Country house · 1855–1865Clontra (country house)Quinn's Road, Shankill
Photo: sarah777 · CC BY-SA 2.072buildings on the National Inventory
History of Shankill · National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
Shankill: 72 buildings on the National Inventory, one of them of national importance
History in Shankill goes back at least to 1625, the date of its oldest recorded building. The Sites and Monuments Record adds 61 archaeological sites inside the town. For every 10,000 residents, Shankill has 65 buildings on the record; the typical town has 48.
On the National Inventory
72
65 per 10,000 residents
typical town: 48
typical town: 48
Of national importance
1
NIAH National or International, and national monuments
Archaeological sites
61
Sites and Monuments Record
Oldest building
1625
the first date on its record
Homes built before 1919
4.7%
typical town: 3.4%
In pictures
Old buildings of Shankill
The photo shows Saint Anne's Catholic Church, one of Shankill’s recorded places.
Photos from Wikimedia Commons, copied to our own server, each credited to its photographer with its licence; names open the place’s page. Tap a photo to step through them full screen.
The map
Where Shankill’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 72, by rating
1 National and International71 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 Shankill
Buildings the National Inventory rates National or International: of significance across Ireland or beyond. Each one opens its own page.
Regional and other sites
71 more historic places in Shankill
Buildings rated Regional, of significance in their region, and archaeological monuments with an encyclopedia article.
All 65, A to Z
AbingdonArdvarnaAskefield HouseAskefield House (gate lodge)Aubrey HouseBallybride CottageBallycorus GrangeBallycorus Lead Works (building misc)Ballycorus Lead Works (gates / railings / walls)Ballycorus Lead Works (worker's house)Barn CloseBeauchamp (country house)Beauchamp (gate lodge)BeechfieldBeechlands (gate lodge)Beechlands (house)Chantilly HouseClontra (conservatory)Clontra (gate lodge)Cornerstone HouseCrinken CottageCrinken HouseCrinken House (gates / railings / walls)Cuilin (gates / railings / walls)Cuilin (house)Dorney Court (gate lodge)Dorney Court (gates / railings / walls)Eaton Brae (country house)Eaton Brae (gate lodge)EllerslieEmeraldFlorencevilleHackett Memorial HallKiltiernan BridgeLisnalurgLocksleyLordello (gate lodge)Lordello (gates / railings / walls)Mullinastill HouseOld Conna Hill (country house)Old Conna Hill (gates / railings / walls)RathmichaelRathmichael Church (Rathmichael)Rosedale HouseSaint Anne'sSaint Anne's Catholic ChurchSaint Brendan'sSaint Rita'sShanganagh BridgeShanganagh Castle (country house)Shanganagh Castle (gate lodge)Shanganagh Castle (monument)Shanganagh Park (country house)Shanganagh Park (gate lodge)Shankill Carnegie Free LibraryShankill CastleShankill HouseSylvan MountThe Aske (country house)The Aske (gate lodge)The Aske (gates / railings / walls)The OrchardThomondWilford HouseWoodford
6 recorded by their type and address
6 are recorded only by their type and address: 2 other buildings, 2 street furniture and 1 walls, gates and bridges; most date from the 19th century.
19th century5
20th century1
Historic streets
Dublin Road has the most
Streets with three or more buildings on the record, by the address it gives.
Dublin Road23 on the record
Shanganagh Road9 on the record
Ballybride Road8 on the record
Quinn's Road6 on the record · 1 of national importance
Corbawn Lane6 on the record
Mine Hill5 on the record
Ferndale Road5 on the record
Of the 72 records, 71 give a street address.
What’s recorded
The record in Shankill starts with homes, at 71%
The newest record in Shankill dates from 1939. In Shankill, walls, gates and bridges weigh more than nationally: 14%, against 8%. Two of the highest-rated records are Clontra and Rathmichael.
Homes51
Walls, gates and bridges10
Public buildings2
Street furniture2
Churches and chapels2
Memorials and tombs1
Other buildings4
Types as the National Inventory records them, grouped; a building keeps the type it was built as.
How old
Most of Shankill’s dated buildings come from the 19th century
Each building by the first date on its record.
1500–1799 three centuries5
19th century 1800–189961
1900 and later to today6
5 of the 72 dated ones were built before 1800. The oldest is Rathmichael, from 1625.
Archaeology and around
Archaeology in Shankill
The Sites and Monuments Record lists every known archaeological site; most are field monuments with little to see. By kind:
61 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.
| Graveslab12 records |
| Enclosure4 records |
| Ringfort - unclassified3 records |
| Cross3 records |
| Fulacht fia3 records |
| Castle - tower house2 records |
| Castle - unclassified2 records |
| Building2 records |
| Church2 records |
| Graveyard2 records |
| Battery2 records |
| Water mill - unclassified1 record |
| Hillfort1 record |
| Bawn1 record |
| Well1 record |
| 20 more kinds20 records |
Just outside Shankill: 12
| Old Connaught House (country house)Regional rating (NIAH) · 200 m outside the town |
| Old Connaught House (outbuilding)Regional rating (NIAH) · 400 m outside the town |
| Old Connaught House (walled garden)Regional rating (NIAH) · 400 m outside the town |
| Jubilee HallRegional rating (NIAH) · 500 m outside the town |
| Springfield (country house)Regional rating (NIAH) · 800 m outside the town |
| Kilternan GrangeRegional rating (NIAH) · 100 m outside the town |
| Knocklinn (country house)Regional rating (NIAH) · 900 m outside the town |
| Knocklinn (gate lodge)Regional rating (NIAH) · 1 km outside the town |
| Springfield (gates / railings / walls)Regional rating (NIAH) · 400 m outside the town |
| Ballycorus Shot ManufactoryRegional rating (NIAH) · 100 m outside the town |
| Chimney, Mine Hill LaneRegional rating (NIAH) · 100 m outside the town |
| Post box, Old Connaught Avenue, Old ConnaughtRegional rating (NIAH) · 500 m outside the town |
Homes by age
More pre-1919 homes than most: 4.7% in Shankill, 3.4% in the typical town
In most towns 25% of homes were built in the 2000s; in Shankill only 17%. The period that gave Shankill the most homes is from 1946 to 1980: 38%. 31% of Shankill’s homes date from 1981 to 2000, well above the typical 24%.
4.7%
Before 1919
3.2%
1919–45
38%
1946–80
31%
1981–2000
17%
2001–10
5.7%
Since 2011
ShankillTypical 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
Shankill and its neighbours
| Town | People | National Inventory | National | Archaeological sites |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shankill | 11,009 | 72 | 1 | 61 |
| Killiney | 9,776 | 11 | 0 | 18 |
| Ballybrack | 2,872 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| Cabinteely | 15,864 | 31 | 1 | 66 |
| Bray | 33,512 | 318 | 0 | 39 |
| Dalkey | 8,275 | 0 | 0 | 38 |
| Foxrock | 12,163 | 94 | 4 | 5 |
In brief
Shankill in brief
More of Shankill’s homes are old than in most places: 4.7% were built before 1919, against 3.4% in the typical town. In all there are 72 places on the record, 1 of them in the top tier, including Clontra. Dublin Road alone has 23 places on the record. Most entries on the list, 71%, are homes.
Of the 72 with a date, 61 come from the 19th century. The oldest is Rathmichael, from 1625. It also has 61 archaeological sites on the record. Otherwise the figures are ordinary: it has 72 recorded buildings, about typical for a town its size (the middle one has 72); per resident it sits near the middle of Irish towns of 2,500 or more; and William Paul McClure Kennedy (1879) 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 Shankill’s history
How many historic buildings are recorded in Shankill?
72 buildings on the National Inventory, one of them of national importance, from the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage.
Which places in Shankill are of national importance?
Clontra (country house).
What is the oldest building in Shankill?
Rathmichael: the first date on its record is 1625.
Are there archaeological sites in Shankill?
Yes: the Sites and Monuments Record lists 61 archaeological sites inside Shankill.
How old are the homes in Shankill?
4.7% 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.
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).