COMHAIRLE CONTAE ÁTHA CLIATH THEAS
SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF CLONDALKIN, NEWCASTLE, RATHCOOLE, SAGGART AND BRITTAS AREA COMMITTEE

Wednesday, March 18, 2026

MOTION NO. 6

MOTION: Councillor F. Timmons

That this Area Committee requests a full report on what SDCC has done to identify a permanent home for a Corkagh House Model, including details of photos and historical items relating to Corkagh currently held in the Corkagh depot, as well as archaeological information arising from the archaeological dig, and outlining the long-term plan for these materials.

REPORT:

SDCC Libraries plan to display the model at Tallaght Library, where the South Dublin Local Studies Collection is housed.  It’s expected that this will be in place by the end of March.  SDCC Libraries are also working with Economic Development to display the model, on a short-term basis, at the Clondalkin Round Tower Visitor Centre, where it will be accompanied by exhibition panels displaying archival material from Corkagh Demesne.  

There are 6 information panels in Corkagh Depot which provide some history of the park and the people who lived and worked there.  There is also a display case with artefacts that have been found in Corkagh Park over the years.  These artefacts include glass & clay bottles, broken clay pipes, horseshoes, a decommissioned training hand grenade, old fire extinguisher, kitchen utensils etc.  The information panels and display case can be viewed by appointment.

The archaeological dig that took place prior to the construction of the Park House Café and Hub area revealed the foundation of the some of the walls of Corkagh House that previously stood in the area.  Persons seeking information regarding the archaeological dig should be advised to contact National Monument Services directly who have responsibility for archaeological sites.  The findings would have been recorded and therefore any archaeological records/surveys would have been sent to the NMS at the time.