NatChurch / chapel · 1930–1935Christ the King Roman Catholic ChurchEvergreen Road, Cork CityPhoto: MonikaLisa2 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Commons file
Church of the Assumption Roman Catholic Church · Photo: MonikaLisa2 · CC BY-SA 4.085buildings on the National Inventory
History of Turner's Cross · National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
Turner's Cross has 85 buildings on the National Inventory, one of them of national importance
Old homes stand out in Turner's Cross: 7.5% were built before 1919, where the typical town has 3.4%. Its oldest building dates from 1800. Inside the town, the Sites and Monuments Record lists 1 archaeological site. Turner's Cross has 118 buildings on the record for every 10,000 residents, against 48 in the typical town.
On the National Inventory
85
118 per 10,000 residents
typical town: 48
typical town: 48
Of national importance
1
NIAH National or International, and national monuments
Archaeological sites
1
Sites and Monuments Record
Oldest building
1800
the first date on its record
Homes built before 1919
7.5%
typical town: 3.4%
In pictures
2 photos of Turner's Cross’s landmarks
Two to begin with: Christ the King Roman Catholic Church and Church of the Assumption Roman Catholic Church. Of the places on Turner's Cross’s record, 2 have a photo here. Christ the King Roman Catholic Church, dated 1930, is the oldest pictured in Turner's Cross.
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 Turner's Cross’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 85, by rating
1 National and International84 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 Turner's Cross
Buildings the National Inventory rates National or International: of significance across Ireland or beyond. Each one opens its own page.
Regional and other sites
84 more historic places in Turner's Cross
Buildings rated Regional, of significance in their region, and archaeological monuments with an encyclopedia article.
All 10, A to Z
74 recorded by their type and address
74 are recorded only by their type and address: 71 homes and 3 street furniture; most date from the 19th century.
19th century70
20th century4
Historic streets
Maiville Terrace has the most
Streets with three or more buildings on the record, by the address it gives.
Maiville Terrace33 on the record
Marie Place12 on the record
Evergreen Road4 on the record · 1 of national importance
Summer Hill3 on the record
Of the 85 records, 59 give a street address.
What’s recorded
In Turner's Cross, homes lead the record (85%)
The latest date on Turner's Cross’s record is 1970. Second on the record: churches and chapels, 7 of them. Two of the highest-rated records are Christ the King Roman Catholic Church and “Gates, St Joseph's Cemetery”.
Homes72
Churches and chapels7
Street furniture3
Mills, stations and works1
Public buildings1
Walls, gates and bridges1
Types as the National Inventory records them, grouped; a building keeps the type it was built as.
How old
Most of Turner's Cross’s dated buildings come from the 20th century or later
Each building by the first date on its record.
1500–1799 three centuries0
19th century 1800–189938
1900 and later to today47
The oldest is Gates, St Joseph's Cemetery, from 1800.
Archaeology and around
Archaeology in Turner's Cross
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.
| Graveyard1 record |
Homes by age
Only 1.6% of Turner's Cross’s homes were built since 2011 (5.8% is typical)
Turner's Cross added comparatively little from 1981 to 2000: 2.7% of its homes, the typical town 24%. Against a typical 3.9%, 22% of Turner's Cross’s homes went up between the wars. Building in the 2000s left Turner's Cross with 2.2% of its homes, below the usual 25%.
7.5%
Before 1919
22%
1919–45
64%
1946–80
2.7%
1981–2000
2.2%
2001–10
1.6%
Since 2011
Turner's CrossTypical 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.
Born here
4 notable people born in Turner's Cross before 1900
From Jack Leonard (1873) to Bertie Mullins (1897): their lives on one timeline, earliest first.
Jack Leonard
Christy Young
Connie Neenan
Bertie Mullins
18501875190019251950
JL
Jack Leonard1873–1938 · Irish hurler
CY
Christy Young1878–1915 · Irish hurler
CN
Connie Neenan1894–1979 · Irish hurler
BM
Bertie Mullins1897– · Irish hurler
Everyone born in Turner's Cross → Birthplaces from Wikidata, each checked against the person’s English Wikipedia article; portraits from Wikimedia Commons.
Neighbours
Turner's Cross and its neighbours
| Town | People | National Inventory | National | Archaeological sites |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turner's Cross | 7,208 | 85 | 1 | 1 |
| South Gate | 7,185 | 199 | 2 | 16 |
| Togher | 3,007 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Glasheen | 5,981 | 35 | 0 | 3 |
| Tramore | 4,803 | 56 | 0 | 1 |
| Gillabbey | 5,857 | 129 | 7 | 39 |
| Cork City Centre | 3,701 | 671 | 14 | 19 |
In brief
Turner's Cross in brief
Old houses are part of Turner's Cross’s character: 7.5% of its homes were built before 1919, against 3.4% in the typical town. In all there are 85 places on the record, 1 of them in the top tier, including Christ the King Roman Catholic Church. Per resident, it has more recorded buildings than 77% of Irish towns of 2,500 or more. On Maiville Terrace alone there are 33 places on the record.
Most entries on the list, 85%, are homes. Most of its dated monuments come from the 20th century or later: 47 of 85. The oldest, Gates, St Joseph's Cemetery, dates from 1800. The rest is about typical: it has 85 recorded buildings, about typical for a town its size (the middle one has 79); and it also has an archaeological site.
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 Turner's Cross’s history
How many historic buildings are recorded in Turner's Cross?
85 buildings on the National Inventory, one of them of national importance, from the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage.
Which places in Turner's Cross are of national importance?
Christ the King Roman Catholic Church.
What is the oldest building in Turner's Cross?
Gates, St Joseph's Cemetery: the first date on its record is 1800.
Are there archaeological sites in Turner's Cross?
Yes: the Sites and Monuments Record lists 1 archaeological site inside Turner's Cross.
How old are the homes in Turner's Cross?
7.5% 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.
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).