NatNurses' home · 1930–1940University Hospital GalwayNewcastle Road, Lower Newcastle, GalwayPhoto: Sulmac at en · Public domain · Commons file
University Hospital Galway · Photo: Sulmac at en · Public domain3buildings on the National Inventory
History of Newcastle · National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
Newcastle: 3 buildings on the National Inventory, one of them of national importance
Newcastle’s oldest recorded building dates from 1780. 0.9% of its homes date from before 1919; the typical town has 3.4%. Newcastle has 7.4 buildings on the record for every 10,000 residents, against 48 in the typical town. Inside the town, the Sites and Monuments Record lists 3 archaeological sites.
On the National Inventory
3
7.4 per 10,000 residents
typical town: 48
typical town: 48
Of national importance
1
NIAH National or International, and national monuments
Archaeological sites
3
Sites and Monuments Record
Oldest building
1780
the first date on its record
Homes built before 1919
0.9%
typical town: 3.4%
The map
Where Newcastle’s history is
Every building and site on the record inside the town, by its rating.
National and InternationalRegional and other sites
Hover a dot for its name; tap one to open its page.
The 3, by rating
1 National and International2 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).
National and International
One place of national importance in Newcastle
Buildings the National Inventory rates National or International: of significance across Ireland or beyond. Each one opens its own page.
Regional and other sites
2 more historic places in Newcastle
Buildings rated Regional, of significance in their region, and archaeological monuments with an encyclopedia article.
Convent / nunnery · 1930–1935Saint Anthony's CollegeUpper Newcastle, Galway
House · 1780–1820House, 13 Shantallow Road, Galway
Archaeology and around
Archaeology in Newcastle
The Sites and Monuments Record lists every known archaeological site; most are field monuments with little to see. By kind:
3 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.
| Earthwork2 records |
| Architectural fragment1 record |
Homes by age
Little new building in Newcastle: 0.9% of homes date from 2011 on, against 5.8%
More of Newcastle’s homes than usual date from 1946 to 1980: 72%, against 24%. Just 3.6% of the homes in Newcastle went up in the 2000s, short of the typical 25%. Newcastle has an unusual share of homes built between the wars: 9%, where most towns have 3.9%.
0.9%
Before 1919
9%
1919–45
72%
1946–80
14%
1981–2000
3.6%
2001–10
0.9%
Since 2011
NewcastleTypical 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.
Towns its size
How Newcastle compares with 16 towns its size
Towns of 3,800 to 4,300 residents, by buildings on the record.
Newcastle3
#14 of 16for buildings on the record per resident (7.4 per 10,000). St Luke's, Castleblayney and Charleville lead.
13 have more. Newcastle is level with Mervue and Lehenagh. The typical town its size has 19.
Neighbours
Newcastle and its neighbours
| Town | People | National Inventory | National | Archaeological sites |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newcastle | 4,032 | 3 | 1 | 3 |
| Dangan | 4,621 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Taylor's Hill | 3,141 | 16 | 0 | 5 |
| Rahoon | 3,486 | 3 | 0 | 8 |
| Woodquay and Nuns Island | 4,948 | 120 | 6 | 59 |
| Claddagh | 2,755 | 19 | 0 | 11 |
| Salthill | 5,445 | 38 | 0 | 8 |
In brief
Newcastle in brief
The official list counts 3 places on the record in Newcastle, 1 of them in the top tier, including University Hospital Galway. Its homes are mostly newer: 0.9% were built before 1919, against 3.4% in the typical town. The oldest, Saint Anthony's College, dates from 1930. Most towns its size have more recorded buildings: the typical one has 19. Otherwise the figures are ordinary: it also has 3 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 Newcastle’s history
How many historic buildings are recorded in Newcastle?
3 buildings on the National Inventory, one of them of national importance, from the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage.
Which places in Newcastle are of national importance?
University Hospital Galway.
What is the oldest building in Newcastle?
House, 13 Shantallow Road, Galway: the first date on its record is 1780.
Are there archaeological sites in Newcastle?
Yes: the Sites and Monuments Record lists 3 archaeological sites inside Newcastle.
How old are the homes in Newcastle?
0.9% 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).