Photo: David Hawgood · CC BY-SA 2.0Ballinlough: 45 buildings on the National Inventory
Old homes stand out in Ballinlough: 7.7% were built before 1919, where the typical town has 3.4%. Its oldest building dates from 1760. Inside the town, the Sites and Monuments Record lists 3 archaeological sites. Ballinlough has 83 buildings on the record for every 10,000 residents, against 48 in the typical town.
typical town: 48
Where Ballinlough’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).
45 historic places in Ballinlough
Buildings rated Regional, of significance in their region, and archaeological monuments with an encyclopedia article.
All 15, A to Z
30 recorded by their type and address
30 are recorded only by their type and address: 27 homes, 2 street furniture and 1 mills, stations and works; most date from the 19th century.
Most of Ballinlough’s dated buildings come from the 20th century or later
Each building by the first date on its record.
1 of the 45 dated ones were built before 1800. The oldest is Woollahra, from 1760.
Archaeology in Ballinlough
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.
| Boundary stone2 records |
| Standing stone1 record |
The biggest share of Ballinlough’s homes dates from 1946 to 1980: 49%
22% of Ballinlough’s homes date between the wars, well above the typical 3.9%. Ballinlough built little in the 2000s: 3.8% of its homes, where most towns have 25%. Homes built from 1981 to 2000 make up just 12% of Ballinlough’s, against 24% in the typical 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.
Ballinlough and its neighbours
| Town | People | National Inventory | National | Archaeological sites |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ballinlough | 5,435 | 45 | 0 | 3 |
| Knockrea | 5,228 | 237 | 5 | 5 |
| Tramore | 4,803 | 56 | 0 | 1 |
| South Gate | 7,185 | 199 | 2 | 16 |
| Turner's Cross | 7,208 | 85 | 1 | 1 |
| St Luke's | 4,278 | 382 | 1 | 2 |
| Montenotte | 4,113 | 36 | 0 | 3 |
Ballinlough in brief
More of Ballinlough’s homes are old than in most places: 7.7% were built before 1919, against 3.4% in the typical town. All told, the list holds 45 places on the record. Most of its dated monuments come from the 20th century or later: 34 of 45. The oldest, Woollahra, dates from 1760. Beyond that, most entries are homes; it has 45 recorded buildings, about typical for a town its size (the middle one has 41); and per resident it sits near the middle of Irish towns of 2,500 or more.
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 Ballinlough’s history
How many historic buildings are recorded in Ballinlough?
45 buildings on the National Inventory, from the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage.
What is the oldest building in Ballinlough?
Woollahra: the first date on its record is 1760.
Are there archaeological sites in Ballinlough?
Yes: the Sites and Monuments Record lists 3 archaeological sites inside Ballinlough.
How old are the homes in Ballinlough?
7.7% 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) · 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).