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Title:	South Dublin Village Walks - Templeogue Step 8: Spawell House
Authors:	South Dublin Libraries - Local Studies Photography: Rocshot.com/Rob O'Connor.
Keywords:	South Dublin Village Walks Spawell House Templeogue
Issue Date:	27-Sep-2013
Description:	South Dublin Village Walks - Templeogue Step 8: Spawell House. Now a private house, Spawell House was originally built in 1703 as an inn called ‘The Domville Arms and Three Tuns’. The name “Spawell” originated from the medicinal spring situated in the grounds of Spawell House which was discovered early in the 18th century. In the 1700s this was a popular resort frequented by Dublin’s elite. In an advertisement which appeared in the Dublin Gazette on April 22, 1732, the proprietor of the Spa, Patrick Daniel draws attention to the many amenities on offer, including a large room for ladies and gentlemen and a band of city music for dancing. The ceremonies started at 8 a.m. and continued all day. The spa was open from April to September. A Master of Ceremonies was elected from among the gentlemen and rules drawn up to control the conduct of visitors. Even a weekly eight-page newsletter called The Templeogue Intelligencer, was issued to keep up the interest of the fashionable patrons. For the benefit of those who were unable to attend in person the water could be supplied at 2 pence per bottle. This spa was frequented over a number of years up until about 1750 when the water lost its medicinal properties and sank into oblivion. The historian Handcock, writing in 1876, says that the well, which was then covered over, was situated in a semi-circular hollow, the slopes of which had been planted with elm trees. Near the well was a great hawthorn surrounded by a stone seat, and the well itself was drained through an underground culvert into the Dodder River. The ford, which was the only means of crossing the Dodder prior to the building of Templeogue Bridge, was situated just to the east of Spawell House. Cherryfield House, former home of the comedian Dave Allen, was located just behind Spawell House. The lands of these houses are now a public park and playing fields for Ballyboden St. Enda’s GAA club, and are managed by South Dublin County Council.
URI:	https://hdl.handle.net/10599/10785
Copyright:	South Dublin Libraries - Local Studies
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Appears in Collections:	Published Items South Dublin Heritage Walks Collection

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