RegChurch / chapel · 1865–1875Saint Thomas's Church (Mulhuddart)HollystownPhoto: Jelena.dublin · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Commons file
Photo: TeaTimeJ · CC BY-SA 4.04buildings on the National Inventory
History of Hollystown · National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
Hollystown: 4 buildings on the National Inventory
Of its homes, 0.2% were built before 1919, against 3.4% in the typical town. The oldest record dates from 1800. The Sites and Monuments Record adds 19 archaeological sites inside the town. Hollystown has 3.1 buildings on the record for every 10,000 residents, against 48 in the typical town.
On the National Inventory
4
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
19
Sites and Monuments Record
Oldest building
1800
the first date on its record
Homes built before 1919
0.2%
typical town: 3.4%
In pictures
Hollystown in 2 photos
Pictured and oldest in Hollystown: Saint Thomas's Church (Mulhuddart), 1865. The set opens with Saint Thomas's Church (Mulhuddart) and Dunsoghly Castle.
Saint Thomas's Church (Mulhuddart)Regional rating (NIAH)
Dunsoghly CastleArchaeological monument (SMR)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.
The map
Where Hollystown’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 4, by rating
4 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
4 historic places in Hollystown
Buildings rated Regional, of significance in their region, and archaeological monuments with an encyclopedia article.
Gate lodge · 1800–1850Hollywoodrath (gate lodge)Hollywood
Country house · 1800–1840Tyrrelstown HouseTyrrelstown
Country house · 1810–1850Hollywoodrath (country house)Hollywood
Archaeology and around
Archaeology in Hollystown
The Sites and Monuments Record lists every known archaeological site; most are field monuments with little to see. By kind:
19 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.
| Enclosure3 records |
| Cremation pit2 records |
| Ring-ditch2 records |
| Structure2 records |
| Earthwork1 record |
| House - 16th/17th century1 record |
| Field system1 record |
| Church1 record |
| Graveyard1 record |
| Kiln - corn-drying1 record |
| Souterrain1 record |
| Ringfort - unclassified1 record |
| Fulacht fia1 record |
| Habitation site1 record |
Just outside Hollystown: 1
| Dunsoghly CastleArchaeological monument (SMR) · 1.5 km outside the town |
Homes by age
A growing town: 28% of Hollystown’s homes date from 2011 on, the norm is 5.8%
A full 62% of the homes in Hollystown went up in the 2000s, beyond the typical 25%. Only 0.1% of Hollystown’s homes were built between the wars, less than the typical town’s 3.9%. Homes dated from 1946 to 1980 are scarcer in Hollystown than in most towns: 1%, against 24%.
0.2%
Before 1919
0.1%
1919–45
1%
1946–80
8.8%
1981–2000
62%
2001–10
28%
Since 2011
HollystownTypical 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
Hollystown and its neighbours
| Town | People | National Inventory | National | Archaeological sites |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hollystown | 12,884 | 4 | 0 | 19 |
| Mulhuddart | 19,252 | 3 | 1 | 11 |
| Blanchardstown | 24,613 | 12 | 2 | 15 |
| Clonsilla | 22,510 | 5 | 0 | 3 |
| Clonee | 1,205 | 3 | 0 | 8 |
| Ongar | 13,390 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Carpenterstown | 20,967 | 71 | 2 | 17 |
In brief
Hollystown in brief
Hollystown has 4 places on the record. Its homes are mostly newer: 0.2% were built before 1919, against 3.4% in the typical town. The archaeological record adds 19 sites. The oldest, Hollywoodrath, dates from 1800. Otherwise the figures are ordinary: it has 4 recorded buildings, about typical for a town its size (the middle one has 25).
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 Hollystown’s history
How many historic buildings are recorded in Hollystown?
4 buildings on the National Inventory, from the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage.
What is the oldest building in Hollystown?
Hollywoodrath: the first date on its record is 1800.
Are there archaeological sites in Hollystown?
Yes: the Sites and Monuments Record lists 19 archaeological sites inside Hollystown.
How old are the homes in Hollystown?
0.2% 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.
History is described here, not graded.
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).