RegChurch / chapel · 1815–1825Catholic Church of Saint Peter and Saint PaulBallonPhoto: Smirkybec · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Commons file
Catholic Church of Saint Peter and Saint Paul · Photo: Smirkybec · CC BY-SA 4.03buildings on the National Inventory
History of Ballon · National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
Ballon has 3 buildings on the National Inventory
History in Ballon goes back at least to 1815, the date of its oldest recorded building. Inside the town, the Sites and Monuments Record lists 5 archaeological sites. Of its homes, 6% were built before 1919, against 3.4% in the typical town.
On the National Inventory
3
Of national importance
0
NIAH National or International, and national monuments
Archaeological sites
5
Sites and Monuments Record
Oldest building
1815
the first date on its record
Homes built before 1919
6%
typical town: 3.4%
In pictures
Ballon’s buildings in 3 pictures
Catholic Church of Saint Peter and Saint Paul, dated 1815, is the oldest pictured in Ballon. Two to begin with: Catholic Church of Saint Peter and Saint Paul and All Saints' Church (Aghade). 3 photographers took them.
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 Ballon’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 3, by rating
3 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
3 historic places in Ballon
Buildings rated Regional, of significance in their region, and archaeological monuments with an encyclopedia article.
Country house · 1825–1835Ballykealey HouseBallon
RIC barracks · 1830–1940Ballon Garda Síochána StationBallon
What’s recorded
The record in and around Ballon: homes first, at 67%
The highest-rated include Milkpark House and Altamont House. 2 records make churches and chapels the second group. Around Ballon, the record goes back further, to 1690.
Homes8
Churches and chapels2
Public buildings1
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 Ballon
The Sites and Monuments Record lists every known archaeological site; most are field monuments with little to see. By kind:
5 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.
| Church1 record |
| Graveyard1 record |
| Enclosure1 record |
| Children's burial ground1 record |
| Megalithic structure1 record |
Just outside Ballon: 10
| Ballon HillArchaeological monument (SMR) · 100 m outside the town |
| Milkpark HouseRegional rating (NIAH) · 2.8 km outside the town |
| Altamont HouseRegional rating (NIAH) · 2.7 km outside the town |
| Sandbrook HouseRegional rating (NIAH) · 1.5 km outside the town |
| Sherwood Park House (country house)Regional rating (NIAH) · 2.8 km outside the town |
| Sherwood Park House (demesne walls / gates / railings)Regional rating (NIAH) · 2.9 km outside the town |
| All Saints' Church (Aghade)Regional rating (NIAH) · 2.7 km outside the town |
| Ballinvally HouseRegional rating (NIAH) · 800 m outside the town |
| Kilknock House (gate lodge)Regional rating (NIAH) · 2.5 km outside the town |
| Kilknock House (gate lodge)Regional rating (NIAH) · 2.1 km outside the town |
Homes by age
Little new building in Ballon: 3.4% of homes date from 2011 on, against 5.8%
Building from 1946 to 1980 left Ballon with 11% of its homes, below the usual 24%. Ballon has an unusual share of homes built in the 2000s: 63%, where most towns have 25%. In most towns 24% of homes were built from 1981 to 2000; in Ballon only 14%.
6%
Before 1919
3%
1919–45
11%
1946–80
14%
1981–2000
63%
2001–10
3.4%
Since 2011
BallonTypical 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
Ballon and its neighbours
In brief
Ballon in brief
Old houses are part of Ballon’s character: 6% of its homes were built before 1919, against 3.4% in the typical town. In all there are 3 places on the record. The archaeological record adds 5 sites. The oldest is Catholic Church of Saint Peter and Saint Paul, from 1815.
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 Ballon’s history
How many historic buildings are recorded in Ballon?
3 buildings on the National Inventory, from the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage.
What is the oldest building in Ballon?
Catholic Church of Saint Peter and Saint Paul: the first date on its record is 1815.
Are there archaeological sites in Ballon?
Yes: the Sites and Monuments Record lists 5 archaeological sites inside Ballon.
How old are the homes in Ballon?
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).