NatObservatory / telescope · 1875–1885Crawford ObservatoryCollege Road, CorkPhoto: MD · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Commons file
Crawford Observatory · Photo: MD · CC BY-SA 3.0129buildings on the National Inventory
History of Gillabbey · National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
Old homes in Gillabbey: 23% built before 1919
For Gillabbey, that is 7 times the typical town’s share, 3.4%. Its oldest building dates from 1300. On the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage, Gillabbey counts 129 buildings, 7 of them of national importance. Inside the town, the Sites and Monuments Record lists 39 archaeological sites.
On the National Inventory
129
220 per 10,000 residents
typical town: 48
typical town: 48
Of national importance
7
NIAH National or International, and national monuments
Archaeological sites
39
Sites and Monuments Record
Oldest building
1300
the first date on its record
Homes built before 1919
23%
typical town: 3.4%
In pictures
3 old views and 6 photos of Gillabbey
Two to begin with: Crawford Observatory and Honan Chapel. Pictures exist for 6 of the places Gillabbey has on the record. The old views of Gillabbey run from 1870 to 1900.
Honan ChapelNational rating (NIAH)
Newman's BridgeRegional rating (NIAH)
St. Finbarr's HospitalArchaeological monument (SMR)
Clarke's BridgeRegional rating (NIAH)
Waterside QuayRegional 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.
Through time
Gillabbey from 1870 to 1900
3 old photographs, in date order. All made before 1950.
1870s
1880s
1900From Wikimedia Commons, copied to our own server: public domain, or from the National Library of Ireland’s collections (Lawrence, Poole, Eason and others) with no known copyright restrictions. Each credit opens the image’s page.
The map
Where Gillabbey’s history is
Every building and site on the record inside the town, by its rating.
National and InternationalRegional and other sites400 m from Aula Maxima
5 of 7within 400 m of Aula Maxima, the heart of the town’s history
Hover a dot for its name; tap one to open its page.
The 130, by rating
7 National and International123 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
7 places of national importance in Gillabbey
Buildings the National Inventory rates National or International: of significance across Ireland or beyond. Each one opens its own page.
NatChurch / chapel · 1910–1920Honan ChapelDonovan Road, CorkPhoto: Michael O'Sheil · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Commons file
Cathedral · 1860–1880St Fin Barre's CathedralSharman Crawford Street, Cork City
Building misc · 1300–1500Building misc, St Fin Barre's CathedralDean Street, Cork City
Prison / jail · 1810–1830University College Cork (prison / jail)Cork
University · 1840–1850Aula MaximaCollege Road, Cork
University · 1840–1850The QuadrangleCollege Road, Cork
Regional and other sites
123 more historic places in Gillabbey
Buildings rated Regional, of significance in their region, and archaeological monuments with an encyclopedia article.
All 74, A to Z
Bishop's PalaceBishop's Palace (gate lodge)Bon Secour HospitalBoole Lecture TheatreBoole LibraryCarrigbarre HouseChaplaincyClarke's BridgeCollege BarCopy RightCopycats T-Shirt PrintingCork Fertility Clinic/ Dr Anne HegartyCostigan'sCourthouse ChambersCrawford Commercial ParkCrawford School of ArtCrossleighEdencurraghEllesmereFour Star PizzaFriends of EarthwatchGates, St Fin Barre's CathedralGlenavonHarte's BarbershopHorgan's BuildingsJoyce & Co.Keatings/ McCarthy & McCarthy SolicitorsKnocknacoolMain RestaurantMaryville/LyndhurstNewman's BridgeOriental TreasuresPi Resturant, Café, WinebarPoor Claire Colettine Monastery (church / chapel)Poor Claire Colettine Monastery (convent / nunnery)Portland House/ College Road Medical CentrePreachersRearden's (house)Rearden's (house)Rearden's (store / warehouse)Rock House / Verard / Adare VillasSt Enda's / Villa NovaSt Fin Barre's LibrarySt Marie de l'Isle (church / chapel)St Marie de l'Isle (convent / nunnery)St Marie de l'Isle National SchoolSt. Finbarr's HospitalSunnysideThe Counting HouseThe Elms/SpringsideThe Oriental CourtThe Wine BuffUniversity College CorkUniversity College Cork (faculty building)University College Cork (folly)University College Cork (gate lodge)University College Cork (gate lodge)University College Cork (gates / railings / walls)University College Cork (gates / railings / walls)University College Cork (gates / railings / walls)University College Cork (house)University College Cork (house)University College Cork (house)University College Cork (house)University College Cork (house)University College Cork (house)University College Cork (house)University College Cork (house)University College Cork (outbuilding)Washing Machine Repairs/ Legal ChambersWaterside QuayWest LodgeWestviewWindle Building
49 recorded by their type and address
49 are recorded only by their type and address: 32 homes, 6 street furniture and 5 public buildings; most date from the 19th century.
17th century1
18th century8
19th century32
20th century8
Historic streets
College Road has the most
Streets with three or more buildings on the record, by the address it gives.
College Road29 on the record · 3 of national importance
Washington Street22 on the record
Dean Street9 on the record · 1 of national importance
Bishop Street6 on the record
Perrott Avenue6 on the record
Sharman Crawford Street5 on the record · 1 of national importance
Donovan Road5 on the record · 1 of national importance
Hanover Place4 on the record
Wandesford Quay3 on the record
Western Road3 on the record
Of the 130 records, 112 give a street address.
What’s recorded
Gillabbey’s record leans to homes: 60%
All told, 9 kinds of building appear on Gillabbey’s record. The second-largest group on the record is public buildings, with 11. Two of the highest-rated records are St Fin Barre's Cathedral and “Building misc, St Fin Barre's Cathedral”.
Homes77
Public buildings11
Walls, gates and bridges9
Churches and chapels7
Street furniture6
Inns, shops and warehouses2
Farm and estate buildings1
Mills, stations and works1
Other buildings15
Types as the National Inventory records them, grouped; a building keeps the type it was built as.
How old
Most of Gillabbey’s dated buildings come from the 19th century
Each building by the first date on its record.
Middle Ages 500–14991
1500–1799 three centuries12
19th century 1800–189978
1900 and later to today38
13 of the 129 dated ones were built before 1800. The oldest is Building misc, St Fin Barre's Cathedral, from 1300.
Archaeology and around
Archaeology in Gillabbey
The Sites and Monuments Record lists every known archaeological site; most are field monuments with little to see. By kind:
39 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.
| Ogham stone (present location)28 records |
| Rock art (present location)2 records |
| Church1 record |
| Religious house - Augustinian canons1 record |
| Religious house - Dominican friars1 record |
| Graveyard1 record |
| Cathedral1 record |
| Round tower1 record |
| Leper hospital1 record |
| House - 16th/17th century1 record |
| Cross-inscribed stone (present location)1 record |
Just outside Gillabbey: 1
| Water trough, Lancaster Quay, Cork CityRegional rating (NIAH) · 100 m outside the town |
Homes by age
23% of Gillabbey’s homes were built before 1919
Split Gillabbey’s homes at 1981 and the older side is the larger. A full 14% of the homes in Gillabbey went up between the wars, beyond the typical 3.9%. Gillabbey added comparatively little from 1946 to 1980: 17% of its homes, the typical town 24%.
23%
Before 1919
14%
1919–45
17%
1946–80
22%
1981–2000
19%
2001–10
6%
Since 2011
GillabbeyTypical 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.
Towns its size
Gillabbey has the 4th most of 16 towns its size
Towns of 5,600 to 6,100 residents, by buildings on the record.
Gillabbey129
#4 of 16for buildings on the record per resident (220 per 10,000). Portobello, Passage West-Monkstown and Kinsale lead.
Only Portobello, Passage West-Monkstown and Kinsale have more. The typical town its size has 27.
Neighbours
Gillabbey and its neighbours
| Town | People | National Inventory | National | Archaeological sites |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gillabbey | 5,857 | 129 | 7 | 39 |
| Glasheen | 5,981 | 35 | 0 | 3 |
| Sunday's Well | 2,807 | 280 | 4 | 16 |
| Cork City Centre | 3,701 | 671 | 14 | 19 |
| South Gate | 7,185 | 199 | 2 | 16 |
| Gurranebraher | 4,502 | 31 | 0 | 1 |
| Shanakiel | 3,804 | 48 | 0 | 2 |
In brief
Gillabbey in brief
More of Gillabbey’s homes are old than in most places: 23% were built before 1919, against 3.4% in the typical town. All told, the list holds 130 places on the record, 7 of them in the top tier, including St Fin Barre's Cathedral. For its size, it has more recorded buildings than 88% of Irish towns of 2,500 or more. Its places of national importance cluster together: 5 of them stand within 400 m of Aula Maxima.
Only 3 of the 16 towns nearest its size have more recorded buildings. College Road alone has 29 places on the record. Most entries on the list, 60%, are homes.
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 Gillabbey’s history
How many historic buildings are recorded in Gillabbey?
129 buildings on the National Inventory, 7 of them of national importance, from the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage.
Which places in Gillabbey are of national importance?
St Fin Barre's Cathedral, Building misc, St Fin Barre's Cathedral, University College Cork (prison / jail), Aula Maxima, The Quadrangle and Crawford Observatory, and 1 more.
What is the oldest building in Gillabbey?
Building misc, St Fin Barre's Cathedral: the first date on its record is 1300.
Are there archaeological sites in Gillabbey?
Yes: the Sites and Monuments Record lists 39 archaeological sites inside Gillabbey.
How old are the homes in Gillabbey?
23% 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 (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).