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Walkinstown House, Walkinstown, Co.Dublin

Also seen as "Wilkinstown" (apparently this is the old name), and "Walking-town",
but now always Walkinstown.
Walkinstown House was on E side of Walkinstown Rd.
Near Drimnagh Castle.
   
The porch, Walkinstown House. Photo c.1943.
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William Flanagan lived at Walkinstown House, think from 1875, there at time of death in 1886,
his widow lived there after him,
[Thom's] 1895 lists "Mrs. Flanagan, Walkinstown House",
Larry Flanagan apparently lived there for a short time,
"The Bird" Flanagan then lived there, there as at 1911,
the house was attacked by the Black and Tans during the Troubles 1919-21, presumably because of the family's Irish Party connections (despite the fact that Frank was a former British Army officer), not badly damaged, the porch was burnt,
The Bird died at Walkinstown House 1925,
Frank Flanagan then lived there, first listed there in [Thom's, 1933],
Frank finally sold Walkinstown House, 1959 or 1960,
the Mansfield-O'Flynn family then lived there for a time, there as at [Thom's, 1965],
the area was massively developed with new housing, most of it built 1950s-70s.

Walkinstown House is now demolished, now site of Superquinn supermarket. All that has survived are a few trees at the edges.
There was an archway leading to outhouses, all now gone.
The house was surrounded by grass, now all a tarmac car park.

Walkinstown House and grounds, map dated 1936. See full size.
Shows main block of house surrounded by, to the W, S and E, the stables and outbuildings. Entrance to NW.
The paddock to the NE ("765") is still exactly the same shape as the NE supermarket car park today (see below).



Superquinn, E side of Walkinstown Rd (site of Walkinstown House).
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From Google Maps.



Frank Flanagan and his daughter Margaret (born 23rd Aug 1934), "age 7 ½ months", i.e. early Apr 1935, Walkinstown House.



The porch, Walkinstown House. Margaret, the nurse Nancy Harte, and Deirdre, c.1938-9.


   
The porch, Walkinstown House. Frank Flanagan and his daughter Deirdre, c.1938-9.


   
Nora Stack, Walkinstown House.



Walkinstown House, July 1956.



Site of Walkinstown House, 2007.
The old trees survive by Walkinstown Rd. Behind them used to be the tennis court lawn, now a car park.
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Site of Walkinstown House, 2007.
This is the NE car park, formerly the site of the paddock to the NE of the house.
The car park retains the boundary of the paddock.
The old trees survive at the edge to the N.
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