NatAlmshouse · 1600–1610Fethard Town HallMain Street, FethardPhoto: Humphrey Bolton · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Commons file
Holy Trinity Church (Fethard) · Photo: Andreas F. Borchert · CC BY-SA 4.046buildings on the National Inventory
History of Fethard · National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
Fethard: 46 buildings on the National Inventory, the oldest from 1200
Old homes stand out in Fethard: 12% were built before 1919, where the typical town has 3.4%. The Sites and Monuments Record marks it as a historic town and lists 101 archaeological sites inside it. The National Inventory of Architectural Heritage records 46 buildings in Fethard, 2 of them of national importance.
On the National Inventory
46
Of national importance
2
NIAH National or International, and national monuments
Archaeological sites
101
Sites and Monuments Record
Oldest building
1200
the first date on its record
Homes built before 1919
12%
typical town: 3.4%
In pictures
9 pictures of Fethard today and 1 from before 1950
The set opens with Fethard Town Hall and Holy Trinity Church (Fethard). Of the places on Fethard’s record, 9 have a photo here. Fethard as it was in 1889, in old photographs.
Fethard Town HallNational rating (NIAH)
Saint Augustine's Catholic ChurchRegional rating (NIAH)
Hotel, Main Street, FethardRegional rating (NIAH)
Holy Trinity Catholic ChurchRegional rating (NIAH)
Academy HouseRegional rating (NIAH)+4See 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
Fethard in old photos
1 old photograph, made before 1950.
1865–1914From 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 Fethard’s dated buildings come from the 19th century
Each building by the first date on its record.
Middle Ages 500–14995
1500–1799 three centuries14
19th century 1800–189922
1900 and later to today5
19 of the 46 dated ones were built before 1800. The oldest is Holy Trinity Church (Fethard), from 1200.
The map
Where Fethard’s history is
Every building and site on the record inside the town, by its rating.
National and InternationalRegional and other sites
Hover a dot for its name; tap one to open its page.
The 46, by rating
2 National and International44 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
2 places of national importance in Fethard
Buildings the National Inventory rates National or International: of significance across Ireland or beyond. Each one opens its own page.
House · 1750–1790O'SheaBurke Street, Fethard
Regional and other sites
44 more historic places in Fethard
Buildings rated Regional, of significance in their region, and archaeological monuments with an encyclopedia article.
All 24, A to Z
Abbey GroveAbymill TheatreAcademy HouseAllied Irish BankFethard Folk Farm and Transport MuseumFethard Rectory (country house)Fethard Rectory (gate lodge)Holy Trinity Catholic ChurchHoly Trinity Church (Fethard)Inis FáilIvy VillaJ. HolohanMadam's BridgeOld Bank HousePerryvillePresentation ConventRockspringSaint Augustine's Catholic ChurchT. MocklerThe Castle InnThe LilacsThe PresbyteryWatergate HouseWeatherly House
20 recorded by their type and address
20 are recorded only by their type and address: 15 homes, 2 walls, gates and bridges and 1 churches and chapels; most date from the 19th century.
15th century1
16th century1
18th century4
19th century11
20th century3
Historic streets
Main Street has the most
Streets with three or more buildings on the record, by the address it gives.
Main Street18 on the record · 1 of national importance
Burke Street6 on the record · 1 of national importance
The Square3 on the record
Of the 46 records, 40 give a street address.
What’s recorded
The record in Fethard starts with homes, at 70%
Among the highest-rated: Fethard Town Hall and O'Shea. In second place come churches and chapels, with 5. There are 6 kinds of building on Fethard’s record.
Homes32
Churches and chapels5
Mills, stations and works3
Walls, gates and bridges3
Public buildings2
Inns, shops and warehouses1
Types as the National Inventory records them, grouped; a building keeps the type it was built as.
Archaeology and around
Archaeology in Fethard
The Sites and Monuments Record lists every known archaeological site; most are field monuments with little to see. By kind:
101 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.
| Graveslab42 records |
| House - 17th century12 records |
| Wall monument9 records |
| House - 16th/17th century3 records |
| Building3 records |
| Castle - tower house2 records |
| Almshouse2 records |
| Sheela-na-gig2 records |
| Bridge2 records |
| House - medieval2 records |
| Graveyard2 records |
| Armorial plaque2 records |
| Architectural feature2 records |
| Architectural fragment2 records |
| Historic town1 record |
| 13 more kinds13 records |
Just outside Fethard: 15
| Grove House (country house)Regional rating (NIAH) · 1.9 km outside the town |
| Grove House (farmyard complex)Regional rating (NIAH) · 1.9 km outside the town |
| Rathcoole CastleRegional rating (NIAH) · 1.8 km outside the town |
| Anne's GiftRegional rating (NIAH) · 2.8 km outside the town |
| Brook HillRegional rating (NIAH) · 1.6 km outside the town |
| Derryluskan HouseRegional rating (NIAH) · 2.7 km outside the town |
| Grove House (gates / railings / walls)Regional rating (NIAH) · 2.6 km outside the town |
| Rocklow HouseRegional rating (NIAH) · 1.2 km outside the town |
| Grove House (bridge)Regional rating (NIAH) · 1.5 km outside the town |
| Grove House (bridge)Regional rating (NIAH) · 2.6 km outside the town |
| Newtown HouseRegional rating (NIAH) · 1.5 km outside the town |
| LakefieldRegional rating (NIAH) · 2.3 km outside the town |
| Lakefield HouseRegional rating (NIAH) · 2.3 km outside the town |
| Kiltinan Brick WorksRegional rating (NIAH) · 2.6 km outside the town |
| Bridge, BallyboughRegional rating (NIAH) · 800 m outside the town |
Homes by age
Most of Fethard’s homes went up from 1946 to 1980: 27%
By 2001, Fethard had built the greater part of the homes it has now. 9.8% of Fethard’s homes date between the wars, well above the typical 3.9%. Builders have been busy in Fethard since 2011: 8.6% of its homes, the norm 5.8%.
12%
Before 1919
9.8%
1919–45
27%
1946–80
20%
1981–2000
23%
2001–10
8.6%
Since 2011
FethardTypical 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
3 notable people born in Fethard before 1900
From Robert Barton (1768) to Patrick Mary O'Donnell (1897): their lives on one timeline, earliest first.
Robert Barton
Francis Tottenham
Patrick Mary O'Donnell
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PO
Patrick Mary O'Donnell1897–1980 · Australian Roman Catholic archbishop
RB
Robert Barton1768–1853 · British Army general
FT
Francis Tottenham1880–1967 · Royal Navy admiral
Everyone born in Fethard → Birthplaces from Wikidata, each checked against the person’s English Wikipedia article; portraits from Wikimedia Commons.
Neighbours
Fethard and its neighbours
In brief
Fethard in brief
The record in Fethard starts with Holy Trinity Church (Fethard), which dates from 1200. In all there are 46 places on the record, 2 of them in the top tier. Its housing is old: 12% of homes date from before 1919, against 3.4% in the typical town. On Main Street alone there are 18 places on the record.
Of the whole list, 70% are homes. Patrick Mary O'Donnell (1897), Robert Barton (1768) and Francis Tottenham (1880) were all born here before 1900. The archaeological record adds 101 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 Fethard’s history
How many historic buildings are recorded in Fethard?
46 buildings on the National Inventory, 2 of them of national importance, from the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage.
Which places in Fethard are of national importance?
Fethard Town Hall and O'Shea.
What is the oldest building in Fethard?
Holy Trinity Church (Fethard): the first date on its record is 1200.
Are there archaeological sites in Fethard?
Yes: the Sites and Monuments Record lists 101 archaeological sites inside Fethard.
How old are the homes in Fethard?
12% 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.
History is described here, not graded.
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).