Building · 1700–1740Catholic Church of Our Lady of Mount CarmelKill
Photo: Dave Spencer · CC BY-SA 2.07buildings on the National Inventory
History of Kill · National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
Kill: 7 buildings on the National Inventory
Kill’s oldest recorded building dates from 1700. Inside the town, the Sites and Monuments Record lists 1 archaeological site. 6.5% of its homes date from before 1919; the typical town has 3.4%.
On the National Inventory
7
Of national importance
0
NIAH National or International, and national monuments
Archaeological sites
1
Sites and Monuments Record
Oldest building
1700
the first date on its record
Homes built before 1919
6.5%
typical town: 3.4%
The map
Where Kill’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 7, by rating
7 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
7 historic places in Kill
Buildings rated Regional, of significance in their region, and archaeological monuments with an encyclopedia article.
Building · 1870–1875Catholic Church of Our Lady of Mount CarmelKill
Building · 1930–1940Kill Garda Síochána StationKill
House · 1800–1820House, Kill
House · 1860–1880House, Kill
Building · 1870–1890Building, Kill
House · 1890–1910House, Kill
What’s recorded
More homes than anything else in and around Kill: 65%
The record in Kill comes up to 1930 at its newest. Leading the record by rating: Gardenmorris House and Catholic Church of Our Lady of Mount Carmel. By rating, 1 of the buildings in Kill are of national importance.
Homes15
Churches and chapels1
Farm and estate buildings1
Other buildings6
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.
How old
Most of Kill’s dated buildings come from the 19th century
Each building by the first date on its record.
1500–1799 three centuries1
19th century 1800–18995
1900 and later to today1
1 of the 7 dated ones were built before 1800. The oldest is Catholic Church of Our Lady of Mount Carmel, from 1700.
Archaeology and around
Archaeology in Kill
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.
| Church1 record |
Just outside Kill: 16
| Gardenmorris HouseNational rating (NIAH) · 600 m outside the town |
| Georgestown HouseRegional rating (NIAH) · 1.6 km outside the town |
| MountpatrickRegional rating (NIAH) · 1.8 km outside the town |
| Gardenmorris HouseRegional rating (NIAH) · 500 m outside the town |
| Gardenmorris House (icehouse)Regional rating (NIAH) · 400 m outside the town |
| Gardenmorris House (gate lodge)Regional rating (NIAH) · 100 m outside the town |
| Gardenmorris House (farmyard complex)Regional rating (NIAH) · 700 m outside the town |
| Church, BallyristeenRegional rating (NIAH) · 2.3 km outside the town |
| Building, KillRegional rating (NIAH) · 300 m outside the town |
| Farm house, KillRegional rating (NIAH) · 300 m outside the town |
| House, RathquageRegional rating (NIAH) · 2.3 km outside the town |
| House, DunabrattinRegional rating (NIAH) · 2.9 km outside the town |
| House, Cap's CrossroadsRegional rating (NIAH) · 2.4 km outside the town |
| House, KilduaneRegional rating (NIAH) · 2.9 km outside the town |
| Farm house, BallyristeenRegional rating (NIAH) · 2.3 km outside the town |
| House, KilduaneRegional rating (NIAH) · 2.3 km outside the town |
Homes by age
The biggest share of Kill’s homes dates in the 2000s: 44%
The last decade or so added 6.5% of Kill’s homes, much as in most towns (5.8%). Against a typical 24%, only 15% of Kill’s homes went up from 1946 to 1980. 4% of Kill’s homes were built between the wars, close to the typical town’s 3.9%.
6.5%
Before 1919
4%
1919–45
15%
1946–80
25%
1981–2000
44%
2001–10
6.5%
Since 2011
KillTypical 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
Kill and its neighbours
In brief
Kill in brief
More of Kill’s homes are old than in most places: 6.5% were built before 1919, against 3.4% in the typical town. All told, the list holds 7 places on the record. Most of its dated monuments come from the 19th century: 5 of 7. The oldest, Catholic Church of Our Lady of Mount Carmel, dates from 1700. The rest is about typical: 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 Kill’s history
How many historic buildings are recorded in Kill?
7 buildings on the National Inventory, from the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage.
What is the oldest building in Kill?
Catholic Church of Our Lady of Mount Carmel: the first date on its record is 1700.
Are there archaeological sites in Kill?
Yes: the Sites and Monuments Record lists 1 archaeological site inside Kill.
How old are the homes in Kill?
6.5% 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) · 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).