House · 1880–1910RossavilleBallincar
2buildings on the National Inventory
History of Ballincar · National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
Ballincar has 2 buildings on the National Inventory
Ballincar’s oldest recorded building dates from 1880. Inside the town, the Sites and Monuments Record lists 5 archaeological sites.
On the National Inventory
2
Of national importance
0
NIAH National or International, and national monuments
Archaeological sites
5
Sites and Monuments Record
Oldest building
1880
the first date on its record
Homes built before 1919
3.7%
typical town: 3.4%
In pictures
Ballincar’s landmarks
So far only Saint Columba's Church (Drumcliff) is photographed among Ballincar’s recorded places.
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 Ballincar’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 Ballincar
Buildings rated Regional, of significance in their region, and archaeological monuments with an encyclopedia article.
House · 1880–1900Saint Helen'sCregg
What’s recorded
60% of the records in and around Ballincar are homes
The wider area’s record reaches back to 1790, earlier than Ballincar’s own. Second on the record: churches and chapels, 2 of them. Two of the highest-rated records are Saint Columba's Church (Drumcliff) and Rossaville.
Homes3
Churches and chapels2
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 Ballincar
The Sites and Monuments Record lists every known archaeological site; most are field monuments with little to see. By kind:
5 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.
| House - 16th/17th century1 record |
| Enclosure1 record |
| Ringfort - rath1 record |
| Midden1 record |
| Burnt mound1 record |
Just outside Ballincar: 3
| Saint Columba's Church (Drumcliff)Regional rating (NIAH) · 2.2 km outside the town |
| Graveyard, DrumcliffRegional rating (NIAH) · 2.2 km outside the town |
| House, KintogherRegional rating (NIAH) · 2 km outside the town |
Homes by age
Only 3.7% of Ballincar’s homes were built since 2011 (5.8% is typical)
Homes built between the wars make up just 2.9% of Ballincar’s, against 3.9% in the typical town. Fewer of Ballincar’s homes than usual date in the 2000s: 5.9%, against 25%. More of Ballincar’s homes than usual date from 1946 to 1980: 54%, against 24%.
3.7%
Before 1919
2.9%
1919–45
54%
1946–80
29%
1981–2000
5.9%
2001–10
3.7%
Since 2011
BallincarTypical 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
Ballincar and its neighbours
| Town | People | National Inventory | National | Archaeological sites |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ballincar | 423 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| Sligo | 20,608 | 304 | 15 | 74 |
| Strandhill | 1,982 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Ballysadare | 1,747 | 11 | 0 | 12 |
| Collooney | 1,797 | 9 | 0 | 7 |
| Coolaney | 1,155 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
In brief
Ballincar in brief
Old houses are part of Ballincar’s character: 3.7% of its homes were built before 1919, against 3.4% in the typical town. In all there are 2 places on the record. The archaeological record adds 5 sites. The oldest, Rossaville, dates from 1880.
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 Ballincar’s history
How many historic buildings are recorded in Ballincar?
2 buildings on the National Inventory, from the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage.
What is the oldest building in Ballincar?
Rossaville: the first date on its record is 1880.
Are there archaeological sites in Ballincar?
Yes: the Sites and Monuments Record lists 5 archaeological sites inside Ballincar.
How old are the homes in Ballincar?
3.7% 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).