Ballymacelligott

44 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Ballymacelligott, from 41 m² to 143,783 m² (14.38 ha, 35.53 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 24 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 Ballymacelligott 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.

• 22 Apr 2025Refused

  Retention permission to retain granny flat and domestic sheds ancillary to the use of the dwelling house

  Retention · Kerry County Council, 2560321

• 29 Nov 2022Conditional

  RETAIN MATERIAL ALTERATIONS AND THE EXTENSION TO THE EXISTING COTTAGE ON SITE

  Retention, 1 home · Kerry County Council, 221243

• 2 Jul 2020Conditional

  RETAIN DEMOLITION OF COTTAGE ON SITE AND FULL PLANNING PERMISSION TO CONSTRUCT A ONE AND A HALF STOREY DOMESTIC DWELLING HOUSE AND ALL ANCILLARY SITE WORKS AND TO INSTALL A MECHANICAL WASTE WATER TREATMENT PUMPED UNIT, INTERMITTENT FILTER AND SOIL POLISHING FILTER

  Permission, 1 home · Kerry County Council, 20581

• 7 May 2020N/a

  CONSTRUCT A ONE AND A HALF STOREY DOMESTIC DWELLING HOUSE AND ALL ANCILLARY SITE WORKS AND TO INSTALL A MECHANICAL WASTEWATER TREATMENT PUMPED UNIT, INTERMITTENT FILTER AND POLISHING FILTER

  Permission · Kerry County Council, 20414

• 14 Jun 2018Conditional

  ALTER AND EXTEND THE HOUSE TO THE SIDE AND FRONT INCLUDING ALL ANCILLARY SITE WORKS

  Permission, 1 home · Kerry County Council, 18579

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 Ballymacelligott.

Recorded monuments

• KE039-005 Barrow - ring-barrow
  Description

  Situated at the base of a S facing slope in poorly drained pasture. Possible ring-barrow (overall diam. 35m N-S x 37.5m E-W) described by the Castleisland District Archaeological Survey as a circular-shaped area (diam. 25.9m N-S x 27.5m E-W) defined by a fosse, bank, external fosse and possible outer bank. Outline of monument clearly visible on Digital Globe orthoimage taken between 2011-13. See attached Google Earth orthoimages Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien Date of upload: 7 June 2022

• KE039-215 Church
  Description

  The church listed 'Ecclesia Nova' in the 1302-6 papal taxation of the Deanery of Hacnye, diocese of Ardfert may have been the medieval church of Ballymacelligott (Cal. doc. Ire., 296). In 1477 there is a reference to the rectory of 'Ecclesiae Novae de Akymis' (O'Connell and Costello 1958, 26). Acccording to O'Connell and Costello this rectory was 'situated east of Tralee between the parishes of Ballyseedy and Nohoval, both of which are still marked on the O.S. map. That would identify Ecclesia Nova with the modern parish of Ballymacelligott. The name Akymis refers to the Aicme Chiarraighe whose location was the barony of Trughanacmy where the two rectories referred to in the present annate were situated. The mandate adds the information that the earl of Desmond was patron of the rectory of Ecclesia Nova' (ibid.). In 1596-7 advowson of the church of Ballymacelligott which was lately of the possession of Gerald, earl of Desmond was granted to George Isham of Brianstown, Co. Wexford (Nicholls 1994, 277-8). In 1612 a patent letter issued by King James 1 recorded the ‘presentation of Israel Taylor to Ballymcellygod otherwise Ellcott rect.[ory] and to Kilcomyne and Mullahaffe vic.[arages] in Ardfert dioc.[ese] vacant by the death of the last incumbent or otherwise, and in the King’s gift of full right or otherwise; united for this turn only on account of the smalleness of the incomes and their mutual proximity’ (Cal Pat Rolls Jas 1, 215). The 1615 Royal Visitation of the Diocese of Ardfert recorded the following details; 'Parsonadge of BallymcElligott and Vicar of Mollahiff. Nathaniell Langdon minister legens able to Cattechize. Valoris 20 marcarum. Affirmed by Mr. Harbert to be worth 30 libri' (Murphy 1915, 183). In 1841 the Ordnance Survey recorded the following details about Ballymacelligott Church; 'The site of the Old Church of this Parish is occupied by a Protestant one which was built in the year 1824' (O'Flanagan 1983, 64). 19th century C of I church in N quadrant of graveyard (KE039-215001-) was probably built on site of medieval church. No surface remains visible of medieval church of Ballymacelligott. The 19th century church was described by the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage (NIAH) as a; 'Freestanding double-height Church of Ireland church, built c. 1820, with four-bay nave and single-bay two-stage cut-stone-built entrance tower to west gable end. Renovated and extended to east gable end, c. 1865, with single-bay double-height chancel having single-bay single-storey lean-to vestry projection added to north-east corner. Graveyard to site with various cut-stone grave markers and mausolea, c. 1820-present. Gateway, built c. 1820, to east comprising pair of cut-stone piers with wrought-iron gates. Rubble stone boundary walls' (NIAH Reg. No. 21303901; www.buildingsofireland.ie). Castle and church of Ballymacelligott depicted on 17th century map of County Kerry. See attached 17th century map of County Kerry showing Ballymacelligott Castle and Church. Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien Date of upload: 30 May 2022

• KE039-215001 Graveyard
  Description

  In 1841 the Ordnance Survey recorded the following details about Ballymacelligott Church (KE039-215----); 'The site of the Old Church of this Parish is occupied by a Protestant one which was built in the year 1824' (O'Flanagan 1983, 64). 19th century C of I church in N quadrant of graveyard (KE039-215001-) was probably built on site of medieval church. No surface remains visible of medieval church of Ballymacelligott. The graveyard was described by the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage as follows; 'Graveyard to site with various cut-stone grave markers and mausolea, c. 1820-present. Gateway, built c. 1820, to east comprising pair of cut-stone piers with wrought-iron gates. Rubble stone boundary walls' (www.buildingsofireland.ie). Graveyard depicted as a rectangular-shaped area (dims. approx. 60m N-S x 53m E-W) with C. of I. church in N quadrant of graveyard enclosed by 19th century wall with entrance at NE corner. Site of Mc Elligott's Castle (KE039-001----) 265m to E. Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien Date of upload: 30 May 2022

Architectural heritage

• Ballymacelligott Church, church/chapel, 1815–1825 · Regional interest
  Description

  Freestanding double-height Church of Ireland church, built c. 1820, with four-bay nave and single-bay two-stage cut-stone-built entrance tower to west gable end. Renovated and extended to east gable end, c. 1865, with single-bay double-height chancel having single-bay single-storey lean-to vestry projection added to north-east corner. Pitched slate roofs with clay ridge tiles, cast-iron gutters and downpipes, gable ashlar copings, and having profiled cast-iron gutters to chancel with ashlar brackets. Castellated parapet to tower. Coursed rubble stone walls with ashlar quoins and projecting ashlar eaves course. Rendered walls to east wall of nave and west wall of tower. Slate-hanging to west and south walls of nave. Limestone ashlar string courses to tower. Pointed arch opening with limestone ashlar surrounds, having iron framed lattice glazing and "Y" tracery to nave windows. Single lancets to west wall and tower with leaded, coloured glass glazing. Hood moulding to doorway having timber double leaf door and limestone step. Open timber trussed roof and plain walls with brass memorial plaques to interior. Graveyard to site with various cut-stone grave markers and mausolea, c. 1820-present. Gateway, built c. 1820, to east comprising pair of cut-stone piers with wrought-iron gates. Rubble stone boundary walls.

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 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 Ballymacelligott.

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

Name

Ballymacelligott · Baile Mhic Eileagóid

Area

397,591 m² (39.76 ha, 98.25 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

Ahane, Arabela, Coolnadead, Doonimlaghbeg

Placenames

Ballymacelligott 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.