House · 1700–1740InnisfailThe Mall, Eyrecourt
Photo: Kieran Campbell · CC BY-SA 2.010buildings on the National Inventory
History of Eyrecourt · National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
Eyrecourt: 21% of homes built before 1919
The typical town has 3.4%: Eyrecourt has 6 times the share. Eyrecourt has 10 buildings on the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage. Its oldest building dates from 1700. The Sites and Monuments Record adds 4 archaeological sites inside the town.
On the National Inventory
10
Of national importance
0
NIAH National or International, and national monuments
Archaeological sites
4
Sites and Monuments Record
Oldest building
1700
the first date on its record
Homes built before 1919
21%
typical town: 3.4%
The map
Where Eyrecourt’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 10, by rating
10 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
10 historic places in Eyrecourt
Buildings rated Regional, of significance in their region, and archaeological monuments with an encyclopedia article.
Market house · 1730–1770Eyrecourt Town HallMarket Street, Eyrecourt
House · 1750–1790Saint Martin's (house)Main Street, Eyrecourt
House · 1800–1840HouriganMain Street, Eyrecourt
House · 1800–1840O'MearaMain Street, Eyrecourt
House · 1800–1840Park CottageThe Mall, Eyrecourt
House · 1800–1840The Old ConventMarket Street, Eyrecourt
Court house · 1815–1835Eyrecourt CourthouseChurch Lane, Eyrecourt
Church / chapel · 1825–1830Saint Brendan's Catholic ChurchThe Mall, Eyrecourt
Water pump · 1850–1890Water pump, River Street, Eyrecourt
What’s recorded
Eyrecourt’s largest group: homes, 80% of the record
In Eyrecourt, every record stops at a regional rating. At the top of the record: Innisfail and Eyrecourt Town Hall. 1850 brings Eyrecourt’s record up to its newest entry.
Homes8
Churches and chapels1
Street furniture1
Types as the National Inventory records them, grouped; a building keeps the type it was built as.
How old
Most of Eyrecourt’s dated buildings come from the 19th century
Each building by the first date on its record.
1500–1799 three centuries3
19th century 1800–18997
1900 and later to today0
3 of the 10 dated ones were built before 1800. The oldest is Innisfail, from 1700.
Archaeology and around
Archaeology in Eyrecourt
The Sites and Monuments Record lists every known archaeological site; most are field monuments with little to see. By kind:
4 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.
| Theatre1 record |
| Church1 record |
| Town1 record |
| Architectural feature1 record |
Just outside Eyrecourt: 18
| Eyrecourt Castle (country house)National rating (NIAH) · 400 m outside the town |
| Saint Martin's (walled garden)Regional rating (NIAH) · 100 m outside the town |
| Eyrecourt Castle (gates / railings / walls)Regional rating (NIAH) · 100 m outside the town |
| ProspectRegional rating (NIAH) · 800 m outside the town |
| The MillRegional rating (NIAH) · 300 m outside the town |
| Fearmore HouseRegional rating (NIAH) · 1.1 km outside the town |
| The VicarageRegional rating (NIAH) · 1.1 km outside the town |
| TullyRegional rating (NIAH) · 1.1 km outside the town |
| Wood View HouseRegional rating (NIAH) · 700 m outside the town |
| DerryormondeRegional rating (NIAH) · 1.6 km outside the town |
| Woodfield HouseRegional rating (NIAH) · 100 m outside the town |
| Redmount Hill HouseRegional rating (NIAH) · 2.9 km outside the town |
| Church of Saint John the Baptist (Donanaghta)Regional rating (NIAH) · 100 m outside the town |
| Fahy National SchoolRegional rating (NIAH) · 2.2 km outside the town |
| House, MoyowerRegional rating (NIAH) · 1.4 km outside the town |
| Water pump, Derry (Longford By)Regional rating (NIAH) · 1.4 km outside the town |
| House, Abbeyland GreatRegional rating (NIAH) · 1.9 km outside the town |
| Post box, Tully (Longford By)Regional rating (NIAH) · 1 km outside the town |
Homes by age
Nothing new since 2011 in Eyrecourt: no homes from those years, against 5.8% elsewhere
Look at when Eyrecourt’s homes went up and one period leads: from 1946 to 1980, with 37%. Eyrecourt has an unusual share of homes built between the wars: 12%, where most towns have 3.9%. Building in the 2000s fell short in Eyrecourt: 11%, against 25% in most towns.
21%
Before 1919
12%
1919–45
37%
1946–80
20%
1981–2000
11%
2001–10
0%
Since 2011
EyrecourtTypical 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
Eyrecourt and its neighbours
| Town | People | National Inventory | National | Archaeological sites |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eyrecourt | 254 | 10 | 0 | 4 |
| Banagher | 1,907 | 31 | 0 | 12 |
| Portumna | 1,690 | 43 | 0 | 8 |
| Ballinasloe | 6,597 | 84 | 0 | 48 |
| Birr | 4,726 | 298 | 3 | 24 |
In brief
Eyrecourt in brief
More of Eyrecourt’s homes are old than in most places: 21% were built before 1919, against 3.4% in the typical town. In all there are 10 places on the record. Of the whole list, 80% are homes.
Most of its dated monuments come from the 19th century: 7 of 10. The oldest, Innisfail, dates from 1700. Otherwise the figures are ordinary: James Cosgrave (1865) and Cornelius Coughlan (1828) were born here before 1900; and it also has 4 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 Eyrecourt’s history
How many historic buildings are recorded in Eyrecourt?
10 buildings on the National Inventory, from the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage.
What is the oldest building in Eyrecourt?
Innisfail: the first date on its record is 1700.
Are there archaeological sites in Eyrecourt?
Yes: the Sites and Monuments Record lists 4 archaeological sites inside Eyrecourt.
How old are the homes in Eyrecourt?
21% 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 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).