Kilcullenbridge
Townland in the civil parish of Kilcullen, barony of Kilcullen, Co. Kildare; in Irish Cill Chuillinn an Droichid
- Area
- 81.3 ha
- 201 acres
- Land parcels
- 268
- registered freehold, median 243 m²
- Zoning
- R2
- Existing Residential / Infill
- Planning
- 38
- applications since 2010
Land parcels
Registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann
268 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Kilcullenbridge, from 26 m² to 359,315 m² (35.93 ha, 88.79 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 18 neighbouring parcels touch it.
Download the townland: DXF, in Irish Transverse Mercator metres, with its boundary, parcels and buildings; GeoJSON or KML.
Zoning
Development plans, national zoning
- R2Existing Residential / Infill (Existing residential)
Kildare County Development Plan 2023 - 2029 (Variation 3) - Kilcullen Settlement Plan, Kildare · 187 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - M2Town Centre (City/Town/village Centre, central area)
Kildare County Development Plan 2023 - 2029 (Variation 3) - Kilcullen Settlement Plan, Kildare · 62 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - G4Open Space and Amenity (Active open space)
Kildare County Development Plan 2023 - 2029 (Variation 3) - Kilcullen Settlement Plan, Kildare · 5 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - P1Agricultural (Agriculture)
Kildare County Development Plan 2023 - 2029 (Variation 3) - Kilcullen Settlement Plan, Kildare · 4 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - M1General Development (Mixed Use, general development, opportunity/proposal site)
Kildare County Development Plan 2023 - 2029 (Variation 3) - Kilcullen Settlement Plan, Kildare · 3 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - M3Neighbourhood Centre (District, neighbourhood centre)
Kildare County Development Plan 2023 - 2029 (Variation 3) - Kilcullen Settlement Plan, Kildare · 2 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - N2.2Utilities and Services (Wastewater)
Kildare County Development Plan 2023 - 2029 (Variation 3) - Kilcullen Settlement Plan, Kildare · 1 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - S5Community and Education (Mixed/general community services/facilities uses)
Kildare County Development Plan 2023 - 2029 (Variation 3) - Kilcullen Settlement Plan, Kildare · 0 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
Source: Tailte Éireann and the Department of Housing (MyPlan), national zoning, CC BY 4.0.
Planning applications
Sites that touch the townland, newest first
23 Mar 2026Refused
to construct a hair salon studio and all associated site works to the rear of applicant's dwelling
Permission · Kildare County Council, 2660305
18 Mar 2026N/a
Permission is sought to construct a hair salon studio and all associated site works to the rear of applicant's dwelling
Permission · Kildare County Council, 2660281
23 Oct 2025Conditional
1. The amalgamation of Offices 6 & 7 (as laid out) at first floor level with the ground floor shop unit. 2. The repositioning of the permitted ‘Off Licence’ within the shop unit. 3. Revised shop front signage. 4. Storage area to the rear and permission for, 5. accessible WC in revised location within the shop unit
Retention · Kildare County Council, 2561203
18 Sept 2025Refused
for the unauthortised demolition of existing two storey house
Retention · Kildare County Council, 2561066
12 Jun 2025Refused
for the proposed erection of 2 no. 3-bedroom dwelling houses, to include provision of a raised table pedestrian crossing, boundary walls, soft & hard landscaping, connection to privately owned infrastructure including mains water, wastewater, and stormwater systems, along with all associated and ancillary site works and services to facilitate the development
Permission, 2 homes · Kildare County Council, 2560657
10 Jun 2025N/a
for erection of 2 no. 3-bedroom dwelling houses, to include provision of a raised table pedestrian crossing, boundary walls, soft & hard landscaping, connection to privately owned infrastructure including mains water, wastewater, and stormwater systems, along with all associated and ancillary site works and services to facilitate the development
Permission, 2 homes · Kildare County Council, 2560643
22 Apr 2025Refused
for the construction of a storey and a half dwelling, new entrance, connection to public sewage and water and ancillary works
Permission, 1 home · Kildare County Council, 2579
13 Mar 2025N/a
for a storey and a half dwelling, new entrance, connection to public sewage and water and ancillary works
Permission, 1 home · Kildare County Council, 2559
11 Dec 2024Conditional
A Large-scale Residential Development (LRD) consisting of 180 no. dwellings (152 no. houses, 20 no. duplexes and 8 no. apartments) a creche (261sq.m), 2 no. medical/healthcare units (265sq.m) and offices (921sq.m) along with a wastewater pumping station and all ancillary development and associated site works all on lands measuring 6.6 hectares. The proposed residential units include: • 152 no. two and three storey, semi-detached/ terraced houses (85 no. 3-beds – C1, C2, C3 &E- and 67 no. 4-beds – B, B1 & F) • 20 no. duplex over single units (10 no. 1-bed ground floor units – H1 - with 10 no. 2 bed units over – H2) • 8 no. apartments (2-bed units - G), above a commercial ground floor, over 2 blocks. The commercial element will be located at the north end of the site and will consist of 3 no. blocks (A, B & C). Blocks A & B are three storeys high and will have commercial uses at ground floor and apartments over (Type G). Block C will be a 4 storey office block. The ancillary development will consist of including 369 no. car parking spaces (including EV charging spaces and disabled parking spaces), 106 no. cycle parking spaces (including covered spaces), public and communal open spaces, hard and soft landscaping, play area, SuDs features, boundary treatments, waste management areas/bin stores, internal roads, footpaths, cycle lanes and services provision (including pumping station) and all associated site works. The proposed vehicular and pedestrian access will be via 2 no. access points off New Abbey Road, one to the north and one to the east. A pedestrian and cyclist access is proposed to Sunbury Close. The proposed development also involves works on lands owned by Kildare County Council (New Abbey Road, R413) relating to traffic calming (0.33 ha) and new footpath. The proposed development will involve the demolition of the existing agricultural buildings to the north-west of the site (513.5sq.m). The Planning Application may be inspected online at the following website: www.newabbeyroadlrd.ie. Revised by Significant Further Information which consists of: •Adjustment to site layout to allow for the design of two new access/exit points as potential connection points for the proposed Kilcullen Relief Road, which connects the development at the south and south-east boundaries; • Removal of six number 4-bedroom houses (Type B) and replace with six number 3-bedroom houses (four x Type C2 and two x Type E); • Two new height options for reduction in height of
Permission, 152 homes · Kildare County Council, 2461327
4 Aug 2023N/a
1) the demolition of an uninhabitable derelict building, 2) the construction of a terrace of 4 no. two-storey dwelling houses comprising 2 no. two-bedroom houses and 2 no. three-bedroom houses, 3) the provision of car parking to the rear of the site accessed via an archway, 4) connection to existing services and 5) all associated site, landscaping and engineering works
Permission, 4 homes · Kildare County Council, 2360097
3 Aug 2023N/a
The development will consist of 1) the demolition of an uninhabitable derelict building, 2) the construction of a terrace of 4 no. two-storey dwelling houses comprising 2 no. two-bedroom houses and 2 no. three-bedroom houses, 3) the provision of car parking to the rear of the site accessed via an archway, 4) connection to existing services and 5) all associated site, landscaping and engineering works.
Permission · Kildare County Council, 2360090
21 Jul 2023N/a
The development will consist of 1) the demolition of an uninhabitable derelict building, 2) the construction of a terrace of 4 no. two-storey dwelling houses comprising 2 no. two-bedroom houses and 2 no. three-bedroom houses, 3) the provision of car parking to the rear of the site accessed via an archway, 4) connection to existing services and 5) all associated site, landscaping and engineering works.
Permission · Kildare County Council, 2360060
14 Jul 2023Conditional
Retention permission for change of use from a Book Makers Office into a 1 Bedroom residence along with all associated site development and facilitating works
Retention · Kildare County Council, 23781
29 May 2023Conditional
(a) new door to existing front elevation (b) internal modifications along with all associated site development and facilitating works
Permission · Kildare County Council, 23573
31 Mar 2023Conditional
(A) Change of use of existing ground floor diner/takeaway granted under file ref no. 09/1378 to 3no. bedroom accommodation all with ensuites to be used as a boutique hotel with minor internal alterations to the existing wall structure. (B) Removal of existing advertising signage. This development is within the curtilage of a Protected Structure Kildare RPS No. B28-26 NIAH Red. 11819008
Permission · Kildare County Council, 23334
25 Nov 2022Conditional
the construction of a new housing courtyard to provide housing accommodation for the Foaling Manager and the foaling staff of Castlemartin Stud Farm, which forms an integral element of the overall management of Castlemartin Stud farm. The Brownstown courtyard comprises a new three-bedroomed, single family, two-storey house of 179sq.m2, a three bedroomed single storey house of 130sq.m and a four bedroomed two storey house of 171sq.m, 7 parking spaces and all plant and services, drainage and associated site and landscaping works and all ancillary development; all on a site of 2256sq.m with access to site from the existing entrance on the R448, Naas Road and the internal Castlemartin Estate agricultural roadway; replacement of the existing vehicular gate with a new automated vehicular gate opening inwards only located in a recessed position, all located at the townland of Brownstown within Castlemartin Stud Farm, Castlemartin Estate Demesne, Kilcullen, Co. Kildare. The works the subject of this application are located within the grounds of a Protected Structure (Castlemartin House RPS No. B28-8, map 28)
Permission · Kildare County Council, 221406
9 Nov 2022Conditional
development in the premises formally known as Bank of Ireland. The application is for: (a) The change of use of the building from a bank to serviced bedroom accommodation; (b) Internal alterations to the existing two-storey over basement building to provide 7 No. en-suite bedrooms, 1 No. bedroom at basement level and 3 No. bedrooms to ground and first floor levels; (c) Alterations to the elevational treatment of the front side and rear elevations, along with all facilitating and associated site development works
Permission, 1 home · Kildare County Council, 221338
28 Mar 2022Conditional
alterations to previously granted planning permission (An Bord Pleanála Ref. 307416-20). The alterations comprise change of house type for numbers 41, 42, 43 and 44 from two bedroom semi-detached single storey dwellings to three bedroom semi-detached two storey dwellings. Along with associated site infrastructure works including associated site development, landscaping, boundary treatments and facilitating works
Permission · Kildare County Council, 22342
9 Jul 2021Conditional
for the following: (a) new single storey infill extension to front elevation of existing dwelling, (b) new single storey window seat type extension to side elevation, (c) 3 no. new rooflights in North-West facing roof plane, (d) 1 no. new roof light in South-East facing roof plane, (e) modifications to roof design above room to side elevation facing no. 12, (f) minor internal modifications, (g) widening of existing vehicular entrance, new front boundary wall and all associated development works
Permission · Kildare County Council, 211007
24 Jun 2021N/a
(a) New single storey infill extension to front elevation of existing dwelling; (b) New single storey window seat type extension to side elevation; (c) 3 No. new rooflights in north-west facing roof plane; (d) 1 No. New rooflight in south-east facing roof plane; (e) Modifications to roof design above room to side elevation facing No. 12; (f) Minor internal modifications and all associated development works
Permission · Kildare County Council, 21922
2 Jun 2021Conditional
the erection of a single storey ground floor extension with lean-to roof to the side of the two-storey dwelling; and all associated site and drainage works
Permission · Kildare County Council, 21782
25 May 2021N/a
the erection of a single storey ground floor extension with a lean-to roof to the side of the two-storey dwelling; and all associated site and drainage works
Permission · Kildare County Council, 21719
21 Nov 2019Conditional
the construction of a new Gate Lodge to provide housing accommodation for the Equine Manager of Castlemartin Stud Farm, which forms an integral element of the overall management of Castlemartin Stud Farm. The house comprises a new four-bed-roomed, single family, two storey house of 210m2, external boiler house and store of 20m2, yard and parking and all services, drainage and associated site and landscaping works and all ancillary development; with access to site from the existing entrance on the R448, Naas Road and the internal Castlemartin Estate agricultural roadway; replacement of the existing vehicular gate at this entrance with an automated vehicular sliding gate and new pedestrian gate, all located at the townland of Brownstown within Castlemartin Stud Farm, Castlemartin Estate Demesne, Kilcullen, Co. Kildare. The works the subject of this application are located within the grounds of a Protected Structure (Castlemartin House RPS No. B28-8, map 28)
Permission · Kildare County Council, 191302
22 Jul 2019Refused
(a) 54 No. new semi-detached dwellings comprising 27 No. three bedroom two storey dwellings Type A1, 1 No. three bedroom two storey dwelling Type A2, 9 No. four bedroom dormer dwellings Type B1, 1 No. four bedroom dormer dwelling Type B2, 10 No. three bedroom dormer dwellings Type C1, 3 No. two bedroom bungalow dwellings Type D1 and 3 No. two bedroom bungalow dwellings Type D2. (b) Two new vehicular and pedestrian access points connecting into an existing roads network within the existing adjoining housing development and also new pedestrian entrance onto the R448 Naas Road. (c) All associated site development and facilitation works to include temporary construction vehicle entrance and access road along existing agricultural access, civil engineering cut and fill works to achieve levels proposed, roads, paths, car parking, drainage and sewerage networks, watermain, electrical and telecommunications service connections, boundary treatments, landscaping works
Permission, 54 homes · Kildare County Council, 19824
28 Jun 2019Conditional
(a) new single storey rear extensions to existing detached bungalow dwelling (b) alterations to existing ground internal floor layout (c) alterations to existing front elevation to include the relocation of existing front door, altering of existing patio doors to window, altering of existing front door opening to window, removal of 1nr existing roof window, addition of 1 nr new roof window & addition of natural stone to section of front elevation along with all associated site development and facilitating works
Permission · Kildare County Council, 19744
The 25 most recent of 38 applications.
Source: National Planning Applications, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, CC BY 4.0. Applicants are not shown.
Nature and heritage
Designated sites and recorded monuments
Designated sites
No designated site (Special Area of Conservation, Special Protection Area, Natural Heritage Area or proposed one) touches the townland of Kilcullenbridge.
Recorded monuments
- KD028-024 Mound
Description
A Registered Historic Monument. On a hilltop with panoramic views in all directions. A well-defined, possibly landscaped, low (2m at S-3m at W) circular (base diam. 35m), flat-topped (diam 16m) steep-sided earthen mound. A modern farm road bordered by wooden post-and-rail fencing skirts the base NE-S-WSW. There is no trace of the two low earthen banks on the S limits of the summit, noted in 1972 (SMR file). A small concrete Trigonometrical Station is built into the upper surface. Compiled by: Gearóid Conroy Date of upload: 26 November 2012
- KD028-025 Ritual site - holy well
Description
The well is a feature in a narrow, landscaped public park along the S bank of the River Liffey. According to Fitzgerald (1899-1902, 317) the well, ‘ … [went] by the name of Tubber-molin … or St. Moling’s Well’, while Jackson (1979-80, 151) attributes it to St. Brigid and says a pattern was formerly held there on February 1st. A small spring well issues from beneath a modern limestone sculpture by Fr. Henry Flanagan OP. An adjoining plaque commemorates the reconstruction of the well and the unveiling of the sculpture in 1977. Compiled by: Gearóid Conroy Date of upload: 28 January 2013
- KD028-026 Enclosure
Description
Visible on a 1967 aerial photograph (CUCAP ASU 93) as the well-defined cropmark of a fosse enclosing a circular area (est. diam. c. 25m), with a possible entrance gap at E. On a gentle S-slope in meadow. No visible surface trace. A similar, slightly smaller site (KD028-027----) lies c. 60m to the S. Compiled by: Gearóid Conroy Date of upload: 12 February 2013
- KD028-027 Enclosure
Description
Visible on a 1967 aerial photograph (CUCAP ASU 93) as the cropmark of a fosse enclosing a circular area (est. diam. c. 20m). On a gentle S-slope in meadow. No visible surface trace. A similar, slightly larger site (KD028-026----) lies c. 60m to the N. Compiled by: Gearóid Conroy Date of upload: 12 February 2013
- KD028-087 Enclosure
Description
Cropmark of circular shaped enclosure (approx. diam. 25m) visible on Google Earth imagery taken 28/06/2018. See attached image taken from Google Earth Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien based on details kindly provided by Chris Corlett Date of upload: 29 November 2018
Architectural heritage
- House, 1895–1905 · Regional interest
Description
Terraced five-bay single-storey house, c.1900, retaining early fenestration. Renovated, c.1920, with timber shopfront inserted to right. Gable-ended roof with slate. Clay ridge tiles. Rendered chimney stacks. Cast-iron rainwater goods. Rendered walls. Ruled and lined. Painted. Square-headed openings. Stone sills. 2/2 timber sash windows. Timber panelled door. Timber shopfront, c.1920, to right with pilasters, fixed-pane timber tripartite display windows, glazed timber door having overlight and timber fascia over with moulded cornice. Road fronted. Concrete brick cobbled footpath to front.
- Nolans, house, 1840–1860 · Regional interest
Description
Terraced five-bay two-storey house, c.1850, possibly originally two three-bay (left; north-east) and two-bay (right; south-west) two-storey houses retaining some original fenestration and originally with elliptical-headed integral carriageway to centre ground floor. Renovated and part refenestrated, c.1890, with timber shopfront inserted to right ground floor. Renovated, c.1990, with integral carriageway remodelled and timber shopfront inserted to left ground floor. Gable-ended roof with slate. Clay ridge tiles. Rendered chimney stacks. Cast-iron rainwater goods on paired eaves brackets. Rendered walls. Ruled and lined. Painted. Rendered quoin strips to ends. Rendered paired consoled band to eaves. Square-headed window openings. Stone sills. Original 2/2 timber sash windows to right first floor. Replacement 1/1 timber sash windows, c.1890, to left first floor. Rendered surround to door opening to right ground floor. Timber panelled door. Overlight. Elliptical-headed integral carriageway remodelled, c.1990, with glazed timber panelled double doors inserted having sidelights and overlight. Timber shopfront, c.1890, to right ground floor with pilasters, fixed pane (four-light) display window, timber panelled double doors having overlight and timber fascia over with moulded cornice. Timber shopfront, c.1990, to left ground floor with panelled pilasters, fixed-pane and casement display windows having timber fascia over with shallow elongated consoles and moulded cornice. Road fronted. Concrete brick cobbled footpath to front.
- The Old Courthouse, court house, 1800–1840 · Regional interest
Description
Terraced three-bay two-storey former courthouse, c.1820, retaining early fenestration to first floor and probably originally with bipartite window openings to ground floor. Renovated and part refenestrated, c.1980, to accommodate residential use. Gable-ended roof. Replacement fibre-cement slate, c.1980. Concrete ridge tiles. Rendered chimney stacks. Replacement uPVC rainwater goods, c.1990, on eaves course. Roughcast walls. Painted. Square-headed window openings (probably originally bipartite to ground floor). Stone sills. Early 1/1 timber sash windows to first floor. Replacement paired timber casement windows, c.1980, to ground floor. Round-headed door opening. Replacement timber panelled door, c.1980, with sidelights and spoked fanlight. Road fronted. Concrete brick cobbled footpath to front.
- RIC barracks, 1800–1840 · Regional interest
Description
Terraced three-bay two-storey former Royal Irish Constabulary barracks, c.1820. Subsequently in use as Garda Síochána station. Extensively renovated, c.1980, to accommodate residential use. Gable-ended roof. Replacement fibre-cement slate, c.1980. Concrete ridge tiles. Rendered chimney stacks. Replacement uPVC rainwater goods, c.1990, on eaves course. Rendered walls. Painted. Square-headed window openings. Stone sills. Replacement timber casement windows, c.1980. Round-headed door opening. Replacement timber panelled door, c.1980, with spoked fanlight. Road fronted. Concrete brick cobbled footpath to front.
- Bardon, house, 1780–1820 · Regional interest
Description
Terraced two-bay two-storey house, c.1800. Renovated, c.1900, and amalgamated with building to north-east to accommodate use as hotel with single-bay single-storey canted entrance bay added to right ground floor. Refenestrated, c.1980. Gable-ended roof with slate. Clay ridge tiles. Rendered chimney stacks. Cast-iron rainwater goods on eaves course. Rendered walls. Ruled and lined. Unpainted with painted ‘plinth’ to ground floor. Square-headed openings (including to canted entrance bay, c.1900, to right ground floor). Stone sills. Replacement timber casement windows, c.1980, with appearance of timber sash windows. Glazed timber panelled double doors to canted entrance bay. Road fronted. Concrete brick cobbled footpath to front. End-of-terrace three-bay three-storey house, c.1800, retaining original fenestration to left ground floor with single-bay two-storey return at angle to rear to north-east. Renovated, c.1900, and amalgamated with building to south-west with timber pubfront inserted to ground floor to accommodate use as hotel. Reroofed and mostly refenestrated, c.1980. Gable-ended roof. Replacement artificial slate, c.1980. Concrete ridge tiles. Rendered chimney stacks. Cast-iron rainwater goods on eaves course. Rendered walls. Ruled and lined. Unpainted with painted ‘plinth’ to ground floor. Square-headed openings (remodelled, c.1990, to ground floor). Stone sills. Original 6/6 timber sash window to ground floor. Replacement timber casement windows, c.1980, to upper floors with appearance of timber sash windows. Timber pubfront to ground floor with pilasters, fixed-pane display windows and glazed timber panelled double doors having timber fascia over with moulded cornice. Road fronted. Concrete brick cobbled footpath to front.
- House, 1835–1845 · Regional interest
Description
Detached three-bay two-storey house, c.1840. Renovated, c.1960, with timber shopfront inserted to ground floor. Reroofed and refenestrated, c.1980. Now in use as credit union. Gable-ended roof. Replacement artificial slate, c.1980. Concrete ridge tiles. Rendered chimney sacks. Replacement uPVC gutters, c.1990, on brackets with cast-iron downpipes. Rendered walls. Part ruled and lined. Painted. Exposed rubble stone construction to side (south-west and north-east) and rear (south-east) elevations with red brick sections. Cut-stone quoins to corners. Square-headed openings. Stone sills to first floor. Replacement timber casement windows, c.1980. Square-headed door opening to ground floor in round-headed relieving arch. Replacement timber panelled door, c.1960. Square-headed door opening to right ground floor. Replacement timber panelled double doors, c.1960. Timber shopfront, c.1960, inserted to ground floor with panelled pilasters, fixed-pane display window and timber panelled double doors having overlight and timber fascia (extending over whole ground floor) with moulded cornice. Road fronted. Concrete brick cobbled footpath to front.
- P.A. Moloney, house, 1830–1850 · Regional interest
Description
End-of-terrace three-bay two-storey house, c.1840,possibly originally two separate houses retaining some original fenestration with two-bay single-storey return to rear to south-east having single-bay two-storey lean-to lower flanking bay to east. Renovated and refenestrated, c.1860, with timber shopfront inserted to right ground floor. Renovated, c.1900, with timber shopfront inserted to left ground floor. Now disused. Hipped and gable-ended roof with slate (lean-to to return). Clay ridge tiles. Rendered chimney stacks. Cast-iron rainwater goods. Rendered walls. Ruled and lined. Painted. Rendered quoins to corners. Roughcast walls to rear (south-east) elevation. Unpainted. Square-headed openings. Stone sills. Original 6/6 timber sash windows to side (north-east) elevation. Replacement 2/2 timber sash windows, c.1860. Timber shopfront, c.1860, to right ground floor with panelled pilasters having decorative consoles, fixed-pane tripartite display windows and glazed timber panelled double doors having timber fascia over with moulded cornice. Timber shopfront, c.1900, to left ground floor with fluted pilasters, fixed-pane display window and glazed timber panelled double doors having fascia over with moulded cornice. Road fronted. Concrete brick cobbled footpath to front.
- House, 1820–1840 · Regional interest
Description
Terraced two-bay three-storey house, c.1830. Refenestrated, c.1900. Reroofed and renovated, c.1970, with openings remodelled to ground floor to accommodate commercial use. One of a pair. Gable-ended roof. Replacement artificial slate, c.1970. Concrete ridge tiles. Rendered chimney stacks. Cast-iron rainwater goods. Rendered walls. Painted. Square-headed openings (remodelled, c.1970, to ground floor). Stone sills (concrete to ground floor). Replacement 1/1 timber sash windows, c.1900, to upper floors. Replacement timber fixed-pane display window, c.1970, to right ground floor. Replacement glazed timber doors, c.1970, to left ground floor. Road fronted. Concrete brick cobbled footpath to front.
- Kilcullen Bridge, bridge, 1840–1860 · Regional interest
Description
Six-arch rubble stone road bridge over river, c.1850, with triangular cut-waters to north and ashlar voussoirs. Extensively renovated and widened, c.1970, comprising six-span parallel bridge to north incorporating piers of earlier bridge. Rubble stone walls (rebuilt, c.1970, to north). Cut-stone triangular cut-waters to north. Replacement iron railings, c.1970, to parapet wall with remains of rubble stone parapet wall incorporated as intermediary piers. Six round arches to south. Ashlar voussoirs. Rubble stone soffits with render over. Six flat spans to north. Reinforced concrete lintels. Reinforced concrete to under side of spans. Sited spanning River Liffey with landscaped banks to river.
- Mill (water), 1820–1840 · Regional interest
Description
Detached single-bay two-storey over open arcade rubble stone building, dated 1830, originally part of larger corn mill building with three-bay side elevation to south-west. Extensively renovated, 1985, with some openings remodelled to accommodate use as offices. Hipped roof with slate. Clay ridge tiles. Replacement plastic rainwater goods, 1985. Coursed rubble stone walls. Yellow brick to first floor to side (south-west) elevation. Brick dressings including quoins strips to corners. Brick pier to east possibly originally part of wall of former adjoining range. Cut-stone date stone/plaque. Square-headed (slit-style) window openings to ground floor (south-east elevation). Brick surrounds. Oculus windows to first floor (south-east elevation). Brick surrounds. Square-headed openings to north-west elevation. Concrete sills and lintels. Brick surrounds. Openings remodelled, c.1985, to side (south-west) elevation including insertion of shallow segmental-headed door opening. Concrete sills. Replacement timber fittings, c.1985. Segmental-headed arcade/integral carriageway to ground floor. Brick voussoirs. Brick soffits. Iron gate. Set back from road at end of lane.
- Liffey View House, house, 1700–1837 · Regional interest
Description
Attached five-bay two-storey over basement house, extant 1837, on a T-shaped plan centred on two-bay two-storey projecting breakfront; five-bay full-height rear (north) elevation. Now disused. Pitched slate roof on a T-shaped plan behind parapet centred on hipped slate roof (breakfront), clay ridge tiles, coping to gables with rendered chimney stacks to apexes having capping supporting terracotta pots, and concealed rainwater goods retaining cast-iron hoppers and downpipes with cast-iron rainwater goods to rear (north) elevation on rendered eaves retaining cast-iron downpipes. Part creeper- or ivy-covered rendered walls to front (south) elevation with coping to parapet; roughcast surface finish (remainder) bellcast over rendered plinth. Segmental-headed central door opening with two cut-limestone steps, and concealed dressings framing timber panelled door having fanlight. Square-headed window openings with cut-limestone sills, and concealed dressings framing replacement timber casement windows replacing four-over-four timber sash windows. Square-headed window openings to rear (north) elevation centred on square-headed window opening with cut-granite sills, and concealed dressings framing replacement timber casement windows retaining some four-over-four timber sash windows centred on six-over-six timber sash window without horns. Set back from line of street with rendered piers to perimeter having pyramidal capping supporting flat iron gate.
- Liffey View House, outbuilding, 1820–1860 · Regional interest
Description
Attached four-bay two-storey rubble stone outbuilding, c.1840, retaining early aspect. Gable-ended roof with slate. Clay ridge tiles. Remains of cast-iron rainwater goods. Rubble stone walls with lime render over. Painted. Square-headed openings (including door opening to first floor approached by flight of five stone steps). No sills. Timber fittings. Set in grounds shared with Liffey Bank (House), being attached to house to south-west.Attached single-bay single-storey rubble stone outbuilding with attic, c.1840, to north-east forming advanced end bay retaining early aspect. Gable-ended roof with slate. Red clay ridge tiles. Rendered coping to gables. Remains of cast-iron rainwater goods on brick eaves course. Rubble stone walls with lime render over. Painted. Shallow segmental-headed window opening. No sill. Square-headed door opening. Timber fittings.
- Catholic Church of the Sacred Heart and Saint Brigid, church/chapel, 1865–1875 · National interest
Description
Detached seven-bay single- and two-storey Gothic Revival Catholic church, built 1869-72, comprising seven-bay double-height nave with seven-bay single-storey lean-to side aisles to north-west and to south-east having single-bay single-storey gabled advanced bays (including porches), single-bay full-height bowed apse to south-west and single-bay single-storey sacristy projection to south-east. Gable-ended (gable-fronted) roof with slate (alternating square and fish-scale slate courses; lean-to to side aisles with gables to advanced bays; half-conical to apse; hipped to sacristy projection). Clay ridge tiles. Cut-stone coping to gables with cross finials to apexes. Cast-iron rainwater goods on corbelled eaves course. Rock-faced irregular coursed cut-limestone walls. Cut-stone dressings including stepped buttresses with gabled gapping, quoins to corners, carved medallions flanking entrance bay to north-east, statuary over entrance in decorative surround and continuous string/sill courses. Paired lancet-arch window openings to north-east and to apse in cut-stone lancet-arch surrounds having quatrefoil motif over and cut-stone voussoirs. Decorative rose window to gable with cut-stone surround having cut-stone voussoirs. Trefoil-headed window openings (tripartite arrangement) to side aisles with cut-stone continuous sill course, block-and start surrounds and stringcourse to spring of heads. Paired hexafoil windows to clere-storey in cut-stone surrounds having cut-stone voussoirs. Fixed-pane stained glass windows to all window openings. Trefoil-headed door opening to north-east in carved cut-stone doorcase having polished marble colonettes, foliate capital and hood moulding over. Pointed-arch door openings to remainder with cut-stone doorcases having hood mouldings over. Tongue-and-groove timber panelled double doors. Pointed-arch window opening to sacristy projection with tripartite trefoil-headed traceried fitting having hood moulding over. Fixed-pane leaded stained glass window. Full-height interior open into roof. Tiled floor to central aisle, carved timber pews, lancet-arch arcade to side aisles on polished marble columns having foliate capitals, timber gallery to first floor to north-east on piers approached by cast-iron spiral staircase, open work timber ceiling and carved marble Gothic-style altar furniture to apse having ornate reredos and fresco to rear. Set back from road in own grounds. Tarmacadam grounds and lawns to site.Freestanding belfry, c.1875, to north-east comprising tapered pier with chamfered corners having moulded stringcourse and capping with cast-iron bell over retaining early mechanisms.Gateway, c.1875, to north comprising pair of cut-stone piers with inscribed detailing having triangular capping and cast-iron double gates.
- Catholic Church of the Sacred Heart and Saint Brigid, school, 1850–1855 · Regional interest
Description
Detached six-bay single-storey former school, built 1853, retaining early fenestration with pair of single-bay single-storey lean-to projecting porches to front (south-east). Now in use as community centre. Hipped roof with slate (lean-to to porches). Clay ridge tiles. Red brick chimney stacks. Cast-iron rainwater goods. Rendered walls. Ruled and lined. Unpainted. Rendered quoins to corners. Inscribed cut-stone memorial stone to side elevation to north-east. Rendered walls to porches. Unpainted. Square-headed openings (including tripartite window opening to porches). Stone sills. 4/4 and 6/6 timber sash windows. 2/2 timber sash windows to porches with 1/1 sidelights to tripartite openings. Tongue-and-groove timber panelled doors. Full-height interior open into roof. Tongue-and-groove timber panelled wainscoting and ceiling with gable to original folding-back partition wall to centre. Clay tiled floors to porches. Set back from road in grounds shared with Catholic church.
- Catholic Church of the Sacred Heart and Saint Brigid, presbytery/parochial/curate's house, 1860–1880 · Regional interest
Description
Detached four-bay two-storey over part-raised basement presbytery, c.1870, retaining early fenestration with single-bay single-storey flat-roofed projecting porch to centre approached by flight of steps, single-bay two-storey projecting end bay to left, three-bay three-storey side elevation to south-east having single-bay single-storey canted oriel window. Extended and part refenestrated, c.1970, comprising single-bay three-storey flat-roofed return to rear to south-west. Hipped roofs with slate. Clay ridge tiles. Rendered chimney stacks. Sproketed eaves. Cast-iron rainwater goods. Flat-roof to porch behind blocking course. Materials not visible. Flat-roof to return. Bitumen felt. Rendered walls. Painted. Square-headed window openings (including canted oriel window to south-east). Stone sills. 1/1 and 2/2 timber sash windows. Some replacement timber fixed-pane windows, c.1970. Shallow segmental-headed door opening approached by flight of eight stone steps. Glazed timber panelled double doors. Square-head door opening to interior of porch with carved timber architrave having consoles. Timber panelled door with original brass fittings. Set back from road in grounds shared with Catholic church.
- Water pump, 1860–1900 · Regional interest
Description
Freestanding cast-iron water hydrant, c.1880, comprising fluted shaft with moulded necking having spout and moulded capping with acorn finial. Now disused. Road fronted on concrete base.
- Water pump, 1890–1920 · Regional interest
Description
Freestanding cast-iron waterpump, c.1905, comprising cylindrical shaft with raised horizontal banding, fluted upper section with spout having acanthus leaf motif, fluted ogee-domed cap and 'cow-tail' handle having finial. Now disused. Road fronted on a concrete brick cobbled footpath.
- Kilcullen Library, school, 1920–1930 · Regional interest
Description
Detached four-bay single-storey former national school, dated 1925, on a T-shaped plan with two-bay single-storey gabled projecting entrance bay to centre. Extended, c.1990, comprising single-bay single-storey flat-roofed lower return to rear to north-east. Now in use as library. Gable-ended roof with slate. Clay ridge tiles. Red brick chimney stacks. Louvered vent to apex. Overhanging bracketed timber eaves and bargeboards. Cast-iron rainwater goods. Flat-roof to return. Bitumen felt. Rendered walls. Painted. Cut-stone date stone/plaque. Square-headed openings. Concrete sills. 4/4, 6/6 and 6/9 timber sash windows. Timber panelled door. Set back from road in own grounds.
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Ground and risks
Radon, landslides, flooding
- Radon
- About 1 in 10 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels. Testing a home
- Landslides
- Susceptibility high, moderately high, moderately low, low, low (inferred), on the 1:50,000 map.
- Terrain model
- No LiDAR survey of the Office of Public Works covers the centre of the townland of Kilcullenbridge.
- Flooding
- The flood maps of the Office of Public Works: floodinfo.ie.
Radon Risk Map of Ireland, Environmental Protection Agency; Landslide Susceptibility Classification, Geological Survey Ireland; both CC BY 4.0. LiDAR: contains Irish Public Sector Data (Geological Survey Ireland & the Office of Public Works) licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) licence.
Homes sold
Property Price Register
No address of the register names Kilcullenbridge with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Kildare.
The townland
- Name
- Kilcullenbridge · Cill Chuillinn an Droichid
- Area
- 813,017 m² (81.3 ha, 200.9 acres)
- Civil parish
- Kilcullen, and its townlands
- Barony
- Kilcullen
- Electoral division
- Kilcullen, the unit of the census
- Census 2022
- Kilcullen electoral division: 3,695 people in 1,256 households; 75% of households own their home; 53% of homes were built since 2001; 4% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 0% were holiday homes.
- Neighbouring townlands
- Brownstown, Castlemartin, Greenhills, Kilcullenbridge, Nicholastown
- Placenames
- Kilcullenbridge on logainm.ie, the Placenames Database of Ireland
Townlands, civil parishes, baronies and electoral divisions, National Statutory Boundaries, Tailte Éireann, CC BY 4.0. Census 2022, Small Area Population Statistics by electoral division, Central Statistics Office, CC BY 4.0. A townland is the smallest land division of Ireland, and the unit of a rural address; old registers such as the 1901 and 1911 censuses file it under its civil parish and barony.