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Summerville Cottage, Limerick

• Sources yet to be consulted:
  • Deed of 5 Sept 1854. Rev. R. Dickson to Thomas Kelly. House and fields in Courtbrack.
    • This deed is listed in Deed of 1905 for Ebrill property in Courtbrack.
    • Deed of 1920 confirms this deed is for Summerville Cottage (formerly Laurel Hill Cottage).
    • We suspect Ebrill is not party to the deed of 1854 but this is the same property before Ebrill.

Laurel Hill Cottage.
Later called Summerville Cottage.
Summerville Avenue, off the South Circular Rd, Limerick (see map).
In Courtbrack townland.
To the E (across the S Circular Rd) is Ballinacurra (Bowman) townland.
Deed of 1919 describes it as Summerville Cottage, formerly called Laurel Hill Cottage.

John Ebrill died at "Laurel-hill Cottage" in July 1863.
William Ebrill is listed as living "Summerville" at son's birth and death in Nov 1864.
Though later he is found elsewhere.
William Ebrill settled at Summerville Cottage from 1874.
Beside the Ebrills was Laurel Hill school (founded 1840s). Ebrill daughters were educated there. Ebrill later sold some of their land to Laurel Hill school.
William Ebrill is listed at "Summerville cottage" in entry for South Circular Road in [Guy's, 1886, p.631].
He lived there until his death in 1892.
His family continued to live there for decades.

In 1901 census, Summerville Cottage is listed as having 14 rooms, 7 windows in front of house, and 7 out-buildings (consisting of 3 stables, 1 coach house, 1 cow house, 1 fowl house and 1 shed).
In 1911 census, it is listed as having 18 rooms, 7 windows in front of house, and 5 out-buildings (consisting of 1 stable, 3 cow houses and 1 shed).
Charles Ebrill lived nearby at "Little Summerville" from 1920-21 until at least 1941.
Frank Ebrill is still living at Summerville Cottage in 1956. He died 1959.

Summerville Cottage (Laurel Hill Cottage) is now gone.
The site is now Summerville Gardens (housing estate). Only the old back boundary wall survives. See street view.

Summerville Cottage, Limerick.
The entrance side (the S facing side).
See full size.

Location of the future Summerville Cottage on 1829 to 1842 map.
(At the "C" of "COURTBRACK".)
Something exists at the site.
South Circular Rd to the E (red boundary).

John Ebrill died at "Laurel-hill Cottage" in July 1863.

William Ebrill living at "Summerville" at birth of son on 6 Nov 1864.
He is also listed at "Summerville" at death of son on 21 Nov 1864.
Though later he is found elsewhere.

Laurel Hill Cottage (Summerville Cottage), South Circular Road.
From 1870 map.

William Ebrill living at "Summerville Cottage" at birth of dau in 1874 (apparently 28 Apr 1874).
And consistently at Summerville Cottage from then on.

Summerville Cottage ("Laurel Hill Cottage") on 1887 to 1913 map.
See also Little Summerville, and the large Summerville House ("Summerville").

• Summerville Cottage and Little Summerville are now gone.
• Summerville House survives and is now part of the campus of Mary Immaculate College (see street view).

Summerville Cottage, Limerick.
The porch was on the E side.
See larger and full size.
Courtesy of John de Courcy.

Summerville Cottage, Limerick, 1955.
The entrance side (the S facing side).
See full size and original.