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Walkinstown House, Walkinstown, Co.Dublin

Also seen as "Wilkinstown" (apparently this is the old name), and "Walking-town".
Now always spelt Walkinstown.
Walkinstown House was on E side of Walkinstown Rd.
Near Drimnagh Castle.

Walkinstown House and grounds, map dated 1936. See full size.
Shows main block of house surrounded by, to the W, S and E, the stables and outbuildings. Entrance to NW.
There was an archway between the house to the N and the stables to the S.
The paddock to the NE ("765") is still exactly the same shape as the NE supermarket car park today (see below).

William Flanagan lived at Walkinstown House, think from 1875, there at time of death in 1886,
his widow lived there after him,
[Thom's, 1895] lists "Mrs. Flanagan, Walkinstown House",
Larry Flanagan apparently lived there for a short time (if so, would be before 1896),
as at 1901 census the house is being rented by Thomas Curtis from the Alderman,
"The Bird" Flanagan then lived there, there as at 1911,
the house was attacked by the Black and Tans during the Troubles 1919-21, presumably because of the family's Irish Party connections (despite the fact that Frank was a former British Army officer), not badly damaged, the porch was burnt,
The Bird died at Walkinstown House 1925,
Frank Flanagan then lived there, first listed there in [Thom's, 1933],
Frank finally sold Walkinstown House, 1959 or 1960,
the Mansfield-O'Flynn family then lived there for a time, there as at [Thom's, 1965],
the area was massively developed with new housing, most of it built 1950s-70s.

Walkinstown House is now demolished, now site of Superquinn supermarket. House and out-buildings all gone. All that has survived are a few trees at the edges.
The house was surrounded by grass, now all a tarmac car park.

Superquinn, E side of Walkinstown Rd (site of Walkinstown House).
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From Google Maps.

The gate

The gate was to the NW side, on Walkinstown Rd.

The gate on Walkinstown Rd.
Photo late 1960s from the Mansfield-O'Flynn family.
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The gate on Walkinstown Rd.
"WALKINSTOWN" was on the thin rectangular section near the top of the LHS pillar, "HOUSE" on the RHS pillar.
Photo late 1960s from the Mansfield-O'Flynn family.
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The W side

The avenue from the gate led to the W side of the house.

Here was a side porch.

The drive up to the W side of the house from the gate.
Photo late 1960s from the Mansfield-O'Flynn family.
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The W side of the house.
Photo late 1960s from the Mansfield-O'Flynn family.
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The W side of the house. Dr. Mansfield-O'Flynn.
Photo late 1960s from the Mansfield-O'Flynn family.
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The W side of the house. View from the SW.
Photo late 1960s from the Mansfield-O'Flynn family.
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See similar shot.

The N side (the front)

The front of the house was to the N side. One would go up the avenue to the W side and then go around the house to the front door.

Here was the main front porch.

The front.
Photo late 1960s from the Mansfield-O'Flynn family.
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The porch, Walkinstown House. Photo c.1943.
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(Right) See larger and full size.

Frank Flanagan and his daughter Margaret (born 23rd Aug 1934), "age 7 ½ months", i.e. early Apr 1935, Walkinstown House.
This is to the LHS (E side) of the front, showing the edge of the house, and the wall leading E to the orchard.

The porch, Walkinstown House. Margaret, the nurse Nancy Harte, and Deirdre, c.1938-9.

The porch, Walkinstown House. Frank Flanagan and his daughter Deirdre, c.1938-9.

Walkinstown House, July 1956.
This is the front RHS.

The E side (the back)

The "back" of the house (the E side). Here were the kitchens.
Through the door in the wall is (to the left) the front of the house (the N side), and (to the right) the orchard.
Photo is taken from the stables to the S.
Photo late 1960s from the Mansfield-O'Flynn family.
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The S side (the stables)

The stables, to the S of the house. These are the stables in the centre to the S of the house. There were other outbuildings along the edges.
Photo late 1960s from the Mansfield-O'Flynn family.
Stables would be kept at this time for hunting rather than for transport.
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The interior

Nora Stack, drawing room, Walkinstown House.

The site today

Site of Walkinstown House, 2007. View from SW.
The old trees survive by Walkinstown Rd. Behind them used to be the tennis court lawn, now a car park.
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Site of Walkinstown House, 2007.
This is the NE car park, formerly the site of the paddock to the NE of the house.
The car park retains the boundary of the paddock.
The old trees survive at the edge to the N.
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Walkinstown
Superquinn, Walkinstown, Dublin 12 is planned to move to a new store further up the Walkinstown Rd.
Walkinstown House is not to be confused with: St.Theresa's, a smaller house nearby (owned by Norton).
One source confuses it with Walkinstown House by saying St.Theresa's is "now a shopping centre".