Church / chapel · 1820–1825Church of the Holy Mary Mother of GodBallygarvan
Photo: Neil Theasby · CC BY-SA 2.02buildings on the National Inventory
History of Ballygarvan · National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
Ballygarvan has 2 buildings on the National Inventory
Ballygarvan’s oldest recorded building dates from 1820. Since 2011, Ballygarvan has added 1.2% of its homes, against 5.8% in the typical town.
On the National Inventory
2
Of national importance
0
NIAH National or International, and national monuments
Archaeological sites
0
Sites and Monuments Record
Oldest building
1820
the first date on its record
Homes built before 1919
3%
typical town: 3.4%
The map
Where Ballygarvan’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 2, by rating
2 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
2 historic places in Ballygarvan
Buildings rated Regional, of significance in their region, and archaeological monuments with an encyclopedia article.
Outbuilding · 1820–1840Outbuilding, Church of the Holy Mary Mother of GodBallygarvan
What’s recorded
40% of the records in and around Ballygarvan are churches and chapels
The record in Ballygarvan runs as late as 1860. Leading the record by rating: Church of the Holy Mary Mother of God and “Outbuilding, Church of the Holy Mary Mother of God”. Around Ballygarvan, the record goes back further, to 1770.
Churches and chapels2
Farm and estate buildings1
Homes1
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.
Archaeology and around
Just outside Ballygarvan
Places on the record just outside the town that belong to it, nearest first.
Just outside Ballygarvan: 3
| Building, Church Cross Roads, KillanullyRegional rating (NIAH) · 700 m outside the town |
| Church, Church Cross Roads, KillanullyRegional rating (NIAH) · 400 m outside the town |
| Rectory, Church Cross Roads, KillanullyRegional rating (NIAH) · 400 m outside the town |
Homes by age
More of Ballygarvan’s homes date in the 2000s than from any other period: 75%
Against a typical 24%, only 8.5% of Ballygarvan’s homes went up from 1946 to 1980. Building between the wars fell short in Ballygarvan: 0.6%, against 3.9% in most towns. Few of Ballygarvan’s homes date from 1981 to 2000: 12%, the norm 24%.
3%
Before 1919
0.6%
1919–45
8.5%
1946–80
12%
1981–2000
75%
2001–10
1.2%
Since 2011
BallygarvanTypical 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
Ballygarvan and its neighbours
| Town | People | National Inventory | National | Archaeological sites |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ballygarvan | 556 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Frankfield and Grange | 7,687 | 6 | 0 | 13 |
| Carrigaline | 18,239 | 12 | 0 | 40 |
| Lehenagh | 4,154 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| Douglas | 22,029 | 51 | 0 | 31 |
| Inishkenny | 5,552 | 11 | 0 | 27 |
| Tramore | 4,803 | 56 | 0 | 1 |
In brief
Ballygarvan in brief
The official list counts 2 places on the record in Ballygarvan. Its homes are mostly newer: 3% were built before 1919, against 3.4% in the typical town. The oldest, Church of the Holy Mary Mother of God, dates from 1820.
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 Ballygarvan’s history
How many historic buildings are recorded in Ballygarvan?
2 buildings on the National Inventory, from the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage.
What is the oldest building in Ballygarvan?
Church of the Holy Mary Mother of God: the first date on its record is 1820.
How old are the homes in Ballygarvan?
3% 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).