RegChurch / chapel · 1855–1875Saint Mary's Catholic ChurchBennekerryPhoto: Smirkybec · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Commons file
3buildings on the National Inventory
History of Kernanstown · National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
Kernanstown: 3 buildings on the National Inventory
Old homes stand out in Kernanstown: 11% were built before 1919, where the typical town has 3.4%. The oldest record dates from 1810. Inside the town, the Sites and Monuments Record lists 1 archaeological site.
On the National Inventory
3
Of national importance
0
NIAH National or International, and national monuments
Archaeological sites
1
Sites and Monuments Record
Oldest building
1810
the first date on its record
Homes built before 1919
11%
typical town: 3.4%
In pictures
Historic Kernanstown through 3 photographs
Pictured and oldest in Kernanstown: Saint Mary's Catholic Church, 1855. So far the camera has reached 2 of Kernanstown’s recorded places. Saint Mary's Catholic Church and “Monument, Saint Mary's Catholic Church” lead the set.
Saint Mary's Catholic ChurchRegional rating (NIAH)
Monument, Saint Mary's Catholic ChurchRegional rating (NIAH)
Urglin ChurchRegional 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 Kernanstown’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 Kernanstown
Buildings rated Regional, of significance in their region, and archaeological monuments with an encyclopedia article.
RegMonument · 1870–1875Monument, Saint Mary's Catholic ChurchBennekerryPhoto: Smirkybec · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Commons file
House · 1810–1820Springfield HouseBennekerry
What’s recorded
In and around Kernanstown, 64% of the records are homes
No record in Kernanstown reaches national importance; they are rated regional. The second-largest group on the record is churches and chapels, with 2. Leading the record by rating: Bennekerry House and Busherstown House.
Homes9
Churches and chapels2
Walls, gates and bridges2
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 Kernanstown
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.
| Graveyard1 record |
Just outside Kernanstown: 11
| Bennekerry HouseRegional rating (NIAH) · 300 m outside the town |
| Busherstown HouseRegional rating (NIAH) · 900 m outside the town |
| Johnstown House (country house)Regional rating (NIAH) · 1.2 km outside the town |
| Urglin ChurchRegional rating (NIAH) · 1.3 km outside the town |
| Bennekerry LodgeRegional rating (NIAH) · 300 m outside the town |
| Rutland HouseRegional rating (NIAH) · 1.3 km outside the town |
| Johnstown House (gate lodge)Regional rating (NIAH) · 600 m outside the town |
| Johnstown House (demesne walls / gates / railings)Regional rating (NIAH) · 600 m outside the town |
| Staplestown BridgeRegional rating (NIAH) · 600 m outside the town |
| Littlemoyle HouseRegional rating (NIAH) · 1.7 km outside the town |
| MoyleRegional rating (NIAH) · 2.1 km outside the town |
Homes by age
No home in Kernanstown dates from 2011 or later; the typical town has 5.8%
Most of Kernanstown’s homes are older than 1981. 59% of Kernanstown’s homes date from 1946 to 1980, well above the typical 24%. In most towns 25% of homes were built in the 2000s; in Kernanstown only 11%.
11%
Before 1919
2.8%
1919–45
59%
1946–80
16%
1981–2000
11%
2001–10
0%
Since 2011
KernanstownTypical 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
Kernanstown and its neighbours
| Town | People | National Inventory | National | Archaeological sites |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kernanstown | 269 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| Carlow | 27,351 | 6 | 1 | 31 |
| Castledermot | 1,685 | 38 | 1 | 48 |
| Tullow | 5,138 | 19 | 0 | 19 |
| Rathvilly | 1,074 | 4 | 0 | 3 |
| Muinebeag (Bagenalstown) | 2,945 | 18 | 0 | 13 |
| Baltinglass | 2,611 | 38 | 1 | 11 |
In brief
Kernanstown in brief
More of Kernanstown’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 3 places on the record. The oldest is Springfield House, from 1810. 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 Kernanstown’s history
How many historic buildings are recorded in Kernanstown?
3 buildings on the National Inventory, from the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage.
What is the oldest building in Kernanstown?
Springfield House: the first date on its record is 1810.
Are there archaeological sites in Kernanstown?
Yes: the Sites and Monuments Record lists 1 archaeological site inside Kernanstown.
How old are the homes in Kernanstown?
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) · 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).