Photo: Jonathan Thacker · CC BY-SA 2.0Ballyhooly has 9 buildings on the National Inventory
Ballyhooly has kept more old homes than most towns: 8.9% were built before 1919, against 3.4% in the typical town. The earliest building recorded goes back to 1830. Inside the town, the Sites and Monuments Record lists 6 archaeological sites.
Ballyhooly’s landmarks
Ballyhooly as it was in 1880, in old photographs. Pictured: Christ Church, on Ballyhooly’s record.
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.
Ballyhooly in old photos
1 old photograph, made before 1950.
c. 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.
Where Ballyhooly’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).
9 historic places in Ballyhooly
Buildings rated Regional, of significance in their region, and archaeological monuments with an encyclopedia article.
RegAround Ballyhooly, the record leans to homes: 43%
Ballyhooly’s record spans 5 kinds of building. 4 records make churches and chapels the second group. At the top of the record: Woodville and Ballyhooly Bridge.
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.
Most of Ballyhooly’s dated buildings come from the 19th century
Each building by the first date on its record.
Archaeology in Ballyhooly
The Sites and Monuments Record lists every known archaeological site; most are field monuments with little to see. By kind:
6 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.
| Graveyard2 records |
| Church2 records |
| Castle - tower house1 record |
| Bawn1 record |
Just outside Ballyhooly: 14
| WoodvilleRegional rating (NIAH) · 2.5 km outside the town |
| Ballyhooly BridgeRegional rating (NIAH) · 200 m outside the town |
| Convamore (farmyard complex)Regional rating (NIAH) · 1.3 km outside the town |
| Wood CottageRegional rating (NIAH) · 2.2 km outside the town |
| Convamore (gate lodge)Regional rating (NIAH) · 1.7 km outside the town |
| Convamore (steward's house)Regional rating (NIAH) · 1.3 km outside the town |
| Convamore (demesne walls / gates / railings)Regional rating (NIAH) · 1.7 km outside the town |
| Ballyhooly LodgeRegional rating (NIAH) · 300 m outside the town |
| Mausoleum, KillathyRegional rating (NIAH) · 1.4 km outside the town |
| Mill (water), GortrocheRegional rating (NIAH) · 700 m outside the town |
| Bridge, Ballyhooly South, ConvaRegional rating (NIAH) · 100 m outside the town |
| Bridge, Ballyhooly North, Ballyhooly SouthRegional rating (NIAH) · 200 m outside the town |
| Railway station, Ballyhooly SouthRegional rating (NIAH) · 100 m outside the town |
| Creamery, GortrocheRegional rating (NIAH) · 500 m outside the town |
New homes stand out in Ballyhooly: 19% built since 2011, where most towns have 5.8%
Ballyhooly has an unusual share of homes built in the 2000s: 54%, where most towns have 25%. Building from 1946 to 1980 fell short in Ballyhooly: 7.5%, against 24% in most towns. In most towns 24% of homes were built from 1981 to 2000; in Ballyhooly only 7.5%.
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.
Ballyhooly and its neighbours
| Town | People | National Inventory | National | Archaeological sites |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ballyhooly | 610 | 9 | 0 | 6 |
| Fermoy | 6,720 | 179 | 1 | 18 |
| Rathcormac | 1,957 | 10 | 0 | 5 |
| Kilworth | 1,179 | 18 | 0 | 6 |
| Watergrasshill | 1,840 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| Mitchelstown | 3,744 | 111 | 0 | 18 |
| Mallow | 13,456 | 142 | 1 | 49 |
Ballyhooly in brief
More of Ballyhooly’s homes are old than in most places: 8.9% were built before 1919, against 3.4% in the typical town. All told, the list holds 9 places on the record. Of the 9 with a date, 8 come from the 19th century. The oldest is Mausoleum, Christ Church, from 1845. It also has 6 archaeological sites on the record.
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 Ballyhooly’s history
How many historic buildings are recorded in Ballyhooly?
9 buildings on the National Inventory, from the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage.
What is the oldest building in Ballyhooly?
Rectory, Ballyhooly South: the first date on its record is 1830.
Are there archaeological sites in Ballyhooly?
Yes: the Sites and Monuments Record lists 6 archaeological sites inside Ballyhooly.
How old are the homes in Ballyhooly?
8.9% 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).