Church / chapel · 1855–1860Saint Patrick's Catholic ChurchPuckaun
Photo: P L Chadwick · CC BY-SA 2.01building on the National Inventory
History of Puckaun · National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
Puckaun: 1 building on the National Inventory
History in Puckaun goes back at least to 1855, the date of its oldest recorded building. 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
1855
the first date on its record
Homes built before 1919
3.2%
typical town: 3.4%
In pictures
Puckaun in pictures
Pictured: Ballyartella Bridge, on Puckaun’s record.
Photos 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.
The map
Where Puckaun’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 Puckaun
Buildings rated Regional, of significance in their region, and archaeological monuments with an encyclopedia article.
What’s recorded
62% of the records in and around Puckaun are homes
The next biggest group is walls, gates and bridges, 3 in all. Among the highest-rated: Lodge House and Ballyartella Bridge. In and around Puckaun, the earliest date on the record is 1680.
Homes8
Walls, gates and bridges3
Churches and chapels2
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 Puckaun
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.
| Ringfort - cashel1 record |
Just outside Puckaun: 12
| Lodge HouseRegional rating (NIAH) · 500 m outside the town |
| Ballyartella BridgeRegional rating (NIAH) · 3 km outside the town |
| LisduffRegional rating (NIAH) · 1.3 km outside the town |
| Annaghbeg BridgeRegional rating (NIAH) · 1.4 km outside the town |
| Prospect HouseRegional rating (NIAH) · 1.9 km outside the town |
| Johnstown HouseRegional rating (NIAH) · 500 m outside the town |
| Prior ParkRegional rating (NIAH) · 2.3 km outside the town |
| Ballycraggan HouseRegional rating (NIAH) · 300 m outside the town |
| KillodiernanRegional rating (NIAH) · 200 m outside the town |
| Rockvalley HouseRegional rating (NIAH) · 200 m outside the town |
| Cloghprior HouseRegional rating (NIAH) · 2.7 km outside the town |
| Killodiernan ChurchRegional rating (NIAH) · 400 m outside the town |
Homes by age
Little new building in Puckaun: 1.1% of homes date from 2011 on, against 5.8%
In most towns 25% of homes were built in the 2000s; in Puckaun only 7.4%. Building from 1946 to 1980 went further in Puckaun than in most towns: 66%, against 24%. Puckaun’s share of pre-1919 homes, 3.2%, is near the 3.4% of the typical town.
3.2%
Before 1919
4.3%
1919–45
66%
1946–80
18%
1981–2000
7.4%
2001–10
1.1%
Since 2011
PuckaunTypical 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
Puckaun and its neighbours
| Town | People | National Inventory | National | Archaeological sites |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Puckaun | 245 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Nenagh | 9,895 | 66 | 1 | 43 |
| Borrisokane | 1,117 | 18 | 0 | 4 |
| Portumna | 1,690 | 43 | 0 | 8 |
| Ballina | 2,959 | 5 | 0 | 8 |
In brief
Puckaun in brief
Puckaun has 1 place on the record. Its homes are mostly newer: 3.2% were built before 1919, against 3.4% in the typical town. The oldest is Saint Patrick's Catholic Church, from 1855. The rest is about typical: 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 Puckaun’s history
How many historic buildings are recorded in Puckaun?
1 building on the National Inventory, from the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage.
What is the oldest building in Puckaun?
Saint Patrick's Catholic Church: the first date on its record is 1855.
Are there archaeological sites in Puckaun?
Yes: the Sites and Monuments Record lists 1 archaeological site inside Puckaun.
How old are the homes in Puckaun?
3.2% 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 (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).