St Anne's Roman Catholic Church · Photo: Olliebailie · CC BY-SA 4.0Bailieborough: 32 buildings on the National Inventory
Bailieborough’s oldest recorded building dates from 1760. Inside the town, the Sites and Monuments Record lists 10 archaeological sites. Bailieborough has 108 buildings on the record for every 10,000 residents, against 48 in the typical town.
typical town: 48
Landmarks of Bailieborough, in 8 photos
Of the buildings pictured in Bailieborough, Bailieborough Library is the oldest, from 1815. The photos cover 7 of Bailieborough’s recorded places; the rest have a record card. St Anne's Roman Catholic Church and Bailieborough Arts & Cultural Centre lead the set.
Bailieborough Arts & Cultural CentreRegional rating (NIAH)
Bailieborough LibraryRegional rating (NIAH)
Bailieborough ChurchRegional rating (NIAH)
National Irish BankRegional rating (NIAH)
Bailieborough Lodge No.796Regional rating (NIAH)+3See 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.
Where Bailieborough’s history is
Every building and site on the record inside the town, by its rating.
Hover a dot for its name; tap one to open its page.
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).
32 historic places in Bailieborough
Buildings rated Regional, of significance in their region, and archaeological monuments with an encyclopedia article.
All 22, A to Z
10 recorded by their type and address
10 are recorded only by their type and address: 6 homes, 3 street furniture and 1 other buildings; most date from the 19th century.
More public buildings than the national record: 16% in Bailieborough, 6% across Ireland
Every building on Bailieborough’s record is rated regional, none national. The record holds 18 homes, 56% of the whole. In second place come churches and chapels, with 5.
Types as the National Inventory records them, grouped; a building keeps the type it was built as.
Most of Bailieborough’s dated buildings come from the 19th century
Each building by the first date on its record.
4 of the 32 dated ones were built before 1800. The oldest is B. O'Reilly, from 1760.
Archaeology in Bailieborough
The Sites and Monuments Record lists every known archaeological site; most are field monuments with little to see. By kind:
10 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.
| Ringfort - rath4 records |
| Burnt mound2 records |
| Church1 record |
| Graveyard1 record |
| Castle - motte1 record |
| Fulacht fia1 record |
Just outside Bailieborough: 10
| Moybologue GraveyardArchaeological monument (SMR) · 2.4 km outside the town |
| Drumacarrow HouseRegional rating (NIAH) · 1 km outside the town |
| Wilton BridgeRegional rating (NIAH) · 800 m outside the town |
| Bailieborough CastleRegional rating (NIAH) · 300 m outside the town |
| Laurel MountRegional rating (NIAH) · 2.4 km outside the town |
| Farm house, LisballRegional rating (NIAH) · 1.6 km outside the town |
| Farm house, Coppanagh (Clankee By.)Regional rating (NIAH) · 2.1 km outside the town |
| Rectory, Mullagh Road, BailieboroughRegional rating (NIAH) · 200 m outside the town |
| Post box, Leiter (Bailieborough Ed)Regional rating (NIAH) · 1.5 km outside the town |
| Post box, Lear (Clankee By., Bailieborough Ed)Regional rating (NIAH) · 1.9 km outside the town |
A town of older homes: 4.6% of Bailieborough’s were built before 1919 (3.4% is typical)
Most of Bailieborough’s homes are older than 2001. Look at when Bailieborough’s homes went up and one period leads: in the 2000s, with 43%. Builders have been quiet in Bailieborough since 2011: 4.3% of its homes, the norm 5.8%.
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.
3 notable people born in Bailieborough before 1900
From Edward Frederick Clarke (1850) to Francis Sheehy-Skeffington (1878): their lives on one timeline, earliest first.
Everyone born in Bailieborough → Birthplaces from Wikidata, each checked against the person’s English Wikipedia article; portraits from Wikimedia Commons.
Bailieborough and its neighbours
| Town | People | National Inventory | National | Archaeological sites |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bailieborough | 2,974 | 32 | 0 | 10 |
| Kingscourt | 2,955 | 23 | 2 | 4 |
| Virginia | 3,211 | 20 | 0 | 3 |
| Mullagh | 1,651 | 5 | 0 | 4 |
| Ballyjamesduff | 2,917 | 9 | 0 | 5 |
| Carrickmacross | 5,745 | 84 | 1 | 17 |
| Cootehill | 1,856 | 34 | 0 | 6 |
Bailieborough in brief
Old houses are part of Bailieborough’s character: 4.6% of its homes were built before 1919, against 3.4% in the typical town. All told, the list holds 32 places on the record. Most entries on the list, 56%, are homes. Most of its dated monuments come from the 19th century: 21 of 32. The oldest, B. O'Reilly, dates from 1760.
Francis Sheehy-Skeffington (1878), Edward Frederick Clarke (1850) and Alexander Greenlaw Hamilton (1852) were all born here before 1900. It also has 10 archaeological sites on the record. Otherwise the figures are ordinary: it has 32 recorded buildings, about typical for a town its size (the middle one has 18); and per resident it sits near the middle of Irish towns of 2,500 or more.
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 Bailieborough’s history
How many historic buildings are recorded in Bailieborough?
32 buildings on the National Inventory, from the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage.
What is the oldest building in Bailieborough?
B. O'Reilly: the first date on its record is 1760.
Are there archaeological sites in Bailieborough?
Yes: the Sites and Monuments Record lists 10 archaeological sites inside Bailieborough.
How old are the homes in Bailieborough?
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.
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).