Owenstown 2013
Owenstown House
NAME Owenstown House
AREA LOCATION Owenstown Park, off Foster's Avenue.
MAP LOCATION OSI maps of 1838-1845 and 1898-1913 place it in the townland of Callary and it is
annotated as Owenstown House on both.
GENERAL Two storey over basement, three bay Georgian house with a breakfront housing a
Wyatt window, the rest of the fenestrations are timber twelve pane sash windows.
The door is timber with sidelights and an oversailing simple fanlight. It had a single
gatelodge (no longer extant). The house is currently in use as office accommodation.
YEAR BUILT circa 1780
VALUATION In 1921 the valuation was 103 pounds and in the 1901 census it is noted as having 15
rooms occupied by family.
ARCHITECT Unknown
SOURCES Thom’s directories, Newspapers, OSI Maps & NAI Census
OCCUPANTS
1780 - 1800 Nathaniel Creed
1820 Walter Bourne
1825 - 1832 John Theophilus Boileau
1836 - 1868 James Exham Purefoy Turbett
1868 - 1882 Sophia Turbett
1883 - 1894 George W Turbett
1895 - 1925 Charles Turbet
1894 - 1925 Mrs Ellen Turbett
1930 For Sale on 20 acres
1931 - 1942 George Plunkett, (Seoirse Oilibhéar Pluincéid)
1938 On 11 acres
1945 John Noel Dripp
1948 Land sold as building sites
1949 Alice Mary Chichester nee Dease
1951 Dermot O'Toole
STAFF
1849 Hans Geary - Gatekeeper
1875 Mr Foster - Gardener
1897 William Walsh - Gardener
1901 Delia B Doyle - Cook
Alice Moore - Kitchen maid
Bridget Farley - House maid
Annie Hunt - Parlour maid
1911 Kate Smith - General servant
Mary Hughes - General servant
CURRENT
STATUS Extant and in use as office accommodation.
CONTRIBUTORS © June Bow & Karen Poff
DATE November 2017
AREA LOCATION Owenstown Park, off Foster's Avenue.
MAP LOCATION OSI maps of 1838-1845 and 1898-1913 place it in the townland of Callary and it is
annotated as Owenstown House on both.
GENERAL Two storey over basement, three bay Georgian house with a breakfront housing a
Wyatt window, the rest of the fenestrations are timber twelve pane sash windows.
The door is timber with sidelights and an oversailing simple fanlight. It had a single
gatelodge (no longer extant). The house is currently in use as office accommodation.
YEAR BUILT circa 1780
VALUATION In 1921 the valuation was 103 pounds and in the 1901 census it is noted as having 15
rooms occupied by family.
ARCHITECT Unknown
SOURCES Thom’s directories, Newspapers, OSI Maps & NAI Census
OCCUPANTS
1780 - 1800 Nathaniel Creed
1820 Walter Bourne
1825 - 1832 John Theophilus Boileau
1836 - 1868 James Exham Purefoy Turbett
1868 - 1882 Sophia Turbett
1883 - 1894 George W Turbett
1895 - 1925 Charles Turbet
1894 - 1925 Mrs Ellen Turbett
1930 For Sale on 20 acres
1931 - 1942 George Plunkett, (Seoirse Oilibhéar Pluincéid)
1938 On 11 acres
1945 John Noel Dripp
1948 Land sold as building sites
1949 Alice Mary Chichester nee Dease
1951 Dermot O'Toole
STAFF
1849 Hans Geary - Gatekeeper
1875 Mr Foster - Gardener
1897 William Walsh - Gardener
1901 Delia B Doyle - Cook
Alice Moore - Kitchen maid
Bridget Farley - House maid
Annie Hunt - Parlour maid
1911 Kate Smith - General servant
Mary Hughes - General servant
CURRENT
STATUS Extant and in use as office accommodation.
CONTRIBUTORS © June Bow & Karen Poff
DATE November 2017