Saint Andrew's Church (Kilfinnane) · Photo: Peter Wood · CC BY-SA 2.0Old homes in Kilfinnane: 17% built before 1919
The typical town has 3.4%: Kilfinnane has 5 times the share. The Sites and Monuments Record marks it as a historic town and lists 8 archaeological sites inside it. The National Inventory of Architectural Heritage records 23 buildings in Kilfinnane. Its oldest building dates from 1750.
Where Kilfinnane’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).
23 historic places in Kilfinnane
Buildings rated Regional, of significance in their region, and archaeological monuments with an encyclopedia article.
All 18, A to Z
5 recorded by their type and address
5 are recorded only by their type and address: 2 homes, 1 public buildings and 1 inns, shops and warehouses; most date from the 19th century.
Kilfinnane’s largest group: homes, 52% of the record
Second on the record: public buildings, 3 of them. Among the highest-rated: Kilfinnane Market House and John McCarthy and Son. Rated by importance, Kilfinnane’s buildings are all regional.
Types as the National Inventory records them, grouped; a building keeps the type it was built as.
Most of Kilfinnane’s dated buildings come from the 19th century
Each building by the first date on its record.
4 of the 23 dated ones were built before 1800. The oldest is Kilfinnane Market House, from 1750.
Archaeology in Kilfinnane
The Sites and Monuments Record lists every known archaeological site; most are field monuments with little to see. By kind:
8 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.
| Excavation - miscellaneous2 records |
| Quarry1 record |
| Castle - tower house1 record |
| Church1 record |
| Graveyard1 record |
| Historic town1 record |
| Furnace1 record |
Just outside Kilfinnane: 15
| Castle Oliver (country house)National rating (NIAH) · 2.9 km outside the town |
| Cush EarthworksArchaeological monument (SMR) · 2.7 km outside the town |
| Castle Oliver (folly)Regional rating (NIAH) · 2.4 km outside the town |
| SpahillRegional rating (NIAH) · 300 m outside the town |
| Spring LodgeRegional rating (NIAH) · 200 m outside the town |
| High BridgeRegional rating (NIAH) · 800 m outside the town |
| Kilfinnane MillsRegional rating (NIAH) · 100 m outside the town |
| Martin's CottageRegional rating (NIAH) · 100 m outside the town |
| Ballinanima BridgeRegional rating (NIAH) · 1.8 km outside the town |
| Kilfinnane RectoryRegional rating (NIAH) · 100 m outside the town |
| Sycamore LodgeRegional rating (NIAH) · 1.2 km outside the town |
| Bosnetstown VillaRegional rating (NIAH) · 1.7 km outside the town |
| Castle Oliver (gate lodge)Regional rating (NIAH) · 2.8 km outside the town |
| Mortlestown HouseRegional rating (NIAH) · 1.9 km outside the town |
| House, Ballinanima (Darcy)Regional rating (NIAH) · 2.1 km outside the town |
27% of Kilfinnane’s homes were built from 1946 to 1980
Kilfinnane’s newest homes, from 2011 or later, are 3.9%, below the usual 5.8%. Homes dated between the wars are commoner in Kilfinnane than in most towns: 7.5%, against 3.9%. Building from 1981 to 2000 fell short in Kilfinnane: 19%, against 24% in most towns.
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.
7 notable people born in Kilfinnane before 1900
From Nicholas Flood Davin (1840) to Tom Brazill (1897): their lives on one timeline, earliest first.
Everyone born in Kilfinnane → Birthplaces from Wikidata, each checked against the person’s English Wikipedia article; portraits from Wikimedia Commons.
Kilfinnane and its neighbours
| Town | People | National Inventory | National | Archaeological sites |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kilfinnane | 757 | 23 | 0 | 8 |
| Kilmallock | 1,761 | 59 | 1 | 61 |
| Charleville | 3,970 | 64 | 0 | 21 |
| Mitchelstown | 3,744 | 111 | 0 | 18 |
Kilfinnane in brief
More of Kilfinnane’s homes are old than in most places: 17% were built before 1919, against 3.4% in the typical town. All told, the list holds 23 places on the record. Most entries on the list, 52%, are homes. Of the 23 with a date, 16 come from the 19th century. The oldest is Kilfinnane Market House, from 1750.
Of the 7 people born here before 1900, the best known include Nicholas Flood Davin (1840), Denis Grimes (1864) and Patrick Flynn (1867). It also has 8 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 Kilfinnane’s history
How many historic buildings are recorded in Kilfinnane?
23 buildings on the National Inventory, from the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage.
What is the oldest building in Kilfinnane?
Kilfinnane Market House: the first date on its record is 1750.
Are there archaeological sites in Kilfinnane?
Yes: the Sites and Monuments Record lists 8 archaeological sites inside Kilfinnane.
How old are the homes in Kilfinnane?
17% 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).