Wynberg House
NAME Meyersville/Myers Ville/Myersville House/Wynberg House/Wynberg
AREA LOCATION Stradbrook Road, Blackrock
MAP LOCATION OSI maps of 1838-1845 and 1898-1913 place it in the townland of
Mountashton and it is annotated as Myersville House and Wynberg
House respectively.
GENERAL Two storey non-basement with three roomed gate lodge built on
Castlefarm, part of the lands of Newtown Castlebyrne. It has a cantilever roof and two bay
projection with a pillared porch. The entrance was by a wide carriage drive. The name
was changed to Wynberg circa 1889. It had stabling for 4 horses, a coach house and a
conservatory. Described as a pretty residence, it was for sale in 1904 on 18 acres of
which 10 acres was let out and it still had it's 18 acres in 1920.
YEAR BUILT circa 1781
VALUATION No valuation found and in the 1901 census it is noted as having 7
rooms occupied by family.
ARCHITECT Unknown
SOURCES Contemporaneous newspapers, NAI Census & Wills, Thom's
Directories and OSI Maps.
OCCUPANTS
1781 - 1789 Christopher Myers
1821 Samuel Sutton
1823 James Dance
1827 To Let
1830 - 1832 Mr Wallace
1834 - 1835 John Nugent
1836 To let
1844 -1845 Henry Dennehy, solicitor of Tovoli, Cappoquin
1846 Thomas Tisdall
1858 - 1860 Hon Captain Arbuthnot
1864 Harriet Weldon
1867 - 1868 Sheffield Betham
1877 - 1883 R J Smyth
1891 For Sale
1891 - 1906 James Mecredy
1911 - 1935 Michael O'Reilly
1928 - 1941 Michael Bowe
1932 Dublin Public Health housing built in the grounds
1943 - 1951 J J Breadon
1944 O'Shea
1952 For Sale and the Wynberg estate built in the grounds (J J Jennings, Builder).
STAFF
1864 Mrs Cusack - Housekeeper
Stephen Dunne - Servant
1901 Nora Flood - Parlour Maid
Margaret Power - Cook
1911 Mary Neilon - Parlour Maid
Hannah Dempsey - Cook
CURRENT
STATUS Extant and a family home.
CONTRIBUTOR © June Bow & Karen Poff
DATE January 2020
AREA LOCATION Stradbrook Road, Blackrock
MAP LOCATION OSI maps of 1838-1845 and 1898-1913 place it in the townland of
Mountashton and it is annotated as Myersville House and Wynberg
House respectively.
GENERAL Two storey non-basement with three roomed gate lodge built on
Castlefarm, part of the lands of Newtown Castlebyrne. It has a cantilever roof and two bay
projection with a pillared porch. The entrance was by a wide carriage drive. The name
was changed to Wynberg circa 1889. It had stabling for 4 horses, a coach house and a
conservatory. Described as a pretty residence, it was for sale in 1904 on 18 acres of
which 10 acres was let out and it still had it's 18 acres in 1920.
YEAR BUILT circa 1781
VALUATION No valuation found and in the 1901 census it is noted as having 7
rooms occupied by family.
ARCHITECT Unknown
SOURCES Contemporaneous newspapers, NAI Census & Wills, Thom's
Directories and OSI Maps.
OCCUPANTS
1781 - 1789 Christopher Myers
1821 Samuel Sutton
1823 James Dance
1827 To Let
1830 - 1832 Mr Wallace
1834 - 1835 John Nugent
1836 To let
1844 -1845 Henry Dennehy, solicitor of Tovoli, Cappoquin
1846 Thomas Tisdall
1858 - 1860 Hon Captain Arbuthnot
1864 Harriet Weldon
1867 - 1868 Sheffield Betham
1877 - 1883 R J Smyth
1891 For Sale
1891 - 1906 James Mecredy
1911 - 1935 Michael O'Reilly
1928 - 1941 Michael Bowe
1932 Dublin Public Health housing built in the grounds
1943 - 1951 J J Breadon
1944 O'Shea
1952 For Sale and the Wynberg estate built in the grounds (J J Jennings, Builder).
STAFF
1864 Mrs Cusack - Housekeeper
Stephen Dunne - Servant
1901 Nora Flood - Parlour Maid
Margaret Power - Cook
1911 Mary Neilon - Parlour Maid
Hannah Dempsey - Cook
CURRENT
STATUS Extant and a family home.
CONTRIBUTOR © June Bow & Karen Poff
DATE January 2020