Castle / fortified house · 1675–1725Kieran BradyBallyowen Shopping Centre
Photo: Humphrey Bolton · CC BY-SA 2.02buildings on the National Inventory
History of Ballyowen · National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
Ballyowen has 2 buildings on the National Inventory
Ballyowen’s record is short for its size: 1.4 buildings per 10,000 residents, against 48 in the typical town. Of its homes, 0.3% were built before 1919, against 3.4% in the typical town. Its oldest building dates from 1675. The Sites and Monuments Record adds 3 archaeological sites inside the town.
On the National Inventory
2
1.4 per 10,000 residents
typical town: 48
typical town: 48
Of national importance
0
NIAH National or International, and national monuments
Archaeological sites
3
Sites and Monuments Record
Oldest building
1675
the first date on its record
Homes built before 1919
0.3%
typical town: 3.4%
The map
Where Ballyowen’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 2, by rating
2 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
2 historic places in Ballyowen
Buildings rated Regional, of significance in their region, and archaeological monuments with an encyclopedia article.
House · 1750–1780Ballyowen CottageBallyowen Lane
Archaeology and around
Archaeology in Ballyowen
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.
| Building2 records |
| House - fortified house1 record |
Homes by age
63% of Ballyowen’s homes were built from 1981 to 2000
From 2011 on, Ballyowen built 6% of its homes, near the typical 5.8%. Building between the wars fell short in Ballyowen: 0%, against 3.9% in most towns. Ballyowen added comparatively little from 1946 to 1980: 1.9% of its homes, the typical town 24%.
0.3%
Before 1919
0%
1919–45
1.9%
1946–80
63%
1981–2000
29%
2001–10
6%
Since 2011
BallyowenTypical 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.
Towns its size
How Ballyowen compares with 16 towns its size
Towns of 13,900 to 15,600 residents, by buildings on the record.
Ballyowen2
#16 of 16for buildings on the record per resident (1.4 per 10,000). Cobh, Midleton and Tullamore lead.
15 have more. The typical town its size has 21.
Neighbours
Ballyowen and its neighbours
| Town | People | National Inventory | National | Archaeological sites |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ballyowen | 14,739 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Esker | 19,110 | 13 | 0 | 4 |
| Ronanstown | 11,130 | 21 | 0 | 3 |
| Lucan | 23,033 | 169 | 2 | 26 |
| Palmerston | 11,012 | 53 | 0 | 6 |
| Deansrath | 13,743 | 25 | 0 | 13 |
| Carpenterstown | 20,967 | 71 | 2 | 17 |
In brief
Ballyowen in brief
Ballyowen has 2 places on the record. Its homes are mostly newer: 0.3% were built before 1919, against 3.4% in the typical town. The oldest, Kieran Brady, dates from 1675. Most towns its size have more recorded buildings: the typical one has 21. Otherwise the figures are ordinary: 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 Ballyowen’s history
How many historic buildings are recorded in Ballyowen?
2 buildings on the National Inventory, from the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage.
What is the oldest building in Ballyowen?
Kieran Brady: the first date on its record is 1675.
Are there archaeological sites in Ballyowen?
Yes: the Sites and Monuments Record lists 3 archaeological sites inside Ballyowen.
How old are the homes in Ballyowen?
0.3% 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.
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) · 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).