Buildings at Risk 2024 An Taisce features regular social media posts to highlight vacant, derelict or endangered historic buildings from around the country. Some examples: DUBLIN CITY 19th-Century Houses, Conygham Road - https://twitter.com/AnTaisce/status/1666019240581767168 Historic Landmark Buildings (Iveagh Market; Aldborough House; Independent House; Baggot Street Hospital) - https://twitter.com/AnTaisce/status/1688595474553454592 Houses, 162-164 James's Street (opposite St. James's Hospital entrance) - https://twitter.com/AnTaisce/status/1707393316277383174 Georgian Shop-Houses, 12 & 13 Upper Ormond Quay - https://twitter.com/AnTaisce/status/1548263128466460675 Georgian Shop-Office, 32 Eden Quay - https://twitter.com/AnTaisce/status/1566469714091589641 Georgian Houses, Dublin North City - https://twitter.com/AnTaisce/status/1454080494908411904 Edwardian Shop, Phoenix Park Gate, North Circular Road - https://twitter.com/AnTaisce/status/1697529402421072146 Nos. 11 to 15 Usher's Island, incl. setting for Joyce short story The Dead at 15 - https://twitter.com/AnTaisce/status/1768589445047996640 COUNTY DUBLIN Former Thatched Public House, Newcastle - https://twitter.com/AnTaisce/status/1717590382060482753 Stone Mill, Ashtown - https://twitter.com/AnTaisce/status/1636045591628365825 Stone Lodge, Farmleigh Bridge, Strawberry Beds - https://twitter.com/AnTaisce/status/1608448274201038854 Gate Lodges, Lucan (Hillsboro House & Anna Liffey (Shackleton) Mill) - https://twitter.com/AnTaisce/status/1729532833331392764 LIMERICK Sailors' Home, Limerick City - https://twitter.com/AnTaisce/status/1676972294865047552 Early-19th-Century Warehouses, Limerick City - https://twitter.com/AnTaisce/status/1712495174864064621 WATERFORD Former Pub, Waterford City - https://twitter.com/AnTaisce/status/1575470550658568196 19th-Century House, Waterford City - https://twitter.com/AnTaisce/status/1487852227318657024 CORK Stone Warehouses, Parnell Place, Cork City - https://twitter.com/AnTaisce/status/1613540059583594500 LOUTH Donaghy's Mill, Drogheda - https://twitter.com/AnTaisce/status/1440639975180029955 Drogheda (various) - https://twitter.com/AnTaisce/status/1497999563994681347 LAOIS Pub-Residence and Courthouse, Borris-in-Ossory - https://twitter.com/AnTaisce/status/1469321585895120896 Gazebo-Folly at Emo Court Country House, Emo Village - https://twitter.com/AnTaisce/status/1493324979093614599 Portlaoise (various) - https://twitter.com/AnTaisce/status/1588827589892014085 MEATH Gate Lodge, Plantation House (near Kingscourt) - https://twitter.com/AnTaisce/status/1729152680734699830 WESTMEATH Moate (various) - https://twitter.com/AnTaisce/status/1598382184913674240 Early-19th Century House, Athlone - https://twitter.com/AnTaisce/status/1446152504606085126 Gate Lodge, Ballynacarrigy - https://twitter.com/AnTaisce/status/1766110702253543490 MAYO Ballinrobe (various) - https://twitter.com/AnTaisce/status/1493995484565970956 Former Imperial Hotel, The Mall, Castlebar - https://twitter.com/AnTaisce/status/1694725625737806032 Village Building, Turlough - https://twitter.com/AnTaisce/status/1669311239737024514 KILDARE Gabled Brick Cottages, Kildare Town - https://twitter.com/AnTaisce/status/1462392656114466819 John Semple-Designed Gothic Church, Feighcullen - https://twitter.com/AnTaisce/status/1473647313486852096 Traditional Shop, Celbridge - https://twitter.com/AnTaisce/status/1509900860213841921 Public House, Monasterevin - https://twitter.com/AnTaisce/status/1573351883233980416 Pigeon House Ruin, Nurney Village - https://twitter.com/AnTaisce/status/1558869095378026498 Canal Warehouse, Rathangan - https://twitter.com/AnTaisce/status/1446152504606085126 Octogonal Tea House or Lodge, Belan Demesne, Moone - https://twitter.com/AnTaisce/status/1583451073192562688 CARLOW Shop-houses & Stone Warehouse, Carlow Town - https://twitter.com/AnTaisce/status/1649059779220852736 Stone Warehouse, Carlow Town - https://twitter.com/AnTaisce/status/1419728656667140099 Traditional Shop, Carlow Town - https://twitter.com/AnTaisce/status/1519366641775222785 Gate Lodge, St. Dympna's Psychiatric Hospital, Carlow Town - https://twitter.com/AnTaisce/status/1729152697331577196 OFFALY Tullamore (various) - https://twitter.com/AnTaisce/status/1767269865679671573 Gamekeeper's House & Stables at Charleville Castle Demesne - https://twitter.com/AnTaisce/status/1775916373601841506 WICKLOW Wicklow Town (various) - https://twitter.com/AnTaisce/status/1405473036933947396 CLARE Blake's Corner, Ennistymon - https://twitter.com/AnTaisce/status/1554832387615313920 - Take Action On Vacancy Concerned about a vacant Protected Structure in your area which is falling into dilapidation and decay, or is otherwise endangered? Find out what you can do here: https://www.antaisce.org/blog/take-action-on-vacancy The Project The Buildings at Risk Register is an unfunded project by An Taisce – the National Trust for Ireland supported and maintained by its voluntary members. The Buildings at Risk Register was put in place in response to a concern at the growing number of structures that are vacant and falling into a state of disrepair. The Register provides information on structures of architectural, historical, archaeological, artistic, cultural, scientific, social or technical interest throughout the country that are considered to be at risk. What makes a structure at risk? For a structure to be at risk, it should meet one or several of the following criteria: Vacant with no identified new use Suffering from neglect and/or poor maintenance Suffering from structural problems Fire damaged Open to the elements Threatened with demolition Abandoned ruin The above list is not exhaustive and other criteria may sometimes be considered when assessing a structure for inclusion in the Register. The assessment of risk is directly associated with the condition of the structure and not external processes affecting it. A building will remain on the Register until restoration or demolition works are completed in full. The level of risk is solely the opinion of the An Taisce. The Register does not include national monuments as set out in the National Monuments Acts, 1930 to 2004. The Register is correlated with the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage, if you would like to know more detail on the architectural merits of a certain building. Reliability of the Register While every effort is made to ensure that information on the Register is up-to-date, given the resources available to An Taisce, the time period between surveys and the reliance on other parties for data, some information may prove redundant, inaccurate or incomplete. Information on the Register is also subject to change and it is important that users seek to verify information before using it. It should also be noted that the local authority can potentially hold more information on the structure, such as recent planning files, records of interaction with owners, etc. Should you find any discrepancy in the information, please let us know at [email protected]. Your Involvement It may be the case that you know of a structure at risk before An Taisce is made aware of it. An Taisce requires the input of individuals and local communities to contribute information to keep the Register as up to date as possible. It is up to you to gather information on a structure at risk in your own community. The data collected is crucial in identifying, encouraging and proactively pursuing the restoration and re-use of individual structures at risk. The information also supports more strategic and area based initiatives where levels of risk are concentrated, where problems can be identified and flagged, priorities set and recommendations made for action. If you wish to let us know about a structure at risk, take a photograph and get in contact. This project is incredibly resource intensive. An Taisce would welcome any donations to ensure its continuity into the future given it is currently unfunded and being resourced to a large part by volunteers throughout the country. Can you help us photograph and record Buildings at Risk in your area? Send any photos or information to [email protected]. Most Significant Buildings at Risk While there are hundreds of structures at risk throughout Ireland, An Taisce has sought to provide information on the most significant structures at risk. It would be a considerable task to present them all. Although, the level of significance is solely the opinion of the An Taisce, it is largely correlated with the ratings given to these structures in the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage. Accordingly, you will notice most structures included will be of national and/or regional importance. Furthermore, the most significant at risk structures provided are in no particular order of importance and instead ordered alphabetically. Inclusion on the Register does not imply criticism of the building owner, some of whom may be actively seeking to restore the building. Suggest a Building at Risk If you wish to suggest a building at risk you are familiar with, please take the time to fill out the following form. Annual Reviews and Top Ten Most at Risk Buildings An Taisce now carries out out annual reviews of the register to assess changes to sites, remove sites from the register that are no longer at risk, and add new sites if need be. We now also compile a list of the top ten buildings we consider most at risk every year. Please click the links below for more information. 2021 review 2020 review 2019 review 2018 review 2017 review Aldborough House, Dublin 1 Ardfry House, Oranmore Arlington House, Portarlington Atkin's Hall, Cork Ballygunner Castle, Ballygunner Ballynagall House, Knockdrin Ballyrisode House, Toormore Bannatyne Mill, Limerick Barrow Viaduct, Greatisland Belcamp Hall, Dublin 17 Bishop's Palace, Raphoe Blake and Linnane, Ennistymon Bonded Warehouses, Cork Cahercon House, Kildysart Cahore House, Cahore Canal Hotel, Robertstown Carrigglas Manor, Carrigglass Carrowbaun House, Newport Carstown House, Carstown Cassidy's Distillery, Monasterevin Castle MacGarret, Claremorris Castle Saunderson, Castlesaunderson Demesne Castle Stables, Rathfarnham Castleboro House, Clonroche Castlehyde Church, Castlehyde Charlestown Mill, Clara Charleville Castle Stables, Tullamore Charter School, Monasterevin Church Facade, Dublin 1 Claremount House, Claremorris Condon House, Ballyshannon Court House, Youghal Curraghchase House, Adare Debtors' Prison, Dublin 7 Derrycunihy Church, Ladies View Donadea Castle & Gate Donaghy's Mill, Drogheda Dromore Castle, Pallaskenry Durrow Abbey House, Tullamore Dysart Castle, Thomastown Elsinore House, Rosses Point Emo Court Folly, Emo Erry Mill, Clara Eyrecourt Castle, Eyrecourt Former Clonmel Arms Hotel, Clonmel Frenchpark Market House, Frenchpark Furniture Factory (St Fintan's Academy), Navan Glenmaroon House, Dublin 15 Glyde Court, Tallinstown Good Shepherd Convent, Cork Holy Trinity Church, Kildoagh Hope Castle, Castleblaney Inchmore House, Clara Iveagh Markets, Dublin 8 Kenny's Millhouse, Ballinrobe Killagh House, Killeagh Kilmacurragh House, Kilbride Kilrush Community College, Kilrush Leinster Street House, Rathangan Liberty Hall, Dublin 1 Lough Key Arch, Boyle Loughglynn Convent, Loughglinn Louth Hall, Tallinstown Market House, Castleblayney Maryville, Portlaoise Mayfield House, Portlaw Mohill Lodge, Lough Rynn Moore Hall, Ballyglass Mount Long Castle, Belgooly Mount Shannon, Lisnagry Mulgrave St Magazine, Limerick New Geneva Barracks, Passage East O'Shea's Shop, Fethard Old Barracks, Rathangan Ormonde Centre (County Infirmary), Kilkenny Palmerstown Mustard Mill, Palmerstown Poolbeg Stacks, Dublin 4 Portlaw Cotton Factory, Portlaw Railway Station, Youghal Ramelton Warehouses, Ramelton Reendisert Court, Ballylicky Rock House, Ballyshannon Rustic Arch, Dublin 15 Saint Peter's Church of Ireland Church, Drumconrath St Brigid's Hospital, Ballinasloe St Finian's Hospital, Killarney St Patrick's Charity Home, Waterford St Senan's Hospital, Enniscorthy Stephenstown House, Knockbridge Sweetman's Castle, Thomastown Tennalick House, Abbeyshrule The Anchor Pub and adjacent House, Graiguenamanagh The Barracks, Nenagh The County of Meath Infirmary, Navan The Market House, Castlepollard The Royal Shannon, Banagher Thomastown Castle, Thomastown Town Walls, Youghal Tudenham Park, Rochfort Demesne Tyrone House, Kilcolgan Vernon Mount, Douglas Waterstown House, Glassan Whitfield Court, Kilmeadan Williamstown House, Williamstown Woodlawn House, Woodlawn Woodstock House, Inistioge Manage Cookie Preferences
An Taisce features regular social media posts to highlight vacant, derelict or endangered historic buildings from around the country. Some examples: DUBLIN CITY 19th-Century Houses, Conygham Road - https://twitter.com/AnTaisce/status/1666019240581767168 Historic Landmark Buildings (Iveagh Market; Aldborough House; Independent House; Baggot Street Hospital) - https://twitter.com/AnTaisce/status/1688595474553454592 Houses, 162-164 James's Street (opposite St. James's Hospital entrance) - https://twitter.com/AnTaisce/status/1707393316277383174 Georgian Shop-Houses, 12 & 13 Upper Ormond Quay - https://twitter.com/AnTaisce/status/1548263128466460675 Georgian Shop-Office, 32 Eden Quay - https://twitter.com/AnTaisce/status/1566469714091589641 Georgian Houses, Dublin North City - https://twitter.com/AnTaisce/status/1454080494908411904 Edwardian Shop, Phoenix Park Gate, North Circular Road - https://twitter.com/AnTaisce/status/1697529402421072146 Nos. 11 to 15 Usher's Island, incl. setting for Joyce short story The Dead at 15 - https://twitter.com/AnTaisce/status/1768589445047996640 COUNTY DUBLIN Former Thatched Public House, Newcastle - https://twitter.com/AnTaisce/status/1717590382060482753 Stone Mill, Ashtown - https://twitter.com/AnTaisce/status/1636045591628365825 Stone Lodge, Farmleigh Bridge, Strawberry Beds - https://twitter.com/AnTaisce/status/1608448274201038854 Gate Lodges, Lucan (Hillsboro House & Anna Liffey (Shackleton) Mill) - https://twitter.com/AnTaisce/status/1729532833331392764 LIMERICK Sailors' Home, Limerick City - https://twitter.com/AnTaisce/status/1676972294865047552 Early-19th-Century Warehouses, Limerick City - https://twitter.com/AnTaisce/status/1712495174864064621 WATERFORD Former Pub, Waterford City - https://twitter.com/AnTaisce/status/1575470550658568196 19th-Century House, Waterford City - https://twitter.com/AnTaisce/status/1487852227318657024 CORK Stone Warehouses, Parnell Place, Cork City - https://twitter.com/AnTaisce/status/1613540059583594500 LOUTH Donaghy's Mill, Drogheda - https://twitter.com/AnTaisce/status/1440639975180029955 Drogheda (various) - https://twitter.com/AnTaisce/status/1497999563994681347 LAOIS Pub-Residence and Courthouse, Borris-in-Ossory - https://twitter.com/AnTaisce/status/1469321585895120896 Gazebo-Folly at Emo Court Country House, Emo Village - https://twitter.com/AnTaisce/status/1493324979093614599 Portlaoise (various) - https://twitter.com/AnTaisce/status/1588827589892014085 MEATH Gate Lodge, Plantation House (near Kingscourt) - https://twitter.com/AnTaisce/status/1729152680734699830 WESTMEATH Moate (various) - https://twitter.com/AnTaisce/status/1598382184913674240 Early-19th Century House, Athlone - https://twitter.com/AnTaisce/status/1446152504606085126 Gate Lodge, Ballynacarrigy - https://twitter.com/AnTaisce/status/1766110702253543490 MAYO Ballinrobe (various) - https://twitter.com/AnTaisce/status/1493995484565970956 Former Imperial Hotel, The Mall, Castlebar - https://twitter.com/AnTaisce/status/1694725625737806032 Village Building, Turlough - https://twitter.com/AnTaisce/status/1669311239737024514 KILDARE Gabled Brick Cottages, Kildare Town - https://twitter.com/AnTaisce/status/1462392656114466819 John Semple-Designed Gothic Church, Feighcullen - https://twitter.com/AnTaisce/status/1473647313486852096 Traditional Shop, Celbridge - https://twitter.com/AnTaisce/status/1509900860213841921 Public House, Monasterevin - https://twitter.com/AnTaisce/status/1573351883233980416 Pigeon House Ruin, Nurney Village - https://twitter.com/AnTaisce/status/1558869095378026498 Canal Warehouse, Rathangan - https://twitter.com/AnTaisce/status/1446152504606085126 Octogonal Tea House or Lodge, Belan Demesne, Moone - https://twitter.com/AnTaisce/status/1583451073192562688 CARLOW Shop-houses & Stone Warehouse, Carlow Town - https://twitter.com/AnTaisce/status/1649059779220852736 Stone Warehouse, Carlow Town - https://twitter.com/AnTaisce/status/1419728656667140099 Traditional Shop, Carlow Town - https://twitter.com/AnTaisce/status/1519366641775222785 Gate Lodge, St. Dympna's Psychiatric Hospital, Carlow Town - https://twitter.com/AnTaisce/status/1729152697331577196 OFFALY Tullamore (various) - https://twitter.com/AnTaisce/status/1767269865679671573 Gamekeeper's House & Stables at Charleville Castle Demesne - https://twitter.com/AnTaisce/status/1775916373601841506 WICKLOW Wicklow Town (various) - https://twitter.com/AnTaisce/status/1405473036933947396 CLARE Blake's Corner, Ennistymon - https://twitter.com/AnTaisce/status/1554832387615313920 - Take Action On Vacancy Concerned about a vacant Protected Structure in your area which is falling into dilapidation and decay, or is otherwise endangered? Find out what you can do here: https://www.antaisce.org/blog/take-action-on-vacancy The Project The Buildings at Risk Register is an unfunded project by An Taisce – the National Trust for Ireland supported and maintained by its voluntary members. The Buildings at Risk Register was put in place in response to a concern at the growing number of structures that are vacant and falling into a state of disrepair. The Register provides information on structures of architectural, historical, archaeological, artistic, cultural, scientific, social or technical interest throughout the country that are considered to be at risk. What makes a structure at risk? For a structure to be at risk, it should meet one or several of the following criteria: Vacant with no identified new use Suffering from neglect and/or poor maintenance Suffering from structural problems Fire damaged Open to the elements Threatened with demolition Abandoned ruin The above list is not exhaustive and other criteria may sometimes be considered when assessing a structure for inclusion in the Register. The assessment of risk is directly associated with the condition of the structure and not external processes affecting it. A building will remain on the Register until restoration or demolition works are completed in full. The level of risk is solely the opinion of the An Taisce. The Register does not include national monuments as set out in the National Monuments Acts, 1930 to 2004. The Register is correlated with the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage, if you would like to know more detail on the architectural merits of a certain building. Reliability of the Register While every effort is made to ensure that information on the Register is up-to-date, given the resources available to An Taisce, the time period between surveys and the reliance on other parties for data, some information may prove redundant, inaccurate or incomplete. Information on the Register is also subject to change and it is important that users seek to verify information before using it. It should also be noted that the local authority can potentially hold more information on the structure, such as recent planning files, records of interaction with owners, etc. Should you find any discrepancy in the information, please let us know at [email protected]. Your Involvement It may be the case that you know of a structure at risk before An Taisce is made aware of it. An Taisce requires the input of individuals and local communities to contribute information to keep the Register as up to date as possible. It is up to you to gather information on a structure at risk in your own community. The data collected is crucial in identifying, encouraging and proactively pursuing the restoration and re-use of individual structures at risk. The information also supports more strategic and area based initiatives where levels of risk are concentrated, where problems can be identified and flagged, priorities set and recommendations made for action. If you wish to let us know about a structure at risk, take a photograph and get in contact. This project is incredibly resource intensive. An Taisce would welcome any donations to ensure its continuity into the future given it is currently unfunded and being resourced to a large part by volunteers throughout the country. Can you help us photograph and record Buildings at Risk in your area? Send any photos or information to [email protected]. Most Significant Buildings at Risk While there are hundreds of structures at risk throughout Ireland, An Taisce has sought to provide information on the most significant structures at risk. It would be a considerable task to present them all. Although, the level of significance is solely the opinion of the An Taisce, it is largely correlated with the ratings given to these structures in the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage. Accordingly, you will notice most structures included will be of national and/or regional importance. Furthermore, the most significant at risk structures provided are in no particular order of importance and instead ordered alphabetically. Inclusion on the Register does not imply criticism of the building owner, some of whom may be actively seeking to restore the building. Suggest a Building at Risk If you wish to suggest a building at risk you are familiar with, please take the time to fill out the following form.