Photo: David Hawgood · CC BY-SA 2.0Ballinacurra has 24 buildings on the National Inventory
History in Ballinacurra goes back at least to 1840, the date of its oldest recorded building. Inside the town, the Sites and Monuments Record lists 4 archaeological sites. Ballinacurra has 65 buildings on the record for every 10,000 residents, against 48 in the typical town. 6.4% of its homes date from before 1919; the typical town has 3.4%.
typical town: 48
Where Ballinacurra’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).
24 historic places in Ballinacurra
Buildings rated Regional, of significance in their region, and archaeological monuments with an encyclopedia article.
All 13, A to Z
11 recorded by their type and address
11 are recorded only by their type and address: 10 homes and 1 other buildings; most date from the 19th century.
Archaeology in Ballinacurra
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.
| Enclosure1 record |
| Metalworking site1 record |
| Ringfort - rath1 record |
| Castle - unclassified1 record |
45% of Ballinacurra’s homes were built from 1946 to 1980
7.6% of Ballinacurra’s homes were built between the wars, more than the typical town’s 3.9%. The last decade or so added just 3.9% of Ballinacurra’s homes, against 5.8% in most towns. Against a typical 24%, only 18% of Ballinacurra’s homes went up from 1981 to 2000.
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.
Ballinacurra and its neighbours
| Town | People | National Inventory | National | Archaeological sites |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ballinacurra | 3,719 | 24 | 0 | 4 |
| Dock | 6,258 | 305 | 7 | 0 |
| Prospect and Newtown Pery | 4,122 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| Limerick City Centre | 3,434 | 190 | 1 | 10 |
| Rathbane | 4,111 | 6 | 0 | 33 |
| Dooradoyle | 18,593 | 9 | 0 | 48 |
| Farranshone | 7,874 | 86 | 1 | 10 |
Ballinacurra in brief
Old houses are part of Ballinacurra’s character: 6.4% of its homes were built before 1919, against 3.4% in the typical town. All told, the list holds 24 places on the record. The oldest, Ballinacurra House, dates from 1840. Beyond that, most entries are homes; most dated ones come from the 19th century; and it has 24 recorded buildings, about typical for a town its size (the middle one has 19).
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 Ballinacurra’s history
How many historic buildings are recorded in Ballinacurra?
24 buildings on the National Inventory, from the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage.
What is the oldest building in Ballinacurra?
Ballinacurra House: the first date on its record is 1840.
Are there archaeological sites in Ballinacurra?
Yes: the Sites and Monuments Record lists 4 archaeological sites inside Ballinacurra.
How old are the homes in Ballinacurra?
6.4% 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.
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).