Balheary House, Swords, Co Dublin – demolished 2005 

Bence-Jones, Mark. A Guide to Irish Country Houses (originally published as Burke’s Guide to Country Houses volume 1 Ireland by Burke’s Peerage Ltd. 1978); Revised edition 1988 Constable and Company Ltd, London.  

p. 289. “2 storey house of late Georgian appearance. In 1837 the residence of A. Baker, when the large saloon and dining room contained some fine pieces of tapestry formerly belonging to the Ormonde family.” 

https://www.swords-dublin.com/balheary-house.html

this house no longer exists, it was knocked in early 2005. ‘Balheary House’ was located on the grounds of the Emmaus Retreat Centre on Ennis Lane. The Irish Christian Brothers bought the site and grounds (Balheary Demesne) in the late 1950s and built the retreat centre, moving in in October 1961. Christian Brothers who taught in the local Colaiste Choilm school resided in Balheary House from 1967 and they only moved out in August 1998. Prior to the Christian Brothers, the site was owned by Hunters and Walshs before that. I’ve checked with the Achieves people from the centre, but they haven’t been able to locate any photos of the house yet. Emmaus retreat centre is still in use today.