House · 1730–1740Kinsaley HouseKinsaley
Saint Doolagh's Well · Photo: Jonjobaker · CC BY-SA 4.07buildings on the National Inventory
History of Kinsaley · National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
Kinsaley has 7 buildings on the National Inventory, one of them of national importance
History in Kinsaley goes back at least to 1730, the date of its oldest recorded building. Inside the town, the Sites and Monuments Record lists 2 archaeological sites.
On the National Inventory
7
Of national importance
1
NIAH National or International, and national monuments
Archaeological sites
2
Sites and Monuments Record
Oldest building
1730
the first date on its record
Homes built before 1919
5.7%
typical town: 3.4%
In pictures
Landmarks of Kinsaley, in 4 photos
The oldest building in Kinsaley’s set dates from 1830: Catholic Church of Saint Nicholas of Myra. Catholic Church of Saint Nicholas of Myra and Saint Doolagh's Church (Balgriffin) lead the set.
Catholic Church of Saint Nicholas of MyraRegional rating (NIAH)
Saint Doolagh's Church (Balgriffin)National rating (NIAH)
Kinsaley BridgeRegional rating (NIAH)+1See 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.
The map
Where Kinsaley’s history is
Every building and site on the record inside the town, by its rating.
National and InternationalRegional and other sites
Hover a dot for its name; tap one to open its page.
The 7, by rating
1 National and International6 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
One place of national importance in Kinsaley
Buildings the National Inventory rates National or International: of significance across Ireland or beyond. Each one opens its own page.
Regional and other sites
6 more historic places in Kinsaley
Buildings rated Regional, of significance in their region, and archaeological monuments with an encyclopedia article.
RegChurch / chapel · 1830–1850Catholic Church of Saint Nicholas of MyraKinsaleyPhoto: Jonjobaker · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Commons file
House · 1810–1850Bohomer (house)Saint Doolagh's
Gate lodge · 1810–1850Bohomer (gate lodge)Saint Doolagh's
Gate lodge · 1840–1860Saint Doolagh's Park (gate lodge)Saint Doolagh's
Graveyard / cemetery · 1750–1850Graveyard, Kinsaley
Post box · 1870–1900Post box, Kinsaley
What’s recorded
61% of the records in and around Kinsaley are homes
Leading the record by rating: Saint Doolagh's Well and Kinsaley House. The second-largest group on the record is churches and chapels, with 3. Beyond Kinsaley’s edge the record is older still: 1200.
Homes11
Churches and chapels3
Street furniture2
Walls, gates and bridges1
Other buildings1
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 Kinsaley’s dated buildings come from the 19th century
Each building by the first date on its record.
1500–1799 three centuries2
19th century 1800–18995
1900 and later to today0
2 of the 7 dated ones were built before 1800. The oldest is Kinsaley House, from 1730.
Archaeology and around
Archaeology in Kinsaley
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.
| Church1 record |
| Graveyard1 record |
Just outside Kinsaley: 11
| Saint Doolagh's WellNational rating (NIAH) · 100 m outside the town |
| AbbevilleNational rating (NIAH) · 300 m outside the town |
| EmsworthNational rating (NIAH) · 200 m outside the town |
| Saint Doolagh's Church (Balgriffin)National rating (NIAH) · 100 m outside the town |
| Lime Hill (house)Regional rating (NIAH) · 300 m outside the town |
| Kinsealy Hall (farm house)Regional rating (NIAH) · 300 m outside the town |
| Saint Doolagh's Park (country house)Regional rating (NIAH) · 200 m outside the town |
| Kinsealy Hall (gate lodge)Regional rating (NIAH) · 200 m outside the town |
| Lime Hill (gate lodge)Regional rating (NIAH) · 200 m outside the town |
| Kinsaley BridgeRegional rating (NIAH) · 100 m outside the town |
| Milestone, Saint Doolagh'sRegional rating (NIAH) · 200 m outside the town |
Homes by age
A growing town: 57% of Kinsaley’s homes date from 2011 on, the norm is 5.8%
5.7% of Kinsaley’s homes were built before 1919, against 3.4% in the typical town. Building between the wars fell short in Kinsaley: 0.7%, against 3.9% in most towns. Kinsaley added comparatively little from 1946 to 1980: 5% of its homes, the typical town 24%.
5.7%
Before 1919
0.7%
1919–45
5%
1946–80
7.1%
1981–2000
25%
2001–10
57%
Since 2011
KinsaleyTypical 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
Kinsaley and its neighbours
| Town | People | National Inventory | National | Archaeological sites |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kinsaley | 906 | 7 | 1 | 2 |
| Malahide | 18,608 | 46 | 4 | 21 |
| Belmayne | 15,047 | 6 | 1 | 6 |
| Portmarnock | 10,750 | 8 | 1 | 38 |
| Kinsealy-Drinan | 7,526 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Clongriffin | 7,438 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| Darndale | 14,675 | 7 | 1 | 5 |
In brief
Kinsaley in brief
More of Kinsaley’s homes are old than in most places: 5.7% were built before 1919, against 3.4% in the typical town. All told, the list holds 7 places on the record, 1 of them in the top tier, including Kinsaley House. Of the 7 with a date, 5 come from the 19th century. The oldest is Kinsaley House, from 1730. The rest is about typical: 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 Kinsaley’s history
How many historic buildings are recorded in Kinsaley?
7 buildings on the National Inventory, one of them of national importance, from the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage.
Which places in Kinsaley are of national importance?
Kinsaley House.
What is the oldest building in Kinsaley?
Kinsaley House: the first date on its record is 1730.
Are there archaeological sites in Kinsaley?
Yes: the Sites and Monuments Record lists 2 archaeological sites inside Kinsaley.
How old are the homes in Kinsaley?
5.7% 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).