Church / chapel · 1835–1840Saint Paul's Church (Killashee)Killashee
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History of Killashee · National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
Killashee: 3 buildings on the National Inventory
Killashee has kept more old homes than most towns: 11% were built before 1919, against 3.4% in the typical town. The earliest building recorded goes back to 1820. Inside the town, the Sites and Monuments Record lists 2 archaeological sites.
On the National Inventory
3
Of national importance
0
NIAH National or International, and national monuments
Archaeological sites
2
Sites and Monuments Record
Oldest building
1820
the first date on its record
Homes built before 1919
11%
typical town: 3.4%
In pictures
9 pictures of historic Killashee
You can start with 43rd Lock and 44th Lock.
43rd LockRegional rating (NIAH)
44th LockRegional rating (NIAH)
Aghantrah BridgeRegional rating (NIAH)
Aghnaskea BridgeRegional rating (NIAH)
Ballydrum BridgeRegional rating (NIAH)+4See all photosPhotos 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 Killashee’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 3, by rating
3 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
3 historic places in Killashee
Buildings rated Regional, of significance in their region, and archaeological monuments with an encyclopedia article.
What’s recorded
Killashee has an unusual share of walls, gates and bridges: 56%, where the National Inventory has 8%
The next biggest group is homes, 5 in all. Two of the highest-rated records are The Rectory and 43rd Lock. Just outside Killashee, the oldest record dates from 1780.
Walls, gates and bridges15
Homes5
Street furniture3
Churches and chapels2
Mills, stations and works1
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.
Archaeology and around
Archaeology in Killashee
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.
| Church1 record |
| Graveyard1 record |
Just outside Killashee: 24
| The Rectory (outbuilding)Regional rating (NIAH) · 300 m outside the town |
| The Rectory (rectory / glebe / vicarage / curate's house)Regional rating (NIAH) · 300 m outside the town |
| 43rd LockRegional rating (NIAH) · 500 m outside the town |
| 43rd Lock (lock keeper's house)Regional rating (NIAH) · 500 m outside the town |
| 44th Lock (lock keeper's house)Regional rating (NIAH) · 300 m outside the town |
| 44th LockRegional rating (NIAH) · 400 m outside the town |
| Aghnaskea BridgeRegional rating (NIAH) · 500 m outside the town |
| Ballydrum BridgeRegional rating (NIAH) · 1.3 km outside the town |
| Lyneen BridgeRegional rating (NIAH) · 2.8 km outside the town |
| Savage BridgeRegional rating (NIAH) · 400 m outside the town |
| Aghantrah BridgeRegional rating (NIAH) · 1.9 km outside the town |
| Cloonsheerin BridgeRegional rating (NIAH) · 1.5 km outside the town |
| Newtown BridgeRegional rating (NIAH) · 2.8 km outside the town |
| Saint Patrick's Catholic ChurchRegional rating (NIAH) · 400 m outside the town |
| Gates, KillasheeRegional rating (NIAH) · 100 m outside the town |
| Mill (water), Grillagh (Moydow By.)Regional rating (NIAH) · 1.1 km outside the town |
| Bridge, LyneenRegional rating (NIAH) · 2 km outside the town |
| Bridge, aqueduct, AghantrahRegional rating (NIAH) · 1.8 km outside the town |
| Bridge, aqueduct, Aghantrah, Newtown (Moydow By.), Killashee E.d.Regional rating (NIAH) · 2.3 km outside the town |
| Bridge, Ballintempan, Gorteenboy, Newtown (Moydow By.), Moydow E.d.Regional rating (NIAH) · 2.8 km outside the town |
Homes by age
Killashee has added few homes since 2011: 3.2%, where most towns have 5.8%
Just 7.5% of the homes in Killashee went up from 1981 to 2000, short of the typical 24%. Killashee built little from 1946 to 1980: 4.3% of its homes, where most towns have 24%. 71% of Killashee’s homes were built in the 2000s, more than the typical town’s 25%.
11%
Before 1919
3.2%
1919–45
4.3%
1946–80
7.5%
1981–2000
71%
2001–10
3.2%
Since 2011
KillasheeTypical 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
Killashee and its neighbours
| Town | People | National Inventory | National | Archaeological sites |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Killashee | 247 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| Lanesborough-Ballyleague | 1,733 | 9 | 0 | 15 |
| Longford | 10,952 | 122 | 2 | 26 |
| Ballymahon | 1,714 | 24 | 0 | 5 |
| Drumlish | 1,124 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| Edgeworthstown | 2,199 | 21 | 0 | 9 |
In brief
Killashee in brief
More of Killashee’s homes are old than in most places: 11% were built before 1919, against 3.4% in the typical town. All told, the list holds 3 places on the record. The oldest is Saint Paul's Church (Killashee), from 1835. The rest is about typical: James Rankin (1844) was born here before 1900; and 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 Killashee’s history
How many historic buildings are recorded in Killashee?
3 buildings on the National Inventory, from the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage.
What is the oldest building in Killashee?
House, Killashee: the first date on its record is 1820.
Are there archaeological sites in Killashee?
Yes: the Sites and Monuments Record lists 2 archaeological sites inside Killashee.
How old are the homes in Killashee?
11% 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).