Killora

154 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Killora, from 74 m² to 98,786 m² (9.88 ha, 24.41 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 27 neighbouring parcels touch it.

Download the townland: DXF, in Irish Transverse Mercator metres, with its boundary, parcels and buildings; GeoJSON or KML.

No zone of a development plan covers Killora 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.

• 30 Jan 2026Conditional

  of a dwelling house and attached garage on revised site boundaries, the renovation and alteration of the dwelling house and the construction of a car port

  Retention, 1 home · Galway County Council, 2660135

• 13 Aug 2025Conditional

  for the construction of a dwelling house, detached garage, tertiary treatment system and infiltration/treatment area and all associated works

  Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 2561102

• 14 Sept 2023Conditional

  for the construction of a dwellinghouse, garage, treatment unit & all associated services & utilise the access road approved under 15/721 & 20/207

  Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 2361102

• 15 Aug 2023Conditional

  for change of use of existing crèche building to a long-term residential care facility accommodating four adults with complex medical needs, with associated common & staff areas; to construct rear extension & alter elevations all as per drawing documentation submitted together with all ancillary site works & services

  Permission · Galway County Council, 2360961

• 10 Jul 2023Conditional

  to construct extensions to the side and rear of the existing house. The permission sought is to include all associated site services and an upgrade to the wastewater treatment system including a new tank and percolation area

  Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 2360776

• 21 Mar 2023Conditional

  to convert attic to domestic storage and add two no. velux roof lights to front and rear elevations. Gross floor space of proposed works: 37 sqm

  Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 2360268

• 30 Jun 2022Conditional

  for the change of use of an existing creche building for use as 5 bedroom children's respite house to accommodate children with complex medical needs. The construction of a new entrance porch to the front of the building, a single storey extension to the side of the building to accommodate medical gas plant equipment and the reconstructions of a single storey extension to the rear of the existing building along with works to extend the existing percolation area serving the existing waste water treatment system and ancillary site works. Gross floor space of proposed works: 42.3 sqm. Gross floor space of any demolition: 20 sqm

  Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 22832

• 20 May 2022Conditional

  for a change of house plans to granted PL. Ref. 16/992 & 21/561. This application includes an amendment to the proposed percolation area layout. Permission is also sought for a detached garage.

  Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 2260516

• 3 Feb 2022Refused

  to construct a dwellinghouse domestic garage, treatment plant and access road to service lands to the rear of the site on reduced site area to that approved under planning reference 15/721 at Killora, Craughwell. (Gross floor space of proposed works 247 sqm.)

  Extension of duration · Galway County Council, 22110

• 23 Nov 2021Refused

  to construct a dwelling and garage. Gross floor space of proposed works: 220 sqm (house) & 40 sqm (house)

  Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 212182

• 4 Nov 2021Refused

  to construct a two storey computer hub with associate offices and siteworks and connection to existing services.

  Permission · Galway County Council, 212057

• 14 May 2021Conditional

  to carry out alterations to front elevation [s.w] and retention of alterations to side elevation [s.e] of existing house.

  Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 21823

• 9 Apr 2021Unconditional

  for construction of a new dwelling and wastewater treatment plant (gross floor space 200 sqm)

  Extension of duration · Galway County Council, 21561

• 25 Mar 2021Refused

  construct a dwelling house and garage, new road access and wastewater treatment plant with percolation area and all associated site services and landscaping. Gross floor space of proposed dwelling house, 220sqm and garage 40sqm.

  Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 21445

• 9 Jul 2020Refused

  for a change of house plans from the currently permitted 2 No. detached dwelling houses on Sites formerly numbered 35 & 38 to 4 no. 2 Bedroom terraced dwelling houses and to connect to the permitted sewage treatment plant and associated services in the townland of Killora. This development previously received permission under Planning Reference No's 07/1922, 12/875, 17/1253, 18/240 and 19/1038. Gross floor space of proposed works: 380 sqm (4 Terrace Houses)

  Permission, 4 homes · Galway County Council, 20916

• 27 Feb 2020Unconditional

  for the construction of a new extension to an existing dwelling & any associated alterations along with new treatment septic tank and associated site works (Gross floor space 167.3sqm) Previous Planning ref 15/576

  Extension of duration · Galway County Council, 20253

• 19 Feb 2020Unconditional

  to construct a dwellinghouse, domestic garage, treatment plant and access roadway to service lands at rear of site. Gross floor space of proposed works: 247sqm. Previous Planning Ref. 15/721

  Extension of duration · Galway County Council, 20207

• 4 Jul 2019Refused

  to, a) retain and complete alterations to house No. 12 by the addition of a side bay extension & increasing the width of the site. b) to retain & complete change of alterations to house No. 14 by increasing the width of previously approved detached house by 1m. c) Retain revised site boundaries to House No. 26. d) Removal of stone finish from elevations on house No.'s 10-14 & 26-30. e) Retain revised numbering scheme for the estate. This development previously received permission under planning Reference No.'s 07/1922, 12/875, 17/1253 and 18/240

  Retention · Galway County Council, 191038

• 25 Apr 2019Refused

  for change of house plans from the previously permitted 2 No. detached dwelling houses on site numbers 27 & 28 to 2 no. larger detached dwelling houses by increasing each house by 1m in width. Gross floor space of proposed works 146sqm per house.

  Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 19625

• 6 Dec 2018Refused

  for a change of house plan from the previously permitted 2 no. detached dwelling houses on Site Nos. 27 & 28 to 4 no. terraced dwelling houses and to connect to the previously permitted sewage treatment plant and associated services. Gross floor space of proposed works: (4 Terrace houses) 460 sqm

  Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 181760

• 20 Jul 2018Conditional

  to construct an extension to existing house and conversion of existing garage to residential use including all associated site works. Gross floor space of proposed works 25.28 sqm. & 36.62 sqm.

  Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 181040

• 4 May 2018Conditional

  to construct a dwellinghouse sewage treatment plant and domestic shed with entrance located off access road approved under Planning Ref. 15/721. Gross floor space of proposed works 296 sqm. (house 256sqm, garage 40sqm)

  Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 18584

• 6 Mar 2018Conditional

  to a) retain and complete alterations to the estate layout, roadways and parking layout, b) retain elevation alterations to previously approved houses 15-25 inclusive and permission for elevation alterations to previously approved houses 1-7 inclusive & 26, c) retain and complete change of house plan to Site No. 11 by increasing the width of previously approved detached house by 1m on existing raft foundation to be extended and including elevation alter d) increase the total number of houses by 4 no. by omitting previously approved houses on sites 9, 10, 12, 13 & 14 and now providing house nos. 32-40 inclusive, e) slightly increasing the capacity of the proposed on site effluent treatment plant from 150 p.e. to 160 p.e. and replace the proposed soil polishing filter with a sand polishing filter. This development previously received permission under Planning Ref. No. 07/1922, 12/875 and 17/1253

  Permission, 1 home · Galway County Council, 18240

• 18 Aug 2017Conditional

  to construct 31 no. dwelling units, sewage treatment plant and associated site services also realignment of section of Ardrahan to Craughwell Road, previous planning reference no. 07/1922 & 12/875 (Gross floor area 4190sqm)

  Extension of duration · Galway County Council, 171253

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 Killora.

Recorded monuments

• GA096-122 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  The Archaeological Survey of Ireland (ASI) is in the process of providing information on all monuments on The Historic Environment Viewer (HEV). Currently the information for this record has not been uploaded. To access available information for research purposes please make an appointment in advance with the Archive Unit (open Fridays 10.00 am – 5.00 pm), Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, The Custom House, Dublin 1 D01W6XO or email NMarchive@housing.gov.ie.

• GA104-151001 Church
  Description

  At the S end of a low hill overlooking a small stream and turlough to the S. This medieval nave and chancel church (19.4m E-W; 4.5m N-S) is very poorly preserved and densely overgrown with ivy. It stands at NW edge of an irregularly shaped graveyard (GA104-151003-). A survey by Chappel (2001, 6-11) indicates that number of phases of construction are discernible and that the earliest part of the church appears to be the E gable, which dates to the late 12th/early 13th century. Its lower courses, which are battered, bear an in-situ dressed stone with diagonal tooling in the external wall face and an aumbry at the S end of the internal face that is similarly dressed. The church appears to have been remodelled and extended to the W in the late 15th/early 16th century when the majority of this gable was demolished and rebuilt. During this phase a number of dressed stones bearing diagonal tooling were reused in the wall fabric and the squat two-light ogee-headed window was inserted. Based on its construction and the form of the ogee-headed doorway and the two narrow single-light windows in the S wall, which are of 15th/16th century date, it appears that this wall is contemporary with the remodelling of the E gable. However, as would be expected, these walls are not bonded into each other. The W end of the S wall appears to have subsequently become unstable as a buttress was built against it. A double water stoup is visible on the W side of the doorway. The dressing on a quoin stone in the W gable, which stands to its full height, suggests that it dates from the late 16th/early 17th century. A number of dressed stones dating to the two earlier phases of construction were reused in its fabric. High up in the gable there is a single-light pointed window. Most of the N wall stood to its original height until 1988 when its upper five or six courses were demolished; the resulting rubble is in the adjoining field to the N (SMR file). The OS Letters (O’Flanagan 1927, Vol. 1, 183) indicate that the W end of this wall had been pulled down and rebuilt. Apart from an offset near its E end no architectural features survive and so it is difficult to date this wall. Chappel (ibid., 10) suggests it may be of late 15th/early 16th century date and may also be of two phases of construction. The interior of the church is filled with graves dating from the late medieval period (see GA104-151005- to GA104-151009-) to the 20th century. A number of architectural fragments from the church have been reused as grave-markers in the graveyard. There is a souterrain (GA104-151002-) c. 30m to the W and a house (GA104-151004-) is also associated. Compiled by: Galway Archaeological Survey, UCG Date of upload: 4 March 2020

• GA104-151002 Souterrain
  Description

  On a low hill, c. 25m to the W of 'Killora Church' (GA151001-). When initially visited by the Survey in December 1982, this souterrain was inaccessible. However, one roof lintel and traces of the side-walls were visible. On a revisit in 1992, no visible surface trace was evident. (McCaffrey 1952, 232, no. 10a) Compiled by: Galway Archaeological Survey, UCG Date of upload: 9 October 2019

• GA104-151003 Graveyard
  Description

  Associated with a medieval church (GA104-151001-) which stands in its SW end, this irregularly shaped graveyard (c. 70m NE-SW; c. 60m ENE-WSW) is delimited by a drystone wall constructed of rough limestone blocks. It slopes steeply to the S. Access is gained at SE. A survey of all the headstones, which date from the 18th to the 20th centuries and include a number of broad tombstones bearing occupational symbols, as well as a number of late medieval graveslabs within the church (see GA104-151005- to GA104-151009-) were recorded by Chapple (1995). Compiled by: Olive Alcock Date of upload: 4 March 2020

• GA104-151005 Graveslab
  Description

  This is one of five 16th/17th century recumbent graveslabs that lie within the church (GA104-151001-). This slab (1.78m L; 0.54m tapering to 0.45m at base) has been described by Chapple (1995, 18, no. 15) as ‘decorated with an incised ringed cross calvary. The panels formed by the intersection of the arms and the ring are incised, giving the impression of a false relief decoration. The external edge of the ring breaks at where the head and arms should be, but are uncut. . . . To the left of the shaft is an incised hammer, while to the right there is an incised tongs and horse-shoe. The areas within the horseshoe and between the mouth and handles of the tongs are incised, giving the impression of a false relief decoration. Below the stepped base is a further carving of a tongs/pincers and a hammer. All of these would appear to be the vocational symbols of a blacksmith- The edge of the stone bears a double lined, incised border. It is believed that this stone may be of a blacksmith who lived in the Townland of Carrigeen (pers. comm. Mr. C. Potter, Craughwell).’ The carving on this slab is comparable in style to those beside it to the N (GA104-151006-; GA104-151007-) and, although undated, is of a type that is found in 16th/17th century burial contexts. Compiled by: Paul Walsh Date of upload: 10 January 2014 The attached image is uploaded courtesy of Robert M. Chapple.

• GA104-151006 Graveslab
  Description

  This is one of five 16th/17th century recumbent graveslabs that lie within the church (GA104-151001-). This slab (1.86m by 0.63 tapering to 0.50m at the base) bears the following inscription along the top: DONEL O HILANE. It is described by Chapple (1995, 18, no. 16) as bearing ‘a large, incised, ringed, cross calvary. The panels formed by the intersection of the arms and the ring are incised, giving the impression of a false relief decoration. The external edge of the ring breaks at where the head and arms should be, but are uncut. The stone bears a border of two parallel, incised lines. The words of the inscription are spaced by relatively large, incised dots. The text appears to be inexpertly carved, as the letters vary in size, and in many cases are incorrectly shaped.’ The carving on this slab is comparable in style to those beside it to the N and S (GA104-151005-; GA104-151007-) and, although undated, is of a type that is found in 16th/17th century burial contexts. Compiled by: Paul Walsh Date of upload: 10 January 2014 The attached image is uploaded courtesy of Robert M. Chapple.

• GA104-151007 Graveslab
  Description

  This is one of five 16th/17th century recumbent graveslabs that lie within the church (GA104-151001-). This slab (L 2.18m by 0.70m) bears the following inscription at the W end: PRAY FOR THE / SOVLE OF / M. HILLANE. It is described by Chapple (1995, 18-19, no. 17) as bearing on the E portion ‘an inverted, incised, ringed, cross calvary. The panels formed by the intersection of the arms and the ring are incised, giving the impression of a false relief decoration. The stone bears a border of two parallel, incised lines. The words of the inscription are spaced by false relief lozenge shapes. The first and second lines of the text are separated by a narrow horizontal panel from which the first line of text springs, and is slightly encroached upon by the height of the 'O' in the word 'OF' in the second line. The second and third lines of text have no such dividing panel, and thus some of the letters touch each other, most notably the letters 'M' and 'H' in the third line abutting the letters above them. Some of the letters of the text are ligatured, namely: in the first line of the text the letters 'HE'; in the third line of the text the letters 'NE'.’ The carving on this slab is comparable in style to those beside it to the S (GA104-151005-; GA104-151006-) and, although undated, is of a type that is found in 16th/17th century burial contexts. Compiled by: Paul Walsh Date of upload: 10 January 2014 The attached image is uploaded courtesy of Robert M. Chapple.

• GA104-151008 Graveslab
  Description

  This is one of five 16th/17th century recumbent graveslabs that lie within the church (GA104-151001-). This broken slab (L 0.91m by 0.58m Wth) is lying loose and comprises a panel of latticework below which are two smaller panels bearing the date 1619 (left) and IHS surmounted by the date 1619 (right). It is described by Chapple (1995, 19, no. 18) as follows: ‘The whole of the upper portion of the stone is carved with a relatively loose, false relief latticework based on the intersection of lozenge, saltire cross, and Greek cross shapes. The four sides of the panel where these features intersect are marked by semi-circles, with a central circle. Each of the corners also bears a quadrant circle. A small false relief cross with expanded terminals springing from the cross-bar of the “H" of the 'IHS' monogram. The upper left corner is broken, removing the majority of the quadrant-circle from this portion. Some aspects of the carving give the impression that the stone was left unfinished. These include a number of the triangular sections between the intersections of the circular portions and the straight bands are left uncarved. The outlines of some being only lightly incised. Further, the '6' in the upper version of the date '1619' is also unfinished. However, it is likely that this was originally painted, thus the outlines of the design were all that was necessary. Lying nearby is what appears to have been the lower portion of this stone. It is uninscribed and undecorated, and measures 1.14m long (max.) x 0.58m wide, giving a stone that would have originally measured c. 1.83m long.’ The carving on this slab is comparable in style to late 16th and earlier 17th century examples. Compiled by: Paul Walsh Date of upload: 10 January 2014 The attached image is uploaded courtesy of Robert M. Chapple.

• GA104-151009 Graveslab
  Description

  This is one of five 16th/17th century recumbent graveslabs that lie within the church (GA104-151001-). This slab (L 1.92m by 0.7m) lies adjacent to the S wall immediately inside the doorway. It is described by Chapple (1995, 14, no. 6) as bearing ‘a large, incised, ringed, cross calvary. The panels formed by the intersection of the arms and the ring are incised, giving the impression of a false relief decoration. The stone bears a border of two parallel, incised lines. The carving on this slab is comparable in style to three others in the church (GA104-151005-; GA104-151006-; GA104-151007-) and, although undated, is of a type that is found in 16th/17th century burial contexts. Compiled by: Paul Walsh Date of upload: 10 January 2014 The attached image is uploaded courtesy of Robert M. Chapple.

Architectural heritage

• Aggard Bridge, bridge, 1865–1870 · Regional interest
  Description

  Single-arch limestone railway bridge, built 1869, carrying Ennis to Athenry railway line over road. Coursed rock-faced rusticated limestone abutments and buttresses. Parabolic arch with tooled rock-faced rusticated voussoirs and cut-stone soffit.

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

About 1 in 5 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels. Testing a home

Landslides

Susceptibility low, low (inferred), on the 1:50,000 map.

Terrain model

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

Flooding

The flood maps of the Office of Public Works: floodinfo.ie.

Radon Risk Map of Ireland, Environmental Protection Agency; Landslide Susceptibility Classification, Geological Survey Ireland; both 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.

• Killora, Craughwell6 sales

Name

Killora · Cill Órtha

Area

699,134 m² (69.91 ha, 172.76 acres)

Civil parish

Killora, and its townlands

Barony

Dunkellin

Electoral division

Craughwell, the unit of the census

Census 2022

Craughwell electoral division: 2,092 people in 690 households; 84% of households own their home; 55% of homes were built since 2001; 8% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 0% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Aggard More, Ballymore, Craughwell, Crinnage Or Ballywulash, Doonard, Roo

Placenames

Killora 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.