Balbriggan

1,217 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Balbriggan, from 0 m² to 51,171 m² (5.12 ha, 12.64 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 92 neighbouring parcels touch it.

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• R2RS - Residential (Existing residential)
  The Fingal Development Plan 2023 – 2029, Fingal · 995 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• M4MC - Major Town Centre (Built up area)
  The Fingal Development Plan 2023 – 2029, Fingal · 137 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• G4OS - Open Space (Active open space)
  The Fingal Development Plan 2023 – 2029, Fingal · 79 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• G3HA - High Amenity (Conservation, amenity or buffer space, corridor/belt, landscape)
  The Fingal Development Plan 2023 – 2029, Fingal · 13 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• C2.1GE - General Employment (Industrial, enterprise, employment)
  The Fingal Development Plan 2023 – 2029, Fingal · 9 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• S3CI - Community Infrastructure (Community facilities)
  The Fingal Development Plan 2023 – 2029, Fingal · 8 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• C3HT - High Technology (Office, business/technology park and related)
  The Fingal Development Plan 2023 – 2029, Fingal · 3 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• R1RA - Residential Area (New/proposed residential)
  The Fingal Development Plan 2023 – 2029, Fingal · 1 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• G3GB - Green Belt (Conservation, amenity or buffer space, corridor/belt, landscape)
  The Fingal Development Plan 2023 – 2029, Fingal · 1 parcels The zoning objective in the plan

Source: Tailte Éireann and the Department of Housing (MyPlan), national zoning, CC BY 4.0.

• 2 Sept 2026Referral

  3 No. additional roof windows, 1 on the east and 2 on the west side of

  Permission · Fingal County Council, F26A/0798E

• 19 Aug 2026Invalid application

  Planning Permission is sought to retain and widen the existing vehicul

  Permission · Fingal County Council, F26A/0756E

• 18 Aug 2026Referral

  ‘Cairde’ intends to apply for retention permission for a single-storey

  Retention · Fingal County Council, F26A/0748E

• 12 Aug 2026Invalid application

  ‘Cairde’ intends to apply for retention permission for a single-storey

  Retention · Fingal County Council, F26A/0727E

• 20 Jul 2026Recommendation review

  The development will consist of a part demolition of existing single s

  Permission · Fingal County Council, F26A/0649E

• 13 Jul 2026Grant permission

  proposed new extension to the rear of the existing dwelling house at n

  Permission · Fingal County Council, F26A/0616E

• 29 Jun 2026Invalid application

  proposed new extension to the rear of the existing dwelling house at n

  Permission · Fingal County Council, F26A/0562E

• 25 Jun 2026Request additional information

  (1) Single Storey extension to front of existing two storey semi-detac

  Permission · Fingal County Council, F26A/0549E

• 22 Jun 2026Grant permission

  Planning Permission is sought for change of use from existing retail u

  Permission · Fingal County Council, F26A/0543E

• 19 Jun 2026Invalid application

  The development will consist of: (1) Single storey extension to front

  Permission · Fingal County Council, F26A/0534E

• 30 Apr 2026Grant permission

  The proposed development will consist of: (i) Modifications to the ex

  Permission · Fingal County Council, F26A/0341E

• 19 Feb 2026Grant permission

  The development will consist of: (a) the demolition of a single store

  Permission · Fingal County Council, F26A/0119E

• 30 Jan 2026Grant permission

  A family flat extension linked to side of existing dwelling. New porch

  Permission · Fingal County Council, F26A/0060E

• 5 Jan 2026Grant permission

  Construct a dormer extension to the rear of the existing cottage, at 5

  Permission · Fingal County Council, F26A/0001E

• 20 Dec 2025Invalid application due to site notice

  A family flat extension linked to side of existing dwelling. New porch

  Permission · Fingal County Council, F25A/1199E

• 16 Dec 2025Grant permission

  Planning permission is requested for a new two-storey extension to rea

  Permission · Fingal County Council, F25A/1167E

• 16 Dec 2025Refuse permission

  Permission for extension to the front and

  Permission · Fingal County Council, F25A/1163

• 9 Dec 2025Grant permission

  The development will consist of (a) the demolition of a single storey

  Permission · Fingal County Council, F25A/1145E

• 4 Dec 2025Grant permission for retention

  A retention planning permission (temporary) is sought for a single-sto

  Retention · Fingal County Council, F25A/1125E

• 1 Dec 2025Invalid application

  The development will consist of (a) the demolition of a single storey

  Permission · Fingal County Council, F25A/1111E

• 30 Nov 2025Grant permission

  alterations to and partial reconstruction of existing dwelling, to inc

  Permission · Fingal County Council, F25A/1107E

• 21 Nov 2025Invalid application

  Planning permission sought for extension to the front

  Permission · Fingal County Council, F25A/1077

• 19 Nov 2025Invalid application due to site notice

  A family flat extension linked to side of existing dwelling. New porch

  Permission · Fingal County Council, F25A/1074E

• 18 Nov 2025Grant permission

  The development will consist of: New raised illuminated signage to exi

  Permission · Fingal County Council, F25A/1070E

• 3 Nov 2025Invalid application due to site notice

  The development will consist of: New raised illuminated signage to ex

  Permission · Fingal County Council, F25A/1010E

The 25 most recent of over 100 applications.

Source: National Planning Applications, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, CC BY 4.0. Applicants are not shown.

Designated sites

• Special Protection Area: North-West Irish Sea cSPA 004236

Recorded monuments

• DU005-050 Water mill - unclassified
  Description

  The Cornmill apartment complex stands on the site of a Cotton Factory that is depicted on the 1837 ed. OSi 6-inch map. On the last edition of the OSi maps the same building was annotated ‘Corn Mill (Disused)’.  The Cotton Factory probably stood on the site of a watermill shown on the 1655-9 Down Survey Parish map of Balrothery (NLI, MS 714/3).  On this map a watermill is shown standing on the E bank of a watercourse standing in an area annotated on the map as the ‘little Farme of Ballebriggan’.   This watercourse forms the townland boundary of Balbriggan.  A second watermill (DU005-051----) on the Down Survey parish map is shown standing on the W bank of the same watercourse to the S in the townland of Stephenstown.   The 1654-56 Civil Survey of Dublin recorded that in 1641 the lands of ‘The little farme of Ballibriggin’ amounting to 60a of lands were in the possession of ‘Irish Papist’, Pater Barnewall of Tyrenure [Terenure) who is the owner by inheritance of ‘one farme house & Ten Cottages Valued by the Jury at Ten Poundes & one Mill valued by them at ten poundes p[er] annum’ (Simington 1945, 6).    In 1822 the ‘Mill, Factory, and several Dwelling Houses’ were described as; ‘To be LET, and immediate possession given, in the Town of Balbriggan, for a Lease of Lives renewable for ever, that large commodious MILL & FACTORY. With FIVE DWELLINGS-HOUSES in good repair, situate in Mill-Street, formerly occupied as a Cotton Factory, and latterly in the Silk-Spinning Trade.  This Concern, being so extensive, having a good supply of Water, would answer well for a Brewery, Distillery, or any other Oatmeal Mill’ (Dublin Evening Post 1822).  The Cotton Factory was established at Balbriggan c. 1783 by Baron Hamilton (Dublin Weekly Register 12 September 1840).  In 1783 the Irish Parliament granted £2,000 to ‘Joseph Smith, to enable him to finish the machinery he has begun at Balbriggan’ (ibid.).  In 1877 the ‘Old Cotton Factory’ was described as a ‘four story edifice, having thirteen windows in each story, with an extensive annexe devoted to the weaving department, and some subordinate buildings. The principal mechanical operations are carried on in the first and second stories, the third and fourth being used as storerooms.  An inspection of these apartments, which are about 200 feet [61m] long by 33 [10m] broad, will convince the visitor of the extent and importance of the operations of the firm. The motive power of the factory is supplied by a great reservoir of water, which from a fall of twenty-two feet [6.7m] acts on an eighteen inch turbine.  There is also a 40-horse power steam engine, for use whenever the water fails’ (Dublin Evening Mail 28 August 1877).    In 1832 the sale of the ‘Old Cotton Factory’, the property was described as consisting of ‘several Dwelling-houses attached thereto (Those concerns were formerly used as a Cotton Factory, and latterly in the Silk Business). Those Concerns are well worth the attention of any person, wanting a large concern to carry on the Cotton, Flour, or Oatmeal Manufacture, as there is a great increase of fall for the water-wheel, by the completion of a new dock or inner harbour in the town, and a constant supply of water.  The Dwelling-houses (six in number) are well divided, and in perfect repair; there is also a Bakery Establishment on the Concern’ (Saunders’s Newsletter 20 January 1832).   Compiled by:  Caimin O'Brien

Architectural heritage

• Balbriggan Railway Station, railway station, 1850–1855 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached five-bay single-storey Italianate style railway station, built 1853, with three-bay central limestone entrance porch flanked by advanced pedimented single-bays. Design by George Papworth. ROOF: H-plan; double pitched roofs intersecting with hipped roofs; slate coated in type some slate replacement tiles; brick chimney stacks; limestone coping and cornice; clay pots; cast-iron rainwater goods. WALLS:Red brick laid in Flemish bond, limestone and concrete plinth course, lime chanelled pilasters.OPENINGS: Round headed brick recessed arch brick reveals, 6/6 timber casements (1980's) limestone sills with cill gards; also square headed openings; brick reveals limestone sill retain 6/6 1853, windows survive in some sections;6/1 also main two leaf timber door located in recessed portic of limestone consisting on central square headed opening flanked by rounded headed openings. INTERIOR: Original timber shuttersl original plaster dentil cornice; ticket room has original timber presses.

• Balbriggan Railway Station, station master's house, 1850–1870 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached three-bay two-storey station master's house, c.1860, with gabled dormer over central bay. Single-storey extension to south-west gable, c.1960. ROOF: Double pitch; slate roof; with decorative carved timber barge boards, cast-iron rainwater; yellow brick cornice; brick chimneys stacks; terracotta pots. WALLS: Red brick English garden wall bond wall; yellow brick dressing and string course; yellow brick moulded coping to projecting red brick plinth course.OPENINGS:Yellow brick segmental headed windows chamfered limestone cills, stepped red brick soffits and reveals; 2/2 timber sashes with original glass; timber casements in places; front door has round headed yellow brick stepped surround; limestone door step; cylinder glass plain fanlight; reproduction panelled timber door; yellow brick round headed opening to first floor central bay, stepped reveals, chamfered sill, 3/3 round headed timber sash window.

• Factory, 1840–1860 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached five-bay two-storey former factory c.1850, with three-bay single-storey extension to south-east. Terraced thirteen-bay three-storey red brick former factory, c.1900, attached to rear. Now in use as bakery. Along the east wall early metal sign for 'Singer Sewing Machines'. Plaster sign reads 'Est. 1780/Balbriggan'. (Pair with 11305004)ROOF: Hipped; slate; terracotta roof ridge tiles; cast-iron rainwater goods; double pitched roof to red brick extension, skylight to side hop of roof. WALLS:Nap rendered, quoining; rendered and painted fascia and plaques; red brick extension laid in Flemish bond; moulded brick, string course and cornice; vitrified brick string. Courses following line of segmental headed windows; rendered plinth course, iron sign (projecting) OPENINGS: Cambered headed; rendered reveals; flush limestone cills; 2/2 timber sashes; recessed timber panelled door reached by four terrazzo steps; timber doors; extension has segmental headed brick arches soffits reveals and vitrified moulded brick cills contain multi-pane metal casement windows with adjustable central panes; segmental headed brick arches with doors concealed by shutters.

• Factory, 1840–1860 · Regional interest
  Description

  Semi-detached six-bay two-storey former factory, c.1850. Single-bay two-storey lean-to extension to north-west. Now in use as cleaners. Plaques originally read 'Vienna prize medal/1873', 'Philadelphia/prize medal/1876', 'Paris prize medal/1878', 'Established/A.D./1780'. (Pair with 11305003)ROOF:Hipped; modern metal tiled, rendered chimney stack; terracotta pots; cast-iron rain water goods. WALLS:Nap rendered lined and ruled; rendered, painted moulded fascia and plaque; quoining to left; nap rendered plinth course. OPENINGS:Segmental headed, limestone cills, uPVC windows, to ground floor, square headed rendered surround; segmental headed opening with uPVC windows to first floor, square headed uPVC door and 1980's timber panelled door with overlight

• Balbriggan Railway Station, goods shed, 1830–1870 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached single-bay single-storey gable-fronted coursed stone goods shed with limestone quoins, c.1850. ROOF:Double pitched; tar coated slate; limestone coping to gable ends; cast-iron rainwater goods. WALLS: Coursed stone; limestone quoining.OPENINGS: Round headed carriage arch; limestone dressed opening with steel sliding doors; sliding timber tongue and groove sliding doors; square headed red brick dressing openings to windows; limestone cills; blocked up windows.

• Chimney, 1910–1920 · Regional interest
  Description

  Freestanding chimney, c.1915, on an octagonal plan. Now disused. Red brick English Garden Wall bond walls with stringcourse below capped corbelled stepped crown. Set back from street in shared grounds. NOTE: The chimney is not visible in photographs (----) by Thomas Holmes Mason (1877-1958) of Dublin [NLI M2/3/1].

• House, 1790–1810 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached three-bay two-storey over basement house, c.1800, with elaborate elliptical-headed doorcase and retaining original tripartite windows. ROOF: Double pitched L-shaped to left; gabled to right; tiled terracotta roof ridge tiles; rendered chimney stacks; terracotta pots. WALLS:Roughcast render walls. OPENINGS: Square headed rendered reveals stone sill headed with three probably original Wyatt windows (two at ground floor flanking door and one at first floor above door; end bay first floor; 6/6 windows; rendered soffits and reveals painted stone cills; Wyatt windows have pilasters separating side lights. Front door; ellipitical headed original cylinder glass fanlight; textured glass side lights; door cast contains engaged fluted elliptical colomns supporting fluted lintel freeze with interspered medallions; two limestone steps lead to front door; timber panelled door. Mill complex to rear.

• The Fashion Hall, house, 1840–1860 · Regional interest
  Description

  Corner-sited detached three-bay two-storey house, c.1850, with three-bay single storey return to rear. Timber shopfront to ground floor.ROOF:Two double pitched slates roofs adjoining at right angles to form L-shaped plan; double pitched roof to rear extension; yellow brick stacks; clay pots; terracotta roof ridge tiles. WALLS: Nap rendered with rendered plinth course; cast-iron street sign to Railway Street frontage. OPENINGS:Side elevation, door segmental headed recessed arch with rendered reveals & soffit contains original timber & glass panelled door with early letter box & knocker; limestone door step; all windows square headed painted cills; single pane sashes; convex sash horns except for ground floor to right of shop which has chamfered cills extension windows retain 2/2, 1/1 timber sashes and ground floor window to side elevation rendered reveals flush fixed multipane, textured glass window with timber frame. Shopfront- early timber shopfront having four slender plain pilasters with moulded timber dentil fascia with applied lettering stating "The Fashion Hall"; beneath is rectangular overlight with two leaf glass & timber panelled door flanked by rendered stall risers with large plate glass fixed windows above.

• Bank/financial institution, 1885–1895 · Regional interest
  Description

  Terraced four-bay two-storey limestone faced bank, built 1891, with tripartite bow window, and balustraded parapet with pediment above. Adjoining carriageway arch to south-east. ROOF: Hidden behind limestone Balustraded parapet; hipped; slate terracotta ridge tiles; limestone ashlar stacks with carved cornices; clay pots. WALLS: Entirely faced in limestone smooth plinth course rockfaced rusticated ground floor; smooth faced limestone to first floor having incorporated cill course and string course with rusticated limestone quoins. Full entablature with dentil cornice; balustrade above interrupted by pediment with date contained in tympanum. 1990's plastic fascia above bow window reads: " National Irish Bank".OPENINGS: Eliptical headed limestone carriage arch; dressed openings keystone; steel doors; front door; deep eliptical headed carriage arch reached by three limestone steps flanked by Doric columns supporting entablature; original timber panelled door with overlight above.

• House, 1840–1860 · Regional interest
  Description

  Corner-sited detached three-bay two-storey over basement house, c.1850, with single-bay timber shopfront to ground floor. Single-bay single-storey extension to east, c.1940.ROOF: Double pitched slate; terracotta roof ridge tiles; red brick stacks; stepped cornice; yellow clay pots; cast-iron rainwater goods. WALLS: Nap rendered; lined and ruled; quoining & moulded rendered & painted detailing to gable end; red brick English garden wall bond; basement with stone plinth course above nap rendered lined & ruled façade. OPENINGS: Shopfront to front façade consists of timber pilasters supporting narrow fascia with bracketed ends. Timber and glazed door with fixed overlight to left, while moulded stucco stallrise supporting fixed display window to right.

• House, 1850–1870 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached five-bay two-storey house, c.1860, with single-bay single-storey lean-to retail outlet to right, c.1960, which also occupies two bays of ground floor.ROOF: M-profile; slate; rendered chimney stacks with clay pots; terracotta roof ridge tiles; cast-iron rainwater goods; concrete tiles to pitched roof. WALLS: Nap rendered and painted plinth course and quoined; dressed corners; rendered lined and ruled wallsOPENINGS:All windows square headed; rendered soffit and reveals; limestone cills; 1/1 timber sash windows; door eliptical headed; cylinder glass fanlight; flanked by rendered and painted; original four panelled door with original brass door furniture reached by two limestone steps.

• Balbriggan Harbour, lighthouse, 1755–1765 · Regional interest
  Description

  Lighthouse, built 1761, of tapered profile on a circular plan. Cast-iron railed walkway supported by console surrounding lantern. Accessed through adjoining single-bay single-storey building with steps up to entrance level. Flanked by rubble stone walls. Two plaques reading " This pier was built by the / Honourable George Hamilton / of Hampton in the county of Dublin/ Third Baron of His Majesty's count of the Exchequer /in Ireland/ whose great object in life was to promote / the trade and prosperity / in His country/ann.dom.1761" "Erected by people of Balbriggan in proud & loving memory of their townsman Patrick Joseph Hanley/aged 29 years/who from near this spot on the night of August 24th 1957 at the height of a violent storm set out,/alone, in a sam boat/ to the rescue of two friends whom/he believed in peril in the outer sea/and in this endeavour/lost his own life/"Greater love than this, no man hath/that a man lay down his life for his friends/ John 15,13"ROOF: Flat roof with 'light' positioned centrally on top, surrounded by cast-iron railed walkway. WALLS: Painted ashlar limestone walls; corbelled brackets supporting projecting flat roof. OPENINGS:Square headed probably original timber; tongue and groove panelled door positioned high up on lighthouse wall, door reached by steps enclosed by high plinth walls; bottom of steps is accessed by early tongue and groove timber door; square headed windows with stone cills, blocked up.

• Lifeboat station, 1885–1895 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached single-bay two-storey lifeboat house, built 1889. Ornate timber panelling over bressumer beam. Life boat station built as a result of two ship wrecks occurring off Balbriggan coast. 1873: The Sarah of Runcorn a collier. 1875: The Bell Mill.ROOF: Half hipped slate roof with clay ridge tiles; roof covers to dormer windows which continue ridge line. WALLS: Rock faced and ashlar limestone walls with plinth buttressing to either side of façade & rear elevation with ornate timber frame construction at roof level. Ashlar courses at window cills & soffit level. OPENINGS: Two-gabled dormer with square headed window opening supported by timber corbels, with segmental headed window opening with limestone soffits; reveals & flush canted cills surrounding fixed timber windows; square headed double door opening

• Viaduct, 1840–1845 · Regional interest
  Description

  Eleven-arch limestone railway viaduct over harbour, built 1843-1844. Renovated c.1990. Built by Dublin and Drogheda Railway, contractor: W. Dargan, Engineer: Sir. John MacNeill.WALLS:Rock-faced cut-limestone; limestone ashlar quoins to piers; replacement iron railings, c.1990, to footpaths flanking railway tracks.OPENINGS:Round-headed arches; cut-stone voussoirs; red brick Flemish bond soffit; some openings blocked up using red brick.

• Saint George's Church (Balrothery), rectory/glebe/vicarage/curate's house, 1800–1840 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached four-bay single-storey former curate's house, c.1820, with gable-fronted projecting porch, c.1880. Llimestone steps lead from church to house. Now derelict.ROOF: Large and small intersecting hipped roof with double pitched roof to porch; slate; terracotta roof ridge tiles; rendered chimney stack; clay pots. WALLS:Coursed limestone rubble; ashlar limestone quoins; porch has red brick walls laid in Flemish bond. OPENINGS: All openings are blocked up, and are square headed; all have early red brick dressed openings; some originally would have been blind as they are blocked up with coursed limestone rubble; windows have chamfered limestone cills with moulded yellow brick below. Windows on elevation facing track and porch window opening have pointed red brick arches.

• Saint George's Church (Balrothery), church/chapel, 1810–1815 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached early Gothic Revival Church of Ireland church, built 1813, on a T-shaped plan comprising of three-bay nave transversed at third bay by single-bay transepts to east. Two-stage square plan buttressed entrance clock tower with octagonal spire to west. In 1833 the church burnt and later rebuilt. Architects: William Welland; W. Gillespie added gallery & staircase.ROOF: Double pitched slate nave roof with clay ridge tiles; octagonal broch spire to tower; two subsidiary lean-to slate and limestone roofs and a felt covered flat roof, cast-iron rainwater goods. WALLS: Limestone plinth with coursed rubble limestone walls with dressed limestone quoins; rendered ruled and lined to east elevation & north transept; ashlar limestone buttressed tower with rendered crenellated parapet with crocketed sandstone finials with carved animal heads at the base sandstone octagonal spire. OPENINGS: Pointed arch windows with limestone hood mouldings; canted reveals & cills surrounding perpendicular Gothic cusped limestone tracery with leaded & stained glass pointed arch door opening with limestone hood moulding; voussoirs & a studded tongue & grooved timber doorleaf. INTERIOR: Exposed timber king post roof structure; comprising perpendicular tracery panels; cast-iron clustered columnettes support timber framed gallery above pointed arch entrance; access via tower with sandstone flagged floor & timber stairs with risers; nave & transepts with panelled wainscotting below cill level; clustered colonnettes flank each window opening; painted flagstone flooring with polychrome Gothic detailed tiles before raised altar.

• Seapoint House, house, 1820–1860 · Regional interest
  Description

  End-of-terrace three-bay two-storey house, c.1840. Single-bay two-storey extension to left-hand side with two-storey bow projection attached to side elevation. Extension to rear, c.1980. (Pair with 11305025)ROOF: Double pitched; concrete tiled; rendered chimney stacks; clay pots; cast-iron gutters to house and extension; half conical roof to 1980's bow projection adjoined to extension; further flat roofed extension to rear. WALLS: Nap rendered and painted wall with channelled quoins. OPENINGS: Square headed windows; rendered soffits and reveals; painted limestone cills; containing 6/6 timber sashes, with no sash horns (reproduction). Front door eliptical headed; door has eliptical plain glass fanlight; painted limestone door architrave with two pilasters.Original eight panelled door.

• Maryville House, house, 1820–1860 · Regional interest
  Description

  End-of-terrace four-bay two-storey house, c.1840. (Pair with 11305024)ROOF: Double pitched slate roof with clay ridge tiles; two rendered chimney stacks with moulded terracotta pots, subsidiary return lean-to roof; cast-iron gutter, hopper & downpipe. WALLS: Nap rendered plinth; façade ruled & lined with rendered quoining with roughcast rendered gabled side elevation & side elevation of return. OPENINGS: Square headed window openings; rendered soffits reveals; painted stone cills; timber casement windows; depressed arch door openings with rendered doorcase comprising panelled pilasters joined by cornice with rear drop fanlight & patent rendered surround; raised & fielded timber panelled doorleaf with hinged weather board.

• Croom House, house, 1850–1860 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached four-bay two-storey house, c.1855, with gable-fronted projecting entrance porch. Flat-roofed extension to rear.ROOF: Double pitched roofs with two hipped roof place over extensive return; slate; terracotta roof ridge tiles; rough cast render chimney stacks with clay pots; cast-iron rainwater goods; double pitched slate porch roof with terracotta ridge tiles and decorative timber barge boards. WALLS: Nap rendered plinth course; rough cast render painted walls; nap rendered plinth course to entrance porch with rough cast rendered walls; timber lattice work entrance to porch. OPENINGS: Square headed windows; rendered soffits and reveals; painted stone cills with square headed door opening with 2/2 probably original timber sashes; rounded headed sash window in side elevation; door of timber and glass panelled located in eliptical headed porch opening.

• House, 1840–1850 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached three-bay two-storey house, c.1845, retaining original fenestration. Carriageway arch attached to left-hand side.ROOF: Double pitched; slate; terracotta ridge tiles; rendered chimney stacks; clay pots; uPVC gutter. WALLS: Nap rendered plinth course; rough cast render with nap rendered; channelled quoins. OPENINGS: Square headed windows; rendered soffit and reveal; limestone cills; 1/1 timber sashes; cylinder glass; square headed original overlight; four panelled timber door.

• Georgeville, house, 1820–1840 · Regional interest
  Description

  End-of-terrace five-bay two-storey over concealed basement house, c.1830, retaining original fenestration and elaborate doorcase.ROOF: M-profile double pitched slate roof; terracotta roof ridge tiles; red brick chimney stacks; clay pots; cast-iron rainwater goods. WALLS: Rough cast render with nap rendered plinth course. OPENINGS: Square headed; rendered surrounds; granite cills; original 1/1 timber sash windows; round headed plaster surround containing original fanlight and spherical detailing surrounding fanlight; elaborate timber doorcase with Ionic columns and pilasters with carved timber panels placed between; columns & pilasters with foliated design and lion's heads.

• Bedford House, house, 1740–1760 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached five-bay three-storey over part raised basement house, c.1750, on a T-shaped plan; single-bay two-storey central return (east) on a half-octagonal plan. ROOF: Pitched slate roof behind parapet with half-octagonal slate roof (east), rendered chimney stacks having rendered capping supporting yellow terracotta pots, and concealed rainwater goods with cast-iron octagonal hoppers and downpipes. WALLS: Roughcast walls with coping to parapet. OPENINGS: Segmental-headed central door opening approached by flight of four steps, block-and-start surround with archivolt centred on keystone framing timber panelled door having overlight. Square-headed window openings with cut-granite sills, and concealed dressings framing replacement uPVC casement windows. INTERIOR: Ground floor retaining carved timber lugged surrounds to window openings framing timber panelled shutters on panelled risers. SITE: Set back from line of street with rendered piers to perimeter having concrete capping supporting wrought iron-detailed cast-iron double gates. NOTE: Occupied (1903-19) by Reverend Dr. Charles William Benson (1836-1919), Rector of Balbriggan (fl. 1903-19).

• House, 1850–1870 · Regional interest
  Description

  Corner-sited end-of-terrace three-bay two-storey house, c.1860, with two-storey return. Three-bay single-storey shop extension to rear, c.1900.ROOF: Double pitched slate roof house and return; red brick stacks; terracotta roof ridge tiles; double pitch corrugated iron extension roof with cast-iron rainwater goods. WALLS: Nap rendered plinth course; rough cast walls; part of extension façade is nap rendered. OPENINGS: Square headed windows, rendered soffits and reveals; limestone cills; 2/2 timber sashes; square headed overlight; original four panelled door; original door furniture; original double leaf glass & timber door to shop side elevation. INTERIOR: Original timber tongue & groove panelling to shop.

• Saint George's National School, school, 1855–1865 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached five-bay two-storey national school, built 1859, with central single-bay two-storey block flanked by recessed two-bay single-storey wings. Designed by Sandham Symes. Three-bay single-storey former school master's house to rear.ROOF: Multiple hipped slate roofs with clay ridge tiles & red brick chimney stacks with limestone caps & moulded terracotta pots; cast-iron gutters & down pipes. WALLS: Ashlar limestone walls with rusticated limestone quoining. OPENINGS: Square headed window openings with red brick dressed openings; brick soffits & reveals; limestone cills surroundings 6/6 timber sash windows; square headed door opening with tripartite limestone doorcase comprising leaded side lights over recessed limestone panels

• Foresters' Hall, house, 1910–1915 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached three-bay two-storey house, built 1913, with central pedimented breakfront, and retaining original fenestration.ROOF:Double pitched roof with double pitched fronted gable extension roof running perpendicular to main roof; rear pitch has tiles while front has slate; cast-iron rainwater goods; rendered stacks; with cornices and clay pots; WALLS: Nap rendered; lined and ruled; channelled quoining to corners of front façade and single-bay breakfront; nap rendered and moulded plinth course cornice and coping to centrally placed gable fronted pediment with dated inscribed in tympanum. OPENINGS: Round headed with keystone; and cylinder glass spoke wheel fanlight; coloured render; door surround centrally placed; four panelled original timber door with textured glass side lights; supported by fluted Tuscan rendered pilasters; all windows are square headed; ground floor windows have rendered pedimented moulding above, while first floor windows have segmental headed moulding above original single pane timber sashes with cylinder glass except for the window above the front door which is a tripartite window.

• Balbriggan Market House, market building, 1805–1815 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached five-bay two-storey former market house, built 1811. Comprising three central depressed arch openings with oculi above, flanked by end bays. Niches with blind openings above to end bays. Flat-roofed extension to rear. Now in use as retail outlet.ROOF: Hipped tiles roof with timber brackets supporting over hanging eaves; uPVC rainwater goods; subsidiary flat felt roof to rear extension. WALLS: Rubble limestone ground floor of breakfront end bays; rusticated limestone central bays to ground floor section having limestone string course at 1st floor level with roughcast rendered 1st floor to all bays. OPENINGS: Ground floor; flanking end bays are roound headed niches with limestone vouissoirs & cills with rubble limestone within; above are square headed blind opeings with painted cill; three ocular with rendered surround & fixed pane glazing; three depressed arch openings with rusticated limestone vouissoirssoffits & reveals; 2/2 fixed pane glazing & central opening with double leaf timber glazed doors; round headed opening to side elevation with rusticated vouissoirs to side elevation; blocked up; timber casement windows to rear extension

• House, 1840–1860 · Regional interest
  Description

  Corner-sited end-of-terrace three-bay two-storey house with attic storey, c.1850, having exposed roughly dressed rubble stone. Original render removed.ROOF: Double pitched slate roof with clay ridge tiles and red brick chimney stacks flush with side elevations with moulded terracotta and clay pots, subsidiary double pitched roof to rear with file roof material. WALLS: Exposed coursed rubble limestone walls with nap render plinth course; rough cast render rear elevation extension; limestone wheel guard to righthand corner. OPENINGS: Square headed window openings with red brick dressed with aprons on façade only; rendered soffits; red brick reveals; limestone cills with 2/2 single pane and 3/6 timber sash windows all cylinder glass; square headed door opening with rendered soffit & reveals, surround headed original timber door frame with leaded overlight with crossed arrows & husk roundel & cylinder glass.

• Catholic Church of Saint Peter and Saint Paul, church/chapel, 1840–1845 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached three-bay gable-fronted Gothic Revival Roman Catholic church, built 1842, with seven-bay side elevation. Designed by Patrick Byrne. Two-bay chancel to rear, c.1890 designed by George Coppinger Ashlin. The dedication sermon was preached by Fr. Theobald Matthew, Apostle of Temperance. Harry Clarke windows in interior.ROOF: Double pitched; slate; limestone coping to gable ends; apex of each gable has a limestone cross; cast-iron rainwater goods; second double pitched chancel roof; with lower double pitched roof perpendicular. WALLS: Coursed limestone rubble with ashlar limestone quoining; buttresses and surrounds to opening & plinth course; coping to parapet & string courses follows line of window; 1890's extension (chancel) is faced in rockfaced limestone with smooth ashlar limestone dressing; west façade is flanked by octagonal pillars set on square bases. OPENINGS: Ground floor; pointed headed arched chamfered limestone window architraves; timber frames with leaded and stained glass insets; lancet windows with limestone hood moulding and ashlar limestone dress openings; windows in upper register are tall; main entrance contains chamfered eliptical headed architrave rectangular hood moulding with carved limestone spindles two leaf carved limber door with quatrefoil design timber overlight. Ground floor: pointed headed arched chamfered limestone window architraves; timber frames with leaded and stained glass insets (3) with limestone hood mouldings and ashlar limestone dressed openings (4) chamfered elliptical headed architrave rectangular headed hood moulding with carved limestone spindles; main entrance contains curved timber door with quatrefoil design. INTERIOR: 60 foot nave divided by timber arcade into nave and side aisles; timber grained ceiling; organ gallery; chancel; all added by Ashlin, Harry Clarke stained glass windows.

• Catholic Church of Saint Peter and Saint Paul, presbytery/parochial/curate's house, 1900–1910 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached four-bay two-storey parochial house, c.1905, with central canted bay windows flanked by gabled breakfronts. Three-bay two-storey house to rear, linked to main house by flat-roofed single-storey structure.ROOF: Double pitched roof with gabled breakfront ends; with subsidiary hipped roofs covering bays of slate with clay ridge tiles with rendered chimney stacks & plain terracotta pots; hipped natural slate roof with subsidiary double pitched slate roof covers house joined to rear elevation of main house; moulded cast-iron gutters & square profile downpipes with ornate ties. WALLS: Raised rockfaced limestone plinth course with walls nap rendered entirely lined & ruled with rockfaced limestone quoining, with recessed rendered roundel plaques bearing quatrefoils with crosses with pointed arched hood moulding over each rounded to flanking breakfront gables. OPENINGS: Pointed arched window openings, rendered soffits reveals & limestone cills surrounding 1/1 timber sash windows upper sash pointed to fit opening two pointed arched door openings with ashlar limestone hood moulding & block & start surround & voussoir.

• Factory, 1850–1870 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached eight-bay four-storey factory, c.1860, with extension to rear, c.1970. Now disused. Three corrugated-iron silos to rear of site.ROOF:Double pitched; slate rooflight; cast-iron rainwater goods; full height red brick; square profile chimney stack adjoined to side elevation. WALLS: Coursed limestone rubble plinth course; rough cast render walls which conceal coursed limestone rubble walls; OPENINGS: Square headed windows granite cills; early red brick dressed openings; multipane metal casement windows; some blocked up; Square headed steel door; multi-pane overlight reached by ten limestone steps to extreme left bay.

• Balbriggan Courthouse, court house, 1845–1855 · Regional interest
  Description

  Corner-sited detached three-bay two-storey over basement courthouse, built c.1844, with three slightly recessed central bays. Single-storey extension to rear.ROOF: Shallow hipped roof; slate; terracotta roof ridge tiles; rendered chimney stacks; clay pots; over hanging eaves supported on carved timber corbelled paired brackets. WALLS: Coursed limestone rubble; dressed limestone quoins to single bay, break fronts to end bays of front facade also dressed limestone cornice plinth and cills course. OPENINGS: Principle elevation; tripartite opening consists of three-round headed windows, in a limestone surround divided and framed by Tuscan pilasters of limestone with limestone cill course containing round headed 6/6 timber sashes; side elevation windows square headed red brick quoined dress openings; limestone cills, contain 6/3 timber sashes with original cylinder glass, one of which is a Wyatt window. Two doors at ground floor reached by coursed limestone rubble plinth with granite steps with original iron railings; right hand side entrance is a later, c.1990, addition and contains a ramp, each is framed by Tuscan pilasters; left hand door is original two leaf panelled door with iron door knob. INTERIOR:Original timber shuttering; the double-height courtroom has fixed bench seating, timber panelling on the benches, a stone fireplace and overmantle internal glazed porches. There are moulded cornices and timber panelled doors and shutters throughout.

• Balbriggan Carnegie Free Library, library/archive, 1900–1910 · Regional interest
  Description

  Corner-sited end-of-terrace four-bay two-storey Carnegie Free library, c.1905, with corbelled circular plan bartizan clock tower. Designed by Georges L.O'Connor, built by Mr. Michael Heeney, Contractor, Balbriggan.ROOF: Complex roof plan having multi-double pitched roofs; slate; red brick chimney stacks with limestone cornices and clay pots; gable fronted roofs have stone coping with carved moulded finials both elevations; conical small fishscale slated roof with lead flashing to clock tower; spire has weather vane at apex supported by limestone brackets. WALLS: Portmarnock red brick; Flemish bond with limestone dressing; plinth string and cill courses; quoining & cornice; ornate bartizan clock tower corbelled out form the wall at second floor level, crowned by spire and weathervane, numerous limestone plaques, single-bay breakfronts to each elevation have limestone coped gable fronts and limestone plaques/coat of arms within. OPENINGS: Ground floor windows have elliptical headed; limestone surround with carved limestone panelled aprons, limestone key stones with continuous cill course, original timber casements; first floor window round headed with limestone surround having key stone above carved limestone aprons and original timber casements. Main entrance situated on extreme left bay of George's Street façade; round headed limestone surround with limestone voussoirs, central original two leaf timber panelled door, fanlight, fluted key stones supported pear shaped carved limestone balusters with fluted columnette and carved foliated bases act as columns and flank door; supporting stone & timber architrave. INTERIOR: Running moulded cornice; timber window architrave.

• House, 1830–1850 · Regional interest
  Description

  Terraced three-bay four-storey house, c.1840, with advanced display window to ground floor, c.1970. Multiple-bay single-storey annex to rear, c.1980.ROOF: Hidden behind parapet wall; double pitched slate roof with painted stone coping with rendered chimney stack flush with side elevation; second chimney stack to rear pitch also. WALLS: Entirely nap rendered with moulded plaster quoining and cill courses, granite coping to parapet wall; flat roofed extension to façade at ground floor level; nap rendered lined and ruled side elevation. OPENINGS: Square headed window openings with rendered lugged surrounds to first and second floor with keystones. Plain rendered surrounds with central keystone on third floor; on first floor 1/1 timber sash windows, original 6/6 timber sash windows on 2nd floor; 3/6 timber sash windows on third floor; both cylinder glass; one square headed side elevation window at third floor level with 3/6 timber sash windows; square headed window opening, rendered reveals, stone sill, probably original 6/6 and 3/6 timber sash windows to rear elevation; also timber casement to ground floor. Two segmental headed aduanced door opening; key stone joining modilion cornice above openings; stepped moulded soffit and reveals; limestone door steps, original timber panelled door leafs with fillet moulding.

• House, 1850–1870 · Regional interest
  Description

  Terraced three-bay two-storey house, c.1860.ROOF: Double pitched tiled roof with clay ridge tiles; chimney stacks & terracotta pots; cast-iron gutter & downpipe. WALLS: Rendered to ground floor cill level with pebble dash walls above; rendered string course at 1st floor cill level. OPENINGS: Square headed window openings with surround keystone, rendered soffits reveals & painted cills surrounding covers, timber sash windows and cylinder glass; square headed door openings rendered surround & keystone, soffit reveals and limestone doorstep; square headed opening with rectangular overlight with cylinder glass; original timber flat panelled door with flush moulding.

• House, 1880–1900 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached three-bay two-storey over basement house, c.1890, with residential entrance door to right. Shopfront to left, c.1950.ROOF: Hipped slate roof with comb and single bridge tiles; terracotta ridge finial; two red brick chimney stacks & terracotta pots; cast-iron gutters on mould cornice. WALLS: Rendered lined and ruled with verminculated quoining and moulder rendered string course at 1st floor cill level; moulded plaster cornice to front & side elevation; nap rendered lined and ruled side elevation. OPENINGS: Square headed window openings with plaster kneed surround & entablature to ground floor; lugged plaster 1st floor surrounds with scroll based aprons, all with limestone cills, uPVC casement windows; square headed door opening; painted doorcase comprising shopfront; comprising chrome framed polished Bakelite clapping; plate glass display window; glazed timber doorleaf; limestone consoles support elaborate wrought-iron canopy frame. INTERIOR: 19th century butcher shop to left of entrance hall.

• House, 1915–1935 · Regional interest
  Description

  Terraced two-bay two-storey former house, c.1925, with original shopfront to ground floor. Now in use as post office.ROOF: Double pitched; slate; small nap rendered chimney stacks; clay pots; terracotta ridge tiles; cast iron rainwater goods. WALLS: Nap rendered; lined and scored; shopfront, c.1925, comprising timber flat pilasters and facia metal roller shutters. OPENINGS: Square headed; rendered reveals; painted stone cills; aluminium casements; timber double doors to shop front; to ground floor: square headed, rendered reveals painted stone sill with timber tongue and grooved to window. INTERIOR: Original panelled door to Post Office; panelled shutter box.

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Radon

About 1 in 10 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels. Testing a home

Landslides

Susceptibility moderately high, moderately low, low, low (inferred), on the 1:50,000 map; parts are made ground.

Terrain model

No LiDAR survey of the Office of Public Works covers the centre of the townland of Balbriggan.

Flooding

The flood maps of the Office of Public Works: floodinfo.ie.

Radon Risk Map of Ireland, Environmental Protection Agency; Landslide Susceptibility Classification, Geological Survey Ireland; both CC BY 4.0. LiDAR: contains Irish Public Sector Data (Geological Survey Ireland & the Office of Public Works) licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) licence.

No address of the register names Balbriggan with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Dublin.

Name

Balbriggan · Baile Brigín

Area

1,298,997 m² (129.9 ha, 320.99 acres)

Civil parish

Balrothery, and its townlands

Barony

Balrothery East

Electoral division

Balbriggan Urban, the unit of the census

Census 2022

Balbriggan Urban electoral division: 8,102 people in 2,966 households; 67% of households own their home; 24% of homes were built since 2001; 6% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 0% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Ardgillan Demesne, Castleland, Clonard or Folkstown Great, Hampton Demesne, Kilsough North, Stephenstown, Tankardstown

Placenames

Balbriggan on logainm.ie, the Placenames Database of Ireland

Townlands, civil parishes, baronies and electoral divisions, National Statutory Boundaries, Tailte Éireann, CC BY 4.0. Census 2022, Small Area Population Statistics by electoral division, Central Statistics Office, CC BY 4.0. A townland is the smallest land division of Ireland, and the unit of a rural address; old registers such as the 1901 and 1911 censuses file it under its civil parish and barony.