Photo: Eric Jones · CC BY-SA 2.0Manorhamilton: 29 buildings on the National Inventory
The Sites and Monuments Record marks Manorhamilton as a historic town and lists 6 archaeological sites inside it. The oldest record dates from 1775. Of its homes, 6.1% were built before 1919, against 3.4% in the typical town.
Old buildings of Manorhamilton
Only Lurganboy Church (Killasnet) has a photo so far; more of Manorhamilton awaits one.
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 Manorhamilton’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 Manorhamilton
Buildings rated Regional, of significance in their region, and archaeological monuments with an encyclopedia article.
All 14, A to Z
15 recorded by their type and address
15 are recorded only by their type and address: 9 homes, 4 street furniture and 1 inns, shops and warehouses; most date from the 19th century.
Manorhamilton’s largest group: homes, 52% of the record
Manorhamilton’s record spans 7 kinds of building. The next biggest group is churches and chapels, 4 in all. At the top of the record: Manorhamilton Church (Cloonclare) and Manorhamilton Masonic Hall.
Types as the National Inventory records them, grouped; a building keeps the type it was built as.
Most of Manorhamilton’s dated buildings come from the 19th century
Each building by the first date on its record.
3 of the 29 dated ones were built before 1800.
Archaeology in Manorhamilton
The Sites and Monuments Record lists every known archaeological site; most are field monuments with little to see. By kind:
6 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.
| House - fortified house1 record |
| Bawn1 record |
| Church1 record |
| Graveyard1 record |
| Bastioned fort1 record |
| Historic town1 record |
Just outside Manorhamilton: 5
| Fortland HouseRegional rating (NIAH) · 2.9 km outside the town |
| HollymountRegional rating (NIAH) · 1.9 km outside the town |
| Brookfield HouseRegional rating (NIAH) · 1.7 km outside the town |
| Lurganboy Church (Killasnet)Regional rating (NIAH) · 1.5 km outside the town |
| Worker's house, LissinagroaghRegional rating (NIAH) · 2.8 km outside the town |
Little new building in Manorhamilton: 3.6% of homes date from 2011 on, against 5.8%
Homes dated in the 2000s are commoner in Manorhamilton than in most towns: 49%, against 25%. Building from 1981 to 2000 left Manorhamilton with 17% of its homes, below the usual 24%. About as many of Manorhamilton’s homes as usual date between the wars: 4.5%, against 3.9%.
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.
5 notable people born in Manorhamilton before 1900
From John Willoughby Crawford (1817) to James Dolan (1882): their lives on one timeline, earliest first.
Everyone born in Manorhamilton → Birthplaces from Wikidata, each checked against the person’s English Wikipedia article; portraits from Wikimedia Commons.
Manorhamilton and its neighbours
| Town | People | National Inventory | National | Archaeological sites |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manorhamilton | 1,667 | 29 | 0 | 6 |
| Kinlough | 1,196 | 5 | 0 | 3 |
Manorhamilton in brief
More of Manorhamilton’s homes are old than in most places: 6.1% were built before 1919, against 3.4% in the typical town. All told, the list holds 29 places on the record. Most entries on the list, 52%, are homes. Of the 29 with a date, 25 come from the 19th century. The oldest is Manorhamilton Church (Cloonclare), from 1780.
Anthony Durnford (1830), Eliza Pratt Greatorex (1819) and John Willoughby Crawford (1817) are among the 5 people born here before 1900. It also has 6 archaeological sites on the record.
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 Manorhamilton’s history
How many historic buildings are recorded in Manorhamilton?
29 buildings on the National Inventory, from the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage.
What is the oldest building in Manorhamilton?
Mill (water), Carrick Road, Commons Lane, Manorhamilton: the first date on its record is 1775.
Are there archaeological sites in Manorhamilton?
Yes: the Sites and Monuments Record lists 6 archaeological sites inside Manorhamilton.
How old are the homes in Manorhamilton?
6.1% 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) · 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).