Derryrush

10 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Derryrush, from 38 m² to 359,921 m² (35.99 ha, 88.94 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 14 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 Derryrush 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.

No planning application touches the townland of Derryrush in the national file, which goes back to 2010.

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 Derryrush.

Recorded monuments

• KE108-003 Hermitage
  Description

  In mixed pasture, on top of a knoll immediately E of Lough Mackeenlaun and c. 350m NE of Kilmakilloge church (KE108-002002-). Indicated on the 1846 OS 6-inch map as a roughly oval area (diam. c. 6m) on the edge of marshy ground surrounding the lake and named 'Site of Cell'. It consists of a rectangular structure (int. dims. 4.6m E-W; 3.2m N-S), covered by overgrowth, defined by a low grass-covered bank (Wth c. 0.9m; H 0.6m) of earth and stone. Stones are visible intermittently along the inner wall-face and grass-covered stones are scattered in the interior. 'Rounds' are made here on 7/8th July and traces of a pilgrimage path encircling the knoll are visible. The structure was recorded by Cusack (1871, 420) as 'the ruin of a small building, measuring 121/2 by 9 feet [3.81m x 2.74m], evidently a hermit's cell, which doubtless had some connection with the old church of Kilmakillage not far off'. Two cross-inscribed stones (KE108-004002-, KE108-004003-) are 6m to the E and 4m to the W of this hermitage, respectively and the adjacent lake is regarded locally as a holy well (KE108-004001-). See attached colour photograph courtesy of Amanda Clarke. 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

• KE108-004001 Ritual site - holy well
  Description

  In undulating pasture, on a level marshy area. The site of a well is indicated on the 1897 OS 6-inch map, c. 40m SE of Lough Mackeenlaun. There are no visible remains of a well at this location. The lake, which has been drained, has become a marshy area. O'Brien (1970, 22-3) recorded that according to local information 'the lake was the well'. According to local information, the lake was a major pilgrimage site, particularly in the 19th and early 20th centuries and pilgrims took water from it. 'Rounds' which have been revived in recent years, take place here annually on the 7/8 July. Two cross-inscribed stones (KE108-004002-, KE108-004003-) and the remains of a hermitage (KE108-003----) lie immediately to the E of the lake. See attached colour photograph courtesy of Amanda Clarke. 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

• KE108-004002 Cross-inscribed stone
  Description

  In undulating pasture, on the E-facing slope of a hillock to the E of a marshy area that was formerly Lough Mackeenlaun. This stone (0.45m x 0.4m; T 0.2m), which sits on the ground, is subrectangular in plan and has a simple Latin cross (0.23m x 0.18m; D c. 0.01m) inscribed on its upper surface. The stone is beside a path along which pilgrims walked in a clockwise direction while making the 'rounds' at the adjacent lake (see KE108-004001-). On the ground beside the stone are several small stones with which pilgrims repeatedly scratched the outline of the cross. 'Rounds' which have been revived in recent years, take place here annually on 7/8 July. The remains of a hermitage (KE108-003----) and another cross-inscribed stone (KE108-004003-) lie 6m and 10m to the W, respectively. See attached colour photograph courtesy of Amanda Clarke. 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

• KE108-004003 Cross-inscribed stone
  Description

  This stone (0.38m x 0.26m SE-NW; T 0.15m), which lies flat on the ground, is sub-oval in shape and has a deeply incised cross (0.16m x 0.09m) on its upper surface. The stone is to the E of a path along which pilgrims walked in a clockwise direction while making the 'rounds' at the adjacent lake which is regarded locally as a holy well (KE108-004001-). A smaller stone with which pilgrims repeatedly scratched the outline of the cross lies on the ground beside the stone. 'Rounds' which have been revived in recent years, take place here annually on 7/8 July. The remains of a hermitage (KE108-003----) and another cross-inscribed stone (KE108-004002-) lie c. 4m and 10m to the E, respectively. Compiled by: Elizabeth Byrne, Ursula Egan and Sheila Ronan, Archaeological Survey Unit, University College, Cork. Date of upload: 30 May 2011

• KE108-058 Cairn - unclassified
  Description

  In rough, gorse-covered pasture, on a S-facing slope, directly S of the Lehid-Kilmakilloge road. An oval cairn (5m N-S; 4m E-W; H 0.95m) comprising stones of various shapes and sizes. The smaller stones predominate at the top. The outer limits of the cairn are obscured by a dense growth of gorse. According to a local person, stones were added to this cairn by passers-by in the past. 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

• KE108-059001 Mass-rock
  Description

  In rough pasture, on a SW-facing slope, at the NW side of the Lehid-Kilmakilloge road. This mass-rock consists of a secluded shelf (3.2m x c. 1m; H 0.7m) in outcropping rock (H c. 2m) which is overgrown with heather and brambles. According to local information, mass was celebrated here in Penal times. There is a possible bullaun stone (KE108-059002-) c. 10m to the NW on the opposite side of the road. 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

• KE108-059002 Bullaun stone
  Description

  In rough gorse-covered pasture, on a SW-facing slope, under the tarred surface at the N side of the Lehid-Kilmakilloge road. According to local information, a bowl-shaped hollow, which was always filled with water, was visible in the natural rock before the road was tarred. This hollow was known locally as a holy well. There is a mass-rock (KE108-059001-) c. 10m to the SE on the opposite side of the road. 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

Architectural heritage

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

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.

Terrain model

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

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

Name

Derryrush · Doire Rois

Area

924,891 m² (92.49 ha, 228.55 acres)

Civil parish

Tuosist, and its townlands

Barony

Glanarought

Electoral division

Ardea, the unit of the census

Census 2022

Ardea electoral division: 193 people in 85 households; 85% of households own their home; 21% of homes were built since 2001; 21% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 31% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Canfee, Kilmakilloge, Lehid, Loughaunacreen, Tragalee

Placenames

Derryrush 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.