Convent / nunnery · 1930–1935Convent of the Sacred HeartKeel, Achill Island
Photo: Jo Hopkinson · CC BY-SA 2.01building on the National Inventory
History of Keel-Dooagh · National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
Keel-Dooagh: 1 building on the National Inventory
Keel-Dooagh has kept more old homes than most towns: 11% were built before 1919, against 3.4% in the typical town. Its oldest building dates from 1930. The Sites and Monuments Record adds 2 archaeological sites inside the town.
On the National Inventory
1
Of national importance
0
NIAH National or International, and national monuments
Archaeological sites
2
Sites and Monuments Record
Oldest building
1930
the first date on its record
Homes built before 1919
11%
typical town: 3.4%
The map
Where Keel-Dooagh’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 1, by rating
1 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
One historic place in Keel-Dooagh
Buildings rated Regional, of significance in their region, and archaeological monuments with an encyclopedia article.
Archaeology and around
Archaeology in Keel-Dooagh
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.
| Children's burial ground1 record |
| Road - road/trackway1 record |
Just outside Keel-Dooagh: 2
| Saddle Hill Signal TowerRegional rating (NIAH) · 1.9 km outside the town |
| Catholic Church of Our Lady of the AssumptionRegional rating (NIAH) · 1.8 km outside the town |
Homes by age
More of Keel-Dooagh’s homes date from 1981 to 2000 than from any other period: 29%
Homes dated between the wars are commoner in Keel-Dooagh than in most towns: 15%, against 3.9%. Since 2011 Keel-Dooagh has added 4.5% of its homes, less than the typical town’s 5.8%. Building from 1946 to 1980 fell short in Keel-Dooagh: 16%, against 24% in most towns.
11%
Before 1919
15%
1919–45
16%
1946–80
29%
1981–2000
25%
2001–10
4.5%
Since 2011
Keel-DooaghTypical 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.
In brief
Keel-Dooagh in brief
More of Keel-Dooagh’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 1 place on the record. The oldest, Convent of the Sacred Heart, dates from 1930. The rest is about typical: 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 Keel-Dooagh’s history
How many historic buildings are recorded in Keel-Dooagh?
1 building on the National Inventory, from the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage.
What is the oldest building in Keel-Dooagh?
Convent of the Sacred Heart: the first date on its record is 1930.
Are there archaeological sites in Keel-Dooagh?
Yes: the Sites and Monuments Record lists 2 archaeological sites inside Keel-Dooagh.
How old are the homes in Keel-Dooagh?
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) · 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).