- Address
- Main Street, Blessington
- Type
- House
- NIAH reg. no.
- 16303015
M. Balfe
Main Street, Blessington
Many historic buildings are private homes. Please enjoy them from the street.
About M. Balfe
M. Balfe is one of 27 buildings in Blessington the National Inventory rates Regional. M. Balfe dates from 1830–1850. 22 other places on the record stand within 400 m.
A house retaining much of its original character and boasting a decidedly mid twentieth-century mosaic tiled shopfront. It retains the building line which is so important in maintaining the streetscape.
From the National Inventory’s appraisal, record 16303015 · CC BY 4.0 · Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
NIAHRead its National Inventory recordThe full description and appraisal, the survey photo and the map · 16303015↗Regional is the National Inventory’s rating for a building of significance in its region; most rated buildings carry it.
Make it a walk: 5 historic places in about 15 minutes
Blessington · about 700 m on foot, as the crow flies
- 1M. BalfeStart here
- 2T. DempseyRegional rating (NIAH) · 100 m on
- 3W. TwyfordRegional rating (NIAH) · 300 m on
- 4Blessington National SchoolRegional rating (NIAH) · 100 m on
- 5The Toll HouseRegional rating (NIAH) · 200 m on
Blessington BridgeRegional rating (NIAH)900 m
St. Mark's CrossArchaeological monument (SMR)1.1 km15 within 150 m
Every place on the record within this distance; each opens its own page.
Near Blessington: more houses on the record
There are 8 with photos within 40 km. Closest of all: Hell Fire Club, Firhouse, 16 km away. The farthest is Rathfarnham Castle in Rathfarnham, 22 km away.
Questions about M. Balfe
Is M. Balfe on the National Inventory?
Yes: rated Regional (record 16303015).
Can you visit M. Balfe?
Many historic buildings are private homes; this one can be seen from the street.
When was M. Balfe built?
Its National Inventory record dates it to 1830–1850.
Is M. Balfe 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.
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). Under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0).
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