Saint Colman's Catholic Church · Photo: Cathedral2012 · CC BY-SA 3.0Claremorris: 19 buildings on the National Inventory
History in Claremorris goes back at least to 1700, the date of its oldest recorded building. The Sites and Monuments Record adds 7 archaeological sites inside the town. For every 10,000 residents, Claremorris has 49 buildings on the record; the typical town has 48.
typical town: 48
2 photos of Claremorris’s landmarks
The set opens with Saint Colman's Catholic Church and All Souls' Church (Crossboyne). Of the buildings pictured in Claremorris, Saint Colman's Catholic Church is the oldest, from 1900.
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 Claremorris’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).
19 historic places in Claremorris
Buildings rated Regional, of significance in their region, and archaeological monuments with an encyclopedia article.
14 recorded by their type and address
14 are recorded only by their type and address: 7 homes, 4 street furniture and 2 other buildings; most date from the 19th century.
James Street and D'Alton Street have the most
Streets with three or more buildings on the record, by the address it gives.
Of the 19 records, 10 give a street address.
In Claremorris, homes lead the record (53%)
Every building on Claremorris’s record is rated regional, none national. In second place come street furniture, with 4. Leading the record by rating: Claremount House and M. Killeen.
Types as the National Inventory records them, grouped; a building keeps the type it was built as.
Most of Claremorris’s dated buildings come from the 19th century
Each building by the first date on its record.
4 of the 19 dated ones were built before 1800. The oldest is Claremount House, from 1700.
Archaeology in Claremorris
The Sites and Monuments Record lists every known archaeological site; most are field monuments with little to see. By kind:
7 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.
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| Ringfort - rath1 record |
| Souterrain1 record |
| Icehouse1 record |
| Crannog1 record |
Just outside Claremorris: 23
| Carradoyne House (farm house)Regional rating (NIAH) · 1.9 km outside the town |
| Castlemacgarrett (walled garden)Regional rating (NIAH) · 2.4 km outside the town |
| All Souls' Church (Crossboyne)Regional rating (NIAH) · 2.9 km outside the town |
| Brookhill (country house)Regional rating (NIAH) · 1 km outside the town |
| Carradoyne House (farmyard complex)Regional rating (NIAH) · 2 km outside the town |
| Carradoyne House (walled garden)Regional rating (NIAH) · 1.9 km outside the town |
| Carradoyne House (gates / railings / walls)Regional rating (NIAH) · 1.8 km outside the town |
| Carradoyne House (gate lodge)Regional rating (NIAH) · 2.6 km outside the town |
| Brookhill (monument)Regional rating (NIAH) · 1.1 km outside the town |
| Claremorris Railway Station (building misc)Regional rating (NIAH) · 100 m outside the town |
| Claremorris Railway Station (store / warehouse)Regional rating (NIAH) · 100 m outside the town |
| Claremorris Railway Station (turntable)Regional rating (NIAH) · 100 m outside the town |
| Castlemacgarrett (gate lodge)Regional rating (NIAH) · 1.5 km outside the town |
| Castlemacgarrett (worker's house)Regional rating (NIAH) · 2.3 km outside the town |
| Castlemacgarrett (country house)Regional rating (NIAH) · 2.3 km outside the town |
| Claremorris Railway Station (signal box)Regional rating (NIAH) · 100 m outside the town |
| Rectory, CrossboyneRegional rating (NIAH) · 2.7 km outside the town |
| Bridge, ArdroeRegional rating (NIAH) · 100 m outside the town |
| Bridge, Caltragh, CarrowmarleyRegional rating (NIAH) · 1 km outside the town |
| Bridge, Carrowkilleen [Clan. By.], Garryduff NorthRegional rating (NIAH) · 2.3 km outside the town |
Most of Claremorris’s homes went up in the 2000s: 48%
Claremorris’s share of pre-1919 homes, 3.2%, is near the 3.4% of the typical town. Only 18% of Claremorris’s homes were built from 1946 to 1980, less than the typical town’s 24%. From 2011 on, Claremorris built 6.4% of its homes, near the typical 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.
4 notable people born in Claremorris before 1900
From John Gray (1815) to John D'Alton (1882): their lives on one timeline, earliest first.
Everyone born in Claremorris → Birthplaces from Wikidata, each checked against the person’s English Wikipedia article; portraits from Wikimedia Commons.
Claremorris and its neighbours
| Town | People | National Inventory | National | Archaeological sites |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claremorris | 3,857 | 19 | 0 | 7 |
| Knock | 1,029 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Kiltimagh | 1,232 | 14 | 0 | 4 |
| Ballyhaunis | 2,773 | 20 | 0 | 11 |
| Ballinrobe | 3,148 | 48 | 2 | 21 |
Claremorris in brief
Claremorris has 19 places on the record. Of the whole list, 53% are homes. John D'Alton (1882), John Gray (1815) and James FitzGerald-Kenney (1878) are among the 4 people born here before 1900. Its homes are mostly newer: 3.2% were built before 1919, against 3.4% in the typical town.
The archaeological record adds 7 sites. The oldest is Claremount House, from 1700. The rest is about typical: it has 19 recorded buildings, about typical for a town its size (the middle one has 24); 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 Claremorris’s history
How many historic buildings are recorded in Claremorris?
19 buildings on the National Inventory, from the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage.
What is the oldest building in Claremorris?
Claremount House: the first date on its record is 1700.
Are there archaeological sites in Claremorris?
Yes: the Sites and Monuments Record lists 7 archaeological sites inside Claremorris.
How old are the homes in Claremorris?
3.2% 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.
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) · 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).