NatCourt house · 1670–1675Main GuardSarsfield Street, Mitchell Street, ClonmelPhoto: Digital Eye · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Commons file
Main Guard · Photo: Digital Eye · CC BY-SA 4.0239buildings on the National Inventory
History of Clonmel · National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
History in Clonmel reaches back to 1265: 239 buildings on the National Inventory
Old homes stand out in Clonmel: 7.1% were built before 1919, where the typical town has 3.4%. It is a historic town on the Sites and Monuments Record, with 136 archaeological sites inside it. Clonmel has 239 buildings on the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage, 2 of them of national importance. That is 130 for every 10,000 residents, against 48 in the typical town.
On the National Inventory
239
130 per 10,000 residents
typical town: 48
typical town: 48
Of national importance
2
NIAH National or International, and national monuments
Archaeological sites
136
Sites and Monuments Record
Oldest building
1265
the first date on its record
Homes built before 1919
7.1%
typical town: 3.4%
In pictures
30 photos of Clonmel’s landmarks, and 3 old views
The old views of Clonmel run from 1900 to 1915. Pictures exist for 28 of the places Clonmel has on the record. Of Clonmel’s places of national importance, 2 are photographed.
Saint Patrick's Church (Inishlounaght)National rating (NIAH)
Saint Mary's Church (Saint Mary's)Regional rating (NIAH)
White Memorial TheatreRegional rating (NIAH)
Hotel, 34-35 Parnell Street, ClonmelRegional rating (NIAH)
Marlfield House (country house)National rating (NIAH)+25See all photosPhotos 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.
Through time
Clonmel from 1900 to 1915
3 old photographs, in date order. All made before 1950.
1886–1914
1910–1914
1915From Wikimedia Commons, copied to our own server: public domain, or from the National Library of Ireland’s collections (Lawrence, Poole, Eason and others) with no known copyright restrictions. Each credit opens the image’s page.
How old
Most of Clonmel’s dated buildings come from the 19th century
Each building by the first date on its record.
Middle Ages 500–14992
1500–1799 three centuries28
19th century 1800–1899193
1900 and later to today16
30 of the 239 dated ones were built before 1800. The oldest is Franciscan Friary, from 1265.
The map
Where Clonmel’s history is
Every building and site on the record inside the town, by its rating.
National and InternationalRegional and other sites
Hover a dot for its name; tap one to open its page.
The 239, by rating
2 National and International237 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).
National and International
2 places of national importance in Clonmel
Buildings the National Inventory rates National or International: of significance across Ireland or beyond. Each one opens its own page.
NatChurch / chapel · 1815–1820Saint Patrick's Church (Inishlounaght)MarlfieldPhoto: A.-K. D · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Commons file
Regional and other sites
237 more historic places in Clonmel
Buildings rated Regional, of significance in their region, and archaeological monuments with an encyclopedia article.
All 103, A to Z
1798 MonumentAirhill HouseAllied Irish BankArdgeeha HouseAshbourneBank of IrelandBirdhillBriarview HouseBrighton HouseBrookdaleBruce VillaBuilding misc, Kickham BarracksBuilding misc, Kickham BarracksBuilding misc, Kickham BarracksCatholic Church of Saint Peter and Saint PaulChristian Brothers High SchoolChurch LodgeChurch, Kickham BarracksChurch, Saint Luke's HospitalClonmel CourthouseClonmel Garda Síochána StationClonmel Railway StationClonmel Railway Station (bridge)Clonmel Railway Station (signal box)Clonmel Railway Station (store / warehouse)Clonmel Town HallConvent of the Sisters of CharityD.W. ParkeDenis Lacy Memorial HallE. RyanFairy HillFranciscan FriaryFranciscan Friary (church / chapel)Gaelscoil Chluain MealaGallows Hill HouseGarden LodgeGashouse BridgeGates, Kickham BarracksGates, Saint Patrick's Church (Inishlounaght)GlenamGlenconnor House (country house)Glenconnor House (gate lodge)GlenviewGreyfortHamilton HouseHazledeneHouse, Convent of the Sisters of CharityInishlounaght HouseJ. HickeyJervis HouseJohn J. MadiganKickham BarracksKickham BarracksLake ViewLonerganLoreto HouseMalartán Feadhmanais Chluain MealaManchester Martyrs MonumentMarlfield CottageMarlfield House (gate lodge)Melview HouseMerlinMinellaMonument, Kickham BarracksMulcahy HouseOfficers' mess, Kickham BarracksOld BridgeParkminster Green ParkPhilip Kenny and CompanyPondsideQuay HouseRaheen HouseRaheen House (gate lodge)Richmond HouseRichmond MillsRiver HouseRiverside HouseRose CottageRoslyn HouseRowantreeSaint Anne'sSaint Luke's HospitalSaint Mary's Catholic ChurchSaint Mary's Church (Saint Mary's)Saint Mary's National SchoolSaint Mary's Parochial HallSaint Patrick's Cemetery (building misc)Saint Patrick's Cemetery (church / chapel)Saint Patrick's Cemetery (church / chapel)Saint Patrick's Cemetery (gates / railings / walls)Salisbury HouseSilversprings HouseSouth Tipperary Arts CentreSouth Tipperary County Council OfficesSouth Tipperary General HospitalSpringfield HouseSpringfield House (gate lodge)Suir Island HouseThe LodgeWentworth HouseWest GateWhite Memorial TheatreWorkhouse Bridge
134 recorded by their type and address
134 are recorded only by their type and address: 113 homes, 8 public buildings and 4 inns, shops and warehouses; most date from the 19th century.
16th century1
17th century1
18th century26
19th century102
20th century4
Historic streets
Anne Street has the most
Streets with three or more buildings on the record, by the address it gives.
Anne Street26 on the record
O'Connell Street15 on the record
Parnell Street12 on the record
Coleville Road11 on the record
Anglesea Street11 on the record
Gladstone Street10 on the record
Emmet Street10 on the record
Prince Edward's Terrace10 on the record
Davis Road9 on the record
Sarsfield Street8 on the record · 1 of national importance
New Quay8 on the record
Nelson Street6 on the record
Of the 239 records, 208 give a street address.
What’s recorded
More homes than anything else in Clonmel: 71%
Two of the highest-rated records are Main Guard and Saint Patrick's Church (Inishlounaght). In Clonmel, walls, gates and bridges weigh less than nationally: 4%, against 8%. The next biggest group is public buildings, 25 in all.
Homes169
Public buildings25
Churches and chapels14
Walls, gates and bridges10
Mills, stations and works6
Inns, shops and warehouses5
Memorials and tombs3
Street furniture2
Other buildings5
Types as the National Inventory records them, grouped; a building keeps the type it was built as.
Archaeology and around
Archaeology in Clonmel
The Sites and Monuments Record lists every known archaeological site; most are field monuments with little to see. By kind:
136 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.
| Graveslab33 records |
| Architectural fragment9 records |
| Church6 records |
| Graveyard6 records |
| House - 16th/17th century6 records |
| Enclosure5 records |
| Tomb - chest tomb5 records |
| Architectural feature4 records |
| Midden4 records |
| Building4 records |
| Tomb - effigial3 records |
| Burial ground3 records |
| Armorial plaque3 records |
| House - medieval3 records |
| Standing stone3 records |
| 31 more kinds39 records |
Just outside Clonmel: 42
| Marlfield House (country house)National rating (NIAH) · 700 m outside the town |
| St. Patrick's Well, ClonmelArchaeological monument (SMR) · 300 m outside the town |
| Sir Thomas's BridgeRegional rating (NIAH) · 100 m outside the town |
| Barne Park (country house)Regional rating (NIAH) · 2.3 km outside the town |
| Sir Thomas's BridgeRegional rating (NIAH) · 100 m outside the town |
| Oaklands (country house)Regional rating (NIAH) · 300 m outside the town |
| Anner VilleRegional rating (NIAH) · 500 m outside the town |
| Knocklofty BridgeRegional rating (NIAH) · 2.8 km outside the town |
| Knocklofty BridgeRegional rating (NIAH) · 2.8 km outside the town |
| Oaklands (house)Regional rating (NIAH) · 100 m outside the town |
| Oaklands (walled garden)Regional rating (NIAH) · 100 m outside the town |
| The ThatchRegional rating (NIAH) · 2.2 km outside the town |
| Ballingarrane House (country house)Regional rating (NIAH) · 300 m outside the town |
| Ballingarrane House (gates / railings / walls)Regional rating (NIAH) · 300 m outside the town |
| Rathronan ChurchRegional rating (NIAH) · 1.4 km outside the town |
| Anner ParkRegional rating (NIAH) · 700 m outside the town |
| Marlfield FarmRegional rating (NIAH) · 1 km outside the town |
| Oaklands (gate lodge)Regional rating (NIAH) · 100 m outside the town |
| Summerhill House (country house)Regional rating (NIAH) · 200 m outside the town |
| Summerhill House (demesne walls / gates / railings)Regional rating (NIAH) · 100 m outside the town |
Homes by age
Clonmel has added few homes since 2011: 2.7%, where most towns have 5.8%
Against a typical 3.9%, 7.6% of Clonmel’s homes went up between the wars. The largest single period is from 1946 to 1980, with 36% of Clonmel’s homes. Fewer of Clonmel’s homes than usual date in the 2000s: 19%, against 25%.
7.1%
Before 1919
7.6%
1919–45
36%
1946–80
28%
1981–2000
19%
2001–10
2.7%
Since 2011
ClonmelTypical 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.
Born here
27 notable people born in Clonmel before 1900
The 20 best known on one timeline, earliest first.
Stephen White
Laurence Sterne
James Louis O'Donel
Phineas Riall
William J. Duane
Michael O'Sullivan
Marguerite Gardiner, Countess of Blessington
William Tinsley
Austin Carroll
Morgan Stanislaus Grace
Ramsay Weston Phipps
Edmond Francis Prendergast
Edith Bernal Blake
Samuel Hemphill
John O'Connor
Richard Anthony
Sir Lionel Milman, 7th Baronet
Maud MacCarthy
Byron Russell
Lilla Minnie Perry
155016001650170017501800185019001950
Laurence Sterne1713–1768 · Anglo-Irish novelist and Anglican cleric
Marguerite Gardiner, Countess of Blessington1789–1849 · Irish writer, editor
WD
William J. Duane1780–1865 · American politician, Jackson administration cabinet member
Edith Bernal Blake1846–1926 · Irish painter, botanical collector and amateur lepidopterist
Edmond Francis Prendergast1843–1918 · Catholic archbishop
Phineas Riall1775–1850 · British Army general
AC
Austin Carroll1835–1909 · 1835-1909 , educator and author
RP
Ramsay Weston Phipps1838–1923 · British military historian, officer
Everyone born in Clonmel → Birthplaces from Wikidata, each checked against the person’s English Wikipedia article; portraits from Wikimedia Commons.
Towns its size
Clonmel has the 2nd most of 16 towns its size
Towns of 18,000 to 19,300 residents, by buildings on the record.
Clonmel239
#2 of 16for buildings on the record per resident (130 per 10,000). Stoneybatter, Clonmel and The Liberties lead.
Only Stoneybatter has more. The typical town its size has 13.
Neighbours
Clonmel and its neighbours
In brief
Clonmel in brief
Old houses are part of Clonmel’s character: 7.1% of its homes were built before 1919, against 3.4% in the typical town. In all there are 239 places on the record, 2 of them in the top tier. For its size, it has more recorded buildings than 79% of Irish towns of 2,500 or more. Only one of the 16 towns nearest its size has more recorded buildings.
Anne Street alone has 26 places on the record. Of the whole list, 71% are homes. Of the 239 with a date, 193 come from the 19th century.
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 Clonmel’s history
How many historic buildings are recorded in Clonmel?
239 buildings on the National Inventory, 2 of them of national importance, from the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage.
Which places in Clonmel are of national importance?
Main Guard and Saint Patrick's Church (Inishlounaght).
What is the oldest building in Clonmel?
Franciscan Friary: the first date on its record is 1265.
Are there archaeological sites in Clonmel?
Yes: the Sites and Monuments Record lists 136 archaeological sites inside Clonmel.
How old are the homes in Clonmel?
7.1% 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 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).