RegChurch / chapel · 1805–1810Saint Finian's Catholic ChurchClonardPhoto: Andreas F. Borchert · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Commons file
Saint Finian's Catholic Church · Photo: Andreas F. Borchert · CC BY-SA 4.02buildings on the National Inventory
History of Clonard · National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
Clonard: 2 buildings on the National Inventory
History in Clonard goes back at least to 1805, the date of its oldest recorded building. Inside the town, the Sites and Monuments Record lists 1 archaeological site.
On the National Inventory
2
Of national importance
0
NIAH National or International, and national monuments
Archaeological sites
1
Sites and Monuments Record
Oldest building
1805
the first date on its record
Homes built before 1919
2.4%
typical town: 3.4%
In pictures
Landmarks of Clonard, in 2 photos
You can start with Saint Finian's Catholic Church and Saint Finian's Church (Clonard). The oldest building in Clonard’s set dates from 1805: Saint Finian's Catholic Church.
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 Clonard’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 2, by rating
2 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
2 historic places in Clonard
Buildings rated Regional, of significance in their region, and archaeological monuments with an encyclopedia article.
Gates / railings / walls · 1840–1860Gates, Saint Finian's Catholic ChurchClonard
What’s recorded
Clonard and its edges: walls, gates and bridges first, 33%
Its buildings rate regional: Clonard has none of national importance. The runner-up group is homes: 3 records. At the top of the record: Glebe House and Ballyonan Mill.
Walls, gates and bridges4
Homes3
Churches and chapels2
Mills, stations and works1
Farm and estate buildings1
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
Archaeology in Clonard
The Sites and Monuments Record lists every known archaeological site; most are field monuments with little to see. By kind:
1 archaeological site 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.
| Font (present location)1 record |
Just outside Clonard: 10
| Glebe HouseRegional rating (NIAH) · 700 m outside the town |
| Ballyonan MillRegional rating (NIAH) · 2.4 km outside the town |
| Saint Finian's Church (Clonard)Regional rating (NIAH) · 700 m outside the town |
| Leinster BridgeRegional rating (NIAH) · 1.7 km outside the town |
| Leinster BridgeRegional rating (NIAH) · 1.7 km outside the town |
| Mount Hevey (country house)Regional rating (NIAH) · 1.6 km outside the town |
| Mount Hevey (farmyard complex)Regional rating (NIAH) · 1.6 km outside the town |
| Mount Hevey (walled garden)Regional rating (NIAH) · 1.7 km outside the town |
| House, ClonardRegional rating (NIAH) · 600 m outside the town |
| Post box, ClonardRegional rating (NIAH) · 600 m outside the town |
Homes by age
Pre-1919 homes are scarce in Clonard: 2.4%, against a usual 3.4%
Clonard built little from 1946 to 1980: 14% of its homes, where most towns have 24%. Homes dated between the wars are scarcer in Clonard than in most towns: 0%, against 3.9%. The busiest building years in Clonard were in the 2000s, which account for 45% of today’s homes.
2.4%
Before 1919
0%
1919–45
14%
1946–80
32%
1981–2000
45%
2001–10
7.1%
Since 2011
ClonardTypical 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
Clonard and its neighbours
| Town | People | National Inventory | National | Archaeological sites |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clonard | 364 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Kinnegad | 3,064 | 11 | 0 | 2 |
| Longwood | 1,685 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| Killucan-Rathwire | 1,574 | 28 | 0 | 8 |
| Ballivor | 1,870 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Edenderry | 7,888 | 53 | 0 | 4 |
| Derrinturn | 1,837 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
In brief
Clonard in brief
Clonard has 2 places on the record. Its homes are mostly newer: 2.4% were built before 1919, against 3.4% in the typical town. The oldest is Saint Finian's Catholic Church, from 1805. Beyond that, it also has an archaeological site.
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 Clonard’s history
How many historic buildings are recorded in Clonard?
2 buildings on the National Inventory, from the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage.
What is the oldest building in Clonard?
Saint Finian's Catholic Church: the first date on its record is 1805.
Are there archaeological sites in Clonard?
Yes: the Sites and Monuments Record lists 1 archaeological site inside Clonard.
How old are the homes in Clonard?
2.4% 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).