Country house · 1720–1820Churchtown HouseChurchtown
Photo: john salter · CC BY-SA 2.011buildings on the National Inventory
History of Churchtown · National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
Churchtown has 11 buildings on the National Inventory
History in Churchtown goes back at least to 1720, the date of its oldest recorded building. Inside the town, the Sites and Monuments Record lists 2 archaeological sites.
On the National Inventory
11
Of national importance
0
NIAH National or International, and national monuments
Archaeological sites
2
Sites and Monuments Record
Oldest building
1720
the first date on its record
Homes built before 1919
5.5%
typical town: 3.4%
The map
Where Churchtown’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 11, by rating
11 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
11 historic places in Churchtown
Buildings rated Regional, of significance in their region, and archaeological monuments with an encyclopedia article.
Market house · 1840–1850Market House Market HouseKerry Lane, Churchtown
Church / chapel · 1840–1880Saint Nicholas' ChurchChurchtown
School · 1845–1850Community CentreKerry Lane, Churchtown
House · 1850–1890Boss Murphy'sKerry Lane, George's Street, Churchtown
Worker's house · 1800–1840Worker's house, Burton Road, Churchtown
House · 1825–1845House, Burton Road, Churchtown
House · 1825–1845House, George's Street, Churchtown
House · 1825–1845House, George's Street, Churchtown
House · 1825–1845House, George's Street, Churchtown
House · 1825–1845House, George's Street, Kerry Lane, Churchtown
What’s recorded
More homes than anything else in Churchtown: 82%
Of national importance in Churchtown: none; the record is regional. At the top of the record: Churchtown House and Market House Market House. The record in Churchtown comes up to 1850 at its newest.
Homes9
Public buildings1
Churches and chapels1
Types as the National Inventory records them, grouped; a building keeps the type it was built as.
How old
Most of Churchtown’s dated buildings come from the 19th century
Each building by the first date on its record.
1500–1799 three centuries1
19th century 1800–189910
1900 and later to today0
1 of the 11 dated ones were built before 1800. The oldest is Churchtown House, from 1720.
Archaeology and around
Archaeology in Churchtown
The Sites and Monuments Record lists every known archaeological site; most are field monuments with little to see. By kind:
2 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.
| Graveyard1 record |
| Church1 record |
Just outside Churchtown: 10
| Burton Park (country house)Regional rating (NIAH) · 300 m outside the town |
| Annagh BridgeRegional rating (NIAH) · 1.7 km outside the town |
| Curraghmount HouseRegional rating (NIAH) · 3 km outside the town |
| Mount Corbitt (country house)Regional rating (NIAH) · 1.8 km outside the town |
| Scart BridgeRegional rating (NIAH) · 2.4 km outside the town |
| Walshestown HouseRegional rating (NIAH) · 2.1 km outside the town |
| Knockhouse FarmRegional rating (NIAH) · 1.5 km outside the town |
| Egmont CottageRegional rating (NIAH) · 900 m outside the town |
| Mount Corbitt (stables)Regional rating (NIAH) · 1.9 km outside the town |
| Burton Park (gates / railings / walls)Regional rating (NIAH) · 200 m outside the town |
Homes by age
More pre-1919 homes than most: 5.5% in Churchtown, 3.4% in the typical town
Builders have been quiet in Churchtown since 2011: 4.5% of its homes, the norm 5.8%. In most towns 24% of homes were built from 1946 to 1980; in Churchtown only 3.5%. Building in the 2000s left Churchtown with 70% of its homes, above the usual 25%.
5.5%
Before 1919
2%
1919–45
3.5%
1946–80
14%
1981–2000
70%
2001–10
4.5%
Since 2011
ChurchtownTypical 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
Churchtown and its neighbours
| Town | People | National Inventory | National | Archaeological sites |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Churchtown | 684 | 11 | 0 | 2 |
| Buttevant | 1,080 | 33 | 0 | 18 |
| Charleville | 3,970 | 64 | 0 | 21 |
| Kanturk | 2,803 | 32 | 0 | 14 |
| Mallow | 13,456 | 142 | 1 | 49 |
| Kilmallock | 1,761 | 59 | 1 | 61 |
| Newmarket | 1,052 | 11 | 0 | 10 |
In brief
Churchtown in brief
Old houses are part of Churchtown’s character: 5.5% of its homes were built before 1919, against 3.4% in the typical town. All told, the list holds 11 places on the record. Most entries on the list, 82%, are homes.
Most of its dated monuments come from the 19th century: 10 of 11. The oldest, Churchtown House, dates from 1720. The rest is about typical: Seán Clárach Mac Domhnaill (1691) was born here before 1900; and it also has 2 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 Churchtown’s history
How many historic buildings are recorded in Churchtown?
11 buildings on the National Inventory, from the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage.
What is the oldest building in Churchtown?
Churchtown House: the first date on its record is 1720.
Are there archaeological sites in Churchtown?
Yes: the Sites and Monuments Record lists 2 archaeological sites inside Churchtown.
How old are the homes in Churchtown?
5.5% 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 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).