House · 1700–1840D. QuigleyKilmore
Photo: Nicholas Mutton · CC BY-SA 2.03buildings on the National Inventory
History of Kilmore · National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
Kilmore has 3 buildings on the National Inventory
Kilmore has kept more old homes than most towns: 12% were built before 1919, against 3.4% in the typical town. Its oldest building dates from 1700. The Sites and Monuments Record adds 2 archaeological sites inside the town.
On the National Inventory
3
Of national importance
0
NIAH National or International, and national monuments
Archaeological sites
2
Sites and Monuments Record
Oldest building
1700
the first date on its record
Homes built before 1919
12%
typical town: 3.4%
The map
Where Kilmore’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 3, by rating
3 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
3 historic places in Kilmore
Buildings rated Regional, of significance in their region, and archaeological monuments with an encyclopedia article.
Church / chapel · 1795–1805Catholic Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Saint Anne and Saint JosephKilmore
Convent / nunnery · 1900–1910Convent of Saint John of GodKilmore
What’s recorded
Around Kilmore, the record leans to homes: 56%
Two of the highest-rated records are Ballyhealy House and Barry House. The runner-up group is mills, stations and works: 4 records. Regional importance is the highest rating any of Kilmore’s buildings holds.
Homes9
Mills, stations and works4
Churches and chapels3
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 Kilmore
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.
| Ritual site - holy well1 record |
| Ringfort - rath1 record |
Just outside Kilmore: 13
| Ballyhealy HouseRegional rating (NIAH) · 1.9 km outside the town |
| Barry HouseRegional rating (NIAH) · 1.7 km outside the town |
| Clongaddy HouseRegional rating (NIAH) · 900 m outside the town |
| Saint John's Church (Kilturk)Regional rating (NIAH) · 1.1 km outside the town |
| Farm house, GrayrobinRegional rating (NIAH) · 2.3 km outside the town |
| Farm house, LannaghRegional rating (NIAH) · 500 m outside the town |
| House, RickardstownRegional rating (NIAH) · 200 m outside the town |
| Mill (wind), BallyhartyRegional rating (NIAH) · 1.8 km outside the town |
| Mill (wind), Boley's CrossroadsRegional rating (NIAH) · 1.5 km outside the town |
| Mill (wind), ClongaddyRegional rating (NIAH) · 700 m outside the town |
| Mill (wind), BallyseskinRegional rating (NIAH) · 500 m outside the town |
| Farm house, Richfield (Reclaimed)Regional rating (NIAH) · 1.9 km outside the town |
| Farm house, GallaghRegional rating (NIAH) · 1.3 km outside the town |
Homes by age
Kilmore’s building boom came from 1981 to 2000: 32% of its homes
Fewer of Kilmore’s homes than usual date from 1946 to 1980: 15%, against 24%. Homes built between the wars make up 6.7% of Kilmore’s, against 3.9% in the typical town. Kilmore’s newest homes, from 2011 or later, are 5.3%, roughly the usual 5.8%.
12%
Before 1919
6.7%
1919–45
15%
1946–80
32%
1981–2000
29%
2001–10
5.3%
Since 2011
KilmoreTypical 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
Kilmore and its neighbours
| Town | People | National Inventory | National | Archaeological sites |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kilmore | 194 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| Rosslare | 1,795 | 10 | 0 | 1 |
| Rosslare Harbour | 2,247 | 15 | 0 | 3 |
| Wexford | 21,524 | 629 | 16 | 57 |
In brief
Kilmore in brief
Old houses are part of Kilmore’s character: 12% of its homes were built before 1919, against 3.4% in the typical town. In all there are 3 places on the record. The oldest is D. Quigley, from 1700. Otherwise the figures are ordinary: Mary de Lellis Gough (1892) was born here before 1900; and it also has 2 archaeological 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 Kilmore’s history
How many historic buildings are recorded in Kilmore?
3 buildings on the National Inventory, from the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage.
What is the oldest building in Kilmore?
D. Quigley: the first date on its record is 1700.
Are there archaeological sites in Kilmore?
Yes: the Sites and Monuments Record lists 2 archaeological sites inside Kilmore.
How old are the homes in Kilmore?
12% 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 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).