Bridge · 1785–1850Broome BridgeRoyal Canal, Broombridge Road, Dublin 7
Photo: PaulT · CC BY-SA 4.09buildings on the National Inventory
History of Cabra West · National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
Cabra West: 9 buildings on the National Inventory, one of them of national importance
Cabra West’s oldest recorded building dates from 1785. 1% of its homes date from before 1919; the typical town has 3.4%. Inside the town, the Sites and Monuments Record lists 2 archaeological sites. Cabra West has 9.2 buildings on the record for every 10,000 residents, against 48 in the typical town.
On the National Inventory
9
9.2 per 10,000 residents
typical town: 48
typical town: 48
Of national importance
1
NIAH National or International, and national monuments
Archaeological sites
2
Sites and Monuments Record
Oldest building
1785
the first date on its record
Homes built before 1919
1%
typical town: 3.4%
The map
Where Cabra West’s history is
Every building and site on the record inside the town, by its rating.
National and InternationalRegional and other sites
Hover a dot for its name; tap one to open its page.
The 9, by rating
1 National and International8 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).
National and International
One place of national importance in Cabra West
Buildings the National Inventory rates National or International: of significance across Ireland or beyond. Each one opens its own page.
Regional and other sites
8 more historic places in Cabra West
Buildings rated Regional, of significance in their region, and archaeological monuments with an encyclopedia article.
Gates / railings / walls · 1830–1850Phoenix Park (gates / railings / walls)Blackhorse Avenue, North Road, Dublin 8
Gates / railings / walls · 1830–1850Phoenix Park (gates / railings / walls)Blackhorse Avenue, North Road, Dublin 8
Church / chapel · 1865–1870The Deaf VillageRatoath Road, Navan Road, Dublin 7
Building misc · 1870–1880Building misc, Grangegorman Military Cemetery193 Blackhorse Avenue, Dublin 7
Graveyard / cemetery · 1870–1880Grangegorman Military CemeteryBlackhorse Avenue, Dublin 7
School · 1940–1945Saint Finbarr's Boys National SchoolKilkieran Road, Dublin 7
Church / chapel · 1950–1955Church of the Most Precious BloodFaussagh Avenue, Dublin 7
Post box · 1925–1945Post box, Glenbeigh Road, Old Cabra Road, Dublin 7
What’s recorded
No single kind leads in Cabra West: walls, gates and bridges and churches and chapels have 3 each
Leading the record by rating: Broome Bridge and Phoenix Park. Cabra West has 1 records rated of national importance. 5 different kinds of building make up Cabra West’s record.
Walls, gates and bridges3
Churches and chapels3
Street furniture1
Public buildings1
Other buildings1
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 Cabra West’s dated buildings come from the 19th century
Each building by the first date on its record.
1500–1799 three centuries1
19th century 1800–18995
1900 and later to today3
1 of the 9 dated ones were built before 1800. The oldest is Broome Bridge, from 1785.
Archaeology and around
Archaeology in Cabra West
The Sites and Monuments Record lists every known archaeological site; most are field monuments with little to see. By kind:
2 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 century1 record |
| Barracks1 record |
Homes by age
Cabra West has added few homes since 2011: 2.5%, where most towns have 5.8%
Homes dated between the wars are commoner in Cabra West than in most towns: 32%, against 3.9%. Few of Cabra West’s homes date in the 2000s: 5.8%, the norm 25%. The period that gave Cabra West the most homes is from 1946 to 1980: 44%.
1%
Before 1919
32%
1919–45
44%
1946–80
14%
1981–2000
5.8%
2001–10
2.5%
Since 2011
Cabra WestTypical 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
Cabra West and its neighbours
| Town | People | National Inventory | National | Archaeological sites |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cabra West | 9,786 | 9 | 1 | 2 |
| Cabra East | 13,895 | 156 | 0 | 1 |
| Ashtown | 14,937 | 13 | 0 | 3 |
| Stoneybatter | 18,644 | 326 | 3 | 48 |
| Finglas South | 12,475 | 2 | 0 | 10 |
| Glasnevin | 9,299 | 135 | 8 | 16 |
| Ballygall | 11,704 | 8 | 0 | 6 |
In brief
Cabra West in brief
Cabra West has 9 places on the record, 1 of them in the top tier, including Broome Bridge. Most of its dated monuments come from the 19th century: 5 of 9. The oldest, Broome Bridge, dates from 1785. Its homes are mostly newer: 1% were built before 1919, against 3.4% in the typical town. Otherwise the figures are ordinary: it has 9 recorded buildings, about typical for a town its size (the middle one has 18); per resident it sits near the middle of Irish towns of 2,500 or more; and it also has 2 archaeological sites.
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 Cabra West’s history
How many historic buildings are recorded in Cabra West?
9 buildings on the National Inventory, one of them of national importance, from the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage.
Which places in Cabra West are of national importance?
Broome Bridge.
What is the oldest building in Cabra West?
Broome Bridge: the first date on its record is 1785.
Are there archaeological sites in Cabra West?
Yes: the Sites and Monuments Record lists 2 archaeological sites inside Cabra West.
How old are the homes in Cabra West?
1% 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).