Church / chapel · 1790–1830Leap Church of Ireland ChurchLeap
Photo: N Chadwick · CC BY-SA 2.07buildings on the National Inventory
History of Leap · National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
Leap: 18% of homes built before 1919
Against 3.4% in the typical town, Leap has 5 times the share. Leap has 7 buildings on the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage. The earliest building recorded goes back to 1790. The Sites and Monuments Record adds 1 archaeological site inside the town.
On the National Inventory
7
Of national importance
0
NIAH National or International, and national monuments
Archaeological sites
1
Sites and Monuments Record
Oldest building
1790
the first date on its record
Homes built before 1919
18%
typical town: 3.4%
In pictures
Historic Leap, pictured
The photo shows St Mary's Roman Catholic Church, one of Leap’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 Leap’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 7, by rating
7 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
7 historic places in Leap
Buildings rated Regional, of significance in their region, and archaeological monuments with an encyclopedia article.
House · 1830–1835Leap Inn/SheahanLeap
House · 1860–1880UrellLeap
Hall · 1910–1915Parochial HallLeap
House · 1850–1890House, Leap
House · 1860–1900House, Leap
Presbytery / parochial / curate's house · 1890–1910Presbytery, Leap
What’s recorded
In and around Leap, 65% of the records are homes
Leading the record by rating: Abbey Mount and Shepperton Park. Second on the record: churches and chapels, 2 of them. Just outside Leap, the oldest record dates from 1720.
Homes11
Churches and chapels2
Public buildings2
Street furniture2
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 Leap’s dated buildings come from the 19th century
Each building by the first date on its record.
1500–1799 three centuries1
19th century 1800–18995
1900 and later to today1
1 of the 7 dated ones were built before 1800. The oldest is Leap Church of Ireland Church, from 1790.
Archaeology and around
Archaeology in Leap
The Sites and Monuments Record lists every known archaeological site; most are field monuments with little to see. By kind:
1 archaeological site 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.
| Mill - corn1 record |
Just outside Leap: 10
| Abbey MountRegional rating (NIAH) · 900 m outside the town |
| Shepperton ParkRegional rating (NIAH) · 2.3 km outside the town |
| Connonagh HouseRegional rating (NIAH) · 2.4 km outside the town |
| Myross Wood HouseRegional rating (NIAH) · 900 m outside the town |
| St Mary's Roman Catholic ChurchRegional rating (NIAH) · 100 m outside the town |
| Corran SchoolRegional rating (NIAH) · 2.4 km outside the town |
| The Old Mill StoresRegional rating (NIAH) · 2 km outside the town |
| Rectory, KilmacabeaRegional rating (NIAH) · 1 km outside the town |
| Milestone, ConnonaghRegional rating (NIAH) · 2 km outside the town |
| Post box, ConnonaghRegional rating (NIAH) · 2.3 km outside the town |
Homes by age
30% of Leap’s homes were built from 1981 to 2000
Most of Leap’s homes are older than 2001. A full 5.1% of the homes in Leap went up between the wars, beyond the typical 3.9%. Building since 2011 in Leap, 5.1% of its homes, keeps pace with the norm of 5.8%.
18%
Before 1919
5.1%
1919–45
20%
1946–80
30%
1981–2000
22%
2001–10
5.1%
Since 2011
LeapTypical 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
Leap and its neighbours
| Town | People | National Inventory | National | Archaeological sites |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leap | 167 | 7 | 0 | 1 |
| Skibbereen | 2,903 | 119 | 0 | 5 |
| Dunmanway | 1,964 | 45 | 0 | 14 |
| Clonakilty | 5,112 | 174 | 1 | 16 |
In brief
Leap in brief
Old houses are part of Leap’s character: 18% of its homes were built before 1919, against 3.4% in the typical town. All told, the list holds 7 places on the record. Of the 7 with a date, 5 come from the 19th century. The oldest is Leap Church of Ireland Church, from 1790. Otherwise the figures are ordinary: it also has an archaeological site.
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 Leap’s history
How many historic buildings are recorded in Leap?
7 buildings on the National Inventory, from the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage.
What is the oldest building in Leap?
Leap Church of Ireland Church: the first date on its record is 1790.
Are there archaeological sites in Leap?
Yes: the Sites and Monuments Record lists 1 archaeological site inside Leap.
How old are the homes in Leap?
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.
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).