Grubb Family Tree

According to www.buildingsofireland.ie

Coolville House, Lower Main Street (off), Clogheen, Tipperary South

Reg. No.: 22125003
Date: 1800 - 1810
Previous Name: N/A
Townland: CLOGHEEN MARKET
County: Tipperary South
Coordinates: 200616, 114091
Categories of Special Interest: ARCHITECTURAL ARTISTIC HISTORICAL SOCIAL
Rating: Regional
Original Use: country house
In Use As: country house

Description
Detached three-bay two-storey over half-basement country house, built c. 1805, with three-bay three-storey extension to north, c. 1885, single- and two-storey extensions to north and bowed conservatory added 1963 to south. Hipped slate roofs with rendered chimneystacks and cast-iron rainwater goods. Painted roughcast rendered walls. Square-headed window openings with timber sash windows, three-over-six pane to first floor, six-over-six to ground of main block and upper floors of north block. Round-headed timber sash window to south. Flat ogee-headed openings to conservatory with decorative twelve-over-twelve pane timber sash windows and glazed double doors with decorative overlight, accessed by flight of steps. Round-headed carved limestone main door opening with timber panelled door flanked by carved stone pilasters, with decorative sidelights, timber pilasters and cobweb fanlight. Accessed by flight of limestone steps. Dressed limestone pier with limestone capping and plinths and cast-iron gate to site.

Appraisal
This early nineteenth-century country house retains notable features such as the timber sash windows. It is the focal structure in a group of related buildings including a gate lodge, mill and courtyard, all built by the Grubb family. Skilled craftsmanship is exhibited in the decorative doorcase and the fine entrance gateway. It is enhanced by the Gothic Revival style conservatory designed by Donal O'Neil-Flanagan which was commissioned by Mr. Edward Sackville-West, the fifth Lord Sackville, author and music critic.

According to landedestates.nuigalway.ie:

An early 19th century house, occupied by Richard Grubb in the first half of that century. It was held from Viscount Lismore and with offices and flour mills was valued at £169 in the early 1850s. Home of Edward Sackville West 5th Lord Sackville in the mid 20th century, who added a Gothic conservatory to the building.