Country house · 1740–1760Castle ParkBallygrennan
Photo: N Chadwick · CC BY-SA 2.02buildings on the National Inventory
History of Caherdavin · National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
Caherdavin: 2 buildings on the National Inventory
History in Caherdavin goes back at least to 1740, the date of its oldest recorded building. Inside the town, the Sites and Monuments Record lists 26 archaeological sites. 1.1% of its homes date from before 1919; the typical town has 3.4%. For every 10,000 residents, Caherdavin has 2.7 buildings on the record; the typical town has 48.
On the National Inventory
2
2.7 per 10,000 residents
typical town: 48
typical town: 48
Of national importance
0
NIAH National or International, and national monuments
Archaeological sites
26
Sites and Monuments Record
Oldest building
1740
the first date on its record
Homes built before 1919
1.1%
typical town: 3.4%
In pictures
Caherdavin’s landmarks
Catholic Church of Saint John the Baptist is the one recorded place in Caherdavin 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 Caherdavin’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 Caherdavin
Buildings rated Regional, of significance in their region, and archaeological monuments with an encyclopedia article.
Bridge · 1790–1810Meelick BridgeClonconane
Archaeology and around
Archaeology in Caherdavin
The Sites and Monuments Record lists every known archaeological site; most are field monuments with little to see. By kind:
26 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.
| Fulacht fia4 records |
| Ringfort - rath3 records |
| Enclosure3 records |
| Bridge2 records |
| Castle - unclassified2 records |
| Settlement cluster2 records |
| Children's burial ground2 records |
| House - Bronze Age2 records |
| Excavation - miscellaneous1 record |
| Brickworks1 record |
| Cairn - burial cairn1 record |
| Cremation pit1 record |
| Road - road/trackway1 record |
| Causeway1 record |
Just outside Caherdavin: 2
| Cooperhill HouseRegional rating (NIAH) · 1.2 km outside the town |
| Catholic Church of Saint John the BaptistRegional rating (NIAH) · 800 m outside the town |
Homes by age
New homes are rare in Caherdavin: 3.1% since 2011, against a usual 5.8%
Before 2001, Caherdavin had already built more than half of the homes it has now. Just 1.2% of the homes in Caherdavin went up between the wars, short of the typical 3.9%. 44% of Caherdavin’s homes went up from 1946 to 1980, more than in any other period.
1.1%
Before 1919
1.2%
1919–45
44%
1946–80
26%
1981–2000
25%
2001–10
3.1%
Since 2011
CaherdavinTypical 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
Caherdavin and its neighbours
| Town | People | National Inventory | National | Archaeological sites |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Caherdavin | 7,364 | 2 | 0 | 26 |
| Ballynanty | 3,030 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Farranshone | 7,874 | 86 | 1 | 10 |
| Dock | 6,258 | 305 | 7 | 0 |
| Limerick City Centre | 3,434 | 190 | 1 | 10 |
| Ballinacurra | 3,719 | 24 | 0 | 4 |
| Corbally and King's Island | 14,213 | 68 | 2 | 121 |
In brief
Caherdavin in brief
The official list counts 2 places on the record in Caherdavin. Its homes are mostly newer: 1.1% were built before 1919, against 3.4% in the typical town. It also has 26 archaeological sites on the record. The oldest is Castle Park, from 1740. The rest is about typical: it has 2 recorded buildings, about typical for a town its size (the middle one has 48).
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 Caherdavin’s history
How many historic buildings are recorded in Caherdavin?
2 buildings on the National Inventory, from the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage.
What is the oldest building in Caherdavin?
Castle Park: the first date on its record is 1740.
Are there archaeological sites in Caherdavin?
Yes: the Sites and Monuments Record lists 26 archaeological sites inside Caherdavin.
How old are the homes in Caherdavin?
1.1% 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).