Wynnstay
NAME Roebuck/Wynnstay/Wynnstay House
AREA LOCATION Dundrum, beside the AIB Bank on the Clonskeagh Road.
MAP LOCATION OSI maps of 1838-1845 and 1898-1913 place it in the townland of Roebuck and it is annotated
as Roebuck and Wymstay respectively. Classic entrance, well preserved approached by granite steps.
GENERAL Georgian three bay, two storey over basement, rough dash to external walls, slate roof and sash windows.
YEAR BUILT circa 1830
VALUATION In the 1901 census it is noted as having 17 rooms occupied by family. No valuation found.
ARCHITECT Unknown
SOURCES Thom’s directories, contemporaneous newspapers, OSI Maps Registry of Deeds, NAI Census & Wills
OCCUPANTS
1783 No house on this land
1832 John Goddard Richards
1870 - 1884 Captain John Wynn, Royal Horse Artillary
1885 Michael Nugent
1891 - 1905 Henry Goodison (uncle of Mary Forster)
1898 Jessie Olive Goodeson Forster
1901 Henry Goodison/John Forster & Mary Forster
1901 - 1911 Mary Forster and her son John Forster
1941 John O’Hagan-Ward
1954 Ida Williams
1992 - 1994 Gypsum Industries
2012 NAMA
2013 Sold for 1.1Million to Greg Kavanagh of New Generation Homes.
2015 Under renovation
STAFF
1897 Martha Lowthian (Servant?)
1901 Eliza McMahon - General Domestic
Teresa Breen - Nurse
1911 Elizabeth Hendy - Domestic Servant
CURRENT
STATUS Extant and under renovation in 2015
CONTRIBUTOR © June Bow & Karen Poff
DATE May 2018
AREA LOCATION Dundrum, beside the AIB Bank on the Clonskeagh Road.
MAP LOCATION OSI maps of 1838-1845 and 1898-1913 place it in the townland of Roebuck and it is annotated
as Roebuck and Wymstay respectively. Classic entrance, well preserved approached by granite steps.
GENERAL Georgian three bay, two storey over basement, rough dash to external walls, slate roof and sash windows.
YEAR BUILT circa 1830
VALUATION In the 1901 census it is noted as having 17 rooms occupied by family. No valuation found.
ARCHITECT Unknown
SOURCES Thom’s directories, contemporaneous newspapers, OSI Maps Registry of Deeds, NAI Census & Wills
OCCUPANTS
1783 No house on this land
1832 John Goddard Richards
1870 - 1884 Captain John Wynn, Royal Horse Artillary
1885 Michael Nugent
1891 - 1905 Henry Goodison (uncle of Mary Forster)
1898 Jessie Olive Goodeson Forster
1901 Henry Goodison/John Forster & Mary Forster
1901 - 1911 Mary Forster and her son John Forster
1941 John O’Hagan-Ward
1954 Ida Williams
1992 - 1994 Gypsum Industries
2012 NAMA
2013 Sold for 1.1Million to Greg Kavanagh of New Generation Homes.
2015 Under renovation
STAFF
1897 Martha Lowthian (Servant?)
1901 Eliza McMahon - General Domestic
Teresa Breen - Nurse
1911 Elizabeth Hendy - Domestic Servant
CURRENT
STATUS Extant and under renovation in 2015
CONTRIBUTOR © June Bow & Karen Poff
DATE May 2018