Church / chapel · 1790–1810Knockananna Catholic ChurchKnockananna
Photo: David Purchase · CC BY-SA 2.01building on the National Inventory
History of Knockananna · National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
Knockananna has 1 building on the National Inventory
Old homes stand out in Knockananna: 11% were built before 1919, where the typical town has 3.4%. Its oldest building dates from 1790. Inside the town, the Sites and Monuments Record lists 1 archaeological site.
On the National Inventory
1
Of national importance
0
NIAH National or International, and national monuments
Archaeological sites
1
Sites and Monuments Record
Oldest building
1790
the first date on its record
Homes built before 1919
11%
typical town: 3.4%
The map
Where Knockananna’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 1, by rating
1 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
One historic place in Knockananna
Buildings rated Regional, of significance in their region, and archaeological monuments with an encyclopedia article.
What’s recorded
Knockananna’s record splits evenly at the top: 2 churches and chapels, 2 homes
The record in Knockananna runs as late as 1825. Two of the highest-rated records are Knockananna Catholic Church and Saint John's Church (Moyne). Rated by importance, Knockananna’s buildings are all regional.
Churches and chapels2
Homes2
Public buildings1
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 Knockananna
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.
| Font (present location)1 record |
Just outside Knockananna: 4
| Saint John's Church (Moyne)Regional rating (NIAH) · 1.8 km outside the town |
| The Old SchoolRegional rating (NIAH) · 1.8 km outside the town |
| House, MoyneRegional rating (NIAH) · 1.8 km outside the town |
| House, MoyneRegional rating (NIAH) · 1.8 km outside the town |
Homes by age
Only 1.4% of Knockananna’s homes were built since 2011 (5.8% is typical)
Building between the wars went further in Knockananna than in most towns: 8.6%, against 3.9%. The period that gave Knockananna the most homes is from 1981 to 2000: 31%. Older than 2001: more than half of the homes in Knockananna.
11%
Before 1919
8.6%
1919–45
20%
1946–80
31%
1981–2000
27%
2001–10
1.4%
Since 2011
KnockanannaTypical 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
Knockananna and its neighbours
In brief
Knockananna in brief
More of Knockananna’s homes are old than in most places: 11% were built before 1919, against 3.4% in the typical town. All told, the list holds 1 place on the record. The oldest is Knockananna Catholic Church, from 1790. The rest is about typical: 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 Knockananna’s history
How many historic buildings are recorded in Knockananna?
1 building on the National Inventory, from the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage.
What is the oldest building in Knockananna?
Knockananna Catholic Church: the first date on its record is 1790.
Are there archaeological sites in Knockananna?
Yes: the Sites and Monuments Record lists 1 archaeological site inside Knockananna.
How old are the homes in Knockananna?
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.
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) · 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).