Castlebridge House · Photo: georama · CC BY 3.0Castlebridge has 14 buildings on the National Inventory
History in Castlebridge goes back at least to 1700, the date of its oldest recorded building. The Sites and Monuments Record adds 3 archaeological sites inside the town.
Castlebridge’s buildings in 3 pictures
2 of the places on Castlebridge’s record are pictured here; the others show their record card. Look out for Castlebridge House and Ardcolm Church. Castlebridge House, dated 1810, is the oldest pictured in Castlebridge.
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.
Where Castlebridge’s history is
Every building and site on the record inside the town, by its rating.
Hover a dot for its name; tap one to open its page.
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).
14 historic places in Castlebridge
Buildings rated Regional, of significance in their region, and archaeological monuments with an encyclopedia article.
All 6, A to Z
8 recorded by their type and address
8 are recorded only by their type and address: 5 homes and 3 walls, gates and bridges; most date from the 18th century.
The record in Castlebridge starts with homes, at 50%
Nothing on Castlebridge’s record is rated of national importance. 3 records make walls, gates and bridges the second group. Two of the highest-rated records are Castlebridge Mills and Castlebridge House.
Types as the National Inventory records them, grouped; a building keeps the type it was built as.
Most of Castlebridge’s dated buildings come from the 19th century
Each building by the first date on its record.
2 of the 14 dated ones were built before 1800.
Archaeology in Castlebridge
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.
| Church1 record |
| Castle - unclassified1 record |
| Graveyard1 record |
Just outside Castlebridge: 24
| Fairyhill HouseRegional rating (NIAH) · 500 m outside the town |
| Poulsack BridgeRegional rating (NIAH) · 200 m outside the town |
| TanglewoodRegional rating (NIAH) · 2.5 km outside the town |
| Garrylough HouseRegional rating (NIAH) · 2.9 km outside the town |
| Saint Edmond'sRegional rating (NIAH) · 2.2 km outside the town |
| Artramon CottageRegional rating (NIAH) · 2.1 km outside the town |
| Sion HouseRegional rating (NIAH) · 2.9 km outside the town |
| Ardcavan CottageRegional rating (NIAH) · 1.1 km outside the town |
| Ballymore HouseRegional rating (NIAH) · 2.8 km outside the town |
| Catholic Church of Saint Patrick and Saint BridgetRegional rating (NIAH) · 2.7 km outside the town |
| Artramon HouseRegional rating (NIAH) · 1.2 km outside the town |
| Bridge, Artramon, Ballyboggan Lower, Crory LowerRegional rating (NIAH) · 500 m outside the town |
| Farm house, BallinamorraghRegional rating (NIAH) · 3 km outside the town |
| Farm house, KilcorralRegional rating (NIAH) · 1 km outside the town |
| Graveyard, ArtramonRegional rating (NIAH) · 1.3 km outside the town |
| Graveyard, ArdcavanRegional rating (NIAH) · 1.1 km outside the town |
| Farm house, RandallsmillRegional rating (NIAH) · 1.3 km outside the town |
| Rectory, CastlebridgeRegional rating (NIAH) · 100 m outside the town |
| Graveyard, SionRegional rating (NIAH) · 2.5 km outside the town |
| Farm house, BallylaRegional rating (NIAH) · 900 m outside the town |
Most of Castlebridge’s homes went up in the 2000s: 47%
Building since 2011 in Castlebridge, 6.7% of its homes, keeps pace with the norm of 5.8%. In most towns 24% of homes were built from 1946 to 1980; in Castlebridge only 11%. 4.4% of Castlebridge’s homes were built before 1919, against 3.4% in the typical 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.
3 notable people born in Castlebridge before 1900
From Dick Doyle (1879) to Mick Neville (1887): their lives on one timeline, earliest first.
Everyone born in Castlebridge → Birthplaces from Wikidata, each checked against the person’s English Wikipedia article; portraits from Wikimedia Commons.
Castlebridge and its neighbours
| Town | People | National Inventory | National | Archaeological sites |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Castlebridge | 1,850 | 14 | 0 | 3 |
| Wexford | 21,524 | 629 | 16 | 57 |
| Rosslare | 1,795 | 10 | 0 | 1 |
| Enniscorthy | 12,310 | 266 | 5 | 28 |
| Rosslare Harbour | 2,247 | 15 | 0 | 3 |
Castlebridge in brief
More of Castlebridge’s homes are old than in most places: 4.4% were built before 1919, against 3.4% in the typical town. In all there are 14 places on the record. Of the whole list, 50% are homes. Of the 14 with a date, 11 come from the 19th century. The oldest is Castlebridge Mills, from 1805.
Dick Doyle (1879), Jim Shortle (1883) and Mick Neville (1887) were all born here before 1900. Otherwise the figures are ordinary: it also has 3 archaeological sites.
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 Castlebridge’s history
How many historic buildings are recorded in Castlebridge?
14 buildings on the National Inventory, from the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage.
What is the oldest building in Castlebridge?
Bridge, Artramon, Ballyboggan Lower, Ballyregan Or Fairyhill (Shelmaliere East By.): the first date on its record is 1700.
Are there archaeological sites in Castlebridge?
Yes: the Sites and Monuments Record lists 3 archaeological sites inside Castlebridge.
How old are the homes in Castlebridge?
4.4% 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) · 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).