House · 1750–1770Ennistimon HouseEnnistimon
Photo: GenesisNZ · CC BY-SA 4.039buildings on the National Inventory
History of Ennistimon · National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
Old homes in Ennistimon: 15% built before 1919
Against 3.4% in the typical town, Ennistimon has 4 times the share. The National Inventory of Architectural Heritage records 39 buildings in Ennistimon, one of them of national importance. The oldest record dates from 1750. Inside the town, the Sites and Monuments Record lists 7 archaeological sites.
On the National Inventory
39
Of national importance
1
NIAH National or International, and national monuments
Archaeological sites
7
Sites and Monuments Record
Oldest building
1750
the first date on its record
Homes built before 1919
15%
typical town: 3.4%
In pictures
Historic Ennistimon: 6 photos, 1 old views
You can start with “Bridge, Bridge Street, Ennistimon” and Blake and Linnane. So far the camera has reached 6 of Ennistimon’s recorded places. The camera caught Ennistimon in 1850.
Bridge, Bridge Street, EnnistimonRegional rating (NIAH)
Blake and LinnaneRegional rating (NIAH)
House, Main Street, EnnistimonRegional rating (NIAH)
House, Main Street, EnnistimonRegional rating (NIAH)
Daly'sRegional 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.
Through time
Ennistimon in old photos
1 old photograph, made before 1950.
19th centuryFrom Wikimedia Commons, copied to our own server: public domain, or from the National Library of Ireland’s collections (Lawrence, Poole, Eason and others) with no known copyright restrictions. Each credit opens the image’s page.
The map
Where Ennistimon’s history is
Every building and site on the record inside the town, by its rating.
National and InternationalRegional and other sites
Hover a dot for its name; tap one to open its page.
The 39, by rating
1 National and International38 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).
National and International
One place of national importance in Ennistimon
Buildings the National Inventory rates National or International: of significance across Ireland or beyond. Each one opens its own page.
Regional and other sites
38 more historic places in Ennistimon
Buildings rated Regional, of significance in their region, and archaeological monuments with an encyclopedia article.
All 18, A to Z
20 recorded by their type and address
20 are recorded only by their type and address: 18 homes, 1 walls, gates and bridges and 1 street furniture; most date from the 19th century.
18th century3
19th century16
20th century1
Historic streets
Main Street has the most
Streets with three or more buildings on the record, by the address it gives.
Main Street14 on the record
Church Street9 on the record
Parliament Street7 on the record
Bridge Street3 on the record
Of the 39 records, 38 give a street address.
What’s recorded
More homes than anything else in Ennistimon: 85%
The record in Ennistimon runs as late as 1950. Second on the record: churches and chapels, 2 of them. At the top of the record: Ennistimon House and Byrne.
Homes33
Churches and chapels2
Public buildings2
Walls, gates and bridges1
Street furniture1
Types as the National Inventory records them, grouped; a building keeps the type it was built as.
How old
Most of Ennistimon’s dated buildings come from the 19th century
Each building by the first date on its record.
1500–1799 three centuries5
19th century 1800–189932
1900 and later to today2
5 of the 39 dated ones were built before 1800. The oldest is Ennistimon House, from 1750.
Archaeology and around
Archaeology in Ennistimon
The Sites and Monuments Record lists every known archaeological site; most are field monuments with little to see. By kind:
7 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.
| Water mill - unclassified2 records |
| Castle - tower house1 record |
| Church1 record |
| Graveyard1 record |
| Inscribed stone (present location)1 record |
| Children's burial ground1 record |
Homes by age
Few of Ennistimon’s homes are newer than 2011: 3.1%, against 5.8%
More than half of Ennistimon’s housing predates 1981. In most towns 3.9% of homes were built between the wars; in Ennistimon, 9.4%. 30% of Ennistimon’s homes went up from 1946 to 1980, more than in any other period.
15%
Before 1919
9.4%
1919–45
30%
1946–80
18%
1981–2000
25%
2001–10
3.1%
Since 2011
EnnistimonTypical 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.
Born here
4 notable people born in Ennistimon before 1900
From Brian Merriman (1749) to Martin O'Sullivan (1891): their lives on one timeline, earliest first.
Brian Merriman
Kootenay Brown
John Banks Brady
Martin O'Sullivan
170017501800185019001950
BM
Brian Merriman1749–1805 · Irish poet
MO
Martin O'Sullivan1891–1956 · Irish politician
KB
Kootenay Brown1839–1916 · Canadian businessman
JB
John Banks Brady1875–1952 · British-born Southern Rhodesian Soldier
Everyone born in Ennistimon → Birthplaces from Wikidata, each checked against the person’s English Wikipedia article; portraits from Wikimedia Commons.
Neighbours
Ennistimon and its neighbours
| Town | People | National Inventory | National | Archaeological sites |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ennistimon | 1,137 | 39 | 1 | 7 |
| Lehinch | 1,018 | 4 | 0 | 5 |
In brief
Ennistimon in brief
Old houses are part of Ennistimon’s character: 15% of its homes were built before 1919, against 3.4% in the typical town. In all there are 39 places on the record, 1 of them in the top tier, including Ennistimon House. Main Street alone has 14 places on the record. Of the whole list, 85% are homes.
Of the 39 with a date, 32 come from the 19th century. The oldest is Ennistimon House, from 1750. Of the 4 people born here before 1900, the best known include Brian Merriman (1749), Martin O'Sullivan (1891) and Kootenay Brown (1839).
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 Ennistimon’s history
How many historic buildings are recorded in Ennistimon?
39 buildings on the National Inventory, one of them of national importance, from the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage.
Which places in Ennistimon are of national importance?
Ennistimon House.
What is the oldest building in Ennistimon?
Ennistimon House: the first date on its record is 1750.
Are there archaeological sites in Ennistimon?
Yes: the Sites and Monuments Record lists 7 archaeological sites inside Ennistimon.
How old are the homes in Ennistimon?
15% 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).