Photo: Ian Paterson · CC BY-SA 2.0Ballyoulster: 2 archaeological sites on the record
Old homes stand out in Ballyoulster: 7.8% were built before 1919, where the typical town has 3.4%. No building in Ballyoulster is on the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage.
Archaeology in Ballyoulster
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.
| Bridge1 record |
| House - 17th century1 record |
Just outside Ballyoulster: 6
| Backweston HouseRegional rating (NIAH) · 400 m outside the town |
| Hazelhatch HouseRegional rating (NIAH) · 1 km outside the town |
| Stacumny HouseRegional rating (NIAH) · 500 m outside the town |
| Westonpark HouseRegional rating (NIAH) · 400 m outside the town |
| Hazelhatch and Celbridge Railway StationRegional rating (NIAH) · 800 m outside the town |
| River HouseRegional rating (NIAH) · 700 m outside the town |
The biggest share of Ballyoulster’s homes dates from 1946 to 1980: 32%
Against a typical 25%, only 15% of Ballyoulster’s homes went up in the 2000s. 17% of Ballyoulster’s homes were built between the wars, more than the typical town’s 3.9%. The last decade or so added 6.7% of Ballyoulster’s homes, much as in most towns (5.8%).
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.
Ballyoulster and its neighbours
Ballyoulster in brief
Old houses are part of Ballyoulster’s character: 7.8% of its homes were built before 1919, against 3.4% in the typical town. Beyond that, 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 Ballyoulster’s history
How many historic buildings are recorded in Ballyoulster?
0 buildings on the National Inventory, from the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage.
Are there archaeological sites in Ballyoulster?
Yes: the Sites and Monuments Record lists 2 archaeological sites inside Ballyoulster.
How old are the homes in Ballyoulster?
7.8% 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 (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).