School · 1890–1895The Old School HouseKilmeage
Photo: Jonathan Billinger · CC BY-SA 2.01building on the National Inventory
History of Kilmeage · National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
Kilmeage has 1 building on the National Inventory
Kilmeage’s oldest recorded building dates from 1890. Inside the town, the Sites and Monuments Record lists 1 archaeological site.
On the National Inventory
1
Of national importance
0
NIAH National or International, and national monuments
Archaeological sites
1
Sites and Monuments Record
Oldest building
1890
the first date on its record
Homes built before 1919
4.3%
typical town: 3.4%
In pictures
Old buildings of Kilmeage
Pictured: “Farm house, Kilmeage”, on Kilmeage’s record.
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 Kilmeage’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 1, by rating
1 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
One historic place in Kilmeage
Buildings rated Regional, of significance in their region, and archaeological monuments with an encyclopedia article.
What’s recorded
Kilmeage and its edges: homes first, 43%
Kilmeage has no nationally rated building; its record is regional. Two of the highest-rated records are Pim Bridge and Rathernan House. Beyond Kilmeage’s edge the record is older still: 1790.
Homes3
Public buildings1
Churches and chapels1
Mills, stations and works1
Walls, gates and bridges1
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.
Archaeology and around
Archaeology in Kilmeage
The Sites and Monuments Record lists every known archaeological site; most are field monuments with little to see. By kind:
1 archaeological site 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.
| Graveyard1 record |
Just outside Kilmeage: 6
| Pim BridgeRegional rating (NIAH) · 1.1 km outside the town |
| Rathernan HouseRegional rating (NIAH) · 600 m outside the town |
| Graveyard, AllenRegional rating (NIAH) · 600 m outside the town |
| Mill (water), Pluckerstown (Rathernan Ed) (Connell By)Regional rating (NIAH) · 2.3 km outside the town |
| Presbytery, AllenRegional rating (NIAH) · 500 m outside the town |
| Farm house, KilmeageRegional rating (NIAH) · 300 m outside the town |
Homes by age
More of Kilmeage’s homes date in the 2000s than from any other period: 48%
Homes built since 2011 are 5.2% of Kilmeage’s, about the 5.8% of the typical town. Against a typical 3.9%, only 1.4% of Kilmeage’s homes went up between the wars. The typical town has 3.4% of its homes from before 1919, Kilmeage 4.3%.
4.3%
Before 1919
1.4%
1919–45
15%
1946–80
26%
1981–2000
48%
2001–10
5.2%
Since 2011
KilmeageTypical 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
Kilmeage and its neighbours
| Town | People | National Inventory | National | Archaeological sites |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kilmeage | 1,054 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Allenwood | 1,685 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Coill Dubh (Blackwood) | 1,476 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Prosperous | 2,413 | 11 | 0 | 4 |
| Carragh | 1,006 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Newbridge | 24,366 | 89 | 1 | 4 |
| Rathangan | 3,263 | 53 | 0 | 17 |
In brief
Kilmeage in brief
More of Kilmeage’s homes are old than in most places: 4.3% were built before 1919, against 3.4% in the typical town. In all there are 1 place on the record. The oldest, The Old School House, dates from 1890. Otherwise the figures are ordinary: it also has an archaeological site.
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 Kilmeage’s history
How many historic buildings are recorded in Kilmeage?
1 building on the National Inventory, from the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage.
What is the oldest building in Kilmeage?
The Old School House: the first date on its record is 1890.
Are there archaeological sites in Kilmeage?
Yes: the Sites and Monuments Record lists 1 archaeological site inside Kilmeage.
How old are the homes in Kilmeage?
4.3% 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).