Gates / railings / walls · 1840–1845Ennistimon District HospitalEnnistimon
Photo: Bogman · CC BY-SA 2.54buildings on the National Inventory
History of Lehinch · National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
Lehinch: 4 buildings on the National Inventory
History in Lehinch goes back at least to 1840, the date of its oldest recorded building. The Sites and Monuments Record adds 5 archaeological sites inside the town.
On the National Inventory
4
Of national importance
0
NIAH National or International, and national monuments
Archaeological sites
5
Sites and Monuments Record
Oldest building
1840
the first date on its record
Homes built before 1919
5.4%
typical town: 3.4%
In pictures
Lehinch’s landmarks in 4 photos, with 1 old views
Two to begin with: Moy House and New Bridge. The old views of Lehinch date from 1880.
Moy HouseRegional rating (NIAH)
New BridgeRegional rating (NIAH)
O'Brien's BridgeRegional rating (NIAH)
Saint Mary's Catholic ChurchRegional rating (NIAH)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.
Through time
Lehinch in old photos
1 old photograph, made before 1950.
1880From 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 Lehinch’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 4, by rating
4 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
4 historic places in Lehinch
Buildings rated Regional, of significance in their region, and archaeological monuments with an encyclopedia article.
House · 1860–1880P. FrawleyKettle Street, Lehinch
Hotel · 1840–1860Hotel, Main Street, Church Street, Lehinch
House · 1850–1870House, Main Street, Lehinch
What’s recorded
In and around Lehinch, 44% of the records are homes
Across its record, Lehinch takes in 4 kinds of building. In second place come walls, gates and bridges, with 3. Leading the record by rating: Sandfield Lodge and Moy House.
Homes4
Walls, gates and bridges3
Inns, shops and warehouses1
Churches and chapels1
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 Lehinch
The Sites and Monuments Record lists every known archaeological site; most are field monuments with little to see. By kind:
5 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.
| Burial ground1 record |
| Enclosure1 record |
| Ringfort - rath1 record |
| Fulacht fia1 record |
| Earthwork1 record |
Just outside Lehinch: 5
| Sandfield LodgeRegional rating (NIAH) · 1.6 km outside the town |
| Moy HouseRegional rating (NIAH) · 400 m outside the town |
| New BridgeRegional rating (NIAH) · 1.8 km outside the town |
| O'Brien's BridgeRegional rating (NIAH) · 500 m outside the town |
| Saint Mary's Catholic ChurchRegional rating (NIAH) · 1.7 km outside the town |
Homes by age
Before 1919: 5.4% of Lehinch’s homes, well above the typical 3.4%
Building since 2011 in Lehinch, 6.6% of its homes, keeps pace with the norm of 5.8%. Lehinch built little between the wars: 2% of its homes, where most towns have 3.9%. No period built more of Lehinch than from 1981 to 2000: 42% of its homes.
5.4%
Before 1919
2%
1919–45
20%
1946–80
42%
1981–2000
24%
2001–10
6.6%
Since 2011
LehinchTypical 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
Lehinch and its neighbours
| Town | People | National Inventory | National | Archaeological sites |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lehinch | 1,018 | 4 | 0 | 5 |
| Ennistimon | 1,137 | 39 | 1 | 7 |
In brief
Lehinch in brief
Old houses are part of Lehinch’s character: 5.4% of its homes were built before 1919, against 3.4% in the typical town. All told, the list holds 4 places on the record. It also has 5 archaeological sites on the record. The oldest, Ennistimon District Hospital, dates from 1840.
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 Lehinch’s history
How many historic buildings are recorded in Lehinch?
4 buildings on the National Inventory, from the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage.
What is the oldest building in Lehinch?
Ennistimon District Hospital: the first date on its record is 1840.
Are there archaeological sites in Lehinch?
Yes: the Sites and Monuments Record lists 5 archaeological sites inside Lehinch.
How old are the homes in Lehinch?
5.4% 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 (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).