RegChurch / chapel · 1900–1920Church of the Sacred HeartBelgoolyPhoto: MrCorman · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Commons file
Church of the Sacred Heart · Photo: MrCorman · CC BY-SA 4.06buildings on the National Inventory
History of Belgooly · National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
Belgooly has 6 buildings on the National Inventory
Belgooly’s oldest recorded building dates from 1800. Inside the town, the Sites and Monuments Record lists 1 archaeological site.
On the National Inventory
6
Of national importance
0
NIAH National or International, and national monuments
Archaeological sites
1
Sites and Monuments Record
Oldest building
1800
the first date on its record
Homes built before 1919
3.1%
typical town: 3.4%
The map
Where Belgooly’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 6, by rating
6 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
6 historic places in Belgooly
Buildings rated Regional, of significance in their region, and archaeological monuments with an encyclopedia article.
House · 1800–1840Coleman's BarBelgooly
Mill manager's house · 1860–1900Belgooly HouseBelgooly
Mill (water) · 1830–1835Mill (water), Belgooly
School · 1865–1875School, Belgooly
Sign post · 1930–1950Sign post, Belgooly
What’s recorded
Homes and walls, gates and bridges tie for the lead in Belgooly’s record, 3 each
Leading the record by rating: Coleman's Bar and Pallastown House. Belgooly has no nationally rated building; its record is regional. From one type to the next, Belgooly’s record lists 6 kinds of building.
Homes3
Walls, gates and bridges3
Churches and chapels1
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.
How old
Most of Belgooly’s dated buildings come from the 19th century
Each building by the first date on its record.
1500–1799 three centuries0
19th century 1800–18994
1900 and later to today2
The oldest is Coleman's Bar, from 1800.
Archaeology and around
Archaeology in Belgooly
The Sites and Monuments Record lists every known archaeological site; most are field monuments with little to see. By kind:
1 archaeological site 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.
| Mill - unclassified1 record |
Just outside Belgooly: 4
| Pallastown HouseRegional rating (NIAH) · 800 m outside the town |
| Belgooly BridgeRegional rating (NIAH) · 100 m outside the town |
| Aghafantaun BridgeRegional rating (NIAH) · 100 m outside the town |
| Bridge, Mitchelstown EastRegional rating (NIAH) · 1.5 km outside the town |
Homes by age
Little new building in Belgooly: 1.5% of homes date from 2011 on, against 5.8%
3.1% of Belgooly’s homes predate 1919, close to the typical town’s 3.4%. In most towns 3.9% of homes were built between the wars; in Belgooly only 0.8%. Belgooly built little from 1946 to 1980: 4.2% of its homes, where most towns have 24%.
3.1%
Before 1919
0.8%
1919–45
4.2%
1946–80
13%
1981–2000
78%
2001–10
1.5%
Since 2011
BelgoolyTypical 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
Belgooly and its neighbours
| Town | People | National Inventory | National | Archaeological sites |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belgooly | 823 | 6 | 0 | 1 |
| Kinsale | 5,991 | 175 | 3 | 41 |
| Carrigaline | 18,239 | 12 | 0 | 40 |
| Inishannon | 1,043 | 22 | 0 | 11 |
| Lehenagh | 4,154 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| Frankfield and Grange | 7,687 | 6 | 0 | 13 |
| Inishkenny | 5,552 | 11 | 0 | 27 |
In brief
Belgooly in brief
Belgooly has 6 places on the record. Most of its dated monuments come from the 19th century: 4 of 6. The oldest, Coleman's Bar, dates from 1800. Its homes are mostly newer: 3.1% were built before 1919, against 3.4% in the typical town. Beyond that, it also has an archaeological site.
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 Belgooly’s history
How many historic buildings are recorded in Belgooly?
6 buildings on the National Inventory, from the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage.
What is the oldest building in Belgooly?
Coleman's Bar: the first date on its record is 1800.
Are there archaeological sites in Belgooly?
Yes: the Sites and Monuments Record lists 1 archaeological site inside Belgooly.
How old are the homes in Belgooly?
3.1% 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.
History is described here, not graded.
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).