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Chronology
14th Century
Lands at Templeogue occupied by the Harold family of Harold's Cross
16th Century
Templeogue was the site of the castle of Richard Talbot who was
second Justice of the Common Bench. He was responsible for the upkeep
of the watercourse which ran through his land and supplied water
to Dublin at the time.
17th Century
In 1686 the lands of Templeogue were leased by Sir James
Talbot to Sir Thomas Domville. Domville subsequently gained full
possession of the land following the outlawing of Talbot for having
been a supporter of King James in the war of 1688. Domville erected
a large house on the site of Richard Talbot's earlier castle.
18th Century
Thomas Domville died in 1721 and was succeeded by his son
Sir Compton Domville, who laid out magnificent gardens at Templeogue
House. All that remains of these ornamental arrangements is the
Gothic Arch over the city watercourse.
The Spa at Templeogue became fashionable
in the early 1700s. At the height of the spa's popularity
it was of such importance that there was a weekly newspaper called
The Templeogue Intelligencer which reported the social activities
of the Spa drinkers.
1703 Spawell House was built as an Inn called 'The Domville
Arms and Three Tuns'
c.1740 Cypress Grove House was built
c.1800 Kilvare (Cheeverstown House) was built
1801 Templeogue Road built. This opens up access to Templeogue
and Tallaght from Dublin City.
1820 Templeogue House was rebuilt in the form in which it
exists today. Some fo the walls and vaults beneathe the ancient
castle were incorporated into the new design.
c.1843 Templeogue House was occupied by Charles Lever, the
famous novelist.
1888 The Dublin to Blessington Steam Tramway opened. It passed
through Templeogue Village, where the principal station was situated.
The 15 mile journey from Terenure to Blessington took 1 hour and
25 minutes. In 1895 the original line which ran as far as Blessington
was extended to Poulaphouca. There were a number of fatal accidents
over the years owing to the proximity of the tram line to the public
road, so much so that the Templeogue Inn became known as 'The Morgue'
because it was where the accident victims were brought.
1932 The Dublin to Blessington Steam Tram ceased operations,
due to the increasing use of private cars and new bus services from
Dublin city.
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