RegBridge · 1800–1840Callaghan BridgeClonsilla, KellystownPhoto: Royalcanalrunner · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Commons file
Saint Mary's Church (Clonsilla) · Photo: Daymobrew · CC BY-SA 4.05buildings on the National Inventory
History of Clonsilla · National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
Clonsilla: 5 buildings on the National Inventory
Of its homes, 0.3% were built before 1919, against 3.4% in the typical town. Its oldest building dates from 1800. The Sites and Monuments Record adds 3 archaeological sites inside the town. Clonsilla has 2.2 buildings on the record for every 10,000 residents, against 48 in the typical town.
On the National Inventory
5
2.2 per 10,000 residents
typical town: 48
typical town: 48
Of national importance
0
NIAH National or International, and national monuments
Archaeological sites
3
Sites and Monuments Record
Oldest building
1800
the first date on its record
Homes built before 1919
0.3%
typical town: 3.4%
In pictures
3 photographs of Clonsilla’s heritage
Of the buildings pictured in Clonsilla, Callaghan Bridge is the oldest, from 1800. 3 recorded places in Clonsilla have a photo. The set opens with Saint Mary's Church (Clonsilla) and Callaghan Bridge.
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.
The map
Where Clonsilla’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 5, by rating
5 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
5 historic places in Clonsilla
Buildings rated Regional, of significance in their region, and archaeological monuments with an encyclopedia article.
RegChurch / chapel · 1840–1850Saint Mary's Church (Clonsilla)Church View, Clonsilla RoadPhoto: Daymobrew · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Commons file
RegSignal box · 1840–1860Clonsilla Railway StationKellystown
School · 1850–1855Clonsilla National SchoolPorterstown Road
What’s recorded
The record in and around Clonsilla: homes first, at 38%
Clonsilla’s most recent recorded building is from 1900. Two of the highest-rated records are Callaghan Bridge and Beechpark House. Nothing on Clonsilla’s record is rated of national importance.
Homes3
Walls, gates and bridges1
Public buildings1
Mills, stations and works1
Churches and chapels1
Farm and estate 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 Clonsilla’s dated buildings come from the 19th century
Each building by the first date on its record.
1500–1799 three centuries0
19th century 1800–18994
1900 and later to today1
The oldest is Callaghan Bridge, from 1800.
Archaeology and around
Archaeology in Clonsilla
The Sites and Monuments Record lists every known archaeological site; most are field monuments with little to see. By kind:
3 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.
| Church1 record |
| Graveyard1 record |
| Graveslab1 record |
Just outside Clonsilla: 3
| Beechpark House (farmyard complex)Regional rating (NIAH) · 200 m outside the town |
| Beechpark House (country house)Regional rating (NIAH) · 200 m outside the town |
| Worker's house, Porterstown RoadRegional rating (NIAH) · 100 m outside the town |
Homes by age
A growing town: 11% of Clonsilla’s homes date from 2011 on, the norm is 5.8%
The homes built in Clonsilla since 2001 are fewer than those built before it. Just 0.3% of the homes in Clonsilla went up between the wars, short of the typical 3.9%. More of Clonsilla’s homes than usual date from 1981 to 2000: 57%, against 24%.
0.3%
Before 1919
0.3%
1919–45
11%
1946–80
57%
1981–2000
21%
2001–10
11%
Since 2011
ClonsillaTypical 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
Clonsilla and its neighbours
| Town | People | National Inventory | National | Archaeological sites |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clonsilla | 22,510 | 5 | 0 | 3 |
| Ongar | 13,390 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Clonee | 1,205 | 3 | 0 | 8 |
| Mulhuddart | 19,252 | 3 | 1 | 11 |
| Blanchardstown | 24,613 | 12 | 2 | 15 |
| Carpenterstown | 20,967 | 71 | 2 | 17 |
| Hollystown | 12,884 | 4 | 0 | 19 |
In brief
Clonsilla in brief
Clonsilla has 5 places on the record. Most of its dated monuments come from the 19th century: 4 of 5. The oldest, Callaghan Bridge, dates from 1800.
Its homes are mostly newer: 0.3% were built before 1919, against 3.4% in the typical town. For its size the list is short: per resident, it has more recorded buildings than only 12% of Irish towns of 2,500 or more. Otherwise the figures are ordinary: it has 5 recorded buildings, about typical for a town its size (the middle one has 71); and it also has 3 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 Clonsilla’s history
How many historic buildings are recorded in Clonsilla?
5 buildings on the National Inventory, from the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage.
What is the oldest building in Clonsilla?
Callaghan Bridge: the first date on its record is 1800.
Are there archaeological sites in Clonsilla?
Yes: the Sites and Monuments Record lists 3 archaeological sites inside Clonsilla.
How old are the homes in Clonsilla?
0.3% 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).