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National monument (Ireland)

Monument assigned national importance in Ireland

A national monument () in Ireland is a structure or site, the preservation of which has been deemed to be of national importance and therefore worthy of state protection. If the land adjoining the monument is essential to protect it, this land may also be protected.

Equivalent monuments in Northern Ireland are listed within the Northern Ireland Sites and Monuments Record and are either in state care or included within the list of scheduled monuments. They are under the protection of the Department for Communities.

Legal framework for protection

National monuments are managed under the auspices of the National Monuments Service, which is part of the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage. The official status of national monument is conferred under the National Monuments Acts 1930 to 2014.

Monuments had been protected under the Ancient Monuments Protection Act 1882, an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. After the establishment of the Irish Free State in 1922, this framework was reformed by the National Monuments Act 1930. The list of national monuments has since been expanded. By 2010 there were nearly 1,000 monuments in state ownership or guardianship, although this represents only a small proportion of Ireland's recorded archaeological heritage. There are more than 126,000 known sites ['Recorded Monuments'] in Ireland. Each national monument is numbered (for example, the Rock of Cashel is National Monument number 128, Newgrange is number 147), and a numbered monument may represent a group of sites, as is the case at the Rock of Cashel.

A provision of the National Monuments (Amendment) Act 2004 allows for the destruction in whole or in part of a national monument by the Government of Ireland if such destruction is deemed to be in the "public interest". According to press reports, these provisions were included to facilitate road schemes, and in particular the destruction of Carrickmines Castle, a national monument, to build an intersection along the south-eastern section of the M50 motorway.

World Heritage Sites

Main article: List of World Heritage Sites in the Republic of Ireland

Two national monuments are also recognised by UNESCO as World Heritage Sites: Brú na Bóinne in County Meath and Skellig Michael in County Kerry.

List of monuments

Province	County	Individual Monuments
Connacht	Galway	88
Munster	Kerry	76
Munster	Limerick	62
Munster	Cork	58
Connacht	Mayo	53
Leinster	Meath	53
Munster	Tipperary	48
Munster	Clare	37
Leinster	Kilkenny	33
Leinster	Dublin	30
Connacht	Sligo	24
Leinster	Wicklow	24
Leinster	Louth	23
Leinster	Wexford	17
Ulster	Donegal	16
Leinster	Kildare	16
Connacht	Roscommon	15
Leinster	Westmeath	15
Leinster	Carlow	14
Munster	Waterford	14
Leinster	Offaly	10
Leinster	Laois	8
Ulster	Cavan	7
Connacht	Leitrim	7
Ulster	Monaghan	7
Leinster	Longford	6
Total	Ireland	761

The following is an index to lists of National Monuments of Ireland, divided by province.

Connacht

Main article: List of national monuments in Connacht

List of national monuments in County Galway
List of national monuments in County Leitrim
List of national monuments in County Mayo
List of national monuments in County Roscommon
List of national monuments in County Sligo

Leinster

Main article: List of national monuments in Leinster

List of national monuments in County Carlow
List of national monuments in County Dublin
List of national monuments in County Kildare
List of national monuments in County Kilkenny
List of national monuments in County Laois
List of national monuments in County Longford
List of national monuments in County Louth
List of national monuments in County Meath
List of national monuments in County Offaly
List of national monuments in County Westmeath
List of national monuments in County Wexford
List of national monuments in County Wicklow

Munster

Main article: List of national monuments in Munster

List of national monuments in County Clare
List of national monuments in County Cork
List of national monuments in County Kerry
List of national monuments in County Limerick
List of national monuments in County Tipperary
List of national monuments in County Waterford

Ulster

Main article: List of national monuments in Ulster

List of national monuments in County Cavan
List of national monuments in County Donegal
List of national monuments in County Monaghan

References

(1989). "Archaeological Heritage Management in the Modern World". Unwin Hyman.
{{cite Irish legislation. (2020). (8 September 2020)
"National Monuments Service".
[http://www.archaeology.ie/ Homepage of the National Monuments Service]
{{cite Irish legislation. (2014). (27 January 2014)
{{cite Irish legislation. (1930). (26 February 1930)
"National Monuments Service - How many National Monuments are in State care?".
"National Monuments Loophole".
"National Monuments Service - Search by County".
{{cite Irish legislation. (2004). (18 July 2004)

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