Photo: Jonathan Billinger · CC BY-SA 2.0Killeagh has 19 buildings on the National Inventory
Killeagh has kept more old homes than most towns: 9.6% were built before 1919, against 3.4% in the typical town. Its oldest building dates from 1760. The Sites and Monuments Record adds 5 archaeological sites inside the town.
Where Killeagh’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).
19 historic places in Killeagh
Buildings rated Regional, of significance in their region, and archaeological monuments with an encyclopedia article.
All 16, A to Z
3 recorded by their type and address
3 are recorded only by their type and address: 2 homes and 1 walls, gates and bridges; most date from the 18th century.
The record in Killeagh starts with homes, at 63%
No record in Killeagh reaches national importance; they are rated regional. The runner-up group is churches and chapels: 2 records. Leading the record by rating: Killeagh House and Greywood.
Types as the National Inventory records them, grouped; a building keeps the type it was built as.
Most of Killeagh’s dated buildings come from the 19th century
Each building by the first date on its record.
7 of the 19 dated ones were built before 1800. The oldest is Killeagh House, from 1760.
Archaeology in Killeagh
The Sites and Monuments Record lists every known archaeological site; most are field monuments with little to see. By kind:
5 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 |
| Ecclesiastical site1 record |
| Church1 record |
| Mill - corn1 record |
| Barracks1 record |
Just outside Killeagh: 7
| Castle RichardNational rating (NIAH) · 2.5 km outside the town |
| Burgess CottageRegional rating (NIAH) · 2.3 km outside the town |
| Aghadoe HouseRegional rating (NIAH) · 800 m outside the town |
| Dromdihy HouseRegional rating (NIAH) · 300 m outside the town |
| Old Finisk BridgeRegional rating (NIAH) · 2 km outside the town |
| House, CastlerichardRegional rating (NIAH) · 2 km outside the town |
| House, CastlerichardRegional rating (NIAH) · 1.9 km outside the town |
Killeagh’s building boom came in the 2000s: 52% of its homes
In most towns 3.9% of homes were built between the wars; in Killeagh, 5.1%. Building from 1946 to 1980 fell short in Killeagh: 12%, against 24% in most towns. The last decade or so added just 4.5% of Killeagh’s homes, against 5.8% in most towns.
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.
Killeagh and its neighbours
| Town | People | National Inventory | National | Archaeological sites |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Killeagh | 895 | 19 | 0 | 5 |
| Castlemartyr | 1,603 | 22 | 0 | 8 |
| Youghal | 8,564 | 246 | 8 | 48 |
| Cloyne | 1,967 | 23 | 1 | 14 |
| Midleton | 13,906 | 139 | 3 | 27 |
| Tallow | 1,022 | 68 | 0 | 8 |
| Carrigtwohill | 5,568 | 8 | 0 | 6 |
Killeagh in brief
More of Killeagh’s homes are old than in most places: 9.6% were built before 1919, against 3.4% in the typical town. In all there are 19 places on the record. Of the whole list, 63% are homes. Of the 19 with a date, 12 come from the 19th century. The oldest is Killeagh House, from 1760.
The archaeological record adds 5 sites. The rest is about typical: Brigid Foley (1887) was born here before 1900.
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 Killeagh’s history
How many historic buildings are recorded in Killeagh?
19 buildings on the National Inventory, from the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage.
What is the oldest building in Killeagh?
House, Main Street, Killeagh: the first date on its record is 1760.
Are there archaeological sites in Killeagh?
Yes: the Sites and Monuments Record lists 5 archaeological sites inside Killeagh.
How old are the homes in Killeagh?
9.6% 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 and English Wikipedia for people born here · 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).