"Sandymount Park" has been used to refer to two buildings:
1887 to 1913 map
shows the two buildings.
"Roslyn Park" to the N (the Gandon building)
and
"Sandymount Park" to the S (the Newgrove Ave building).
See modern
satellite view.
Source |
The main (Gandon) building (Strand Road entrance) |
The other building (Newgrove Ave entrance) |
Notes |
SANDYMOUNT in [Lewis, 1837] |
Sandymount Park (residence of Capt. W. Dillon) |
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Alphabetic list in [Dublin Almanac, 1838] |
Sandymount Park. Capt. Dillon. M.J. Dillon. |
Algernon Preston, Sandymount Park | |
[Case, 1843] | Makes it clear that the house of William Ashford is Sandymount Park, now held by Capt. Dillon. See extract. | ||
SANDYMOUNT in [Pettigrew & Oulton, 1845] |
Sandymount Park, Strand. Three people listed there: Captain William Dillon, Michael Dillon, Francis Dillon. |
Algernon Preston, Sandymount Park, Newgrove Ave. | There are two Sandymount Park's, on different roads, with two separate families, and two separate entrances (one on each road). |
[Gandon and Mulvany, 1846] | Says the Gandon house is Sandymount Park. See extract part 1 and part 2. | ||
Alphabetic list in [Slater's directory, 1846] | Algernon Preston, Sandymount Park | ||
Sandymount townland in Donnybrook parish in [Griffiths Valuation, 1847] | Michael Dillon at building no.113 on the Strand. Leasing from Dr. William Ashford. | Algernon Preston at building no.182 on Newgrove Ave. Leasing from Dr. William Ashford. | |
Sandymount townland in Donnybrook parish in [Griffiths Valuation, 1848] | Michael Dillon at building no.113 on the Strand. | Algernon Preston at building no.182 on Newgrove Ave. | |
Sandymount townland in Donnybrook parish in [Griffiths Valuation, 1849] | Michael Dillon at building no.113 on the Strand. Leasing from Dr. William Ashford. | Algernon Preston at building no.182 on Newgrove Ave. Leasing from Dr. William Ashford. | |
Griffiths Valuation Township map | Sandymount Park House | Sandymount Park | |
[Thom's, 1850] |
Sandymount Park. Francis Dillon, Captain William Dillon and Michael Dillon. |
Gives Sandymount Park its own separate entry, as if it were an estate of three buildings. | |
[Thom's, 1852] |
No house name given.
On the Strand: Francis Dillon, Major William Dillon and Michael Dillon. Alphabetic list of people also lists just "Strand" for all three. |
John Robinson, Sandymount Park, no street given. | |
Griffiths Valuation period map from askaboutireland.ie | Park House | Sandymount Park | |
Cavan Observer, October 10, 1857 | Refers to Michael James Dillon, late of Sandymount Park, Co.Dublin, and previously of Park House, Sandymount, Co.Dublin. | ||
[Thom's, 1862] |
Sandymount
Park, Sandymount strand. James Dillon. Major William Dillon. |
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[Thom's, 1865] | Park House, Sandymount strand (vacant). | Joseph Martin, Sandymount Park, Newgrove Ave. | |
[Thom's, 1868] | John Walsh, Park House. |
Joseph Martin, Sandymount Park. "26" Newgrove Ave. |
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[Thom's, 1877] | James A. King, "Roslin park". |
Joseph Martin, Sandymount Park. 28 Newgrove Ave. |
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Report of 48th meeting of British Association for the Advancement of Science, pub 1879 (meeting held in Dublin, 1878). |
List of members for 1878 includes: James H. Owen, Park House, Sandymount (joined 1857). |
Address might be slightly out of date. | |
[Thom's, 1884] | Entry on Sandymount Strand for "Caldwell, James, Roslin park". | Entry for 28 Newgrove Ave as "Martin, Joseph, Sandymount park". | |
1887 to 1913 map | "Rosslyn Park" | Sandymount Park | |
[Thom's, 1910] |
Entry on Sandymount Strand for
"Dunn, Joseph, Roslyn park".
Alphabetic index has him at "Roslyn Park, Beach road, Sandymount". |
Entry for 28 Newgrove Ave as "Pugh, Miss, Sandymount park". |
(Left) Sandymount Strand in [Thom's, 1868].
(Right) Sandymount Strand in [Thom's, 1877].
Park House gets re-named to
Roslyn Park.
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