Conna Bridge · Photo: E Turk · CC BY-SA 4.0Conna: 3 buildings on the National Inventory
History in Conna goes back at least to 1750, the date of its oldest recorded building. The Sites and Monuments Record adds 2 archaeological sites inside the town. 6.7% of its homes date from before 1919; the typical town has 3.4%.
Conna’s buildings in 5 pictures
Conna Bridge, dated 1750, is the oldest pictured in Conna. 2 of the places on Conna’s record are pictured here; the others show their record card. Among them: Conna Bridge and Conna Castle.
Conna CastleArchaeological monument (SMR)
Aghern BridgeRegional rating (NIAH)
Mogeely BridgeRegional rating (NIAH)
Saint James' ChurchhRegional 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.
Where Conna’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).
4 historic places in Conna
Buildings rated Regional, of significance in their region, and archaeological monuments with an encyclopedia article.
SMR
RegConna has an unusual share of walls, gates and bridges: 28%, where the National Inventory has 8%
9 of the records are homes (50%). Leading the record by rating: Saint Luke's Church and Aghern House. In and around Conna, the earliest date on the record is 1650.
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.
Archaeology in Conna
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.
| Bridge1 record |
| Castle - tower house1 record |
Just outside Conna: 15
| Saint Luke's ChurchRegional rating (NIAH) · 700 m outside the town |
| Aghern House (country house)Regional rating (NIAH) · 2.6 km outside the town |
| Bride ParkRegional rating (NIAH) · 1.1 km outside the town |
| Castle ViewRegional rating (NIAH) · 2.2 km outside the town |
| Mogeely House (farmyard complex)Regional rating (NIAH) · 2.1 km outside the town |
| Mogeely BridgeRegional rating (NIAH) · 2.2 km outside the town |
| Saint James' ChurchhRegional rating (NIAH) · 2.4 km outside the town |
| Brideweir HouseRegional rating (NIAH) · 2.7 km outside the town |
| Mogeely House (country house)Regional rating (NIAH) · 2.1 km outside the town |
| Sun LodgeRegional rating (NIAH) · 1.6 km outside the town |
| Aghern BridgeRegional rating (NIAH) · 2.5 km outside the town |
| Knockmourne GlebeRegional rating (NIAH) · 1.1 km outside the town |
| Church ViewRegional rating (NIAH) · 600 m outside the town |
| Aghern House (demesne walls / gates / railings)Regional rating (NIAH) · 2.5 km outside the town |
| Conna HouseRegional rating (NIAH) · 100 m outside the town |
Conna is still building: 16% of its homes are from 2011 or later, against 5.8%
Building from 1946 to 1980 left Conna with 11% of its homes, below the usual 24%. Homes dated in the 2000s are commoner in Conna than in most towns: 49%, against 25%. Few of Conna’s homes date from 1981 to 2000: 15%, the norm 24%.
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.
Conna and its neighbours
| Town | People | National Inventory | National | Archaeological sites |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conna | 609 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| Tallow | 1,022 | 68 | 0 | 8 |
| Rathcormac | 1,957 | 10 | 0 | 5 |
| Fermoy | 6,720 | 179 | 1 | 18 |
| Kilworth | 1,179 | 18 | 0 | 6 |
| Lismore | 1,347 | 198 | 7 | 25 |
| Watergrasshill | 1,840 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
Conna in brief
Old houses are part of Conna’s character: 6.7% of its homes were built before 1919, against 3.4% in the typical town. In all there are 4 places on the record. The oldest is Conna Bridge, from 1750. Otherwise the figures are ordinary: it also has 2 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 Conna’s history
How many historic buildings are recorded in Conna?
3 buildings on the National Inventory, from the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage.
What is the oldest building in Conna?
Conna Bridge: the first date on its record is 1750.
Are there archaeological sites in Conna?
Yes: the Sites and Monuments Record lists 2 archaeological sites inside Conna.
How old are the homes in Conna?
6.7% 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).