SMRReligious house - Augustinian friarsDunmore Abbey FriaryAbbeyland SouthPhoto: JohnArmagh · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Commons file
Dunmore Abbey Friary · Photo: JohnArmagh · CC BY-SA 3.010buildings on the National Inventory
History of Dunmore · National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
Dunmore: 10 buildings on the National Inventory
Dunmore is a historic town on the Sites and Monuments Record, which lists 15 archaeological sites inside it. The earliest building recorded goes back to 1790.
On the National Inventory
10
Of national importance
0
NIAH National or International, and national monuments
Archaeological sites
15
Sites and Monuments Record
Oldest building
1790
the first date on its record
Homes built before 1919
5.7%
typical town: 3.4%
In pictures
3 photographs of Dunmore’s heritage
Two to begin with: Dunmore Abbey Friary and “Monument, Chapel Street, Dunmore”. 2 recorded places in Dunmore have a photo. 3 different photographers shared them on Wikimedia Commons.
Photos from Wikimedia Commons, copied to our own server, each credited to its photographer with its licence; names open the place’s page. Tap a photo to step through them full screen.
The map
Where Dunmore’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 11, by rating
11 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
11 historic places in Dunmore
Buildings rated Regional, of significance in their region, and archaeological monuments with an encyclopedia article.
RegMonument · 1880–1900Monument, Chapel Street, DunmorePhoto: Andreas F. Borchert · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Commons file
House · 1790–1810Eiscir ViewSion Hill, Dunmore
House · 1800–1890Saint Mary'sCastle Street, Dunmore
Presbytery / parochial / curate's house · 1810–1830Merton HouseHigh Street, Dunmore
House · 1820–1890Thomas ByrneThe Square, Dunmore
Bank / financial institution · 1870–1890Bank of IrelandBarrack Street, Dunmore
House · 1810–1830House, High Street, The Square, Dunmore
House · 1820–1900House, Castle Street, Dunmore
House · 1900–1905House, Castle Street, Dunmore
Weighbridge / weighhouse · 1920–1930Weighbridge, The Square, Dunmore
What’s recorded
In Dunmore, homes lead the record (80%)
Dunmore has no nationally rated building; its record is regional. The highest-rated include Eiscir View and Saint Mary's. 1920 brings Dunmore’s record up to its newest entry.
Homes8
Public buildings1
Memorials and tombs1
Types as the National Inventory records them, grouped; a building keeps the type it was built as.
How old
Most of Dunmore’s dated buildings come from the 19th century
Each building by the first date on its record.
1500–1799 three centuries1
19th century 1800–18997
1900 and later to today2
1 of the 10 dated ones were built before 1800. The oldest is Eiscir View, from 1790.
Archaeology and around
Archaeology in Dunmore
The Sites and Monuments Record lists every known archaeological site; most are field monuments with little to see. By kind:
15 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 |
| Graveslab2 records |
| Graveyard1 record |
| Historic town1 record |
| Barrow - unclassified1 record |
| Road - hollow-way1 record |
| Religious house - Augustinian friars1 record |
| Wall monument1 record |
| Cross-slab1 record |
| Ford1 record |
| Designed landscape - tree-ring1 record |
| Designed landscape - folly1 record |
| Cross1 record |
Just outside Dunmore: 4
| Dunmore CastleArchaeological monument (SMR) · 600 m outside the town |
| Dunmore HouseRegional rating (NIAH) · 100 m outside the town |
| Bridge, DunmoreRegional rating (NIAH) · 600 m outside the town |
| Mill (water), DunmoreRegional rating (NIAH) · 500 m outside the town |
Homes by age
Only 2.3% of Dunmore’s homes were built since 2011 (5.8% is typical)
Against a typical 3.9%, 5.7% of Dunmore’s homes went up between the wars. The typical town has 3.4% of its homes from before 1919, Dunmore 5.7%. 35% of Dunmore’s homes went up from 1981 to 2000, more than in any other period.
5.7%
Before 1919
5.7%
1919–45
21%
1946–80
35%
1981–2000
30%
2001–10
2.3%
Since 2011
DunmoreTypical 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
Dunmore and its neighbours
| Town | People | National Inventory | National | Archaeological sites |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dunmore | 664 | 10 | 0 | 15 |
| Tuam | 9,647 | 56 | 2 | 52 |
| Ballyhaunis | 2,773 | 20 | 0 | 11 |
In brief
Dunmore in brief
Old houses are part of Dunmore’s character: 5.7% of its homes were built before 1919, against 3.4% in the typical town. All told, the list holds 11 places on the record. Most entries on the list, 80%, are homes. Of the 10 with a date, 7 come from the 19th century. The oldest is Eiscir View, from 1790.
It also has 15 archaeological sites on the record. The rest is about typical: Thomas Joynt (1830) and Gideon Ouseley (1762) were born here before 1900.
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 Dunmore’s history
How many historic buildings are recorded in Dunmore?
10 buildings on the National Inventory, from the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage.
What is the oldest building in Dunmore?
Eiscir View: the first date on its record is 1790.
Are there archaeological sites in Dunmore?
Yes: the Sites and Monuments Record lists 15 archaeological sites inside Dunmore.
How old are the homes in Dunmore?
5.7% 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 and English Wikipedia for people born here · 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).