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Photo: Rogue29567 · CC BY-SA 4.04buildings on the National Inventory
History of Tagoat · National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
Tagoat has 4 buildings on the National Inventory, one of them of national importance
Tagoat’s oldest recorded building dates from 1800. Inside the town, the Sites and Monuments Record lists 3 archaeological sites.
On the National Inventory
4
Of national importance
1
NIAH National or International, and national monuments
Archaeological sites
3
Sites and Monuments Record
Oldest building
1800
the first date on its record
Homes built before 1919
4.8%
typical town: 3.4%
In pictures
Old buildings of Tagoat
Only Saint Mary's Catholic Church has a photo so far; more of Tagoat awaits one.
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 Tagoat’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 4, by rating
1 National and International3 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 Tagoat
Buildings the National Inventory rates National or International: of significance across Ireland or beyond. Each one opens its own page.
Regional and other sites
3 more historic places in Tagoat
Buildings rated Regional, of significance in their region, and archaeological monuments with an encyclopedia article.
Rectory / glebe / vicarage / curate's house · 1800–1840Kilscoran RectoryKilscoran
Church / chapel · 1815–1820Saint Peter's Church (Kilscoran)Kilscoran
Presbytery / parochial / curate's house · 1842–1869Presbytery, Saint Mary's Catholic ChurchTagoat
What’s recorded
More homes than anything else in and around Tagoat: 77%
Around Tagoat, the record goes back further, to 1700. Second on the record: churches and chapels, 2 of them. Leading the record by rating: Saint Mary's Catholic Church and Finn's Cottage.
Homes10
Churches and chapels2
Walls, gates and bridges1
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 Tagoat
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.
| Ritual site - holy well1 record |
| Church1 record |
| Graveyard1 record |
Just outside Tagoat: 9
| Finn's CottageRegional rating (NIAH) · 2 km outside the town |
| Murphy's CottageRegional rating (NIAH) · 400 m outside the town |
| Ballyregan HouseRegional rating (NIAH) · 2.1 km outside the town |
| Bennettstown HouseRegional rating (NIAH) · 2.3 km outside the town |
| Hill Castle (gate lodge)Regional rating (NIAH) · 800 m outside the town |
| Hill Castle (gates / railings / walls)Regional rating (NIAH) · 800 m outside the town |
| Farm house, BallygarveyRegional rating (NIAH) · 500 m outside the town |
| Farm house, BallysampsonRegional rating (NIAH) · 1.5 km outside the town |
| Farm house, UnknownRegional rating (NIAH) · 1.6 km outside the town |
Homes by age
New homes are rare in Tagoat: 1.6% since 2011, against a usual 5.8%
Homes dated in the 2000s are commoner in Tagoat than in most towns: 61%, against 25%. The typical town has 3.4% of its homes from before 1919, Tagoat 4.8%. Building from 1946 to 1980 fell short in Tagoat: 14%, against 24% in most towns.
4.8%
Before 1919
3.7%
1919–45
14%
1946–80
14%
1981–2000
61%
2001–10
1.6%
Since 2011
TagoatTypical 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
Tagoat and its neighbours
| Town | People | National Inventory | National | Archaeological sites |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tagoat | 507 | 4 | 1 | 3 |
| Rosslare | 1,795 | 10 | 0 | 1 |
| Rosslare Harbour | 2,247 | 15 | 0 | 3 |
| Wexford | 21,524 | 629 | 16 | 57 |
| Castlebridge | 1,850 | 14 | 0 | 3 |
In brief
Tagoat in brief
Old houses are part of Tagoat’s character: 4.8% of its homes were built before 1919, against 3.4% in the typical town. All told, the list holds 4 places on the record, 1 of them in the top tier, including Saint Mary's Catholic Church. The oldest, Kilscoran Rectory, dates from 1800. Beyond that, Michael Doyle (1861) was born here before 1900; and 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 Tagoat’s history
How many historic buildings are recorded in Tagoat?
4 buildings on the National Inventory, one of them of national importance, from the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage.
Which places in Tagoat are of national importance?
Saint Mary's Catholic Church.
What is the oldest building in Tagoat?
Kilscoran Rectory: the first date on its record is 1800.
Are there archaeological sites in Tagoat?
Yes: the Sites and Monuments Record lists 3 archaeological sites inside Tagoat.
How old are the homes in Tagoat?
4.8% 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).