# Caheragh, Co. Kerry: townland, land parcels and planning Townland in the civil parish of Castleisland, barony of Trughanacmy, Co. Kerry; in Irish Cathrach. - Area (Tailte Éireann): 1,763,939 m² (176.39 ha, 435.88 acres) - Land parcels (Tailte Éireann): 30 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in it, median 3,427 m² (0.34 ha, 0.85 acres) - Zoning (national zoning, MyPlan): not in a zoned settlement - Planning (National Planning Applications): 7 applications since 2010 - Civil parish: Castleisland, https://everytownland.com/kerry/parish/castleisland.md - Barony: Trughanacmy - Electoral division: Castleisland, the unit of the census - Census 2022 (Central Statistics Office): 3,392 people lived in 1,351 households in the Castleisland electoral division. 69% of households owned their home. 29% of homes were built since 2001. 16% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 1% were holiday homes. - County: Co. Kerry, https://everytownland.com/kerry.md - Placenames Database of Ireland: https://www.logainm.ie/en/24455 - Townland number at Tailte Éireann: 70501 - Centre: latitude 52.214067, longitude -9.452784 (WGS 84) ## Land parcels (registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann) 30 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Caheragh, from 581 m² to 355,459 m² (35.55 ha, 87.84 acres); 25 neighbouring parcels touch its boundary. Largest first: - Parcel 1237284: 355,459 m² (35.55 ha, 87.84 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1237284.md - Parcel 1213470: 309,317 m² (30.93 ha, 76.43 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1213470.md - Parcel 1213628: 267,930 m² (26.79 ha, 66.21 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1213628.md - Parcel 1213611: 262,601 m² (26.26 ha, 64.89 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1213611.md - Parcel 5596573: 169,686 m² (16.97 ha, 41.93 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5596573.md - Parcel 1197577: 141,162 m² (14.12 ha, 34.88 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1197577.md - Parcel 1226224: 82,411 m² (8.24 ha, 20.36 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1226224.md - Parcel 6015232: 61,311 m² (6.13 ha, 15.15 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/6015232.md - Parcel 1193363: 55,148 m² (5.51 ha, 13.63 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1193363.md - Parcel 1178130: 8,780 m² (0.88 ha, 2.17 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1178130.md - Parcel 1202426: 5,280 m² (0.53 ha, 1.3 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1202426.md - Parcel 1150111: 4,365 m² (0.44 ha, 1.08 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1150111.md - Parcel 1191366: 4,265 m² (0.43 ha, 1.05 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1191366.md - Parcel 5517926: 4,152 m² (0.42 ha, 1.03 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5517926.md - Parcel 3888352: 3,846 m² (0.38 ha, 0.95 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/3888352.md - Parcel 1235839: 3,009 m² (0.3 ha, 0.74 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1235839.md - Parcel 5517916: 2,709 m² (0.27 ha, 0.67 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5517916.md - Parcel 1211405: 2,593 m² (0.26 ha, 0.64 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1211405.md - Parcel 5220463: 2,505 m² (0.25 ha, 0.62 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5220463.md - Parcel 1210794: 2,447 m² (0.24 ha, 0.6 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1210794.md - Parcel 1180227: 2,391 m² (0.24 ha, 0.59 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1180227.md - Parcel 1209143: 2,350 m² (0.24 ha, 0.58 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1209143.md - Parcel 1225426: 2,127 m² (0.21 ha, 0.53 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1225426.md - Parcel 1162659: 2,045 m² (0.2 ha, 0.51 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1162659.md - Parcel 1191367: 1,925 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1191367.md - Parcel 1150112: 1,722 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1150112.md - Parcel 1155109: 1,634 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1155109.md - Parcel 1229667: 1,053 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1229667.md - Parcel 1217663: 681 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1217663.md - Parcel 1150113: 581 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1150113.md ## Zoning (national zoning of development plans, MyPlan) No zone of a development plan covers Caheragh in the national zoning. Outside zoned towns and villages, the county development plan's rural policies apply to each application. ## Planning applications whose site touches the townland (National Planning Applications, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage) 7 applications, newest first. - 20 Mar 2025, Kerry County Council 2560197: Conditional. Permission. The development will consist of the installation and operation of a readymix concrete batching plant, associated closed circuit water lagoon system and all ancillary works within an application area of c. 0.2 hectares.. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/KerryCC/AppFileRefDetails/2560197/0 - 28 Jun 2024, Kerry County Council 24274: Conditional. Retention, 1 home. (A) RETAIN PRIVATE DOMESTIC GARAGE AS CONSTRUCTED (B) PLANNING PERMISSION FOR MINOR ELEVATIONAL CHANGES TO THE DWELLING HOUSE SPECIFCALLY TO REMOVE THE STONE AND BRICK FINISH AND REPLACE SAME WITH A PLASTER FINISH ALONG WITH ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/KerryCC/AppFileRefDetails/24274/0 - 22 Dec 2023, Kerry County Council 2360452: Conditional. Permission. The development will consist of the deepening of 8.2 ha. of the existing permitted quarry extraction area (Plan File Ref. No. QY066: ABP 08.QC.2160) by 1 no. 18m bench from 38 mOD to 20 mOD; continued use of the existing permitted quarry water management system (Plan File Ref. No. 17/450); all related ancillary development and associated site works including drilling, blasting, crushing, processing, and stockpiling of materials and all within an application area of c. 14 Ha. The planning application is accompanied by an Environmental Impact Assessment report (EIAR).. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/KerryCC/AppFileRefDetails/2360452/0 - 18 Nov 2020, Kerry County Council 201113: Conditional. Permission, 1 home. (1) DEMOLISH THE EXISTING REAR LOW-LEVEL PITCH SINGLE STOREY DWELLING EXTENSION (2) CONSTRUCT A NEW TWO-STOREY DWELLING EXTENSION TO THE REAR OF THE EXISTING DWELLING (3) REVISE EXISTING FLOOR LAYOUT TO INCORPORATE NEW BUILDING DESIGN INCLUDING MINOR ELEVATIONS CHANGES THOUGHOUT (4) CONSTRUCT A NEW FRONT PORCH (5) TO DECOMMISSION THE EXISTING SEPTIC TANK AND PERCOLATION AREA AND THE UPGRADING OF SAME (6) THE PROPOSED NEW UPGRADE ON SITE WASTEWATER TREATMENT SYSTEM WILL INCLUDE A TRICEL NOVA UNIT, FOLLOWED BY TRICEL PURAFLO MODULES OR EQUILVALENT DISCHARGING TO A GRAVEL DISTRIBUTION AREA, INCLUDING ALL ASSOCIATED ANCILLARY SITE DEVELOPMENTS WORKS. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/KerryCC/AppFileRefDetails/201113/0 - 6 Jun 2018, Kerry County Council 18543: Conditional. Permission, 1 home. CONSTRUCT A GARAGE/HOBBY SHED AND EXTENDING EXISTING DRIVEWAY/YARD TO ALLOW ACCESS. INCLUDING ALL ANCILLARY SITE WORKS. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/KerryCC/AppFileRefDetails/18543/0 - 4 Apr 2018, Kerry County Council 18310: Conditional. Permission, 1 home. CONSTRUCT A DWELLING HOUSE AND DOMESTIC GARAGE AND WASTE WATER TREATMENT SYSTEM. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/KerryCC/AppFileRefDetails/18310/0 - 17 May 2017, Kerry County Council 17450: Conditional. Permission. FOR QUARRY DEVELOPMENT, THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT WILL CONSIST OF: (1) AN OVERALL EXTENSION OF 7.94 HA TO THE EXISTING QUARRY SITE, INCLUDING AN EXTENSION OF 4.50 HECTARES TO THE EXTRACTION AREA, AND 3.44 HA FOR THE STOCKPILING OF SOIL AND OVERBURDEN MATERIALS, (2) ALL RELATED ANCILLARY DEVELOPMENT AND ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS INCLUDING: DRILLING, BLASTING, CRUSHING, PROCESSING AND STOCKPILING OF MATERIALS, DEVELOPMENT OF EARTH BERMS, LANDSCAPING AND (3) FUTURE SITE RESTORATION WORKS.(4) DECOMMISSIONING OF EXISTING SEPTIC TANK AND INSTALLATION OF A PROPRIETARY WASTEWATER TREATMENT UNIT AND SOIL POLISHING FILTER (5) CONSTRUCTION OF A STORM WATER MANAGEMENT SYSTEM. THE NEW EXTRACTION AREA WILL BE DEVELOPED TO A QUARRY FLOOR LEVEL OF APPROXIMATELY 38M OD AND WILL OCCUR ABOVE THE WATER TABLE. THIS APPLICATION IS ACCOMPANIED BY AN ENVIROMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT REPORT (EIAR).. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/KerryCC/AppFileRefDetails/17450/0 Applicants are not shown. ## Designated sites (National Parks and Wildlife Service) No designated site (Special Area of Conservation, Special Protection Area, Natural Heritage Area or proposed one) touches the townland of Caheragh. ## Recorded monuments (Sites and Monuments Record, National Monuments Service) - KE040-076: Enclosure, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CKE040-076----. 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. - KE040-077: Ringfort - rath, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CKE040-077----. 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. - KE040-078: Ringfort - rath, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CKE040-078----. 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. - KE040-079: Ringfort - rath, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CKE040-079----. 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. - KE040-112: Fulacht fia, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CKE040-112----. 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. 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). ## Architectural heritage (National Inventory of Architectural Heritage) No building of the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage stands in the townland of Caheragh. ## Ground and risks (Radon Risk Map of Ireland, EPA; Landslide Susceptibility Classification and LiDAR, Geological Survey Ireland) - Radon: at the centre of the townland of Caheragh, about 1 in 5 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels. Testing a home: https://www.epa.ie/environment-and-you/radon/radon-testing/#d.en.82887 - Landslides: The 1:50,000 map rates the landslide susceptibility here as moderately low, low, partly inferred. - Terrain model: LiDAR of the Office of Public Works, flown in 2011, at 2 m: tile OPW_261, https://gsi.geodata.gov.ie/downloads/LiDAR/OPW_NASC/OPW_261.zip (ZIP). - Flooding: the flood maps of the Office of Public Works, https://www.floodinfo.ie/map/floodmaps/, linked only: their licence does not allow re-use. 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. ## Downloads - DXF, in Irish Transverse Mercator metres, with its boundary, parcels and buildings, for a drawing program: https://everytownland.com/kerry/caheragh.dxf - GeoJSON, in WGS 84, for a map: https://everytownland.com/kerry/caheragh.geojson - KML, for Google Earth: https://everytownland.com/kerry/caheragh.kml ## Homes sold (Residential Property Price Register) No address of the register names Caheragh with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Kerry: https://everytownland.com/kerry.md ## Neighbouring townlands (National Statutory Boundaries, Tailte Éireann) - Anna More: https://everytownland.com/kerry/anna-more.md - Bawnaskehy: https://everytownland.com/kerry/bawnaskehy.md - Clashganniv: https://everytownland.com/kerry/clashganniv.md - Coolavanny: https://everytownland.com/kerry/coolavanny.md - Killegane: https://everytownland.com/kerry/killegane.md - Tonbwee: https://everytownland.com/kerry/tonbwee.md - Tullig: https://everytownland.com/kerry/tullig-72671.md 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. --- Everytownland reads the registered freehold land and the statutory boundaries of Tailte Éireann, the national zoning, planning file and heritage records of the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, and the Residential Property Price Register. A parcel is the land of a title, not an address. The owner's name is in the Land Registry of Tailte Éireann: a copy of the folio can be ordered on landdirect.ie, for a fee; this site names no owner. A price is the price recorded for a past sale, not a valuation. Sources: Cadastral Parcels Freehold, Townlands, Civil Parishes, Baronies, Electoral Divisions and Buildings, Tailte Éireann, CC BY 4.0; national zoning of development plans (GZT, MyPlan) and National Planning Applications, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, CC BY 4.0, applicants not shown; designated sites, National Parks and Wildlife Service, CC BY 4.0; Sites and Monuments Record, National Monuments Service, CC BY 4.0; National Inventory of Architectural Heritage, CC BY 4.0; Residential Property Price Register, Property Services Regulatory Authority, re-used with the source acknowledged. - Page: https://everytownland.com/kerry/caheragh - In JSON: https://everytownland.com/api/townland/kerry/caheragh