Church / chapel · 1895–1900Catholic Church of Our Lady of the AssumptionOld Chapel Lane, Tullyallen
Townley Hall (country house) · Photo: Elena Tatiana Chis · CC BY-SA 4.02buildings on the National Inventory
History of Tullyallen · National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
Tullyallen: 2 buildings on the National Inventory
History in Tullyallen goes back at least to 1865, the date of its oldest recorded building. Inside the town, the Sites and Monuments Record lists 14 archaeological sites.
On the National Inventory
2
Of national importance
0
NIAH National or International, and national monuments
Archaeological sites
14
Sites and Monuments Record
Oldest building
1865
the first date on its record
Homes built before 1919
2.1%
typical town: 3.4%
In pictures
4 pictures of historic Tullyallen
Mellifont Abbey and Townley Hall (country house) lead the set. 4 photographers took them.
Mellifont AbbeyNational monument to visit
Obelisk BridgeRegional rating (NIAH)
Townleyhall passage graveArchaeological 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.
The map
Where Tullyallen’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 2, by rating
2 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
2 historic places in Tullyallen
Buildings rated Regional, of significance in their region, and archaeological monuments with an encyclopedia article.
Presbytery / parochial / curate's house · 1865–1870Presbytery, Tullyallen
What’s recorded
In Tullyallen, walls, gates and bridges stand out: 24% of its record, 8% nationally
At the top of the record: Townley Hall and Oldbridge. The largest group is homes: 14, or 56%. Beyond Tullyallen’s edge the record is older still: 1730.
Homes14
Walls, gates and bridges6
Churches and chapels2
Farm and estate buildings2
Public 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 Tullyallen
The Sites and Monuments Record lists every known archaeological site; most are field monuments with little to see. By kind:
14 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.
| Architectural fragment4 records |
| Excavation - miscellaneous2 records |
| Cremated remains2 records |
| Kiln - corn-drying2 records |
| Church1 record |
| Graveyard1 record |
| House - Bronze Age1 record |
| Enclosure1 record |
Just outside Tullyallen: 25
| Mellifont AbbeyNational monument to visit · 2.2 km outside the town |
| Townley Hall (outbuilding)National rating (NIAH) · 1.2 km outside the town |
| Townley Hall (country house)National rating (NIAH) · 1.1 km outside the town |
| Townleyhall passage graveArchaeological monument (SMR) · 1.9 km outside the town |
| Townley Hall (bridge)Regional rating (NIAH) · 700 m outside the town |
| OldbridgeRegional rating (NIAH) · 1.3 km outside the town |
| Townley Hall (icehouse)Regional rating (NIAH) · 700 m outside the town |
| Halfway HouseRegional rating (NIAH) · 500 m outside the town |
| Townley Hall (demesne walls / gates / railings)Regional rating (NIAH) · 1.2 km outside the town |
| Glen CottageRegional rating (NIAH) · 200 m outside the town |
| GlenwoodRegional rating (NIAH) · 300 m outside the town |
| Monasterboice House (country house)Regional rating (NIAH) · 1.8 km outside the town |
| The RectoryRegional rating (NIAH) · 200 m outside the town |
| Townley Hall (gate lodge)Regional rating (NIAH) · 1.2 km outside the town |
| Townley Hall (gate lodge)Regional rating (NIAH) · 400 m outside the town |
| Wood Mill BridgeRegional rating (NIAH) · 3 km outside the town |
| Littlegrange HouseRegional rating (NIAH) · 1.5 km outside the town |
| Monasterboice House (gate lodge)Regional rating (NIAH) · 1.9 km outside the town |
| Outbuilding, Mellifont SchoolRegional rating (NIAH) · 300 m outside the town |
| Obelisk BridgeRegional rating (NIAH) · 1.1 km outside the town |
Homes by age
Little of Tullyallen’s housing predates 1919: 2.1%, the norm is 3.4%
From 2011 on, Tullyallen built 9.3% of its homes; the typical town built 5.8%. Tullyallen built little between the wars: 0.6% of its homes, where most towns have 3.9%. In most towns 24% of homes were built from 1946 to 1980; in Tullyallen only 11%.
2.1%
Before 1919
0.6%
1919–45
11%
1946–80
21%
1981–2000
56%
2001–10
9.3%
Since 2011
TullyallenTypical 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
Tullyallen and its neighbours
| Town | People | National Inventory | National | Archaeological sites |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tullyallen | 1,697 | 2 | 0 | 14 |
| Drogheda | 44,135 | 324 | 6 | 105 |
| Slane | 1,445 | 50 | 0 | 17 |
| Duleek | 4,899 | 14 | 0 | 22 |
| Dunleer | 2,143 | 16 | 0 | 13 |
| Termonfeckin | 1,983 | 9 | 0 | 19 |
| Laytown-Bettystown-Mornington-Donacarney | 15,642 | 46 | 0 | 21 |
In brief
Tullyallen in brief
The official list counts 2 places on the record in Tullyallen. Its homes are mostly newer: 2.1% were built before 1919, against 3.4% in the typical town. It also has 14 archaeological sites on the record. The oldest is Catholic Church of Our Lady of the Assumption, from 1895.
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 Tullyallen’s history
How many historic buildings are recorded in Tullyallen?
2 buildings on the National Inventory, from the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage.
What is the oldest building in Tullyallen?
Presbytery, Tullyallen: the first date on its record is 1865.
Are there archaeological sites in Tullyallen?
Yes: the Sites and Monuments Record lists 14 archaeological sites inside Tullyallen.
How old are the homes in Tullyallen?
2.1% 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 (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).