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By the 1950s only 13 orphans remained in Park House on the North
Circular Road and it was agreed to move them to the nearby and far smaller parsonage which was later also renamed as Kirwan House. It was agreed to sell the old and far larger Kirwan House in 1955 with the buildings including the chapel
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served as chaplain to the home for 12 years, from 1822 to 1833 years, visiting the home twice a week to deliver religious instruction. Rev. Cadwallader
Wolseley served as chaplain and secretary, for 20 years from 1833 to 1853, and governor until his death. Rev. John Rogerson Cotter AM, served as
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A copper plaque on the front of the building was said to have read "The first stone of this house was laid by Mrs. Elizabeth LaTouche, consort of Peter LaTouche esquire, city of Dublin on the 12th of June 1792; Whitmore Davis architect". On the same day Peter LaTouche was said to have given £500
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Regardless of their religion before entering the
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The building was sold and home and church were demolished, despite hopes, that some of the architecture would be preserved. As of 2023, only the parsonage remains at 195 North
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In 1959 the home moved to 134 Sandford Road, Ranelagh which itself was sold in 1987, and funds put into the Kirwan House Trust. A tombstone was erected following donations in 1859 on a plot in
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and his brother John were governors of Kirwan House, Peters's wife, Elizabeth, was headmistress, in 1942 the last La Touche associated with the Home Miss Mary La Touche who was governor died.
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The home had accommodation for 160 orphans and an episcopal chapel. For a time some land in the
Phoenix Park was allocated to the home to provide cattle for the production of milk.
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would have been chair of the board of governors, The Queen was the patroness and president, and the
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in the
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family. Initially intended to be a hotel, the buildings were never used for this purpose and the development was turned into an office block named
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and Mrs. Margaret Este (who died in 1791 and was succeeded by
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In 1792, the architect
Whitmore Davis was engaged by the banker John LaTouche to design a building to be constructed on land owned by
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was established in Dublin, in 1790 and is one of
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by Thomas King Moylan, Dublin Historical Record, Vol. 7, No. 2 (March-May, 1945), pp. 55-68, published by Old Dublin Society.
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Asylum and Trust on Camden Street (established 1818) and the T.P. Dormer Trust were merged with Kirwan House Trust in 1949.
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designed by Downes Meehan and Robson architects. The block was constructed on a podium with deep recessed tinted windows.
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Rev. Henry Taylor in 1901 leased the lands owned by the home, to Bohemians F.C. upon which Dalymount Park was developed.
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Since 1991, Kirwan House has operated as a Trust Fund to award bursaries to assist in the education of children who were
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Since 1991, Kirwan House has operated as a Trust Fund to award bursaries to assist in the education of children who were
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A Brief Record of The Female Orphan House, North Circular Road, Dublin, For over one hundred years, from 1790 to 1892
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A Brief Record of The Female Orphan House, North Circular Road, Dublin, For over one hundred years, from 1790 to 1892
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The La Touche family having a long history associated with the home, William Blake Kirwan named his son
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preached the sermon. The chapel contained fine stained glass dedicated to the LaTouche family.
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This article is about a female orphanage in Ireland. For the museum in Maryland, see
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In 1972, a modern complex of buildings was developed on the site by the
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An historical guide to the city of Dublin, illustrated by engravings
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acquired the buildings to be incorporate them into its new campus.
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Protestant Female Philanthropy in Dublin in the Early 20th Century
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in 1821 during his visit to Ireland. stopping on his way to the
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New picture of Dublin: comprehending a history of the city
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Former Protetant orphanage for females in Dublin, Ireland
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Commercial Property, Irish Independent, 20 October 2017.
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and gate house sold off at auction on 5 October 1958.
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Rev. William Herbert Charles Walford Turl - 1923-1925
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Interred without a Name - Female Orphan House Dublin
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858:"DIT adds €9m Park House to Grangegorman campus"
419:Rev. Charles Trevelyan Aubrey Carter, 1943-1952
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906:DIT adds 9m Park House to Grangegorman Campus
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670:Chapel Female Orphanage North Circular Road
507:History Ireland, Issue 2, Summer 97. Vol 5.
356:Rev. Henry Campbell A.B. - 1791, priest in
320:Park House and Kirwan House office complex
64:Kirwan House seen here to the rear during
436:Belvedere Protestant Children's Orphanage
271:Belvedere Protestant Children's Orphanage
268:In 1943 another Protestant run orphanage
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