Church / chapel · 1810–1815Kilkishen Church (Conlea)Kilkishen
Photo: Mike Searle · CC BY-SA 2.01building on the National Inventory
History of Kilkishen · National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
Kilkishen: 1 building on the National Inventory
Kilkishen’s oldest recorded building dates from 1810. The Sites and Monuments Record adds 3 archaeological sites inside the town. 6.4% of its homes date from before 1919; the typical town has 3.4%.
On the National Inventory
1
Of national importance
0
NIAH National or International, and national monuments
Archaeological sites
3
Sites and Monuments Record
Oldest building
1810
the first date on its record
Homes built before 1919
6.4%
typical town: 3.4%
The map
Where Kilkishen’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 Kilkishen
Buildings rated Regional, of significance in their region, and archaeological monuments with an encyclopedia article.
What’s recorded
The record in and around Kilkishen: homes first, at 67%
Kilkishen’s most recent recorded building is from 1875. Among the highest-rated: Cullan Castle and Derrymore House. In and around Kilkishen, the earliest date on the record is 1780.
Homes4
Churches and chapels1
Walls, gates and bridges1
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 Kilkishen
The Sites and Monuments Record lists every known archaeological site; most are field monuments with little to see. By kind:
3 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.
| Enclosure1 record |
| Burnt mound1 record |
| Graveslab1 record |
Just outside Kilkishen: 5
| Cullan CastleRegional rating (NIAH) · 2.2 km outside the town |
| Derrymore HouseRegional rating (NIAH) · 1.9 km outside the town |
| Belvoir HouseRegional rating (NIAH) · 2.1 km outside the town |
| Kilkishen HouseRegional rating (NIAH) · 100 m outside the town |
| Spa HouseRegional rating (NIAH) · 1.5 km outside the town |
Homes by age
New homes are rare in Kilkishen: 2.6% since 2011, against a usual 5.8%
Building in Kilkishen peaked in the 2000s: 43% of the homes now standing. In most towns 24% of homes were built from 1981 to 2000; in Kilkishen only 18%. At least one home in two in Kilkishen was standing by 2001.
6.4%
Before 1919
3.4%
1919–45
27%
1946–80
18%
1981–2000
43%
2001–10
2.6%
Since 2011
KilkishenTypical 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
Kilkishen and its neighbours
| Town | People | National Inventory | National | Archaeological sites |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kilkishen | 651 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Sixmilebridge | 2,832 | 7 | 0 | 10 |
| Newmarket-On-Fergus | 1,887 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Shannon | 10,256 | 0 | 0 | 27 |
| Ardnacrusha | 1,229 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Caherdavin | 7,364 | 2 | 0 | 26 |
| Ballynanty | 3,030 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
In brief
Kilkishen in brief
More of Kilkishen’s homes are old than in most places: 6.4% were built before 1919, against 3.4% in the typical town. All told, the list holds 1 place on the record. The oldest is Kilkishen Church (Conlea), from 1810. The rest is about typical: it also has 3 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 Kilkishen’s history
How many historic buildings are recorded in Kilkishen?
1 building on the National Inventory, from the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage.
What is the oldest building in Kilkishen?
Kilkishen Church (Conlea): the first date on its record is 1810.
Are there archaeological sites in Kilkishen?
Yes: the Sites and Monuments Record lists 3 archaeological sites inside Kilkishen.
How old are the homes in Kilkishen?
6.4% 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).