House · 1780–1820Bertie's CottageBallinderreen
Photo: Aiden Clarke · CC BY-SA 2.03buildings on the National Inventory
History of Ballinderreen · National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
Ballinderreen: 3 buildings on the National Inventory
Ballinderreen’s oldest recorded building dates from 1780. Inside the town, the Sites and Monuments Record lists 2 archaeological sites.
On the National Inventory
3
Of national importance
0
NIAH National or International, and national monuments
Archaeological sites
2
Sites and Monuments Record
Oldest building
1780
the first date on its record
Homes built before 1919
2.7%
typical town: 3.4%
In pictures
Historic Ballinderreen through 2 photographs
First come Drumacoo Early Medieval Ecclesiastical Site and Pollagh Quay.
Drumacoo Early Medieval Ecclesiastical SiteArchaeological monument (SMR)
Pollagh QuayRegional rating (NIAH)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 Ballinderreen’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 3, by rating
3 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
3 historic places in Ballinderreen
Buildings rated Regional, of significance in their region, and archaeological monuments with an encyclopedia article.
Church / chapel · 1850–1855Saint Colman's Catholic ChurchBallinderreen
House · 1930–1950Burke's RockBallinderreen
What’s recorded
Around Ballinderreen, the record leans to homes: 60%
The record in Ballinderreen comes up to 1930 at its newest. 2 records make churches and chapels the second group. Leading the record by rating: Cloghballymore House and Bertie's Cottage.
Homes6
Churches and chapels2
Walls, gates and bridges2
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 and around
Archaeology in Ballinderreen
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.
| Chapel1 record |
| Church1 record |
Just outside Ballinderreen: 8
| Drumacoo Early Medieval Ecclesiastical SiteArchaeological monument (SMR) · 900 m outside the town |
| Cloghballymore HouseRegional rating (NIAH) · 1 km outside the town |
| Pollagh QuayRegional rating (NIAH) · 2.7 km outside the town |
| Rose CottageRegional rating (NIAH) · 1.3 km outside the town |
| DrumacooRegional rating (NIAH) · 900 m outside the town |
| House, PollaghRegional rating (NIAH) · 1.1 km outside the town |
| Quay, KilleenaranRegional rating (NIAH) · 1.6 km outside the town |
| House, Killeenmunterlane SouthRegional rating (NIAH) · 1.4 km outside the town |
Homes by age
New homes stand out in Ballinderreen: 9.9% built since 2011, where most towns have 5.8%
Against a typical 24%, only 14% of Ballinderreen’s homes went up from 1946 to 1980. Homes built between the wars make up just 0.9% of Ballinderreen’s, against 3.9% in the typical town. Just 7.2% of the homes in Ballinderreen went up from 1981 to 2000, short of the typical 24%.
2.7%
Before 1919
0.9%
1919–45
14%
1946–80
7.2%
1981–2000
66%
2001–10
9.9%
Since 2011
BallinderreenTypical 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
Ballinderreen and its neighbours
| Town | People | National Inventory | National | Archaeological sites |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ballinderreen | 383 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| Oranmore | 5,819 | 9 | 0 | 21 |
| Murrough | 2,909 | 4 | 0 | 17 |
| Ballybane | 15,082 | 3 | 0 | 30 |
| Eyre Square | 6,801 | 81 | 2 | 27 |
| Craughwell | 1,034 | 8 | 0 | 6 |
| Mervue | 4,126 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
In brief
Ballinderreen in brief
The official list counts 3 places on the record in Ballinderreen. Its homes are mostly newer: 2.7% were built before 1919, against 3.4% in the typical town. The oldest, Bertie's Cottage, dates from 1780. The rest is about typical: Mick Gill (1899) was born here before 1900; and it also has 2 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 Ballinderreen’s history
How many historic buildings are recorded in Ballinderreen?
3 buildings on the National Inventory, from the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage.
What is the oldest building in Ballinderreen?
Bertie's Cottage: the first date on its record is 1780.
Are there archaeological sites in Ballinderreen?
Yes: the Sites and Monuments Record lists 2 archaeological sites inside Ballinderreen.
How old are the homes in Ballinderreen?
2.7% 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 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).