NatObelisk · 1815–1865Wellington MonumentPhoenix Park, Dublin 8Photo: C. G. P. Grey · CC BY 2.0 · Commons file
Liffey Railway Bridge · Photo: Deitel55 · CC BY-SA 3.0131buildings on the National Inventory
History of Chapelizod · National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
Chapelizod, recorded since 1400: 131 buildings on the National Inventory
Old homes stand out in Chapelizod: 11% were built before 1919, where the typical town has 3.4%. Chapelizod has 131 buildings on the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage, 5 of them of national importance. Few towns its size have as much: 269 per 10,000 residents, more than 91% of them. The Sites and Monuments Record adds 50 archaeological sites inside the town.
On the National Inventory
131
269 per 10,000 residents
typical town: 48
typical town: 48
Of national importance
5
NIAH National or International, and national monuments
Archaeological sites
50
Sites and Monuments Record
Oldest building
1400
the first date on its record
Homes built before 1919
11%
typical town: 3.4%
In pictures
Old and new: 6 photos and 6 old views of Chapelizod
Among them: Wellington Monument and Liffey Railway Bridge. There are photos of 6 of Chapelizod’s recorded places so far. From 1850 to 1889, old photographs record Chapelizod.
Wellington MonumentNational rating (NIAH)
Anna Livia BridgeRegional rating (NIAH)
Island BridgeRegional rating (NIAH)
Ordnance Survey Ireland (country house)Regional rating (NIAH)
Ashtown CastleRegional rating (NIAH)+1See all photosPhotos 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.
Through time
Chapelizod from 1850 to 1889
6 old photographs, in date order. All made before 1950.
19th century
19th century
19th century
19th century
19th century
1865–1914From 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.
How old
Most of Chapelizod’s dated buildings come from the 19th century
Each building by the first date on its record.
Middle Ages 500–14991
1500–1799 three centuries25
19th century 1800–189991
1900 and later to today14
26 of the 131 dated ones were built before 1800. The oldest is Saint Laurence's Church, from 1400.
The map
Where Chapelizod’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 131, by rating
5 National and International126 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
5 places of national importance in Chapelizod
Buildings the National Inventory rates National or International: of significance across Ireland or beyond. Each one opens its own page.
Park · 1650–1900Phoenix ParkDublin 8
Magazine · 1730–1810Magazine FortPhoenix Park, Dublin 8
Animal house · 1890–1895Dublin Zoo (The Roberts House)Zoo Road, Phoenix Park, Dublin 8
Monument · 1975–1980The Papal CrossAcres Road, Phoenix Park, Dublin 8
Regional and other sites
126 more historic places in Chapelizod
Buildings rated Regional, of significance in their region, and archaeological monuments with an encyclopedia article.
All 91, A to Z
Anna Livia BridgeAshtown CastleAshtown Gate (gate lodge)Ashtown Gate (gates / railings / walls)Ashtown Visitor Centre (stables)Ashtown Visitor Centre (walled garden)Bessboro Lodge WestBoundary VillaByrne MausoleumCabra Gate (gate lodge)Cabra Gate (gates / railings / walls)Canon Troy HouseCarlisle MonumentChapelizod WeirChurch of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin MaryConstable's LodgeDemesne walls, Phoenix ParkDrummond HouseDrummond HouseDrummond HouseDublin Zoo (Haughton House)Dublin Zoo (Rustic Gate Lodge)Dublin Zoo (Society House)Dublin Zoo (South American House)Dublin Zoo (gates / railings / walls)Dublin Zoo (gates / railings / walls)Fountain LodgeGate lodge, Phoenix ParkGate lodge, Phoenix ParkGate lodge, Phoenix ParkGate lodge, Phoenix ParkGate lodge, Phoenix ParkGate lodge, Phoenix ParkGate lodge, Phoenix ParkGates, Phoenix Park (gates / railings / walls)Gates, Phoenix Park (gates / railings / walls)Gates, Phoenix Park (gates / railings / walls)Gates, Phoenix Park (gates / railings / walls)Gates, Phoenix Park (gates / railings / walls)Glenaulin Nursing HomeHibernian CottageHibernian HouseIsland BridgeKnockmary LodgeLiffey Railway BridgeNeptune Rowing ClubOrdnance Survey Ireland (barracks)Ordnance Survey Ireland (barracks)Ordnance Survey Ireland (building misc)Ordnance Survey Ireland (country house)Ordnance Survey Ireland (gate lodge)Ordnance Survey Ireland (ha ha)Ordnance Survey Ireland (library / archive)Ordnance Survey Ireland (office)Ordnance Survey Ireland (store / warehouse)Ordnance Survey Ireland (worker's house)Park GatePark Lane TurnstilePark Superintendent's Lodge (gates / railings / walls)Park Superintendent's Lodge (worker's house)Parkgate HallPeople's GardenPhoenix Park (Castleknock Gate)Phoenix Park SchoolPhoenix Park Tea RoomsPhoenix Park Visitor Centre (demesne walls / gates / railings)Phoenix Park Visitor Centre (demesne walls / gates / railings)PresbyteryPublic convenience, Phoenix ParkRiverside HouseRose CottageSabine TerraceSaint Laurence's ChurchSaint Mary's Hospital (building misc)Saint Mary's Hospital (church / chapel)Saint Mary's Hospital (gates / railings / walls)Saint Mary's Hospital (monument)Saint Mary's Hospital (orphanage / children's home)Saint Mary's Hospital (orphanage / children's home)Saint Mary's Hospital ChapelSeán Heuston MonumentShirleySunnybankThe Bridge InnThe GablesThe Phoenix MonumentThe VillagerVale ViewWeir ViewWorker's house, Phoenix ParkWorker's house, Phoenix Park
35 recorded by their type and address
35 are recorded only by their type and address: 23 homes, 3 other buildings and 3 walls, gates and bridges; most date from the 19th century.
17th century3
18th century6
19th century24
20th century2
Historic streets
Chapelizod Road has the most
Streets with three or more buildings on the record, by the address it gives.
Chapelizod Road14 on the record
Ordnance Survey Road11 on the record
Martin's Row9 on the record
Acres Road9 on the record · 1 of national importance
Main Street9 on the record
Park Place9 on the record
Zoo Road7 on the record · 1 of national importance
Chesterfield Avenue6 on the record
Parkgate Street4 on the record
Saint Laurence Road3 on the record
North Road3 on the record
Conyngham Road3 on the record
Of the 131 records, 108 give a street address.
What’s recorded
The record in Chapelizod starts with homes, at 47%
At the top of the record: Phoenix Park and Magazine Fort. Compared with the National Inventory (8%), Chapelizod has a high share of walls, gates and bridges: 18%. Chapelizod shows 10 kinds of building on its record.
Homes62
Walls, gates and bridges24
Public buildings8
Churches and chapels6
Memorials and tombs5
Street furniture2
Farm and estate buildings1
Mills, stations and works1
Inns, shops and warehouses1
Other buildings21
Types as the National Inventory records them, grouped; a building keeps the type it was built as.
Archaeology and around
Archaeology in Chapelizod
The Sites and Monuments Record lists every known archaeological site; most are field monuments with little to see. By kind:
50 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.
| Building5 records |
| Enclosure4 records |
| Graveslab (present location)3 records |
| Earthwork3 records |
| House - 16th/17th century2 records |
| Well2 records |
| Bastioned fort2 records |
| Bridge2 records |
| Tomb - unclassified2 records |
| House - 17th century2 records |
| Barrow - ditch barrow2 records |
| Barracks2 records |
| Deer park1 record |
| Castle - tower house1 record |
| Mound1 record |
| 16 more kinds16 records |
Homes by age
More of Chapelizod’s homes date from 1981 to 2000 than from any other period: 37%
Homes dated from 1946 to 1980 are scarcer in Chapelizod than in most towns: 17%, against 24%. Just 2.4% of the homes in Chapelizod went up between the wars, short of the typical 3.9%. Chapelizod’s newest homes, from 2011 or later, are 5.2%, roughly the usual 5.8%.
11%
Before 1919
2.4%
1919–45
17%
1946–80
37%
1981–2000
28%
2001–10
5.2%
Since 2011
ChapelizodTypical 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
Chapelizod has the 3rd most of 16 towns its size
Towns of 4,600 to 5,100 residents, by buildings on the record.
Chapelizod131
#3 of 16for buildings on the record per resident (269 per 10,000). Birr, Clonakilty and Chapelizod lead.
Only Birr and Clonakilty have more. The typical town its size has 57. One of the 16 has none.
Neighbours
Chapelizod and its neighbours
| Town | People | National Inventory | National | Archaeological sites |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chapelizod | 4,862 | 131 | 5 | 50 |
| Decies | 2,713 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kylemore | 2,557 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ballyfermot | 3,632 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Kilmainham | 10,240 | 52 | 7 | 8 |
| Inchicore | 5,285 | 35 | 0 | 3 |
| Carna | 2,897 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
In brief
Chapelizod in brief
Few towns are as rich in recorded buildings as Chapelizod: per resident it has more than 91% of Irish towns of 2,500 or more. In all there are 131 places on the record, 5 of them in the top tier, including Phoenix Park. Its housing is old: 11% of homes date from before 1919, against 3.4% in the typical town. Only 2 of the 16 towns nearest its size have more recorded buildings.
Chapelizod Road alone has 14 places on the record. Of the 131 with a date, 91 come from the 19th century. The oldest is Saint Laurence's Church, from 1400.
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 Chapelizod’s history
How many historic buildings are recorded in Chapelizod?
131 buildings on the National Inventory, 5 of them of national importance, from the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage.
Which places in Chapelizod are of national importance?
Phoenix Park, Magazine Fort, Wellington Monument, Dublin Zoo (The Roberts House) and The Papal Cross.
What is the oldest building in Chapelizod?
Saint Laurence's Church: the first date on its record is 1400.
Are there archaeological sites in Chapelizod?
Yes: the Sites and Monuments Record lists 50 archaeological sites inside Chapelizod.
How old are the homes in Chapelizod?
11% 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).