Church / chapel · 1820–1840Saint Mary's Catholic ChurchKnockbridge
Photo: Eric Jones · CC BY-SA 2.02buildings on the National Inventory
History of Knockbridge · National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
Knockbridge has 2 buildings on the National Inventory
Knockbridge’s oldest recorded building dates from 1820. The Sites and Monuments Record adds 1 archaeological site inside the town.
On the National Inventory
2
Of national importance
0
NIAH National or International, and national monuments
Archaeological sites
1
Sites and Monuments Record
Oldest building
1820
the first date on its record
Homes built before 1919
3.2%
typical town: 3.4%
In pictures
Knockbridge’s landmarks
The photo shows Clochafarmore, one of Knockbridge’s recorded places.
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.
The map
Where Knockbridge’s history is
Every building and site on the record inside the town, by its rating.
Regional and other sites
Hover a dot for its name; tap one to open its page.
The 2, by rating
2 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).
Regional and other sites
2 historic places in Knockbridge
Buildings rated Regional, of significance in their region, and archaeological monuments with an encyclopedia article.
House · 1820–1860House, Knockbridge
What’s recorded
In and around Knockbridge, 56% of the records are homes
All of Knockbridge’s recorded buildings carry a regional rating. 2 records make walls, gates and bridges the second group. Among the highest-rated: Agnes Burns Cottage and Stephenstown House.
Homes5
Walls, gates and bridges2
Churches and chapels1
Farm and estate buildings1
Types as the National Inventory records them, grouped, for the records inside the town and those just outside it that belong to it; a building keeps the type it was built as.
Archaeology and around
Archaeology in Knockbridge
The Sites and Monuments Record lists every known archaeological site; most are field monuments with little to see. By kind:
1 archaeological site 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.
| Ring-ditch1 record |
Just outside Knockbridge: 8
| ClochafarmoreArchaeological monument (SMR) · 1 km outside the town |
| Agnes Burns CottageRegional rating (NIAH) · 1 km outside the town |
| Stephenstown HouseRegional rating (NIAH) · 1 km outside the town |
| Castlering BridgeRegional rating (NIAH) · 2 km outside the town |
| Killycroney House (outbuilding)Regional rating (NIAH) · 1 km outside the town |
| Killycroney HouseRegional rating (NIAH) · 1 km outside the town |
| Hollow HouseRegional rating (NIAH) · 1.7 km outside the town |
| Killycroney BridgeRegional rating (NIAH) · 1.5 km outside the town |
Homes by age
Since 2011, building in Knockbridge has been slow: 3.6% of its homes, the norm is 5.8%
Homes dated between the wars are scarcer in Knockbridge than in most towns: 2%, against 3.9%. Building in the 2000s went further in Knockbridge than in most towns: 50%, against 25%. Knockbridge’s share of pre-1919 homes, 3.2%, is near the 3.4% of the typical town.
3.2%
Before 1919
2%
1919–45
19%
1946–80
22%
1981–2000
50%
2001–10
3.6%
Since 2011
KnockbridgeTypical 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
Knockbridge and its neighbours
| Town | People | National Inventory | National | Archaeological sites |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Knockbridge | 759 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Dundalk | 43,112 | 378 | 2 | 135 |
| Dromiskin | 1,292 | 5 | 0 | 16 |
| Castlebellingham-Kilsaran | 1,232 | 28 | 0 | 9 |
| Ardee | 5,478 | 62 | 0 | 39 |
| Carrickmacross | 5,745 | 84 | 1 | 17 |
| Dunleer | 2,143 | 16 | 0 | 13 |
In brief
Knockbridge in brief
The official list counts 2 places on the record in Knockbridge. Its homes are mostly newer: 3.2% were built before 1919, against 3.4% in the typical town. The oldest is Saint Mary's Catholic Church, from 1820. Beyond that, it also has an archaeological site.
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 Knockbridge’s history
How many historic buildings are recorded in Knockbridge?
2 buildings on the National Inventory, from the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage.
What is the oldest building in Knockbridge?
House, Knockbridge: the first date on its record is 1820.
Are there archaeological sites in Knockbridge?
Yes: the Sites and Monuments Record lists 1 archaeological site inside Knockbridge.
How old are the homes in Knockbridge?
3.2% 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.
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 (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).