- Address
- Kilbeggan Road, Clara
- Type
- Convent / nunnery
- NIAH reg. no.
- 14802011
Saint Brigid's Convent
Kilbeggan Road, Clara
About Saint Brigid's Convent
The National Inventory rates Saint Brigid's Convent Regional, one of 52 in Clara. Its record dates Saint Brigid's Convent to 1860–1865. 5 other places on the record stand within 400 m.
Saint Brigid's Convent is impressive in stature, being several bays deep and displaying a variety of window openings. Its simple, almost austere design is reflected in features such as the door opening, where little ornamentation is utilised, but simplicity reigns.
From the National Inventory’s appraisal, record 14802011 · CC BY 4.0 · Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
NIAHRead its National Inventory recordThe full description and appraisal, the survey photo and the map · 14802011↗Regional is the National Inventory’s rating for a building of significance in its region; most rated buildings carry it.
Make it a walk: 5 historic places in about 15 minutes
Clara · about 900 m on foot, as the crow flies
- 1Saint Brigid's ConventStart here
- 2Beechmount HouseRegional rating (NIAH) · 200 m on
- 3Drayton VillaRegional rating (NIAH) · 400 m on
- 4Charlestown HouseRegional rating (NIAH) · 200 m on
- 5Charlestown BridgeRegional rating (NIAH) · 100 m on
Near Clara: more churches on the record
8 like it are within 40 km, each with a photo. Just 7 km away stands Saint Columba's Church (Durrow), in Tullamore. At the edge of the list, 16 km away: Saint Sinian's Church (Clonfad), Tyrrellspass.
Questions about Saint Brigid's Convent
Is Saint Brigid's Convent on the National Inventory?
Yes: rated Regional (record 14802011).
Can you visit Saint Brigid's Convent?
It can be seen from the street; whether you can go inside depends on its owner.
When was Saint Brigid's Convent built?
Its National Inventory record dates it to 1860–1865.
Is Saint Brigid's Convent 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.
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). Under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0).
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