House · 1780–1820Rathmolyon HouseRathmolyon
4buildings on the National Inventory
History of Rathmolyon · National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
Rathmolyon has 4 buildings on the National Inventory
Rathmolyon’s oldest recorded building dates from 1780. Inside the town, the Sites and Monuments Record lists 5 archaeological sites.
On the National Inventory
4
Of national importance
0
NIAH National or International, and national monuments
Archaeological sites
5
Sites and Monuments Record
Oldest building
1780
the first date on its record
Homes built before 1919
4.4%
typical town: 3.4%
The map
Where Rathmolyon’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 4, by rating
4 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
4 historic places in Rathmolyon
Buildings rated Regional, of significance in their region, and archaeological monuments with an encyclopedia article.
Church / chapel · 1795–1800Church of Saint Michael and All Angels (Rathmolyon)Rathmolyon
House · 1860–1900HarnanRathmolyon
Church / chapel · 1965–1970Saint Michael's Catholic ChurchRathmolyon
What’s recorded
In and around Rathmolyon, 67% of the records are homes
Among the highest-rated: Rathmolyon House and Church of Saint Michael and All Angels. The runner-up group is churches and chapels: 2 records. Its buildings rate regional: Rathmolyon has none of national importance.
Homes4
Churches and chapels2
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 Rathmolyon
The Sites and Monuments Record lists every known archaeological site; most are field monuments with little to see. By kind:
5 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 |
| Graveyard1 record |
| Ringfort - rath1 record |
| Metalworking site1 record |
| Settlement cluster1 record |
Just outside Rathmolyon: 2
| The VillaRegional rating (NIAH) · 200 m outside the town |
| Cherryvalley HouseRegional rating (NIAH) · 100 m outside the town |
Homes by age
Since 2011, Rathmolyon has added 20% of its homes, against a usual 5.8%
Fewer of Rathmolyon’s homes than usual date between the wars: 1.5%, against 3.9%. Only 8% of Rathmolyon’s homes were built from 1981 to 2000, less than the typical town’s 24%. 42% of Rathmolyon’s homes went up in the 2000s, more than in any other period.
4.4%
Before 1919
1.5%
1919–45
24%
1946–80
8%
1981–2000
42%
2001–10
20%
Since 2011
RathmolyonTypical 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
Rathmolyon and its neighbours
In brief
Rathmolyon in brief
Old houses are part of Rathmolyon’s character: 4.4% of its homes were built before 1919, against 3.4% in the typical town. In all there are 4 places on the record. The archaeological record adds 5 sites. The oldest, Rathmolyon House, dates from 1780.
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 Rathmolyon’s history
How many historic buildings are recorded in Rathmolyon?
4 buildings on the National Inventory, from the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage.
What is the oldest building in Rathmolyon?
Rathmolyon House: the first date on its record is 1780.
Are there archaeological sites in Rathmolyon?
Yes: the Sites and Monuments Record lists 5 archaeological sites inside Rathmolyon.
How old are the homes in Rathmolyon?
4.4% 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) · 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).