Presbytery / parochial / curate's house · 1910–1920Duane VillePatrickswell
Photo: David Hawgood · CC BY-SA 2.02buildings on the National Inventory
History of Patrickswell · National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
Patrickswell: 2 buildings on the National Inventory
History in Patrickswell goes back at least to 1880, the date of its oldest recorded building. Inside the town, the Sites and Monuments Record lists 2 archaeological sites.
On the National Inventory
2
Of national importance
0
NIAH National or International, and national monuments
Archaeological sites
2
Sites and Monuments Record
Oldest building
1880
the first date on its record
Homes built before 1919
3.2%
typical town: 3.4%
The map
Where Patrickswell’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 Patrickswell
Buildings rated Regional, of significance in their region, and archaeological monuments with an encyclopedia article.
RIC barracks · 1880–1900RIC barracks, Patrickswell
What’s recorded
Patrickswell and its edges: homes first, 69%
The record in Patrickswell comes up to 1910 at its newest. 2 records make walls, gates and bridges the second group. Among the highest-rated: Attyflin House and Newborough House.
Homes11
Walls, gates and bridges2
Public buildings1
Street furniture1
Mills, stations and works1
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.
Archaeology and around
Archaeology in Patrickswell
The Sites and Monuments Record lists every known archaeological site; most are field monuments with little to see. By kind:
2 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 - rath1 record |
| Ritual site - holy well1 record |
Just outside Patrickswell: 14
| Attyflin HouseRegional rating (NIAH) · 1.2 km outside the town |
| Newborough HouseRegional rating (NIAH) · 2.5 km outside the town |
| Ballymurphy HouseRegional rating (NIAH) · 2.9 km outside the town |
| Fort EtnaRegional rating (NIAH) · 300 m outside the town |
| SpringfortRegional rating (NIAH) · 800 m outside the town |
| Faha HouseRegional rating (NIAH) · 600 m outside the town |
| The VillaRegional rating (NIAH) · 1.9 km outside the town |
| Beech HillRegional rating (NIAH) · 500 m outside the town |
| Patrickswell Railway StationRegional rating (NIAH) · 800 m outside the town |
| The CottageRegional rating (NIAH) · 2.8 km outside the town |
| Milestone, PatrickswellRegional rating (NIAH) · 100 m outside the town |
| House, BallygealeRegional rating (NIAH) · 2.7 km outside the town |
| Bridge, KilleenRegional rating (NIAH) · 2.9 km outside the town |
| Bridge, PatrickswellRegional rating (NIAH) · 900 m outside the town |
Homes by age
Patrickswell grew fastest from 1946 to 1980, when 44% of its homes were built
Most of Patrickswell’s homes are older than 2001. Homes dated in the 2000s are scarcer in Patrickswell than in most towns: 5.1%, against 25%. In most towns 3.9% of homes were built between the wars; in Patrickswell only 1.3%.
3.2%
Before 1919
1.3%
1919–45
44%
1946–80
41%
1981–2000
5.1%
2001–10
5.5%
Since 2011
PatrickswellTypical 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
3 notable people born in Patrickswell before 1900
From Thomas Johnson Westropp (1860) to Garrett Howard (1899): their lives on one timeline, earliest first.
Thomas Johnson Westropp
Elizabeth Christitch
Garrett Howard
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Elizabeth Christitch1861–1933 · Irish journalist and Serbian patriot; married Serbian military officer
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Thomas Johnson Westropp1860–1922 · Irish antiquarian
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Garrett Howard1899–1995 · Irish hurler
Everyone born in Patrickswell → Birthplaces from Wikidata, each checked against the person’s English Wikipedia article; portraits from Wikimedia Commons.
Neighbours
Patrickswell and its neighbours
| Town | People | National Inventory | National | Archaeological sites |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patrickswell | 848 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Dooradoyle | 18,593 | 9 | 0 | 48 |
| Adare | 1,224 | 61 | 1 | 5 |
| Ballinacurra | 3,719 | 24 | 0 | 4 |
| Dock | 6,258 | 305 | 7 | 0 |
| Rathbane | 4,111 | 6 | 0 | 33 |
| Prospect and Newtown Pery | 4,122 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
In brief
Patrickswell in brief
Patrickswell has 2 places on the record. Elizabeth Christitch (1861), Thomas Johnson Westropp (1860) and Garrett Howard (1899) were all born here before 1900. Its homes are mostly newer: 3.2% were built before 1919, against 3.4% in the typical town. The oldest, Duane Ville, dates from 1910. The rest is about typical: it also has 2 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 Patrickswell’s history
How many historic buildings are recorded in Patrickswell?
2 buildings on the National Inventory, from the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage.
What is the oldest building in Patrickswell?
RIC barracks, Patrickswell: the first date on its record is 1880.
Are there archaeological sites in Patrickswell?
Yes: the Sites and Monuments Record lists 2 archaeological sites inside Patrickswell.
How old are the homes in Patrickswell?
3.2% 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) · 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).