Church / chapel · 1855–1865Saint Peter in Chains Roman Catholic ChurchBallydaniel
Photo: Gordon Hatton · CC BY-SA 2.02buildings on the National Inventory
History of Ballymacoda · National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
Ballymacoda: 2 buildings on the National Inventory
History in Ballymacoda goes back at least to 1850, the date of its oldest recorded building. Inside the town, the Sites and Monuments Record lists 3 archaeological sites.
On the National Inventory
2
Of national importance
0
NIAH National or International, and national monuments
Archaeological sites
3
Sites and Monuments Record
Oldest building
1850
the first date on its record
Homes built before 1919
3.4%
typical town: 3.4%
The map
Where Ballymacoda’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 Ballymacoda
Buildings rated Regional, of significance in their region, and archaeological monuments with an encyclopedia article.
Water pump · 1850–1890Water pump, BallydanielBallydaniel
What’s recorded
Ballymacoda and its edges: homes first, 45%
Nothing on Ballymacoda’s record is rated of national importance. The second-largest group on the record is churches and chapels, with 2. Leading the record by rating: Kilcredan Church of Ireland Church and Ballykinealy.
Homes5
Churches and chapels2
Street furniture1
Mills, stations and works1
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.
Archaeology and around
Archaeology in Ballymacoda
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.
| House - vernacular house3 records |
Just outside Ballymacoda: 9
| Kilcredan Church of Ireland ChurchRegional rating (NIAH) · 2.7 km outside the town |
| BallykinealyRegional rating (NIAH) · 1.2 km outside the town |
| Aghavine HouseRegional rating (NIAH) · 1.5 km outside the town |
| Ring HouseRegional rating (NIAH) · 1.9 km outside the town |
| House, GlenawillingRegional rating (NIAH) · 2.9 km outside the town |
| Coastguard station, RingRegional rating (NIAH) · 2.9 km outside the town |
| House, LisquinlanRegional rating (NIAH) · 1.8 km outside the town |
| School, BallykinealyRegional rating (NIAH) · 1.2 km outside the town |
| Sign post, BallydanielRegional rating (NIAH) · 100 m outside the town |
Homes by age
10% of Ballymacoda’s homes are newer than 2011 (5.8% is typical)
Homes from before 1919 are 3.4% of Ballymacoda’s housing, about the typical town’s 3.4%. More of the homes standing in Ballymacoda today were built in the 2000s than in any other period: 46%. Fewer of Ballymacoda’s homes than usual date from 1981 to 2000: 15%, against 24%.
3.4%
Before 1919
5.7%
1919–45
21%
1946–80
15%
1981–2000
46%
2001–10
10%
Since 2011
BallymacodaTypical 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
Ballymacoda and its neighbours
| Town | People | National Inventory | National | Archaeological sites |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ballymacoda | 223 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Castlemartyr | 1,603 | 22 | 0 | 8 |
| Youghal | 8,564 | 246 | 8 | 48 |
| Cloyne | 1,967 | 23 | 1 | 14 |
| Midleton | 13,906 | 139 | 3 | 27 |
In brief
Ballymacoda in brief
Old houses are part of Ballymacoda’s character: 3.4% of its homes were built before 1919, against 3.4% in the typical town. All told, the list holds 2 places on the record. The oldest is Saint Peter in Chains Roman Catholic Church, from 1855. 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 Ballymacoda’s history
How many historic buildings are recorded in Ballymacoda?
2 buildings on the National Inventory, from the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage.
What is the oldest building in Ballymacoda?
Water pump, Ballydaniel: the first date on its record is 1850.
Are there archaeological sites in Ballymacoda?
Yes: the Sites and Monuments Record lists 3 archaeological sites inside Ballymacoda.
How old are the homes in Ballymacoda?
3.4% 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) · 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).