Gate lodge · 1850–1870Glenstal Abbey (gate lodge)Moroe
Glenstal Abbey (country house) · Photo: JohnArmagh · Public domain8buildings on the National Inventory
History of Moroe · National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
Moroe: 8 buildings on the National Inventory
History in Moroe goes back at least to 1840, the date of its oldest recorded building. Homes from 2011 on make up 4.5% of Moroe’s, against 5.8% in the typical town.
On the National Inventory
8
Of national importance
0
NIAH National or International, and national monuments
Archaeological sites
0
Sites and Monuments Record
Oldest building
1840
the first date on its record
Homes built before 1919
2.5%
typical town: 3.4%
In pictures
2 photographs of Moroe’s heritage
Two to begin with: Glenstal Abbey (country house) and Saint John's Church (Abington).
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 Moroe’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 8, by rating
8 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
8 historic places in Moroe
Buildings rated Regional, of significance in their region, and archaeological monuments with an encyclopedia article.
Church / chapel · 1870–1890Catholic Church of the Holy RosaryMoroe
Community centre · 1940–1960Moroe Muintir na Tíre HallMoroe
Monument · 1950–1970War of Independence MemorialMoroe
Forge / smithy · 1840–1860Forge, Moroe
House · 1850–1870House, Moroe
House · 1870–1890House, Moroe
Post box · 1930–1940Post box, Moroe
What’s recorded
The record in and around Moroe: homes first, at 61%
The highest-rated include Glenstal Abbey and Clonshavoy. Second on the record: churches and chapels, 4 of them. Beyond Moroe’s edge the record is older still: 1720.
Homes17
Churches and chapels4
Street furniture2
Walls, gates and bridges2
Mills, stations and works1
Memorials and tombs1
Other buildings1
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.
How old
Most of Moroe’s dated buildings come from the 19th century
Each building by the first date on its record.
1500–1799 three centuries0
19th century 1800–18995
1900 and later to today3
Archaeology and around
Just outside Moroe
Places on the record just outside the town that belong to it, nearest first.
Just outside Moroe: 20
| Glenstal Abbey (gate lodge)National rating (NIAH) · 1 km outside the town |
| Glenstal Abbey (country house)National rating (NIAH) · 1 km outside the town |
| ClonshavoyRegional rating (NIAH) · 2.8 km outside the town |
| Millbank LodgeRegional rating (NIAH) · 2.2 km outside the town |
| Abington HouseRegional rating (NIAH) · 1.9 km outside the town |
| Abington RectoryRegional rating (NIAH) · 1.4 km outside the town |
| Castle ComfortRegional rating (NIAH) · 700 m outside the town |
| Glenstal FarmRegional rating (NIAH) · 1.2 km outside the town |
| Maddyboy HouseRegional rating (NIAH) · 2.4 km outside the town |
| Elm GroveRegional rating (NIAH) · 2.5 km outside the town |
| Glenstal Abbey (gate lodge)Regional rating (NIAH) · 1.4 km outside the town |
| Saint John's Church (Abington)Regional rating (NIAH) · 1.2 km outside the town |
| Bridge, AbingtonRegional rating (NIAH) · 1.8 km outside the town |
| House, ToberagarriffRegional rating (NIAH) · 1.3 km outside the town |
| House, MaddyboyRegional rating (NIAH) · 2.7 km outside the town |
| House, MongfuneRegional rating (NIAH) · 2.1 km outside the town |
| Bridge, Ballyvorheen, MongfuneRegional rating (NIAH) · 2.3 km outside the town |
| Mausoleum, AbingtonRegional rating (NIAH) · 1.8 km outside the town |
| Mausoleum, AbingtonRegional rating (NIAH) · 1.8 km outside the town |
| Post box, AbingtonRegional rating (NIAH) · 1.5 km outside the town |
Homes by age
Only 2.5% of Moroe’s homes go back before 1919 (3.4% is typical)
Homes built in the 2000s make up 71% of Moroe’s, against 25% in the typical town. Only 1% of Moroe’s homes were built between the wars, less than the typical town’s 3.9%. Moroe added comparatively little from 1946 to 1980: 10% of its homes, the typical town 24%.
2.5%
Before 1919
1%
1919–45
10%
1946–80
11%
1981–2000
71%
2001–10
4.5%
Since 2011
MoroeTypical 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
Moroe and its neighbours
| Town | People | National Inventory | National | Archaeological sites |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moroe | 1,432 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| Newport | 2,183 | 12 | 0 | 5 |
| Caherconlish | 1,569 | 9 | 0 | 13 |
| Annacotty | 3,398 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| Castleconnell | 2,488 | 43 | 0 | 12 |
| Castletroy | 15,093 | 21 | 0 | 59 |
| Garryowen | 5,428 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
In brief
Moroe in brief
Moroe has 8 places on the record. Of the 8 with a date, 5 come from the 19th century. The oldest is Glenstal Abbey, from 1850. Its homes are mostly newer: 2.5% were built before 1919, against 3.4% in the typical town. Otherwise the figures are ordinary: John Harty (1867) and Jimmy Humphreys (1894) were born here before 1900.
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 Moroe’s history
How many historic buildings are recorded in Moroe?
8 buildings on the National Inventory, from the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage.
What is the oldest building in Moroe?
Forge, Moroe: the first date on its record is 1840.
How old are the homes in Moroe?
2.5% 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).