House · 1730–1750Rosehill HouseFinglas Road, Finglas, Dublin 11
Photo: Ollamhnua · CC BY-SA 4.08buildings on the National Inventory
History of Ballygall · National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
Ballygall: 8 buildings on the National Inventory
History in Ballygall goes back at least to 1730, the date of its oldest recorded building. The Sites and Monuments Record adds 6 archaeological sites inside the town. Of its homes, 1.2% were built before 1919, against 3.4% in the typical town. For every 10,000 residents, Ballygall has 6.8 buildings on the record; the typical town has 48.
On the National Inventory
8
6.8 per 10,000 residents
typical town: 48
typical town: 48
Of national importance
0
NIAH National or International, and national monuments
Archaeological sites
6
Sites and Monuments Record
Oldest building
1730
the first date on its record
Homes built before 1919
1.2%
typical town: 3.4%
The map
Where Ballygall’s history is
Every building and site on the record inside the town, by its rating.
Regional and other sites
Hover a dot for its name; tap one to open its page.
The 8, by rating
8 Regional and other sites
The National Inventory of Architectural Heritage is the State’s survey of buildings from 1700 to today, county by county; each record gives a rating, dates, a type and an appraisal. Being on it is not legal protection: that is each council’s Record of Protected Structures.
Points from the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage and the Sites and Monuments Record, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage (CC BY 4.0).
Regional and other sites
8 historic places in Ballygall
Buildings rated Regional, of significance in their region, and archaeological monuments with an encyclopedia article.
House · 1760–1830St. Clare's Residential Home11 Griffith Avenue, Dublin 9
House · 1780–1820Farrelly's CottagesOld Finglas Road, Dublin 11
Church / chapel · 1920–1925St. Canice's ChurchMain Street, Finglas, Dublin 11
Post box · 1920–1940Post box, Ballygall Road East, Glasilawn Road, Finglas, Dublin 11
Post box · 1920–1940Post box, Glasanaon Road, Dublin 9
Post box · 1955–1965Post box, Beneavin Road, Beneavin Drive, Dublin 11
Post box · 1955–1965Post box, Glasanaon Road, Ballygall Place, Dublin 11
What’s recorded
Ballygall and its edges: street furniture first, 50%
Ballygall’s most recent recorded building is from 1955. The second-largest group on the record is homes, with 3. Among the highest-rated: Rosehill House and St. Clare's Residential Home.
Street furniture4
Homes3
Churches and chapels1
Types as the National Inventory records them, grouped, for the records inside the town and those just outside it that belong to it; a building keeps the type it was built as.
How old
Most of Ballygall’s dated buildings come from the 20th century or later
Each building by the first date on its record.
1500–1799 three centuries3
19th century 1800–18990
1900 and later to today5
3 of the 8 dated ones were built before 1800. The oldest is Rosehill House, from 1730.
Archaeology and around
Archaeology in Ballygall
The Sites and Monuments Record lists every known archaeological site; most are field monuments with little to see. By kind:
6 archaeological sites inside the town
Sites on the Record of Monuments and Places, the statutory list drawn from this record, are protected by law: anyone planning work at or near one must give the National Monuments Service two months’ notice.
| Maypole1 record |
| House - 16th/17th century1 record |
| House - indeterminate date1 record |
| Enclosure1 record |
| Mound1 record |
| House - 18th/19th century1 record |
Homes by age
Only 1.8% of Ballygall’s homes were built since 2011 (5.8% is typical)
In most towns 3.9% of homes were built between the wars; in Ballygall, 6.5%. Ballygall added a lot from 1946 to 1980: 68% of its homes, the typical town 24%. Building in the 2000s left Ballygall with 11% of its homes, below the usual 25%.
1.2%
Before 1919
6.5%
1919–45
68%
1946–80
11%
1981–2000
11%
2001–10
1.8%
Since 2011
BallygallTypical town
Census 2022, households by the year their home was built (CSO, Small Area Population Statistics, CC BY 4.0); the typical town is the middle Irish town of 2,500 or more.
Neighbours
Ballygall and its neighbours
| Town | People | National Inventory | National | Archaeological sites |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ballygall | 11,704 | 8 | 0 | 6 |
| Finglas South | 12,475 | 2 | 0 | 10 |
| Ballymun | 22,321 | 4 | 0 | 6 |
| Finglas North | 9,805 | 5 | 0 | 3 |
| Glasnevin | 9,299 | 135 | 8 | 16 |
| Whitehall | 13,675 | 32 | 0 | 8 |
| Cabra West | 9,786 | 9 | 1 | 2 |
In brief
Ballygall in brief
The official list counts 8 places on the record in Ballygall. Of the 8 with a date, 5 come from the 20th century or later. The oldest is Rosehill House, from 1730. Its homes are mostly newer: 1.2% were built before 1919, against 3.4% in the typical town.
It also has 6 archaeological sites on the record. For its size the list is short: per resident, it has more recorded buildings than only 20% of Irish towns of 2,500 or more. Beyond that, it has 8 recorded buildings, about typical for a town its size (the middle one has 89).
How to read these numbers
What this data can and can’t tell you
- The National Inventory. The State’s survey of post-1700 buildings, made county by county since 1990 (NIAH); a few records are older. It records; it does not protect.
- Ratings. International and National: of significance across Ireland or beyond. Regional: in its region. Local and record-only buildings get no page here.
- Archaeology. The Sites and Monuments Record (National Monuments Service) lists known archaeological sites; the national monuments to visit and the sites with an encyclopedia article get pages here.
- Protection. Both registers are surveys, not protection: a building is protected by its council’s Record of Protected Structures, and no national open list joins the 31 councils’ records.
- The grade. Ireland’s History grade is not built yet: the page describes, and gives no grade.
Questions about Ballygall’s history
How many historic buildings are recorded in Ballygall?
8 buildings on the National Inventory, from the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage.
What is the oldest building in Ballygall?
Rosehill House: the first date on its record is 1730.
Are there archaeological sites in Ballygall?
Yes: the Sites and Monuments Record lists 6 archaeological sites inside Ballygall.
How old are the homes in Ballygall?
1.2% of its homes were built before 1919, against 3.4% in the typical town.
Are the buildings on this page 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.
This page describes its history; it gives no grade.
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) · Sites and Monuments Record and the National Monuments Service’s monuments to visit · CSO Census 2022 (homes by the year built) · Wikidata (CC0) for other names and articles. 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).