House · 1820–1830Walmer VillaTuscany Downs, Raheny, Dublin 5
Photo: William Murphy from Dublin, Ireland · CC BY-SA 2.03buildings on the National Inventory
History of Donaghmede · National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
Donaghmede has 3 buildings on the National Inventory
Of its homes, 0.3% were built before 1919, against 3.4% in the typical town. The earliest building recorded goes back to 1820. Donaghmede has 3.1 buildings on the record for every 10,000 residents, against 48 in the typical town. The Sites and Monuments Record adds 3 archaeological sites inside the town.
On the National Inventory
3
3.1 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
1820
the first date on its record
Homes built before 1919
0.3%
typical town: 3.4%
The map
Where Donaghmede’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 3, by rating
3 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
3 historic places in Donaghmede
Buildings rated Regional, of significance in their region, and archaeological monuments with an encyclopedia article.
School · 1870–1880School, 42A Station Road, Raheny, Dublin 5
Post box · 1930–1950Post box, Belmont Park, Grange, Dublin 5
Archaeology and around
Archaeology in Donaghmede
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.
| Windmill2 records |
| Ritual site - holy well1 record |
Homes by age
Donaghmede has added few homes since 2011: 0.9%, where most towns have 5.8%
Few of Donaghmede’s homes date in the 2000s: 7.5%, the norm 25%. Donaghmede added comparatively little between the wars: 0.7% of its homes, the typical town 3.9%. In most towns 24% of homes were built from 1946 to 1980; in Donaghmede, 76%.
0.3%
Before 1919
0.7%
1919–45
76%
1946–80
15%
1981–2000
7.5%
2001–10
0.9%
Since 2011
DonaghmedeTypical 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
How Donaghmede compares with 16 towns its size
Towns of 9,300 to 10,100 residents, by buildings on the record.
Donaghmede3
#15 of 16for buildings on the record per resident (3.1 per 10,000). Dungarvan, Glasnevin and Portarlington lead.
14 have more. The typical town its size has 18. One of the 16 has none.
Neighbours
Donaghmede and its neighbours
In brief
Donaghmede in brief
The official list counts 3 places on the record in Donaghmede. Its homes are mostly newer: 0.3% were built before 1919, against 3.4% in the typical town. The oldest, Walmer Villa, dates from 1820. Most towns its size have more recorded buildings: the typical one has 18. Beyond that, 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 Donaghmede’s history
How many historic buildings are recorded in Donaghmede?
3 buildings on the National Inventory, from the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage.
What is the oldest building in Donaghmede?
Walmer Villa: the first date on its record is 1820.
Are there archaeological sites in Donaghmede?
Yes: the Sites and Monuments Record lists 3 archaeological sites inside Donaghmede.
How old are the homes in Donaghmede?
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.
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).