RegChurch / chapel · 1740–1760Saint Peter's Church (Drumcondra)DrumcondraPhoto: Nuala Furley · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Commons file
Catholic Church of Saint Peter and Saint Paul · Photo: Nuala Furley · CC BY-SA 4.010buildings on the National Inventory
History of Drumconrath · National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
Drumconrath: 10 buildings on the National Inventory
Old homes stand out in Drumconrath: 9% were built before 1919, where the typical town has 3.4%. The earliest building recorded goes back to 1740. The Sites and Monuments Record adds 7 archaeological sites inside the town.
On the National Inventory
10
Of national importance
0
NIAH National or International, and national monuments
Archaeological sites
7
Sites and Monuments Record
Oldest building
1740
the first date on its record
Homes built before 1919
9%
typical town: 3.4%
In pictures
Drumconrath’s buildings in 2 pictures
First come Catholic Church of Saint Peter and Saint Paul and Saint Peter's Church (Drumcondra). 2 of the places on Drumconrath’s record are pictured here; the others show their record card. Of the buildings pictured in Drumconrath, Saint Peter's Church (Drumcondra) is the oldest, from 1740.
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 Drumconrath’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 10, by rating
10 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
10 historic places in Drumconrath
Buildings rated Regional, of significance in their region, and archaeological monuments with an encyclopedia article.
RegChurch / chapel · 1830–1835Catholic Church of Saint Peter and Saint PaulDrumcondraPhoto: Nuala Furley · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Commons file
House · 1820–1860T. MuldoonDrumcondra
Rectory / glebe / vicarage / curate's house · 1840–1880The GlebeDrumcondra
Milestone / milepost · 1760–1800Milestone, Drumcondra
House · 1820–1840House, Drumcondra
Outbuilding · 1840–1880Outbuilding, Drumcondra
Handball alley · 1900–1920Handball alley, Drumcondra
Graveyard / cemetery · 1905–1915Graveyard, Drumcondra (graveyard / cemetery)
Graveyard / cemetery · 1910–1920Graveyard, Drumcondra (graveyard / cemetery)
What’s recorded
40% of Drumconrath’s recorded buildings are churches and chapels
Nothing on Drumconrath’s record is rated of national importance. The second-largest group on the record is homes, with 3. Among the highest-rated: Saint Peter's Church (Drumcondra) and T. Muldoon.
Churches and chapels4
Homes3
Street furniture1
Farm and estate buildings1
Other buildings1
Types as the National Inventory records them, grouped; a building keeps the type it was built as.
How old
Most of Drumconrath’s dated buildings come from the 19th century
Each building by the first date on its record.
1500–1799 three centuries2
19th century 1800–18995
1900 and later to today3
2 of the 10 dated ones were built before 1800. The oldest is Saint Peter's Church (Drumcondra), from 1740.
Archaeology and around
Archaeology in Drumconrath
The Sites and Monuments Record lists every known archaeological site; most are field monuments with little to see. By kind:
7 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.
| Font (present location)1 record |
| Castle - motte1 record |
| Settlement deserted - medieval1 record |
| Church1 record |
| Cross-slab1 record |
| Font1 record |
| Graveyard1 record |
Just outside Drumconrath: 8
| Yellow Ford BridgeRegional rating (NIAH) · 1.7 km outside the town |
| Miller's house, Yellowfordbridge Corn MillRegional rating (NIAH) · 2 km outside the town |
| Yellowfordbridge Corn MillRegional rating (NIAH) · 2 km outside the town |
| Siddan HouseRegional rating (NIAH) · 2.8 km outside the town |
| Milestone, DrumbrideRegional rating (NIAH) · 2.7 km outside the town |
| Milestone, NewstoneRegional rating (NIAH) · 900 m outside the town |
| Milestone, SiddanRegional rating (NIAH) · 2.6 km outside the town |
| Water pump, DrumcondraRegional rating (NIAH) · 200 m outside the town |
Homes by age
Drumconrath’s building boom came from 1946 to 1980: 30% of its homes
Drumconrath reached half its present housing before 1981. 12% of Drumconrath’s homes date between the wars, well above the typical 3.9%. New building has been slow in Drumconrath: 3.9% of homes date from 2011 on, where most towns have 5.8%.
9%
Before 1919
12%
1919–45
30%
1946–80
22%
1981–2000
23%
2001–10
3.9%
Since 2011
DrumconrathTypical 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
Drumconrath and its neighbours
| Town | People | National Inventory | National | Archaeological sites |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drumconrath | 423 | 10 | 0 | 7 |
| Ardee | 5,478 | 62 | 0 | 39 |
| Kingscourt | 2,955 | 23 | 2 | 4 |
| Carrickmacross | 5,745 | 84 | 1 | 17 |
| Slane | 1,445 | 50 | 0 | 17 |
| Dunleer | 2,143 | 16 | 0 | 13 |
| Castlebellingham-Kilsaran | 1,232 | 28 | 0 | 9 |
In brief
Drumconrath in brief
Old houses are part of Drumconrath’s character: 9% of its homes were built before 1919, against 3.4% in the typical town. In all there are 10 places on the record. Of the 10 with a date, 5 come from the 19th century. The oldest is Saint Peter's Church (Drumcondra), from 1740. The archaeological record adds 7 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 Drumconrath’s history
How many historic buildings are recorded in Drumconrath?
10 buildings on the National Inventory, from the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage.
What is the oldest building in Drumconrath?
Saint Peter's Church (Drumcondra): the first date on its record is 1740.
Are there archaeological sites in Drumconrath?
Yes: the Sites and Monuments Record lists 7 archaeological sites inside Drumconrath.
How old are the homes in Drumconrath?
9% 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).