RegChurch / chapel · 1875–1885Saint Ailbe's Catholic ChurchEmlyPhoto: JohnArmagh · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Commons file
Saint Ailbe's Catholic Church · Photo: JohnArmagh · CC BY-SA 3.06buildings on the National Inventory
History of Emly · National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
Emly: 18% of homes built before 1919
The typical town has 3.4%: Emly has 5 times the share. It is a historic town on the Sites and Monuments Record, with 19 archaeological sites inside it. On the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage, Emly counts 6 buildings. The earliest building recorded goes back to 1780.
On the National Inventory
6
Of national importance
0
NIAH National or International, and national monuments
Archaeological sites
19
Sites and Monuments Record
Oldest building
1780
the first date on its record
Homes built before 1919
18%
typical town: 3.4%
The map
Where Emly’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 Emly
Buildings rated Regional, of significance in their region, and archaeological monuments with an encyclopedia article.
Church / chapel · 1805–1810Halla Naomh AilbheEmly
Sexton's house · 1870–1890Duhig HouseEmly
School · 1870–1890Saint Ailbe's National SchoolEmly
Creamery · 1890–1910Saint Ailbe's CreameryEmly
House · 1780–1820House, Emly
What’s recorded
More homes than anything else in and around Emly: 50%
In second place come churches and chapels, with 2. At the top of the record: Aughaclareen Bridge and Emly House. Its buildings rate regional: Emly has none of national importance.
Homes5
Churches and chapels2
Mills, stations and works1
Public buildings1
Walls, gates and bridges1
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 Emly’s dated buildings come from the 19th century
Each building by the first date on its record.
1500–1799 three centuries1
19th century 1800–18995
1900 and later to today0
1 of the 6 dated ones were built before 1800.
Archaeology and around
Archaeology in Emly
The Sites and Monuments Record lists every known archaeological site; most are field monuments with little to see. By kind:
19 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.
| Architectural fragment5 records |
| Wall monument2 records |
| Historic town1 record |
| Ecclesiastical enclosure1 record |
| Cathedral1 record |
| Ritual site - holy well1 record |
| Cross - High cross1 record |
| Graveyard1 record |
| Church1 record |
| Graveslab1 record |
| Memorial stone1 record |
| Burial ground1 record |
| Excavation - miscellaneous1 record |
| Enclosure1 record |
Just outside Emly: 4
| Aughaclareen BridgeRegional rating (NIAH) · 2.9 km outside the town |
| Emly HouseRegional rating (NIAH) · 100 m outside the town |
| Farranasa HouseRegional rating (NIAH) · 500 m outside the town |
| Emly Railway StationRegional rating (NIAH) · 800 m outside the town |
Homes by age
New homes are rare in Emly: 1.6% since 2011, against a usual 5.8%
Homes dated from 1981 to 2000 are scarcer in Emly than in most towns: 11%, against 24%. The busiest building years in Emly were from 1946 to 1980, which account for 36% of today’s homes. 5.6% of Emly’s homes date between the wars, well above the typical 3.9%.
18%
Before 1919
5.6%
1919–45
36%
1946–80
11%
1981–2000
28%
2001–10
1.6%
Since 2011
EmlyTypical 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
Emly and its neighbours
| Town | People | National Inventory | National | Archaeological sites |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emly | 338 | 6 | 0 | 19 |
| Tipperary | 5,387 | 112 | 0 | 12 |
| Caherconlish | 1,569 | 9 | 0 | 13 |
| Kilmallock | 1,761 | 59 | 1 | 61 |
In brief
Emly in brief
Old houses are part of Emly’s character: 18% of its homes were built before 1919, against 3.4% in the typical town. In all there are 6 places on the record. Of the 6 with a date, 5 come from the 19th century. The oldest is Halla Naomh Ailbhe, from 1805.
The archaeological record adds 19 sites. Otherwise the figures are ordinary: James Mitchel (1864) and Jack Raleigh (1890) 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 Emly’s history
How many historic buildings are recorded in Emly?
6 buildings on the National Inventory, from the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage.
What is the oldest building in Emly?
House, Emly: the first date on its record is 1780.
Are there archaeological sites in Emly?
Yes: the Sites and Monuments Record lists 19 archaeological sites inside Emly.
How old are the homes in Emly?
18% 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).