RegChurch / chapel · 1835–1840Saint Mogue's Church (Fethard)Main Street, FethardPhoto: Andreas F. Borchert · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Commons file
Saint Mogue's Church (Fethard) · Photo: Andreas F. Borchert · CC BY-SA 4.09buildings on the National Inventory
History of Fethard · National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
Fethard: 17% of homes built before 1919
Against 3.4% in the typical town, Fethard has 5 times the share. The Sites and Monuments Record marks it as a historic town and lists 11 archaeological sites inside it. On the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage, Fethard counts 9 buildings. Its oldest building dates from 1800.
On the National Inventory
9
Of national importance
0
NIAH National or International, and national monuments
Archaeological sites
11
Sites and Monuments Record
Oldest building
1800
the first date on its record
Homes built before 1919
17%
typical town: 3.4%
In pictures
Landmarks of Fethard, in 4 photos
Look out for Saint Mogue's Church (Fethard) and All Saints' Catholic Church. Pictured and oldest in Fethard: Saint Mogue's Church (Fethard), 1835.
All Saints' Catholic ChurchRegional rating (NIAH)
Baginbun Martello TowerRegional rating (NIAH)
Fethard BridgeRegional rating (NIAH)+1See 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.
The map
Where Fethard’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 9, by rating
9 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
9 historic places in Fethard
Buildings rated Regional, of significance in their region, and archaeological monuments with an encyclopedia article.
House · 1800–1814Shelbourne LodgeFethard
Rectory / glebe / vicarage / curate's house · 1825–1835Saint Mogue's RectoryFethard
House · 1855–1860Grangeville HouseFethard
RIC barracks · 1870–1880Fethard Constabulary BarrackMain Street, Fethard
House · 1800–1840House, Main Street, Fethard
Water pump · 1842–1902Water pump, Main Street, Fethard
Boathouse · 1905–1911Boathouse, Main Street, Fethard
Monument · 1914–1925Monument, Main Street, Fethard
What’s recorded
Fethard and its edges: homes first, 45%
At the top of the record: Air Hill and Fethard Bridge. The second-largest group on the record is churches and chapels, with 4. Around Fethard, the record goes back further, to 1700.
Homes14
Churches and chapels4
Street furniture4
Walls, gates and bridges4
Mills, stations and works2
Public buildings1
Memorials and tombs1
Other 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.
How old
Most of Fethard’s dated buildings come from the 19th century
Each building by the first date on its record.
1500–1799 three centuries0
19th century 1800–18997
1900 and later to today2
The oldest is Shelbourne Lodge, from 1800.
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:
11 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.
| Historic town1 record |
| Church1 record |
| Castle - motte1 record |
| Castle - hall-house1 record |
| Midden1 record |
| Graveyard1 record |
| Architectural fragment1 record |
| Graveslab1 record |
| Font1 record |
| Inscribed stone1 record |
| Gatehouse1 record |
Just outside Fethard: 22
| Air HillRegional rating (NIAH) · 1.8 km outside the town |
| Fethard BridgeRegional rating (NIAH) · 100 m outside the town |
| Picket's CottageRegional rating (NIAH) · 2.9 km outside the town |
| Pollfur BridgeRegional rating (NIAH) · 1.4 km outside the town |
| Ingard HouseRegional rating (NIAH) · 300 m outside the town |
| Baginbun Martello TowerRegional rating (NIAH) · 1.8 km outside the town |
| Tintern HouseRegional rating (NIAH) · 2.7 km outside the town |
| S. FinnRegional rating (NIAH) · 2.5 km outside the town |
| Saint Mary's Church (Tintern)Regional rating (NIAH) · 2.9 km outside the town |
| Styles HouseRegional rating (NIAH) · 2.6 km outside the town |
| Tintern BridgeRegional rating (NIAH) · 2.7 km outside the town |
| Bannow Coastguard StationRegional rating (NIAH) · 3 km outside the town |
| All Saints' Catholic ChurchRegional rating (NIAH) · 2.9 km outside the town |
| Dungulph CastleRegional rating (NIAH) · 2.2 km outside the town |
| House, Craigue LittleRegional rating (NIAH) · 1.5 km outside the town |
| Graveyard, BannowRegional rating (NIAH) · 2.4 km outside the town |
| Quay, FethardRegional rating (NIAH) · 600 m outside the town |
| Mill (water), DungulphRegional rating (NIAH) · 1.8 km outside the town |
| Boathouse, FethardRegional rating (NIAH) · 300 m outside the town |
| Post box, Graigue LittleRegional rating (NIAH) · 2.5 km outside the town |
Homes by age
Few of Fethard’s homes are newer than 2011: 1.4%, against 5.8%
At least one home in two in Fethard was standing by 2001. The largest single period is from 1981 to 2000, with 41% of Fethard’s homes. Fethard built little from 1946 to 1980: 17% of its homes, where most towns have 24%.
17%
Before 1919
3.4%
1919–45
17%
1946–80
41%
1981–2000
20%
2001–10
1.4%
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.
Neighbours
Fethard and its neighbours
| Town | People | National Inventory | National | Archaeological sites |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fethard | 363 | 9 | 0 | 11 |
| Dunmore East | 1,731 | 74 | 0 | 6 |
| Grantstown and Ballinakill | 9,571 | 12 | 1 | 10 |
| Grange | 4,109 | 15 | 1 | 11 |
| Grange Upper | 2,510 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| Ballytruckle | 6,563 | 8 | 0 | 5 |
| Ferrybank | 5,766 | 3 | 0 | 27 |
In brief
Fethard in brief
More of Fethard’s homes are old than in most places: 17% were built before 1919, against 3.4% in the typical town. In all there are 9 places on the record. Most of its dated monuments come from the 19th century: 7 of 9. The oldest, Shelbourne Lodge, dates from 1800. The archaeological record adds 11 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?
9 buildings on the National Inventory, from the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage.
What is the oldest building in Fethard?
House, Main Street, Fethard: the first date on its record is 1800.
Are there archaeological sites in Fethard?
Yes: the Sites and Monuments Record lists 11 archaeological sites inside Fethard.
How old are the homes in Fethard?
17% 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).