The Linen Hall · Photo: Ap jen · Public domainCastlebar: 79 buildings on the National Inventory
The Sites and Monuments Record marks Castlebar as a historic town and lists 22 archaeological sites inside it. The oldest record dates from 1700. Castlebar has 61 buildings on the record for every 10,000 residents, against 48 in the typical town.
typical town: 48
Historic Castlebar: 4 photos, 3 old views
The oldest building pictured in Castlebar is The Linen Hall, from 1785. Pictures exist for 4 of the places Castlebar has on the record. From 1871 to 1890, old photographs record Castlebar.
Castlebar Railway StationRegional rating (NIAH)
Christ Church (Castlebar or Aglish)Regional rating (NIAH)
1798 MonumentRegional rating (NIAH)+1See all photosPhotos 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.
Castlebar from 1871 to 1890
3 old photographs, in date order. All made before 1950.
c. 1871
1880
1890sFrom Wikimedia Commons, copied to our own server: public domain, or from the National Library of Ireland’s collections (Lawrence, Poole, Eason and others) with no known copyright restrictions. Each credit opens the image’s page.
Where Castlebar’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).
79 historic places in Castlebar
Buildings rated Regional, of significance in their region, and archaeological monuments with an encyclopedia article.
All 49, A to Z
30 recorded by their type and address
30 are recorded only by their type and address: 23 homes, 2 public buildings and 2 walls, gates and bridges; most date from the 17th century.
The Mall has the most
Streets with three or more buildings on the record, by the address it gives.
Of the 79 records, 51 give a street address.
Castlebar has an unusual share of public buildings: 19%, where the National Inventory has 6%
Across its record, Castlebar takes in 9 kinds of building. The largest group is homes: 36, or 46%. Two of the highest-rated records are Burleigh House and Mount Gordon.
Types as the National Inventory records them, grouped; a building keeps the type it was built as.
Most of Castlebar’s dated buildings come from the 19th century
Each building by the first date on its record.
21 of the 79 dated ones were built before 1800. The oldest is Burleigh House, from 1700.
Archaeology in Castlebar
The Sites and Monuments Record lists every known archaeological site; most are field monuments with little to see. By kind:
22 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 - rath6 records |
| Enclosure3 records |
| Crannog3 records |
| Causeway2 records |
| Earthwork2 records |
| Historic town1 record |
| House - 16th/17th century1 record |
| Souterrain1 record |
| Church1 record |
| Graveyard1 record |
| Fulacht fia1 record |
Just outside Castlebar: 12
| BallynewRegional rating (NIAH) · 600 m outside the town |
| Fisherhill HouseRegional rating (NIAH) · 800 m outside the town |
| Hawthorn LodgeRegional rating (NIAH) · 1.1 km outside the town |
| Raheens House (farmyard complex)Regional rating (NIAH) · 1.7 km outside the town |
| Raheens House (monument)Regional rating (NIAH) · 1.3 km outside the town |
| Breaghwy Lodge (bridge)Regional rating (NIAH) · 1.6 km outside the town |
| Raheens House (walled garden)Regional rating (NIAH) · 1.8 km outside the town |
| Raheens House (gates / railings / walls)Regional rating (NIAH) · 1.1 km outside the town |
| Raheens House (country house)Regional rating (NIAH) · 1.7 km outside the town |
| Breaghwy Lodge (country house)Regional rating (NIAH) · 1.6 km outside the town |
| Monument, Cottage [Carr. By.]Regional rating (NIAH) · 1.4 km outside the town |
| Monument, Claggarnagh East [Burr. By.]Regional rating (NIAH) · 2.8 km outside the town |
Little of Castlebar’s housing predates 1919: 2%, the norm is 3.4%
Split Castlebar’s homes at 2001 and the older side is the larger. The busiest building years in Castlebar were from 1981 to 2000, which account for 41% of today’s homes. Castlebar’s newest homes, from 2011 or later, are 4.9%, roughly the usual 5.8%.
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.
9 notable people born in Castlebar before 1900
From Ulick J. Bourke (1829) to Ernie O'Malley (1897): their lives on one timeline, earliest first.
Everyone born in Castlebar → Birthplaces from Wikidata, each checked against the person’s English Wikipedia article; portraits from Wikimedia Commons.
Castlebar has the 4th most of 16 towns its size
Towns of 12,300 to 13,900 residents, by buildings on the record.
Only Enniscorthy, Mallow and Mahon have more. Castlebar is level with Wicklow. The typical town its size has 25.
Castlebar and its neighbours
Castlebar in brief
The official list counts 79 places on the record in Castlebar. Only 3 of the 16 towns nearest its size have more recorded buildings. On The Mall alone there are 12 places on the record. Most of its dated monuments come from the 19th century: 48 of 79. The oldest, Burleigh House, dates from 1700.
James T. Kelley (1854), Louis Brennan (1852) and Margaret Burke Sheridan (1889) are among the 9 people born here before 1900. Its homes are mostly newer: 2% were built before 1919, against 3.4% in the typical town. The rest is about typical: 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 Castlebar’s history
How many historic buildings are recorded in Castlebar?
79 buildings on the National Inventory, from the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage.
What is the oldest building in Castlebar?
Burleigh House: the first date on its record is 1700.
Are there archaeological sites in Castlebar?
Yes: the Sites and Monuments Record lists 22 archaeological sites inside Castlebar.
How old are the homes in Castlebar?
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) · 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).