Railway station · 1850–1870Ardagh Railway StationArdagh
Photo: P L Chadwick · CC BY-SA 2.02buildings on the National Inventory
History of Ardagh · National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
Ardagh has 2 buildings on the National Inventory
Ardagh has kept more old homes than most towns: 11% were built before 1919, against 3.4% in the typical town. The Sites and Monuments Record marks it as a historic town and lists 3 archaeological sites inside it. The oldest record dates from 1850.
On the National Inventory
2
Of national importance
0
NIAH National or International, and national monuments
Archaeological sites
3
Sites and Monuments Record
Oldest building
1850
the first date on its record
Homes built before 1919
11%
typical town: 3.4%
In pictures
Landmarks of Ardagh
“Mausoleum, Rathronan Church” is the one recorded place in Ardagh with a photo so far.
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 Ardagh’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 2, by rating
2 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
2 historic places in Ardagh
Buildings rated Regional, of significance in their region, and archaeological monuments with an encyclopedia article.
Bridge · 1850–1870Bridge, Ardagh
What’s recorded
Around Ardagh, the record leans to homes: 40%
The newest record in Ardagh dates from 1890. Nationally the share of homes is higher than in Ardagh: 62%. 3 records make walls, gates and bridges the second group.
Homes6
Walls, gates and bridges3
Churches and chapels3
Street furniture2
Mills, stations and works1
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 Ardagh
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.
| Historic town1 record |
| Church1 record |
| Graveyard1 record |
Just outside Ardagh: 13
| Elm HillRegional rating (NIAH) · 2.1 km outside the town |
| Glenville HouseRegional rating (NIAH) · 600 m outside the town |
| Rathronan ChurchRegional rating (NIAH) · 1.1 km outside the town |
| Dunganville BridgeRegional rating (NIAH) · 1.4 km outside the town |
| Cathair MaothailRegional rating (NIAH) · 1.3 km outside the town |
| Rathronan HouseRegional rating (NIAH) · 1.2 km outside the town |
| Mausoleum, Rathronan ChurchRegional rating (NIAH) · 1.1 km outside the town |
| Mausoleum, Rathronan ChurchRegional rating (NIAH) · 1.1 km outside the town |
| Cahermoyle HouseRegional rating (NIAH) · 1.4 km outside the town |
| Rathgoonan HouseRegional rating (NIAH) · 2.6 km outside the town |
| Bridge, SkehanaghRegional rating (NIAH) · 1.4 km outside the town |
| Post box, BallinenaRegional rating (NIAH) · 2.6 km outside the town |
| Water pump, RathgoonanRegional rating (NIAH) · 2.3 km outside the town |
Homes by age
Ardagh has added few homes since 2011: 2.7%, where most towns have 5.8%
More of the homes standing in Ardagh today were built from 1946 to 1980 than in any other period: 31%. 11% of Ardagh’s homes date between the wars, well above the typical 3.9%. Ardagh built little in the 2000s: 16% of its homes, where most towns have 25%.
11%
Before 1919
11%
1919–45
31%
1946–80
29%
1981–2000
16%
2001–10
2.7%
Since 2011
ArdaghTypical 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
Ardagh and its neighbours
| Town | People | National Inventory | National | Archaeological sites |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ardagh | 273 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Newcastle West | 7,209 | 48 | 1 | 19 |
| Rathkeale | 1,231 | 33 | 0 | 10 |
| Askeaton | 1,236 | 23 | 2 | 18 |
In brief
Ardagh in brief
More of Ardagh’s homes are old than in most places: 11% were built before 1919, against 3.4% in the typical town. In all there are 2 places on the record. The oldest, Ardagh Railway Station, dates from 1850. Beyond that, 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 Ardagh’s history
How many historic buildings are recorded in Ardagh?
2 buildings on the National Inventory, from the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage.
What is the oldest building in Ardagh?
Ardagh Railway Station: the first date on its record is 1850.
Are there archaeological sites in Ardagh?
Yes: the Sites and Monuments Record lists 3 archaeological sites inside Ardagh.
How old are the homes in Ardagh?
11% 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).