2038 - 10 Conyngham Road, Dublin 8

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Research metadata

RPS Ref. No.: 2038
Overall identification confidence: High
Vacancy / dereliction status at a glance: Long-term derelict — vacant since the 1980s and CIÉ-owned since 1965; part of the 10–13 Conyngham Road row added to Dublin City Council's Derelict Sites Register in 2019. Only the front façades, boundary railings and entrance steps are the protected element.

Quick facts

Address / Eircode	10 Conyngham Road, Dublin 8 (near Parkgate Street / Phoenix Park gate, opposite Heuston). Eircode not located — Unverified
Building type	Former house / offices in a terrace; protected element is the front façades, boundary railings and entrance steps only
Period / date	Early–mid 19th century (Georgian/early Victorian terrace) — by analogy with the surveyed No. 2 Conyngham Road (c.1825) (Low–Medium)
Heritage refs (RPS / NIAH)	RPS Ref. 2038 (Dublin City RPS, Volume 4); Nos. 11 & 12 are separately protected (RPS 2039, 2040). NIAH record for No. 10 not located — Unverified
Apparent status	Vacant / derelict
On Derelict Sites Register?	Yes — the 10–13 row added in 2019; recorded locally as DS040 (High on year; Medium on reference)
On Vacant Sites Register?	Unknown — not confirmed
Owner	Córas Iompair Éireann (CIÉ) — state transport body; owned since 1965 (High)

Summary

No. 10 Conyngham Road is one of a row of four buildings (Nos. 10–13) opposite the Phoenix Park gate that has been owned by the state transport company CIÉ since 1965 and lain vacant since it was last used as offices in the 1980s.[3] The protected structure (RPS 2038) is specifically the front façades, boundary railings and entrance steps.[1] The row was added to Dublin City Council's Derelict Sites Register in 2019, was last valued at €300,000 that year, and had accrued roughly €126,000 in unpaid derelict-site levies by mid-2025.[3]

Identification

Address: 10 Conyngham Road, Dublin 8 (north quays/Parkgate area, opposite Heuston Station and the Parkgate Street entrance to the Phoenix Park)
Eircode: not found (Unverified)
Building type(s): Former terraced house / offices; the protected element is the front façades, boundary railings and entrance steps only[1]
Approx. date of construction / period: Early–mid 19th century terrace (Low–Medium); the neighbouring No. 2 Conyngham Road is an NIAH-surveyed late-Georgian brick house of c.1825, giving the streetscape's character[7]
Architect / builder: Not known (Unverified)