Built / Designed For: 5th Lord Trimlestown

House & Family History: Roebuck Castle was originally built in the second half of the 16th century. It was badly damaged during the 17th century and was a ruin for most of the 18th century, being rebuilt circa 1790 by the 13th Lord Trimlestown. In 1856 the then-owners, the Crofton family, sold Roebuck to the trustees of E.P. Westby, who remodeled the House in 1874, leaving it in a High Victorian Gothic style. Westby added the porch and installed a large, ornate marble and stone chimneypiece in the Gothic style in the Hall. In 1943 the Westby family sold the House to the Little Sisters of the Poor. Today Roebuck Castle is a residence hall for University College Dublin.

House Listed: Unknown

Park Listed: Unknown

Past Seat / Home of: Robert Barnewall, 5th Baron Trimlestown, 16th century. Crofton family, 19th century. E.P. Westby, 19th century.

Current Ownership Type: School

Primary Current Ownership Use: School

Ownership Details: Today a University College Dublin residence hall.

House Open to Public: No

Phone: 35317-161-034

Historic Houses Member: No