Killaspuglonane

76 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Killaspuglonane, from 15 m² to 314,796 m² (31.48 ha, 77.79 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 20 neighbouring parcels touch it.

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No zone of a development plan covers Killaspuglonane 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.

• 7 May 2026Conditional

  to renovate & extend the existing cottage to include the demolition of the existing rear and northern gable extensions to include permission to de-commission the existing septic tank and provide a new compliant sewage treatment system with all necessary ancillary services

  Permission, 1 home · Clare County Council, 2660296

• 28 Jan 2026Conditional

  of the changes to the dwelling house and site layout, previously granted permission under ref P11/5 and all other associated site and ancillary works

  Retention, 1 home · Clare County Council, 2621

• 12 Nov 2024Conditional

  to: remove the existing outbuilding walls in ruin, renovate and extend the existing derelict house, upgrade and alter the existing driveway, install a new wastewater treatment system and all associated site works

  Permission, 1 home · Clare County Council, 2460562

• 4 Mar 2024Conditional

  for the renovation and extension of existing 157sqm single-storey bungalow. Works includes the construction of a single-storey extension to the rear and side of the existing dwelling, a single-storey shed 57sqm and all associated ancillary works. Total size of the four-bedroom dwelling 268sqm.

  Permission, 1 home · Clare County Council, 2460095

• 15 Feb 2024Conditional

  to revise the plans of the garage granted under P22/212 for the purpose of using it as a dwelling house, in lieu of the dwelling granted under reference P20/927: RETENTION PERMISSION for the mobile home on site (for temporary use during construction works) and all associated site and ancillary works

  Permission · Clare County Council, 2447

• 17 May 2023Conditional

  to build a new dwellinghouse, install a wastewater treatment system & all other associated site and ancillary works

  Permission, 1 home · Clare County Council, 23287

• 17 May 2023Conditional

  to build a new dwellinghouse, install a wastewater treatment system & all other associated site and ancillary works

  Permission · Clare County Council, 23288

• 9 Mar 2022Conditional

  to build a Garage/Storage Shed & all other associated site and ancillary works

  Permission · Clare County Council, 22212

• 22 Dec 2021Conditional

  to build a new Dwelling house, install a wastewater treatment system & all other associated site and ancillary works

  Permission, 1 home · Clare County Council, 211371

• 7 Dec 2021Conditional

  of the Dwelling House as built on site, previously granted permission for under Reference P00/2296 and all associated site and ancillary works

  Retention, 1 home · Clare County Council, 211298

• 12 Jul 2021Conditional

  to construct a dwelling house with a proprietary wastewater treatment system and polishing filter together with ancillary works

  Permission, 1 home · Clare County Council, 21727

• 6 Jul 2021Conditional

  to demolish part of the existing stables, build a new dwelling, install a waste water treatment system and all associated site and ancillary works

  Permission, 1 home · Clare County Council, 21704

• 26 Apr 2021N/a

  to partially demolish the existing Stables and build a new Dwelling, install a Wastewater Treatment Unit and all associated site and ancillary works

  Permission, 1 home · Clare County Council, 21390

• 8 Dec 2020Conditional

  for Permission Consequent on the grant of outline permission (Ref. No. P20/191) to build a dwelling house with proprietary wastewater treatment system and percolation area together with ancillary site works

  Permission consequent, 1 home · Clare County Council, 20927

• 18 Mar 2020Conditional

  the development will consist of a dwelling house with proprietary waste water treatment system and percolation area together with ancillary site works

  Outline permission · Clare County Council, 20191

• 11 Mar 2020Conditional

  to RETAIN the changes to the fenestration of the existing dwelling house & the conversion of the garage for domestic use and all associated site and ancillary works

  Retention · Clare County Council, 20170

• 22 Jun 2017Conditional

  to RETAIN alterations made to existing dwelling house and associated site works, along with permission to RETAIN the existing garage as constructed. The alterations include a) RETAIN the site entrance and front boundary walls, b) RETAIN the internal garage which has been converted to a living space within the dwelling, c) RETAIN the boiler house and windows on the existing rear house elevation. The existing dwelling house was originally granted permission under P8-17943

  Retention · Clare County Council, 17486

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

Designated sites

• Special Area of Conservation: Inagh River Estuary SAC 000036
• Proposed Natural Heritage Area: Inagh River Estuary 000036

Recorded monuments

• CL015-059001 Ecclesiastical enclosure
  Description

  In pasture, on the steep S-facing slopes of Knockatemple, a long ridge orientated NE-SW parallel to the Dealagh River estuary. The site is overlooked by higher ground to the N, with panoramic views to the S and W. Indicated on the 1840 and 1916 OS 6-inch maps with the NE quadrant named ‘Glebe’ on the former. The identity of the Lonáin referenced in the townland name Cill Easpaig Lonáin has been disputed. Both O’Donovan and Frost identified ‘Bishop Lonane’ with St Flannan of Killaloe (Swan 1987, 162; Frost 1893, 108), although this was queried by Westropp (1910, 152). Westropp identified the founder as ‘Bishop Lonan, a friend of St Maccreiche’ (1900-1, 136). The site had a parish church (CL015-059002-) in the later medieval period (Ní Ghabhláin 1996, 40). The ecclesiastical enclosure was identified by Swan (1987). A subcircular ecclesiastical enclosure (diam. c. 260m N-S) which can be traced from N to SW in the contemporary field matrix. The enclosure is visible as a curvilinear field boundary defined by a stone and earth bank with a thorn hedge along its NE quadrant and a stream along its SE quadrant. Part of the SW quadrant is visible as a slight earthwork in a field of pasture with marshy ground to the S. The NW quadrant of the enclosure has no visible remains. There is a crossroads at the centre of the enclosure. The grassed-over remains of the church (CL015-059002-) and a building (CL015-059006-) are visible on OSi MapGenie orthophotography (2013-2018) at the S extent and a trapezoidal-shaped graveyard (CL015-059003-) is to the NW of that. A holy well (CL015-059005-) is located just E of the ecclesiastical enclosure and a stone head (CL015-059004-) found there is now in the National Museum. References: Westropp, T. J. 1910 Notes on the antiquities around Kilfenora and Lehinch, Co. Clare, part III. North Munster Archaeological Society 1, 147-59. Swan, L 1987 A carved stone head from Killaspuglonane, Co. Clare. In Rynne, E. (ed.) Figures from the past: studies on figurative art in Christian Ireland, 159-67. Glendale Press. Dublin. Ní Ghabhláin, S. 1996 The origin of medieval parishes in Gaelic Ireland. The evidence from Kilfenora. Journal of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland 126, 37-61. Compiled by: Mary Tunney and Eve Campbell Date of upload: 11 July 2023

• CL015-059002 Church
  Description

  On a rise on a S-facing slope within an ecclesiastical enclosure (CL015-059001-). The site is overlooked by higher ground to the N, with panoramic views to the S and W. The church is not indicated on the 1840 and 1916 eds. OS 6-inch maps but its outline is clearly visible on OSi MapGenie orthophotography (2013-2018) lying c. 28m SE of the present graveyard (CL015-059003-). Listed by Sheehan (1982) among the early church-sites in north Clare. The identity of the Lonáin referenced in the name Cill Easpaig Lonáin has been disputed. Both O’Donovan and Frost identified ‘Bishop Lonane’ with St Flannan of Killaloe (Swan 1987, 162; Frost 1893, 108), although this was queried by Westropp (Westropp 1910, 152). Westropp identified the founder as ‘Bishop Lonan, a friend of St Maccreiche, to whom the well is dedicated, c.550’ (1900-1, 136; 1910, 152). The church was in use as a parish church in the later medieval period. In 1302-6 the church was valued at 26 shillings, a value shared by other churches in the diocese of Kilfenora (Ní Ghabhláin 1996, 40). Described as ‘ruinated’ during the Royal Visitation of Killaloe in 1615 (Swinfen 1992, 48). Circa 1814 Mason (1814, vol. 1, 489) noted the ‘ruins of the church built by Bishop Lenane’. O’Donovan reported that the church was ‘entirely levelled before 1839’ (Westropp 1900-1, 139). The grassed-over foundations of the church (L c. 15m E-W; Wth c. 8m) are apparent on the OSi MapGenie orthophotography just inside the NW-SE roadway. Swan noted the presence of dressed stone in the graveyard wall that probably derived from the church (Swan 1987, 161-2). A smaller building (CL015-059006-) also visible on the orthophoto lies c. 16m to the S of the church. The following item has been uploaded: CL015-059002-_01.jpg OSi MapGenie 2013-2018 image showing outline of church and building to SE of the graveyard References: Westropp, T. J. 1910 Notes on the antiquities around Kilfenora and Lehinch, Co. Clare, part III. North Munster Archaeological Society 1, 147-59. Swan, L 1987 A carved stone head from Killaspuglonane, Co. Clare. In Rynne, E. (ed.) Figures from the past: studies on figurative art in Christian Ireland, 159-167. Glendale Press. Dublin. Ní Ghabhláin, S. 1996 The origin of medieval parishes in Gaelic Ireland. The evidence from Kilfenora. Journal of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland 126, 37-61. Compiled by: Mary Tunney and Eve Campbell Date of upload: 11 July 2023

• CL015-059003 Graveyard
  Description

  In the SW quadrant of ecclesiastical enclosure (CL015-059001-), on the steep S-facing slopes of Knockatemple, a long ridge orientated NE-SW parallel to the Dealagh River estuary. The site is overlooked by higher ground to the N, with panoramic views to the S and W, and is bordered to the NW and NE by minor roads. Indicated and labelled ‘Killaspuglonane Burial Gd’ and ‘Killaspuglonane Graveyard’ the on the 1840 and 1916 OS 6-inch maps. The former shows a dashed line around the site, while the latter depicts the current quadrilateral enclosure. The church (CL015-059002-) was in use as a parish church in the later medieval period (Ní Ghabhláin 1996, 40) and the remains of the building were dismantled to build graveyard wall in the 1830s (Swinfen 1992, 48). Swan noted the presence of dressed stone in wall that probably derived from the church (Swan 1987, 161-2). A wedge-shaped graveyard (55m NE-SW; 27m NW-SE) enclosed by a mortared stone wall (H 1.1m). A gate and stile at the N perimeter give access. The interior is filled with graves, largely 19th and 20th century headstones. The ground in interior of the graveyard slopes sharply down to the S and the graves are concentrated on the area of higher ground. The site of the church (CL015-059002-) is c. 30m SE of the graveyard. The following image has been uploaded: CL015-059003-_01 View of graveyard from NE References: Swan, L 1987 A carved stone head from Killaspuglonane, Co. Clare. In Rynne, E. (ed.) Figures from the past: studies on figurative art in Christian Ireland, 159-67. Glendale Press. Dublin. Ní Ghabhláin, S. 1996 The origin of medieval parishes in Gaelic Ireland. The evidence from Kilfenora. Journal of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland 126, 37-61. Compiled by: Mary Tunney and Eve Campbell Date of upload: 11 July 2023

• CL015-059004 Stone head
  Description

  This record is for the original location of a carved stone head found in 1971 beside Tobarlonane holy well (CL015-059005-) adjacent to a large ecclesiastical enclosure (CL015-059001-). The head was carved in relief on one side of a trapezoidal limestone block. The face is oval with eyes, ears, eyebrows, mouth, nose, and hairline depicted. Swan (1987, 165) has drawn comparisons with Irish Romanesque stone heads, suggesting a 12th century date. He argues that the stone originated as an architectural element, probably a voussoir. Its location at the holy well was secondary and it was probably taken there from the rubble of the adjacent medieval church (CL015-059002-) as an object of veneration. The present location is in the National Museum of Ireland (DU018-160----) and a replica has been placed at the well. Reference: Swan, L 1987 A carved stone head from Killaspuglonane, Co. Clare. In Rynne, E. (ed.) Figures from the past: studies on figurative art in Christian Ireland, 159-67. Glendale Press. Dublin. Compiled by: Mary Tunney and Eve Campbell Date of upload: 11 July 2023

• CL015-059005 Ritual site - holy well
  Description

  On a S-facing slope in marshy pasture c.40m E of a small S-flowing stream that forms part of the boundary of an ecclesiastical enclosure (CL015-059001-). Indicated and labelled ‘Toberlonane’ on both the first (1840) and Cassini (1916) editions of the OS 6-inch map. O’Donovan (Comber 1997, 94) noted the well, commenting that ‘stations continue still to be performed’, and his informants recalled the former presence of a pattern at the site but could not recall its day.  The holy well lies within a C-shaped drystone walled enclosure (diam. c. 10m) flanked to the N by a boreen. The well is formed by a deep pool (D c. 1m) within a simple wellhouse formed by a U-plan drystone wall open to the SE and capped with two large flagstones (L 1m; W 0.6m and L 0.6m; W 0.8m). A carved stone head (CL015-059004-) was found ‘beside’ the holy well (Swan 1987, 159).    Compiled by: Gearóid Conroy and Eve Campbell   Date of upload: 8-10-2025

• CL015-059006 Building
  Description

  On a rise on a S-facing slope in pasture and within an ecclesiastical enclosure (CL015-059001-). The grassed-over remains of a rectangular building (L c. 9m E-W; Wth c. 4.5m N-S) is visible on OSi MapGenie orthophotography (2013-2018). The remains of the church (CL015-059002-) lie c. 16m to the N. The following image has been uploaded: CL015-059006-_01.jpg OSi MapGenie orthophoto 2013-2018 showing location of building Compiled by: Mary Tunney Date of upload: 11 July 2023

• CL015-060 Enclosure
  Description

  In marshy pasture on a round-topped hillock, immediately E of a stream overlooked by higher ground to the E, S and N. Hachured on the 1840 and 1916 eds. of the OS 6-inch map with the surrounding land marked ‘liable to floods’. An oval enclosure (62m E-W; 49m N-S) defined by a lip (H 0.1m), which may be the remains of a bank, and an earthen scarp (H 0.7-1.3m). An entrance gap with a causeway accessed by a modern gate is present at the E. No features are visible in the interior although the centre is slightly higher than the perimeter. Compiled by: Mary Tunney and Eve Campbell Date of upload: 14 August 2023

• CL015-062 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  In pasture near the top of a gentle rise on a SE-facing slope c. 90m W of a stream. Hachured on the 1840 and 1916 OS 6-inch maps. Noted by Westropp (1905, 360) as ‘an excellent example of a rath, with deep fosse and outer ring’. A subcircular bivallate rath (44.75m NNE-SSW; 40.5m SE-NW) defined by an inner bank (int. H 0.3m; ext. H 0.55-1.35m; Wth 3.6m), a flat-bottomed fosse (Wth 2-3.75m), and an outer bank (Wth 1.4-3.5m; ext. H 0.25-0.6m). The outer bank has been reduced to a scarp (H 0.6m) at the NE. A gap (Wth 3m) in the inner bank at the NE may be an original entrance but no corresponding causeway crosses the fosse. The interior (27.75m NNE-SSW; 26.5m SE-NW) slopes down to the SSE and is slightly higher in the centre. Compiled by: Mary Tunney and Eve Campbell Date of upload: 14 August 2023

• CL015-063 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  On a slight rise in low-lying scrubby pasture c.70m NW of the Dealagh River, partially truncated by a road to the SW leading to the adjacent New Bridge. Hachured on the 1840 and 1916 OS 6-inch maps. A bivallate rath (int. diam. 23m E-W; 20m NNW-SSE) defined by an inner earthen bank (ext. H c. 0.95-1.85m) surmounted by a stone wall, a round-bottomed fosse (Wth 9m; ext. H 0.65-1m), and an outer bank (Wth 3-9m; ext. H 1-2m). The inner bank in overlain by a collapsed stone wall 2-3 courses high visible intermittently from the E to the SW (Wth 1.5-1.6m; H 0.15-0.2m). The SW part of the enclosing elements have been truncated by the adjacent road and the banks and fosse have been reduced to two scarps and a berm from N to ENE. No clear entrance is visible. The interior slopes gently down to the SE and is densely overgrown. Compiled by: Mary Tunney and Eve Campbell Date of upload: 14 August 2023

• CL015-090 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  In pasture on the crest of an E-W ridge c. 110m N of the SW-flowing Dealagh River, with clear views to N and across Liscannor Bay to S. Hachured on both the first (1840) and Cassini (1916) editions of the OS 6-inch map. Classified as an enclosure in the RMP (1996). A subcircular rath (diams. 34m N-S; 32.7m E-W) is defined by a poorly preserved inner earthen bank (Wth 1.15m; int. H 0.2-0.4m; ext. H 0.65-1.15m), with surviving traces of an outer fosse (Wth 3m; D 0.1m) visible from NW-N-NE. The bank has several gaps, none obviously an original entrance, and has been reduced to a scarp (ext. H 0.7m) at SE and SW. The level interior is featureless.    Compiled by: Gearóid Conroy and Eve Campbell    Date of upload: 7-10-2025

• CL015-128 Enclosure
  Description

  In pasture on the W end of a ridge aligned E-W overlooking the Dealagh River to S. A subcircular platform (diam. 24m; H 0.25m), the SW quadrant of which has been reduced to field level but is still visible. The interior is level with no visible features. A field boundary runs along the E side of the monument. Visible as a prominent platform from the road to the N and broad enclosing banks along the N half are visible on OSi MapGenie 2013-2018.   Compiled by: Mary Tunney and Eve Campbell   Date of upload: 29 October 2025

Architectural heritage

No building of the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage stands in the townland of Killaspuglonane.

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 Killaspuglonane, 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 high, moderately low, low, partly inferred.

Terrain model

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

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 Killaspuglonane with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Clare.

Name

Killaspuglonane · Cill Easpaig Lonáin

Area

1,710,439 m² (171.04 ha, 422.66 acres)

Civil parish

Killaspuglonane, and its townlands

Barony

Corcomroe

Electoral division

Liscannor, the unit of the census

Census 2022

446 people lived in 171 households in the Liscannor electoral division. 80% of households owned their home. 35% of homes were built since 2001. 8% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 44% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Ballyellery, Ballyfaudeen, Caheraderry, Knocknaraha, Moymore South

Placenames

Killaspuglonane 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.