RegChurch / chapel · 1880–1885Catholic Church of the Immaculate ConceptionFrederick Street, AshbournePhoto: Trounce · CC BY-SA 2.5 · Commons file
Catholic Church of the Immaculate Conception · Photo: Trounce · CC BY-SA 2.52buildings on the National Inventory
History of Ashbourne · National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
Ashbourne: 2 buildings on the National Inventory
Ashbourne’s record is short for its size: 1.3 buildings per 10,000 residents, against 48 in the typical town. 0.3% of its homes date from before 1919; the typical town has 3.4%. The oldest record dates from 1880. Inside the town, the Sites and Monuments Record lists 35 archaeological sites.
On the National Inventory
2
1.3 per 10,000 residents
typical town: 48
typical town: 48
Of national importance
0
NIAH National or International, and national monuments
Archaeological sites
35
Sites and Monuments Record
Oldest building
1880
the first date on its record
Homes built before 1919
0.3%
typical town: 3.4%
The map
Where Ashbourne’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 Ashbourne
Buildings rated Regional, of significance in their region, and archaeological monuments with an encyclopedia article.
School · 1880–1885Ashbourne Parish HallFrederick Street, Ashbourne
What’s recorded
The record in and around Ashbourne: churches and chapels first, at 57%
At the top of the record: Ballymadun House and Saint Joseph's Catholic Church. The next biggest group is homes, 2 in all. Just outside Ashbourne, the oldest record dates from 1550.
Churches and chapels4
Homes2
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 Ashbourne
The Sites and Monuments Record lists every known archaeological site; most are field monuments with little to see. By kind:
35 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.
| Ring-ditch9 records |
| Ringfort - rath5 records |
| Souterrain3 records |
| Church2 records |
| Enclosure2 records |
| Churchyard1 record |
| Graveyard1 record |
| Ecclesiastical enclosure1 record |
| Castle - tower house1 record |
| Bawn1 record |
| Ford1 record |
| Burial ground1 record |
| Kiln - corn-drying1 record |
| Mill - unclassified1 record |
| Fish-pond1 record |
| 4 more kinds4 records |
Just outside Ashbourne: 5
| Ballymadun HouseRegional rating (NIAH) · 1 km outside the town |
| Saint Joseph's Catholic ChurchRegional rating (NIAH) · 1 km outside the town |
| Saint Andrew's Catholic ChurchRegional rating (NIAH) · 2.2 km outside the town |
| Graveyard, BallymadunRegional rating (NIAH) · 800 m outside the town |
| House, BallymadunRegional rating (NIAH) · 1 km outside the town |
Homes by age
New homes stand out in Ashbourne: 21% built since 2011, where most towns have 5.8%
Few of Ashbourne’s homes date from 1946 to 1980: 15%, the norm 24%. Homes dated between the wars are scarcer in Ashbourne than in most towns: 0.3%, against 3.9%. 40% of Ashbourne’s homes went up in the 2000s, more than in any other period.
0.3%
Before 1919
0.3%
1919–45
15%
1946–80
24%
1981–2000
40%
2001–10
21%
Since 2011
AshbourneTypical 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.
Towns its size
How Ashbourne compares with 16 towns its size
Towns of 14,700 to 16,700 residents, by buildings on the record.
Ashbourne2
#15 of 16for buildings on the record per resident (1.3 per 10,000). Tullamore, East Wall and Clontarf West lead.
13 have more. Ashbourne is level with Dundrum and Ballyowen. The typical town its size has 18.
Neighbours
Ashbourne and its neighbours
| Town | People | National Inventory | National | Archaeological sites |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ashbourne | 15,680 | 2 | 0 | 35 |
| Ratoath | 10,077 | 12 | 0 | 26 |
| Dunshaughlin | 6,644 | 11 | 0 | 39 |
| Hollystown | 12,884 | 4 | 0 | 19 |
| Dunboyne | 7,155 | 17 | 0 | 11 |
| Clonee | 1,205 | 3 | 0 | 8 |
| Mulhuddart | 19,252 | 3 | 1 | 11 |
In brief
Ashbourne in brief
The official list counts 2 places on the record in Ashbourne. Its homes are mostly newer: 0.3% were built before 1919, against 3.4% in the typical town. It also has 35 archaeological sites on the record. The oldest, Ashbourne Parish Hall, dates from 1880. Most towns its size have more recorded buildings: the typical one has 18.
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 Ashbourne’s history
How many historic buildings are recorded in Ashbourne?
2 buildings on the National Inventory, from the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage.
What is the oldest building in Ashbourne?
Ashbourne Parish Hall: the first date on its record is 1880.
Are there archaeological sites in Ashbourne?
Yes: the Sites and Monuments Record lists 35 archaeological sites inside Ashbourne.
How old are the homes in Ashbourne?
0.3% 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).