- Address
- 2 Brennan's Terrace, Strand Road, Bray
- Type
- House
- NIAH reg. no.
- 16301109
Rath Talbot
2 Brennan's Terrace, Strand Road, Bray
Many historic buildings are private homes. Please enjoy them from the street.
About Rath Talbot
The National Inventory rates Rath Talbot Regional, one of 318 in Bray. Rath Talbot dates from 1855–1860. 126 other places on the record stand within 400 m.
This residence is one of Bray’s earliest and most complete seafront terraces. Although it has been altered in recent years, it remains of considerable importance in terms of local heritage and makes a positive contribution to the streetscape.
From the National Inventory’s appraisal, record 16301109 · 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 · 16301109↗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
Bray · about 500 m on foot, as the crow flies















30 within 150 m
Every place on the record within this distance; each opens its own page.
Show the other 12
Near Bray: more houses on the record
All 8 are pictured and within 40 km. Powerscourt House in Enniskerry is the nearest, at 6.2 km. Hell Fire Club in Firhouse is the farthest, at 16 km.








Questions about Rath Talbot
Is Rath Talbot on the National Inventory?
Yes: rated Regional (record 16301109).
Can you visit Rath Talbot?
Many historic buildings are private homes; this one can be seen from the street.
When was Rath Talbot built?
Its National Inventory record dates it to 1855–1860.
Is Rath Talbot 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).
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).