Photo: Occono · CC BY-SA 4.0Tramore: 56 buildings on the National Inventory
Tramore’s oldest recorded building dates from 1800. The Sites and Monuments Record adds 1 archaeological site inside the town. Tramore has 117 buildings on the record for every 10,000 residents, against 48 in the typical town. Of its homes, 6.6% were built before 1919, against 3.4% in the typical town.
typical town: 48
Where Tramore’s history is
Every building and site on the record inside the town, by its rating.
Hover a dot for its name; tap one to open its page.
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).
56 historic places in Tramore
Buildings rated Regional, of significance in their region, and archaeological monuments with an encyclopedia article.
All 20, A to Z
36 recorded by their type and address
36 are recorded only by their type and address: 34 homes, 1 walls, gates and bridges and 1 farm and estate buildings; most date from the 19th century.
Cross Douglas Road has the most
Streets with three or more buildings on the record, by the address it gives.
Of the 56 records, 41 give a street address.
Most of Tramore’s dated buildings come from the 19th century
Each building by the first date on its record.
The oldest is Ballincurrig House, from 1800.
Archaeology in Tramore
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.
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Since 2011, building in Tramore has been slow: 1.7% of its homes, the norm is 5.8%
The largest single period is from 1946 to 1980, with 43% of Tramore’s homes. Few of Tramore’s homes date in the 2000s: 9.9%, the norm 25%. Homes dated between the wars are commoner in Tramore than in most towns: 8.3%, against 3.9%.
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.
Tramore and its neighbours
| Town | People | National Inventory | National | Archaeological sites |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tramore | 4,803 | 56 | 0 | 1 |
| Ballinlough | 5,435 | 45 | 0 | 3 |
| Turner's Cross | 7,208 | 85 | 1 | 1 |
| Knockrea | 5,228 | 237 | 5 | 5 |
| Frankfield and Grange | 7,687 | 6 | 0 | 13 |
| South Gate | 7,185 | 199 | 2 | 16 |
| Douglas | 22,029 | 51 | 0 | 31 |
Tramore in brief
More of Tramore’s homes are old than in most places: 6.6% were built before 1919, against 3.4% in the typical town. In all there are 56 places on the record. For its size, it has more recorded buildings than 76% of Irish towns of 2,500 or more. On Cross Douglas Road alone there are 12 places on the record.
Most of its dated monuments come from the 19th century: 43 of 56. The oldest, Ballincurrig House, dates from 1800. Otherwise the figures are ordinary: most entries are homes; it has 56 recorded buildings, about typical for a town its size (the middle one has 56); and it also has an archaeological site.
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 Tramore’s history
How many historic buildings are recorded in Tramore?
56 buildings on the National Inventory, from the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage.
What is the oldest building in Tramore?
Ballincurrig House: the first date on its record is 1800.
Are there archaeological sites in Tramore?
Yes: the Sites and Monuments Record lists 1 archaeological site inside Tramore.
How old are the homes in Tramore?
6.6% 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) · 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).