Country house · 1710–1720Castle Durrow (country house)Durrow
Saint Fintan's Church (Durrow) · Photo: A.-K. D · CC025buildings on the National Inventory
History of Durrow · National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
Durrow: 17% of homes built before 1919
For Durrow, that is 5 times the typical town’s share, 3.4%. Durrow has 25 buildings on the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage, one of them of national importance. The oldest record dates from 1710. The Sites and Monuments Record adds 3 archaeological sites inside the town.
On the National Inventory
25
Of national importance
1
NIAH National or International, and national monuments
Archaeological sites
3
Sites and Monuments Record
Oldest building
1710
the first date on its record
Homes built before 1919
17%
typical town: 3.4%
In pictures
Historic Durrow through 5 photographs
So far the camera has reached 5 of Durrow’s recorded places. First come Saint Fintan's Church (Durrow) and Durrow Methodist Church. Pictured and oldest in Durrow: Saint Fintan's Church (Durrow), 1790.
Durrow Methodist ChurchRegional rating (NIAH)
Durrow Infant SchoolRegional rating (NIAH)
Bridge, DurrowRegional rating (NIAH)
Catholic Church of the Holy TrinityRegional rating (NIAH)+1See all photosPhotos 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 Durrow’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 25, by rating
1 National and International24 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 Durrow
Buildings the National Inventory rates National or International: of significance across Ireland or beyond. Each one opens its own page.
Regional and other sites
24 more historic places in Durrow
Buildings rated Regional, of significance in their region, and archaeological monuments with an encyclopedia article.
All 11, A to Z
13 recorded by their type and address
13 are recorded only by their type and address: 11 other buildings, 1 walls, gates and bridges and 1 homes; most date from the 19th century.
18th century4
19th century9
What’s recorded
Durrow’s largest group: homes, 20% of the record
Leading the record by rating: Castle Durrow and Durrow House. The national figure for homes is 62%, above Durrow’s. Second on the record: churches and chapels, 3 of them.
Homes5
Churches and chapels3
Walls, gates and bridges1
Public buildings1
Other buildings15
Types as the National Inventory records them, grouped; a building keeps the type it was built as.
How old
Most of Durrow’s dated buildings come from the 19th century
Each building by the first date on its record.
1500–1799 three centuries6
19th century 1800–189919
1900 and later to today0
6 of the 25 dated ones were built before 1800. The oldest is Castle Durrow, from 1710.
Archaeology and around
Archaeology in Durrow
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.
| Church1 record |
| Graveyard1 record |
| Stone head1 record |
Just outside Durrow: 9
| Grennan HouseNational rating (NIAH) · 1.9 km outside the town |
| Moyne HouseRegional rating (NIAH) · 1.8 km outside the town |
| The GlebeRegional rating (NIAH) · 2.7 km outside the town |
| Castle Durrow (obelisk)Regional rating (NIAH) · 200 m outside the town |
| Tallyho BridgeRegional rating (NIAH) · 1 km outside the town |
| Saint Brigid's Church (Attanagh)Regional rating (NIAH) · 2.8 km outside the town |
| Clonageera HouseRegional rating (NIAH) · 200 m outside the town |
| Knocknatrina HouseRegional rating (NIAH) · 300 m outside the town |
| School, AttanaghRegional rating (NIAH) · 2.7 km outside the town |
Homes by age
More of Durrow’s homes date in the 2000s than from any other period: 28%
New building in Durrow runs at the usual pace: 6.1% of homes date from 2011 on, the typical town 5.8%. Few of Durrow’s homes date from 1981 to 2000: 17%, the norm 24%. At least one home in two in Durrow was standing by 2001.
17%
Before 1919
4.6%
1919–45
27%
1946–80
17%
1981–2000
28%
2001–10
6.1%
Since 2011
DurrowTypical 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
Durrow and its neighbours
| Town | People | National Inventory | National | Archaeological sites |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Durrow | 946 | 25 | 1 | 3 |
| Ballyragget | 1,116 | 20 | 1 | 4 |
| Abbeyleix | 1,897 | 35 | 0 | 0 |
| Castlecomer | 1,496 | 64 | 1 | 0 |
| Rathdowney | 1,368 | 20 | 0 | 4 |
| Urlingford | 1,196 | 20 | 0 | 0 |
| Mountrath | 2,070 | 24 | 0 | 4 |
In brief
Durrow in brief
More of Durrow’s homes are old than in most places: 17% were built before 1919, against 3.4% in the typical town. In all there are 25 places on the record, 1 of them in the top tier, including Castle Durrow. Of the 25 with a date, 19 come from the 19th century. The oldest is Castle Durrow, from 1710. Otherwise the figures are ordinary: George Brownrigg (1896) was born here before 1900; and 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 Durrow’s history
How many historic buildings are recorded in Durrow?
25 buildings on the National Inventory, one of them of national importance, from the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage.
Which places in Durrow are of national importance?
Castle Durrow (country house).
What is the oldest building in Durrow?
Castle Durrow: the first date on its record is 1710.
Are there archaeological sites in Durrow?
Yes: the Sites and Monuments Record lists 3 archaeological sites inside Durrow.
How old are the homes in Durrow?
17% 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 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).