Trentham
NAME Trentham
AREA LOCATION Leopardstown Road
MAP LOCATION OSI maps of 1898-1913 place it in the townland of Galloping Green South.
GENERAL Lease dated 1861 on 4 acres originally. Described as a modern residence,
beautifully situated, close to railway station on 6.5 acre with large walled in garden, conservatory,
pleasure grounds, coach house and stabling in 1878. It lost 25' of front garden by CPO 1991.
YEAR BUILT circa 1861
VALUATION In 1889 the valuation was 58 pounds.
NUMBER OF
ROOMS In the 1901 census it is noted as having 8 rooms occupied by family.
ARCHITECT Unknown
SOURCES Thom’s directories, contemporaneous Newspapers, OSI Maps and NAI
Census & Wills,
OCCUPANTS
1874 - 1877 Mrs Synge
1878 - 1879 Vacant/To Let on 6 acres
1880 - 1896 Edward Hudson
1897 - 1900 Herbert Hudson
1901 - 1906 Annie Hudson/Adela Hudson
1906 For Sale on 4 acres
1910 - 1912 David Williamson Alexander (Rudge Whitworth - cycle manufacture)
1915 - 1930 Joseph Keogh
1925 Oonagh Mary Keogh
1930 - 1940 Guy Moffat Wilson
1950 James J Gibbons
1950 For Sale
1954 - 1955 For Sale on 4 acres - £5500
1961 - 1977 Doyle family
1991 Sold for £350K on 1 acre
STAFF
1901 Mary Geraghty - Cook
1911 Walter Leavy - Gardener
Mary Keogh - General servant
Elizabeth Davis - Housekeeper
CURRENT
STATUS Extant
CONTRIBUTOR © June Bow & Karen Poff
DATE September 2019