NatChurch / chapel · 1840–1850Catholic Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary and Saint Alphonsus LiguoriBarntownPhoto: Thommcg1980 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Commons file
Catholic Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary and Saint Alphonsus Liguori · Photo: Thommcg1980 · CC BY-SA 4.02buildings on the National Inventory
History of Barntown · National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
Barntown: 2 buildings on the National Inventory, one of them of national importance
Barntown’s oldest recorded building dates from 1815. The Sites and Monuments Record adds 1 archaeological site inside the town. 6.7% of its homes date from before 1919; the typical town has 3.4%.
On the National Inventory
2
Of national importance
1
NIAH National or International, and national monuments
Archaeological sites
1
Sites and Monuments Record
Oldest building
1815
the first date on its record
Homes built before 1919
6.7%
typical town: 3.4%
In pictures
Barntown in 5 photos
Go back furthest in Barntown with Catholic Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary and Saint Alphonsus Liguori: 1840. You can start with Catholic Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary and Saint Alphonsus Liguori and Barntown Castle (Castle - tower house). The pictures are the work of 4 photographers.
Barntown Castle (Castle - tower house)Archaeological monument (SMR)
Bridge, Cullentra (Shelmaliere West By.)Regional rating (NIAH)
Bridge, KnockahoneRegional rating (NIAH)
The Three Rocks MonumentRegional rating (NIAH)+1See 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.
The map
Where Barntown’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 2, by rating
1 National and International1 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 Barntown
Buildings the National Inventory rates National or International: of significance across Ireland or beyond. Each one opens its own page.
Regional and other sites
One more historic place in Barntown
Buildings rated Regional, of significance in their region, and archaeological monuments with an encyclopedia article.
Farm house · 1815–1825Barntown Castle (farm house)Barntown
What’s recorded
Barntown has an unusual share of walls, gates and bridges: 30%, where the National Inventory has 8%
Leading the record by rating: Catholic Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary and Saint Alphonsus Liguori and Killowen House. 11 of the records are homes (55%). Around Barntown, the record goes back further, to 1700.
Homes11
Walls, gates and bridges6
Churches and chapels1
Mills, stations and works1
Memorials and tombs1
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 Barntown
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 - rath1 record |
Just outside Barntown: 19
| Barntown Castle (Castle - tower house)Archaeological monument (SMR) · 100 m outside the town |
| Killowen HouseRegional rating (NIAH) · 1.6 km outside the town |
| Cullentra HouseRegional rating (NIAH) · 800 m outside the town |
| Barntown HouseRegional rating (NIAH) · 400 m outside the town |
| Polehore House (country house)Regional rating (NIAH) · 2.5 km outside the town |
| Ardcandrisk House (walled garden)Regional rating (NIAH) · 1 km outside the town |
| Ardcandrisk House (worker's house)Regional rating (NIAH) · 1 km outside the town |
| Ballyharran HouseRegional rating (NIAH) · 2.3 km outside the town |
| Barntown Castle (gates / railings / walls)Regional rating (NIAH) · 100 m outside the town |
| Tykillen HouseRegional rating (NIAH) · 2.7 km outside the town |
| Polehore House (gate lodge)Regional rating (NIAH) · 2.1 km outside the town |
| Polehore House (gates / railings / walls)Regional rating (NIAH) · 2.1 km outside the town |
| The Three Rocks MonumentRegional rating (NIAH) · 100 m outside the town |
| Farm house, Ballyharran UpperRegional rating (NIAH) · 2.6 km outside the town |
| Farm house, Cools (Shelmaliere West By.)Regional rating (NIAH) · 2.4 km outside the town |
| Mill (wind), Hayestown GreatRegional rating (NIAH) · 2 km outside the town |
| Bridge, Cullentra (Shelmaliere West By.)Regional rating (NIAH) · 900 m outside the town |
| Bridge, KnockahoneRegional rating (NIAH) · 1.1 km outside the town |
| Bridge, KnockahoneRegional rating (NIAH) · 1 km outside the town |
Homes by age
Barntown grew fastest from 1946 to 1980, when 34% of its homes were built
The last decade or so added 6.2% of Barntown’s homes, much as in most towns (5.8%). Against a typical 25%, only 17% of Barntown’s homes went up in the 2000s. Fewer of Barntown’s homes than usual date between the wars: 2.6%, against 3.9%.
6.7%
Before 1919
2.6%
1919–45
34%
1946–80
34%
1981–2000
17%
2001–10
6.2%
Since 2011
BarntownTypical 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
Barntown and its neighbours
| Town | People | National Inventory | National | Archaeological sites |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barntown | 505 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Wexford | 21,524 | 629 | 16 | 57 |
| Castlebridge | 1,850 | 14 | 0 | 3 |
| Rosslare | 1,795 | 10 | 0 | 1 |
| Rosslare Harbour | 2,247 | 15 | 0 | 3 |
| Enniscorthy | 12,310 | 266 | 5 | 28 |
In brief
Barntown in brief
More of Barntown’s homes are old than in most places: 6.7% were built before 1919, against 3.4% in the typical town. All told, the list holds 2 places on the record, 1 of them in the top tier, including Catholic Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary and Saint Alphonsus Liguori. The oldest is Barntown Castle, from 1815. Otherwise the figures are ordinary: 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 Barntown’s history
How many historic buildings are recorded in Barntown?
2 buildings on the National Inventory, one of them of national importance, from the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage.
Which places in Barntown are of national importance?
Catholic Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary and Saint Alphonsus Liguori.
What is the oldest building in Barntown?
Barntown Castle: the first date on its record is 1815.
Are there archaeological sites in Barntown?
Yes: the Sites and Monuments Record lists 1 archaeological site inside Barntown.
How old are the homes in Barntown?
6.7% 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.
This page describes its history; it gives no grade.
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).