Drumcondra House
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Drumcondra House in Drumcondra
Dublin, is now part of All Hallows College
. It was designed by the architect Sir Edward Lovett Pearce
was built in 1726 for Sir Marmaduke Coghill
who had lived in Belvedere House now part of St. Patrick's College of Education Drumcondra. Coghill moved into Drumcondra House where he lived with his sister Mary until his death, the house was renowned for its gardens.
Close by Drumcondra Church
church formerly Clonturk parish was built by Mark Coghill and contains a statue to her brother Marmaduke, on her death the house was left to their niece.
Drumcondra House became the residence of Charles Moore, then second Lord Tullamore, and afterwards Earl of Charleville, who was married to Coghill niece who following Moores death remarried a second husband Major John Mayne, who assumed the name of Coghill, and was created a baronet.
It was leased to Alderman Alexander Kirkpatrick of Dublin Corporation a former high sherrif.
Insurgents from the United Irishmen's 1798 rebellion were supposedly hung from a tree in the grounds of Drumcondra House.
The soldier Major General Sir Guy Campbell
K.C.B. was the last resident in the House, who rented it from the Coghill family.
In 1842 Drumcondra House was rented by a Catholic priest named Father John Hand who went on to found a seminary there All Hallows College
which was run by the Vincentian
order which is now a college of Dublin City University
.
Drumcondra
Drumcondra is the name of several places:* Drumcondra, Dublin, Ireland, a residential area on the Northside of Dublin.** Drumcondra railway station** Drumcondra F.C., former football club...
Dublin, is now part of All Hallows College
All Hallows College
All Hallows College is a Roman Catholic college located in Drumcondra, Dublin, Ireland. All Hallows is one of six linked colleges of Dublin City University, meaning that the college's degrees are validated and accredited by the university.-History:...
. It was designed by the architect Sir Edward Lovett Pearce
Edward Lovett Pearce
Sir Edward Lovett Pearce was an Irish architect, and the chief exponent of palladianism in Ireland. He is thought to have initially studied as an architect under his father's first cousin, Sir John Vanbrugh. He is best known for the Irish Houses of Parliament in Dublin, and his work on Castletown...
was built in 1726 for Sir Marmaduke Coghill
Marmaduke Coghill
Marmaduke Coghill was a member of Parliament for Dublin University, judge of the Prerogative Court and Chancellor of the Exchequer in Ireland.-Life:...
who had lived in Belvedere House now part of St. Patrick's College of Education Drumcondra. Coghill moved into Drumcondra House where he lived with his sister Mary until his death, the house was renowned for its gardens.
Close by Drumcondra Church
Drumcondra Church
Drumcondra Church is located in Drumcondra, Dublin. It was erected by a Miss Coghill as a memorial to her brother, Dr. Marmaduke Coghill, who died in 1738. It contains a monument to his memory. Dr...
church formerly Clonturk parish was built by Mark Coghill and contains a statue to her brother Marmaduke, on her death the house was left to their niece.
Drumcondra House became the residence of Charles Moore, then second Lord Tullamore, and afterwards Earl of Charleville, who was married to Coghill niece who following Moores death remarried a second husband Major John Mayne, who assumed the name of Coghill, and was created a baronet.
It was leased to Alderman Alexander Kirkpatrick of Dublin Corporation a former high sherrif.
Insurgents from the United Irishmen's 1798 rebellion were supposedly hung from a tree in the grounds of Drumcondra House.
The soldier Major General Sir Guy Campbell
Sir Guy Campbell, 1st Baronet
Major-General Sir Guy Campbell, 1st Baronet, CB was a British Army officer, the eldest son of Lieutenant-General Colin Campbell and his wife Mary, daughter of Guy Johnson...
K.C.B. was the last resident in the House, who rented it from the Coghill family.
In 1842 Drumcondra House was rented by a Catholic priest named Father John Hand who went on to found a seminary there All Hallows College
All Hallows College
All Hallows College is a Roman Catholic college located in Drumcondra, Dublin, Ireland. All Hallows is one of six linked colleges of Dublin City University, meaning that the college's degrees are validated and accredited by the university.-History:...
which was run by the Vincentian
Vincentian
Vincentian can refer to:*A citizen of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines*A person from Saint Vincent , the largest island in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines*A member of one of the Roman Catholic orders or societies in the Vincentian Family, including...
order which is now a college of Dublin City University
Dublin City University
Dublin City University is a university situated between Glasnevin, Santry, Ballymun and Whitehall on the Northside of Dublin in Ireland...
.