NatChurch / chapel · 1780–1820Saint Mary's Church (Leixlip)Main Street, LeixlipPhoto: Gdonlon · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Commons file
Deey Bridge and 9th Lock · Photo: Irishshagua · CC BY-SA 4.045buildings on the National Inventory
History of Leixlip · National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
Leixlip: 45 buildings on the National Inventory, one of them of national importance
The Sites and Monuments Record marks Leixlip as a historic town and lists 21 archaeological sites inside it. The oldest record dates from 1700. For every 10,000 residents, Leixlip has 27 buildings on the record; the typical town has 48. Of its homes, 1.4% were built before 1919, against 3.4% in the typical town.
On the National Inventory
45
27 per 10,000 residents
typical town: 48
typical town: 48
Of national importance
1
NIAH National or International, and national monuments
Archaeological sites
21
Sites and Monuments Record
Oldest building
1700
the first date on its record
Homes built before 1919
1.4%
typical town: 3.4%
In pictures
Look around Leixlip: 7 photos
3 of Leixlip’s recorded places are photographed. Two to begin with: Saint Mary's Church (Leixlip) and Deey Bridge and 9th Lock. Saint Mary's Church (Leixlip), dated 1780, is the oldest pictured in Leixlip.
Saint Mary's Church (Leixlip)National rating (NIAH)
Catholic Church of Our Lady's NativityRegional rating (NIAH)
Leixlip Castle (country house)National rating (NIAH)
Wonderful BarnNational rating (NIAH)
Leixlip BridgeRegional rating (NIAH)+2See 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 Leixlip’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 45, by rating
1 National and International44 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 Leixlip
Buildings the National Inventory rates National or International: of significance across Ireland or beyond. Each one opens its own page.
Regional and other sites
44 more historic places in Leixlip
Buildings rated Regional, of significance in their region, and archaeological monuments with an encyclopedia article.
All 15, A to Z
Black CastleCastle View HouseCastletownCatholic Church of Our Lady's NativityDeey Bridge and 9th LockIvy HouseLeixlip Castle (demesne walls / gates / railings)Leixlip HouseLeixlip ManorLeixlip Saw MillsNewtown Hill HouseRye BridgeShingle HouseThe Glebe House (rectory / glebe / vicarage / curate's house)The Glebe House (stables)
29 recorded by their type and address
29 are recorded only by their type and address: 29 homes; most date from the 18th century.
18th century19
19th century9
20th century1
Historic streets
Main Street has the most
Streets with three or more buildings on the record, by the address it gives.
Main Street14 on the record · 1 of national importance
The Mall8 on the record
Pound Street5 on the record
Mill Lane3 on the record
Of the 45 records, 39 give a street address.
What’s recorded
Leixlip’s largest group: homes, 82% of the record
The record in Leixlip comes up to 1920 at its newest. 4 records make walls, gates and bridges the second group. At the top of the record: Saint Mary's Church and Black Castle.
Homes37
Walls, gates and bridges4
Churches and chapels2
Public buildings1
Farm and estate buildings1
Types as the National Inventory records them, grouped; a building keeps the type it was built as.
How old
Most of Leixlip’s dated buildings come from the 16th to 18th centuries
Each building by the first date on its record.
1500–1799 three centuries31
19th century 1800–189912
1900 and later to today2
31 of the 45 dated ones were built before 1800. The oldest is Black Castle, from 1700.
Archaeology and around
Archaeology in Leixlip
The Sites and Monuments Record lists every known archaeological site; most are field monuments with little to see. By kind:
21 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.
| Graveslab3 records |
| Habitation site3 records |
| Stone head3 records |
| Ritual site - holy well2 records |
| Historic town1 record |
| Church1 record |
| Graveyard1 record |
| Castle - tower house1 record |
| Wall monument1 record |
| Font1 record |
| House - 17th century1 record |
| Fulacht fia1 record |
| Excavation - miscellaneous1 record |
| Kiln1 record |
Just outside Leixlip: 36
| Wonderful BarnNational rating (NIAH) · 100 m outside the town |
| Leixlip Castle (country house)National rating (NIAH) · 100 m outside the town |
| Saint Catherine's Holy WellsRegional rating (NIAH) · 400 m outside the town |
| Leixlip BridgeRegional rating (NIAH) · 100 m outside the town |
| Leixlip Castle (house)Regional rating (NIAH) · 100 m outside the town |
| Cooldrinagh HouseRegional rating (NIAH) · 400 m outside the town |
| Leixlip BridgeRegional rating (NIAH) · 100 m outside the town |
| Leixlip Castle (folly)Regional rating (NIAH) · 100 m outside the town |
| Leixlip Castle (outbuilding)Regional rating (NIAH) · 200 m outside the town |
| Leixlip Castle (demesne walls / gates / railings)Regional rating (NIAH) · 200 m outside the town |
| Leixlip Castle (demesne walls / gates / railings)Regional rating (NIAH) · 300 m outside the town |
| Leixlip Castle (outbuilding)Regional rating (NIAH) · 100 m outside the town |
| Leixlip Castle (outbuilding)Regional rating (NIAH) · 100 m outside the town |
| Leixlip Castle (dovecote / pigeon house / aviary)Regional rating (NIAH) · 100 m outside the town |
| Leixlip Castle (outbuilding)Regional rating (NIAH) · 200 m outside the town |
| Leixlip Castle (house)Regional rating (NIAH) · 200 m outside the town |
| Leixlip Castle (garden structure misc)Regional rating (NIAH) · 200 m outside the town |
| Leixlip Castle (boathouse)Regional rating (NIAH) · 100 m outside the town |
| Lucan House (demesne walls / gates / railings)Regional rating (NIAH) · 100 m outside the town |
| Leixlip Castle (outbuilding)Regional rating (NIAH) · 100 m outside the town |
Homes by age
New homes stand out in Leixlip: 11% built since 2011, where most towns have 5.8%
Half of what Leixlip lives in today was already built by 2001. Leixlip added comparatively little between the wars: 0.9% of its homes, the typical town 3.9%. No period built more of Leixlip than from 1946 to 1980: 42% of its homes.
1.4%
Before 1919
0.9%
1919–45
42%
1946–80
30%
1981–2000
14%
2001–10
11%
Since 2011
LeixlipTypical 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
Leixlip and its neighbours
In brief
Leixlip in brief
The official list counts 45 places on the record in Leixlip, 1 of them in the top tier, including Saint Mary's Church (Leixlip). Main Street alone has 14 places on the record. Of the whole list, 82% are homes. Of the 45 with a date, 31 come from the 16th to 18th centuries. The oldest is Black Castle, from 1700.
Its homes are mostly newer: 1.4% were built before 1919, against 3.4% in the typical town. The archaeological record adds 21 sites. The rest is about typical: it has 45 recorded buildings, about typical for a town its size (the middle one has 16); per resident it sits near the middle of Irish towns of 2,500 or more; and Jean Sophia Pigott (1845) 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 Leixlip’s history
How many historic buildings are recorded in Leixlip?
45 buildings on the National Inventory, one of them of national importance, from the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage.
Which places in Leixlip are of national importance?
Saint Mary's Church (Leixlip).
What is the oldest building in Leixlip?
Black Castle: the first date on its record is 1700.
Are there archaeological sites in Leixlip?
Yes: the Sites and Monuments Record lists 21 archaeological sites inside Leixlip.
How old are the homes in Leixlip?
1.4% 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) · 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).