NatChurch / chapel · 1785–1790Saint James's Church (Stradbally)Church Lane, StradballyPhoto: Alexander Redfern · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Commons file
Saint James's Church (Stradbally) · Photo: Alexander Redfern · CC BY-SA 4.030buildings on the National Inventory
History of Stradbally · National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
Stradbally: 30 buildings on the National Inventory, one of them of national importance
Stradbally has kept more old homes than most towns: 11% were built before 1919, against 3.4% in the typical town. The earliest building recorded goes back to 1740. Inside the town, the Sites and Monuments Record lists 5 archaeological sites.
On the National Inventory
30
Of national importance
1
NIAH National or International, and national monuments
Archaeological sites
5
Sites and Monuments Record
Oldest building
1740
the first date on its record
Homes built before 1919
11%
typical town: 3.4%
In pictures
Landmarks of Stradbally, in 2 photos
Pictured and oldest in Stradbally: Saint James's Church (Stradbally), 1785. First come Saint James's Church (Stradbally) and Catholic Church of the Holy Cross.
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 Stradbally’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 30, by rating
1 National and International29 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
One place of national importance in Stradbally
Buildings the National Inventory rates National or International: of significance across Ireland or beyond. Each one opens its own page.
Regional and other sites
29 more historic places in Stradbally
Buildings rated Regional, of significance in their region, and archaeological monuments with an encyclopedia article.
All 9, A to Z
20 recorded by their type and address
20 are recorded only by their type and address: 17 homes, 2 other buildings and 1 street furniture; most date from the 19th century.
18th century5
19th century14
20th century1
What’s recorded
More homes than anything else in Stradbally: 83%
Stradbally shows 5 kinds of building on its record. Among the highest-rated: Saint James's Church and Stradbally Garda Síochána Station. The latest date on Stradbally’s record is 1925.
Homes25
Churches and chapels1
Public buildings1
Street furniture1
Other buildings2
Types as the National Inventory records them, grouped; a building keeps the type it was built as.
How old
Most of Stradbally’s dated buildings come from the 19th century
Each building by the first date on its record.
1500–1799 three centuries6
19th century 1800–189921
1900 and later to today3
6 of the 30 dated ones were built before 1800.
Archaeology and around
Archaeology in Stradbally
The Sites and Monuments Record lists every known archaeological site; most are field monuments with little to see. By kind:
5 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.
| Settlement cluster1 record |
| Church1 record |
| Graveyard1 record |
| Graveslab1 record |
| Kiln1 record |
Just outside Stradbally: 15
| WoodhouseRegional rating (NIAH) · 800 m outside the town |
| Carrickbarrahane HouseRegional rating (NIAH) · 2 km outside the town |
| Stradbally BridgeRegional rating (NIAH) · 200 m outside the town |
| Catholic Church of the Holy CrossRegional rating (NIAH) · 400 m outside the town |
| Woodhouse (gate lodge)Regional rating (NIAH) · 200 m outside the town |
| Woodhouse (gates / railings / walls)Regional rating (NIAH) · 200 m outside the town |
| Cove LodgeRegional rating (NIAH) · 300 m outside the town |
| Woodhouse (gates / railings / walls)Regional rating (NIAH) · 900 m outside the town |
| Hawthorn CottageRegional rating (NIAH) · 200 m outside the town |
| Ballyvoyle TunnelRegional rating (NIAH) · 2.9 km outside the town |
| Building, StradballyRegional rating (NIAH) · 300 m outside the town |
| House, Chapel Road, StradballyRegional rating (NIAH) · 200 m outside the town |
| House, Chapel Road, StradballyRegional rating (NIAH) · 100 m outside the town |
| Boathouse, StradballyRegional rating (NIAH) · 200 m outside the town |
| Farmyard complex, StradballyRegional rating (NIAH) · 100 m outside the town |
Homes by age
New homes are rare in Stradbally: 2.1% since 2011, against a usual 5.8%
Against a typical 24%, only 17% of Stradbally’s homes went up from 1946 to 1980. Building in Stradbally peaked in the 2000s: 43% of the homes now standing. Most of Stradbally’s homes are older than 2001.
11%
Before 1919
3.7%
1919–45
17%
1946–80
23%
1981–2000
43%
2001–10
2.1%
Since 2011
StradballyTypical 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
Stradbally and its neighbours
| Town | People | National Inventory | National | Archaeological sites |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stradbally | 500 | 30 | 1 | 5 |
| Ballinroad | 1,389 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Dungarvan | 10,081 | 172 | 4 | 45 |
In brief
Stradbally in brief
Old houses are part of Stradbally’s character: 11% of its homes were built before 1919, against 3.4% in the typical town. All told, the list holds 30 places on the record, 1 of them in the top tier, including Saint James's Church (Stradbally). Of the whole list, 83% are homes.
Of the 30 with a date, 21 come from the 19th century. The oldest is Stradbally Garda Síochána Station, from 1760. The archaeological record adds 5 sites.
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 Stradbally’s history
How many historic buildings are recorded in Stradbally?
30 buildings on the National Inventory, one of them of national importance, from the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage.
Which places in Stradbally are of national importance?
Saint James's Church (Stradbally).
What is the oldest building in Stradbally?
House, Stradbally: the first date on its record is 1740.
Are there archaeological sites in Stradbally?
Yes: the Sites and Monuments Record lists 5 archaeological sites inside Stradbally.
How old are the homes in Stradbally?
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) · 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).