Bridge · 1800–1840Ballymakeery BridgeBaile Mhic Íre [Ballymakeery]
Photo: Richard Fensome · CC BY-SA 2.04buildings on the National Inventory
History of Baile Mhic Íre · National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
Baile Mhic Íre has 4 buildings on the National Inventory
History in Baile Mhic Íre goes back at least to 1800, the date of its oldest recorded building. Inside the town, the Sites and Monuments Record lists 1 archaeological site.
On the National Inventory
4
Of national importance
0
NIAH National or International, and national monuments
Archaeological sites
1
Sites and Monuments Record
Oldest building
1800
the first date on its record
Homes built before 1919
5.4%
typical town: 3.4%
In pictures
Baile Mhic Íre in pictures
Only Saint Gobnet's Church (Ballyvourney) has a photo so far; more of Baile Mhic Íre 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.
The map
Where Baile Mhic Íre’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 Baile Mhic Íre
Buildings rated Regional, of significance in their region, and archaeological monuments with an encyclopedia article.
Church / chapel · 1825–1830Séipéal Ghobnatan [Saint Gobnait's Catholic Church]Baile Bhuirne [Ballyvourney]
Presbytery / parochial / curate's house · 1850–1890Presbytery, Séipéal Ghobnatan [Saint Gobnait's Catholic Church]Baile Bhuirne [Ballyvourney]
House · 1850–1890House, Baile Bhuirne [Ballyvourney]
What’s recorded
Around Baile Mhic Íre, the record leans to homes: 38%
Baile Mhic Íre’s most recent recorded building is from 1930. Beyond Baile Mhic Íre, homes make up a bigger share of the national record: 62%. In second place come walls, gates and bridges, with 3.
Homes5
Walls, gates and bridges3
Churches and chapels2
Public buildings2
Farm and estate buildings1
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 Baile Mhic Íre
The Sites and Monuments Record lists every known archaeological site; most are field monuments with little to see. By kind:
1 archaeological site 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.
| Bridge1 record |
Just outside Baile Mhic Íre: 9
| Ballyvourney BridgeRegional rating (NIAH) · 100 m outside the town |
| Saint Gobnet's Church (Ballyvourney)Regional rating (NIAH) · 400 m outside the town |
| Home FarmRegional rating (NIAH) · 300 m outside the town |
| Ó TuamaRegional rating (NIAH) · 100 m outside the town |
| Coláiste ÍosagáinRegional rating (NIAH) · 100 m outside the town |
| Bridge, Baile Bhuirne [Ballyvourney]Regional rating (NIAH) · 500 m outside the town |
| House, Baile Mhic Íre [Ballymakeery]Regional rating (NIAH) · 100 m outside the town |
| House, Baile Mhic Íre [Ballymakeery]Regional rating (NIAH) · 100 m outside the town |
| Ballroom, Baile Mhic Íre [Ballymakeery]Regional rating (NIAH) · 600 m outside the town |
Homes by age
15% of Baile Mhic Íre’s homes are newer than 2011 (5.8% is typical)
The homes built in Baile Mhic Íre since 2001 are fewer than those built before it. Before 1919: 5.4% of the homes in Baile Mhic Íre, where most towns have about 3.4%. 30% of Baile Mhic Íre’s homes went up in the 2000s, more than in any other period.
5.4%
Before 1919
5.4%
1919–45
23%
1946–80
21%
1981–2000
30%
2001–10
15%
Since 2011
Baile Mhic ÍreTypical 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
Baile Mhic Íre and its neighbours
| Town | People | National Inventory | National | Archaeological sites |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baile Mhic Íre | 366 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| Macroom | 4,096 | 48 | 1 | 12 |
| Millstreet | 1,722 | 16 | 0 | 10 |
In brief
Baile Mhic Íre in brief
Old houses are part of Baile Mhic Íre’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. The oldest is Ballymakeery Bridge, from 1800. Otherwise the figures are ordinary: it also has an archaeological site.
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 Baile Mhic Íre’s history
How many historic buildings are recorded in Baile Mhic Íre?
4 buildings on the National Inventory, from the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage.
What is the oldest building in Baile Mhic Íre?
Ballymakeery Bridge: the first date on its record is 1800.
Are there archaeological sites in Baile Mhic Íre?
Yes: the Sites and Monuments Record lists 1 archaeological site inside Baile Mhic Íre.
How old are the homes in Baile Mhic Íre?
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).