Saint Martin's Church · Photo: David Purchase · CC BY-SA 2.0Kilworth: 18 buildings on the National Inventory
Kilworth has kept more old homes than most towns: 9.2% were built before 1919, against 3.4% in the typical town. The oldest record dates from 1720. Inside the town, the Sites and Monuments Record lists 6 archaeological sites.
3 pictures of historic Kilworth
First come Saint Martin's Church and The Village Arts Centre. Pictures exist for 2 of the places Kilworth has on the record. Go back furthest in Kilworth with The Village Arts Centre: 1720.
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.
Where Kilworth’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).
18 historic places in Kilworth
Buildings rated Regional, of significance in their region, and archaeological monuments with an encyclopedia article.
All 8, A to Z
10 recorded by their type and address
10 are recorded only by their type and address: 8 homes, 1 street furniture and 1 public buildings; most date from the 19th century.
The record in Kilworth starts with homes, at 72%
At the top of the record: The Village Arts Centre and Tedcastles. The next biggest group is churches and chapels, 2 in all. None of Kilworth’s records is rated of national importance; all are of regional interest.
Types as the National Inventory records them, grouped; a building keeps the type it was built as.
Most of Kilworth’s dated buildings come from the 19th century
Each building by the first date on its record.
6 of the 18 dated ones were built before 1800. The oldest is The Village Arts Centre, from 1720.
Archaeology in Kilworth
The Sites and Monuments Record lists every known archaeological site; most are field monuments with little to see. By kind:
6 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.
| Church2 records |
| Designed landscape - belvedere1 record |
| Graveyard1 record |
| Market-house1 record |
| School1 record |
Just outside Kilworth: 18
| Leitrim HouseRegional rating (NIAH) · 2.1 km outside the town |
| Downing BridgeRegional rating (NIAH) · 500 m outside the town |
| Ballynacarriga HouseRegional rating (NIAH) · 700 m outside the town |
| Araglin BridgeRegional rating (NIAH) · 800 m outside the town |
| Douglas HouseRegional rating (NIAH) · 200 m outside the town |
| Rushmount HouseRegional rating (NIAH) · 1 km outside the town |
| Ballyfean BridgeRegional rating (NIAH) · 1.4 km outside the town |
| West LodgeRegional rating (NIAH) · 1.9 km outside the town |
| Glenwood HouseRegional rating (NIAH) · 1.6 km outside the town |
| Killally HouseRegional rating (NIAH) · 900 m outside the town |
| Knockbrack HouseRegional rating (NIAH) · 500 m outside the town |
| Ballyvolock HouseRegional rating (NIAH) · 3 km outside the town |
| House, KnockaskehaneRegional rating (NIAH) · 2.9 km outside the town |
| House, KilcloghRegional rating (NIAH) · 1.3 km outside the town |
| House, KilcloghRegional rating (NIAH) · 700 m outside the town |
| House, KilworthRegional rating (NIAH) · 500 m outside the town |
| House, MacRoney UpperRegional rating (NIAH) · 2.2 km outside the town |
| Kiln, BallyderownRegional rating (NIAH) · 800 m outside the town |
The biggest share of Kilworth’s homes dates in the 2000s: 58%
Homes built since 2011 are 6.5% of Kilworth’s, about the 5.8% of the typical town. Only 11% of Kilworth’s homes were built from 1946 to 1980, less than the typical town’s 24%. Kilworth added comparatively little from 1981 to 2000: 12% of its homes, the typical town 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.
Kilworth and its neighbours
| Town | People | National Inventory | National | Archaeological sites |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kilworth | 1,179 | 18 | 0 | 6 |
| Fermoy | 6,720 | 179 | 1 | 18 |
| Mitchelstown | 3,744 | 111 | 0 | 18 |
| Rathcormac | 1,957 | 10 | 0 | 5 |
| Tallow | 1,022 | 68 | 0 | 8 |
Kilworth in brief
More of Kilworth’s homes are old than in most places: 9.2% were built before 1919, against 3.4% in the typical town. All told, the list holds 18 places on the record. Most entries on the list, 72%, are homes.
Most of its dated monuments come from the 19th century: 12 of 18. The oldest, The Village Arts Centre, dates from 1720. It also has 6 archaeological sites on the record.
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 Kilworth’s history
How many historic buildings are recorded in Kilworth?
18 buildings on the National Inventory, from the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage.
What is the oldest building in Kilworth?
The Village Arts Centre: the first date on its record is 1720.
Are there archaeological sites in Kilworth?
Yes: the Sites and Monuments Record lists 6 archaeological sites inside Kilworth.
How old are the homes in Kilworth?
9.2% 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).