Saint Ronan's Church (Dromiskin) · Photo: DAYVEHUSE · CC BY-SA 4.0Dromiskin has 5 buildings on the National Inventory
Dromiskin’s oldest recorded building dates from 1820. The Sites and Monuments Record adds 16 archaeological sites inside the town.
3 photos of Dromiskin’s landmarks
Look out for Saint Ronan's Church (Dromiskin) and Saint Peter's Catholic Church. Of the places on Dromiskin’s record, 3 have a photo here. Go back furthest in Dromiskin with Saint Ronan's Church (Dromiskin): 1820.
Photos 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 Dromiskin’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).
6 historic places in Dromiskin
Buildings rated Regional, of significance in their region, and archaeological monuments with an encyclopedia article.
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RegDromiskin and its edges: homes first, 79%
1925 brings Dromiskin’s record up to its newest entry. 2 records make churches and chapels the second group. Among the highest-rated: Whiterath Cottage and Ard Ronan.
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.
Most of Dromiskin’s dated buildings come from the 19th century
Each building by the first date on its record.
The oldest is Saint Ronan's Church (Dromiskin), from 1820.
Archaeology in Dromiskin
The Sites and Monuments Record lists every known archaeological site; most are field monuments with little to see. By kind:
16 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.
| Souterrain4 records |
| Earthwork2 records |
| Slab-lined burial2 records |
| Fulacht fia2 records |
| Church1 record |
| Graveyard1 record |
| Round tower1 record |
| Cross - High cross1 record |
| Architectural fragment1 record |
| Font1 record |
Just outside Dromiskin: 9
| Whiterath CottageRegional rating (NIAH) · 700 m outside the town |
| Ard RonanRegional rating (NIAH) · 100 m outside the town |
| Dromiskin HouseRegional rating (NIAH) · 200 m outside the town |
| Dellin HouseRegional rating (NIAH) · 1.7 km outside the town |
| Grange House (country house)Regional rating (NIAH) · 1.8 km outside the town |
| Grange House (gate lodge)Regional rating (NIAH) · 1.4 km outside the town |
| RossmakeaRegional rating (NIAH) · 2.6 km outside the town |
| Newtown DarverRegional rating (NIAH) · 2.9 km outside the town |
| House, MilltownRegional rating (NIAH) · 1.3 km outside the town |
New homes stand out in Dromiskin: 10% built since 2011, where most towns have 5.8%
The homes built in Dromiskin since 2001 are fewer than those built before it. At 2.4%, Dromiskin’s share of pre-1919 homes is under the typical town’s 3.4%. 38% of Dromiskin’s homes went up from 1981 to 2000, more than in any other period.
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.
Dromiskin and its neighbours
| Town | People | National Inventory | National | Archaeological sites |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dromiskin | 1,292 | 5 | 0 | 16 |
| Castlebellingham-Kilsaran | 1,232 | 28 | 0 | 9 |
| Dundalk | 43,112 | 378 | 2 | 135 |
| Dunleer | 2,143 | 16 | 0 | 13 |
| Ardee | 5,478 | 62 | 0 | 39 |
| Clogherhead | 2,275 | 8 | 0 | 5 |
| Carlingford | 1,528 | 52 | 0 | 24 |
Dromiskin in brief
Dromiskin has 6 places on the record. Of the 5 with a date, 3 come from the 19th century. The oldest is Saint Ronan's Church (Dromiskin), from 1820. Its homes are mostly newer: 2.4% were built before 1919, against 3.4% in the typical town. The archaeological record adds 16 sites.
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 Dromiskin’s history
How many historic buildings are recorded in Dromiskin?
5 buildings on the National Inventory, from the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage.
What is the oldest building in Dromiskin?
Saint Ronan's Church (Dromiskin): the first date on its record is 1820.
Are there archaeological sites in Dromiskin?
Yes: the Sites and Monuments Record lists 16 archaeological sites inside Dromiskin.
How old are the homes in Dromiskin?
2.4% 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 (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).