NatChurch / chapel · 1845–1860Saint Conleth's Catholic ChurchNaas Road, Chapel Lane, NewbridgePhoto: William Murphy from Dublin, Ireland · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Commons file
Saint Conleth's Catholic Church · Photo: William Murphy from Dublin, Ireland · CC BY-SA 2.089buildings on the National Inventory
History of Newbridge · National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
Newbridge has 89 buildings on the National Inventory, one of them of national importance
Newbridge’s oldest recorded building dates from 1800. Inside the town, the Sites and Monuments Record lists 4 archaeological sites. Newbridge has 37 buildings on the record for every 10,000 residents, against 48 in the typical town. 1.6% of its homes date from before 1919; the typical town has 3.4%.
On the National Inventory
89
37 per 10,000 residents
typical town: 48
typical town: 48
Of national importance
1
NIAH National or International, and national monuments
Archaeological sites
4
Sites and Monuments Record
Oldest building
1800
the first date on its record
Homes built before 1919
1.6%
typical town: 3.4%
In pictures
5 photos of Newbridge’s landmarks, and 4 old views
Look out for Saint Conleth's Catholic Church and Newbridge Town Hall. Of the places on Newbridge’s record, 4 have a photo here. Newbridge before 1950 appears in old photographs from 1910 to 1916.
Newbridge Town HallRegional rating (NIAH)
Saint Patrick's Church (Morristownbiller)Regional rating (NIAH)
Newbridge Railway StationRegional rating (NIAH)
Great Connell PrioryArchaeological monument (SMR)+1See 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
Newbridge from 1910 to 1916
4 old photographs, in date order. All made before 1950.
1910
1910
1910
c. 1916From 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 Newbridge’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 89, by rating
1 National and International88 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 Newbridge
Buildings the National Inventory rates National or International: of significance across Ireland or beyond. Each one opens its own page.
Regional and other sites
88 more historic places in Newbridge
Buildings rated Regional, of significance in their region, and archaeological monuments with an encyclopedia article.
All 31, A to Z
AdareBallyglass HouseBank of IrelandBourtree LodgeCharlotte HouseCill Dara HouseHoly Family ConventIvy HouseMcElwain HouseMoorefield VillaNewbridge CourthouseNewbridge LibraryNewbridge Masonic HallNewbridge National SchoolNewbridge Railway StationNewbridge Railway Station (building misc)Newbridge Railway Station (foot bridge)Newbridge Railway Station (platform)Newbridge Railway Station (post box)Newbridge Railway Station (station master's house)Newbridge Town HallP. FlanaganPresbytery, Saint Conleth's Catholic ChurchRowanvillaSaint Conleth's and Saint Mary's National SchoolSaint Joseph'sSaint Martin'sSaint Patrick's Church (Morristownbiller)T.J. McCabeThe BridgeVivian House
57 recorded by their type and address
57 are recorded only by their type and address: 49 homes, 3 street furniture and 2 walls, gates and bridges; most date from the 19th century.
19th century55
20th century2
Historic streets
Artillery Place has the most
Streets with three or more buildings on the record, by the address it gives.
Artillery Place12 on the record
Eyre Street10 on the record
Annfield Terrace9 on the record
John Street6 on the record
McElwain Terrace6 on the record
Station Road6 on the record
Edward Street5 on the record
Charlotte Street4 on the record
Moorfield Road4 on the record
Naas Road4 on the record · 1 of national importance
Francis Street4 on the record
Moorfield Terrace4 on the record
Of the 89 records, 87 give a street address.
What’s recorded
Newbridge’s largest group: homes, 75% of the record
Across its record, Newbridge takes in 8 kinds of building. 5 records make public buildings the second group. Leading the record by rating: Saint Conleth's Catholic Church and Cill Dara House.
Homes67
Public buildings5
Walls, gates and bridges4
Churches and chapels4
Street furniture4
Inns, shops and warehouses1
Mills, stations and works1
Other buildings3
Types as the National Inventory records them, grouped; a building keeps the type it was built as.
How old
Most of Newbridge’s dated buildings come from the 19th century
Each building by the first date on its record.
1500–1799 three centuries0
19th century 1800–189970
1900 and later to today19
The oldest is Cill Dara House, from 1800.
Archaeology and around
Archaeology in Newbridge
The Sites and Monuments Record lists every known archaeological site; most are field monuments with little to see. By kind:
4 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.
| Enclosure2 records |
| Castle - unclassified1 record |
| Burial1 record |
Just outside Newbridge: 2
| Great Connell PrioryArchaeological monument (SMR) · 400 m outside the town |
| The Chalet ""K""-LinesRegional rating (NIAH) · 1.1 km outside the town |
Homes by age
Most of Newbridge’s homes went up from 1981 to 2000: 33%
Homes dated between the wars are scarcer in Newbridge than in most towns: 2.5%, against 3.9%. New building is strong in Newbridge: 8.5% of homes date from 2011 on, where most towns have 5.8%. Split Newbridge’s homes at 2001 and the older side is the larger.
1.6%
Before 1919
2.5%
1919–45
27%
1946–80
33%
1981–2000
27%
2001–10
8.5%
Since 2011
NewbridgeTypical 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
4 notable people born in Newbridge before 1900
From William Cator (1839) to Bridget Partridge (1890): their lives on one timeline, earliest first.
William Cator
Henry Barnes
Frank Conlon
Bridget Partridge
1800182518501875190019251950
HB
Henry Barnes1869–1946 · Irish cricketer and British Army officer
WC
William Cator1839–1902
FC
Frank Conlon1889–1953 · Irish Gaelic footballer
BP
Bridget Partridge1890–1966 · Australian religious sister who caused a sectarian scandal in the 192…
Everyone born in Newbridge → Birthplaces from Wikidata, each checked against the person’s English Wikipedia article; portraits from Wikimedia Commons.
Neighbours
Newbridge and its neighbours
In brief
Newbridge in brief
The official list counts 89 places on the record in Newbridge, 1 of them in the top tier, including Saint Conleth's Catholic Church. On Artillery Place alone there are 12 places on the record. Most entries on the list, 75%, are homes. Most of its dated monuments come from the 19th century: 70 of 89. The oldest, Cill Dara House, dates from 1800.
Henry Barnes (1869), William Cator (1839) and Frank Conlon (1889) are among the 4 people born here before 1900. Its homes are mostly newer: 1.6% were built before 1919, against 3.4% in the typical town. Otherwise the figures are ordinary: it has 89 recorded buildings, about typical for a town its size (the middle one has 81); per resident it sits near the middle of Irish towns of 2,500 or more; and it also has 4 archaeological sites.
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 Newbridge’s history
How many historic buildings are recorded in Newbridge?
89 buildings on the National Inventory, one of them of national importance, from the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage.
Which places in Newbridge are of national importance?
Saint Conleth's Catholic Church.
What is the oldest building in Newbridge?
Cill Dara House: the first date on its record is 1800.
Are there archaeological sites in Newbridge?
Yes: the Sites and Monuments Record lists 4 archaeological sites inside Newbridge.
How old are the homes in Newbridge?
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).