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Description of Roebuck from F.E. Ball’s ‘History of Dublin’

Description and history of the townland of Roebuck from the entry for the Parish of Taney in “A History of the County of Dublin” Part 2 by Francis Elrington Ball, published 1903. (part of a test of new scanning system) … Continue reading

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History of Roebuck Castle (updated)

Roebuck Castle c1795 (from Hall’s History of Dublin 1908) ROEBUCK CASTLE A short history from the Anglo-Norman Invasion to the present day. (from details given in 1943 auction brochure) The earliest record of this historic residence dates from as far … Continue reading

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Entrance Hall – Roebuck Castle

Contents of the Entrance Hall at Roebuck Castle at the time of the 1943 Auction.  

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Roebuck Castle – 1765

Rabuck [sic] Castle, near Mount Merrion, 2 3/4 miles from Dublin – 1765

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Map of Roebuck Townland – 1820

(from John Taylor’s map of the environs of Dublin, 1820)  

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