NatCountry house · 1875–1880Castle Leslie (country house)GlasloughPhoto: Lukiebaggs · Public domain · Commons file
Photo: N-a · CC BY-SA 2.044buildings on the National Inventory
History of Glaslough · National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
Glaslough has 44 buildings on the National Inventory, one of them of national importance
Old homes stand out in Glaslough: 12% were built before 1919, where the typical town has 3.4%. Its oldest building dates from 1660. The Sites and Monuments Record adds 9 archaeological sites inside the town.
On the National Inventory
44
Of national importance
1
NIAH National or International, and national monuments
Archaeological sites
9
Sites and Monuments Record
Oldest building
1660
the first date on its record
Homes built before 1919
12%
typical town: 3.4%
In pictures
Landmarks of Glaslough
Only Castle Leslie (country house) has a photo so far; more of Glaslough 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 Glaslough’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 44, by rating
1 National and International43 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 Glaslough
Buildings the National Inventory rates National or International: of significance across Ireland or beyond. Each one opens its own page.
Regional and other sites
43 more historic places in Glaslough
Buildings rated Regional, of significance in their region, and archaeological monuments with an encyclopedia article.
All 23, A to Z
Castle Leslie (boathouse)Castle Leslie (demesne walls / gates / railings)Castle Leslie (demesne walls / gates / railings)Castle Leslie (folly)Castle Leslie (gate lodge)Castle Leslie (gate lodge)Castle Leslie (gate lodge)Castle Leslie (statue)Charles Powell Leslie MonumentDonagh Parochial HallGates, Saint Salvator's Church (Donagh)Glaslough Orange HallGlaslough Railway StationGlaslough Railway Station (gates / railings / walls)Glaslough Railway Station (station master's house)Glaslough Railway Station (train shed)Monument, Saint Salvator's Church (Donagh)Pillar HouseSaint Salvator's Church (Donagh)The FirsThe Lodge (house)The Lodge (outbuilding)Trinity House
20 recorded by their type and address
20 are recorded only by their type and address: 10 homes, 6 street furniture and 2 other buildings; most date from the 19th century.
18th century5
19th century13
20th century2
What’s recorded
Glaslough has an unusual share of street furniture: 14%, where the National Inventory has 3%
Glaslough shows 10 kinds of building on its record. 19 records, 43%, are homes. Among the highest-rated: Castle Leslie and “Gates, Saint Salvator's Church (Donagh)”.
Homes19
Street furniture6
Walls, gates and bridges4
Memorials and tombs3
Public buildings2
Farm and estate buildings2
Inns, shops and warehouses2
Mills, stations and works1
Churches and chapels1
Other buildings4
Types as the National Inventory records them, grouped; a building keeps the type it was built as.
How old
Most of Glaslough’s dated buildings come from the 19th century
Each building by the first date on its record.
1500–1799 three centuries2
19th century 1800–189939
1900 and later to today3
2 of the 44 dated ones were built before 1800. The oldest is Gates, Saint Salvator's Church (Donagh), from 1660.
Archaeology and around
Archaeology in Glaslough
The Sites and Monuments Record lists every known archaeological site; most are field monuments with little to see. By kind:
9 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.
| Graveslab2 records |
| Church1 record |
| Graveyard1 record |
| Inscribed stone1 record |
| Headstone1 record |
| Font1 record |
| Bastioned fort1 record |
| House - 17th century1 record |
Just outside Glaslough: 39
| Aghaboy HouseRegional rating (NIAH) · 1.4 km outside the town |
| Castle Leslie (farmyard complex)Regional rating (NIAH) · 800 m outside the town |
| Castle Leslie (demesne walls / gates / railings)Regional rating (NIAH) · 100 m outside the town |
| Hollow HouseRegional rating (NIAH) · 1.4 km outside the town |
| New MillsRegional rating (NIAH) · 2.3 km outside the town |
| New Mills BridgeRegional rating (NIAH) · 2.4 km outside the town |
| Leek HouseRegional rating (NIAH) · 2.5 km outside the town |
| Castle Leslie (demesne walls / gates / railings)Regional rating (NIAH) · 900 m outside the town |
| Castle Leslie (gate lodge)Regional rating (NIAH) · 700 m outside the town |
| Castle Leslie (demesne walls / gates / railings)Regional rating (NIAH) · 700 m outside the town |
| Saint Mary's Catholic ChurchRegional rating (NIAH) · 900 m outside the town |
| Broomfield CottageRegional rating (NIAH) · 700 m outside the town |
| Glennan HouseRegional rating (NIAH) · 1.1 km outside the town |
| Glennan House (farmyard complex)Regional rating (NIAH) · 1.1 km outside the town |
| Glennan National SchoolRegional rating (NIAH) · 1.2 km outside the town |
| Leek House (gate lodge)Regional rating (NIAH) · 1.9 km outside the town |
| Castle Leslie (gates / railings / walls)Regional rating (NIAH) · 1.3 km outside the town |
| Glaslough Railway Station (gates / railings / walls)Regional rating (NIAH) · 100 m outside the town |
| Castle Leslie (demesne walls / gates / railings)Regional rating (NIAH) · 100 m outside the town |
| Castle Leslie (gate lodge)Regional rating (NIAH) · 1.3 km outside the town |
Homes by age
40% of Glaslough’s homes were built in the 2000s
Builders have been quiet in Glaslough since 2011: 4.3% of its homes, the norm 5.8%. Glaslough added comparatively little between the wars: 2.1% of its homes, the typical town 3.9%. At least one home in two in Glaslough was standing by 2001.
12%
Before 1919
2.1%
1919–45
22%
1946–80
20%
1981–2000
40%
2001–10
4.3%
Since 2011
GlasloughTypical 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.
Born here
3 notable people born in Glaslough before 1900
From John Leslie (1772) to Alexander Haslett (1883): their lives on one timeline, earliest first.
John Leslie
John McKenna
Alexander Haslett
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JM
John McKenna1855–1936 · British footballer
AH
Alexander Haslett1883–1951 · Irish politician
JL
John Leslie1772–1854 · Irish bishop
Everyone born in Glaslough → Birthplaces from Wikidata, each checked against the person’s English Wikipedia article; portraits from Wikimedia Commons.
Neighbours
Glaslough and its neighbours
| Town | People | National Inventory | National | Archaeological sites |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glaslough | 443 | 44 | 1 | 9 |
| Monaghan | 7,894 | 187 | 4 | 18 |
In brief
Glaslough in brief
More of Glaslough’s homes are old than in most places: 12% were built before 1919, against 3.4% in the typical town. In all there are 44 places on the record, 1 of them in the top tier, including Castle Leslie. Of the 44 with a date, 39 come from the 19th century. The oldest is Gates, Saint Salvator's Church (Donagh), from 1660.
John McKenna (1855), Alexander Haslett (1883) and John Leslie (1772) were all born here before 1900. It also has 9 archaeological sites on the record.
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 Glaslough’s history
How many historic buildings are recorded in Glaslough?
44 buildings on the National Inventory, one of them of national importance, from the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage.
Which places in Glaslough are of national importance?
Castle Leslie (country house).
What is the oldest building in Glaslough?
Gates, Saint Salvator's Church (Donagh): the first date on its record is 1660.
Are there archaeological sites in Glaslough?
Yes: the Sites and Monuments Record lists 9 archaeological sites inside Glaslough.
How old are the homes in Glaslough?
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.
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).