Garryard

15 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Garryard, from 577 m² to 374,875 m² (37.49 ha, 92.63 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 7 neighbouring parcels touch it.

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No zone of a development plan covers Garryard 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.

• 5 Jun 2026N/a

  REDS III: The development will consist of a 10-year permission for a solar photovoltaic (PV) energy development on a site spanning approximately 138.9 hectares. It will consist of the construction of PV panels mounted on metal frames, 38 inverters, new access tracks, underground cabling, perimeter fencing with CCTV cameras and access gates, 4 temporary construction compounds, drainage infrastructure, landscaping and all ancillary electrical infrastructure and associated works. A separate application for the associated grid route and future 110kV substation will be submitted to An Coimisiún Pleanála (ACP) as these proposed elements fall within the Strategic Infrastructure Development consent process under Section 182A of the Planning and Development Act 2000 (as amended).The Application Site will be accessed from four new access points off the R553, L6029 and L6028 and one existing access point off the L6037. The development is designed to operate for 40 years from the date of commissioning. A Natura Impact Statement (NIS) will accompany the planning application.

  Permission · Kerry County Council, 2660506

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: Lower River Shannon SAC 002165

Recorded monuments

• KE010-017 Henge
  Description

  The site comprises an almost circular area enclosed by a ditch bank and internal fosse and has a well-defined entrance feature. The site has external dimensions of 77.7m SE-NW and 74.9m NE-SW. A small portion of the NW of the monument is destroyed and cut off by a modern roadway, fieldbanks and a drainage ditch. The portion of the site in the NW field has been levelled and is today noticeable only by slight variations in vegetation, which presumably mark the one-time presence of the bank and internal fosse. Examination of the site's features are by necessity limited to the much larger portion of the site in the SE field. There is a quite pronounced outer ditch in the NE and SW sectors, but it does not appear clearly about the rest of the site. It varies in width between 1.8m and 4.2m and appears as a clearly defined if shallow depression enclosing the site. In the NE its deepest point is .45m below ground level and 1.45m below the top of the bank; in the SW it is .35m below ground level and 1.3m below the top of the bank. It is probable however that this ditch is not contemporaneous with the rest of the site. At the sectors where the ditch appears the bank has a terraced effect at its top and it is significant that this effect does not appear where the bank is not enclosed by the ditch; in all likelihood the field-builders augmented the height of the bank with material dug from the ditch. Apart from the destroyed portion of the site in the NW field, the bank is well preserved, high and wide. Excepting the sectors enclosed by the outer ditch, it is flat-topped. Where it is enclosed by the ditch there appears, as mentioned above, to be a more terraced effect. It ranges in width between 6.6m and 10.9m. At the NE sector it measures 1.4m above the outer ditch and 1.4m above the internal fosse. In the SW sector the picture is similar, where the bank measures 1.3m above the outer ditch and 1.1m above the internal fosse. The internal fosse is well-defined. It ranges in width between 6m-11.8m. In the SW sector its greatest depth is 1.1m below the top of the bank and .8m below the site's internal area. In the NE sector its greatest depth is 1.2m below the top of the bank and .8m below the interior. The entrance is a clearly defined gap 9.7m in width in the bank and internal fosse, allowing unimpeded entrance through the ESE. The interior of the site is somewhat higher in level than the surrounding farmland. The surface is uneven, but there are no surviving traces of archaeological features above ground level. It has dimensions of 40.4m (SE-NW) and 38m (NE-SW); the former dimension however does not take into account the portion destroyed at the NW of the site (Paddy O'Donovan, NMAJ 1985, 75-77). The above description is derived from C. Toal, ‘North Kerry Archaeological Survey’. Dingle. Brandon in association with FAS Training and Employment Authority (1995), no. 99. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 2 August 2013

• KE010-018 Church
  Description

  Medieval parish church of Galey (Gáile) stands in the townland of Garryard (An Garraí Ard), parish of Galey, diocese of Ardfert, barony of Iraghticonnor. In 1302 the papal taxation of the Diocese of Ardfert valued the Church of '.....ly' (Galey) at 26s. 8d. per annum with the tithe valued at 2s. 8d. (Cal. doc. Ire., Vol. 5, 297). In 1441 there is a reference to 'Donatus Otreanlannayn' (Ó Duinneacháin, Denehan) and the vicarage of the parish church of 'Gaylly' (O'Connell and Costello 1958, 9). The advowson of the vicarage belonged to the Augustinians of Rattoo (KE009-056004-) (ibid.). In 1615 the Royal Visitation of the Diocese of Ardfert recorded the following details; 'Autho Stoughton tenet rectoriam. Vicar of Kilnaghten [KE003-008----] and Galley. John Memor minister able to catechise. Valoris 4 libri. Church and chancell well' (Murphy 1915, 185). Smith (1756, 70) recorded that Galy was 'half the parish vicarial, the church in ruins. Patron, Anthony Stoughton, Esq.; Proxy 5s.' and that the impropriation of Kilnaghtin rectory which formerly belonged to the dissolved religious houses was granted to 'Samuel Raymond, Esq.' (Smith 1756, 70). In 1841 the Ordnance Survey recorded the following details about this parish church; 'There are no antiquities in this parish but the grave yard in which the old parish church stood, is situated on low ground in the townland of Garryard. Nothing remains of the church but a small fragment of the east gable four feet [1.2m] thick and built of hammered stones and lime and sand cement. About a half mile to the east of the church is the well of Saint Bartholomew [KE010-016----], the patron of the parish' (O'Donovan 1983, 21). Galey Church site and graveyard described by Toal (1995, no. 940) as follows; 'Galey Church (site of), graveyard (KE010-018001-). No surface trace of this church survives. In 1841, O'Donovan recorded that 'nothing remains of the church but a small fragment of the east gable four feet thick and built of hammered stones and lime and sand cement'. In 2011 a graveyard survey carried out by Ann Frykler and Robert Hanbidge of Headland Archaeology Ltd. recorded the following details: ‘Within the graveyard [KE010-018001-] there are no visible remains of a church which appears and is labelled as ‘ruinous’ on the OS First Edition 6” Map Sheet 10 (1839). On the later OS 25” Map Sheet 10‐03 (1910), the church ruins are no longer visible and are labelled “Galey Church (Site of)” ' (Hanbidge 2011, 5). See attached plan of church site and graveyard courtesy of Robert Hanbidge Revised by: Caimin O'Brien Date of revised upload: 10 June 2022

• KE010-018001 Graveyard
  Description

  Ruins of Galey Church (KE010-018----) are depicted standing in centre of small circular-shaped graveyard (diam. c. 50m) the outline of which was shown with dotted line on 1841 ed. OS 6-inch map. The 1892 ed. OS 25-inch map shows the graveyard as a larger square-shaped graveyard (dims. c. 77m NW-SE x 80m NE-SW) enclosed by a post-1700 stone wall with pathway running around boundary wall. In 2011 a graveyard survey carried out by Ann Frykler and Robert Hanbidge of Headland Archaeology Ltd. recorded the following details: ‘The boundaries of the original graveyard consist of rubblestone walls with rubblestone coping. The main entrance which is located midway along the northwestern boundary, fronts directly onto the road and is splayed in plan with concaved enclosing walls. The entrance consists of a pair of dressed rubblestone square‐profile piers with roughly dressed rubblestone coping and supports a single‐leaf wrought‐iron gate. Flanking the entrance to the east is an historic stile which consists of a number of flagstones protruding from the wall on both the northwest and southeast elevations. These form steps which give access over the wall. A recent gap to the north gives access to the and from the graveyard extension as well as the car parking area. A modern concrete path extends around the graveyard inside the boundary walls. Within the historic graveyard, there is a notable concentration of graves to the eastern area of the graveyard in the general area of the site of the church [KE010-018----). The oldest grave recorded with a date of 1773 within the graveyard belongs to Grave No.91. The boundaries enclosing the graveyard extension consist of concrete block walls with square profile piers. However, the north western boundary comprises rendered enclosing walls with square‐profile piers and external roughcast rendering. Three entrances are located along this northwestern boundary. The boundaries of the original graveyard consist of roughly‐dressed mortared rubblestone walls with rubblestone coping. A possible shallow font/bullaun (Miscellaneous item No. 06) was found within the fabric of the northeastern boundary to the interior. Carved in a locally sourced sedimentary stone, the circular plan and shallow concave profile suggests that this may indeed be a font/bullaun. Of the fourteen tombs that were recorded, half (7 in total) were named tombs. All of the named tombs are located in the eastern half of the historic graveyard where there is a noted concentration of memorials. The majority of the tombs are in good condition and follow a basic rectangular plan with hipped roofs. Seven unnamed tombs were recorded within Galey Burial Ground. All of the unnamed tombs are similarly constructed with roughly dressed limestone and rubblestone walls. Since no commemorative plaques were present or visible no evidence was available to indicate their age, however, it is likely that most of these date to the nineteenth century. There are 180 inscribed headstones within the historic graveyard and most of these are in good condition. The majority of the graves date to the 19th and 20th centuries. Two graves were found to date to the eighteenth century. Grave No. 91 was the oldest inscribed burial in the graveyard with a date of 1773 and commemorates a member of the Linnane family. There are only 18 unnamed or illegible headstones and plots within historic Galey graveyard. Two of which are illegible headstones. Two named gravemarkers (Grave Nos.118 & 180) were recorded at Galey Graveyard are consist of modern galvanised iron crosses. In total 108 unnamed gravemarkers where identified during this survey of historic Galey graveyard. The majority of the unnamed gravemarkers consist of simple local stone placed in the ground e.g. Grave No. 255 and are generally in good condition. Architectural Fragments Miscellaneous No. 04: Located just east of the central area of the graveyard is an unnamed gravemarker (Grave No. 321). The stone used for the gravemarker is an architectural fragment that consists of a piece of tooled moulded limestone (an ogee curve which joins up with a lip). The stone possibly originated from either the church or the more ornate mouldings forming the architrave/cornice or roofing element of a tomb. Miscellaneous No. 05: Positioned approximately 2m to the northwest of the architectural fragment described above (Miscellaneous No. 04) was a second architectural fragment (Miscellaneous No. 05) which acts as the unnamed gravemarker for Grave No. 322. This stone is also a carved piece of limestone which has a slightly irregular square profile with a notable tooled/cut bevel to one corner, suggesting that the stone once formed part of a jamb to an opening, possibly a door or window of the church. Miscellaneous No. 01: Located in the eastern half of the site, 3 m to the northwest of a tomb (Grave No. 121) is an unnamed gravemarker (Grave No. 320). This gravemarker comprises a roughly circular, shallow (c. 1 cm deep) concave feature carved into the upper surface of a slate stone. The circular feature is roughly carved and therefore does not share many similarities with fonts or bullaun stones, which are often more finely carved and are more ‘basin like’ in profile with greater depths. There are several smaller depressions around the base of this feature which are unusual and may indicate that the feature may have served as some sort of receptacle, possibly associated with a grave or otherwise, although this cannot be confirmed. Miscellaneous No. 06: Included within the fabric of the northeastern boundary to the graveyard is a possible font/bullaun stone. Carved in a locally sourced sedimentary stone, the feature has a circular plan and concave profile which though relatively shallow is similar to other shallow fonts and bullaun stones with smooth sides and a fine concave profile. The basin is deeper in profile in comparison to miscellaneous item No. 01, a cruder example of a basin carved into a narrow slate gravemarker' (Hanbidge 2011, 5-15). See attached plan of church site and graveyard courtesy of Robert Hanbidge Revised by: Caimin O'Brien Date of revised upload: 10 June 2022

• KE010-018002 Bullaun stone
  Description

  Ruins of Galey Church (KE010-018----) are depicted standing in centre of small circular-shaped graveyard (KE010-018001-) the outline of which was shown with dotted line on the 1841 ed. OS 6-inch map. In 2011 a graveyard survey carried out by Ann Frykler and Robert Hanbidge of Headland Archaeology Ltd. recorded the following details: ‘The boundaries of the original graveyard consist of rubblestone walls with rubblestone coping. The main entrance which is located midway along the northwestern boundary, fronts directly onto the road and is splayed in plan with concaved enclosing walls. The entrance consists of a pair of dressed rubblestone square‐profile piers with roughly dressed rubblestone coping and supports a single‐leaf wrought‐iron gate. A possible shallow font/bullaun (Miscellaneous item No. 06) was found within the fabric of the northeastern boundary to the interior. Carved in a locally sourced sedimentary stone, the circular plan and shallow concave profile suggests that this may indeed be a font/bullaun. Miscellaneous No. 01: Located in the eastern half of the site, 3m to the northwest of a tomb (Grave No. 121) is an unnamed gravemarker (Grave No. 320). This gravemarker comprises a roughly circular, shallow (c. 1 cm deep) concave feature carved into the upper surface of a slate stone. The circular feature is roughly carved and therefore does not share many similarities with fonts or bullaun stones, which are often more finely carved and are more ‘basin like’ in profile with greater depths. There are several smaller depressions around the base of this feature which are unusual and may indicate that the feature may have served as some sort of receptacle, possibly associated with a grave or otherwise, although this cannot be confirmed. Miscellaneous No. 06: Included within the fabric of the northeastern boundary to the graveyard is a possible font/bullaun stone. Carved in a locally sourced sedimentary stone, the feature has a circular plan and concave profile which though relatively shallow is similar to other shallow fonts and bullaun stones with smooth sides and a fine concave profile. The basin is deeper in profile in comparison to miscellaneous item No. 01, a cruder example of a basin carved into a narrow slate gravemarker' (Hanbidge 2011, 15). See attached plan of church site and graveyard courtesy of Robert Hanbidge Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien Date of upload: 10 June 2022

• KE010-019 Enclosure
  Description

  This circular enclosure, which is marked on the 1939 OS map, is situated one field W of the Galey river. This enclosure has been much levelled, and all that survives is a section of the enclosing bank. It runs for c 20m on the S to SE side; it is 8m wide and 1.8m high externally and 1m internally. The above description is derived from C. Toal, ‘North Kerry Archaeological Survey’. Dingle. Brandon in association with FAS Training and Employment Authority (1995), no. 1048. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 3 August 2013

Architectural heritage

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

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

At the centre of the townland of Garryard, about 1 in 5 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels. Testing a home

Landslides

The 1:50,000 map rates the landslide susceptibility here as low, partly inferred.

Terrain model

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

Flooding

The Office of Public Works publishes its flood maps on floodinfo.ie.

Radon Risk Map of Ireland, Environmental Protection Agency, and Landslide Susceptibility Classification, Geological Survey Ireland, both under 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 Garryard with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Kerry.

Name

Garryard · An Garraí Ard

Area

1,048,449 m² (104.84 ha, 259.08 acres)

Civil parish

Galey, and its townlands

Barony

Iraghticonnor

Electoral division

Gunsborough, the unit of the census

Census 2022

369 people lived in 144 households in the Gunsborough electoral division. 93% of households owned their home. 30% of homes were built since 2001. 10% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 3% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Carhoonaknock West, Coolard, Inch East, Inch-Moor, Shrone West

Placenames

Garryard 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.