Rectory / glebe / vicarage / curate's house · 1810–1815The Old RectoryCastlemagner
2buildings on the National Inventory
History of Castlemagner · National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
Castlemagner: 2 buildings on the National Inventory
History in Castlemagner goes back at least to 1810, the date of its oldest recorded building. 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
1810
the first date on its record
Homes built before 1919
3.5%
typical town: 3.4%
In pictures
Old buildings of Castlemagner
Pictured: Saint Bridget's Church (Castlemagner), on Castlemagner’s record.
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The map
Where Castlemagner’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 Castlemagner
Buildings rated Regional, of significance in their region, and archaeological monuments with an encyclopedia article.
Church / chapel · 1870–1890Saint Mary's Catholic ChurchCastlemagner
What’s recorded
47% of the records in and around Castlemagner are homes
Castlemagner has no nationally rated building; its record is regional. 4 records make walls, gates and bridges the second group. Two of the highest-rated records are Assolas House and Gurteenbeha House.
Homes9
Walls, gates and bridges4
Churches and chapels2
Farm and estate buildings2
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 Castlemagner
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.
| House - vernacular house1 record |
| Church1 record |
Just outside Castlemagner: 17
| Assolas HouseRegional rating (NIAH) · 900 m outside the town |
| Gurteenbeha HouseRegional rating (NIAH) · 2.5 km outside the town |
| Ballygiblin House (country house)Regional rating (NIAH) · 2.1 km outside the town |
| Glenlohane HouseRegional rating (NIAH) · 1.8 km outside the town |
| Assolas BridgeRegional rating (NIAH) · 700 m outside the town |
| Ballygiblin House (walled garden)Regional rating (NIAH) · 2.1 km outside the town |
| Bannagh BridgeRegional rating (NIAH) · 600 m outside the town |
| Roskeen HouseRegional rating (NIAH) · 2.6 km outside the town |
| Saint Bridget's Church (Castlemagner)Regional rating (NIAH) · 100 m outside the town |
| Ballygiblin House (gates / railings / walls)Regional rating (NIAH) · 2.3 km outside the town |
| Ballygiblin House (farmyard complex)Regional rating (NIAH) · 1.9 km outside the town |
| Ballygiblin House (building misc)Regional rating (NIAH) · 2.1 km outside the town |
| Ballygiblin House (stables)Regional rating (NIAH) · 2.1 km outside the town |
| House, BallymacmurraghRegional rating (NIAH) · 2.7 km outside the town |
| House, CoolnahaneRegional rating (NIAH) · 2.4 km outside the town |
| House, GurteenbehaRegional rating (NIAH) · 2.6 km outside the town |
| School, BallyhassRegional rating (NIAH) · 1.2 km outside the town |
Homes by age
Castlemagner’s building boom came in the 2000s: 76% of its homes
Castlemagner’s share of pre-1919 homes, 3.5%, is near the 3.4% of the typical town. Homes dated from 1981 to 2000 are scarcer in Castlemagner than in most towns: 4.3%, against 24%. Building from 1946 to 1980 left Castlemagner with 7% of its homes, below the usual 24%.
3.5%
Before 1919
1.7%
1919–45
7%
1946–80
4.3%
1981–2000
76%
2001–10
7.8%
Since 2011
CastlemagnerTypical 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
Castlemagner and its neighbours
In brief
Castlemagner in brief
Old houses are part of Castlemagner’s character: 3.5% of its homes were built before 1919, against 3.4% in the typical town. All told, the list holds 2 places on the record. The oldest is The Old Rectory, from 1810. 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 Castlemagner’s history
How many historic buildings are recorded in Castlemagner?
2 buildings on the National Inventory, from the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage.
What is the oldest building in Castlemagner?
The Old Rectory: the first date on its record is 1810.
Are there archaeological sites in Castlemagner?
Yes: the Sites and Monuments Record lists 2 archaeological sites inside Castlemagner.
How old are the homes in Castlemagner?
3.5% 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).