Church / chapel · 1840–1880Saint Mary's Catholic ChurchBanagher Street, Cloghan
Photo: Eric Jones · CC BY-SA 2.07buildings on the National Inventory
History of Cloghan · National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
Cloghan: 7 buildings on the National Inventory
History in Cloghan goes back at least to 1800, the date of its oldest recorded building. The Sites and Monuments Record adds 1 archaeological site inside the town.
On the National Inventory
7
Of national importance
0
NIAH National or International, and national monuments
Archaeological sites
1
Sites and Monuments Record
Oldest building
1800
the first date on its record
Homes built before 1919
4.2%
typical town: 3.4%
The map
Where Cloghan’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 7, by rating
7 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
7 historic places in Cloghan
Buildings rated Regional, of significance in their region, and archaeological monuments with an encyclopedia article.
Building · 1945–1955Saint Mary's Parochial HallFerbane Street, Cloghan
House · 1800–1840House, Hill Street, Banagher Street, Cloghan
House · 1800–1840House, Hill Street, Cloghan
House · 1860–1900House, Market Square, Cloghan
House · 1860–1900House, Market Square, Hill Street, Cloghan
Weighbridge / weighhouse · 1880–1920Weighbridge, Castle Street, Banagher Street, Cloghan
What’s recorded
Around Cloghan, the record leans to homes: 67%
The record in Cloghan runs as late as 1945. At the top of the record: Strawberry Hill and L'Estrange Bridge. Beyond Cloghan’s edge the record is older still: 1780.
Homes8
Churches and chapels1
Walls, gates and bridges1
Farm and estate buildings1
Other buildings1
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.
How old
Most of Cloghan’s dated buildings come from the 19th century
Each building by the first date on its record.
1500–1799 three centuries0
19th century 1800–18996
1900 and later to today1
Archaeology and around
Archaeology in Cloghan
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.
| Castle - tower house1 record |
Just outside Cloghan: 5
| Strawberry Hill (country house)Regional rating (NIAH) · 1.1 km outside the town |
| L'Estrange BridgeRegional rating (NIAH) · 1.8 km outside the town |
| GaybrookRegional rating (NIAH) · 1.6 km outside the town |
| Strawberry Hill (farmyard complex)Regional rating (NIAH) · 1.1 km outside the town |
| House, CloghanRegional rating (NIAH) · 400 m outside the town |
Homes by age
Cloghan’s building boom came in the 2000s: 31% of its homes
Like the typical town (3.4%), Cloghan has 4.2% of its homes from before 1919. Building since 2011 in Cloghan, 6.7% of its homes, keeps pace with the norm of 5.8%. Cloghan added a lot from 1946 to 1980: 30% of its homes, the typical town 24%.
4.2%
Before 1919
4.2%
1919–45
30%
1946–80
24%
1981–2000
31%
2001–10
6.7%
Since 2011
CloghanTypical 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
Cloghan and its neighbours
In brief
Cloghan in brief
Old houses are part of Cloghan’s character: 4.2% of its homes were built before 1919, against 3.4% in the typical town. All told, the list holds 7 places on the record. Most of its dated monuments come from the 19th century: 6 of 7. The oldest, Saint Mary's Catholic Church, dates from 1840. The rest is about typical: 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 Cloghan’s history
How many historic buildings are recorded in Cloghan?
7 buildings on the National Inventory, from the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage.
What is the oldest building in Cloghan?
House, Hill Street, Banagher Street, Cloghan: the first date on its record is 1800.
Are there archaeological sites in Cloghan?
Yes: the Sites and Monuments Record lists 1 archaeological site inside Cloghan.
How old are the homes in Cloghan?
4.2% 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) · 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).