RegChurch / chapel · 1865–1870Church of Saint Michael and All Angels (Dromod)WatervillePhoto: Bernard Gagnon · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Commons file
Church of Saint Michael and All Angels (Dromod) · Photo: Bernard Gagnon · CC BY-SA 4.05buildings on the National Inventory
History of Waterville · National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
Waterville: 5 buildings on the National Inventory
Waterville has kept more old homes than most towns: 12% were built before 1919, against 3.4% in the typical town. The oldest record dates from 1820. Inside the town, the Sites and Monuments Record lists 2 archaeological sites.
On the National Inventory
5
Of national importance
0
NIAH National or International, and national monuments
Archaeological sites
2
Sites and Monuments Record
Oldest building
1820
the first date on its record
Homes built before 1919
12%
typical town: 3.4%
In pictures
Historic Waterville: 2 photos, 2 old views
The photos cover 2 of Waterville’s recorded places; the rest have a record card. From 1890 to 1900, old photographs record Waterville. Among them: Church of Saint Michael and All Angels (Dromod) and Butler Memorial Fountain.
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
Waterville from 1890 to 1900
2 old photographs, in date order. All made before 1950.
1890s
c. 1900From 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 Waterville’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 Waterville
Buildings rated Regional, of significance in their region, and archaeological monuments with an encyclopedia article.
RegMonument · 1885–1890Butler Memorial FountainWatervillePhoto: Berthold Werner · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Commons file
Hunting / fishing lodge · 1855–1860Iveragh LodgeWaterville
Coastguard station · 1895–1900The Cable StationWaterville
Coastguard station · 1820–1840Coastguard station, Waterville
What’s recorded
Mills, stations and works and homes tie for the lead in Waterville’s record, 2 each
Waterville has no nationally rated building; its record is regional. The highest-rated include Kineigh House and Iveragh Lodge. In and around Waterville, the earliest date on the record is 1745.
Mills, stations and works2
Homes2
Memorials and tombs1
Churches and chapels1
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 Waterville
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 |
| Weir - fish1 record |
Just outside Waterville: 1
| Kineigh HouseRegional rating (NIAH) · 2.3 km outside the town |
Homes by age
Little new building in Waterville: 3.6% of homes date from 2011 on, against 5.8%
Waterville added a lot between the wars: 8.1% of its homes, the typical town 3.9%. 28% of Waterville’s homes went up in the 2000s, more than in any other period. More than half of Waterville’s housing predates 2001.
12%
Before 1919
8.1%
1919–45
25%
1946–80
23%
1981–2000
28%
2001–10
3.6%
Since 2011
WatervilleTypical 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
Waterville and its neighbours
| Town | People | National Inventory | National | Archaeological sites |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Waterville | 555 | 5 | 0 | 2 |
| Cahirciveen | 1,297 | 8 | 1 | 17 |
In brief
Waterville in brief
Old houses are part of Waterville’s character: 12% of its homes were built before 1919, against 3.4% in the typical town. In all there are 5 places on the record. The oldest, Iveragh Lodge, dates from 1855. The rest is about typical: most dated ones come from the 19th century; Thomas O'Reilly (1875) was born here before 1900; and 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 Waterville’s history
How many historic buildings are recorded in Waterville?
5 buildings on the National Inventory, from the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage.
What is the oldest building in Waterville?
Coastguard station, Waterville: the first date on its record is 1820.
Are there archaeological sites in Waterville?
Yes: the Sites and Monuments Record lists 2 archaeological sites inside Waterville.
How old are the homes in Waterville?
12% 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).