House · 1790–1795House, 15 Marino Crescent, Dublin 3
Harry Byrnes · Photo: Dwmalone · CC BY-SA 4.0113buildings on the National Inventory
History of Clontarf West · National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
Clontarf West has 113 buildings on the National Inventory, one of them of national importance
Clontarf West has kept more old homes than most towns: 13% were built before 1919, against 3.4% in the typical town. The earliest building recorded goes back to 1740. The Sites and Monuments Record adds 4 archaeological sites inside the town. Clontarf West has 74 buildings on the record for every 10,000 residents, against 48 in the typical town.
On the National Inventory
113
74 per 10,000 residents
typical town: 48
typical town: 48
Of national importance
1
NIAH National or International, and national monuments
Archaeological sites
4
Sites and Monuments Record
Oldest building
1740
the first date on its record
Homes built before 1919
13%
typical town: 3.4%
In pictures
19 pictures of historic Clontarf West
Look out for Harry Byrnes and Gaffney & Sons. Pictures exist for 19 of the places Clontarf West has on the record. The oldest building in Clontarf West’s set dates from 1760: Gaffney & Sons.
Gaffney & SonsRegional rating (NIAH)
Bram Stoker ParkRegional rating (NIAH)
Marino CollegeRegional rating (NIAH)
Bridge, Howth Road, Clontarf, Dublin 3Regional rating (NIAH)
Annesley BridgeRegional rating (NIAH)+14See 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.
The map
Where Clontarf 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 113, by rating
1 National and International112 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 Clontarf 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
112 more historic places in Clontarf West
Buildings rated Regional, of significance in their region, and archaeological monuments with an encyclopedia article.
All 48, A to Z
AltonaAnnesley BridgeAuburn HouseBloomfieldBram Stoker ParkCentral HallClontarf Garda Síochána Station (garda station / constabulary barracks)Clontarf Garda Síochána Station (handball alley)Clontarf Golf Club (house)Clontarf Golf Club (walled garden)Clontarf Methodist Church\St. Lawrence CrecheClontarf Railway BridgeClontarf and Scots Presbyterian ChurchCopper Beech CourtCrescent ClinicDalradaElsinoreGaffney & SonsGaradice HouseGlaslynnGreenmountHarry ByrnesHedigan'sHollybrook ParkHowth Road Mixed National SchoolHyperion HouseLisnevaghMarino CollegeMarino Health CentreMarino Mart (shop / retail outlet)Marino Mart (shop / retail outlet)Mount Temple Comprehensive School (clock)Mount Temple Comprehensive School (gate lodge)Mount Temple Comprehensive School (house)Our Lady of ConsolationProspect HouseSeaview HouseSeán Ruiséal MonumentSimla LodgeSt Anthony's ChurchSt Anthony's HallSt. Joseph's CBS SchoolSt. Joseph's CBS SchoolSt. Mary's ChurchSt. Mary's Holy Faith ConventSt. Michael'sWinstonvilleWoodfield
64 recorded by their type and address
64 are recorded only by their type and address: 48 homes, 9 street furniture and 2 mills, stations and works; most date from the 19th century.
18th century22
19th century36
20th century6
Historic streets
Howth Road has the most
Streets with three or more buildings on the record, by the address it gives.
Howth Road36 on the record
Marino Crescent26 on the record · 1 of national importance
Clontarf Road13 on the record
Malahide Road12 on the record
Annesley Bridge3 on the record
Of the 113 records, 94 give a street address.
What’s recorded
More homes than anything else in Clontarf West: 65%
Two of the highest-rated records are Gaffney & Sons and Clontarf Golf Club. Nationally, street furniture are 3% of the record; in Clontarf West they are 8%. Counted by type, Clontarf West’s record runs to 9 kinds of building.
Homes74
Street furniture9
Public buildings8
Churches and chapels6
Walls, gates and bridges5
Inns, shops and warehouses3
Mills, stations and works2
Memorials and tombs1
Other buildings5
Types as the National Inventory records them, grouped; a building keeps the type it was built as.
How old
Most of Clontarf West’s dated buildings come from the 19th century
Each building by the first date on its record.
1500–1799 three centuries31
19th century 1800–189957
1900 and later to today25
31 of the 113 dated ones were built before 1800.
Archaeology and around
Archaeology in Clontarf West
The Sites and Monuments Record lists every known archaeological site; most are field monuments with little to see. By kind:
4 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.
| Bridge1 record |
| Burial1 record |
| Church1 record |
| Graveyard1 record |
Homes by age
Only 2.2% of Clontarf West’s homes were built since 2011 (5.8% is typical)
Against a typical 24%, only 15% of Clontarf West’s homes went up from 1981 to 2000. More of Clontarf West’s homes than usual date between the wars: 31%, against 3.9%. Homes dated in the 2000s are scarcer in Clontarf West than in most towns: 6.7%, against 25%.
13%
Before 1919
31%
1919–45
33%
1946–80
15%
1981–2000
6.7%
2001–10
2.2%
Since 2011
Clontarf 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.
Towns its size
Clontarf West has the 3rd most of 16 towns its size
Towns of 14,500 to 16,000 residents, by buildings on the record.
Clontarf West113
#3 of 16for buildings on the record per resident (74 per 10,000). Tullamore, East Wall and Clontarf West lead.
Only Tullamore and East Wall have more. The typical town its size has 18.
Neighbours
Clontarf West and its neighbours
| Town | People | National Inventory | National | Archaeological sites |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clontarf West | 15,296 | 113 | 1 | 4 |
| Marino | 6,272 | 14 | 2 | 1 |
| Clontarf East | 18,626 | 132 | 2 | 15 |
| Beaumont | 19,072 | 8 | 0 | 3 |
| Drumcondra | 11,149 | 89 | 2 | 11 |
| Ballybough | 8,188 | 134 | 0 | 0 |
| Harmonstown | 5,769 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
In brief
Clontarf West in brief
Old houses are part of Clontarf West’s character: 13% of its homes were built before 1919, against 3.4% in the typical town. All told, the list holds 113 places on the record, 1 of them in the top tier. Only 2 of the 16 towns nearest its size have more recorded buildings. On Howth Road alone there are 36 places on the record.
Most entries on the list, 65%, are homes. Most of its dated monuments come from the 19th century: 57 of 113. The oldest, Gaffney & Sons, dates from 1760. The rest is about typical: per resident it sits near the middle of Irish towns of 2,500 or more; and it also has 4 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 Clontarf West’s history
How many historic buildings are recorded in Clontarf West?
113 buildings on the National Inventory, one of them of national importance, from the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage.
Which places in Clontarf West are of national importance?
House, 15 Marino Crescent, Dublin 3.
What is the oldest building in Clontarf West?
House, Hollybrook Park, Clontarf, Dublin 3: the first date on its record is 1740.
Are there archaeological sites in Clontarf West?
Yes: the Sites and Monuments Record lists 4 archaeological sites inside Clontarf West.
How old are the homes in Clontarf West?
13% 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).