RegChurch / chapel · 1965–1975Catholic Church of the AssumptionRobinstownPhoto: JP · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Commons file
Bective Abbey · Photo: Klennon77 · CC BY-SA 4.02buildings on the National Inventory
History of Robinstown · National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
Robinstown has 2 buildings on the National Inventory
Robinstown has kept more old homes than most towns: 7.7% were built before 1919, against 3.4% in the typical town. Its oldest building dates from 1835. Inside the town, the Sites and Monuments Record lists 1 archaeological site.
On the National Inventory
2
Of national importance
0
NIAH National or International, and national monuments
Archaeological sites
1
Sites and Monuments Record
Oldest building
1835
the first date on its record
Homes built before 1919
7.7%
typical town: 3.4%
In pictures
Robinstown’s buildings in 3 pictures
You can start with Catholic Church of the Assumption and Bective Abbey. Catholic Church of the Assumption, dated 1965, is the oldest pictured in Robinstown.
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 Robinstown’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 2, by rating
2 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
2 historic places in Robinstown
Buildings rated Regional, of significance in their region, and archaeological monuments with an encyclopedia article.
School · 1835–1845Bective National SchoolRobinstown
Archaeology and around
Archaeology in Robinstown
The Sites and Monuments Record lists every known archaeological site; most are field monuments with little to see. By kind:
1 archaeological site 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.
| Font (present location)1 record |
Just outside Robinstown: 3
| Bective AbbeyNational monument to visit · 1.7 km outside the town |
| Balbrigh BridgeRegional rating (NIAH) · 700 m outside the town |
| Mill (water), BectiveRegional rating (NIAH) · 1.8 km outside the town |
Homes by age
New homes are rare in Robinstown: 1.7% since 2011, against a usual 5.8%
Few of Robinstown’s homes date between the wars: 0.9%, the norm 3.9%. Homes dated in the 2000s are commoner in Robinstown than in most towns: 67%, against 25%. Against a typical 24%, only 11% of Robinstown’s homes went up from 1981 to 2000.
7.7%
Before 1919
0.9%
1919–45
12%
1946–80
11%
1981–2000
67%
2001–10
1.7%
Since 2011
RobinstownTypical 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
Robinstown and its neighbours
In brief
Robinstown in brief
Old houses are part of Robinstown’s character: 7.7% of its homes were built before 1919, against 3.4% in the typical town. All told, the list holds 2 places on the record. The oldest, Bective National School, dates from 1835. The rest is about typical: it also has an archaeological site.
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 Robinstown’s history
How many historic buildings are recorded in Robinstown?
2 buildings on the National Inventory, from the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage.
What is the oldest building in Robinstown?
Bective National School: the first date on its record is 1835.
Are there archaeological sites in Robinstown?
Yes: the Sites and Monuments Record lists 1 archaeological site inside Robinstown.
How old are the homes in Robinstown?
7.7% 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 (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).