RegChurch / chapel · 1785–1795St Patrick's Roman Catholic ChurchKilbrittainPhoto: MrCorman · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Commons file
St Patrick's Roman Catholic Church · Photo: MrCorman · CC BY-SA 4.09buildings on the National Inventory
History of Kilbrittain · National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
Old homes in Kilbrittain: 16% built before 1919
For Kilbrittain, that is 5 times the typical town’s share, 3.4%. Kilbrittain has 9 buildings on the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage. The earliest building recorded goes back to 1730. Inside the town, the Sites and Monuments Record lists 4 archaeological sites.
On the National Inventory
9
Of national importance
0
NIAH National or International, and national monuments
Archaeological sites
4
Sites and Monuments Record
Oldest building
1730
the first date on its record
Homes built before 1919
16%
typical town: 3.4%
In pictures
3 pictures of historic Kilbrittain
The set opens with St Patrick's Roman Catholic Church and Holy Trinity Church (Rathclarin). Go back furthest in Kilbrittain with St Patrick's Roman Catholic Church: 1785.
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 Kilbrittain’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 9, by rating
9 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
9 historic places in Kilbrittain
Buildings rated Regional, of significance in their region, and archaeological monuments with an encyclopedia article.
Castle / fortified house · 1730–1770Kilbrittain CastleKilbrittain
House · 1760–1800The Dower HouseKilbrittain
Outbuilding · 1780–1820Outbuilding, Kilbrittain CastleKilbrittain
House · 1900–1940Kilbrittain Post OfficeKilbrittain
Presbytery / parochial / curate's house · 1930–1950Kilbrittain Parochial HouseKilbrittain
House · 1810–1830House, Kilbrittain
House · 1810–1830House, Kilbrittain
Telephone box · 1940–1960Telephone box, Kilbrittain
What’s recorded
Around Kilbrittain, the record leans to homes: 56%
The newest record in Kilbrittain dates from 1940. 4 records make walls, gates and bridges the second group. At the top of the record: Holy Trinity Church (Rathclarin) and Kilbrittain Castle.
Homes14
Walls, gates and bridges4
Churches and chapels2
Street furniture2
Farm and estate buildings1
Mills, stations and works1
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 Kilbrittain’s dated buildings come from the 16th to 18th centuries
Each building by the first date on its record.
1500–1799 three centuries4
19th century 1800–18992
1900 and later to today3
4 of the 9 dated ones were built before 1800. The oldest is Kilbrittain Castle, from 1730.
Archaeology and around
Archaeology in Kilbrittain
The Sites and Monuments Record lists every known archaeological site; most are field monuments with little to see. By kind:
4 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.
| Country house2 records |
| Castle - tower house1 record |
| Bawn1 record |
Just outside Kilbrittain: 16
| Holy Trinity Church (Rathclarin)National rating (NIAH) · 1.7 km outside the town |
| Riverdale HouseRegional rating (NIAH) · 1.1 km outside the town |
| Barleyfield MillRegional rating (NIAH) · 1.7 km outside the town |
| Gortaglanna House (country house)Regional rating (NIAH) · 1.8 km outside the town |
| Barleyfield BridgeRegional rating (NIAH) · 1.2 km outside the town |
| Gate lodge, Kilbrittain CastleRegional rating (NIAH) · 100 m outside the town |
| Gortaglanna House (gate lodge)Regional rating (NIAH) · 1.7 km outside the town |
| RathclarenRegional rating (NIAH) · 1.8 km outside the town |
| Gates, Holy Trinity Church (Rathclarin)Regional rating (NIAH) · 1.7 km outside the town |
| The GlenRegional rating (NIAH) · 2 km outside the town |
| Bateman's BridgeRegional rating (NIAH) · 100 m outside the town |
| Miller's house, BarleyfieldRegional rating (NIAH) · 1.7 km outside the town |
| Worker's house, BarleyfieldRegional rating (NIAH) · 1 km outside the town |
| Bridge, GarranefeenRegional rating (NIAH) · 1.5 km outside the town |
| Post box, FarranagarkRegional rating (NIAH) · 1.7 km outside the town |
| Water pump, KilbrittainRegional rating (NIAH) · 100 m outside the town |
Homes by age
Since 2011, building in Kilbrittain has been slow: 2.2% of its homes, the norm is 5.8%
Half of the homes standing in Kilbrittain today were built before 2001. The period that gave Kilbrittain the most homes is from 1981 to 2000: 32%. Homes built between the wars make up 4.4% of Kilbrittain’s, about the typical 3.9%.
16%
Before 1919
4.4%
1919–45
23%
1946–80
32%
1981–2000
22%
2001–10
2.2%
Since 2011
KilbrittainTypical 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
Kilbrittain and its neighbours
| Town | People | National Inventory | National | Archaeological sites |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kilbrittain | 238 | 9 | 0 | 4 |
| Bandon | 8,196 | 228 | 2 | 38 |
| Inishannon | 1,043 | 22 | 0 | 11 |
| Kinsale | 5,991 | 175 | 3 | 41 |
| Clonakilty | 5,112 | 174 | 1 | 16 |
In brief
Kilbrittain in brief
Old houses are part of Kilbrittain’s character: 16% of its homes were built before 1919, against 3.4% in the typical town. In all there are 9 places on the record. The oldest, Kilbrittain Castle, dates from 1730. Otherwise the figures are ordinary: it also has 4 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 Kilbrittain’s history
How many historic buildings are recorded in Kilbrittain?
9 buildings on the National Inventory, from the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage.
What is the oldest building in Kilbrittain?
Kilbrittain Castle: the first date on its record is 1730.
Are there archaeological sites in Kilbrittain?
Yes: the Sites and Monuments Record lists 4 archaeological sites inside Kilbrittain.
How old are the homes in Kilbrittain?
16% 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 (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).