- Address
- Church Street, Strokestown
- Type
- House
- NIAH reg. no.
- 31811014
Forde and Sons
Church Street, Strokestown
Many historic buildings are private homes. Please enjoy them from the street.
About Forde and Sons
Forde and Sons is one of 29 buildings in Strokestown the National Inventory rates Regional. Forde and Sons dates from 1840–1880. 27 other places on the record stand within 400 m.
This well-proportioned house makes a positive contribution to the streetscape of Church Street. It is enhanced by the retention of many original features and materials.
From the National Inventory’s appraisal, record 31811014 · CC BY 4.0 · Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
NIAHRead its National Inventory recordThe full description and appraisal, the survey photo and the map · 31811014↗Regional is the National Inventory’s rating for a building of significance in its region; most rated buildings carry it.
Make it a walk: 5 historic places in about 15 minutes
Strokestown · about 700 m on foot, as the crow flies
- 1Forde and SonsStart here
- 2Corcoran BrothersRegional rating (NIAH) · 100 m on
- 3Hartland HouseRegional rating (NIAH) · 100 m on
- 4LawlessRegional rating (NIAH) · 100 m on
- 5Strokestown Park House (bridge)Regional rating (NIAH) · 300 m on
Strokestown Park House (gate lodge)Regional rating (NIAH)300 mSaint John's Church (Bumlin)Regional rating (NIAH)400 mGraveyard, Convent of MercyRegional rating (NIAH)400 m
Strokestown Park House (stables)Regional rating (NIAH)500 m
Strokestown Park House (country house)National rating (NIAH)500 mConvent of MercyRegional rating (NIAH)500 m10 within 150 m
Every place on the record within this distance; each opens its own page.
Near Strokestown: more houses on the record
Of these 6, 2 stand in Strokestown. Strokestown Park House in Strokestown is the nearest, at 300 m. 6 like it are within 40 km, each with a photo.
Questions about Forde and Sons
Is Forde and Sons on the National Inventory?
Yes: rated Regional (record 31811014).
Can you visit Forde and Sons?
Many historic buildings are private homes; this one can be seen from the street.
When was Forde and Sons built?
Its National Inventory record dates it to 1840–1880.
Is Forde and Sons 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.
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). 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).