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 a 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 - 1871 James Exham Purefoy Turbett
1871 - 1882 Sophia Turbett
1889 Ethel Turbett
1893 George W Turbett
1926 Mrs Turbett
1935 George Plunkett (son of Count Plunkett)
1950 Alice Mary Chichester
1951 Dermot O'Toole
STAFF
1849 Hans Geary - Gatekeeper
1875 Mr Foster - 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 a 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 - 1871 James Exham Purefoy Turbett
1871 - 1882 Sophia Turbett
1889 Ethel Turbett
1893 George W Turbett
1926 Mrs Turbett
1935 George Plunkett (son of Count Plunkett)
1950 Alice Mary Chichester
1951 Dermot O'Toole
STAFF
1849 Hans Geary - Gatekeeper
1875 Mr Foster - 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