RegChurch / chapel · 1860–1865Saint Aidan's Catholic ChurchButlersbridgePhoto: Deadstar · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Commons file
Bridge, Butlersbridge · Photo: Deadstar · CC BY-SA 4.03buildings on the National Inventory
History of Butlersbridge · National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
Butlersbridge has 3 buildings on the National Inventory
Butlersbridge’s oldest recorded building dates from 1840. The Sites and Monuments Record adds 2 archaeological sites inside the town.
On the National Inventory
3
Of national importance
0
NIAH National or International, and national monuments
Archaeological sites
2
Sites and Monuments Record
Oldest building
1840
the first date on its record
Homes built before 1919
5.9%
typical town: 3.4%
In pictures
2 photographs of Butlersbridge’s heritage
Pictured and oldest in Butlersbridge: Saint Aidan's Catholic Church, 1860. 2 recorded places in Butlersbridge have a photo. First come “Bridge, Butlersbridge” and Saint Aidan's Catholic Church.
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 Butlersbridge’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 Butlersbridge
Buildings rated Regional, of significance in their region, and archaeological monuments with an encyclopedia article.
RegWhat’s recorded
Butlersbridge and its edges: walls, gates and bridges first, 40%
4 different kinds of building make up Butlersbridge’s record. At the top of the record: Urney Bridge and Saint Aidan's Catholic Church. Butlersbridge has no nationally rated building; its record is regional.
Walls, gates and bridges2
Mills, stations and works1
Churches and chapels1
Homes1
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 Butlersbridge
The Sites and Monuments Record lists every known archaeological site; most are field monuments with little to see. By kind:
2 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 - rath1 record |
| Standing stone1 record |
Just outside Butlersbridge: 2
| Urney BridgeRegional rating (NIAH) · 1.6 km outside the town |
| Farm house, ButlersbridgeRegional rating (NIAH) · 1.2 km outside the town |
Homes by age
Butlersbridge has an old housing stock: 5.9% predates 1919, the norm is 3.4%
Homes dated from 1981 to 2000 are scarcer in Butlersbridge than in most towns: 19%, against 24%. The last decade or so added 9.3% of Butlersbridge’s homes, against 5.8% in most towns. Butlersbridge’s largest group of homes, 37%, went up in the 2000s.
5.9%
Before 1919
5.1%
1919–45
24%
1946–80
19%
1981–2000
37%
2001–10
9.3%
Since 2011
ButlersbridgeTypical 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
Butlersbridge and its neighbours
| Town | People | National Inventory | National | Archaeological sites |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Butlersbridge | 271 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| Cavan | 11,741 | 75 | 3 | 40 |
| Belturbet | 1,610 | 33 | 0 | 7 |
| Ballinagh | 1,012 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| Ballyconnell | 1,422 | 17 | 0 | 5 |
| Clones | 1,885 | 69 | 5 | 19 |
In brief
Butlersbridge in brief
More of Butlersbridge’s homes are old than in most places: 5.9% were built before 1919, against 3.4% in the typical town. All told, the list holds 3 places on the record. The oldest, Saint Aidan's Catholic Church, dates from 1860. Otherwise the figures are ordinary: it also has 2 archaeological sites.
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 Butlersbridge’s history
How many historic buildings are recorded in Butlersbridge?
3 buildings on the National Inventory, from the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage.
What is the oldest building in Butlersbridge?
Bridge, Butlersbridge: the first date on its record is 1840.
Are there archaeological sites in Butlersbridge?
Yes: the Sites and Monuments Record lists 2 archaeological sites inside Butlersbridge.
How old are the homes in Butlersbridge?
5.9% 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.
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 (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).