# Kilcar, Co. Donegal: townland, land parcels and planning

Townland in the civil parish of Kilcar, barony of Banagh, Co. Donegal; in Irish Cill Charthaigh.

- Area (Tailte Éireann): 951,380 m² (95.14 ha, 235.09 acres)
- Land parcels (Tailte Éireann): 86 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in it, median 2,747 m² (0.27 ha, 0.68 acres)
- Zoning (national zoning, MyPlan): not in a zoned settlement
- Planning (National Planning Applications): 20 applications since 2010
- Civil parish: Kilcar, https://everytownland.com/donegal/parish/kilcar.md
- Barony: Banagh
- Electoral division: Kilcar, the unit of the census
- Census 2022 (Central Statistics Office): 669 people lived in 260 households in the Kilcar electoral division. 83% of households owned their home. 32% of homes were built since 2001. 13% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 28% were holiday homes.
- County: Co. Donegal, https://everytownland.com/donegal.md
- Gaeltacht: in an Irish-speaking area
- Placenames Database of Ireland: https://www.logainm.ie/en/14803
- Townland number at Tailte Éireann: 51542
- Centre: latitude 54.633428, longitude -8.603525 (WGS 84)

## Land parcels (registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann)

86 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Kilcar, from 10 m² to 300,794 m² (30.08 ha, 74.33 acres); 29 neighbouring parcels touch its boundary. Largest first:

- Parcel 1523888: 300,794 m² (30.08 ha, 74.33 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1523888.md
- Parcel 1364831: 200,765 m² (20.08 ha, 49.61 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1364831.md
- Parcel 1377146: 37,309 m² (3.73 ha, 9.22 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1377146.md
- Parcel 1371457: 28,933 m² (2.89 ha, 7.15 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1371457.md
- Parcel 1414811: 23,650 m² (2.37 ha, 5.84 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1414811.md
- Parcel 1378281: 18,020 m² (1.8 ha, 4.45 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1378281.md
- Parcel 1412575: 17,364 m² (1.74 ha, 4.29 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1412575.md
- Parcel 1406579: 15,468 m² (1.55 ha, 3.82 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1406579.md
- Parcel 1378283: 14,969 m² (1.5 ha, 3.7 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1378283.md
- Parcel 1416980: 14,561 m² (1.46 ha, 3.6 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1416980.md
- Parcel 1378275: 14,462 m² (1.45 ha, 3.57 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1378275.md
- Parcel 1525742: 14,079 m² (1.41 ha, 3.48 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1525742.md
- Parcel 1375781: 12,859 m² (1.29 ha, 3.18 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1375781.md
- Parcel 1378276: 12,333 m² (1.23 ha, 3.05 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1378276.md
- Parcel 1419957: 12,078 m² (1.21 ha, 2.98 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1419957.md
- Parcel 1378289: 11,751 m² (1.18 ha, 2.9 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1378289.md
- Parcel 1412454: 10,807 m² (1.08 ha, 2.67 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1412454.md
- Parcel 1378290: 10,691 m² (1.07 ha, 2.64 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1378290.md
- Parcel 1523874: 10,263 m² (1.03 ha, 2.54 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1523874.md
- Parcel 1385886: 9,181 m² (0.92 ha, 2.27 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1385886.md
- Parcel 1378286: 6,727 m² (0.67 ha, 1.66 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1378286.md
- Parcel 1378280: 5,559 m² (0.56 ha, 1.37 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1378280.md
- Parcel 1378291: 4,667 m² (0.47 ha, 1.15 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1378291.md
- Parcel 4279039: 4,639 m² (0.46 ha, 1.15 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4279039.md
- Parcel 1302148: 4,465 m² (0.45 ha, 1.1 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1302148.md
- Parcel 1370534: 4,361 m² (0.44 ha, 1.08 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1370534.md
- Parcel 1355759: 4,360 m² (0.44 ha, 1.08 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1355759.md
- Parcel 4861883: 4,323 m² (0.43 ha, 1.07 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4861883.md
- Parcel 1385558: 4,233 m² (0.42 ha, 1.05 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1385558.md
- Parcel 1359538: 4,070 m² (0.41 ha, 1.01 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1359538.md
- Parcel 1371874: 3,828 m² (0.38 ha, 0.95 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1371874.md
- Parcel 1350785: 3,642 m² (0.36 ha, 0.9 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1350785.md
- Parcel 1378287: 3,396 m² (0.34 ha, 0.84 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1378287.md
- Parcel 1316372: 3,364 m² (0.34 ha, 0.83 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1316372.md
- Parcel 1378288: 3,359 m² (0.34 ha, 0.83 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1378288.md
- Parcel 1307032: 3,262 m² (0.33 ha, 0.81 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1307032.md
- Parcel 2734993: 3,230 m² (0.32 ha, 0.8 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2734993.md
- Parcel 1408752: 3,157 m² (0.32 ha, 0.78 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1408752.md
- Parcel 1302259: 2,985 m² (0.3 ha, 0.74 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1302259.md
- Parcel 1404257: 2,837 m² (0.28 ha, 0.7 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1404257.md
- Parcel 1362289: 2,827 m² (0.28 ha, 0.7 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1362289.md
- Parcel 4034057: 2,766 m² (0.28 ha, 0.68 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4034057.md
- Parcel 4662718: 2,753 m² (0.28 ha, 0.68 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4662718.md
- Parcel 1525741: 2,742 m² (0.27 ha, 0.68 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1525741.md
- Parcel 1367249: 2,684 m² (0.27 ha, 0.66 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1367249.md
- Parcel 1401941: 2,671 m² (0.27 ha, 0.66 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1401941.md
- Parcel 1420553: 2,653 m² (0.27 ha, 0.66 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1420553.md
- Parcel 1404901: 2,608 m² (0.26 ha, 0.64 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1404901.md
- Parcel 1378285: 2,562 m² (0.26 ha, 0.63 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1378285.md
- Parcel 1427604: 2,479 m² (0.25 ha, 0.61 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1427604.md
- Parcel 1376533: 2,451 m² (0.25 ha, 0.61 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1376533.md
- Parcel 1304966: 2,435 m² (0.24 ha, 0.6 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1304966.md
- Parcel 4279059: 2,367 m² (0.24 ha, 0.58 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4279059.md
- Parcel 1402212: 2,353 m² (0.24 ha, 0.58 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1402212.md
- Parcel 1409734: 2,314 m² (0.23 ha, 0.57 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1409734.md
- Parcel 3659875: 2,302 m² (0.23 ha, 0.57 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/3659875.md
- Parcel 1427439: 2,284 m² (0.23 ha, 0.56 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1427439.md
- Parcel 1386287: 2,082 m² (0.21 ha, 0.51 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1386287.md
- Parcel 1316759: 1,973 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1316759.md
- Parcel 4662712: 1,768 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/4662712.md
- Parcel 2944373: 1,688 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2944373.md
- Parcel 1303211: 1,640 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1303211.md
- Parcel 1303487: 1,577 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1303487.md
- Parcel 1312150: 1,575 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1312150.md
- Parcel 3659876: 1,491 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/3659876.md
- Parcel 1412456: 1,392 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1412456.md
- Parcel 1423867: 1,332 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1423867.md
- Parcel 1378282: 1,289 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1378282.md
- Parcel 1369888: 1,224 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1369888.md
- Parcel 1358890: 1,186 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1358890.md
- Parcel 1309391: 1,116 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1309391.md
- Parcel 4278979: 985 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/4278979.md
- Parcel 4733825: 985 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/4733825.md
- Parcel 1371124: 883 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1371124.md
- Parcel 1307629: 872 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1307629.md
- Parcel 4733935: 813 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/4733935.md
- Parcel 1386569: 789 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1386569.md
- Parcel 1427418: 609 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1427418.md
- Parcel 2944371: 475 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2944371.md
- Parcel 4443701: 386 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/4443701.md
- Parcel 1311359: 326 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1311359.md
- Parcel 4189468: 163 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/4189468.md
- Parcel 2734989: 104 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2734989.md
- Parcel 4733822: 97 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/4733822.md
- Parcel 1349908: 64 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1349908.md
- Parcel 5876426: 10 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5876426.md

## Zoning (national zoning of development plans, MyPlan)

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

## Planning applications whose site touches the townland (National Planning Applications, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)

20 applications, newest first.

- 29 Jul 2026, Donegal County Council 2661412: Conditional. Permission, 1 home. CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW DWELLING HOUSE UTILISING EXISTING FOUNDATIONS PREVIOUSLY APPROVED UNDER PLANNING REFERENCE NO. 08/20114, PROVISION OF A VEHICULAR ENTRANCE IN THE LOCATION PREVIOUSLY APPROVED, CONSTRUCTION OF A DOMESTIC GARAGE, CONNECTION TO THE PUBLIC SEWER, AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/DonegalCC/AppFileRefDetails/2661412/0
- 24 Jun 2026, Donegal County Council 2661171: N/a. Permission, 1 home. (1) CHANGE OF HOUSE DESIGN TO THAT PREVIOUSLY GRANTED UNDER PLANNING REF. NO. 08/20114, UTILISING EXISTING FOUNDATIONS, ENTRANCE, AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS PREVIOUSLY APPROVED AND (2) CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW DOMESTIC GARAGE. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/DonegalCC/AppFileRefDetails/2661171/0
- 28 Apr 2026, Donegal County Council 2660743: N/a. Permission, 1 home. (1) CHANGE OF HOUSE DESIGN TO THAT PREVIOUSLY GRANTED UNDER PLANNING REF. NO. 08/20114, UTILISING EXISTING FOUNDATIONS, ENTRANCE, AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS PREVIOUSLY APPROVED AND (2) CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW DOMESTIC GARAGE. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/DonegalCC/AppFileRefDetails/2660743/0
- 6 Mar 2026, Donegal County Council 2660360: Conditional. Permission. ERECTION OF A NEW PEDESTRIAN BRIDGE OVER THE EXISTING RIVER WITH NEW ADJOINING SENSORY GARDEN AND ALL OTHER ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/DonegalCC/AppFileRefDetails/2660360/0
- 18 Oct 2024, Donegal County Council 2461664: Conditional. Retention. PART CONSTRUCTION OF A WALKWAY AND ALL OTHER ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/DonegalCC/AppFileRefDetails/2461664/0
- 2 Jul 2024, Donegal County Council 2460997: Conditional. Permission. (1) AN FOIRGNEAMH SEOMRA TAE A LEAG, (2) CLUBTHEACH NUA A THÓGÁIL, (3) SEASTÁN LUCHT FÉACHANA A THÓGÁIL LE TAOBH AN PHÁIRC PHEILE, (4) FOIRGNEAMH SEOMRA FEISTIS BREISE A THÓGÁIL LE, (5) GACH CEANGAL NUA A CHUR LE SEIRBHÍSÍ POBAIL ATÁ ANN CHEANA FÉIN AGUS (6) GACH FORBAIRT EILE ATÁ DE DHÍTH DON SUÍOMH. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/DonegalCC/AppFileRefDetails/2460997/0
- 28 Jun 2024, Donegal County Council 2460982: N/a. Permission. (1) AN FOIRGNEAMH SEOMRA TAE A LEAG, (2) CLUBTHEACH NUA A THÓGÁIL, (3) SEASTÁN LUCHT FÉACHANA A THÓGÁIL LE TAOBH AN PHÁIRC PHEILE, (4) FOIRGNEAMH SEOMRA FEISTIS BREISE A THÓGÁIL LE, (5) GACH CEANGAL NUA A CHUR LE SEIRBHÍSÍ POBAIL ATÁ ANN CHEANA FÉIN AGUS (6) GACH FORBAIRT EILE ATÁ DE DHÍTH DON SUÍOMH. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/DonegalCC/AppFileRefDetails/2460982/0
- 29 Apr 2024, Donegal County Council 2460601: Conditional. Retention. (1) EXTENSION WORKS CARRIED OUT TO STRUCTURE PERMITTED AS A GYM AND TOOL SHED UNDER PLANNING REF. NO. 17/51091 AND PERMISSION FOR (1) CHANGE OF USE FROM A GYM AND TOOL SHED TO 2 NO. GUEST BEDROOM SUITES ANCILLARY TO EXISTING PERMITTED GUESTHOUSE ACCOMMODATION ON SITE AND ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/DonegalCC/AppFileRefDetails/2460601/0
- 4 Aug 2023, Donegal County Council 2351160: Refused. Permission. ATTIC DEVELOPMENT FOR 2 SELF CONTAINED APARTMENTS AT FIRST FLOOR LEVEL AND ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/DonegalCC/AppFileRefDetails/2351160/0
- 26 Jul 2023, Donegal County Council 2351098: Conditional. Retention. ACCESS ROAD THROUGH THE NEW GRAVEYARD FROM THE ROADSIDE EXISTING ENTRANCE, REMOVAL OF EXISTING GRAVEYARD BOUNDARY WAY WALL AND CREATION OF A FURTHER FOURTEEN GRAVES AND PERMISSION FOR CONSTRUCTION OF A CAR PARK AND FOOTPATH WITHIN THE GRAVEYARD GROUNDS. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/DonegalCC/AppFileRefDetails/2351098/0
- 24 Oct 2022, Donegal County Council 2251761: Conditional. Permission. REPLACEMENT OF AN EXISTING 9M HIGH SUPPORT POLE CARRYING ASSOCIATED ANTENNAE FOR AN 18 METRE HIGH FREE STANDING COMMUNICATIONS STRUCTURE WITH ITS ASSOCIATED ANTENNAS, TRANSMISSION DISHES, GROUND EQUIPMENT, FENCING AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS. THE DEVELOPMENT WILL CONTINUE TO FORM PART OF EXISTING 3G AND 4G BROADBAND NETWORK. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/DonegalCC/AppFileRefDetails/2251761/0
- 21 Sept 2022, Donegal County Council 2251594: N/a. Retention. EXTENSION TO BUILDING PERMITTED UNDER PLANNING REF NO. 17/51091 AND FOR A TEMPORARY CHANGE OF USE FOR TWO YEARS FROM GYM AND TOOL SHED TO TWO FLATS FOR UKRAINIAN REFUGEES AND PERMISSION FOR CONNECTION TO THE MAINS PUBLIC SEWER. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/DonegalCC/AppFileRefDetails/2251594/0
- 14 Sept 2022, Donegal County Council 2251542: Conditional. Retention. CHANGE OF USE OF PART OF AGRICULTURAL SHED TO STORAGE OF BAGS OF COAL ASSOCIATED WITH COAL DISTRIBUTION BUSINESS. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/DonegalCC/AppFileRefDetails/2251542/0
- 8 Sept 2022, Donegal County Council 2251504: N/a. Retention, 1 home. EXTENSION TO BUILDING PERMITTED UNDER PLANNING REF NO. 17/51091 AND FOR A TEMPORARY CHANGE OF USE FOR TWO YEARS FROM GYM AND TOOL SHED TO TWO FLATS FOR UKRAINIAN REFUGEES AND PERMISSION FOR CONNECTION TO THE MAINS PUBLIC SEWER. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/DonegalCC/AppFileRefDetails/2251504/0
- 13 Jul 2022, Donegal County Council 2251203: Refused. Retention, 1 home. EXTENSION TO BUILDING PERMITTED UNDER PLANNING REF NO. 17/51091 AND FOR CHANGE OF USE FROM GYM AND TOOL SHED TO TWO GUESTHOUSE SUITES AND PERMISSION FOR CONNECTION TO THE MAINS PUBLIC SEWER. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/DonegalCC/AppFileRefDetails/2251203/0
- 12 Aug 2021, Donegal County Council 2151627: Conditional. Retention. (A) MODIFICATIONS TO PRIVATE HOUSE, COMPRISING INTERNAL ALTERATIONS AND CHANGE OF USE OF PART OF HOUSE TO 3 NO. SELF CATERING GUESTHOUSE SUITES(B) EXTENSION AND INTERNAL ALTERATIONS TO ADJOINING HOUSE, ITS SUB DIVISION AND CHANGE OF USE TO 2 NO. SELF CATERING GUESTHOUSE SUITES WITH THE GUESTHOUSE ACCOMMODATION SUITES AND PERMISSION FOR CONNECTION OF ALL PROPERTIES TO THE MAINS PUBLIC SEWER. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/DonegalCC/AppFileRefDetails/2151627/0
- 1 Jun 2021, Donegal County Council 2151066: N/a. Retention. MODIFICATIONS TO EXISTING GUESTHOUSE ACCOMMODATION, COMPRISING (1) INTERNAL ALTERATIONS AND CHANGE OF USE OF PART OF MAIN GUESTHOUSE TO 3 NO. APARTMENTS, (2) AN EXTENSION AND INTERNAL ALTERATIONS TO ADJOINING GUESTHOUSE, IT'S SUBDIVISION AND CHANGE OF USE TO 2 NO. APARTMENTS AND PERMISSION FOR CONNECTION OF BOTH PROPERTIES TO THE MAINS PUBLIC SEWER. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/DonegalCC/AppFileRefDetails/2151066/0
- 11 Jul 2017, Donegal County Council 1751091: Conditional. Retention. FOIRGNEAMH COIMHDEACHA NUA, LE DHÁ URLÁIR, ATÁ AR CHÚL AN TÍ, TÁ SEOMRA FEIDHMNEACH AGUS BOTHÁIN STÓRÁLA AR AN BHUNURLÁR, AGUS SEOMRA GIOMNÁISIAM AR AN CHÉAD URLÁR; CHOMH MAITH LE GACH GNÉ D'OIBREACHA LÁITHREÁIN A BHAINEANN LEO. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/DonegalCC/AppFileRefDetails/1751091/0
- 8 Jun 2017, Donegal County Council 1750897: Conditional. Permission. SÍNEADH A THÓGÁIL OS COMHAIR AN MHONARCHA ATÁ ANN FAOI LÁTHAIR, ATHSHOCRÚ A DHÉANAMH AR PAIRCEALA ATÁ ANN CHEANA AGUS SUITEÁIL COMHART ÁIOCHT FÓGRAÍOCHTA. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/DonegalCC/AppFileRefDetails/1750897/0
- 24 Mar 2017, Donegal County Council 1750444: Refused. Permission. SÍNEADH A THÓGÁIL OS COMHAIR AN MHONARCHA ATÁ ANN FAOI LÁTHAIR, ATHSHOCRÚ A DHÉANMAH AR PÁIRCEÁLTA ATÁ ANN CHEANA AGUS SUITEÁIL COMHARTHAÍOCHT FÓGRAÍOCHTA. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/DonegalCC/AppFileRefDetails/1750444/0

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## Designated sites (National Parks and Wildlife Service)

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

## Recorded monuments (Sites and Monuments Record, National Monuments Service)

- DG096-010001: Ritual site - holy well, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CDG096-010001-. 'St. Connell's Well' (DG096-010001-) is located at the SW corner of a cairn (DG096-010002-) 7.8m x 3.6m. The well consists of a drystone lined oval spring. Described by Ó Muirgheasa in 1936 as at 'Kilcar there are three Holy Wells: (1) Tobar Charthach, or St. Carthach's Well (DG096-013001-) (2) Tobar Chonaill, or St. Conall Caol's Well (3) Tobar Mhuire (DG096-010008-), or the Blessed Virgin's Well. O'Donovan, in the Ordnance Survey Letters, says that one of the wells is called after St. Patrick, and the other two after St. Carthach himself. But herein he is in error. St. Carthach has only one well at Kilcar, while St. Patrick's Well, as will be noted later, is at Cashel. Crowds of pilgrims still make the station or turus. It begins in the old ruined church of St. Carthach, after which the pilgrim makes three circuits of each of the three wells, and then finishes up at " the altar" in the old church. Dr. Maguire, in his History of Raphoe Diocese, says "At Bawin, on the Kilcar frontier, there is a farmer's well known from the remotest antiquity as St. Naal's Well." This, I fear, is an error. The most diligent inquiries on the spot failed to discover any other well at Bawin, but St. Ciaran's, and there is not a shadow of tradition connecting this well with St. Naal. Possibly Dr. Maguire got his notes mixed up, and inadvertently substituted Naal's name for Ciaran's. Curiously enough the turus is made on the 4th March, though all the Martyrologies give the 5th March as St. Carthach's festival, the same day as St. Ciaran's. A probable explanation of this is that the people of the Kilcar district found it too much to do both stations in one day, and that it was arranged for them by some one in authority that St. Carthach's turus could be done on the preceding day. The old Irish day, how ever, began at sunset, so that after sunset on the 4th would count as St. Carthach's festival, and very probably his turus was at first performed only at this time, but gradually came to be regarded as lawfully done any time during the 4th. Local tradition says that St. Carthach was a Munster bishop, who came here to do penance for his sins: that the Munstermen, on discovering his retreat, wished him to return home, but that he would not go. Most of this is borne out by the meagre details of his life given in our Martyrologies, but there it is stated he was sent to Rome to do penance, which is probably a later addition. He was the pupil and trusted friend of St. Ciaran, and the juxtaposition of both their wells here in this remote part of Tirconaill is a valuable fact which seems to have been unknown to our hagiological writers. Tobar Phadraig, or St. Patrick's Well, is in Cashel, near Kilcar, on the north side of Towney Bay. It was formerly, it is said, included in St. Carthach's turus, but it forms no part of it at the present day. There is no record of St. Patrick's visitation of this part of Tirconaill, nor is it likely that he came here from Ballyshannon, for had he done so other wells or churches bearing his name would mark his route. What is more likely is that during his apparently long stay in Tireragh (the district of County Sligo lying opposite Donegal) he ran across here by boat in fair weather, converted a village or two, baptised them at this well, and then sailed back to County Sligo. On no other supposition can the name of this well be explained. Tobar Chnapostuin at Muckress, near Kilcar, commemorates not a saint but a fairy, or more probably a local deity of ancient times, still remembered in local legends. For one such see the story of Bolcan Mor in Oidhche Airneail i dTir Chonaill. It was probably a " sacred well" in pagan times, and having escaped the attention of the missionaries, it has preserved its name and identity until the present day, a circumstance perhaps, unparalleled in this country' (Ó Muirgheasa 1936, 147-8). (Ó Muirgheasa No. 21) The above description was derived from the 'Archaeological Survey of County Donegal. A description of the field antiquities of the County from the Mesolithic Period to the 17th century.' Compiled by: Brian Lacey with Eamon Cody, Claire Cotter, Judy Cuppage, Noel Dunne, Vincent Hurley, Celie O'Rahilly, Paul Walsh and Seán Ó Nualláin (Lifford: Donegal County Council, 1983). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated. Compiled by Caimin O'Brien Date of upload/revision: 03 November 2011
- DG096-010002: Cairn - unclassified, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CDG096-010002-. 'St. Connell's Well' (DG096-010001-) is located at the SW corner of a cairn (DG096-010002-) 7.8m x 3.6m. The well consists of a drystone lined oval spring. The above description was derived from the 'Archaeological Survey of County Donegal. A description of the field antiquities of the County from the Mesolithic Period to the 17th century.' Compiled by: Brian Lacey with Eamon Cody, Claire Cotter, Judy Cuppage, Noel Dunne, Vincent Hurley, Celie O'Rahilly, Paul Walsh and Seán Ó Nualláin (Lifford: Donegal County Council, 1983). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated. Date of upload: 22 September 2008
- DG096-010003: Bullaun stone, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CDG096-010003-. About 40m NE of Kilcar church (DG096-010005-) is Tobermurry (DG096-010008-) which consists of a bullaun (DG096-010003-) or rock-basin surrounded by a cairn (DG096-010004-) 6m x 8.8m. Two depressions, (i) .34m x .4m and 0.23m deep and (ii). 2m in diameter and 0.05m deep, and a channel which feeds water to the first depression are carved on the top of the bullaun stone. (Ó Muirgheasa No. 22) The above description was derived from the 'Archaeological Survey of County Donegal. A description of the field antiquities of the County from the Mesolithic Period to the 17th century.' Compiled by: Brian Lacey with Eamon Cody, Claire Cotter, Judy Cuppage, Noel Dunne, Vincent Hurley, Celie O'Rahilly, Paul Walsh and Seán Ó Nualláin (Lifford: Donegal County Council, 1983). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated. Attached image: DG096-010003-_01.JPG Date of upload: 22 September 2008
- DG096-010004: Cairn - unclassified, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CDG096-010004-. About 40m NE of the church is Tobermurry (DG096-010008-) which consists of a bullaun (DG096-010003-) or rock-basin surrounded by a cairn (DG096-010004-) 6m x 8.8m. Two depressions, (i) .34m x .4m and 0.23m deep and (ii). 2m in diameter and 0.05m deep, and a channel which feeds water to the first depression are carved on the top of the bullaun stone. (Ó Muirgheasa No. 22) The above description was derived from the 'Archaeological Survey of County Donegal. A description of the field antiquities of the County from the Mesolithic Period to the 17th century.' Compiled by: Brian Lacey with Eamon Cody, Claire Cotter, Judy Cuppage, Noel Dunne, Vincent Hurley, Celie O'Rahilly, Paul Walsh and Seán Ó Nualláin (Lifford: Donegal County Council, 1983). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated. Attached image: DG096-010004-_01.JPG viewed from S Date of upload: 22 September 2008
- DG096-010005: Church, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CDG096-010005-. Kilcar Old Church (DG096-010005-): The parish church was in ruins in 1622 (Royal Commission, 221). The surviving church remains, 6.05m wide internally, are probably of a later date. It continued in use until 1828 when a new church (now disused) was built in Kilcar Village (Lewis 11, 1837, 58; Maguire 1920, 38). Only the W gable at full height and adjoining sections c. 5-6m long of N and S walls survive. They are built of rubble and had ashlar quoins, most of which are missing. The door in the centre of the W gable has very weathered, bold chamfered jambs with pointed head. The ingoings with round-headed rear-arch are set back from the jambs and the S has a draw-bar socket. The N wall c. 2.1m high is featureless. The S wall c. 2.6m high has a distinct full length break in the masonry c. 1m from the interior SW corner. The E section may be an addition; it retains the splayed ingoing for a window at its E end. The church interior is plastered and the exterior is harled. Kilcar Church is situated inside a rectangular graveyard (DG096-010005-) 28m N-S x 44m E-W. A carved stone fragment, probably part of a window from the church, is reused as a grave marker in the E half of the graveyard. Nearby on the roadside is a stone (DG096-010007-), built into a boundary wall, with a number of random grooves. These are believed locally to be of ancient origin. About 100m NE of the church is Tobermurry which consists of a bullaun (DG096-010003-) or rock-basin surrounded by a cairn (DG096-010004-) 6m x 8.8m. Two depressions, (i) .34m x .4m and 0.23m deep and (ii). 2m in diameter and 0.05m deep, and a channel which feeds water to the first depression are carved on the top of the bullaun stone. (Ó Muirgheasa No. 22) The above description was derived from the 'Archaeological Survey of County Donegal. A description of the field antiquities of the County from the Mesolithic Period to the 17th century.' Compiled by: Brian Lacey with Eamon Cody, Claire Cotter, Judy Cuppage, Noel Dunne, Vincent Hurley, Celie O'Rahilly, Paul Walsh and Seán Ó Nualláin (Lifford: Donegal County Council, 1983). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated. Attached images: DG096-010005-_01.JPG W gable -exterior DG096-010005-_01.JPG Church viewed from E Date of revised upload: 24 April 2018
- DG096-010006: Inscribed stone, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CDG096-010006-. Incorporated into a field fence, bordering the N side of a grassed-over laneway leading to Kilcar church (DG096-010005-) and graveyard (DG096-010007-). This consists of an irregular-shaped, earth-fast boulder (exposed L 1.68m; Wth. 0.22; max. H 1.1m), wedge shaped in section, aligned NE-SW, tapering to a point at the higher NE side. On the broad S-facing side of the stone there are a number of random narrow grooves or scores, following no discernible pattern, which according to Lacy (1983, 277, no. 1577) ‘are believed locally to be of ancient origin.’ Attached images: DG096-010006-_01.JPG DG096-010006-_02.JPG Compiled by: Jane O'Shaughnessy Date of revised upload: 24 April 2018
- DG096-010007: Graveyard, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CDG096-010007-. Kilcar Old Church (DG096-010005-): The parish church was in ruins in 1622 (Royal Commission, 221). The surviving church remains, 6.05m wide internally, are probably of a later date. It continued in use until 1828 when a new church (now disused) was built in Kilcar Village (Lewis 11, 1837, 58; Maguire 1920, 38). Only the W gable at full height and adjoining sections c. 5-6m long of N and S walls survive. They are built of rubble and had ashlar quoins, most of which are missing. The door in the centre of the W gable has very weathered, bold chamfered jambs with pointed head. The ingoings with round-headed rear-arch are set back from the jambs and the S has a draw-bar socket. The N wall c. 2.1m high is featureless. The S wall c. 2.6m high has a distinct full length break in the masonry c. 1m from the interior SW corner. The E section may be an addition; it retains the splayed ingoing for a window at its E end. The church interior is plastered and the exterior is harled. Kilcar Church is situated inside a rectangular graveyard (DG096-010007-) 28m N-S x 44m E-W. Nearby on the roadside is a stone (DG010006-), built into a boundary wall, with a number of random grooves. These are believed locally to be of ancient origin. About 100m NE of the church is Tobermurry (DG096-010008) which consists of a bullaun (DG096-010003-) or rock-basin surrounded by a cairn (DG096-010004-) 6m x 8.8m. Two depressions, (i) .34m x .4m and 0.23m deep and (ii). 2m in diameter and 0.05m deep, and a channel which feeds water to the first depression are carved on the top of the bullaun stone. (Ó Muirgheasa No. 22) The above description was derived from the 'Archaeological Survey of County Donegal. A description of the field antiquities of the County from the Mesolithic Period to the 17th century.' Compiled by: Brian Lacey with Eamon Cody, Claire Cotter, Judy Cuppage, Noel Dunne, Vincent Hurley, Celie O'Rahilly, Paul Walsh and Seán Ó Nualláin (Lifford: Donegal County Council, 1983). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated. Date of upload: 22 September 2008
- DG096-010008: Ritual site - holy well, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CDG096-010008-. Located to c. 40m NE of Kilcar church (DG096-010005-) and graveyard (DG096-010007-), and named ‘Tobermurry’ on the OS 6-inch map, this monument functioned as a holy well, although there is no well or spring per se. It consists of a bullaun (DG096-010003-) or rock-basin surrounded by a cairn (DG096-010004-) 6m x 8.8m. Two depressions, (i) .34m x .4m and 0.23m deep and (ii). 2m in diameter and 0.05m deep, and a channel which feeds water to the first depression are carved on the top of the bullaun stone. (Ó Muirgheasa No. 22). Described by Ó Muirgheasa in 1936 as 'Kilcar there are three Holy Wells: (1) Tobar Charthach, or St. Carthach's Well (DG096-013001-) (2) Tobar Chonaill (DG096-010001-), or St. Conall Caol's Well (3) Tobar Mhuire, or the Blessed Virgin's Well (DG096-010008-)...Crowds of pilgrims still make the station or turus. It begins in the old ruined church of St. Carthach, after which the pilgrim makes three circuits of each of the three wells, and then finishes up at "the altar" in the old church.' (Ó Muirgheasa 1936, 147-8). (Ó Muirgheasa No. 22) Compiled by Caimin O'Brien Date of upload/revision: 03 November 2011
- DG096-010009: Cross, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CDG096-010009-. Located within a church (DG096-010005-). This monument is embedded in the ground beneath a table tomb in the SW corner of the church. It is the base of a cross, consisting of a rectangular stone (max. exposed dims. c. 0.35m x c. 0.16m) with splayed sides, with a straight-sided, flat-bottomed socket (0.17m x 012, D 0.8m) cut into its upper surface. Attached image: DG096-010009-_01.JPG Compiled by: Jane O'Shaughnessy Date of upload: 24 April 2018
- DG096-010010: Bullaun stone, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CDG096-010010-. Located within Kilcar graveyard (DG096-010007-). This bullaun stone consists of an irregularly-shaped stone (0.46m x 0.24m; H 0.24m) with an approximately oval-shaped depression (0.15m x 0.13m; D c. 0.1m) in the centre of the upper surface. It was first noted in 2018, and its exact provenance is unknown. Attached images: DG096-010010-_01.JPG DG096-010010-_02.JPG Compiled by: Jane O'Shaughnessy Date of upload: 24 April 2018
- DG096-013001: Ritual site - holy well, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CDG096-013001-. St. Carthach's Well is an octagonally-shaped spring on the SSW side of a cairn 6.3m x 4.9m and 0.95m high. It is situated in good pasture WSW of Kilcar town. Described by Ó Muirgheasa in 1936 as at 'Kilcar there are three Holy Wells: (1) Tobar Charthach, or St. Carthach's Well (2) Tobar Chonaill (DG096-010001-), or St. Conall Caol's Well (3) Tobar Mhuire (DG096-010008-), or the Blessed Virgin's Well. O'Donovan, in the Ordnance Survey Letters, says that one of the wells is called after St. Patrick, and the other two after St. Carthach himself. But herein he is in error. St. Carthach has only one well at Kilcar, while St. Patrick's Well, as will be noted later, is at Cashel. Crowds of pilgrims still make the station or turus. It begins in the old ruined church of St. Carthach, after which the pilgrim makes three circuits of each of the three wells, and then finishes up at " the altar" in the old church. Dr. Maguire, in his History of Raphoe Diocese, says "At Bawin, on the Kilcar frontier, there is a farmer's well known from the remotest antiquity as St. Naal's Well." This, I fear, is an error. The most diligent inquiries on the spot failed to discover any other well at Bawin, but St. Ciaran's, and there is not a shadow of tradition connecting this well with St. Naal. Possibly Dr. Maguire got his notes mixed up, and inadvertently substituted Naal's name for Ciaran's. Curiously enough the turus is made on the 4th March, though all the Martyrologies give the 5th March as St. Carthach's festival, the same day as St. Ciaran's. A probable explanation of this is that the people of the Kilcar district found it too much to do both stations in one day, and that it was arranged for them by some one in authority that St. Carthach's turus could be done on the preceding day. The old Irish day, how ever, began at sunset, so that after sunset on the 4th would count as St. Carthach's festival, and very probably his turus was at first performed only at this time, but gradually came to be regarded as lawfully done any time during the 4th. Local tradition says that St. Carthach was a Munster bishop, who came here to do penance for his sins: that the Munstermen, on discovering his retreat, wished him to return home, but that he would not go. Most of this is borne out by the meagre details of his life given in our Martyrologies, but there it is stated he was sent to Rome to do penance, which is probably a later addition. He was the pupil and trusted friend of St. Ciaran, and the juxtaposition of both their wells here in this remote part of Tirconaill is a valuable fact which seems to have been unknown to our hagiological writers. Tobar Phadraig, or St. Patrick's Well, is in Cashel, near Kilcar, on the north side of Towney Bay. It was formerly, it is said, included in St. Carthach's turus, but it forms no part of it at the present day. There is no record of St. Patrick's visitation of this part of Tirconaill, nor is it likely that he came here from Ballyshannon, for had he done so other wells or churches bearing his name would mark his route. What is more likely is that during his apparently long stay in Tireragh (the district of County Sligo lying opposite Donegal) he ran across here by boat in fair weather, converted a village or two, baptised them at this well, and then sailed back to County Sligo. On no other supposition can the name of this well be explained. Tobar Chnapostuin at Muckress, near Kilcar, commemorates not a saint but a fairy, or more probably a local deity of ancient times, still remembered in local legends. For one such see the story of Bolcan Mor in Oidhche Airneail i dTir Chonaill. It was probably a " sacred well" in pagan times, and having escaped the attention of the missionaries, it has preserved its name and identity until the present day, a circumstance perhaps, unparalleled in this country' (Ó Muirgheasa 1936, 147-8). (Ó Muirgheasa No. 20) The above description was derived from the 'Archaeological Survey of County Donegal. A description of the field antiquities of the County from the Mesolithic Period to the 17th century.' Compiled by: Brian Lacey with Eamon Cody, Claire Cotter, Judy Cuppage, Noel Dunne, Vincent Hurley, Celie O'Rahilly, Paul Walsh and Seán Ó Nualláin (Lifford: Donegal County Council, 1983). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated. Compiled by Caimin O'Brien Date of upload/revision: 03 November 2011
- DG096-013002: Cairn - unclassified, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CDG096-013002-. St. Carthach's Well is an octagonally-shaped spring on the SSW side of a cairn 6.3m x 4.9m and 0.95m high. It is situated in good pasture WSW of Kilcar town. The above description was derived from the 'Archaeological Survey of County Donegal. A description of the field antiquities of the County from the Mesolithic Period to the 17th century.' Compiled by: Brian Lacey with Eamon Cody, Claire Cotter, Judy Cuppage, Noel Dunne, Vincent Hurley, Celie O'Rahilly, Paul Walsh and Seán Ó Nualláin (Lifford: Donegal County Council, 1983). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated.

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).

## Architectural heritage (National Inventory of Architectural Heritage)

- House, 1890–1900, Regional interest, registry number 40844001, https://www.buildingsofireland.ie/niah/search.jsp?type=record&county=DG&regno=40844001. Detached four-bay single-storey vernacular house, dated 1898, with single-bay single-storey extension to rear (north). Pitched thatch with sallyrod (in quincunx patterns) ridge restraint, stone pegs to eaves for rope thatch restraints, and with two rendered chimneystacks (one to the west gable end and one offset to the east side of centre). Mono-pitched roof to extension. Cement rendered walls with carved datestone incised ‘1898’ to western corner of front elevation (south). Square-headed window openings with cut stone sills and two-over-two pane timber sliding sash windows. Square-headed door opening with plinth blocks to base and with replacement glazed timber door. Set back from road in own grounds to the west of Cill Chartha/Kilcar. Rubble stone walls to site and aligning pathway from road to the south/south-east. Single-bay single-storey outbuilding to east having rubble stone walls, mono-pitched corrugated-metal roof and square-headed doorway with battened timber door.

## Ground and risks (Radon Risk Map of Ireland, EPA; Landslide Susceptibility Classification and LiDAR, Geological Survey Ireland)

- Radon: at the centre of the townland of Kilcar, about 1 in 10 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels. Testing a home: https://www.epa.ie/environment-and-you/radon/radon-testing/#d.en.82887
- 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 Kilcar.
- Flooding: the flood maps of the Office of Public Works, https://www.floodinfo.ie/map/floodmaps/, linked only: their licence does not allow re-use.

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.

## Downloads

- DXF, in Irish Transverse Mercator metres, with its boundary, parcels and buildings, for a drawing program: https://everytownland.com/donegal/kilcar.dxf
- GeoJSON, in WGS 84, for a map: https://everytownland.com/donegal/kilcar.geojson
- KML, for Google Earth: https://everytownland.com/donegal/kilcar.kml

## Homes sold (Residential Property Price Register)

No address of the register names Kilcar with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Donegal: https://everytownland.com/donegal.md

## Neighbouring townlands (National Statutory Boundaries, Tailte Éireann)

- Derrylahan: https://everytownland.com/donegal/derrylahan-50906.md
- Drumreagh: https://everytownland.com/donegal/drumreagh.md
- Keenaghan: https://everytownland.com/donegal/keenaghan-51533.md
- Kilbeg: https://everytownland.com/donegal/kilbeg.md
- New Church Glebe: https://everytownland.com/donegal/new-church-glebe.md
- Old Church Glebe: https://everytownland.com/donegal/old-church-glebe.md
- Tawny: https://everytownland.com/donegal/tawny-52479.md

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.

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Everytownland reads the registered freehold land and the statutory boundaries of Tailte Éireann, the national zoning, planning file and heritage records of the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, and the Residential Property Price Register. A parcel is the land of a title, not an address. The owner's name is in the Land Registry of Tailte Éireann: a copy of the folio can be ordered on landdirect.ie, for a fee; this site names no owner. A price is the price recorded for a past sale, not a valuation.

Sources: Cadastral Parcels Freehold, Townlands, Civil Parishes, Baronies, Electoral Divisions and Buildings, Tailte Éireann, CC BY 4.0; national zoning of development plans (GZT, MyPlan) and National Planning Applications, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, CC BY 4.0, applicants not shown; designated sites, National Parks and Wildlife Service, CC BY 4.0; Sites and Monuments Record, National Monuments Service, CC BY 4.0; National Inventory of Architectural Heritage, CC BY 4.0; Residential Property Price Register, Property Services Regulatory Authority, re-used with the source acknowledged.

- Page: https://everytownland.com/donegal/kilcar
- In JSON: https://everytownland.com/api/townland/donegal/kilcar