Photo: Sarah777 · Public domainKildorrery: 18% of homes built before 1919
For Kildorrery, that is 5 times the typical town’s share, 3.4%. The National Inventory of Architectural Heritage records 15 buildings in Kildorrery. The oldest record dates from 1820. The Sites and Monuments Record adds 2 archaeological sites inside the town.
Where Kildorrery’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).
15 historic places in Kildorrery
Buildings rated Regional, of significance in their region, and archaeological monuments with an encyclopedia article.
All 7, A to Z
8 recorded by their type and address
8 are recorded only by their type and address: 7 homes and 1 other buildings; most date from the 19th century.
The record in Kildorrery starts with homes, at 87%
None of Kildorrery’s records is rated of national importance; all are of regional interest. At the top of the record: Tourist Information/Fás Office and Saint Bartholomew’s Church. The newest record in Kildorrery dates from 1940.
Types as the National Inventory records them, grouped; a building keeps the type it was built as.
Most of Kildorrery’s dated buildings come from the 19th century
Each building by the first date on its record.
The oldest is Tourist Information/Fás Office, from 1820.
Archaeology in Kildorrery
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 |
| Church1 record |
Just outside Kildorrery: 16
| Saint Colman's ChurchRegional rating (NIAH) · 1.7 km outside the town |
| Saint Colman's Church of Ireland ChurchRegional rating (NIAH) · 1.7 km outside the town |
| Ballyenahan HouseRegional rating (NIAH) · 2.8 km outside the town |
| RockmillsRegional rating (NIAH) · 2.7 km outside the town |
| Rockmills LodgeRegional rating (NIAH) · 2.6 km outside the town |
| Saint Nathlash Church of Ireland ChurchRegional rating (NIAH) · 2.4 km outside the town |
| Springvale HouseRegional rating (NIAH) · 2.5 km outside the town |
| Meadow SweetRegional rating (NIAH) · 2.5 km outside the town |
| Bowen's CourtRegional rating (NIAH) · 1.5 km outside the town |
| Oldcastletown HouseRegional rating (NIAH) · 1.4 km outside the town |
| Farmyard complex, BallyvisteenRegional rating (NIAH) · 2.7 km outside the town |
| House, MeadstownRegional rating (NIAH) · 1.1 km outside the town |
| Farm house, FarahyRegional rating (NIAH) · 1 km outside the town |
| Farmyard complex, OldcastletownRegional rating (NIAH) · 700 m outside the town |
| School, ScartRegional rating (NIAH) · 900 m outside the town |
| House, BallyvoddyRegional rating (NIAH) · 2.3 km outside the town |
44% of Kildorrery’s homes were built in the 2000s
Building between the wars left Kildorrery with 9.6% of its homes, above the usual 3.9%. Kildorrery built little from 1981 to 2000: 7.6% of its homes, where most towns have 24%. Few of Kildorrery’s homes date from 1946 to 1980: 15%, the norm 24%.
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.
Kildorrery and its neighbours
| Town | People | National Inventory | National | Archaeological sites |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kildorrery | 372 | 15 | 0 | 2 |
| Mitchelstown | 3,744 | 111 | 0 | 18 |
| Kilworth | 1,179 | 18 | 0 | 6 |
| Fermoy | 6,720 | 179 | 1 | 18 |
| Buttevant | 1,080 | 33 | 0 | 18 |
| Mallow | 13,456 | 142 | 1 | 49 |
Kildorrery in brief
More of Kildorrery’s homes are old than in most places: 18% were built before 1919, against 3.4% in the typical town. In all there are 15 places on the record. Of the whole list, 87% are homes.
Most of its dated monuments come from the 19th century: 8 of 15. The oldest, Tourist Information/Fás Office, dates from 1820. The rest is about typical: it also has 2 archaeological sites.
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 Kildorrery’s history
How many historic buildings are recorded in Kildorrery?
15 buildings on the National Inventory, from the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage.
What is the oldest building in Kildorrery?
Tourist Information/Fás Office: the first date on its record is 1820.
Are there archaeological sites in Kildorrery?
Yes: the Sites and Monuments Record lists 2 archaeological sites inside Kildorrery.
How old are the homes in Kildorrery?
18% 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) · 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).