Bridge · 1810–1830Roxborough BridgeBallyclogh, Routagh
Photo: Mike Searle · CC BY-SA 2.06buildings on the National Inventory
History of Rathbane · National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
Rathbane has 6 buildings on the National Inventory
Rathbane’s oldest recorded building dates from 1810. The Sites and Monuments Record adds 33 archaeological sites inside the town. For every 10,000 residents, Rathbane has 15 buildings on the record; the typical town has 48.
On the National Inventory
6
15 per 10,000 residents
typical town: 48
typical town: 48
Of national importance
0
NIAH National or International, and national monuments
Archaeological sites
33
Sites and Monuments Record
Oldest building
1810
the first date on its record
Homes built before 1919
2.3%
typical town: 3.4%
The map
Where Rathbane’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 6, by rating
6 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
6 historic places in Rathbane
Buildings rated Regional, of significance in their region, and archaeological monuments with an encyclopedia article.
House · 1810–1830Southill HouseCollins Avenue, Limerick
Country house · 1810–1830Southill House (country house)Collins Avenue, Limerick
Church / chapel · 1815–1825Saint Patrick's Catholic ChurchBohereen
House · 1840–1860House, Bawnmore Road, Limerick
Presbytery / parochial / curate's house · 1870–1890Presbytery, BohereenBohereen
What’s recorded
Rathbane records more churches and chapels than most of Ireland: 31%, against 7%
Across its record, Rathbane takes in 5 kinds of building. 8 of the records are homes (50%). At the top of the record: Lickadoon Castle and Ballyclogh House.
Homes8
Churches and chapels5
Walls, gates and bridges1
Mills, stations and works1
Memorials and tombs1
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 Rathbane
The Sites and Monuments Record lists every known archaeological site; most are field monuments with little to see. By kind:
33 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.
| Fulacht fia8 records |
| Enclosure5 records |
| Ritual site - holy well2 records |
| Well1 record |
| Furnace1 record |
| Pit1 record |
| Souterrain1 record |
| Church1 record |
| Graveyard1 record |
| Ringfort - rath1 record |
| Barrow - unclassified1 record |
| Castle - tower house1 record |
| Bawn1 record |
| Dovecote1 record |
| Cairn - clearance cairn1 record |
| 6 more kinds6 records |
Just outside Rathbane: 10
| Lickadoon CastleRegional rating (NIAH) · 2 km outside the town |
| Ballyclogh HouseRegional rating (NIAH) · 100 m outside the town |
| Mausoleum, Cahernarry Church (mausoleum, obelisk, monument)Regional rating (NIAH) · 2.5 km outside the town |
| Cahernarry ChurchRegional rating (NIAH) · 2.5 km outside the town |
| Monument, Cahernarry ChurchRegional rating (NIAH) · 2.5 km outside the town |
| Friarstown HouseRegional rating (NIAH) · 2.6 km outside the town |
| Mausoleum, Cahernarry Church (mausoleum, obelisk)Regional rating (NIAH) · 2.5 km outside the town |
| Mausoleum, Cahernarry ChurchRegional rating (NIAH) · 2.5 km outside the town |
| Drombanny CreameryRegional rating (NIAH) · 1.5 km outside the town |
| House, Kilmallock Road, LimerickRegional rating (NIAH) · 100 m outside the town |
Homes by age
New homes stand out in Rathbane: 14% built since 2011, where most towns have 5.8%
Homes dated from 1981 to 2000 are scarcer in Rathbane than in most towns: 16%, against 24%. Only 2.3% of Rathbane’s homes predate 1919, against 3.4% in the typical town. The busiest building years in Rathbane were from 1946 to 1980, which account for 44% of today’s homes.
2.3%
Before 1919
3%
1919–45
44%
1946–80
16%
1981–2000
21%
2001–10
14%
Since 2011
RathbaneTypical 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
Rathbane and its neighbours
| Town | People | National Inventory | National | Archaeological sites |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rathbane | 4,111 | 6 | 0 | 33 |
| Prospect and Newtown Pery | 4,122 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| Galvone | 5,412 | 49 | 15 | 12 |
| Garryowen | 5,428 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| Dock | 6,258 | 305 | 7 | 0 |
| Limerick City Centre | 3,434 | 190 | 1 | 10 |
| Ballinacurra | 3,719 | 24 | 0 | 4 |
In brief
Rathbane in brief
Rathbane has 6 places on the record. Its homes are mostly newer: 2.3% were built before 1919, against 3.4% in the typical town. The archaeological record adds 33 sites. The oldest is Roxborough Bridge, from 1810. Otherwise the figures are ordinary: most dated ones come from the 19th century; it has 6 recorded buildings, about typical for a town its size (the middle one has 19); 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 Rathbane’s history
How many historic buildings are recorded in Rathbane?
6 buildings on the National Inventory, from the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage.
What is the oldest building in Rathbane?
Roxborough Bridge: the first date on its record is 1810.
Are there archaeological sites in Rathbane?
Yes: the Sites and Monuments Record lists 33 archaeological sites inside Rathbane.
How old are the homes in Rathbane?
2.3% 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 (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).