Farm house · 1790–1810Marlfield HouseKiltipper Road
Photo: JP · CC BY-SA 2.02buildings on the National Inventory
History of Old Bawn · National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
Old Bawn has 2 buildings on the National Inventory
For its size, Old Bawn has little on the record: 1.1 buildings for every 10,000 residents, where the typical town has 48. 0.4% of its homes date from before 1919; the typical town has 3.4%. The oldest record dates from 1790. The Sites and Monuments Record adds 4 archaeological sites inside the town.
On the National Inventory
2
1.1 per 10,000 residents
typical town: 48
typical town: 48
Of national importance
0
NIAH National or International, and national monuments
Archaeological sites
4
Sites and Monuments Record
Oldest building
1790
the first date on its record
Homes built before 1919
0.4%
typical town: 3.4%
The map
Where Old Bawn’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 2, by rating
2 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
2 historic places in Old Bawn
Buildings rated Regional, of significance in their region, and archaeological monuments with an encyclopedia article.
Weir · 1850–1900Weir, Old Bawn Road, Dublin
Archaeology and around
Archaeology in Old Bawn
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.
| Ritual site - holy well1 record |
| House - 16th/17th century1 record |
| Water mill - unclassified1 record |
| Bridge1 record |
Homes by age
The biggest share of Old Bawn’s homes dates from 1946 to 1980: 60%
Building between the wars left Old Bawn with 0.4% of its homes, below the usual 3.9%. Fewer of Old Bawn’s homes than usual date from 1981 to 2000: 11%, against 24%. Since 2011 Old Bawn has added 6.8% of its homes, close to the typical town’s 5.8%.
0.4%
Before 1919
0.4%
1919–45
60%
1946–80
11%
1981–2000
22%
2001–10
6.8%
Since 2011
Old BawnTypical 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.
Towns its size
How Old Bawn compares with 16 towns its size
Towns of 18,100 to 19,300 residents, by buildings on the record.
Old Bawn2
#15 of 16for buildings on the record per resident (1.1 per 10,000). Stoneybatter, Clonmel and The Liberties lead.
14 have more. The typical town its size has 16.
Neighbours
Old Bawn and its neighbours
| Town | People | National Inventory | National | Archaeological sites |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Old Bawn | 18,758 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| Bohernabreena | 4,613 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Tallaght | 15,588 | 5 | 1 | 13 |
| Firhouse | 12,254 | 8 | 0 | 5 |
| Kilnamanagh | 11,703 | 2 | 0 | 11 |
| Knocklyon | 13,854 | 8 | 0 | 3 |
| Jobstown | 23,437 | 12 | 0 | 9 |
In brief
Old Bawn in brief
Old Bawn has 2 places on the record. Its homes are mostly newer: 0.4% were built before 1919, against 3.4% in the typical town. The oldest, Marlfield House, dates from 1790. Most towns its size have more recorded buildings: the typical one has 16. 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 Old Bawn’s history
How many historic buildings are recorded in Old Bawn?
2 buildings on the National Inventory, from the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage.
What is the oldest building in Old Bawn?
Marlfield House: the first date on its record is 1790.
Are there archaeological sites in Old Bawn?
Yes: the Sites and Monuments Record lists 4 archaeological sites inside Old Bawn.
How old are the homes in Old Bawn?
0.4% 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.
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) · 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).