Darrynane Beg

130 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Darrynane Beg, from 152 m² to 1,127,320 m² (112.73 ha, 278.57 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 Darrynane Beg 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.

• 19 Jul 2026N/a

  retain the extensions constructed to the existing dwelling house and all other associated works

  Retention · Kerry County Council, 2660681

• 25 Mar 2026Conditional

  to retain existing utility shed on the property and all associated site works

  Retention · Kerry County Council, 2660259

• 21 Jul 2025Refused

  Full Planning Permission to construct a modular unit to be used as a sensory building and garden with wastewater treatment unit and soil polishing filter and all associated site services

  Permission · Kerry County Council, 2560625

• 12 Nov 2024Conditional

  Planning permission for extension to living area, fitting of zinc canopy over entrance door, additional velux rooflights, and planning retention permission to retain steel storage shed

  Permission, 1 home · Kerry County Council, 2460878

• 14 Nov 2022Conditional

  RENOVATE THE EXISTING DWELLING AND ANCILLARY GARDEN SHED/HOBBIES SPACE AND FOR ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS TO FACILITATE THIS DEVELOPMENT INCLUDING DECOMMISSIONING OF EXISTING SEPTIC TANK ON SITE AND THE INSTALLATION OF A NEW WASTEWATER TREATMENT UNIT AND PERCOLATION AREA

  Permission, 1 home · Kerry County Council, 221177

• 6 Apr 2022Conditional

  KITCHEN/DINING-ROOM EXTENSION AND ADOPT FIRST FLOOR GABLE WINDOW, AND FOR PLANNING RETENTION PERMISSION FOR VELUX ROOF-LIGHT OVER ENTRANCE DOOR AND STEEL GARDEN SHED

  Permission, 1 home · Kerry County Council, 22374

• 1 Dec 2021Conditional

  EXTEND DWELLING AND FULL PERMISSION FOR THE DECOMMISSIONING OF THE EXISTING SEPTIC TANK SYSTEM AND THE INSTALLATION OF THE PROPOSED NEW SYSTEM

  Permission, 1 home · Kerry County Council, 211380

• 6 Sept 2021Conditional

  RETAIN EXTENSION TO SIDE OF HOUSE

  Retention, 1 home · Kerry County Council, 211010

• 19 Jul 2021Conditional

  DEMOLITION OF SHED TO SIDE AND REAR OF EXISTING SINGLE STOREY DETACHED HOUSE; CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW SINGLE STOREY SPLIT LEVEL EXTENSION TO SIDE AND REAR WITH ROOF-LIGHTS TO THE SIDE AND REAR ROOFS AND ASSOCIATED ELEVATIONAL CHANGES; PART-REFURBISHMENT AND INTERNAL AMENDMENTS TO THE EXISTING DWELLING; ALL ASSOCIATED LANDSCAPING, DRINAGE AND SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS

  Permission, 1 home · Kerry County Council, 21814

• 2 Dec 2020Conditional

  (A) DEVELOP GLAZED EXTENSION AT KITCHEN AND (B) PERMISSION TO RETAIN 2 NO. VELUX ROOFLIGHTS AT THEIR DWELLING

  Retention, 1 home · Kerry County Council, 201161

• 26 Feb 2020Conditional

  RETAIN EXISTING DWELLING, DETACHED GARAGE, VEHICULAR ENTRANCE, SITE LAYOUT AND ASSOCIATED SITE SERVICES AS CONSTRUCTED ALL WITHIN REVISED SITE BOUNDARIES

  Retention, 1 home · Kerry County Council, 20183

• 30 Oct 2018Conditional

  RAZE EXISTING ENTRANCE PORCH AND ERECT NEW PORCH EXTENSION TO HOUSE

  Permission, 1 home · Kerry County Council, 181055

• 4 Apr 2018Conditional

  EXTEND AND RENOVATE EXISTING DWELLING HOUSE, TO COMPRISE OF A SINGLE STOREY EXTENSION TO THE SOUTH WESTERN GABLE, A SMALL SINGLE STOREY EXTENSION TO THE NORTH EASTERN GABLE, MINOR INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL ALTERATIONS TO THE EXISTING DWELLING HOUSE, AND ALSO TO INCLUDE THE INSTALLATION OF A NEW PACKAGTED WASTE WATER TREATMENT SYSTEM AND POLISHING FILTER WITH ALL NECESSARY ANCILLARY WORKS. RETENTION PERMISSION FOR THE EXISTING STEEL CLAD DOMESTIC SHED TO THE REAR/WEST OF THE EXISTING DWELLING HOUSE

  Permission · Kerry County Council, 18302

• 7 Dec 2017Conditional

  RAZE EXISTING DWELLING, DEVELOP NEW DWELLING IN SAME LOCATION AND FIT NEW MECHANICAL TREATMENT UNIT, INTERMITTENT FILTER AND POLISHING FILTER

  Permission, 1 home · Kerry County Council, 171213

• 20 Feb 2017Conditional

  RETAIN AN EXISTING 12 METRE HIGH TELECOMMUNICATIONS SUPPORT STRUCTURE (PREVIOUSLY GRANTED PERMISSION UNDER REFERENCE 09/1081 AND AN BORD PLEANALA REF. NO. PL08.235236 WHICH WAS A TEMPORARY PERMISSION FOR A PERIOD OF 5 YEARS WHICH HAS EXPIRED) CARRYING ANTENNAS AND LINK DISHES TOGETHER WITH ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT UNITS AND SECURITY FENCING

  Retention · Kerry County Council, 17144

Source: National Planning Applications, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, CC BY 4.0. Applicants are not shown.

Designated sites

• Special Area of Conservation: Killarney National Park, Macgillycuddy's Reeks and Caragh River Catchment SAC 000365
• Special Area of Conservation: Kenmare River SAC 002158
• Proposed Natural Heritage Area: Darrynane Bay Islands And Marsh, Lamb's Head 001346
• Proposed Natural Heritage Area: Killarney National Park, Macgillycuddy's Reeks And Caragh River Catchment 000365

Recorded monuments

• KE106-049 Ringfort - cashel
  Description

  Internal diam. 12.8m N-S, 14.4m E-W The severely denuded remains of this circular caher are located in rough pasture on the lower SW slopes of Cahernageeha mountain, overlooking Darrynane Bay to S. The foundation courses of the wall, drystone-faced externally and internally, are largely concealed beneath sod-cover and are no longer traceable at E. The enclosing element is represented only by a stony band at S, where it retains a maximum external height on its downslope side of 1.5m. It has an average width of 1.6m. No definite features were identified in the caher's uneven interior. An opening to a souterrain (KE106-049001-) is located in the bank of the caher at S. This measures .75m x .65m, and gives access to a lintelled passage with sides of earth which extends N for a distance of 3.3m; this is 1.15m high and .9m wide. Close to the entrance a vertically disposed slab, wedged between two roofing lintels, hangs down into the passage. At the W side of the N end of the passage is a short tunnelled creepway, .7m wide by .4m high, which leads into a large earth-tunnelled sub-rectangular chamber. Another small, tunnelled creepway was noted on the W side of this chamber, but access to it was not possible due to flooding. 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. 572. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 29 July 2013

• KE106-049001 Souterrain
  Description

  An opening to a souterrain (KE106-049001-) is located in the bank of the caher at S. This measures .75m x .65m, and gives access to a lintelled passage with sides of earth which extends N for a distance of 3.3m; this is 1.15m high and .9m wide. Close to the entrance a vertically disposed slab, wedged between two roofing lintels, hangs down into the passage. At the W side of the N end of the passage is a short tunnelled creepway, .7m wide by .4m high, which leads into a large earth-tunnelled sub-rectangular chamber. Another small, tunnelled creepway was noted on the W side of this chamber, but access to it was not possible due to flooding. 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. 572. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 29 July 2013

• KE106-050 Hut site
  Description

  On the SW slopes of Cahernageeha, in rough rocky terrain. A ruined hut foundation, oval in plan, with a few upright slabs extant. Much stone collapse at W. D: 7.7m x 4.8m. T: 1.3m. Vague traces of a rectangular foundation, 2.6m 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. 1242. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 31 July 2013

• KE106-061 Enclosure
  Description

  In pasture, on a S-facing slope overlooking Derrynane Bay. An arc of a possible enclosure (diam. c. 15m), SSW-E, is visible on an aerial photograph (ACAP, V 157/111-112) taken in 1954. It is not visible at ground level. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Kerry. Volume I: South-West Kerry' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2009). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 30 May 2011

• KE106-062 Ringfort - cashel
  Description

  Internal diam. 21.4m N-S, 22.7m E-W. This poorly preserved caher, located on a rocky knoll on the lower S slopes of Cahernageeha mountain, is separated by a stream from the larger Caherdaniel stone fort (KE106-063001-) which is located 130m to E. Its enclosing wall is severely denuded and much collapse occurs internally and along the sides of the knoll. Its stone facing is only visible intermittently, and appears to have been composed internally of thin slabs and externally of larger block-like slabs set in random courses. The wall averages 3.5m wide and is preserved to a maximum internal height of 1.4m at N. The level interior of the caher features a large scatter of loose stone and low irregular stony mounds which form no discernable pattern. A modern stone wall occurs in its NE quadrant. 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. 573. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 29 July 2013

• KE106-113 Ogham stone (present location)
  Description

  National Monument No. 346. This ogham stone lay partly buried on Darrynane strand (see KE106-114----) prior to being erected in its present position by the OPW in the 1940s. Of sandstone grit, it now stands 2.1m high and measures .5m x .36m at base. The severely eroded inscription runs up the sinister and down the dexter angles and was read by Macalister (1945, 214-5, no. 220) as: ANM LLATIGNI MAQ M[I]N[E]RC M[UCOI] Q[...]CI. Only three scores of Macalister's double L are apparent, and the first I and G are poorly preserved. The following N and I are not visible, while only the Q in the following word is apparent. The I, N and E of the third word are not visible and only the terminals of the scores representing R survive. None of the inscription recorded by Macalister on the stone's dexter angle is now apparent. (O’Sullivan and Sheehan 1996, no. 913) This stone has been studied as part of the ‘Ogham in 3D’ project undertaken by the School of Celtic Studies, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies. To access details go to the following website: https://ogham.celt.dias.ie/search.php?ciic=220 Compiled by: Nora White Date of upload: 27 February 2017 This monument is subject to a preservation order made under the National Monuments Acts 1930 to 2014 (PO no. 1/1931).

• KE106-143 Rock art
  Description

  This monument was initially identified as rock art by Aoibheann Lambe in 2014.  Incorporated into a drystone field boundary, in improved pasture (23m OD), on a level area of ground of an otherwise gentle ENE-facing slope. A smooth and fractured sandstone boulder (dims. 2.10m NW-SE; 1.90m NE-SW; max. H 0.70m at SE) having a subrectangular decorated surface (dims. 1.30m NW-SE; 0.70m NE-SW) which is weathered and eroded, bearing a number of faint motifs. A cup-and-ring motif (overall dims. 12cm N-S; 9cm E-W; ring Wth 1.5-2cm; D 2mm; cup diam. 6cm; D 14mm) at E, has a faint yet traceable ring SE->W->N; This is a very deep cupmark that appears further eroded by the elements and its interior is rough but made smooth by the presence of lichens. Three potential cupmarks (diam. 6-7cm; D 10-17mm) form a linear arrangement along SW side of stone. These are extremely weathered and very deeply eroded. This monument was initially identified as rock art by A. Lambe (2014). Compiled by: Alison McQueen and Vera Rahilly Date of upload: 7 July 2017

• KE106-145 Rock art
  Description

  In rough pasture (45m OD), on a broad, elevated area of ground, on a gentle SSE-facing slope. Surrounded by low hills and mountains; good view of Cahernageeha Mountain to N and Caherdaniel Fort (KE106-063001-) is clearly visible to SE. An earthfast boulder (dims. 2.50m N-S; 1.60m E-W; max. H 0.50m at S) having a subrectangular decorated surface (dims. 0.45m N-S; 0.45m E-W) to N and a similar shaped decorated surface (dims. 0.60m N-S; 0.80m E-W) to S. The decorated surfaces are interrupted by two loose field clearance boulders (dims. 1.00m x 0.70m and (dims. 0.85m x 0.60m) at S and N, respectively which may obscure other motifs; Sod covering E side of stone may also cover decorative elements. The motifs upon the N decorated surface are very faint and consist of a cluster of eight cupmarks (range diam. 3.5-5cm; D 3mm), a partial cup-and-ring motif and a pockmark (diam. 1cm; D 2mm) adjacent to E. The motifs upon the S decorated surface are very faint and consist of a cup-and-ring motif (overall dims. 16cm x 14cm; ring Wth 1.5-2cm; D 2-3mm; cup diam. 4.5cm; D 4mm) with a linear groove (L 20cm, Wth 1.5-2cm; D 3mm) extending from ring at E and a second linear groove (L 36cm) which extends from ring to WNW; A cupmark (diam. 3cm; D 3mm) is located 9cm to WNW of terminus and a second cupmark is to SSE. A partial cup-and-ring (overall dims. 15cm N-S; 10cm E-W; ring Wth 1.5cm; D 1-2mm; cup diam. 4cm; D 3mm) is located to E, having a very faint ring N>E->S. A linear groove (L 27cm) extends from cup at E side and continues under the sod; A parallel groove is located adjacent to N and S. A partial cup-and-ring motif (overall dims. 5cm N-S; 7cm E-W; ring Wth 1cm; D 1-2mm; cup diam. 2.5cm; D 3mm) is located to E side of decorated surface. It has a faint ring present W->N->E. This monument was initially identified as rock art by Aoibheann Lambe (2015). Compiled by: Alison McQueen and Vera Rahilly Date of upload: 7 July 2017

• KE106-146 Rock art
  Description

  In improved pasture (44m OD), on a SE-facing slope. Surrounded by low hills and mountains with good views of Cahernageeha Mountain to N and Caherdaniel Fort (KE106-063001-) to E. A smooth and fractured sandstone (dims. 1.60m N-S; 2.00m E-W; max. H 0.70m) having two decorated surfaces. Motifs not readily visible upon this aspect due to large sandstone boulder (dims. 1.65m N-S; 2.2m E-W; H 1.7m) resting against it at an angle. Motifs not easily accessible for identification or measurement, as the angle between the rock art boulder and the stone resting against it, is too narrow. Surface of the rock art stone is uneven, however the presence of some cupmarks can be confirmed. The decorative element upon the flat top surface (dims. 0.10m N-S; 0.10m E-W) consists of a single cupmark (diam. 6.5cm; D 5mm). This monument was initially identified as rock art by Aoibheann Lambe (2015). Compiled by: Alison McQueen and Vera Rahilly Date of upload: 7 July 2017

• KE106-151 Rock art
  Description

  Rock art identified and described by Aoibheann Lambe as follows; 'Earthfast sandstone boulder with a dynamite hole and 6+ cupmarks on its top surface'. Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien based on details provided by Aoibheann Lambe Date of upload: 27 September 2022

• KE106-155 Rock art
  Description

  At c.80m OD, in NE edge of modern field clearance cairn, a large sandstone boulder, pinkish excluding those parts scarred by numerous E/W running digger marks and having a greeny-grey colour with white at the edges. Its long axis NNE/SSW, the boulder slopes upwards to SSW, measuring 3.6m N/S, 1.5m E/W, 0.6m thick. The upper surface is largely flat except where it curves down to a level c. 20cm lower on its E side. The rock art is on the mid to W part of the upper surface and consists of four cupmarks and grooves c. 3cm wide. The cupmark 0.7m from the top end at SSW - D: 6 cm, d: 1cm. A second cupmark 12cm downslope to N, - D: 4cm, d: 0.75cm. A third cupmark 30cm to N, (D: 6cm, d: 1cm) and a fourth partial cupmark 13cm to E ( D: 6cm, d: 1cm). At N, a groove, 0.03m wide, runs SSE for 0.2m before splitting into two grooves which run 0.2m which terminate in cupmarks 3 and 4 respectively. Pitting and some incisions dispersed over upper surface with a further 10 pick-like marks on W face. On high ground, views downslope to E overlook two ringforts: KE106-062---- and KE106-063001-. At SSW, views extend beyond Lamb’s Head to the Beara Peninsula. Identified as rock art by Aoibheann Lambe (2018). Compiled by: Aoibheann Lambe Date of upload: 26 April 2018

• KE106-156 Rock art
  Description

  Large boulder, 100m OD, on grough round sloping upwards to N, 35m E of N70 at E edge of modern field clearance cairn. Partly overlain by earth at NW, it measures c. 3m SE/NW, 1.2m wide and up to 1m high. 6 slightly irregularly shaped cupmarks are clustered at NE end of upper surface - 3 in a row and a further 3 in an arc. Row of cupmarks from N end: D: 6cm, d: 1cm; D: 4cm d: 0.5cm; D: 3cm N/S x 4 E/W, d: 0.5cm. Arc of cupmarks from N end: D: 4cm N/S x 5cm E/W; D: 4cm N/S x 5cm E/W; D: 4cm. Views at S towards the Beara Peninsula. Identified as rock art by Aoibheann Lambe (2018). Compiled by: Aoibheann Lambe Date of upload: 26 April 2018

Architectural heritage

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

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 high, moderately high, moderately low, low, low (inferred), on the 1:50,000 map; parts are water.

Terrain model

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

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

Name

Darrynane Beg · Doire Fhíonáin Beag

Area

2,457,159 m² (245.72 ha, 607.18 acres)

Civil parish

Kilcrohane, and its townlands

Barony

Dunkerron South

Electoral division

Darrynane, the unit of the census

Census 2022

Darrynane electoral division: 193 people in 82 households; 86% of households own their home; 19% of homes were built since 2001; 4% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 65% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Ballycarnahan, Caherdaniel, Cahernageeha, Darrynane More, Inchee West

Gaeltacht

In an Irish-speaking area

Placenames

Darrynane Beg 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.