NatChurch / chapel · 1260–1300Saint Colman's CathedralChurch Street, CloynePhoto: Andreas F. Borchert · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Commons file
Saint Colman's Cathedral · Photo: Andreas F. Borchert · CC BY-SA 4.023buildings on the National Inventory
History of Cloyne · National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
Cloyne: 23 buildings on the National Inventory, the oldest from 1260
Cloyne has kept more old homes than most towns: 9.1% were built before 1919, against 3.4% in the typical town. It is a historic town on the Sites and Monuments Record, with 14 archaeological sites inside it.
On the National Inventory
23
Of national importance
1
NIAH National or International, and national monuments
Archaeological sites
14
Sites and Monuments Record
Oldest building
1260
the first date on its record
Homes built before 1919
9.1%
typical town: 3.4%
In pictures
4 photographs of Cloyne’s heritage
Of the buildings pictured in Cloyne, Saint Colman's Cathedral is the oldest, from 1260. 3 recorded places in Cloyne have a photo. Saint Colman's Cathedral and Saint Colman's Roman Catholic Church lead the set.
Saint Colman's Roman Catholic ChurchRegional rating (NIAH)
Cloyne Round TowerArchaeological monument (SMR)
Ballymaloe House (country house)National 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.
How old
Most of Cloyne’s dated buildings come from the 19th century
Each building by the first date on its record.
Middle Ages 500–14991
1500–1799 three centuries9
19th century 1800–189910
1900 and later to today3
10 of the 23 dated ones were built before 1800. The oldest is Saint Colman's Cathedral, from 1260.
The map
Where Cloyne’s history is
Every building and site on the record inside the town, by its rating.
National and InternationalRegional and other sites
Hover a dot for its name; tap one to open its page.
The 24, by rating
1 National and International23 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).
National and International
One place of national importance in Cloyne
Buildings the National Inventory rates National or International: of significance across Ireland or beyond. Each one opens its own page.
Regional and other sites
23 more historic places in Cloyne
Buildings rated Regional, of significance in their region, and archaeological monuments with an encyclopedia article.
All 8, A to Z
15 recorded by their type and address
15 are recorded only by their type and address: 10 homes, 2 other buildings and 1 street furniture; most date from the 18th century.
18th century9
19th century3
20th century3
What’s recorded
The record in Cloyne starts with homes, at 65%
The newest record in Cloyne dates from 1930. Second on the record: churches and chapels, 2 of them. Leading the record by rating: Saint Colman's Cathedral and Cloyne House.
Homes15
Churches and chapels2
Inns, shops and warehouses1
Street furniture1
Memorials and tombs1
Walls, gates and bridges1
Other buildings2
Types as the National Inventory records them, grouped; a building keeps the type it was built as.
Archaeology and around
Archaeology in Cloyne
The Sites and Monuments Record lists every known archaeological site; most are field monuments with little to see. By kind:
14 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.
| Leper hospital1 record |
| Historic town1 record |
| Church1 record |
| Architectural fragment1 record |
| Round tower1 record |
| Graveyard1 record |
| Cathedral1 record |
| Warehouse1 record |
| House - 16th/17th century1 record |
| House - fortified house1 record |
| Country house1 record |
| Structure1 record |
| Cross - Market cross1 record |
| Castle - tower house1 record |
Just outside Cloyne: 21
| Ballymaloe House (country house)National rating (NIAH) · 2.6 km outside the town |
| Castle Mary (country house)Regional rating (NIAH) · 700 m outside the town |
| Castle Mary (outbuilding)Regional rating (NIAH) · 500 m outside the town |
| Kilcrone House (country house)Regional rating (NIAH) · 1.2 km outside the town |
| Barnabrow HouseRegional rating (NIAH) · 1.7 km outside the town |
| Kilbree HouseRegional rating (NIAH) · 2.6 km outside the town |
| DeaneryRegional rating (NIAH) · 800 m outside the town |
| Ballymaloe House (outbuilding)Regional rating (NIAH) · 2.7 km outside the town |
| Kilcrone House (outbuilding)Regional rating (NIAH) · 1.2 km outside the town |
| Castle Mary (gate lodge)Regional rating (NIAH) · 500 m outside the town |
| BallinvillaRegional rating (NIAH) · 1.3 km outside the town |
| Ballymaloe House (gate lodge)Regional rating (NIAH) · 2 km outside the town |
| Violet HillRegional rating (NIAH) · 1.6 km outside the town |
| Ardvilling (country house)Regional rating (NIAH) · 700 m outside the town |
| Ardvilling (farmyard complex)Regional rating (NIAH) · 700 m outside the town |
| Ardvilling (gate lodge)Regional rating (NIAH) · 500 m outside the town |
| Castle Mary (worker's house)Regional rating (NIAH) · 400 m outside the town |
| House, BallybranaghRegional rating (NIAH) · 1.7 km outside the town |
| School, Midleton Road, CloyneRegional rating (NIAH) · 100 m outside the town |
| House, FarrannamanaghRegional rating (NIAH) · 1.7 km outside the town |
Homes by age
Since 2011, Cloyne has added 9.5% of its homes, against a usual 5.8%
Fewer of Cloyne’s homes than usual date from 1981 to 2000: 14%, against 24%. A full 50% of the homes in Cloyne went up in the 2000s, beyond the typical 25%. Building from 1946 to 1980 fell short in Cloyne: 13%, against 24% in most towns.
9.1%
Before 1919
3.8%
1919–45
13%
1946–80
14%
1981–2000
50%
2001–10
9.5%
Since 2011
CloyneTypical 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.
Born here
5 notable people born in Cloyne before 1900
From John Madden (1844) to William Timothy Cotter (1866): their lives on one timeline, earliest first.
John Madden
Richard Scannell
John Joseph Hennessy
Henry Garde
William Timothy Cotter
1800182518501875190019251950
JH
John Joseph Hennessy1847–1920 · Irish-American Catholic bishop
RS
Richard Scannell1845–1916 · Catholic bishop
WC
William Timothy Cotter1866–1940 · Bishop of Portsmouth
JM
John Madden1844–1918 · Australian judge
HG
Henry Garde1855–1932 · Australian politician
Everyone born in Cloyne → Birthplaces from Wikidata, each checked against the person’s English Wikipedia article; portraits from Wikimedia Commons.
Neighbours
Cloyne and its neighbours
| Town | People | National Inventory | National | Archaeological sites |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloyne | 1,967 | 23 | 1 | 14 |
| Aghada-Rostellan | 1,159 | 15 | 0 | 7 |
| Midleton | 13,906 | 139 | 3 | 27 |
| Castlemartyr | 1,603 | 22 | 0 | 8 |
| Whitegate | 1,248 | 12 | 0 | 5 |
| Carrigtwohill | 5,568 | 8 | 0 | 6 |
| Cobh | 14,148 | 367 | 1 | 17 |
In brief
Cloyne in brief
More of Cloyne’s homes are old than in most places: 9.1% were built before 1919, against 3.4% in the typical town. All told, the list holds 24 places on the record, 1 of them in the top tier, including Saint Colman's Cathedral. Most entries on the list, 65%, are homes.
John Joseph Hennessy (1847), Richard Scannell (1845) and William Timothy Cotter (1866) are among the 5 people born here before 1900. It also has 14 archaeological sites on the record. The oldest is Saint Colman's Cathedral, from 1260.
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 Cloyne’s history
How many historic buildings are recorded in Cloyne?
23 buildings on the National Inventory, one of them of national importance, from the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage.
Which places in Cloyne are of national importance?
Saint Colman's Cathedral.
What is the oldest building in Cloyne?
Saint Colman's Cathedral: the first date on its record is 1260.
Are there archaeological sites in Cloyne?
Yes: the Sites and Monuments Record lists 14 archaeological sites inside Cloyne.
How old are the homes in Cloyne?
9.1% 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.
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).