Bridge · 1780–1820Clonmany BridgeClonmany
Photo: Kenneth Allen · CC BY-SA 2.05buildings on the National Inventory
History of Clonmany · National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
Clonmany: 5 buildings on the National Inventory
Clonmany’s oldest recorded building dates from 1770. Inside the town, the Sites and Monuments Record lists 3 archaeological sites.
On the National Inventory
5
Of national importance
0
NIAH National or International, and national monuments
Archaeological sites
3
Sites and Monuments Record
Oldest building
1770
the first date on its record
Homes built before 1919
3%
typical town: 3.4%
In pictures
Clonmany’s landmarks
Pictured: Clonmany Church of Ireland Parish Church, on Clonmany’s record.
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 Clonmany’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 5, by rating
5 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
5 historic places in Clonmany
Buildings rated Regional, of significance in their region, and archaeological monuments with an encyclopedia article.
Church / chapel · 1810–1880St. Mary’s Catholic ChurchClonmany
House · 1770–1830House, Gortaran
House · 1800–1840House, Doonprock, Clonmany
Milestone / milepost · 1875–1885Milestone, Clonmany
What’s recorded
Around Clonmany, the record leans to homes: 61%
Nothing on Clonmany’s record is rated of national importance. The runner-up group is churches and chapels: 2 records. Two of the highest-rated records are Clonmany Church of Ireland Parish Church and Clonmany Bridge.
Homes11
Churches and chapels2
Walls, gates and bridges1
Street furniture1
Public buildings1
Mills, stations and works1
Other buildings1
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.
How old
Most of Clonmany’s dated buildings come from the 19th century
Each building by the first date on its record.
1500–1799 three centuries2
19th century 1800–18993
1900 and later to today0
2 of the 5 dated ones were built before 1800.
Archaeology and around
Archaeology in Clonmany
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.
| Standing stone2 records |
| Souterrain1 record |
Just outside Clonmany: 13
| Clonmany Church of Ireland Parish ChurchRegional rating (NIAH) · 300 m outside the town |
| Crossconnell National SchoolRegional rating (NIAH) · 2.1 km outside the town |
| House, CrossconnellRegional rating (NIAH) · 1.4 km outside the town |
| House, MagheramoreRegional rating (NIAH) · 900 m outside the town |
| House, CloghfinRegional rating (NIAH) · 400 m outside the town |
| House, Bunacrick or FoxtownRegional rating (NIAH) · 1.9 km outside the town |
| House, CloontaghRegional rating (NIAH) · 1 km outside the town |
| House, CloontaghRegional rating (NIAH) · 1.6 km outside the town |
| House, ListyconlaRegional rating (NIAH) · 1.2 km outside the town |
| House, Tullagh (Dunaff)Regional rating (NIAH) · 2.4 km outside the town |
| Railway station, ClonmanyRegional rating (NIAH) · 100 m outside the town |
| Water tower, ClonmanyRegional rating (NIAH) · 100 m outside the town |
| House, TanderageeRegional rating (NIAH) · 500 m outside the town |
Homes by age
Little new building in Clonmany: 1% of homes date from 2011 on, against 5.8%
No period built more of Clonmany than from 1981 to 2000: 38% of its homes. Like the typical town (3.4%), Clonmany has 3% of its homes from before 1919. Homes dated between the wars are commoner in Clonmany than in most towns: 5.6%, against 3.9%.
3%
Before 1919
5.6%
1919–45
25%
1946–80
38%
1981–2000
28%
2001–10
1%
Since 2011
ClonmanyTypical 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
Clonmany and its neighbours
| Town | People | National Inventory | National | Archaeological sites |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clonmany | 569 | 5 | 0 | 3 |
| Carndonagh | 2,768 | 32 | 0 | 17 |
| Buncrana | 6,971 | 79 | 0 | 19 |
In brief
Clonmany in brief
The official list counts 5 places on the record in Clonmany. Of the 5 with a date, 3 come from the 19th century. The oldest is Clonmany Bridge, from 1780. Its homes are mostly newer: 3% were built before 1919, against 3.4% in the typical town. Beyond that, 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 Clonmany’s history
How many historic buildings are recorded in Clonmany?
5 buildings on the National Inventory, from the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage.
What is the oldest building in Clonmany?
House, Gortaran: the first date on its record is 1770.
Are there archaeological sites in Clonmany?
Yes: the Sites and Monuments Record lists 3 archaeological sites inside Clonmany.
How old are the homes in Clonmany?
3% 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).