IntCustom house · 1780–1930Custom HouseCustom House Quay, Beresford Place, Dublin 1Photo: Elemaki · CC BY 3.0 · Commons file
CHQ Building · Photo: Dublinprojekt · CC BY-SA 4.0122buildings on the National Inventory
History of East Wall · National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
Old homes in East Wall: 17% built before 1919
The typical town has 3.4%: East Wall has 5 times the share. The National Inventory of Architectural Heritage records 122 buildings in East Wall, 6 of them of national importance. The earliest building recorded goes back to 1780. The Sites and Monuments Record adds 2 archaeological sites inside the town.
On the National Inventory
122
77 per 10,000 residents
typical town: 48
typical town: 48
Of national importance
6
NIAH National or International, and national monuments
Archaeological sites
2
Sites and Monuments Record
Oldest building
1780
the first date on its record
Homes built before 1919
17%
typical town: 3.4%
In pictures
Old and new: 15 photos and 4 old views of East Wall
Of the places on East Wall’s record, 16 have a photo here. East Wall before 1950 appears in old photographs from 1885 to 1921. The set includes 6 of East Wall’s nationally rated places.
'Famine'National rating (NIAH)
Busáras/Áras Mhic DhiarmadaInternational rating (NIAH)
Custom HouseInternational rating (NIAH)
Connolly Station (railway station)National rating (NIAH)
R. & H. HallNational rating (NIAH)+10See 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.
Through time
East Wall from 1885 to 1921
4 old photographs, in date order. All made before 1950.
c. 1885
1890
c. 1916
1921From Wikimedia Commons, copied to our own server: public domain, or from the National Library of Ireland’s collections (Lawrence, Poole, Eason and others) with no known copyright restrictions. Each credit opens the image’s page.
The map
Where East Wall’s history is
Every building and site on the record inside the town, by its rating.
National and InternationalRegional and other sites400 m from 'Famine'
5 of 6within 400 m of 'Famine', the heart of the town’s history
Hover a dot for its name; tap one to open its page.
The 122, by rating
6 National and International116 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
6 places of national importance in East Wall
Buildings the National Inventory rates National or International: of significance across Ireland or beyond. Each one opens its own page.
IntBus station · 1945–1955Busáras/Áras Mhic DhiarmadaStore Street, Beresford Place, Dublin 1Photo: Jnestorius · Public domain · Commons file
NatStore / warehouse · 1815–1825CHQ BuildingCustom House Quay, George's Dock, Dublin 1Photo: Dublinprojekt · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Commons file
NatRailway station · 1845–1850Connolly Station (railway station)Amiens Street, Dublin 1Photo: Kaihsu Tai · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Commons file
NatGranary · 1910–1930R. & H. HallAlexandra Road, Dublin 1Photo: Eric Jones · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Commons file
NatRegional and other sites
116 more historic places in East Wall
Buildings rated Regional, of significance in their region, and archaeological monuments with an encyclopedia article.
All 43, A to Z
CIÉ Goods DepotCIÉ OfficesCafé UrbanoConnolly Station (railway station)Connolly Station (train shed)Connolly Station (water tower)Custom House (gates / railings / walls)Custom House (statue)Dublin Graving DockFreestanding swivel iron dock craneFulcrum Office Suites (house)Fulcrum Office Suites (house)G.S. Medical/Meehan ArchitectsGeorge's DockGeorge's Dock BridgeGroup Property ManagementHealth Service Executive (house)Health Service Executive (house)Hugh Ward & Co. SolicitorsInner DockIrish Rail Head Office, Connolly StationJohn McElhinney & Co.Liffey Oil LtdM & A MotorcyclesMeehan AssociatesNorth Wall QuayOdlum's Mills (granary)Odlum's Mills (granary)Port CentrePreston HouseRichford MotorsSaint Laurence O'Toole SchoolSaint Laurence O'Toole SchoolSaint Laurence O'Toole's ChurchSheriff Street Lifting BridgeSt. Joseph's ChurchThe 02The Five LampsThe HarbourmasterThe Oasis CentreThe Strand HouseVallence & McGrathWrought-Iron Winches
73 recorded by their type and address
73 are recorded only by their type and address: 45 homes, 12 walls, gates and bridges and 8 other buildings; most date from the 19th century.
18th century2
19th century67
20th century4
Historic streets
Seville Place has the most
Streets with three or more buildings on the record, by the address it gives.
Seville Place34 on the record
Amiens Street18 on the record · 1 of national importance
North Strand Road11 on the record
North Wall Quay11 on the record
Custom House Quay8 on the record · 3 of national importance
Alexandra Road7 on the record · 1 of national importance
Preston Street4 on the record
Church Road3 on the record
Sheriff Street3 on the record
Of the 122 records, 114 give a street address.
What’s recorded
East Wall’s largest group: homes, 49% of the record
Compared with the National Inventory (8%), East Wall has a high share of walls, gates and bridges: 16%. At the top of the record: Custom House and Busáras/Áras Mhic Dhiarmada. The variety is wide in East Wall: 9 kinds of building on the record.
Homes60
Walls, gates and bridges20
Mills, stations and works7
Public buildings6
Churches and chapels4
Inns, shops and warehouses4
Memorials and tombs2
Street furniture2
Other buildings17
Types as the National Inventory records them, grouped; a building keeps the type it was built as.
How old
Most of East Wall’s dated buildings come from the 19th century
Each building by the first date on its record.
1500–1799 three centuries4
19th century 1800–189997
1900 and later to today21
4 of the 122 dated ones were built before 1800. The oldest is Custom House, from 1780.
Archaeology and around
Archaeology in East Wall
The Sites and Monuments Record lists every known archaeological site; most are field monuments with little to see. By kind:
2 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.
| Sea wall1 record |
| Quay1 record |
Just outside East Wall: 1
| Loop Line RailwayRegional rating (NIAH) · 100 m outside the town |
Homes by age
The biggest share of East Wall’s homes dates in the 2000s: 36%
Just 8% of the homes in East Wall went up from 1946 to 1980, short of the typical 24%. East Wall added a lot between the wars: 11% of its homes, the typical town 3.9%. The last decade or so added 8.6% of East Wall’s homes, against 5.8% in most towns.
17%
Before 1919
11%
1919–45
8%
1946–80
20%
1981–2000
36%
2001–10
8.6%
Since 2011
East WallTypical 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.
Born here
3 notable people born in East Wall before 1900
From Joe Synnott (1893) to Jack O'Reilly (1896): their lives on one timeline, earliest first.
Joe Synnott
John Synnott
Jack O'Reilly
18501875190019251950
JS
Joe Synnott1893–1952 · Irish Gaelic footballer
JS
John Synnott1895– · Irish Gaelic footballer
JO
Jack O'Reilly1896–1942 · Irish Gaelic footballer
Everyone born in East Wall → Birthplaces from Wikidata, each checked against the person’s English Wikipedia article; portraits from Wikimedia Commons.
Towns its size
East Wall has the 2nd most of 16 towns its size
Towns of 14,900 to 16,900 residents, by buildings on the record.
East Wall122
#2 of 16for buildings on the record per resident (77 per 10,000). Tullamore, East Wall and Clontarf West lead.
Only Tullamore has more. The typical town its size has 18. One of the 16 has none.
Neighbours
East Wall and its neighbours
| Town | People | National Inventory | National | Archaeological sites |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| East Wall | 15,907 | 122 | 6 | 2 |
| Grand Canal Dock | 8,320 | 320 | 5 | 2 |
| Ballybough | 8,188 | 134 | 0 | 0 |
| St Stephen's Green | 5,319 | 864 | 40 | 235 |
| Summerhill | 11,911 | 284 | 2 | 2 |
| Parnell Square | 10,117 | 330 | 21 | 7 |
| O'Connell Street | 6,749 | 465 | 16 | 31 |
In brief
East Wall in brief
More of East Wall’s homes are old than in most places: 17% were built before 1919, against 3.4% in the typical town. In all there are 122 places on the record, 6 of them in the top tier, including Custom House. Its places of national importance cluster together: 5 of them stand within 400 m of 'Famine'. Only one of the 16 towns nearest its size has more recorded buildings.
Seville Place alone has 34 places on the record. Of the 122 with a date, 97 come from the 19th century. The oldest is Custom House, from 1780. Beyond that, per resident it sits near the middle of Irish towns of 2,500 or more; and it also has 2 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 East Wall’s history
How many historic buildings are recorded in East Wall?
122 buildings on the National Inventory, 6 of them of national importance, from the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage.
Which places in East Wall are of national importance?
Custom House, Busáras/Áras Mhic Dhiarmada, CHQ Building, Connolly Station (railway station), R. & H. Hall and 'Famine'.
What is the oldest building in East Wall?
Custom House: the first date on its record is 1780.
Are there archaeological sites in East Wall?
Yes: the Sites and Monuments Record lists 2 archaeological sites inside East Wall.
How old are the homes in East Wall?
17% 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 and English Wikipedia for people born here · 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).