RegChurch / chapel · 1840–1880Holy Trinity Catholic ChurchRatoathPhoto: Jonathan Billinger · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Commons file
Photo: Wanfried-Dublin · CC BY 4.012buildings on the National Inventory
History of Ratoath · National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
Ratoath: 12 buildings on the National Inventory
The Sites and Monuments Record marks Ratoath as a historic town and lists 26 archaeological sites inside it. Of its homes, 0.4% were built before 1919, against 3.4% in the typical town. Its oldest building dates from 1760. Ratoath has 12 buildings on the record for every 10,000 residents, against 48 in the typical town.
On the National Inventory
12
12 per 10,000 residents
typical town: 48
typical town: 48
Of national importance
0
NIAH National or International, and national monuments
Archaeological sites
26
Sites and Monuments Record
Oldest building
1760
the first date on its record
Homes built before 1919
0.4%
typical town: 3.4%
In pictures
Places to see in Ratoath
So far only Holy Trinity Catholic Church is photographed among Ratoath’s recorded places.
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 Ratoath’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 12, by rating
12 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
12 historic places in Ratoath
Buildings rated Regional, of significance in their region, and archaeological monuments with an encyclopedia article.
Country house · 1760–1800Ratoath ManorRatoath
House · 1780–1820Fox LodgeRatoath
Rectory / glebe / vicarage / curate's house · 1810–1815Glebelands HouseGlebe Lane, Ratoath
Church / chapel · 1815–1820Holy Trinity Church (Ratoath)Glebe Lane, Ratoath
Outbuilding · 1865–1875Outbuilding, Holy Trinity Catholic ChurchRatoath
Presbytery / parochial / curate's house · 1865–1875Presbytery, Holy Trinity Catholic ChurchRatoath
House · 1870–1910The BarracksRatoath
House · 1880–1920Park HouseRatoath
House · 1780–1820House, Ratoath
Water pump · 1850–1890Water pump, Ratoath
Shrine / oratory / grotto · 1950–1960Shrine, Ratoath
What’s recorded
Ratoath’s largest group: homes, 58% of the record
2 records make churches and chapels the second group. The highest-rated include Ratoath Manor and Fox Lodge. None of Ratoath’s records is rated of national importance; all are of regional interest.
Homes7
Churches and chapels2
Farm and estate buildings1
Street furniture1
Other buildings1
Types as the National Inventory records them, grouped; a building keeps the type it was built as.
How old
Most of Ratoath’s dated buildings come from the 19th century
Each building by the first date on its record.
1500–1799 three centuries3
19th century 1800–18998
1900 and later to today1
3 of the 12 dated ones were built before 1800. The oldest is Ratoath Manor, from 1760.
Archaeology and around
Archaeology in Ratoath
The Sites and Monuments Record lists every known archaeological site; most are field monuments with little to see. By kind:
26 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.
| Excavation - miscellaneous4 records |
| Ring-ditch3 records |
| Architectural fragment2 records |
| Field system2 records |
| Historic town1 record |
| Castle - motte and bailey1 record |
| Font1 record |
| Church1 record |
| Tomb - effigial1 record |
| Cross - Churchyard cross1 record |
| Cross - Market cross1 record |
| Road - road/trackway1 record |
| Cistern1 record |
| Linear earthwork1 record |
| Graveyard1 record |
| 4 more kinds4 records |
Homes by age
Since 2011, Ratoath has added 10% of its homes, against a usual 5.8%
A full 30% of the homes in Ratoath went up from 1981 to 2000, beyond the typical 24%. Ratoath added comparatively little between the wars: 0.4% of its homes, the typical town 3.9%. Building from 1946 to 1980 fell short in Ratoath: 3.3%, against 24% in most towns.
0.4%
Before 1919
0.4%
1919–45
3.3%
1946–80
30%
1981–2000
55%
2001–10
10%
Since 2011
RatoathTypical 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
Ratoath and its neighbours
| Town | People | National Inventory | National | Archaeological sites |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ratoath | 10,077 | 12 | 0 | 26 |
| Ashbourne | 15,680 | 2 | 0 | 35 |
| Dunshaughlin | 6,644 | 11 | 0 | 39 |
| Dunboyne | 7,155 | 17 | 0 | 11 |
| Clonee | 1,205 | 3 | 0 | 8 |
| Hollystown | 12,884 | 4 | 0 | 19 |
| Ongar | 13,390 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
In brief
Ratoath in brief
Ratoath has 12 places on the record. Of the whole list, 58% are homes. Most of its dated monuments come from the 19th century: 8 of 12. The oldest, Ratoath Manor, dates from 1760.
Its homes are mostly newer: 0.4% were built before 1919, against 3.4% in the typical town. The archaeological record adds 26 sites. The rest is about typical: it has 12 recorded buildings, about typical for a town its size (the middle one has 18); per resident it sits near the middle of Irish towns of 2,500 or more; and Richard Pigott (1838) 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 Ratoath’s history
How many historic buildings are recorded in Ratoath?
12 buildings on the National Inventory, from the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage.
What is the oldest building in Ratoath?
Ratoath Manor: the first date on its record is 1760.
Are there archaeological sites in Ratoath?
Yes: the Sites and Monuments Record lists 26 archaeological sites inside Ratoath.
How old are the homes in Ratoath?
0.4% 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) · 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).