Farm house · 1810–1815Shrule House (farm house)Shrule
Photo: Mike Searle · CC BY-SA 2.06buildings on the National Inventory
History of Shrule · National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
Shrule: 6 buildings on the National Inventory
Old homes stand out in Shrule: 8.1% were built before 1919, where the typical town has 3.4%. Its oldest building dates from 1810. The Sites and Monuments Record adds 3 archaeological sites inside the town.
On the National Inventory
6
Of national importance
0
NIAH National or International, and national monuments
Archaeological sites
3
Sites and Monuments Record
Oldest building
1810
the first date on its record
Homes built before 1919
8.1%
typical town: 3.4%
In pictures
A look at historic Shrule
Only Shrule Abbey has a photo so far; more of Shrule awaits one.
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 Shrule’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 6, by rating
6 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
6 historic places in Shrule
Buildings rated Regional, of significance in their region, and archaeological monuments with an encyclopedia article.
Store / warehouse · 1810–1838Shrule House (store / warehouse)Shrule
Bridge · 1846–1857Shrule BridgeShrule
Handball alley · 1930–1940Saint Joseph's National SchoolShrule
Church / chapel · 1935–1940Saint Joseph's Catholic ChurchShrule
Water pump · 1930–1945Water pump, Shrule
What’s recorded
The record in and around Shrule: homes first, at 42%
The next biggest group is churches and chapels, 2 in all. At the top of the record: Shrule House and Dalganpark. Just outside Shrule, the oldest record dates from 1700.
Homes5
Churches and chapels2
Walls, gates and bridges2
Street furniture1
Other buildings2
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 Shrule’s dated buildings come from the 19th century
Each building by the first date on its record.
1500–1799 three centuries0
19th century 1800–18993
1900 and later to today3
The oldest is Shrule House, from 1810.
Archaeology and around
Archaeology in Shrule
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.
| Castle - hall-house1 record |
| House - 16th/17th century1 record |
| Settlement deserted - medieval1 record |
Just outside Shrule: 7
| Shrule AbbeyArchaeological monument (SMR) · 100 m outside the town |
| Dalganpark (walled garden)Regional rating (NIAH) · 1.1 km outside the town |
| Dalganpark (mausoleum)Regional rating (NIAH) · 900 m outside the town |
| Dalganpark (handball alley)Regional rating (NIAH) · 800 m outside the town |
| Farm house, Brodullagh NorthRegional rating (NIAH) · 1.1 km outside the town |
| House, CloonbanaunRegional rating (NIAH) · 1.7 km outside the town |
| House, BallinvoherRegional rating (NIAH) · 2.6 km outside the town |
Homes by age
Shrule’s building boom came in the 2000s: 42% of its homes
Building between the wars went further in Shrule than in most towns: 6.7%, against 3.9%. Shrule built little from 1981 to 2000: 16% of its homes, where most towns have 24%. The last decade or so added 5.2% of Shrule’s homes, much as in most towns (5.8%).
8.1%
Before 1919
6.7%
1919–45
22%
1946–80
16%
1981–2000
42%
2001–10
5.2%
Since 2011
ShruleTypical 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
Shrule and its neighbours
| Town | People | National Inventory | National | Archaeological sites |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shrule | 362 | 6 | 0 | 3 |
| Headford | 1,235 | 5 | 0 | 9 |
| Ballinrobe | 3,148 | 48 | 2 | 21 |
| Tuam | 9,647 | 56 | 2 | 52 |
| Oughterard | 1,846 | 18 | 0 | 21 |
In brief
Shrule in brief
More of Shrule’s homes are old than in most places: 8.1% were built before 1919, against 3.4% in the typical town. In all there are 6 places on the record. Most of its dated monuments come from the 20th century or later: 3 of 6. The oldest, Shrule House, dates from 1810. 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 Shrule’s history
How many historic buildings are recorded in Shrule?
6 buildings on the National Inventory, from the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage.
What is the oldest building in Shrule?
Shrule House: the first date on its record is 1810.
Are there archaeological sites in Shrule?
Yes: the Sites and Monuments Record lists 3 archaeological sites inside Shrule.
How old are the homes in Shrule?
8.1% 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.
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).