Boulerdah

44 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Boulerdah, from 248 m² to 393,929 m² (39.39 ha, 97.34 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 26 neighbouring parcels touch it.

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No zone of a development plan covers Boulerdah 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.

• 17 Jun 2026N/a

  Permission to (i) construct a single storey house (ii) construct a septic tank and soil polishing filter (iii) all associated site works and (iv) to repurpose existing farm dwelling as farm utility shed

  Permission · Kerry County Council, 2660551

• 8 Feb 2017Conditional

  CONSTRUCT (1) NEW ANIMAL WINTER HOUSING AND LIVESTOCK HANDLING FACILITIES, (2) NEW CONCRETE SILAGE BASE AND APRON AND (3) EXTENSION OF EXISTING UNDERGROUND SLURRY TANKS, INCLUDING ALL ASSOCIATED ANCILLARY CONCRETE AND SITE WORKS ON HIS LANDS

  Permission · Kerry County Council, 1793

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 Boulerdah.

Recorded monuments

• KE070-002001 Field boundary
  Description

  Blanket peat covers the floor of this valley, which opens N onto Kells Bay and is formed by Mount Foley and Knocknadobar on its E and W sides respectively. Removal of peat on the N side of the valley floor has exposed a series of stone walls (K070-002001-), which appear to have been constructed on the pre-peat ground surface. These extend over an area c. 350m x 300m and the land, which slopes gently to S, provides rough pasture. The above description is derived from A. O'Sullivan and J. Sheehan (compilers), 'The Iveragh peninsula: an archaeological survey of South Kerry'. Cork University Press (1996), no. 14. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 28 July 2013

• KE070-002002 Enclosure
  Description

  A large circular field or enclosure (KE070-002002-), measuring 21.6m in diameter, incorporates a hut and two adjoining structures in its E sector. Extending S, E and W from this field are a number of NE-SW linear walls, some of which intersect with shorter walls at right angles. A modern drain cuts through one of these, at which point the peat is .8m deep. The walls, composed of uprights and block-like boulders, average .75m wide and protrude up to .6m above the bog surface; some disappear at intervals beneath the peat. The above description is derived from A. O'Sullivan and J. Sheehan (compilers), 'The Iveragh peninsula: an archaeological survey of South Kerry'. Cork University Press (1996), no. 14. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 28 July 2013

• KE070-002003 Hut site
  Description

  The circular hut (KE070-002003-) occurs towards the centre of the system and measures 4.3m N-S x 4.5m E-W internally. Only the lower courses of crude horizontal masonry survive, and these are flanked on the inner face by a number of upright stones. The wall averages .8m thick and the N facing entrance, 1.85m wide, is defined on its W side by uprights. Adjacent at SE is a drystone structure of rectangular plan and similar construction; it measures 2.8m N-S x 2.5m E-W internally. Abutting the NW side of the hut is a small, circular structure, defined mostly by uprights. Both structures appear to have served as annexes to the main hut. The above description is derived from A. O'Sullivan and J. Sheehan (compilers), 'The Iveragh peninsula: an archaeological survey of South Kerry'. Cork University Press (1996), no. 14. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 28 July 2013

• KE070-006 Enclosure
  Description

  This small stone enclosure is located in rocky mountain pasture just E of the summit of Meelin, a westerly spur of Been Hill, and commands clear views in all directions. It is marked as a circular enclosure on the first edition of the OS map and measures 12.4m N-S x 17.6m E-W internally. The enclosing element comprises a low overgrown stone wall, built of boulders set upright and horizontally. A number of upright slabs flanks its inner face at NE. The wall survives to a maximum height of 1m externally at N, measures 1m wide and drops .5m to the overgrown interior of the site. Two large upright slabs mark a 2.15m wide entrance gap at E, around which there is much collapse. No features were identified in the interior of the site, but the foundations of a circular hut abuts its external face at S. Its wall is built of flat slabs, and outcrop forms part of its foundation at SE. The hut measures 2.5m in internal diameter. About 2.5m E of the hut are two upright slabs orientated E-W. Their function is unclear. The above description is derived from A. O'Sullivan and J. Sheehan (compilers), 'The Iveragh peninsula: an archaeological survey of South Kerry'. Cork University Press (1996), no. 705. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 29 July 2013

• KE070-020 Standing stone
  Description

  Situated in rough sloping pasture, just N of the Ferta river, this standing stone has been incorporated into a field bank. It is at least 1.35m high, and measures .5m wide and .15m thick; N-S. It inclines slightly to S. A standing stone pair (KE070-028----) is situated about 500m to SSW. The above description is derived from A. O'Sullivan and J. Sheehan (compilers), 'The Iveragh peninsula: an archaeological survey of South Kerry'. Cork University Press (1996), no. 136. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 28 July 2013

• KE070-021 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  Lisnalour: The circular enclosure marked at this location on the OS maps was levelled in the 1970s (local information). A few discontinous stretches of a low bank survive. Ua Riain described the site in 1927 as a fairly well-preserved 'liss' with a diameter of 94 feet (28.6m). The enclosing element, which was surrounded by faint traces of an external fosse, had a maximum height of 7 feet (2.1m) and measured 11 feet 6 inches (3.5m) in maximum thickness. An inner 'ring', probably a hut site, measured 32 feet (9.7m) across. Abutting it externally at E was 'an almost square room made of stone' which measured 6 feet 9 inches (2.1m) x 6 feet (1.8m). This may have been a section of a souterrain (KE070-021002-). Four large slabs were removed from this location and broken up (local information). The above description is derived from A. O'Sullivan and J. Sheehan (compilers), 'The Iveragh peninsula: an archaeological survey of South Kerry'. Cork University Press (1996), no. 635. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 29 July 2013

• KE070-021001 Hut site
  Description

  An inner 'ring', probably a hut site, measured 32 feet (9.7m) across. The above description is derived from A. O'Sullivan and J. Sheehan (compilers), 'The Iveragh peninsula: an archaeological survey of South Kerry'. Cork University Press (1996), no. 635. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 29 July 2013

• KE070-021002 Souterrain
  Description

  Abutting it externally at E was 'an almost square room made of stone' which measured 6 feet 9 inches (2.1m) x 6 feet (1.8m). This may have been a section of a souterrain (KE070-021002-). Four large slabs were removed from this location and broken up (local information). The above description is derived from A. O'Sullivan and J. Sheehan (compilers), 'The Iveragh peninsula: an archaeological survey of South Kerry'. Cork University Press (1996), no. 635. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 29 July 2013

• KE070-022 Standing stone
  Description

  This irregularly shaped standing stone is situated on the W facing slope of Meelin ridge, in an area of rough boggy pasture, from which a view to SW along the Ferta river valley is commanded. It stands 1.85m high, and measures 1.49m x .22m at base; E-W. The E side rises almost vertically before tapering towards the top, while its W side tapers gradually from the base, where some packing stones are visible. The above description is derived from A. O'Sullivan and J. Sheehan (compilers), 'The Iveragh peninsula: an archaeological survey of South Kerry'. Cork University Press (1996), no. 137. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 28 July 2013

• KE070-023 Fulacht fia
  Description

  This well-preserved fulacht fiadh is located in a flat marshy field, reclaimed from bog, on the N bank of the Ferta river. The sod-covered mound is of horseshoe plan, with overall dimensions of 11.3m N-S x 11.4m E-W. It stands .65m high and is open to N, where a shallow subcircular depression averages 2.7m in diameter. The above description is derived from A. O'Sullivan and J. Sheehan (compilers), 'The Iveragh peninsula: an archaeological survey of South Kerry'. Cork University Press (1996), no. 402. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 28 July 2013

• KE070-110 Enclosure
  Description

  Ua Riain recorded two 'lisses' in a field called Parkalour (1927). Neither are marked on the OS maps. The W example is known locally as a 'ring'. It consists of a barely perceptible bank of earth averaging 2.5m in width and enclosing a level area measuring 12.5m N-S x 13m E-W. The second example (KE070-116----) now levelled, was located 27m to E. The above description is derived from A. O'Sullivan and J. Sheehan (compilers), 'The Iveragh peninsula: an archaeological survey of South Kerry'. Cork University Press (1996), no. 706. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 29 July 2013

• KE070-116 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  Ua Riain recorded two 'lisses' in a field called 'Parkalour' (1927). Half of the E example was then extant and measured 53 feet (16.1m) in diameter. There is now no surface trace of this site, which is not marked on the OS maps. The second site, a small enclosure (KE070-110----), occurs 27.5m to W. The above description is derived from A. O'Sullivan and J. Sheehan (compilers), 'The Iveragh peninsula: an archaeological survey of South Kerry'. Cork University Press (1996), no. 636. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 29 July 2013

• KE070-117 Souterrain
  Description

  This souterrain, not marked on the OS maps, is located in rough boggy pasture on the S side of Meelin ridge, just N of the upper tributary of the Ferta river. It was accessible within living memory, but no surface trace of it is now apparent. It was recorded by Ua Riain who describes ‘a short flight of steps’ leading down to a ‘narrow doorway’, beyond which were two further ‘doorways’, with a blocked passage behind each (1927). These ‘doorways’ were presumably creepways. The site is locally known as ‘Lisnalour Oven’, due to its proximity to Lisnalour rath (KE070-021----), c. 270m to NNW. The above description is derived from A. O'Sullivan and J. Sheehan (compilers), 'The Iveragh peninsula: an archaeological survey of South Kerry'. Cork University Press (1996), no. 852. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 29 July 2013

Architectural heritage

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

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

At the centre of the townland of Boulerdah, about 1 in 20 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels. Testing a home

Landslides

The 1:50,000 map rates the landslide susceptibility here as high, moderately high, moderately low, low.

Terrain model

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

Flooding

The Office of Public Works publishes its flood maps on floodinfo.ie.

Radon Risk Map of Ireland, Environmental Protection Agency, and Landslide Susceptibility Classification, Geological Survey Ireland, both under 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 Boulerdah with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Kerry.

Name

Boulerdah

Area

1,932,292 m² (193.23 ha, 477.48 acres)

Civil parish

Killinane, and its townlands

Barony

Iveragh

Electoral division

Killinane, the unit of the census

Census 2022

298 people lived in 121 households in the Killinane electoral division. 94% of households owned their home. 21% of homes were built since 2001. 14% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 25% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Cahernaman, Garrydine, Gortnagree, Gortnagulla, Knockaneyouloo, Reacaslagh

Placenames

Boulerdah 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.