Church / chapel · 1810–1830Watergrasshill Church of Ireland ChurchWatergrasshill
Photo: Jonathan Thacker · CC BY-SA 2.03buildings on the National Inventory
History of Watergrasshill · National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
Watergrasshill: 3 buildings on the National Inventory
Watergrasshill’s oldest recorded building dates from 1810. Inside the town, the Sites and Monuments Record lists 2 archaeological sites. 1.2% of its homes date from before 1919; the typical town has 3.4%.
On the National Inventory
3
Of national importance
0
NIAH National or International, and national monuments
Archaeological sites
2
Sites and Monuments Record
Oldest building
1810
the first date on its record
Homes built before 1919
1.2%
typical town: 3.4%
The map
Where Watergrasshill’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 3, by rating
3 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
3 historic places in Watergrasshill
Buildings rated Regional, of significance in their region, and archaeological monuments with an encyclopedia article.
Church / chapel · 1890–1900Church of the Immaculate ConceptionTinageragh
Presbytery / parochial / curate's house · 1860–1900Presbytery, Watergrasshill
Archaeology and around
Archaeology in Watergrasshill
The Sites and Monuments Record lists every known archaeological site; most are field monuments with little to see. By kind:
2 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.
| Ritual site - holy well1 record |
| Fulacht fia1 record |
Just outside Watergrasshill: 1
| Trantstown BridgeRegional rating (NIAH) · 2.1 km outside the town |
Homes by age
Watergrasshill has more new homes than most: 29% since 2011, against 5.8%
Fewer of Watergrasshill’s homes than usual date from 1981 to 2000: 17%, against 24%. Building from 1946 to 1980 fell short in Watergrasshill: 6.1%, against 24% in most towns. Watergrasshill added comparatively little between the wars: 1.9% of its homes, the typical town 3.9%.
1.2%
Before 1919
1.9%
1919–45
6.1%
1946–80
17%
1981–2000
45%
2001–10
29%
Since 2011
WatergrasshillTypical 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
Watergrasshill and its neighbours
| Town | People | National Inventory | National | Archaeological sites |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Watergrasshill | 1,840 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| Rathcormac | 1,957 | 10 | 0 | 5 |
| Riverstown | 3,664 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| Glanmire | 4,454 | 12 | 1 | 9 |
| Ballyvolane | 8,707 | 33 | 0 | 38 |
| Glounthaune | 5,000 | 33 | 0 | 43 |
| Mayfield | 2,846 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
In brief
Watergrasshill in brief
Watergrasshill has 3 places on the record. Its homes are mostly newer: 1.2% were built before 1919, against 3.4% in the typical town. The oldest, Watergrasshill Church of Ireland Church, dates from 1810. The rest is about typical: it also has 2 archaeological sites.
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 Watergrasshill’s history
How many historic buildings are recorded in Watergrasshill?
3 buildings on the National Inventory, from the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage.
What is the oldest building in Watergrasshill?
Watergrasshill Church of Ireland Church: the first date on its record is 1810.
Are there archaeological sites in Watergrasshill?
Yes: the Sites and Monuments Record lists 2 archaeological sites inside Watergrasshill.
How old are the homes in Watergrasshill?
1.2% 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).