Country house · 1720–1740Woodlands House (country house)Clonshaugh Road, Dublin 17
Photo: shaun12246 · CC BY-SA 3.07buildings on the National Inventory
History of Darndale · National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
Darndale has 7 buildings on the National Inventory, one of them of national importance
Of its homes, 0.4% were built before 1919, against 3.4% in the typical town. The oldest record dates from 1720. Inside the town, the Sites and Monuments Record lists 5 archaeological sites. Darndale has 4.8 buildings on the record for every 10,000 residents, against 48 in the typical town.
On the National Inventory
7
4.8 per 10,000 residents
typical town: 48
typical town: 48
Of national importance
1
NIAH National or International, and national monuments
Archaeological sites
5
Sites and Monuments Record
Oldest building
1720
the first date on its record
Homes built before 1919
0.4%
typical town: 3.4%
The map
Where Darndale’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 7, by rating
1 National and International6 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 Darndale
Buildings the National Inventory rates National or International: of significance across Ireland or beyond. Each one opens its own page.
Regional and other sites
6 more historic places in Darndale
Buildings rated Regional, of significance in their region, and archaeological monuments with an encyclopedia article.
Ornamental canal / lake · 1720–1740Woodlands House (ornamental canal / lake)Clonshaugh Road, Dublin 17
House · 1740–1760Priorswood House100 Clonshaugh Avenue, Dublin 17
Conservatory · 1870–1890Woodlands House (conservatory)Clonshaugh Road, Dublin 17
Icehouse · 1810–1830Icehouse, Clonshaugh Road, Dublin 17
Milestone / milepost · 1880–1900Milestone, Malahide Road, Belcamp Lane, Dublin 17
Post box · 1960–1980Post box, Greencastle Parade, Coolock, Dublin 17
What’s recorded
Darndale and its edges: homes first, 44%
All told, 5 kinds of building appear on Darndale’s record. The next biggest group is street furniture, 2 in all. Two of the highest-rated records are Woodlands House and Priorswood House.
Homes4
Street furniture2
Mills, stations and works1
Walls, gates and bridges1
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 Darndale’s dated buildings come from the 16th to 18th centuries
Each building by the first date on its record.
1500–1799 three centuries3
19th century 1800–18993
1900 and later to today1
3 of the 7 dated ones were built before 1800. The oldest is Woodlands House, from 1720.
Archaeology and around
Archaeology in Darndale
The Sites and Monuments Record lists every known archaeological site; most are field monuments with little to see. By kind:
5 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 century3 records |
| House - 18th/19th century1 record |
| Earthwork1 record |
Just outside Darndale: 2
| Belcamp HouseRegional rating (NIAH) · 100 m outside the town |
| Belcamp HallRegional rating (NIAH) · 100 m outside the town |
Homes by age
Darndale has added few homes since 2011: 3.7%, where most towns have 5.8%
Just 17% of the homes in Darndale went up from 1981 to 2000, short of the typical 24%. Building between the wars fell short in Darndale: 1.2%, against 3.9% in most towns. 60% of Darndale’s homes were built from 1946 to 1980, more than the typical town’s 24%.
0.4%
Before 1919
1.2%
1919–45
60%
1946–80
17%
1981–2000
18%
2001–10
3.7%
Since 2011
DarndaleTypical 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
Darndale and its neighbours
In brief
Darndale in brief
Darndale has 7 places on the record, 1 of them in the top tier, including Woodlands House. Its homes are mostly newer: 0.4% were built before 1919, against 3.4% in the typical town. It also has 5 archaeological sites on the record.
The oldest, Woodlands House, dates from 1720. For its size the list is short: per resident, it has more recorded buildings than only 16% of Irish towns of 2,500 or more. Otherwise the figures are ordinary: it has 7 recorded buildings, about typical for a town its size (the middle one has 27).
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 Darndale’s history
How many historic buildings are recorded in Darndale?
7 buildings on the National Inventory, one of them of national importance, from the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage.
Which places in Darndale are of national importance?
Woodlands House (country house).
What is the oldest building in Darndale?
Woodlands House: the first date on its record is 1720.
Are there archaeological sites in Darndale?
Yes: the Sites and Monuments Record lists 5 archaeological sites inside Darndale.
How old are the homes in Darndale?
0.4% 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).