Bank / financial institution, public house, house · 1840–1920O'ConnorAn tSráid Mhór, Abbeyfeale
Photo: JohnArmagh · Public domain31buildings on the National Inventory
History of Abbeyfeale · National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
Abbeyfeale has 31 buildings on the National Inventory, one of them of national importance
History in Abbeyfeale goes back at least to 1750, the date of its oldest recorded building. Inside the town, the Sites and Monuments Record lists 2 archaeological sites.
On the National Inventory
31
Of national importance
1
NIAH National or International, and national monuments
Archaeological sites
2
Sites and Monuments Record
Oldest building
1750
the first date on its record
Homes built before 1919
3.8%
typical town: 3.4%
In pictures
Historic Abbeyfeale, pictured
Pictured: Reverend William Casey Monument, on Abbeyfeale’s record.
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 Abbeyfeale’s history is
Every building and site on the record inside the town, by its rating.
National and InternationalRegional and other sites
Hover a dot for its name; tap one to open its page.
The 31, by rating
1 National and International30 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).
National and International
One place of national importance in Abbeyfeale
Buildings the National Inventory rates National or International: of significance across Ireland or beyond. Each one opens its own page.
Regional and other sites
30 more historic places in Abbeyfeale
Buildings rated Regional, of significance in their region, and archaeological monuments with an encyclopedia article.
All 15, A to Z
15 recorded by their type and address
15 are recorded only by their type and address: 10 homes, 4 inns, shops and warehouses and 1 public buildings; most date from the 19th century.
19th century11
20th century4
What’s recorded
Abbeyfeale’s record leans to homes: 52%
7 records make inns, shops and warehouses the second group. At the top of the record: O'Connor and Allaghaun Bridge. All told, 7 kinds of building appear on Abbeyfeale’s record.
Homes16
Inns, shops and warehouses7
Public buildings3
Churches and chapels2
Walls, gates and bridges1
Memorials and tombs1
Other buildings1
Types as the National Inventory records them, grouped; a building keeps the type it was built as.
How old
Most of Abbeyfeale’s dated buildings come from the 19th century
Each building by the first date on its record.
1500–1799 three centuries1
19th century 1800–189915
1900 and later to today15
1 of the 31 dated ones were built before 1800. The oldest is Allaghaun Bridge, from 1750.
Archaeology and around
Archaeology in Abbeyfeale
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.
| Church1 record |
| Graveyard1 record |
Just outside Abbeyfeale: 5
| Purt CastleArchaeological monument (SMR) · 1.5 km outside the town |
| Wellesley BridgeRegional rating (NIAH) · 1.8 km outside the town |
| House, KnocknasnaRegional rating (NIAH) · 2 km outside the town |
| Bridge, Knockbrack, KnocknasnaRegional rating (NIAH) · 800 m outside the town |
| Bridge, BallaghbehyRegional rating (NIAH) · 1 km outside the town |
Homes by age
Little new building in Abbeyfeale: 3.4% of homes date from 2011 on, against 5.8%
Against a typical 3.9%, 8.3% of Abbeyfeale’s homes went up between the wars. The busiest building years in Abbeyfeale were from 1981 to 2000, which account for 36% of today’s homes. Before 1919: 3.8% of the homes in Abbeyfeale, roughly the usual 3.4%.
3.8%
Before 1919
8.3%
1919–45
22%
1946–80
36%
1981–2000
26%
2001–10
3.4%
Since 2011
AbbeyfealeTypical 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
Abbeyfeale and its neighbours
| Town | People | National Inventory | National | Archaeological sites |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abbeyfeale | 2,206 | 31 | 1 | 2 |
| Listowel | 4,794 | 80 | 2 | 15 |
| Newcastle West | 7,209 | 48 | 1 | 19 |
In brief
Abbeyfeale in brief
More of Abbeyfeale’s homes are old than in most places: 3.8% were built before 1919, against 3.4% in the typical town. All told, the list holds 31 places on the record, 1 of them in the top tier, including O'Connor. Most entries on the list, 52%, are homes. The oldest, Allaghaun Bridge, dates from 1750. The rest is about typical: it also has 2 archaeological sites.
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 Abbeyfeale’s history
How many historic buildings are recorded in Abbeyfeale?
31 buildings on the National Inventory, one of them of national importance, from the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage.
Which places in Abbeyfeale are of national importance?
O'Connor.
What is the oldest building in Abbeyfeale?
Allaghaun Bridge: the first date on its record is 1750.
Are there archaeological sites in Abbeyfeale?
Yes: the Sites and Monuments Record lists 2 archaeological sites inside Abbeyfeale.
How old are the homes in Abbeyfeale?
3.8% 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) · 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).