Church / chapel · 1810–1830Catholic Church of the Sacred HeartOola
Photo: Graham Horn · CC BY-SA 2.05buildings on the National Inventory
History of Oola · National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
Oola: 20% of homes built before 1919
For Oola, that is 6 times the typical town’s share, 3.4%. The National Inventory of Architectural Heritage records 5 buildings in Oola. Its oldest building dates from 1810. Inside the town, the Sites and Monuments Record lists 2 archaeological sites.
On the National Inventory
5
Of national importance
0
NIAH National or International, and national monuments
Archaeological sites
2
Sites and Monuments Record
Oldest building
1810
the first date on its record
Homes built before 1919
20%
typical town: 3.4%
The map
Where Oola’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 5, by rating
5 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
5 historic places in Oola
Buildings rated Regional, of significance in their region, and archaeological monuments with an encyclopedia article.
House · 1880–1890Oola Garda Síochána StationOola
Monument · 1920–1940O'Donnell MonumentOola
School · 1930–1950Oola National SchoolOola
Water pump · 1870–1890Water pump, Oola
What’s recorded
56% of the records in and around Oola are homes
Leading the record by rating: Newtown House and Catholic Church of the Sacred Heart. 2 records make churches and chapels the second group. Just outside Oola, the oldest record dates from 1790.
Homes9
Churches and chapels2
Memorials and tombs1
Public buildings1
Street furniture1
Mills, stations and works1
Other buildings1
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.
How old
Most of Oola’s dated buildings come from the 19th century
Each building by the first date on its record.
1500–1799 three centuries0
19th century 1800–18993
1900 and later to today2
The oldest is Catholic Church of the Sacred Heart, from 1810.
Archaeology and around
Archaeology in Oola
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 Oola: 12
| RathardArchaeological monument (SMR) · 2.9 km outside the town |
| Newtown HouseRegional rating (NIAH) · 2.5 km outside the town |
| Shanaclough HouseRegional rating (NIAH) · 700 m outside the town |
| Beechwood HouseRegional rating (NIAH) · 2.2 km outside the town |
| Castle LloydRegional rating (NIAH) · 200 m outside the town |
| Saint Patrick's Catholic ChurchRegional rating (NIAH) · 2.1 km outside the town |
| D. QuinlanRegional rating (NIAH) · 2.1 km outside the town |
| House, OolaRegional rating (NIAH) · 400 m outside the town |
| Kiln, NewtownRegional rating (NIAH) · 2.7 km outside the town |
| House, CullenRegional rating (NIAH) · 2 km outside the town |
| House, CullenRegional rating (NIAH) · 2.3 km outside the town |
| House, BoarheenyRegional rating (NIAH) · 2.8 km outside the town |
Homes by age
Oola has added few homes since 2011: 0.7%, where most towns have 5.8%
In most towns 3.9% of homes were built between the wars; in Oola, 15%. Few of Oola’s homes date in the 2000s: 4.7%, the norm 25%. More of the homes standing in Oola today were built from 1981 to 2000 than in any other period: 32%.
20%
Before 1919
15%
1919–45
28%
1946–80
32%
1981–2000
4.7%
2001–10
0.7%
Since 2011
OolaTypical 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
Oola and its neighbours
| Town | People | National Inventory | National | Archaeological sites |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oola | 315 | 5 | 0 | 2 |
| Tipperary | 5,387 | 112 | 0 | 12 |
| Caherconlish | 1,569 | 9 | 0 | 13 |
| Moroe | 1,432 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
In brief
Oola in brief
More of Oola’s homes are old than in most places: 20% were built before 1919, against 3.4% in the typical town. All told, the list holds 5 places on the record. Of the 5 with a date, 3 come from the 19th century. The oldest is Catholic Church of the Sacred Heart, from 1810. 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 Oola’s history
How many historic buildings are recorded in Oola?
5 buildings on the National Inventory, from the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage.
What is the oldest building in Oola?
Catholic Church of the Sacred Heart: the first date on its record is 1810.
Are there archaeological sites in Oola?
Yes: the Sites and Monuments Record lists 2 archaeological sites inside Oola.
How old are the homes in Oola?
20% 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).