Ballitore: 45 buildings on the National Inventory
Old homes stand out in Ballitore: 12% were built before 1919, where the typical town has 3.4%. Its oldest building dates from 1705. The Sites and Monuments Record adds 2 archaeological sites inside the town.
Historic Ballitore, pictured
The photo shows Moone High Cross, one of Ballitore’s recorded places.
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.
Where Ballitore’s history is
Every building and site on the record inside the town, by its rating.
Hover a dot for its name; tap one to open its page.
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).
45 historic places in Ballitore
Buildings rated Regional, of significance in their region, and archaeological monuments with an encyclopedia article.
All 16, A to Z
29 recorded by their type and address
29 are recorded only by their type and address: 13 homes, 6 farm and estate buildings and 5 walls, gates and bridges; most date from the 18th century.
In Ballitore, homes lead the record (53%)
Rated by importance, Ballitore’s buildings are all regional. Compared with the National Inventory (8%), Ballitore has a high share of walls, gates and bridges: 16%. Leading the record by rating: Ballitore Society of Friends' Meeting House and Ballitore School.
Types as the National Inventory records them, grouped; a building keeps the type it was built as.
Most of Ballitore’s dated buildings come from the 16th to 18th centuries
Each building by the first date on its record.
29 of the 45 dated ones were built before 1800. The oldest is Ballitore Society of Friends' Meeting House, from 1705.
Archaeology in Ballitore
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.
| Burial ground1 record |
| Moated site1 record |
Just outside Ballitore: 23
| Moone High CrossArchaeological monument (SMR) · 2.9 km outside the town |
| Griesebank HouseRegional rating (NIAH) · 100 m outside the town |
| Griesebank House (outbuilding)Regional rating (NIAH) · 100 m outside the town |
| Retreat HouseRegional rating (NIAH) · 100 m outside the town |
| Boakefield (farm house)Regional rating (NIAH) · 400 m outside the town |
| Boakefield (gates / railings / walls)Regional rating (NIAH) · 300 m outside the town |
| Peelhall CottageRegional rating (NIAH) · 400 m outside the town |
| Saint Mullin's Church (Timolin)Regional rating (NIAH) · 2.1 km outside the town |
| Moone Abbey HouseRegional rating (NIAH) · 3 km outside the town |
| Timolin National SchoolRegional rating (NIAH) · 2.2 km outside the town |
| Ballitore MillsRegional rating (NIAH) · 100 m outside the town |
| The Old RectoryRegional rating (NIAH) · 200 m outside the town |
| Crookstown HouseRegional rating (NIAH) · 700 m outside the town |
| Mullamast HouseRegional rating (NIAH) · 1.2 km outside the town |
| Catholic Church of Saint Mary and Saint LaurenceRegional rating (NIAH) · 1 km outside the town |
| Presbytery, Catholic Church of Saint Mary and Saint LaurenceRegional rating (NIAH) · 1 km outside the town |
| Bridge, Ballitore HillRegional rating (NIAH) · 100 m outside the town |
| Mill (water), TimolinRegional rating (NIAH) · 2.1 km outside the town |
| Mill (water), Mill Lane, BallitoreRegional rating (NIAH) · 100 m outside the town |
| Water pump, Crookstown UpperRegional rating (NIAH) · 900 m outside the town |
Ballitore is still building: 11% of its homes are from 2011 or later, against 5.8%
Ballitore’s largest group of homes, 42%, went up in the 2000s. Homes built from 1981 to 2000 make up just 14% of Ballitore’s, against 24% in the typical town. Fewer of Ballitore’s homes than usual date from 1946 to 1980: 17%, against 24%.
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.
Ballitore and its neighbours
| Town | People | National Inventory | National | Archaeological sites |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ballitore | 667 | 45 | 0 | 2 |
| Dunlavin | 1,074 | 17 | 1 | 10 |
| Athy | 11,035 | 178 | 5 | 26 |
| Baltinglass | 2,611 | 38 | 1 | 11 |
| Castledermot | 1,685 | 38 | 1 | 48 |
| Curragh Camp | 1,076 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kilcullen | 3,815 | 30 | 2 | 2 |
Ballitore in brief
Old houses are part of Ballitore’s character: 12% of its homes were built before 1919, against 3.4% in the typical town. In all there are 45 places on the record. Of the whole list, 53% are homes.
Most of its dated monuments come from the 16th to 18th centuries: 29 of 45. The oldest, Ballitore Society of Friends' Meeting House, dates from 1705. The rest is about typical: Lydia Shackleton (1828) and Mary Leadbeater (1758) were born here before 1900; and it also has 2 archaeological sites.
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 Ballitore’s history
How many historic buildings are recorded in Ballitore?
45 buildings on the National Inventory, from the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage.
What is the oldest building in Ballitore?
Ballitore Society of Friends' Meeting House: the first date on its record is 1705.
Are there archaeological sites in Ballitore?
Yes: the Sites and Monuments Record lists 2 archaeological sites inside Ballitore.
How old are the homes in Ballitore?
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).