Church / chapel · 1905–1910Saint Mary's Catholic ChurchSaint Mary's Street, Drumlish
7buildings on the National Inventory
History of Drumlish · National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
Drumlish: 7 buildings on the National Inventory
Drumlish’s oldest recorded building dates from 1780. Since 2011, Drumlish has added 16% of its homes, against 5.8% in the typical town.
On the National Inventory
7
Of national importance
0
NIAH National or International, and national monuments
Archaeological sites
0
Sites and Monuments Record
Oldest building
1780
the first date on its record
Homes built before 1919
2.7%
typical town: 3.4%
The map
Where Drumlish’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 7, by rating
7 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
7 historic places in Drumlish
Buildings rated Regional, of significance in their region, and archaeological monuments with an encyclopedia article.
House · 1920–1940Saint Helen'sLongford Road, Drumlish
School · 1920–1950Scoil Náisiúnta Naomh MuireDrumlish
Monument · 1950–1970Kelleher MonumentSaint Mary's Street, Drumlish
Monument · 1980–1985Land War MonumentSaint Mary's Street, Drumlish
Mill (water) · 1780–1820Mill (water), Mill Road, Drumlish
House · 1800–1860House, Hill Street, Drumlish
What’s recorded
In and around Drumlish, 27% of the records are walls, gates and bridges
No fewer than 8 kinds of building are on Drumlish’s record. 3 records make homes the second group. Two of the highest-rated records are The Hermitage and Saint Mary's Catholic Church.
Walls, gates and bridges4
Homes3
Memorials and tombs2
Street furniture2
Mills, stations and works1
Churches and chapels1
Public buildings1
Farm and estate 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 Drumlish’s dated buildings come from the 20th century or later
Each building by the first date on its record.
1500–1799 three centuries1
19th century 1800–18991
1900 and later to today5
1 of the 7 dated ones were built before 1800.
Archaeology and around
Just outside Drumlish
Places on the record just outside the town that belong to it, nearest first.
Just outside Drumlish: 8
| The Hermitage (house)Regional rating (NIAH) · 2.4 km outside the town |
| The Hermitage (outbuilding)Regional rating (NIAH) · 2.4 km outside the town |
| Bridge, MelkaghRegional rating (NIAH) · 1.5 km outside the town |
| Bridge, BreanriskcullewRegional rating (NIAH) · 2.3 km outside the town |
| Bridge, Esker North, MelkaghRegional rating (NIAH) · 2.2 km outside the town |
| Gates, MelkaghRegional rating (NIAH) · 1.4 km outside the town |
| Post box, CartrongarRegional rating (NIAH) · 2.3 km outside the town |
| Water pump, DrumlishRegional rating (NIAH) · 400 m outside the town |
Homes by age
Drumlish grew fastest in the 2000s, when 56% of its homes were built
Homes dated from 1981 to 2000 are scarcer in Drumlish than in most towns: 15%, against 24%. Few of Drumlish’s homes date from 1946 to 1980: 8%, the norm 24%. Only 2.7% of Drumlish’s homes predate 1919, against 3.4% in the typical town.
2.7%
Before 1919
3%
1919–45
8%
1946–80
15%
1981–2000
56%
2001–10
16%
Since 2011
DrumlishTypical 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
Drumlish and its neighbours
| Town | People | National Inventory | National | Archaeological sites |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drumlish | 1,124 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| Longford | 10,952 | 122 | 2 | 26 |
| Mohill | 1,027 | 41 | 0 | 7 |
| Edgeworthstown | 2,199 | 21 | 0 | 9 |
| Granard | 1,058 | 28 | 0 | 5 |
In brief
Drumlish in brief
Drumlish has 7 places on the record. Of the 7 with a date, 5 come from the 20th century or later. The oldest is Saint Mary's Catholic Church, from 1905. Its homes are mostly newer: 2.7% were built before 1919, against 3.4% in the typical town.
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 Drumlish’s history
How many historic buildings are recorded in Drumlish?
7 buildings on the National Inventory, from the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage.
What is the oldest building in Drumlish?
Mill (water), Mill Road, Drumlish: the first date on its record is 1780.
How old are the homes in Drumlish?
2.7% 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).