Ulster Bank · Photo: Markrwillis · CC BY-SA 4.0Killybegs: 18 buildings on the National Inventory
Killybegs is a historic town on the Sites and Monuments Record, which lists 7 archaeological sites inside it. The oldest record dates from 1800.
1 old views and 4 photos of Killybegs
There are photos of 2 of Killybegs’s recorded places so far. The old views of Killybegs date from 1905. Two to begin with: Ulster Bank and St. Mary's of the Visitation.
St. Mary's of the VisitationRegional rating (NIAH)
Fintragh BridgeRegional rating (NIAH)
Rotten Island LighthouseRegional rating (NIAH)+1See all photosPhotos 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.
Killybegs in old photos
1 old photograph, made before 1950.
1905From Wikimedia Commons, copied to our own server: public domain, or from the National Library of Ireland’s collections (Lawrence, Poole, Eason and others) with no known copyright restrictions. Each credit opens the image’s page.
Where Killybegs’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).
18 historic places in Killybegs
Buildings rated Regional, of significance in their region, and archaeological monuments with an encyclopedia article.
All 9, A to Z
9 recorded by their type and address
9 are recorded only by their type and address: 4 homes, 4 street furniture and 1 mills, stations and works; most date from the 19th century.
In Killybegs, homes lead the record (33%)
Across its record, Killybegs takes in 5 kinds of building. Ireland as a whole has more homes than Killybegs: 62% of its record. In second place come public buildings, with 4.
Types as the National Inventory records them, grouped; a building keeps the type it was built as.
Most of Killybegs’s dated buildings come from the 19th century
Each building by the first date on its record.
Archaeology in Killybegs
The Sites and Monuments Record lists every known archaeological site; most are field monuments with little to see. By kind:
7 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.
| Historic town1 record |
| Graveslab (present location)1 record |
| Architectural fragment1 record |
| House - medieval1 record |
| Castle - unclassified1 record |
| Bawn1 record |
| Bullaun stone (present location)1 record |
Just outside Killybegs: 13
| The Lough Head BridgeRegional rating (NIAH) · 300 m outside the town |
| Fintragh BridgeRegional rating (NIAH) · 1 km outside the town |
| Rotten Island LighthouseRegional rating (NIAH) · 1.4 km outside the town |
| Ballyloughan HouseRegional rating (NIAH) · 2.1 km outside the town |
| The Lough Head BridgeRegional rating (NIAH) · 300 m outside the town |
| The CottagesRegional rating (NIAH) · 1 km outside the town |
| Rotten Island Lighthouse (lighthouse keeper's house)Regional rating (NIAH) · 1.4 km outside the town |
| House, CorporationRegional rating (NIAH) · 700 m outside the town |
| House, KillybegsRegional rating (NIAH) · 200 m outside the town |
| House, CarricknamoghilRegional rating (NIAH) · 1.8 km outside the town |
| House, GortnamuckRegional rating (NIAH) · 2.2 km outside the town |
| Gates, FintraghRegional rating (NIAH) · 800 m outside the town |
| Bridge, Aghayeevoge, StraleenyRegional rating (NIAH) · 1.2 km outside the town |
More of Killybegs’s homes date from 1946 to 1980 than from any other period: 46%
From 2011 on, Killybegs built only 4% of its homes; the typical town built 5.8%. Building in the 2000s left Killybegs with 14% of its homes, below the usual 25%. At 4.4%, Killybegs’s share of pre-1919 homes is above the typical town’s 3.4%.
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.
Killybegs in brief
Old houses are part of Killybegs’s character: 4.4% of its homes were built before 1919, against 3.4% in the typical town. In all there are 18 places on the record. Most of its dated monuments come from the 19th century: 15 of 18. The oldest, The Old Rectory or St. Catherine's, dates from 1820. The archaeological record adds 7 sites.
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 Killybegs’s history
How many historic buildings are recorded in Killybegs?
18 buildings on the National Inventory, from the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage.
What is the oldest building in Killybegs?
House, Bridge Street, Killybegs: the first date on its record is 1800.
Are there archaeological sites in Killybegs?
Yes: the Sites and Monuments Record lists 7 archaeological sites inside Killybegs.
How old are the homes in Killybegs?
4.4% 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) · 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).