RegChurch / chapel, graveyard / cemetery · 1500–1730Raymoghly Old GraveyardManorcunninghamPhoto: DAYVEHUSE · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Commons file
Photo: Kenneth Allen · CC BY-SA 2.08buildings on the National Inventory
History of Manorcunningham · National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
Manorcunningham: 8 buildings on the National Inventory
Manorcunningham’s oldest recorded building dates from 1500. Inside the town, the Sites and Monuments Record lists 4 archaeological sites.
On the National Inventory
8
Of national importance
0
NIAH National or International, and national monuments
Archaeological sites
4
Sites and Monuments Record
Oldest building
1500
the first date on its record
Homes built before 1919
4%
typical town: 3.4%
In pictures
Manorcunningham in pictures
The photo shows Raymoghly Old Graveyard, one of Manorcunningham’s recorded places.
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 Manorcunningham’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 8, by rating
8 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
8 historic places in Manorcunningham
Buildings rated Regional, of significance in their region, and archaeological monuments with an encyclopedia article.
Church / chapel · 1730–1900First Presbyterian Meeting HouseManorcunningham
Church / chapel · 1780–1910Raymochy Church of Ireland Parish ChurchManorcunningham
House · 1810–1850Browne & SonsManorcunningham
Church / chapel · 1820–1900Second Ray Presbyterian ChurchManorcunningham
Church hall / parish hall · 1860–1900Presbyterian Church HallManorcunningham
School · 1780–1830School, Ray Cottages, Manorcunningham
RIC barracks · 1790–1840RIC barracks, Manorcunningham
What’s recorded
In Manorcunningham, walls, gates and bridges stand out: 34% of its record, 8% nationally
Leading the record by rating: Raymoghly Old Graveyard and First Presbyterian Meeting House. The runner-up group is homes: 8 records. Nothing on Manorcunningham’s record is rated of national importance.
Walls, gates and bridges12
Homes8
Churches and chapels6
Public buildings3
Farm and estate buildings3
Mills, stations and works3
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 Manorcunningham’s dated buildings come from the 16th to 18th centuries
Each building by the first date on its record.
1500–1799 three centuries5
19th century 1800–18993
1900 and later to today0
5 of the 8 dated ones were built before 1800. The oldest is Raymoghly Old Graveyard, from 1500.
Archaeology and around
Archaeology in Manorcunningham
The Sites and Monuments Record lists every known archaeological site; most are field monuments with little to see. By kind:
4 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 stone1 record |
| Church1 record |
| Graveyard1 record |
| Architectural fragment1 record |
Just outside Manorcunningham: 28
| Pluck Standing StoneArchaeological monument (SMR) · 900 m outside the town |
| Ray Charter SchoolRegional rating (NIAH) · 800 m outside the town |
| Green CottageRegional rating (NIAH) · 1.2 km outside the town |
| Connaghan's BridgeRegional rating (NIAH) · 900 m outside the town |
| Drumoghill BridgeRegional rating (NIAH) · 1.6 km outside the town |
| Leslie HillRegional rating (NIAH) · 1.2 km outside the town |
| St. Columba’s Catholic ChurchRegional rating (NIAH) · 1.7 km outside the town |
| Pluck MillsRegional rating (NIAH) · 1 km outside the town |
| Drumoghill HouseRegional rating (NIAH) · 2.2 km outside the town |
| Gort Presbyterian ManseRegional rating (NIAH) · 300 m outside the town |
| Bridge, Corkey, LabbadishRegional rating (NIAH) · 1.2 km outside the town |
| Bridge, Carricknamart, CorkeyRegional rating (NIAH) · 1.9 km outside the town |
| Bridge, Carricknamart, DrumcarnRegional rating (NIAH) · 2.5 km outside the town |
| Outbuilding, Mondooey LowerRegional rating (NIAH) · 2.7 km outside the town |
| Worker's house, CorkeyRegional rating (NIAH) · 1.2 km outside the town |
| Bridge, Lisclamerty, Roosky (Kincraigy)Regional rating (NIAH) · 2.5 km outside the town |
| House, PluckRegional rating (NIAH) · 1 km outside the town |
| Kiln, GrawkyRegional rating (NIAH) · 2 km outside the town |
| Bridge, Drumcarn, LabbadishRegional rating (NIAH) · 2 km outside the town |
| Bridge, LetterkennyRegional rating (NIAH) · 1.4 km outside the town |
Homes by age
The biggest share of Manorcunningham’s homes dates in the 2000s: 55%
Manorcunningham built little from 1946 to 1980: 16% of its homes, where most towns have 24%. Only 0.7% of Manorcunningham’s homes were built between the wars, less than the typical town’s 3.9%. Like the typical town (3.4%), Manorcunningham has 4% of its homes from before 1919.
4%
Before 1919
0.7%
1919–45
16%
1946–80
17%
1981–2000
55%
2001–10
7.6%
Since 2011
ManorcunninghamTypical 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
Manorcunningham and its neighbours
| Town | People | National Inventory | National | Archaeological sites |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manorcunningham | 830 | 8 | 0 | 4 |
| Letterkenny | 22,549 | 81 | 0 | 42 |
| Newtowncunningham | 1,192 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| Raphoe | 1,161 | 27 | 0 | 14 |
| Ramelton | 1,288 | 80 | 1 | 8 |
| Convoy | 1,702 | 13 | 0 | 4 |
| Lifford | 1,613 | 19 | 1 | 9 |
In brief
Manorcunningham in brief
More of Manorcunningham’s homes are old than in most places: 4% were built before 1919, against 3.4% in the typical town. All told, the list holds 8 places on the record. Of the 8 with a date, 5 come from the 16th to 18th centuries. The oldest is Raymoghly Old Graveyard, from 1500. The rest is about typical: it also has 4 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 Manorcunningham’s history
How many historic buildings are recorded in Manorcunningham?
8 buildings on the National Inventory, from the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage.
What is the oldest building in Manorcunningham?
Raymoghly Old Graveyard: the first date on its record is 1500.
Are there archaeological sites in Manorcunningham?
Yes: the Sites and Monuments Record lists 4 archaeological sites inside Manorcunningham.
How old are the homes in Manorcunningham?
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.
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).