Perrystown
Perrystown is a suburb located adjacent to Crumlin, Greenhills, Kimmage, Templeogue and Walkinstown.
The river Poddle flows under Templeville Road and it was at this point that the Poddle and Tymon River met and was the locations of a Cutler’s mill(shown below). This mill does not exist in future maps of the

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The river enters the edge of Perrystown and meanders in a north east direction towards Kimmage Manor. The river for the most part flows almost parallel along the length of Whitehall Road.
The Poddle flows between the relatively newly built Wainsfort and Manor Estates and then at the the back of Whitehall Gardens enters St. Anne’s Estate until it and then is culverted behind the houses on the back of Fortfield Road, under Kimmage Road West and can be seen in full view in Poddle Park.
Association with Poddle
The Poddle flows through Perrystown travelling under the Templeville Road and powered a Cutlers mill,long demolished, before meandering in a north east direction towards Kimmage Manor. The river for the most part flows almost parallel along the length of Whitehall Road. The river here is still mostly visible and above ground despite the building of housing estates.
What the Newspapers Say
- On January 8, 1905, Mr. Justice Fitzgerald and Mr. P. Callan continued reviewing fair rent cases in the Receivers Court. Mary Ida Clayton, tenant of Perrystown, contested her rent of £125 for 22s. 1d 13p of land valued at £73 1s. She argued that Perrystown, alongside Kimmage House, was considered part of a single demesne under Sir Frederick Shaw. Counsel for Clayton, Messrs. Healy and Walker, claimed that Perrystown was a distinct agricultural property, not integrated into Shaw’s demesne. The dispute also highlighted the Poddle River, which separated Perrystown from Kimmage House, and the presence of three bridges over the river, emphasizing the physical and functional separation of the lands.
- In 1911, there is an article related to the sale of a house in Perrystown and land that adjoins the Poddle.