4845 - 34 Main Street, Chapelizod, Dublin 20

Research metadata

RPS Ref. No.: 4845
Overall identification confidence: High
Vacancy / dereliction status at a glance: Long-term vacant and in severe disrepair (High). Public reporting documented collapsed floors, bulging walls and scaffolding in 2021–22; an official 2022 Historic Structures Fund allocation supported urgent stabilisation works. The property does not appear in Dublin City Council’s Derelict Sites Register dated 13 February 2026. [3][4][5][6]

Quick facts

Address / Eircode	34 Main Street, Chapelizod, Dublin 20; Eircode Unverified
Building type	Detached three-bay, three-storey early Georgian house over raised basement (High) [1]
Period / date	c.1740; NIAH date range 1730–1750 (High) [1]
Heritage refs (RPS / NIAH)	Dublin City RPS 4845; NIAH 50060308, Regional rating (High) [1][2]
Apparent status	Vacant; severely deteriorated and not evidently habitable (High, 2021–22 evidence; present condition Unverified) [3][4]
On Derelict Sites Register?	No identifiable entry in register dated 13 February 2026 (Medium); nearby 39a Main Street is listed, not No. 34. [6]
On Vacant Sites Register?	Unknown / Unverified
Owner	Private owner reported in 2022; current registered owner Unverified [4]

Summary

34 Main Street is a prominent early Georgian house beside Saint Laurence’s churchyard, protected as RPS 4845 and recorded by the NIAH as 50060308 with architectural, artistic and cultural interest. (High) [1][2] It was documented as long-term vacant and structurally deteriorating in 2021–22, although publicly funded emergency fabric-securing works were approved in 2022. (High) [3][4][5]

Identification

Address: 34 Main Street, Chapelizod, Dublin 20 (High) [1]
Eircode: Unverified
Building type(s): Detached early Georgian house, three bays and three storeys over raised basement, with a chamfered south-east corner (High) [1]
Approx. date of construction / period: c.1740; NIAH range 1730–1750 (High) [1]
Architect / builder: Unverified
RPS / NIAH / other heritage references: RPS 4845; NIAH 50060308, Regional rating; within the historic Chapelizod village context described by the Chapelizod Architectural Conservation Area study (High) [1][2][7]
Coordinates / map link: NIAH Irish Grid 310281, 234546; Google Maps search (Medium) [1]
Building-match confidence & ambiguity notes: High. The street number, RPS description, NIAH record and physical setting beside the churchyard agree. The title field combines the RPS number and address; the statutory reference itself is 4845.

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