RegChurch / chapel · 1820–1865Saint Bartholomew's Catholic ChurchChurch Street, DromcolliherPhoto: Harold Strong · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Commons file
10buildings on the National Inventory
History of Drumcollogher · National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
Drumcollogher has 10 buildings on the National Inventory
Old homes stand out in Drumcollogher: 12% were built before 1919, where the typical town has 3.4%. Its oldest building dates from 1780. Inside the town, the Sites and Monuments Record lists 3 archaeological sites.
On the National Inventory
10
Of national importance
0
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
12%
typical town: 3.4%
In pictures
Drumcollogher’s buildings in 2 pictures
Saint Bartholomew's Catholic Church and Tullylease Church lead the set. The oldest building pictured in Drumcollogher is Saint Bartholomew's Catholic Church, from 1820.
Saint Bartholomew's Catholic ChurchRegional rating (NIAH)
Tullylease ChurchArchaeological monument (SMR)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 Drumcollogher’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 10, by rating
10 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
10 historic places in Drumcollogher
Buildings rated Regional, of significance in their region, and archaeological monuments with an encyclopedia article.
Bank / financial institution · 1820–1860Allied Irish BankThe Square, Dromcolliher
Gate lodge · 1860–1880Woodfield House (gate lodge)Church Street, Dromcolliher
Court house · 1885–1895Dromcolliher CourthouseDromcolliher
Creamery · 1885–1890National Dairy Co-Operative MuseumPike Street, Dromcolliher
House · 1920–1960Dromcolliher Garda Síochána StationDromcolliher
School · 1955–1960Scoil Naomh IosefDromcolliher
House · 1780–1820House, Dromcolliher
House · 1820–1860House, Pound Street, Dromcolliher
House · 1820–1860House, The Square, Dromcolliher
What’s recorded
More homes than anything else in Drumcollogher: 60%
Regional importance is the highest rating any of Drumcollogher’s buildings holds. The second-largest group on the record is public buildings, with 2. Leading the record by rating: Allied Irish Bank and Saint Bartholomew's Catholic Church.
Homes6
Public buildings2
Mills, stations and works1
Churches and chapels1
Types as the National Inventory records them, grouped; a building keeps the type it was built as.
How old
Most of Drumcollogher’s dated buildings come from the 19th century
Each building by the first date on its record.
1500–1799 three centuries1
19th century 1800–18997
1900 and later to today2
1 of the 10 dated ones were built before 1800.
Archaeology and around
Archaeology in Drumcollogher
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.
| Settlement cluster1 record |
| Church1 record |
| Graveyard1 record |
Just outside Drumcollogher: 3
| Tullylease ChurchArchaeological monument (SMR) · 2.6 km outside the town |
| Tullylease HouseRegional rating (NIAH) · 2.1 km outside the town |
| Woodfield HouseRegional rating (NIAH) · 100 m outside the town |
Homes by age
Only 1.4% of Drumcollogher’s homes were built since 2011 (5.8% is typical)
More of the homes standing in Drumcollogher today were built from 1981 to 2000 than in any other period: 33%. 10% of Drumcollogher’s homes were built between the wars, more than the typical town’s 3.9%. By 2001, Drumcollogher had built the greater part of the homes it has now.
12%
Before 1919
10%
1919–45
20%
1946–80
33%
1981–2000
23%
2001–10
1.4%
Since 2011
DrumcollogherTypical 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
Drumcollogher and its neighbours
| Town | People | National Inventory | National | Archaeological sites |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drumcollogher | 509 | 10 | 0 | 3 |
| Charleville | 3,970 | 64 | 0 | 21 |
| Newmarket | 1,052 | 11 | 0 | 10 |
| Newcastle West | 7,209 | 48 | 1 | 19 |
| Kanturk | 2,803 | 32 | 0 | 14 |
In brief
Drumcollogher in brief
Old houses are part of Drumcollogher’s character: 12% of its homes were built before 1919, against 3.4% in the typical town. All told, the list holds 10 places on the record. Most entries on the list, 60%, are homes.
Of the 10 with a date, 7 come from the 19th century. The oldest is Allied Irish Bank, from 1820. The rest is about typical: 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 Drumcollogher’s history
How many historic buildings are recorded in Drumcollogher?
10 buildings on the National Inventory, from the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage.
What is the oldest building in Drumcollogher?
House, Dromcolliher: the first date on its record is 1780.
Are there archaeological sites in Drumcollogher?
Yes: the Sites and Monuments Record lists 3 archaeological sites inside Drumcollogher.
How old are the homes in Drumcollogher?
12% 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).