Catholic Church of the Nativity of Our Lady · Photo: Nuala Furley · CC BY-SA 4.0Ardee: 62 buildings on the National Inventory
The Sites and Monuments Record marks Ardee as a historic town and lists 39 archaeological sites inside it. Its oldest building dates from 1550. For every 10,000 residents, Ardee has 113 buildings on the record; the typical town has 48.
typical town: 48
Historic Ardee through 6 photographs
So far the camera has reached 5 of Ardee’s recorded places. First come Catholic Church of the Nativity of Our Lady and Saint Mary's Church (Ardee). The oldest building pictured in Ardee is Ardee Castle, from 1550.
Saint Mary's Church (Ardee)Regional rating (NIAH)
Ardee CastleRegional rating (NIAH)
Hatch's CastleRegional rating (NIAH)
Sir Frederick Foster Memorial FountainRegional rating (NIAH)
Roodstown CastleArchaeological monument (SMR)+1See 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.
Where Ardee’s history is
Every building and site on the record inside the town, by its rating.
Hover a dot for its name; tap one to open its page.
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).
62 historic places in Ardee
Buildings rated Regional, of significance in their region, and archaeological monuments with an encyclopedia article.
All 31, A to Z
31 recorded by their type and address
31 are recorded only by their type and address: 23 homes, 3 walls, gates and bridges and 2 other buildings; most date from the 19th century.
Castle Street has the most
Streets with three or more buildings on the record, by the address it gives.
Of the 62 records, 50 give a street address.
Ardee’s record leans to homes: 60%
Its buildings rate regional: Ardee has none of national importance. Compared with the National Inventory (7%), Ardee has a high share of churches and chapels: 15%. Leading the record by rating: Ardee Castle and Hatch's Castle.
Types as the National Inventory records them, grouped; a building keeps the type it was built as.
Most of Ardee’s dated buildings come from the 19th century
Each building by the first date on its record.
6 of the 62 dated ones were built before 1800. The oldest is Ardee Castle, from 1550.
Archaeology in Ardee
The Sites and Monuments Record lists every known archaeological site; most are field monuments with little to see. By kind:
39 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.
| Building5 records |
| Graveslab4 records |
| Castle - tower house3 records |
| Ringfort - rath2 records |
| Kiln - pottery2 records |
| Excavation - miscellaneous2 records |
| Enclosure2 records |
| Castle - motte1 record |
| Mound1 record |
| Souterrain1 record |
| Castle - motte and bailey1 record |
| Earthwork1 record |
| Historic town1 record |
| Town defences1 record |
| College1 record |
| 11 more kinds11 records |
Just outside Ardee: 25
| Roodstown CastleArchaeological monument (SMR) · 2.6 km outside the town |
| Curraghbeg HouseRegional rating (NIAH) · 700 m outside the town |
| Charlestown HouseRegional rating (NIAH) · 2.4 km outside the town |
| Kildemock House (rectory / glebe / vicarage / curate's house)Regional rating (NIAH) · 1.1 km outside the town |
| Marksville HouseRegional rating (NIAH) · 1.5 km outside the town |
| Cookstown HouseRegional rating (NIAH) · 2.5 km outside the town |
| Dowdstown HouseRegional rating (NIAH) · 2.2 km outside the town |
| Harristown HouseRegional rating (NIAH) · 2.1 km outside the town |
| Kildemock House (gate lodge)Regional rating (NIAH) · 1.1 km outside the town |
| Pepperstown HouseRegional rating (NIAH) · 2 km outside the town |
| Streamstown HouseRegional rating (NIAH) · 1.8 km outside the town |
| Rahanna House (country house)Regional rating (NIAH) · 1.8 km outside the town |
| Rahanna House (farmyard complex)Regional rating (NIAH) · 1.8 km outside the town |
| Saint Michael's Church (Charlestown)Regional rating (NIAH) · 2.5 km outside the town |
| Mullacloe HouseRegional rating (NIAH) · 1.1 km outside the town |
| Roestown HouseRegional rating (NIAH) · 2.2 km outside the town |
| Kilpatrick HouseRegional rating (NIAH) · 1.9 km outside the town |
| Shanlis HouseRegional rating (NIAH) · 1.6 km outside the town |
| Baltrasna HouseRegional rating (NIAH) · 700 m outside the town |
| Rahanna House (worker's house)Regional rating (NIAH) · 1.9 km outside the town |
13% of Ardee’s homes are newer than 2011 (5.8% is typical)
Half of what Ardee lives in today was already built by 2001. Look at when Ardee’s homes went up and one period leads: in the 2000s, with 32%. Ardee added a lot between the wars: 6.5% of its homes, the typical town 3.9%.
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.
3 notable people born in Ardee before 1900
From John Hardgrave (1826) to Owen Markey (1883): their lives on one timeline, earliest first.
Everyone born in Ardee → Birthplaces from Wikidata, each checked against the person’s English Wikipedia article; portraits from Wikimedia Commons.
Ardee and its neighbours
| Town | People | National Inventory | National | Archaeological sites |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ardee | 5,478 | 62 | 0 | 39 |
| Dunleer | 2,143 | 16 | 0 | 13 |
| Castlebellingham-Kilsaran | 1,232 | 28 | 0 | 9 |
| Dromiskin | 1,292 | 5 | 0 | 16 |
| Tullyallen | 1,697 | 2 | 0 | 14 |
| Slane | 1,445 | 50 | 0 | 17 |
| Carrickmacross | 5,745 | 84 | 1 | 17 |
Ardee in brief
More of Ardee’s homes are old than in most places: 3.8% were built before 1919, against 3.4% in the typical town. In all there are 62 places on the record. Castle Street alone has 11 places on the record. Of the whole list, 60% are homes.
Of the 62 with a date, 46 come from the 19th century. The oldest is Ardee Castle, from 1550. Beatrice Hill-Lowe (1868), John Hardgrave (1826) and Owen Markey (1883) were all born here before 1900. The rest is about typical: it has 62 recorded buildings, about typical for a town its size (the middle one has 41); and per resident it sits near the middle of Irish towns of 2,500 or more.
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 Ardee’s history
How many historic buildings are recorded in Ardee?
62 buildings on the National Inventory, from the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage.
What is the oldest building in Ardee?
Ardee Castle: the first date on its record is 1550.
Are there archaeological sites in Ardee?
Yes: the Sites and Monuments Record lists 39 archaeological sites inside Ardee.
How old are the homes in Ardee?
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.
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) · 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).