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Leighlin Bridge · Photo: Queenbg77 · CC BY-SA 4.07buildings on the National Inventory
History of Leighlinbridge · National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
Leighlinbridge: 7 buildings on the National Inventory
Old homes stand out in Leighlinbridge: 8.2% were built before 1919, where the typical town has 3.4%. The Sites and Monuments Record marks it as a historic town and lists 10 archaeological sites inside it. The earliest building recorded goes back to 1720.
On the National Inventory
7
Of national importance
0
NIAH National or International, and national monuments
Archaeological sites
10
Sites and Monuments Record
Oldest building
1720
the first date on its record
Homes built before 1919
8.2%
typical town: 3.4%
In pictures
Leighlinbridge’s buildings in 4 pictures
The oldest building in Leighlinbridge’s set dates from 1750: Leighlin Bridge. 2 of the places on Leighlinbridge’s record are pictured here; the others show their record card. Two to begin with: Leighlin Bridge and Leighlinbridge Castle.
Leighlinbridge CastleArchaeological monument (SMR)
Saint Laserian's CathedralNational rating (NIAH)
Rathvinden LockRegional 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 Leighlinbridge’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 8, by rating
8 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
8 historic places in Leighlinbridge
Buildings rated Regional, of significance in their region, and archaeological monuments with an encyclopedia article.
RegHouse · 1750–1780Garrison HouseMain Street, Leighlinbridge
Church / chapel · 1820–1840Saint Laserian's Catholic ChurchSaint Laserian's Street, Leighlinbridge
House · 1720–1760House, High Street, Leighlinbridge
Post office · 1820–1840Post office, Church Street, Leighlinbridge
Store / warehouse · 1830–1850Store, Church Street, Leighlinbridge
Store / warehouse · 1830–1850Store, Milford Street, Leighlinbridge
What’s recorded
63% of the records in and around Leighlinbridge are homes
The second-largest group on the record is walls, gates and bridges, with 2. Two of the highest-rated records are Saint Laserian's Cathedral and Glen Lodge. Around Leighlinbridge, the record goes back further, to 1150.
Homes10
Walls, gates and bridges2
Churches and chapels2
Public buildings1
Other 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.
How old
Most of Leighlinbridge’s dated buildings come from the 19th century
Each building by the first date on its record.
1500–1799 three centuries3
19th century 1800–18994
1900 and later to today0
3 of the 7 dated ones were built before 1800.
Archaeology and around
Archaeology in Leighlinbridge
The Sites and Monuments Record lists every known archaeological site; most are field monuments with little to see. By kind:
10 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 |
| Town defences1 record |
| Bridge1 record |
| Castle - tower house1 record |
| Religious house - Carmelite friars1 record |
| Flat cemetery1 record |
| Enclosure1 record |
| Standing stone1 record |
| Church1 record |
| Graveyard1 record |
Just outside Leighlinbridge: 9
| Saint Laserian's CathedralNational rating (NIAH) · 2.6 km outside the town |
| Glen LodgeRegional rating (NIAH) · 100 m outside the town |
| Burgage HouseRegional rating (NIAH) · 600 m outside the town |
| Killinane HouseRegional rating (NIAH) · 1.3 km outside the town |
| Rathvinden LockRegional rating (NIAH) · 700 m outside the town |
| Rathvinden HouseRegional rating (NIAH) · 200 m outside the town |
| Rathwade HouseRegional rating (NIAH) · 2.6 km outside the town |
| Oldleighlin HouseRegional rating (NIAH) · 1.9 km outside the town |
| Culm crusher, ClosuttonRegional rating (NIAH) · 1.1 km outside the town |
Homes by age
The biggest share of Leighlinbridge’s homes dates in the 2000s: 35%
Building between the wars went further in Leighlinbridge than in most towns: 8.2%, against 3.9%. Homes built since 2011 are 6.8% of Leighlinbridge’s, about the 5.8% of the typical town. In Leighlinbridge, homes from before 2001 outnumber all those built since.
8.2%
Before 1919
8.2%
1919–45
21%
1946–80
21%
1981–2000
35%
2001–10
6.8%
Since 2011
LeighlinbridgeTypical 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 Leighlinbridge before 1900
From John Tyndall (1820) to Myles Keogh (1840): their lives on one timeline, earliest first.
John Tyndall
Patrick Francis Moran
Myles Keogh
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JT
John Tyndall1820–1893 · Irish physicist
PM
Patrick Francis Moran1830–1911 · Catholic cardinal
MK
Myles Keogh1840–1876 · Union United States Army officer
Everyone born in Leighlinbridge → Birthplaces from Wikidata, each checked against the person’s English Wikipedia article; portraits from Wikimedia Commons.
Neighbours
Leighlinbridge and its neighbours
| Town | People | National Inventory | National | Archaeological sites |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leighlinbridge | 959 | 7 | 0 | 10 |
| Muinebeag (Bagenalstown) | 2,945 | 18 | 0 | 13 |
| Carlow | 27,351 | 6 | 1 | 31 |
| Castlecomer | 1,496 | 64 | 1 | 0 |
| Tullow | 5,138 | 19 | 0 | 19 |
In brief
Leighlinbridge in brief
More of Leighlinbridge’s homes are old than in most places: 8.2% were built before 1919, against 3.4% in the typical town. In all there are 8 places on the record. Of the 7 with a date, 4 come from the 19th century. The oldest is Garrison House, from 1750.
John Tyndall (1820), Patrick Francis Moran (1830) and Myles Keogh (1840) were all born here before 1900. The archaeological record adds 10 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 Leighlinbridge’s history
How many historic buildings are recorded in Leighlinbridge?
7 buildings on the National Inventory, from the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage.
What is the oldest building in Leighlinbridge?
House, High Street, Leighlinbridge: the first date on its record is 1720.
Are there archaeological sites in Leighlinbridge?
Yes: the Sites and Monuments Record lists 10 archaeological sites inside Leighlinbridge.
How old are the homes in Leighlinbridge?
8.2% 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) · 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).