Catholic Church of the Sacred Heart · Photo: Irina Guerin · CC BY-SA 4.0Annascaul has 4 buildings on the National Inventory
Old homes stand out in Annascaul: 8.5% were built before 1919, where the typical town has 3.4%. The oldest record dates from 1820. The Sites and Monuments Record adds 2 archaeological sites inside the town.
Historic Annascaul through 2 photographs
The set opens with Catholic Church of the Sacred Heart and Anascaul Bridge. So far the camera has reached 2 of Annascaul’s recorded places. Anascaul Bridge, dated 1820, is the oldest pictured in Annascaul.
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.
Where Annascaul’s history is
Every building and site on the record inside the town, by its rating.
Hover a dot for its name; tap one to open its page.
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).
4 historic places in Annascaul
Buildings rated Regional, of significance in their region, and archaeological monuments with an encyclopedia article.
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RegArchaeology in Annascaul
The Sites and Monuments Record lists every known archaeological site; most are field monuments with little to see. By kind:
2 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.
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| Souterrain1 record |
More of Annascaul’s homes date in the 2000s than from any other period: 39%
Building since 2011 in Annascaul, 5.9% of its homes, keeps pace with the norm of 5.8%. 11% of Annascaul’s homes date between the wars, well above the typical 3.9%. Annascaul built little from 1946 to 1980: 14% of its homes, where most towns have 24%.
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.
Annascaul and its neighbours
| Town | People | National Inventory | National | Archaeological sites |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Annascaul | 291 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
| Dingle-Daingean Uí Chuis | 1,671 | 17 | 0 | 38 |
| Killorglin | 2,163 | 10 | 1 | 3 |
Annascaul in brief
More of Annascaul’s homes are old than in most places: 8.5% were built before 1919, against 3.4% in the typical town. All told, the list holds 4 places on the record. The oldest, Anascaul Bridge, dates from 1820. Beyond that, Thomas Crean (1877) was born here before 1900; and it also has 2 archaeological sites.
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 Annascaul’s history
How many historic buildings are recorded in Annascaul?
4 buildings on the National Inventory, from the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage.
What is the oldest building in Annascaul?
Anascaul Bridge: the first date on its record is 1820.
Are there archaeological sites in Annascaul?
Yes: the Sites and Monuments Record lists 2 archaeological sites inside Annascaul.
How old are the homes in Annascaul?
8.5% 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).