Photo: P L Chadwick · CC BY-SA 2.0Borrisokane has 18 buildings on the National Inventory
Old homes stand out in Borrisokane: 11% were built before 1919, where the typical town has 3.4%. The Sites and Monuments Record marks it as a historic town and lists 4 archaeological sites inside it. Its oldest building dates from 1780.
Where Borrisokane’s history is
Every building and site on the record inside the town, by its rating.
Hover a dot for its name; tap one to open its page.
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).
18 historic places in Borrisokane
Buildings rated Regional, of significance in their region, and archaeological monuments with an encyclopedia article.
All 8, A to Z
10 recorded by their type and address
10 are recorded only by their type and address: 8 homes, 1 other buildings and 1 mills, stations and works; most date from the 18th century.
Main Street has the most
Streets with three or more buildings on the record, by the address it gives.
Of the 18 records, 17 give a street address.
61% of Borrisokane’s recorded buildings are homes
No record in Borrisokane reaches national importance; they are rated regional. 3 records make churches and chapels the second group. At the top of the record: Réalt na Mara and Borrisokane Church.
Types as the National Inventory records them, grouped; a building keeps the type it was built as.
Most of Borrisokane’s dated buildings come from the 19th century
Each building by the first date on its record.
4 of the 18 dated ones were built before 1800.
Archaeology in Borrisokane
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.
| Ringfort - rath1 record |
| Historic town1 record |
| Church1 record |
| Graveyard1 record |
Just outside Borrisokane: 11
| Ballyrickard HouseRegional rating (NIAH) · 2.5 km outside the town |
| Mount FalconRegional rating (NIAH) · 1.9 km outside the town |
| Uskane HouseRegional rating (NIAH) · 2.9 km outside the town |
| Cloghkeating CastleRegional rating (NIAH) · 2.7 km outside the town |
| Saint Ruadan's Church (Finnoe)Regional rating (NIAH) · 2.2 km outside the town |
| Rodeen HouseRegional rating (NIAH) · 2.8 km outside the town |
| The RectoryRegional rating (NIAH) · 2.3 km outside the town |
| Derrinvohil HouseRegional rating (NIAH) · 3 km outside the town |
| Eminiska HouseRegional rating (NIAH) · 1.9 km outside the town |
| RiversdaleRegional rating (NIAH) · 2.8 km outside the town |
| Rodeen CottageRegional rating (NIAH) · 2.5 km outside the town |
More of Borrisokane’s homes date from 1946 to 1980 than from any other period: 31%
Of the homes in Borrisokane now, the larger half dates from before 2001. Building between the wars left Borrisokane with 7.8% of its homes, above the usual 3.9%. Borrisokane’s newest homes, from 2011 or later, are 6.1%, roughly the usual 5.8%.
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.
Borrisokane and its neighbours
Borrisokane in brief
Old houses are part of Borrisokane’s character: 11% of its homes were built before 1919, against 3.4% in the typical town. In all there are 18 places on the record. Of the whole list, 61% are homes.
Most of its dated monuments come from the 19th century: 12 of 18. The oldest, Réalt na Mara, dates from 1800. Beyond that, James McGolrick (1841) and Timothy Quinlan (1861) were born here before 1900; and it also has 4 archaeological sites.
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 Borrisokane’s history
How many historic buildings are recorded in Borrisokane?
18 buildings on the National Inventory, from the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage.
What is the oldest building in Borrisokane?
Building, Main Street, Borrisokane: the first date on its record is 1780.
Are there archaeological sites in Borrisokane?
Yes: the Sites and Monuments Record lists 4 archaeological sites inside Borrisokane.
How old are the homes in Borrisokane?
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.
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).