The Record of Monuments and Places – RMP – completed in 1998, lists approximately 120,000 monuments nationwide. The RMP for each county consists of Ordnance Survey constraint maps with an accompanying index, which shows the locations of monuments and places and a classification for these. The RMPs are publicly exhibited at various locations around each county such as local authority offices, county libraries, farm development services and Teagasc offices.
The Archaeological Survey of Ireland is involved in recording and interpreting our heritage of archaeological sites and monuments and in making the results available for publication. Sixteen volumes in the series of county inventories have been published to date, covering all or part of counties Carlow, Cavan, Cork, Galway, Laois, Louth, Meath, Monaghan, Offaly, Waterford, Wexford and Wicklow. These inventories are designed to be of interest to both scholars and general readers.
Under the provisions of the Architectural Heritage (National Inventory) and Historic Monuments (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, 1999, a nationwide survey is currently being carried out by my Department to help identify structures and buildings which are of architectural, historical, archaeological, artistic, cultural, scientific, social or technical interest. The Government is committed to completing all interim county surveys within the next two years and the complete national inventory within a period of 12 years.