Court house · 1820–1840Ballyneety CourthouseBallyneety
Photo: Antony Dixon · CC BY-SA 2.02buildings on the National Inventory
History of Ballyneety · National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
Ballyneety: 2 buildings on the National Inventory
Ballyneety’s oldest recorded building dates from 1820. The Sites and Monuments Record adds 1 archaeological site inside the town.
On the National Inventory
2
Of national importance
0
NIAH National or International, and national monuments
Archaeological sites
1
Sites and Monuments Record
Oldest building
1820
the first date on its record
Homes built before 1919
4.2%
typical town: 3.4%
In pictures
A look at historic Ballyneety
Pictured: Rockstown Castle, on Ballyneety’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 Ballyneety’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 2, by rating
2 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
2 historic places in Ballyneety
Buildings rated Regional, of significance in their region, and archaeological monuments with an encyclopedia article.
Church / chapel · 1860–1870Cahernarry ChurchBallyneety
What’s recorded
Ballyneety records more churches and chapels than most of Ireland: 23%, against 7%
Of national importance in Ballyneety: none; the record is regional. 13 records, 59%, are homes. Two of the highest-rated records are Williamstown Castle and Edwardstown House.
Homes13
Churches and chapels5
Farm and estate buildings2
Walls, gates and bridges1
Street furniture1
Types as the National Inventory records them, grouped, for the records inside the town and those just outside it that belong to it; a building keeps the type it was built as.
Archaeology and around
Archaeology in Ballyneety
The Sites and Monuments Record lists every known archaeological site; most are field monuments with little to see. By kind:
1 archaeological site 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 |
Just outside Ballyneety: 21
| Rockstown CastleArchaeological monument (SMR) · 1.4 km outside the town |
| Williamstown CastleRegional rating (NIAH) · 1.1 km outside the town |
| Edwardstown HouseRegional rating (NIAH) · 300 m outside the town |
| Ballymacreese HouseRegional rating (NIAH) · 400 m outside the town |
| Ballynagarde HouseRegional rating (NIAH) · 200 m outside the town |
| Cloghane BridgeRegional rating (NIAH) · 2.6 km outside the town |
| The ThatchRegional rating (NIAH) · 1.8 km outside the town |
| Glen ViewRegional rating (NIAH) · 400 m outside the town |
| Saint Patrick's Catholic ChurchRegional rating (NIAH) · 1.7 km outside the town |
| Rockstown ChurchRegional rating (NIAH) · 1.6 km outside the town |
| Boherload HouseRegional rating (NIAH) · 1.3 km outside the town |
| Carrigparson HouseRegional rating (NIAH) · 2.5 km outside the town |
| Catholic Church of the Immaculate Heart of MaryRegional rating (NIAH) · 2.1 km outside the town |
| Saint Ailbe's Catholic ChurchRegional rating (NIAH) · 2.3 km outside the town |
| House, BallyneetyRegional rating (NIAH) · 100 m outside the town |
| House, KilculleenRegional rating (NIAH) · 1.2 km outside the town |
| House, AryweeRegional rating (NIAH) · 1.1 km outside the town |
| House, KilculleenRegional rating (NIAH) · 1.1 km outside the town |
| House, BallyogarthaRegional rating (NIAH) · 1 km outside the town |
| Outbuilding, stables, GibbonstownRegional rating (NIAH) · 1 km outside the town |
Homes by age
Ballyneety grew fastest from 1981 to 2000, when 37% of its homes were built
Of the homes in Ballyneety now, the larger half dates from before 2001. Building from 1946 to 1980 left Ballyneety with 11% of its homes, below the usual 24%. Homes dated between the wars are commoner in Ballyneety than in most towns: 7.8%, against 3.9%.
4.2%
Before 1919
7.8%
1919–45
11%
1946–80
37%
1981–2000
36%
2001–10
4.7%
Since 2011
BallyneetyTypical 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
Ballyneety and its neighbours
| Town | People | National Inventory | National | Archaeological sites |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ballyneety | 586 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Caherconlish | 1,569 | 9 | 0 | 13 |
| Rathbane | 4,111 | 6 | 0 | 33 |
| Castletroy | 15,093 | 21 | 0 | 59 |
| Annacotty | 3,398 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| Dooradoyle | 18,593 | 9 | 0 | 48 |
| Garryowen | 5,428 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
In brief
Ballyneety in brief
Old houses are part of Ballyneety’s character: 4.2% of its homes were built before 1919, against 3.4% in the typical town. All told, the list holds 2 places on the record. The oldest, Ballyneety Courthouse, dates from 1820. Beyond that, it also has an archaeological site.
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 Ballyneety’s history
How many historic buildings are recorded in Ballyneety?
2 buildings on the National Inventory, from the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage.
What is the oldest building in Ballyneety?
Ballyneety Courthouse: the first date on its record is 1820.
Are there archaeological sites in Ballyneety?
Yes: the Sites and Monuments Record lists 1 archaeological site inside Ballyneety.
How old are the homes in Ballyneety?
4.2% 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).