Photo: Suzanne Mischyshyn · CC BY-SA 2.0Doonbeg: 1 building on the National Inventory
Doonbeg’s oldest recorded building dates from 1800. Inside the town, the Sites and Monuments Record lists 2 archaeological sites.
Places to see in Doonbeg
Only “Bridge, Doonbeg” has a photo so far; more of Doonbeg awaits one.
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.
Where Doonbeg’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).
One historic place in Doonbeg
Buildings rated Regional, of significance in their region, and archaeological monuments with an encyclopedia article.
RegArchaeology in Doonbeg
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.
| Castle - tower house1 record |
| Church1 record |
35% of Doonbeg’s homes were built in the 2000s
Homes dated between the wars are commoner in Doonbeg than in most towns: 10%, against 3.9%. Building from 1981 to 2000 fell short in Doonbeg: 16%, against 24% in most towns. 3.7% of Doonbeg’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.
Doonbeg and its neighbours
Doonbeg in brief
Old houses are part of Doonbeg’s character: 3.7% of its homes were built before 1919, against 3.4% in the typical town. In all there are 1 place on the record. Otherwise the figures are ordinary: it also has 2 archaeological sites.
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 Doonbeg’s history
How many historic buildings are recorded in Doonbeg?
1 building on the National Inventory, from the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage.
What is the oldest building in Doonbeg?
Bridge, Doonbeg: the first date on its record is 1800.
Are there archaeological sites in Doonbeg?
Yes: the Sites and Monuments Record lists 2 archaeological sites inside Doonbeg.
How old are the homes in Doonbeg?
3.7% 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.
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 (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).