Riversdale
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Riversdale was the last home of William Butler Yeats
. It is located in the Dublin suburb of Rathfarnham
off the Ballyboden Road.
(1938) and that he met with Irish
fascist Eoin O'Duffy
.
Two of his poems, "What Then?" and "An Acre Of Grass" are about Riversdale.
Eventually the developers succeeded in getting planning permission for three four-bedroom luxury detached homes and a three single storey two-bedroom mews-type houses.
William Butler Yeats
William Butler Yeats was an Irish poet and playwright, and one of the foremost figures of 20th century literature. A pillar of both the Irish and British literary establishments, in his later years he served as an Irish Senator for two terms...
. It is located in the Dublin suburb of Rathfarnham
Rathfarnham
Rathfarnham or Rathfarnam is a Southside suburb of Dublin, Ireland. It is south of Terenure, east of Templeogue, and is in the postal districts of Dublin 14 and 16. It is within the administrative areas of both Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown and South Dublin County Councils.The area of Rathfarnham...
off the Ballyboden Road.
W. B. Yeats
He took a 13-year lease on the house in 1932. He lived there with his wife and children. It was at Riversdale that he mourned for Lady Gregory after her death, that he had his last meeting with Maud GonneMaud Gonne
Maud Gonne MacBride was an English-born Irish revolutionary, feminist and actress, best remembered for her turbulent relationship with William Butler Yeats. Of Anglo-Irish stock and birth, she was won over to Irish nationalism by the plight of evicted people in the Land Wars...
(1938) and that he met with Irish
Republic of Ireland
Ireland , described as the Republic of Ireland , is a sovereign state in Europe occupying approximately five-sixths of the island of the same name. Its capital is Dublin. Ireland, which had a population of 4.58 million in 2011, is a constitutional republic governed as a parliamentary democracy,...
fascist Eoin O'Duffy
Eoin O'Duffy
Eoin O'Duffy was in succession a Teachta Dála , the Chief of Staff of the Irish Republican Army , the second Commissioner of the Garda Síochána, leader of the Army Comrades Association and then the first leader of Fine Gael , before leading the Irish Brigade to fight for Francisco Franco during...
.
Two of his poems, "What Then?" and "An Acre Of Grass" are about Riversdale.
Recent developments
Developers bought the house in the late 1990s and applied for planning permission to build "60 High Quality Residential Units" on the site. As a result of action by local residents the planning permission was refused.Eventually the developers succeeded in getting planning permission for three four-bedroom luxury detached homes and a three single storey two-bedroom mews-type houses.
External links
- Macarthy's Auctioneers Riversdale page - note this page refers to the original planning application. The completed development was significantly different.
- Irish Times article on Riversdale at time of its sale
- University of Delaware Library's WB Yeats page - The University of Delaware has correspondence of Yeats' from Riversdale.
- Yeats Chronology - Mentions Riversdale in passing.
- Article in Irish Architecture on Riversdale - This article refers to a planning permission which was later revoked. The final development was significantly different.