Church / chapel · 1870–1875Church, Whitegate
Photo: P L Chadwick · CC BY-SA 2.02buildings on the National Inventory
History of Whitegate · National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
Whitegate has 2 buildings on the National Inventory
Old homes stand out in Whitegate: 13% were built before 1919, where the typical town has 3.4%. Its oldest building dates from 1870. The Sites and Monuments Record adds 2 archaeological sites inside the town.
On the National Inventory
2
Of national importance
0
NIAH National or International, and national monuments
Archaeological sites
2
Sites and Monuments Record
Oldest building
1870
the first date on its record
Homes built before 1919
13%
typical town: 3.4%
The map
Where Whitegate’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 Whitegate
Buildings rated Regional, of significance in their region, and archaeological monuments with an encyclopedia article.
Garda station / constabulary barracks · 1870–1890Garda station, Furnace
Archaeology and around
Archaeology in Whitegate
The Sites and Monuments Record lists every known archaeological site; most are field monuments with little to see. By kind:
2 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.
| Ritual site - holy well1 record |
| Church1 record |
Just outside Whitegate: 1
| Meelick HouseRegional rating (NIAH) · 900 m outside the town |
Homes by age
Whitegate has added few homes since 2011: 2.6%, where most towns have 5.8%
The period that gave Whitegate the most homes is from 1946 to 1980: 39%. Whitegate built little in the 2000s: 18% of its homes, where most towns have 25%. Building between the wars left Whitegate with 5.2% of its homes, above the usual 3.9%.
13%
Before 1919
5.2%
1919–45
39%
1946–80
22%
1981–2000
18%
2001–10
2.6%
Since 2011
WhitegateTypical 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
Whitegate and its neighbours
| Town | People | National Inventory | National | Archaeological sites |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whitegate | 181 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Nenagh | 9,895 | 66 | 1 | 43 |
| Ballina | 2,959 | 5 | 0 | 8 |
| Killaloe | 1,666 | 7 | 2 | 22 |
| Borrisokane | 1,117 | 18 | 0 | 4 |
| Portumna | 1,690 | 43 | 0 | 8 |
In brief
Whitegate in brief
Old houses are part of Whitegate’s character: 13% of its homes were built before 1919, against 3.4% in the typical town. All told, the list holds 2 places on the record. Otherwise the figures are ordinary: it also has 2 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 Whitegate’s history
How many historic buildings are recorded in Whitegate?
2 buildings on the National Inventory, from the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage.
What is the oldest building in Whitegate?
Church, Whitegate: the first date on its record is 1870.
Are there archaeological sites in Whitegate?
Yes: the Sites and Monuments Record lists 2 archaeological sites inside Whitegate.
How old are the homes in Whitegate?
13% 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) · 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).