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Roebuck Court
NAME Roebuck/Roebuck House/Roebuck Court
AREA LOCATION Corner of Clonskeagh Road and Leinster Lawn
MAP LOCATION OSI maps of 1838-1845 and 1898-1913 place it in the townland of
Farranboley and it is annotated at Roebuck and Roebuck House respectively.
GENERAL The house name was changed from Roebuck to Roebuck House circa 1850
and is now part of Roebuck Court. The house had two gatelodges, both are extant (Brookville on
Clonskeagh Road being one). It also has a beautiful nine arched covered ironwork balcony to the
rear possibly added when the house was refaced with red brick. There were numerous houses
named Roebuck or Roebuck House in the area so it is difficult to identify which occupants were in
each, so please note that this is a work in progress.
YEAR BUILT circa 1756 or 1830
VALUATION In 1901 there was no rateable valuation.
NUMBER OF
ROOMS On the 1901 census it is noted as having 13 rooms occupied by family.
ARCHITECT Unknown
SOURCES Thom’s directories, contemporaneous newspapers, OSI Maps and NAI
Census & Wills
OCCUPANTS
1825 - 1833 Robert Haig
1825 - 1837 John Haig
1850 - 1855 Richard Hudson
1856 - 1860 Matthew Anderson
1861 - 1875 Anna Fulton
1876 - 1878 Francis Crozier
1879 - 1903 Henry Joseph Gill
1903 - 1905 Mrs Mary Julia Gill
1906 - 1908 Charles Dunkin Blake
1909 - 1910 Brig General Cecil Vernon Wingfield-Stratford
1913 - 1914 Colonel H C Hill - Commanding Officer at Portobello Barracks
1920 - 1921 Arthur Payne
1922 - 1932 Charlotte Despard
1922 - 1953 Madam Maud Gonne McBride
1927 - 1988 Sean McBride
1992 Apartments built in the grounds
STAFF
1851 - 1853 Mr Maher - Gardener
1901 - 1902 Peter Inglis - Gardener living at the gate lodge.
1929 - 1931 Michael M'Cormick - chauffeur to Mrs Despard
CURRENT
STATUS Extant and part of an apartment complex called Roebuck Court.
CONTRIBUTOR © June Bow/Karen Poff
DATE April 2019
NAME Roebuck/Roebuck House/Roebuck Court
AREA LOCATION Corner of Clonskeagh Road and Leinster Lawn
MAP LOCATION OSI maps of 1838-1845 and 1898-1913 place it in the townland of
Farranboley and it is annotated at Roebuck and Roebuck House respectively.
GENERAL The house name was changed from Roebuck to Roebuck House circa 1850
and is now part of Roebuck Court. The house had two gatelodges, both are extant (Brookville on
Clonskeagh Road being one). It also has a beautiful nine arched covered ironwork balcony to the
rear possibly added when the house was refaced with red brick. There were numerous houses
named Roebuck or Roebuck House in the area so it is difficult to identify which occupants were in
each, so please note that this is a work in progress.
YEAR BUILT circa 1756 or 1830
VALUATION In 1901 there was no rateable valuation.
NUMBER OF
ROOMS On the 1901 census it is noted as having 13 rooms occupied by family.
ARCHITECT Unknown
SOURCES Thom’s directories, contemporaneous newspapers, OSI Maps and NAI
Census & Wills
OCCUPANTS
1825 - 1833 Robert Haig
1825 - 1837 John Haig
1850 - 1855 Richard Hudson
1856 - 1860 Matthew Anderson
1861 - 1875 Anna Fulton
1876 - 1878 Francis Crozier
1879 - 1903 Henry Joseph Gill
1903 - 1905 Mrs Mary Julia Gill
1906 - 1908 Charles Dunkin Blake
1909 - 1910 Brig General Cecil Vernon Wingfield-Stratford
1913 - 1914 Colonel H C Hill - Commanding Officer at Portobello Barracks
1920 - 1921 Arthur Payne
1922 - 1932 Charlotte Despard
1922 - 1953 Madam Maud Gonne McBride
1927 - 1988 Sean McBride
1992 Apartments built in the grounds
STAFF
1851 - 1853 Mr Maher - Gardener
1901 - 1902 Peter Inglis - Gardener living at the gate lodge.
1929 - 1931 Michael M'Cormick - chauffeur to Mrs Despard
CURRENT
STATUS Extant and part of an apartment complex called Roebuck Court.
CONTRIBUTOR © June Bow/Karen Poff
DATE April 2019