House · 1780–1820Cove CottageCrooked Street, Clogherhead
Photo: Peter Clarke at English Wikipedia · CC BY 3.08buildings on the National Inventory
History of Clogherhead · National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
Clogherhead: 8 buildings on the National Inventory
Clogherhead’s oldest recorded building dates from 1780. Inside the town, the Sites and Monuments Record lists 5 archaeological sites.
On the National Inventory
8
Of national importance
0
NIAH National or International, and national monuments
Archaeological sites
5
Sites and Monuments Record
Oldest building
1780
the first date on its record
Homes built before 1919
4.7%
typical town: 3.4%
The map
Where Clogherhead’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 8, by rating
8 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
8 historic places in Clogherhead
Buildings rated Regional, of significance in their region, and archaeological monuments with an encyclopedia article.
House · 1780–1820Red Door Cottage81 Crooked Street, Clogherhead
House · 1800–1840Glaspistol HouseClogherhead
House · 1780–1820House, The Slip, Clogherhead
House · 1780–1820House, The Slip, Clogherhead
Farmyard complex · 1790–1830Farmyard complex, Crooked Street, Barrackfield, Clogherhead
House · 1820–1860House, 62 Main Street, Clogherhead
House · 1830–1870House, Main Street, Clogherhead
What’s recorded
Clogherhead and its edges: homes first, 75%
The record in Clogherhead comes up to 1890 at its newest. Among the highest-rated: Cove Cottage and Killabush. Every building on Clogherhead’s record is rated regional, none national.
Homes9
Farm and estate buildings1
Walls, gates and bridges1
Churches and chapels1
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 Clogherhead’s dated buildings come from the 16th to 18th centuries
Each building by the first date on its record.
1500–1799 three centuries5
19th century 1800–18993
1900 and later to today0
5 of the 8 dated ones were built before 1800. The oldest is Cove Cottage, from 1780.
Archaeology and around
Archaeology in Clogherhead
The Sites and Monuments Record lists every known archaeological site; most are field monuments with little to see. By kind:
5 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.
| Souterrain2 records |
| Church1 record |
| Graveyard1 record |
| Castle - tower house1 record |
Just outside Clogherhead: 4
| KillabushRegional rating (NIAH) · 500 m outside the town |
| Saint Michael's Catholic ChurchRegional rating (NIAH) · 200 m outside the town |
| Port OrielRegional rating (NIAH) · 1 km outside the town |
| Presbytery, Hacketts Crossroads, ClogherheadRegional rating (NIAH) · 400 m outside the town |
Homes by age
4.7% of Clogherhead’s homes are older than 1919, against a usual 3.4%
Clogherhead added a lot in the 2000s: 51% of its homes, the typical town 25%. Just 16% of the homes in Clogherhead went up from 1946 to 1980, short of the typical 24%. From 2011 on, Clogherhead built only 4.6% of its homes; the typical town built 5.8%.
4.7%
Before 1919
3.5%
1919–45
16%
1946–80
21%
1981–2000
51%
2001–10
4.6%
Since 2011
ClogherheadTypical 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
Clogherhead and its neighbours
| Town | People | National Inventory | National | Archaeological sites |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clogherhead | 2,275 | 8 | 0 | 5 |
| Termonfeckin | 1,983 | 9 | 0 | 19 |
| Laytown-Bettystown-Mornington-Donacarney | 15,642 | 46 | 0 | 21 |
| Dunleer | 2,143 | 16 | 0 | 13 |
| Drogheda | 44,135 | 324 | 6 | 105 |
| Tullyallen | 1,697 | 2 | 0 | 14 |
| Castlebellingham-Kilsaran | 1,232 | 28 | 0 | 9 |
In brief
Clogherhead in brief
Old houses are part of Clogherhead’s character: 4.7% of its homes were built before 1919, against 3.4% in the typical town. In all there are 8 places on the record. Most of its dated monuments come from the 16th to 18th centuries: 5 of 8. The oldest, Cove Cottage, dates from 1780.
The archaeological record adds 5 sites. Otherwise the figures are ordinary: Albert Cashier (1843) and Patrick Anthony Langan-Byrne (1895) were born here before 1900.
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 Clogherhead’s history
How many historic buildings are recorded in Clogherhead?
8 buildings on the National Inventory, from the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage.
What is the oldest building in Clogherhead?
Cove Cottage: the first date on its record is 1780.
Are there archaeological sites in Clogherhead?
Yes: the Sites and Monuments Record lists 5 archaeological sites inside Clogherhead.
How old are the homes in Clogherhead?
4.7% 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 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).