Fermoyle

182 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Fermoyle, from 12 m² to 403,311 m² (40.33 ha, 99.66 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 38 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 Fermoyle 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.

• 31 May 2026N/a

  permission to construct a new extension to front, side, and rear of the existing dwelling house with all associated site works

  Permission · Kerry County Council, 2660481

• 4 Sept 2025Conditional

  Permission to Construct a Dwellinghouse served by an Effluent Treatment Tank and Polishing Filter

  Permission · Kerry County Council, 2560782

• 9 Jun 2025Conditional

  1. To construct an extension to existing pottery studio and 2. To carry out alterations to existing studio and house elevations with all associated site works

  Permission · Kerry County Council, 2560494

• 20 Sept 2024Conditional

  RETAIN EXISTING POTTERY STUDIO AND PLANNING PERMISSION TO 1. TO CONSTRUCT AN EXTENSION TO EXISTING POTTERY STUDIO, 2. TO CONSTRUCT A DOMESTIC GARAGE 3. TO CARRY OUT ALTERATIONS TO EXISTING STUDIO AND HOUSE & 4. TO INSTALL A NEW SEPTIC TANK AND POLISHING FILTER WITH ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS.

  Retention · Kerry County Council, 2460712

• 23 May 2023Conditional

  RETENTION OF EXTENSION TO HOUSE AND APARTMENT

  Retention, 1 home · Kerry County Council, 23584

• 10 Feb 2021Conditional

  PROVIDE A VIEWING AREA, PATH AND CAR PARK

  Permission · Kerry County Council, 21111

• 18 Sept 2018Conditional

  CONSTRUCT AN UNDERGROUND SLATTED TANK AND ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS ON HIS LANDS

  Permission · Kerry County Council, 18901

• 15 Jun 2017Conditional

  INSTALL VELUX TYPE WINDOWS IN THE FRONT ELEVATION OF DWELLING HOUSE

  Permission, 1 home · Kerry County Council, 17563

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 Fermoyle.

Recorded monuments

• KE088-012 Stone row
  Description

  This stone row, not marked on the OS maps, is located on gently sloping pasture, from where there are fine views over an expansive bog to Portmagee Channel and Valencia Island at N. It once comprised three stones, but one was removed to free a trapped animal (local information). The original position of the latter stone is unknown. The two remaining stones are aligned N-S. That at S stands 1.65m high, and measures 1.05m x .5m at base. The second stone, 1.45m to the N, stands 1.6m high and measures .7m x .45m at base (Ó Nualláin 1988, 252). 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. 110. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 28 July 2013

• KE088-013 Children's burial ground
  Description

  Not marked on the OS maps, this site is known locally as a children's burial ground. Situated on N sloping pasture, it consists of a raised, subcircular area, defined by a number of large slabs set on edge. Measuring 6.7m N-S x 6.3m E-W in diameter, it rises an average of .25m above the surrounding ground level. It may have originally been a circular hut. 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. 1007. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 30 July 2013

• KE088-013001 Hut site
  Description

  Not marked on the OS maps, KE088-013---- is known locally as a children's burial ground. Situated on N sloping pasture, it consists of a raised, subcircular area, defined by a number of large slabs set on edge. Measuring 6.7m N-S x 6.3m E-W in diameter, it rises an average of .25m above the surrounding ground level. It may have originally been a circular hut. 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. 1007. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 30 July 2013

• KE088-016 Children's burial ground
  Description

  This site, not marked on the OS maps, is located in the NW corner of a field, on the S slope of a ridge that overlooks Ballinskelligs Bay to SE. Known locally as a ceallúnach, it consists of an approximately square platform, 10m N-S x 13m E-W, which is raised 1.6m above ground level on its downslope side. At N it is flush with the level of the field. A small group of upright slabs and a number of large recumbent slabs, 1.5m long and .5m wide on average, occur on the site. 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. 1008. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 30 July 2013

• KE088-021 Children's burial ground
  Description

  This site, known locally as a ceallúnach, is situated at the W end of an elongated spur, overlooking Ballinskelligs Bay to S. It is not marked on the OS maps. It consists of an approximately circular area that is enclosed by a substantial wall constructed of large boulders and some upright slabs. This wall is 1.6m wide and the enclosed area measures 8.5m N-S x 7.8m E-W. Occurring in the N half of the interior are the remains of a rectangular structure, 5.7m x 2.3m, and a number of small boulders and upright slabs. The site was used as a burial place within living memory. 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. 1009. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 30 July 2013

• KE088-021001 Hut site
  Description

  KE088-021----, known locally as a ceallúnach, is situated at the W end of an elongated spur, overlooking Ballinskelligs Bay to S. It is not marked on the OS maps. It consists of an approximately circular area that is enclosed by a substantial wall constructed of large boulders and some upright slabs. Occurring in the N half of the interior are the remains of a rectangular structure, 5.7m x 2.3m, and a number of small boulders and upright slabs. The site was used as a burial place within living memory. 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. 1009. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 30 July 2013

• KE088-022 Children's burial ground
  Description

  Children's Burial Ground: This approximately circular site is located on a slope which overlooks Ballinskelligs Bay to S. It survives as a level platform which is raised 1.5m above external ground level at S, and measures 20.3m x 16.5m. It appears to have been faced with drystone masonry at E and S, but this has largely collapsed. Very few of the uninscribed slabs in its stony interior remain in an upright position. However, there are some large upright slabs near the centre of the site, where a low, stony mound, 3.5m x 1.9m x .25m high, also occurs. A semicircular line of upright slabs, .7m high, flanks its E end. 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. 1010. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 30 July 2013

• KE088-024 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  A modern house occupies the site of the circular enclosure depicted at this location on the first edition of the OS map. Local memory recalls the former existence of a rath here. This is probably the site titled 'Gurtatuggart Fort'/ Gort an tSagairt in the OSNB, where it is described as an 'earthen fort about one chain in diameter' (Prior, 59). 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. 671. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 29 July 2013

• KE088-025 Castle - tower house
  Description

  Fermoyle Castle: This small castle was reputedly built in the early seventeenth century by the O'Sullivans of Formoyle and Ballycarna, a sub-sept of the O'Sullivan Mores (RIA MS 24 K 43). Owen O'Sullivan was wounded in an engagement with Cromwellian forces at nearby Ballinskelligs in 1641 (Smith 1756, 104). The poorly preserved remains of this tower house consist only of its S side with attached returns of the E and W walls. The S wall stands to an average height of 3.2m, rising to a maximum of 6.4m at the SW angle. It is 14.15m long, c. 1.4m thick and features a slight base batter. Neither of the attached returns exceed 3.5m in length. The structure is built of roughly coursed slabs and rubble laid in a lime and fine gravel mortar. Most of the quoins, which were alternately face-bedded, have been removed but a surviving example at SW is of roughly dressed sandstone. The remains indicate that the internal planning of the castle at ground floor level consisted of a main chamber with a smaller mural chamber at SE. The latter was probably accessed from an entrance lobby in the now fallen E wall. It featured a vaulted roof, the S section alone of which survives, and was lit by a small lintelled loop in the E wall. No windows or other features of the main ground floor chamber survive. The floor of the first floor chamber appears to have been laid on wall-plates supported by rough corbels, one of which survives in the S wall at W. No other features survive at this or any upper level. Much of the stone from the castle is reputed to have been used to build Fermoyle House and other buildings in its immediate vicinity (local information). A number of punch-dressed sandstone blocks are incorporated into old farm buildings located adjacent to NE. 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. 1111. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 31 July 2013

• KE088-025001 Architectural fragment
  Description

  Fermoyle Castle was reputedly built in the early seventeenth century by the O'Sullivans of Formoyle and Ballycarna, a sub-sept of the O'Sullivan Mores (RIA MS 24 K 43). Owen O'Sullivan was wounded in an engagement with Cromwellian forces at nearby Ballinskelligs in 1641 (Smith 1756, 104). A number of punch-dressed sandstone blocks are incorporated into old farm buildings located adjacent to NE of KE088-025----. 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. 1111. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 31 July 2013

• KE088-039 Megalithic tomb - unclassified
  Description

  Located on the S side of a ridge which runs E from Fermoyle mountain, this site commands an extensive outlook to S over Ballinskelligs Bay. The monument is poorly preserved and comprises a single large roof-stone, which overlies a number of collapsed side-stones. The longer axis of the roof-stone, which tilts downwards towards E, lies ENE-WSW. Irregular in plan, it measures 2.85m x 2.07m x .35m. A number of solution pits occur on its upper surface. Three partly visible slabs protrude from beneath this stone. The first, which may represent a collapsed N side-stone, is at least 1.2m long. The second, measuring 1.9m x 1.2m x .2m, may represent a collapsed S side-stone, while the third, a small block measuring .4m x .3m x .1m, located adjacent to the N side-stone, may have functioned as a pad-stone. A quantity of small stones, including some quartz, occurs beneath the roof-stone and may represent field clearance. 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. 87. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 28 July 2013

• KE088-041 Souterrain
  Description

  This site, not marked on the OS maps, is located in S sloping pasture overlooking Ballinskelligs Bay to SE. It was recorded as a 'cave' by O'Malley in 1937 (OPW) and comprises a drystone-built passage, roofed with lintels. It is aligned E-W and its entrance was blocked up around 1920 (local information). No apparent surface trace survives. 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. 879. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 29 July 2013

Architectural heritage

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

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 Fermoyle.

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

Name

Fermoyle · Formaoil

Area

7,765,994 m² (776.6 ha, 1,919.02 acres)

Civil parish

Prior, and its townlands

Barony

Iveragh

Electoral division

Teeranearagh, the unit of the census

Census 2022

Teeranearagh electoral division: 297 people in 128 households; 94% of households own their home; 29% of homes were built since 2001; 17% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 19% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Ballard Lower, Ballard Upper, Cappawee, Cloon, Cools, Curraghnanav, Derreen, Emlaghmore East, Killoluaig, Mweelin, Reennacoola, Sussa

Gaeltacht

In an Irish-speaking area

Placenames

Fermoyle 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.