RegChurch / chapel · 1970–1975Church of the Way of the CrossTogher Road, Togher, CorkPhoto: MonikaLisa2 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Commons file
Church of the Way of the Cross · Photo: MonikaLisa2 · CC BY-SA 4.03buildings on the National Inventory
History of Lehenagh · National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
Lehenagh has 3 buildings on the National Inventory
Lehenagh’s oldest recorded building dates from 1800. The Sites and Monuments Record adds 5 archaeological sites inside the town. Lehenagh has 7.2 buildings on the record for every 10,000 residents, against 48 in the typical town. 1.5% of its homes date from before 1919; the typical town has 3.4%.
On the National Inventory
3
7.2 per 10,000 residents
typical town: 48
typical town: 48
Of national importance
0
NIAH National or International, and national monuments
Archaeological sites
5
Sites and Monuments Record
Oldest building
1800
the first date on its record
Homes built before 1919
1.5%
typical town: 3.4%
The map
Where Lehenagh’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 3, by rating
3 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
3 historic places in Lehenagh
Buildings rated Regional, of significance in their region, and archaeological monuments with an encyclopedia article.
Gates / railings / walls · 1800–1840Gates, Togher Road, Cork
Bridge · 1840–1850Bridge, LehenaghbegLehenaghbeg
What’s recorded
The record in and around Lehenagh: walls, gates and bridges first, at 50%
The runner-up group is homes: 2 records. Two of the highest-rated records are Fivemilebridge Mill House and Ballygarvan House. All of Lehenagh’s recorded buildings carry a regional rating.
Walls, gates and bridges3
Homes2
Churches and chapels1
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 Lehenagh
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.
| Enclosure2 records |
| Mass-rock1 record |
| Country house1 record |
| Fulacht fia1 record |
Just outside Lehenagh: 3
| Fivemilebridge Mill HouseRegional rating (NIAH) · 1.5 km outside the town |
| Ballygarvan HouseRegional rating (NIAH) · 200 m outside the town |
| Fivemile BridgeRegional rating (NIAH) · 1.6 km outside the town |
Homes by age
Since 2011, Lehenagh has added 30% of its homes, against a usual 5.8%
Just 0.4% of the homes in Lehenagh went up between the wars, short of the typical 3.9%. 30% of Lehenagh’s homes went up since 2011, more than in any other period. Building from 1946 to 1980 gave Lehenagh 20% of its homes, near the usual 24%.
1.5%
Before 1919
0.4%
1919–45
20%
1946–80
24%
1981–2000
25%
2001–10
30%
Since 2011
LehenaghTypical 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.
Towns its size
How Lehenagh compares with 16 towns its size
Towns of 3,900 to 4,500 residents, by buildings on the record.
Lehenagh3
#15 of 16for buildings on the record per resident (7.2 per 10,000). St Luke's, Tivoli and Castleblayney lead.
12 have more. Lehenagh is level with Mervue and Newcastle. The typical town its size has 19.
Neighbours
Lehenagh and its neighbours
| Town | People | National Inventory | National | Archaeological sites |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lehenagh | 4,154 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| Inishkenny | 5,552 | 11 | 0 | 27 |
| Togher | 3,007 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Frankfield and Grange | 7,687 | 6 | 0 | 13 |
| Turner's Cross | 7,208 | 85 | 1 | 1 |
| Glasheen | 5,981 | 35 | 0 | 3 |
| Bishopstown | 14,529 | 27 | 0 | 20 |
In brief
Lehenagh in brief
Lehenagh has 3 places on the record. Its homes are mostly newer: 1.5% were built before 1919, against 3.4% in the typical town. The archaeological record adds 5 sites. The oldest, Church of the Way of the Cross, dates from 1970. Most towns its size have more recorded buildings: the typical one has 19.
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 Lehenagh’s history
How many historic buildings are recorded in Lehenagh?
3 buildings on the National Inventory, from the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage.
What is the oldest building in Lehenagh?
Gates, Togher Road, Cork: the first date on its record is 1800.
Are there archaeological sites in Lehenagh?
Yes: the Sites and Monuments Record lists 5 archaeological sites inside Lehenagh.
How old are the homes in Lehenagh?
1.5% 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).