Roebuck Manor
NAME Ivy Cottage/Farranboley Cottage/Ardnabel/Roebuck Manor
AREA LOCATION Beechmount Drive, Bird Avenue, Clonskeagh
MAP LOCATION OSI maps of 1838-1845 and 1898-1913 place it in the townland of Farranboley
and it is annotated as Farranboley Cottage and Ardnabel respectively.
GENERAL Three bay, two storey over basement Georgian villa with coach house, out
offices, stable, gatelodge, walled vegetable, fruit and plant garden and pleasure grounds on 6.5 acres.
From 1853 it was known as Ardnabel and additional acres was added to the grounds in 1863 by
Robert Billings. It was for sale in 1899 on 7.5 acres. In 1907 Ardnabel was for sale again. In 1948 it
became known as Roebuck Manor. The road was named Ardnabel before being renamed
Beechmount Drive. The coach house was converted into a separate dwelling in 1997 and is known
as The Stables with shared access. Roebuck Manor is not a protected structure.
YEAR BUILT circa 1790
VALUATION In 1849 the valuation was 82 pounds and in the 1901 census it is noted as
having 15 rooms occupied by family.
ARCHITECT Unknown
SOURCES Thom's, contemporaneous newspapers, NAI Census & Wills, OSI Maps, South
Dublin Historical Mapping.
OCCUPANTS
Lease from Anne Fyan
1833 - 1840 Robert Billing
1833 - 1884 Robert Billing
1885 - 1899 Harriet Caroline Billing
1900 - 1909 William Stewart Archdall
1909 Ardnabel for sale
1910 - 1911 T J Waters
1915 - 1916 Vacant
1917 Mr and Mrs Justin MacCarthy
1917 - 1948 James Berry Kenny and family
1949 - 1974 Mr and Mrs J J White
1974 Jan Kaminski - Concorde Travel agency and Holocaust survivor
2009 For sale
2022 For sale through Lisney for €1,950,000
STAFF
1849 John Bryan - Gate house
1901 Elizabeth Byrne - Cook
Elizabeth Stanley - Baby's Nurse
Alice Scully - Parlourmaid
Elizabeth Fleming - Housemaid
Jabez Walmsley - Gardener
George Moffitt - Groom
Thomas Bookless - Under Gardener
Christopher Byrne - Pantry Boy
Annie P C Goggin - Trained Hospital Nurse
1909 Jane O'Connor of Limerick- servant (RIP)
1910 Charles Scanlan- Ardnabel Lodge
CURRENT
STATUS Extant
CONTRIBUTOR © June Bow & Karen Poff
DATE November 2019/Updated April 2022
AREA LOCATION Beechmount Drive, Bird Avenue, Clonskeagh
MAP LOCATION OSI maps of 1838-1845 and 1898-1913 place it in the townland of Farranboley
and it is annotated as Farranboley Cottage and Ardnabel respectively.
GENERAL Three bay, two storey over basement Georgian villa with coach house, out
offices, stable, gatelodge, walled vegetable, fruit and plant garden and pleasure grounds on 6.5 acres.
From 1853 it was known as Ardnabel and additional acres was added to the grounds in 1863 by
Robert Billings. It was for sale in 1899 on 7.5 acres. In 1907 Ardnabel was for sale again. In 1948 it
became known as Roebuck Manor. The road was named Ardnabel before being renamed
Beechmount Drive. The coach house was converted into a separate dwelling in 1997 and is known
as The Stables with shared access. Roebuck Manor is not a protected structure.
YEAR BUILT circa 1790
VALUATION In 1849 the valuation was 82 pounds and in the 1901 census it is noted as
having 15 rooms occupied by family.
ARCHITECT Unknown
SOURCES Thom's, contemporaneous newspapers, NAI Census & Wills, OSI Maps, South
Dublin Historical Mapping.
OCCUPANTS
Lease from Anne Fyan
1833 - 1840 Robert Billing
1833 - 1884 Robert Billing
1885 - 1899 Harriet Caroline Billing
1900 - 1909 William Stewart Archdall
1909 Ardnabel for sale
1910 - 1911 T J Waters
1915 - 1916 Vacant
1917 Mr and Mrs Justin MacCarthy
1917 - 1948 James Berry Kenny and family
1949 - 1974 Mr and Mrs J J White
1974 Jan Kaminski - Concorde Travel agency and Holocaust survivor
2009 For sale
2022 For sale through Lisney for €1,950,000
STAFF
1849 John Bryan - Gate house
1901 Elizabeth Byrne - Cook
Elizabeth Stanley - Baby's Nurse
Alice Scully - Parlourmaid
Elizabeth Fleming - Housemaid
Jabez Walmsley - Gardener
George Moffitt - Groom
Thomas Bookless - Under Gardener
Christopher Byrne - Pantry Boy
Annie P C Goggin - Trained Hospital Nurse
1909 Jane O'Connor of Limerick- servant (RIP)
1910 Charles Scanlan- Ardnabel Lodge
CURRENT
STATUS Extant
CONTRIBUTOR © June Bow & Karen Poff
DATE November 2019/Updated April 2022