Photo: JohnArmagh · CC BY-SA 3.0Ballyhaunis: 20 buildings on the National Inventory
Old homes stand out in Ballyhaunis: 7.2% were built before 1919, where the typical town has 3.4%. The earliest building recorded goes back to 1800. Inside the town, the Sites and Monuments Record lists 11 archaeological sites. For every 10,000 residents, Ballyhaunis has 72 buildings on the record; the typical town has 48.
typical town: 48
Where Ballyhaunis’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).
20 historic places in Ballyhaunis
Buildings rated Regional, of significance in their region, and archaeological monuments with an encyclopedia article.
All 14, A to Z
6 recorded by their type and address
6 are recorded only by their type and address: 2 walls, gates and bridges, 2 homes and 2 street furniture; most date from the 19th century.
In Ballyhaunis, homes lead the record (25%)
In Ballyhaunis, every record stops at a regional rating. The national figure for homes is 62%, above Ballyhaunis’s. 4 records make public buildings the second group.
Types as the National Inventory records them, grouped; a building keeps the type it was built as.
Most of Ballyhaunis’s dated buildings come from the 19th century
Each building by the first date on its record.
Archaeology in Ballyhaunis
The Sites and Monuments Record lists every known archaeological site; most are field monuments with little to see. By kind:
11 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.
| Enclosure3 records |
| Earthwork1 record |
| Religious house - Augustinian friars1 record |
| House - indeterminate date1 record |
| Graveyard1 record |
| Tomb - unclassified1 record |
| Cross1 record |
| Crucifixion plaque1 record |
| Pit1 record |
Just outside Ballyhaunis: 2
| Holywell HouseRegional rating (NIAH) · 2.1 km outside the town |
| Agloragh BridgeRegional rating (NIAH) · 2.3 km outside the town |
Ballyhaunis’s building boom came in the 2000s: 40% of its homes
Building from 1946 to 1980 fell short in Ballyhaunis: 17%, against 24% in most towns. Since 2011 Ballyhaunis has added 7.9% of its homes, more than the typical town’s 5.8%. Homes dated between the wars are commoner in Ballyhaunis than in most towns: 5.7%, against 3.9%.
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.
Ballyhaunis and its neighbours
| Town | People | National Inventory | National | Archaeological sites |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ballyhaunis | 2,773 | 20 | 0 | 11 |
| Knock | 1,029 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Claremorris | 3,857 | 19 | 0 | 7 |
| Kiltimagh | 1,232 | 14 | 0 | 4 |
| Castlerea | 2,348 | 38 | 0 | 7 |
Ballyhaunis in brief
Old houses are part of Ballyhaunis’s character: 7.2% of its homes were built before 1919, against 3.4% in the typical town. All told, the list holds 20 places on the record. Of the 20 with a date, 13 come from the 19th century. The oldest is James Lyons, from 1840.
It also has 11 archaeological sites on the record. Otherwise the figures are ordinary: it has 20 recorded buildings, about typical for a town its size (the middle one has 19); and per resident it sits near the middle of Irish towns of 2,500 or more.
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 Ballyhaunis’s history
How many historic buildings are recorded in Ballyhaunis?
20 buildings on the National Inventory, from the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage.
What is the oldest building in Ballyhaunis?
Bridge, Bridge Street, Ballyhaunis: the first date on its record is 1800.
Are there archaeological sites in Ballyhaunis?
Yes: the Sites and Monuments Record lists 11 archaeological sites inside Ballyhaunis.
How old are the homes in Ballyhaunis?
7.2% 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) · 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).