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Church of Saint John the Evangelist (Ardamine) · Photo: Andreas F. Borchert · CC BY-SA 4.019buildings on the National Inventory
History of Courtown · National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
Courtown has 19 buildings on the National Inventory, one of them of national importance
Courtown’s oldest recorded building dates from 1700. The Sites and Monuments Record adds 6 archaeological sites inside the town. For every 10,000 residents, Courtown has 44 buildings on the record; the typical town has 48.
On the National Inventory
19
44 per 10,000 residents
typical town: 48
typical town: 48
Of national importance
1
NIAH National or International, and national monuments
Archaeological sites
6
Sites and Monuments Record
Oldest building
1700
the first date on its record
Homes built before 1919
2.5%
typical town: 3.4%
Through time
Courtown in old photos
1 old photograph, made before 1950.
1880–1900From 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 Courtown’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 19, by rating
1 National and International18 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
One place of national importance in Courtown
Buildings the National Inventory rates National or International: of significance across Ireland or beyond. Each one opens its own page.
Regional and other sites
18 more historic places in Courtown
Buildings rated Regional, of significance in their region, and archaeological monuments with an encyclopedia article.
All 7, A to Z
11 recorded by their type and address
11 are recorded only by their type and address: 3 homes, 3 street furniture and 2 mills, stations and works; most date from the 19th century.
17th century1
18th century1
19th century7
20th century2
What’s recorded
The record in Courtown starts with homes, at 37%
Courtown shows 7 kinds of building on its record. Across the National Inventory, homes are 62% of the record, above Courtown’s share. The next biggest group is churches and chapels, 3 in all.
Homes7
Churches and chapels3
Street furniture3
Walls, gates and bridges2
Mills, stations and works2
Memorials and tombs1
Public buildings1
Types as the National Inventory records them, grouped; a building keeps the type it was built as.
How old
Most of Courtown’s dated buildings come from the 19th century
Each building by the first date on its record.
1500–1799 three centuries1
19th century 1800–189915
1900 and later to today3
1 of the 19 dated ones were built before 1800.
Archaeology and around
Archaeology in Courtown
The Sites and Monuments Record lists every known archaeological site; most are field monuments with little to see. By kind:
6 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 - High cross1 record |
| Ringfort - unclassified1 record |
| Graveyard1 record |
| Cross - Wayside cross1 record |
| Church1 record |
| Castle - motte and bailey1 record |
Just outside Courtown: 18
| Boleany BridgeRegional rating (NIAH) · 1.8 km outside the town |
| Glendoyne CottageRegional rating (NIAH) · 600 m outside the town |
| Courtown House (graveyard / cemetery)Regional rating (NIAH) · 1 km outside the town |
| Courtown House (church / chapel)Regional rating (NIAH) · 800 m outside the town |
| Courtown House (gate lodge)Regional rating (NIAH) · 900 m outside the town |
| Courtown House (cottage ornee)Regional rating (NIAH) · 900 m outside the town |
| Kiltennell HouseRegional rating (NIAH) · 1.6 km outside the town |
| Courtown House (walled garden)Regional rating (NIAH) · 300 m outside the town |
| Kiltennell Parochial SchoolRegional rating (NIAH) · 1.6 km outside the town |
| Courtown House (worker's house)Regional rating (NIAH) · 200 m outside the town |
| Ounavarra HouseRegional rating (NIAH) · 200 m outside the town |
| Ballinatray BridgeRegional rating (NIAH) · 100 m outside the town |
| Courtown Brick and Tile WorksRegional rating (NIAH) · 500 m outside the town |
| Courtown House (gate lodge)Regional rating (NIAH) · 200 m outside the town |
| Glen HouseRegional rating (NIAH) · 100 m outside the town |
| Graveyard, DonaghmoreRegional rating (NIAH) · 2.9 km outside the town |
| Farm house, Glen (Richards)Regional rating (NIAH) · 400 m outside the town |
| Post box, GlennagloghRegional rating (NIAH) · 1.6 km outside the town |
Homes by age
Courtown built most of its homes after 1919; 2.5% are older, against 3.4%
32% of Courtown’s homes date from 1981 to 2000, well above the typical 24%. Courtown built little from 1946 to 1980: 8.4% of its homes, where most towns have 24%. Building between the wars left Courtown with 1.6% of its homes, below the usual 3.9%.
2.5%
Before 1919
1.6%
1919–45
8.4%
1946–80
32%
1981–2000
50%
2001–10
5.5%
Since 2011
CourtownTypical 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
Courtown and its neighbours
In brief
Courtown in brief
The official list counts 19 places on the record in Courtown, 1 of them in the top tier, including Church of Saint John the Evangelist (Ardamine). Of the 19 with a date, 15 come from the 19th century. The oldest is Courtown Harbour, from 1820.
Its homes are mostly newer: 2.5% were built before 1919, against 3.4% in the typical town. It also has 6 archaeological sites on the record. Beyond that, it has 19 recorded buildings, about typical for a town its size (the middle one has 12); per resident it sits near the middle of Irish towns of 2,500 or more; and Seán Etchingham (1870) was born here before 1900.
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 Courtown’s history
How many historic buildings are recorded in Courtown?
19 buildings on the National Inventory, one of them of national importance, from the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage.
Which places in Courtown are of national importance?
Church of Saint John the Evangelist (Ardamine).
What is the oldest building in Courtown?
House, Riverchapel: the first date on its record is 1700.
Are there archaeological sites in Courtown?
Yes: the Sites and Monuments Record lists 6 archaeological sites inside Courtown.
How old are the homes in Courtown?
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.
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).