- Address
- Convent Road, Ballaghaderreen
- Type
- Convent / nunnery
- NIAH reg. no.
- 31805001
Saint Mary's Convent
Convent Road, Ballaghaderreen
About Saint Mary's Convent
The National Inventory rates Saint Mary's Convent Regional, one of 19 in Ballaghaderreen. Its record dates Saint Mary's Convent to 1875–1880. 3 other places on the record stand within 400 m.
This convent complex, built in an attractive Gothic Revival idiom is situated within its own grounds on the road leading from Ballaghaderreen. Originally built for the Sisters of Charity.
From the National Inventory’s appraisal, record 31805001 · CC BY 4.0 · Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
NIAHRead its National Inventory recordThe full description and appraisal, the survey photo and the map · 31805001↗Regional is the National Inventory’s rating for a building of significance in its region; most rated buildings carry it.
Make it a walk: 5 historic places in about 15 minutes
Ballaghaderreen · about 900 m on foot, as the crow flies
More churches on the record near Ballaghaderreen
Start with Saint James's Catholic Church in Charlestown-Bellahy, 15 km away. Within 40 km, 8 have a photo. At the edge of the list, 28 km away: Kilmacallan Church, Riverstown.
Questions about Saint Mary's Convent
Is Saint Mary's Convent on the National Inventory?
Yes: rated Regional (record 31805001).
Can you visit Saint Mary's Convent?
It can be seen from the street; whether you can go inside depends on its owner.
When was Saint Mary's Convent built?
Its National Inventory record dates it to 1875–1880.
Is Saint Mary's Convent 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.
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). Under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0).
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