NMCastle - Anglo-Norman masonry castleDesmond Hall, Newcastle WestCastle DemesnePhoto: Mike Searle · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Commons file
Desmond Hall, Newcastle West · Photo: Mike Searle · CC BY-SA 2.048buildings on the National Inventory
History of Newcastle West · National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
Newcastle West: 48 buildings on the National Inventory, one of them of national importance
Newcastle West is a historic town on the Sites and Monuments Record, which lists 19 archaeological sites inside it. Its oldest building dates from 1780. Newcastle West has 67 buildings on the record for every 10,000 residents, against 48 in the typical town.
On the National Inventory
48
67 per 10,000 residents
typical town: 48
typical town: 48
Of national importance
1
NIAH National or International, and national monuments
Archaeological sites
19
Sites and Monuments Record
Oldest building
1780
the first date on its record
Homes built before 1919
3.8%
typical town: 3.4%
In pictures
1 old views and 2 photos of Newcastle West
The photos cover 2 of Newcastle West’s recorded places; the rest have a record card. Newcastle West as it was in 1880, in old photographs. “Desmond Hall, Newcastle West” and Catholic Church of the Immaculate Conception lead the set.
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.
Through time
Newcastle West in old photos
1 old photograph, made before 1950.
1880From Wikimedia Commons, copied to our own server: public domain, or from the National Library of Ireland’s collections (Lawrence, Poole, Eason and others) with no known copyright restrictions. Each credit opens the image’s page.
The map
Where Newcastle West’s history is
Every building and site on the record inside the town, by its rating.
National and InternationalRegional and other sites
Hover a dot for its name; tap one to open its page.
The 49, by rating
1 National and International48 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).
National and International
One place of national importance in Newcastle West
Buildings the National Inventory rates National or International: of significance across Ireland or beyond. With one national monument the State cares for and opens to visitors. Each one opens its own page.
Regional and other sites
48 more historic places in Newcastle West
Buildings rated Regional, of significance in their region, and archaeological monuments with an encyclopedia article.
All 23, A to Z
Allied Irish BankBank of IrelandBeechwood HouseCailín Deas Crúite na mBó""Carnegie CentreCatholic Church of the Immaculate ConceptionCrowley BrothersFannings CottageHollytree CottageJ. ReidyKnight'sMatt HanleyNewcastle West CourthouseNewcastle West Market HouseO'Connor (house)O'Connor (house)Richard Nash and CompanySaint Catherine'sSaint Ita's Hospital (gates / railings / walls)Saint Ita's Hospital (workhouse administration block)Saint Ita's Hospital (workhouse)Square HouseThe Bridge House
25 recorded by their type and address
25 are recorded only by their type and address: 18 homes, 2 public buildings and 2 walls, gates and bridges; most date from the 19th century.
19th century24
20th century1
Historic streets
The Square has the most
Streets with three or more buildings on the record, by the address it gives.
The Square14 on the record
Church Street8 on the record
Bridge Street4 on the record
Bishop Street3 on the record
North Quay3 on the record
Of the 49 records, 38 give a street address.
What’s recorded
More homes than anything else in Newcastle West: 67%
The highest-rated include J. Reidy and Knight's. That mix leans to public buildings: 13% in Newcastle West, against 6% across the National Inventory. There are 7 kinds of building on Newcastle West’s record.
Homes32
Public buildings6
Walls, gates and bridges3
Memorials and tombs2
Churches and chapels2
Inns, shops and warehouses2
Street furniture1
Types as the National Inventory records them, grouped; a building keeps the type it was built as.
How old
Most of Newcastle West’s dated buildings come from the 19th century
Each building by the first date on its record.
1500–1799 three centuries1
19th century 1800–189943
1900 and later to today4
1 of the 48 dated ones were built before 1800. The oldest is J. Reidy, from 1780.
Archaeology and around
Archaeology in Newcastle West
The Sites and Monuments Record lists every known archaeological site; most are field monuments with little to see. By kind:
19 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.
| Ringfort - rath7 records |
| Church2 records |
| Enclosure2 records |
| Graveyard1 record |
| Historic town1 record |
| Castle - Anglo-Norman masonry castle1 record |
| School1 record |
| Designed landscape - tree-ring1 record |
| Excavation - miscellaneous1 record |
| Country house1 record |
| Well1 record |
Just outside Newcastle West: 19
| Churchtown HouseRegional rating (NIAH) · 700 m outside the town |
| Castlemahon BridgeRegional rating (NIAH) · 2.5 km outside the town |
| Killeline HouseRegional rating (NIAH) · 200 m outside the town |
| MoviddyRegional rating (NIAH) · 1.4 km outside the town |
| Dooally BridgeRegional rating (NIAH) · 100 m outside the town |
| Saint Mary's Catholic ChurchRegional rating (NIAH) · 2.8 km outside the town |
| Ballymackesy CottageRegional rating (NIAH) · 400 m outside the town |
| Grange HouseRegional rating (NIAH) · 2.1 km outside the town |
| Moanleanna HouseRegional rating (NIAH) · 2.7 km outside the town |
| Catholic Church of Saint John the BaptistRegional rating (NIAH) · 3 km outside the town |
| House, GardenfieldRegional rating (NIAH) · 2.8 km outside the town |
| Farm house, ArddrineRegional rating (NIAH) · 1.9 km outside the town |
| House, ShangarryRegional rating (NIAH) · 300 m outside the town |
| Bridge, Cloonyscrehane, KillareadyRegional rating (NIAH) · 700 m outside the town |
| Bridge, ChurchtownRegional rating (NIAH) · 100 m outside the town |
| Post box, RahanaghRegional rating (NIAH) · 2.9 km outside the town |
| Water pump, DrominRegional rating (NIAH) · 1.4 km outside the town |
| Water pump, MahoonaghRegional rating (NIAH) · 2.6 km outside the town |
| Water pump, MahoonaghRegional rating (NIAH) · 2.5 km outside the town |
Homes by age
Newcastle West grew fastest in the 2000s, when 44% of its homes were built
Building since 2011 in Newcastle West, 7.2% of its homes, keeps pace with the norm of 5.8%. Like the typical town (3.4%), Newcastle West has 3.8% of its homes from before 1919. Homes built between the wars make up 3.8% of Newcastle West’s, about the typical 3.9%.
3.8%
Before 1919
3.8%
1919–45
20%
1946–80
22%
1981–2000
44%
2001–10
7.2%
Since 2011
Newcastle WestTypical 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.
Born here
5 notable people born in Newcastle West before 1900
From Alexander Carte (1805) to Henry Horan (1890): their lives on one timeline, earliest first.
Alexander Carte
William Travers
William Nash
John Wolfe Ambrose
Henry Horan
1800182518501875190019251950
William Travers1819–1903 · New Zealand lawyer, politician, explorer, naturalist and photographer
AC
Alexander Carte1805–1881 · Irish paleozoologist
William Nash1824–1875 · Irish soldier (1824–1875); recipient of the Victoria Cross
JA
John Wolfe Ambrose1838–1899 · Irish-born American engineer and developer
HH
Henry Horan1890–1961 · Royal Navy admiral
Everyone born in Newcastle West → Birthplaces from Wikidata, each checked against the person’s English Wikipedia article; portraits from Wikimedia Commons.
Neighbours
Newcastle West and its neighbours
| Town | People | National Inventory | National | Archaeological sites |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newcastle West | 7,209 | 48 | 1 | 19 |
| Rathkeale | 1,231 | 33 | 0 | 10 |
| Askeaton | 1,236 | 23 | 2 | 18 |
| Abbeyfeale | 2,206 | 31 | 1 | 2 |
In brief
Newcastle West in brief
Old houses are part of Newcastle West’s character: 3.8% of its homes were built before 1919, against 3.4% in the typical town. In all there are 49 places on the record, 1 of them in the top tier, including Desmond Hall, Newcastle West. On The Square alone there are 14 places on the record. Most entries on the list, 67%, are homes.
Most of its dated monuments come from the 19th century: 43 of 48. The oldest, J. Reidy, dates from 1780. Of the 5 people born here before 1900, the best known include William Travers (1819), Alexander Carte (1805) and William Nash (1824). The rest is about typical: it has 48 recorded buildings, about typical for a town its size (the middle one has 79); and per resident it sits near the middle of Irish towns of 2,500 or more.
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 Newcastle West’s history
How many historic buildings are recorded in Newcastle West?
48 buildings on the National Inventory, one of them of national importance, from the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage.
Which places in Newcastle West are of national importance?
Desmond Hall, Newcastle West.
What is the oldest building in Newcastle West?
J. Reidy: the first date on its record is 1780.
Are there archaeological sites in Newcastle West?
Yes: the Sites and Monuments Record lists 19 archaeological sites inside Newcastle West.
How old are the homes in Newcastle West?
3.8% 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 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).