All Saints' Church (Carnew) · Photo: Anna Maria 4574 · CC BY-SA 4.0Carnew has 23 buildings on the National Inventory
Old homes stand out in Carnew: 11% were built before 1919, where the typical town has 3.4%. Its oldest building dates from 1580. Inside the town, the Sites and Monuments Record lists 3 archaeological sites.
Historic Carnew through 2 photographs
Look out for All Saints' Church (Carnew) and Saint Brigid's Catholic Church. Go back furthest in Carnew with All Saints' Church (Carnew): 1850.
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 Carnew’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).
23 historic places in Carnew
Buildings rated Regional, of significance in their region, and archaeological monuments with an encyclopedia article.
All 10, A to Z
13 recorded by their type and address
13 are recorded only by their type and address: 10 homes, 1 farm and estate buildings and 1 public buildings; most date from the 19th century.
In Carnew, homes lead the record (65%)
Carnew shows 6 kinds of building on its record. The runner-up group is public buildings: 3 records. At the top of the record: Carnew Castle and “Gates, Carnew Castle”.
Types as the National Inventory records them, grouped; a building keeps the type it was built as.
Most of Carnew’s dated buildings come from the 19th century
Each building by the first date on its record.
1 of the 23 dated ones were built before 1800. The oldest is Carnew Castle, from 1580.
Archaeology in Carnew
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 - tower house1 record |
| Rock art (present location)1 record |
| Graveslab1 record |
Just outside Carnew: 3
| Dunishal HouseRegional rating (NIAH) · 2.6 km outside the town |
| Kiltillahane HouseRegional rating (NIAH) · 2.1 km outside the town |
| Saint Brigid's Catholic ChurchRegional rating (NIAH) · 1.5 km outside the town |
More of Carnew’s homes date in the 2000s than from any other period: 31%
At least one home in two in Carnew was standing by 2001. Builders have been busy in Carnew since 2011: 8.3% of its homes, the norm 5.8%. Carnew added comparatively little from 1946 to 1980: 18% of its homes, the typical town 24%.
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.
Carnew and its neighbours
Carnew in brief
Old houses are part of Carnew’s character: 11% of its homes were built before 1919, against 3.4% in the typical town. All told, the list holds 23 places on the record. Most entries on the list, 65%, are homes.
Most of its dated monuments come from the 19th century: 18 of 23. The oldest, Carnew Castle, dates from 1580. The rest is about typical: Lillie Connolly (1867) was born here before 1900; and 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 Carnew’s history
How many historic buildings are recorded in Carnew?
23 buildings on the National Inventory, from the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage.
What is the oldest building in Carnew?
Carnew Castle: the first date on its record is 1580.
Are there archaeological sites in Carnew?
Yes: the Sites and Monuments Record lists 3 archaeological sites inside Carnew.
How old are the homes in Carnew?
11% 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).