The Semi-Detached Houses - Lehenaghmore , Togher

In the 3rd and final part of our series on some of the original houses on Lehenaghmore Hill in which the blog highlights the original occupants who moved in during the 1920s/1950s ; the spotlight is shone on the only two sets of 2-storey semi-detached houses up to modern times. All land on the west side of the hill between the old railway bridge and the modern day Chestnut Drive was owned by the Callaghan family in turn historically leased from Rev. Edward Newenham.

Original Semi-detached houses on Lehenaghmore Hill

 

The photo below shows the first set of semi-detached houses which were most probably built late 1930s. The first house was originally the home of the Ford family. The father was a milk vendor. The house was bought in 1982 by Michael Buckley and his wife Valerie nee Sisk ( who originally lived in The Cuttings ). The house on the right is the home of the O'Leary's. Their son John now lives there with his wife.

Original homes of Fords & O'Leary's

 

Irene Forde , Ambrose Walsh , Kathleen Crowley ,

Gobnait Crowley ,Bernice Healy , Breeda Healy & Teddy Roche
Jimmy Crowley ( front )

The photo below shows the original homes of the Crowley and Healy families. Eileen Flaherty nee Crowley now lives there in her family home. The house on the right is also the family home of the Healy's  where Mary Healy continues to live.

 

Original homes of Crowleys & Healys

 

 

L-R: Richie Crowley , Bernie Healy , 

Kathleen Crowley and Denis O'Leary (R.I.P )

 

 

L - R: Kathleen Crowley , Mary Crowley, 

Mary Healy & Gobnait Walsh (Crowley )

Back L-R: Mary Crowley , Breeda Healy ( m. Mitchell ) , Ann O'Brien ,
Richie Crowley & Gobnait Crowley
Front L-R: Kathleen Roche , June Crowley ( pram ) & Eileen Crowley

Kay O'Donovan ( Ashgrove ) , Noreen Healy R.I.P. ,
Bernie Healy & Margaret Noonan

 1960s

Back L-R: Mary Healy , Noreen Brolly nee Healy ( R.I.P. ) ,
Donie Healy , Breeda Mitchell nee Healy
Front L-R: Breedas children -
Wedding at Togher Church 1972

The Roche Family - Lehenaghmore , Togher

In the 2nd of a 4 part series on some of the original houses beyond Route 19 restaurant up Lehenaghmore , the blog briefly looks at Glenanaar , the home of the Roches.

Glenanaar , Lehenaghmore , Togher

Jimmy Roche ( b.1919 ) married Margaret O'Donovan ( b.1926 ) in 1947. They initially resided in the old Muintir na Tire house on Togher Road before moving out of Togher before returning in the mid 1950s. Jimmy was a farm labourer but later switched to builders labourer when Deanrock Estate was being built in 1967. He also doubled as a night watchman there.

Roche family circa early 1960s
L-R: Marie , Margaret , Jimmy , Seamus & Kathleen

During the 1950s , the County Council , providing you owned some land and subject to a mortgage or cash payment , would build a house to your design. Jimmy Roche was a nephew of the Ryan's who owned Lehenaghmore House and much of the land thereabouts and gifted a whole acre to him. They named the house Glenanaar and moved in circa 1956. Their story is told more fully here.

Kathleen O'Keeffe nee Roche
poses outside old home 2014

All the Roche children , Seamus , Marie and Kathleen attended Togher National School. Kathleen married in 1975 and moved to Westside Estate ; her sister Marie married in 1970 and is the mother of Fianna Fail T.D Michael McGrath. Their brother Seamus sadly passed away at the age of 16 in 1965. In 1984 , Jimmy Roche sold the property to the Burke family who still reside there and retired to a house on Sandown Crest. A privately owned bungalow is in situ to the rear of the old family home.

Kathleen Roche in front garden
with niece Brenda McGrath
1973/74

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