NatChurch / chapel · 1910–1920Saint Patrick's Catholic ChurchNewportPhoto: MickReynolds · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Commons file
Saint Patrick's Catholic Church · Photo: MickReynolds · CC BY-SA 4.025buildings on the National Inventory
History of Newport · National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
Newport has 25 buildings on the National Inventory, one of them of national importance
Newport has kept more old homes than most towns: 12% were built before 1919, against 3.4% in the typical town. The oldest record dates from 1700. The Sites and Monuments Record adds 3 archaeological sites inside the town.
On the National Inventory
25
Of national importance
1
NIAH National or International, and national monuments
Archaeological sites
3
Sites and Monuments Record
Oldest building
1700
the first date on its record
Homes built before 1919
12%
typical town: 3.4%
In pictures
Newport in 3 photos
Saint Patrick's Catholic Church and Burrishoole Friary lead the set. Go back furthest in Newport with Saint Patrick's Catholic Church: 1910.
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.
The map
Where Newport’s history is
Every building and site on the record inside the town, by its rating.
National and InternationalRegional and other sites
Hover a dot for its name; tap one to open its page.
The 25, by rating
1 National and International24 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).
National and International
One place of national importance in Newport
Buildings the National Inventory rates National or International: of significance across Ireland or beyond. Each one opens its own page.
Regional and other sites
24 more historic places in Newport
Buildings rated Regional, of significance in their region, and archaeological monuments with an encyclopedia article.
All 17, A to Z
Carrowbaun HouseConvent of Our Mother of the ChurchDe Bille HouseDerrydeevagh HouseHarbour HouseMcGrealNewport House (country house)Newport House (gate lodge)Newport House (gates / railings / walls)Newport Parochial HallNewport Presbyterian ChurchNewport Railway StationNewport Railway Station (store / warehouse)Quay HouseRiverside HouseSaint Catherine's Church (Burrishoole)Saint Joseph's Convent of Mercy
7 recorded by their type and address
7 are recorded only by their type and address: 4 walls, gates and bridges, 2 other buildings and 1 street furniture; most date from the 19th century.
19th century5
20th century2
What’s recorded
Newport records more churches and chapels than most of Ireland: 20%, against 7%
All told, 6 kinds of building appear on Newport’s record. Counted by type, homes come first, 11 of them (44%). The next biggest group is walls, gates and bridges, 5 in all.
Homes11
Walls, gates and bridges5
Churches and chapels5
Mills, stations and works1
Street furniture1
Other buildings2
Types as the National Inventory records them, grouped; a building keeps the type it was built as.
How old
Most of Newport’s dated buildings come from the 19th century
Each building by the first date on its record.
1500–1799 three centuries2
19th century 1800–189919
1900 and later to today4
2 of the 25 dated ones were built before 1800. The oldest is De Bille House, from 1700.
Archaeology and around
Archaeology in Newport
The Sites and Monuments Record lists every known archaeological site; most are field monuments with little to see. By kind:
3 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.
| Monumental structure2 records |
| Enclosure1 record |
Just outside Newport: 17
| Burrishoole FriaryNational monument to visit · 1.2 km outside the town |
| AbbeyvilleRegional rating (NIAH) · 1.3 km outside the town |
| Burrishoole BridgeRegional rating (NIAH) · 1.6 km outside the town |
| Rosdooaun BridgeRegional rating (NIAH) · 3 km outside the town |
| TeevmoreRegional rating (NIAH) · 100 m outside the town |
| Milcum HouseRegional rating (NIAH) · 400 m outside the town |
| Burrishoole LodgeRegional rating (NIAH) · 1.5 km outside the town |
| Sandymount HouseRegional rating (NIAH) · 100 m outside the town |
| Rosdooaun National SchoolRegional rating (NIAH) · 2.9 km outside the town |
| Worker's house, BleachyardRegional rating (NIAH) · 100 m outside the town |
| Worker's house, BleachyardRegional rating (NIAH) · 100 m outside the town |
| Quay, Quay Road, NewportRegional rating (NIAH) · 100 m outside the town |
| Bridge, KiltarnaghtRegional rating (NIAH) · 600 m outside the town |
| Tunnel, NewportRegional rating (NIAH) · 100 m outside the town |
| Worker's house, DoontruskRegional rating (NIAH) · 2.7 km outside the town |
| Tunnel, NewportRegional rating (NIAH) · 100 m outside the town |
| Post box, Derradda [Burr. By.]Regional rating (NIAH) · 2 km outside the town |
Homes by age
Newport grew fastest in the 2000s, when 39% of its homes were built
Newport’s newest homes, from 2011 or later, are 5.1%, roughly the usual 5.8%. Just 19% of the homes in Newport went up from 1946 to 1980, short of the typical 24%. Most of the houses in Newport today, over half, were up by 2001.
12%
Before 1919
4.3%
1919–45
19%
1946–80
21%
1981–2000
39%
2001–10
5.1%
Since 2011
NewportTypical 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.
Born here
3 notable people born in Newport before 1900
From Michael Kilroy (1884) to Joseph Walsh (1888): their lives on one timeline, earliest first.
Michael Kilroy
Michael Staines
Joseph Walsh
18501875190019251950
MS
Michael Staines1885–1955 · Irish politician and police commissioner
JW
Joseph Walsh1888–1972 · Archbishop of Tuam
MK
Michael Kilroy1884–1962 · Irish politician
Everyone born in Newport → Birthplaces from Wikidata, each checked against the person’s English Wikipedia article; portraits from Wikimedia Commons.
Neighbours
Newport and its neighbours
In brief
Newport in brief
Old houses are part of Newport’s character: 12% of its homes were built before 1919, against 3.4% in the typical town. In all there are 25 places on the record, 1 of them in the top tier, including Saint Patrick's Catholic Church. Most of its dated monuments come from the 19th century: 19 of 25. The oldest, De Bille House, dates from 1700.
Michael Staines (1885), Joseph Walsh (1888) and Michael Kilroy (1884) were all born here before 1900. The rest is about typical: it also has 3 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 Newport’s history
How many historic buildings are recorded in Newport?
25 buildings on the National Inventory, one of them of national importance, from the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage.
Which places in Newport are of national importance?
Saint Patrick's Catholic Church.
What is the oldest building in Newport?
De Bille House: the first date on its record is 1700.
Are there archaeological sites in Newport?
Yes: the Sites and Monuments Record lists 3 archaeological sites inside Newport.
How old are the homes in Newport?
12% 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 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).