House · 1760–1790The Abbey (house)Clane Road, Celbridge
Castletown (gate lodge) · Photo: LoriStrang · CC BY-SA 4.081buildings on the National Inventory
History of Celbridge · National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
Celbridge: 81 buildings on the National Inventory, one of them of national importance
Celbridge is a historic town on the Sites and Monuments Record, which lists 9 archaeological sites inside it. The oldest record dates from 1700. Celbridge has 39 buildings on the record for every 10,000 residents, against 48 in the typical town. 1.5% of its homes date from before 1919; the typical town has 3.4%.
On the National Inventory
81
39 per 10,000 residents
typical town: 48
typical town: 48
Of national importance
1
NIAH National or International, and national monuments
Archaeological sites
9
Sites and Monuments Record
Oldest building
1700
the first date on its record
Homes built before 1919
1.5%
typical town: 3.4%
In pictures
8 photos of Celbridge’s landmarks
Look out for Castletown (gate lodge) and Saint Patrick's Catholic Church. Of the places on Celbridge’s record, 6 have a photo here. The oldest building in Celbridge’s set dates from 1725: The Abbey.
Saint Patrick's Catholic ChurchRegional rating (NIAH)
Bridge, CelbridgeRegional rating (NIAH)
Christ Church (Kildrought)Regional rating (NIAH)
Tea Lane GraveyardRegional rating (NIAH)
Alymer BridgeRegional rating (NIAH)+3See 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 Celbridge’s history is
Every building and site on the record inside the town, by its rating.
National and InternationalRegional and other sites
Hover a dot for its name; tap one to open its page.
The 81, by rating
1 National and International80 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).
National and International
One place of national importance in Celbridge
Buildings the National Inventory rates National or International: of significance across Ireland or beyond. Each one opens its own page.
Regional and other sites
80 more historic places in Celbridge
Buildings rated Regional, of significance in their region, and archaeological monuments with an encyclopedia article.
All 41, A to Z
Abbey ViewBank of IrelandCastletown (gate lodge)Castletown (gate lodge)Castletown (gates / railings / walls)Celbridge Collegiate SchoolCelbridge Lodge (gate lodge)Celbridge Lodge (gates / railings / walls)Celbridge Lodge (house)Celbridge Lodge (outbuilding)Celbridge Methodist ChurchCelbridge Mills (building misc)Celbridge Mills (mill (water))Celbridge Mills (store / warehouse)Celbridge Mills (store / warehouse)Christ Church (Kildrought)Finey HouseGogartyHoly Faith ConventJassamine HouseKildrought HouseLandscape HouseLiffey ViewOakly Park (country house)Oakly Park (gates / railings / walls)Roseville HouseSaint Anne'sSaint Patrick's Catholic ChurchSpeaker Bar (The)Stone HouseTea Lane GraveyardThe Abbey (foot bridge)The Abbey (foot bridge)The Abbey (foot bridge)The Abbey (gates / railings / walls)The Abbey (outbuilding)The Abbey (sluice / sluice gate)The Abbey National SchoolThe LaurelsThe Parochial HouseThe Presbytery
39 recorded by their type and address
39 are recorded only by their type and address: 34 homes, 2 other buildings and 1 walls, gates and bridges; most date from the 19th century.
17th century3
18th century14
19th century22
Historic streets
Main Street has the most
Streets with three or more buildings on the record, by the address it gives.
Main Street52 on the record
Church Road10 on the record
Clane Road10 on the record · 1 of national importance
Newtown Road3 on the record
Of the 81 records, 77 give a street address.
What’s recorded
In Celbridge, homes lead the record (70%)
In second place come walls, gates and bridges, with 9. Among the highest-rated: The Abbey and Castletown. Across its record, Celbridge takes in 8 kinds of building.
Homes57
Walls, gates and bridges9
Churches and chapels5
Public buildings3
Farm and estate buildings2
Mills, stations and works1
Street furniture1
Other buildings3
Types as the National Inventory records them, grouped; a building keeps the type it was built as.
How old
Most of Celbridge’s dated buildings come from the 19th century
Each building by the first date on its record.
1500–1799 three centuries37
19th century 1800–189940
1900 and later to today4
37 of the 81 dated ones were built before 1800. The oldest is Castletown, from 1700.
Archaeology and around
Archaeology in Celbridge
The Sites and Monuments Record lists every known archaeological site; most are field monuments with little to see. By kind:
9 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.
| Mill - unclassified2 records |
| Historic town1 record |
| Ecclesiastical enclosure1 record |
| Church1 record |
| Graveyard1 record |
| Castle - tower house1 record |
| House - 17th century1 record |
| Enclosure1 record |
Just outside Celbridge: 5
| Alymer BridgeRegional rating (NIAH) · 1.5 km outside the town |
| Henry BridgeRegional rating (NIAH) · 2.9 km outside the town |
| Hazelhatch and Celbridge Railway StationRegional rating (NIAH) · 900 m outside the town |
| Hazelhatch and Celbridge Railway Station (foot bridge)Regional rating (NIAH) · 900 m outside the town |
| Bridge, HazelhatchRegional rating (NIAH) · 900 m outside the town |
Homes by age
The biggest share of Celbridge’s homes dates from 1981 to 2000: 47%
Fewer of Celbridge’s homes than usual date between the wars: 0.5%, against 3.9%. Homes built since 2011 are 6.5% of Celbridge’s, about the 5.8% of the typical town. In most towns 24% of homes were built from 1946 to 1980; in Celbridge only 19%.
1.5%
Before 1919
0.5%
1919–45
19%
1946–80
47%
1981–2000
26%
2001–10
6.5%
Since 2011
CelbridgeTypical 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
4 notable people born in Celbridge before 1900
From Arthur Guinness (1725) to Art O'Connor (1888): their lives on one timeline, earliest first.
Arthur Guinness
William Francis Patrick Napier
John Augustus Conolly
Art O'Connor
170017501800185019001950
Arthur Guinness1725–1803 · Irish brewer and the founder of the Guinness brewery business and fam…
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William Francis Patrick Napier1785–1860 · Irish soldier in the British Army and military historian
Art O'Connor1888–1950 · Irish politician
John Augustus Conolly1829– · Irish military officer (1829–1888); recipient of the Victoria Cross
Everyone born in Celbridge → Birthplaces from Wikidata, each checked against the person’s English Wikipedia article; portraits from Wikimedia Commons.
Neighbours
Celbridge and its neighbours
In brief
Celbridge in brief
The official list counts 81 places on the record in Celbridge, 1 of them in the top tier, including The Abbey. On Main Street alone there are 52 places on the record. Of the whole list, 70% are homes. Arthur Guinness (1725), William Francis Patrick Napier (1785) and Art O'Connor (1888) are among the 4 people born here before 1900.
Its homes are mostly newer: 1.5% were built before 1919, against 3.4% in the typical town. The archaeological record adds 9 sites. The oldest, Castletown, dates from 1700. Beyond that, it has 81 recorded buildings, about typical for a town its size (the middle one has 51); and per resident it sits near the middle of Irish towns of 2,500 or more.
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 Celbridge’s history
How many historic buildings are recorded in Celbridge?
81 buildings on the National Inventory, one of them of national importance, from the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage.
Which places in Celbridge are of national importance?
The Abbey (house).
What is the oldest building in Celbridge?
Castletown: the first date on its record is 1700.
Are there archaeological sites in Celbridge?
Yes: the Sites and Monuments Record lists 9 archaeological sites inside Celbridge.
How old are the homes in Celbridge?
1.5% 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).