Fiddown Church · Photo: A.-K. D · CC BY-SA 4.0Fiddown has 10 buildings on the National Inventory
Old homes stand out in Fiddown: 10% were built before 1919, where the typical town has 3.4%. Its oldest building dates from 1740. The Sites and Monuments Record adds 11 archaeological sites inside the town.
Where Fiddown’s history is
Every building and site on the record inside the town, by its rating.
Hover a dot for its name; tap one to open its page.
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).
10 historic places in Fiddown
Buildings rated Regional, of significance in their region, and archaeological monuments with an encyclopedia article.
RegThe record in Fiddown starts with homes, at 40%
The record in Fiddown comes up to 1890 at its newest. 2 records make farm and estate buildings the second group. Leading the record by rating: Fiddown House and Fiddown Church.
Types as the National Inventory records them, grouped; a building keeps the type it was built as.
Most of Fiddown’s dated buildings come from the 19th century
Each building by the first date on its record.
3 of the 10 dated ones were built before 1800. The oldest is Fiddown House, from 1740.
Archaeology in Fiddown
The Sites and Monuments Record lists every known archaeological site; most are field monuments with little to see. By kind:
11 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.
| Tomb - chest tomb4 records |
| Graveslab2 records |
| Church1 record |
| Architectural fragment1 record |
| Font1 record |
| Graveyard1 record |
| Wall monument1 record |
Just outside Fiddown: 6
| Clonmore ChurchRegional rating (NIAH) · 1.5 km outside the town |
| Fiddown BridgeRegional rating (NIAH) · 200 m outside the town |
| Farm house, EmilRegional rating (NIAH) · 1.8 km outside the town |
| Farm house, EmilRegional rating (NIAH) · 2 km outside the town |
| Farmyard complex, TurkstownRegional rating (NIAH) · 900 m outside the town |
| Rectory, TurkstownRegional rating (NIAH) · 1.5 km outside the town |
Fiddown grew fastest in the 2000s, when 65% of its homes were built
Since 2011 Fiddown has added 4.8% of its homes, close to the typical town’s 5.8%. Homes dated from 1981 to 2000 are scarcer in Fiddown than in most towns: 6.8%, against 24%. Fiddown added comparatively little from 1946 to 1980: 10% of its homes, the typical town 24%.
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.
Fiddown and its neighbours
Fiddown in brief
More of Fiddown’s homes are old than in most places: 10% were built before 1919, against 3.4% in the typical town. All told, the list holds 10 places on the record. Of the 10 with a date, 7 come from the 19th century. The oldest is Fiddown House, from 1740.
It also has 11 archaeological sites on the record. Otherwise the figures are ordinary: Mark McDonald (1890) was born here before 1900.
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 Fiddown’s history
How many historic buildings are recorded in Fiddown?
10 buildings on the National Inventory, from the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage.
What is the oldest building in Fiddown?
Fiddown House: the first date on its record is 1740.
Are there archaeological sites in Fiddown?
Yes: the Sites and Monuments Record lists 11 archaeological sites inside Fiddown.
How old are the homes in Fiddown?
10% 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).