Foilatrisnig

23 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Foilatrisnig, from 127 m² to 166,431 m² (16.64 ha, 41.13 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 13 neighbouring parcels touch it.

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No zone of a development plan covers Foilatrisnig 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 Foilatrisnig 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 Foilatrisnig.

Recorded monuments

• KE036-034 Ringfort - cashel
  Description

  Internal diam. c. 31m Caherbaun/An Chathair Bhán: A roughly circular cashel situated on a N facing slope near the foot of the mountain ridge overlooking Tralee Bay. The site is densely overgrown and the interior could not be inspected in any great detail. The enclosing wall is for the most part represented by a substantial bank of grass-grown collapse averaging 5m in width and up to 1.8m high. An 8m long stretch of the inner wall face stands to a maximum height of 1.7m at SSE; no other definite section of the wall face is visible. In the N quadrant the band of collapse is retained externally by drystone masonry, 1.8m high. This marks the townland boundary and is similar in construction to the field walls which radiate from the site at NW and NE; it is probably of relatively recent construction though it may follow the line of the original outer face. The wall has been entirely removed in the W quadrant and the original entrance may have been located in this section. A confused gap at S is possibly secondary. The Co. Kerry Field Club (1945, 646-7; 1946, 657; 1953) recorded a number of huts or chambers contained within the thickness of the enclosing wall. One which had been destroyed when the W wall was removed was described to them as circular, corbelled and about 5 feet (c. 1.5m) in diameter. The present landowner described one in the SE section of the wall as about 3 foot (c. 0.9m) square with a flagged roof. These are not now discernible. The Field Club also noted the foundations of a large circular hut in the interior. This was about 12 feet (c. 3.6m) in diameter and there were 'indications of souterrains' within it. The above description is derived from J. Cuppage, ‘Corca Dhuibhne. Dingle Peninsula archaeological survey. Ballyferriter. Oidhreacht Chorca Dhuibhne’ (1986), no. 565. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 7 August 2013

• KE036-034001 Hut site
  Description

  Caherbaun/An Chathair Bhán: Roughly circular cashel KE036-034---- is situated on a N facing slope near the foot of the mountain ridge overlooking Tralee Bay. The Co. Kerry Field Club noted the foundations of a large circular hut (KE036-034001-) in the interior. This was about 12 feet (c. 3.6m) in diameter and there were 'indications of souterrains' within it. The above description is derived from J. Cuppage, ‘Corca Dhuibhne. Dingle Peninsula archaeological survey. Ballyferriter. Oidhreacht Chorca Dhuibhne’ (1986), no. 565. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 7 August 2013

• KE036-034002 Souterrain
  Description

  Caherbaun/An Chathair Bhán: Roughly circular cashel KE036-034---- is situated on a N facing slope near the foot of the mountain ridge overlooking Tralee Bay. The Co. Kerry Field Club also noted the foundations of a large circular hut (KE036-034001-) in the interior. This was about 12 feet (c. 3.6m) in diameter and there were 'indications of souterrains' within it. The above description is derived from J. Cuppage, ‘Corca Dhuibhne. Dingle Peninsula archaeological survey. Ballyferriter. Oidhreacht Chorca Dhuibhne’ (1986), no. 565. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 7 August 2013

• KE036-034003 Hut site
  Description

  Caherbaun/An Chathair Bhán: Roughly circular cashel KE036-034---- is situated on a N facing slope near the foot of the mountain ridge overlooking Tralee Bay. The Co. Kerry Field Club (1945, 646-7; 1946, 657; 1953) recorded a number of huts or chambers contained within the thickness of the enclosing wall. One (KE036-034003-) which had been destroyed when the W wall was removed was described to them as circular, corbelled and about 5 feet (c. 1.5m) in diameter. The above description is derived from J. Cuppage, ‘Corca Dhuibhne. Dingle Peninsula archaeological survey. Ballyferriter. Oidhreacht Chorca Dhuibhne’ (1986), no. 565. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 7 August 2013

• KE036-034004 Hut site
  Description

  Caherbaun/An Chathair Bhán: Roughly circular cashel KE036-034---- is situated on a N facing slope near the foot of the mountain ridge overlooking Tralee Bay. The Co. Kerry Field Club (1945, 646-7; 1946, 657; 1953) recorded a number of huts or chambers contained within the thickness of the enclosing wall. The present landowner described one (KE036-034004-) in the SE section of the wall as about 3 foot (c. 0.9m) square with a flagged roof. These are not now discernible. The Field Club also noted the foundations of a large circular hut in the interior. This was about 12 feet (c. 3.6m) in diameter and there were 'indications of souterrains' within it. The above description is derived from J. Cuppage, ‘Corca Dhuibhne. Dingle Peninsula archaeological survey. Ballyferriter. Oidhreacht Chorca Dhuibhne’ (1986), no. 565. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 7 August 2013

• KE036-055 Standing stone
  Description

  This standing stone occupies a commanding position a little E of the crest of the ridge between Gleann na nGealt and Gleann Meáin, on land which, though formerly cultivated, has reverted to rough wet pasture. The sandstone slab stands 2.2m high, is .9m wide at base narrowing to .38m at top, and averages .23m in thickness; SSW-NNE. The above description is derived from J. Cuppage, ‘Corca Dhuibhne. Dingle Peninsula archaeological survey. Ballyferriter. Oidhreacht Chorca Dhuibhne’ (1986), no. 108. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 4 August 2013

• KE036-056 Hut site
  Description

  A group of several stone huts (CKFC 1946). The above description is derived from J. Cuppage, ‘Corca Dhuibhne. Dingle Peninsula archaeological survey. Ballyferriter. Oidhreacht Chorca Dhuibhne’ (1986), no. 1470. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 5 August 2013

• KE036-058 Bullaun stone
  Description

  Cloghnagalt/Cloch na nGealt (Stone of the Lunatic): This bullaun stone is located about 30m W of the Glannagalt river and about 20m E of a ringfort (KE036-059----). It consists of an irregularly-shaped block of sandstone with a roughly flat upper surface out of which a roughly circular depression has been carved. The stone is .49m high, .89m wide and .74m thick and the depression measures .37m in diameter and .09m in depth. Gleann na nGealt has been the traditional resort of lunatics since at least the 17th century (De Brún 1973, 197). They came to drink the water and eat the watercress at 2 wells in the valley (KE036-071---- and KE036-057----). The bullaun is traditionally the repository for milk and food provided for the lunatics by the women of the valley (An Seabhac 1939, 283). Two further depressìons, apparently natural, are said to be the handprints of those who drank from the bullaun. Joyce (1869, 161) recorded the following details about this stone and two holy wells; 'There are two wells [KE036-057/071----] in the glen, called Tobernagalt, the lunatics’ well, to which the madmen direct their way, crossing the little stream that flows through the valley, at a spot called Ahagaltaun, the madman’s ford, and passing by Cloghnagalt [KE036-058----], the standing stone of the lunatics; and they drink of the healing waters, and eat some of the tresses that grow on the margin—the water and the cress, and the secret virtue of the valley, will restore the poor wanderers to sanity'. To see a 3D model of this monument, visit; https://skfb.ly/6XQVY See attached colour photograph courtesy of Amanda Clarke. The above description is derived from J. Cuppage, ‘Corca Dhuibhne. Dingle Peninsula archaeological survey. Ballyferriter. Oidhreacht Chorca Dhuibhne’ (1986), no. 964. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Revised by: Caimin O'Brien Date of revised upload: 16 May 2022

• KE036-059 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  Internal diam. 33m This univallate rath, enclosing a hut site and souterrain, is situated on a level terrace on a generally steep E facing slope overlooking Gleann na nGealt. The earthen enclosing bank ranges in height from 1.4 to 2.4m externally and from .6 to 1.7m internally; it averages 6 to 7m in width at base. There are traces of stone facing, up to .4m high, on the inner edge of the bank at SW and SE. The external fosse is only partially preserved; it varies in width from 6 to 9m and is a maximum of 1.5m deep at SW. The entrance faces E and measures 3.2m in width. Two breaks in the bank at W and NNW appear to be secondary, the latter probably broken through by animals. The interior of the enclosure is divided into 2 unequal portions by a field fence. The hut site KE036-059001- and souterrain KE036-059002- lie in the larger S portion. The inner wall face of the hut site, and a very short stretch of its outer face, survive to a maximum height of .4m, though generally only a single course is visible. The wall was 2.5m thick and the hut is 4.4m in diameter internally. The entrance faces ENE and was at least .8m wide. A line of 3 stones set on edge between the hut and the main entrance to the rath may formerly have defined a pathway. Access to the souterrain is gained via an opening in the roof at the ENE end of a passage aligned ENE-WSW. The passage is approximately 13m long and lintelled openings at the WSW ends of its N and S walls lead to further passages or chambers at right angles to the main passage. Apart from 3 short sections where the walls are entirely of drystone construction, the main passage is defined by upright slabs, averaging .5m in height, overlain by drystone walling. This latter is slightly corbelled, and occasionally the uppermost course projects markedly to support the roof slabs. The passage is a maximum of 1.2m wide and 1.2m high and is divided into 2 sections by a short creepway or 'doorway'. The E section is 4.7m long, the W portion 5.35m long. On its N side the creep is marked by a slight inward curve of the passage wall, but to S a jamb stone, rising the full height of the creepway, projects .2m into the passage. The single lintel which spans the feature is set .3m below the general level of the passage roof and the aperture measures .6m in height, .5m in width and c. 0.3m in length. A lintelled entrance near the WSW end of the N wall has been almost completely blocked by soil, probably introduced by a badger. A passage appears to run N from this. A creepway opening off the WSW end of the opposite wall leads to a further passage and possible chamber. Heavy machinery has recently passed through the ringfort above this and probably caused the partial collapse of the roof which rendered this section too dangerous for accurate planning. The lintelled creepway is defined on either side by a single upright slab and measures .35m in width and at least .4m in height. The passage extends 1.5m to SSE and measures .5m in height and .4m in width. At the SSE end it angles to SE and increases in width, possibly to form a chamber, but this section is choked by collapse; it is c. 2.5m long and c. 0.6m high. It seems probable that the souterrain opened into the hut above, but there is now no visible trace of the entrance. The above description is derived from J. Cuppage, ‘Corca Dhuibhne. Dingle Peninsula archaeological survey. Ballyferriter. Oidhreacht Chorca Dhuibhne’ (1986), no. 426. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 7 August 2013

• KE036-059001 Hut site
  Description

  Univallate rath KE036-059---- is situated on a level terrace on a generally steep E facing slope overlooking Gleann na nGealt. The interior of the enclosure is divided into 2 unequal portions by a field fence. The hut site KE036-059001- and souterrain KE036-059002- lie in the larger S portion. The inner wall face of the hut site, and a very short stretch of its outer face, survive to a maximum height of .4m, though generally only a single course is visible. The wall was 2.5m thick and the hut is 4.4m in diameter internally. The entrance faces ENE and was at least .8m wide. A line of 3 stones set on edge between the hut and the main entrance to the rath may formerly have defined a pathway. The above description is derived from J. Cuppage, ‘Corca Dhuibhne. Dingle Peninsula archaeological survey. Ballyferriter. Oidhreacht Chorca Dhuibhne’ (1986), no. 426. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 7 August 2013

• KE036-059002 Souterrain
  Description

  Univallate rath KE036-059---- is situated on a level terrace on a generally steep E facing slope overlooking Gleann na nGealt. The interior of the enclosure is divided into 2 unequal portions by a field fence. The hut site KE036-059001- and souterrain KE036-059002- lie in the larger S portion. Access to the souterrain is gained via an opening in the roof at the ENE end of a passage aligned ENE-WSW. The passage is approximately 13m long and lintelled openings at the WSW ends of its N and S walls lead to further passages or chambers at right angles to the main passage. Apart from 3 short sections where the walls are entirely of drystone construction, the main passage is defined by upright slabs, averaging .5m in height, overlain by drystone walling. This latter is slightly corbelled, and occasionally the uppermost course projects markedly to support the roof slabs. The passage is a maximum of 1.2m wide and 1.2m high and is divided into 2 sections by a short creepway or 'doorway'. The E section is 4.7m long, the W portion 5.35m long. On its N side the creep is marked by a slight inward curve of the passage wall, but to S a jamb stone, rising the full height of the creepway, projects .2m into the passage. The single lintel which spans the feature is set .3m below the general level of the passage roof and the aperture measures .6m in height, .5m in width and c. 0.3m in length. A lintelled entrance near the WSW end of the N wall has been almost completely blocked by soil, probably introduced by a badger. A passage appears to run N from this. A creepway opening off the WSW end of the opposite wall leads to a further passage and possible chamber. Heavy machinery has recently passed through the ringfort above this and probably caused the partial collapse of the roof which rendered this section too dangerous for accurate planning. The lintelled creepway is defined on either side by a single upright slab and measures .35m in width and at least .4m in height. The passage extends 1.5m to SSE and measures .5m in height and .4m in width. At the SSE end it angles to SE and increases in width, possibly to form a chamber, but this section is choked by collapse; it is c. 2.5m long and c. 0.6m high. It seems probable that the souterrain opened into the hut above, but there is now no visible trace of the entrance. The above description is derived from J. Cuppage, ‘Corca Dhuibhne. Dingle Peninsula archaeological survey. Ballyferriter. Oidhreacht Chorca Dhuibhne’ (1986), no. 426. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 7 August 2013

• KE036-096 Ringfort - cashel
  Description

  This cashel (KE036-096----), containing the remains of 3 stone huts, is located in rough, rocky pastureland a little below the summit of the N peak of the ridge that separates Glanmane from Glannagalt. It commands a magnificent view across Tralee Bay to Kerry Head and Tralee, as well as along the valley of the Glannagalt river. The enclosing wall is poorly preserved and has disappeared almost entirely from the S half of the site. In the NE quadrant it has been reduced to a band of grass-grown collapse, but in the NW quadrant both the inner and outer wall faces are traceable almost continuously. The roughly constructed drystone wall is 1.2 to 1.3m wide and up to .75m high externally and .9m high internally. (1) (KE036-096001-) The most substantial hut is located in the centre of the enclosure. It was originally either oval or circular, but the S half of the wall is completely ruined and its outline is not discernible. It is c. 4m E-W x 3m N-S in diameter internally. The N half of the wall stands to a height of 1.1m and is 1.5m wide; there is no evidence of corbelling. The small lintelled chamber, built against the inner face, is probably a shelter for sheep or lambs. (2) (KE036-096002-) Directly S of the former hut is a 2nd, much ruined example. A roughly circular area, c. 3m in diameter, is enclosed by a band of stone collapse up to . 8m high. The inner wall-face survives to a height of .45m in the E sector and a short stretch of the outer face is visible in the same sector indicating a wall thickness of c. 1.3m. The entrance was probably in the N or S sectors where the collapse is less dense. (3) (KE036-096003-) A circular depression, c. 3.5m in diameter, adjoins the E side of hut 2. It is surrounded by a low band of grass-grown collapse up to 1.3m high. The above description is derived from J. Cuppage, ‘Corca Dhuibhne. Dingle Peninsula archaeological survey. Ballyferriter. Oidhreacht Chorca Dhuibhne’ (1986), no. 566. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 7 August 2013

• KE036-096001 Hut site
  Description

  Cashel KE036-096---- contains the remains of 3 stone huts, is located in rough, rocky pastureland a little below the summit of the N peak of the ridge that separates Glanmane from Glannagalt. It commands a magnificent view across Tralee Bay to Kerry Head and Tralee, as well as along the valley of the Glannagalt river. (1) (KE036-096001-) The most substantial hut is located in the centre of the enclosure. It was originally either oval or circular, but the S half of the wall is completely ruined and its outline is not discernible. It is c. 4m E-W x 3m N-S in diameter internally. The N half of the wall stands to a height of 1.1m and is 1.5m wide; there is no evidence of corbelling. The small lintelled chamber, built against the inner face, is probably a shelter for sheep or lambs. The above description is derived from J. Cuppage, ‘Corca Dhuibhne. Dingle Peninsula archaeological survey. Ballyferriter. Oidhreacht Chorca Dhuibhne’ (1986), no. 566. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 7 August 2013

• KE036-096002 Hut site
  Description

  Cashel KE036-096---- contains the remains of 3 stone huts, is located in rough, rocky pastureland a little below the summit of the N peak of the ridge that separates Glanmane from Glannagalt. It commands a magnificent view across Tralee Bay to Kerry Head and Tralee, as well as along the valley of the Glannagalt river. (2) (KE036-096002-) Directly S of the former hut is a 2nd, much ruined example. A roughly circular area, c. 3m in diameter, is enclosed by a band of stone collapse up to . 8m high. The inner wall-face survives to a height of .45m in the E sector and a short stretch of the outer face is visible in the same sector indicating a wall thickness of c. 1.3m. The entrance was probably in the N or S sectors where the collapse is less dense. The above description is derived from J. Cuppage, ‘Corca Dhuibhne. Dingle Peninsula archaeological survey. Ballyferriter. Oidhreacht Chorca Dhuibhne’ (1986), no. 566. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 7 August 2013

• KE036-096003 Hut site
  Description

  Cashel KE036-096---- contains the remains of 3 stone huts, is located in rough, rocky pastureland a little below the summit of the N peak of the ridge that separates Glanmane from Glannagalt. It commands a magnificent view across Tralee Bay to Kerry Head and Tralee, as well as along the valley of the Glannagalt river. (3) (KE036-096003-) A circular depression, c. 3.5m in diameter, adjoins the E side of hut 2. It is surrounded by a low band of grass-grown collapse up to 1.3m high. The above description is derived from J. Cuppage, ‘Corca Dhuibhne. Dingle Peninsula archaeological survey. Ballyferriter. Oidhreacht Chorca Dhuibhne’ (1986), no. 566. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 7 August 2013

• KE036-115 Enclosure
  Description

  In area of rough grazing and scrub on S-facing slope overlooking Tralee Bay to the N, hut site (KE036-116----) 90m to SE. Sub-rectangular shaped area (dims. c. 9m N-S) enclosed by a stone wall open to E visible on Digital Globe aerial photo taken between 2011-13 and on Google Earth orthoimages. See attached images courtesy of Tony Miller Compiled by: Caimin O’Brien based on details provided by Tony Miller Date of upload: 23 February 2022

• KE036-116 Hut site
  Description

  In area of rough grazing and scrub on S-facing slope overlooking Tralee Bay to the N, enclosure (KE036-115----) 90m to NW. Outline of possible hut site visible on Digital Globe aerial photograph taken between 2011-2013 and on Google Earth orthophotos. See attached images courtesy of Tony Miller Compiled by: Caimin O’Brien based on details provided by Tony Miller Date of upload: 23 February 2022

• KE036-120 Standing stone
  Description

  In area of rough grazing and scrub on S-facing slope overlooking Tralee Bay to the N. Ringfort (KE036-096----) and three hut sites (KE036-096001-/003-) 110m to E. Possible standing stone and relict north-south field boundary seen in the distance and on aerial photographs but not able to visit the monument to take full records. It stands at the summit of a striking conical hill. See attached images courtesy of Tony Miller Compiled by: Caimin O’Brien based on details provided by Tony Miller Date of upload: 23 February 2022

• KE036-123 Standing stone
  Description

  In an area of rough grazing and scrub on a south facing slope overlooking Tralee Bay to the north. Possible standing stone and relict north-south field boundary. It stands at the summit of a striking conical hill. Compiled by: Tony Miller Date of upload/revision: 4 March 2022

Architectural heritage

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

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, on the 1:50,000 map.

Terrain model

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

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

Name

Foilatrisnig · Faill an Trisnigh

Area

841,694 m² (84.17 ha, 207.99 acres)

Civil parish

Kilgobban, and its townlands

Barony

Corkaguiny

Electoral division

Kilgobban, the unit of the census

Census 2022

Kilgobban electoral division: 297 people in 119 households; 84% of households own their home; 25% of homes were built since 2001; 9% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 10% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Cappaclogh West, Deelis, Glanmane, Glannagalt, Scrallaghbeg

Placenames

Foilatrisnig 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.