Nurney

104 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Nurney, from 3 m² to 282,019 m² (28.2 ha, 69.69 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.

No zone of a development plan covers Nurney in the national zoning. Outside zoned towns and villages, the county development plan's rural policies apply to each application.

Source: Tailte Éireann and the Department of Housing (MyPlan), national zoning, CC BY 4.0.

• 16 Feb 2026Refused

  Extension of Duration of PL20/308 for the construction of a single storey dwelling, septic tank and percolation area, upgrading of existing entrance, bored well, connection to services and all associated site works

  Extension of duration · Carlow County Council, 266

• 19 Nov 2025Conditional

  the construction of a 287m3 bovine slatted underground slurry storage tank connecting to an existing slurry tank with agitation points, a 229m3 dairy washings underground storage tank and a 1.8m high mass concrete wall along the length of the dairy washings tank separating the farmyard and the dwelling house. New concrete yard and low gradient concrete steps to tank level from cow lane. Construction of a 16.7m3 additional effluent tank to accommodate construction of a 540m2 silage pad with perimeter effluent drains. The demolition of an existing 40m2 derelict rubble stone house/shed, demolition of an existing silage wall to accommodate a wider feeding passage from 3.5m to 5.5m and construction of new 1.8m high pit wall to replace demolished wall, hard and soft landscaping and all associated works to facilitate the development.

  Permission · Carlow County Council, 2560377

• 20 Jul 2024N/a

  to remove the existing chimney, build 3m2 front porch and 105m2 two-storey dormer-style side extension with a balcony to the east of the existing dwelling, and all associated site works

  Permission · Carlow County Council, 2460209

• 7 Sept 2020Conditional

  the construction of a single storey dwelling, septic tank and percolation area, upgrading of existing entrance, bored well, connection to services and all associated site works

  Permission, 1 home · Carlow County Council, 20308

• 12 Jul 2019Conditional

  the development of a playing pitch, walking track, flood lights, splayed entrance, access road, car parking, site fencing and all associated site development works

  Permission · Carlow County Council, 19274

• 4 Jun 2019Conditional

  4 no. total new windows at first floor level, comprising 2 no. new windows to east elevation, and 2 no. new windows to west elevation. The site is adjacent to Protected Structure RPS No. CW 413, NIAH No. 10301228

  Permission, 1 home · Carlow County Council, 19226

• 23 May 2019N/a

  4 no. total new windows at first floor level, comprising 2 no. new windows to east elevation, and 2 no. new windows to west elevation. The site is adjacent to Protect Structure RPS No. CW 413, NIAH No. 10301228

  Permission · Carlow County Council, 19207

• 5 Apr 2019Conditional

  the proposed extension to an existing lean-to with canopy slatted unit bovine housing facility, to match the existing building height of 5.8m and existing canopy height of 4.00m, including the extension of the existing effluent tank and also the construction of a slatted unit with effluent tank, silage pit and manure dung-stead, and all associated ground works

  Permission · Carlow County Council, 19129

• 5 Nov 2018N/a

  for the development of 2 number playing pitches, flood lights, splayed entrance, access road, car parking, site fencing and all associated site development works

  Permission · Carlow County Council, 18428

• 24 Oct 2018N/a

  2 number playing pitches, flood lights, splayed entrance, access road, car parking, site fencing and all associated site development works

  Permission · Carlow County Council, 18410

Source: National Planning Applications, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, CC BY 4.0. Applicants are not shown.

Designated sites

No designated site (Special Area of Conservation, Special Protection Area, Natural Heritage Area or proposed one) touches the townland of Nurney.

Recorded monuments

• CW012-047 Enclosure
  Description

  The following description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Carlow' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1993). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 17 July 2007 Aerial photograph (CUCAP BDR 48) shows circular area surrounded by cropmark of fosse (est max. diam. c. 50m). Possibly a ringfort on slight rise.

• CW012-048001 Church
  Description

  The following description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Carlow' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1993). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of revision: 16 December 2009 Revised by: J. Farrelly According to OS Letters (1839, 29) originally three crosses here. To N of present graveyard is well-preserved solid-wheeled cross with central boss and rope mouldings on each face in original base (H 2.3m). Close by is large pyramidal base with deep socket with mortice, presumably belonging to large and tall cross reputed to have been here. Head of cross now stands immediately S of church within graveyard (CW012-048002-), similar to above but without large bosses. Immediately to the S of the nave of the present church is possibly a former church site.

• CW012-048002 Graveyard
  Description

  Rectangular graveyard (map dims. c. 55m E-W; 34m N-S) with church site (CW12-048001-) in centre. Compiled by: Claire Breen Date of upload: 19 August 2011

• CW012-048003 Cross - High cross
  Description

  National Monument No. 352. To N of present graveyard is well-preserved solid-wheeled cross with central boss and rope mouldings on each face (H 1.88m; Wth across arms 1.1m; Wth of bottom of shaft 0.32m). It is placed in a pyramidal base (H0.6m; L 1.25m; Wth 1.1m). (Harbison 1992, 158 (entry 186)). Compiled by: Claire Breen Date of upload: 19 August 2011

• CW012-048004 Cross
  Description

  Close to high-cross (CW012-048003-) is a large pyramidal base with deep socket with mortice, presumably belonging to one of the other two crosses that are reputed to have been here (OS Letters (1839, 29)). Compiled by: Claire Breen Date of upload: 19 August 2011

• CW012-048005 Cross
  Description

  Head of cross now stands immediately S of church within graveyard (CW012-048002-), similar to high cross (CW012-048003-) but without large bosses. Compiled by: Claire Breen Date of upload: 19 August 2011

• CW012-050 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  The following description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Carlow' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1993). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 17 July 2007 Shown on 1938-9 'OS 6-inch' map as bivallate ringfort (max. diam. c. 70m) and visible as such on aerial photograph (GSI S 436). Now levelled except for portions of external bank from S-W-NW incorporated in field fence. Also visible as a cropmark on Google Earth (imagery date 14 July 2018). See attached Google Earth image (imagery date 14 July 2018)

• CW012-065 Enclosure
  Description

  The following description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Carlow' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1993). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 17 July 2007 Aerial photograph (CUCAP BDR 49) shows large approximately circular area surrounded by cropmark of fosse (est max. diam. c. 60m). No visible surface traces.

• CW012-066 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  The following description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Carlow' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1993). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 17 July 2007 Circular area (diam. 32m) surrounded by earthen bank (H 0.2m) with traces of external fosse. Large entrance gap at W.

• CW012-085001 Stone head
  Description

  The following description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Carlow' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1993). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 17 July 2007 One of two granite corbels (see also CW012-085002-) for mantle shelf, showing portraits of man and woman. Apparently taken from Ballymoon by present owner. Dress details suggest thirteenth-century date.

• CW012-085002 Stone head
  Description

  One of two granite corbels (see also CW012-085001-) for mantle shelf, showing portraits of man and woman. Apparently taken from Ballymoon by present owner. Dress details suggest thirteenth-century date. Compiled by: Claire Breen Date of upload: 11 January 2012

Architectural heritage

• Saint John's Church (Nurney), church/chapel, 1785–1795 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached single-cell Gothic Revival Board of First Fruits Church of Ireland church, c. 1790, with pointed-arch openings, tower having needle spire and cut stone dressings including archivolts, modillion eaves cornice and pinnacles. Spire rebuilt, c. 1840. Interior refitted, c. 1870, with group of wall monuments. Gateway to site.

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).

Radon

At the centre of the townland of Nurney, about 1 in 5 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 high, moderately low, low, partly inferred.

Terrain model

No LiDAR survey of the Office of Public Works covers the centre of the townland of Nurney.

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.

No address of the register names Nurney with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Carlow.

Name

Nurney · An Urnaí

Area

1,972,658 m² (197.27 ha, 487.45 acres)

Civil parish

Nurney, and its townlands

Barony

Idrone East

Electoral division

Nurney, the unit of the census

Census 2022

893 people lived in 294 households in the Nurney electoral division. 91% of households owned their home. 27% of homes were built since 2001. 7% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 1% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Agha, Ballyryan, Cloneen, Garryhundon, Newtown, Oldtown, Rathwade

Placenames

Nurney 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.