RegChurch / chapel · 1830–1840Saint Abban's Catholic ChurchAdamstownPhoto: Moyarney · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Commons file
4buildings on the National Inventory
History of Adamstown · National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
Adamstown: 4 buildings on the National Inventory
History in Adamstown goes back at least to 1722, the date of its oldest recorded building. The Sites and Monuments Record adds 3 archaeological sites inside the town.
On the National Inventory
4
Of national importance
0
NIAH National or International, and national monuments
Archaeological sites
3
Sites and Monuments Record
Oldest building
1722
the first date on its record
Homes built before 1919
2.5%
typical town: 3.4%
In pictures
Historic Adamstown, pictured
The photo shows Saint Abban's Catholic Church, one of Adamstown’s recorded places. Adamstown before 1950 appears in old photographs from 1849 to 1908.
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.
Through time
Adamstown from 1849 to 1908
2 old photographs, in date order. All made before 1950.
c. 1849
c. 1908From 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.
The map
Where Adamstown’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 4, by rating
4 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
4 historic places in Adamstown
Buildings rated Regional, of significance in their region, and archaeological monuments with an encyclopedia article.
Gates / railings / walls · 1842–1902Adamstown House (gates / railings / walls)Adamstown
Graveyard / cemetery · 1722–2009Graveyard, Adamstown
House · 1842–1902House, Adamstown
What’s recorded
More homes than anything else in and around Adamstown: 67%
Two of the highest-rated records are Misterin House and Adamstown House. The next biggest group is churches and chapels, 2 in all. Around Adamstown, the record goes back further, to 1700.
Homes8
Churches and chapels2
Walls, gates and bridges1
Street furniture1
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 Adamstown
The Sites and Monuments Record lists every known archaeological site; most are field monuments with little to see. By kind:
3 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.
| Church1 record |
| Cross - High cross1 record |
| Graveyard1 record |
Just outside Adamstown: 8
| Misterin HouseRegional rating (NIAH) · 2.3 km outside the town |
| Adamstown House (farm house)Regional rating (NIAH) · 300 m outside the town |
| Ballyvergin HouseRegional rating (NIAH) · 2.1 km outside the town |
| Carrickbyrne LodgeRegional rating (NIAH) · 3 km outside the town |
| Farm house, CamarossRegional rating (NIAH) · 2.5 km outside the town |
| Farm house, MisterinRegional rating (NIAH) · 1.9 km outside the town |
| Farm house, RathkyleRegional rating (NIAH) · 1.7 km outside the town |
| Water pump, AdamstownRegional rating (NIAH) · 100 m outside the town |
Homes by age
Since 2011, Adamstown has added 15% of its homes, against a usual 5.8%
More of the homes standing in Adamstown today were built in the 2000s than in any other period: 44%. Adamstown built little between the wars: 0.8% of its homes, where most towns have 3.9%. Fewer of Adamstown’s homes than usual date from 1946 to 1980: 11%, against 24%.
2.5%
Before 1919
0.8%
1919–45
11%
1946–80
27%
1981–2000
44%
2001–10
15%
Since 2011
AdamstownTypical 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
Adamstown and its neighbours
| Town | People | National Inventory | National | Archaeological sites |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adamstown | 326 | 4 | 0 | 3 |
| New Ross | 8,610 | 310 | 1 | 87 |
| Enniscorthy | 12,310 | 266 | 5 | 28 |
| Wexford | 21,524 | 629 | 16 | 57 |
| Castlebridge | 1,850 | 14 | 0 | 3 |
In brief
Adamstown in brief
Adamstown has 4 places on the record. Its homes are mostly newer: 2.5% were built before 1919, against 3.4% in the typical town. The oldest, Saint Abban's Catholic Church, dates from 1830. The rest is about typical: it also has 3 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 Adamstown’s history
How many historic buildings are recorded in Adamstown?
4 buildings on the National Inventory, from the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage.
What is the oldest building in Adamstown?
Graveyard, Adamstown: the first date on its record is 1722.
Are there archaeological sites in Adamstown?
Yes: the Sites and Monuments Record lists 3 archaeological sites inside Adamstown.
How old are the homes in Adamstown?
2.5% 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 (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).