NatChurch / chapel · 1800–1815Church of the Ascension (Timoleague)TimoleaguePhoto: N Chadwick · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Commons file
Catholic Church of the Nativity of Our Lady · Photo: MrCorman · CC BY-SA 4.011buildings on the National Inventory
History of Timoleague · National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
Old homes in Timoleague: 21% built before 1919
For Timoleague, that is 6 times the typical town’s share, 3.4%. On the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage, Timoleague counts 11 buildings, one of them of national importance. The earliest building recorded goes back to 1780. Inside the town, the Sites and Monuments Record lists 6 archaeological sites.
On the National Inventory
11
Of national importance
1
NIAH National or International, and national monuments
Archaeological sites
6
Sites and Monuments Record
Oldest building
1780
the first date on its record
Homes built before 1919
21%
typical town: 3.4%
In pictures
Look around Timoleague: 4 photos
The set opens with Church of the Ascension (Timoleague) and Catholic Church of the Nativity of Our Lady. 3 of Timoleague’s recorded places are photographed. Pictured and oldest in Timoleague: Church of the Ascension (Timoleague), 1800.
Church of the Ascension (Timoleague)National rating (NIAH)
Timoleague FriaryArchaeological monument (SMR)
Inchy BridgeRegional 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 Timoleague’s history is
Every building and site on the record inside the town, by its rating.
National and InternationalRegional and other sites
Hover a dot for its name; tap one to open its page.
The 12, by rating
1 National and International11 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
One place of national importance in Timoleague
Buildings the National Inventory rates National or International: of significance across Ireland or beyond. Each one opens its own page.
Regional and other sites
11 more historic places in Timoleague
Buildings rated Regional, of significance in their region, and archaeological monuments with an encyclopedia article.
SMRReligious house - Franciscan friarsTimoleague FriaryTimoleaguePhoto: Ingo Mehling · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Commons file
RegChurch / chapel · 1905–1910Catholic Church of the Nativity of Our LadyChapel Hill, TimoleaguePhoto: MrCorman · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Commons file
Rectory / glebe / vicarage / curate's house · 1805–1815Glebe HouseTimoleague
Surgery / clinic · 1890–1910Ardcaein HouseChapel Hill, Timoleague
Presbytery / parochial / curate's house · 1905–1910The Old Parochial HouseChapel Hill, Timoleague
Creamery · 1910–1930Timoleague CreameryMill Street, Timoleague
House · 1780–1820House, Mill Street, Timoleague
House · 1810–1850House, Mill Street, Timoleague
House · 1820–1840House, Church Road, Timoleague
House · 1920–1940House, 5 Mill Street, Timoleague
Telephone box · 1940–1960Telephone box, Church Road, Cattle Market, Timoleague
What’s recorded
Timoleague’s record leans to homes: 55%
Two of the highest-rated records are Church of the Ascension and Glebe House. The second-largest group on the record is churches and chapels, with 2. All told, 4 kinds of building appear on Timoleague’s record.
Homes6
Churches and chapels2
Mills, stations and works1
Other buildings2
Types as the National Inventory records them, grouped; a building keeps the type it was built as.
How old
Most of Timoleague’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 today5
1 of the 11 dated ones were built before 1800.
Archaeology and around
Archaeology in Timoleague
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.
| Graveyard2 records |
| Church2 records |
| Religious house - Franciscan friars1 record |
| Bullaun stone1 record |
Just outside Timoleague: 14
| Skeaf HouseRegional rating (NIAH) · 3 km outside the town |
| Kilmaloda House (country house)Regional rating (NIAH) · 1.8 km outside the town |
| Abbey BridgeRegional rating (NIAH) · 100 m outside the town |
| Burrane BridgeRegional rating (NIAH) · 1.9 km outside the town |
| Kilmaloda BridgeRegional rating (NIAH) · 1.4 km outside the town |
| Kilmaloda House (farmyard complex)Regional rating (NIAH) · 1.8 km outside the town |
| Inchy BridgeRegional rating (NIAH) · 1.3 km outside the town |
| Ummera HouseRegional rating (NIAH) · 900 m outside the town |
| The CottageRegional rating (NIAH) · 1.3 km outside the town |
| Barryshall HouseRegional rating (NIAH) · 1.1 km outside the town |
| Lettercollum HouseRegional rating (NIAH) · 800 m outside the town |
| Timoleague HouseRegional rating (NIAH) · 200 m outside the town |
| Farmyard complex, KilshinahanRegional rating (NIAH) · 2.7 km outside the town |
| House, Grange BegRegional rating (NIAH) · 2.6 km outside the town |
Homes by age
24% of Timoleague’s homes were built from 1981 to 2000
Timoleague added comparatively little in the 2000s: 19% of its homes, the typical town 25%. Homes built between the wars make up 8.9% of Timoleague’s, against 3.9% in the typical town. New building in Timoleague runs at the usual pace: 5.5% of homes date from 2011 on, the typical town 5.8%.
21%
Before 1919
8.9%
1919–45
23%
1946–80
24%
1981–2000
19%
2001–10
5.5%
Since 2011
TimoleagueTypical 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
Timoleague and its neighbours
| Town | People | National Inventory | National | Archaeological sites |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Timoleague | 387 | 11 | 1 | 6 |
| Clonakilty | 5,112 | 174 | 1 | 16 |
| Bandon | 8,196 | 228 | 2 | 38 |
| Inishannon | 1,043 | 22 | 0 | 11 |
| Kinsale | 5,991 | 175 | 3 | 41 |
In brief
Timoleague in brief
More of Timoleague’s homes are old than in most places: 21% were built before 1919, against 3.4% in the typical town. In all there are 12 places on the record, 1 of them in the top tier, including Church of the Ascension (Timoleague). Most entries on the list, 55%, are homes.
It also has 6 archaeological sites on the record. The oldest, Church of the Ascension (Timoleague), dates from 1800. Beyond that, John Fihelly (1882) 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 Timoleague’s history
How many historic buildings are recorded in Timoleague?
11 buildings on the National Inventory, one of them of national importance, from the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage.
Which places in Timoleague are of national importance?
Church of the Ascension (Timoleague).
What is the oldest building in Timoleague?
House, Mill Street, Timoleague: the first date on its record is 1780.
Are there archaeological sites in Timoleague?
Yes: the Sites and Monuments Record lists 6 archaeological sites inside Timoleague.
How old are the homes in Timoleague?
21% 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 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).