Saint Mary's Catholic Pro-Cathedral · Photo: MOs810 · CC BY 4.0 Share 465 buildings on the National Inventory History of O'Connell Street · National Inventory of Architectural Heritage O'Connell Street: 465 buildings on the National Inventory, the oldest from 1190 O'Connell Street has kept more old homes than most towns: 14% were built before 1919, against 3.4% in the typical town. O'Connell Street has 465 buildings on the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage, 15 of them of national importance. Few towns its size have as much: 689 per 10,000 residents, more than 98% of them. Inside the town, the Sites and Monuments Record lists 31 archaeological sites.
On the National Inventory
465
689 per 10,000 residents
Of national importance
15
NIAH National or International, and national monuments
Archaeological sites
31
Sites and Monuments Record
Oldest building
1190
the first date on its record
Homes built before 1919
14%
typical town: 3.4%
In pictures Historic O'Connell Street: 20 photos, 8 old views Look out for Saint Mary's Catholic Pro-Cathedral and Charles Stewart Parnell Monument. Pictures exist for 20 of the places O'Connell Street has on the record. O'Connell Street before 1950 appears in old photographs from 1897 to 1920.
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Through time O'Connell Street from 1897 to 1920 8 old photographs, in date order. All made before 1950.
1890 1900 1910 1920 1930 1940 1950 Victorian Edwardian Revolution Free State
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How old Most of O'Connell Street’s dated buildings come from the 19th century Each building by the first date on its record.
Middle Ages 500–1499 1
1500–1799 three centuries 120
19th century 1800–1899 185
1900 and later to today 159
121 of the 465 dated ones were built before 1800. The oldest is Saint Mary's Abbey Chapter House, from 1190.
The map Where O'Connell Street’s history is Every building and site on the record inside the town, by its rating.
A.D. Wears American Design · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1710–1730 A.J. Furniture Design · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1730–1770 Abbey Chambers/Arnotts Bargain Basement · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1915–1925 Abbey Court · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1875–1885 Age Action · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1835–1840 Allied Irish Bank · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1920–1940 Alto Food · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1915–1925 Amberley House · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1830–1850 American Chambers · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1915–1920 An Oifig Mhuir-Thráchtála/Mercantile Marine Office · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1890–1895 Ana Liffey Drug Project · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1740–1760 Anchor House Bed and Breakfast · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1820–1830 Angel Cruiser · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1670–1750 Aobaba · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1800–1820 Apollo Blinds/Goodwin Musical Instruments · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1860–1880 Arisu · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1780–1820 Arlington Hotel · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1720–1740 Aroma Foods · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1830–1850 Arus Brugha · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1920–1930 Asian Food Co. · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1720–1760 Avondale Bed and Breakfast (house) · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1810–1830 Avondale Bed and Breakfast (house) · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1810–1830 Bachelor Inn · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1875–1885 Bachelor's Walk · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1790–1810 Bank of Ireland · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1915–1925 Bank, 1 Ormond Quay Upper, Capel Street, Dublin 7 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1915–1920 Bank, 12-13 O'Connell Street Lower, Abbey Street Lower, Dublin 1 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1915–1920 Bank, 28 O'Connell Street Lower, Dublin 1 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1915–1925 Bank, 65-66 O'Connell Street Upper, Dublin 1 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1860–1955 Bank, Abbey Street Lower, O'Connell Street Lower, Dublin 1 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1915–1920 Beds R Us · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1810–1830 Boland Ryan Ltd Insurance Brokers · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1810–1830 Bollard, General Post Office · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1810–1830 Bollard, O'Connell Street Upper, Dublin 1 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1870–1890 Bonavox Hearing Aids · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1810–1900 Bondi Beach Club · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1820–1840 Bonga BBQ Restaurant & Bar · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1840–1845 Bookworms/Café Manila/Ladbrokes/Delfin English School/C.J. Osborne & Son · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1915–1925 Boutiqua · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1800–1840 Bowler Geraghty & Co. Solicitors · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1800–1840 Boyer’s Department Store · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1905–1910 Brannigan's · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1860–1880 Breen Electrical Co. · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1700–1740 Brendan Kidd Ltd. Master Tailor · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1690–1740 Brenfer/Trend · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1670–1780 Bryans Master Cobbler · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1830–1850 Buckleys · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1915–1920 Budget Travelshop · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1915–1925 Building misc, 36-37 Ormond Quay Lower, Dublin · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1870–1890 Café Aroma · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1910–1930 Capel Camping · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1850–1870 Capel Court Upholstery Fabric & Foam Supplies · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1990–2000 Capel Street Clothing · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1690–1740 Capel Upholstery/Jorge Santos · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1700–1920 Carr & O'Connell · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1860–1900 CASA · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1780–1800 Celtic Lodge · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1840–1860 Centra / King 7 Bar & Restaurant · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1840–1860 Central Model School · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1855–1860 Chariot of Life · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1980–1985 Charity Hair Studio · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1750–1770 China Room Restaurant · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1750–1770 Chinese Gospel Church of Dublin /Hidden Hearing · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1925–1935 Church, Central Model School · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1790–1810 Cinema, 102 Middle Abbey Street, Dublin 1 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1935–1940 Cinema, 18 O'Connell Street Upper, Dublin 1 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1925–1930 Cinema, 51 O'Connell Street Lower, Dublin 1 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1905–1915 Cinema, 52-54 O'Connell Street Upper, Dublin 1 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1930–1940 City News/Curtin & Lawlor Ltd · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1910–1930 Cleopatra Hairdressing/Eden School of English · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1810–1830 Clifton Court Hotel · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1915–1920 Clone Ireland · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1820–1860 Club Travel · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1915–1925 Codys of Capel Street / Gallery 53 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1840–1845 College, Marlborough Street, Dublin 1 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1835–1840 College, Marlborough Street, Dublin 1 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1900–1905 Comfort Keepers · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1890–1910 Continental Foods Cash and Carry · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1830–1850 CRU · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1915–1920 Cruise Holidays · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1915–1920 Custom House Global Fund Services Ltd · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1810–1830 Cycle Bike · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1860–1900 Department store, 18-21 Mary Street, Dublin 1 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1900–1920 Department store, Jervis Street, Mary Street, Dublin 1 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1900–1910 Desmonds/Not to Worry/Talbot Street Business Centre · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1830–1850 Dr. ML. Acupuncture · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1850–1860 Dublin 1 Apartments · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1740–1760 Dublin Bus · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1955–1960 Dublin Central Mission · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1815–1905 Dublin Council of Trade Unions · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1820–1840 Dublin Furniture Centre · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1840–1845 Dublin Pet Stores / Hua Wei Computer Systems · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1830–1850 Dublin Tourist Office · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1780–1820 Dublin Woollen Mills · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1820–1860 Duffy’s Fabrics · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1915–1920 Dunnes Stores (shop / retail outlet) · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1910–2005 Dunnes Stores (shop / retail outlet) · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1915–1920 Dynamo · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1790–1810 Eason (shop / retail outlet) · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1915–1925 Eason (shop / retail outlet) · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1915–1925 Eden House · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1825–1920 Eden Quay Casino · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1915–1920 Enable Ireland · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1780–1800 Ephesus Kebab & Pizza House · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1800–1820 Euro2 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1915–1925 Evad · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1810–1830 Excel · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1800–1840 F.X. Buckley · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1915–1925 Factory, 55 O'Connell Street Lower, Dublin 1 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1860–1880 Faculty building, 23 Mary Street, Dublin 1 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1920–1940 Father Mathew Monument · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1890–1895 FBC · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1835–1895 Ferrys Solicitors · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1860–1900 Flamingo Display · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1810–1850 Freckles · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1770–1790 Full House · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1710–1730 Fusciardi's Restaurant & Takeaway · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1800–1840 Gala · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1915–1920 Gate lodge, Marlborough Street, Dublin 1 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1835–1840 Gate lodge, Marlborough Street, Dublin 1 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1835–1840 Gateway House · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1830–1870 Gerry Keane Paints/Wallpaper (house) · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1830–1850 Gerry Keane Paints/Wallpaper (house) · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1830–1850 Globetrotters Budget Accommodation · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1820–1830 Good Vibrations · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1800–1840 Gorta · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1860–1880 Govinda · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1910–1930 GPO Arcade · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1925–1930 Guineys (house) · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1830–1850 Guineys (house) · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1810–1900 Ha’penny Bridge Café · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1720–1740 Hair Inc. · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1780–1820 Hair World/Toys For All · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1915–1920 Hall, Moore Lane, Dublin · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1895–1900 Hammam Buildings · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1925–1930 Hilan Chinese & Korean Restaurant / Palm Beauty Palace · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1870–1890 Holyhead Accommodation · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1820–1840 Hot Wok Thai Noodle Bar · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1915–1930 House of Colour · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1915–1925 House of Colour Creative Hairdressing · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1780–1800 House, 1 Talbot Street, Marlborough Street, Dublin 1 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1830–1850 House, 1-1A Ormond Quay Lower, Capel Street, Dublin 1 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1760–1800 House, 1-2A Parnell Street, Capel Street, Dublin · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1740–1760 House, 10 Mary Street, Dublin 1 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1750–1790 House, 10 Ormond Quay Lower, Dublin 1 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1760–1770 House, 105-6 Marlborough Street, Sackville Place, Dublin 1 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1760–1780 House, 109 Marlborough Street, Dublin 1 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1820–1840 House, 110 Marlborough Street, Dublin 1 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1820–1840 House, 111 Marlborough Street, Harbour Court, Dublin 1 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1810–1830 House, 123-124 Upper Abbey Street, Dublin 1 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1740–1760 House, 125 Upper Abbey Street, Dublin 1 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1740–1760 House, 13 Ormond Quay Upper, Dublin 7 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1700–1740 House, 138 Capel Street, Dublin 1 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1720–1740 House, 14 North Earl Street, Marlborough Street, Dublin 1 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1770–1790 House, 15 Liffey Street Lower, Dublin 1 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1840–1860 House, 17 Talbot Street, Dublin 1 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1830–1850 House, 1A Talbot Street, Dublin 1 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1870–1890 House, 2 Mary Street, Dublin 1 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1730–1780 House, 2 Talbot Street, Dublin 1 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1830–1850 House, 23 Marlborough Street, Dublin 1 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1760–1800 House, 23 Ormond Quay Lower, Dublin 1 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1720–1750 House, 25 Abbey Street Lower, Dublin 1 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1830–1850 House, 25 Liffey Street Lower, Dublin 1 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1720–1850 House, 28 Abbey Street Lower, Marlborough Street, Dublin 1 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1740–1760 House, 28 Marlborough Street, Dublin 1 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1790–1810 House, 29 Ormond Quay Lower, Dublin 1 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1670–1690 House, 2A Talbot Street, Dublin 1 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1830–1850 House, 3 Mary Street, Dublin 1 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1800–1820 House, 3 Ormond Quay Lower, Dublin 1 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1780–1820 House, 3 Parnell Street, Dublin · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1790–1810 House, 31 Capel Street, Dublin 1 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1720–1920 House, 32 Bachelor's Walk, Bachelor's Way, Dublin 1 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1780–1820 House, 33 Henry Street, Henry Place, Dublin 1 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1915–1920 House, 36 Gardiner Street Lower, Dublin 1 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1830–1850 House, 37 Capel Street, Dublin 1 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1730–1770 House, 37 Gardiner Street Lower, Dublin 1 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1830–1850 House, 37 Henry Street, Dublin 1 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1915–1920 House, 39 Capel Street, Dublin 1 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1790–1900 House, 4 Mary Street, Dublin 1 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1800–1820 House, 4 Ormond Quay Lower, Dublin 1 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1780–1820 House, 4 Upper Ormond Quay, Dublin 7 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1790–1870 House, 40 Henry Street, Dublin 1 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1915–1920 House, 44 Henry Street, Dublin 1 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1915–1920 House, 45-47 Henry Street, Dublin 1 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1915–1920 House, 47 Middle Abbey Street, Dublin 1 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1740–1760 House, 48 Middle Abbey Street, Dublin 1 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1740–1760 House, 50 Mary Street, Dublin 1 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1720–1730 House, 50 O'Connell Street Lower, Dublin 1 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1890–1910 House, 51 Henry Street, Dublin 1 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1915–1920 House, 54 Mary Street, Dublin 1 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1770–1790 House, 56 Mary Street, Dublin 1 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1780–1820 House, 58 Mary Street, Dublin 1 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1740–1780 House, 6-9 Mary Street, Dublin 1 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1880–1920 House, 60 O'Connell Street Upper, Dublin 1 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1740–1870 House, 61 O'Connell Street Upper, Dublin 1 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1750–1915 House, 63-64 O'Connell Street Upper, Dublin 1 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1740–1870 House, 67 O'Connell Street Upper, Dublin 1 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1740–1760 House, 68 O'Connell Street Upper, Dublin 1 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1740–1760 House, 69 O'Connell Street Upper, Henry Street, Dublin 1 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1810–1830 House, 7 Bachelor's Walk, Dublin 1 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1710–1750 House, 7 Cathedral Street, Dublin 1 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1880–1900 House, 71 Parnell Street, Dublin · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1820–1840 House, 77 Marlborough Street, Dublin 1 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1740–1760 House, 78 Marlborough Street, Dublin 1 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1740–1760 House, 8 O'Connell Street Upper, Cathedral Street, Dublin 1 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1915–1920 House, 80 Marlborough Street, Dublin 1 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1730–1760 House, 81 Marlborough Street, Dublin 1 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1790–1810 House, 82 Marlborough Street, Dublin 1 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1800–1820 House, 84 Marlborough Street, Cathedral Street, Dublin 1 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1785–1805 House, 85 Marlborough Street, Dublin 1 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1785–1805 House, 89 Marlborough Street, Dublin 1 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1800–1840 House, 9 Ormond Quay Lower, Dublin 1 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1760–1770 House, 92 Marlborough Street, Dublin 1 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1730–1770 House, 93 Marlborough Street, Dublin 1 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1730–1770 House, 94 Marlborough Street, Dublin 1 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1740–1760 House, 95 Marlborough Street, Dublin 1 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1740–1760 House, Capel Street, Mary Street, Dublin 1 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1860–1900 House, O'Connell Street Lower, Bachelors Walk, Dublin 1 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1915–1920 House, shop, 79 Marlborough Street, Dublin 1 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1740–1760 HPJ Jewellers · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1830–1850 Iarnród Éireann Travel Centre · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1820–1925 Independent House (office) · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1930–1940 Insomnia · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1880–1900 Internet Café/Elegant Nails/Cash 4 Gold · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1915–1920 Irish & Italian Food Restaurant · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1800–1820 Irish Architecture Foundation · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1670–1740 Irish Cancer Society · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1700–1920 Irish Church Missions · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1880–1885 Irish Print Union/Marine Port and General Workers Group (SIPTU) · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1830–1850 Irish Traditional Music · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1915–1920 Is Organic · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1760–1800 IS Organic Hair & Beauty Salon · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1780–1820 ISI English Language School Dublin · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1780–1880 Iskender Burger Hut · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1830–1850 J Nails American Style · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1800–1820 J. McNeill · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1790–1870 J.J. Lalor Ltd Printers · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1840–1950 J.J. Lalor Ltd. Printers/A One Alterations · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1940–1950 J.P. Mullen · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1680–1760 Jack Nealon · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1865–1870 Jervis Centre (house) · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1720–1740 Jervis Centre (hospital / infirmary) · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1885–1890 Jervis Place Apartments / GSM Solutions · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1890–1910 Jim Larkin Monument · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1975–1985 Jorge Santos · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1700–1750 Knightsbridge Bar/Arlington Hotel · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1810–1850 Ladbrokes (shop / retail outlet) · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1915–1925 Ladbrokes (house) · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1800–1820 Lanigan's · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1915–1920 Law Centre · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1820–1830 Le Bon Crubeen/The Celt Bar · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1840–1860 Le Phare · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1780–1800 Lefroy House · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1920–1950 Lenehans · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1800–1820 Liberty Hall · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1960–1970 Linda's Hair Extension Studio · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1915–1920 Little Green Street Gallery · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1910–1915 Litton Lane Hostel · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1780–1820 Living Island · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1830–1850 Locks · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1990–2000 Louis Copeland · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1895–1955 Lunatic Fringe/Robert Chambers Academy & School of Hairdressing · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1790–1810 M.J. Boylan & Son Ltd · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1810–1830 Madigan's · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1915–1925 Madigan’s Bar · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1915–1920 Maive Salon · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1990–2000 Makati Avenue · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1690–1740 Manfield Chambers · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1915–1925 Marcus A. Lynch & Son · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1810–1830 McDowell or The Happy Ring House · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1915–1925 McQuillan Tools · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1760–1780 Meeting house, 66-67 Strand Street Great, Dublin 1 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1865–1870 Mes Amis · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1770–1850 Meteor · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1915–1925 Metro Tools & Hardware · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1800–1840 Mitchell's Car Accessories · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1770–1790 Model school, Marlborough Street, Dublin 1 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1835–1840 Moldova · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1730–1770 Morrison Hotel (house) · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1750–1790 Morrison Hotel (house) · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1750–1790 National Leprechaun Museum/Ben Dunne Gym · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1925–1935 Net House/Bar Beige Ltd · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1860–1880 New Star Sichuan Style Chinese Restaurant · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1740–1760 New York · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1915–1925 New York Cleaners · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1915–1925 Nice Price · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1915–1920 Nice Price/Canning Landy & Co · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1830–1850 O'Carroll Construction · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1830–1850 O'Neills Shoes · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1830–1850 Office, 112 Marlborough Street, Harbour Court, Dublin 1 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1920–1930 Office, 19 O'Connell Street Upper, Dublin 1 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1915–1935 Office, 22 Eden Quay, Dublin 1 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1810–1830 Office, 23 Eden Quay, Dublin 1 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1810–1830 Office, 45 O'Connell Street Upper, Dublin 1 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1925–1930 Office, 98-100 Marlborough Street, Dublin 1 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1920–1930 Oman Antique Galleries · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1870–1875 Ormond Court · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1660–1680 Ormond Hotel · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1830–1920 Ormond Quay · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1790–1810 Paddy Power · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1880–1920 Pantibar · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1870–1880 Patrick Conway · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1870–1890 Permanent TSB (public house) · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1915–1920 Permanent TSB (shop / retail outlet) · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1915–1920 Philips Workwear/Spice of Life · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1910–1920 Phone Wizz · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1915–1920 Photocare · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1915–1925 Playland/Mayfair Furniture · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1830–1850 Polski Sklep/Pawn Shop/Tattoo Energy/E Max Barbers · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1830–1850 Post box, Beresford Place, Dublin · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1920–1940 Post box, Jervis Street, Dublin 1 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1920–1940 Post box, Lower Abbey Street, Dublin 1 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1900–1910 Post box, Marlborough Street, Dublin 1 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1900–1910 Post box, O'Connell Street Lower, Dublin 1 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1930–1950 Post box, O'Connell Street Upper, Dublin 1 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1920–1940 Print works, 111 Abbey Street Middle, Dublin · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1920–1925 Pro-Cathedral House · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1820–1830 Prosperity Chambers · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1915–1920 Public house, 3 Eden Quay, Dublin 1 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1915–1920 Quay, Eden Quay, Dublin 1 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1800–1810 Regent House · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1740–1760 Reservations Network Ltd · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1720–1740 Reynolds · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1915–1925 Ristorante Romano · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1800–1840 Ronanz · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1810–1830 Saks Hair Salon/Phish International Services Ltd · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1915–1925 Savoy · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1925–1930 Scots Presbyterian Church · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1865–1870 Scots Presbyterian Hall · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1880–1900 Sherie's/English School · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1915–1925 Shoe Zone/Pillar Bed & Breakfast · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1830–1850 Shop, 1 O'Connell Street Lower, Eden Quay, Dublin 1 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1915–1920 Shop, 1-2 O'Connell Street Upper, North Earl Street, Dublin 1 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1915–1920 Shop, 10 Talbot Street, Dublin 1 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1830–1850 Shop, 108-109 Middle Abbey Street, Dublin 1 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1915–1925 Shop, 15 Earl Street North, Marlborough Street, Dublin 1 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1850–1870 Shop, 16 Henry Street, Dublin 1 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1915–1920 Shop, 17 Henry Street, Dublin 1 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1915–1920 Shop, 17 Mary Street, Dublin 1 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1860–1880 Shop, 18-19 Henry Street, Dublin 1 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1915–1920 Shop, 2 Moore Street, Dublin 1 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1915–1920 Shop, 2 O'Connell Street Lower, Dublin 1 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1915–1925 Shop, 20 Henry Street, Dublin 1 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1915–1920 Shop, 21 Henry Street, Dublin 1 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1910–1920 Shop, 22-23 Henry Street, Dublin 1 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1920–1925 Shop, 29 O'Connell Street Lower, Dublin 1 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1915–1925 Shop, 3 Moore Street, Dublin 1 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1915–1920 Shop, 30 O'Connell Street Lower, Dublin 1 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1915–1925 Shop, 31 O'Connell Street Lower, Dublin 1 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1915–1925 Shop, 32 O'Connell Street Lower, Dublin 1 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1915–1925 Shop, 33 O'Connell Street Lower, Dublin 1 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1915–1925 Shop, 34 Henry Street, Henry Place, Dublin 1 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1915–1920 Shop, 34 Lower Abbey Street, Dublin 1 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1915–1925 Shop, 35 Henry Street, Dublin 1 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1915–1920 Shop, 36 Henry Street, Dublin 1 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1915–1920 Shop, 38 Henry Street, Dublin 1 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1915–1920 Shop, 39 Henry Street, Dublin 1 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1915–1920 Shop, 4 Moore Street, Dublin 1 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1915–1920 Shop, 4 O'Connell Street Upper, Dublin 1 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1915–1920 Shop, 42-43 Henry Street, Moore Street, Dublin 1 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1915–1920 Shop, 43 O'Connell Street Upper, Dublin 1 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1920–1930 Shop, 44 O'Connell Street Upper, Dublin 1 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1920–1930 Shop, 45-46 O'Connell Street Lower, Abbey Street Middle, Dublin 1 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1915–1925 Shop, 48 Mary Street, Jervis Street, Dublin 1 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1890–1920 Shop, 5 O'Connell Street Lower, Dublin 1 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1920–1925 Shop, 52 O'Connell Street Lower, Dublin 1 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1890–1910 Shop, 53-54 O'Connell Street Lower, Dublin 1 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1915–1925 Shop, 55-56 O'Connell Street Upper, Dublin 1 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1920–1925 Shop, 57 O'Connell Street Upper, Dublin 1 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1920–1930 Shop, 58 O'Connell Street Upper, Dublin 1 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1920–1930 Shop, 6 Henry Street, Dublin 1 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1890–1900 Shop, 64 Mary Street, Dublin 1 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1885–1890 Shop, 7 O'Connell Street Upper, Dublin 1 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1915–1920 Shop, 8 O'Connell Street Lower, Dublin 1 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1915–1920 Shop, 8-9 Mary's Abbey, Meetinghouse Lane, Dublin 7 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1880–1890 Shop, 9 O'Connell Street Lower, Dublin 1 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1915–1920 Shop, 9-9B Lower Abbey Street, Dublin 1 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1915–1925 Shop, Marlborough Street, Abbey Street Lower, Dublin 1 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1780–1800 Shop, Moore Street, Henry Street, Dublin 1 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1910–1930 Shop, North Earl Street, O'Connell Street Lower, Dublin 1 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1915–1925 Shop, Wolfe Tone Street, Mary Street, Dublin 1 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1860–1935 Shu Krazy · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1830–1850 Sin É · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1700–1740 Sir John Gray Monument · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1875–1880 Slattery's · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1840–1890 Slovakia Shop · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1780–1800 Smith O'Brien Hegarty Solicitors / Aspire English Language Training · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1830–1850 Sounds Around · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1810–1830 Soup Dragon · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1800–1840 Space · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1790–1810 Stables, Henry Place, Dublin 1 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1850–1870 Stables, Marlborough Street, Dublin 1 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1850–1870 Store, 10 Strand Street Great, Dublin 1 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1790–1810 Store, Anglesea Row, Dublin 7 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1880–1900 Store, Bachelors Way, Dublin · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1690–1730 Store, Chapel Lane, Dublin 1 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1850–1870 Studio Zhee Hair Salon · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1750–1910 Sunny Sue Solarium Beauty & Nails · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1690–1740 Super Asia Foods · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1700–1730 Syrena Dobro Polski Fryzjer · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1770–1790 T. 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Smith's · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1740–1760 Talbot House · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1840–1860 Teach Mhuire (house) · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1830–1850 Teach Mhuire (house) · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1830–1850 Terrisales Hairdressing Services Ltd · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1915–1920 The Academy · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1880–1885 The Bagel Bar/Peekaboo/Dress for Success · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1885–1890 The Capel Barber · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1800–1820 The Car Boot Shop · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1810–1830 The Confectioners Hall · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1890–1910 The Confession Box · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1880–1900 The Earl Bakery and Restaurant · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1915–1920 The Flowing Tide · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1820–1825 The Goodwill Thrift Shop · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1810–1830 The Gresham Hotel · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1925–1930 The Gresham Hotel (shop / retail outlet) · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1920–1930 The Lotts · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1810–1830 The Model Shop · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1710–1760 The Office Centre · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1915–1925 The Oval · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1915–1920 The Parnell Mooney · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1875–1880 The Pint · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1760–1780 The Rubber Stamp Company · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1710–1760 The Sackville · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1915–1925 The Salvation Army · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1910–1915 The Town House/Globetrotters Accommodation · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1820–1830 The Town House/Globetrotters Accommodation · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1820–1830 The Winding Stair · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1870–1925 Theatre, 62 O'Connell Street Upper, Dublin 1 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1910–1915 Toto Ristorante Italiano · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1830–1850 Tour America · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1915–1925 Trinity Church · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1835–1895 Ulster Bank · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1920–1925 Unicef · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1810–1830 Unity Building · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1915–1920 Veritas Building · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1915–1925 VHI Healthcare · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1915–1920 W.M. Trimmings · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1800–1820 William Smith O'Brien Monument · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1865–1875 Wisteria · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1800–1820 Wolfe Tone House · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1920–1940 Wolfes Irish Artisan Bistro · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1810–1830 World Link House · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1820–1920 Wynns Hotel · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1925–1930 Yamamori · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1810–1830 Yellow Brick Road · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1720–1740 Zeus · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1780–1820 Zulu Tattoo · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1810–1830 Zulu Tattoo/Accident & General Travel Insurance/Language Communications Company Ltd · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1890–1910 Zumo Juice Bar · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1915–1920 Arnotts · National rating (NIAH) · 1890–1895 Charles Stewart Parnell Monument · National rating (NIAH) · 1895–1915 Clery and Company · National rating (NIAH) · 1915–1955 General Post Office · National rating (NIAH) · 1810–1935 House, 42 O'Connell Street Upper, Dublin 1 · National rating (NIAH) · 1750–1755 House, Marlborough Street, Dublin 1 · National rating (NIAH) · 1735–1840 Independent House (office) · National rating (NIAH) · 1920–1925 O'Connell Bridge · National rating (NIAH) · 1875–1880 O'Connell Monument · National rating (NIAH) · 1865–1885 Plunkett/Just 4 Kids · National rating (NIAH) · 1750–1770 Saint Mary's Abbey Chapter House · National rating (NIAH) · 1190–1210 Saint Mary's Catholic Pro-Cathedral · National rating (NIAH) · 1810–1930 Saint Mary's Church · National rating (NIAH) · 1695–1705 School of Culinary Arts and Food Technology · National rating (NIAH) · 1935–1940 The Ormond Wine Bar · National rating (NIAH) · 1685–1690
12 of 15within 400 m of Saint Mary's Catholic Pro-Cathedral, the heart of the town’s history
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The 465, by rating
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 15 places of national importance in O'Connell Street Buildings the National Inventory rates National or International: of significance across Ireland or beyond. Each one opens its own page.
Regional and other sites 450 more historic places in O'Connell Street Buildings rated Regional, of significance in their region, and archaeological monuments with an encyclopedia article.
The first 200 of 277, A to Z 173 recorded by their type and address 173 are recorded only by their type and address: 88 homes, 52 inns, shops and warehouses and 13 public buildings; most date from the 20th century.
17th century 3
18th century 54
19th century 48
20th century 68
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Historic streets Capel Street has the most Streets with three or more buildings on the record, by the address it gives.
Capel Street 71 on the record
O'Connell Street 67 on the record · 5 of national importance
Marlborough Street 35 on the record · 2 of national importance
Ormond Quay 29 on the record · 1 of national importance
Middle Abbey Street 26 on the record · 1 of national importance
Talbot Street 22 on the record
Abbey Street 21 on the record
Henry Street 20 on the record · 1 of national importance
Gardiner Street 18 on the record
Eden Quay 17 on the record
Mary Street 15 on the record
Moore Street 15 on the record · 1 of national importance
Of the 465 records, 445 give a street address.
What’s recorded More homes than anything else in O'Connell Street: 54% From one type to the next, O'Connell Street’s record lists 10 kinds of building. Nationally, churches and chapels are 7% of the record; in O'Connell Street they are only 2%. The next biggest group is inns, shops and warehouses, 124 in all.
Homes 253
Inns, shops and warehouses 124
Public buildings 36
Churches and chapels 10
Street furniture 8
Memorials and tombs 7
Walls, gates and bridges 4
Mills, stations and works 3
Farm and estate buildings 2
Other buildings 18
Types as the National Inventory records them, grouped; a building keeps the type it was built as.
Archaeology and around Archaeology in O'Connell Street The Sites and Monuments Record lists every known archaeological site; most are field monuments with little to see. By kind:
31 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.
Quay3 records House - 16th/17th century3 records Monumental structure3 records Religious house - Cistercian monks2 records Mill - unclassified2 records House - 18th/19th century2 records House - 17th century2 records Riverine revetment2 records House - indeterminate date1 record Meeting-house1 record Church1 record Prison1 record Bridge1 record Bowling green1 record Glass works1 record 5 more kinds 5 records
Just outside O'Connell Street: 1 Butt Bridge Regional rating (NIAH) · 100 m outside the town
Homes by age Since 2011, building in O'Connell Street has been slow: 2.4% of its homes, the norm is 5.8% In most towns 24% of homes were built from 1946 to 1980; in O'Connell Street only 9.4%. Building from 1981 to 2000 went further in O'Connell Street than in most towns: 58%, against 24%. O'Connell Street added comparatively little in the 2000s: 14% of its homes, the typical town 25%.
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.
Towns its size O'Connell Street has the most of 16 towns its size Towns of 6,300 to 7,200 residents, by buildings on the record.
#1 of 16for buildings on the record per resident (689 per 10,000). O'Connell Street, Westport and South Gate lead.
The typical town its size has 80.
Neighbours
O'Connell Street and its neighbours In brief
O'Connell Street in brief For its size, O'Connell Street has more recorded buildings than 98% of Irish towns of 2,500 or more. All told, the list holds 465 places on the record, 15 of them in the top tier, including Saint Mary's Abbey Chapter House. The oldest is Saint Mary's Abbey Chapter House, from 1190. No town its size has more recorded buildings: it leads the 16 nearest in population.
Of its homes, 14% were built before 1919, against 3.4% in the typical town. Saint Mary's Catholic Pro-Cathedral sits at the heart of it all, with 12 of the town’s places of national importance within 400 m. Capel Street alone has 71 places on the record.
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 O'Connell Street’s history How many historic buildings are recorded in O'Connell Street? 465 buildings on the National Inventory, 15 of them of national importance, from the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage.
Which places in O'Connell Street are of national importance? Saint Mary's Abbey Chapter House, The Ormond Wine Bar, Saint Mary's Church, Plunkett/Just 4 Kids, General Post Office and Saint Mary's Catholic Pro-Cathedral, and 9 more.
What is the oldest building in O'Connell Street? Saint Mary's Abbey Chapter House: the first date on its record is 1190.
Are there archaeological sites in O'Connell Street? Yes: the Sites and Monuments Record lists 31 archaeological sites inside O'Connell Street.
How old are the homes in O'Connell Street? 14% 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).
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Saint Mary's Catholic Pro-Cathedral · Photo: MOs810 · CC BY 4.0
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