Derrynacoulagh

19 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Derrynacoulagh, from 524 m² to 928,755 m² (92.88 ha, 229.5 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 13 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 Derrynacoulagh 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.

• 4 Jul 2026Conditional

  The development consists of (a) retention planning permission to retain the sunroom extension to the house and the elevational changes made to the house as constructed, (b) retention planning permission to retain the private workshop and storage building as constructed, (c) retention planning permission to retain shed 1 and shed 2 as constructed, (d) retention planning permission to retain the septic tank and percolation area as constructed, and (e) retention planning permission to retain the house, private workshop and storage building, shed 1, shed 2, septic tank and percolation area, bored well and parking area within revised site boundaries.

  Retention · Kerry County Council, 2660621

• 7 Feb 2022Conditional

  CONSTRUCT A SLATTED CUBICLE HOUSE ADJACENT TO EXISTING FARM BUILDINGS

  Permission · Kerry County Council, 22109

• 22 May 2020Conditional

  CONSTRUCT A STOREY AND A HALF STYLE DWELLING HOUSE, INSTALL A SEPTIC TANK AND PERCOLATIONN AREA, CONSTRUCT A NEW SITE ENTRANCE AND ACCESS ROADWAY TO FACILITATE THE DEVELOPMENT AND ALL OTHER ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS

  Permission, 1 home · Kerry County Council, 20451

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 Derrynacoulagh.

Recorded monuments

• KE102-007 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  In pasture, on a SE-facing slope, in the valley of the Sheen River. An oval area (44m NE-SW; 35m NW-SE) defined by two earthen banks and an intervening fosse. The inner earthen bank (Wth 5.8m; int. H 0.65m; ext. H 2.1m) is evident SE-ENE and the interior is defined by a scarp elsewhere. The intervening fosse (Wth 1.8m; D 0.3m) is visible NE-W and the outer bank (Wth 5.85m; H 0.85m) NE-W. There is a stone wall on top of the inner bank W-NNE. There is a causeway entrance (Wth 2.5m) at ENE. Mature deciduous trees and undergrowth obscure the interior and portions of the inner bank. The S portion of the interior is raised to compensate for the hillslope. Field boundaries abut the rath at SW and N. There is a children's burial ground (KE102-007001-) and a possible souterrain (KE102-007002-) in the S half of the interior. The area is named 'Knockaunalassa' on the 1846 and 1895 OS 6-inch maps. 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

• KE102-007001 Children's burial ground
  Description

  In the SW quadrant of a rath (KE102-007----). A roughly rectangular area (c. 22m N-S; c. 18m E-W) indicated by uninscribed stone grave-markers (H 0.1-0.3m). Mature deciduous trees and undergrowth cover the area. 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

• KE102-007002 Souterrain
  Description

  In a rath (KE102-007----). According to local information, an entrance to an underground passage and 'rooms', roofed over with stone flags, is located in the S half of the interior of the rath. There are no visible remains of this possible souterrain. 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

• KE102-073 Rock art
  Description

  In pasture, on a S-facing slope, in the valley of the Sheen River. The rock art is evident on the N face of a large boulder which was moved during land reclamation in the 1990s. Eight cupmarks (diam. c. 5cm) and eight cup-and-rings (diam. c. 8cm), two of which have radial grooves, are visible on the upper half of the rock-face. There are two cupmarks and three cup-and-rings on the lower half of the rock-face. (Walsh 1997, 12) 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 In improved pasture (104m OD), on a level area of ground, on an otherwise SE-facing slope; a small knoll is to SE. Excellent views of Feabunaun stream valley, Esk and Barraboy mountains to S; overlooked by Knockeirka hill to N. An ex-situ rock art site located at SE end of a farm trackway, on E-side; other large field clearance boulders align part of the trackway. Resting at an angle, whereby decorated surface faces slightly downwards, abutting two boulders to NW which may be obscuring other rock art motifs. A smooth and fractured sandstone boulder (dims. 1.80m N-S; 1.20m E-W; max. T 1.25m) having a rectangular decorated surface (dims. 1.20m N-S; 1.20m E-W) with a W-facing aspect. The decorated surface bears numerous weathered motifs including fourteen cup-and-ring motifs (overall diam. 8-11cm; ring Wth 1-1.5cm; D 3cm; cup diam. 4-7cm; D 6-12mm) defined by picked rings, concentrated along eastern side including two in SW corner. Twenty-one cupmarks (range diam. 2.5-6cm; D 3-5mm) are also concentrated along the E side including four in the SW corner. Some cup-and-ring motifs and cupmarks are inter-connected by lines of pickmarks. Numerous lines of pickmarks (Wth 1cm) that have been both lightly and heavily punched across central area of stone and in SW corner. A line of pickmarks (L 66cm N-S) on W side of decorated surface connect with other lines of pickmarks to E. A depressed square motif (dims. 9cm x 5cm) defined by pickmarks (D 4-5mm) is situated in SW corner. Two lines of pickmarks, intersecting at right angle, form an equilateral cross motif, although is not a typical cruciform. Large cupmark (diam. 7cm; D 15mm) with a short, wide radial groove (L 5cm; Wth 3.5cm; D 4mm) is to immediate N. According to Byrne et al (2009, 64), this boulder was moved during land reclamation works in the 1990s. Compiled by: Alison McQueen and Vera Rahilly Date of upload: 7 July 2017

• KE102-130 Kiln - lime
  Description

  On the N side of a minor road in a small wooded area on the S slope of Knockeirka. Remains of limekiln, horseshoe-shaped in plan, defined by rubble wall with earthen core (T 1.2m; H 1.2m). Break (Wth c. 1.3m) at SE marks position of recess but recess itself no longer exists. Stone-lined funnel has a diam. of 2m at present top and tapers to a diam. of c. 1.3m at base. Rear of the kiln has been cut into hillslope. Field walls about kiln at NW and NE and there is a quantity of large stones, possibly collapse, at S. Compiled by: Elizabeth Byrne, Ursula Egan and Sheila Ronan, Archaeological Survey Unit, University College, Cork. Date of upload: 30 May 2011

• KE102-134 Rock art
  Description

  In improved pasture (111m OD), on a SE-facing slope; Excellent views of Feabunaun stream valley, Esk and Barraboy mountains to S; overlooked by Knockeirka hill to N. A small, upright boulder located at E edge of an area of rock outcrop and field clearance stones. A smooth and fractured sandstone boulder (dims. 0.45m N-S; 0.85m E-W; max. H 0.70m) having a subrectangular decorated surface (dims. 0.25m N-S; 0.40m E-W) with a N-facing aspect. Four cupmarks (range diam. 5.5-6cm; D 9-10mm) off-centre to S of stone. Three distinct pickmarks (range diam. 8-9mm; D 5mm) adjacent to E. This monument was initially identified as rock art by A. Lambe (2015). Compiled by: Alison McQueen and Vera Rahilly Date of upload: 7 July 2017

Architectural heritage

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

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 Derrynacoulagh.

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

Name

Derrynacoulagh

Area

2,961,700 m² (296.17 ha, 731.85 acres)

Civil parish

Kenmare, and its townlands

Barony

Glanarought

Electoral division

Kenmare, the unit of the census

Census 2022

Kenmare electoral division: 3,520 people in 1,321 households; 57% of households own their home; 52% of homes were built since 2001; 11% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 25% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Coolnagoppoge, Crinagort, Derrygarriv, Derrynacaheragh, Dromagorteen, Dromanassig, Gortlahard, Killabunane

Placenames

Derrynacoulagh 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.