RegChurch / chapel · 1900–1905Sacred Heart Roman Catholic ChurchGlengarriffPhoto: Andreas F. Borchert · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Commons file
Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Church · Photo: Andreas F. Borchert · CC BY-SA 4.07buildings on the National Inventory
History of Glengarriff · National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
Glengarriff: 7 buildings on the National Inventory
Old homes stand out in Glengarriff: 13% were built before 1919, where the typical town has 3.4%. Its oldest building dates from 1840. Inside the town, the Sites and Monuments Record lists 2 archaeological sites.
On the National Inventory
7
Of national importance
0
NIAH National or International, and national monuments
Archaeological sites
2
Sites and Monuments Record
Oldest building
1840
the first date on its record
Homes built before 1919
13%
typical town: 3.4%
In pictures
2 pictures of Glengarriff today and 1 from before 1950
Go back furthest in Glengarriff with Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Church: 1900. The camera caught Glengarriff in 1906. Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Church and Martello Tower lead the set.
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.
Through time
Glengarriff in old photos
1 old photograph, made before 1950.
1906From 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 Glengarriff’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 7, by rating
7 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
7 historic places in Glengarriff
Buildings rated Regional, of significance in their region, and archaeological monuments with an encyclopedia article.
Church / chapel · 1840–1850Glengarriff HallGlengarriff
Church / chapel · 1850–1870The Old Church CaféGlengarriff
Public house · 1870–1910Bernard HarringtonGlengarriff
Shop / retail outlet · 1900–1920D. O'ConnellGlengarriff
Shop / retail outlet · 1910–1915The Black CatGlengarriff
Rectory / glebe / vicarage / curate's house · 1840–1880Rectory, Glengarriff
What’s recorded
More homes than anything else in and around Glengarriff: 36%
Its buildings rate regional: Glengarriff has none of national importance. Across the National Inventory, homes are 62% of the record, above Glengarriff’s share. The runner-up group is inns, shops and warehouses: 3 records.
Homes8
Inns, shops and warehouses3
Churches and chapels3
Walls, gates and bridges2
Public buildings1
Street furniture1
Other buildings4
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.
How old
Most of Glengarriff’s dated buildings come from the 19th century
Each building by the first date on its record.
1500–1799 three centuries0
19th century 1800–18994
1900 and later to today3
The oldest is Glengarriff Hall, from 1840.
Archaeology and around
Archaeology in Glengarriff
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.
| Graveyard1 record |
| Bridge1 record |
Just outside Glengarriff: 15
| Glengarriff House HotelRegional rating (NIAH) · 1.4 km outside the town |
| Glengarriff Nature Reserve (bridge)Regional rating (NIAH) · 900 m outside the town |
| Glengarriff Nature Reserve (gate lodge)Regional rating (NIAH) · 600 m outside the town |
| Martello TowerRegional rating (NIAH) · 800 m outside the town |
| Derrycreha HouseRegional rating (NIAH) · 2.3 km outside the town |
| Glengarriff Eccles HotelRegional rating (NIAH) · 100 m outside the town |
| CasitaRegional rating (NIAH) · 700 m outside the town |
| Toad HallRegional rating (NIAH) · 500 m outside the town |
| Garden structure misc, Garinish IslandRegional rating (NIAH) · 600 m outside the town |
| Office, GlengarriffRegional rating (NIAH) · 100 m outside the town |
| Worker's house, Garinish IslandRegional rating (NIAH) · 700 m outside the town |
| Boathouse, Garinish IslandRegional rating (NIAH) · 600 m outside the town |
| Garden temple, Garinish IslandRegional rating (NIAH) · 700 m outside the town |
| Walled garden, Garinish IslandRegional rating (NIAH) · 700 m outside the town |
| Post box, GlengarriffRegional rating (NIAH) · 500 m outside the town |
Homes by age
Glengarriff has added few homes since 2011: 2.9%, where most towns have 5.8%
The busiest building years in Glengarriff were from 1946 to 1980, which account for 26% of today’s homes. 7.2% of Glengarriff’s homes date between the wars, well above the typical 3.9%. In Glengarriff, homes from before 2001 outnumber all those built since.
13%
Before 1919
7.2%
1919–45
26%
1946–80
25%
1981–2000
26%
2001–10
2.9%
Since 2011
GlengarriffTypical 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
Glengarriff and its neighbours
In brief
Glengarriff in brief
Old houses are part of Glengarriff’s character: 13% of its homes were built before 1919, against 3.4% in the typical town. All told, the list holds 7 places on the record. Most of its dated monuments come from the 19th century: 4 of 7. The oldest, Glengarriff Hall, dates from 1840. The rest is about typical: it also has 2 archaeological sites.
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 Glengarriff’s history
How many historic buildings are recorded in Glengarriff?
7 buildings on the National Inventory, from the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage.
What is the oldest building in Glengarriff?
Glengarriff Hall: the first date on its record is 1840.
Are there archaeological sites in Glengarriff?
Yes: the Sites and Monuments Record lists 2 archaeological sites inside Glengarriff.
How old are the homes in Glengarriff?
13% 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).