Photo: Sarah777 · Public domainOld homes in Doneraile: 19% built before 1919
The typical town has 3.4%: Doneraile has 5 times the share. On the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage, Doneraile counts 29 buildings. The earliest building recorded goes back to 1630. The Sites and Monuments Record adds 5 archaeological sites inside the town.
Places to see in Doneraile
Doneraile Court (country house) is the one recorded place in Doneraile with a photo so far.
Photos 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 Doneraile’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).
29 historic places in Doneraile
Buildings rated Regional, of significance in their region, and archaeological monuments with an encyclopedia article.
All 18, A to Z
11 recorded by their type and address
11 are recorded only by their type and address: 9 homes, 1 walls, gates and bridges and 1 other buildings; most date from the 19th century.
In Doneraile, homes lead the record (59%)
Of national importance in Doneraile: none; the record is regional. Nationally, churches and chapels are 7% of the record; in Doneraile they are 17%. At the top of the record: Saint Mary’s Church and Doneraile Court.
Types as the National Inventory records them, grouped; a building keeps the type it was built as.
Most of Doneraile’s dated buildings come from the 19th century
Each building by the first date on its record.
5 of the 29 dated ones were built before 1800. The oldest is Saint Mary’s Church (Doneraile), from 1630.
Archaeology in Doneraile
The Sites and Monuments Record lists every known archaeological site; most are field monuments with little to see. By kind:
5 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.
| Graveyard2 records |
| Church2 records |
| Ritual site - holy well1 record |
Just outside Doneraile: 35
| Doneraile Court (country house)National rating (NIAH) · 100 m outside the town |
| Cahermee HouseRegional rating (NIAH) · 2.2 km outside the town |
| Carker HouseRegional rating (NIAH) · 2.5 km outside the town |
| Old Court (country house)Regional rating (NIAH) · 700 m outside the town |
| Doneraile Court (bridge)Regional rating (NIAH) · 300 m outside the town |
| Creagh Castle (country house)Regional rating (NIAH) · 1.6 km outside the town |
| Laurentinum (country house)Regional rating (NIAH) · 1.9 km outside the town |
| Saffronhill CottageRegional rating (NIAH) · 800 m outside the town |
| Doneraile Court (foot bridge)Regional rating (NIAH) · 1 km outside the town |
| Byblox HouseRegional rating (NIAH) · 200 m outside the town |
| Kilbrack House (country house)Regional rating (NIAH) · 1.2 km outside the town |
| Old Court (country house)Regional rating (NIAH) · 700 m outside the town |
| Old Court (demesne walls / gates / railings)Regional rating (NIAH) · 600 m outside the town |
| HermitageRegional rating (NIAH) · 1.2 km outside the town |
| LissaRegional rating (NIAH) · 2.2 km outside the town |
| Doneraile Court (gates / railings / walls)Regional rating (NIAH) · 100 m outside the town |
| Doneraile Court (building misc)Regional rating (NIAH) · 100 m outside the town |
| Doneraile Court (conservatory)Regional rating (NIAH) · 100 m outside the town |
| Doneraile Court (gate lodge)Regional rating (NIAH) · 100 m outside the town |
| Doneraile Court (ornamental canal / lake)Regional rating (NIAH) · 300 m outside the town |
More of Doneraile’s homes date from 1946 to 1980 than from any other period: 28%
Since 2011 Doneraile has added 4.8% of its homes, close to the typical town’s 5.8%. Homes built between the wars make up 13% of Doneraile’s, against 3.9% in the typical town. Fewer of Doneraile’s homes than usual date from 1981 to 2000: 15%, against 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.
Doneraile and its neighbours
| Town | People | National Inventory | National | Archaeological sites |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doneraile | 857 | 29 | 0 | 5 |
| Buttevant | 1,080 | 33 | 0 | 18 |
| Mallow | 13,456 | 142 | 1 | 49 |
| Charleville | 3,970 | 64 | 0 | 21 |
Doneraile in brief
Old houses are part of Doneraile’s character: 19% of its homes were built before 1919, against 3.4% in the typical town. In all there are 29 places on the record. Of the whole list, 59% are homes.
Most of its dated monuments come from the 19th century: 24 of 29. The oldest, Saint Mary’s Church (Doneraile), dates from 1630. The archaeological record adds 5 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 Doneraile’s history
How many historic buildings are recorded in Doneraile?
29 buildings on the National Inventory, from the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage.
What is the oldest building in Doneraile?
Saint Mary’s Church (Doneraile): the first date on its record is 1630.
Are there archaeological sites in Doneraile?
Yes: the Sites and Monuments Record lists 5 archaeological sites inside Doneraile.
How old are the homes in Doneraile?
19% 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).