Inagh Bridge · Photo: The Banner · CC BY-SA 4.0Inagh: 2 buildings on the National Inventory
Inagh’s oldest recorded building dates from 1780. Of its homes, 1.1% were built before 1919, against 3.4% in the typical town. The Sites and Monuments Record adds 2 archaeological sites inside the town.
Where Inagh’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).
2 historic places in Inagh
Buildings rated Regional, of significance in their region, and archaeological monuments with an encyclopedia article.
RegArchaeology in Inagh
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.
| Church1 record |
| Graveyard1 record |
Little new building in Inagh: 2.1% of homes date from 2011 on, against 5.8%
More than half of Inagh’s housing predates 2001. Inagh built little between the wars: 0% of its homes, where most towns have 3.9%. 45% of Inagh’s homes went up in the 2000s, more than in any other period.
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.
Inagh and its neighbours
| Town | People | National Inventory | National | Archaeological sites |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inagh | 228 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Ennistimon | 1,137 | 39 | 1 | 7 |
| Lehinch | 1,018 | 4 | 0 | 5 |
| Ennis | 27,923 | 74 | 5 | 135 |
Inagh in brief
The official list counts 2 places on the record in Inagh. Its homes are mostly newer: 1.1% were built before 1919, against 3.4% in the typical town. The oldest is Inagh Bridge, from 1780. Beyond that, Richard Tottenham (1890) was born here before 1900; and 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 Inagh’s history
How many historic buildings are recorded in Inagh?
2 buildings on the National Inventory, from the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage.
What is the oldest building in Inagh?
Inagh Bridge: the first date on its record is 1780.
Are there archaeological sites in Inagh?
Yes: the Sites and Monuments Record lists 2 archaeological sites inside Inagh.
How old are the homes in Inagh?
1.1% 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).