- Address
- Main Street, Swanlinbar
- Type
- House
- NIAH reg. no.
- 40400707
The First and Last
Main Street, Swanlinbar
Many historic buildings are private homes. Please enjoy them from the street.
About The First and Last
The First and Last is one of 10 buildings in Swanlinbar the National Inventory rates Regional. The First and Last dates from 1860–1880. 7 other places on the record stand within 400 m.
An eyecatching nineteenth-century building, distinguished by its long form and striking dormer windows. The house is a well-preserved example of the nineteenth-century architecture and retains much of its historic character and charm.
From the National Inventory’s appraisal, record 40400707 · CC BY 4.0 · Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
NIAHRead its National Inventory recordThe full description and appraisal, the survey photo and the map · 40400707↗Regional is the National Inventory’s rating for a building of significance in its region; most rated buildings carry it.
Make it a walk: 3 historic places in about 10 minutes
Swanlinbar · about 400 m on foot, as the crow flies
- 1The First and LastStart here
- 2St Mary's Roman Catholic ChurchRegional rating (NIAH) · 200 m on
- 3St Augustine's Church of Ireland ChurchRegional rating (NIAH) · 200 m on
2 within 150 m
Every place on the record within this distance; each opens its own page.
Other recorded houses around Swanlinbar
All 5 are pictured and within 40 km. Ballyconnell Market House in Ballyconnell is the nearest, at 12 km. The list reaches Lough Rynn House in Mohill, 35 km away.
Questions about The First and Last
Is The First and Last on the National Inventory?
Yes: rated Regional (record 40400707).
Can you visit The First and Last?
Many historic buildings are private homes; this one can be seen from the street.
When was The First and Last built?
Its National Inventory record dates it to 1860–1880.
Is The First and Last protected?
Being on the National Inventory or the Sites and Monuments Record is a record, not protection by itself: buildings are protected by their council’s Record of Protected Structures, which each council keeps and no national open list gathers, so this page can’t say which are on it.
Source: National Inventory of Architectural Heritage and Sites and Monuments Record, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata (CC0).
Sources: National Inventory of Architectural Heritage (buildingsofireland.ie). Under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0).
Contains Central Statistics Office (CSO) data, Census 2022, and Tailte Éireann boundaries (CSO Urban Areas, Small Areas, local electoral areas, constituencies), under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0).