Photo: C O'Flanagan · CC BY-SA 2.0Duleek has 14 buildings on the National Inventory
Duleek is a historic town on the Sites and Monuments Record, which lists 22 archaeological sites inside it. The oldest record dates from 1680. Duleek has 29 buildings on the record for every 10,000 residents, against 48 in the typical town.
typical town: 48
Duleek’s buildings in 4 pictures
Pictured and oldest in Duleek: Saint Cianan's Catholic Church, 1810. 3 of the places on Duleek’s record are pictured here; the others show their record card. Look out for Saint Cianan's Catholic Church and “St. Patrick's Church, Duleek”.
Saint Cianan's Catholic ChurchRegional rating (NIAH)
St. Patrick's Church, DuleekArchaeological monument (SMR)
St. Mary's Abbey, DuleekArchaeological monument (SMR)
Athcarne CrossArchaeological monument (SMR)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.
Where Duleek’s history is
Every building and site on the record inside the town, by its rating.
Hover a dot for its name; tap one to open its page.
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).
17 historic places in Duleek
Buildings rated Regional, of significance in their region, and archaeological monuments with an encyclopedia article.
All 11, A to Z
6 recorded by their type and address
6 are recorded only by their type and address: 3 homes, 2 other buildings and 1 farm and estate buildings; most date from the 19th century.
43% of Duleek’s recorded buildings are homes
In second place come churches and chapels, with 3. Leading the record by rating: Duleek House and Saint Cianan's Catholic Church. Of national importance in Duleek: none; the record is regional.
Types as the National Inventory records them, grouped; a building keeps the type it was built as.
Most of Duleek’s dated buildings come from the 19th century
Each building by the first date on its record.
4 of the 14 dated ones were built before 1800.
Archaeology in Duleek
The Sites and Monuments Record lists every known archaeological site; most are field monuments with little to see. By kind:
22 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.
| Church3 records |
| Souterrain2 records |
| Cross - High cross2 records |
| Graveslab2 records |
| Graveyard2 records |
| Cross - Wayside cross (present location)1 record |
| Historic town1 record |
| Inscribed slab1 record |
| Tomb - chest tomb1 record |
| Architectural fragment1 record |
| Round tower1 record |
| Cross - Wayside cross1 record |
| Castle - motte1 record |
| Ecclesiastical enclosure1 record |
| Burial ground1 record |
| 1 more kind1 record |
Just outside Duleek: 3
| Athcarne CrossArchaeological monument (SMR) · 2.8 km outside the town |
| Hilltown House (gate lodge)Regional rating (NIAH) · 3 km outside the town |
| Hilltown House (demesne walls / gates / railings)Regional rating (NIAH) · 3 km outside the town |
Duleek is still building: 12% of its homes are from 2011 or later, against 5.8%
Fewer of Duleek’s homes than usual date between the wars: 1.3%, against 3.9%. Homes from before 1919 are 2.3% of Duleek’s housing, below the typical town’s 3.4%. More of the homes standing in Duleek today were built in the 2000s than in any other period: 43%.
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.
Duleek and its neighbours
| Town | People | National Inventory | National | Archaeological sites |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Duleek | 4,899 | 14 | 0 | 22 |
| Kentstown | 1,195 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Drogheda | 44,135 | 324 | 6 | 105 |
| Tullyallen | 1,697 | 2 | 0 | 14 |
| Slane | 1,445 | 50 | 0 | 17 |
| Stamullen | 3,720 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Laytown-Bettystown-Mornington-Donacarney | 15,642 | 46 | 0 | 21 |
Duleek in brief
Duleek has 17 places on the record. Most of its dated monuments come from the 19th century: 9 of 14. The oldest, Duleek House, dates from 1730.
Its homes are mostly newer: 2.3% were built before 1919, against 3.4% in the typical town. The archaeological record adds 22 sites. The rest is about typical: it has 14 recorded buildings, about typical for a town its size (the middle one has 57); per resident it sits near the middle of Irish towns of 2,500 or more; and Susan Saurin (1829) was born here before 1900.
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 Duleek’s history
How many historic buildings are recorded in Duleek?
14 buildings on the National Inventory, from the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage.
What is the oldest building in Duleek?
House, Main Street, Duleek: the first date on its record is 1680.
Are there archaeological sites in Duleek?
Yes: the Sites and Monuments Record lists 22 archaeological sites inside Duleek.
How old are the homes in Duleek?
2.3% 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.
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 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).