Photo: Dylan Moore · CC BY-SA 2.0Kilcormac has 14 buildings on the National Inventory
Kilcormac has kept more old homes than most towns: 7.5% were built before 1919, against 3.4% in the typical town. The earliest building recorded goes back to 1780. Inside the town, the Sites and Monuments Record lists 3 archaeological sites.
Where Kilcormac’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 Kilcormac
Buildings rated Regional, of significance in their region, and archaeological monuments with an encyclopedia article.
All 9, A to Z
5 recorded by their type and address
5 are recorded only by their type and address: 3 homes, 1 mills, stations and works and 1 farm and estate buildings; most date from the 19th century.
In Kilcormac, homes lead the record (64%)
All of Kilcormac’s recorded buildings carry a regional rating. 2 records make churches and chapels the second group. Leading the record by rating: Kilcormac Garda Síochána Station and Franckford House.
Types as the National Inventory records them, grouped; a building keeps the type it was built as.
Most of Kilcormac’s dated buildings come from the 19th century
Each building by the first date on its record.
2 of the 14 dated ones were built before 1800. The oldest is Kilcormac Garda Síochána Station, from 1780.
Archaeology in Kilcormac
The Sites and Monuments Record lists every known archaeological site; most are field monuments with little to see. By kind:
3 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.
| Religious house - Carmelite friars1 record |
| Churchyard1 record |
| Crucifixion plaque1 record |
Just outside Kilcormac: 5
| AnnaghvillaRegional rating (NIAH) · 300 m outside the town |
| Saint Mary's Church (Ballyboy)Regional rating (NIAH) · 1.1 km outside the town |
| Ballyoran HouseRegional rating (NIAH) · 2.4 km outside the town |
| Mill (water), BallyboyRegional rating (NIAH) · 1.3 km outside the town |
| House, public house, BallyboyRegional rating (NIAH) · 1.3 km outside the town |
Most of Kilcormac’s homes went up from 1946 to 1980: 45%
Homes dated between the wars are commoner in Kilcormac than in most towns: 8%, against 3.9%. Few of Kilcormac’s homes date from 1981 to 2000: 12%, the norm 24%. Builders have been busy in Kilcormac since 2011: 7.3% of its homes, the norm 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.
Kilcormac and its neighbours
Kilcormac in brief
Old houses are part of Kilcormac’s character: 7.5% of its homes were built before 1919, against 3.4% in the typical town. In all there are 14 places on the record. Of the whole list, 64% are homes.
Of the 14 with a date, 12 come from the 19th century. The oldest is Kilcormac Garda Síochána Station, from 1780. Beyond that, it also has 3 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 Kilcormac’s history
How many historic buildings are recorded in Kilcormac?
14 buildings on the National Inventory, from the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage.
What is the oldest building in Kilcormac?
House, Fairgreen Street, Kilcormac: the first date on its record is 1780.
Are there archaeological sites in Kilcormac?
Yes: the Sites and Monuments Record lists 3 archaeological sites inside Kilcormac.
How old are the homes in Kilcormac?
7.5% 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) · 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).