Murrooghkilly

36 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Murrooghkilly, from 258 m² to 3,447,636 m² (344.76 ha, 851.93 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 22 neighbouring parcels touch it.

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• O2Cluster (General)
  Murrooghkilly Cluster, Clare · 11 parcels The zoning objective in the plan

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

• 24 Feb 2024Conditional

  for a new dwelling house, a proprietary wastewater treatment system and all associated site works

  Permission, 1 home · Clare County Council, 2460074

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: Black Head-Poulsallagh Complex SAC 000020
• Proposed Natural Heritage Area: Black Head-Poulsallagh Complex 000020

Recorded monuments

• CL001-004 Children's burial ground
  Description

  On low lying improved pasture c. 150m E of sand-dunes and 0.8km E of the sea. Indicated and named ‘Killamurroogh Graveyard’ on the 1840 and 1915 eds. of the OS 6-inch map. A roughly rectangular area (c. 40m ENE-WSW; c. 30m NNW-SSE) defined along its SE side by a modern field wall, along its NE and NW sides by field clearance material and by a low scarp along its SW side. The interior is overgrown and uneven underfoot. There are no obvious grave markers and no church is visible. The site is known locally as a children’s burial ground, marked as such on Robinson’s map (1977) and is listed as a ‘church site and burial ground’ by Swan (1991, 114-15). Compiled by: Mary Tunney and Ros Ó Maoldúin Date of upload: 14 September 2020

• CL001-008 Enclosure
  Description

  On a narrow W-facing terrace in an area of rock outcrop and very rough grazing. Listed as ‘Enclosure’ in the SMR (1992) and in the RMP (1996) and mentioned by Westropp (1901, 8) as a ‘fort’ he didn’t manage to visit. On inspection in 1997 this was found to be a small subrectangular field (c. 22m E-W; 18m N-S) enclosed by a single drystone wall (H av. 1.4m; Wth 0.6-0.8m) of apparently modern construction with a small livestock pen of similar construction in the W corner. Compiled by: Mary Tunney Date of upload: 26 November 2016

• CL001-025 Field system
  Description

  On a W-facing terrace in rough grazing and rock outcrop. A large multiperiod field system (c. 300m E-W; 270m N-S) visible on Digital Globe with possible prehistoric and medieval elements.This lies within a larger field system (CL001-033----) in the Caher River valley. Reported to the National Monuments Service by Ros Ó Maoldúin. The following image has been uploaded: CL001-025----_01.jpg Digital Globe satellite image. Compiled by: Mary Tunney Date of upload: 14 September 2020

• CL001-026 Field system
  Description

  On a W-facing terrace in rough grazing and rock outcrop. A large multiperiod field system (c. 200m NW-SE; 185m NE-SW) visible on Digital Globe including possible prehistoric and medieval elements. This lies within a larger field system (CL001-033----) in the Caher River valley. Reported to the National Monuments Service by Ros Ó Maoldúin. The following image has been uploaded: CL001-026----_01.jpg Digital Globe image of field system. Compiled by: Mary Tunney Date of upload: 14 September 2020

• CL001-027 Field system
  Description

  On the lowest western shelf of Murrooghkilly Mountain. A large multiperiod field system (c. 600m N-S; 150m E-W) visible on Digital Globe with possible prehistoric and medieval elements.This lies within a larger field system (CL001-033----) in the Caher River valley. Reported to the National Monuments Service by Ros Ó Maoldúin. The following image has been uploaded: CL001-027----_01.jpg Field system as visible on Digital Globe (2013) Compiled by: Mary Tunney Date of upload: 14 September 2020

• CL001-028 Enclosure
  Description

  On the SW slopes of Murrooghkilly hill. A subcircular enclosure (diam. c. 25m) defined by a stone wall. This lies within a larger field system (CL001-033----) extending over 1km between the Caher River and Murrooghkilly hill. Noted on Digital Globe (2011-13) and reported to the National Monuments Service by Ros Ó Maoldúin. Compiled by: Mary Tunney Date of upload: 23 November 2020

• CL001-029 Field system
  Description

  On the SW slopes of Murrooghkilly hill. An irregular field system (c. 80m E-W; c. 50m N-S) comprising three subrectangular subdivisions and possible enclosures. This is one of a number of discrete field systems lying within a larger field system (CL001-033----) in an unreclaimed area extending over 1km between the Caher River and Murrooghkilly hill. Noted on Digital Globe (2011-13) and reported to the National Monuments Service by Ros Ó Maoldúin. Compiled by: Mary Tunney Date of upload: 23 November 2020

• CL001-030 Enclosure
  Description

  On a ledge on the SW slopes of Murrooghkilly hill. A semicircular enclosure (c. 35m N-S; c. 22m E-W) with it’s straight side at E formed by the face of a ridge. Other enclosures are conjoined at N and S and some possible hut sites are enclosed. Noted on Digital Globe (2011-13) and reported to the National Monuments Service by Ros Ó Maoldúin. Compiled by: Mary Tunney Date of upload: 23 November 2020

• CL001-031 Enclosure
  Description

  In an unreclaimed area on the SW slopes of Murrooghkilly hill. A subcircular enclosure (diam. c. 26m) defined by a stone wall possibly built on an older enclosing feature. A subcircular annexe (diam. c. 38m) is conjoined at NW. This lies within a large field system (CL001-033----) extending over 1km between the Caher River and Murrooghkilly hill. Noted on Digital Globe (2011-13) and reported to the National Monuments Service by Ros Ó Maoldúin. Compiled by: Mary Tunney Date of upload: 23 November 2020

• CL001-032 Enclosure
  Description

  In an unreclaimed area on the SW slopes of Murrooghkilly hill. A semicircular enclosure (diam. c. 50m) defined by a stone wall NW-SE. This lies within a large field system (CL001-033----) extending over 1km between the Caher River and Murrooghkilly hill. Noted on Digital Globe (2011-13) and reported to the National Monuments Service by Ros Ó Maoldúin. Compiled by: Mary Tunney Date of upload: 23 November 2020

• CL001-033 Field system
  Description

  A large uncleared area stretching N from the Caher River for c. 1km. Several discrete ancient field systems (CL001-025----, CL001-026----, CL001-027----, CL001-029----) occur within this large area as well as several enclosures (CL001-008----, CL001-028----, CL001-030---- to CL001-032----). Much of what connects these sites are linear strip fields orientated NNE-SSW and while these may be of post-medieval date they appear to predate the 1842 OS map and there are very likely older elements. Noted and reported to the National Monuments Service by Ros Ó Maoldúin. Compiled by: Mary Tunney Date of upload: 18 November 2020

• CL002-001 Cairn - burial cairn
  Description

  Situated on bare karst pavement on the summit (OD 1041’) of Carnseefin Mountain, overlooking Galway Bay and with extensive views in all directions. Marked and named ‘Doughbranneen’ on the 1842 and 1915 eds. of the OS 6-inch maps and named ‘Dobhach Bhrainín’ on Robinson’s map (1977). Along with the Cairn named ‘Carnsefein’ (Carn Suí Finn) c. 470m NNE, on a lower OD (726’), the name suggests that it formed a focus for Fianna myths, which may have played an important role in medieval political discourse (Fitzpatrick and Hennessy 2017). Westropp (1901, 7) recorded it as nearly levelled but it remains an imposing structure. The cairn consists of two distinct elements, an earlier terraced and potentially multi-phased cairn, on top of which is a later smaller cairn. Both cairns have undergone restoration and consolidation works, the earlier cairn by Aegis Archaeology (Coyne and Lynch 2017a and b) and the later trigonometrical station by Earthstone (Curran 2017). The earlier cairn is roughly circular (18.3m E–W x 19.6m N–S; max H c. 2.5m) and built of limestone stones and slabs of varying sizes (Coyne and Lynch 2017a and b). Slippage of the cairn has likely enlarged the area it covers (original est. diam. c. 14m). Remnants of a possible kerb (stones max. dims. L 1.75m; H 0.4m; T 0.08m), potentially facing a revetment, are visible from W–S. Elsewhere the outer edge is covered by slippage. A series of internal revetments, that may have formed terraces, are also occasionally visible. From W, the outer kerb (av. H 0.4m) retains a flat terrace (Wth 0.8m). From there, a second revetment, a drystone wall (H 0.3m), rises to a second flat terrace (Wth 1.4m). Above this a third revetment, another drystone wall (H 0.35m), rises to retain the top of the cairn. Stone slippage gathered from the SW and E has been replaced on the cairn (Coyne and Lynch 2017b). The later cairn (H 1.55m; diam. at base 2.5m) is of drystone construction and centrally placed on top of the earlier cairn. In 2017 (Curran 2017), it underwent extensive conservation. The earlier cairn is likely a burial cairn of prehistoric date, originally of Neolithic or Bronze Age date. The various revetments likely represent a series of subsequent enlargements or ‘wrapping events’ (cf Richards 2013), added when encompassing new burials, as was the case at Poulawack cairn (CL009-032018-) (Hencken and Movius 1935; Brindley and Lanting 1992) and some cairns surrounding wedge tombs (Ó Maoldúin 2015). These may have provided terraces, as proposed by the conservation team (Coyne and Lynch 2017a and b), or may originally have been the full height of the monument, as is evident at Turlough Hill cairn (CL006-017002-) and for some internal revetments at Slievecarran cairn (CL006-022----) and as revealed by excavation in Poulawack (Hencken and Movius 1935). The smaller later cairn is likely a 19th-century trigonometrical station as indicated on the 1842 ed. map. Compiled by: Mary Tunney and Ros Ó Maoldúin Date of upload: 2 December 2020

• CL002-003 Enclosure
  Description

  Situated in a remote level terrace on a S-facing slope with bare rock outcrop and scree upslope to N and downslope to S. Listed as ‘Enclosure’ in the SMR (1992) and the RMP (1996). An enclosure is marked on Tim Robinson's map of the Burren (1977). On inspection in 1997 this was found to be a small well-preserved field (c. 28m E-W; c. 18m N-S) defined by a single drystone wall of modern construction. The enclosure sits within a field system (CL002-003001-) that is likely to have medieval or prehistoric elements. Compiled by: Mary Tunney Date of upload: 30 November 2015

• CL002-003001 Field system
  Description

  Situated in a remote level terrace on a S-facing slope with bare rock outcrop and scree upslope to N and downslope to S. A field system (c. 400m E-W; 200m N-S) with a number of enclosures visible on Digital Globe (2011-13) that likely contains medieval and possibly prehistoric elements. The following image has been uploaded: CL002-003001-_01.jpg OSi orthophoto 2013-2018. Compiled by: Mary Tunney Date of upload: 14 December 2020

• CL002-004 Enclosure
  Description

  Situated on a small, level plateau on the SW slopes of Gleninagh Mountain. Listed as ‘Enclosure complex’ in the SMR (1992) and the RMP (1996). An enclosure is marked on Tim Robinson's map of the Burren (1977). On inspection in 1997 this was found to be a small subrectangular field (26m E-W; 28m N-S) in poor condition defined by a single drystone wall. There are a small number of other fields in association. Compiled by: Mary Tunney Date of upload: 30 November 2015

• CL002-004001 Enclosure
  Description

  Situated in a remote level terrace on a S-facing slope with bare rock outcrop and scree upslope to N and downslope to S. Visible on Digital Globe 2011-13 and on Ordnance Survey orthophoto 2013-2018. A subcircular enclosure (c. 80m N-S; c. 90m E-W) defined by a stone wall with a number of possible hut sites abutting the interior of the enclosing wall. The enclosure lies within an associated field system (CL002-004002-). A possibly later enclosure (CL002-004----) lies within the S half of the large enclosure. Reported to the National Monuments Service by Ros Ó Maolduin. The following image has been uploaded: CL002-004001-_01.jpg Ordnance Survey orthophoto 2013-2018. Compiled by: Mary Tunney Date of upload: 14 December 2020

• CL002-004002 Field system
  Description

  Situated in a remote level terrace on a S-facing slope with bare rock outcrop and scree upslope to N and downslope to S. A field system visible on Digital Globe (2011-13) and on OSi orthophotos that likely contains medieval and possibly prehistoric elements. A large enclosure (CL002-004001-) lies at S. Reported to the National Monuments Service by Ros Ó Maoldúin. The following image has been uploaded: CL002-004002-_01.jpg OSi orthophoto 2013-2018 Compiled by: Mary Tunney Date of upload: 14 December 2020.

• CL002-071001 Field system
  Description

  Listed as ‘Field system’ in the RMP (1996). A possible field system was noted here in 1996 (pers. comm. Christine Grant). A number of field walls, mostly aligned NNE-SSW are visible on aerial photographs (http://binged.it/1P6Abo3; accessed 12 January 2016). Some of these are clearly in association with turf stands (CL002-071002-), of which there are a large number, and they may be related in terms of their date. Compiled by: Mary Tunney Date of upload: 12 January 2016

• CL002-071002 Turf stand
  Description

  Listed as ‘Cleits’ in the RMP (1996). A large number of cleits (turf stands) were noted in this area on wide gently sloping terraces of rough grazing. They are very numerous with about 40-50 visible on the hilltop (on Bing aerial photography http://binged.it/1P6Abo3; accessed 12 January 2016)and several more on the slopes. They are long, narrow, rectangular, stone structures with some evidence of corbelling. Compiled by: Mary Tunney Date of upload: 12 January 2016

• CL002-072 House - indeterminate date
  Description

  In a small SSW–NNE canyon between the two peaks of Gleninagh ‘Mountain’. A rectangular drystone corbelled structure (ext. dims. 3.2m ESE–WNW; 5.15m NNE–SSW; int. dims 2.45m ESE–WNW; 4.5m NNE–SSW) built up against a low W-facing rock face. The walls (T 0.6m) begin to corbel in at 1.3m H and there is doorway (Wth 0.8m) in the W side of the N wall. There is an enclosure (CL002-004001-) and associated field system (CL002-004002-) located c. 100m to the ESE, another enclosure (CL002-003----) and field system (CL002-003001-) c. 300m WSW and a mill (CL002-024----) of notably similar construction c.380m SSW. Compiled by: Mary Tunney and Ros Ó Maoldúin Date of upload: 14 December 2020

• CL002-083 Enclosure
  Description

  In a hollow between Murrooghkilly hill to the NW and Gleninagh Mountain to the SE. A small subcircular enclosure (diam. c. 10m) with a second one (CL002-084----) conjoined at NE. Noted on Digital Globe (2011-13) and reported to the National Monuments Service by Ros Ó Maoldúin. Compiled by: Mary Tunney Date of upload: 23 November 2020

• CL002-084 Enclosure
  Description

  In a hollow between Murrooghkilly hill to the NW and Gleninagh Mountain to the SE. A small subcircular enclosure (diam. c. 10m) with a second one (CL002-083----) conjoined at SW. Noted on Digital Globe (2011-13) and reported to the National Monuments Service by Ros Ó Maoldúin. Compiled by: Mary Tunney Date of upload: 23 November 2020

Architectural heritage

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

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 Murrooghkilly, 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 high, 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 Murrooghkilly.

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

Name

Murrooghkilly · Muiriúch Cille

Area

4,246,123 m² (424.61 ha, 1,049.24 acres)

Civil parish

Gleninagh, and its townlands

Barony

Burren

Electoral division

Gleninagh, the unit of the census

Census 2022

153 people lived in 62 households in the Gleninagh electoral division. 86% of households owned their home. 28% of homes were built since 2001. 15% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 35% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Aghaglinny North, Aghaglinny South, Fanore More, Formoyle East, Formoyle West, Murrooghtoohy North, Murrooghtoohy South

Placenames

Murrooghkilly 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.