RegChurch / chapel · 1840–1860Saint Mochonog's Catholic ChurchKilmacanogePhoto: Cbreathnach · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Commons file
Saint Mochonog's Catholic Church · Photo: Cbreathnach · CC BY-SA 4.02buildings on the National Inventory
History of Kilmacanogue · National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
Kilmacanogue has 2 buildings on the National Inventory
Old homes stand out in Kilmacanogue: 9% were built before 1919, where the typical town has 3.4%. The earliest building recorded goes back to 1840. The Sites and Monuments Record adds 3 archaeological sites inside the town.
On the National Inventory
2
Of national importance
0
NIAH National or International, and national monuments
Archaeological sites
3
Sites and Monuments Record
Oldest building
1840
the first date on its record
Homes built before 1919
9%
typical town: 3.4%
The map
Where Kilmacanogue’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 2, by rating
2 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
2 historic places in Kilmacanogue
Buildings rated Regional, of significance in their region, and archaeological monuments with an encyclopedia article.
Post box · 1865–1875Post box, Glencormick South (D.p.)Glencormick South (D.p.)
What’s recorded
The record in and around Kilmacanogue: homes first, at 71%
Regional importance is the highest rating any of Kilmacanogue’s buildings holds. Leading the record by rating: Wingfield House and Ballyorney House. In and around Kilmacanogue, the earliest date on the record is 1790.
Homes5
Street furniture1
Churches and chapels1
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 Kilmacanogue
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 |
| Graveyard1 record |
| Bullaun stone1 record |
Just outside Kilmacanogue: 5
| Wingfield HouseRegional rating (NIAH) · 200 m outside the town |
| Ballyorney HouseRegional rating (NIAH) · 1.4 km outside the town |
| Bushey ParkRegional rating (NIAH) · 800 m outside the town |
| ValclusaRegional rating (NIAH) · 2.9 km outside the town |
| Glencormick HouseRegional rating (NIAH) · 100 m outside the town |
Homes by age
Kilmacanogue grew fastest from 1946 to 1980, when 32% of its homes were built
Kilmacanogue added a lot between the wars: 7.4% of its homes, the typical town 3.9%. New building is strong in Kilmacanogue: 8.1% of homes date from 2011 on, where most towns have 5.8%. Before 2001, Kilmacanogue had already built more than half of the homes it has now.
9%
Before 1919
7.4%
1919–45
32%
1946–80
22%
1981–2000
22%
2001–10
8.1%
Since 2011
KilmacanogueTypical 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
Kilmacanogue and its neighbours
| Town | People | National Inventory | National | Archaeological sites |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kilmacanogue | 1,240 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Enniskerry | 2,000 | 54 | 0 | 3 |
| Bray | 33,512 | 318 | 0 | 39 |
| Greystones-Delgany | 22,009 | 148 | 0 | 72 |
| Kilpedder | 1,248 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Shankill | 11,009 | 72 | 1 | 61 |
| Kilcoole | 4,569 | 1 | 0 | 14 |
In brief
Kilmacanogue in brief
More of Kilmacanogue’s homes are old than in most places: 9% were built before 1919, against 3.4% in the typical town. In all there are 2 places on the record. The oldest is Saint Mochonog's Catholic Church, from 1840. Beyond that, 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 Kilmacanogue’s history
How many historic buildings are recorded in Kilmacanogue?
2 buildings on the National Inventory, from the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage.
What is the oldest building in Kilmacanogue?
Saint Mochonog's Catholic Church: the first date on its record is 1840.
Are there archaeological sites in Kilmacanogue?
Yes: the Sites and Monuments Record lists 3 archaeological sites inside Kilmacanogue.
How old are the homes in Kilmacanogue?
9% 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 (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).