Dunmanway Methodist Church · Photo: MrCorman · CC BY-SA 4.0Dunmanway: 45 buildings on the National Inventory
Old homes stand out in Dunmanway: 14% were built before 1919, where the typical town has 3.4%. Its oldest building dates from 1750. Inside the town, the Sites and Monuments Record lists 14 archaeological sites.
Dunmanway in 2 photos
Of the buildings pictured in Dunmanway, Saint Mary's Church (Fanlobbus) is the oldest, from 1820. There are photos of 2 of Dunmanway’s recorded places so far. The set opens with Dunmanway Methodist Church and Saint Mary's Church (Fanlobbus).
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 Dunmanway’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).
45 historic places in Dunmanway
Buildings rated Regional, of significance in their region, and archaeological monuments with an encyclopedia article.
All 18, A to Z
27 recorded by their type and address
27 are recorded only by their type and address: 18 homes, 3 other buildings and 3 inns, shops and warehouses; most date from the 19th century.
Main Street has the most
Streets with three or more buildings on the record, by the address it gives.
Of the 45 records, 43 give a street address.
More homes than anything else in Dunmanway: 60%
Dunmanway’s most recent recorded building is from 1925. In second place come public buildings, with 4. Leading the record by rating: Carbery House and Brookpark House.
Types as the National Inventory records them, grouped; a building keeps the type it was built as.
Most of Dunmanway’s dated buildings come from the 19th century
Each building by the first date on its record.
4 of the 45 dated ones were built before 1800. The oldest is Carbery House, from 1750.
Archaeology in Dunmanway
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.
| Church3 records |
| Ogham stone3 records |
| Graveyard2 records |
| Country house2 records |
| Mass-rock1 record |
| Prison1 record |
| Mill - corn1 record |
| Souterrain1 record |
Just outside Dunmanway: 5
| WoodbrookRegional rating (NIAH) · 500 m outside the town |
| The Long BridgeRegional rating (NIAH) · 100 m outside the town |
| Manor HouseRegional rating (NIAH) · 500 m outside the town |
| Milleenanannig BridgeRegional rating (NIAH) · 800 m outside the town |
| HighlandsRegional rating (NIAH) · 200 m outside the town |
More of Dunmanway’s homes date in the 2000s than from any other period: 27%
More of Dunmanway’s homes than usual date between the wars: 8.4%, against 3.9%. New building in Dunmanway runs at the usual pace: 7% of homes date from 2011 on, the typical town 5.8%. Of the homes in Dunmanway now, the larger half dates from before 2001.
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.
5 notable people born in Dunmanway before 1900
From Richard B. Connolly (1810) to Con Lucy (1899): their lives on one timeline, earliest first.
Everyone born in Dunmanway → Birthplaces from Wikidata, each checked against the person’s English Wikipedia article; portraits from Wikimedia Commons.
Dunmanway and its neighbours
| Town | People | National Inventory | National | Archaeological sites |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dunmanway | 1,964 | 45 | 0 | 14 |
| Clonakilty | 5,112 | 174 | 1 | 16 |
Dunmanway in brief
Old houses are part of Dunmanway’s character: 14% of its homes were built before 1919, against 3.4% in the typical town. In all there are 45 places on the record. On Main Street alone there are 13 places on the record. Of the whole list, 60% are homes.
Most of its dated monuments come from the 19th century: 34 of 45. The oldest, Carbery House, dates from 1750. Of the 5 people born here before 1900, the best known include Con O'Kelly (1886), Thomas Hovenden (1840) and Richard B. Connolly (1810).
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 Dunmanway’s history
How many historic buildings are recorded in Dunmanway?
45 buildings on the National Inventory, from the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage.
What is the oldest building in Dunmanway?
Carbery House: the first date on its record is 1750.
Are there archaeological sites in Dunmanway?
Yes: the Sites and Monuments Record lists 14 archaeological sites inside Dunmanway.
How old are the homes in Dunmanway?
14% 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 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).