Church / chapel · 1835–1840Catholic Church of the AssumptionBree
1building on the National Inventory
History of Bree · National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
Bree: 1 building on the National Inventory
Old homes stand out in Bree: 7.2% were built before 1919, where the typical town has 3.4%. The earliest building recorded goes back to 1835. Inside the town, the Sites and Monuments Record lists 2 archaeological sites.
On the National Inventory
1
Of national importance
0
NIAH National or International, and national monuments
Archaeological sites
2
Sites and Monuments Record
Oldest building
1835
the first date on its record
Homes built before 1919
7.2%
typical town: 3.4%
The map
Where Bree’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 1, by rating
1 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
One historic place in Bree
Buildings rated Regional, of significance in their region, and archaeological monuments with an encyclopedia article.
What’s recorded
More walls, gates and bridges than the national record: 27% in Bree, 8% across Ireland
At the top of the record: Wilton Castle and Ballybrennan House. The record holds 10 homes, 45% of the whole. Beyond Bree’s edge the record is older still: 1700.
Homes10
Walls, gates and bridges6
Churches and chapels3
Mills, stations and works1
Street furniture1
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 Bree
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 |
| Font (present location)1 record |
Just outside Bree: 21
| Wilton Castle (country house)National rating (NIAH) · 2.1 km outside the town |
| Ballybrennan HouseRegional rating (NIAH) · 2.2 km outside the town |
| Kilgibbon HouseRegional rating (NIAH) · 3 km outside the town |
| Wilton Castle (farmyard complex)Regional rating (NIAH) · 2 km outside the town |
| Wilton Castle (steward's house)Regional rating (NIAH) · 2 km outside the town |
| Wilton Castle (gates / railings / walls)Regional rating (NIAH) · 1.9 km outside the town |
| Wilton Castle (walled garden)Regional rating (NIAH) · 1.9 km outside the town |
| Clonmore GraveyardRegional rating (NIAH) · 100 m outside the town |
| Saint John's Church (Clonmore)Regional rating (NIAH) · 200 m outside the town |
| Clonmore GlebeRegional rating (NIAH) · 500 m outside the town |
| Macmine Castle (gates / railings / walls)Regional rating (NIAH) · 1.6 km outside the town |
| Macmine Castle (gate lodge)Regional rating (NIAH) · 1.6 km outside the town |
| Ballinavary HouseRegional rating (NIAH) · 2.2 km outside the town |
| Ballinavary BridgeRegional rating (NIAH) · 2.3 km outside the town |
| Bridge, WiltonRegional rating (NIAH) · 2.4 km outside the town |
| Farm house, StoneparkRegional rating (NIAH) · 2.8 km outside the town |
| Farm house, KilgibbonRegional rating (NIAH) · 2.4 km outside the town |
| Bridge, Ballinavary, CraaneRegional rating (NIAH) · 1.3 km outside the town |
| House, BallinavaryRegional rating (NIAH) · 1.4 km outside the town |
| Mill (water), BallinavaryRegional rating (NIAH) · 1.4 km outside the town |
Homes by age
11% of Bree’s homes are newer than 2011 (5.8% is typical)
Of the homes in Bree now, the larger half dates from before 2001. The largest single period is in the 2000s, with 38% of Bree’s homes. Only 17% of Bree’s homes were built from 1981 to 2000, less than the typical town’s 24%.
7.2%
Before 1919
3.6%
1919–45
23%
1946–80
17%
1981–2000
38%
2001–10
11%
Since 2011
BreeTypical 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
Bree and its neighbours
| Town | People | National Inventory | National | Archaeological sites |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bree | 316 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Enniscorthy | 12,310 | 266 | 5 | 28 |
| Castlebridge | 1,850 | 14 | 0 | 3 |
| Wexford | 21,524 | 629 | 16 | 57 |
| Ferns | 1,317 | 9 | 2 | 18 |
In brief
Bree in brief
More of Bree’s homes are old than in most places: 7.2% were built before 1919, against 3.4% in the typical town. In all there are 1 place on the record. The oldest is Catholic Church of the Assumption, from 1835. The rest is about typical: it also has 2 archaeological sites.
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 Bree’s history
How many historic buildings are recorded in Bree?
1 building on the National Inventory, from the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage.
What is the oldest building in Bree?
Catholic Church of the Assumption: the first date on its record is 1835.
Are there archaeological sites in Bree?
Yes: the Sites and Monuments Record lists 2 archaeological sites inside Bree.
How old are the homes in Bree?
7.2% 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) · 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).