Phibsboro Library · Photo: Paul Shanahan · CC BY-SA 4.0
156buildings on the National Inventory
History of Cabra East · National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
Cabra East: 27% of homes built before 1919
Against 3.4% in the typical town, Cabra East has 8 times the share. The National Inventory of Architectural Heritage records 156 buildings in Cabra East. The earliest building recorded goes back to 1750. The Sites and Monuments Record adds 1 archaeological site inside the town.
NIAH National or International, and national monuments
Archaeological sites
1
Sites and Monuments Record
Oldest building
1750
the first date on its record
Homes built before 1919
27%
typical town: 3.4%
In pictures
Cabra East’s landmarks in 6 photos, with 1 old views
6 of Cabra East’s recorded places are photographed. The old photographs show Cabra East in 1914. You can start with Phibsboro Library and “5th Lock, Royal Canal”.
Photos from Wikimedia Commons, copied to our own server, each credited to its photographer with its licence; names open the place’s page. Tap a photo to step through them full screen.
From Wikimedia Commons, copied to our own server: public domain, or from the National Library of Ireland’s collections (Lawrence, Poole, Eason and others) with no known copyright restrictions. Each credit opens the image’s page.
The map
Where Cabra East’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 156, by rating
156 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
156 historic places in Cabra East
Buildings rated Regional, of significance in their region, and archaeological monuments with an encyclopedia article.
Streets with three or more buildings on the record, by the address it gives.
Cabra Road59 on the record
North Circular Road56 on the record
Phibsborough Road3 on the record
Prospect Road3 on the record
Of the 156 records, 134 give a street address.
What’s recorded
In Cabra East, homes lead the record (87%)
Leading the record by rating: Tolka Lodge and “5th Lock, Royal Canal”. Second on the record: walls, gates and bridges, 9 of them. All of Cabra East’s recorded buildings carry a regional rating.
Homes135
Walls, gates and bridges9
Inns, shops and warehouses3
Churches and chapels2
Public buildings2
Street furniture2
Mills, stations and works1
Other buildings2
Types as the National Inventory records them, grouped; a building keeps the type it was built as.
How old
Most of Cabra East’s dated buildings come from the 19th century
Each building by the first date on its record.
1500–1799 three centuries4
19th century 1800–1899147
1900 and later to today5
4 of the 156 dated ones were built before 1800. The oldest is Tolka Lodge, from 1750.
Archaeology and around
Archaeology in Cabra East
The Sites and Monuments Record lists every known archaeological site; most are field monuments with little to see. By kind:
1 archaeological site 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.
Quarry1 record
Homes by age
New homes are rare in Cabra East: 1.3% since 2011, against a usual 5.8%
Against a typical 3.9%, 32% of Cabra East’s homes went up between the wars. Fewer of Cabra East’s homes than usual date in the 2000s: 4.4%, against 25%. Homes dated from 1981 to 2000 are scarcer in Cabra East than in most towns: 12%, against 24%.
27%
Before 1919
32%
1919–45
23%
1946–80
12%
1981–2000
4.4%
2001–10
1.3%
Since 2011
Cabra EastTypical 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
Cabra East has the 2nd most of 16 towns its size
Towns of 13,200 to 14,700 residents, by buildings on the record.
Old houses are part of Cabra East’s character: 27% of its homes were built before 1919, against 3.4% in the typical town. In all there are 156 places on the record. Only one of the 16 towns nearest its size has more recorded buildings. On Cabra Road alone there are 59 places on the record.
Of the whole list, 87% are homes. Most of its dated monuments come from the 19th century: 147 of 156. The oldest, Tolka Lodge, dates from 1750. Beyond that, per resident it sits near the middle of Irish towns of 2,500 or more; and it also has an archaeological site.
How to read these numbers
What this data can and can’t tell you
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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.
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Ratings. International and National: of significance across Ireland or beyond. Regional: in its region. Local and record-only buildings get no page here.
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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.
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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.
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The grade. Ireland’s History grade is not built yet: the page describes, and gives no grade.
Questions about Cabra East’s history
How many historic buildings are recorded in Cabra East?
156 buildings on the National Inventory, from the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage.
What is the oldest building in Cabra East?
Tolka Lodge: the first date on its record is 1750.
Are there archaeological sites in Cabra East?
Yes: the Sites and Monuments Record lists 1 archaeological site inside Cabra East.
How old are the homes in Cabra East?
27% 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).
Phibsboro Library · Photo: Paul Shanahan · CC BY-SA 4.0
5th Lock, Royal CanalRegional rating (NIAH)
6th Lock, Royal CanalRegional rating (NIAH)
McKee BarracksRegional rating (NIAH)
Saint Peter’s ChurchRegional rating (NIAH)
7th Lock, Royal CanalRegional rating (NIAH)+1See all photos
c. 1914