NatCountry house · 1730–1740Borris House (country house)Main Street, BorrisPhoto: sarah777 · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Commons file
Borris Railway Station (station master's house) · Photo: A.-K. D · CC BY-SA 4.022buildings on the National Inventory
History of Borris · National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
Old homes in Borris: 21% built before 1919
For Borris, that is 6 times the typical town’s share, 3.4%. The National Inventory of Architectural Heritage records 22 buildings in Borris, one of them of national importance. The oldest record dates from 1730. The Sites and Monuments Record adds 8 archaeological sites inside the town.
On the National Inventory
22
Of national importance
1
NIAH National or International, and national monuments
Archaeological sites
8
Sites and Monuments Record
Oldest building
1730
the first date on its record
Homes built before 1919
21%
typical town: 3.4%
In pictures
14 pictures of historic Borris
The set opens with Borris House (country house) and Borris Railway Station (station master's house). Pictures exist for 7 of the places Borris has on the record. Borris House, dated 1730, is the oldest pictured in Borris.
Borris House (country house)National rating (NIAH)
Borris Railway StationRegional rating (NIAH)
Borris LibraryRegional rating (NIAH)
Bridge, BorrisRegional rating (NIAH)
Ballynagrane LockRegional rating (NIAH)+9See 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 Borris’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 22, by rating
1 National and International21 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 Borris
Buildings the National Inventory rates National or International: of significance across Ireland or beyond. Each one opens its own page.
Regional and other sites
21 more historic places in Borris
Buildings rated Regional, of significance in their region, and archaeological monuments with an encyclopedia article.
All 15, A to Z
Borris Garda Síochána StationBorris House (church / chapel)Borris LibraryBorris Railway StationBorris Railway Station (station master's house)Borris Railway Station (store / warehouse)Borris SchoolCatholic Church of the Sacred HeartD.J. DolanDrohan HouseJ. DaltonKavanagh MonumentShabegThe LaurelsThe Step House
6 recorded by their type and address
6 are recorded only by their type and address: 3 homes, 2 street furniture and 1 walls, gates and bridges; most date from the 19th century.
18th century1
19th century5
What’s recorded
Borris’s record leans to homes: 55%
From one type to the next, Borris’s record lists 7 kinds of building. Second on the record: public buildings, 3 of them. At the top of the record: Borris House and Catholic Church of the Sacred Heart.
Homes12
Public buildings3
Churches and chapels2
Street furniture2
Mills, stations and works1
Walls, gates and bridges1
Memorials and tombs1
Types as the National Inventory records them, grouped; a building keeps the type it was built as.
How old
Most of Borris’s dated buildings come from the 19th century
Each building by the first date on its record.
1500–1799 three centuries1
19th century 1800–189921
1900 and later to today0
1 of the 22 dated ones were built before 1800. The oldest is Borris House, from 1730.
Archaeology and around
Archaeology in Borris
The Sites and Monuments Record lists every known archaeological site; most are field monuments with little to see. By kind:
8 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 |
| Font1 record |
| Cross1 record |
| Graveyard1 record |
| Megalithic structure1 record |
| Ringfort - cashel1 record |
| Castle - unclassified1 record |
Just outside Borris: 18
| Ullard ChurchArchaeological monument (SMR) · 1.9 km outside the town |
| Kilcoltrim HouseRegional rating (NIAH) · 700 m outside the town |
| Ballyteiglea BridgeRegional rating (NIAH) · 1.1 km outside the town |
| Borris House (demesne walls / gates / railings)Regional rating (NIAH) · 100 m outside the town |
| Bunnahown BridgeRegional rating (NIAH) · 1 km outside the town |
| Ballyteigelea BridgeRegional rating (NIAH) · 1.1 km outside the town |
| Ballynagrane LockRegional rating (NIAH) · 2 km outside the town |
| Ballyteige LockRegional rating (NIAH) · 2.2 km outside the town |
| Borris LockRegional rating (NIAH) · 1 km outside the town |
| Ullard Church (church / chapel)Regional rating (NIAH) · 2.2 km outside the town |
| Ullard HouseRegional rating (NIAH) · 1.9 km outside the town |
| Currane TowerRegional rating (NIAH) · 1.8 km outside the town |
| Borris House (demesne walls / gates / railings)Regional rating (NIAH) · 100 m outside the town |
| Ullard SchoolRegional rating (NIAH) · 2.2 km outside the town |
| Tower HouseRegional rating (NIAH) · 2.1 km outside the town |
| Borris House (gate lodge)Regional rating (NIAH) · 100 m outside the town |
| Haggerty's BridgeRegional rating (NIAH) · 200 m outside the town |
| Worker's house, DunroeRegional rating (NIAH) · 2.4 km outside the town |
Homes by age
Borris’s building boom came from 1946 to 1980: 24% of its homes
Only 18% of Borris’s homes were built in the 2000s, less than the typical town’s 25%. Borris’s newest homes, from 2011 or later, are 7.8%, above the usual 5.8%. Homes built between the wars make up 5.9% of Borris’s, against 3.9% in the typical town.
21%
Before 1919
5.9%
1919–45
24%
1946–80
23%
1981–2000
18%
2001–10
7.8%
Since 2011
BorrisTypical 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
Borris and its neighbours
| Town | People | National Inventory | National | Archaeological sites |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Borris | 702 | 22 | 1 | 8 |
| Graiguenamanagh-Tinnahinch | 1,506 | 57 | 2 | 14 |
| Muinebeag (Bagenalstown) | 2,945 | 18 | 0 | 13 |
| Thomastown | 2,305 | 95 | 1 | 38 |
In brief
Borris in brief
More of Borris’s homes are old than in most places: 21% were built before 1919, against 3.4% in the typical town. In all there are 22 places on the record, 1 of them in the top tier, including Borris House. Most entries on the list, 55%, are homes. Most of its dated monuments come from the 19th century: 21 of 22. The oldest, Borris House, dates from 1730.
It also has 8 archaeological sites on the record. Otherwise the figures are ordinary: James Lennon (1881) and J. L. Davis (1874) were born here before 1900.
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 Borris’s history
How many historic buildings are recorded in Borris?
22 buildings on the National Inventory, one of them of national importance, from the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage.
Which places in Borris are of national importance?
Borris House (country house).
What is the oldest building in Borris?
Borris House: the first date on its record is 1730.
Are there archaeological sites in Borris?
Yes: the Sites and Monuments Record lists 8 archaeological sites inside Borris.
How old are the homes in Borris?
21% 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.
This page describes its history; it gives no grade.
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).