House · 1805–1810M. FinucaneQuay Street, Ballylongford
Photo: Chris · CC BY-SA 2.05buildings on the National Inventory
History of Ballylongford · National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
Ballylongford has 5 buildings on the National Inventory
Ballylongford has kept more old homes than most towns: 9.3% were built before 1919, against 3.4% in the typical town. The oldest record dates from 1805. Inside the town, the Sites and Monuments Record lists 1 archaeological site.
On the National Inventory
5
Of national importance
0
NIAH National or International, and national monuments
Archaeological sites
1
Sites and Monuments Record
Oldest building
1805
the first date on its record
Homes built before 1919
9.3%
typical town: 3.4%
In pictures
1 old views and 2 photos of Ballylongford
The camera caught Ballylongford in 1880. Look out for Carrigafoyle Castle and Lislaughtin Abbey.
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.
Through time
Ballylongford in old photos
1 old photograph, made before 1950.
1880sFrom Wikimedia Commons, copied to our own server: public domain, or from the National Library of Ireland’s collections (Lawrence, Poole, Eason and others) with no known copyright restrictions. Each credit opens the image’s page.
The map
Where Ballylongford’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 5, by rating
5 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
5 historic places in Ballylongford
Buildings rated Regional, of significance in their region, and archaeological monuments with an encyclopedia article.
House · 1850–1870Ó CoileáinWell Street, Ballylongford
Church / chapel · 1870–1875Catholic Church of Saint Michael the ArchangelBridge Street, Ballylongford
Store / warehouse · 1842–1853Store, Bridge Street, Ballylongford
Store / warehouse · 1845–1855Store, Quay Street, Ballylongford
What’s recorded
Around Ballylongford, the record leans to homes: 67%
The highest-rated include M. Finucane and Kilelton Farm Yard. No record in Ballylongford reaches national importance; they are rated regional. Ballylongford’s most recent recorded building is from 1870.
Homes4
Churches and chapels1
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.
Archaeology and around
Archaeology in Ballylongford
The Sites and Monuments Record lists every known archaeological site; most are field monuments with little to see. By kind:
1 archaeological site 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.
| Church1 record |
Just outside Ballylongford: 3
| Carrigafoyle CastleNational monument to visit · 1.6 km outside the town |
| Lislaughtin AbbeyArchaeological monument (SMR) · 300 m outside the town |
| Kilelton Farm YardRegional rating (NIAH) · 1.5 km outside the town |
Homes by age
Little new building in Ballylongford: 2.2% of homes date from 2011 on, against 5.8%
40% of Ballylongford’s homes went up from 1946 to 1980, more than in any other period. Against a typical 3.9%, 11% of Ballylongford’s homes went up between the wars. Only 19% of Ballylongford’s homes were built in the 2000s, less than the typical town’s 25%.
9.3%
Before 1919
11%
1919–45
40%
1946–80
18%
1981–2000
19%
2001–10
2.2%
Since 2011
BallylongfordTypical 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
Ballylongford and its neighbours
| Town | People | National Inventory | National | Archaeological sites |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ballylongford | 415 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| Kilrush | 2,649 | 19 | 1 | 1 |
| Listowel | 4,794 | 80 | 2 | 15 |
| Ballybunion | 1,618 | 20 | 0 | 8 |
| Kilkee | 1,214 | 15 | 0 | 16 |
In brief
Ballylongford in brief
More of Ballylongford’s homes are old than in most places: 9.3% were built before 1919, against 3.4% in the typical town. In all there are 5 places on the record. The oldest, M. Finucane, dates from 1805. The rest is about typical: most dated ones come from the 19th century; The O'Rahilly (1875) and Nell Humphreys (1871) were born here before 1900; and it also has an archaeological site.
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 Ballylongford’s history
How many historic buildings are recorded in Ballylongford?
5 buildings on the National Inventory, from the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage.
What is the oldest building in Ballylongford?
M. Finucane: the first date on its record is 1805.
Are there archaeological sites in Ballylongford?
Yes: the Sites and Monuments Record lists 1 archaeological site inside Ballylongford.
How old are the homes in Ballylongford?
9.3% 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) · 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).