NMCathedralRock of Cashel (Cathedral)St. PatricksrockPhoto: Warren LeMay from Covington, KY, United States · CC0 · Commons file
Cathedral of Saint John the Baptist · Photo: JohnArmagh · Public domain90buildings on the National Inventory
History of Cashel · National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
Cashel: 90 buildings on the National Inventory, the oldest from 1430
Cashel is a historic town on the Sites and Monuments Record, which lists 159 archaeological sites inside it. The National Inventory of Architectural Heritage records 90 buildings in Cashel, 6 of them of national importance. That is 187 for every 10,000 residents, against 48 in the typical town. 6% of its homes date from before 1919; the typical town has 3.4%.
On the National Inventory
90
187 per 10,000 residents
typical town: 48
typical town: 48
Of national importance
6
NIAH National or International, and national monuments
Archaeological sites
159
Sites and Monuments Record
Oldest building
1430
the first date on its record
Homes built before 1919
6%
typical town: 3.4%
In pictures
Old and new: 7 photos and 5 old views of Cashel
6 recorded places in Cashel have a photo. Cashel before 1950 appears in old photographs from 1880 to 1922. Among Cashel’s top-rated places, 2 are pictured.
Rock of Cashel (Cathedral)National monument to visit
Rock of Cashel (Enclosure)Archaeological monument (SMR)
Fountain, Main Street, CashelRegional rating (NIAH)
Cashel City Hall and Butter MarketRegional rating (NIAH)
Hore AbbeyArchaeological monument (SMR)+2See all photosPhotos 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.
Through time
Cashel from 1880 to 1922
5 old photographs, in date order. All made before 1950.
1880s
1895
c. 1905
1914
1922From Wikimedia Commons, copied to our own server: public domain, or from the National Library of Ireland’s collections (Lawrence, Poole, Eason and others) with no known copyright restrictions. Each credit opens the image’s page.
How old
Most of Cashel’s dated buildings come from the 19th century
Each building by the first date on its record.
Middle Ages 500–14991
1500–1799 three centuries15
19th century 1800–189959
1900 and later to today15
16 of the 90 dated ones were built before 1800.
The map
Where Cashel’s history is
Every building and site on the record inside the town, by its rating.
National and InternationalRegional and other sites400 m from Cathedral of Saint John the Baptist
4 of 6within 400 m of Cathedral of Saint John the Baptist, the heart of the town’s history
Hover a dot for its name; tap one to open its page.
The 93, by rating
6 National and International87 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).
National and International
6 places of national importance in Cashel
Buildings the National Inventory rates National or International: of significance across Ireland or beyond. With one national monument the State cares for and opens to visitors. Each one opens its own page.
NatCathedral · 1780–1815Cathedral of Saint John the BaptistJohn Street, CashelPhoto: JohnArmagh · Public domain · Commons file
Bishop's palace · 1730–1735The Palace (bishop's palace)Main Street, Cashel
Church / chapel · 1770–1855Catholic Church of Saint John the BaptistFriar Street, Cashel
Library / archive · 1835–1840Library, Cathedral of Saint John the BaptistJohn Street, Cashel
Monument · 1865–1875Saint Patrick's CathedralRock Lane, Cashel
Regional and other sites
87 more historic places in Cashel
Buildings rated Regional, of significance in their region, and archaeological monuments with an encyclopedia article.
All 42, A to Z
Alla AileenAllied Irish BankAshmore HouseBank of IrelandBothán ScóirCallagy City BarCashel City Hall and Butter MarketCashel CourthouseCashel Garda Síochána StationCashel Post OfficeCooper HouseCroke Memorial Market CrossDavernDowling'sGate lodge, Cathedral of Saint John the BaptistGates, Cathedral of Saint John the BaptistGates, Catholic Church of Saint John the BaptistHill HouseIndavilleJohn J. FeehanLady's WellLadyswell HouseLower Gate HouseM. BurkeM. RyanO'CarrollOur Lady's HospitalQuirke'sRock AbbeyRock CottageRock of Cashel (Enclosure)Saint Anne'sSaint Patrick's HospitalScoil Chormaic (house)Scoil Chormaic (school)Scoil Chormaic (school)St. Dominic's AbbeyThe DeaneryThe HavenThe Palace (gate lodge)The Palace (school)The Rock
45 recorded by their type and address
45 are recorded only by their type and address: 32 homes, 5 street furniture and 3 public buildings; most date from the 19th century.
15th century1
18th century4
19th century35
20th century5
Historic streets
Main Street has the most
Streets with three or more buildings on the record, by the address it gives.
Main Street29 on the record · 1 of national importance
John Street23 on the record · 2 of national importance
Friar Street5 on the record · 1 of national importance
Moor Lane4 on the record
Golden Road4 on the record
Commandant P.J. Hogan Square3 on the record
Rock Lane3 on the record · 1 of national importance
Ladyswell Street3 on the record
Of the 93 records, 86 give a street address.
What’s recorded
In Cashel, homes lead the record (66%)
Cashel shows 8 kinds of building on its record. Nationally, public buildings are 6% of the record; in Cashel they are 14%. Two of the highest-rated records are The Palace and Catholic Church of Saint John the Baptist.
Homes59
Public buildings13
Street furniture5
Churches and chapels4
Memorials and tombs4
Walls, gates and bridges2
Inns, shops and warehouses1
Other buildings2
Types as the National Inventory records them, grouped; a building keeps the type it was built as.
Archaeology and around
Archaeology in Cashel
The Sites and Monuments Record lists every known archaeological site; most are field monuments with little to see. By kind:
159 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.
| Graveslab51 records |
| Architectural fragment11 records |
| Tomb - effigial9 records |
| Wall monument9 records |
| Building7 records |
| Excavation - miscellaneous6 records |
| Tomb - chest tomb5 records |
| Tomb - effigial (present location)5 records |
| Church3 records |
| Well3 records |
| Graveyard3 records |
| Sarcophagus3 records |
| Castle - tower house2 records |
| Cross - High cross2 records |
| House - 18th/19th century2 records |
| 32 more kinds38 records |
Just outside Cashel: 12
| Meldrum HouseNational rating (NIAH) · 1.9 km outside the town |
| Hore AbbeyArchaeological monument (SMR) · 100 m outside the town |
| Shanballyduff HouseRegional rating (NIAH) · 2.4 km outside the town |
| Mayfield HouseRegional rating (NIAH) · 2 km outside the town |
| Camus ParkRegional rating (NIAH) · 3 km outside the town |
| Castlelake MillRegional rating (NIAH) · 2.4 km outside the town |
| Dually HouseRegional rating (NIAH) · 2.6 km outside the town |
| Miller's house, Castlelake MillRegional rating (NIAH) · 2.4 km outside the town |
| Racecourse HallRegional rating (NIAH) · 1.6 km outside the town |
| Ballinamona HouseRegional rating (NIAH) · 1.8 km outside the town |
| Deerpark HouseRegional rating (NIAH) · 400 m outside the town |
| House, RathordanRegional rating (NIAH) · 1.2 km outside the town |
Homes by age
Since 2011, building in Cashel has been slow: 2.8% of its homes, the norm is 5.8%
More of the homes standing in Cashel today were built in the 2000s than in any other period: 43%. 7.3% of Cashel’s homes were built between the wars, more than the typical town’s 3.9%. The homes built in Cashel since 2001 are fewer than those built before it.
6%
Before 1919
7.3%
1919–45
20%
1946–80
21%
1981–2000
43%
2001–10
2.8%
Since 2011
CashelTypical 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.
Born here
8 notable people born in Cashel before 1900
From Kessog (460) to Delia Moclair (1895): their lives on one timeline, earliest first.
Kessog
John Lanigan
Stephen Garvin
Patrick Perkins
Michael O'Keefe
Paddy Mac Carthy
Robert Renison
Delia Moclair
4506007509001050120013501500165018001950
JL
John Lanigan1758–1825 · Irish historian
K
Kessog460–520 · Irish saint
Paddy Mac Carthy1871–1963 · Irish boxer
SG
Stephen Garvin1826–1874 · Irish recipient of the Victoria Cross
DM
Delia Moclair1895–1971 · Irish obstetrician
Patrick Perkins1838–1901 · Australian politician
Michael O'Keefe1854–1941 · Australian politician
RR
Robert Renison1875–1957 · Canadian bishop
Everyone born in Cashel → Birthplaces from Wikidata, each checked against the person’s English Wikipedia article; portraits from Wikimedia Commons.
Neighbours
Cashel and its neighbours
In brief
Cashel in brief
Old houses are part of Cashel’s character: 6% of its homes were built before 1919, against 3.4% in the typical town. All told, the list holds 93 places on the record, 6 of them in the top tier, including Rock of Cashel. For its size, it has more recorded buildings than 85% of Irish towns of 2,500 or more. Its places of national importance cluster together: 4 of them stand within 400 m of Cathedral of Saint John the Baptist.
Main Street alone has 29 places on the record. Most entries on the list, 66%, are homes. Of the 90 with a date, 59 come from the 19th century. Otherwise the figures are ordinary: it has 90 recorded buildings, about typical for a town its size (the middle one has 56).
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 Cashel’s history
How many historic buildings are recorded in Cashel?
90 buildings on the National Inventory, 6 of them of national importance, from the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage.
Which places in Cashel are of national importance?
Rock of Cashel (Cathedral), The Palace (bishop's palace), Catholic Church of Saint John the Baptist, Cathedral of Saint John the Baptist, Library, Cathedral of Saint John the Baptist and Saint Patrick's Cathedral.
What is the oldest building in Cashel?
Castle, 17 Main Street, Cashel: the first date on its record is 1430.
Are there archaeological sites in Cashel?
Yes: the Sites and Monuments Record lists 159 archaeological sites inside Cashel.
How old are the homes in Cashel?
6% 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).