RegChurch / chapel · 1815–1820Kilmacallan ChurchRiverstownPhoto: HistoricalFictionAuthor · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Commons file
Catholic Church of the Sacred Heart · Photo: HistoricalFictionAuthor · CC BY-SA 4.011buildings on the National Inventory
History of Riverstown · National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
Riverstown: 15% of homes built before 1919
Against 3.4% in the typical town, Riverstown has 5 times the share. On the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage, Riverstown counts 11 buildings. The oldest record dates from 1760. The Sites and Monuments Record adds 2 archaeological sites inside the town.
On the National Inventory
11
Of national importance
0
NIAH National or International, and national monuments
Archaeological sites
2
Sites and Monuments Record
Oldest building
1760
the first date on its record
Homes built before 1919
15%
typical town: 3.4%
In pictures
Riverstown’s buildings in 2 pictures
2 of the places on Riverstown’s record are pictured here; the others show their record card. Among them: Catholic Church of the Sacred Heart and Kilmacallan Church. The oldest building pictured in Riverstown is Kilmacallan Church, from 1815.
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 Riverstown’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 11, by rating
11 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
11 historic places in Riverstown
Buildings rated Regional, of significance in their region, and archaeological monuments with an encyclopedia article.
RegChurch / chapel · 1935–1945Catholic Church of the Sacred HeartRiverstownPhoto: HistoricalFictionAuthor · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Commons file
Garda station / constabulary barracks · 1870–1910Riverstown Garda Síochána StationRiverstown
House · 1880–1900KingsvilleRiverstown
House · 1880–1900Millview HouseRiverstown
School · 1880–1900Riverstown SchoolRiverstown
Hall · 1885–1890Cooper Memorial HallRiverstown
Bridge · 1760–1800Bridge, Riverstown
House · 1820–1840House, Riverstown
House · 1850–1870House, Riverstown
Church / chapel · 1895–1900Church, Riverstown
What’s recorded
Riverstown’s record leans to homes: 36%
The next biggest group is churches and chapels, 3 in all. Two of the highest-rated records are Kilmacallan Church and Riverstown Garda Síochána Station. Rated by importance, Riverstown’s buildings are all regional.
Homes4
Churches and chapels3
Public buildings3
Walls, gates and bridges1
Types as the National Inventory records them, grouped; a building keeps the type it was built as.
How old
Most of Riverstown’s dated buildings come from the 19th century
Each building by the first date on its record.
1500–1799 three centuries1
19th century 1800–18999
1900 and later to today1
1 of the 11 dated ones were built before 1800.
Archaeology and around
Archaeology in Riverstown
The Sites and Monuments Record lists every known archaeological site; most are field monuments with little to see. By kind:
2 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.
| Ringfort - rath1 record |
| Souterrain1 record |
Just outside Riverstown: 11
| Coopershill House (walled garden)Regional rating (NIAH) · 1.1 km outside the town |
| Coopershill House (country house)Regional rating (NIAH) · 1.2 km outside the town |
| Coopershill House (bridge)Regional rating (NIAH) · 1.2 km outside the town |
| Ardagh HouseRegional rating (NIAH) · 1 km outside the town |
| Coopershill House (farmyard complex)Regional rating (NIAH) · 1.2 km outside the town |
| Coopershill House (farmyard complex)Regional rating (NIAH) · 1.1 km outside the town |
| Coolbock BridgeRegional rating (NIAH) · 2.1 km outside the town |
| Cloonlurg HouseRegional rating (NIAH) · 3 km outside the town |
| The BeehiveRegional rating (NIAH) · 2.6 km outside the town |
| Bridge, RiverstownRegional rating (NIAH) · 100 m outside the town |
| House, CooperhillRegional rating (NIAH) · 1.1 km outside the town |
Homes by age
Riverstown has added few homes since 2011: 0.6%, where most towns have 5.8%
Building from 1981 to 2000 left Riverstown with 17% of its homes, below the usual 24%. In most towns 3.9% of homes were built between the wars; in Riverstown, 8.3%. Riverstown’s largest group of homes, 44%, went up in the 2000s.
15%
Before 1919
8.3%
1919–45
15%
1946–80
17%
1981–2000
44%
2001–10
0.6%
Since 2011
RiverstownTypical 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
Riverstown and its neighbours
| Town | People | National Inventory | National | Archaeological sites |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Riverstown | 394 | 11 | 0 | 2 |
| Collooney | 1,797 | 9 | 0 | 7 |
| Ballymote | 1,711 | 38 | 0 | 7 |
| Ballysadare | 1,747 | 11 | 0 | 12 |
| Coolaney | 1,155 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
| Sligo | 20,608 | 304 | 15 | 74 |
In brief
Riverstown in brief
More of Riverstown’s homes are old than in most places: 15% were built before 1919, against 3.4% in the typical town. All told, the list holds 11 places on the record. Most of its dated monuments come from the 19th century: 9 of 11. The oldest, Kilmacallan Church, dates from 1815. The rest is about typical: it also has 2 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 Riverstown’s history
How many historic buildings are recorded in Riverstown?
11 buildings on the National Inventory, from the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage.
What is the oldest building in Riverstown?
Bridge, Riverstown: the first date on its record is 1760.
Are there archaeological sites in Riverstown?
Yes: the Sites and Monuments Record lists 2 archaeological sites inside Riverstown.
How old are the homes in Riverstown?
15% 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).