Church of the Resurrection (Garrycloyne) · Photo: Mark.john.hayes · CC BY-SA 4.0Blarney: 18 buildings on the National Inventory
Old homes stand out in Blarney: 9.8% were built before 1919, where the typical town has 3.4%. The oldest record dates from 1775. The Sites and Monuments Record adds 4 archaeological sites inside the town. For every 10,000 residents, Blarney has 65 buildings on the record; the typical town has 48.
typical town: 48
6 photos of Blarney’s landmarks, and 1 old views
3 of the places on Blarney’s record are pictured here; the others show their record card. The old photographs show Blarney in 1897. Two to begin with: Church of the Resurrection (Garrycloyne) and Blarney Woollen Mills (mill (water)).
Blarney Woollen Mills (mill (water))Regional rating (NIAH)
Catholic Church of the Immaculate ConceptionRegional rating (NIAH)
Bell tower, WaterlooRegional rating (NIAH)
Blarney CastleArchaeological monument (SMR)
Blarney House (country house)Regional rating (NIAH)+1See all photosPhotos 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.
Blarney in old photos
1 old photograph, made before 1950.
1897From 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 Blarney’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).
18 historic places in Blarney
Buildings rated Regional, of significance in their region, and archaeological monuments with an encyclopedia article.
All 15, A to Z
3 recorded by their type and address
3 are recorded only by their type and address: 2 homes and 1 mills, stations and works; most date from the 19th century.
The record in Blarney starts with homes, at 50%
Every building on Blarney’s record is rated regional, none national. In second place come mills, stations and works, with 7. Leading the record by rating: Church of the Resurrection (Garrycloyne) and Emerald House.
Types as the National Inventory records them, grouped; a building keeps the type it was built as.
Most of Blarney’s dated buildings come from the 19th century
Each building by the first date on its record.
1 of the 18 dated ones were built before 1800. The oldest is Church of the Resurrection (Garrycloyne), from 1775.
Archaeology in Blarney
The Sites and Monuments Record lists every known archaeological site; most are field monuments with little to see. By kind:
4 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.
| Church2 records |
| Mill - woollen1 record |
| Bridge1 record |
Just outside Blarney: 21
| Blarney CastleArchaeological monument (SMR) · 100 m outside the town |
| Ballygibbon HouseRegional rating (NIAH) · 900 m outside the town |
| Putland's BridgeRegional rating (NIAH) · 1.1 km outside the town |
| St Mary's Roman Catholic ChurchRegional rating (NIAH) · 1.2 km outside the town |
| Blarney House (outbuilding)Regional rating (NIAH) · 100 m outside the town |
| Blarney House (kiln)Regional rating (NIAH) · 400 m outside the town |
| Ballynaraha HouseRegional rating (NIAH) · 2.6 km outside the town |
| Stone ViewRegional rating (NIAH) · 800 m outside the town |
| The GablesRegional rating (NIAH) · 1.1 km outside the town |
| Blarney House (country house)Regional rating (NIAH) · 300 m outside the town |
| Bell tower, WaterlooRegional rating (NIAH) · 1.2 km outside the town |
| Bridge, BlarneyRegional rating (NIAH) · 200 m outside the town |
| Bridge, WaterlooRegional rating (NIAH) · 1.1 km outside the town |
| Railway station, BlarneyRegional rating (NIAH) · 200 m outside the town |
| Tunnel, BallygibbonRegional rating (NIAH) · 2.3 km outside the town |
| Water pump, CurraghnalaghtRegional rating (NIAH) · 700 m outside the town |
| House, KnocknasuffRegional rating (NIAH) · 1.4 km outside the town |
| Store, Blarney (store / warehouse)Regional rating (NIAH) · 200 m outside the town |
| Post box, WaterlooRegional rating (NIAH) · 1.1 km outside the town |
| Sign post, WaterlooRegional rating (NIAH) · 1.7 km outside the town |
11% of Blarney’s homes are newer than 2011 (5.8% is typical)
No period built more of Blarney than from 1946 to 1980: 32% of its homes. 5.2% of Blarney’s homes date between the wars, well above the typical 3.9%. Take 2001 as the dividing line: more of Blarney’s homes stand on the older side.
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.
Blarney and its neighbours
| Town | People | National Inventory | National | Archaeological sites |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blarney | 2,779 | 18 | 0 | 4 |
| Tower | 3,300 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Hollyhill and Ballincolly | 8,606 | 30 | 0 | 68 |
| Knocknaheeny | 5,592 | 18 | 0 | 2 |
| Shanakiel | 3,804 | 48 | 0 | 2 |
| Fair Hill | 4,910 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ballincollig | 21,940 | 36 | 0 | 55 |
Blarney in brief
More of Blarney’s homes are old than in most places: 9.8% were built before 1919, against 3.4% in the typical town. All told, the list holds 18 places on the record. Most entries on the list, 50%, are homes.
Of the 18 with a date, 14 come from the 19th century. The oldest is Church of the Resurrection (Garrycloyne), from 1775. Otherwise the figures are ordinary: it has 18 recorded buildings, about typical for a town its size (the middle one has 19); per resident it sits near the middle of Irish towns of 2,500 or more; and it also has 4 archaeological sites.
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 Blarney’s history
How many historic buildings are recorded in Blarney?
18 buildings on the National Inventory, from the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage.
What is the oldest building in Blarney?
Church of the Resurrection (Garrycloyne): the first date on its record is 1775.
Are there archaeological sites in Blarney?
Yes: the Sites and Monuments Record lists 4 archaeological sites inside Blarney.
How old are the homes in Blarney?
9.8% 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).