Ballyconnell Bridge · Photo: Deadstar · CC BY-SA 4.0Ballyconnell: 17 buildings on the National Inventory
Ballyconnell’s oldest recorded building dates from 1755. The Sites and Monuments Record adds 5 archaeological sites inside the town.
Landmarks of Ballyconnell, in 9 photos
The photos cover 8 of Ballyconnell’s recorded places; the rest have a record card. Ballyconnell Bridge and Old Church lead the set. Pictured and oldest in Ballyconnell: Tomregan Church of Ireland Church, 1755.
Old ChurchRegional rating (NIAH)
Ballyconnell Market HouseRegional rating (NIAH)
Our Lady of Lourdes Roman Catholic ChurchRegional rating (NIAH)
Tomregan Church of Ireland ChurchRegional rating (NIAH)
Ballyconnell LibraryRegional rating (NIAH)+4See 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 Ballyconnell’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).
17 historic places in Ballyconnell
Buildings rated Regional, of significance in their region, and archaeological monuments with an encyclopedia article.
All 15, A to Z
2 recorded by their type and address
2 are recorded only by their type and address: 1 walls, gates and bridges and 1 homes; most date from the 18th century.
In Ballyconnell, churches and chapels stand out: 29% of its record, 7% nationally
In Ballyconnell, every record stops at a regional rating. Counted by type, homes come first, 9 of them (53%). Leading the record by rating: Tomregan Church of Ireland Church and Ballyconnell House.
Types as the National Inventory records them, grouped; a building keeps the type it was built as.
Most of Ballyconnell’s dated buildings come from the 19th century
Each building by the first date on its record.
4 of the 17 dated ones were built before 1800. The oldest is Tomregan Church of Ireland Church, from 1755.
Archaeology in Ballyconnell
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.
| Castle - unclassified2 records |
| Bawn1 record |
| Ringfort - rath1 record |
| Exhibitionist figure (present location)1 record |
Just outside Ballyconnell: 2
| Slieve Russell HouseRegional rating (NIAH) · 200 m outside the town |
| Tomkinroad HouseRegional rating (NIAH) · 3 km outside the town |
More of Ballyconnell’s homes date in the 2000s than from any other period: 54%
From 2011 on, Ballyconnell built 4.8% of its homes, near the typical 5.8%. Building from 1946 to 1980 left Ballyconnell with 9.8% of its homes, below the usual 24%. 2.9% of Ballyconnell’s homes predate 1919, close to the typical town’s 3.4%.
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.
Ballyconnell and its neighbours
| Town | People | National Inventory | National | Archaeological sites |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ballyconnell | 1,422 | 17 | 0 | 5 |
| Belturbet | 1,610 | 33 | 0 | 7 |
| Ballinamore | 1,112 | 29 | 0 | 4 |
Ballyconnell in brief
Ballyconnell has 17 places on the record. Of the whole list, 53% are homes. Most of its dated monuments come from the 19th century: 9 of 17. The oldest, Tomregan Church of Ireland Church, dates from 1755.
Its homes are mostly newer: 2.9% were built before 1919, against 3.4% in the typical town. The archaeological record adds 5 sites. The rest is about typical: John Meehan (1864) was born here before 1900.
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 Ballyconnell’s history
How many historic buildings are recorded in Ballyconnell?
17 buildings on the National Inventory, from the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage.
What is the oldest building in Ballyconnell?
Tomregan Church of Ireland Church: the first date on its record is 1755.
Are there archaeological sites in Ballyconnell?
Yes: the Sites and Monuments Record lists 5 archaeological sites inside Ballyconnell.
How old are the homes in Ballyconnell?
2.9% 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 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).