Water pump · 1841–1893Water pump, Market Square, Ballindine
Photo: Neil Theasby · CC BY-SA 2.01building on the National Inventory
History of Ballindine · National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
Ballindine: 1 building on the National Inventory
Ballindine has kept more old homes than most towns: 11% were built before 1919, against 3.4% in the typical town. Its oldest building dates from 1841. Inside the town, the Sites and Monuments Record lists 2 archaeological sites.
On the National Inventory
1
Of national importance
0
NIAH National or International, and national monuments
Archaeological sites
2
Sites and Monuments Record
Oldest building
1841
the first date on its record
Homes built before 1919
11%
typical town: 3.4%
The map
Where Ballindine’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 1, by rating
1 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
One historic place in Ballindine
Buildings rated Regional, of significance in their region, and archaeological monuments with an encyclopedia article.
What’s recorded
The record in and around Ballindine: homes first, at 46%
The latest date on Ballindine’s record is 1915. Second on the record: walls, gates and bridges, 4 of them. Among the highest-rated: Castlemacgarrett and Crossboyne Bridge.
Homes6
Walls, gates and bridges4
Churches and chapels2
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 Ballindine
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.
| Standing stone1 record |
| Burnt mound1 record |
Just outside Ballindine: 12
| Castlemacgarrett (bridge)Regional rating (NIAH) · 2.3 km outside the town |
| Crossboyne BridgeRegional rating (NIAH) · 2.9 km outside the town |
| Castlemacgarrett (bridge)Regional rating (NIAH) · 2.3 km outside the town |
| Castlemacgarrett (icehouse)Regional rating (NIAH) · 2.2 km outside the town |
| Saint Mary's Catholic ChurchRegional rating (NIAH) · 2.8 km outside the town |
| Saint Joseph's Catholic ChurchRegional rating (NIAH) · 100 m outside the town |
| The HeathRegional rating (NIAH) · 2.2 km outside the town |
| Beech Tree CottageRegional rating (NIAH) · 2.1 km outside the town |
| Castlemacgarrett (bridge)Regional rating (NIAH) · 2.4 km outside the town |
| Castlemacgarrett (gate lodge)Regional rating (NIAH) · 1.5 km outside the town |
| House, CrossboyneRegional rating (NIAH) · 2.6 km outside the town |
| House, Scardaun EastRegional rating (NIAH) · 2.1 km outside the town |
Homes by age
More of Ballindine’s homes date in the 2000s than from any other period: 30%
Most of the houses in Ballindine today, over half, were up by 2001. Since 2011 Ballindine has added 8.5% of its homes, more than the typical town’s 5.8%. In Ballindine, 4.5% of homes date between the wars, much as in most towns (3.9%).
11%
Before 1919
4.5%
1919–45
21%
1946–80
26%
1981–2000
30%
2001–10
8.5%
Since 2011
BallindineTypical 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
Ballindine and its neighbours
| Town | People | National Inventory | National | Archaeological sites |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ballindine | 468 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Claremorris | 3,857 | 19 | 0 | 7 |
| Knock | 1,029 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Ballyhaunis | 2,773 | 20 | 0 | 11 |
| Tuam | 9,647 | 56 | 2 | 52 |
| Ballinrobe | 3,148 | 48 | 2 | 21 |
In brief
Ballindine in brief
Old houses are part of Ballindine’s character: 11% of its homes were built before 1919, against 3.4% in the typical town. In all there are 1 place on the record. Otherwise the figures are ordinary: 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 Ballindine’s history
How many historic buildings are recorded in Ballindine?
1 building on the National Inventory, from the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage.
What is the oldest building in Ballindine?
Water pump, Market Square, Ballindine: the first date on its record is 1841.
Are there archaeological sites in Ballindine?
Yes: the Sites and Monuments Record lists 2 archaeological sites inside Ballindine.
How old are the homes in Ballindine?
11% 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) · 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).