Church / chapel · 1750–1860Saint Mary's Church (Rathvilly)Rathvilly
Photo: Sarah777 · CC BY-SA 2.04buildings on the National Inventory
History of Rathvilly · National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
Rathvilly has 4 buildings on the National Inventory
Rathvilly’s oldest recorded building dates from 1740. Inside the town, the Sites and Monuments Record lists 3 archaeological sites. Of its homes, 6.7% were built before 1919, against 3.4% in the typical town.
On the National Inventory
4
Of national importance
0
NIAH National or International, and national monuments
Archaeological sites
3
Sites and Monuments Record
Oldest building
1740
the first date on its record
Homes built before 1919
6.7%
typical town: 3.4%
In pictures
2 photos of Rathvilly’s landmarks
Among them: Lisnavagh House (farmyard complex) and Rathvilly Moat.
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 Rathvilly’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 4, by rating
4 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
4 historic places in Rathvilly
Buildings rated Regional, of significance in their region, and archaeological monuments with an encyclopedia article.
Bridge · 1790–1810Rathvilly BridgeRathvilly
Church / chapel · 1880–1890Saint Patrick's Catholic ChurchThe Green, Rathvilly
Mill (water) · 1740–1840Mill (water), Rathvilly
What’s recorded
Around Rathvilly, the record leans to homes: 43%
The next biggest group is walls, gates and bridges, 2 in all. Two of the highest-rated records are Phillipstown Manor and Rathmore House. Beyond Rathvilly’s edge the record is older still: 1730.
Homes6
Walls, gates and bridges2
Churches and chapels2
Mills, stations and works1
Farm and estate buildings1
Public buildings1
Other buildings1
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 Rathvilly
The Sites and Monuments Record lists every known archaeological site; most are field monuments with little to see. By kind:
3 archaeological sites 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.
| Bridge1 record |
| Castle - unclassified1 record |
| Excavation - miscellaneous1 record |
Just outside Rathvilly: 11
| Rathvilly MoatArchaeological monument (SMR) · 600 m outside the town |
| Phillipstown ManorRegional rating (NIAH) · 2.8 km outside the town |
| Rathmore House (country house)Regional rating (NIAH) · 2.7 km outside the town |
| Beechy ParkRegional rating (NIAH) · 1.4 km outside the town |
| D'Israeli SchoolRegional rating (NIAH) · 300 m outside the town |
| Lisnavagh House (gate lodge)Regional rating (NIAH) · 2 km outside the town |
| Lisnavagh House (country house)Regional rating (NIAH) · 1.9 km outside the town |
| Lisnavagh SchoolRegional rating (NIAH) · 2.1 km outside the town |
| Lisnavagh House (farmyard complex)Regional rating (NIAH) · 2.8 km outside the town |
| Rathmore House (demesne walls / gates / railings)Regional rating (NIAH) · 2.9 km outside the town |
| Lisnavagh House (tank / silo)Regional rating (NIAH) · 1.9 km outside the town |
Homes by age
Most of Rathvilly’s homes went up in the 2000s: 39%
Homes built since 2011 make up 8.6% of Rathvilly’s, above the 5.8% of the typical town. Count back from today and half of Rathvilly’s homes are older than 2001. 3.7% of Rathvilly’s homes were built between the wars, close to the typical town’s 3.9%.
6.7%
Before 1919
3.7%
1919–45
19%
1946–80
23%
1981–2000
39%
2001–10
8.6%
Since 2011
RathvillyTypical 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
Rathvilly and its neighbours
| Town | People | National Inventory | National | Archaeological sites |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rathvilly | 1,074 | 4 | 0 | 3 |
| Baltinglass | 2,611 | 38 | 1 | 11 |
| Tullow | 5,138 | 19 | 0 | 19 |
| Castledermot | 1,685 | 38 | 1 | 48 |
| Carlow | 27,351 | 6 | 1 | 31 |
| Tinahely | 1,037 | 28 | 0 | 0 |
In brief
Rathvilly in brief
Old houses are part of Rathvilly’s character: 6.7% of its homes were built before 1919, against 3.4% in the typical town. In all there are 4 places on the record. The oldest is Saint Mary's Church (Rathvilly), from 1750. The rest is about typical: it also has 3 archaeological sites.
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 Rathvilly’s history
How many historic buildings are recorded in Rathvilly?
4 buildings on the National Inventory, from the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage.
What is the oldest building in Rathvilly?
Mill (water), Rathvilly: the first date on its record is 1740.
Are there archaeological sites in Rathvilly?
Yes: the Sites and Monuments Record lists 3 archaeological sites inside Rathvilly.
How old are the homes in Rathvilly?
6.7% 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.
History is described here, not graded.
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).