"Ard Soluis",
Kingswood,
was designed and built by
Dick Humphreys
1934-1935.
Spelt "Ard Soluis" or "Ardsoluis" by the family. See
Dick's memoir
and his mass card
and his grave.
"Ard Solus" is seen in
[Thoms, 1936].
"Ardsolus" on
[OSI] map.
Tommy O'Brien
said that Dick got a Mr. Olin, a plumber, on Pearse St
(near
Dick's business at 36 Pearse St)
to build it.
Patrick Eugene Olin, plumbing and heating contractor, is listed
with a business at 49 Pearse St,
and a residence in Harold's Cross, in
[Thoms, 1935], pp.1440 and 1561 and 1984.
See his grave.
The fireplace (which has since been removed and survives) has date "1934".
The family moved in c.Feb 1935.
Richard Humphreys (born 1937) grew up there.
Dick died 1968.
His widow
Eithne
continued to live at Kingswood for many years.
Citywest Business Campus
was established to the S of the house in 1990.
Eithne died 1995.
SAP,
Europe's largest software company,
opened their Irish headquarters
just S of the house in
2001
(NOT 1997).
Address:
1012-1014 Kingswood Ave,
Citywest Business Campus,
Dublin 24.
The Humphreys family left Ard Soluis in 2001.
The family sold
Ard Soluis to the adjoining Citywest, think 2001.
The house and site were sold for development.
See
Kingswood after Humphreys.
The site before
Ard Soluis existed,
on
1888 to 1913 map.
Ard Soluis was built in the N part of the "24.797" plot, near the road.
This narrow road, hard to believe,
was then the main Dublin - Limerick road.
Kingswood from an airplane,
from the SW,
shortly after it was built, c.1935.
Note the Dublin - Limerick road (the old Naas Road).
"Ardsolus", Kingswood, Co.Dublin.
From OS map. Revised 1937. Published c.1958.
This is still the main Dublin-Limerick road.
"Ardsolus" on a late 20th century
[OSI] map.
This is after the new Naas Road has been built (to the NW side here)
but before SAP building built (to the S).
Entrance to the house is off the old Naas Road.
Screen shot of Ard Soluis on
Google Maps, before the house was demolished and the site cleared.
The 3-pronged building is SAP building.
Ard Soluis is just N of it.
On the current
Google Maps,
the house is vanished and replaced with a housing estate.
Kingswood under construction, 1934.
From the back (N side).
Early photo of Kingswood from the road (from the N, back of house visible,
avenue curves round to the far side of the building
to the front door).
Kingswood, under construction, 1934-1935.
The W facing porch.
Thomond no.4 visible.
Eoige running.
See larger
and full size.
See other scan.
Humphreys listed at "Ard Solus"
under Clondalkin
on
p.1555
of
[Thoms, 1936].
Humphreys was not listed in Clondalkin in
[Thoms, 1935].
The garden wall to the SW side, c.1937.
Kingswood (front of house), 1942.
Note no lawn laid out yet.
Richard and Mary.
See full size.
Laying out the lawn at the front (S side) of the house.
Kingswood. The W facing porch.
Dick and Eithne, front door of Kingswood, about 1965.
See larger
and full size.
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