House · 1790–1810MilvertonAhascragh
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History of Ahascragh · National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
Ahascragh: 26% of homes built before 1919
For Ahascragh, that is 8 times the typical town’s share, 3.4%. Ahascragh has 4 buildings on the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage. The earliest building recorded goes back to 1790. Inside the town, the Sites and Monuments Record lists 6 archaeological sites.
On the National Inventory
4
Of national importance
0
NIAH National or International, and national monuments
Archaeological sites
6
Sites and Monuments Record
Oldest building
1790
the first date on its record
Homes built before 1919
26%
typical town: 3.4%
Through time
Ahascragh in old photos
1 old photograph, made before 1950.
c. 1905From Wikimedia Commons, copied to our own server: public domain, or from the National Library of Ireland’s collections (Lawrence, Poole, Eason and others) with no known copyright restrictions. Each credit opens the image’s page.
The map
Where Ahascragh’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 Ahascragh
Buildings rated Regional, of significance in their region, and archaeological monuments with an encyclopedia article.
Church / chapel · 1790–1810Saint Cuan's Catholic ChurchChapel Street, Ahascragh
Mill (water) · 1800–1820Ahascragh MillsAhascragh
Rectory / glebe / vicarage / curate's house · 1810–1830The Old RectoryAhascragh
What’s recorded
Ahascragh records more walls, gates and bridges than most of Ireland: 28%, against 8%
1 of Ahascragh’s records are rated of national importance. The record holds 6 homes, 33% of the whole. Leading the record by rating: Castlegar and South Park.
Homes6
Walls, gates and bridges5
Churches and chapels2
Mills, stations and works1
Farm and estate buildings1
Other buildings3
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 Ahascragh
The Sites and Monuments Record lists every known archaeological site; most are field monuments with little to see. By kind:
6 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.
| Church2 records |
| Graveyard1 record |
| Mill - unclassified1 record |
| Ritual site - holy well1 record |
| House - 18th/19th century1 record |
Just outside Ahascragh: 15
| Castlegar (country house)National rating (NIAH) · 1.8 km outside the town |
| St. Cuan's WellArchaeological monument (SMR) · 1.7 km outside the town |
| South ParkRegional rating (NIAH) · 600 m outside the town |
| Lowville HouseRegional rating (NIAH) · 1.4 km outside the town |
| Castlegar (folly)Regional rating (NIAH) · 2.9 km outside the town |
| Clonbrock (bridge)Regional rating (NIAH) · 2.7 km outside the town |
| Clonbrock (gates / railings / walls)Regional rating (NIAH) · 2.8 km outside the town |
| Castlegar (gates / railings / walls)Regional rating (NIAH) · 800 m outside the town |
| Castlegar (gate lodge)Regional rating (NIAH) · 800 m outside the town |
| Weston HouseRegional rating (NIAH) · 700 m outside the town |
| Castlegar (farmyard complex)Regional rating (NIAH) · 1.7 km outside the town |
| Saint Catherine's Church (Ahascragh)Regional rating (NIAH) · 100 m outside the town |
| Clonbrock (gate lodge)Regional rating (NIAH) · 2.8 km outside the town |
| Bridge, AhascraghRegional rating (NIAH) · 100 m outside the town |
| Water tower, AhascraghRegional rating (NIAH) · 100 m outside the town |
Homes by age
Only 1.5% of Ahascragh’s homes were built since 2011 (5.8% is typical)
Few of Ahascragh’s homes date from 1981 to 2000: 17%, the norm 24%. Ahascragh has an unusual share of homes built between the wars: 11%, where most towns have 3.9%. Homes built in the 2000s make up just 20% of Ahascragh’s, against 25% in the typical town.
26%
Before 1919
11%
1919–45
26%
1946–80
17%
1981–2000
20%
2001–10
1.5%
Since 2011
AhascraghTypical 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
Ahascragh and its neighbours
| Town | People | National Inventory | National | Archaeological sites |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ahascragh | 186 | 4 | 0 | 6 |
| Ballinasloe | 6,597 | 84 | 0 | 48 |
In brief
Ahascragh in brief
Old houses are part of Ahascragh’s character: 26% of its homes were built before 1919, against 3.4% in the typical town. In all there are 4 places on the record. The archaeological record adds 6 sites. The oldest is Milverton, from 1790.
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 Ahascragh’s history
How many historic buildings are recorded in Ahascragh?
4 buildings on the National Inventory, from the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage.
What is the oldest building in Ahascragh?
Milverton: the first date on its record is 1790.
Are there archaeological sites in Ahascragh?
Yes: the Sites and Monuments Record lists 6 archaeological sites inside Ahascragh.
How old are the homes in Ahascragh?
26% 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).