Church / chapel · 1845–1850Saint Joseph's ChurchNewtown Shandrum
2buildings on the National Inventory
History of Newtown · National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
Newtown has 2 buildings on the National Inventory
Newtown’s oldest recorded building dates from 1780. 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
1780
the first date on its record
Homes built before 1919
5.3%
typical town: 3.4%
The map
Where Newtown’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 Newtown
Buildings rated Regional, of significance in their region, and archaeological monuments with an encyclopedia article.
House · 1780–1820House, Newtown Shandrum
What’s recorded
78% of the records in and around Newtown are homes
Around Newtown, the record goes back further, to 1760. At the top of the record: Milltown Castle and Saint Joseph's Church. Its buildings rate regional: Newtown has none of national importance.
Homes7
Churches and chapels1
Farm and estate 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 Newtown
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.
| Ringfort - rath1 record |
Just outside Newtown: 7
| Milltown Castle (country house)Regional rating (NIAH) · 2.8 km outside the town |
| Milltown Castle (outbuilding)Regional rating (NIAH) · 2.7 km outside the town |
| Valley MountRegional rating (NIAH) · 200 m outside the town |
| House, Clarson's CrossroadsRegional rating (NIAH) · 100 m outside the town |
| House, Cloonleagh SouthRegional rating (NIAH) · 1.3 km outside the town |
| House, Cloonleagh SouthRegional rating (NIAH) · 1 km outside the town |
| House, ShandrumRegional rating (NIAH) · 1.7 km outside the town |
Homes by age
Since 2011, building in Newtown has been slow: 0.7% of its homes, the norm is 5.8%
Homes from before 1919 make up 5.3% of Newtown’s housing; the typical town has 3.4%. The largest single period is in the 2000s, with 46% of Newtown’s homes. Half of what Newtown lives in today was already built by 2001.
5.3%
Before 1919
3.3%
1919–45
24%
1946–80
21%
1981–2000
46%
2001–10
0.7%
Since 2011
NewtownTypical 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
Newtown and its neighbours
| Town | People | National Inventory | National | Archaeological sites |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newtown | 433 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Charleville | 3,970 | 64 | 0 | 21 |
| Kilmallock | 1,761 | 59 | 1 | 61 |
| Buttevant | 1,080 | 33 | 0 | 18 |
In brief
Newtown in brief
Old houses are part of Newtown’s character: 5.3% of its homes were built before 1919, against 3.4% in the typical town. In all there are 2 places on the record. The oldest, Saint Joseph's Church, dates from 1845. Otherwise the figures are ordinary: 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 Newtown’s history
How many historic buildings are recorded in Newtown?
2 buildings on the National Inventory, from the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage.
What is the oldest building in Newtown?
House, Newtown Shandrum: the first date on its record is 1780.
Are there archaeological sites in Newtown?
Yes: the Sites and Monuments Record lists 1 archaeological site inside Newtown.
How old are the homes in Newtown?
5.3% 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) · 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).