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Owners and Occupiers of Druid Lodge over the years

Year	Owner/Occupant	Source
1777	Peter Wilson	Taylor & Skinner Map (Mount Druid)
1810	Mr. Farrel	Compton Domville Lease map
1837	Druid Lodge	OS ‘fair plan’ map
1847-66	William O’Hara Esq	Thoms
1866	J.B. Dillon bar MP
1867-68	Chas Hart Esq
1870	William Daly
1877	V.B. Dllon Esq
1880-84	Joseph Anderson Esq
1887-1900	Wellington Gray, brigade surgeon, Bombay Army
1905	Vacant
1907	Michael Crowley Esq
1910-17	George B. Symes stockbroker
1920-36	Walter Philips
1940	Vacant
1943-1960	Desmond McAteer

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Peter Pearson says

Druid Lodge was built in the 1830s but was greatly enlarged some thirty years later by the addition of a new block to the front. This extension, with its rendered walls, projecting pilastered porch and fine Victorian interiors, gave the house new views over Killiney Bay. The plasterwork cornices with their ivy leaf motif, the ceiling roses and the woodwork are all of great quality. In its grounds is a curious stone structure, known as the ‘spite tower’, which is said to have been built close to the neighbouring house in order to cause annoyance! This, however, is probably a myth as the tower was built long before any house appeared on the site of Druid Hill. It is more likely that the Victorian owners of Druid Lodge wished to have a better sea view, and some time in the 1850s they erected this fine castellated granite tower, with windows and a viewing platform.

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