RegChurch / chapel · 1840–1845St. Finbarr's Roman Catholic ChurchInchigeelaghPhoto: MrCorman · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Commons file
St. Finbarr's Roman Catholic Church · Photo: MrCorman · CC BY-SA 4.05buildings on the National Inventory
History of Inchigeelagh · National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
Inchigeelagh: 16% of homes built before 1919
The typical town has 3.4%: Inchigeelagh has 5 times the share. The earliest building recorded goes back to 1810. Inside the town, the Sites and Monuments Record lists 8 archaeological sites. Inchigeelagh has 5 buildings on the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage.
On the National Inventory
5
Of national importance
0
NIAH National or International, and national monuments
Archaeological sites
8
Sites and Monuments Record
Oldest building
1810
the first date on its record
Homes built before 1919
16%
typical town: 3.4%
The map
Where Inchigeelagh’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 5, by rating
5 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
5 historic places in Inchigeelagh
Buildings rated Regional, of significance in their region, and archaeological monuments with an encyclopedia article.
Church / chapel · 1810–1815Inchigeelagh Church of Ireland ChurchInchigeelagh
Surgery / clinic · 1940–1960Health CentreInchigeelagh
House · 1860–1900House, Inchigeelagh
Shop / retail outlet · 1910–1930Shop, Inchigeelagh
What’s recorded
29% of the records in and around Inchigeelagh are churches and chapels
Around Inchigeelagh, the record goes back further, to 1780. The highest-rated include Inchigeelagh Bridge and Inchigeelagh Church of Ireland Church. Every building on Inchigeelagh’s record is rated regional, none national.
Churches and chapels2
Homes1
Inns, shops and warehouses1
Walls, gates and bridges1
Other buildings2
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 Inchigeelagh’s dated buildings come from the 19th century
Each building by the first date on its record.
1500–1799 three centuries0
19th century 1800–18993
1900 and later to today2
The oldest is Inchigeelagh Church of Ireland Church, from 1810.
Archaeology and around
Archaeology in Inchigeelagh
The Sites and Monuments Record lists every known archaeological site; most are field monuments with little to see. By kind:
8 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 |
| Graveyard2 records |
| Standing stone1 record |
| Barracks1 record |
| Rock scribing - folk art1 record |
Just outside Inchigeelagh: 2
| Inchigeelagh BridgeRegional rating (NIAH) · 100 m outside the town |
| Sign post, InchigeelaghRegional rating (NIAH) · 100 m outside the town |
Homes by age
Inchigeelagh has added few homes since 2011: 3.2%, where most towns have 5.8%
Inchigeelagh has an unusual share of homes built between the wars: 8.1%, where most towns have 3.9%. Building from 1981 to 2000 fell short in Inchigeelagh: 9.7%, against 24% in most towns. No period built more of Inchigeelagh than in the 2000s: 37% of its homes.
16%
Before 1919
8.1%
1919–45
26%
1946–80
9.7%
1981–2000
37%
2001–10
3.2%
Since 2011
InchigeelaghTypical 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
Inchigeelagh and its neighbours
In brief
Inchigeelagh in brief
More of Inchigeelagh’s homes are old than in most places: 16% were built before 1919, against 3.4% in the typical town. In all there are 5 places on the record. Of the 5 with a date, 3 come from the 19th century. The oldest is Inchigeelagh Church of Ireland Church, from 1810. The archaeological record adds 8 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 Inchigeelagh’s history
How many historic buildings are recorded in Inchigeelagh?
5 buildings on the National Inventory, from the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage.
What is the oldest building in Inchigeelagh?
Inchigeelagh Church of Ireland Church: the first date on its record is 1810.
Are there archaeological sites in Inchigeelagh?
Yes: the Sites and Monuments Record lists 8 archaeological sites inside Inchigeelagh.
How old are the homes in Inchigeelagh?
16% 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).