Whitechurch Branch Library · Photo: HighKing · CC BY-SA 4.0Edmondstown: 41 buildings on the National Inventory
Edmondstown’s oldest recorded building dates from 1700. The Sites and Monuments Record adds 6 archaeological sites inside the town. For every 10,000 residents, Edmondstown has 75 buildings on the record; the typical town has 48.
typical town: 48
Edmondstown’s buildings in 2 pictures
2 of the places on Edmondstown’s record are pictured here; the others show their record card. Two to begin with: Whitechurch Branch Library and Whitechurch Church. Of the buildings pictured in Edmondstown, Whitechurch Church is the oldest, from 1825.
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.
Where Edmondstown’s history is
Every building and site on the record inside the town, by its rating.
Hover a dot for its name; tap one to open its page.
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).
41 historic places in Edmondstown
Buildings rated Regional, of significance in their region, and archaeological monuments with an encyclopedia article.
All 14, A to Z
27 recorded by their type and address
27 are recorded only by their type and address: 26 homes and 1 churches and chapels; most date from the 19th century.
More homes than anything else in Edmondstown: 78%
Second on the record: churches and chapels, 4 of them. At the top of the record: Moravian Cemetery and Grange Golf Club. In Edmondstown, every record stops at a regional rating.
Types as the National Inventory records them, grouped; a building keeps the type it was built as.
Most of Edmondstown’s dated buildings come from the 20th century or later
Each building by the first date on its record.
4 of the 41 dated ones were built before 1800.
Archaeology in Edmondstown
The Sites and Monuments Record lists every known archaeological site; most are field monuments with little to see. By kind:
6 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 |
| Cross-slab1 record |
| Font1 record |
| Cross1 record |
Just outside Edmondstown: 19
| Saint Columba's CollegeRegional rating (NIAH) · 200 m outside the town |
| The Mews BuildingRegional rating (NIAH) · 900 m outside the town |
| Rockbrook Park SchoolRegional rating (NIAH) · 800 m outside the town |
| Saint ThomasRegional rating (NIAH) · 200 m outside the town |
| Tigh BanRegional rating (NIAH) · 900 m outside the town |
| Rockbrook MillRegional rating (NIAH) · 900 m outside the town |
| Woodtown Park (farm house)Regional rating (NIAH) · 300 m outside the town |
| Woodtown Park (gate lodge)Regional rating (NIAH) · 100 m outside the town |
| Boat HouseRegional rating (NIAH) · 400 m outside the town |
| Doherty'sRegional rating (NIAH) · 600 m outside the town |
| Killakee HouseRegional rating (NIAH) · 1.7 km outside the town |
| Larch HillRegional rating (NIAH) · 1.6 km outside the town |
| Tibradden House (country house)Regional rating (NIAH) · 1.1 km outside the town |
| Tibradden House (gate lodge)Regional rating (NIAH) · 1 km outside the town |
| Graveyard, CruaghRegional rating (NIAH) · 1.4 km outside the town |
| House, Mount Venus RoadRegional rating (NIAH) · 800 m outside the town |
| Mill (water), Edmondstown RoadRegional rating (NIAH) · 300 m outside the town |
| Mill (water), Kilmashogue LaneRegional rating (NIAH) · 200 m outside the town |
| Water pump, Edmondstown RoadRegional rating (NIAH) · 200 m outside the town |
Only 2.2% of Edmondstown’s homes go back before 1919 (3.4% is typical)
Edmondstown built little in the 2000s: 5.6% of its homes, where most towns have 25%. Building between the wars fell short in Edmondstown: 1.1%, against 3.9% in most towns. 58% of Edmondstown’s homes date from 1981 to 2000, well above the typical 24%.
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.
Edmondstown and its neighbours
| Town | People | National Inventory | National | Archaeological sites |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edmondstown | 5,451 | 41 | 0 | 6 |
| Ballyboden | 5,246 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| Rathfarnham | 17,508 | 86 | 1 | 11 |
| Knocklyon | 13,854 | 8 | 0 | 3 |
| Ballinteer | 16,038 | 11 | 1 | 4 |
| Churchtown | 10,044 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Firhouse | 12,254 | 8 | 0 | 5 |
Edmondstown in brief
The official list counts 41 places on the record in Edmondstown. Most entries on the list, 78%, are homes. Of the 41 with a date, 27 come from the 20th century or later. The oldest is Moravian Cemetery, from 1740.
Its homes are mostly newer: 2.2% were built before 1919, against 3.4% in the typical town. It also has 6 archaeological sites on the record. The rest is about typical: it has 41 recorded buildings, about typical for a town its size (the middle one has 41); and per resident it sits near the middle of Irish towns of 2,500 or more.
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 Edmondstown’s history
How many historic buildings are recorded in Edmondstown?
41 buildings on the National Inventory, from the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage.
What is the oldest building in Edmondstown?
Graveyard, Whitechurch Road: the first date on its record is 1700.
Are there archaeological sites in Edmondstown?
Yes: the Sites and Monuments Record lists 6 archaeological sites inside Edmondstown.
How old are the homes in Edmondstown?
2.2% 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).