RegChurch / chapel · 1855–1870Catholic Church of Saint John the BaptistBallyvaghanPhoto: Hajotthu · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Commons file
Catholic Church of Saint John the Baptist · Photo: Hajotthu · CC BY-SA 3.03buildings on the National Inventory
History of Ballyvaughan · National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
Ballyvaughan has 3 buildings on the National Inventory
Old homes stand out in Ballyvaughan: 9.7% were built before 1919, where the typical town has 3.4%. The earliest building recorded goes back to 1840. Inside the town, the Sites and Monuments Record lists 1 archaeological site.
On the National Inventory
3
Of national importance
0
NIAH National or International, and national monuments
Archaeological sites
1
Sites and Monuments Record
Oldest building
1840
the first date on its record
Homes built before 1919
9.7%
typical town: 3.4%
In pictures
Ballyvaughan’s buildings in 4 pictures
Two to begin with: Catholic Church of Saint John the Baptist and Aillwee Cave Visitor Centre. The oldest building in Ballyvaughan’s set dates from 1855: Catholic Church of Saint John the Baptist. 4 different photographers shared them on Wikimedia Commons.
Aillwee Cave Visitor CentreNational rating (NIAH)
Ballyallaban ringfort (Ringfort - rath)Archaeological monument (SMR)
TobercornanRegional rating (NIAH)+1See 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 Ballyvaughan’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 Ballyvaughan
Buildings rated Regional, of significance in their region, and archaeological monuments with an encyclopedia article.
What’s recorded
No single kind leads in Ballyvaughan: churches and chapels and homes have 2 each
No fewer than 4 kinds of building are on Ballyvaughan’s record. At the top of the record: Aillwee Cave Visitor Centre and Newtown Castle. The wider area’s record reaches back to 1800, earlier than Ballyvaughan’s own.
Churches and chapels2
Homes2
Memorials and tombs1
Other buildings2
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 Ballyvaughan
The Sites and Monuments Record lists every known archaeological site; most are field monuments with little to see. By kind:
1 archaeological site 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 |
Just outside Ballyvaughan: 6
| Aillwee Cave Visitor CentreNational rating (NIAH) · 2.4 km outside the town |
| Ballyallaban ringfort (Ringfort - rath)Archaeological monument (SMR) · 2.4 km outside the town |
| Ballyallaban ringfort (Ringfort - cashel)Archaeological monument (SMR) · 3 km outside the town |
| Newtown CastleRegional rating (NIAH) · 1.3 km outside the town |
| TobercornanRegional rating (NIAH) · 2.8 km outside the town |
| Mausoleum, BishopsquarterRegional rating (NIAH) · 1.4 km outside the town |
Homes by age
No new homes in Ballyvaughan since 2011, against 5.8% in most towns
Fewer of Ballyvaughan’s homes than usual date in the 2000s: 18%, against 25%. The period that gave Ballyvaughan the most homes is from 1981 to 2000: 39%. Building between the wars left Ballyvaughan with 2.8% of its homes, below the usual 3.9%.
9.7%
Before 1919
2.8%
1919–45
31%
1946–80
39%
1981–2000
18%
2001–10
0%
Since 2011
BallyvaughanTypical 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
Ballyvaughan and its neighbours
| Town | People | National Inventory | National | Archaeological sites |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ballyvaughan | 361 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| Bearna | 2,336 | 3 | 0 | 9 |
| Salthill | 5,445 | 38 | 0 | 8 |
| Knocknacarra | 18,398 | 8 | 0 | 24 |
| Claddagh | 2,755 | 19 | 0 | 11 |
| Taylor's Hill | 3,141 | 16 | 0 | 5 |
| Newcastle | 4,032 | 3 | 1 | 3 |
In brief
Ballyvaughan in brief
More of Ballyvaughan’s homes are old than in most places: 9.7% were built before 1919, against 3.4% in the typical town. All told, the list holds 3 places on the record. The oldest, J.M. Mooney and Sons, dates from 1840. Otherwise the figures are ordinary: Michael Comyn (1871) was born here before 1900; and it also has an archaeological site.
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 Ballyvaughan’s history
How many historic buildings are recorded in Ballyvaughan?
3 buildings on the National Inventory, from the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage.
What is the oldest building in Ballyvaughan?
J.M. Mooney and Sons: the first date on its record is 1840.
Are there archaeological sites in Ballyvaughan?
Yes: the Sites and Monuments Record lists 1 archaeological site inside Ballyvaughan.
How old are the homes in Ballyvaughan?
9.7% 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).