Castle / fortified house · 1810–1830Castle, Gormanston CollegeGormanston
Photo: Kieran Campbell · CC BY-SA 2.010buildings on the National Inventory
History of Gormanston · National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
Gormanston has 10 buildings on the National Inventory, one of them of national importance
Old homes stand out in Gormanston: 12% were built before 1919, where the typical town has 3.4%. Its oldest building dates from 1800. Inside the town, the Sites and Monuments Record lists 3 archaeological sites.
On the National Inventory
10
Of national importance
1
NIAH National or International, and national monuments
Archaeological sites
3
Sites and Monuments Record
Oldest building
1800
the first date on its record
Homes built before 1919
12%
typical town: 3.4%
In pictures
Places to see in Gormanston
Only Gormanston Railway Station has a photo so far; more of Gormanston 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 Gormanston’s history is
Every building and site on the record inside the town, by its rating.
National and InternationalRegional and other sites
Hover a dot for its name; tap one to open its page.
The 10, by rating
1 National and International9 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).
National and International
One place of national importance in Gormanston
Buildings the National Inventory rates National or International: of significance across Ireland or beyond. Each one opens its own page.
Regional and other sites
9 more historic places in Gormanston
Buildings rated Regional, of significance in their region, and archaeological monuments with an encyclopedia article.
RIC barracks · 1800–1840Gormanston HouseGormanston
Handball alley · 1940–1960Handball alley, Gormanston CollegeGormanston
Handball alley · 1940–1960Handball alley, Gormanston CollegeGormanston
Lamp standard · 1950–1970Lamp standard, Gormanston CollegeGormanston
Church / chapel · 1955–1960Church, Gormanston CollegeGormanston
School · 1955–1960Gormanston CollegeGormanston
Sports hall / centre / gymnasium · 1955–1960Sports hall, Gormanston CollegeGormanston
House · 1870–1910House, GormanstonGormanston
Post box · 1970–1980Post box, Gormanston
What’s recorded
Gormanston’s record leans to public buildings: 30%
2 records make homes the second group. The highest-rated include “Castle, Gormanston College” and Gormanston House. 5 different kinds of building make up Gormanston’s record.
Public buildings3
Homes2
Street furniture2
Churches and chapels1
Other buildings2
Types as the National Inventory records them, grouped; a building keeps the type it was built as.
How old
Most of Gormanston’s dated buildings come from the 20th century or later
Each building by the first date on its record.
1500–1799 three centuries0
19th century 1800–18993
1900 and later to today7
The oldest is Gormanston House, from 1800.
Archaeology and around
Archaeology in Gormanston
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.
| Church1 record |
| Water mill - unclassified1 record |
| House - fortified house1 record |
Just outside Gormanston: 8
| Knocknagin HouseNational rating (NIAH) · 200 m outside the town |
| Knocknagin CottageRegional rating (NIAH) · 100 m outside the town |
| BeechvilleRegional rating (NIAH) · 100 m outside the town |
| Gormanston Railway StationRegional rating (NIAH) · 300 m outside the town |
| Gormanston Railway Station (station master's house)Regional rating (NIAH) · 300 m outside the town |
| Gormanston Railway Station (store / warehouse)Regional rating (NIAH) · 400 m outside the town |
| Farm house, GormanstonRegional rating (NIAH) · 100 m outside the town |
| House, GormanstonRegional rating (NIAH) · 100 m outside the town |
Homes by age
Gormanston grew fastest from 1946 to 1980, when 54% of its homes were built
Only 7.6% of Gormanston’s homes were built in the 2000s, less than the typical town’s 25%. Against a typical 3.9%, 6.5% of Gormanston’s homes went up between the wars. New building has been slow in Gormanston: 4.3% of homes date from 2011 on, where most towns have 5.8%.
12%
Before 1919
6.5%
1919–45
54%
1946–80
15%
1981–2000
7.6%
2001–10
4.3%
Since 2011
GormanstonTypical 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
Gormanston and its neighbours
| Town | People | National Inventory | National | Archaeological sites |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gormanston | 380 | 10 | 1 | 3 |
| Stamullen | 3,720 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Balbriggan | 24,322 | 43 | 1 | 19 |
| Balrothery | 2,282 | 3 | 1 | 30 |
| Laytown-Bettystown-Mornington-Donacarney | 15,642 | 46 | 0 | 21 |
| Skerries | 10,743 | 35 | 2 | 36 |
| Drogheda | 44,135 | 324 | 6 | 105 |
In brief
Gormanston in brief
More of Gormanston’s homes are old than in most places: 12% were built before 1919, against 3.4% in the typical town. In all there are 10 places on the record, 1 of them in the top tier, including Castle, Gormanston College. Of the 10 with a date, 7 come from the 20th century or later. The oldest is Gormanston House, from 1800. The rest is about typical: Jenico Preston, 14th Viscount Gormanston (1837) was born here before 1900; and 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 Gormanston’s history
How many historic buildings are recorded in Gormanston?
10 buildings on the National Inventory, one of them of national importance, from the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage.
Which places in Gormanston are of national importance?
Castle, Gormanston College.
What is the oldest building in Gormanston?
Gormanston House: the first date on its record is 1800.
Are there archaeological sites in Gormanston?
Yes: the Sites and Monuments Record lists 3 archaeological sites inside Gormanston.
How old are the homes in Gormanston?
12% 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).