Mausoleum · 1715–1720Ballyclogh Graveyard (mausoleum)Ballyclogh
Photo: Mike Searle · CC BY-SA 2.08buildings on the National Inventory
History of Ballyclogh · National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
Old homes in Ballyclogh: 16% built before 1919
The typical town has 3.4%: Ballyclogh has 5 times the share. Ballyclogh has 8 buildings on the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage. The oldest record dates from 1715. The Sites and Monuments Record adds 3 archaeological sites inside the town.
On the National Inventory
8
Of national importance
0
NIAH National or International, and national monuments
Archaeological sites
3
Sites and Monuments Record
Oldest building
1715
the first date on its record
Homes built before 1919
16%
typical town: 3.4%
The map
Where Ballyclogh’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 8, by rating
8 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
8 historic places in Ballyclogh
Buildings rated Regional, of significance in their region, and archaeological monuments with an encyclopedia article.
Church / chapel · 1725–1880O’Callaghan's Funeral ChapelBallyclogh
Monument · 1760–1770Ballyclogh Graveyard (monument)Ballyclogh
Rectory / glebe / vicarage / curate's house · 1820–1825Ballyclogh HouseBallyclogh
Church / chapel · 1845–1855Church of Saint John the BaptistBallyclogh
House · 1870–1890Ard na GréineBallyclogh
Presbytery / parochial / curate's house · 1860–1880Presbytery, Ballyclogh
House · 1890–1910House, Main Street, Ballyclogh
What’s recorded
Ballyclogh and its edges: homes first, 46%
Of national importance in Ballyclogh: none; the record is regional. The next biggest group is farm and estate buildings, 4 in all. Among the highest-rated: Longueville House and Ballyclogh Graveyard.
Homes11
Farm and estate buildings4
Churches and chapels3
Walls, gates and bridges3
Memorials and tombs1
Public buildings1
Other 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.
How old
Most of Ballyclogh’s dated buildings come from the 19th century
Each building by the first date on its record.
1500–1799 three centuries3
19th century 1800–18995
1900 and later to today0
3 of the 8 dated ones were built before 1800. The oldest is Ballyclogh Graveyard, from 1715.
Archaeology and around
Archaeology in Ballyclogh
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.
| Church2 records |
| Graveyard1 record |
Just outside Ballyclogh: 16
| Longueville House (country house)Regional rating (NIAH) · 2.7 km outside the town |
| Longueville House (farmyard complex)Regional rating (NIAH) · 2.7 km outside the town |
| Copsetown Abbey (farmyard complex)Regional rating (NIAH) · 2.9 km outside the town |
| Longueville House (gate lodge)Regional rating (NIAH) · 3 km outside the town |
| Longueville House (bridge)Regional rating (NIAH) · 3 km outside the town |
| Longueville House (gate lodge)Regional rating (NIAH) · 2.7 km outside the town |
| Longueville House HotelRegional rating (NIAH) · 3 km outside the town |
| Longueville HouseLongueville HouseRegional rating (NIAH) · 2.6 km outside the town |
| Ballyclogh CastleRegional rating (NIAH) · 100 m outside the town |
| Copsetown Abbey (house)Regional rating (NIAH) · 2.9 km outside the town |
| Blossomfort HouseRegional rating (NIAH) · 700 m outside the town |
| Longueville House (conservatory)Regional rating (NIAH) · 2.7 km outside the town |
| CastlelohortRegional rating (NIAH) · 1.3 km outside the town |
| Longueville SchoolRegional rating (NIAH) · 2.3 km outside the town |
| Gate lodge, LisleaghRegional rating (NIAH) · 900 m outside the town |
| House, GortnagrossRegional rating (NIAH) · 2.5 km outside the town |
Homes by age
Since 2011, building in Ballyclogh has been slow: 1.9% of its homes, the norm is 5.8%
A full 7.4% of the homes in Ballyclogh went up between the wars, beyond the typical 3.9%. The period that gave Ballyclogh the most homes is from 1946 to 1980: 28%. Half of what Ballyclogh lives in today was already built by 1981.
16%
Before 1919
7.4%
1919–45
28%
1946–80
19%
1981–2000
28%
2001–10
1.9%
Since 2011
BallycloghTypical 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
Ballyclogh and its neighbours
In brief
Ballyclogh in brief
Old houses are part of Ballyclogh’s character: 16% of its homes were built before 1919, against 3.4% in the typical town. All told, the list holds 8 places on the record. Most of its dated monuments come from the 19th century: 5 of 8. The oldest, Ballyclogh Graveyard, dates from 1715. 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 Ballyclogh’s history
How many historic buildings are recorded in Ballyclogh?
8 buildings on the National Inventory, from the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage.
What is the oldest building in Ballyclogh?
Ballyclogh Graveyard: the first date on its record is 1715.
Are there archaeological sites in Ballyclogh?
Yes: the Sites and Monuments Record lists 3 archaeological sites inside Ballyclogh.
How old are the homes in Ballyclogh?
16% 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 (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).