Ballinamore Church (Oughteragh) · Photo: Fifiheavey · CC BY-SA 4.0Ballinamore: 29 buildings on the National Inventory
Old homes stand out in Ballinamore: 8.4% were built before 1919, where the typical town has 3.4%. The earliest building recorded goes back to 1780. The Sites and Monuments Record adds 4 archaeological sites inside the town.
3 pictures of historic Ballinamore
The oldest building in Ballinamore’s set dates from 1780: Ballinamore Church (Oughteragh). Pictures exist for 3 of the places Ballinamore has on the record. Look out for Ballinamore Church (Oughteragh) and Saint Patrick's Catholic Church.
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 Ballinamore’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).
29 historic places in Ballinamore
Buildings rated Regional, of significance in their region, and archaeological monuments with an encyclopedia article.
All 16, A to Z
13 recorded by their type and address
13 are recorded only by their type and address: 4 homes, 3 public buildings and 3 walls, gates and bridges; most date from the 19th century.
Main Street has the most
Streets with three or more buildings on the record, by the address it gives.
Of the 29 records, 25 give a street address.
Ballinamore has an unusual share of churches and chapels: 17%, where the National Inventory has 7%
The record holds 12 homes, 41% of the whole. Among the highest-rated: Ballinamore Church (Oughteragh) and Ballinamore Courthouse. Its buildings rate regional: Ballinamore has none of national importance.
Types as the National Inventory records them, grouped; a building keeps the type it was built as.
Most of Ballinamore’s dated buildings come from the 19th century
Each building by the first date on its record.
2 of the 29 dated ones were built before 1800. The oldest is Ballinamore Church (Oughteragh), from 1780.
Archaeology in Ballinamore
The Sites and Monuments Record lists every known archaeological site; most are field monuments with little to see. By kind:
4 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.
| Ringfort - rath2 records |
| Standing stone1 record |
| Architectural fragment1 record |
Just outside Ballinamore: 1
| Lawderdale HouseRegional rating (NIAH) · 2 km outside the town |
The biggest share of Ballinamore’s homes dates in the 2000s: 32%
New building is strong in Ballinamore: 7.9% of homes date from 2011 on, where most towns have 5.8%. Building between the wars left Ballinamore with 6.8% of its homes, above the usual 3.9%. Split Ballinamore’s homes at 2001 and the older side is the larger.
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.
Ballinamore and its neighbours
| Town | People | National Inventory | National | Archaeological sites |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ballinamore | 1,112 | 29 | 0 | 4 |
| Mohill | 1,027 | 41 | 0 | 7 |
| Drumshanbo | 1,240 | 23 | 0 | 0 |
| Ballyconnell | 1,422 | 17 | 0 | 5 |
Ballinamore in brief
Old houses are part of Ballinamore’s character: 8.4% of its homes were built before 1919, against 3.4% in the typical town. In all there are 29 places on the record. On Main Street alone there are 13 places on the record.
Most of its dated monuments come from the 19th century: 22 of 29. The oldest, Ballinamore Church (Oughteragh), dates from 1780. Otherwise the figures are ordinary: it also has 4 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 Ballinamore’s history
How many historic buildings are recorded in Ballinamore?
29 buildings on the National Inventory, from the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage.
What is the oldest building in Ballinamore?
Ballinamore Church (Oughteragh): the first date on its record is 1780.
Are there archaeological sites in Ballinamore?
Yes: the Sites and Monuments Record lists 4 archaeological sites inside Ballinamore.
How old are the homes in Ballinamore?
8.4% 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).