Killucan-Rathwire: 28 buildings on the National Inventory
Killucan-Rathwire’s oldest recorded building dates from 1780. The Sites and Monuments Record adds 8 archaeological sites inside the town. Of its homes, 6.1% were built before 1919, against 3.4% in the typical town.
Historic Killucan-Rathwire through 11 photographs
You can start with 18th Lock and 19th Lock. 4 photographers took them.
18th LockRegional rating (NIAH)
19th LockRegional rating (NIAH)
21st LockRegional rating (NIAH)
22nd LockRegional rating (NIAH)
23rd LockRegional rating (NIAH)+6See 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.
Where Killucan-Rathwire’s history is
Every building and site on the record inside the town, by its rating.
Hover a dot for its name; tap one to open its page.
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).
28 historic places in Killucan-Rathwire
Buildings rated Regional, of significance in their region, and archaeological monuments with an encyclopedia article.
All 17, A to Z
11 recorded by their type and address
11 are recorded only by their type and address: 9 homes, 1 walls, gates and bridges and 1 street furniture; most date from the 19th century.
Killucan-Rathwire’s largest group: homes, 68% of the record
The highest-rated include Rose Lodge and Saint Etchen's Church (Killucan). Second on the record: churches and chapels, 4 of them. In Killucan-Rathwire, every record stops at a regional rating.
Types as the National Inventory records them, grouped; a building keeps the type it was built as.
Most of Killucan-Rathwire’s dated buildings come from the 19th century
Each building by the first date on its record.
1 of the 28 dated ones were built before 1800. The oldest is Rose Lodge, from 1780.
Archaeology in Killucan-Rathwire
The Sites and Monuments Record lists every known archaeological site; most are field monuments with little to see. By kind:
8 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.
| Cross - Wayside cross2 records |
| Cross - Wayside cross (present location)2 records |
| Church1 record |
| Graveyard1 record |
| Font1 record |
| Ecclesiastical enclosure1 record |
Just outside Killucan-Rathwire: 36
| Huntingdon House (country house)Regional rating (NIAH) · 2.8 km outside the town |
| Huntingdon House (outbuilding)Regional rating (NIAH) · 2.8 km outside the town |
| Millarstown HouseRegional rating (NIAH) · 2.3 km outside the town |
| Huntingdon House (gate lodge)Regional rating (NIAH) · 2.4 km outside the town |
| Hyde Park (country house)Regional rating (NIAH) · 2 km outside the town |
| Creggstown HouseRegional rating (NIAH) · 1.5 km outside the town |
| 18th LockRegional rating (NIAH) · 1 km outside the town |
| 19th LockRegional rating (NIAH) · 1.1 km outside the town |
| 20th LockRegional rating (NIAH) · 1 km outside the town |
| 20th Lock (milestone / milepost)Regional rating (NIAH) · 1 km outside the town |
| 21st LockRegional rating (NIAH) · 900 m outside the town |
| 22nd LockRegional rating (NIAH) · 1.1 km outside the town |
| 23rd LockRegional rating (NIAH) · 1.1 km outside the town |
| 24th LockRegional rating (NIAH) · 1.2 km outside the town |
| 25th LockRegional rating (NIAH) · 1.4 km outside the town |
| Curristown HouseRegional rating (NIAH) · 500 m outside the town |
| D'Arcy's BridgeRegional rating (NIAH) · 1.5 km outside the town |
| Footy's BridgeRegional rating (NIAH) · 1.5 km outside the town |
| Heatherstown BridgeRegional rating (NIAH) · 1 km outside the town |
| Hyde Park (demesne walls / gates / railings)Regional rating (NIAH) · 1.4 km outside the town |
Killucan-Rathwire is still building: 13% of its homes are from 2011 or later, against 5.8%
Killucan-Rathwire added comparatively little from 1946 to 1980: 7.7% of its homes, the typical town 24%. A full 52% of the homes in Killucan-Rathwire went up in the 2000s, beyond the typical 25%. Just 2.6% of the homes in Killucan-Rathwire went up between the wars, short of the typical 3.9%.
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.
Killucan-Rathwire and its neighbours
Killucan-Rathwire in brief
More of Killucan-Rathwire’s homes are old than in most places: 6.1% were built before 1919, against 3.4% in the typical town. All told, the list holds 28 places on the record. Most entries on the list, 68%, are homes. Most of its dated monuments come from the 19th century: 26 of 28. The oldest, Rose Lodge, dates from 1780.
It also has 8 archaeological sites on the record. Beyond that, Max Henry Ferrars (1846) was born here before 1900.
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 Killucan-Rathwire’s history
How many historic buildings are recorded in Killucan-Rathwire?
28 buildings on the National Inventory, from the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage.
What is the oldest building in Killucan-Rathwire?
Rose Lodge: the first date on its record is 1780.
Are there archaeological sites in Killucan-Rathwire?
Yes: the Sites and Monuments Record lists 8 archaeological sites inside Killucan-Rathwire.
How old are the homes in Killucan-Rathwire?
6.1% 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).