- Address
- Main Street, Blessington
- Type
- House
- NIAH reg. no.
- 16303019
T. Dempsey
Main Street, Blessington
Many historic buildings are private homes. Please enjoy them from the street.
About T. Dempsey
T. Dempsey is one of 27 buildings in Blessington the National Inventory rates Regional. T. Dempsey dates from 1780–1800. 20 other places on the record stand within 400 m.
With the exception of the replacement render and modern shopfronts this imposing building is in original condition. It has retained its massing and overall form and provides a strong visual stop to the end of the main street.
From the National Inventory’s appraisal, record 16303019 · 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 · 16303019↗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 10 minutes
Blessington · about 600 m on foot, as the crow flies
8 within 150 m
Every place on the record within this distance; each opens its own page.
Houses on the record near Blessington
There are 8 with photos within 40 km. Just 16 km away stands Hell Fire Club, in Firhouse. The farthest is Farm house in Kilmeage, 22 km away.
Questions about T. Dempsey
Is T. Dempsey on the National Inventory?
Yes: rated Regional (record 16303019).
Can you visit T. Dempsey?
Many historic buildings are private homes; this one can be seen from the street.
When was T. Dempsey built?
Its National Inventory record dates it to 1780–1800.
Is T. Dempsey 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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