RegChurch / chapel · 1845–1850Saint John's Church (Derrylossary)LaraghPhoto: Jonjobaker · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Commons file
Saint Kevin's Catholic Church · Photo: Jonjobaker · CC BY-SA 4.07buildings on the National Inventory
History of Laragh · National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
Laragh has 7 buildings on the National Inventory
Laragh’s oldest recorded building dates from 1800. Inside the town, the Sites and Monuments Record lists 1 archaeological site.
On the National Inventory
7
Of national importance
0
NIAH National or International, and national monuments
Archaeological sites
1
Sites and Monuments Record
Oldest building
1800
the first date on its record
Homes built before 1919
4.6%
typical town: 3.4%
In pictures
Laragh’s buildings in 7 pictures
Go back furthest in Laragh with Saint John's Church (Derrylossary): 1845. 3 of the places on Laragh’s record are pictured here; the others show their record card. Two to begin with: Saint Kevin's Catholic Church and Saint John's Church (Derrylossary).
Saint John's Church (Derrylossary)Regional rating (NIAH)
Laragh BridgeRegional rating (NIAH)
Glendalough (Graveyard)National monument to visit
Derrybawn BridgeRegional rating (NIAH)
Glendalough (Cathedral)Archaeological monument (SMR)+2See 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 Laragh’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 7, by rating
7 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
7 historic places in Laragh
Buildings rated Regional, of significance in their region, and archaeological monuments with an encyclopedia article.
RegChurch / chapel · 1845–1855Saint Kevin's Catholic ChurchLaraghPhoto: Jonjobaker · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Commons file
RegBarracks · 1800–1805Laragh CastleLaragh
School · 1830–1850The Old School HouseLaragh
Mill (water) · 1845–1865Mill (water), Laragh
RIC barracks · 1845–1865RIC barracks, Laragh
What’s recorded
In and around Laragh, 38% of the records are homes
Laragh shows 5 kinds of building on its record. The national figure for homes is 62%, above Laragh’s. In second place come public buildings, with 3.
Homes5
Public buildings3
Walls, gates and bridges2
Churches and chapels2
Mills, stations and works1
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 Laragh’s dated buildings come from the 19th century
Each building by the first date on its record.
1500–1799 three centuries0
19th century 1800–18996
1900 and later to today1
The oldest is Laragh Castle, from 1800.
Archaeology and around
Archaeology in Laragh
The Sites and Monuments Record lists every known archaeological site; most are field monuments with little to see. By kind:
1 archaeological site 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.
| Barracks1 record |
Just outside Laragh: 9
| Glendalough (Graveyard)National monument to visit · 900 m outside the town |
| Glendalough (Cathedral)Archaeological monument (SMR) · 900 m outside the town |
| St Saviour's PrioryArchaeological monument (SMR) · 100 m outside the town |
| Derrybawn HouseRegional rating (NIAH) · 300 m outside the town |
| Derrybawn BridgeRegional rating (NIAH) · 100 m outside the town |
| Castlekevin HouseRegional rating (NIAH) · 2.8 km outside the town |
| SherrywoodRegional rating (NIAH) · 2.9 km outside the town |
| Avonmore House (country house)Regional rating (NIAH) · 1.5 km outside the town |
| Avonmore House (gate lodge)Regional rating (NIAH) · 1.9 km outside the town |
Homes by age
Old houses stand out in Laragh: 4.6% predate 1919, where most towns have 3.4%
Building between the wars left Laragh with 2.6% of its homes, below the usual 3.9%. Look at when Laragh’s homes went up and one period leads: from 1981 to 2000, with 39%. Homes built in the 2000s make up just 15% of Laragh’s, against 25% in the typical town.
4.6%
Before 1919
2.6%
1919–45
34%
1946–80
39%
1981–2000
15%
2001–10
5.3%
Since 2011
LaraghTypical 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
Laragh and its neighbours
In brief
Laragh in brief
More of Laragh’s homes are old than in most places: 4.6% were built before 1919, against 3.4% in the typical town. In all there are 7 places on the record. Of the 7 with a date, 6 come from the 19th century. The oldest is Laragh Castle, from 1800. Otherwise the figures are ordinary: it also has an archaeological site.
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 Laragh’s history
How many historic buildings are recorded in Laragh?
7 buildings on the National Inventory, from the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage.
What is the oldest building in Laragh?
Laragh Castle: the first date on its record is 1800.
Are there archaeological sites in Laragh?
Yes: the Sites and Monuments Record lists 1 archaeological site inside Laragh.
How old are the homes in Laragh?
4.6% 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).