Milestone / milepost · 1740–1780Milestone, Mount Bellew BridgeMountbellew
Photo: Sarah777 · Public domain6buildings on the National Inventory
History of Mountbellew · National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
Mountbellew has 6 buildings on the National Inventory
Mountbellew’s oldest recorded building dates from 1740. The Sites and Monuments Record adds 7 archaeological sites inside the town.
On the National Inventory
6
Of national importance
0
NIAH National or International, and national monuments
Archaeological sites
7
Sites and Monuments Record
Oldest building
1740
the first date on its record
Homes built before 1919
3.3%
typical town: 3.4%
The map
Where Mountbellew’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 Mountbellew
Buildings rated Regional, of significance in their region, and archaeological monuments with an encyclopedia article.
Bridge · 1800–1820Mount Bellew BridgeMountbellew
Mill (water) · 1850–1870Mount Bellew MillsTuam Road, Mountbellew
Workhouse · 1850–1870Saint Jarlath's SchoolMountbellew
Bank / financial institution · 1870–1890Bank of IrelandBallygar Road, Mountbellew
Church / chapel · 1870–1890Saint Mary's Catholic ChurchCollege Road, Mountbellew
What’s recorded
The record in and around Mountbellew: walls, gates and bridges first, at 31%
Its buildings rate regional: Mountbellew has none of national importance. The second-largest group on the record is homes, with 3. Two of the highest-rated records are “Milestone, Mount Bellew Bridge” and Abbeylands.
Walls, gates and bridges4
Homes3
Churches and chapels2
Public buildings1
Street furniture1
Mills, stations and works1
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 Mountbellew’s dated buildings come from the 19th century
Each building by the first date on its record.
1500–1799 three centuries1
19th century 1800–18995
1900 and later to today0
1 of the 6 dated ones were built before 1800. The oldest is Milestone, Mount Bellew Bridge, from 1740.
Archaeology and around
Archaeology in Mountbellew
The Sites and Monuments Record lists every known archaeological site; most are field monuments with little to see. By kind:
7 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.
| Graveyard3 records |
| Workhouse1 record |
| Chapel1 record |
| Church1 record |
| Religious house - unclassified1 record |
Just outside Mountbellew: 7
| AbbeylandsRegional rating (NIAH) · 700 m outside the town |
| Greenville House (demesne walls / gates / railings)Regional rating (NIAH) · 1 km outside the town |
| Greenville House (stables)Regional rating (NIAH) · 1 km outside the town |
| Saint Paul's Church (Killosolan)Regional rating (NIAH) · 2.9 km outside the town |
| Mount Bellew MuseumRegional rating (NIAH) · 100 m outside the town |
| Mount BellewRegional rating (NIAH) · 100 m outside the town |
| House, Crannagh (Tiaquin By)Regional rating (NIAH) · 1.4 km outside the town |
Homes by age
More of Mountbellew’s homes date from 1981 to 2000 than from any other period: 32%
New building in Mountbellew runs at the usual pace: 4.8% of homes date from 2011 on, the typical town 5.8%. 3.3% of Mountbellew’s homes predate 1919, close to the typical town’s 3.4%. Of the homes in Mountbellew now, the larger half dates from before 2001.
3.3%
Before 1919
4.4%
1919–45
26%
1946–80
32%
1981–2000
29%
2001–10
4.8%
Since 2011
MountbellewTypical 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
Mountbellew in brief
Mountbellew has 6 places on the record. Most of its dated monuments come from the 19th century: 5 of 6. The oldest, Milestone, Mount Bellew Bridge, dates from 1740.
Its homes are mostly newer: 3.3% were built before 1919, against 3.4% in the typical town. The archaeological record adds 7 sites. The rest is about typical: Thomas J. Kelly (1833) 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 Mountbellew’s history
How many historic buildings are recorded in Mountbellew?
6 buildings on the National Inventory, from the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage.
What is the oldest building in Mountbellew?
Milestone, Mount Bellew Bridge: the first date on its record is 1740.
Are there archaeological sites in Mountbellew?
Yes: the Sites and Monuments Record lists 7 archaeological sites inside Mountbellew.
How old are the homes in Mountbellew?
3.3% 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 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).