Tully Church · Photo: William Murphy from Dublin, Ireland · CC BY-SA 2.0

31buildings on the National Inventory

History of Cabinteely · National Inventory of Architectural Heritage

Cabinteely has 31 buildings on the National Inventory, one of them of national importance

History in Cabinteely goes back at least to 1700, the date of its oldest recorded building. Inside the town, the Sites and Monuments Record lists 66 archaeological sites. Of its homes, 1.3% were built before 1919, against 3.4% in the typical town. Cabinteely has 20 buildings on the record for every 10,000 residents, against 48 in the typical town.

1of national importance 1700oldest record 66archaeological sites

On the National Inventory

20 per 10,000 residents
typical town: 48

Of national importance

NIAH National or International, and national monuments

Archaeological sites

Sites and Monuments Record

Oldest building

1700

the first date on its record

Homes built before 1919

1.3%

typical town: 3.4%

National and International

One place of national importance in Cabinteely

Buildings the National Inventory rates National or International: of significance across Ireland or beyond. With one national monument the State cares for and opens to visitors. Each one opens its own page.

ChurchTully ChurchLaughanstownPhoto: William Murphy from Dublin, Ireland · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Commons file

Regional and other sites

31 more historic places in Cabinteely

Buildings rated Regional, of significance in their region, and archaeological monuments with an encyclopedia article.

All 25, A to Z

6 recorded by their type and address

6 are recorded only by their type and address: 4 street furniture, 1 churches and chapels and 1 other buildings; most date from the 20th century.

19th century2

20th century4

See all 6 on the map

Historic streets

Brennanstown Road has the most

Streets with three or more buildings on the record, by the address it gives.

Brennanstown Road9 on the record

Glenamuck Road5 on the record

Johnstown Road4 on the record

Rochestown Avenue4 on the record

Old Bray Road3 on the record

Of the 32 records, 30 give a street address.

What’s recorded

The record in Cabinteely starts with homes, at 52%

1938 brings Cabinteely’s record up to its newest entry. 4 records make street furniture the second group. The highest-rated include Johnstown House and Lehaunstown Park.

Homes16

Street furniture4

Public buildings2

Walls, gates and bridges2

Churches and chapels2

Mills, stations and works1

Other buildings4

Types as the National Inventory records them, grouped; a building keeps the type it was built as.

How old

Most of Cabinteely’s dated buildings come from the 19th century

Each building by the first date on its record.

1500–1799 three centuries4

19th century 1800–189917

1900 and later to today10

4 of the 31 dated ones were built before 1800. The oldest is Johnstown House, from 1700.

Archaeology and around

Archaeology in Cabinteely

The Sites and Monuments Record lists every known archaeological site; most are field monuments with little to see. By kind:

66 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.

Graveslab10 records

Fulacht fia6 records

Enclosure5 records

Cross-inscribed stone3 records

Building3 records

Rock art3 records

Cross2 records

Cross - High cross2 records

Font (present location)1 record

Ritual site - holy well1 record

Ritual site - holy tree/bush1 record

Settlement deserted - medieval1 record

Castle - unclassified1 record

Bawn1 record

Moated site1 record

25 more kinds25 records

Homes by age

Cabinteely has more new homes than most: 12% since 2011, against 5.8%

Over half of the homes in Cabinteely were already standing by 2001. Cabinteely built little between the wars: 1.2% of its homes, where most towns have 3.9%. Building from 1946 to 1980 left Cabinteely with 45% of its homes, above the usual 24%.

1.3%

Before 1919

1.2%

1919–45

45%

1946–80

16%

1981–2000

26%

2001–10

12%

Since 2011

CabinteelyTypical 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

Cabinteely and its neighbours

Town	People	National Inventory	National	Archaeological sites
Cabinteely	15,864	31	1	66
Ballybrack	2,872	5	0	1
Foxrock	12,163	94	4	5
Killiney	9,776	11	0	18
Sallynoggin	13,245	1	0	0
Shankill	11,009	72	1	61
Dalkey	8,275	0	0	38

In brief

Cabinteely in brief

The official list counts 32 places on the record in Cabinteely, 1 of them in the top tier, including Tully Church. On Brennanstown Road alone there are 9 places on the record. Of the whole list, 52% are homes. Most of its dated monuments come from the 19th century: 17 of 31. The oldest, Johnstown House, dates from 1700.

Its homes are mostly newer: 1.3% were built before 1919, against 3.4% in the typical town. The archaeological record adds 66 sites. The rest is about typical: it has 31 recorded buildings, about typical for a town its size (the middle one has 18); and per resident it sits near the middle of Irish towns of 2,500 or more.

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 Cabinteely’s history

How many historic buildings are recorded in Cabinteely?

31 buildings on the National Inventory, one of them of national importance, from the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage.

Which places in Cabinteely are of national importance?

Tully Church.

What is the oldest building in Cabinteely?

Johnstown House: the first date on its record is 1700.

Are there archaeological sites in Cabinteely?

Yes: the Sites and Monuments Record lists 66 archaeological sites inside Cabinteely.

How old are the homes in Cabinteely?

1.3% 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) · Photos: Wikimedia Commons, including the National Library of Ireland’s collections, each credited with its licence and copied to our own server · 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).