RegChurch / chapel · 1815–1820Saint Mary's Church (Crossmolina)CrossmolinaPhoto: Mike Kinsella · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Commons file
Saint Mary's Church (Crossmolina) · Photo: Mike Kinsella · CC BY-SA 4.010buildings on the National Inventory
History of Crossmolina · National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
Crossmolina: 10 buildings on the National Inventory
Crossmolina’s oldest recorded building dates from 1700. Inside the town, the Sites and Monuments Record lists 4 archaeological sites.
On the National Inventory
10
Of national importance
0
NIAH National or International, and national monuments
Archaeological sites
4
Sites and Monuments Record
Oldest building
1700
the first date on its record
Homes built before 1919
4.7%
typical town: 3.4%
In pictures
Landmarks of Crossmolina, in 3 photos
You can start with Saint Mary's Church (Crossmolina) and Saint Tiernan's Catholic Church. The photos cover 2 of Crossmolina’s recorded places; the rest have a record card. Saint Mary's Church (Crossmolina), dated 1815, is the oldest pictured in Crossmolina.
Saint Tiernan's Catholic ChurchRegional rating (NIAH)
Enniscoe House (country house)National rating (NIAH)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 Crossmolina’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 10, by rating
10 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
10 historic places in Crossmolina
Buildings rated Regional, of significance in their region, and archaeological monuments with an encyclopedia article.
RegChurch / chapel · 1855–1865Saint Tiernan's Catholic ChurchChapel Street, CrossmolinaPhoto: Mike Kinsella · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Commons file
House · 1700–1838C. CawleyErris Street, Crossmolina
House · 1700–1838McMorrow'sMullenmore Street, Crossmolina
Farm house · 1840–1896RosevaleCrossmolina
Church / chapel · 1855–1860Crossmolina Methodist Meeting HouseChurch Street, Crossmolina
House · 1923–1950Walshe'sChurch Street, Crossmolina
Rectory / glebe / vicarage / curate's house · 1810–1815Rectory, Crossmolina
House · 1840–1896House, Erris Street, Crossmolina
House · 1923–1950House, Crossmolina
What’s recorded
In Crossmolina, homes lead the record (70%)
Every building on Crossmolina’s record is rated regional, none national. The runner-up group is churches and chapels: 3 records. Leading the record by rating: C. Cawley and McMorrow's.
Homes7
Churches and chapels3
Types as the National Inventory records them, grouped; a building keeps the type it was built as.
How old
Most of Crossmolina’s dated buildings come from the 19th century
Each building by the first date on its record.
1500–1799 three centuries2
19th century 1800–18996
1900 and later to today2
2 of the 10 dated ones were built before 1800. The oldest is C. Cawley, from 1700.
Archaeology and around
Archaeology in Crossmolina
The Sites and Monuments Record lists every known archaeological site; most are field monuments with little to see. By kind:
4 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.
| Castle - tower house1 record |
| Church1 record |
| Graveyard1 record |
| Architectural fragment1 record |
Just outside Crossmolina: 14
| Enniscoe House (country house)National rating (NIAH) · 2.7 km outside the town |
| Castle GoreRegional rating (NIAH) · 3 km outside the town |
| Gortnaraby HouseRegional rating (NIAH) · 600 m outside the town |
| Knockglass House (country house)Regional rating (NIAH) · 1.4 km outside the town |
| Knockglass House (farmyard complex)Regional rating (NIAH) · 1.5 km outside the town |
| Knockglass House (walled garden)Regional rating (NIAH) · 1.4 km outside the town |
| Enniscoe House (walled garden)Regional rating (NIAH) · 2.8 km outside the town |
| Enniscoe House (summerhouse)Regional rating (NIAH) · 2.6 km outside the town |
| FortlandRegional rating (NIAH) · 2.5 km outside the town |
| Enniscoe House (gate lodge)Regional rating (NIAH) · 2.2 km outside the town |
| Enniscoe House (mausoleum)Regional rating (NIAH) · 2.8 km outside the town |
| Abbeytown HouseRegional rating (NIAH) · 200 m outside the town |
| Catholic Church of Our LadyRegional rating (NIAH) · 2.9 km outside the town |
| Cloonamine HouseRegional rating (NIAH) · 1.2 km outside the town |
Homes by age
More pre-1919 homes than most: 4.7% in Crossmolina, 3.4% in the typical town
The last decade or so added 4.9% of Crossmolina’s homes, much as in most towns (5.8%). Crossmolina’s largest group of homes, 35%, went up from 1946 to 1980. Building between the wars went further in Crossmolina than in most towns: 6.4%, against 3.9%.
4.7%
Before 1919
6.4%
1919–45
35%
1946–80
19%
1981–2000
30%
2001–10
4.9%
Since 2011
CrossmolinaTypical 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
Crossmolina and its neighbours
| Town | People | National Inventory | National | Archaeological sites |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crossmolina | 1,134 | 10 | 0 | 4 |
| Ballina | 10,556 | 104 | 1 | 21 |
| Foxford | 1,452 | 15 | 0 | 7 |
| Enniscrone | 1,291 | 8 | 0 | 5 |
In brief
Crossmolina in brief
Old houses are part of Crossmolina’s character: 4.7% of its homes were built before 1919, against 3.4% in the typical town. In all there are 10 places on the record. Of the whole list, 70% are homes.
Of the 10 with a date, 6 come from the 19th century. The oldest is C. Cawley, from 1700. The rest is about typical: it also has 4 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 Crossmolina’s history
How many historic buildings are recorded in Crossmolina?
10 buildings on the National Inventory, from the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage.
What is the oldest building in Crossmolina?
C. Cawley: the first date on its record is 1700.
Are there archaeological sites in Crossmolina?
Yes: the Sites and Monuments Record lists 4 archaeological sites inside Crossmolina.
How old are the homes in Crossmolina?
4.7% 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 (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).