St John's C of I Church · Photo: Tdr112 · CC BY-SA 4.0Clondalkin has 71 buildings on the National Inventory
Clondalkin is a historic town on the Sites and Monuments Record, which lists 26 archaeological sites inside it. Its oldest building dates from 1760. Of its homes, 0.9% were built before 1919, against 3.4% in the typical town. For every 10,000 residents, Clondalkin has 31 buildings on the record; the typical town has 48.
typical town: 48
4 photographs of Clondalkin’s heritage
Two to begin with: St John's C of I Church and Clondalkin Library. 4 recorded places in Clondalkin have a photo. Grand Canal, dated 1770, is the oldest pictured in Clondalkin.
Clondalkin LibraryRegional rating (NIAH)
Clondalkin Round TowerArchaeological monument (SMR)
Grand Canal (lock)Regional 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.
Where Clondalkin’s history is
Every building and site on the record inside the town, by its rating.
Hover a dot for its name; tap one to open its page.
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).
72 historic places in Clondalkin
Buildings rated Regional, of significance in their region, and archaeological monuments with an encyclopedia article.
All 30, A to Z
42 recorded by their type and address
42 are recorded only by their type and address: 37 homes, 4 street furniture and 1 mills, stations and works; most date from the 19th century.
Knockmeenagh Road has the most
Streets with three or more buildings on the record, by the address it gives.
Of the 72 records, 59 give a street address.
79% of Clondalkin’s recorded buildings are homes
The second-largest group on the record is street furniture, with 4. Two of the highest-rated records are Chomer Cottage and Moyle Park House. Of national importance in Clondalkin: none; the record is regional.
Types as the National Inventory records them, grouped; a building keeps the type it was built as.
Most of Clondalkin’s dated buildings come from the 19th century
Each building by the first date on its record.
7 of the 71 dated ones were built before 1800. The oldest is Chomer Cottage, from 1760.
Archaeology in Clondalkin
The Sites and Monuments Record lists every known archaeological site; most are field monuments with little to see. By kind:
26 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.
| Kiln - lime3 records |
| Church2 records |
| Cross2 records |
| Castle - unclassified2 records |
| Graveyard2 records |
| Historic town1 record |
| Ecclesiastical enclosure1 record |
| Round tower1 record |
| Font1 record |
| Ecclesiastical site1 record |
| Enclosure1 record |
| Ritual site - holy well1 record |
| Inscribed stone1 record |
| Children's burial ground1 record |
| House - fortified house1 record |
| 5 more kinds5 records |
Just outside Clondalkin: 5
| Fairview Oil MillsRegional rating (NIAH) · 100 m outside the town |
| Casement AerodromeRegional rating (NIAH) · 1.2 km outside the town |
| Stables, Corkagh DemesneRegional rating (NIAH) · 300 m outside the town |
| Bridge, Corkagh Demesne, ClondalkinRegional rating (NIAH) · 300 m outside the town |
| Worker's house, Corkagh DemesneRegional rating (NIAH) · 300 m outside the town |
Few of Clondalkin’s homes are newer than 2011: 3.6%, against 5.8%
Homes built from 1981 to 2000 make up 48% of Clondalkin’s, against 24% in the typical town. Fewer of Clondalkin’s homes than usual date between the wars: 1%, against 3.9%. Building in the 2000s left Clondalkin with 14% of its homes, below the usual 25%.
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.
Clondalkin and its neighbours
| Town | People | National Inventory | National | Archaeological sites |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clondalkin | 22,788 | 71 | 0 | 26 |
| Deansrath | 13,743 | 25 | 0 | 13 |
| Cherry Orchard | 8,280 | 6 | 0 | 1 |
| Ronanstown | 11,130 | 21 | 0 | 3 |
| Carna | 2,897 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Kylemore | 2,557 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tallaght | 15,588 | 5 | 1 | 13 |
Clondalkin in brief
The official list counts 72 places on the record in Clondalkin. Knockmeenagh Road alone has 14 places on the record. Most entries on the list, 79%, are homes. Of the 71 with a date, 39 come from the 19th century. The oldest is Chomer Cottage, from 1760.
Its homes are mostly newer: 0.9% were built before 1919, against 3.4% in the typical town. It also has 26 archaeological sites on the record. Otherwise the figures are ordinary: it has 71 recorded buildings, about typical for a town its size (the middle one has 71); and per resident it sits near the middle of Irish towns of 2,500 or more.
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 Clondalkin’s history
How many historic buildings are recorded in Clondalkin?
71 buildings on the National Inventory, from the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage.
What is the oldest building in Clondalkin?
Chomer Cottage: the first date on its record is 1760.
Are there archaeological sites in Clondalkin?
Yes: the Sites and Monuments Record lists 26 archaeological sites inside Clondalkin.
How old are the homes in Clondalkin?
0.9% 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) · 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).