Church / chapel · 1840–1845St. Canice's Church of IrelandChurch Street, Finglas, Dublin 11
Photo: N Chadwick · CC BY-SA 2.05buildings on the National Inventory
History of Finglas North · National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
Finglas North has 5 buildings on the National Inventory
History in Finglas North goes back at least to 1750, the date of its oldest recorded building. Inside the town, the Sites and Monuments Record lists 3 archaeological sites. 1.2% of its homes date from before 1919; the typical town has 3.4%. Finglas North has 5.1 buildings on the record for every 10,000 residents, against 48 in the typical town.
On the National Inventory
5
5.1 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
1750
the first date on its record
Homes built before 1919
1.2%
typical town: 3.4%
The map
Where Finglas North’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 5, by rating
5 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
5 historic places in Finglas North
Buildings rated Regional, of significance in their region, and archaeological monuments with an encyclopedia article.
Milestone / milepost · 1750–1770Milestone, North Road, Dublin 11
Rectory / glebe / vicarage / curate's house · 1830–1850Rectory, The Lawn, Church Street, Dublin 11
Post box · 1955–1965Post box, Mellowes Road, Dublin 11
Post box · 1955–1965Post box, Sycamore Road, Dublin 11
What’s recorded
Finglas North and its edges: street furniture first, 60%
Finglas North’s most recent recorded building is from 1955. Rated by importance, Finglas North’s buildings are all regional.
Street furniture3
Homes1
Churches and chapels1
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 Finglas North’s dated buildings come from the 19th century
Each building by the first date on its record.
1500–1799 three centuries1
19th century 1800–18992
1900 and later to today2
1 of the 5 dated ones were built before 1800.
Archaeology and around
Archaeology in Finglas North
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.
| Ritual site - holy well1 record |
| House - 17th century1 record |
| Town defences1 record |
Homes by age
Only 1.6% of Finglas North’s homes were built since 2011 (5.8% is typical)
Homes dated from 1946 to 1980 are commoner in Finglas North than in most towns: 73%, against 24%. Building in the 2000s fell short in Finglas North: 8.1%, against 25% in most towns. Finglas North built little from 1981 to 2000: 9.8% of its homes, where most towns have 24%.
1.2%
Before 1919
5.9%
1919–45
73%
1946–80
9.8%
1981–2000
8.1%
2001–10
1.6%
Since 2011
Finglas NorthTypical 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
Finglas North and its neighbours
| Town | People | National Inventory | National | Archaeological sites |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Finglas North | 9,805 | 5 | 0 | 3 |
| Finglas South | 12,475 | 2 | 0 | 10 |
| Dubber | 7,941 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Ballygall | 11,704 | 8 | 0 | 6 |
| Ballymun | 22,321 | 4 | 0 | 6 |
| Ashtown | 14,937 | 13 | 0 | 3 |
| Cabra West | 9,786 | 9 | 1 | 2 |
In brief
Finglas North in brief
The official list counts 5 places on the record in Finglas North. Its homes are mostly newer: 1.2% were built before 1919, against 3.4% in the typical town. The oldest, St. Canice's Church of Ireland, dates from 1840. For its size the list is short: per resident, it has more recorded buildings than only 17% of Irish towns of 2,500 or more. Otherwise the figures are ordinary: it has 5 recorded buildings, about typical for a town its size (the middle one has 18); John William Stubbs (1821) was born here before 1900; and 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 Finglas North’s history
How many historic buildings are recorded in Finglas North?
5 buildings on the National Inventory, from the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage.
What is the oldest building in Finglas North?
Milestone, North Road, Dublin 11: the first date on its record is 1750.
Are there archaeological sites in Finglas North?
Yes: the Sites and Monuments Record lists 3 archaeological sites inside Finglas North.
How old are the homes in Finglas North?
1.2% 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) · 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).