Church, Ballyboghil · Photo: Jonjobaker · CC BY-SA 4.0Ballyboghil has 4 buildings on the National Inventory, one of them of national importance
Ballyboghil’s oldest recorded building dates from 1500. The Sites and Monuments Record adds 2 archaeological sites inside the town. Of its homes, 1.6% were built before 1919, against 3.4% in the typical town.
2 photographs of Ballyboghil’s heritage
2 recorded places in Ballyboghil have a photo. First come “Church, Ballyboghil” and Catholic Church of the Assumption. The oldest building pictured in Ballyboghil is Catholic Church of the Assumption, from 1830.
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.
Where Ballyboghil’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).
One place of national importance in Ballyboghil
Buildings the National Inventory rates National or International: of significance across Ireland or beyond. Each one opens its own page.
Nat3 more historic places in Ballyboghil
Buildings rated Regional, of significance in their region, and archaeological monuments with an encyclopedia article.
RegMore homes than anything else in and around Ballyboghil: 42%
At the top of the record: Ellistown House and Lispopple Bridge. 2 records make churches and chapels the second group. National importance: 1 on Ballyboghil’s record.
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 in Ballyboghil
The Sites and Monuments Record lists every known archaeological site; most are field monuments with little to see. By kind:
2 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.
| Church1 record |
| Graveyard1 record |
Just outside Ballyboghil: 8
| Ellistown HouseRegional rating (NIAH) · 1.1 km outside the town |
| Lispopple BridgeRegional rating (NIAH) · 2.5 km outside the town |
| Clonswords HouseRegional rating (NIAH) · 700 m outside the town |
| Murragh HouseRegional rating (NIAH) · 1 km outside the town |
| Skidoo HouseRegional rating (NIAH) · 1.6 km outside the town |
| Farm house, Grange (Ba. W By.)Regional rating (NIAH) · 400 m outside the town |
| Bridge, Gracedieu, RoscallRegional rating (NIAH) · 1.8 km outside the town |
| Water pump, ClonswordsRegional rating (NIAH) · 800 m outside the town |
New homes stand out in Ballyboghil: 60% built since 2011, where most towns have 5.8%
Building from 1946 to 1980 fell short in Ballyboghil: 11%, against 24% in most towns. Ballyboghil built little between the wars: 0.8% of its homes, where most towns have 3.9%. In most towns 25% of homes were built in the 2000s; in Ballyboghil only 9.5%.
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.
Ballyboghil and its neighbours
| Town | People | National Inventory | National | Archaeological sites |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ballyboghil | 855 | 4 | 1 | 2 |
| Lusk | 8,806 | 14 | 1 | 30 |
| Swords | 40,776 | 36 | 1 | 43 |
| Donabate | 9,669 | 18 | 0 | 11 |
| Ashbourne | 15,680 | 2 | 0 | 35 |
| Kinsealy-Drinan | 7,526 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Balrothery | 2,282 | 3 | 1 | 30 |
Ballyboghil in brief
Ballyboghil has 4 places on the record, 1 of them in the top tier. Its homes are mostly newer: 1.6% were built before 1919, against 3.4% in the typical town. The oldest, Catholic Church of the Assumption, dates from 1830. Beyond that, it also has 2 archaeological 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 Ballyboghil’s history
How many historic buildings are recorded in Ballyboghil?
4 buildings on the National Inventory, one of them of national importance, from the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage.
Which places in Ballyboghil are of national importance?
Church, Ballyboghil.
What is the oldest building in Ballyboghil?
Church, Ballyboghil: the first date on its record is 1500.
Are there archaeological sites in Ballyboghil?
Yes: the Sites and Monuments Record lists 2 archaeological sites inside Ballyboghil.
How old are the homes in Ballyboghil?
1.6% 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).