Hunting / fishing lodge · 1750–1790Leinster LodgeLeinsterlodge
3buildings on the National Inventory
History of Ballyroe · National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
Ballyroe: 3 buildings on the National Inventory
Ballyroe has kept more old homes than most towns: 8.8% were built before 1919, against 3.4% in the typical town. Its oldest building dates from 1750.
On the National Inventory
3
Of national importance
0
NIAH National or International, and national monuments
Archaeological sites
0
Sites and Monuments Record
Oldest building
1750
the first date on its record
Homes built before 1919
8.8%
typical town: 3.4%
In pictures
Historic Ballyroe through 5 photographs
First come “Bridge, Grangemellon” and Kilmorony House. 4 different photographers shared them on Wikimedia Commons.
Bridge, GrangemellonRegional rating (NIAH)
Bridge, GrangemellonRegional rating (NIAH)
Kilmorony HouseRegional rating (NIAH)
Levitstown LockRegional rating (NIAH)
Levitstown MillRegional rating (NIAH)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 Ballyroe’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 3, by rating
3 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
3 historic places in Ballyroe
Buildings rated Regional, of significance in their region, and archaeological monuments with an encyclopedia article.
Steward's house · 1780–1820Snugburrow HouseSnugburrow
Water pump · 1890–1920Water pump, Ballyroe Crossroads
What’s recorded
Around Ballyroe, the record leans to homes: 50%
The record in Ballyroe comes up to 1910 at its newest. Second on the record: walls, gates and bridges, 4 of them. Among the highest-rated: Dollardstown House and Leinster Lodge.
Homes10
Walls, gates and bridges4
Street furniture2
Mills, stations and works2
Churches and chapels1
Public 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.
Archaeology and around
Just outside Ballyroe
Places on the record just outside the town that belong to it, nearest first.
Just outside Ballyroe: 17
| Dollardstown HouseRegional rating (NIAH) · 600 m outside the town |
| Grangemellon HouseRegional rating (NIAH) · 1.2 km outside the town |
| Heath HouseRegional rating (NIAH) · 600 m outside the town |
| Kilmorony HouseRegional rating (NIAH) · 1.9 km outside the town |
| Levitstown MillRegional rating (NIAH) · 2.7 km outside the town |
| Levitstown LockRegional rating (NIAH) · 2.7 km outside the town |
| Grangeford HouseRegional rating (NIAH) · 2.1 km outside the town |
| Kilmorony House (bridge)Regional rating (NIAH) · 1.8 km outside the town |
| Kilkea ChurchRegional rating (NIAH) · 2.8 km outside the town |
| Kilkea CastleRegional rating (NIAH) · 2.9 km outside the town |
| Kilkea National SchoolRegional rating (NIAH) · 2.9 km outside the town |
| Rectory, Kilkea ChurchRegional rating (NIAH) · 2.8 km outside the town |
| Bridge, GrangemellonRegional rating (NIAH) · 2.1 km outside the town |
| Worker's house, KilkeaRegional rating (NIAH) · 2.9 km outside the town |
| Forge, Ballyroe (Churchtown Ed)Regional rating (NIAH) · 600 m outside the town |
| Water pump, KilkeaRegional rating (NIAH) · 2.9 km outside the town |
| Bridge, GrangemellonRegional rating (NIAH) · 2.5 km outside the town |
Homes by age
Ballyroe has added few homes since 2011: 1.5%, where most towns have 5.8%
The busiest building years in Ballyroe were in the 2000s, which account for 31% of today’s homes. Homes dated between the wars are commoner in Ballyroe than in most towns: 8.8%, against 3.9%. Half of what Ballyroe lives in today was already built by 2001.
8.8%
Before 1919
8.8%
1919–45
21%
1946–80
29%
1981–2000
31%
2001–10
1.5%
Since 2011
BallyroeTypical 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
Ballyroe and its neighbours
| Town | People | National Inventory | National | Archaeological sites |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ballyroe | 196 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Athy | 11,035 | 178 | 5 | 26 |
| Ballylinan | 1,167 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Castledermot | 1,685 | 38 | 1 | 48 |
| Carlow | 27,351 | 6 | 1 | 31 |
| Stradbally | 1,404 | 25 | 0 | 1 |
| Baltinglass | 2,611 | 38 | 1 | 11 |
In brief
Ballyroe in brief
Old houses are part of Ballyroe’s character: 8.8% of its homes were built before 1919, against 3.4% in the typical town. In all there are 3 places on the record. The oldest, Leinster Lodge, dates from 1750.
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 Ballyroe’s history
How many historic buildings are recorded in Ballyroe?
3 buildings on the National Inventory, from the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage.
What is the oldest building in Ballyroe?
Leinster Lodge: the first date on its record is 1750.
How old are the homes in Ballyroe?
8.8% 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.
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).