Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
House - 17th century
St. Wolstans, County Kildare, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- St. Wolstans
- County
- Kildare
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- St. Wolstans
- Latest-edition OS map
- St. Wolstans
- Coordinates
- 53.34473, -6.51531
- SMR number
- KD011-028----
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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Shown on 4 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1799 "Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
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The National Monuments Service's description
According to Bence-Jones (1978, 253), the house originally belonged to the Alen family and was 'said to have been built in the early 17th century by John Allen, the architect of Strafford's great palace at Naas (Jigginstown House (KD019-033001-)). Subsequently much altered and now of 18th century aspect: 3 storey, 5 bay, gable-ended centre block with 2 storey overlapping wings. … Interior remodelled 1830's'. Currently in use as a convent. Inaccessible on date of visit (June 2000).
Compiled by: Gearóid Conroy
Date of upload: 10 June 2011
Nearby in the register
- Religious house - Augustinian canonsunder 1 mi
- Ring-ditchunder 1 mi
- Ring-ditchunder 1 mi
- Bridgeunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.