Ballybrannagh

29 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Ballybrannagh, from 61 m² to 284,970 m² (28.5 ha, 70.42 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 18 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 Ballybrannagh 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.

• 14 Jun 2022Conditional

  (A) RETAIN THE EXISTING FOUNDATION AS CONSTRUCTED UNDER PLANNING REF NO 04/4533 AND THE OPENING OF AN ENTRANCE GATE ONTO THE ADJOINING PUBLIC ROAD (B) PERMISSION TO CONSTRUCT A SINGLE STOREY DWELLING SERVICED BY A MECHANICAL TREATMENT UNIT AND RAISED SAND POLISHING FILTER (C) PERMISSION TO CONSTRUCT AN ACCESS DRIVEWAY AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS

  Retention, 1 home · Kerry County Council, 22619

• 14 Feb 2022Conditional

  CONSTRUCT AN EASY FEED SLATTED HOUSE COMPLETE WITH SLATTED SLURRY TANKS, ROOFED MANURE PIT, SLURRY DUCT AND ALL ANCILLARY SITE WORKS

  Permission, 1 home · Kerry County Council, 22147

• 21 Jul 2021N/a

  CONSTRUCT (A) A NEW DWELLING SERVICED BY A MECHANICAL TREATMENT UNIT AND POLISHING FILTER (B) VEHICULAR SITE ENTRANCE, (C) UPGRADE OF EXISTING ACCESS ROAD AND (D) ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS

  Permission · Kerry County Council, 21835

• 9 Feb 2021Conditional

  (A) EXTENSION TO EASTERN SIDE OF EXISTING DWELLING HOUSE THAT INCORPORATES A SITTING-ROOM AND UTILITY, (B) RETENTION PLANNING PERMISSION FOR A SEPARATE DOMESTIC GARAGE / SHED TO NORTHERN SIDE / FRONT OF THE DWELLING HOUSE, (C) RETENTION PLANNING PERMISSION FOR A DOMESTIC SEPARATE STORAGE SHED TO SOUTHERN SIDE / REAR OF DWELLING AND (D) RETENTION PLANNING PERMISSION TO RETAIN DWELLING HOUSE AND SHEDS WITHIN REVISED SITE BOUNDARIES, ALL AS CONSTRUCTED.

  Retention, 1 home · Kerry County Council, 21100

• 7 Oct 2020Conditional

  (A) RETAIN AND COMPLETE THE EXISTING DWELLING AS CONSTRUCTED, (B) TO RETAIN THE ON SITE MECHANICAL TREATMENT UNIT AND POLISHING FILTER AS INSTALLED, (C) TO RETAIN AND COMPLETE THE PART CONSTRUCTED DOMESTIC GARAGE, (D) TO RETAIN AND COMPLETE ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS

  Retention, 1 home · Kerry County Council, 20937

• 8 Oct 2019N/a

  (A) TO RETAIN AND COMPLETE THE EXISTING DWELLING AS CONSTRUCTED (B) TO RETAIN THE ON SITE MECHANICAL TREATMENT UNIT AND POLISING FILTER AS INSTALLED (C) TO RETAIN AND COMPLETE THE PART CONSTRUCTED DOMESTIC GARAGE (D) TO RETAIN AND COMPLETE ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS

  Retention · Kerry County Council, 191039

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 Ballybrannagh.

Recorded monuments

• KE030-032 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.

• KE030-074 Burnt mound
  Description

  'On top of a small dry rise in an otherwise very wet and marshy field, which affords spectacular views in all directions is a circular mound. This is located c.100m to the east of a stream which is a tributary of the River Lee. total dimensions of the site are 13.5m N-S by 13.5m E-W, the mound having a maximum height of 0.75m at south. This stone filled mound also contains burnt and blackened soil, and is now grass-covered. No trough area was apparent.' Compiled by Michael Connolly for the Archaeological Survey of Ireland as part of a survey of the Lee Valley area in 1996-97. Date of upload: 30 April 2012

• KE030-119001 Enclosure
  Description

  'This complex is situated on top of a limestone reef which affords extensive views to the north, east, south and west, the Paps mountains being visible to the east. The field in which this site is located is slightly marshy, and is predominantly devoted to grazing and rough pasture. The large bi-vallate ringfort of Rathanny [KE030-032----] is located c.150m to the north, but is now almost completely levelled as a result of field clearance. The interior of the enclosure is now overgrown with briars, scrub and white-thorn bushes.......surrounding the cairn [KE030-119002-] on the crest of this limestone reef, is a circular enclosure measuring 37.5m in diameter. The bank is now grass covered, but appears to be constructed primarily of stone. The average width of this bank is 5.00m, and has an average external height of 0.45m, the average internal height being 0.30m. A possible entrance feature occurs at south-east, marked by a 6.50m wide gap in the bank.' Compiled by Michael Connolly for the Archaeological Survey of Ireland as part of a survey of the Lee Valley area in 1996-97. Date of upload: 30 April 2012

• KE030-119002 Cairn - unclassified
  Description

  'This complex is situated on top of a limestone reef which affords extensive views to the north, east, south and west, the Paps mountains being visible to the east. The field in which this site is located is slightly marshy, and is predominantly devoted to grazing and rough pasture. The large bi-vallate ringfort of Rathanny [KE030-032----] is located c.150m to the north, but is now almost completely levelled as a result of field clearance. The interior of the enclosure is now overgrown with briars, scrub and white-thorn bushes. A scatter of loose stone is evident throughout the overgrowth, partially overgrown. A large low cairn also occurs on top of this reef underneath the undergrowth. This measures 12.0m N-S by 10.0m E-W and has a maximum height of 1.00m at south.' Compiled by Michael Connolly for the Archaeological Survey of Ireland as part of a survey of the Lee Valley area in 1996-97. Date of upload: 30 April 2012

• KE030-120001 Enclosure
  Description

  'This complex is situated on top of a limestone reef which affords extensive views to the north, east, south and west, the Paps mountains being visible to the east. The field in which this site is located is slightly marshy, and is predominantly devoted to grazing and rough pasture. The large bi-vallate ringfort of Rathanny [KE030-032----] is located c.150m to the north, but is now almost completely levelled as a result of field clearance......... conjoining this [KE30-119001-] on its eastern and southern sides is a sub-circular enclosure. It utilises the above circular enclosure as its western extent. Total dimensions of this site are 48.0m E-W by 37.0m N-S. The bank is of similar construction to the above example, and again has an average width of 5.00m. The average external height is 0.30m, the average internal height is 0.40m.' Compiled by Michael Connolly for the Archaeological Survey of Ireland as part of a survey of the Lee Valley area in 1996-97. Date of upload: 30 April 2012

• KE030-120002 Hut site
  Description

  'This complex is situated on top of a limestone reef which affords extensive views to the north, east, south and west, the Paps mountains being visible to the east. The field in which this site is located is slightly marshy, and is predominantly devoted to grazing and rough pasture. The large bi-vallate ringfort of Rathanny [KE030-032----] is located c.150m to the north, but is now almost completely levelled as a result of field clearance.........situated slightly to the northern side of the interior of this enclosure [KE030-120001-] is a rectilinear depression. Its northern limit is marked by a line of exposed rock, 6.00m in length and 0.40m in height. The central sub-rectangular depression measures 6.00m E-W by 7.00m N-S and has a maximum depth of 0.60m. It is enclosed on its western and southern sides by a low bank, now grass-covered but apparently stone-filled. This has an average width of 3.00m, and an average external height of 0.35m. This enclosure is open to the east.' Compiled by Michael Connolly for the Archaeological Survey of Ireland as part of a survey of the Lee Valley area in 1996-97. Date of upload: 30 April 2012

• KE030-121 Enclosure
  Description

  'This complex is situated on top of a limestone reef which affords extensive views to the north, east, south and west, the Paps mountains being visible to the east. The field in which this site is located is slightly marshy, and is predominantly devoted to grazing and rough pasture.....abutting the southern side of the enclosing element of the larger enclosure [KE030-120001-] is a ruinous sub-circular enclosure with a low central mound. These features are now heavily overgrown with irises and reeds. Total dimensions of the site are 14.0m N-S by 16.0m E-W although the southern extent of the enclosure is indistinct and overgrown. The bank has an average height of 0.50m and is 4.00m in average width. This bank surrounds a low circular central mound, 6.00m in diameter, and 0.45m in height.' Compiled by Michael Connolly for the Archaeological Survey of Ireland as part of a survey of the Lee Valley area in 1996-97. Date of upload: 30 April 2012

Architectural heritage

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

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 moderately high, moderately low, 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 Ballybrannagh.

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 Ballybrannagh with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Kerry.

Name

Ballybrannagh · Baile Breatnach

Area

606,012 m² (60.6 ha, 149.75 acres)

Civil parish

Ballymacelligott, and its townlands

Barony

Trughanacmy

Electoral division

Arabela, the unit of the census

Census 2022

Arabela electoral division: 1,664 people in 466 households; 91% of households own their home; 30% of homes were built since 2001; 9% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 2% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Ballydwyer Middle, Ballydwyer West, Ballyfinoge, Crag, Mweelinroe, Parkearagh, Rathanny

Placenames

Ballybrannagh 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.