NatCathedral · 1805–1810Cathedral of St Mary and St AnneCathedral Street, BlackpoolPhoto: JohnArmagh · Public domain · Commons file
Saint Mary's Catholic Church · Photo: psyberartist · CC BY 2.0196buildings on the National Inventory
History of Shandon · National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
Shandon: 33% of homes built before 1919
For Shandon, that is 10 times the typical town’s share, 3.4%. On the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage, Shandon counts 196 buildings, 5 of them of national importance. For its size that is a lot: 554 for every 10,000 residents, more than in 97% of towns. Its oldest building dates from 1700.
On the National Inventory
196
554 per 10,000 residents
typical town: 48
typical town: 48
Of national importance
5
NIAH National or International, and national monuments
Archaeological sites
9
Sites and Monuments Record
Oldest building
1700
the first date on its record
Homes built before 1919
33%
typical town: 3.4%
In pictures
Look around Shandon: 6 photos
6 of Shandon’s recorded places are photographed. Of Shandon’s places of national importance, 3 are photographed. The set opens with Saint Mary's Catholic Church and “House, 50 Pope's Quay, Cork”.
House, 50 Pope's Quay, CorkNational rating (NIAH)
Cathedral of St Mary and St AnneNational rating (NIAH)
The Firkin Crane CentreRegional rating (NIAH)
Cork North InfirmaryArchaeological monument (SMR)
Shandon Craft CentreRegional rating (NIAH)+1See all photosPhotos 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 Shandon’s history is
Every building and site on the record inside the town, by its rating.
National and InternationalRegional and other sites400 m from Cathedral of St Mary and St Anne
5 of 5within 400 m of Cathedral of St Mary and St Anne, the heart of the town’s history
Hover a dot for its name; tap one to open its page.
The 197, by rating
5 National and International192 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).
National and International
5 places of national importance in Shandon
Buildings the National Inventory rates National or International: of significance across Ireland or beyond. Each one opens its own page.
NatChurch / chapel · 1825–1835Saint Mary's Catholic ChurchPope's Quay, CorkPhoto: psyberartist · CC BY 2.0 · Commons file
NatAlmshouse · 1715–1720Skiddy Alms HousesBob and Joan's Walk, Cork City
Church / chapel · 1715–1725St Anne's Church of Ireland ChurchChurch Street, Cork City
Regional and other sites
192 more historic places in Shandon
Buildings rated Regional, of significance in their region, and archaeological monuments with an encyclopedia article.
All 74, A to Z
AIB (bank / financial institution)AIB (house)AIB (house)Aiysha's Spice HouseBank of Ireland (bank / financial institution)Bank of Ireland (bank / financial institution)Bridge NewsC. O' Sullivan & Co.Camden HouseCamden Interiors Ltd.Casey's GarageCastle CleanersCathedral of St Mary and St Anne PresbyteryCork Circuit CourtCork City CouncilCork North InfirmaryCork Rape Crisis CentreCork Tie and Badge Company Ltd.Dota's VenturesEng-Weld Supplies Ltd.Eugene'sFalvey'sFrank Nolan Butchers (house)Frank Nolan Butchers (house)Gates, St Vincent's ConventGranny's AtticHaulie'sHeineken Murphy's Brewery (malt house)Heineken Murphy's Brewery (office)Heineken Murphy's Brewery (orphanage / children's home)HollandsHoover ClinicInchigeela DairyJerh O' Connor Funeral HomesKay O' Mahony's (house)Kay O' Mahony's (house)Kinlay HouseLinehanM. SheehanMalachy SkellyMoe’s Off LicenceMurphy & Condon SolicitorsNorth Presentation Convent (church / chapel)North Presentation Convent (convent / nunnery)O' Keeffe'sO'Hara's Dental PracticeOffice, Bank of IrelandOut of Afrika!Ozalid HousePat Buckley's BarPunche's Bridge MonumentRedmond HouseRoman HouseRosemountRoss Motorcycles Ltd.Saint Mary's Dominican PriorySandquay HouseSchool, North Presentation ConventShandon CemeteryShandon ClinicShandon Court HotelShandon Craft CentreShandon Street Post OfficeSt Vincent's Convent (church / chapel)St Vincent's Convent (convent / nunnery)Stanley RacingT. O' Connor and Toal Ltd.T. O'Shea and SonTaekwondo Academy CorkThe Abbot's Ale HouseThe Firkin Crane CentreThe Guest HouseThe HarrierThe Legion of Mary
118 recorded by their type and address
118 are recorded only by their type and address: 98 homes, 8 other buildings and 8 street furniture; most date from the 19th century.
18th century32
19th century81
20th century5
Historic streets
Pope's Quay has the most
Streets with three or more buildings on the record, by the address it gives.
Pope's Quay23 on the record · 2 of national importance
Shandon Street17 on the record
John Redmond Street16 on the record
Devonshire Street14 on the record
Dominick Street13 on the record
Camden Place8 on the record
Church Street8 on the record · 1 of national importance
Carroll's Quay8 on the record
Gerald Griffin Street8 on the record
Bridge Street7 on the record
Pine Street7 on the record
Camden Quay6 on the record
Of the 197 records, 189 give a street address.
What’s recorded
The record in Shandon starts with homes, at 76%
The highest-rated include Skiddy Alms Houses and St Anne's Church of Ireland Church. Across Ireland churches and chapels make up 7% of the record, so Shandon’s 4% is low. 12 records make public buildings the second group.
Homes148
Public buildings12
Churches and chapels8
Street furniture8
Mills, stations and works3
Walls, gates and bridges3
Farm and estate buildings1
Other buildings13
Types as the National Inventory records them, grouped; a building keeps the type it was built as.
How old
Most of Shandon’s dated buildings come from the 19th century
Each building by the first date on its record.
1500–1799 three centuries33
19th century 1800–1899151
1900 and later to today12
33 of the 196 dated ones were built before 1800. The oldest is Shandon Cemetery, from 1700.
Archaeology and around
Archaeology in Shandon
The Sites and Monuments Record lists every known archaeological site; most are field monuments with little to see. By kind:
9 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.
| Graveyard3 records |
| Church2 records |
| Castle - tower house1 record |
| Leper hospital1 record |
| Almshouse1 record |
| House - 18th/19th century1 record |
Homes by age
Little new building in Shandon: 4.1% of homes date from 2011 on, against 5.8%
Most of the houses in Shandon today, over half, were up by 1981. Few of Shandon’s homes date from 1946 to 1980: 10%, the norm 24%. Homes dated between the wars are commoner in Shandon than in most towns: 8.3%, against 3.9%.
33%
Before 1919
8.3%
1919–45
10%
1946–80
15%
1981–2000
29%
2001–10
4.1%
Since 2011
ShandonTypical 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
Shandon has the 2nd most of 16 towns its size
Towns of 3,400 to 3,700 residents, by buildings on the record.
Shandon196
#2 of 16for buildings on the record per resident (554 per 10,000). Cork City Centre, Shandon and Limerick City Centre lead.
Only Cork City Centre has more. The typical town its size has 11. 2 of the 16 have none.
Neighbours
Shandon and its neighbours
| Town | People | National Inventory | National | Archaeological sites |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shandon | 3,539 | 196 | 5 | 9 |
| Cork City Centre | 3,701 | 671 | 14 | 19 |
| Blackpool | 3,124 | 69 | 0 | 2 |
| Gurranebraher | 4,502 | 31 | 0 | 1 |
| Farranree | 3,824 | 19 | 0 | 0 |
| St Luke's | 4,278 | 382 | 1 | 2 |
| South Gate | 7,185 | 199 | 2 | 16 |
In brief
Shandon in brief
Few towns are as rich in recorded buildings as Shandon: per resident it has more than 97% of Irish towns of 2,500 or more. All told, the list holds 197 places on the record, 5 of them in the top tier, including Skiddy Alms Houses. Its housing is old: 33% of homes date from before 1919, against 3.4% in the typical town. Cathedral of St Mary and St Anne sits at the heart of it all, with 5 of the town’s places of national importance within 400 m.
Only one of the 16 towns nearest its size has more recorded buildings. Pope's Quay alone has 23 places on the record. Of the whole list, 76% are homes.
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 Shandon’s history
How many historic buildings are recorded in Shandon?
196 buildings on the National Inventory, 5 of them of national importance, from the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage.
Which places in Shandon are of national importance?
Skiddy Alms Houses, St Anne's Church of Ireland Church, Cathedral of St Mary and St Anne, Saint Mary's Catholic Church and House, 50 Pope's Quay, Cork.
What is the oldest building in Shandon?
Shandon Cemetery: the first date on its record is 1700.
Are there archaeological sites in Shandon?
Yes: the Sites and Monuments Record lists 9 archaeological sites inside Shandon.
How old are the homes in Shandon?
33% 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).