RegChurch / chapel · 1770–1820Church of Saint John the Baptist (Hacketstown)HacketstownPhoto: Smirkybec · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Commons file
Photo: Terence wiki · CC BY-SA 3.02buildings on the National Inventory
History of Hacketstown · National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
Hacketstown has 2 buildings on the National Inventory
Hacketstown has kept more old homes than most towns: 9.4% were built before 1919, against 3.4% in the typical town. The earliest building recorded goes back to 1770. Inside the town, the Sites and Monuments Record lists 1 archaeological site.
On the National Inventory
2
Of national importance
0
NIAH National or International, and national monuments
Archaeological sites
1
Sites and Monuments Record
Oldest building
1770
the first date on its record
Homes built before 1919
9.4%
typical town: 3.4%
In pictures
Historic Hacketstown through 2 photographs
Both of Hacketstown’s recorded places are pictured. You can start with Church of Saint John the Baptist (Hacketstown) and Saint Brigid's Catholic Church. Of the buildings pictured in Hacketstown, Church of Saint John the Baptist (Hacketstown) is the oldest, from 1770.
Church of Saint John the Baptist (Hacketstown)Regional rating (NIAH)
Saint Brigid's Catholic ChurchRegional rating (NIAH)Photos from Wikimedia Commons, copied to our own server, each credited to its photographer with its licence; names open the place’s page. Tap a photo to step through them full screen.
The map
Where Hacketstown’s history is
Every building and site on the record inside the town, by its rating.
Regional and other sites
Hover a dot for its name; tap one to open its page.
The 2, by rating
2 Regional and other sites
The National Inventory of Architectural Heritage is the State’s survey of buildings from 1700 to today, county by county; each record gives a rating, dates, a type and an appraisal. Being on it is not legal protection: that is each council’s Record of Protected Structures.
Points from the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage and the Sites and Monuments Record, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage (CC BY 4.0).
Regional and other sites
2 historic places in Hacketstown
Buildings rated Regional, of significance in their region, and archaeological monuments with an encyclopedia article.
RegChurch / chapel · 1810–1840Saint Brigid's Catholic ChurchMain Street, HacketstownPhoto: David Purchase · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Commons file
What’s recorded
Hacketstown’s record splits evenly at the top: 2 churches and chapels, 2 walls, gates and bridges
In Hacketstown, every record stops at a regional rating. Leading the record by rating: Church of Saint John the Baptist and Saint Brigid's Catholic Church. The record in Hacketstown runs as late as 1850.
Churches and chapels2
Walls, gates and bridges2
Homes2
Types as the National Inventory records them, grouped, for the records inside the town and those just outside it that belong to it; a building keeps the type it was built as.
Archaeology and around
Archaeology in Hacketstown
The Sites and Monuments Record lists every known archaeological site; most are field monuments with little to see. By kind:
1 archaeological site inside the town
Sites on the Record of Monuments and Places, the statutory list drawn from this record, are protected by law: anyone planning work at or near one must give the National Monuments Service two months’ notice.
| Battlefield1 record |
Just outside Hacketstown: 4
| Woodside HouseRegional rating (NIAH) · 500 m outside the town |
| Hacketstown BridgeRegional rating (NIAH) · 300 m outside the town |
| Saulsford BridgeRegional rating (NIAH) · 2.3 km outside the town |
| Minvaud HouseRegional rating (NIAH) · 2.7 km outside the town |
Homes by age
36% of Hacketstown’s homes were built from 1946 to 1980
Homes built since 2011 make up just 4.1% of Hacketstown’s, below the 5.8% of the typical town. Against a typical 3.9%, 9.8% of Hacketstown’s homes went up between the wars. Only 19% of Hacketstown’s homes were built in the 2000s, less than the typical town’s 25%.
9.4%
Before 1919
9.8%
1919–45
36%
1946–80
22%
1981–2000
19%
2001–10
4.1%
Since 2011
HacketstownTypical town
Census 2022, households by the year their home was built (CSO, Small Area Population Statistics, CC BY 4.0); the typical town is the middle Irish town of 2,500 or more.
Neighbours
Hacketstown and its neighbours
In brief
Hacketstown in brief
More of Hacketstown’s homes are old than in most places: 9.4% were built before 1919, against 3.4% in the typical town. All told, the list holds 2 places on the record. The oldest, Church of Saint John the Baptist (Hacketstown), dates from 1770. Beyond that, Mary O'Toole (1874) was born here before 1900; and it also has an archaeological site.
How to read these numbers
What this data can and can’t tell you
- The National Inventory. The State’s survey of post-1700 buildings, made county by county since 1990 (NIAH); a few records are older. It records; it does not protect.
- Ratings. International and National: of significance across Ireland or beyond. Regional: in its region. Local and record-only buildings get no page here.
- Archaeology. The Sites and Monuments Record (National Monuments Service) lists known archaeological sites; the national monuments to visit and the sites with an encyclopedia article get pages here.
- Protection. Both registers are surveys, not protection: a building is protected by its council’s Record of Protected Structures, and no national open list joins the 31 councils’ records.
- The grade. Ireland’s History grade is not built yet: the page describes, and gives no grade.
Questions about Hacketstown’s history
How many historic buildings are recorded in Hacketstown?
2 buildings on the National Inventory, from the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage.
What is the oldest building in Hacketstown?
Church of Saint John the Baptist (Hacketstown): the first date on its record is 1770.
Are there archaeological sites in Hacketstown?
Yes: the Sites and Monuments Record lists 1 archaeological site inside Hacketstown.
How old are the homes in Hacketstown?
9.4% of its homes were built before 1919, against 3.4% in the typical town.
Are the buildings on this page 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.
This page describes its history; it gives no grade.
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) · Sites and Monuments Record and the National Monuments Service’s monuments to visit · CSO Census 2022 (homes by the year built) · Photos: Wikimedia Commons, including the National Library of Ireland’s collections, each credited with its licence and copied to our own server · Wikidata and English Wikipedia for people born here · Wikidata (CC0) for other names and articles. 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).