Photo: P L Chadwick · CC BY-SA 2.0Ballybofey-Stranorlar: 27 buildings on the National Inventory
Ballybofey-Stranorlar’s oldest recorded building dates from 1720. The Sites and Monuments Record adds 8 archaeological sites inside the town. Ballybofey-Stranorlar has 50 buildings on the record for every 10,000 residents, against 48 in the typical town.
typical town: 48
Where Ballybofey-Stranorlar’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).
27 historic places in Ballybofey-Stranorlar
Buildings rated Regional, of significance in their region, and archaeological monuments with an encyclopedia article.
All 16, A to Z
11 recorded by their type and address
11 are recorded only by their type and address: 9 homes and 2 street furniture; most date from the 19th century.
63% of Ballybofey-Stranorlar’s recorded buildings are homes
The latest date on Ballybofey-Stranorlar’s record is 1940. Nationally, churches and chapels are 7% of the record; in Ballybofey-Stranorlar they are 19%. Two of the highest-rated records are St. John's Church of Ireland Church and Ballybofey Bridge.
Types as the National Inventory records them, grouped; a building keeps the type it was built as.
Most of Ballybofey-Stranorlar’s dated buildings come from the 19th century
Each building by the first date on its record.
3 of the 27 dated ones were built before 1800. The oldest is St. John's Church of Ireland Church, from 1720.
Archaeology in Ballybofey-Stranorlar
The Sites and Monuments Record lists every known archaeological site; most are field monuments with little to see. By kind:
8 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.
| Ringfort - unclassified2 records |
| Souterrain1 record |
| Ringfort - rath1 record |
| House - 17th century1 record |
| Enclosure1 record |
| Church1 record |
| Kiln - corn-drying1 record |
Just outside Ballybofey-Stranorlar: 18
| Edenmore House (country house)Regional rating (NIAH) · 400 m outside the town |
| Edenmore House (outbuilding)Regional rating (NIAH) · 400 m outside the town |
| Tyrcallen HouseRegional rating (NIAH) · 1.4 km outside the town |
| Mullaghagarry TowerRegional rating (NIAH) · 2.4 km outside the town |
| Dunwiley HouseRegional rating (NIAH) · 400 m outside the town |
| St. Joseph's Community Hospital and HomeRegional rating (NIAH) · 100 m outside the town |
| Meencarrigach National SchoolRegional rating (NIAH) · 2.1 km outside the town |
| Meenglass Station BridgeRegional rating (NIAH) · 900 m outside the town |
| Finn View HouseRegional rating (NIAH) · 500 m outside the town |
| Kia MeuaRegional rating (NIAH) · 900 m outside the town |
| Drumboe Martyrs MemorialRegional rating (NIAH) · 200 m outside the town |
| Church of the AscensionRegional rating (NIAH) · 2.3 km outside the town |
| Outbuilding, coach house, BallybofeyRegional rating (NIAH) · 100 m outside the town |
| House, Drumboe UpperRegional rating (NIAH) · 200 m outside the town |
| Outbuilding, CappryRegional rating (NIAH) · 100 m outside the town |
| Outbuilding, walled garden, DrumavishRegional rating (NIAH) · 1.7 km outside the town |
| School, DrumavishRegional rating (NIAH) · 1.7 km outside the town |
| Bridge, CarrickmagrathRegional rating (NIAH) · 400 m outside the town |
New homes are rare in Ballybofey-Stranorlar: 3.7% since 2011, against a usual 5.8%
No period built more of Ballybofey-Stranorlar than in the 2000s: 36% of its homes. Ballybofey-Stranorlar’s share of pre-1919 homes, 2.9%, is near the 3.4% of the typical town. Building between the wars fell short in Ballybofey-Stranorlar: 2.5%, against 3.9% in most towns.
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.
Ballybofey-Stranorlar and its neighbours
| Town | People | National Inventory | National | Archaeological sites |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ballybofey-Stranorlar | 5,406 | 27 | 0 | 8 |
| Convoy | 1,702 | 13 | 0 | 4 |
| Raphoe | 1,161 | 27 | 0 | 14 |
| Letterkenny | 22,549 | 81 | 0 | 42 |
| Lifford | 1,613 | 19 | 1 | 9 |
Ballybofey-Stranorlar in brief
Ballybofey-Stranorlar has 27 places on the record. Of the whole list, 63% are homes. Most of its dated monuments come from the 19th century: 17 of 27. The oldest, St. John's Church of Ireland Church, dates from 1720.
Its homes are mostly newer: 2.9% were built before 1919, against 3.4% in the typical town. The archaeological record adds 8 sites. Beyond that, it has 27 recorded buildings, about typical for a town its size (the middle one has 45); per resident it sits near the middle of Irish towns of 2,500 or more; and Frances Browne (1816) and Joseph Barclay Pentland (1797) were born here before 1900.
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 Ballybofey-Stranorlar’s history
How many historic buildings are recorded in Ballybofey-Stranorlar?
27 buildings on the National Inventory, from the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage.
What is the oldest building in Ballybofey-Stranorlar?
St. John's Church of Ireland Church: the first date on its record is 1720.
Are there archaeological sites in Ballybofey-Stranorlar?
Yes: the Sites and Monuments Record lists 8 archaeological sites inside Ballybofey-Stranorlar.
How old are the homes in Ballybofey-Stranorlar?
2.9% 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 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).