RegChurch / chapel · 1845–1855Catholic Church of the Immaculate ConceptionDranganPhoto: kevin higgins · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Commons file
Photo: kevin higgins · CC BY-SA 2.03buildings on the National Inventory
History of Drangan · National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
Drangan: 17% of homes built before 1919
The typical town has 3.4%: Drangan has 5 times the share. The National Inventory of Architectural Heritage records 3 buildings in Drangan. Its oldest building dates from 1820. Inside the town, the Sites and Monuments Record lists 4 archaeological sites.
On the National Inventory
3
Of national importance
0
NIAH National or International, and national monuments
Archaeological sites
4
Sites and Monuments Record
Oldest building
1820
the first date on its record
Homes built before 1919
17%
typical town: 3.4%
In pictures
Landmarks of Drangan
The photo shows Catholic Church of the Immaculate Conception, one of Drangan’s recorded places.
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 Drangan’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 3, by rating
3 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
3 historic places in Drangan
Buildings rated Regional, of significance in their region, and archaeological monuments with an encyclopedia article.
What’s recorded
In and around Drangan, 57% of the records are homes
Regional importance is the highest rating any of Drangan’s buildings holds. Two of the highest-rated records are Temple View and Catholic Church of the Immaculate Conception. The wider area’s record reaches back to 1780, earlier than Drangan’s own.
Homes4
Churches and chapels1
Memorials and tombs1
Mills, stations and works1
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 Drangan
The Sites and Monuments Record lists every known archaeological site; most are field monuments with little to see. By kind:
4 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.
| Graveslab2 records |
| Church1 record |
| Graveyard1 record |
Just outside Drangan: 4
| Temple ViewRegional rating (NIAH) · 500 m outside the town |
| House, MoanvurrinRegional rating (NIAH) · 1.8 km outside the town |
| Kiln, Ballylusky (Magowry Pr)Regional rating (NIAH) · 2.8 km outside the town |
| Presbytery, DranganRegional rating (NIAH) · 100 m outside the town |
Homes by age
Drangan has added no homes since 2011, where most towns have 5.8%
Drangan’s largest group of homes, 37%, went up from 1981 to 2000. Against a typical 3.9%, 5.6% of Drangan’s homes went up between the wars. In Drangan, homes from before 2001 outnumber all those built since.
17%
Before 1919
5.6%
1919–45
20%
1946–80
37%
1981–2000
20%
2001–10
0%
Since 2011
DranganTypical 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
Drangan and its neighbours
In brief
Drangan in brief
Old houses are part of Drangan’s character: 17% of its homes were built before 1919, against 3.4% in the typical town. All told, the list holds 3 places on the record. The oldest is Catholic Church of the Immaculate Conception, from 1845. The rest is about typical: it also has 4 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 Drangan’s history
How many historic buildings are recorded in Drangan?
3 buildings on the National Inventory, from the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage.
What is the oldest building in Drangan?
House, Drangan: the first date on its record is 1820.
Are there archaeological sites in Drangan?
Yes: the Sites and Monuments Record lists 4 archaeological sites inside Drangan.
How old are the homes in Drangan?
17% 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).