Country house · 1865–1875Glenbeigh TowersGlenbeigh
Saint James's Catholic Church · Photo: Andreas F. Borchert · CC BY-SA 4.05buildings on the National Inventory
History of Glenbeigh · National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
Glenbeigh: 5 buildings on the National Inventory, one of them of national importance
Glenbeigh’s oldest recorded building dates from 1790. Inside the town, the Sites and Monuments Record lists 2 archaeological sites.
On the National Inventory
5
Of national importance
1
NIAH National or International, and national monuments
Archaeological sites
2
Sites and Monuments Record
Oldest building
1790
the first date on its record
Homes built before 1919
5.9%
typical town: 3.4%
In pictures
Glenbeigh in 2 photos and 1 old views
The old photographs show Glenbeigh in 1890. Saint James's Catholic Church and Caragh Bridge lead the set. Pictured and oldest in Glenbeigh: Saint James's Catholic Church, 1860.
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
Glenbeigh in old photos
1 old photograph, made before 1950.
1890From 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 Glenbeigh’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 5, by rating
1 National and International4 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 Glenbeigh
Buildings the National Inventory rates National or International: of significance across Ireland or beyond. Each one opens its own page.
Regional and other sites
4 more historic places in Glenbeigh
Buildings rated Regional, of significance in their region, and archaeological monuments with an encyclopedia article.
RegChurch / chapel · 1860–1900Saint James's Catholic ChurchGlenbeighPhoto: Andreas F. Borchert · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Commons file
House · 1790–1795Glenbeigh HotelGlenbeigh
Church / chapel · 1895–1905Glenbeigh Church (Glanbehy)Glenbeigh
Hotel · 1880–1920Hotel, Glenbeigh
What’s recorded
Glenbeigh’s record splits evenly at the top: 2 churches and chapels, 2 homes
Glenbeigh’s most recent recorded building is from 1895. Two of the highest-rated records are Glenbeigh Towers and Glenbeigh Hotel. The National Inventory rates 1 of Glenbeigh’s buildings nationally important.
Churches and chapels2
Homes2
Inns, shops and warehouses1
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 Glenbeigh’s dated buildings come from the 19th century
Each building by the first date on its record.
1500–1799 three centuries1
19th century 1800–18994
1900 and later to today0
1 of the 5 dated ones were built before 1800. The oldest is Glenbeigh Hotel, from 1790.
Archaeology and around
Archaeology in Glenbeigh
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.
| Standing stone1 record |
| Church1 record |
Just outside Glenbeigh: 1
| Caragh BridgeRegional rating (NIAH) · 2.2 km outside the town |
Homes by age
Old houses stand out in Glenbeigh: 5.9% predate 1919, where most towns have 3.4%
Half of what Glenbeigh lives in today was already built by 2001. 32% of Glenbeigh’s homes went up from 1981 to 2000, more than in any other period. From 2011 on, Glenbeigh built 6.5% of its homes, near the typical 5.8%.
5.9%
Before 1919
4.7%
1919–45
28%
1946–80
32%
1981–2000
23%
2001–10
6.5%
Since 2011
GlenbeighTypical 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
Glenbeigh and its neighbours
| Town | People | National Inventory | National | Archaeological sites |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glenbeigh | 426 | 5 | 1 | 2 |
| Killorglin | 2,163 | 10 | 1 | 3 |
| Milltown | 1,118 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
In brief
Glenbeigh in brief
More of Glenbeigh’s homes are old than in most places: 5.9% 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 Glenbeigh Towers. Of the 5 with a date, 4 come from the 19th century. The oldest is Glenbeigh Hotel, from 1790. The rest is about typical: it also has 2 archaeological sites.
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 Glenbeigh’s history
How many historic buildings are recorded in Glenbeigh?
5 buildings on the National Inventory, one of them of national importance, from the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage.
Which places in Glenbeigh are of national importance?
Glenbeigh Towers.
What is the oldest building in Glenbeigh?
Glenbeigh Hotel: the first date on its record is 1790.
Are there archaeological sites in Glenbeigh?
Yes: the Sites and Monuments Record lists 2 archaeological sites inside Glenbeigh.
How old are the homes in Glenbeigh?
5.9% 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 (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).