Saint Joseph's Catholic Church · Photo: Jamesanthonyohare · CC BY-SA 4.0Castleconnell has 43 buildings on the National Inventory
Old homes stand out in Castleconnell: 6.9% were built before 1919, where the typical town has 3.4%. Its oldest building dates from 1760. Inside the town, the Sites and Monuments Record lists 12 archaeological sites.
Castleconnell’s landmarks in 4 photos, with 2 old views
Of the buildings pictured in Castleconnell, All Saints' Church (Stradbally) is the oldest, from 1800. The photos cover 3 of Castleconnell’s recorded places; the rest have a record card. Castleconnell before 1950 appears in old photographs from 1860 to 1897.
Castleconnell Parish HallRegional rating (NIAH)
All Saints' Church (Stradbally)Regional rating (NIAH)
River Bleach MillRegional rating (NIAH)+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.
Castleconnell from 1860 to 1897
2 old photographs, in date order. All made before 1950.
c. 1860
1880–1914From 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.
Where Castleconnell’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).
43 historic places in Castleconnell
Buildings rated Regional, of significance in their region, and archaeological monuments with an encyclopedia article.
All 33, A to Z
10 recorded by their type and address
10 are recorded only by their type and address: 7 homes, 2 inns, shops and warehouses and 1 street furniture; most date from the 19th century.
Main Street has the most
Streets with three or more buildings on the record, by the address it gives.
Of the 43 records, 18 give a street address.
In Castleconnell, homes lead the record (70%)
The highest-rated include Spa House and Rock Lodge. In second place come public buildings, with 3. Castleconnell has no nationally rated building; its record is regional.
Types as the National Inventory records them, grouped; a building keeps the type it was built as.
Most of Castleconnell’s dated buildings come from the 19th century
Each building by the first date on its record.
7 of the 43 dated ones were built before 1800. The oldest is Spa House, from 1760.
Archaeology in Castleconnell
The Sites and Monuments Record lists every known archaeological site; most are field monuments with little to see. By kind:
12 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.
| Church2 records |
| Graveyard1 record |
| Architectural feature1 record |
| Castle - Anglo-Norman masonry castle1 record |
| Cross-inscribed stone1 record |
| Cross-slab1 record |
| Ritual site - holy well1 record |
| Cross1 record |
| Souterrain1 record |
| Burial ground1 record |
| Metalworking site1 record |
Just outside Castleconnell: 10
| BallynacourtyRegional rating (NIAH) · 1.1 km outside the town |
| Hermitage (stables, outbuilding)Regional rating (NIAH) · 200 m outside the town |
| Prospect HouseRegional rating (NIAH) · 1 km outside the town |
| River Bleach MillRegional rating (NIAH) · 1.2 km outside the town |
| Gardenhill HouseRegional rating (NIAH) · 700 m outside the town |
| Doonass HouseRegional rating (NIAH) · 500 m outside the town |
| Hermitage (demesne walls / gates / railings)Regional rating (NIAH) · 1 km outside the town |
| Lisnagry Railway StationRegional rating (NIAH) · 1.5 km outside the town |
| House, Drominboy UpperRegional rating (NIAH) · 2.3 km outside the town |
| Post box, Daly's CrossroadsRegional rating (NIAH) · 100 m outside the town |
35% of Castleconnell’s homes were built in the 2000s
The midpoint of Castleconnell’s housing falls before 2001: half the homes are older. In most towns 3.9% of homes were built between the wars; in Castleconnell only 1.1%. Castleconnell’s newest homes, from 2011 or later, are 8.5%, above the usual 5.8%.
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.
4 notable people born in Castleconnell before 1900
From Frederick Henry Rich (1824) to Jack Keane (1895): their lives on one timeline, earliest first.
Everyone born in Castleconnell → Birthplaces from Wikidata, each checked against the person’s English Wikipedia article; portraits from Wikimedia Commons.
Castleconnell and its neighbours
| Town | People | National Inventory | National | Archaeological sites |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Castleconnell | 2,488 | 43 | 0 | 12 |
| Annacotty | 3,398 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| Newport | 2,183 | 12 | 0 | 5 |
| Castletroy | 15,093 | 21 | 0 | 59 |
| Ardnacrusha | 1,229 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Westbury | 3,636 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Garryowen | 5,428 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
Castleconnell in brief
Old houses are part of Castleconnell’s character: 6.9% of its homes were built before 1919, against 3.4% in the typical town. In all there are 43 places on the record. Of the whole list, 70% are homes. Of the 43 with a date, 35 come from the 19th century. The oldest is Spa House, from 1760.
Of the 4 people born here before 1900, the best known include Lucinda Sullivan (1831), Frederick Henry Rich (1824) and John Mackey (1882). The archaeological record adds 12 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 Castleconnell’s history
How many historic buildings are recorded in Castleconnell?
43 buildings on the National Inventory, from the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage.
What is the oldest building in Castleconnell?
Spa House: the first date on its record is 1760.
Are there archaeological sites in Castleconnell?
Yes: the Sites and Monuments Record lists 12 archaeological sites inside Castleconnell.
How old are the homes in Castleconnell?
6.9% 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).