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11buildings on the National Inventory
History of Mullinavat · National Inventory of Architectural Heritage

Old homes in Mullinavat: 27% built before 1919

For Mullinavat, that is 8 times the typical town’s share, 3.4%. The National Inventory of Architectural Heritage records 11 buildings in Mullinavat. The earliest building recorded goes back to 1700. The Sites and Monuments Record adds 1 archaeological site inside the town.

1700oldest record1archaeological site
On the National Inventory
11
Of national importance
0
NIAH National or International, and national monuments
Archaeological sites
1
Sites and Monuments Record
Oldest building
1700
the first date on its record
Homes built before 1919
27%
typical town: 3.4%
The map

Where Mullinavat’s history is

Every building and site on the record inside the town, by its rating.

Bridge, Mullinavat · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1850–1855House, Mullinavat · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1740–1760House, Mullinavat · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1790–1810House, Mullinavat · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1890–1910House, Mullinavat · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1890–1910House, Mullinavat · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1815–1835Mill (water), Mullinavat · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1790–1810Outbuilding, Mullinavat · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1840–1860Park Bridge · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1700–1839Saint Beacon's Catholic Church · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1885–1895Walsh's Bridge · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1765–1785
Regional and other sites

Hover a dot for its name; tap one to open its page.

The 11, by rating
11 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

11 historic places in Mullinavat

Buildings rated Regional, of significance in their region, and archaeological monuments with an encyclopedia article.

What’s recorded

45% of Mullinavat’s recorded buildings are homes

From one type to the next, Mullinavat’s record lists 5 kinds of building. The next biggest group is walls, gates and bridges, 3 in all. Among the highest-rated: Park Bridge and Walsh's Bridge.

Homes5
Walls, gates and bridges3
Mills, stations and works1
Farm and estate buildings1
Churches and chapels1

Types as the National Inventory records them, grouped; a building keeps the type it was built as.

How old

Most of Mullinavat’s dated buildings come from the 19th century

Each building by the first date on its record.

1500–1799 three centuries5
19th century 1800–18996
1900 and later to today0

5 of the 11 dated ones were built before 1800. The oldest is Park Bridge, from 1700.

Archaeology and around

Archaeology in Mullinavat

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.

Castle - unclassified1 record

Just outside Mullinavat: 10

Kilbeacon ChurchRegional rating (NIAH) · 600 m outside the town
Mullinavat BridgeRegional rating (NIAH) · 100 m outside the town
Lukeswell BridgeRegional rating (NIAH) · 2.9 km outside the town
The Setting SunRegional rating (NIAH) · 1.1 km outside the town
Mullinavat Railway StationRegional rating (NIAH) · 100 m outside the town
Mount Saint JosephRegional rating (NIAH) · 1.1 km outside the town
Bridge, DeerparkRegional rating (NIAH) · 600 m outside the town
Bridge, LukeswellRegional rating (NIAH) · 2.9 km outside the town
Bridge, LukeswellRegional rating (NIAH) · 2.8 km outside the town
Mill (water), MullinavatRegional rating (NIAH) · 100 m outside the town
Homes by age

More of Mullinavat’s homes date from 1946 to 1980 than from any other period: 30%

Fewer of Mullinavat’s homes than usual date in the 2000s: 6.1%, against 25%. A full 10% of the homes in Mullinavat went up between the wars, beyond the typical 3.9%. New building has been slow in Mullinavat: 4% of homes date from 2011 on, where most towns have 5.8%.

27%
Before 1919
10%
1919–45
30%
1946–80
22%
1981–2000
6.1%
2001–10
4%
Since 2011
MullinavatTypical 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

Mullinavat and its neighbours

TownPeopleNational InventoryNationalArchaeological sites
Mullinavat2101101
Mooncoin1,1841100
Piltown1,2752510
Ferrybank5,7663027
Cleaboy3,454801
Waterford City Centre9,03170822114
Lisduggan6,2163010
In brief

Mullinavat in brief

Old houses are part of Mullinavat’s character: 27% of its homes were built before 1919, against 3.4% in the typical town. All told, the list holds 11 places on the record. Of the 11 with a date, 6 come from the 19th century. The oldest is Park Bridge, from 1700. Otherwise the figures are ordinary: 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 Mullinavat’s history

How many historic buildings are recorded in Mullinavat?

11 buildings on the National Inventory, from the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage.

What is the oldest building in Mullinavat?

Park Bridge: the first date on its record is 1700.

Are there archaeological sites in Mullinavat?

Yes: the Sites and Monuments Record lists 1 archaeological site inside Mullinavat.

How old are the homes in Mullinavat?

27% 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).