Kilballylahiff

43 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Kilballylahiff, from 31 m² to 724,876 m² (72.49 ha, 179.12 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 15 neighbouring parcels touch it.

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No zone of a development plan covers Kilballylahiff 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.

• 6 Apr 2022Conditional

  THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT WILL CONSIST OF THE DEVELOPMENT OF AN ONSITE TRIAL BOREHOLE TO A PRODUCTION BOREHOLE, CONSISTING OF WELLHEAD PROTECTION, CONTROL KIOSK AND ASSOCIATED UNDERGROUND PIPEWORK.

  Permission · Kerry County Council, 22378

• 5 Nov 2021Conditional

  RENOVATE AND EXTEND THE EXISTING DWELLING, CONSTRUCT A DOMESTIC GARAGE, DEMOLISH EXISTING SHED, DECOMMISSION THE EXISTING SEPTIC TANK AND INSTALL A NEW SEPTIC TANK AND ALL ANCILLARY SITE WORKS

  Permission · Kerry County Council, 211256

• 29 Aug 2019Conditional

  (A) DEMOLITION OF EXISTING OLD DERELICT TWO STOREY DWELLING, (B) CONSTRUCT A NEW REPLACEMENT TWO STOREY STYLE DWELLING ON SIMILAR FOOTPRINT TO EXISTING ONE, (C) INSTALL A MECHANICAL TREATMENT UNIT AND GRAVITY POLISHING FILTER AND (D) ALL ANCILLARY SITE WORKS ASSOCIATED WITH THE DEVELOPMENT INCLUDING BOUNDARY FENCES, WALLS AND PARKING AREAS ON OUR SITE

  Permission, 1 home · Kerry County Council, 19911

• 27 Jun 2017Refused

  CONSTRUCT 2 NO. DWELLING HOUSES WITH MECHANICAL TREATMENT UNITS AND POLISHING FILTERS AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS

  Outline permission, 2 homes · Kerry County Council, 17600

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 Kilballylahiff.

Recorded monuments

• KE036-017 Ringfort - cashel
  Description

  The Co. Kerry Field Club (1946, 679) recorded a tradition of a caher on the E bank of the Owencashla river. There are now no visible remains and it is not remembered locally. The above description is derived from J. Cuppage, ‘Corca Dhuibhne. Dingle Peninsula archaeological survey. Ballyferriter. Oidhreacht Chorca Dhuibhne’ (1986), no. 705. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 7 August 2013

• KE036-018 Mound
  Description

  A roughly circular, flat-topped mound situated on the lower S slopes of the valley through which the Owencashla river flows. It is composed mainly of stone, with some clay intermingled, and is now partly grass-grown. It measures 7.1m x 6.2m at base and is a maximum of c. 1m high. A tree is growing at the NW edge and much of the W sector is very disturbed. The mound is incorporated into what appears to be a disused field boundary which is marked partly by a low scarp and partly by a line of tree stumps. The above description is derived from J. Cuppage, ‘Corca Dhuibhne. Dingle Peninsula archaeological survey. Ballyferriter. Oidhreacht Chorca Dhuibhne’ (1986), no. 226. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 4 August 2013

• KE036-019 Ringfort - cashel
  Description

  Internal diam. 25m NW-SE, 20.6m NE-SW This oval cashel, containing the ruins of a single clochaun, is situated on fairly level pastureland at the N end of the ridge which separates the valleys of the Owencashla and Meennascarty rivers. The enclosing wall is now reduced to a band of collapsed debris up to 1m high and c. 4m wide. Two short stretches of the outer wall-face, up to .54m high, are visible to N and SE, and a single course of the inner face is traceable for a short distance at NE. For much of its W half the collapsed cashel wall is overlain by a modern field boundary wall. No definite entrance is preserved. The collapsed remains of a circular clochaun lie a little N of centre in the level interior. It measures 4.3m in diameter internally and is enclosed by a band of loose stones c. 2m wide and up to .8m high. There is no break to indicate the location of the entrance. The drystone-built inner face of the wall is traceable for most of the circumference, but is nowhere more than .35m high. The above description is derived from J. Cuppage, ‘Corca Dhuibhne. Dingle Peninsula archaeological survey. Ballyferriter. Oidhreacht Chorca Dhuibhne’ (1986), no. 578. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 7 August 2013

• KE036-019001 Clochan
  Description

  Oval cashel KE036-019----, containing the ruins of a single clochaun, is situated on fairly level pastureland at the N end of the ridge which separates the valleys of the Owencashla and Meennascarty rivers. The collapsed remains of a circular clochaun lie a little N of centre in the level interior. It measures 4.3m in diameter internally and is enclosed by a band of loose stones c. 2m wide and up to .8m high. There is no break to indicate the location of the entrance. The drystone-built inner face of the wall is traceable for most of the circumference, but is nowhere more than .35m high. The above description is derived from J. Cuppage, ‘Corca Dhuibhne. Dingle Peninsula archaeological survey. Ballyferriter. Oidhreacht Chorca Dhuibhne’ (1986), no. 578. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 7 August 2013

• KE036-020 Cairn - unclassified
  Description

  A quadrant-shaped cairn of stones bounded by straight field walls on its SW and SE sides, the latter wall now ruined. It measures 11m NW-SE x c. 14m NE-SW and is up to .98m high. A 2.5m long line of horizontally-laid stones extends NW along the edge of the cairn from the NE end of the ruined wall. It is possible that the cairn simply contains the debris from the removal of the latter. The above description is derived from J. Cuppage, ‘Corca Dhuibhne. Dingle Peninsula archaeological survey. Ballyferriter. Oidhreacht Chorca Dhuibhne’ (1986), no. 227. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 4 August 2013

• KE036-021001 Church
  Description

  An Reilig or an Cheallúnach: This burial ground was described in the OSNB (Killiney, 42) as 'a circular spot about 3 chains (60m) in diameter, but undefined', with numerous old graves and headstones visible in the interior. It was disused at that time and it is marked only as 'site of' on the 2nd edition of the OS map. Several cist graves were still visible in 1946 (CKFC, 678) and these were described as mounds of stone enclosed by a series of standing stones. The site is now marked only by a scatter of loose stones in a roughly rectangular field. There is a tradition that a church once stood on the site (An Seabhac 1939, 275). The above description is derived from J. Cuppage, ‘Corca Dhuibhne. Dingle Peninsula archaeological survey. Ballyferriter. Oidhreacht Chorca Dhuibhne’ (1986), no. 899. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 7 August 2013

• KE036-021002 Children's burial ground
  Description

  An Reilig or an Cheallúnach: This burial ground was described in the OSNB (Killiney, 42) as 'a circular spot about 3 chains (60m) in diameter, but undefined', with numerous old graves and headstones visible in the interior. It was disused at that time and it is marked only as 'site of' on the 2nd edition of the OS map. Several cist graves were still visible in 1946 (CKFC, 678) and these were described as mounds of stone enclosed by a series of standing stones. The site is now marked only by a scatter of loose stones in a roughly rectangular field. There is a tradition that a church once stood on the site (An Seabhac 1939, 275). The above description is derived from J. Cuppage, ‘Corca Dhuibhne. Dingle Peninsula archaeological survey. Ballyferriter. Oidhreacht Chorca Dhuibhne’ (1986), no. 899. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 7 August 2013

• KE036-022 Ringfort - cashel
  Description

  Internal diam. 26.7m N-S, 22.4m E-W Caherbaun/An Chathair Bhán: Situated on the lower NW slopes of Cummeen mountain overlooking the valley of the Owencashla river. The cashel wall, originally c. 2m thick, is now reduced for the most part to a band of collapsed debris up to lm high and 3m wide, though low footings are visible externally for much of the circumference. It is best preserved to NE and E where one 2m long stretch stands to a height of 1.35m externally and .6m internally. At NNW a crescent-shaped stony mound, measuring 9m x 3m, abuts the outer face; its function is unclear. No definite entrance is preserved. The ruined remains of 4 or 5 house-sites are visible in the interior. (1) A little W of centre is a rectangular, drystone-built house measuring 5.11m NNE-SSW x 3.3m NNW-SSE. Where best preserved the walls stand to a height of 1.1m externally and rise .48m above the rubble which fills the interior; the outer face slopes slightly inwards. The entrance lies in the S wall which is 1.64m thick at this point. A passageway, 5.5m long x 1.47m wide, leads away WSW from the entrance. This is defined by large, laterally set stones, visible to a height of .2m. (2) A rectangular hollow defined to W by the cashel wall, to S by the NW wall of house (1) and to E by a continuation of the E wall of the latter which extends to meet the cashel wall at N. Some footing stones are visible in the sides of the hollow near its W end and the hut probably measured c. 6m N-S and c. 3.5m E-W. (3) A rectangular, drystone-built house, similar to the 1st, lies in the S sector of the cashel. It measures 8.2m E-W x 3.95m N-S internally and the wall is c. 1m thick. The walls have largely collapsed, but where best preserved stand to a height of .75m internally and .3m externally. The entrance, .85m wide, is in the N wall. There may have been an internal dividing wall, but this was obscured when the floor in the W part of the house was dug out to reveal a cellar or souterrain. This latter consists of a drystone-walled passage extending N-S for a visible distance of 1.4m; probing with a ranging rod showed that it continues S for a further lm before being blocked. It is .7m wide and .3m deep but deepens rapidly at its S end. (4) A 4th house-site or annex at the E end of house (3). It measures c. 3.4m E-W x c. 3m N-S internally and is largely collapsed. There appears to be an entrance, .75m wide, at the W end of the S wall. (5) A hollow, 3.9m N-S x 3.15m E-W, with a stony rim. This lies between house (4) and the cashel wall to S and may mark a hut-site. None of the house or hut-sites are mentioned in the description contained in the OSNB (Killiney, 42). The above description is derived from J. Cuppage, ‘Corca Dhuibhne. Dingle Peninsula archaeological survey. Ballyferriter. Oidhreacht Chorca Dhuibhne’ (1986), no. 577. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 7 August 2013

• KE036-022001 House - indeterminate date
  Description

  Caherbaun/An Chathair Bhán: Situated on the lower NW slopes of Cummeen mountain overlooking the valley of the Owencashla river. (1) A little W of centre is a rectangular, drystone-built house measuring 5.11m NNE-SSW x 3.3m NNW-SSE. Where best preserved the walls stand to a height of 1.1m externally and rise .48m above the rubble which fills the interior; the outer face slopes slightly inwards. The entrance lies in the S wall which is 1.64m thick at this point. A passageway, 5.5m long x 1.47m wide, leads away WSW from the entrance. This is defined by large, laterally set stones, visible to a height of .2m. The above description is derived from J. Cuppage, ‘Corca Dhuibhne. Dingle Peninsula archaeological survey. Ballyferriter. Oidhreacht Chorca Dhuibhne’ (1986), no. 577. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 7 August 2013

• KE036-022002 House - indeterminate date
  Description

  Caherbaun/An Chathair Bhán: Situated on the lower NW slopes of Cummeen mountain overlooking the valley of the Owencashla river. (2) A rectangular hollow defined to W by the cashel wall, to S by the NW wall of house (1) and to E by a continuation of the E wall of the latter which extends to meet the cashel wall at N. Some footing stones are visible in the sides of the hollow near its W end and the hut probably measured c. 6m N-S and c. 3.5m E-W. The above description is derived from J. Cuppage, ‘Corca Dhuibhne. Dingle Peninsula archaeological survey. Ballyferriter. Oidhreacht Chorca Dhuibhne’ (1986), no. 577. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 7 August 2013

• KE036-022003 House - indeterminate date
  Description

  Caherbaun/An Chathair Bhán: Situated on the lower NW slopes of Cummeen mountain overlooking the valley of the Owencashla river. (3) A rectangular, drystone-built house, similar to the 1st, lies in the S sector of the cashel. It measures 8.2m E-W x 3.95m N-S internally and the wall is c. 1m thick. The walls have largely collapsed, but where best preserved stand to a height of .75m internally and .3m externally. The entrance, .85m wide, is in the N wall. There may have been an internal dividing wall, but this was obscured when the floor in the W part of the house was dug out to reveal a cellar or souterrain. This latter consists of a drystone-walled passage extending N-S for a visible distance of 1.4m; probing with a ranging rod showed that it continues S for a further lm before being blocked. It is .7m wide and .3m deep but deepens rapidly at its S end. The above description is derived from J. Cuppage, ‘Corca Dhuibhne. Dingle Peninsula archaeological survey. Ballyferriter. Oidhreacht Chorca Dhuibhne’ (1986), no. 577. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 7 August 2013

• KE036-022004 House - indeterminate date
  Description

  Caherbaun/An Chathair Bhán: Situated on the lower NW slopes of Cummeen mountain overlooking the valley of the Owencashla river. (4) A 4th house-site or annex at the E end of house (3). It measures c. 3.4m E-W x c. 3m N-S internally and is largely collapsed. There appears to be an entrance, .75m wide, at the W end of the S wall. The above description is derived from J. Cuppage, ‘Corca Dhuibhne. Dingle Peninsula archaeological survey. Ballyferriter. Oidhreacht Chorca Dhuibhne’ (1986), no. 577. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 7 August 2013

• KE036-022005 House - indeterminate date
  Description

  Caherbaun/An Chathair Bhán: Situated on the lower NW slopes of Cummeen mountain overlooking the valley of the Owencashla river. (5) A hollow, 3.9m N-S x 3.15m E-W, with a stony rim. This lies between house (4) and the cashel wall to S and may mark a hut-site. The above description is derived from J. Cuppage, ‘Corca Dhuibhne. Dingle Peninsula archaeological survey. Ballyferriter. Oidhreacht Chorca Dhuibhne’ (1986), no. 577. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 7 August 2013

• KE036-022006 Souterrain
  Description

  Caherbaun/An Chathair Bhán: Situated on the lower NW slopes of Cummeen mountain overlooking the valley of the Owencashla river. Souterrain KE036-022006- consists of a drystone-walled passage extending N-S for a visible distance of 1.4m; probing with a ranging rod showed that it continues S for a further 1m before being blocked. It is .7m wide and .3m deep but deepens rapidly at its S end. The above description is derived from J. Cuppage, ‘Corca Dhuibhne. Dingle Peninsula archaeological survey. Ballyferriter. Oidhreacht Chorca Dhuibhne’ (1986), no. 577. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 7 August 2013

• KE036-023 Fulacht fia
  Description

  A large horseshoe-shaped mound situated on rough boggy ground on the lower NNW slopes of Cummeen mountain. It measures c. 17.9m E-W x 12m N-S overall and rises a maximum of about 2m above the surrounding ground level and 1.6m above the enclosed space. The height decreases considerably towards the open W side where the gap between the 2 arms of the horseshoe is .6m wide. This gap is lined on either side by boulder revetment and this continues for a short distance along both the adjacent inner and outer flanks of the mound, and 2 or 3 boulders are also visible at the N edge of the interior. Directly outside the gap, the ground is raised slightly for a distance of c. 4m and this area contains a shallow hollow measuring 2m x 1.5m; it is possible that this raised area represents material excavated from the mound to convert it to use as an animal pen or hut. Some burnt and fire-cracked stones are visible in the make-up of the mound but it is not clear whether these are an original feature of the site or whether they result from more recent burning off of vegetation. The above description is derived from J. Cuppage, ‘Corca Dhuibhne. Dingle Peninsula archaeological survey. Ballyferriter. Oidhreacht Chorca Dhuibhne’ (1986), no. 1563. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 5 August 2013

• KE036-024 Souterrain
  Description

  In 1950 the Co. Kerry Field Club recorded a clochaun at this location and 'in the near vicinity ... entrances suggesting crawl passages to souterrains'. The clochaun is, in reality, a roughly constructed sheep-fold, and there are no visible indications of any souterrains nearby. This is a steep, rocky mountain slope below and N of Lough Acummeen; it is possible that the features noted were natural caverns created by overhanging rocks and boulders. The above description is derived from J. Cuppage, ‘Corca Dhuibhne. Dingle Peninsula archaeological survey. Ballyferriter. Oidhreacht Chorca Dhuibhne’ (1986), no. 775. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 7 August 2013

• KE036-025 Hut site
  Description

  A large circular stone hut site within a circular compound with subsidiary huts abutting, and outside, the enclosure wall (CKFC 1950). The above description is derived from J. Cuppage, ‘Corca Dhuibhne. Dingle Peninsula archaeological survey. Ballyferriter. Oidhreacht Chorca Dhuibhne’ (1986), no. 1507. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 5 August 2013

• KE036-097 Fulacht fia
  Description

  The Archaeological Survey of Ireland (ASI) is in the process of providing information on all monuments on The Historic Environment Viewer (HEV). Currently the information for this record has not been uploaded. To access available information for research purposes please make an appointment in advance with the Archive Unit (open Fridays 10.00 am – 5.00 pm), Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, The Custom House, Dublin 1 D01W6XO or email NMarchive@housing.gov.ie.

Architectural heritage

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

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 Kilballylahiff.

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

Name

Kilballylahiff · Coill Bhaile Uí Fhlaithimh

Area

2,885,885 m² (288.59 ha, 713.12 acres)

Civil parish

Killiney, and its townlands

Barony

Corkaguiny

Electoral division

Deelis, the unit of the census

Census 2022

Deelis electoral division: 376 people in 144 households; 80% of households own their home; 25% of homes were built since 2001; 12% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 27% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Carrigadav, Duagh, Glanlough West, Glanteenassig, Maghasheela, Shantalliv

Placenames

Kilballylahiff 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.