Court house · 1795–1805Dunshaughlin CourthouseMain Street, Dunshaughlin
Photo: Captain Fearnought at English Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.011buildings on the National Inventory
History of Dunshaughlin · National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
Dunshaughlin has 11 buildings on the National Inventory
Of its homes, 0.5% were built before 1919, against 3.4% in the typical town. Its oldest building dates from 1795. The Sites and Monuments Record adds 39 archaeological sites inside the town. Dunshaughlin has 17 buildings on the record for every 10,000 residents, against 48 in the typical town.
On the National Inventory
11
17 per 10,000 residents
typical town: 48
typical town: 48
Of national importance
0
NIAH National or International, and national monuments
Archaeological sites
39
Sites and Monuments Record
Oldest building
1795
the first date on its record
Homes built before 1919
0.5%
typical town: 3.4%
In pictures
Dunshaughlin in pictures
Knockmark Church is the one recorded place in Dunshaughlin with a photo so far.
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 Dunshaughlin’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 11, by rating
11 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
11 historic places in Dunshaughlin
Buildings rated Regional, of significance in their region, and archaeological monuments with an encyclopedia article.
Church / chapel · 1800–1820Dunshaughlin LibraryMain Street, Dunshaughlin
Church / chapel · 1810–1815Saint Seachnall's Church (Dunshaughlin)Main Street, Dunshaughlin
Farm house · 1840–1880Seachnall House (farm house)Dunshaughlin
Stables · 1850–1890Seachnall House (stables)Dunshaughlin
School · 1885–1890Dunshaughlin National SchoolMain Street, Dunshaughlin
Office · 2000–2002Dunshaughlin Civic OfficesDrumree Road, Dunshaughlin
Water pump · 1850–1890Water pump, Main Street, Dunshaughlin
House · 1860–1900House, Main Street, Dunshaughlin
Outbuilding · 1860–1900Outbuilding, Main Street, Dunshaughlin
House · 1910–1930House, Main Street, Dunshaughlin
What’s recorded
More homes than anything else in Dunshaughlin: 36%
From one type to the next, Dunshaughlin’s record lists 5 kinds of building. Second on the record: public buildings, 2 of them. Among the highest-rated: Dunshaughlin Courthouse and Dunshaughlin Library.
Homes4
Public buildings2
Churches and chapels2
Farm and estate buildings2
Street furniture1
Types as the National Inventory records them, grouped; a building keeps the type it was built as.
How old
Most of Dunshaughlin’s dated buildings come from the 19th century
Each building by the first date on its record.
1500–1799 three centuries1
19th century 1800–18998
1900 and later to today2
1 of the 11 dated ones were built before 1800. The oldest is Dunshaughlin Courthouse, from 1795.
Archaeology and around
Archaeology in Dunshaughlin
The Sites and Monuments Record lists every known archaeological site; most are field monuments with little to see. By kind:
39 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.
| Enclosure7 records |
| Structure4 records |
| Metalworking site3 records |
| Ringfort - rath2 records |
| Road - road/trackway2 records |
| Field system2 records |
| Stone sculpture2 records |
| Enclosure - large enclosure1 record |
| Burial ground1 record |
| Field boundary1 record |
| Forge1 record |
| Cistern1 record |
| Kiln - corn-drying1 record |
| Ring-ditch1 record |
| Excavation - miscellaneous1 record |
| 9 more kinds9 records |
Just outside Dunshaughlin: 7
| Knockmark ChurchRegional rating (NIAH) · 2.6 km outside the town |
| Dunshaughlin Union Workhouse (workhouse administration block)Regional rating (NIAH) · 700 m outside the town |
| Dunshaughlin Union WorkhouseRegional rating (NIAH) · 700 m outside the town |
| Mill (water), Clowanstown, KilleenRegional rating (NIAH) · 1.9 km outside the town |
| House, BelshamtownRegional rating (NIAH) · 2.6 km outside the town |
| Water pump, KnockmarkRegional rating (NIAH) · 2.1 km outside the town |
| Post box, KnockmarkRegional rating (NIAH) · 1.7 km outside the town |
Homes by age
A growing town: 41% of Dunshaughlin’s homes date from 2011 on, the norm is 5.8%
Just 6.1% of the homes in Dunshaughlin went up from 1946 to 1980, short of the typical 24%. In most towns 3.9% of homes were built between the wars; in Dunshaughlin only 0.2%. Dunshaughlin’s largest group of homes, 41%, went up since 2011.
0.5%
Before 1919
0.2%
1919–45
6.1%
1946–80
35%
1981–2000
17%
2001–10
41%
Since 2011
DunshaughlinTypical 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
Dunshaughlin and its neighbours
In brief
Dunshaughlin in brief
The official list counts 11 places on the record in Dunshaughlin. Most of its dated monuments come from the 19th century: 8 of 11. The oldest, Dunshaughlin Courthouse, dates from 1795.
Its homes are mostly newer: 0.5% were built before 1919, against 3.4% in the typical town. It also has 39 archaeological sites on the record. The rest is about typical: it has 11 recorded buildings, about typical for a town its size (the middle one has 79); per resident it sits near the middle of Irish towns of 2,500 or more; and Adderley Edward Wilkinson (1887) was born here before 1900.
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 Dunshaughlin’s history
How many historic buildings are recorded in Dunshaughlin?
11 buildings on the National Inventory, from the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage.
What is the oldest building in Dunshaughlin?
Dunshaughlin Courthouse: the first date on its record is 1795.
Are there archaeological sites in Dunshaughlin?
Yes: the Sites and Monuments Record lists 39 archaeological sites inside Dunshaughlin.
How old are the homes in Dunshaughlin?
0.5% 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).