Country house · 1790–1810Kiltalown HouseBlessington Road, Jobstown
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History of Jobstown · National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
Jobstown: 12 buildings on the National Inventory
Of its homes, 0.4% were built before 1919, against 3.4% in the typical town. Its oldest building dates from 1780. Inside the town, the Sites and Monuments Record lists 9 archaeological sites. For every 10,000 residents, Jobstown has 5.1 buildings on the record; the typical town has 48.
On the National Inventory
12
5.1 per 10,000 residents
typical town: 48
typical town: 48
Of national importance
0
NIAH National or International, and national monuments
Archaeological sites
9
Sites and Monuments Record
Oldest building
1780
the first date on its record
Homes built before 1919
0.4%
typical town: 3.4%
The map
Where Jobstown’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 12, by rating
12 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
12 historic places in Jobstown
Buildings rated Regional, of significance in their region, and archaeological monuments with an encyclopedia article.
Church / chapel · 1840–1850Catholic Church of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin MarySaggart
House · 1870–1890ClooncoraBlessington Road
School · 1870–1890Saggart National SchoolSaggart
School · 1930–1950Saint Mary's National SchoolSaggart
Farm house · 1780–1830Farm house, BoherboyBoherboy
House · 1900–1920House, 1, Blessington Road
House · 1900–1920House, 2, Blessington Road
House · 1900–1920House, 3, Blessington Road
House · 1900–1920House, 4, Blessington Road
House · 1900–1920House, 5, Blesington Road
House · 1900–1920House, 6, Blessington Road
What’s recorded
The record in Jobstown starts with homes, at 75%
The runner-up group is public buildings: 2 records. Leading the record by rating: Kiltalown House and Catholic Church of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary. All of Jobstown’s recorded buildings carry a regional rating.
Homes9
Public buildings2
Churches and chapels1
Types as the National Inventory records them, grouped; a building keeps the type it was built as.
How old
Most of Jobstown’s dated buildings come from the 20th century or later
Each building by the first date on its record.
1500–1799 three centuries2
19th century 1800–18993
1900 and later to today7
2 of the 12 dated ones were built before 1800.
Archaeology and around
Archaeology in Jobstown
The Sites and Monuments Record lists every known archaeological site; most are field monuments with little to see. By kind:
9 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.
| Enclosure2 records |
| Font (present location)1 record |
| Castle - unclassified1 record |
| Mound1 record |
| Church1 record |
| Linear earthwork1 record |
| Standing stone1 record |
| Fulacht fia1 record |
Just outside Jobstown: 6
| EmbankmentRegional rating (NIAH) · 100 m outside the town |
| HawthornRegional rating (NIAH) · 1.6 km outside the town |
| Farmyard complex, CrookslingRegional rating (NIAH) · 900 m outside the town |
| Farmyard complex, BoherboyRegional rating (NIAH) · 200 m outside the town |
| Monument, R114Regional rating (NIAH) · 2.2 km outside the town |
| House, CorballyRegional rating (NIAH) · 100 m outside the town |
Homes by age
Most of Jobstown’s homes went up from 1981 to 2000: 36%
Jobstown built little between the wars: 0.3% of its homes, where most towns have 3.9%. From 2011 on, Jobstown built 7% of its homes, near the typical 5.8%. Building in the 2000s left Jobstown with 33% of its homes, above the usual 25%.
0.4%
Before 1919
0.3%
1919–45
23%
1946–80
36%
1981–2000
33%
2001–10
7%
Since 2011
JobstownTypical 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
Jobstown and its neighbours
| Town | People | National Inventory | National | Archaeological sites |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jobstown | 23,437 | 12 | 0 | 9 |
| Fettercairn | 12,970 | 12 | 0 | 7 |
| Saggart | 4,573 | 9 | 0 | 15 |
| Tallaght | 15,588 | 5 | 1 | 13 |
| Old Bawn | 18,758 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| Bohernabreena | 4,613 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Rathcoole | 5,792 | 22 | 0 | 9 |
In brief
Jobstown in brief
The official list counts 12 places on the record in Jobstown. Most entries on the list, 75%, are homes. Of the 12 with a date, 7 come from the 20th century or later. The oldest is Kiltalown House, from 1790.
Its homes are mostly newer: 0.4% were built before 1919, against 3.4% in the typical town. It also has 9 archaeological sites on the record. For its size the list is short: per resident, it has more recorded buildings than only 18% of Irish towns of 2,500 or more. Otherwise the figures are ordinary: it has 12 recorded buildings, about typical for a town its size (the middle one has 51).
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 Jobstown’s history
How many historic buildings are recorded in Jobstown?
12 buildings on the National Inventory, from the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage.
What is the oldest building in Jobstown?
Farm house, Boherboy: the first date on its record is 1780.
Are there archaeological sites in Jobstown?
Yes: the Sites and Monuments Record lists 9 archaeological sites inside Jobstown.
How old are the homes in Jobstown?
0.4% 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).