Kiltimagh Railway Station (store / warehouse) · Photo: The Carlisle Kid · CC BY-SA 2.0Kiltimagh has 14 buildings on the National Inventory
Old homes stand out in Kiltimagh: 13% were built before 1919, where the typical town has 3.4%. Its oldest building dates from 1840. The Sites and Monuments Record adds 4 archaeological sites inside the town.
Where Kiltimagh’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).
14 historic places in Kiltimagh
Buildings rated Regional, of significance in their region, and archaeological monuments with an encyclopedia article.
All 11, A to Z
3 recorded by their type and address
3 are recorded only by their type and address: 2 homes and 1 other buildings; most date from the 19th century.
Two groups share the top of Kiltimagh’s record: churches and chapels and homes, 4 each
1965 brings Kiltimagh’s record up to its newest entry. At the top of the record: Catholic Church of the Holy Family and “Presbytery, Catholic Church of the Holy Family”. Nothing on Kiltimagh’s record is rated of national importance.
Types as the National Inventory records them, grouped; a building keeps the type it was built as.
Most of Kiltimagh’s dated buildings come from the 19th century
Each building by the first date on its record.
Archaeology in Kiltimagh
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.
| Ringfort - rath2 records |
| Ringfort - unclassified1 record |
| Souterrain1 record |
Just outside Kiltimagh: 18
| Ballinamore House (country house)Regional rating (NIAH) · 2.2 km outside the town |
| Ballinamore House (bridge)Regional rating (NIAH) · 2.2 km outside the town |
| Glore BridgeRegional rating (NIAH) · 1.1 km outside the town |
| Killedan HouseRegional rating (NIAH) · 2.3 km outside the town |
| Oxford HouseRegional rating (NIAH) · 900 m outside the town |
| Ballinamore Church (Killedan)Regional rating (NIAH) · 1.1 km outside the town |
| Ballinamore House (farmyard complex)Regional rating (NIAH) · 2.2 km outside the town |
| Ballinamore BridgeRegional rating (NIAH) · 2 km outside the town |
| Linban BridgeRegional rating (NIAH) · 2.5 km outside the town |
| Canbrack National SchoolRegional rating (NIAH) · 2.4 km outside the town |
| Lisduff National SchoolRegional rating (NIAH) · 900 m outside the town |
| Ballinamore House (church / chapel)Regional rating (NIAH) · 2.2 km outside the town |
| Bridge, OxfordRegional rating (NIAH) · 800 m outside the town |
| Bridge, Attavally [Gall. By.], Lisduff [Gall. By. K.eden Ph.]Regional rating (NIAH) · 800 m outside the town |
| Bridge, Carrownageeragh [Gall. By. K.eden Ph.], Cuiltybo [Clan. By.]Regional rating (NIAH) · 2 km outside the town |
| Bridge, KiltimaghRegional rating (NIAH) · 100 m outside the town |
| Bridge, Pollronahan More, TreanfohanaunRegional rating (NIAH) · 2 km outside the town |
| House, Shanvally [Gall. By.]Regional rating (NIAH) · 1.8 km outside the town |
Since 2011, building in Kiltimagh has been slow: 1.8% of its homes, the norm is 5.8%
More of Kiltimagh’s homes than usual date between the wars: 10%, against 3.9%. Kiltimagh’s largest group of homes, 27%, went up in the 2000s. Of the homes in Kiltimagh now, the larger half dates from before 2001.
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.
Kiltimagh and its neighbours
| Town | People | National Inventory | National | Archaeological sites |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kiltimagh | 1,232 | 14 | 0 | 4 |
| Knock | 1,029 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Swinford | 1,459 | 19 | 0 | 6 |
| Claremorris | 3,857 | 19 | 0 | 7 |
| Foxford | 1,452 | 15 | 0 | 7 |
| Ballyhaunis | 2,773 | 20 | 0 | 11 |
| Charlestown-Bellahy | 1,172 | 5 | 0 | 9 |
Kiltimagh in brief
More of Kiltimagh’s homes are old than in most places: 13% were built before 1919, against 3.4% in the typical town. All told, the list holds 14 places on the record. Of the 14 with a date, 8 come from the 19th century. The oldest is Catholic Church of the Holy Family, from 1885. Beyond that, John T. McNicholas (1877) and Antoine Ó Raifteiri (1779) were born here before 1900; and it also has 4 archaeological sites.
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 Kiltimagh’s history
How many historic buildings are recorded in Kiltimagh?
14 buildings on the National Inventory, from the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage.
What is the oldest building in Kiltimagh?
House, Main Street, Kiltimagh: the first date on its record is 1840.
Are there archaeological sites in Kiltimagh?
Yes: the Sites and Monuments Record lists 4 archaeological sites inside Kiltimagh.
How old are the homes in Kiltimagh?
13% 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).