Church / chapel · 1780–1820Saint Brendan's Church (Kilnaughtin)Tarbert
Photo: David Purchase · CC BY-SA 2.07buildings on the National Inventory
History of Tarbert · National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
Old homes in Tarbert: 17% built before 1919
For Tarbert, that is 5 times the typical town’s share, 3.4%. The National Inventory of Architectural Heritage records 7 buildings in Tarbert. The oldest record dates from 1780. Inside the town, the Sites and Monuments Record lists 1 archaeological site.
On the National Inventory
7
Of national importance
0
NIAH National or International, and national monuments
Archaeological sites
1
Sites and Monuments Record
Oldest building
1780
the first date on its record
Homes built before 1919
17%
typical town: 3.4%
In pictures
Places to see in Tarbert
Pictured: Tarbert House, on Tarbert’s record.
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.
The map
Where Tarbert’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 7, by rating
7 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
7 historic places in Tarbert
Buildings rated Regional, of significance in their region, and archaeological monuments with an encyclopedia article.
Church / chapel · 1830–1835Saint Mary's Catholic ChurchChapel Street, Tarbert
Court house · 1830–1835Tarbert CourthouseTarbert
Presbytery / parochial / curate's house · 1875–1880The PresbyteryChapel Street, Tarbert
House · 1885–1915CoolahanBridewell Street, Tarbert
Building misc · 1850–1870Building misc, Tarbert
Creamery · 1850–1870Creamery, Tarbert
What’s recorded
Around Tarbert, the record leans to homes: 56%
Beyond Tarbert’s edge the record is older still: 1700. The runner-up group is churches and chapels: 2 records. Among the highest-rated: Tarbert House and Saint Brendan's Church (Kilnaughtin).
Homes5
Churches and chapels2
Mills, stations and works1
Other 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.
How old
Most of Tarbert’s dated buildings come from the 19th century
Each building by the first date on its record.
1500–1799 three centuries1
19th century 1800–18996
1900 and later to today0
1 of the 7 dated ones were built before 1800. The oldest is Saint Brendan's Church (Kilnaughtin), from 1780.
Archaeology and around
Archaeology in Tarbert
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.
| Well1 record |
Just outside Tarbert: 2
| Tarbert HouseRegional rating (NIAH) · 600 m outside the town |
| Ballydonohoe HouseRegional rating (NIAH) · 300 m outside the town |
Homes by age
Tarbert has added few homes since 2011: 3%, where most towns have 5.8%
Tarbert has an unusual share of homes built from 1946 to 1980: 46%, where most towns have 24%. Few of Tarbert’s homes date in the 2000s: 13%, the norm 25%. Fewer of Tarbert’s homes than usual date from 1981 to 2000: 16%, against 24%.
17%
Before 1919
5.2%
1919–45
46%
1946–80
16%
1981–2000
13%
2001–10
3%
Since 2011
TarbertTypical 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
Tarbert and its neighbours
In brief
Tarbert in brief
More of Tarbert’s homes are old than in most places: 17% were built before 1919, against 3.4% in the typical town. All told, the list holds 7 places on the record. Of the 7 with a date, 6 come from the 19th century. The oldest is Saint Brendan's Church (Kilnaughtin), from 1780. Beyond that, Edmond John Fitzmaurice (1881) was 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 Tarbert’s history
How many historic buildings are recorded in Tarbert?
7 buildings on the National Inventory, from the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage.
What is the oldest building in Tarbert?
Saint Brendan's Church (Kilnaughtin): the first date on its record is 1780.
Are there archaeological sites in Tarbert?
Yes: the Sites and Monuments Record lists 1 archaeological site inside Tarbert.
How old are the homes in Tarbert?
17% 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).