RegChurch / chapel · 1845–1855Saint Thomas's Church (Inishmore)Inis Mór [Inishmore]Photo: Herbert Ortner · CC BY 3.0 · Commons file
Saint Thomas's Church (Inishmore) · Photo: Herbert Ortner · CC BY 3.06buildings on the National Inventory
History of Cill Rónáin · National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
Old homes in Cill Rónáin: 20% built before 1919
The typical town has 3.4%: Cill Rónáin has 6 times the share. The earliest building recorded goes back to 1840. Inside the town, the Sites and Monuments Record lists 5 archaeological sites. On the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage, Cill Rónáin counts 6 buildings.
On the National Inventory
6
Of national importance
0
NIAH National or International, and national monuments
Archaeological sites
5
Sites and Monuments Record
Oldest building
1840
the first date on its record
Homes built before 1919
20%
typical town: 3.4%
In pictures
10 pictures of Cill Rónáin today and 1 from before 1950
You can start with Saint Thomas's Church (Inishmore) and Seipéal Bríd agus Oilibhéir Pluincéid Naomhtha. 2 of the places on Cill Rónáin’s record are pictured here; the others show their record card. The camera caught Cill Rónáin in 1889.
Seipéal Bríd agus Oilibhéir Pluincéid NaomhthaRegional rating (NIAH)
Arkin's CastleArchaeological monument (SMR)
Dún DúchathairArchaeological monument (SMR)![Harbour, Inis Mór [Inishmore]](https://images.townratings.com/ie/history/04b930c15f80bbea1e18-l.jpg)
Harbour, Inis Mór [Inishmore]Regional rating (NIAH)![Lighthouse, Inis Mór [Inishmore]](https://images.townratings.com/ie/history/6805dd6ff36ac5fae012-l.jpg)
Lighthouse, Inis Mór [Inishmore]Regional rating (NIAH)+5See all photosPhotos 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.
Through time
Cill Rónáin in old photos
1 old photograph, made before 1950.
1865–1914From Wikimedia Commons, copied to our own server: public domain, or from the National Library of Ireland’s collections (Lawrence, Poole, Eason and others) with no known copyright restrictions. Each credit opens the image’s page.
The map
Where Cill Rónáin’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 6, by rating
6 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
6 historic places in Cill Rónáin
Buildings rated Regional, of significance in their region, and archaeological monuments with an encyclopedia article.
RegChurch / chapel · 1900–1910Seipéal Bríd agus Oilibhéir Pluincéid NaomhthaInis Mór [Inishmore]Photo: Paucabot · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Commons file
House · 1840–1880An PúcánInis Mór [Inishmore]
School · 1940–1950Gairm-Sgoil ÉinneInis Mór [Inishmore]
Coastguard station · 1870–1880Coastguard station, Inis Mór [Inishmore]
Monument · 1890–1895Monument, Inis Mór [Inishmore]
What’s recorded
In and around Cill Rónáin, 51% of the records are memorials and tombs
In and around Cill Rónáin, the earliest date on the record is 1750. Compared with the National Inventory (62%), Cill Rónáin has a low share of homes: 21%. The highest-rated include Killeany Lodge and Séipéal Eochaill.
Memorials and tombs22
Homes9
Mills, stations and works4
Churches and chapels3
Public buildings2
Walls, gates and bridges2
Farm and estate buildings1
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.
How old
Most of Cill Rónáin’s dated buildings come from the 19th century
Each building by the first date on its record.
1500–1799 three centuries0
19th century 1800–18994
1900 and later to today2
The oldest is An Púcán, from 1840.
Archaeology and around
Archaeology in Cill Rónáin
The Sites and Monuments Record lists every known archaeological site; most are field monuments with little to see. By kind:
5 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.
| Church2 records |
| Ritual site - holy well1 record |
| Graveyard1 record |
| Monumental structure1 record |
Just outside Cill Rónáin: 40
| Arkin's CastleArchaeological monument (SMR) · 1.6 km outside the town |
| Dún DúchathairArchaeological monument (SMR) · 1.6 km outside the town |
| Teampull BheanáinArchaeological monument (SMR) · 1.7 km outside the town |
| Killeany LodgeRegional rating (NIAH) · 1.9 km outside the town |
| Séipéal EochaillRegional rating (NIAH) · 1.8 km outside the town |
| Straw Island LighthouseRegional rating (NIAH) · 2.2 km outside the town |
| Scoil Náisiúnta Cill ÉinneRegional rating (NIAH) · 900 m outside the town |
| Monument, Inis Mór [Inishmore]Regional rating (NIAH) · 1.9 km outside the town |
| Monument, Inis Mór [Inishmore]Regional rating (NIAH) · 1.9 km outside the town |
| Monument, Inis Mór [Inishmore]Regional rating (NIAH) · 1.9 km outside the town |
| House, Inis Mór [Inishmore]Regional rating (NIAH) · 2.2 km outside the town |
| House, Inis Mór [Inishmore]Regional rating (NIAH) · 2.2 km outside the town |
| House, Inis Mór [Inishmore]Regional rating (NIAH) · 1.9 km outside the town |
| House, Inis Mór [Inishmore]Regional rating (NIAH) · 1.8 km outside the town |
| Outbuilding, Inis Mór [Inishmore]Regional rating (NIAH) · 2.2 km outside the town |
| Signal tower, Inis Mór [Inishmore]Regional rating (NIAH) · 1.7 km outside the town |
| Monument, Inis Mór [Inishmore]Regional rating (NIAH) · 800 m outside the town |
| Lighthouse, Inis Mór [Inishmore]Regional rating (NIAH) · 1.6 km outside the town |
| Monument, Inis Mór [Inishmore]Regional rating (NIAH) · 1 km outside the town |
| Monument, Inis Mór [Inishmore]Regional rating (NIAH) · 1 km outside the town |
Homes by age
Cill Rónáin’s building boom came between the wars: 23% of its homes
Split Cill Rónáin’s homes at 1981 and the older side is the larger. Building in the 2000s left Cill Rónáin with 6.7% of its homes, below the usual 25%. From 2011 on, Cill Rónáin built 6.7% of its homes, near the typical 5.8%.
20%
Before 1919
23%
1919–45
21%
1946–80
23%
1981–2000
6.7%
2001–10
6.7%
Since 2011
Cill RónáinTypical 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.
In brief
Cill Rónáin in brief
Old houses are part of Cill Rónáin’s character: 20% of its homes were built before 1919, against 3.4% in the typical town. All told, the list holds 6 places on the record. Most of its dated monuments come from the 19th century: 4 of 6. The oldest, An Púcán, dates from 1840.
It also has 5 archaeological sites on the record. Beyond that, Honoria Gaffney (1853) was born here before 1900.
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 Cill Rónáin’s history
How many historic buildings are recorded in Cill Rónáin?
6 buildings on the National Inventory, from the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage.
What is the oldest building in Cill Rónáin?
An Púcán: the first date on its record is 1840.
Are there archaeological sites in Cill Rónáin?
Yes: the Sites and Monuments Record lists 5 archaeological sites inside Cill Rónáin.
How old are the homes in Cill Rónáin?
20% 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).