Photo: Eric Jones · CC BY-SA 2.0Ballymahon has 24 buildings on the National Inventory
Ballymahon is a historic town on the Sites and Monuments Record, which lists 5 archaeological sites inside it. The earliest building recorded goes back to 1700.
Ballymahon’s buildings in 5 pictures
Chaigneau Bridge and Mullawornia Lock lead the set. 3 different photographers shared them on Wikimedia Commons.
Chaigneau BridgeRegional rating (NIAH)
Mullawornia LockRegional rating (NIAH)
Newcastle BridgeRegional rating (NIAH)
Pake BridgeRegional rating (NIAH)
Toome BridgeRegional rating (NIAH)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.
Where Ballymahon’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 Ballymahon
Buildings rated Regional, of significance in their region, and archaeological monuments with an encyclopedia article.
All 15, A to Z
9 recorded by their type and address
9 are recorded only by their type and address: 6 homes, 1 public buildings and 1 street furniture; most date from the 19th century.
Ballymahon records more public buildings than most of Ireland: 21%, against 6%
Two of the highest-rated records are Ballymahon Bridge and Saint Catherine's Church (Shrule-Noughaval). 13 of the records are homes (54%). Regional importance is the highest rating any of Ballymahon’s buildings holds.
Types as the National Inventory records them, grouped; a building keeps the type it was built as.
Most of Ballymahon’s dated buildings come from the 19th century
Each building by the first date on its record.
3 of the 24 dated ones were built before 1800. The oldest is Ballymahon Bridge, from 1700.
Archaeology in Ballymahon
The Sites and Monuments Record lists every known archaeological site; most are field monuments with little to see. By kind:
5 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.
| Ringfort - rath1 record |
| Church1 record |
| Graveyard1 record |
| Bridge1 record |
| Historic town1 record |
Just outside Ballymahon: 52
| Creevaghmore (country house)National rating (NIAH) · 1.2 km outside the town |
| Castlecor House (hunting / fishing lodge)National rating (NIAH) · 1 km outside the town |
| Newcastle (country house)Regional rating (NIAH) · 2.3 km outside the town |
| Creevaghmore (outbuilding)Regional rating (NIAH) · 1.2 km outside the town |
| Cartron House (gates / railings / walls)Regional rating (NIAH) · 1.2 km outside the town |
| Clooncallow House (gates / railings / walls)Regional rating (NIAH) · 1.3 km outside the town |
| Creevaghmore (gates / railings / walls)Regional rating (NIAH) · 1 km outside the town |
| Newcastle (stables)Regional rating (NIAH) · 2.6 km outside the town |
| Newcastle (outbuilding)Regional rating (NIAH) · 2.3 km outside the town |
| Newcastle BridgeRegional rating (NIAH) · 2 km outside the town |
| Newcastle (walled garden)Regional rating (NIAH) · 2.2 km outside the town |
| Moygh House (gates / railings / walls)Regional rating (NIAH) · 100 m outside the town |
| Moygh HouseRegional rating (NIAH) · 200 m outside the town |
| Clooncallow House (outbuilding)Regional rating (NIAH) · 1.5 km outside the town |
| Clooncallow House (country house)Regional rating (NIAH) · 1.5 km outside the town |
| Deerpark LodgeRegional rating (NIAH) · 900 m outside the town |
| Newcastle (gates / railings / walls)Regional rating (NIAH) · 2.2 km outside the town |
| Clooncallow House (folly, building misc)Regional rating (NIAH) · 1.5 km outside the town |
| Newcastle (kiln)Regional rating (NIAH) · 2.7 km outside the town |
| Shrule Mills (mill (water))Regional rating (NIAH) · 1.5 km outside the town |
Before 1919: 4.9% of Ballymahon’s homes, well above the typical 3.4%
No period built more of Ballymahon than in the 2000s: 46% of its homes. Building between the wars fell short in Ballymahon: 2.6%, against 3.9% in most towns. Homes dated from 1946 to 1980 are scarcer in Ballymahon than in most towns: 18%, against 24%.
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.
Ballymahon and its neighbours
| Town | People | National Inventory | National | Archaeological sites |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ballymahon | 1,714 | 24 | 0 | 5 |
| Edgeworthstown | 2,199 | 21 | 0 | 9 |
| Longford | 10,952 | 122 | 2 | 26 |
| Moate | 3,013 | 62 | 1 | 9 |
Ballymahon in brief
Old houses are part of Ballymahon’s character: 4.9% of its homes were built before 1919, against 3.4% in the typical town. All told, the list holds 24 places on the record. Most entries on the list, 54%, are homes. Of the 24 with a date, 17 come from the 19th century. The oldest is Ballymahon Bridge, from 1700.
It also has 5 archaeological sites on the record. Beyond that, William Bannon (1826) was born here before 1900.
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 Ballymahon’s history
How many historic buildings are recorded in Ballymahon?
24 buildings on the National Inventory, from the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage.
What is the oldest building in Ballymahon?
Ballymahon Bridge: the first date on its record is 1700.
Are there archaeological sites in Ballymahon?
Yes: the Sites and Monuments Record lists 5 archaeological sites inside Ballymahon.
How old are the homes in Ballymahon?
4.9% 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).