House · 1800–1840Killure LodgeRhode
Photo: Sarah777 · CC BY-SA 2.05buildings on the National Inventory
History of Rhode · National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
Rhode: 5 buildings on the National Inventory
History in Rhode goes back at least to 1800, the date of its oldest recorded building. Inside the town, the Sites and Monuments Record lists 1 archaeological site.
On the National Inventory
5
Of national importance
0
NIAH National or International, and national monuments
Archaeological sites
1
Sites and Monuments Record
Oldest building
1800
the first date on its record
Homes built before 1919
2.5%
typical town: 3.4%
In pictures
A look at historic Rhode
Only Rhode Bridge has a photo so far; more of Rhode 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 Rhode’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 5, by rating
5 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
5 historic places in Rhode
Buildings rated Regional, of significance in their region, and archaeological monuments with an encyclopedia article.
Church / chapel · 1815–1820Saint Peter's Catholic ChurchRhode
House · 1860–1900Rhode HouseRhode
Surgery / clinic · 1840–1880Surgery, Rhode
Presbytery / parochial / curate's house · 1850–1880Presbytery, Rhode
What’s recorded
More homes than anything else in and around Rhode: 50%
The runner-up group is farm and estate buildings: 3 records. Two of the highest-rated records are Toberdaly House and Ballybrittan House. Just outside Rhode, the oldest record dates from 1630.
Homes11
Farm and estate buildings3
Mills, stations and works2
Walls, gates and bridges2
Churches and chapels1
Street furniture1
Other buildings2
Types as the National Inventory records them, grouped, for the records inside the town and those just outside it that belong to it; a building keeps the type it was built as.
Archaeology and around
Archaeology in Rhode
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.
| Cross - Wayside cross (present location)1 record |
Just outside Rhode: 18
| Clonin EarthworksArchaeological monument (SMR) · 300 m outside the town |
| Toberdaly House (worker's house)Regional rating (NIAH) · 1.6 km outside the town |
| Ballybrittan HouseRegional rating (NIAH) · 2.4 km outside the town |
| Greenhills HouseRegional rating (NIAH) · 2 km outside the town |
| Toberdaly House (folly)Regional rating (NIAH) · 1.6 km outside the town |
| Coolville HouseRegional rating (NIAH) · 400 m outside the town |
| Rathmoyle House (country house)Regional rating (NIAH) · 400 m outside the town |
| Rathmoyle House (outbuilding)Regional rating (NIAH) · 400 m outside the town |
| Rhode BridgeRegional rating (NIAH) · 1.2 km outside the town |
| Toberdaly BridgeRegional rating (NIAH) · 1.9 km outside the town |
| Toberdaly House (worker's house)Regional rating (NIAH) · 1.7 km outside the town |
| Toberdaly House (farmyard complex)Regional rating (NIAH) · 1.7 km outside the town |
| Dunville HouseRegional rating (NIAH) · 100 m outside the town |
| Mill (wind), FahyRegional rating (NIAH) · 700 m outside the town |
| Farm house, CoolcorRegional rating (NIAH) · 1.1 km outside the town |
| Farm house, CoolcorRegional rating (NIAH) · 1.1 km outside the town |
| Forge, ToberdalyRegional rating (NIAH) · 1.1 km outside the town |
| Post box, BallystrigRegional rating (NIAH) · 1.2 km outside the town |
Homes by age
Since 2011, building in Rhode has been slow: 1.4% of its homes, the norm is 5.8%
31% of Rhode’s homes date from 1981 to 2000, well above the typical 24%. Before 1919: just 2.5% of the homes in Rhode, where most towns have about 3.4%. The largest single period is from 1946 to 1980, with 32% of Rhode’s homes.
2.5%
Before 1919
3.5%
1919–45
32%
1946–80
31%
1981–2000
31%
2001–10
1.4%
Since 2011
RhodeTypical 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
Rhode and its neighbours
| Town | People | National Inventory | National | Archaeological sites |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rhode | 841 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| Daingean | 1,223 | 28 | 0 | 23 |
| Edenderry | 7,888 | 53 | 0 | 4 |
| Rochfortbridge | 1,498 | 16 | 0 | 0 |
| Kinnegad | 3,064 | 11 | 0 | 2 |
| Derrinturn | 1,837 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Killucan-Rathwire | 1,574 | 28 | 0 | 8 |
In brief
Rhode in brief
The official list counts 5 places on the record in Rhode. Its homes are mostly newer: 2.5% were built before 1919, against 3.4% in the typical town. The oldest, Killure Lodge, dates from 1800. Beyond that, most dated ones come from the 19th century; John Dunne (1846) was born here before 1900; and 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 Rhode’s history
How many historic buildings are recorded in Rhode?
5 buildings on the National Inventory, from the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage.
What is the oldest building in Rhode?
Killure Lodge: the first date on its record is 1800.
Are there archaeological sites in Rhode?
Yes: the Sites and Monuments Record lists 1 archaeological site inside Rhode.
How old are the homes in Rhode?
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).