NatCastle / fortified house · 1350–1450Drimnagh Castle (castle / fortified house)Long Mile Road, Drimnagh, Dublin 12Photo: Ericlevik · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Commons file
Church of the Assumption of the Blessed Mary · Photo: Tdr112 · CC BY-SA 4.010buildings on the National Inventory
History of Walkinstown · National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
Walkinstown: 10 buildings on the National Inventory, the oldest from 1350
On the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage, Walkinstown counts 10 buildings, 3 of them of national importance. Per 10,000 residents that makes 13; the typical town has 48. Of its homes, 1% were built before 1919, against 3.4% in the typical town. The Sites and Monuments Record adds 5 archaeological sites inside the town.
On the National Inventory
10
13 per 10,000 residents
typical town: 48
typical town: 48
Of national importance
3
NIAH National or International, and national monuments
Archaeological sites
5
Sites and Monuments Record
Oldest building
1350
the first date on its record
Homes built before 1919
1%
typical town: 3.4%
In pictures
2 pictures of Walkinstown today and 1 from before 1950
The set opens with Drimnagh Castle (castle / fortified house) and Church of the Assumption of the Blessed Mary. Pictures exist for 2 of the places Walkinstown has on the record. Walkinstown as it was in 1900, in old photographs.
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
Walkinstown in old photos
1 old photograph, made before 1950.
1900From 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.
How old
Most of Walkinstown’s dated buildings come from the 20th century or later
Each building by the first date on its record.
Middle Ages 500–14992
1500–1799 three centuries3
19th century 1800–18991
1900 and later to today4
5 of the 10 dated ones were built before 1800. The oldest is Drimnagh Castle, from 1350.
The map
Where Walkinstown’s history is
Every building and site on the record inside the town, by its rating.
National and InternationalRegional and other sites400 m from Barn, Drimnagh Castle
3 of 3within 400 m of Barn, Drimnagh Castle, the heart of the town’s history
Hover a dot for its name; tap one to open its page.
The 10, by rating
3 National and International7 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
3 places of national importance in Walkinstown
Buildings the National Inventory rates National or International: of significance across Ireland or beyond. Each one opens its own page.
Castle / fortified house · 1350–1450Drimnagh Castle (castle / fortified house)Long Mile Road, Dublin 12
Barn · 1600–1700Barn, Drimnagh CastleLong Mile Road, Drimnagh, Dublin 12
Regional and other sites
7 more historic places in Walkinstown
Buildings rated Regional, of significance in their region, and archaeological monuments with an encyclopedia article.
RegChurch / chapel · 1950–1955Church of the Assumption of the Blessed MaryWalkinstown Green, Walkinstown, Dublin 12Photo: Tdr112 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Commons file
Bridge · 1760–1800Bridge, Drimnagh CastleLong Mile Road, Dublin 12
Walled garden · 1880–1920Walled garden, Drimnagh CastleLong Mile Road, Drimnagh, Dublin 12
Factory · 1940–1960Mercedes BenzNaas Road, Walkinstown Avenue, Dublin 12
Milestone / milepost · 1760–1800Milestone, Walkinstown Road, Dublin 12
Post box · 1940–1960Post box, Harty Avenue, Walkinstown, Dublin 12
Post box · 1950–1970Post box, Walkinstown Green, Dublin 12
What’s recorded
The record in Walkinstown starts with street furniture, at 30%
There are 6 kinds of building on Walkinstown’s record. In second place come walls, gates and bridges, with 2. The highest-rated include Drimnagh Castle and “Barn, Drimnagh Castle”.
Street furniture3
Walls, gates and bridges2
Homes2
Farm and estate buildings1
Churches and chapels1
Mills, stations and works1
Types as the National Inventory records them, grouped; a building keeps the type it was built as.
Archaeology and around
Archaeology in Walkinstown
The Sites and Monuments Record lists every known archaeological site; most are field monuments with little to see. By kind:
5 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.
| Water mill - unclassified1 record |
| Castle - Anglo-Norman masonry castle1 record |
| Linkardstown burial1 record |
| House - 17th/18th century1 record |
| Ritual site - holy well1 record |
Homes by age
New homes are rare in Walkinstown: 2% since 2011, against a usual 5.8%
A full 9.5% of the homes in Walkinstown went up between the wars, beyond the typical 3.9%. Fewer of Walkinstown’s homes than usual date from 1981 to 2000: 6.2%, against 24%. In most towns 24% of homes were built from 1946 to 1980; in Walkinstown, 70%.
1%
Before 1919
9.5%
1919–45
70%
1946–80
6.2%
1981–2000
12%
2001–10
2%
Since 2011
WalkinstownTypical 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
Walkinstown and its neighbours
| Town | People | National Inventory | National | Archaeological sites |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Walkinstown | 7,442 | 10 | 3 | 5 |
| Perrystown | 7,581 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Inchicore | 5,285 | 35 | 0 | 3 |
| Crumlin | 19,287 | 17 | 0 | 10 |
| Kimmage | 15,207 | 18 | 0 | 14 |
| Templeogue | 18,076 | 16 | 0 | 11 |
| Decies | 2,713 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
In brief
Walkinstown in brief
The official list counts 10 places on the record in Walkinstown, 3 of them in the top tier, including Drimnagh Castle. Its places of national importance cluster together: 3 of them stand within 400 m of Barn, Drimnagh Castle. Its homes are mostly newer: 1% were built before 1919, against 3.4% in the typical town.
It also has 5 archaeological sites on the record. The oldest is Drimnagh Castle, from 1350. Otherwise the figures are ordinary: it has 10 recorded buildings, about typical for a town its size (the middle one has 17); and per resident it sits near the middle of Irish towns of 2,500 or more.
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 Walkinstown’s history
How many historic buildings are recorded in Walkinstown?
10 buildings on the National Inventory, 3 of them of national importance, from the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage.
Which places in Walkinstown are of national importance?
Drimnagh Castle (castle / fortified house), Drimnagh Castle (castle / fortified house) and Barn, Drimnagh Castle.
What is the oldest building in Walkinstown?
Drimnagh Castle: the first date on its record is 1350.
Are there archaeological sites in Walkinstown?
Yes: the Sites and Monuments Record lists 5 archaeological sites inside Walkinstown.
How old are the homes in Walkinstown?
1% 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 (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).