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The Garden Lodge
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The Royal Hospital, Kilmainham, W of Dublin city centre.
The gardens date from early 1700s.
The Garden Lodge
was built c.1734.
Heuston Station,
then called Kingsbridge Station,
and the
GSWR
line
opened at the back of the house (to the N) in 1846.
Michael Flanagan (later an Alderman)
lived in the Garden Lodge for a time.
He is listed at the "Royal Hospital" in 1867 and 1868.
Family story was always that he lived in the Garden Lodge.
It is unclear how he ended up there and what he was doing there.
The Royal Hospital was
handed over to the Free State in 1922.
The remaining pensioners left and the hospital closed in 1929.
It fell into decay in the mid-20th century.
It was finally restored.
Beautiful restoration of main building finished in 1984,
like a new building suddenly arose in Dublin.
Although the interior was gutted
to house the
Irish Museum of Modern Art.
The Royal Hospital and the Garden Lodge.
Insert on
John Rocque's map of Dublin, 1757.
The Royal Hospital, Kilmainham, on
John Rocque's map of Dublin, 1757.
The Garden Lodge exists.
"A View of Dublin from Chapelizod"
(1795-98)
by
William Ashford.
The Garden Lodge
seems to be visible.
See full resolution.
From
here.
Now in the
[NGI].
The Royal Hospital and the Garden Lodge
on
1797 map of Dublin.
See larger.
The Garden Lodge, N end of the garden of the Royal Hospital, Kilmainham.
On
1829 to 1842 map.
No railway yet exists.
The road along the side and back of the garden runs into the
Royal Artillery Barracks to the W.
This barracks was later called Islandbridge Barracks,
and then Clancy Barracks.
It is
now closed and being re-developed.
The Garden Lodge
and the lane that ran past it.
Ordnance Survey of Ireland.
Map created: 1838.
Modified: 1847.
Railway now exists (visible on larger map).
The lane running into the barracks goes under the railway.
St. John's Road does not yet exist.
From here.
The Garden Lodge.
Close-up of above.
The Garden Lodge on
map of c.1850 from
askaboutireland.ie.
St. John's Road now exists.
It looks like
the old barracks road is now cut off.
Marriage of Michael Flanagan and Anne Collins,
19 Aug 1866.
Michael Flanagan is living "Kilmainham".
He may be already living at the Royal Hospital.
Birth of Willie Flanagan at the Royal Hospital, 10 Apr 1867.
Birth of Lizzie Flanagan at the Royal Hospital, 5 July 1868.
The Garden Lodge on
1887 to 1913 map.
The old barracks road has been removed.
The Garden Lodge.
Satellite view.
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From
Google Maps.
The Royal Hospital, from the garden (view from under the Garden Lodge).
Photo 2007.
See full size.
From here.
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The Royal Hospital, from the garden.
Photo 2006.
See full size.
From here.
See similar 2007 photo
from here.
See 2023 photo
of steps.
And close-up.
The Royal Hospital, lying empty, 1977.
View from W avenue.
See full size.
From here.
Used with permission.
Short movie about the Royal Hospital, Kilmainham.
From Dublin City Public Libraries.
Movie of courtyard.
From archiseek.com.
Also here.
Starts in SE corner. Rotates to S side (museum) to W side (avenue) to N side, ends in NE corner.
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