RegChurch / chapel · 1815–1890Church of the Immaculate ConceptionMain Street, RathcormackPhoto: MrCorman · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Commons file
Photo: Seighean · Public domain10buildings on the National Inventory
History of Rathcormac · National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
Rathcormac has 10 buildings on the National Inventory
History in Rathcormac goes back at least to 1770, the date of its oldest recorded building. Inside the town, the Sites and Monuments Record lists 5 archaeological sites.
On the National Inventory
10
Of national importance
0
NIAH National or International, and national monuments
Archaeological sites
5
Sites and Monuments Record
Oldest building
1770
the first date on its record
Homes built before 1919
2.6%
typical town: 3.4%
In pictures
A look at historic Rathcormac
The photo shows Church of the Immaculate Conception, one of Rathcormac’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 Rathcormac’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 10, by rating
10 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
10 historic places in Rathcormac
Buildings rated Regional, of significance in their region, and archaeological monuments with an encyclopedia article.
Church / chapel · 1770–1780Christ ChurchDispensary Lane, Rathcormack
House · 1800–1840Green HallRathcormac
House · 1880–1920M. Riordan BakerMain Street, Rathcormack
House · 1780–1820House, Rathcormack
Mill (water) · 1830–1835Mill (water), Rathcormac
House · 1860–1900House, Main Street, Rathcormack
House · 1870–1910House, Rathcormack
Water pump · 1880–1900Water pump, Main Street, Rathcormack
House · 1920–1940House, Main Street, Rathcormack
What’s recorded
More homes than anything else in Rathcormac: 60%
The record in Rathcormac runs as late as 1920. In second place come churches and chapels, with 2. Two of the highest-rated records are Christ Church and Green Hall.
Homes6
Churches and chapels2
Mills, stations and works1
Street furniture1
Types as the National Inventory records them, grouped; a building keeps the type it was built as.
How old
Most of Rathcormac’s dated buildings come from the 19th century
Each building by the first date on its record.
1500–1799 three centuries2
19th century 1800–18997
1900 and later to today1
2 of the 10 dated ones were built before 1800. The oldest is Christ Church, from 1770.
Archaeology and around
Archaeology in Rathcormac
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 |
| Church1 record |
| Mill - corn1 record |
| Fever hospital1 record |
| Enclosure1 record |
Just outside Rathcormac: 14
| Kilshannig HouseNational rating (NIAH) · 1 km outside the town |
| Ballinterry HouseRegional rating (NIAH) · 1.1 km outside the town |
| Lisnagar HouseRegional rating (NIAH) · 600 m outside the town |
| Lisnagar PondRegional rating (NIAH) · 300 m outside the town |
| Ballyglissan HouseRegional rating (NIAH) · 2.2 km outside the town |
| Saint Bartholomew's ChurchRegional rating (NIAH) · 2.8 km outside the town |
| Ahaclareen BridgeRegional rating (NIAH) · 500 m outside the town |
| Ballinterry BridgeRegional rating (NIAH) · 1.5 km outside the town |
| Ballybrowney BridgeRegional rating (NIAH) · 1.6 km outside the town |
| Ballinterry BridgeRegional rating (NIAH) · 900 m outside the town |
| Ballyglissane BridgeRegional rating (NIAH) · 1.6 km outside the town |
| Terramount HouseRegional rating (NIAH) · 600 m outside the town |
| Ward's BridgeRegional rating (NIAH) · 1.5 km outside the town |
| Post office, BartlemyRegional rating (NIAH) · 2.6 km outside the town |
Homes by age
Rathcormac is still building: 9.3% of its homes are from 2011 or later, against 5.8%
Only 10% of Rathcormac’s homes were built from 1981 to 2000, less than the typical town’s 24%. Building from 1946 to 1980 fell short in Rathcormac: 8.6%, against 24% in most towns. Against a typical 25%, 67% of Rathcormac’s homes went up in the 2000s.
2.6%
Before 1919
2.3%
1919–45
8.6%
1946–80
10%
1981–2000
67%
2001–10
9.3%
Since 2011
RathcormacTypical 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
Rathcormac and its neighbours
| Town | People | National Inventory | National | Archaeological sites |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rathcormac | 1,957 | 10 | 0 | 5 |
| Fermoy | 6,720 | 179 | 1 | 18 |
| Watergrasshill | 1,840 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| Kilworth | 1,179 | 18 | 0 | 6 |
| Riverstown | 3,664 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| Carrigtwohill | 5,568 | 8 | 0 | 6 |
| Glanmire | 4,454 | 12 | 1 | 9 |
In brief
Rathcormac in brief
Rathcormac has 10 places on the record. Of the whole list, 60% are homes. Most of its dated monuments come from the 19th century: 7 of 10. The oldest, Christ Church, dates from 1770.
Its homes are mostly newer: 2.6% were built before 1919, against 3.4% in the typical town. The archaeological record adds 5 sites. Beyond that, Joseph Nunan (1842) was born here before 1900.
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 Rathcormac’s history
How many historic buildings are recorded in Rathcormac?
10 buildings on the National Inventory, from the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage.
What is the oldest building in Rathcormac?
Christ Church: the first date on its record is 1770.
Are there archaeological sites in Rathcormac?
Yes: the Sites and Monuments Record lists 5 archaeological sites inside Rathcormac.
How old are the homes in Rathcormac?
2.6% 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) · Photos: Wikimedia Commons, including the National Library of Ireland’s collections, each credited with its licence and copied to our own server · 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).