Aglish

27 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Aglish, from 676 m² to 215,083 m² (21.51 ha, 53.15 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 Aglish 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.

• 1 Apr 2026Conditional

  to retain existing 2no. sheds at rear of dwelling house

  Retention · Kerry County Council, 2660283

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: Castlemaine Harbour SAC 000343

Recorded monuments

• KE058-024 Graveyard
  Description

  In pasture, on a hillock. An irregular-shaped area (max. dims. c. 40m N-S; c. 40m E-W) enclosed by a stone wall. The old parish church (KE058-024001-) is situated towards the centre and the more recent parish church (KE058-024002-) is located in the NW sector. Tombs are concentrated to the S and W of the medieval church and immediately inside the graveyard wall at N, NE and SE. Low uninscribed grave-markers are mainly concentrated in the S sector. The oldest inscribed headstone dates to 1796. Some 19th and 20th-century headstones occur within the graveyard. There is an entrance through the W wall. The graveyard has recently been extended into the field to the S. In 2009 a graveyard survey carried out by David Yates and Ann Frykler of Headland Archaeology Ltd. on behalf of Kerry County Council, recorded the following details about the graveyard: ‘Aglish graveyard is located in the townland of Aglish, County Kerry, approximately 8km northwest of Killarney with Killorglin located approximately 13km to the west. The graveyard is located on the northeast side of a narrow rural road, surrounded by pasture with three active farmsteads located within 500m to the north, southeast and southwest. The older part of the now expanded graveyard is sub-circular in plan and surrounded by a roughly curving, mortared dressed rubble limestone wall with cement render capping and decorative rubble stone crenellations. There is a single pedestrian gate located to the west side which opens onto a narrow path on the roadside. There is also a now disused stone stile located to the northeast corner. Of these entrances only the gate to the west is displayed on the OS historic maps. Located to the southeast is a recent triangular plan graveyard known as Aglish Burial Grounds that contains a formal arrangement of graves towards its centre. This graveyard is enclosed by linear boundary walls of concrete with occasional square-profile piers. The interior can be accessed from the earlier graveyard through an opening in the earlier boundary wall (to the southeast corner of the original graveyard) or through a separate gated entrance in the west wall. The boundary walls surrounding the earlier graveyard are of mortared rubble stone with rendered capping. There is also a section of recent, presumably double layered, dressed rubble limestone wall to the west, having recent cement render capping and decorative rubble stone crenellations. A well executed stile is located to the northeast corner in the earlier wall. There are two pedestrian entrances to the earlier graveyard, the first being a rubble stone stile to the northeast corner comprising of dressed limestone plinth blocks flanking a narrow opening with a rubble step and slate traversing stone. This stile is most likely a relic of a now absent mass that would have path once traversed the field to the north. The second entrance is a pedestrian gate located to the west, having square-profile gate piers carrying a wrought-iron gate which opens directly onto the roadside. Entrances to the recent burial grounds include a pedestrian gate in its western wall, having rendered square-profile piers and a metal gate. The secondary entrance lies to the northwest corner through a recently made breach in the wall of the earlier graveyard. This second entrance consists of a recently built section of concrete walling with a gap for pedestrians leading onto a gravel footpath within the later burial ground. There is a single flagged path to the earlier graveyard which follows a curvilinear route from the western gate to what was the front entrance of the more recent ruinous church (KE058-024002-). There are fourteen tombs located within the earlier graveyard, mainly concentrated around the perimeter of the ruinous remains of the two churches. A total of 57 inscribed headstones and grave plots were surveyed. There is a wide variety of headstones and grave plots throughout the earlier graveyard that range in date between the late 18th century to the late 20th century with the most recent dating from the 1990's and the earliest dating to 1796. There are a total of 56 unnamed grave markers and they are the most common form of grave marker to be found in Aglish graveyard' (Yates 2009, 5-9). See attached plan and photographs courtesy of David Yates Compiled by: Elizabeth Byrne, Ursula Egan and Sheila Ronan, Archaeological Survey Unit, University College, Cork. Revised by: Caimin O'Brien Date of Revised upload: 18 November 2022

• KE058-024001 Church
  Description

  Aglish (An Eaglais) medieval parish Church ruins in the diocese of Ardfert (Kerry), barony of Magunihy (Maigh gCoinchinn) was described in 1841 by Thomas O'Connor as follows; 'This parish is bounded on the north by the parishes Kilnanane and Molahiff; on the west by the parish of Kilbinaun; on the south by the parish of Aghadoe; and the east by the parish of Kilconeedan. The name of this parish is pronounced in Irish Eaglais, which signifies church, ecclesia. The ruins of Aglish church are situated in the church yard at the south side of the parish church. Of the north wall thirty-four feet near five inches [10.5m] in length remain standing; and nine feet [3m] in length of the east gable attached to it. There was a window on east gable at this distance from north wall. Both walls are covered with ivy. The thickness of the walls was three feet three inches [1m]. The north wall is rough cast outside. The north-east angle is destroyed on outside. The outside of north wall is injured as far as the middle from the east end' (O'Donovan 1983, 211). The 1302-06 papal taxation of the Deanery of Hac[nye] valued the church of 'Ogirrmys' [Aglish] at 13s 4d. with the tithe valued at 16d. (Cal. doc. Ire. vol.5, 296). In 1494 the taxation records of the Diocese of Ardfert listed the parish church of 'Agalasidurryn' [Aglish] which was at that time joined to the parish church of 'Chilloneayn' [Killinane KE080-016001-] in the same diocese whose vicar was John O'Sullivan (O'Connell and Costello 1958, 41). In 1615 the Royal Visitation of the Diocese of Ardfert recorded the following details about 'The Aglishe'; 'John Ball minister holdeth this livings by sequestration from faculties. Valoris 3 libri. All three churches up and well' (Murphy 1915, 185). In the centre of a graveyard (KE058-024----), immediately S of the C of I church (KE058-024002-). The crumbling remains of the NE corner of the church are surrounded by fallen rubble. The walls (max. c. 2m) of water-rolled green and red stones are bonded with a mud mortar. The internal face of the E wall (5m N-S; H c. 1.25m) is visible through the fallen rubble. The collapsing N wall (L c. 11.3m) survives best at the E where there is a chest-tomb along its inner face. The area between the vault and the E wall is infilled with rubble. The possible line of the S wall is indicated by a series of tombs built along its possible external edge. The ogee head of a narrow light with hollowed-out spandrels and the base of a window, reused in the W side of one of the vaults, are likely to have come from the church. In 1841 an E window and ivy-clad clay-mortared walls in poor repair were described here (OSL, 489). In 2009 a graveyard survey carried out by David Yates and Ann Frykler of Headland Archaeology Ltd. on behalf of Kerry County Council, recorded the following details about the Aglish Church: ‘To the northern portion of the graveyard are the ruinous remains of two churches. The most recent ruin, listed on the RMP as KE058-024002, has retained its entire footprint which includes a three-bay nave, a small single-bay extension to the northeast and the remains of a bell tower to its front (west) elevation. Located just to the south of this structure are the fragmentary remains of a second older church ruin, listed on the. RMP as KE058-024001 which survives as an L-profile section of rubble stone wall approximately 1.5m high. To the southern end of the north-south aligned section of wall is a small area of partial collapse though this appears to be in a relatively stable state. Also of note is a small divot in the ground located just west of the north-south aligned wall. Both churches are identifiable on the first edition OS map of 1829-41, with the earlier Roman Catholic church (KE058-024001-) being identified as a ruin at this time. It appears that the later Church of Ireland church (KE058-024002) was still standing at this time as it was at the time of the later OS survey (1897-1913) where the earlier church appears in its current state as an L-plan footprint' (Yates 2009, 9-10). See attached plan and photographs courtesy of David Yates Compiled by: Elizabeth Byrne, Ursula Egan and Sheila Ronan, Archaeological Survey Unit, University College, Cork. Revised by: Caimin O'Brien Date of Revised upload: 21 November 2022

• KE058-024002 Church
  Description

  In the N side of a graveyard (KE058-024----), immediately N of the ruins of Aglish church (KE058-024001-). This is the remains of the former C of I parish church of Aglish, the upper portion of the walls of which have been knocked inwards filling the interior. It has a rectangular nave (15.5m E-W; 8.16m N-S; H 1.75m). The bases of three windows are visible in the S wall and there is a large window in the E wall. The square one-storey base of a tower (H 4.2m) occurs at the W end with partially collapsed remains of a first-floor brick vault which supported an octagonal tower erected in 1822 (Lewis 1837, vol. 1, 21). The vestry is at the E end of the N wall. In 1866 during a storm the W tower collapsed and fell down through the roof of the church which resulted in the abandonment of this church (Murphy 2012, 19-21). In 2009 a graveyard survey carried out by David Yates and Ann Frykler of Headland Archaeology Ltd. on behalf of Kerry County Council, recorded the following details about the Aglish Church: ‘To the northern portion of the graveyard are the ruinous remains of two churches. The most recent ruin, listed on the RMP as KE058-024002, has retained its entire footprint which includes a three-bay nave, a small single-bay extension to the northeast and the remains of a bell tower to its front (west) elevation. The walls range between heights of 1 and 4m's being at their tallest at the former bell tower. Its interior has been entirely in filled with rubble stone and earth. The standing walls are of dressed rubble limestone, having tooled limestone quoins to the corners. Tooled limestone sills survive to the side (south) elevation of the nave and front (west) elevation of the extension, while the remains of a tooled limestone sill and associated window jambs survive to the front (west) elevation of the former bell tower. A now blocked square-headed door opening is located to the front elevation of the bell tower, with a chamfered ashlar limestone block and start surround and lintel with tooled limestone label moulding. The fragmentary remains of a secondary door opening are also present to the rear (east) elevation of the nave and consist of chamfered ashlar limestone surround that reaches a height of 1.5m. There are various identifiable loose architectural fragments located to the in filled interior of the church which includes fragments of window and door surrounds. These fragments appear to be secure however due in part to the vegetation growing on and around it. Located just to the south of this structure are the fragmentary remains of a second older church ruin, listed on the. RMP as KE058-024001 which survives as an L-profile section of rubble stone wall approximately 1.5m high. Both churches are identifiable on the first edition OS map of 1829-41, with the earlier Roman Catholic church (KE058-024001-) being identified as a ruin at this time. It appears that the later Church of Ireland church (KE058-024002) was still standing at this time as it was at the time of the later OS survey (1897-1913) where the earlier church appears in its current state as an L-plan footprint' (Yates 2009, 9-10). See attached plan and photographs courtesy of David Yates See attached 1835 plan and elevation drawings of Aglish C. of I. church drawings by James Pain, courtesy of the Representative Church Body Library, (James Pain, “Aglish Church. Diocese of Ardfert. No. 33. [Plan] South Elevation. James Pain ,” RCB Library - Architectural Drawings, accessed November 21, 2022, https://archdrawing.ireland.anglican.org/items/show/8409.) Compiled by: Elizabeth Byrne, Ursula Egan and Sheila Ronan, Archaeological Survey Unit, University College, Cork. Revised by: Caimin O'Brien Date of Revised upload: 21 November 2022

• KE058-025 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  In pasture, on a NE-facing slope. The rath is not visible at ground level. It is indicated on the 1846 OS 6-inch map as a circular enclosure (diam. c. 35m). On the 1894 OS 6-inch map, only the SW half of it survives, abutting a NW-SE field boundary. There is a possible souterrain (KE058-025001-) in this rath. Compiled by: Elizabeth Byrne, Ursula Egan and Sheila Ronan, Archaeological Survey Unit, University College, Cork. Date of upload: 31 January 2011

• KE058-025001 Souterrain
  Description

  In a rath (KE058-025----). According to local information, there was a souterrain here but there are no visible remains of it. Compiled by: Elizabeth Byrne, Ursula Egan and Sheila Ronan, Archaeological Survey Unit, University College, Cork. Date of upload: 31 January 2011

• KE058-026 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  In pasture, on a NE-facing slope, overlooking the valley of the Glanooragh River. This possible rath is not visible at ground level. It is indicated on the 1846 and 1894 OS 6-inch maps as a circular enclosure (diam. c. 40m). Compiled by: Elizabeth Byrne, Ursula Egan and Sheila Ronan, Archaeological Survey Unit, University College, Cork. Date of upload: 31 January 2011

Architectural heritage

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

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 10 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 Aglish.

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.

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

Name

Aglish · An Eaglais

Area

814,921 m² (81.49 ha, 201.37 acres)

Civil parish

Aglish, and its townlands

Barony

Magunihy

Electoral division

Aglish, the unit of the census

Census 2022

Aglish electoral division: 520 people in 183 households; 85% of households own their home; 44% of homes were built since 2001; 7% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 13% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Ballinillane, Ballyhar, Coolbane, Coolroe East, Racomane West, Trippeenagh

Placenames

Aglish 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.