placenamesRush
An Ros
The estate in Rush Demesne records a contested transition from country house to public ownership.
The name
These Irish name elements are associated with this record in the Logainm glossary.
An element’s translation is a clue, rather than a complete explanation of the name. Its form and meaning depend on local history and the full Irish name.
Recorded forms
- An Ros · Irish · main form · validated name
- Rush · English · main form
Place & story
The estate changes hands
Rush electoral division includes Rush Demesne, where Kenure House stood. Historian Peter Francis Whearity records the sale of the estate in 1964. The Land Commission bought the house and land, distributed farmland locally, and subsequently transferred the house and ninety-one acres to Dublin County Council. The council planned housing on its acquisition. These transactions separated the mansion from the landed estate that had supported it. [2] [3]
A reprieve for the entrance
Kenure House was demolished in September 1978, but its portico survived. Whearity links that reprieve to local protest and intervention by Brendan Scally, chairman of An Taisce in Fingal. Scally proposed making the portico the focal point of a park and garden. The retained entrance therefore represents a specific preservation effort during the loss of the larger house, rather than the survival of the mansion itself. [3]
Geographic information
Sources & further reading
- Logainm.ie — Rush. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
- DublinCountyDistrictElectoralDivisionsRegulations1986: Rush · Government of Ireland
- Contrasting fortunes of two Fingal Big Houses: Kenure House and Ardgillan Castle,2008,manuscriptpp9–11 · Peter Francis Whearity
Name record retrieved 2026-10-25 · Source record modified 2024-06-28. How this page was prepared.