RegChurch / chapel · 1970–1975Saint Matthew's ChurchBlackditch Drive, Ballyfermot, Dublin 10Photo: Tdr112 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Commons file
Saint Matthew's Church · Photo: Tdr112 · CC BY-SA 4.01building on the National Inventory
History of Carna · National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
Carna: 1 building on the National Inventory
0.6% of its homes date from before 1919; the typical town has 3.4%. The oldest record dates from 1970. Inside the town, the Sites and Monuments Record lists 3 archaeological sites. For every 10,000 residents, Carna has 3.5 buildings on the record; the typical town has 48.
On the National Inventory
1
3.5 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
1970
the first date on its record
Homes built before 1919
0.6%
typical town: 3.4%
The map
Where Carna’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 1, by rating
1 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
One historic place in Carna
Buildings rated Regional, of significance in their region, and archaeological monuments with an encyclopedia article.
Archaeology and around
Archaeology in Carna
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.
| Castle - tower house1 record |
| Church1 record |
| Graveyard1 record |
Homes by age
Only 1.1% of Carna’s homes were built since 2011 (5.8% is typical)
Carna added a lot from 1946 to 1980: 81% of its homes, the typical town 24%. Homes built from 1981 to 2000 make up just 4.2% of Carna’s, against 24% in the typical town. Just 8.8% of the homes in Carna went up in the 2000s, short of the typical 25%.
0.6%
Before 1919
4.1%
1919–45
81%
1946–80
4.2%
1981–2000
8.8%
2001–10
1.1%
Since 2011
CarnaTypical 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 Carna compares with 16 towns its size
Towns of 2,800 to 3,000 residents, by buildings on the record.
Carna1
#15 of 16for buildings on the record per resident (3.5 per 10,000). Sunday's Well, Skibbereen and Bantry lead.
14 have more. The typical town its size has 18. One of the 16 has none.
Neighbours
Carna and its neighbours
| Town | People | National Inventory | National | Archaeological sites |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carna | 2,897 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Cherry Orchard | 8,280 | 6 | 0 | 1 |
| Ballyfermot | 3,632 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Kylemore | 2,557 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Decies | 2,713 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Palmerston | 11,012 | 53 | 0 | 6 |
| Chapelizod | 4,862 | 131 | 5 | 50 |
In brief
Carna in brief
The official list counts 1 place on the record in Carna. Its homes are mostly newer: 0.6% were built before 1919, against 3.4% in the typical town. The oldest is Saint Matthew's Church, from 1970. Most towns its size have more recorded buildings: the typical one has 18. 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 Carna’s history
How many historic buildings are recorded in Carna?
1 building on the National Inventory, from the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage.
What is the oldest building in Carna?
Saint Matthew's Church: the first date on its record is 1970.
Are there archaeological sites in Carna?
Yes: the Sites and Monuments Record lists 3 archaeological sites inside Carna.
How old are the homes in Carna?
0.6% 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.
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).