Church / chapel · 1830–1835Catholic Church of Saint Michael the ArchangelKilmihil
Photo: JMTMcGrath · CC BY-SA 4.01building on the National Inventory
History of Kilmihil · National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
Kilmihil has 1 building on the National Inventory
Kilmihil has kept more old homes than most towns: 13% were built before 1919, against 3.4% in the typical town. The oldest record dates from 1830. Inside the town, the Sites and Monuments Record lists 3 archaeological sites.
On the National Inventory
1
Of national importance
0
NIAH National or International, and national monuments
Archaeological sites
3
Sites and Monuments Record
Oldest building
1830
the first date on its record
Homes built before 1919
13%
typical town: 3.4%
The map
Where Kilmihil’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 1, by rating
1 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
One historic place in Kilmihil
Buildings rated Regional, of significance in their region, and archaeological monuments with an encyclopedia article.
Archaeology and around
Archaeology in Kilmihil
The Sites and Monuments Record lists every known archaeological site; most are field monuments with little to see. By kind:
3 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 |
| Ritual site - holy well1 record |
Homes by age
Since 2011, building in Kilmihil has been slow: 3.4% of its homes, the norm is 5.8%
Homes built from 1981 to 2000 make up just 18% of Kilmihil’s, against 24% in the typical town. More of Kilmihil’s homes than usual date between the wars: 9%, against 3.9%. The busiest building years in Kilmihil were in the 2000s, which account for 35% of today’s homes.
13%
Before 1919
9%
1919–45
22%
1946–80
18%
1981–2000
35%
2001–10
3.4%
Since 2011
KilmihilTypical 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
Kilmihil and its neighbours
| Town | People | National Inventory | National | Archaeological sites |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kilmihil | 472 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Kilrush | 2,649 | 19 | 1 | 1 |
In brief
Kilmihil in brief
More of Kilmihil’s homes are old than in most places: 13% were built before 1919, against 3.4% in the typical town. In all there are 1 place on the record. The oldest, Catholic Church of Saint Michael the Archangel, dates from 1830. Otherwise the figures are ordinary: it also has 3 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 Kilmihil’s history
How many historic buildings are recorded in Kilmihil?
1 building on the National Inventory, from the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage.
What is the oldest building in Kilmihil?
Catholic Church of Saint Michael the Archangel: the first date on its record is 1830.
Are there archaeological sites in Kilmihil?
Yes: the Sites and Monuments Record lists 3 archaeological sites inside Kilmihil.
How old are the homes in Kilmihil?
13% 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) · 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).