Dartfield House,

Co. Galway.

Documenting our Heritage

Dartfield House was built by Henry Blake in 1827, later the house was occupied by Henry’s daughter Maria and then by the Geoghegan family and finally the Hardy family.

Joseph Hardy had acquired much grazing land after the Famine clearances and by 1880 was also renting some 6000 acres of grazing land. The Dartfield estate at that time amounted to 800 acres.

In 1911 the house was occupied by: James North Hardy age 59 Farmer, his daughter Violet Maud Hardy age 20 student and son Cecil Aylmer Hardy age 19 student. The Hardys had two staff living in the house: Florence Annie Nelson Keenely age 35 Housekeeper and William Miller age 23 farm servant.

The Dartfield estate is now home to the Dartfield Horse Museum.