St. Matthew's Church of Ireland Church · Photo: MrCorman · CC BY-SA 4.0Baltimore: 20 buildings on the National Inventory
Baltimore has kept more old homes than most towns: 13% were built before 1919, against 3.4% in the typical town. Its oldest building dates from 1800. The Sites and Monuments Record adds 7 archaeological sites inside the town.
Baltimore’s landmarks in 2 photos, with 8 old views
The oldest building pictured in Baltimore is St. Matthew's Church of Ireland Church, from 1800. Baltimore before 1950 appears in old photographs from 1900 to 1933. St. Matthew's Church of Ireland Church and Lag Bridge lead the set.
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.
Baltimore from 1900 to 1933
8 old photographs, in date order. All made before 1950.
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1933From 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 Baltimore’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).
20 historic places in Baltimore
Buildings rated Regional, of significance in their region, and archaeological monuments with an encyclopedia article.
All 6, A to Z
14 recorded by their type and address
14 are recorded only by their type and address: 12 homes, 1 public buildings and 1 street furniture; most date from the 19th century.
The record in Baltimore starts with homes, at 70%
No fewer than 5 kinds of building are on Baltimore’s record. The second-largest group on the record is public buildings, with 2. Leading the record by rating: Glebe House and St. Matthew's Church of Ireland Church.
Types as the National Inventory records them, grouped; a building keeps the type it was built as.
Most of Baltimore’s dated buildings come from the 19th century
Each building by the first date on its record.
The oldest is Glebe House, from 1800.
Archaeology in Baltimore
The Sites and Monuments Record lists every known archaeological site; most are field monuments with little to see. By kind:
7 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.
| Burial ground1 record |
| Kiln - lime1 record |
| House - fortified house1 record |
| Bawn1 record |
| School1 record |
| Fish palace1 record |
| Road - road/trackway1 record |
Just outside Baltimore: 13
| Lag BridgeRegional rating (NIAH) · 2.4 km outside the town |
| Ballylinchey Signal TowerRegional rating (NIAH) · 900 m outside the town |
| St. Mona's Roman Catholic ChurchRegional rating (NIAH) · 2.4 km outside the town |
| The BeaconRegional rating (NIAH) · 500 m outside the town |
| Rathmore BridgeRegional rating (NIAH) · 1.1 km outside the town |
| Sherkin Island LightRegional rating (NIAH) · 900 m outside the town |
| Water pump, Sherkin IslandRegional rating (NIAH) · 1.2 km outside the town |
| House, RathmoreRegional rating (NIAH) · 1 km outside the town |
| Farm house, Sherkin IslandRegional rating (NIAH) · 2 km outside the town |
| House, Sherkin IslandRegional rating (NIAH) · 1.4 km outside the town |
| House, Sherkin IslandRegional rating (NIAH) · 2.2 km outside the town |
| House, Sherkin IslandRegional rating (NIAH) · 1.4 km outside the town |
| Post box, RathmoreRegional rating (NIAH) · 2.2 km outside the town |
33% of Baltimore’s homes were built from 1981 to 2000
Baltimore built little between the wars: 1.7% of its homes, where most towns have 3.9%. Building since 2011 in Baltimore, 5.2% of its homes, keeps pace with the norm of 5.8%. The midpoint of Baltimore’s housing falls before 2001: half the homes are older.
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.
Baltimore and its neighbours
| Town | People | National Inventory | National | Archaeological sites |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baltimore | 414 | 20 | 0 | 7 |
| Skibbereen | 2,903 | 119 | 0 | 5 |
Baltimore in brief
More of Baltimore’s homes are old than in most places: 13% were built before 1919, against 3.4% in the typical town. All told, the list holds 20 places on the record. Most entries on the list, 70%, are homes. Of the 20 with a date, 16 come from the 19th century. The oldest is Glebe House, from 1800.
It also has 7 archaeological sites on the record. The rest is about typical: Patrick Palmer (1889) was born here before 1900.
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 Baltimore’s history
How many historic buildings are recorded in Baltimore?
20 buildings on the National Inventory, from the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage.
What is the oldest building in Baltimore?
Glebe House: the first date on its record is 1800.
Are there archaeological sites in Baltimore?
Yes: the Sites and Monuments Record lists 7 archaeological sites inside Baltimore.
How old are the homes in Baltimore?
13% 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 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).