RegChurch / chapel · 1875–1885Catholic Church of Saint Patrick and Saint BrigidMain Street, ClanePhoto: Harold Strong · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Commons file
Photo: James Allan · CC BY-SA 2.09buildings on the National Inventory
History of Clane · National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
Clane: 9 buildings on the National Inventory
Clane is a historic town on the Sites and Monuments Record, which lists 16 archaeological sites inside it. 0.8% of its homes date from before 1919; the typical town has 3.4%. The oldest record dates from 1740. Clane has 11 buildings on the record for every 10,000 residents, against 48 in the typical town.
On the National Inventory
9
11 per 10,000 residents
typical town: 48
typical town: 48
Of national importance
0
NIAH National or International, and national monuments
Archaeological sites
16
Sites and Monuments Record
Oldest building
1740
the first date on its record
Homes built before 1919
0.8%
typical town: 3.4%
In pictures
3 pictures of historic Clane
The set opens with Catholic Church of Saint Patrick and Saint Brigid and Alexandra Bridge. Of the buildings pictured in Clane, Catholic Church of Saint Patrick and Saint Brigid is the oldest, from 1875. They come from 3 photographers.
Catholic Church of Saint Patrick and Saint BrigidRegional rating (NIAH)
Alexandra BridgeRegional rating (NIAH)
Landenstown Bridge and 17th LockRegional rating (NIAH)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 Clane’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 10, by rating
10 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
10 historic places in Clane
Buildings rated Regional, of significance in their region, and archaeological monuments with an encyclopedia article.
Castle - motteKing Mesgegra's MoundCarrigeen
Rectory / glebe / vicarage / curate's house · 1740–1830Abbeylands HouseClane
Presbytery / parochial / curate's house · 1780–1820The PresbyteryMain Street, Clane
School · 1835–1840Saint Brigid's National SchoolMain Street, Clane
RIC barracks · 1850–1870The Old BarracksMain Street, Clane
Convent / nunnery · 1880–1900Presentation ConventMain Street, Clane
House · 1780–1800House, Main Street, Clane
House · 1850–1870House, Main Street, Clane
Outbuilding · 1860–1890Outbuilding, Ballynagappagh Road, Clane
What’s recorded
42% of the records in and around Clane are homes
The record in Clane runs as late as 1880. 2 records make churches and chapels the second group. Leading the record by rating: Abbeylands House and Landenstown Bridge and 17th Lock.
Homes5
Churches and chapels2
Public buildings2
Walls, gates and bridges2
Farm and estate 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 Clane’s dated buildings come from the 19th century
Each building by the first date on its record.
1500–1799 three centuries3
19th century 1800–18996
1900 and later to today0
3 of the 9 dated ones were built before 1800. The oldest is Abbeylands House, from 1740.
Archaeology and around
Archaeology in Clane
The Sites and Monuments Record lists every known archaeological site; most are field monuments with little to see. By kind:
16 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.
| Graveyard2 records |
| Enclosure1 record |
| Burial1 record |
| Well1 record |
| Historic town1 record |
| Church1 record |
| Bullaun stone1 record |
| Castle - motte1 record |
| Religious house - Franciscan friars1 record |
| Tomb - table tomb1 record |
| Ritual site - holy well1 record |
| Font1 record |
| Tomb - effigial1 record |
| Megalithic structure1 record |
| Ecclesiastical site1 record |
Just outside Clane: 3
| Landenstown Bridge and 17th LockRegional rating (NIAH) · 2.5 km outside the town |
| Alexandra BridgeRegional rating (NIAH) · 100 m outside the town |
| Farm house, Ballynagappagh (Clane Ed)Regional rating (NIAH) · 900 m outside the town |
Homes by age
14% of Clane’s homes are newer than 2011 (5.8% is typical)
Homes dated from 1946 to 1980 are scarcer in Clane than in most towns: 14%, against 24%. Clane built little between the wars: 0.6% of its homes, where most towns have 3.9%. No period built more of Clane than in the 2000s: 36% of its homes.
0.8%
Before 1919
0.6%
1919–45
14%
1946–80
34%
1981–2000
36%
2001–10
14%
Since 2011
ClaneTypical 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
Clane and its neighbours
In brief
Clane in brief
The official list counts 10 places on the record in Clane. Most of its dated monuments come from the 19th century: 6 of 9. The oldest, Abbeylands House, dates from 1740.
Its homes are mostly newer: 0.8% were built before 1919, against 3.4% in the typical town. It also has 16 archaeological sites on the record. The rest is about typical: it has 9 recorded buildings, about typical for a town its size (the middle one has 86); per resident it sits near the middle of Irish towns of 2,500 or more; and Larry Cribbin (1880) was born here before 1900.
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 Clane’s history
How many historic buildings are recorded in Clane?
9 buildings on the National Inventory, from the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage.
What is the oldest building in Clane?
Abbeylands House: the first date on its record is 1740.
Are there archaeological sites in Clane?
Yes: the Sites and Monuments Record lists 16 archaeological sites inside Clane.
How old are the homes in Clane?
0.8% 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) · 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).