RIC barracks · 1842–1901Bridgetown Constabulary BarrackBridgetown
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History of Bridgetown · National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
Bridgetown: 3 buildings on the National Inventory
History in Bridgetown goes back at least to 1700, the date of its oldest recorded building. Inside the town, the Sites and Monuments Record lists 3 archaeological sites.
On the National Inventory
3
Of national importance
0
NIAH National or International, and national monuments
Archaeological sites
3
Sites and Monuments Record
Oldest building
1700
the first date on its record
Homes built before 1919
2%
typical town: 3.4%
Through time
Bridgetown from 1695 to 1916
4 old photographs, in date order. All made before 1950.
1695
c. 1848
c. 1903
1916From 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.
The map
Where Bridgetown’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 3, by rating
3 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
3 historic places in Bridgetown
Buildings rated Regional, of significance in their region, and archaeological monuments with an encyclopedia article.
What’s recorded
13% of Bridgetown’s record is street furniture, against 3% nationally
The record in Bridgetown runs as late as 1935. 19 of the records are homes (50%). Second on the record: walls, gates and bridges, 6 of them.
Homes19
Walls, gates and bridges6
Street furniture5
Public buildings3
Churches and chapels3
Farm and estate buildings1
Mills, stations and works1
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 Bridgetown
The Sites and Monuments Record lists every known archaeological site; most are field monuments with little to see. By kind:
3 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.
| Castle - unclassified1 record |
| Ritual site - holy well1 record |
| Bridge1 record |
Just outside Bridgetown: 35
| Farm house, MayglassNational rating (NIAH) · 2.7 km outside the town |
| Muchtown BridgeRegional rating (NIAH) · 2.4 km outside the town |
| Mulrankin CastleRegional rating (NIAH) · 400 m outside the town |
| Harpoonstown HouseRegional rating (NIAH) · 1.8 km outside the town |
| Saint Fintan's Catholic ChurchRegional rating (NIAH) · 2.6 km outside the town |
| Castle HouseRegional rating (NIAH) · 1.6 km outside the town |
| Wood Ville (farm house)Regional rating (NIAH) · 700 m outside the town |
| Ballycross HouseRegional rating (NIAH) · 800 m outside the town |
| Saint David's Church (Mulrankin)Regional rating (NIAH) · 500 m outside the town |
| Baldwinstown HouseRegional rating (NIAH) · 1.9 km outside the town |
| DriseógRegional rating (NIAH) · 1.9 km outside the town |
| Wood Ville (gates / railings / walls)Regional rating (NIAH) · 500 m outside the town |
| Baldwinstown National SchoolRegional rating (NIAH) · 1.8 km outside the town |
| Baldwinstown Garda Síochána StationRegional rating (NIAH) · 1.9 km outside the town |
| Farm house, BallylibernaghRegional rating (NIAH) · 1.4 km outside the town |
| Farm house, Gardamus LittleRegional rating (NIAH) · 2.7 km outside the town |
| Farm house, Gardamus LittleRegional rating (NIAH) · 2.6 km outside the town |
| Farm house, Moor (Bargy By.)Regional rating (NIAH) · 2.1 km outside the town |
| Graveyard, MayglassRegional rating (NIAH) · 2.8 km outside the town |
| Rectory, Churchtown (Bargy By.)Regional rating (NIAH) · 500 m outside the town |
Homes by age
Little of Bridgetown’s housing predates 1919: 2%, the norm is 3.4%
Building from 1981 to 2000 left Bridgetown with 10% of its homes, below the usual 24%. Few of Bridgetown’s homes date between the wars: 0%, the norm 3.9%. In most towns 25% of homes were built in the 2000s; in Bridgetown, 58%.
2%
Before 1919
0%
1919–45
22%
1946–80
10%
1981–2000
58%
2001–10
8.5%
Since 2011
BridgetownTypical 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
Bridgetown and its neighbours
| Town | People | National Inventory | National | Archaeological sites |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bridgetown | 544 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Rosslare | 1,795 | 10 | 0 | 1 |
| Wexford | 21,524 | 629 | 16 | 57 |
| Rosslare Harbour | 2,247 | 15 | 0 | 3 |
| Castlebridge | 1,850 | 14 | 0 | 3 |
In brief
Bridgetown in brief
The official list counts 3 places on the record in Bridgetown. Its homes are mostly newer: 2% were built before 1919, against 3.4% in the typical town. The oldest is Bridgetown Constabulary Barrack, from 1842. Otherwise the figures are ordinary: Kathleen Browne (1876) was born here before 1900; and it also has 3 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 Bridgetown’s history
How many historic buildings are recorded in Bridgetown?
3 buildings on the National Inventory, from the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage.
What is the oldest building in Bridgetown?
Bridge, Bridgetown: the first date on its record is 1700.
Are there archaeological sites in Bridgetown?
Yes: the Sites and Monuments Record lists 3 archaeological sites inside Bridgetown.
How old are the homes in Bridgetown?
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 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).