Demesne walls / gates / railings · 1725–1775Castlemartin (demesne walls / gates / railings)Kilcullen
Cross and Passion College · Photo: Sheila1988 · CC BY-SA 4.030buildings on the National Inventory
History of Kilcullen · National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
Kilcullen: 30 buildings on the National Inventory, 2 of them of national importance
Kilcullen’s oldest recorded building dates from 1700. For every 10,000 residents, Kilcullen has 79 buildings on the record; the typical town has 48. Inside the town, the Sites and Monuments Record lists 2 archaeological sites.
On the National Inventory
30
79 per 10,000 residents
typical town: 48
typical town: 48
Of national importance
2
NIAH National or International, and national monuments
Archaeological sites
2
Sites and Monuments Record
Oldest building
1700
the first date on its record
Homes built before 1919
2.1%
typical town: 3.4%
In pictures
Kilcullen in 2 photos
First come Cross and Passion College and Dún Ailinne. Go back furthest in Kilcullen with Cross and Passion College: 1885.
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 Kilcullen’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 30, by rating
2 National and International28 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
2 places of national importance in Kilcullen
Buildings the National Inventory rates National or International: of significance across Ireland or beyond. Each one opens its own page.
Church / chapel · 1865–1875Catholic Church of the Sacred Heart and Saint BrigidNewabbey Road, Kilcullen
Regional and other sites
28 more historic places in Kilcullen
Buildings rated Regional, of significance in their region, and archaeological monuments with an encyclopedia article.
All 17, A to Z
BardonCastlemartin (gate lodge)Cross and Passion CollegeHillside CottageKilcullen BridgeKilcullen LibraryLiffey View HouseLiffey View House (outbuilding)Logstown CottageNolansO'ConnellP.A. MoloneyPresbytery, Catholic Church of the Sacred Heart and Saint BrigidSchool, Catholic Church of the Sacred Heart and Saint BrigidSunnyside (gates / railings / walls)Sunnyside (house)The Old Courthouse
11 recorded by their type and address
11 are recorded only by their type and address: 7 homes, 2 street furniture and 1 mills, stations and works; most date from the 19th century.
18th century1
19th century10
What’s recorded
Kilcullen’s record leans to homes: 60%
Two of the highest-rated records are Castlemartin and Catholic Church of the Sacred Heart and Saint Brigid. The next biggest group is walls, gates and bridges, 3 in all. All told, 7 kinds of building appear on Kilcullen’s record.
Homes18
Walls, gates and bridges3
Public buildings3
Churches and chapels2
Street furniture2
Farm and estate buildings1
Mills, stations and works1
Types as the National Inventory records them, grouped; a building keeps the type it was built as.
How old
Most of Kilcullen’s dated buildings come from the 19th century
Each building by the first date on its record.
1500–1799 three centuries3
19th century 1800–189926
1900 and later to today1
3 of the 30 dated ones were built before 1800. The oldest is Liffey View House, from 1700.
Archaeology and around
Archaeology in Kilcullen
The Sites and Monuments Record lists every known archaeological site; most are field monuments with little to see. By kind:
2 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 |
| Pit-burial1 record |
Just outside Kilcullen: 12
| Old Kilcullen Monastic Site, Co. KildareNational monument to visit · 1.3 km outside the town |
| Newabbey Catholic ChapelNational rating (NIAH) · 200 m outside the town |
| Dún AilinneArchaeological monument (SMR) · 1.5 km outside the town |
| St Mary's Church, CastlemartinArchaeological monument (SMR) · 400 m outside the town |
| Castlemartin (demesne walls / gates / railings)Regional rating (NIAH) · 100 m outside the town |
| Carnalway National SchoolRegional rating (NIAH) · 1.7 km outside the town |
| Sunnyhill HouseRegional rating (NIAH) · 300 m outside the town |
| The Glebe HouseRegional rating (NIAH) · 1.5 km outside the town |
| Newabbey House (demesne walls / gates / railings)Regional rating (NIAH) · 400 m outside the town |
| Newabbey House (gate lodge)Regional rating (NIAH) · 400 m outside the town |
| Sunnyhill CottageRegional rating (NIAH) · 1.4 km outside the town |
| Post box, KilcullenRegional rating (NIAH) · 100 m outside the town |
Homes by age
Kilcullen built most of its homes after 1919; 2.1% are older, against 3.4%
Just 15% of the homes in Kilcullen went up from 1981 to 2000, short of the typical 24%. The last decade or so added just 3.3% of Kilcullen’s homes, against 5.8% in most towns. Kilcullen added a lot in the 2000s: 54% of its homes, the typical town 25%.
2.1%
Before 1919
3.9%
1919–45
21%
1946–80
15%
1981–2000
54%
2001–10
3.3%
Since 2011
KilcullenTypical 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
Kilcullen and its neighbours
In brief
Kilcullen in brief
Kilcullen has 30 places on the record, 2 of them in the top tier. Of the whole list, 60% are homes. Of the 30 with a date, 26 come from the 19th century. The oldest is Liffey View House, from 1700.
Its homes are mostly newer: 2.1% were built before 1919, against 3.4% in the typical town. Beyond that, it has 30 recorded buildings, about typical for a town its size (the middle one has 24); per resident it sits near the middle of Irish towns of 2,500 or more; and Abraham Boulger (1835) 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 Kilcullen’s history
How many historic buildings are recorded in Kilcullen?
30 buildings on the National Inventory, 2 of them of national importance, from the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage.
Which places in Kilcullen are of national importance?
Castlemartin (demesne walls / gates / railings) and Catholic Church of the Sacred Heart and Saint Brigid.
What is the oldest building in Kilcullen?
Liffey View House: the first date on its record is 1700.
Are there archaeological sites in Kilcullen?
Yes: the Sites and Monuments Record lists 2 archaeological sites inside Kilcullen.
How old are the homes in Kilcullen?
2.1% 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).