RegChurch / chapel · 1825–1830Catholic Church of the AssumptionBallingarryPhoto: David Purchase · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Commons file
Catholic Church of the Assumption · Photo: David Purchase · CC BY-SA 2.01building on the National Inventory
History of Ballingarry · National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
Ballingarry: 1 building on the National Inventory
Old homes stand out in Ballingarry: 11% were built before 1919, where the typical town has 3.4%. Its oldest building dates from 1825. The Sites and Monuments Record adds 1 archaeological site inside the town.
On the National Inventory
1
Of national importance
0
NIAH National or International, and national monuments
Archaeological sites
1
Sites and Monuments Record
Oldest building
1825
the first date on its record
Homes built before 1919
11%
typical town: 3.4%
The map
Where Ballingarry’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 1, by rating
1 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
One historic place in Ballingarry
Buildings rated Regional, of significance in their region, and archaeological monuments with an encyclopedia article.
What’s recorded
Ballingarry and its edges: homes first, 42%
Across its record, Ballingarry takes in 6 kinds of building. The next biggest group is churches and chapels, 2 in all. Among the highest-rated: “Country house, Ballingarry Presentation Convent” and The Glebe.
Homes5
Churches and chapels2
Mills, stations and works1
Public buildings1
Walls, gates and bridges1
Other buildings2
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 Ballingarry
The Sites and Monuments Record lists every known archaeological site; most are field monuments with little to see. By kind:
1 archaeological site 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.
| Enclosure1 record |
Just outside Ballingarry: 11
| Country house, Ballingarry Presentation ConventRegional rating (NIAH) · 1 km outside the town |
| The GlebeRegional rating (NIAH) · 400 m outside the town |
| Lisnamrock CollieryRegional rating (NIAH) · 2.7 km outside the town |
| Copper SteepleRegional rating (NIAH) · 1.8 km outside the town |
| Wilford BridgeRegional rating (NIAH) · 3 km outside the town |
| Ballingarry CreameryRegional rating (NIAH) · 900 m outside the town |
| Ballingarry Presentation ConventRegional rating (NIAH) · 1 km outside the town |
| School, Ballingarry Presentation ConventRegional rating (NIAH) · 1.1 km outside the town |
| House, Springfield (Ballingarry Pr, S.r.)Regional rating (NIAH) · 2.5 km outside the town |
| House, GragaughRegional rating (NIAH) · 1.9 km outside the town |
| Presbytery, Ballingarry LowerRegional rating (NIAH) · 800 m outside the town |
Homes by age
Little new building in Ballingarry: 0.9% of homes date from 2011 on, against 5.8%
The largest single period is from 1946 to 1980, with 34% of Ballingarry’s homes. More of Ballingarry’s homes than usual date between the wars: 14%, against 3.9%. Homes built in the 2000s make up just 14% of Ballingarry’s, against 25% in the typical town.
11%
Before 1919
14%
1919–45
34%
1946–80
26%
1981–2000
14%
2001–10
0.9%
Since 2011
BallingarryTypical 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
Ballingarry and its neighbours
| Town | People | National Inventory | National | Archaeological sites |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ballingarry | 291 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Callan | 2,678 | 78 | 2 | 84 |
| Urlingford | 1,196 | 20 | 0 | 0 |
| Fethard | 1,738 | 46 | 2 | 101 |
In brief
Ballingarry in brief
More of Ballingarry’s homes are old than in most places: 11% were built before 1919, against 3.4% in the typical town. All told, the list holds 1 place on the record. The oldest is Catholic Church of the Assumption, from 1825. Otherwise the figures are ordinary: Robert Yelverton Tyrrell (1844) was born here before 1900; and it also has an archaeological site.
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 Ballingarry’s history
How many historic buildings are recorded in Ballingarry?
1 building on the National Inventory, from the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage.
What is the oldest building in Ballingarry?
Catholic Church of the Assumption: the first date on its record is 1825.
Are there archaeological sites in Ballingarry?
Yes: the Sites and Monuments Record lists 1 archaeological site inside Ballingarry.
How old are the homes in Ballingarry?
11% 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 and English Wikipedia for people born here · 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).