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Stillorgan Park House
NAME Stillorgan House/Stillorgan Park House/Park House
AREA LOCATION STILLORGAN, entrance from Stillorgan Park
MAP LOCATION OSI maps of 1838-1845 and 1898-1913 place it in the townland of
Stillorgan Grove and it is annotated as Stillorgan House on both
maps.
GENERAL The original house has long gone - we know what it looked like thanks to a well
known painting by Gabriele Ricciardelli - it faced north towards Mount Merrion Avenue and stood
at the head of a long grove of trees, planted three rows deep on either side. The house was brick
built and exclusive of outbuildings covered 6,500 square feet. The estate stretched from Stillorgan
village across to Newtownpark Avenue, down to Blackrock, and adjoined the Fitzwilliam estate at
Mount Merrion Avenue, encompassing all of what is now Priory Park, Grove Avenue, Avoca
Avenue, Stillorgan Grove and Carysfort Avenue. The softwater stream ran for two miles through
the demesne and a grove of lime trees (also known as lindens) is shown on a map of the Allen
estate dating from the 18th century. A grotto and a obelisk were once part of the demesne, they
were designed by Edward Lovett Pearce and are extant. The Russion Princess Dashkova on seeing
the obelisk on a visit to Ireland declared that she wanted to create one herself on her return to
Moscow and employed the artist Richard Cranfield junior to sketch the elevation and sections.
In 1778 the park was closed by Lord Carysfort, citing damage done by trespassers and going
forward a ticket would be required to access the park.
Arthur Lee Guinness lived here from 1840 to around 1860. On Mayday each year he hosted a
fete to which both country folk and gentry were invited. In 1852 more than 3000 people
attended. There was a May procession, Maypole dancing and the music of fife and drums. A
Queen of Spring was elected and a harp was played. Arthur seems to have had a fondness for
the native harp, and it was said that whilst the sale of his effects was taking place that a harper
was employed to play funeral dirges in the grounds.
Ownership of the new house built by the Carysfort family passed to Douglas Proby circa 1908,
then to Granville Proby and eventually to Major Richard George Proby circa 1948.
YEAR BUILT Original House built 1695, new house built on site in 1887/8.
VALUATION In 1912 the valuation was 140 pounds and in the 1901 census it is
noted as having 13 rooms occupied by family.
ARCHITECT John Allen, builder
SOURCES Thom’s directories, Newspapers, NAI Census & Wills & OSI maps
OCCUPANTS
Manor lands occupants if this is the site of original manor house.
John De Clahill
Raymond De Carew
Hacketts
1360 -1390 Sir John Cruise (owner)
1405 John Derpatrick
1410 Robert Derpatrick
1422 John Loghenan
c1450 Lands passed to the Plunketts who married into the Cruise family
1587 Jacques Wingfields
1587 - 1644 Wolverstons
1670 - 1680 O’Neills
1680 - 1695 Col John Allen
1717 - 1742 Joshua Allen
1742 - 1752 Lady Allen
1754 - 1777 Rt Hon Philip Tisdall
1777 - 1779 70 acres sold off as building plots by Lord Carysfort.
1780 - 1789 Lord Lifford - James Hewitt
1789 - 1802 Nicholas Le Favre
1803 - 1839 John Verschoyle
1840 - 1860 Arthur Lee Guinness
1871 In the landed estate Court
1878 House levelled with the ground.
1887/88 Stillorgan Park House (New house in progress)
1904 Rt. Hon Charlotte Mary, Countess of Carysfort
1908 - 1921 Stillorgan Park Company - Col Douglas James Proby
1910 - 1940 Henry J Monahan & Mrs Monahan
1942 - 1961 Hendron Family
Portion of house leased to Dermot Ryan
1961 Marlborough Estates
1963 Trustee of the Polio Fellowship of Ireland/Rehabilitation Inst (1986)
STAFF
1779 Patrick McDaniel – gardener
1901 Anne Byrne - Housemaid
Kate Nolan - Kitchenmaid
Maria Brown - Nurse
Kate Barrett - Nursery maid
1911 Kathleen Farrell - Housemaid
Ellen McDarby - Cook
Josephine Lynch - Kitchenmaid
John Huff - Butler
CURRENT
STATUS Extant
CONTRIBUTOR © June Bow & Karen Poff
DATE May 2017
NAME Stillorgan House/Stillorgan Park House/Park House
AREA LOCATION STILLORGAN, entrance from Stillorgan Park
MAP LOCATION OSI maps of 1838-1845 and 1898-1913 place it in the townland of
Stillorgan Grove and it is annotated as Stillorgan House on both
maps.
GENERAL The original house has long gone - we know what it looked like thanks to a well
known painting by Gabriele Ricciardelli - it faced north towards Mount Merrion Avenue and stood
at the head of a long grove of trees, planted three rows deep on either side. The house was brick
built and exclusive of outbuildings covered 6,500 square feet. The estate stretched from Stillorgan
village across to Newtownpark Avenue, down to Blackrock, and adjoined the Fitzwilliam estate at
Mount Merrion Avenue, encompassing all of what is now Priory Park, Grove Avenue, Avoca
Avenue, Stillorgan Grove and Carysfort Avenue. The softwater stream ran for two miles through
the demesne and a grove of lime trees (also known as lindens) is shown on a map of the Allen
estate dating from the 18th century. A grotto and a obelisk were once part of the demesne, they
were designed by Edward Lovett Pearce and are extant. The Russion Princess Dashkova on seeing
the obelisk on a visit to Ireland declared that she wanted to create one herself on her return to
Moscow and employed the artist Richard Cranfield junior to sketch the elevation and sections.
In 1778 the park was closed by Lord Carysfort, citing damage done by trespassers and going
forward a ticket would be required to access the park.
Arthur Lee Guinness lived here from 1840 to around 1860. On Mayday each year he hosted a
fete to which both country folk and gentry were invited. In 1852 more than 3000 people
attended. There was a May procession, Maypole dancing and the music of fife and drums. A
Queen of Spring was elected and a harp was played. Arthur seems to have had a fondness for
the native harp, and it was said that whilst the sale of his effects was taking place that a harper
was employed to play funeral dirges in the grounds.
Ownership of the new house built by the Carysfort family passed to Douglas Proby circa 1908,
then to Granville Proby and eventually to Major Richard George Proby circa 1948.
YEAR BUILT Original House built 1695, new house built on site in 1887/8.
VALUATION In 1912 the valuation was 140 pounds and in the 1901 census it is
noted as having 13 rooms occupied by family.
ARCHITECT John Allen, builder
SOURCES Thom’s directories, Newspapers, NAI Census & Wills & OSI maps
OCCUPANTS
Manor lands occupants if this is the site of original manor house.
John De Clahill
Raymond De Carew
Hacketts
1360 -1390 Sir John Cruise (owner)
1405 John Derpatrick
1410 Robert Derpatrick
1422 John Loghenan
c1450 Lands passed to the Plunketts who married into the Cruise family
1587 Jacques Wingfields
1587 - 1644 Wolverstons
1670 - 1680 O’Neills
1680 - 1695 Col John Allen
1717 - 1742 Joshua Allen
1742 - 1752 Lady Allen
1754 - 1777 Rt Hon Philip Tisdall
1777 - 1779 70 acres sold off as building plots by Lord Carysfort.
1780 - 1789 Lord Lifford - James Hewitt
1789 - 1802 Nicholas Le Favre
1803 - 1839 John Verschoyle
1840 - 1860 Arthur Lee Guinness
1871 In the landed estate Court
1878 House levelled with the ground.
1887/88 Stillorgan Park House (New house in progress)
1904 Rt. Hon Charlotte Mary, Countess of Carysfort
1908 - 1921 Stillorgan Park Company - Col Douglas James Proby
1910 - 1940 Henry J Monahan & Mrs Monahan
1942 - 1961 Hendron Family
Portion of house leased to Dermot Ryan
1961 Marlborough Estates
1963 Trustee of the Polio Fellowship of Ireland/Rehabilitation Inst (1986)
STAFF
1779 Patrick McDaniel – gardener
1901 Anne Byrne - Housemaid
Kate Nolan - Kitchenmaid
Maria Brown - Nurse
Kate Barrett - Nursery maid
1911 Kathleen Farrell - Housemaid
Ellen McDarby - Cook
Josephine Lynch - Kitchenmaid
John Huff - Butler
CURRENT
STATUS Extant
CONTRIBUTOR © June Bow & Karen Poff
DATE May 2017