Straffan Church · Photo: Sarah777 · Public domainStraffan has 17 buildings on the National Inventory
History in Straffan goes back at least to 1740, the date of its oldest recorded building. Inside the town, the Sites and Monuments Record lists 2 archaeological sites.
Straffan in 2 photos
Go back furthest in Straffan with Straffan Church: 1830. Straffan Church and Ponsonby Bridge lead the set.
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.
Where Straffan’s history is
Every building and site on the record inside the town, by its rating.
Hover a dot for its name; tap one to open its page.
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).
17 historic places in Straffan
Buildings rated Regional, of significance in their region, and archaeological monuments with an encyclopedia article.
All 8, A to Z
9 recorded by their type and address
9 are recorded only by their type and address: 3 homes, 2 walls, gates and bridges and 2 street furniture; most date from the 19th century.
Straffan’s largest group: homes, 41% of the record
The highest-rated include The Glebe and Saint Brigid's Catholic Church. Beyond Straffan, homes make up a bigger share of the national record: 62%. Second on the record: walls, gates and bridges, 3 of them.
Types as the National Inventory records them, grouped; a building keeps the type it was built as.
Most of Straffan’s dated buildings come from the 19th century
Each building by the first date on its record.
2 of the 17 dated ones were built before 1800. The oldest is The Glebe, from 1740.
Archaeology in Straffan
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.
| Church1 record |
| Graveyard1 record |
Just outside Straffan: 15
| Bawnoges HouseRegional rating (NIAH) · 600 m outside the town |
| Ponsonby BridgeRegional rating (NIAH) · 2.9 km outside the town |
| Millbrook HouseRegional rating (NIAH) · 300 m outside the town |
| Millbrook House (stables)Regional rating (NIAH) · 300 m outside the town |
| Straffan BridgeRegional rating (NIAH) · 200 m outside the town |
| Straffan House (demesne walls / gates / railings)Regional rating (NIAH) · 300 m outside the town |
| Straffan House (demesne walls / gates / railings)Regional rating (NIAH) · 100 m outside the town |
| Straffan House (country house)Regional rating (NIAH) · 600 m outside the town |
| Straffan House (stables)Regional rating (NIAH) · 500 m outside the town |
| Windgates HouseRegional rating (NIAH) · 2.3 km outside the town |
| Straffan Railway StationRegional rating (NIAH) · 2.2 km outside the town |
| Teacher's house, BohereenRegional rating (NIAH) · 400 m outside the town |
| Outbuilding, StraffanRegional rating (NIAH) · 500 m outside the town |
| Turbine house, StraffanRegional rating (NIAH) · 200 m outside the town |
| Weir, StraffanRegional rating (NIAH) · 200 m outside the town |
Since 2011, Straffan has added 33% of its homes, against a usual 5.8%
Building from 1946 to 1980 fell short in Straffan: 18%, against 24% in most towns. At 2.2%, Straffan’s share of pre-1919 homes is under the typical town’s 3.4%. Homes built between the wars make up just 1.9% of Straffan’s, against 3.9% in the typical 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.
Straffan and its neighbours
Straffan in brief
Straffan has 17 places on the record. Most of its dated monuments come from the 19th century: 12 of 17. The oldest, The Glebe, dates from 1740. Its homes are mostly newer: 2.2% were built before 1919, against 3.4% in the typical town. Beyond that, it also has 2 archaeological sites.
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 Straffan’s history
How many historic buildings are recorded in Straffan?
17 buildings on the National Inventory, from the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage.
What is the oldest building in Straffan?
The Glebe: the first date on its record is 1740.
Are there archaeological sites in Straffan?
Yes: the Sites and Monuments Record lists 2 archaeological sites inside Straffan.
How old are the homes in Straffan?
2.2% 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).