Garda station / constabulary barracks · 1840–1880Keadew Garda Síochána StationKeadew
Photo: Sarah777 · CC BY-SA 2.06buildings on the National Inventory
History of Keadew · National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
Keadew has 6 buildings on the National Inventory
Old homes stand out in Keadew: 11% were built before 1919, where the typical town has 3.4%. The earliest building recorded goes back to 1830. Inside the town, the Sites and Monuments Record lists 3 archaeological sites.
On the National Inventory
6
Of national importance
0
NIAH National or International, and national monuments
Archaeological sites
3
Sites and Monuments Record
Oldest building
1830
the first date on its record
Homes built before 1919
11%
typical town: 3.4%
The map
Where Keadew’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 Keadew
Buildings rated Regional, of significance in their region, and archaeological monuments with an encyclopedia article.
Church / chapel · 1850–1870Catholic Church of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin MaryKeadew
Building · 1850–1890Nanny's WellKeadew
Building · 1830–1870Building, Keadew
Presbytery / parochial / curate's house · 1840–1880Presbytery, Keadew
House · 1900–1940House, Keadew
What’s recorded
More homes than anything else in and around Keadew: 46%
Beyond Keadew’s edge the record is older still: 1770. The runner-up group is churches and chapels: 3 records. Two of the highest-rated records are Kilronan Castle and Saint Thomas's Church (Kilronan).
Homes6
Churches and chapels3
Public buildings1
Walls, gates and bridges1
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.
How old
Most of Keadew’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
Archaeology in Keadew
The Sites and Monuments Record lists every known archaeological site; most are field monuments with little to see. By kind:
3 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.
| Cairn - clearance cairn1 record |
| Ringfort - rath1 record |
| Sweathouse1 record |
Just outside Keadew: 7
| Kilronan Castle (walled garden)Regional rating (NIAH) · 2.4 km outside the town |
| Saint Thomas's Church (Kilronan)Regional rating (NIAH) · 1 km outside the town |
| Kilronan Castle (country house)Regional rating (NIAH) · 2.3 km outside the town |
| Knockranny HouseRegional rating (NIAH) · 800 m outside the town |
| Kilronan Castle (gate lodge)Regional rating (NIAH) · 1.3 km outside the town |
| Kilronan Castle (gate lodge)Regional rating (NIAH) · 2.9 km outside the town |
| Graveyard, ChurchacresRegional rating (NIAH) · 500 m outside the town |
Homes by age
The biggest share of Keadew’s homes dates from 1981 to 2000: 34%
8.2% of Keadew’s homes date between the wars, well above the typical 3.9%. Since 2011 Keadew has added 5.5% of its homes, close to the typical town’s 5.8%. By 2001, Keadew had built the greater part of the homes it has now.
11%
Before 1919
8.2%
1919–45
19%
1946–80
34%
1981–2000
22%
2001–10
5.5%
Since 2011
KeadewTypical 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
Keadew and its neighbours
| Town | People | National Inventory | National | Archaeological sites |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keadew | 189 | 6 | 0 | 3 |
| Drumshanbo | 1,240 | 23 | 0 | 0 |
| Carrick-On-Shannon | 4,743 | 57 | 0 | 15 |
| Boyle | 2,915 | 55 | 3 | 35 |
In brief
Keadew in brief
More of Keadew’s homes are old than in most places: 11% 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, Keadew Garda Síochána Station, dates from 1840. The rest is about typical: it also has 3 archaeological sites.
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 Keadew’s history
How many historic buildings are recorded in Keadew?
6 buildings on the National Inventory, from the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage.
What is the oldest building in Keadew?
Building, Keadew: the first date on its record is 1830.
Are there archaeological sites in Keadew?
Yes: the Sites and Monuments Record lists 3 archaeological sites inside Keadew.
How old are the homes in Keadew?
11% 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) · 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).