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History of Athleague · National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
Athleague: 6 buildings on the National Inventory
History in Athleague goes back at least to 1810, the date of its oldest recorded building. Of its homes, 5.9% were built before 1919, against 3.4% in the typical town.
On the National Inventory
6
Of national importance
0
NIAH National or International, and national monuments
Archaeological sites
0
Sites and Monuments Record
Oldest building
1810
the first date on its record
Homes built before 1919
5.9%
typical town: 3.4%
In pictures
Places to see in Athleague
Pictured: Castlestrange stone, on Athleague’s record.
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 Athleague’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 6, by rating
6 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
6 historic places in Athleague
Buildings rated Regional, of significance in their region, and archaeological monuments with an encyclopedia article.
House · 1810–1840House, Athleague
Building · 1830–1870Building, Athleague
House · 1830–1860House, Athleague
House · 1850–1870House, Athleague
Shrine / oratory / grotto · 1955–1960Shrine, Athleague
What’s recorded
The record in and around Athleague: homes first, at 40%
The record in Athleague runs as late as 1955. Beyond Athleague, homes make up a bigger share of the national record: 62%. Second on the record: churches and chapels, 2 of them.
Homes6
Churches and chapels2
Walls, gates and bridges2
Farm and estate buildings1
Mills, stations and works1
Other buildings3
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.
How old
Most of Athleague’s dated buildings come from the 19th century
Each building by the first date on its record.
1500–1799 three centuries0
19th century 1800–18995
1900 and later to today1
Archaeology and around
Just outside Athleague
Places on the record just outside the town that belong to it, nearest first.
Just outside Athleague: 10
| Castlestrange stoneArchaeological monument (SMR) · 2.2 km outside the town |
| Rookwood BridgeRegional rating (NIAH) · 1.8 km outside the town |
| Bushypark HouseRegional rating (NIAH) · 2.6 km outside the town |
| Athleague BridgeRegional rating (NIAH) · 100 m outside the town |
| RookwoodRegional rating (NIAH) · 2 km outside the town |
| CastlestrangeRegional rating (NIAH) · 2.4 km outside the town |
| Mill (water), AthleagueRegional rating (NIAH) · 100 m outside the town |
| Sluice, AthleagueRegional rating (NIAH) · 100 m outside the town |
| Aviary, AthleagueRegional rating (NIAH) · 200 m outside the town |
| Church, AthleagueRegional rating (NIAH) · 100 m outside the town |
Homes by age
More of Athleague’s homes date in the 2000s than from any other period: 38%
Athleague added comparatively little from 1946 to 1980: 14% of its homes, the typical town 24%. Against a typical 3.9%, 5.9% of Athleague’s homes went up between the wars. Building from 1981 to 2000 went further in Athleague than in most towns: 30%, against 24%.
5.9%
Before 1919
5.9%
1919–45
14%
1946–80
30%
1981–2000
38%
2001–10
5.9%
Since 2011
AthleagueTypical 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
Athleague and its neighbours
| Town | People | National Inventory | National | Archaeological sites |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Athleague | 296 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| Roscommon | 6,555 | 47 | 4 | 50 |
In brief
Athleague in brief
Old houses are part of Athleague’s character: 5.9% of its homes were built before 1919, against 3.4% in the typical town. All told, the list holds 6 places on the record. Most of its dated monuments come from the 19th century: 5 of 6. The oldest, Saint Patrick's Catholic Church, dates from 1840.
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 Athleague’s history
How many historic buildings are recorded in Athleague?
6 buildings on the National Inventory, from the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage.
What is the oldest building in Athleague?
House, Athleague: the first date on its record is 1810.
How old are the homes in Athleague?
5.9% 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).