RegChurch / chapel · 1820–1830Clonca Church of Ireland ChurchMalinPhoto: Andreas F. Borchert · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Commons file
Clonca Church of Ireland Church · Photo: Andreas F. Borchert · CC BY-SA 4.012buildings on the National Inventory
History of Malin · National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
Malin: 12 buildings on the National Inventory
Old homes stand out in Malin: 11% were built before 1919, where the typical town has 3.4%. The earliest building recorded goes back to 1740.
On the National Inventory
12
Of national importance
0
NIAH National or International, and national monuments
Archaeological sites
0
Sites and Monuments Record
Oldest building
1740
the first date on its record
Homes built before 1919
11%
typical town: 3.4%
In pictures
Look around Malin: 2 photos
Look out for Clonca Church of Ireland Church and Malin Bridge. Clonca Church of Ireland Church, dated 1820, is the oldest pictured in Malin.
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 Malin’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 12, by rating
12 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
12 historic places in Malin
Buildings rated Regional, of significance in their region, and archaeological monuments with an encyclopedia article.
Graveyard / cemetery · 1840–1900Malin Hall (graveyard / cemetery)Malin
School · 1950–1955Scoil Treasa Naofa MalainnMalin
Bridge · 1740–1780Bridge, Malin
House · 1800–1840House, Malin
Public house · 1800–1840Public house, Malin
House · 1810–1850House, Malin
House · 1840–1880House, Malin
Monument · 1850–1870Monument, Malin
Rectory / glebe / vicarage / curate's house · 1870–1930Rectory, Malin
Water pump · 1880–1910Water pump, Malin
Telephone box · 1940–1970Telephone box, Malin
What’s recorded
More homes than anything else in Malin: 42%
Among the highest-rated: Clonca Church of Ireland Church and Malin Hall. Second on the record: churches and chapels, 2 of them. No record in Malin reaches national importance; they are rated regional.
Homes5
Churches and chapels2
Walls, gates and bridges1
Memorials and tombs1
Public buildings1
Street furniture1
Other buildings1
Types as the National Inventory records them, grouped; a building keeps the type it was built as.
How old
Most of Malin’s dated buildings come from the 19th century
Each building by the first date on its record.
1500–1799 three centuries1
19th century 1800–18999
1900 and later to today2
1 of the 12 dated ones were built before 1800.
Archaeology and around
Just outside Malin
Places on the record just outside the town that belong to it, nearest first.
Just outside Malin: 17
| Malin BridgeRegional rating (NIAH) · 100 m outside the town |
| Malin Hall (country house)Regional rating (NIAH) · 300 m outside the town |
| Malin Hall (outbuilding)Regional rating (NIAH) · 300 m outside the town |
| Malin Hall (walled garden)Regional rating (NIAH) · 300 m outside the town |
| Rose CottageRegional rating (NIAH) · 1.1 km outside the town |
| Rockville HouseRegional rating (NIAH) · 200 m outside the town |
| Malin Hall (sundial)Regional rating (NIAH) · 300 m outside the town |
| Rockville House (gates / railings / walls)Regional rating (NIAH) · 100 m outside the town |
| Farm house, Tully More (Malin)Regional rating (NIAH) · 2.9 km outside the town |
| House, BallaghRegional rating (NIAH) · 2 km outside the town |
| House, Fahan LowerRegional rating (NIAH) · 2.5 km outside the town |
| House, Fahan LowerRegional rating (NIAH) · 2.5 km outside the town |
| House, BallaghRegional rating (NIAH) · 1.9 km outside the town |
| House, Drumaville (Culdaff)Regional rating (NIAH) · 1 km outside the town |
| House, Drumaville (Culdaff)Regional rating (NIAH) · 900 m outside the town |
| House, Drumaville (Culdaff)Regional rating (NIAH) · 2.4 km outside the town |
| Farm house, KnockbrackRegional rating (NIAH) · 1.7 km outside the town |
Homes by age
New homes are rare in Malin: 1.5% since 2011, against a usual 5.8%
The period that gave Malin the most homes is from 1946 to 1980: 35%. Older than 2001: more than half of the homes in Malin. 4.5% of Malin’s homes were built between the wars, close to the typical town’s 3.9%.
11%
Before 1919
4.5%
1919–45
35%
1946–80
20%
1981–2000
29%
2001–10
1.5%
Since 2011
MalinTypical 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
Malin and its neighbours
| Town | People | National Inventory | National | Archaeological sites |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Malin | 154 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| Carndonagh | 2,768 | 32 | 0 | 17 |
| Moville | 1,390 | 54 | 0 | 3 |
In brief
Malin in brief
Old houses are part of Malin’s character: 11% of its homes were built before 1919, against 3.4% in the typical town. In all there are 12 places on the record. Most of its dated monuments come from the 19th century: 9 of 12. The oldest, Clonca Church of Ireland Church, dates from 1820. Beyond that, Margaret Barrington (1896) and William McArthur (1809) were born here before 1900.
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 Malin’s history
How many historic buildings are recorded in Malin?
12 buildings on the National Inventory, from the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage.
What is the oldest building in Malin?
Bridge, Malin: the first date on its record is 1740.
How old are the homes in Malin?
11% 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 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).