Church / chapel · 1715–1815Bansha Church (Templeneiry)Bansha
Photo: Peter Wood · CC BY-SA 2.06buildings on the National Inventory
History of Bansha · National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
Bansha: 6 buildings on the National Inventory
Old homes stand out in Bansha: 8.9% were built before 1919, where the typical town has 3.4%. Its oldest building dates from 1715. The Sites and Monuments Record adds 6 archaeological sites inside the town.
On the National Inventory
6
Of national importance
0
NIAH National or International, and national monuments
Archaeological sites
6
Sites and Monuments Record
Oldest building
1715
the first date on its record
Homes built before 1919
8.9%
typical town: 3.4%
The map
Where Bansha’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 6, by rating
6 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
6 historic places in Bansha
Buildings rated Regional, of significance in their region, and archaeological monuments with an encyclopedia article.
Church / chapel · 1805–1810Catholic Church of the AnnunciationBansha
Hall · 1860–1900Bansha Public HallBansha
RIC barracks · 1880–1920Bansha Garda Síochána StationBansha
Mill (water) · 1780–1860Mill (water), Bansha
House · 1840–1860House, Bansha
What’s recorded
More homes than anything else in and around Bansha: 48%
1880 brings Bansha’s record up to its newest entry. The next biggest group is walls, gates and bridges, 3 in all. Two of the highest-rated records are Kilshane and Bansha Church (Templeneiry).
Homes10
Walls, gates and bridges3
Churches and chapels2
Public buildings2
Mills, stations and works1
Farm and estate buildings1
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.
How old
Most of Bansha’s dated buildings come from the 19th century
Each building by the first date on its record.
1500–1799 three centuries2
19th century 1800–18994
1900 and later to today0
2 of the 6 dated ones were built before 1800. The oldest is Bansha Church (Templeneiry), from 1715.
Archaeology and around
Archaeology in Bansha
The Sites and Monuments Record lists every known archaeological site; most are field monuments with little to see. By kind:
6 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.
| Cross-slab2 records |
| Church1 record |
| Graveyard1 record |
| Graveslab1 record |
| Settlement cluster1 record |
Just outside Bansha: 15
| Kilshane (conservatory)National rating (NIAH) · 2.6 km outside the town |
| Cluen HouseRegional rating (NIAH) · 1.3 km outside the town |
| Lismacue HouseRegional rating (NIAH) · 700 m outside the town |
| ArraghsleaRegional rating (NIAH) · 2.7 km outside the town |
| Ashgrove HouseRegional rating (NIAH) · 2.5 km outside the town |
| Bansha CastleRegional rating (NIAH) · 200 m outside the town |
| Kilshane (walled garden)Regional rating (NIAH) · 2.6 km outside the town |
| Kilshane (farmyard complex)Regional rating (NIAH) · 2.5 km outside the town |
| Kilshane (country house)Regional rating (NIAH) · 2.6 km outside the town |
| Kilshane (garden structure misc)Regional rating (NIAH) · 2.5 km outside the town |
| Ashgrove BridgeRegional rating (NIAH) · 2.8 km outside the town |
| Kilshane (gate lodge)Regional rating (NIAH) · 2.1 km outside the town |
| Bansha BridgeRegional rating (NIAH) · 100 m outside the town |
| Bansha HouseRegional rating (NIAH) · 600 m outside the town |
| House, KilshaneRegional rating (NIAH) · 1.2 km outside the town |
Homes by age
Little new building in Bansha: 0.7% of homes date from 2011 on, against 5.8%
Fewer of Bansha’s homes than usual date from 1981 to 2000: 16%, against 24%. Building in Bansha peaked from 1946 to 1980: 35% of the homes now standing. Against a typical 3.9%, 5.9% of Bansha’s homes went up between the wars.
8.9%
Before 1919
5.9%
1919–45
35%
1946–80
16%
1981–2000
33%
2001–10
0.7%
Since 2011
BanshaTypical 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
Bansha and its neighbours
In brief
Bansha in brief
Old houses are part of Bansha’s character: 8.9% of its homes were built before 1919, against 3.4% in the typical town. In all there are 6 places on the record. Most of its dated monuments come from the 19th century: 4 of 6. The oldest, Bansha Church (Templeneiry), dates from 1715.
The archaeological record adds 6 sites. Beyond that, Henry Sheehy Keating (1775) and Frank Adam Conyers Baker (1889) were born here before 1900.
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 Bansha’s history
How many historic buildings are recorded in Bansha?
6 buildings on the National Inventory, from the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage.
What is the oldest building in Bansha?
Bansha Church (Templeneiry): the first date on its record is 1715.
Are there archaeological sites in Bansha?
Yes: the Sites and Monuments Record lists 6 archaeological sites inside Bansha.
How old are the homes in Bansha?
8.9% 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) · 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).