placenamesKilcullen
Cill Chuillinn
Two church sites record successive periods of Catholic building, burial and architectural craftsmanship.
The name
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Recorded forms
- Cill Chuillinn · Irish · main form · non-validated name
- Kilcullen · English · main form
Place & story
The later chapel at Newabbey
The ruins at Newabbey include a Catholic chapel dated to about 1700. The architectural inventory suggests that its walls may incorporate fabric from the medieval abbey founded by Roland Eustace and Margaret D’Artois before 1496. It records the chapel as ruined in 1939–40 and mostly collapsed at the time of survey. The graveyard preserves memorials from several periods, including a medieval effigy dated to about 1500. Surviving walls should therefore not all be assigned to the original abbey. [2]
Stonework and colour on Newabbey Road
The Church of the Sacred Heart and Saint Brigid was built in 1869–72. Rock-faced limestone walls contrast with carefully carved surrounds, while alternating square and fish-scale slates add detail to the roof. Inside, marble columns support the arches separating the nave and side aisles. The inventory records stained glass, carved altar furnishings and a timber choir gallery reached by a cast-iron spiral staircase. A separate belfry and ornamental gateway complete the ensemble. [3]
Geographic information
Sources & further reading
- Logainm.ie — Kilcullen. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
- Newabbey Catholic Chapel, NIAH11819038 · National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
- Church of the Sacred Heart and Saint Brigid, NIAH11819031 · National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
Name record retrieved 2026-10-25 · Source record modified 2025-07-29. How this page was prepared.