NMCastle - Anglo-Norman masonry castleTrim CastleManorland (1st Division)Photo: Billy Irwin · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Commons file
Sheep Gate · Photo: William Murphy from Dublin, Ireland · CC BY-SA 2.062buildings on the National Inventory
History of Trim · National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
Trim, recorded since 1410: 62 buildings on the National Inventory
The Sites and Monuments Record marks Trim as a historic town and lists 120 archaeological sites inside it. Trim has 65 buildings on the record for every 10,000 residents, against 48 in the typical town.
On the National Inventory
62
65 per 10,000 residents
typical town: 48
typical town: 48
Of national importance
1
NIAH National or International, and national monuments
Archaeological sites
120
Sites and Monuments Record
Oldest building
1410
the first date on its record
Homes built before 1919
2.5%
typical town: 3.4%
In pictures
8 photos of Trim’s landmarks, and 1 old views
The oldest building in Trim’s set dates from 1800: Saint Patrick's Cathedral (Trim). So far the camera has reached 8 of Trim’s recorded places. Trim as it was in 1865, in old photographs.
Trim CastleNational monument to visit
St. Mary's AbbeyArchaeological monument (SMR)
Newtown AbbeyArchaeological monument (SMR)
Bridge, TrimRegional rating (NIAH)
Saint Patrick's Cathedral (Trim)Regional rating (NIAH)+3See all photosPhotos 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.
Through time
Trim in old photos
1 old photograph, made before 1950.
1865From Wikimedia Commons, copied to our own server: public domain, or from the National Library of Ireland’s collections (Lawrence, Poole, Eason and others) with no known copyright restrictions. Each credit opens the image’s page.
How old
Most of Trim’s dated buildings come from the 19th century
Each building by the first date on its record.
Middle Ages 500–14991
1500–1799 three centuries7
19th century 1800–189938
1900 and later to today16
8 of the 62 dated ones were built before 1800. The oldest is Talbot Castle, from 1410.
The map
Where Trim’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 67, by rating
1 National and International66 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 Trim
Buildings the National Inventory rates National or International: of significance across Ireland or beyond. With one national monument the State cares for and opens to visitors. Each one opens its own page.
Regional and other sites
66 more historic places in Trim
Buildings rated Regional, of significance in their region, and archaeological monuments with an encyclopedia article.
All 31, A to Z
Bank of IrelandBlackhall HouseCastleview HouseCrowpark HouseHighfield HouseJohn Spicer and CompanyLackanash CottageMornington HouseNewtown AbbeyPresbytery, Saint Patrick's Catholic ChurchSaint Joseph's HospitalSaint Mary's Convent National SchoolSaint Mary's Convent of MercySaint Patrick's Cathedral (Trim)Saint Patrick's Catholic ChurchSaint Patrick's National SchoolSheep GateSt. John's PriorySt. Mary's AbbeyTalbot CastleThe CottageThe Old RectoryTrim CourthouseTrim Garda Síochána StationTrim Technical SchoolTrim Town HallUlster BankWatergate BridgeWellington LodgeWellington PillarWhite Lodge
35 recorded by their type and address
35 are recorded only by their type and address: 22 homes, 4 walls, gates and bridges and 4 street furniture; most date from the 19th century.
17th century1
18th century3
19th century28
20th century3
Historic streets
High Street has the most
Streets with three or more buildings on the record, by the address it gives.
High Street8 on the record
Market Street7 on the record
Emmet Street6 on the record
Castle Street6 on the record
Summerhill Road5 on the record
Patrick Street5 on the record
Mill Street3 on the record
Navan Gate Street3 on the record
Of the 67 records, 57 give a street address.
What’s recorded
Trim has an unusual share of public buildings: 16%, where the National Inventory has 6%
The largest group is homes: 36, or 58%. Leading the record by rating: Talbot Castle and Crowpark House. All of Trim’s recorded buildings carry a regional rating.
Homes36
Public buildings10
Walls, gates and bridges5
Street furniture4
Churches and chapels3
Inns, shops and warehouses1
Mills, stations and works1
Memorials and tombs1
Other buildings1
Types as the National Inventory records them, grouped; a building keeps the type it was built as.
Archaeology and around
Archaeology in Trim
The Sites and Monuments Record lists every known archaeological site; most are field monuments with little to see. By kind:
120 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 - miscellaneous14 records |
| Graveslab11 records |
| House - medieval7 records |
| Building5 records |
| Bridge4 records |
| Armorial plaque4 records |
| Burial4 records |
| Castle - tower house4 records |
| Church3 records |
| Graveyard3 records |
| Well3 records |
| Structure3 records |
| Burial ground3 records |
| Enclosure2 records |
| Font2 records |
| 38 more kinds48 records |
Just outside Trim: 9
| Newhaggard HouseRegional rating (NIAH) · 1.2 km outside the town |
| Fosterstown House (country house)Regional rating (NIAH) · 400 m outside the town |
| Fosterstown House (gate lodge)Regional rating (NIAH) · 400 m outside the town |
| Newtown ParkRegional rating (NIAH) · 500 m outside the town |
| Mill (water), NewhaggardRegional rating (NIAH) · 1.3 km outside the town |
| Outbuilding, NewhaggardRegional rating (NIAH) · 1.3 km outside the town |
| House, StonehallRegional rating (NIAH) · 600 m outside the town |
| House, IffernockRegional rating (NIAH) · 200 m outside the town |
| Water pump, IffernockRegional rating (NIAH) · 100 m outside the town |
Homes by age
Trim is still building: 9.1% of its homes are from 2011 or later, against 5.8%
Homes from before 1919 are 2.5% of Trim’s housing, below the typical town’s 3.4%. Few of Trim’s homes date between the wars: 2%, the norm 3.9%. Look at when Trim’s homes went up and one period leads: in the 2000s, with 35%.
2.5%
Before 1919
2%
1919–45
24%
1946–80
27%
1981–2000
35%
2001–10
9.1%
Since 2011
TrimTypical 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
Trim and its neighbours
In brief
Trim in brief
Trim has 67 places on the record, 1 of them in the top tier, including Trim Castle. On High Street alone there are 8 places on the record. Most entries on the list, 58%, are homes. Most of its dated monuments come from the 19th century: 38 of 62. The oldest, Talbot Castle, dates from 1410.
Its homes are mostly newer: 2.5% were built before 1919, against 3.4% in the typical town. It also has 120 archaeological sites on the record. Beyond that, it has 62 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 Egidia de Lacy, Lady of Connacht (1205) and Sylvester Malone (1821) were 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 Trim’s history
How many historic buildings are recorded in Trim?
62 buildings on the National Inventory, one of them of national importance, from the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage.
Which places in Trim are of national importance?
Trim Castle.
What is the oldest building in Trim?
Talbot Castle: the first date on its record is 1410.
Are there archaeological sites in Trim?
Yes: the Sites and Monuments Record lists 120 archaeological sites inside Trim.
How old are the homes in Trim?
2.5% 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).