Rokeby
NAME Richard Lodge/Rokeby/Biscayne
AREA LOCATION South Hill Avenue, Booterstown
MAP LOCATION OSI maps of 1838-1845 and 1898-1913 place it in the townland of Merrion
and it is annotated as Richard Lodge and Rokeby respectively.
GENERAL The leases on the lands of South Hill were given in 1803. It was purchased
by Rev Beaver Henry Blacker for 480L in 1865 from the Landed Estates Court Rental. In 1904 is
was to let for £95 per annum. It stood on 1 acre with coach house and stabling. It was renamed
Biscayne by 1970.
YEAR BUILT circa 1838
VALUATION In 1864 the valuation was 56 pounds and in the 1901 census it is noted as
having 9 rooms occupied by family.
ARCHITECT Unknown
SOURCES Thom's, Contemporaneous newspapers, NAI Census & Wills, OSI Maps, South
Dublin Historical Mapping.
OCCUPANTS
1850 Henry O'Connor
1852 For Sale
1853 - 1854 James Gernon
1857 - 1874 Rev Beaver Henry Blacker
1875 - 1893 Edward Hartson Borroughs
1894 - 1895 Vacant
1896 - 1901 Joseph H Garratt
1903 - 1904 To Let
1905 - 1919 Mrs Martha Hughes
1919 - 1927 Charles Joseph Hughes
1927 - 1930 Mrs Catherine Hughes
1931 Vacant
1932 - 1952 Major Hubert Joseph O'Reilly, DSO, MC
1970 Sold for 32K
1970 Niall & Barbara McCarthy
1993 Sold for 480K
STAFF
1901 Sarah Kenney - Nurse
Mary Maxwell - Cook
Rebecca Cassidy - House parlourmaid
1911 Elizabeth Costigan - Servant
CURRENT
STATUS Extant
CONTRIBUTOR © June Bow & Karen Poff
DATE November 2021
AREA LOCATION South Hill Avenue, Booterstown
MAP LOCATION OSI maps of 1838-1845 and 1898-1913 place it in the townland of Merrion
and it is annotated as Richard Lodge and Rokeby respectively.
GENERAL The leases on the lands of South Hill were given in 1803. It was purchased
by Rev Beaver Henry Blacker for 480L in 1865 from the Landed Estates Court Rental. In 1904 is
was to let for £95 per annum. It stood on 1 acre with coach house and stabling. It was renamed
Biscayne by 1970.
YEAR BUILT circa 1838
VALUATION In 1864 the valuation was 56 pounds and in the 1901 census it is noted as
having 9 rooms occupied by family.
ARCHITECT Unknown
SOURCES Thom's, Contemporaneous newspapers, NAI Census & Wills, OSI Maps, South
Dublin Historical Mapping.
OCCUPANTS
1850 Henry O'Connor
1852 For Sale
1853 - 1854 James Gernon
1857 - 1874 Rev Beaver Henry Blacker
1875 - 1893 Edward Hartson Borroughs
1894 - 1895 Vacant
1896 - 1901 Joseph H Garratt
1903 - 1904 To Let
1905 - 1919 Mrs Martha Hughes
1919 - 1927 Charles Joseph Hughes
1927 - 1930 Mrs Catherine Hughes
1931 Vacant
1932 - 1952 Major Hubert Joseph O'Reilly, DSO, MC
1970 Sold for 32K
1970 Niall & Barbara McCarthy
1993 Sold for 480K
STAFF
1901 Sarah Kenney - Nurse
Mary Maxwell - Cook
Rebecca Cassidy - House parlourmaid
1911 Elizabeth Costigan - Servant
CURRENT
STATUS Extant
CONTRIBUTOR © June Bow & Karen Poff
DATE November 2021