Church / chapel · 1845–1850St. Pappin's Silver StreamBallymun Road, Dublin 9
Photo: Darren J. Prior · CC BY-SA 4.04buildings on the National Inventory
History of Ballymun · National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
Ballymun has 4 buildings on the National Inventory
Of its homes, 0.2% were built before 1919, against 3.4% in the typical town. The oldest record dates from 1845. Inside the town, the Sites and Monuments Record lists 6 archaeological sites. For every 10,000 residents, Ballymun has 1.8 buildings on the record; the typical town has 48.
On the National Inventory
4
1.8 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
1845
the first date on its record
Homes built before 1919
0.2%
typical town: 3.4%
The map
Where Ballymun’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 4, by rating
4 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
4 historic places in Ballymun
Buildings rated Regional, of significance in their region, and archaeological monuments with an encyclopedia article.
Presbytery / parochial / curate's house · 1880–1900Domville House ClinicBallymun Road, Dublin 9
Post box · 1955–1965Post box, Glasnevin Avenue, Dublin 11
Post box · 1955–1965Post box, Shanliss Road, Dublin 9
Archaeology and around
Archaeology in Ballymun
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.
| House - 16th/17th century2 records |
| Ringfort - unclassified1 record |
| Enclosure1 record |
| House - indeterminate date1 record |
| Well1 record |
Homes by age
Ballymun’s building boom came from 1946 to 1980: 42% of its homes
A full 38% of the homes in Ballymun went up in the 2000s, beyond the typical 25%. Only 0.7% of Ballymun’s homes were built between the wars, less than the typical town’s 3.9%. Ballymun built little from 1981 to 2000: 11% of its homes, where most towns have 24%.
0.2%
Before 1919
0.7%
1919–45
42%
1946–80
11%
1981–2000
38%
2001–10
8.5%
Since 2011
BallymunTypical 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.
Towns its size
How Ballymun compares with 16 towns its size
Towns of 21,500 to 23,500 residents, by buildings on the record.
Ballymun4
#15 of 16for buildings on the record per resident (1.8 per 10,000). Wexford, Mullingar and Athlone lead.
14 have more. The typical town its size has 71. One of the 16 has none.
Neighbours
Ballymun and its neighbours
| Town | People | National Inventory | National | Archaeological sites |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ballymun | 22,321 | 4 | 0 | 6 |
| Dubber | 7,941 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Ballygall | 11,704 | 8 | 0 | 6 |
| Santry | 6,710 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Whitehall | 13,675 | 32 | 0 | 8 |
| Finglas North | 9,805 | 5 | 0 | 3 |
| Finglas South | 12,475 | 2 | 0 | 10 |
In brief
Ballymun in brief
Ballymun has 4 places on the record. Its homes are mostly newer: 0.2% were built before 1919, against 3.4% in the typical town. The archaeological record adds 6 sites. The oldest is St. Pappin's Silver Stream, from 1845. Most towns its size have more recorded buildings: the typical one has 71.
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 Ballymun’s history
How many historic buildings are recorded in Ballymun?
4 buildings on the National Inventory, from the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage.
What is the oldest building in Ballymun?
St. Pappin's Silver Stream: the first date on its record is 1845.
Are there archaeological sites in Ballymun?
Yes: the Sites and Monuments Record lists 6 archaeological sites inside Ballymun.
How old are the homes in Ballymun?
0.2% 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.
History is described here, not graded.
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).