NMReligious house - Cistercian monksBaltinglass AbbeyBaltinglass EastPhoto: Digital Eye · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Commons file
Baltinglass Abbey · Photo: Digital Eye · CC BY-SA 4.038buildings on the National Inventory
History of Baltinglass · National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
Baltinglass: 38 buildings on the National Inventory, one of them of national importance
Baltinglass is a historic town on the Sites and Monuments Record, which lists 11 archaeological sites inside it. The oldest record dates from 1790. For every 10,000 residents, Baltinglass has 146 buildings on the record; the typical town has 48.
On the National Inventory
38
146 per 10,000 residents
typical town: 48
typical town: 48
Of national importance
1
NIAH National or International, and national monuments
Archaeological sites
11
Sites and Monuments Record
Oldest building
1790
the first date on its record
Homes built before 1919
5.9%
typical town: 3.4%
In pictures
Look around Baltinglass: 3 photos
3 of Baltinglass’s recorded places are photographed. Among them: Baltinglass Abbey and Saint Joseph's Catholic Church. Saint Joseph's Catholic Church, dated 1850, is the oldest pictured in Baltinglass.
Saint Joseph's Catholic ChurchRegional rating (NIAH)
Monument, Main Street, BaltinglassRegional rating (NIAH)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 Baltinglass’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 39, by rating
1 National and International38 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 Baltinglass
Buildings the National Inventory rates National or International: of significance across Ireland or beyond. With one national monument the State cares for and opens to visitors. Each one opens its own page.
Regional and other sites
38 more historic places in Baltinglass
Buildings rated Regional, of significance in their region, and archaeological monuments with an encyclopedia article.
All 17, A to Z
Baltinglass BridgeBaltinglass Catholic ChapelBaltinglass CourthouseBaltinglass National SchoolBank of IrelandBargain StoresByrne'sD. HanrahanMausoleum, Saint Mary's Church (Baltinglass)Mill HouseOutbuilding, Saint Mary's Church (Baltinglass)Parkmore HouseRectory, Saint Mary's Church (Baltinglass)Saint Joseph's Catholic ChurchSaint Joseph's ConventSaint Mary's Church (Baltinglass)Stratford Lodge National School
21 recorded by their type and address
21 are recorded only by their type and address: 18 homes, 1 inns, shops and warehouses and 1 memorials and tombs; most date from the 19th century.
18th century1
19th century18
20th century2
Historic streets
Main Street has the most
Streets with three or more buildings on the record, by the address it gives.
Main Street15 on the record
Weavers Square9 on the record
Mill Street5 on the record
Church Lane5 on the record
Of the 39 records, 38 give a street address.
What’s recorded
68% of Baltinglass’s recorded buildings are homes
The newest record in Baltinglass dates from 1905. In second place come churches and chapels, with 4. Two of the highest-rated records are Baltinglass Bridge and Baltinglass Catholic Chapel.
Homes26
Churches and chapels4
Public buildings2
Walls, gates and bridges1
Inns, shops and warehouses1
Memorials and tombs1
Farm and estate buildings1
Street furniture1
Other buildings1
Types as the National Inventory records them, grouped; a building keeps the type it was built as.
How old
Most of Baltinglass’s dated buildings come from the 19th century
Each building by the first date on its record.
1500–1799 three centuries1
19th century 1800–189934
1900 and later to today3
1 of the 38 dated ones were built before 1800. The oldest is Baltinglass Bridge, from 1790.
Archaeology and around
Archaeology in Baltinglass
The Sites and Monuments Record lists every known archaeological site; most are field monuments with little to see. By kind:
11 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.
| Historic town1 record |
| Religious house - Cistercian monks1 record |
| Castle - tower house1 record |
| Graveyard1 record |
| Font (present location)1 record |
| Graveslab1 record |
| Font1 record |
| Enclosure1 record |
| Megalithic structure1 record |
| Cremation pit1 record |
| Metalworking site1 record |
Just outside Baltinglass: 11
| Fortgranite House (country house)Regional rating (NIAH) · 2.4 km outside the town |
| Tuckmill BridgeRegional rating (NIAH) · 1.4 km outside the town |
| Aldborough BridgeRegional rating (NIAH) · 1.7 km outside the town |
| Holdenstown LodgeRegional rating (NIAH) · 1.9 km outside the town |
| Eldon BridgeRegional rating (NIAH) · 300 m outside the town |
| Fortgranite House (gate lodge)Regional rating (NIAH) · 2.1 km outside the town |
| Fortgranite House (gate lodge)Regional rating (NIAH) · 1.8 km outside the town |
| Slaney Park House (gate lodge)Regional rating (NIAH) · 900 m outside the town |
| Slaney Park House (country house)Regional rating (NIAH) · 1.1 km outside the town |
| Mill (water), TuckmillRegional rating (NIAH) · 1.4 km outside the town |
| Post box, TuckmillRegional rating (NIAH) · 1.3 km outside the town |
Homes by age
Since 2011, Baltinglass has added 15% of its homes, against a usual 5.8%
Baltinglass added comparatively little from 1946 to 1980: 17% of its homes, the typical town 24%. Before 1919: 5.9% of the homes in Baltinglass, where most towns have about 3.4%. No period built more of Baltinglass than in the 2000s: 36% of its homes.
5.9%
Before 1919
6%
1919–45
17%
1946–80
20%
1981–2000
36%
2001–10
15%
Since 2011
BaltinglassTypical 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.
Born here
3 notable people born in Baltinglass before 1900
From John Thomond O'Brien (1786) to Jennie Wyse Power (1858): their lives on one timeline, earliest first.
John Thomond O'Brien
Edward Peter O'Kelly
Jennie Wyse Power
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Jennie Wyse Power1858–1941 · Irish politician, activist, feminist and businesswoman
John Thomond O'Brien1786–1861 · Irish soldier
EO
Edward Peter O'Kelly1846–1914 · Irish politician
Everyone born in Baltinglass → Birthplaces from Wikidata, each checked against the person’s English Wikipedia article; portraits from Wikimedia Commons.
Towns its size
Baltinglass has the 2nd most of 16 towns its size
Towns of 2,500 to 2,800 residents, by buildings on the record.
Baltinglass38
#2 of 16for buildings on the record per resident (146 per 10,000). Callan, Baltinglass and Athboy lead.
Only Callan has more. The typical town its size has 20. 3 of the 16 have none.
Neighbours
Baltinglass and its neighbours
| Town | People | National Inventory | National | Archaeological sites |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baltinglass | 2,611 | 38 | 1 | 11 |
| Rathvilly | 1,074 | 4 | 0 | 3 |
| Castledermot | 1,685 | 38 | 1 | 48 |
| Dunlavin | 1,074 | 17 | 1 | 10 |
| Tullow | 5,138 | 19 | 0 | 19 |
| Carlow | 27,351 | 6 | 1 | 31 |
In brief
Baltinglass in brief
Old houses are part of Baltinglass’s character: 5.9% of its homes were built before 1919, against 3.4% in the typical town. All told, the list holds 39 places on the record, 1 of them in the top tier, including Baltinglass Abbey. For its size, it has more recorded buildings than 80% of Irish towns of 2,500 or more. Only one of the 16 towns nearest its size has more recorded buildings.
Main Street alone has 15 places on the record. Most entries on the list, 68%, are homes. Of the 38 with a date, 34 come from the 19th century.
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 Baltinglass’s history
How many historic buildings are recorded in Baltinglass?
38 buildings on the National Inventory, one of them of national importance, from the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage.
Which places in Baltinglass are of national importance?
Baltinglass Abbey.
What is the oldest building in Baltinglass?
Baltinglass Bridge: the first date on its record is 1790.
Are there archaeological sites in Baltinglass?
Yes: the Sites and Monuments Record lists 11 archaeological sites inside Baltinglass.
How old are the homes in Baltinglass?
5.9% 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 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).