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Woodview 1953
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NAME Wood View/Woodview UCD
AREA LOCATION UCD Campus Donnybrook
MAP LOCATION OSI maps of 1838-1845 and 1898-1913 place it in the townland of Priesthouse and it is
annotated as Wood View and Woodview respectively.
GENERAL A large seven bay non basement plain Georgian house with bow return, originally
approached by a long tree lined avenue and gatelodge opposite to what is now Nutley Park. Set in a
parkland with ornamental streams, footbridge and a large hexagonal walled garden to the southwest with
outline still visible on map of 1938. It was for sale in 1913 on 17 acres and also in 1953 with the same
amount of acres intact. It has a peach house, vinery and tennis court.
YEAR BUILT circa 1820
VALUATION Valuation 164L in 1848 and in the 1911 census it is noted as having 13
rooms occupied by family.
ARCHITECT Unknown
SOURCES Thom’s directories, contemporaneous newspapers, OSI Maps, Registry of
Deeds, and NAI Census & Wills.
OCCUPANTS
1816 Lands know as Johnville
1843 For Sale
1846 - 1850 Hon Mr Thomas Francis Kennedy, Paymaster of Civil Services
1851 - 1885 Captain Frederick James Isacke
1885 - 1911 Mary Isacke
1910 - 1912 Matthew Fortescue Isacke
1912 - 1913 For sale asking £1000 on 17 acres
1914 - 1921 Judge John Linehan, County Court Judge for Tyrone
1922 - 1925 Professor Wilbraham Fitzjohn Trench
1926 - 1952 George Munro Meares
1953 For sale on 17 acres
1956 National University of Ireland
1988 Department of Medicine
2021 School of Public Health, Physiotherapy and Sports Science Programme Office
STAFF
1855 - 1859 Mr McGuirk - Gardener
1860 - 1912 Joseph Connell - Gardener living at gatelodge
1901 - 1911 Julia O'Reilly - Servant
1901 Sarah Darrell
Catherine Moran
1911 Catherine Browne - Servant
Bridget Bennett - Servant
1911 - 1912 John Bagnal - Servant
CURRENT
Status Extant
CONTRIBUTOR © June Bow & Karen Poff
DATE March 2020
AREA LOCATION UCD Campus Donnybrook
MAP LOCATION OSI maps of 1838-1845 and 1898-1913 place it in the townland of Priesthouse and it is
annotated as Wood View and Woodview respectively.
GENERAL A large seven bay non basement plain Georgian house with bow return, originally
approached by a long tree lined avenue and gatelodge opposite to what is now Nutley Park. Set in a
parkland with ornamental streams, footbridge and a large hexagonal walled garden to the southwest with
outline still visible on map of 1938. It was for sale in 1913 on 17 acres and also in 1953 with the same
amount of acres intact. It has a peach house, vinery and tennis court.
YEAR BUILT circa 1820
VALUATION Valuation 164L in 1848 and in the 1911 census it is noted as having 13
rooms occupied by family.
ARCHITECT Unknown
SOURCES Thom’s directories, contemporaneous newspapers, OSI Maps, Registry of
Deeds, and NAI Census & Wills.
OCCUPANTS
1816 Lands know as Johnville
1843 For Sale
1846 - 1850 Hon Mr Thomas Francis Kennedy, Paymaster of Civil Services
1851 - 1885 Captain Frederick James Isacke
1885 - 1911 Mary Isacke
1910 - 1912 Matthew Fortescue Isacke
1912 - 1913 For sale asking £1000 on 17 acres
1914 - 1921 Judge John Linehan, County Court Judge for Tyrone
1922 - 1925 Professor Wilbraham Fitzjohn Trench
1926 - 1952 George Munro Meares
1953 For sale on 17 acres
1956 National University of Ireland
1988 Department of Medicine
2021 School of Public Health, Physiotherapy and Sports Science Programme Office
STAFF
1855 - 1859 Mr McGuirk - Gardener
1860 - 1912 Joseph Connell - Gardener living at gatelodge
1901 - 1911 Julia O'Reilly - Servant
1901 Sarah Darrell
Catherine Moran
1911 Catherine Browne - Servant
Bridget Bennett - Servant
1911 - 1912 John Bagnal - Servant
CURRENT
Status Extant
CONTRIBUTOR © June Bow & Karen Poff
DATE March 2020