Photo: Sarah777 · CC BY-SA 2.0Ballymore: 14 buildings on the National Inventory
Ballymore’s oldest recorded building dates from 1790. Inside the town, the Sites and Monuments Record lists 2 archaeological sites. Of its homes, 6.6% were built before 1919, against 3.4% in the typical town.
Where Ballymore’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).
14 historic places in Ballymore
Buildings rated Regional, of significance in their region, and archaeological monuments with an encyclopedia article.
All 3, A to Z
11 recorded by their type and address
11 are recorded only by their type and address: 7 homes, 3 street furniture and 1 walls, gates and bridges; most date from the 19th century.
The record in Ballymore starts with homes, at 57%
Ballymore shows 4 kinds of building on its record. In second place come street furniture, with 3. Among the highest-rated: Cunningham and Belmore Place.
Types as the National Inventory records them, grouped; a building keeps the type it was built as.
Most of Ballymore’s dated buildings come from the 19th century
Each building by the first date on its record.
1 of the 14 dated ones were built before 1800.
Archaeology in Ballymore
The Sites and Monuments Record lists every known archaeological site; most are field monuments with little to see. By kind:
2 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 deserted - medieval1 record |
| Kiln - lime1 record |
Just outside Ballymore: 10
| Sunday WellRegional rating (NIAH) · 500 m outside the town |
| Saint Owen's Church (Ballymore)Regional rating (NIAH) · 100 m outside the town |
| Saint Owen's RectoryRegional rating (NIAH) · 1.1 km outside the town |
| Belmore Place (farmyard complex)Regional rating (NIAH) · 200 m outside the town |
| The ManseRegional rating (NIAH) · 2 km outside the town |
| Bridge, Ballinlig Lower, ClareRegional rating (NIAH) · 2.9 km outside the town |
| House, MullenmeehanRegional rating (NIAH) · 1.7 km outside the town |
| House, Newtown (Delvin By.)Regional rating (NIAH) · 1.7 km outside the town |
| House, SnimnagortaRegional rating (NIAH) · 1.4 km outside the town |
| House, DuneelRegional rating (NIAH) · 1.3 km outside the town |
More of Ballymore’s homes date in the 2000s than from any other period: 50%
Since 2011 Ballymore has added 8.4% of its homes, more than the typical town’s 5.8%. Building from 1981 to 2000 left Ballymore with 13% of its homes, below the usual 24%. Few of Ballymore’s homes date from 1946 to 1980: 19%, the norm 24%.
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.
Ballymore and its neighbours
| Town | People | National Inventory | National | Archaeological sites |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ballymore | 478 | 14 | 0 | 2 |
| Ballymahon | 1,714 | 24 | 0 | 5 |
| Moate | 3,013 | 62 | 1 | 9 |
| Clara | 3,403 | 52 | 0 | 2 |
| Kilbeggan | 1,575 | 54 | 2 | 9 |
| Athlone | 22,869 | 181 | 6 | 78 |
Ballymore in brief
More of Ballymore’s homes are old than in most places: 6.6% were built before 1919, against 3.4% in the typical town. In all there are 14 places on the record. Of the whole list, 57% are homes.
Most of its dated monuments come from the 19th century: 13 of 14. The oldest, Cunningham, dates from 1800. The rest is about typical: it also has 2 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 Ballymore’s history
How many historic buildings are recorded in Ballymore?
14 buildings on the National Inventory, from the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage.
What is the oldest building in Ballymore?
House, Ballymore: the first date on its record is 1790.
Are there archaeological sites in Ballymore?
Yes: the Sites and Monuments Record lists 2 archaeological sites inside Ballymore.
How old are the homes in Ballymore?
6.6% 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 (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).