House · 1912–1923Heneghan'sBallycarra
1building on the National Inventory
History of Belcarra · National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
Belcarra: 1 building on the National Inventory
Belcarra’s oldest recorded building dates from 1912. Of its homes, 1.8% were built before 1919, against 3.4% in the typical town.
On the National Inventory
1
Of national importance
0
NIAH National or International, and national monuments
Archaeological sites
0
Sites and Monuments Record
Oldest building
1912
the first date on its record
Homes built before 1919
1.8%
typical town: 3.4%
In pictures
Belcarra in pictures
French Hill Monument is the one recorded place in Belcarra with a photo so far.
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.
The map
Where Belcarra’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 Belcarra
Buildings rated Regional, of significance in their region, and archaeological monuments with an encyclopedia article.
What’s recorded
38% of the records in and around Belcarra are homes
4 records make walls, gates and bridges the second group. Ireland as a whole has more homes than Belcarra: 62% of its record. Leading the record by rating: John Madden and Ballinafad House.
Homes5
Walls, gates and bridges4
Farm and estate buildings1
Memorials and tombs1
Churches and chapels1
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
Just outside Belcarra
Places on the record just outside the town that belong to it, nearest first.
Just outside Belcarra: 12
| John MaddenRegional rating (NIAH) · 2.4 km outside the town |
| Ballinafad House (country house)Regional rating (NIAH) · 2.6 km outside the town |
| Ballinafad House (farmyard complex)Regional rating (NIAH) · 2.7 km outside the town |
| Ballinafad House (gates / railings / walls)Regional rating (NIAH) · 2 km outside the town |
| Bridgemount House (farm house)Regional rating (NIAH) · 1.8 km outside the town |
| Bridgemount House (gates / railings / walls)Regional rating (NIAH) · 1.8 km outside the town |
| Bridgemount House (gate lodge)Regional rating (NIAH) · 1.8 km outside the town |
| Saint Anne's Catholic ChurchRegional rating (NIAH) · 100 m outside the town |
| French Hill MonumentRegional rating (NIAH) · 2.4 km outside the town |
| Bridge, Lakeland Lower, SkiddernaghRegional rating (NIAH) · 2.8 km outside the town |
| Bridge, SkiddernaghRegional rating (NIAH) · 2.9 km outside the town |
| Water pump, BallycarraRegional rating (NIAH) · 100 m outside the town |
Homes by age
Since 2011, Belcarra has added 14% of its homes, against a usual 5.8%
47% of Belcarra’s homes were built in the 2000s, more than the typical town’s 25%. Building between the wars left Belcarra with 8.8% of its homes, above the usual 3.9%. Against a typical 24%, only 11% of Belcarra’s homes went up from 1981 to 2000.
1.8%
Before 1919
8.8%
1919–45
18%
1946–80
11%
1981–2000
47%
2001–10
14%
Since 2011
BelcarraTypical 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
Belcarra and its neighbours
| Town | People | National Inventory | National | Archaeological sites |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belcarra | 164 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Castlebar | 13,054 | 79 | 0 | 22 |
| Kiltimagh | 1,232 | 14 | 0 | 4 |
| Claremorris | 3,857 | 19 | 0 | 7 |
In brief
Belcarra in brief
The official list counts 1 place on the record in Belcarra. Its homes are mostly newer: 1.8% were built before 1919, against 3.4% in the typical town. The oldest is Heneghan's, from 1912.
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 Belcarra’s history
How many historic buildings are recorded in Belcarra?
1 building on the National Inventory, from the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage.
What is the oldest building in Belcarra?
Heneghan's: the first date on its record is 1912.
How old are the homes in Belcarra?
1.8% 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 (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).