Mausoleum, Saint Finnian's Church (Kinnitty) · Photo: Radaos · CC BY-SA 4.0Old homes in Kinnitty: 19% built before 1919
Against 3.4% in the typical town, Kinnitty has 6 times the share. The National Inventory of Architectural Heritage records 16 buildings in Kinnitty. The earliest building recorded goes back to 1740. Inside the town, the Sites and Monuments Record lists 4 archaeological sites.
Landmarks of Kinnitty, in 2 photos
Among them: “Mausoleum, Saint Finnian's Church (Kinnitty)” and Kinnitty Cross. Of the buildings pictured in Kinnitty, “Mausoleum, Saint Finnian's Church (Kinnitty)” is the oldest, from 1820.
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.
Where Kinnitty’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).
16 historic places in Kinnitty
Buildings rated Regional, of significance in their region, and archaeological monuments with an encyclopedia article.
All 10, A to Z
6 recorded by their type and address
6 are recorded only by their type and address: 3 homes, 2 public buildings and 1 street furniture; most date from the 19th century.
Kinnitty’s record leans to homes: 50%
Kinnitty’s most recent recorded building is from 1880. Second on the record: public buildings, 3 of them. Leading the record by rating: Saint Finnian's Church and The Rectory.
Types as the National Inventory records them, grouped; a building keeps the type it was built as.
Most of Kinnitty’s dated buildings come from the 19th century
Each building by the first date on its record.
2 of the 16 dated ones were built before 1800. The oldest is Saint Finnian's Church (Kinnitty), from 1740.
Archaeology in Kinnitty
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.
| Church1 record |
| Cross-slab1 record |
| Graveyard1 record |
| Cross - High cross1 record |
Just outside Kinnitty: 11
| Kinnitty Castle (country house)National rating (NIAH) · 900 m outside the town |
| Kinnitty CrossArchaeological monument (SMR) · 900 m outside the town |
| Lettybrook HouseRegional rating (NIAH) · 2.1 km outside the town |
| Heath LodgeRegional rating (NIAH) · 2.7 km outside the town |
| Kinnitty Castle (outbuilding)Regional rating (NIAH) · 900 m outside the town |
| Kinnitty Castle (gate lodge)Regional rating (NIAH) · 500 m outside the town |
| Pigeonstown HouseRegional rating (NIAH) · 2.6 km outside the town |
| Kinnitty Castle (gate lodge)Regional rating (NIAH) · 1.5 km outside the town |
| Kinnitty Castle (bridge)Regional rating (NIAH) · 1 km outside the town |
| Kinnitty Castle (foot bridge)Regional rating (NIAH) · 1 km outside the town |
| Milestone, MoneyguyneenRegional rating (NIAH) · 1.1 km outside the town |
Kinnitty grew fastest in the 2000s, when 30% of its homes were built
Older than 2001: more than half of the homes in Kinnitty. Kinnitty’s newest homes, from 2011 or later, are 4.4%, below the usual 5.8%. Building between the wars left Kinnitty with 5.6% of its homes, above the usual 3.9%.
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.
Kinnitty and its neighbours
Kinnitty in brief
More of Kinnitty’s homes are old than in most places: 19% were built before 1919, against 3.4% in the typical town. All told, the list holds 16 places on the record. Most entries on the list, 50%, are homes.
Most of its dated monuments come from the 19th century: 14 of 16. The oldest, Saint Finnian's Church (Kinnitty), dates from 1740. Beyond that, 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 Kinnitty’s history
How many historic buildings are recorded in Kinnitty?
16 buildings on the National Inventory, from the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage.
What is the oldest building in Kinnitty?
Saint Finnian's Church (Kinnitty): the first date on its record is 1740.
Are there archaeological sites in Kinnitty?
Yes: the Sites and Monuments Record lists 4 archaeological sites inside Kinnitty.
How old are the homes in Kinnitty?
19% 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 (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).