Church / chapel · 1830–1850Saint Stephen's Church (Castleisland)Church Lane, Main Street, Castleisland
Photo: Jonathan Thacker · CC BY-SA 2.011buildings on the National Inventory
History of Castleisland · National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
Castleisland: 11 buildings on the National Inventory, one of them of national importance
History in Castleisland goes back at least to 1730, the date of its oldest recorded building. The Sites and Monuments Record adds 5 archaeological sites inside the town. Castleisland has 43 buildings on the record for every 10,000 residents, against 48 in the typical town.
On the National Inventory
11
43 per 10,000 residents
typical town: 48
typical town: 48
Of national importance
1
NIAH National or International, and national monuments
Archaeological sites
5
Sites and Monuments Record
Oldest building
1730
the first date on its record
Homes built before 1919
4.5%
typical town: 3.4%
The map
Where Castleisland’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 11, by rating
1 National and International10 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 Castleisland
Buildings the National Inventory rates National or International: of significance across Ireland or beyond. Each one opens its own page.
Regional and other sites
10 more historic places in Castleisland
Buildings rated Regional, of significance in their region, and archaeological monuments with an encyclopedia article.
Market house · 1730–1760J.K. O'Connor and SonsMain Street, Castleisland
House · 1800–1840M. O'Herlihy26 Main Street, Castleisland
House · 1800–1840W. Prendiville22-24 Main Street, Castleisland
House · 1820–1840W. O'Connor29 Main Street, Castleisland
Charter school · 1840–1860Castleview HouseCastleisland
Fountain · 1845–1850The FountainMain Street, Castleisland
Bank / financial institution · 1860–1900Allied Irish Bank68 Main Street, Castleisland
Church / chapel · 1875–1885Catholic Church of Saint Stephen and Saint JohnChurch Street, Castleisland
School · 1895–1900Presentation Secondary SchoolChurch Street, Castleisland
House · 1820–1840House, 20 Main Street, Castleisland
What’s recorded
In Castleisland, homes lead the record (45%)
The highest-rated include Saint Stephen's Church and J.K. O'Connor and Sons. In second place come public buildings, with 3. Across its record, Castleisland takes in 4 kinds of building.
Homes5
Public buildings3
Churches and chapels2
Memorials and tombs1
Types as the National Inventory records them, grouped; a building keeps the type it was built as.
How old
Most of Castleisland’s dated buildings come from the 19th century
Each building by the first date on its record.
1500–1799 three centuries1
19th century 1800–189910
1900 and later to today0
1 of the 11 dated ones were built before 1800. The oldest is J.K. O'Connor and Sons, from 1730.
Archaeology and around
Archaeology in Castleisland
The Sites and Monuments Record lists every known archaeological site; most are field monuments with little to see. By kind:
5 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.
| Church2 records |
| Castle - Anglo-Norman masonry castle1 record |
| Architectural fragment1 record |
| Graveyard1 record |
Homes by age
Castleisland’s houses run older than most: 4.5% from before 1919, against 3.4%
In most towns 3.9% of homes were built between the wars; in Castleisland, 7%. The period that gave Castleisland the most homes is from 1946 to 1980: 32%. Homes built since 2011 are 4.9% of Castleisland’s, about the 5.8% of the typical town.
4.5%
Before 1919
7%
1919–45
32%
1946–80
25%
1981–2000
27%
2001–10
4.9%
Since 2011
CastleislandTypical 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
3 notable people born in Castleisland before 1900
From Denis Mary Bradley (1846) to David Leahy (1883): their lives on one timeline, earliest first.
Denis Mary Bradley
Maurice McCarthy
David Leahy
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Denis Mary Bradley1846–1903 · Irish-American Roman Catholic bishop and educationist
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Maurice McCarthy1881–1962 · Gaelic football player
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David Leahy1883–1948 · Australian politician
Everyone born in Castleisland → Birthplaces from Wikidata, each checked against the person’s English Wikipedia article; portraits from Wikimedia Commons.
Neighbours
Castleisland and its neighbours
| Town | People | National Inventory | National | Archaeological sites |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Castleisland | 2,536 | 11 | 1 | 5 |
| Tralee | 26,079 | 283 | 8 | 119 |
In brief
Castleisland in brief
Old houses are part of Castleisland’s character: 4.5% of its homes were built before 1919, against 3.4% in the typical town. In all there are 11 places on the record, 1 of them in the top tier, including Saint Stephen's Church (Castleisland). Most of its dated monuments come from the 19th century: 10 of 11. The oldest, J.K. O'Connor and Sons, dates from 1730.
Denis Mary Bradley (1846), Maurice McCarthy (1881) and David Leahy (1883) were all born here before 1900. It also has 5 archaeological sites on the record. The rest is about typical: it has 11 recorded buildings, about typical for a town its size (the middle one has 20); and per resident it sits near the middle of Irish towns of 2,500 or more.
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 Castleisland’s history
How many historic buildings are recorded in Castleisland?
11 buildings on the National Inventory, one of them of national importance, from the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage.
Which places in Castleisland are of national importance?
Saint Stephen's Church (Castleisland).
What is the oldest building in Castleisland?
J.K. O'Connor and Sons: the first date on its record is 1730.
Are there archaeological sites in Castleisland?
Yes: the Sites and Monuments Record lists 5 archaeological sites inside Castleisland.
How old are the homes in Castleisland?
4.5% 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) · 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).