NatPrison / jail · 1795–1800Naas Town HallMain Street North, NaasPhoto: 瑞丽江的河水 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Commons file
Naas Town Hall · Photo: 瑞丽江的河水 · CC BY-SA 4.0130buildings on the National Inventory
History of Naas · National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
Naas: 130 buildings on the National Inventory, 4 of them of national importance
The Sites and Monuments Record marks Naas as a historic town and lists 51 archaeological sites inside it. Its oldest building dates from 1710. For every 10,000 residents, Naas has 50 buildings on the record; the typical town has 48. Of its homes, 1.6% were built before 1919, against 3.4% in the typical town.
On the National Inventory
130
50 per 10,000 residents
typical town: 48
typical town: 48
Of national importance
4
NIAH National or International, and national monuments
Archaeological sites
51
Sites and Monuments Record
Oldest building
1710
the first date on its record
Homes built before 1919
1.6%
typical town: 3.4%
In pictures
Historic Naas: 11 photos, 2 old views
There are photos of 10 of Naas’s recorded places so far. The oldest view of Naas dates from 1889, the latest old one from 1905. Photos show 3 of Naas’s places of national importance.
Saint David's Church (Naas)National rating (NIAH)
Catholic Church of Our Lady and Saint David (church / chapel)National rating (NIAH)
Naas Presbyterian ChurchRegional rating (NIAH)
Abbey BridgeRegional rating (NIAH)
Jigginstown BridgeRegional rating (NIAH)+6See 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.
Through time
Naas from 1889 to 1905
2 old photographs, in date order. All made before 1950.
1865–1914
1905From Wikimedia Commons, copied to our own server: public domain, or from the National Library of Ireland’s collections (Lawrence, Poole, Eason and others) with no known copyright restrictions. Each credit opens the image’s page.
The map
Where Naas’s history is
Every building and site on the record inside the town, by its rating.
National and InternationalRegional and other sites400 m from Naas Town Hall
4 of 4within 400 m of Naas Town Hall, the heart of the town’s history
Hover a dot for its name; tap one to open its page.
The 131, by rating
4 National and International127 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
4 places of national importance in Naas
Buildings the National Inventory rates National or International: of significance across Ireland or beyond. Each one opens its own page.
NatChurch / chapel · 1810–1850Saint David's Church (Naas)Main Street North, NaasPhoto: 瑞丽江的河水 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Commons file
NatChurch / chapel · 1825–1830Catholic Church of Our Lady and Saint David (church / chapel)Sallins Road, NaasPhoto: David P Howard · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Commons file
Court house · 1805–1810Naas CourthouseMain Street South, Naas
Regional and other sites
127 more historic places in Naas
Buildings rated Regional, of significance in their region, and archaeological monuments with an encyclopedia article.
All 46, A to Z
Abbey BridgeAllied Irish Bank (bank / financial institution)Allied Irish Bank (bank / financial institution)Ard Caien (house)Ard Caien (outbuilding)AvonbourneBallycane HouseBank of IrelandBeaufortBuilding misc, Catholic Church of Our Lady and Saint DavidCastle, Saint David's Church (Naas)Catholic Church of Our Lady and Saint David (church hall / parish hall)Catholic Church of Our Lady and Saint David (convent / nunnery)Dara CinemaFoxesGogartyGraveyard, Catholic Church of Our Lady and Saint DavidHill HouseHouse, Bank of IrelandJigginstown BridgeJigginstown CastleJigginstown VillaJordanLaundry, Catholic Church of Our Lady and Saint DavidLeinster Leader (office)Leinster Leader (office)Limerick BridgeM.F. GogartyMenapaNaas Gas WorksNaas General HospitalNaas Market HouseNaas Post OfficeNaas Presbyterian ChurchNagle HouseNorton HousePloopluck BridgeRosettaSaint Alban'sSchool, Catholic Church of Our Lady and Saint DavidSchool, Saint David's Church (Naas)The FirsThe Widows' HouseTitusvilleUlster BankWinterwood
81 recorded by their type and address
81 are recorded only by their type and address: 67 homes, 4 public buildings and 4 other buildings; most date from the 19th century.
18th century12
19th century61
20th century8
Historic streets
Main Street has the most
Streets with three or more buildings on the record, by the address it gives.
Main Street51 on the record · 3 of national importance
Dublin Road16 on the record
Sallins Road14 on the record · 1 of national importance
Poplar Square7 on the record
Tipper Road5 on the record
Victoria Terrace4 on the record
Basin Street4 on the record
Friary Road3 on the record
New Row3 on the record
Of the 131 records, 114 give a street address.
What’s recorded
Naas’s record leans to homes: 71%
8 different kinds of building make up Naas’s record. That mix leans to public buildings: 9% in Naas, against 6% across the National Inventory. Among the highest-rated: Naas Town Hall and Naas Courthouse.
Homes92
Public buildings12
Walls, gates and bridges8
Churches and chapels6
Farm and estate buildings1
Inns, shops and warehouses1
Street furniture1
Other buildings9
Types as the National Inventory records them, grouped; a building keeps the type it was built as.
How old
Most of Naas’s dated buildings come from the 19th century
Each building by the first date on its record.
1500–1799 three centuries15
19th century 1800–189992
1900 and later to today23
15 of the 130 dated ones were built before 1800. The oldest is Castle, Saint David's Church (Naas), from 1710.
Archaeology and around
Archaeology in Naas
The Sites and Monuments Record lists every known archaeological site; most are field monuments with little to see. By kind:
51 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.
| Excavation - miscellaneous6 records |
| Castle - tower house4 records |
| Graveyard4 records |
| Castle - unclassified3 records |
| Font3 records |
| Graveslab3 records |
| Enclosure2 records |
| Ritual site - holy well2 records |
| Burial ground2 records |
| Castle - motte2 records |
| Religious house - Dominican friars2 records |
| Wall monument2 records |
| Historic town1 record |
| Town defences1 record |
| Town hall1 record |
| 13 more kinds13 records |
Just outside Naas: 2
| Punchestown LongstoneArchaeological monument (SMR) · 1.9 km outside the town |
| Farm house, Beggar's End CrossroadsRegional rating (NIAH) · 1.8 km outside the town |
Homes by age
Naas has more new homes than most: 20% since 2011, against 5.8%
In most towns 25% of homes were built in the 2000s; in Naas only 15%. Naas added comparatively little between the wars: 1.2% of its homes, the typical town 3.9%. Look at when Naas’s homes went up and one period leads: from 1981 to 2000, with 42%.
1.6%
Before 1919
1.2%
1919–45
21%
1946–80
42%
1981–2000
15%
2001–10
20%
Since 2011
NaasTypical 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
9 notable people born in Naas before 1900
From Gormflaith ingen Murchada (960) to Eric de Burgh (1881): their lives on one timeline, earliest first.
Gormflaith ingen Murchada
Teresa Ellen Dease
George Alexander Moorhead
Margaret Berry
Thomas Galberry
John de Robeck
Dudley Forbes
Mary Cosgrave
Eric de Burgh
1050120013501500165018001950
John de Robeck1862–1928 · British admiral
GM
Gormflaith ingen Murchada960–1030 · Irish queen (960–1030 CE)
TG
Thomas Galberry1833–1878 · Catholic bishop
DF
Dudley Forbes1873–1901 · South African cricketer
EB
Eric de Burgh1881–1973 · British Army general
MC
Mary Cosgrave1877–1941 · Local administrator and social worker
TD
Teresa Ellen Dease1820–1889 · Founder of the Loreto Sisters
GM
George Alexander Moorhead1829–1912 · British military doctor
Everyone born in Naas → Birthplaces from Wikidata, each checked against the person’s English Wikipedia article; portraits from Wikimedia Commons.
Neighbours
Naas and its neighbours
In brief
Naas in brief
The official list counts 131 places on the record in Naas, 4 of them in the top tier. Its places of national importance cluster together: 4 of them stand within 400 m of Naas Town Hall. Main Street alone has 51 places on the record. Most entries on the list, 71%, are homes.
Of the 130 with a date, 92 come from the 19th century. The oldest is Castle, Saint David's Church (Naas), from 1710. John de Robeck (1862), Gormflaith ingen Murchada (960) and Thomas Galberry (1833) are among the 9 people born here before 1900. Otherwise the figures are ordinary: it has 130 recorded buildings, about typical for a town its size (the middle one has 89); 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 Naas’s history
How many historic buildings are recorded in Naas?
130 buildings on the National Inventory, 4 of them of national importance, from the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage.
Which places in Naas are of national importance?
Naas Town Hall, Naas Courthouse, Saint David's Church (Naas) and Catholic Church of Our Lady and Saint David (church / chapel).
What is the oldest building in Naas?
Castle, Saint David's Church (Naas): the first date on its record is 1710.
Are there archaeological sites in Naas?
Yes: the Sites and Monuments Record lists 51 archaeological sites inside Naas.
How old are the homes in Naas?
1.6% 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).