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Cé Bearna [Barna Quay]Cé Bearna [Barna Quay] · Photo: Newbert12 · CC BY-SA 4.0
3buildings on the National Inventory
History of Bearna · National Inventory of Architectural Heritage

Bearna: 3 buildings on the National Inventory

Bearna’s oldest recorded building dates from 1780. The Sites and Monuments Record adds 9 archaeological sites inside the town. 1.6% of its homes date from before 1919; the typical town has 3.4%.

1780oldest record9archaeological sites
On the National Inventory
3
Of national importance
0
NIAH National or International, and national monuments
Archaeological sites
9
Sites and Monuments Record
Oldest building
1780
the first date on its record
Homes built before 1919
1.6%
typical town: 3.4%
In pictures

Historic Bearna through 3 photographs

So far the camera has reached 2 of Bearna’s recorded places. Cé Bearna [Barna Quay] and Séipéal Banríon Mhuire gan Smál [Catholic Church of Mary Immaculate Queen] lead the set. Pictured and oldest in Bearna: Cé Bearna [Barna Quay], 1810.

Séipéal Banríon Mhuire gan Smál [Catholic Church of Mary Immaculate Queen]Séipéal Banríon Mhuire gan Smál [Catholic Church of Mary Immaculate Queen]Regional rating (NIAH)Séadchomhartha Athar Ó Grióbhtha [Father Griffin Monument]Séadchomhartha Athar Ó Grióbhtha [Father Griffin Monument]Regional 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 Bearna’s history is

Every building and site on the record inside the town, by its rating.

Cé Bearna [Barna Quay] · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1810–1830Séipéal Banríon Mhuire gan Smál [Catholic Church of Mary Immaculate Queen] · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1855–1860The Thatch Cottage · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1780–1820
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 Bearna

Buildings rated Regional, of significance in their region, and archaeological monuments with an encyclopedia article.

Archaeology and around

Archaeology in Bearna

The Sites and Monuments Record lists every known archaeological site; most are field monuments with little to see. By kind:

9 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.

Church3 records
Graveyard2 records
Settlement cluster1 record
Ringfort - cashel1 record
Field system1 record
Structure1 record

Just outside Bearna: 1

Séadchomhartha Athar Ó Grióbhtha [Father Griffin Monument]Regional rating (NIAH) · 700 m outside the town
Homes by age

New homes stand out in Bearna: 9.2% built since 2011, where most towns have 5.8%

Bearna built little between the wars: 1.6% of its homes, where most towns have 3.9%. No period built more of Bearna than in the 2000s: 41% of its homes. Half of what Bearna lives in today was already built by 2001.

1.6%
Before 1919
1.6%
1919–45
20%
1946–80
27%
1981–2000
41%
2001–10
9.2%
Since 2011
BearnaTypical 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

Bearna and its neighbours

TownPeopleNational InventoryNationalArchaeological sites
Bearna2,336309
Knocknacarra18,3988024
Salthill5,4453808
Taylor's Hill3,1411605
Rahoon3,486308
Newcastle4,032313
Dangan4,621007
In brief

Bearna in brief

Bearna has 3 places on the record. Its homes are mostly newer: 1.6% were built before 1919, against 3.4% in the typical town. The archaeological record adds 9 sites. The oldest, The Thatch Cottage, dates from 1780.

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 Bearna’s history

How many historic buildings are recorded in Bearna?

3 buildings on the National Inventory, from the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage.

What is the oldest building in Bearna?

The Thatch Cottage: the first date on its record is 1780.

Are there archaeological sites in Bearna?

Yes: the Sites and Monuments Record lists 9 archaeological sites inside Bearna.

How old are the homes in Bearna?

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).