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Photo: Eric Jones · CC BY-SA 2.04buildings on the National Inventory
History of Grange · National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
Grange has 4 buildings on the National Inventory
Grange’s oldest recorded building dates from 1860. Inside the town, the Sites and Monuments Record lists 3 archaeological sites.
On the National Inventory
4
Of national importance
0
NIAH National or International, and national monuments
Archaeological sites
3
Sites and Monuments Record
Oldest building
1860
the first date on its record
Homes built before 1919
2.5%
typical town: 3.4%
In pictures
Grange’s landmarks
Only Catholic Church of Mary Immaculate has a photo so far; more of Grange 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 Grange’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 4, by rating
4 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
4 historic places in Grange
Buildings rated Regional, of significance in their region, and archaeological monuments with an encyclopedia article.
House · 1860–1880J. WatersGrange
Court house · 1880–1900Grange CourthouseGrange
Presbytery / parochial / curate's house · 1890–1910Saint Molaise'sGrange
What’s recorded
Grange and its edges: homes first, 57%
Of national importance in Grange: none; the record is regional. Second on the record: churches and chapels, 3 of them. At the top of the record: Streedagh House and Ahamlish Church.
Homes8
Churches and chapels3
Walls, gates and bridges3
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 Grange
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.
| Kiln1 record |
| Castle - unclassified1 record |
| Megalithic structure1 record |
Just outside Grange: 11
| Gortnaleck Court TombArchaeological monument (SMR) · 2.4 km outside the town |
| Streedagh HouseRegional rating (NIAH) · 2 km outside the town |
| Ahamlish ChurchRegional rating (NIAH) · 1.2 km outside the town |
| Ardnaglass BridgeRegional rating (NIAH) · 2 km outside the town |
| Ahamlish GlebeRegional rating (NIAH) · 1.3 km outside the town |
| Ivy HouseRegional rating (NIAH) · 100 m outside the town |
| J. CostelloRegional rating (NIAH) · 100 m outside the town |
| Benbulbin Old SchoolRegional rating (NIAH) · 1.6 km outside the town |
| Saint Kevin's Church (Drumcliff)Regional rating (NIAH) · 1.3 km outside the town |
| Bridge, Drumfad, RathhughRegional rating (NIAH) · 2 km outside the town |
| Bridge, GrangeRegional rating (NIAH) · 100 m outside the town |
Homes by age
Little of Grange’s housing predates 1919: 2.5%, the norm is 3.4%
Homes dated from 1946 to 1980 are scarcer in Grange than in most towns: 13%, against 24%. Just 2% of the homes in Grange went up between the wars, short of the typical 3.9%. More of the homes standing in Grange today were built in the 2000s than in any other period: 45%.
2.5%
Before 1919
2%
1919–45
13%
1946–80
30%
1981–2000
45%
2001–10
8%
Since 2011
GrangeTypical 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
Grange and its neighbours
| Town | People | National Inventory | National | Archaeological sites |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grange | 569 | 4 | 0 | 3 |
| Sligo | 20,608 | 304 | 15 | 74 |
| Strandhill | 1,982 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Kinlough | 1,196 | 5 | 0 | 3 |
| Bundoran | 2,599 | 25 | 0 | 18 |
In brief
Grange in brief
The official list counts 4 places on the record in Grange. Its homes are mostly newer: 2.5% were built before 1919, against 3.4% in the typical town. The oldest, J. Waters, dates from 1860. Beyond that, Lola Montez (1821) was born here before 1900; and 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 Grange’s history
How many historic buildings are recorded in Grange?
4 buildings on the National Inventory, from the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage.
What is the oldest building in Grange?
J. Waters: the first date on its record is 1860.
Are there archaeological sites in Grange?
Yes: the Sites and Monuments Record lists 3 archaeological sites inside Grange.
How old are the homes in Grange?
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).