RegChurch / chapel · 1870–1880Catholic Church of Our Lady of the Immaculate ConceptionTurret Street, BallingarryPhoto: Harold Strong · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Commons file
Photo: Colin Park · CC BY-SA 2.011buildings on the National Inventory
History of Ballingarry · National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
Ballingarry: 16% of homes built before 1919
For Ballingarry, that is 5 times the typical town’s share, 3.4%. The National Inventory of Architectural Heritage records 11 buildings in Ballingarry. The earliest building recorded goes back to 1680. The Sites and Monuments Record adds 6 archaeological sites inside the town.
On the National Inventory
11
Of national importance
0
NIAH National or International, and national monuments
Archaeological sites
6
Sites and Monuments Record
Oldest building
1680
the first date on its record
Homes built before 1919
16%
typical town: 3.4%
In pictures
Historic Ballingarry, pictured
The photo shows Catholic Church of Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception, one of Ballingarry’s recorded places.
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 Ballingarry’s history is
Every building and site on the record inside the town, by its rating.
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 Ballingarry
Buildings rated Regional, of significance in their region, and archaeological monuments with an encyclopedia article.
House · 1680–1690The TurretTurret Street, Ballingarry
House · 1790–1810SheehyMain Street, Ballingarry
Church / chapel · 1810–1830Ballingarry ChurchMain Street, Ballingarry
House · 1810–1830Echo LodgeBallingarry
Rectory / glebe / vicarage / curate's house · 1820–1830Glebe HouseMain Street, Ballingarry
Stables · 1830–1850Grove HouseBallingarry
House · 1840–1860QuaidMain Street, Ballingarry
House · 1830–1850House, Main Street, Ballingarry
House · 1840–1860House, Turret Street, Ballingarry
Water pump · 1870–1890Water pump, Ballingarry
What’s recorded
64% of Ballingarry’s recorded buildings are homes
In second place come churches and chapels, with 2. At the top of the record: The Turret and Sheehy. Regional importance is the highest rating any of Ballingarry’s buildings holds.
Homes7
Churches and chapels2
Farm and estate buildings1
Street furniture1
Types as the National Inventory records them, grouped; a building keeps the type it was built as.
How old
Most of Ballingarry’s dated buildings come from the 19th century
Each building by the first date on its record.
1500–1799 three centuries2
19th century 1800–18999
1900 and later to today0
2 of the 11 dated ones were built before 1800. The oldest is The Turret, from 1680.
Archaeology and around
Archaeology in Ballingarry
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.
| Castle - tower house1 record |
| Church1 record |
| Graveyard1 record |
| Ritual site - holy well1 record |
| Enclosure1 record |
| Country house1 record |
Just outside Ballingarry: 8
| Dromard HouseRegional rating (NIAH) · 2.6 km outside the town |
| Odell VilleRegional rating (NIAH) · 1.4 km outside the town |
| Fort William HouseRegional rating (NIAH) · 800 m outside the town |
| Ballynahaha HouseRegional rating (NIAH) · 2.5 km outside the town |
| House, farm house, BallingarryRegional rating (NIAH) · 400 m outside the town |
| Mill (water), WoodstockRegional rating (NIAH) · 900 m outside the town |
| House, Dromard DemesneRegional rating (NIAH) · 2.4 km outside the town |
| Post box, GlenwilliamRegional rating (NIAH) · 2.6 km outside the town |
Homes by age
The biggest share of Ballingarry’s homes dates in the 2000s: 38%
In Ballingarry, homes from before 2001 outnumber all those built since. Homes built between the wars make up 8.6% of Ballingarry’s, against 3.9% in the typical town. Fewer of Ballingarry’s homes than usual date from 1946 to 1980: 15%, against 24%.
16%
Before 1919
8.6%
1919–45
15%
1946–80
15%
1981–2000
38%
2001–10
6.3%
Since 2011
BallingarryTypical 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.
Born here
3 notable people born in Ballingarry before 1900
From Edward Joseph Hannan (1836) to John Reidy (1877): their lives on one timeline, earliest first.
Edward Joseph Hannan
Patrick Walsh
John Reidy
1800182518501875190019251950
PW
Patrick Walsh1840–1899 · American politician
EH
Edward Joseph Hannan1836–1891
JR
John Reidy1877–1910 · Irish hurler
Everyone born in Ballingarry → Birthplaces from Wikidata, each checked against the person’s English Wikipedia article; portraits from Wikimedia Commons.
Neighbours
Ballingarry and its neighbours
| Town | People | National Inventory | National | Archaeological sites |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ballingarry | 570 | 11 | 0 | 6 |
| Rathkeale | 1,231 | 33 | 0 | 10 |
| Adare | 1,224 | 61 | 1 | 5 |
| Croom | 1,240 | 27 | 0 | 10 |
| Newcastle West | 7,209 | 48 | 1 | 19 |
| Askeaton | 1,236 | 23 | 2 | 18 |
| Charleville | 3,970 | 64 | 0 | 21 |
In brief
Ballingarry in brief
Old houses are part of Ballingarry’s character: 16% of its homes were built before 1919, against 3.4% in the typical town. In all there are 11 places on the record. Of the whole list, 64% are homes. Most of its dated monuments come from the 19th century: 9 of 11. The oldest, The Turret, dates from 1680.
Patrick Walsh (1840), Edward Joseph Hannan (1836) and John Reidy (1877) were all born here before 1900. The archaeological record adds 6 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 Ballingarry’s history
How many historic buildings are recorded in Ballingarry?
11 buildings on the National Inventory, from the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage.
What is the oldest building in Ballingarry?
The Turret: the first date on its record is 1680.
Are there archaeological sites in Ballingarry?
Yes: the Sites and Monuments Record lists 6 archaeological sites inside Ballingarry.
How old are the homes in Ballingarry?
16% 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 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).