Church / chapel · 1815–1825Catholic Church of the Sacred HeartGortnahoo
Photo: Sarah777 · CC BY-SA 2.02buildings on the National Inventory
History of Gortnahoo · National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
Gortnahoo: 2 buildings on the National Inventory
History in Gortnahoo goes back at least to 1815, the date of its oldest recorded building. The Sites and Monuments Record adds 1 archaeological site inside the town.
On the National Inventory
2
Of national importance
0
NIAH National or International, and national monuments
Archaeological sites
1
Sites and Monuments Record
Oldest building
1815
the first date on its record
Homes built before 1919
4%
typical town: 3.4%
In pictures
Gortnahoo’s buildings in 2 pictures
Two to begin with: Kilcooly Abbey (church / chapel) and Kilcooly Abbey (Religious house - Cistercian monks).
Kilcooly Abbey (church / chapel)Regional rating (NIAH)
Kilcooly Abbey (Religious house - Cistercian monks)Archaeological monument (SMR)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 Gortnahoo’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 2, by rating
2 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
2 historic places in Gortnahoo
Buildings rated Regional, of significance in their region, and archaeological monuments with an encyclopedia article.
Presbytery / parochial / curate's house · 1860–1900Presbytery, Gortnahoo (presbytery / parochial / curate's house)
What’s recorded
69% of the records in and around Gortnahoo are homes
The runner-up group is churches and chapels: 2 records. Among the highest-rated: “Dovecote, Kilcooly Abbey” and Littlefield House. Just outside Gortnahoo, the oldest record dates from 1425.
Homes9
Churches and chapels2
Walls, gates and bridges1
Farm and estate buildings1
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 Gortnahoo
The Sites and Monuments Record lists every known archaeological site; most are field monuments with little to see. By kind:
1 archaeological site 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.
| Burial ground1 record |
Just outside Gortnahoo: 12
| Kilcooly Abbey (Religious house - Cistercian monks)Archaeological monument (SMR) · 2 km outside the town |
| Dovecote, Kilcooly AbbeyRegional rating (NIAH) · 2 km outside the town |
| Littlefield HouseRegional rating (NIAH) · 2.8 km outside the town |
| Country house, Kilcooly AbbeyRegional rating (NIAH) · 2.3 km outside the town |
| George's ParkRegional rating (NIAH) · 1.7 km outside the town |
| Kilcooly Abbey (church / chapel)Regional rating (NIAH) · 2.1 km outside the town |
| Boathouse, Kilcooly AbbeyRegional rating (NIAH) · 2.6 km outside the town |
| Bridge, Kilcooly AbbeyRegional rating (NIAH) · 2.6 km outside the town |
| Stables, Kilcooly AbbeyRegional rating (NIAH) · 2.5 km outside the town |
| Farm house, GarrycloghRegional rating (NIAH) · 400 m outside the town |
| House, GorteenraineeRegional rating (NIAH) · 2.6 km outside the town |
| Presbytery, Gortnahoo (presbytery / parochial / curate's house)Regional rating (NIAH) · 400 m outside the town |
Homes by age
Since 2011, Gortnahoo has added 11% of its homes, against a usual 5.8%
Homes from before 1919 are 4% of Gortnahoo’s housing, about the typical town’s 3.4%. 36% of Gortnahoo’s homes went up in the 2000s, more than in any other period. Gortnahoo built little between the wars: 2.4% of its homes, where most towns have 3.9%.
4%
Before 1919
2.4%
1919–45
23%
1946–80
23%
1981–2000
36%
2001–10
11%
Since 2011
GortnahooTypical 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 Gortnahoo before 1900
From Pat Leahy (1857) to Pat Fitzgerald (1881): their lives on one timeline, earliest first.
Pat Leahy
Jack Dunne
Pat Fitzgerald
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PL
Pat Leahy1857– · Irish hurler
JD
Jack Dunne1858– · Irish hurler
PF
Pat Fitzgerald1881–1970 · Irish hurler
Everyone born in Gortnahoo → Birthplaces from Wikidata, each checked against the person’s English Wikipedia article; portraits from Wikimedia Commons.
Neighbours
Gortnahoo and its neighbours
| Town | People | National Inventory | National | Archaeological sites |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gortnahoo | 321 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Urlingford | 1,196 | 20 | 0 | 0 |
| Thurles | 8,185 | 103 | 1 | 26 |
In brief
Gortnahoo in brief
More of Gortnahoo’s homes are old than in most places: 4% were built before 1919, against 3.4% in the typical town. In all there are 2 places on the record. Pat Leahy (1857), Jack Dunne (1858) and Pat Fitzgerald (1881) were all born here before 1900. The oldest is Catholic Church of the Sacred Heart, from 1815. Beyond that, it also has an archaeological site.
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 Gortnahoo’s history
How many historic buildings are recorded in Gortnahoo?
2 buildings on the National Inventory, from the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage.
What is the oldest building in Gortnahoo?
Catholic Church of the Sacred Heart: the first date on its record is 1815.
Are there archaeological sites in Gortnahoo?
Yes: the Sites and Monuments Record lists 1 archaeological site inside Gortnahoo.
How old are the homes in Gortnahoo?
4% 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).