NatChurch / chapel · 1875–1885Daniel O'Connell Memorial Catholic ChurchChurch Street, CahersiveenPhoto: Robert Linsdell from St. Andrews, Canada · CC BY 2.0 · Commons file
Daniel O'Connell Memorial Catholic Church · Photo: Robert Linsdell from St. Andrews, Canada · CC BY 2.08buildings on the National Inventory
History of Cahirciveen · National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
Cahirciveen has 8 buildings on the National Inventory, one of them of national importance
Cahirciveen has kept more old homes than most towns: 11% were built before 1919, against 3.4% in the typical town. Its oldest building dates from 1860. Inside the town, the Sites and Monuments Record lists 17 archaeological sites.
On the National Inventory
8
Of national importance
1
NIAH National or International, and national monuments
Archaeological sites
17
Sites and Monuments Record
Oldest building
1860
the first date on its record
Homes built before 1919
11%
typical town: 3.4%
In pictures
8 photographs of Cahirciveen’s heritage
You can start with Daniel O'Connell Memorial Catholic Church and The Old Barracks. 3 recorded places in Cahirciveen have a photo. Of the buildings pictured in Cahirciveen, The Old Barracks is the oldest, from 1865.
The Old BarracksRegional rating (NIAH)
Church, West Main Street, CahersiveenRegional rating (NIAH)
Ballycarbery CastleArchaeological monument (SMR)
CahergallArchaeological monument (SMR)
LeacanabuaileArchaeological monument (SMR)+3See all photosPhotos 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.
The map
Where Cahirciveen’s history is
Every building and site on the record inside the town, by its rating.
National and InternationalRegional and other sites
Hover a dot for its name; tap one to open its page.
The 8, by rating
1 National and International7 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).
National and International
One place of national importance in Cahirciveen
Buildings the National Inventory rates National or International: of significance across Ireland or beyond. Each one opens its own page.
Regional and other sites
7 more historic places in Cahirciveen
Buildings rated Regional, of significance in their region, and archaeological monuments with an encyclopedia article.
RegRIC barracks · 1865–1880The Old BarracksBridge Street, CahersiveenPhoto: Donal.hunt · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Commons file
RegChurch / chapel · 1860–1870Church, West Main Street, CahersiveenPhoto: ETKOLEVA · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Commons file
House · 1870–1890P. McCrohan17 Main Street, Cahersiveen
House · 1880–1920Murphy's15 Church Street, Cahersiveen
House · 1900–1920Corner HouseWest Main Street, Old Post Office Street, Cahersiveen
House · 1920–1925An Tig GaedhealachMain Street, Cahersiveen
Library / archive · 1905–1915Library, Church Street, Bridge Street, Cahersiveen
What’s recorded
In and around Cahirciveen, 50% of the records are homes
There are 5 kinds of building on Cahirciveen’s record. Second on the record: churches and chapels, 2 of them. The highest-rated include Daniel O'Connell Memorial Catholic Church and Carhan House.
Homes6
Churches and chapels2
Public buildings2
Memorials and tombs1
Walls, gates and bridges1
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 Cahirciveen’s dated buildings come from the 19th century
Each building by the first date on its record.
1500–1799 three centuries0
19th century 1800–18995
1900 and later to today3
Archaeology and around
Archaeology in Cahirciveen
The Sites and Monuments Record lists every known archaeological site; most are field monuments with little to see. By kind:
17 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.
| Souterrain3 records |
| Architectural fragment3 records |
| Church2 records |
| Graveslab2 records |
| Graveyard1 record |
| Cross-slab1 record |
| Ritual site - holy well1 record |
| Children's burial ground1 record |
| Ringfort - rath1 record |
| Ringfort - cashel1 record |
| Castle - unclassified1 record |
Just outside Cahirciveen: 7
| Ballycarbery CastleArchaeological monument (SMR) · 1.3 km outside the town |
| CahergallArchaeological monument (SMR) · 1.7 km outside the town |
| LeacanabuaileArchaeological monument (SMR) · 2.1 km outside the town |
| Carhan HouseRegional rating (NIAH) · 200 m outside the town |
| CastlequinRegional rating (NIAH) · 1.1 km outside the town |
| Valencia River ViaductRegional rating (NIAH) · 100 m outside the town |
| O'Connell MonumentRegional rating (NIAH) · 100 m outside the town |
Homes by age
New homes are rare in Cahirciveen: 3.2% since 2011, against a usual 5.8%
In Cahirciveen, homes from before 1981 outnumber all those built since. Homes built between the wars make up 9.9% of Cahirciveen’s, against 3.9% in the typical town. The period that gave Cahirciveen the most homes is from 1946 to 1980: 31%.
11%
Before 1919
9.9%
1919–45
31%
1946–80
20%
1981–2000
24%
2001–10
3.2%
Since 2011
CahirciveenTypical 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.
Born here
6 notable people born in Cahirciveen before 1900
From Margaret Mary Healy Murphy (1833) to Johnny O'Connor (1891): their lives on one timeline, earliest first.
Margaret Mary Healy Murphy
Ada English
Fionán Lynch
Thomas O'Donoghue
John Flynn
Johnny O'Connor
1800182518501875190019251950
FL
Fionán Lynch1889–1966 · Irish politician and judge
AE
Ada English1875–1944 · Irish politician and psychiatrist
TO
Thomas O'Donoghue1890–1958 · Irish politician
MM
Margaret Mary Healy Murphy1833–1907 · Irish–American founder of the Sisters of the Holy Spirit and Mary Imm…
JF
John Flynn1891–1968 · Irish politician
JO
Johnny O'Connor1891–1982 · Irish baseball player
Everyone born in Cahirciveen → Birthplaces from Wikidata, each checked against the person’s English Wikipedia article; portraits from Wikimedia Commons.
In brief
Cahirciveen in brief
More of Cahirciveen’s homes are old than in most places: 11% were built before 1919, against 3.4% in the typical town. All told, the list holds 8 places on the record, 1 of them in the top tier, including Daniel O'Connell Memorial Catholic Church. Most of its dated monuments come from the 19th century: 5 of 8. The oldest, The Old Barracks, dates from 1865.
Fionán Lynch (1889), Ada English (1875) and Thomas O'Donoghue (1890) are among the 6 people born here before 1900. It also has 17 archaeological sites on the record.
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 Cahirciveen’s history
How many historic buildings are recorded in Cahirciveen?
8 buildings on the National Inventory, one of them of national importance, from the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage.
Which places in Cahirciveen are of national importance?
Daniel O'Connell Memorial Catholic Church.
What is the oldest building in Cahirciveen?
Church, West Main Street, Cahersiveen: the first date on its record is 1860.
Are there archaeological sites in Cahirciveen?
Yes: the Sites and Monuments Record lists 17 archaeological sites inside Cahirciveen.
How old are the homes in Cahirciveen?
11% 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).