Refurbished and extended home with Italianate garden just around the corner from the sailing club
A cutting from The Irish Times dating from 1942 details an interview with a Mr James Charles Ball, who had just celebrated his 100th birthday at his home at 80 St Lawrence Road in Clontarf , Dublin 3. Having originally arrived in Ireland by sailing boat, Ball decided to remain in Ireland, establishing an accounting business in town.
In the feature, Ball notes that his wife at that time spoke the international language of Esperanto. She was, in fact, his third wife and Ball ended up living to the ripe old age of 103 at a time when the average life expectancy in Ireland was 59. Photographs of his grave in Clontarf cemetery show he is buried with all three wives: Elizabeth, Eliza and Brenda, who died at the ages of 72, 68 and 74.
The house, which is laden with period features such as original Victorian terrazzo tiling in hallways, high ceilings and coving, also retains rare and original amber-glass door handles.In 2019, during a refurb of the property, owners added an extension to the rear in the form of an open-plan kitchen and living area, along with a large utility room, guest loo and an en suite fifth bedroom .
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