House · 1800–1860House, Cloghorna
Photo: Kenneth Allen · CC BY-SA 2.06buildings on the National Inventory
History of Ballyliffin · National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
Ballyliffin: 6 buildings on the National Inventory
History in Ballyliffin goes back at least to 1800, the date of its oldest recorded building. Inside the town, the Sites and Monuments Record lists 3 archaeological sites.
On the National Inventory
6
Of national importance
0
NIAH National or International, and national monuments
Archaeological sites
3
Sites and Monuments Record
Oldest building
1800
the first date on its record
Homes built before 1919
5.2%
typical town: 3.4%
The map
Where Ballyliffin’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 4, by rating
4 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
4 historic places in Ballyliffin
Buildings rated Regional, of significance in their region, and archaeological monuments with an encyclopedia article.
House · 1850–1870House, AnnaghAnnagh
Bridge · 1890–1910Bridge, AnnaghAnnagh
House · 1900–1940House, Ballyliffin\Cloghorna
What’s recorded
More homes than anything else in and around Ballyliffin: 71%
Rated by importance, Ballyliffin’s buildings are all regional. The record in Ballyliffin runs as late as 1900.
Homes5
Walls, gates and bridges1
Mills, stations and works1
Types as the National Inventory records them, grouped, for the records inside the town and those just outside it that belong to it; a building keeps the type it was built as.
Archaeology and around
Archaeology in Ballyliffin
The Sites and Monuments Record lists every known archaeological site; most are field monuments with little to see. By kind:
3 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.
| Souterrain2 records |
| Standing stone1 record |
Just outside Ballyliffin: 3
| House, RashennyRegional rating (NIAH) · 2.7 km outside the town |
| House, RashennyRegional rating (NIAH) · 2.9 km outside the town |
| Railway station, ClonmanyRegional rating (NIAH) · 2.1 km outside the town |
Homes by age
Before 1919: 5.2% of Ballyliffin’s homes, well above the typical 3.4%
The busiest building years in Ballyliffin were from 1981 to 2000, which account for 31% of today’s homes. Homes dated between the wars are commoner in Ballyliffin than in most towns: 5.8%, against 3.9%. Building since 2011 in Ballyliffin, 4.7% of its homes, keeps pace with the norm of 5.8%.
5.2%
Before 1919
5.8%
1919–45
25%
1946–80
31%
1981–2000
28%
2001–10
4.7%
Since 2011
BallyliffinTypical 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
Ballyliffin and its neighbours
| Town | People | National Inventory | National | Archaeological sites |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ballyliffin | 479 | 6 | 0 | 3 |
| Carndonagh | 2,768 | 32 | 0 | 17 |
| Buncrana | 6,971 | 79 | 0 | 19 |
In brief
Ballyliffin in brief
Old houses are part of Ballyliffin’s character: 5.2% of its homes were built before 1919, against 3.4% in the typical town. All told, the list holds 4 places on the record. The rest is about typical: it also has 3 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 Ballyliffin’s history
How many historic buildings are recorded in Ballyliffin?
6 buildings on the National Inventory, from the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage.
What is the oldest building in Ballyliffin?
House, Cloghorna: the first date on its record is 1800.
Are there archaeological sites in Ballyliffin?
Yes: the Sites and Monuments Record lists 3 archaeological sites inside Ballyliffin.
How old are the homes in Ballyliffin?
5.2% 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.
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) · 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).