 Mr Hanlon
1955 – 2003 Philips Electrical (Ireland) Ltd
2003 - Todate UCD
STAFF
1849 Charles Lynch - Gatelodge
CURRENT
STATUS No longer extant
CONTRIBUTOR © Catherine Brugha & Karen Poff
DATE April 2018