Caher

40 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Caher, from 106 m² to 227,636 m² (22.76 ha, 56.25 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 44 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 Caher 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.

• 12 Aug 2025Conditional

  Retention Permission to a) retain existing clubhouse, 2 No. changing rooms and 3 No. containers as constructed, b) retain the existing wastewater treatment unit as constructed and Full Planning Permission for change of design of a new clubhouse building as previously granted under PRN 14/509 including all associated ancillary works

  Retention · Kerry County Council, 2560701

• 21 Nov 2024Conditional

  Retention Permission to retain extensions and elevational changes to existing dwelling house which differ from the proposed extensions and renovations granted planning permission under Planning Reg. No. 97/2293

  Retention, 1 home · Kerry County Council, 2460900

• 24 Apr 2024Conditional

  (A) PLANNING PERMISSION TO CONSTRUCT A NEW EXTENSION TO REAR OF DWELLING HOUSE (B) PLANNING PERMISSION TO DEMOLISH THE EXISTING GARAGE AT REAR OF DWELLING HOUSE AND CONSTRUCT A NEW GARAGE WITH ALL ASSOCIATED SITE SERVICES

  Permission, 1 home · Kerry County Council, 24168

• 14 Jul 2022Conditional

  CONSTRUCT AN EXTENSION OF 92SQM TO THE SOUTH ELEVATION AND ALTERATIONS TO OTHER ELEVATIONS TO CREAT NEW EXTERIOR FACADE, DOORS, WINDOWS AND SIGNAGE, NEW WASTE WATER TREATMENT SYSTEM, UPGRADED PARKING FACILITIES AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS

  Permission · Kerry County Council, 22754

• 26 May 2021Conditional

  CONSTRUCT A NEW DWELLING HOUSE WITH CONNECTION TO WASTEWATER TREATMENT SYSTEM AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE SERVICES

  Permission, 1 home · Kerry County Council, 21555

• 28 Jan 2021Conditional

  CONSTRUCT A DWELLING HOUSE SERVED BY A SEPTIC TANK AND PERCOLATION AREA AND ALL ANCILLARY SITE SERVICES

  Permission, 1 home · Kerry County Council, 2148

• 2 Dec 2020N/a

  CONSTRUCT A DWELLING HOUSE SERVED BY A SEPTIC TANK AND PERCOLATION AREA AND ALL ANCILLARY SITE SERVICES

  Permission · Kerry County Council, 201162

• 27 Jun 2019Conditional

  TO RETAIN EXISITNG DWELLING HOUSE AND SHEDS AS CONSTRUCTED AND MAKE ELEVATION CHANGES AND EXTEND EXISTING DWELLING HOUSE, DECOMMISSION EXISITNG SEPTIC TANK AND INSTALL A NEW TREATMENT SYSTEM

  Retention, 1 home · Kerry County Council, 19674

• 14 Feb 2017Conditional

  RETAIN DWELLING HOUSE AS CONSTRUCTED, SEPTIC TANK / PERCOLATION AREA AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS AT ST. ANTHONY'S

  Retention, 1 home · Kerry County Council, 17112

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 Caher.

Recorded monuments

• KE066-028 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  In rough pasture, on top of a rise on a N-facing slope, with restricted views due to trees and bushes. A circular area (35m N-S; 34m E-W) defined by an earthen bank (Wth 5.8m; int. H 0.6m; ext. H 1.75m) NW-ENE with trees on top, by a scarp (Wth 2.5m; H 0.4m) SE-SW and by an overgrown bank with several breaks SW-NW. The bank is truncated by a tree-lined linear earthen field boundary ENE-SE. The interior is covered with rushes and slopes down to the N; it is largely obscured by overgrowth and is raised (H 0.4m) at S and (H 1.15m) at N to partially compensate for the hillslope. Compiled by: Elizabeth Byrne, Ursula Egan and Sheila Ronan, Archaeological Survey Unit, University College, Cork. Date of upload: 31 January 2011

• KE066-029 Fulacht fia
  Description

  In heavily overgrown boggy land, on the E bank of a small stream. A horseshoe-shaped mound (10m N-S; 8m E-W; H 1.2m) of burnt material, the S half of which is cut by a narrow channel. The opening is at W and is covered by a small mound of earth and rocks. A possible fulacht fia (KE066-030----) is c. 110m to the NE. Compiled by: Elizabeth Byrne, Ursula Egan and Sheila Ronan, Archaeological Survey Unit, University College, Cork. Date of upload: 31 January 2011

• KE066-030 Fulacht fia
  Description

  In rough pasture, on the S bank of the Douglasha stream. This possible fulacht fia is not visible at ground level. A fulacht fia (KE066-029----) is c. 110m to the SW. Compiled by: Elizabeth Byrne, Ursula Egan and Sheila Ronan, Archaeological Survey Unit, University College, Cork. Date of upload: 31 January 2011

• KE066-031001 Fulacht fia
  Description

  In reclaimed pasture, at the base of a NE-facing slope. A horseshoe-shaped mound (8m NW-SE; 7m NE-SW; H 0.2m) of burnt material with the opening (3.2m NE-SW; 3m NW-SE) facing ESE. Two other fulachtaí fia (KE066-031002-, KE066-031004-) lie 7.5m to the ENE and 5m to the ESE, respectively. Compiled by: Elizabeth Byrne, Ursula Egan and Sheila Ronan, Archaeological Survey Unit, University College, Cork. Date of upload: 31 January 2011

• KE066-031002 Fulacht fia
  Description

  In reclaimed pasture, at the base of a NE-facing slope. A horseshoe-shaped mound (9m N-S; 8.2m E-W; H 0.5m) of burnt material with the opening (2.95m N-S; 2.1m E-W) facing S. Three other fulachtaí fia (KE066-031001-, KE066-031004-, KE066-031003-) lie 7.5m to the WSW, 5.2m to the SSW and 3m to the W, respectively. Compiled by: Elizabeth Byrne, Ursula Egan and Sheila Ronan, Archaeological Survey Unit, University College, Cork. Date of upload: 31 January 2011

• KE066-031003 Fulacht fia
  Description

  In reclaimed pasture, at the base of NE-facing slope. A horseshoe-shaped mound (8.25m NNE-SSW; 8m WSW-ENE; H 0.25m) of burnt material with the opening facing WNW. Two other fulachtaí fia (KE066-031002-, KE066-031006-) lie 3m to the W and 7.5m to the S, respectively. Compiled by: Elizabeth Byrne, Ursula Egan and Sheila Ronan, Archaeological Survey Unit, University College, Cork. Date of upload: 31 January 2011

• KE066-031004 Fulacht fia
  Description

  In reclaimed pasture, at the base of a N-facing slope. A horseshoe-shaped mound (9.2m N-S; 8m E-W; H 0.55m) of burnt material with the opening (3m N-S; 3m E-W) facing W. Two other fulachtaí fia (KE066-031001-, KE066-031005-) lie 5m to the WNW and 3m to the E, respectively. Compiled by: Elizabeth Byrne, Ursula Egan and Sheila Ronan, Archaeological Survey Unit, University College, Cork. Date of upload: 31 January 2011

• KE066-031005 Fulacht fia
  Description

  In reclaimed pasture, at the base of a NE-facing slope. A horseshoe-shaped mound (6.1m N-S; 5.5m E-W; H 0.4m) of burnt material with the opening (2.6m NE-SW; 1.5m NW-SE) facing NW. Two other fulachtaí fia (KE066-031004-, KE066-031006-) lie 3m to the W and 1.5m to the E, respectively. Compiled by: Elizabeth Byrne, Ursula Egan and Sheila Ronan, Archaeological Survey Unit, University College, Cork. Date of upload: 31 January 2011

• KE066-031006 Fulacht fia
  Description

  In reclaimed pasture, at the base of a NE-facing slope. A horseshoe-shaped mound (11.8m NE-SW; 8m NW-SE; H 0.45m) of burnt material with the opening (3m NE-SW; 1.5m NW-SE) facing NE. Two other fulachtaí fia (KE066-031003-, KE066-031005-) lie 7.5m to the N and 1.5m to the W, respectively. Compiled by: Elizabeth Byrne, Ursula Egan and Sheila Ronan, Archaeological Survey Unit, University College, Cork. Date of upload: 31 January 2011

• KE066-032 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  In pasture, on a SE-facing slope. A roughly circular area (diam. c. 60m) defined by two banks and an intervening fosse (Wth 3.8m). The inner earthen bank (Wth c. 7.4m; int. H 0.4m; ext. H 2.2m) is evident all round. The outer bank (Wth 5.1m; ext. H 1.7m) has a berm (Wth 2.1m; H 0.85m) around its internal perimeter. There are numerous breaches in both banks. There is a causeway entrance at E. The interior slopes steeply down to the SE with a break of slope at the centre, which divides the interior into NW and SE halves. A possible souterrain (KE066-032001-) is in the NE quadrant. There are farm buildings outside the outer bank at W and houses to the E and SW. Compiled by: Elizabeth Byrne, Ursula Egan and Sheila Ronan, Archaeological Survey Unit, University College, Cork. Date of upload: 31 January 2011

• KE066-032001 Souterrain
  Description

  Two depressions in the NE quadrant of a rath (KE066-032----) may indicate a collapsed souterrain. Compiled by: Elizabeth Byrne, Ursula Egan and Sheila Ronan, Archaeological Survey Unit, University College, Cork. Date of upload: 31 January 2011

• KE066-034 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  In pasture, on a flat area in the S corner of a field, c. 80m S of a road. The possible rath is not visible at ground level. According to the landowner, it was levelled in the 1970s. It is indicated as a roughly circular enclosure (diam. c. 30m) on the 1846 and 1939 OS 6-inch maps. Compiled by: Elizabeth Byrne, Ursula Egan and Sheila Ronan, Archaeological Survey Unit, University College, Cork. Date of upload: 31 January 2011

• KE066-113 Burnt mound
  Description

  In generally level area of rough, densely overgrown pasture (furze, rushes, briars and sally trees). Oblong mound (dims. c. 8-10m N-S; c. 22m E-W) which is covered in a dense overgrowth of furze bushes; Large sally bush at E-end. Black soil and reddened heat-shattered stone noted under the sod at the only clear area within N sector. Compiled by: Alison McQueen and Vera Rahilly Date of upload: 14 November 2014

• KE066-114 Burnt spread
  Description

  In poorly drained pasture, on level ground. According to local information, burnt stone and black soil were uncovered in this area during drainage works several years ago. There are no visible remains of this burnt spread. A possible fulacht fia (KE066-121----) lies c. 80m to the SE. Compiled by: Elizabeth Byrne, Ursula Egan and Sheila Ronan, Archaeological Survey Unit, University College, Cork. Date of upload: 31 January 2011

• KE066-121 Fulacht fia
  Description

  In a poorly drained area, on a S-facing slope. According to local information, there was a mound of burnt material here but it was levelled. No remains of this possible fulacht fia were identified. A burnt spread (KE066-114----) lies c. 80m to the NW. Compiled by: Elizabeth Byrne, Ursula Egan and Sheila Ronan, Archaeological Survey Unit, University College, Cork. Date of upload: 31 January 2011

• KE066-154 Fulacht fia
  Description

  This potential feature was reported by Michael Connolly, County Archaeologist, Kerry County Council. It was identified by him during the course of an assessment of a 40 square mile area for the purpose of choosing a road route in 2000 to the north of Killarney. Reported to the Archaeological Survey of Ireland as one of seven extant fulacht fia. There is no visible surface trace of an extant fulacht fiadh at the location of the co-ordinates provided. It is probable that the co-ordinates have a margin of error, as per other potential monuments visited during the current survey. The potential monument, if it exists, is more likely to be located in an unplanted forestry buffer zone adjacent to N of the co-ordinates provided. This is buffer zone is cordoned off to W and N by a post and wire fence. The buffer zone is defined by forestry to W and N and by a field boundary to E and S. This unplanted area is ungrazed and has become obscured by dense ferns, briars and other vegetation. There is every possibility of a fulacht fia being located within the buffer zone, however, it is been cordoned off and has become densely overgrown. Without the correct co-ordinates, pin-pointing a monument in this relatively large and densely overgrown area would be very difficult.

• KE066-155 Fulacht fia
  Description

  This potential feature was reported by Michael Connolly, County Archaeologist, Kerry County Council. It was identified by him during the course of an assessment of a 40 square mile area for the purpose of choosing a road route in 2000 to the north of Killarney. Reported to the Archaeological Survey of Ireland as one of seven extant fulacht fia. There is no visible surface trace of an extant fulacht fiadh at the location of the co-ordinates provided. The monument appears to be located in an unplanted forestry buffer zone adjacent to N. This has been cordoned off to W and N by a post and wire fence. The buffer zone is defined by forestry to W and N and by a field boundary to E and S. This unplanted area is ungrazed and has become obscured by dense ferns, briars and other vegetation. There is every possibility of a fulacht fia being within this vicinity but the area has been cordoned off, has become densely overgrown and pin-pointing a monument in this area would be very difficult.

• KE066-156 Fulacht fia
  Description

  This potential feature was reported by Michael Connolly, County Archaeologist, Kerry County Council. It was identified by him during the course of an assessment of a 40 square mile area for the purpose of choosing a road route in 2000 to the north of Killarney. Reported to the Archaeological Survey of Ireland as one of seven extant fulacht fia. There is no visible surface trace of an extant fulacht fiadh at the location of the co-ordinates provided. The monument appears to be located in an unplanted forestry buffer zone adjacent to N. This has been cordoned off to W and N by a post and wire fence. The buffer zone is defined by forestry to W and N and by a field boundary to E and S. This unplanted area is ungrazed and has become obscured by dense ferns, briars and other vegetation. There is every possibility of a fulacht fia being within this vicinity but the area has been cordoned off, has become densely overgrown and pin-pointing a monument in this area would be very difficult.

• KE066-157 Fulacht fia
  Description

  This potential feature was reported by Michael Connolly, County Archaeologist, Kerry County Council. It was identified by him during the course of an assessment of a 40 square mile area for the purpose of choosing a road route in 2000 to the north of Killarney. Reported to the Archaeological Survey of Ireland as one of seven extant fulacht fia. There is no visible surface trace of an extant fulacht fiadh at the location of the co-ordinates provided. The monument appears to be located in an unplanted forestry buffer zone adjacent to N. This has been cordoned off to W and N by a post and wire fence. The buffer zone is defined by forestry to W and N and by a field boundary to E and S. This unplanted area is ungrazed and has become obscured by dense ferns, briars and other vegetation. There is every possibility of a fulacht fia being within this vicinity but the area has been cordoned off, has become densely overgrown and pin-pointing a monument in this area would be very difficult.

• KE066-158 Fulacht fia
  Description

  This potential feature was reported by Michael Connolly, County Archaeologist, Kerry County Council. It was identified by him during the course of an assessment of a 40 square mile area for the purpose of choosing a road route in 2000 to the north of Killarney. Reported to the Archaeological Survey of Ireland as one of seven extant fulacht fia. There is no visible surface trace of an extant fulacht fiadh at the location of the co-ordinates provided. The monument appears to be located in an unplanted forestry buffer zone adjacent to N. This has been cordoned off to W and N by a post and wire fence. The buffer zone is defined by forestry to W and N and by a field boundary to E and S. This unplanted area is ungrazed and has become obscured by dense ferns, briars and other vegetation. There is every possibility of a fulacht fia being within this vicinity but the area has been cordoned off, has become densely overgrown and pin-pointing a monument in this area would be very difficult.

• KE066-159 Fulacht fia
  Description

  This potential feature was reported by Michael Connolly, County Archaeologist, Kerry County Council. It was identified by him during the course of an assessment of a 40 square mile area for the purpose of choosing a road route in 2000 to the north of Killarney. Reported to the Archaeological Survey of Ireland as one of seven extant fulacht fia. There is no visible surface trace of an extant fulacht fiadh at the location of the co-ordinates provided. The monument appears to be located in an unplanted forestry buffer zone adjacent to N. This has been cordoned off to W and N by a post and wire fence. The buffer zone is defined by forestry to W and N and by a field boundary to E and S. This unplanted area is ungrazed and has become obscured by dense ferns, briars and other vegetation. There is every possibility of a fulacht fia being within this vicinity but the area has been cordoned off, has become densely overgrown and pin-pointing a monument in this area would be very difficult.

• KE066-160 Fulacht fia
  Description

  This potential feature was reported by Michael Connolly, County Archaeologist, Kerry County Council. It was identified by him during the course of an assessment of a 40 square mile area for the purpose of choosing a road route in 2000 to the north of Killarney. Reported to the Archaeological Survey of Ireland as one of seven extant fulacht fia. There is no visible surface trace of an extant fulacht fiadh at the location of the co-ordinates provided. The monument appears to be located in an unplanted forestry buffer zone adjacent to N. This has been cordoned off to W and N by a post and wire fence. The buffer zone is defined by forestry to W and N and by a field boundary to E and S. This unplanted area is ungrazed and has become obscured by dense ferns, briars and other vegetation. There is every possibility of a fulacht fia being within this vicinity but the area has been cordoned off, has become densely overgrown and pin-pointing a monument in this area would be very difficult.

Architectural heritage

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

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

Terrain model

LiDAR of the Office of Public Works, flown in 2011, at 2 m: tile OPW_184 (ZIP).

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

Name

Caher · An Chathair

Area

726,232 m² (72.62 ha, 179.46 acres)

Civil parish

Aghadoe, and its townlands

Barony

Magunihy

Electoral division

Killarney Rural, the unit of the census

Census 2022

Killarney Rural electoral division: 7,735 people in 2,446 households; 71% of households own their home; 34% of homes were built since 2001; 7% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 7% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Aghacurreen, Coolgarriv, Farranaspig, Gortroe, Groin, Knockasarnet, Nunstown

Placenames

Caher 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.