Country house · 1815–1820Ballymacmoy House (country house)Killavullen
Photo: Jonathan Thacker · CC BY-SA 2.06buildings on the National Inventory
History of Killavullen · National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
Killavullen has 6 buildings on the National Inventory
Old homes stand out in Killavullen: 12% were built before 1919, where the typical town has 3.4%. The oldest record dates from 1815. The Sites and Monuments Record adds 3 archaeological sites inside the town.
On the National Inventory
6
Of national importance
0
NIAH National or International, and national monuments
Archaeological sites
3
Sites and Monuments Record
Oldest building
1815
the first date on its record
Homes built before 1919
12%
typical town: 3.4%
In pictures
Places to see in Killavullen
The photo shows Killavullen Bridge, one of Killavullen’s recorded places.
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.
The map
Where Killavullen’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 6, by rating
6 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
6 historic places in Killavullen
Buildings rated Regional, of significance in their region, and archaeological monuments with an encyclopedia article.
Church / chapel · 1835–1840Saint Nicholas’ ChurchKillavullen
House · 1840–1860O'ConnorMain Street, Killavullen
House · 1840–1860RochesMain Street, Killavullen
House · 1840–1860House, Killavullen
Water pump · 1890–1910Water pump, Main Street, Ross Street, Killavullen
What’s recorded
Killavullen and its edges: homes first, 45%
The highest-rated include Carrigacunna Castle and Killavullen Bridge. In second place come walls, gates and bridges, with 4. Around Killavullen, the record goes back further, to 1730.
Homes9
Walls, gates and bridges4
Farm and estate buildings2
Mills, stations and works2
Churches and chapels1
Street furniture1
Other buildings1
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 Killavullen
The Sites and Monuments Record lists every known archaeological site; most are field monuments with little to see. By kind:
3 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.
| Cave2 records |
| Church1 record |
Just outside Killavullen: 14
| Carrigacunna CastleRegional rating (NIAH) · 1.4 km outside the town |
| Killavullen BridgeRegional rating (NIAH) · 100 m outside the town |
| Clifford HouseRegional rating (NIAH) · 2 km outside the town |
| The GlenRegional rating (NIAH) · 2 km outside the town |
| Ballymacmoy House (gates / railings / walls)Regional rating (NIAH) · 100 m outside the town |
| Carrig HouseRegional rating (NIAH) · 2.6 km outside the town |
| Ballygriffin BridgeRegional rating (NIAH) · 800 m outside the town |
| Carrig ViaductRegional rating (NIAH) · 3 km outside the town |
| Kilcanway BridgeRegional rating (NIAH) · 2.7 km outside the town |
| Power Seeds Ltd (store / warehouse)Regional rating (NIAH) · 800 m outside the town |
| Power Seeds Ltd (railway station)Regional rating (NIAH) · 800 m outside the town |
| Power Seeds Ltd (signal box)Regional rating (NIAH) · 800 m outside the town |
| House, Bridgetown UpperRegional rating (NIAH) · 1.7 km outside the town |
| Farmyard complex, KillavullenRegional rating (NIAH) · 400 m outside the town |
Homes by age
Killavullen grew fastest from 1946 to 1980, when 35% of its homes were built
More than half of Killavullen’s housing predates 2001. The last decade or so added 6.4% of Killavullen’s homes, much as in most towns (5.8%). About as many of Killavullen’s homes as usual date between the wars: 3.6%, against 3.9%.
12%
Before 1919
3.6%
1919–45
35%
1946–80
20%
1981–2000
24%
2001–10
6.4%
Since 2011
KillavullenTypical 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
Killavullen and its neighbours
| Town | People | National Inventory | National | Archaeological sites |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Killavullen | 292 | 6 | 0 | 3 |
| Mallow | 13,456 | 142 | 1 | 49 |
| Buttevant | 1,080 | 33 | 0 | 18 |
| Fermoy | 6,720 | 179 | 1 | 18 |
| Rathcormac | 1,957 | 10 | 0 | 5 |
| Watergrasshill | 1,840 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| Kilworth | 1,179 | 18 | 0 | 6 |
In brief
Killavullen in brief
More of Killavullen’s homes are old than in most places: 12% were built before 1919, against 3.4% in the typical town. In all there are 6 places on the record. The oldest is Ballymacmoy House, from 1815. Otherwise the figures are ordinary: most dated ones come from the 19th century; and it also has 3 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 Killavullen’s history
How many historic buildings are recorded in Killavullen?
6 buildings on the National Inventory, from the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage.
What is the oldest building in Killavullen?
Ballymacmoy House: the first date on its record is 1815.
Are there archaeological sites in Killavullen?
Yes: the Sites and Monuments Record lists 3 archaeological sites inside Killavullen.
How old are the homes in Killavullen?
12% 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).