Bridge · 1760–1800Ballintra BridgeBallintra
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History of Ballintra · National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
Ballintra: 32% of homes built before 1919
For Ballintra, that is 10 times the typical town’s share, 3.4%. Ballintra has 11 buildings on the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage. Its oldest building dates from 1760.
On the National Inventory
11
Of national importance
0
NIAH National or International, and national monuments
Archaeological sites
0
Sites and Monuments Record
Oldest building
1760
the first date on its record
Homes built before 1919
32%
typical town: 3.4%
In pictures
Look around Ballintra: 2 photos
First come Hamilton Mausoleum and Lacklom Bridge.
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 Ballintra’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 11, by rating
11 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
11 historic places in Ballintra
Buildings rated Regional, of significance in their region, and archaeological monuments with an encyclopedia article.
Church / chapel · 1790–1800Ballintra Church (Drumhome)Main Street, Ballintra
House · 1790–1810Carrick HouseMain Street, Ballintra
House · 1800–1840Ballymagroarty Heritage CentreMain Street, Cathedral Street, Ballintra
Church / chapel · 1840–1860St. Bridget's Catholic ChurchBallintra
Church / chapel · 1890–1900Ballintra Methodist ChurchMain Street, Ballintra
Bridge · 1780–1820Bridge, Ballintra
House · 1810–1850House, Main Street, Ballintra
Water pump · 1890–1930Water pump, Main Street, Ballintra
Water pump · 1890–1930Water pump, Main Street, Ballintra
Rectory / glebe / vicarage / curate's house · 1900–1910Rectory, Ballintra
What’s recorded
Ballintra’s largest group: homes, 36% of the record
Two of the highest-rated records are Ballintra Bridge and Ballintra Church (Drumhome). In second place come churches and chapels, with 3. Of national importance in Ballintra: none; the record is regional.
Homes4
Churches and chapels3
Walls, gates and bridges2
Street furniture2
Types as the National Inventory records them, grouped; a building keeps the type it was built as.
How old
Most of Ballintra’s dated buildings come from the 19th century
Each building by the first date on its record.
1500–1799 three centuries4
19th century 1800–18996
1900 and later to today1
4 of the 11 dated ones were built before 1800. The oldest is Ballintra Bridge, from 1760.
Archaeology and around
Just outside Ballintra
Places on the record just outside the town that belong to it, nearest first.
Just outside Ballintra: 31
| Brownhall (country house)National rating (NIAH) · 1.9 km outside the town |
| Drumhome Old Church GraveyardRegional rating (NIAH) · 1.9 km outside the town |
| Brownhall (outbuilding, stables)Regional rating (NIAH) · 1.9 km outside the town |
| Brownhall (walled garden)Regional rating (NIAH) · 2 km outside the town |
| Rath BridgeRegional rating (NIAH) · 2.5 km outside the town |
| Bridgetown BridgeRegional rating (NIAH) · 1 km outside the town |
| Brownhall (country house)Regional rating (NIAH) · 1.9 km outside the town |
| Lacklom BridgeRegional rating (NIAH) · 1.4 km outside the town |
| Aghadullagh BridgeRegional rating (NIAH) · 500 m outside the town |
| Moneymore BridgeRegional rating (NIAH) · 400 m outside the town |
| Murvagh BridgeRegional rating (NIAH) · 1.7 km outside the town |
| Murvagh HouseRegional rating (NIAH) · 2 km outside the town |
| Coxtown House (walled garden)Regional rating (NIAH) · 1.6 km outside the town |
| Ballybulgan BridgeRegional rating (NIAH) · 500 m outside the town |
| Connor's BridgeRegional rating (NIAH) · 900 m outside the town |
| Coxtown House (country house)Regional rating (NIAH) · 1.5 km outside the town |
| Outbuilding, Drumhome Old Church GraveyardRegional rating (NIAH) · 1.9 km outside the town |
| Murvagh House (school)Regional rating (NIAH) · 1.7 km outside the town |
| Coxtown House (gate lodge)Regional rating (NIAH) · 1.7 km outside the town |
| Coxtown House (gates / railings / walls)Regional rating (NIAH) · 1.7 km outside the town |
Homes by age
Few of Ballintra’s homes are newer than 2011: 2%, against 5.8%
Before 1981, Ballintra had already built more than half of the homes it has now. 9.1% of Ballintra’s homes date between the wars, well above the typical 3.9%. Homes dated in the 2000s are scarcer in Ballintra than in most towns: 11%, against 25%.
32%
Before 1919
9.1%
1919–45
24%
1946–80
21%
1981–2000
11%
2001–10
2%
Since 2011
BallintraTypical 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
Ballintra and its neighbours
| Town | People | National Inventory | National | Archaeological sites |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ballintra | 242 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| Donegal | 2,749 | 35 | 1 | 10 |
| Ballyshannon | 2,246 | 76 | 1 | 30 |
| Bundoran | 2,599 | 25 | 0 | 18 |
| Kinlough | 1,196 | 5 | 0 | 3 |
In brief
Ballintra in brief
More of Ballintra’s homes are old than in most places: 32% were built before 1919, against 3.4% in the typical town. All told, the list holds 11 places on the record. Most of its dated monuments come from the 19th century: 6 of 11. The oldest, Ballintra Bridge, dates from 1760.
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 Ballintra’s history
How many historic buildings are recorded in Ballintra?
11 buildings on the National Inventory, from the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage.
What is the oldest building in Ballintra?
Ballintra Bridge: the first date on its record is 1760.
How old are the homes in Ballintra?
32% 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 (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).