St Helier -
Photograph courtesy of Declan McGinn
Saint Helier
NAME Saint Helier
AREA LOCATION Stillorgan Park, now St Hellier's Copse.
MAP LOCATION OSI maps 1898 - 1913 place it in the townland of Stillorgan Grove but
is unnamed.
GENERAL Detached, three story, red brick double fronted Edwardian house on
just over three acres. It was described as a modern built house with 9 bedrooms and 4 reception
rooms on 2-3 acres, when it was put up for sale in 1904. It had a coach house and stabling, man's
room, tool house and workshop. William Lindsay took a lease on the land in 1887 and built a
house for his own occupation. In 1920 St Helier's on 3 acres was put up for sale. It was described
as a handsome detached structure with two reception rooms with carved walnut mantles and nine
bedrooms. It had a enclosed yard with coach house, stabling, garage and a lofted building. It had
a tennis court, fruit garden, vegetable garden and enough grass to keep two cows. There was a
stream running through the grounds. Most of the acreage was sold off to build St Helier's Copse.
YEAR BUILT circa 1887
VALUATION In 1900 the valuation was 66 pounds and in the 1901 census it is noted as
having 20 rooms occupied by 12 people.
ARCHITECT Unknown.
SOURCES Thom’s directories, contemporaneous newspapers,
NAI Census & Wills and OSI Maps
OCCUPANTS
1888 - 1896 William Miles Lindsay
1896 - 1904 J C Lindsay
1909 - 1920 John Stanton
1921 Captain Ernest George Fenton
1925 - 1939 Richard Ryan, solicitor
1940 - 1984 John J Gaynor, solicitor
1984 O'Malley Bergin Consultants
2019 - 2021 On the market for two million.
STAFF
1901 Mary Kelly - General domestic
Rose Read - General domestic
1911 Teresa Travers - Nurse
Annie Cousins - Cook
Christina Bryan- Parlourmaid
CURRENT
STATUS Extant and in use as offices
CONTRIBUTOR © June Bow & Karen Poff
DATE December 2020
NAME Saint Helier
AREA LOCATION Stillorgan Park, now St Hellier's Copse.
MAP LOCATION OSI maps 1898 - 1913 place it in the townland of Stillorgan Grove but
is unnamed.
GENERAL Detached, three story, red brick double fronted Edwardian house on
just over three acres. It was described as a modern built house with 9 bedrooms and 4 reception
rooms on 2-3 acres, when it was put up for sale in 1904. It had a coach house and stabling, man's
room, tool house and workshop. William Lindsay took a lease on the land in 1887 and built a
house for his own occupation. In 1920 St Helier's on 3 acres was put up for sale. It was described
as a handsome detached structure with two reception rooms with carved walnut mantles and nine
bedrooms. It had a enclosed yard with coach house, stabling, garage and a lofted building. It had
a tennis court, fruit garden, vegetable garden and enough grass to keep two cows. There was a
stream running through the grounds. Most of the acreage was sold off to build St Helier's Copse.
YEAR BUILT circa 1887
VALUATION In 1900 the valuation was 66 pounds and in the 1901 census it is noted as
having 20 rooms occupied by 12 people.
ARCHITECT Unknown.
SOURCES Thom’s directories, contemporaneous newspapers,
NAI Census & Wills and OSI Maps
OCCUPANTS
1888 - 1896 William Miles Lindsay
1896 - 1904 J C Lindsay
1909 - 1920 John Stanton
1921 Captain Ernest George Fenton
1925 - 1939 Richard Ryan, solicitor
1940 - 1984 John J Gaynor, solicitor
1984 O'Malley Bergin Consultants
2019 - 2021 On the market for two million.
STAFF
1901 Mary Kelly - General domestic
Rose Read - General domestic
1911 Teresa Travers - Nurse
Annie Cousins - Cook
Christina Bryan- Parlourmaid
CURRENT
STATUS Extant and in use as offices
CONTRIBUTOR © June Bow & Karen Poff
DATE December 2020