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SINCE THE EARLY 18TH CENTURY,
Carysfort
In 1746, Lord Proby built Grey House at Carysfort He insisted on creating a country-style ornamental
lake and tree-lined
Castlethorn at Car y s for t
retreat, complete
of calm and the tradition
chool of Business and several U.C.D.
Capital.
with feature gardens, walled orchards an
its reputation
Carysfort's
reputation
as a centre oflearning.
of learning flourish. The Michael Smurfit Graduate
faculties are housed at Carysfort.
And under Castlethorri's
careful management,
l ccn dutifully
and preserved.
protected
of the burgeoning
the properry in 1891, further enhanced
calm - and also established
Today, the reputation
to escape the demands
walkways.
The Sisters of Mercy, who acquired place of meditative
has enjoyed an air of calm and tranquilliry.
Carysforr's
unique atmosphere
of country calm has
as a
BLACKROCK VILLA one of Dublin's most sought aft
'l'
E 11/\ ,since the turn of the last century, been identified as ad Ir 'ss s.
In the l Sth century, the A ccndnn y cl "m cl Blackrock and environs (then called "Thorn Castle") the ideal location for summer rcsid invigorating seaside promen:t I 'S
where chc bustling of the capital could be readily exchanged for
J1' 'S • all
I\
'nil '1',
Icsshurried pace oflife.
Today, Blackrock with its as or n . 'ss 10 I he ity, its proliferation of excellent primary and secondary schools, its parklnnds, hil'd Dublin's premier locati
11
S \11 umry
(and promenades), is readily acknowledged as
A'I'
ARY FORT, CASTLETHORN,
siakin
mindful of the tradition established by Lord Proby, have pain-
Iy and precisely recreated the splendour of a by-gone era within the walls of the original estate.
Lord I roby's lake has been reconstructed and its walkways made safe for children. The old orchard walls hnvc I 'en preserved and form a graceful feature within the estate. The tree-lined walkways, s
rnv(jlil"
I by the isters of Mercy, have been conserved and protected.
An I n 'llrly , 0% of the land acquired by Castlethorn has been dedicated to open space nn
1'11fltUI"
woodlands.
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maximise the investment
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CO reate an aesthetically
; Ir
potential
of any
pleasing development
ol'iginnl 'SWl' have b en preserved and blended within the
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way to live.
and
Site plan
Standard features: • Fully covered by National Housebuilders Guaramee Scheme • Gas fired central heating • PVC double glazed windows • Feature fireplaces • Quality fitted kitchen • Wardrobes in all bedrooms • Corner bath standard in 3 and 4 bed roomed deratched, semi-detached and bungalow homes, with higher than standard ceilings • Tongued and grooved flooring upstsairs • Elegam bathroom suites • Qualifies for £2000 first time buyers gram • Exempt from Stamp Duty enerous wallpaper and tiling allowances • Wired for alarm uperior standard of insulation
THE GARDENS AT CARYSFORT THE GARDENS ARE TYPICAL OF THE EDWARDIAN layout beneath existing large beech and oak.
PERIOD, with conifers and evergreen shrubs planted in an informal
Pro by's Lake is surrounded on the right (as you approach from the entrance to Castlethorn at Carysfort) by Irish yew and spring flowering Japanese cherries and on the other by a line of Scots pine with their distinctive orange bark. Between the lake and the grey house are an interesting collection of shrubs used in present day gardens, such as red berried conroneasters, yellow flowered mahonia, and blue flowered ceanorhus. Evergreen trees such as the blue Arias cedar and golden Leyland cypress, planted a few years ago, will in time replace the more mature trees. Walking past the lake, on the left, brings you to cypress trees - guardians to the entrance of the formal garden, with its concentric circles of clipped box hedges. Large pyramidal red berried hollies and Irish yew enclose this area from other parrs of the garden. The Irish yew originated in Co. Fermanagh. From a single tree plants were propagated and the Irish yew has since found its way into gardens and parks in temperate regions throughout the world. Another tree native to Ireland, the Strawberry Tree (Arbutus), is also found in the garden. The white bell shaped flowers and round strawberry like fruits are borne in Autumn. The Coastal redwood, native to California, is the world's tallest tree. It grows up to 112 metres tall and has an estimated life span of between 700 and 1,000 years. The specimen in this garden is a healthy infant with a long future. The Californian connection
continues
with Monreray
pine, a three needled
pine with cones righrly fixed ro the branches,
scented
foliage and lumpy cones which in Aurumn
Nearby
a Chusan
palm, a native of China with large fan like leaves, srands sentinel
There are several evergreen In rhe area adjoining
•shrubs
and Monreray
cypress, with lemon
lie scarrered on rhe ground.
in rhe area of rhe box parrerre,
Porruguese
the old walled garden are norable specimens
of Turkey
over rhe scene .
and Cherry
laurel and the Bay laurel (Laurus nobilis).
oak, fern leaved beech and weeping
beech. Beyond
rh is is
rhe park walk. The boundary New Zealand
planring
of rhe original garden has some norable
daisy bush,
(Olearia paniculata)
This is a place of beaury and rranquiliry,
rrees such as the holm, or evergreen,
oak, a very fine example
with the sound of running
water, wind in the rrees, shadows
cas re by the winter sun; an oasis
filled with rrees and shrubs from many lands. Mary Forrest, November
1992.
Mary Forrest is a lecturer in Horticulture
.)
of rhe
and a golden yew.
at University
College Dublin
and author of "Trees and Shrubs Cultivated
in Ireland':
AREA BETWEEN BRIDGE AND OAK WALK Beech Sycamore Western Red Cedar Holly Lime Corsican Pine Evergreen Oak Hawthorn Ash English Oak
AREA ADJOINING
Elder Cur Leaved Beech Strawberry Tree
WALLED
Fagus sylvatica Acer pseudoplatanus Thuja plicata flex aquifolium Tilia x europaea Pinus nigra var. maritima Quercus ilex Crataegus monogyna Fraxinus excelsior Quercus robur
GARDEN
AND
Box
CIRCLE
Sambucus nigra Fagus sylvatica 'Asplenifolia' Arbutus
unedo
Bay Laurel Lime Yew Western Red Cedar Weeping Beech Monreray Pine Porrugese Laurel Laurustinus Turkey Oak Privet Lilac Cherry Laurel Monkey Puzzle Coastal Redwood Western Red Cedar Irish Yew Holly Box
Laurus nobilis
If
Tilia cordata Taxus baccata Thuja plicata Fagus sylvatica 'Pendula' Pin us radiata Prunus lusitanica Viburnum
tinus
Quercus cerris Ligustrum ovalifolium Syringa vulgaris Prunus laurocerasus Araucaria
araucana
Sequoia sempervirens Thuja plicata Taxus baccata 'Fastigiata' flex aquifolium Buxus sempervirens
Monreray Cypress Golden Monreray Cypress Chusen Palm
:4
Cupressus macrocarpa Cupress macrocarpa urea , Trachycarpus [ortunei.
Berberis thunbergii tropurp urea ' Griselinia littoralis 'Variegata'
:4
Ceanothus 'Southmead' Blue Cedar
Taxus baccata 'Fastigiata'
Rowan
Prunus serrulata
Oregon Grape
Mahonia
Hydrangea Spindle Bush Butchers Broom
Ceratostigma willmottianum Hydrangea 'Hortensis' Euonymus
Golden yew
alatus
Ruscus aculeatus Berberis darwinii
Olearia paniculata Taxus baccata :4 urea , Elaegnus pungens
aquifolium
Senecio elaeagnifolius
Sorbus aucuparia Cotoneaster simonsii Phillyrea latifolia
Mahonia japonica Skimmia japonica Senecio 'Sunshine'
'Glauca'
+ Cupressocyparis leylandii 'Robinsons Gold' .
AREA BETWEEN LAKE AND THE GREY HOUSE Irish yew J apeanese Cherries
Cedrus atlantica
'Maculata'
Elaeagnus augustifolia
Spotted Laurel Pampas Grass
Aucuba japonica Arundinaria
'Variegata'
nitida.
3 Bedroom Townhouse:
855 square feet
Castlethorn at
Car y s for t
GROUND
FlOOR
FIRST
FLOOR
3 Bedroom
Bungalow:
1080 square feet
Castlethorn at Car
y s for
t
BEDROOM 11'8'~
1
15'0"
BEDROOM
2
9'8'~ , "5'/.路
GROUND
FLOOR
2 Bedroom Townhouse: 750 square feet
Castlethor n at
Car y s for
t
8fOROOM2 1]'1".1)'11,-
GROUND
flOOR
FIRST
FLOOR
3 Bedroom Townhouse: 855 square feet
Castlethorn at Car
y s for t
GROUND
FLOOR
3 Bedroom Semi-Detached: I 160 square feet
Castlethorn at Car
y s for
t
BEDROOM 3 8'6:.\路 ~ 9'9"
GROUND
FLOOR
FIRST
BEDROOM 2 9'6"1/14'1 'h'
FLOOR
4 Bedroom Semi-Detached: 1340 square feer
Castle thorn at Car
y s for
t
GROUND
flOOR
FIRST
flOOR
4 Bedroom Detached: 1340 square feer
Castlethorn at Car
y s for
" t
GROUND
flOOR
FIRST
FLOOR
Professional team Builders:
I
asrlerhorn Consrrucrion
arysforr,
Lrd., Carysforr Cottage,
arysfort Avenue, Blackrock, Co. Dublin.
oli itors: Hanby Wallace, Se Michael's Close, 1 High .11"
'1,
1 ublin 8.
AI' hir
rs:
Av
Bla kr ck, Co. Dublin.
'I1U "
onsultin
'Mahony Pike, Owenstown
House, Fosters
Engineers: P.H. McCarrhy Son & Partners,
Ros 'mount l lall,
undrum Road, Dublin 14.
Lands np AI" hitects: Brady Shipman Martin, 26 Temple
Castlethorn at Car y s for t
Road, I nrrry, Planning erect
ublin 6.
onsultants: I"
sent,
McHugh
Consulranrs, 4 Mount
ublin 2.
Selling Agents: Hamilton Osbourne Srreer,
King, 32 Molesworth
ublin 2. Tel: 760251 Fax: 767066
Hamilton Osborne King