Weir · 1780–1820Weir, Rathfarnham
Photo: 瑞丽江的河水 · CC BY-SA 4.01building on the National Inventory
History of Rathgar · National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
Old homes in Rathgar: 22% built before 1919
For Rathgar, that is 7 times the typical town’s share, 3.4%. Rathgar has 1 building on the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage. For its size the record is short: 1.7 for every 10,000 residents, where the typical town has 48. The earliest building recorded goes back to 1780.
On the National Inventory
1
1.7 per 10,000 residents
typical town: 48
typical town: 48
Of national importance
0
NIAH National or International, and national monuments
Archaeological sites
8
Sites and Monuments Record
Oldest building
1780
the first date on its record
Homes built before 1919
22%
typical town: 3.4%
Through time
Rathgar in old photos
1 old photograph, made before 1950.
1881From 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 Rathgar’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 1, by rating
1 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
One historic place in Rathgar
Buildings rated Regional, of significance in their region, and archaeological monuments with an encyclopedia article.
Archaeology and around
Archaeology in Rathgar
The Sites and Monuments Record lists every known archaeological site; most are field monuments with little to see. By kind:
8 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.
| Castle - unclassified2 records |
| Mill - unclassified2 records |
| Water mill - unclassified1 record |
| Bridge1 record |
| Gateway1 record |
| Windmill1 record |
Homes by age
Rathgar is still building: 18% of its homes are from 2011 or later, against 5.8%
Homes dated between the wars are commoner in Rathgar than in most towns: 13%, against 3.9%. Building in the 2000s left Rathgar with 2.5% of its homes, below the usual 25%. Look at when Rathgar’s homes went up and one period leads: from 1981 to 2000, with 31%.
22%
Before 1919
13%
1919–45
13%
1946–80
31%
1981–2000
2.5%
2001–10
18%
Since 2011
RathgarTypical 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.
Born here
6 notable people born in Rathgar before 1900
From Nicholas Donnelly (1837) to Cyril Parker (1897): their lives on one timeline, earliest first.
Nicholas Donnelly
Harold Littledale
Mary Gertrude Joyce
George Dawson Preston
Thorold Coade
Cyril Parker
1800182518501875190019251950
Nicholas Donnelly1837–1920 · Irish bishop
HL
Harold Littledale1853–1930 · British writer
MJ
Mary Gertrude Joyce1884–1964 · Irish nun and musician
GP
George Dawson Preston1896–1972 · British physicist
TC
Thorold Coade1896–1963 · British headmaster
CP
Cyril Parker1897–1962 · Cricketer
Everyone born in Rathgar → Birthplaces from Wikidata, each checked against the person’s English Wikipedia article; portraits from Wikimedia Commons.
Towns its size
How Rathgar compares with 16 towns its size
Towns of 5,600 to 6,000 residents, by buildings on the record.
Rathgar1
#16 of 16for buildings on the record per resident (1.7 per 10,000). Portobello, Gillabbey and Carrickmacross lead.
15 have more. The typical town its size has 18.
Neighbours
Rathgar and its neighbours
| Town | People | National Inventory | National | Archaeological sites |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rathgar | 5,768 | 1 | 0 | 8 |
| Terenure | 10,391 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Rathmines West | 22,667 | 36 | 0 | 3 |
| Churchtown | 10,044 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Rathmines East | 16,923 | 0 | 0 | 22 |
| Clonskeagh | 14,142 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| Rathfarnham | 17,508 | 86 | 1 | 11 |
In brief
Rathgar in brief
More of Rathgar’s homes are old than in most places: 22% were built before 1919, against 3.4% in the typical town. All told, the list holds 1 place on the record. Nicholas Donnelly (1837), Harold Littledale (1853) and Mary Gertrude Joyce (1884) are among the 6 people born here before 1900. It also has 8 archaeological sites on the record. Most towns its size have more recorded buildings: the typical one has 18.
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 Rathgar’s history
How many historic buildings are recorded in Rathgar?
1 building on the National Inventory, from the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage.
What is the oldest building in Rathgar?
Weir, Rathfarnham: the first date on its record is 1780.
Are there archaeological sites in Rathgar?
Yes: the Sites and Monuments Record lists 8 archaeological sites inside Rathgar.
How old are the homes in Rathgar?
22% of its homes were built before 1919, against 3.4% in the typical town.
Are the buildings on this page protected?
Being on the National Inventory or the Sites and Monuments Record is a record, not protection by itself: buildings are protected by their council’s Record of Protected Structures, which each council keeps and no national open list gathers, so this page can’t say which are on it.
This page describes its history; it gives no grade.
Source: National Inventory of Architectural Heritage and Sites and Monuments Record, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata (CC0).
Sources: National Inventory of Architectural Heritage (buildingsofireland.ie) · Sites and Monuments Record and the National Monuments Service’s monuments to visit · CSO Census 2022 (homes by the year built) · 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).
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).