Building misc · 1860–1900E. GillespieCliffony
Photo: Eric Jones · CC BY-SA 2.05buildings on the National Inventory
History of Cliffony · National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
Cliffony: 5 buildings on the National Inventory
Cliffony has kept more old homes than most towns: 10% were built before 1919, against 3.4% in the typical town. The oldest record dates from 1830. Inside the town, the Sites and Monuments Record lists 4 archaeological sites.
On the National Inventory
5
Of national importance
0
NIAH National or International, and national monuments
Archaeological sites
4
Sites and Monuments Record
Oldest building
1830
the first date on its record
Homes built before 1919
10%
typical town: 3.4%
In pictures
Cliffony in pictures
Creevykeel Court Tomb is the one recorded place in Cliffony with a photo so far.
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 Cliffony’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 5, by rating
5 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
5 historic places in Cliffony
Buildings rated Regional, of significance in their region, and archaeological monuments with an encyclopedia article.
Church / chapel · 1860–1880Saint Molaise's Catholic ChurchCliffony
House · 1880–1900Denver LodgeCliffony
Bridge · 1830–1870Bridge, Cliffony
House · 1890–1910House, Cliffony
What’s recorded
Around Cliffony, the record leans to homes: 50%
The newest record in Cliffony dates from 1950. Two of the highest-rated records are The Cottage and Mount Temple House. In and around Cliffony, the earliest date on the record is 1800.
Homes4
Walls, gates and bridges1
Churches and chapels1
Public 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.
Archaeology and around
Archaeology in Cliffony
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.
| Bullaun stone2 records |
| Ringfort - rath1 record |
| Megalithic tomb - court tomb1 record |
Just outside Cliffony: 4
| Creevykeel Court TombArchaeological monument (SMR) · 800 m outside the town |
| The CottageRegional rating (NIAH) · 1.2 km outside the town |
| Mount Temple HouseRegional rating (NIAH) · 1.9 km outside the town |
| Carn National SchoolRegional rating (NIAH) · 1.7 km outside the town |
Homes by age
Since 2011, building in Cliffony has been slow: 3.3% of its homes, the norm is 5.8%
More of the homes standing in Cliffony today were built in the 2000s than in any other period: 41%. Cliffony added comparatively little between the wars: 1.4% of its homes, the typical town 3.9%. Homes built from 1946 to 1980 make up just 16% of Cliffony’s, against 24% in the typical town.
10%
Before 1919
1.4%
1919–45
16%
1946–80
29%
1981–2000
41%
2001–10
3.3%
Since 2011
CliffonyTypical 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
Cliffony and its neighbours
| Town | People | National Inventory | National | Archaeological sites |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cliffony | 521 | 5 | 0 | 4 |
| Kinlough | 1,196 | 5 | 0 | 3 |
| Bundoran | 2,599 | 25 | 0 | 18 |
| Sligo | 20,608 | 304 | 15 | 74 |
| Ballyshannon | 2,246 | 76 | 1 | 30 |
In brief
Cliffony in brief
More of Cliffony’s homes are old than in most places: 10% were built before 1919, against 3.4% in the typical town. All told, the list holds 5 places on the record. The oldest, E. Gillespie, dates from 1860. Otherwise the figures are ordinary: most dated ones come from the 19th century; and it also has 4 archaeological sites.
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 Cliffony’s history
How many historic buildings are recorded in Cliffony?
5 buildings on the National Inventory, from the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage.
What is the oldest building in Cliffony?
Bridge, Cliffony: the first date on its record is 1830.
Are there archaeological sites in Cliffony?
Yes: the Sites and Monuments Record lists 4 archaeological sites inside Cliffony.
How old are the homes in Cliffony?
10% 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).