carysfort park - castlethorn brochure
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The original sales brochure for Carysfort Park estate produced by Castlethorn Construction in 1993.TRANSCRIPT
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SINCE THE EARLY 18TH CENTURY, Carysfort has enjoyed an air of calm and tranquilliry.
In 1746, Lord Proby built Grey House at Carysfort to escape the demands of the burgeoning Capital.
He insisted on creating a country-style retreat, complete with feature gardens, walled orchards an
ornamental lake and tree-lined walkways.
The Sisters of Mercy, who acquired the properry in 1891, further enhanced Carysfort's reputation as a
place of meditative calm - and also established its reputation as a centre oflearning.
Today, the reputation of calm and the tradition of learning flourish. The Michael Smurfit Graduate
chool of Business and several U.C.D. faculties are housed at Carysfort.
And under Castlethorri's careful management, Carysforr's unique atmosphere of country calm has
l ccn dutifully protected and preserved.
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BLACKROCK VILLA E 11/\ ,since the turn of the last century, been identified as
one of Dublin's most sought aft 'l' ad Ir 'ss s.
In the l Sth century, the A ccndnn y cl"m clBlackrock and environs (then called "Thorn Castle") the
ideal location for summer rcsid J1' 'S • where chc bustling of the capital could be readily exchanged for
invigorating seaside promen:t I 'S all I \ 'nil '1', Icsshurried pace oflife.
Today, Blackrock with its as or n . 'ss 10 Ihe ity, its proliferation of excellent primary and
secondary schools, its parklnnds, hil'd S \11 umry (and promenades), is readily acknowledged as
Dublin's premier locati 11
A'I' ARY FORT, CASTLETHORN, mindful of the tradition established by Lord Proby, have pain-
siakin 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.
A 'l'LI~'I'1TIN IIAVE BEEN AREFUL co create a harmony of2, 3 and 4 bedroom
h m 'S to suit a wicl ' rnn , ' or n .cds and l maximise the investment potential of any
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,nstlt,thol'll's l'lIng' of horn 'S, .ornl in' CO reate an aesthetically pleasing development and
1ll1\l1y r'l\llll' 'Sof' Ih' ol'iginnl 'SWl' have b en preserved and blended within the
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I1 tllIl. ()/'II n! ; Ir dim ., illlply f1 better way to live.
Site plan Standard features:
• Fully covered by NationalHousebuilders GuarameeScheme
• 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 groovedflooring upstsairs
• Elegam bathroom suites• Qualifies for £2000 first
time buyers gram
• Exempt from Stamp Dutyenerous wallpaper and
tiling allowances
• Wired for alarmuperior standard of insulation
THE GARDENS AT CARYSFORT
THE GARDENS ARE TYPICAL OF THE EDWARDIAN PERIOD, with conifers and evergreen shrubs planted in an informallayout beneath existing large beech and oak.
Proby's Lake is surrounded on the right (as you approach from the entrance to Castlethorn at Carysfort) by Irish yew and springflowering Japanese cherries and on the other by a line of Scots pine with their distinctive orange bark. Between the lake and the greyhouse 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 intime 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 concentriccircles 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 intogardens 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 roundstrawberry 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 ofbetween 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, and Monreray cypress, with lemonscented foliage and lumpy cones which in Aurumn lie scarrered on rhe ground.
Nearby a Chusan palm, a native of China with large fan like leaves, srands sentinel over rhe scene .•
There are several evergreen shrubs in rhe area of rhe box parrerre, Porruguese and Cherry laurel and the Bay laurel (Laurus nobilis).
In rhe area adjoining the old walled garden are norable specimens of Turkey oak, fern leaved beech and weeping beech. Beyond rh is isrhe park walk.
The boundary planring of rhe original garden has some norable rrees such as the holm, or evergreen, oak, a very fine example of rheNew Zealand daisy bush, (Olearia paniculata) and a golden yew.
This is a place of beaury and rranquiliry, with the sound of running water, wind in the rrees, shadows cas re by the winter sun; an oasisfilled with rrees and shrubs from many lands.
Mary Forrest,November 1992.
Mary Forrest is a lecturer in Horticulture at University College Dublin and author of "Trees and Shrubs Cultivated in Ireland':
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AREA BETWEEN BRIDGE AND OAK WALK
BeechSycamoreWestern Red CedarHollyLimeCorsican PineEvergreen OakHawthornAshEnglish Oak
Fagus sylvaticaAcer pseudoplatanusThuja plicataflex aquifoliumTilia x europaeaPinus nigra var. maritimaQuercus ilexCrataegus monogynaFraxinus excelsiorQuercus robur
AREA ADJOINING WALLED GARDEN AND Box CIRCLE
ElderCur Leaved BeechStrawberry Tree
Sambucus nigraFagus sylvatica 'Asplenifolia'Arbutus unedo
Bay LaurelLimeYewWestern Red CedarWeeping BeechMonreray PinePorrugese LaurelLaurustinusTurkey OakPrivetLilacCherry LaurelMonkey PuzzleCoastal RedwoodWestern Red CedarIrish YewHollyBox
Laurus nobilis If
Tilia cordataTaxus baccataThuja plicataFagus sylvatica 'Pendula'Pin us radiataPrunus lusitanicaViburnum tinusQuercus cerrisLigustrum ovalifoliumSyringa vulgarisPrunus laurocerasusAraucaria araucanaSequoia sempervirensThuja plicataTaxus baccata 'Fastigiata'flex aquifoliumBuxus sempervirens
Monreray CypressGolden Monreray CypressChusen Palm
Cupressus macrocarpaCupress macrocarpa :4urea ,Trachycarpus [ortunei.
AREA BETWEEN LAKE AND THE GREY HOUSE
Irish yewJapeanese Cherries
Oregon Grape
HydrangeaSpindle BushButchers Broom
Taxus baccata 'Fastigiata'Prunus serrulataMahonia japonicaSkimmia japonicaSenecio 'Sunshine'Mahonia aquifoliumSenecio elaeagnifoliusCeratostigma willmottianumHydrangea 'Hortensis'Euonymus alatusRuscus aculeatusBerberis darwinii
Blue Cedar
Berberis thunbergii :4 tropurp urea 'Griselinia littoralis 'Variegata'Ceanothus 'Southmead'Cedrus atlantica 'Glauca'+ Cupressocyparis leylandii'Robinsons Gold' .Sorbus aucupariaCotoneaster simonsiiPhillyrea latifoliaOlearia paniculataTaxus baccata :4urea ,Elaegnus pungens 'Maculata'Elaeagnus augustifoliaAucuba japonica 'Variegata'Arundinaria nitida.
Rowan
Golden yew
Spotted LaurelPampas Grass
3 Bedroom Townhouse: 855 square feet
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3 Bedroom Bungalow: 1080 square feet
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BEDROOM 111'8'~ 15'0"
BEDROOM 29'8'~ , "5'/.·
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2 Bedroom Townhouse: 750 square feet
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3 Bedroom Townhouse: 855 square feet
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3 Bedroom Semi-Detached: I 160 square feet
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BEDROOM 3 BEDROOM 28'6:.\· ~9'9" 9'6"1/14'1 'h'
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4 Bedroom Semi-Detached: 1340 square feer
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4 Bedroom Detached: 1340 square feer
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Professional team I
Builders: asrlerhorn Consrrucrion Lrd., Carysforr Cottage,
arysforr, arysfort Avenue, Blackrock, Co. Dublin.
oli itors: Hanby Wallace, Se Michael's Close, 1 High
.11" '1, 1 ublin 8.
AI' hir rs: 'Mahony Pike, Owenstown House, Fosters
Av 'I1U " Bla kr ck, Co. Dublin.
onsultin Engineers: P.H. McCarrhy Son & Partners,
Ros 'mount l lall, undrum Road, Dublin 14.
Lands np AI" hitects: Brady Shipman Martin, 26 Temple
Road, I nrrry, ublin 6.
Planning onsultants: McHugh Consulranrs, 4 Mount
erect I" sent, ublin 2.
Selling Agents: Hamilton Osbourne King, 32 Molesworth
Srreer, ublin 2. Tel: 760251 Fax: 767066
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