School, The Green, Geashill · Photo: A.-K. D · CC0Geashill: 20 buildings on the National Inventory
Old homes stand out in Geashill: 12% were built before 1919, where the typical town has 3.4%. The earliest building recorded goes back to 1800. Inside the town, the Sites and Monuments Record lists 6 archaeological sites.
7 pictures of historic Geashill
You can start with “School, The Green, Geashill” and “House, The Green, Geashill”. Pictures exist for 7 of the places Geashill has on the record. The oldest building pictured in Geashill is Saint Mary's Church (Geashill), from 1810.
House, The Green, GeashillRegional rating (NIAH)
Saint Mary's Church (Geashill)Regional rating (NIAH)
House, The Green, GeashillRegional rating (NIAH)
Geashill Garda Síochána StationRegional rating (NIAH)
Burbage MonumentRegional rating (NIAH)+2See 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.
Where Geashill’s history is
Every building and site on the record inside the town, by its rating.
Hover a dot for its name; tap one to open its page.
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).
20 historic places in Geashill
Buildings rated Regional, of significance in their region, and archaeological monuments with an encyclopedia article.
All 7, A to Z
13 recorded by their type and address
13 are recorded only by their type and address: 12 homes and 1 public buildings; most date from the 19th century.
In Geashill, homes lead the record (75%)
The variety is wide in Geashill: 5 kinds of building on the record. 2 records make churches and chapels the second group. At the top of the record: Saint Mary's Church and “Mausoleum, Saint Mary's Church”.
Types as the National Inventory records them, grouped; a building keeps the type it was built as.
Most of Geashill’s dated buildings come from the 19th century
Each building by the first date on its record.
Archaeology in Geashill
The Sites and Monuments Record lists every known archaeological site; most are field monuments with little to see. By kind:
6 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 |
| Graveslab1 record |
| Castle - tower house1 record |
| Castle - motte1 record |
| Bawn1 record |
Just outside Geashill: 10
| Ard HouseRegional rating (NIAH) · 2.6 km outside the town |
| Ballychristal HouseRegional rating (NIAH) · 1.8 km outside the town |
| Alderborough HouseRegional rating (NIAH) · 500 m outside the town |
| Geashill Railway StationRegional rating (NIAH) · 2.7 km outside the town |
| Geashill Railway Station (store / warehouse)Regional rating (NIAH) · 2.7 km outside the town |
| Geashill Railway Station (worker's house)Regional rating (NIAH) · 2.7 km outside the town |
| The ForgeRegional rating (NIAH) · 1.2 km outside the town |
| Farm house, BallydownanRegional rating (NIAH) · 900 m outside the town |
| Farm house, BawnmoreRegional rating (NIAH) · 500 m outside the town |
| Farm house, KillelleryRegional rating (NIAH) · 2.3 km outside the town |
Little new building in Geashill: 1.5% of homes date from 2011 on, against 5.8%
Look at when Geashill’s homes went up and one period leads: from 1946 to 1980, with 35%. Homes built between the wars make up just 2.2% of Geashill’s, against 3.9% in the typical town. Geashill added comparatively little from 1981 to 2000: 16% of its homes, the typical town 24%.
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.
Geashill and its neighbours
| Town | People | National Inventory | National | Archaeological sites |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geashill | 392 | 20 | 0 | 6 |
| Daingean | 1,223 | 28 | 0 | 23 |
| Tullamore | 15,598 | 132 | 2 | 6 |
| Portarlington | 9,288 | 68 | 1 | 14 |
| Mountmellick | 4,905 | 54 | 0 | 3 |
| Kilbeggan | 1,575 | 54 | 2 | 9 |
Geashill in brief
Old houses are part of Geashill’s character: 12% of its homes were built before 1919, against 3.4% in the typical town. In all there are 20 places on the record. Of the whole list, 75% are homes. Most of its dated monuments come from the 19th century: 19 of 20. The oldest, Saint Mary's Church (Geashill), dates from 1810.
The archaeological record adds 6 sites. Beyond that, Herbert Samuel Holt (1856) was born here before 1900.
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 Geashill’s history
How many historic buildings are recorded in Geashill?
20 buildings on the National Inventory, from the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage.
What is the oldest building in Geashill?
House, Geashill: the first date on its record is 1800.
Are there archaeological sites in Geashill?
Yes: the Sites and Monuments Record lists 6 archaeological sites inside Geashill.
How old are the homes in Geashill?
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.
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).