Ardfert · Photo: JohnArmagh · Public domainArdfert: 4 buildings on the National Inventory, one of them of national importance
History in Ardfert goes back at least to 1810, the date of its oldest recorded building. The Sites and Monuments Record adds 18 archaeological sites inside the town.
Landmarks of Ardfert, in 3 photos
The set opens with Ardfert and Talbot-Crosbie Memorial Fountain. Pictures exist for 2 of the places Ardfert has on the record. Talbot-Crosbie Memorial Fountain, dated 1900, is the oldest pictured in Ardfert.
Talbot-Crosbie Memorial FountainRegional rating (NIAH)
Ardfert Abbey FriaryArchaeological monument (SMR)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 Ardfert’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).
One place of national importance in Ardfert
Buildings the National Inventory rates National or International: of significance across Ireland or beyond. With one national monument the State cares for and opens to visitors. Each one opens its own page.
NM4 more historic places in Ardfert
Buildings rated Regional, of significance in their region, and archaeological monuments with an encyclopedia article.
RegArchaeology in Ardfert
The Sites and Monuments Record lists every known archaeological site; most are field monuments with little to see. By kind:
18 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.
| Graveslab6 records |
| Church2 records |
| Wall monument - effigial2 records |
| Armorial plaque2 records |
| Cathedral1 record |
| Round tower1 record |
| Ecclesiastical enclosure1 record |
| Graveyard1 record |
| Tomb - table tomb1 record |
| Ogham stone (present location)1 record |
Just outside Ardfert: 1
| Ardfert Abbey FriaryArchaeological monument (SMR) · 300 m outside the town |
Ardfert is still building: 13% of its homes are from 2011 or later, against 5.8%
More than half of Ardfert’s housing predates 2001. The typical town has 3.4% of its homes from before 1919, Ardfert 4.8%. No period built more of Ardfert than from 1946 to 1980: 31% of its homes.
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.
Ardfert and its neighbours
| Town | People | National Inventory | National | Archaeological sites |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ardfert | 771 | 4 | 1 | 18 |
| Tralee | 26,079 | 283 | 8 | 119 |
Ardfert in brief
Old houses are part of Ardfert’s character: 4.8% of its homes were built before 1919, against 3.4% in the typical town. In all there are 5 places on the record, 1 of them in the top tier, including Ardfert. It also has 18 archaeological sites on the record. The oldest, Ardfert Abbey, dates from 1810.
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 Ardfert’s history
How many historic buildings are recorded in Ardfert?
4 buildings on the National Inventory, one of them of national importance, from the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage.
Which places in Ardfert are of national importance?
Ardfert.
What is the oldest building in Ardfert?
Ardfert Abbey: the first date on its record is 1810.
Are there archaeological sites in Ardfert?
Yes: the Sites and Monuments Record lists 18 archaeological sites inside Ardfert.
How old are the homes in Ardfert?
4.8% 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 (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).