RegChurch / chapel · 1885–1895Saint Patrick's Catholic ChurchRathoePhoto: Dylan Moore · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Commons file
Photo: Dylan Moore · CC BY-SA 2.02buildings on the National Inventory
History of Rathtoe · National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
Rathtoe: 2 buildings on the National Inventory
Rathtoe’s oldest recorded building dates from 1835. The Sites and Monuments Record adds 1 archaeological site inside the town.
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
1835
the first date on its record
Homes built before 1919
2.6%
typical town: 3.4%
In pictures
Rathtoe’s buildings in 2 pictures
Two to begin with: Saint Patrick's Catholic Church and Saint Patrick's Church (Kellistown). Saint Patrick's Catholic Church, dated 1885, is the oldest pictured in Rathtoe.
Saint Patrick's Catholic ChurchRegional rating (NIAH)
Saint Patrick's Church (Kellistown)Regional 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 Rathtoe’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 Rathtoe
Buildings rated Regional, of significance in their region, and archaeological monuments with an encyclopedia article.
School master's house · 1835–1840School master's house, Rathoe
Archaeology and around
Archaeology in Rathtoe
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.
| Burial ground1 record |
Just outside Rathtoe: 2
| Rathrush HouseRegional rating (NIAH) · 1.7 km outside the town |
| Saint Patrick's Church (Kellistown)Regional rating (NIAH) · 2.1 km outside the town |
Homes by age
Rathtoe’s building boom came in the 2000s: 74% of its homes
Rathtoe built little from 1981 to 2000: 3.9% of its homes, where most towns have 24%. Few of Rathtoe’s homes date between the wars: 1.3%, the norm 3.9%. Only 2.6% of Rathtoe’s homes predate 1919, against 3.4% in the typical town.
2.6%
Before 1919
1.3%
1919–45
13%
1946–80
3.9%
1981–2000
74%
2001–10
5.3%
Since 2011
RathtoeTypical 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
Rathtoe and its neighbours
| Town | People | National Inventory | National | Archaeological sites |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rathtoe | 296 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Tullow | 5,138 | 19 | 0 | 19 |
| Carlow | 27,351 | 6 | 1 | 31 |
| Rathvilly | 1,074 | 4 | 0 | 3 |
| Castledermot | 1,685 | 38 | 1 | 48 |
| Muinebeag (Bagenalstown) | 2,945 | 18 | 0 | 13 |
| Baltinglass | 2,611 | 38 | 1 | 11 |
In brief
Rathtoe in brief
The official list counts 2 places on the record in Rathtoe. Its homes are mostly newer: 2.6% were built before 1919, against 3.4% in the typical town. The oldest, Saint Patrick's Catholic Church, dates from 1885. Beyond that, 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 Rathtoe’s history
How many historic buildings are recorded in Rathtoe?
2 buildings on the National Inventory, from the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage.
What is the oldest building in Rathtoe?
School master's house, Rathoe: the first date on its record is 1835.
Are there archaeological sites in Rathtoe?
Yes: the Sites and Monuments Record lists 1 archaeological site inside Rathtoe.
How old are the homes in Rathtoe?
2.6% 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 (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).