Photo: David Hawgood · CC BY-SA 2.0Garryowen: 8 archaeological sites on the record
No building in Garryowen is on the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage. 1.1% of its homes date from before 1919; the typical town has 3.4%.
typical town: 48
Archaeology in Garryowen
The Sites and Monuments Record lists every known archaeological site; most are field monuments with little to see. By kind:
8 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.
| Bastioned fort1 record |
| Church1 record |
| Graveyard1 record |
| Castle - tower house1 record |
| Fortification1 record |
| Ritual site - holy well1 record |
| Gallows1 record |
| Road - road/trackway1 record |
Few of Garryowen’s homes are newer than 2011: 1.1%, against 5.8%
In most towns 25% of homes were built in the 2000s; in Garryowen only 11%. 46% of Garryowen’s homes date from 1946 to 1980, well above the typical 24%. Building from 1981 to 2000 left Garryowen with 36% of its homes, above the usual 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.
Garryowen and its neighbours
| Town | People | National Inventory | National | Archaeological sites |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Garryowen | 5,428 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| Galvone | 5,412 | 49 | 15 | 12 |
| Prospect and Newtown Pery | 4,122 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| Rathbane | 4,111 | 6 | 0 | 33 |
| Corbally and King's Island | 14,213 | 68 | 2 | 121 |
| Limerick City Centre | 3,434 | 190 | 1 | 10 |
| Dock | 6,258 | 305 | 7 | 0 |
Garryowen in brief
Its homes are mostly newer: 1.1% were built before 1919, against 3.4% in the typical town. It also has 8 archaeological sites on the record.
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 Garryowen’s history
How many historic buildings are recorded in Garryowen?
0 buildings on the National Inventory, from the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage.
Are there archaeological sites in Garryowen?
Yes: the Sites and Monuments Record lists 8 archaeological sites inside Garryowen.
How old are the homes in Garryowen?
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) · 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).