Killyshane
Killyshane is a townland in the civil parish of Urglin, barony of Carlow, Co. Carlow. Its name in Irish is Coill Uí Oiseáin.
- Area
- 46.8 ha
- 116 acres
- Land parcels
- 87
- registered freehold, median 511 m²
- Zoning
- R2
- Existing / Infill Residential
- Planning
- 13
- applications since 2010
Land parcels
Registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann
87 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Killyshane, from 0 m² to 121,668 m² (12.17 ha, 30.06 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 24 neighbouring parcels touch it.
Download the townland as DXF, in Irish Transverse Mercator metres, with its boundary, parcels and buildings, or as GeoJSON or KML.
Zoning
Development plans, national zoning
- R2Existing / Infill Residential (Existing residential)
Carlow County Development Plan 2022 - 2028 Palatine Larger Serviced Village, Carlow · 50 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - M2Village Core (City/Town/village Centre, central area)
Carlow County Development Plan 2022 - 2028 Palatine Larger Serviced Village, Carlow · 26 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - N2.2Utilities (Wastewater)
Carlow County Development Plan 2022 - 2028 Palatine Larger Serviced Village, Carlow · 2 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - G1Open Space and Amenity (Open space, park)
Carlow County Development Plan 2022 - 2028 Palatine Larger Serviced Village, Carlow · 1 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - M1Village Expansion Area (Mixed Use, general development, opportunity/proposal site)
Carlow County Development Plan 2022 - 2028 Palatine Larger Serviced Village, Carlow · 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
7 Aug 2026N/a
retention permission for the construction of a single storey extension to the rear elevation of my existing premises, permission for the construction of two single storey extensions to the East and North elevations and all associated works
Retention · Carlow County Council, 2660251
26 May 2026Conditional
- Replacement (“restringing”) and uprating of c. 5.23km of the existing conductor on the Athy -Carlow 110 kV OHL circuit; - Provision of fibre communication connection on the uprated circuit; - Replacement of 10No. existing Intermediate Wooden Polesets, with similar structures. The replacement of these structures will result in standardised heights from 17m to 22m, with height increases between 1m and 2m. 1no. replacement Intermediate Wooden Poleset (structure 106) will be relocated approx. 21m from its current position; - Replacement of 6No. existing Intermediate Wooden Polesets crossarms; - Bar member replacements to 2No. existing steel angle masts and 1No. existing end mast; - Recapping works to be carried out on shear blocks at 2No. existing steel angle masts and 1No. existing end mast; - Foundation strengthening of 1No. existing steel angle mast and 1No. existing end mast; and, - All associated works/development including insulator/hardware replacement (strain clamps, suspension clamps and vibration dampers), replacement of bolt, replacement of line identification and danger notices, painting of angle masts, replacement/installation of anti-climbing guards, access tracks, vegetation clearance, temporary construction compounds and all other works necessary to facilitate the development. A Natura Impact Statement has been prepared and will be submitted to the planning authority with this planning application
Permission · Carlow County Council, 2660163
26 May 2026Conditional
Replacement (“restringing”) and uprating of c.8.89km section of the conductor along the existing Athy - Carlow 110 kV OHL circuit; - Provision of fibre communication connection on the uprated circuit; - Replacement of 11No. existing Intermediate Wooden Polesets, with similar structures. The replacement of these structures will result in standardised heights from 16m to 24m, with height increases between 1m and 3m; - Replacement of 12No. existing intermediate Wooden Polesets crossarms; - Recapping works on shear blocks at 1No. existing steel angle mast; - Foundation strengthening of 1No. existing steel angle mast; - Bar member replacements to 8No. existing steel angle masts; - Separation of the existing double OHL circuit to provide for a new bypass OHL section measuring approximately 422m, connecting from the existing Athy 110 kV substation to the following proposed new structures on the existing Athy - Portlaoise 110 kV OHL: 2no. new single circuit angle masts (approximately 22.5m maximum height) and 1no. new wooden poleset (approximately 23.6m maximum height); and, - All associated works/development to existing structures, including hardware replacement (strain clamps, suspension clamps and vibration dampers), replacement of step bolts, replacement of line identification and danger notices, painting of angle masts, replacement/installation of anti-climbing guards, access tracks, vegetation clearance, temporary construction compounds and all other works necessary to facilitate the development
Permission · Kildare County Council, 2660550
31 Mar 2026Conditional
for the change of use of a retail premises to domestic use, alterations to the Northeastern elevation to include the demolition of a retail store and the addition of 3No. windows and all associated works at Palatine Village, Co. Carlow
Retention, 1 home · Carlow County Council, 2660089
8 Apr 2024Conditional
1. Refurbish existing cottage PROTECTED STRUCTURE (RPS No.: CW349) work will consist of removal of existing first floor bedroom / study / store and staircase, removal of all external and internal plaster re-point existing stone, make good to existing window opening on the ground floor gable end insert new granite reveals to match existing and replace concrete window cill with new granite window cill to match existing and all associated works. 2. Demolish existing single storey kitchen/dining/living room extension. 3. Construct new single storey bathroom, bedroom, kitchen/dining/living room, utility extension to the rear of existing cottage and all associated works
Permission, 1 home · Carlow County Council, 2416
5 Mar 2024N/a
1. Refurbish existing cottage PROTECTED STRUCTURE (RPS No.: CW349) work will consist of removal of existing first bedroom / study / store and staircase, removal of all external and internal plaster re-point existing stone, make good to existing window opening on the ground floor gable and insert new granite revels to match existing and replace concrete window cill with new granite window cill to match existing and all associated works. 2. Demolish existing single storey kitchen/dining/living room extension. 3. Construct new single storey bathroom, bedroom, kitchen/dining/living room extension to the rear of existing cottage and all associated works
Permission · Carlow County Council, 2413
3 May 2022Conditional
for the change of use of a domestic use garage to a facility for the provision of "Play Therapy for Children" with all ancillary site services
Retention, 1 home · Carlow County Council, 22146
18 Nov 2019N/a
the construction of 4 No. Sludge Drying Reed Beds, area of bed floors 190m2, gross footprint of beds 580m2, constructed within the boundary of the existing wastewater treatment plant. Palatine WWTP Waste Water Discharge License: D0391-01.
Permission · Carlow County Council, 19456
8 Nov 2019N/a
the construction of 4 No. Sludge Drying Reed Beds, area of bed floors 190m2, gross footprint of beds 580m2, constructed within the boundary of the existing wastewater treatment plant. Palatine WWTP Waste Water Discharge License: D0391-01.
Permission · Carlow County Council, 19445
17 Oct 2019N/a
construct 4 No. 8m long x 6m wide sludge drying reed beds and associated site works within the boundary of the existing wastewater treatment plant.
Permission · Carlow County Council, 19415
13 Sept 2018N/a
the construction of 3 No.10.3m long x 6.0m wide sludge drying reed beds and associated site works constructed within the boundary of the existing Palatine Wastewater Treatment Plant
Permission · Carlow County Council, 18361
3 Aug 2018N/a
to Construct 3 No. 10.3m long x 6.0m wide sludge drying reed beds and associated site works within the boundary of the existing Palatine Wastewater Treatment Plant
Permission · Carlow County Council, 18308
9 Jul 2018N/a
planning permission for the construction of 3 No. 10.3m long x 6.0m wide sludge drying reed beds constructed with the boundary of the existing wastewater treatment plant
Permission · Carlow County Council, 18264
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 Killyshane.
Recorded monuments
No recorded monument lies in the townland of Killyshane.
Architectural heritage
- Worker's house, 1865–1867 · Regional interest
Description
Group of eight semi-detached two-bay single-storey estate cottages with dormer attics, dated 1866, with granite facades. Arranged in four pairs.
Designated sites: National Parks and Wildlife Service. Recorded monuments: Sites and Monuments Record, National Monuments Service. Buildings: National Inventory of Architectural Heritage. Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, CC BY 4.0. Works at or in relation to a recorded monument need two months' written notice to the National Monuments Service (National Monuments (Amendment) Act 1994, section 12).
Ground and risks
Radon, landslides, flooding
- Radon
- At the centre of the townland of Killyshane, about 1 in 10 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels. Testing a home
- Landslides
- The 1:50,000 map rates the landslide susceptibility here as moderately low, low, partly inferred.
- Terrain model
- LiDAR of the Office of Public Works, flown in 2011, at 2 m: tile OPW_2579 (ZIP).
- Flooding
- The Office of Public Works publishes its flood maps on floodinfo.ie.
Radon Risk Map of Ireland, Environmental Protection Agency, and Landslide Susceptibility Classification, Geological Survey Ireland, both under 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 Killyshane with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Carlow.
The townland
- Name
- Killyshane · Coill Uí Oiseáin
- Area
- 468,138 m² (46.81 ha, 115.68 acres)
- Civil parish
- Urglin, and its townlands
- Barony
- Carlow
- Electoral division
- Burton Hall, the unit of the census
- Census 2022
- 529 people lived in 172 households in the Burton Hall electoral division. 86% of households owned their home. 53% of homes were built since 2001. 4% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 1% were holiday homes.
- Neighbouring townlands
- Burtonhall Demesne, Gorteengrone, Gorteenvacan (Co. Kildare), Knockarda, Knockbane (Co. Kildare), Knocknagee (Co. Kildare)
- Placenames
- Killyshane 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.