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Grand CanalGrand Canal · Photo: Lobster1 · CC BY-SA 3.0
408buildings on the National Inventory
History of Portobello · National Inventory of Architectural Heritage

Old homes in Portobello: 44% built before 1919

The typical town has 3.4%: Portobello has 13 times the share. On the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage, Portobello counts 408 buildings, 5 of them of national importance. For its size that is a lot: 712 for every 10,000 residents, more than in 98% of towns. The oldest record dates from 1700.

5of national importance1700oldest record10archaeological sites
On the National Inventory
408
712 per 10,000 residents
typical town: 48
Of national importance
5
NIAH National or International, and national monuments
Archaeological sites
10
Sites and Monuments Record
Oldest building
1700
the first date on its record
Homes built before 1919
44%
typical town: 3.4%
In pictures

Portobello in 2 photos and 4 old views

The old views of Portobello run from 1890 to 1912. Two to begin with: Grand Canal and “Lock, Portobello Harbour, Grove Road, Dublin 2\Dublin 6”. Of the buildings pictured in Portobello, Grand Canal is the oldest, from 1790.

Lock, Portobello Harbour, Grove Road, Dublin 2\Dublin 6Lock, Portobello Harbour, Grove Road, Dublin 2\Dublin 6Regional rating (NIAH)

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.

Through time

Portobello from 1890 to 1912

4 old photographs, in date order. All made before 1950.

Alexandria School'sc. 1890
VictorianAlexandria School'sPhoto: Robert French / National Library of Ireland · No known copyright restrictions; photographer died 1917
"Harcourt Street, Dublin" is actually Charlotte Streest at Harcourt Roadc. 1912
Edwardian"Harcourt Street, Dublin" is actually Charlotte Streest at Harcourt RoadPhoto: National Library of Ireland · No known copyright restrictions; made by 1925
Charlemont Street - Harcourt Street Junction, including a tram, Dublin City, Co. Dublin??c. 1912
EdwardianCharlemont Street - Harcourt Street Junction, including a tram, Dublin City, Co…Photo: National Library of Ireland · No known copyright restrictions; made by 1925
Westland Row? Absolutely not!1912
EdwardianWestland Row? Absolutely not!Photo: National Library of Ireland · No known copyright restrictions; made by 1925

From Wikimedia Commons, copied to our own server: public domain, or from the National Library of Ireland’s collections (Lawrence, Poole, Eason and others) with no known copyright restrictions. Each credit opens the image’s page.

The map

Where Portobello’s history is

Every building and site on the record inside the town, by its rating.

Adelaide Road Presbyterian Church · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1840–1845Allied Irish Bank · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1920–1925Almshouse, 21 Harcourt Terrace, Dublin 2 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1875–1880Almshouse, 2A Grantham Street, Dublin 8 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1855–1860Apartment, 31 Lennox Street, Lennox Terrace, Dublin 8 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1860–1880Apartment, 32 Lennox Street, Dublin 8 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1875–1895Apartment, 36 Lennox Street, Dublin 8 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1875–1895Ave Maria · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1875–1895Bleeding Horse · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1865–1875Bolton's · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1760–1800Camden DeLuxe Hotel · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1910–1915Camden Hall Hostel · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1810–1820Camden House · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1810–1820Champlain College · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1820–1840Charlemont House · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1760–1780Chimney, Royal Victoria Eye and Ear Hospital · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1900–1910Church, Saint Stephen's Green, Dublin 2 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1840–1845Clonmell House · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1775–1780Corrib House · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1825–1845Corrigan & Sons · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1870–1920Delahunt · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1905–1910Department store, 1-4 Camden Street Lower, Dublin 2 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1920–1930Garda station, Harcourt Terrace, Charlemont Place, Dublin 2 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1945–1950George Bernard Shaw Birthplace Museum · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1830–1850Gilligan Black Recruitment · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1825–1845Glen House · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1860–1880Grand Canal · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1790–1800Grove House · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1850–1870Harcourt House · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1805–1825Harcourt House · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1805–1825Harcourt Inn · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1800–1840Harrington Hall (house) · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1790–1810Harrington Hall (house) · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1790–1810Harrington House Hostel · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1870–1890Hatch Hall · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1905–1915Hostel (charitable), 22 Harcourt Terrace, Dublin 2 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1875–1880House, 1 Clonmel Street, Dublin 2 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1810–1850House, 1 Harcourt Terrace, Dublin 2 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1820–1840House, 1 Harrington Street, Dublin 8 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1820–1840House, 1 Hatch Street Lower, Leeson Street Lower, Dublin 2 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1810–1830House, 1 Leeson Street Lower, Dublin 2 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1760–1800House, 1 Lennox Place, Lennox Street, Dublin 8 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1790–1810House, 1 Pleasants Street, Heytesbury Street, Dublin 8 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1835–1840House, 1 Synge Street, Dublin 8 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1850–1870House, 1-4 Portobello Place, Portobello Harbour, Dublin 8 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1845–1855House, 10 Adelaide Road, Dublin 2 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1820–1840House, 10 Grantham Street, Dublin 8 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1845–1865House, 10 Hatch Street Lower, Dublin 2 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1810–1850House, 10 Pleasants Street, Dublin 8 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1835–1845House, 10, 11 Harcourt Terrace, Dublin 2 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1825–1835House, 100 Saint Stephen's Green, Dublin 2 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1730–1770House, 11 Adelaide Road, Dublin 2 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1820–1840House, 11 Grantham Street, Dublin 8 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1845–1865House, 11 Harrington Street, Dublin 8 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1820–1840House, 11 Hatch Street Lower, Dublin 2 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1810–1850House, 11 Pleasants Street, Dublin 8 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1850–1860House, 12 Adelaide Road, Dublin 2 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1820–1840House, 12 Camden Street Upper, Harrington Street, Dublin 2 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1805–1825House, 12 Grantham Street, Dublin 8 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1845–1865House, 12 Hatch Street Lower, Dublin 2 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1810–1850House, 12 Pleasants Street, Dublin 8 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1850–1860House, 13 Adelaide Road, Dublin 2 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1820–1840House, 13 Grantham Street, Dublin 8 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1845–1865House, 13 Harrington Street, Synge Street, Dublin 8 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1850–1870House, 13 Pleasants Street, Dublin 8 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1850–1860House, 13 Stamer Street, Dublin 8 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1875–1895House, 14 Adelaide Road, Dublin 2 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1820–1840House, 14 Grantham Street, Dublin 8 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1845–1865House, 14 Harrington Street, Synge Street, Dublin 8 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1850–1870House, 14 Pleasants Street, Dublin 8 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1850–1860House, 14 Stamer Street, Dublin 8 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1875–1895House, 15 Adelaide Road, Dublin 2 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1820–1840House, 15 Earlsfort Terrace, Dublin 2 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1880–1885House, 15 Grantham Street, Dublin 8 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1845–1865House, 15 Harcourt Street, Montague Street, Dublin 2 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1805–1825House, 15 Harrington Street, Dublin 8 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1850–1870House, 15 Pleasants Street, Dublin 8 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1850–1860House, 15 Stamer Street, Dublin 8 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1875–1895House, 16 Adelaide Road, Dublin 2 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1820–1840House, 16 Camden Street Lower, Dublin 2 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1850–1870House, 16 Earlsfort Terrace, Dublin 2 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1880–1885House, 16 Grantham Street, Dublin 8 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1845–1865House, 16 Harcourt Street, Dublin 2 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1805–1825House, 16 Harrington Street, Dublin 8 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1850–1870House, 16 Stamer Street, Dublin 8 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1875–1895House, 17 Adelaide Road, Dublin 2 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1820–1840House, 17 Camden Row, Dublin 8 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1835–1840House, 17 Camden Street Lower, Dublin 2 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1730–1770House, 17 Earlsfort Terrace, Dublin 2 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1870–1890House, 17 Grantham Street, Dublin 8 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1845–1865House, 17 Harrington Street, Dublin 8 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1890–1910House, 17 Stamer Street, Dublin 8 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1875–1895House, 18 Adelaide Road, Dublin 2 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1820–1840House, 18 Camden Row, Dublin 8 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1835–1840House, 18 Camden Street Lower, Dublin 2 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1730–1770House, 18 Earlsfort Terrace, Dublin 2 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1870–1890House, 18 Grantham Street, Dublin 8 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1845–1865House, 18 Harrington Street, Dublin 8 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1880–1900House, 19 Camden Row, Dublin 8 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1835–1840House, 19 Camden Street Lower, Dublin 2 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1840–1860House, 19 Grantham Street, Dublin 8 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1845–1865House, 19 Harrington Street, Dublin 8 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1880–1900House, 19 Stamer Street, Dublin 8 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1875–1895House, 2 Camden Street Upper, Dublin 2 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1810–1820House, 2 Grantham Street, Dublin 8 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1860–1880House, 2 Harcourt Terrace, Dublin 2 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1825–1835House, 2 Harrington Street, Synge Place, Dublin 8 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1820–1840House, 2 Hatch Street Lower, Dublin 2 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1800–1840House, 2 Leeson Street Lower, Dublin 2 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1760–1800House, 2 Lennox Place, Dublin 8 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1790–1810House, 2 Pleasants Street, Dublin 8 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1835–1840House, 20 Grantham Street, Dublin 8 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1845–1865House, 20 Harcourt Street, Dublin 2 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1805–1825House, 20 Harrington Street, Dublin 8 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1890–1910House, 20 Leeson Street Lower, Dublin 2 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1800–1840House, 20 Pleasants Street, Dublin 8 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1850–1860House, 20 Stamer Street, Dublin 8 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1875–1895House, 21 Grantham Street, Dublin 8 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1845–1865House, 21 Leeson Street Lower, Dublin 2 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1800–1840House, 21 Pleasants Street, Dublin 8 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1850–1860House, 21 Stamer Street, Dublin 8 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1875–1895House, 22 Camden Street Lower, Dublin 2 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1885–1890House, 22 Earlsfort Terrace, Dublin 2 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1860–1900House, 22 Grantham Street, Dublin 8 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1845–1865House, 22 Harrington Street, Dublin 8 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1870–1890House, 22 Leeson Street Lower, Dublin 2 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1780–1820House, 22 Pleasants Street, Dublin 8 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1850–1860House, 22 Stamer Street, Dublin 8 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1875–1895House, 22A South Richmond Street, Dublin 2 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1870–1890House, 23 Camden Street Lower, Dublin 2 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1880–1890House, 23 Earlsfort Terrace, Dublin 2 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1860–1900House, 23 Harrington Street, Stamer Street, Dublin 8 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1870–1890House, 23 Hatch Street Lower, Dublin 2 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1800–1820House, 23 Leeson Street Lower, Dublin 2 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1800–1840House, 23 Pleasants Street, Dublin 8 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1850–1860House, 24 Adelaide Road, Dublin 2 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1880–1900House, 24 Earlsfort Terrace, Dublin 2 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1860–1900House, 24 Hatch Street Lower, Dublin 2 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1800–1820House, 24 Leeson Street Lower, Hatch Street Lower, Dublin 2 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1805–1815House, 24 Pleasants Street, Dublin 8 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1850–1860House, 25 Hatch Street Lower, Dublin 2 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1800–1820House, 25 Leeson Street Lower, Dublin 2 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1800–1820House, 25 Pleasants Street, Dublin 8 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1840–1850House, 26 Harcourt Street, Dublin 2 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1800–1840House, 26 Hatch Street Lower, Dublin 2 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1800–1820House, 26 Leeson Street Lower, Dublin 2 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1800–1820House, 26 Pleasants Street, Dublin 8 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1840–1850House, 27 Hatch Street Lower, Dublin 2 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1800–1820House, 27 Leeson Street Lower, Dublin 2 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1800–1820House, 27 Pleasants Street, Dublin 8 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1840–1850House, 27 South Richmond Street, Richmond Place, Dublin 2 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1830–1850House, 28 Hatch Street Lower, Dublin 2 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1800–1820House, 28 Leeson Street Lower, Dublin 2 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1805–1815House, 28 Pleasants Street, Dublin 8 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1840–1850House, 28 Synge Street, 28-30 Lennox Street, Dublin 8 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1830–1850House, 29 Camden Street Lower, Dublin 2 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1730–1770House, 29 Hatch Street Lower, Hatch Lane, Dublin 2 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1880–1900House, 29 Leeson Street Lower, Dublin 2 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1805–1815House, 29 Pleasants Street, Dublin 8 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1840–1850House, 29 South Richmond Street, Dublin 2 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1820–1840House, 3 Camden Street Upper, Dublin 2 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1810–1820House, 3 Grantham Street, Dublin 8 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1840–1860House, 3 Harcourt Terrace, Dublin 2 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1825–1835House, 3 Harrington Street, Synge Place, Dublin 8 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1820–1840House, 3 Hatch Street Lower, Dublin 2 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1800–1840House, 3 Leeson Street Lower, Dublin 2 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1760–1800House, 3 Pleasants Street, Dublin 8 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1835–1840House, 30 Hatch Street Lower, Dublin 2 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1880–1900House, 30 Leeson Street Lower, Dublin 2 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1805–1815House, 30 Pleasants Street, Dublin 8 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1840–1850House, 31 Hatch Street Lower, Dublin 2 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1880–1900House, 31 Leeson Street Lower, Dublin 2 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1820–1840House, 31 Pleasants Street, Dublin 8 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1850–1860House, 32 Leeson Street Lower, Dublin 2 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1820–1840House, 32 Pleasants Street, Dublin 8 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1850–1860House, 32 South Richmond Street, Dublin 2 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1820–1840House, 33 Leeson Street Lower, Dublin 2 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1820–1840House, 33 Lennox Street, Lennox Terrace, Dublin 8 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1790–1810House, 33 Pleasants Street, Dublin 8 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1850–1860House, 34 Charlemont Street, Dublin 2 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1750–1770House, 34 Leeson Street Lower, Dublin 2 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1820–1840House, 34 Pleasants Street, Dublin 8 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1850–1860House, 34 Synge Street, Dublin 8 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1830–1850House, 35 Camden Street Lower, Dublin 2 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1740–1780House, 35 Camden Street Upper, 26 Harcourt Road, Dublin 2 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1800–1820House, 35 Harcourt Street, Dublin 2 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1790–1810House, 36 Camden Street Lower, Dublin 2 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1740–1780House, 36 Harcourt Street, Dublin 2 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1970–1810House, 36 Synge Street, Synge Place, Dublin 8 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1850–1870House, 37 Charlemont Street, Dublin 2 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1750–1790House, 37 Harcourt Street, Dublin 2 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1790–1810House, 37 Leeson Street Lower, Dublin 2 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1820–1840House, 38 Harcourt Street, Dublin 2 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1790–1810House, 38 Leeson Street Lower, Dublin 2 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1820–1840House, 38 Synge Street, Dublin 8 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1850–1870House, 39 Harcourt Street, Dublin 2 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1790–1810House, 39 Harrington Street, Dublin 8 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1860–1880House, 39 Leeson Street Lower, Dublin 2 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1820–1840House, 39 Synge Street, Dublin 8 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1850–1870House, 4 Camden Street Upper, Dublin 2 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1810–1820House, 4 Grantham Street, Dublin 8 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1840–1860House, 4 Harcourt Terrace, Dublin 2 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1825–1835House, 4 Harrington Street, Synge Place, Dublin 8 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1820–1840House, 4 Hatch Street Lower, Dublin 2 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1810–1850House, 4 Leeson Street Lower, Dublin 2 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1760–1800House, 40 Harrington Street, Dublin 8 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1860–1880House, 40 Leeson Street Lower, Dublin 2 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1820–1840House, 40 Synge Street, Dublin 8 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1850–1870House, 41 Harrington Street, Dublin 8 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1860–1880House, 41 Leeson Street Lower, Dublin 2 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1820–1840House, 41 Synge Street, Dublin 8 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1850–1870House, 42 Camden Street Lower, Dublin 2 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1780–1800House, 42 Harrington Street, Dublin 8 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1860–1880House, 42 Synge Street, Dublin 8 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1850–1870House, 43 Camden Street Lower, Dublin 2 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1780–1800House, 43 Harrington Street, Dublin 8 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1860–1880House, 43 Synge Street, Dublin 8 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1850–1870House, 44 Harrington Street, Dublin 8 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1860–1880House, 44 Leeson Street Lower, Dublin 2 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1820–1840House, 44 Synge Street, Dublin 8 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1850–1870House, 45 Harrington Street, Dublin 8 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1860–1880House, 45 Leeson Street Lower, Dublin 2 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1825–1845House, 45 Synge Street, Dublin 8 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1850–1870House, 46 Harrington Street, Dublin 8 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1815–1835House, 46 Synge Street, Dublin 8 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1850–1870House, 47 Harrington Street, Dublin 8 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1815–1835House, 47 Synge Street, Dublin 8 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1850–1870House, 48 Harrington Street, Dublin 8 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1815–1835House, 48 Leeson Street Lower, Dublin 2 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1825–1845House, 49 Leeson Street Lower, Dublin 2 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1825–1845House, 5 Camden Row, Dublin 2 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1700–1740House, 5 Camden Street Upper, Dublin 2 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1810–1820House, 5 Charlemont Street, Dublin 2 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1770–1790House, 5 Grantham Street, Dublin 8 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1845–1865House, 5 Harcourt Terrace, Dublin 2 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1825–1835House, 5 Harrington Street, Synge Place, Dublin 8 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1820–1840House, 5 Hatch Street Lower, Dublin 2 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1815–1855House, 5 Leeson Street Lower, Dublin 2 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1730–1770House, 5 Pleasants Street, Dublin 8 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1835–1845House, 50 Camden Street Lower, Dublin 2 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1810–1830House, 50 Leeson Street Lower, Dublin 2 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1825–1845House, 50 Synge Street, Grantham Street, Dublin 8 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1855–1875House, 51 Camden Street Lower, Dublin 2 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1810–1830House, 51 Leeson Street Lower, Dublin 2 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1825–1845House, 51 Synge Street, Dublin 8 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1855–1875House, 52 Camden Street Lower, Dublin 2 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1810–1830House, 52 South Richmond Street, Dublin 2 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1820–1840House, 52 Synge Street, Dublin 8 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1855–1875House, 53 South Richmond Street, Dublin 2 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1820–1840House, 53 Synge Street, Dublin 8 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1855–1875House, 54 South Richmond Street, Dublin 2 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1820–1840House, 54 Synge Street, Dublin 8 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1855–1875House, 55 South Richmond Street, Dublin 2 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1820–1840House, 55 Synge Street, Dublin 8 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1870–1890House, 56 Camden Street Lower, Dublin 2 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1805–1825House, 56 South Richmond Street, Dublin 2 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1820–1840House, 56 Synge Street, Dublin 8 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1870–1890House, 57 South Richmond Street, Dublin 2 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1820–1840House, 57 Synge Street, Dublin 8 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1870–1890House, 57-58 Camden Street Lower, Dublin 2 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1800–1820House, 58 Harcourt Street, Dublin 2 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1820–1840House, 58 South Richmond Street, Dublin 2 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1820–1840House, 59 Heytesbury Street, Dublin 8 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1830–1850House, 59 South Richmond Street, Dublin 2 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1820–1840House, 6 Camden Street Upper, Dublin 2 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1810–1820House, 6 Charlemont Street, Dublin 2 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1770–1790House, 6 Grantham Street, Dublin 8 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1845–1865House, 6 Harrington Street, Synge Place, Dublin 8 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1820–1840House, 6 Hatch Street Lower, Dublin 2 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1815–1855House, 6 Pleasants Street, Dublin 8 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1835–1845House, 6-7 Harcourt Terrace, Dublin 2 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1825–1835House, 60 Heytesbury Street, Dublin 8 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1830–1850House, 61 Adelaide Road, Dublin 2 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1840–1850House, 61 Heytesbury Street, Dublin 8 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1830–1850House, 62 Adelaide Road, Dublin 2 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1840–1850House, 62 Heytesbury Street, Dublin 8 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1830–1850House, 63 Heytesbury Street, Dublin 8 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1830–1850House, 64 Heytesbury Street, Dublin 8 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1830–1850House, 66 Adelaide Road, Dublin 2 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1890–1900House, 66 Harcourt Street, Dublin 2 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1850–1870House, 67 Adelaide Road, Dublin 2 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1880–1900House, 67 Harcourt Street, Dublin 2 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1850–1870House, 68 Adelaide Road, Dublin 2 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1880–1900House, 68 Harcourt Street, Dublin 2 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1780–1820House, 69 Adelaide Road, Dublin 2 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1880–1900House, 7 Adelaide Road, Dublin 2 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1820–1840House, 7 Charlemont Street, Dublin 8 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1785–1790House, 7 Grantham Street, Dublin 8 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1845–1865House, 7 Harrington Street, Dublin 8 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1820–1840House, 7 Hatch Street Lower, Dublin 2 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1815–1855House, 7 Pleasants Street, Dublin 8 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1835–1845House, 7 Synge Street, Dublin 8 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1850–1870House, 72 Charlemont Street, Dublin 8 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1770–1790House, 72 Heytesbury Street, Dublin 8 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1845–1850House, 73 Heytesbury Street, Dublin 8 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1845–1865House, 74 Camden Street Lower, Dublin 2 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1790–1810House, 74 Heytesbury Street, Dublin 8 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1845–1865House, 75 Camden Street Lower, Dublin 2 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1780–1800House, 75 Heytesbury Street, Dublin 8 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1860–1870House, 76 Heytesbury Street, Dublin 8 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1860–1870House, 77 Saint Stephen's Green, Dublin 2 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1760–1770House, 78 Heytesbury Street, Dublin 8 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1860–1870House, 78 Saint Stephen's Green, Dublin 2 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1880–1885House, 79 Saint Stephen's Green, Dublin 2 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1880–1885House, 7A-7B South Richmond Street, Dublin 2 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1880–1900House, 8 Adelaide Road, Dublin 2 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1825–1835House, 8 Charlemont Street, Dublin 8 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1785–1790House, 8 Grantham Street, Dublin 8 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1845–1865House, 8 Harcourt Terrace, Dublin 2 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1825–1835House, 8 Pleasants Street, Dublin 8 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1835–1845House, 8 Synge Street, Dublin 8 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1850–1870House, 8-9 Camden Street Upper, Dublin 2 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1810–1820House, 82 Heytesbury Street, Pleasants Street, Dublin 8 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1850–1860House, 82 Saint Stephen's Green, Dublin 2 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1735–1740House, 83 Harcourt Street, Dublin 2 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1820–1840House, 83 Heytesbury Street, Dublin 8 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1835–1845House, 83 Saint Stephen's Green, Dublin 2 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1735–1740House, 84 Harcourt Street, Dublin 2 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1820–1840House, 84 Heytesbury Street, Dublin 8 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1835–1845House, 84 Saint Stephen's Green, Dublin 2 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1735–1740House, 85 Harcourt Street, Dublin 2 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1820–1840House, 85 Heytesbury Street, Dublin 8 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1835–1845House, 86 Harcourt Street, Dublin 2 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1820–1840House, 86 Heytesbury Street, Dublin 8 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1835–1845House, 87 Heytesbury Street, Dublin 8 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1835–1845House, 87 Saint Stephen's Green, Dublin 2 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1720–1740House, 87-88 Harcourt Street, Dublin 2 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1840–1860House, 88 Heytesbury Street, Dublin 8 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1835–1845House, 88 Saint Stephen's Green, Dublin 2 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1720–1740House, 89 Harcourt Street, Dublin 2 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1775–1780House, 89 Heytesbury Street, Dublin 8 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1835–1845House, 89 Saint Stephen's Green, Dublin 2 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1810–1830House, 9 Adelaide Road, Dublin 2 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1820–1840House, 9 Grantham Street, Dublin 8 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1845–1865House, 9 Harcourt Terrace, Dublin 2 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1825–1835House, 9 Hatch Street Lower, Dublin 2 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1810–1850House, 9 Pleasants Street, Dublin 8 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1835–1845House, 9 Synge Street, Dublin 8 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1850–1870House, 90 Harcourt Street, Dublin 2 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1775–1780House, 90 Heytesbury Street, Dublin 8 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1830–1845House, 90 Saint Stephen's Green, Dublin 2 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1810–1830House, 91 Camden Street Lower, Dublin 2 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1720–1740House, 91 Harcourt Street, Dublin 2 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1780–1820House, 91 Heytesbury Street, Dublin 8 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1835–1840House, 91 Saint Stephen's Green, Dublin 2 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1810–1830House, 92 Saint Stephen's Green, Dublin 2 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1830–1850House, 93 Saint Stephen's Green, Dublin 2 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1830–1850House, 94 Saint Stephen's Green, Dublin 2 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1830–1850House, 95 Saint Stephen's Green, Dublin 2 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1780–1820House, 96 Saint Stephen's Green, Dublin 2 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1780–1820House, 97 Saint Stephen's Green, Dublin 2 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1730–1750House, 98 Saint Stephen's Green, Dublin 2 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1730–1750House, 99 Saint Stephen's Green, Dublin 2 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1740–1745Irish Jesuit Archives · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1825–1845Iveagh Gardens (gate lodge) · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1900–1920Iveagh Gardens · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1860–1870Iveagh House (building misc) · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1860–1870Jesuit Community House · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1830–1840Kilronan House · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1885–1905MacMurrough House · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1825–1845National Chemical Company · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1820–1840National Concert Hall · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1910–1915Odeon · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1855–1860Portobello College · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1805–1810Post box, Clonmel Street, Harcourt Street, Dublin 2 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1905–1915Post box, Harrington Street, Synge Street, Dublin 8 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1885–1905Post box, Leeson Street Lower, Hatch Street Lower, Dublin 2 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1905–1915Post box, South Richmond Street, Lennox Street, Dublin 2 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1980–1990Royal Victoria Eye and Ear Hospital · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1895–1900Russell Court Hotel (house) · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1805–1825Russell Court Hotel (house) · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1805–1825Russell Court Hotel (house) · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1805–1825Russell Court Hotel (house) · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1810–1830Russell Court Hotel (house) · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1810–1830Ryan's · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1880–1885Shop, 1-6 Camden Market, Dublin 2 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1905–1910Shop, 27 Camden Street Lower, Dublin 2 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1890–1910Shop, 28 Camden Street Lower, Dublin 2 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1900–1920Shop, 34 Lennox Street, Dublin 8 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1875–1895Shop, 38 Camden Street Lower, Dublin 2 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1880–1920Shop, 38 Lennox Street, Dublin 8 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1875–1895Sports ground, Earlsfort Terrace, Dublin 2 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1880–1890St. Finian's Church · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1860–1865St. Kevin's Church · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1865–1875St. Kevin's Female School · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1885–1890St. Kevin's Presbytery · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1855–1875Stables, outbuilding, 1-6 Leeson Place, Adelaide Road, Dublin 2 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1800–1820Tapei Representative Offices in Ireland · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1810–1850The Bernard Shaw · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1890–1900The Harcourt Hotel (house) · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1850–1870The Harcourt Hotel (house) · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1850–1870The Harcourt Hotel (house) · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1850–1870The Harcourt Hotel (house) · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1850–1870The Harcourt Hotel (house) · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1850–1870The Jackson Court Hotel (house) · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1800–1840The Jackson Court Hotel (house) · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1800–1840The Jackson Court Hotel (house) · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1800–1840The Jackson Court Hotel (house) · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1800–1840The Lantern Centre · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1860–1865The Portobello · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1865–1885University College Dublin · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1875–1880Wall & Keogh · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1790–1810Waterworks, Adelaide Road, Leeson Street Lower, Dublin 2 · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1925–1930Communications Clinic · National rating (NIAH) · 1890–1895Iveagh House · National rating (NIAH) · 1735–1865Newman House · National rating (NIAH) · 1760–1770Newman House · National rating (NIAH) · 1735–1740University Church · National rating (NIAH) · 1850–1860
National and InternationalRegional and other sites400 m from Iveagh House
4 of 5within 400 m of Iveagh House, the heart of the town’s history

Hover a dot for its name; tap one to open its page.

The 408, by rating
5 National and International403 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

5 places of national importance in Portobello

Buildings the National Inventory rates National or International: of significance across Ireland or beyond. Each one opens its own page.

Regional and other sites

403 more historic places in Portobello

Buildings rated Regional, of significance in their region, and archaeological monuments with an encyclopedia article.

All 64, A to Z
Adelaide Road Presbyterian ChurchAllied Irish BankAve MariaBleeding HorseBolton'sCamden DeLuxe HotelCamden Hall HostelCamden HouseChamplain CollegeCharlemont HouseChimney, Royal Victoria Eye and Ear HospitalClonmell HouseCorrib HouseCorrigan & SonsDelahuntGeorge Bernard Shaw Birthplace MuseumGilligan Black RecruitmentGlen HouseGrand CanalGrove HouseHarcourt HouseHarcourt HouseHarcourt InnHarrington Hall (house)Harrington Hall (house)Harrington House HostelHatch HallIrish Jesuit ArchivesIveagh GardensIveagh Gardens (gate lodge)Iveagh House (building misc)Jesuit Community HouseKilronan HouseMacMurrough HouseNational Chemical CompanyNational Concert HallOdeonPortobello CollegeRoyal Victoria Eye and Ear HospitalRussell Court Hotel (house)Russell Court Hotel (house)Russell Court Hotel (house)Russell Court Hotel (house)Russell Court Hotel (house)Ryan'sSt. Finian's ChurchSt. Kevin's ChurchSt. Kevin's Female SchoolSt. Kevin's PresbyteryTapei Representative Offices in IrelandThe Bernard ShawThe Harcourt Hotel (house)The Harcourt Hotel (house)The Harcourt Hotel (house)The Harcourt Hotel (house)The Harcourt Hotel (house)The Jackson Court Hotel (house)The Jackson Court Hotel (house)The Jackson Court Hotel (house)The Jackson Court Hotel (house)The Lantern CentreThe PortobelloUniversity College DublinWall & Keogh

339 recorded by their type and address

339 are recorded only by their type and address: 325 homes, 4 inns, shops and warehouses and 4 street furniture; most date from the 19th century.

17th century1
18th century64
19th century266
20th century8

See all 339 on the map

Historic streets

Harcourt Street has the most

Streets with three or more buildings on the record, by the address it gives.

Harcourt Street42 on the record
Leeson Street40 on the record
Camden Street39 on the record
Harrington Street32 on the record
Pleasants Street29 on the record
Synge Street28 on the record
Saint Stephen's Green27 on the record · 4 of national importance
Adelaide Road25 on the record · 1 of national importance
Hatch Street23 on the record
Heytesbury Street23 on the record
Grantham Street22 on the record
South Richmond Street16 on the record

Of the 408 records, 402 give a street address.

How old

Most of Portobello’s dated buildings come from the 19th century

Each building by the first date on its record.

1500–1799 three centuries57
19th century 1800–1899335
1900 and later to today16

57 of the 408 dated ones were built before 1800.

Archaeology and around

Archaeology in Portobello

The Sites and Monuments Record lists every known archaeological site; most are field monuments with little to see. By kind:

10 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.

House - indeterminate date5 records
House - 18th/19th century3 records
Inn1 record
Building1 record

Just outside Portobello: 2

Latouche BridgeRegional rating (NIAH) · 100 m outside the town
Lock, Portobello Harbour, Grove Road, Dublin 2\Dublin 6Regional rating (NIAH) · 100 m outside the town
Homes by age

A growing town: 8.2% of Portobello’s homes date from 2011 on, the norm is 5.8%

Few of Portobello’s homes date from 1946 to 1980: 8.7%, the norm 24%. In most towns 25% of homes were built in the 2000s; in Portobello only 11%. Half of what Portobello lives in today was already built by 1981.

44%
Before 1919
4%
1919–45
8.7%
1946–80
25%
1981–2000
11%
2001–10
8.2%
Since 2011
PortobelloTypical 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.

Towns its size

Portobello has the most of 16 towns its size

Towns of 5,600 to 5,900 residents, by buildings on the record.

Portobello408
Gillabbey129
Carrickmacross84
Carrick-on-Suir37
Blessington27
Rathcoole22
Knocknaheeny18
Inishkenny11
Oranmore9
Ballinfoile and Terryland9
Carrigtwohill8
Harmonstown5
#1 of 16for buildings on the record per resident (712 per 10,000). Portobello, Gillabbey and Carrickmacross lead.

The typical town its size has 11.

Neighbours

Portobello and its neighbours

TownPeopleNational InventoryNationalArchaeological sites
Portobello5,732408510
Christchurch6,7781224122
Temple Bar7,27660726187
Rathmines West22,6673603
The Liberties18,4601918222
St Stephen's Green5,31986440235
Rathmines East16,9230022
In brief

Portobello in brief

Few towns are as rich in recorded buildings as Portobello: per resident it has more than 98% of Irish towns of 2,500 or more. In all there are 408 places on the record, 5 of them in the top tier. No town its size has more recorded buildings: it leads the 16 nearest in population. Its housing is old: 44% of homes date from before 1919, against 3.4% in the typical town.

Iveagh House sits at the heart of it all, with 4 of the town’s places of national importance within 400 m. On Harcourt Street alone there are 42 places on the record. Most of its dated monuments come from the 19th century: 335 of 408. Otherwise the figures are ordinary: most entries are homes; and Arthur Shields (1896) was born here before 1900.

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 Portobello’s history

How many historic buildings are recorded in Portobello?

408 buildings on the National Inventory, 5 of them of national importance, from the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage.

Which places in Portobello are of national importance?

Iveagh House, Newman House, Newman House, University Church and Communications Clinic.

What is the oldest building in Portobello?

House, 5 Camden Row, Dublin 2: the first date on its record is 1700.

Are there archaeological sites in Portobello?

Yes: the Sites and Monuments Record lists 10 archaeological sites inside Portobello.

How old are the homes in Portobello?

44% 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 and English Wikipedia for people born here · Wikidata (CC0) for other names and articles. Under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0).

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