RegChurch / chapel · 1855–1865Farran Roman Catholic ChurchFarranPhoto: Jonathan Thacker · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Commons file
Farran Roman Catholic Church · Photo: Jonathan Thacker · CC BY-SA 2.02buildings on the National Inventory
History of Farran · National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
Farran: 2 buildings on the National Inventory
Old homes stand out in Farran: 8.2% were built before 1919, where the typical town has 3.4%. The oldest record dates from 1800. Inside the town, the Sites and Monuments Record lists 1 archaeological site.
On the National Inventory
2
Of national importance
0
NIAH National or International, and national monuments
Archaeological sites
1
Sites and Monuments Record
Oldest building
1800
the first date on its record
Homes built before 1919
8.2%
typical town: 3.4%
The map
Where Farran’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 2, by rating
2 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
2 historic places in Farran
Buildings rated Regional, of significance in their region, and archaeological monuments with an encyclopedia article.
House · 1800–1840House, Currahaly Cross Roads
What’s recorded
Farran and its edges: homes first, 54%
Farran’s most recent recorded building is from 1940. In second place come walls, gates and bridges, with 2. Leading the record by rating: Bride Bridge and Kilcrea Bridge.
Homes7
Walls, gates and bridges2
Churches and chapels1
Memorials and tombs1
Farm and estate buildings1
Street furniture1
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 and around
Archaeology in Farran
The Sites and Monuments Record lists every known archaeological site; most are field monuments with little to see. By kind:
1 archaeological site 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.
| Church1 record |
Just outside Farran: 11
| Bride BridgeRegional rating (NIAH) · 500 m outside the town |
| Kilcrea BridgeRegional rating (NIAH) · 1.1 km outside the town |
| RosemountRegional rating (NIAH) · 200 m outside the town |
| Aglish HouseRegional rating (NIAH) · 1.6 km outside the town |
| Clashanure HouseRegional rating (NIAH) · 2.8 km outside the town |
| Elm ParkRegional rating (NIAH) · 1.8 km outside the town |
| Farran HouseRegional rating (NIAH) · 200 m outside the town |
| Outbuilding, CurrahalyRegional rating (NIAH) · 900 m outside the town |
| Water pump, CurrahalyRegional rating (NIAH) · 1 km outside the town |
| House, AglishRegional rating (NIAH) · 1.8 km outside the town |
| Monument, CurrahalyRegional rating (NIAH) · 800 m outside the town |
Homes by age
A growing town: 10% of Farran’s homes date from 2011 on, the norm is 5.8%
Building between the wars left Farran with 0.9% of its homes, below the usual 3.9%. Only 5.5% of Farran’s homes were built in the 2000s, less than the typical town’s 25%. Farran’s largest group of homes, 44%, went up from 1946 to 1980.
8.2%
Before 1919
0.9%
1919–45
44%
1946–80
32%
1981–2000
5.5%
2001–10
10%
Since 2011
FarranTypical 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
Farran and its neighbours
| Town | People | National Inventory | National | Archaeological sites |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Farran | 326 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Killumney | 1,466 | 6 | 0 | 8 |
| Ballincollig | 21,940 | 36 | 0 | 55 |
| Tower | 3,300 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Inishannon | 1,043 | 22 | 0 | 11 |
| Blarney | 2,779 | 18 | 0 | 4 |
| Bandon | 8,196 | 228 | 2 | 38 |
In brief
Farran in brief
More of Farran’s homes are old than in most places: 8.2% were built before 1919, against 3.4% in the typical town. In all there are 2 places on the record. The oldest, Farran Roman Catholic Church, dates from 1855. Beyond that, it also has an archaeological site.
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 Farran’s history
How many historic buildings are recorded in Farran?
2 buildings on the National Inventory, from the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage.
What is the oldest building in Farran?
House, Currahaly Cross Roads: the first date on its record is 1800.
Are there archaeological sites in Farran?
Yes: the Sites and Monuments Record lists 1 archaeological site inside Farran.
How old are the homes in Farran?
8.2% 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).