Bridge · 1650–1850Corrofin BridgeCorrofin
Photo: Mike Searle · CC BY-SA 2.02buildings on the National Inventory
History of Corrofin · National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
Corrofin has 2 buildings on the National Inventory
Corrofin’s oldest recorded building dates from 1650. Inside the town, the Sites and Monuments Record lists 9 archaeological sites. Of its homes, 1.3% were built before 1919, against 3.4% in the typical town.
On the National Inventory
2
Of national importance
0
NIAH National or International, and national monuments
Archaeological sites
9
Sites and Monuments Record
Oldest building
1650
the first date on its record
Homes built before 1919
1.3%
typical town: 3.4%
The map
Where Corrofin’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 Corrofin
Buildings rated Regional, of significance in their region, and archaeological monuments with an encyclopedia article.
Church / chapel · 1840–1845Saint Colman's Catholic ChurchCorrofin
What’s recorded
Corrofin’s record splits evenly at the top: 2 walls, gates and bridges, 2 homes
Two of the highest-rated records are Corrofin Bridge and Ballyglunin Park. No record in Corrofin reaches national importance; they are rated regional. From one type to the next, Corrofin’s record lists 4 kinds of building.
Walls, gates and bridges2
Homes2
Churches and chapels1
Street furniture1
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 Corrofin
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.
| Bridge2 records |
| Designed landscape feature2 records |
| Castle - tower house1 record |
| Children's burial ground1 record |
| Road - road/trackway1 record |
| Burial ground1 record |
| Chapel1 record |
Just outside Corrofin: 4
| Ballyglunin Park (country house)Regional rating (NIAH) · 3 km outside the town |
| Ballyglunin Park (gate lodge)Regional rating (NIAH) · 2.6 km outside the town |
| Bridge, BallyglooneenRegional rating (NIAH) · 2.7 km outside the town |
| Water pump, DoonbegRegional rating (NIAH) · 2.7 km outside the town |
Homes by age
New homes stand out in Corrofin: 13% built since 2011, where most towns have 5.8%
Corrofin built little from 1946 to 1980: 11% of its homes, where most towns have 24%. Building between the wars left Corrofin with 1.7% of its homes, below the usual 3.9%. A full 50% of the homes in Corrofin went up in the 2000s, beyond the typical 25%.
1.3%
Before 1919
1.7%
1919–45
11%
1946–80
23%
1981–2000
50%
2001–10
13%
Since 2011
CorrofinTypical 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
Corrofin and its neighbours
In brief
Corrofin in brief
Corrofin has 2 places on the record. Its homes are mostly newer: 1.3% were built before 1919, against 3.4% in the typical town. The archaeological record adds 9 sites. The oldest is Corrofin Bridge, from 1650.
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 Corrofin’s history
How many historic buildings are recorded in Corrofin?
2 buildings on the National Inventory, from the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage.
What is the oldest building in Corrofin?
Corrofin Bridge: the first date on its record is 1650.
Are there archaeological sites in Corrofin?
Yes: the Sites and Monuments Record lists 9 archaeological sites inside Corrofin.
How old are the homes in Corrofin?
1.3% 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).