Kilconly North

10 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Kilconly North, from 839 m² to 256,280 m² (25.63 ha, 63.33 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 6 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 Kilconly North 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.

• 30 Apr 2018Conditional

  CONSTRUCT A SERIES OF EXTENSIONS, INCLUDING TWO STOREY EXTENSIONS TO THE SIDE AND REAR OF THE HOUSE AND TO CARRY OUT INTERNAL ALTERATIONS TO THE EXISTING HOUSE AND INSTALL A MECHANICAL TREATMENT UNIT AND POLISHING FILTER AND ALL ANCILLARY SITE WORKS

  Permission, 1 home · Kerry County Council, 18399

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

• KE001-012 Enclosure
  Description

  This site is situated NNW of Kilconly Church (926), and a small stream runs to the S of it. It is marked on the 1840-41 and 1914-15 OS maps as a circular enclosure. Though levelled, this site can be picked up on the Geological Survey of Ireland's aerial photographs (1974). The above description is derived from C. Toal, ‘North Kerry Archaeological Survey’. Dingle. Brandon in association with FAS Training and Employment Authority (1995), no. 1016. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 3 August 2013

• KE001-024 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  Internal diameter 23m N-S, 23.4m E-W This is a univallate ringfort consisting of a circular area enclosed by a well-defined earthen bank within which are the possible remains of house sites (KE001-024001-). The enclosing bank rises to a maximum height of 1.2m externally and .8m above the interior, the width of the bank at the base measuring 3.6m. Towards the N sector of the interior there are two low stone linear rises, possibly the remains of house-sites; both measure c 5m N-S, 6m E-W. To the SE a gap of c 6m exists in the bank. The above description is derived from C. Toal, ‘North Kerry Archaeological Survey’. Dingle. Brandon in association with FAS Training and Employment Authority (1995), no. 141. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 2 August 2013

• KE001-024001 House - indeterminate date
  Description

  KE001-024---- is a univallate ringfort consisting of a circular area enclosed by a well-defined earthen bank within which are the possible remains of house sites (KE001-024001- & KE001-024001-). Towards the N sector of the interior there are two low stone linear rises, possibly the remains of house-sites; both measure c 5m N-S, 6m E-W. To the SE a gap of c 6m exists in the bank. The above description is derived from C. Toal, ‘North Kerry Archaeological Survey’. Dingle. Brandon in association with FAS Training and Employment Authority (1995), no. 141. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 2 August 2013

• KE001-024002 House - indeterminate date
  Description

  KE001-024---- is a univallate ringfort consisting of a circular area enclosed by a well-defined earthen bank within which are the possible remains of house sites (KE001-024001- & KE001-024001-). Towards the N sector of the interior there are two low stone linear rises, possibly the remains of house-sites; both measure c 5m N-S, 6m E-W. To the SE a gap of c 6m exists in the bank. The above description is derived from C. Toal, ‘North Kerry Archaeological Survey’. Dingle. Brandon in association with FAS Training and Employment Authority (1995), no. 141. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 2 August 2013

• KE001-028 Church
  Description

  Kilconly (Cill Chonla) medieval parish church ruins are depicted standing in NW corner of graveyard (KE001-028001-) on the 1841 ed. OS 6-inch map with stream forming S boundary of graveyard which also marks the townland boundary with Kilconly South. On this map the church and graveyard are shown standing in the S quadrant of Glebe Land the boundary of which is shown in dotted outline. In 1302 the papal taxation of the Diocese of Ardfert valued the church of 'Kilcoula' at 20s per annum with the tithe valued at 2s. (Cal. doc. Ire., Vol. 5, 296). In 1505 there is a reference to Edmund Fitzmaurice canon of Ardfert and the parish church of Kilconly (O'Connell and Costello 1958, 45-6). In 1615 the Royal Visitation of the Diocese of Ardfert recorded the following details; 'Treasurer of the said church of Ardfert Mr. Christ[opher] Hicson minister who hath united to the said Treasurershipp the vicaradge of Kilconley. Minister legens. Valoris 5 libri 10 shill. House ruyned' (Murphy 1915, 182). In 1841 the Ordnance Survey recorded the following details about Kilconly Church; 'This parish is bounded on the north and west by the mouth of the Shannon, on the east by the parish of Aghavallen, and on the south by those of Lisselton and Killahinny. Is in Irish Cill Chonnla which means cell or church of Saint Connla, whose name is set down in the Irish Calendar at 10 May; but his day is not remembered here at present. (The only thing remembered of Saint Connla in this parish is that he killed a huge serpent which took up its habitation in Lisnapeasna, about a quarter of a mile to the east of the church). The old church of this parish is situated in the townland of Kilconly (to which it has given its name) in a glen on the north side of a mountain stream. It is in good preservation, and measures on the inside forty-two feet six inches [13m] in length and twenty-two feet [6.7m] in breadth, and its walls are four feet [1.2m] in thickness, and nine feet [2.7m] in height and built of small hammered stones and lime and sand cement. The east window is formed of hammered stones and measures on the inside (where it forms a segment arch at top) seven feet [2.1m] in height and four feet two inches [1.2m] in width; and on the outside (where it is rectangular, and placed four feet [1.2m] from the present level of the ground) four feet ten and a half inches [1.3m], and five and a half inches [0.14m] in width. At the distance of three feet six inches [1m] from the east gable there is a window on the south wall, which is broken on the inside but perfect on the outside, where it is rectangular and formed of hammered stones, and measures three feet nine inches [1.1m] in height and five inches [0.12m] in width. The doorway is on the same wall at the distance of thirteen feet [4m] from the west gable; it is built of thin hammered stones and forms an obtuse arch on the inside and a semi-circular one on the outside; on the inside it is seven feet six inches [2.3m] in height and four feet eight inches [1.4m] in width and on the outside six feet six inches [2m] by three feet six inches [1m]. This church is not more than three or four centuries old; it stands in a small grave yard which is still in use.'(O'Donovan 1983, 21-2). Kilconly Church described by Toal (1995, no. 926) as follows; 'A small rectangular church measuring 15.4m x 8.5m externally with walls just over 1m thick, it is constructed of small hammered stones with lime-and-sand cement. A gradual batter can be noticed. The S wall contains the doorway, which is situated 5.3m from the W gable. It has a round-headed arch, which is slightly recessed on the outside, measuring 1m in width and 2m in height. The S wall also contains a small rectangular window which is recessed. It measures 0.3m x 1.2m and is situated 2.5m from the E gable. The E gable contains a narrow oblong window which measures 0.3m x 1.4m and internally it has a plain splayed arch'. In 2007 a church and graveyard survey carried out by Karen Buckley and Laurence Dunne recorded the following details: 'the church has remained in a remarkably good state of preservation. However, recent cultivated vegetation has gone wild and has taken hold on several areas of the church exterior and interior. The church is built upon a north-south slope and consequently, the southern elevation is battered from the roofline to the base. A rectangular slit window ope is located on the southeast corner of the southern elevation. It is comprised of undressed stone with a simple flat lintel and sill. It is slightly set back from the wall. There is a distinct outward slump directly beneath this window and some modern cement repairs are visible but urgent attention is required. The adjacent graves on the exterior and interior of the wall are most likely undermining the wall. The partial remains of a rectangular window are located on the southwestern corner of the elevation. However, it was only noted when inside the church due to the overgrowth on the exterior. Six modern memorial plaques are fixed in concrete onto the elevation at varying heights. The south-east window has splayed ingoings with a socket for a shutter visible on the western corner of the split lintel. There is no evidence for the base of this socket on the window sill as it has been rendered. The interior lintel of the splayed embrasure is missing and the area of slump visible on the exterior, directly beneath the window, is also visible on the interior. The adjacent graves are most likely undermining the wall. A square recess is located on the corner where the southern wall meets the eastern wall and is located 0.7m above present ground level. It may have originally functioned as a piscina but rubble stone and waste cement has been dumped within it. The remains of the rectangular window located on the southwestern corner of the elevation are partially obscured by vegetation, but a splayed embrasure was noticeable. Two modern memorial plaques are fixed onto the wall with the kerbing of one the associated formal grave settings abutting the wall itself. A doorway, comprised of a circular arch of 22 voussoirs, is located towards the western end of the southern elevation. The arch is slightly recessed from the exterior of the elevation and has slipped slightly on the western side. The interior arch is a flattened segmental type and the arris of the arch has been removed. Splayed ingoings are present on the western side of the doorway while the eastern side is composed of straight ingoings. The socket for the drawbar is situated on the western side of the doorway while it would have extended into the eastern side. A broken holy water stoup of local sandstone is noticeable to the immediate east of the entrance. The west gable survives to full height and is in a good state of preservation. It is composed of well matched, roughly coursed, flat rectangular blocks of sandstone. Three through apertures are located 1.2m above present ground level and these may have allowed light to penetrate into the church interior or a listening posts for the less well-off parishioners attending mass. Several put-logs are visible on the upper level of the elevation. The interior of the western elevation is featureless apart from the through apertures that may have allowed light into the church as well as allowing sound to travel outside. Modern vegetation is well established on wall, especially on its upper levels. A modern headstone plaque is fixed onto the wall at the northwestern corner and is partially obscured by the overgrowth. The east gable survives to full height and is in relatively good condition. The elevation is lit by a centrally disposed single narrow rectangular slit window ope of undressed stone, located 1m above present ground level. Several put-logs are present on the upper levels of the elevation. A modern concrete plaster panel is located on approximately 60% of the wall and tapers in height (from s

• KE001-028001 Graveyard
  Description

  Kilconly Church (in ruins) and graveyard. This church is situated on gently sloping land. There is a graveyard surrounding and within the church. According to the old Irish calendar this church would appear to be dedicated to St Conla, whose feast day is on the 10th May. In 2007 a graveyard survey carried out by Karen Buckley and Laurence Dunne recorded the following details: 'Situated at the bottom of a glen on sweeping road bends from both north and south, the graveyard lies immediately west of the road and just north of a single arched bridge. An unnamed stream flows immediately beyond the boundary on the southern side where it meanders towards, and eventually empties into, the Atlantic Ocean at Kilconly Point. The interior of the graveyard slopes steeply from north to south. The boundary walls and interior of the graveyard are well maintained and in a good state of preservation. The main area of the graveyard is bounded by a rubble sandstone wall with irregular coping with forward pointed sand and cement cap render visible between the stones. The graveyard extension is bounded by a modern concrete wall with a dashed render and modern concrete capping. Entrance to the graveyard is through an iron gate set between two gable capped stone piers or via a footstile (a single step on the exterior and two on the exterior) to the immediate south of the gate. A single tomb, unnamed, was recorded at Kilconly. This is abutting the southwestern corner of the ruined church. The vast majority of the named graves are of a modern construct and are located to the west of the church, within the extended area. A total of 175 named graves were recorded. The unnamed graves are composed of 18th and 19th century headstones from which the engraving has eroded, and recent graves which are without a headstone or the information card on the temporary metal cross has faded over time and is no longer legible. Seven unnamed headstones were recorded. The unhewn sandstone grave-markers are mainly located to the southeast and east of the church. The unhewn sandstone grave-markers are identifiable as a rubble stone or roughly rectangular stone completely devoid of any inscription or decoration. They are generally low set and rise above the ground surface for an average 0.3m. Occasionally, a distinguishing feature of these stones is a semi-circular concave shape cut into the stone, often at the top of the stone. A number of such distinctive unhewn stone was recorded at Kilconly. 108 unnamed gravemarkers were recorded' (Buckley and Dunne 2-5). See attached photographs courtesy of Karen Buckley and Laurence Dunne Revised by: Caimin O'Brien Date of revised upload: 7 June 2022

• KE001-028002 Bullaun stone
  Description

  In 2007 a graveyard survey carried out by Karen Buckley and Laurence Dunne recorded the following details about an unrecorded bullaun stone on the N wall of Kilconly Church (KE001-028----): 'A possible bullaun stone is located on top of the N wall at its eastern end' (Buckley and Dunne 2007, 6). See attached photograph courtesy of Karen Buckley and Laurence Dunne Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien Date of upload: 7 June 2022

• KE001-048 Promontory fort - coastal
  Description

  Possible promontory fort described in 2002 as follows; 'Erosion has obliterated most of the soil cover from two needle-thin projections [KE001-048---- and KE001-049----] south of Kilconly Point along the southern shore of the Shannon estuary mouth. Two modern earthen field banks cut off the headlands from the surrounding pasture and close to the neck of each promontory are undulations across the isthmus, suggesting from afar the remains of banks or walls cutting off the headlands. These sites were not examined in detail at ground level and remain only possibilities until further inspection takes place' (Casey 2002, 52, no. S).

• KE001-049 Promontory fort - coastal
  Description

  Possible promontory fort described in 2002 as follows; 'Erosion has obliterated most of the soil cover from two needle-thin projections [KE001-048---- and KE001-049----] south of Kilconly Point along the southern shore of the Shannon estuary mouth. Two modern earthen field banks cut off the headlands from the surrounding pasture and close to the neck of each promontory are undulations across the isthmus, suggesting from afar the remains of banks or walls cutting off the headlands. These sites were not examined in detail at ground level and remain only possibilities until further inspection takes place' (Casey 2002, 52, no. S).

Architectural heritage

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

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 10 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 Kilconly North.

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

Name

Kilconly North · Cill Chonnla Thuaidh

Area

553,597 m² (55.36 ha, 136.8 acres)

Civil parish

Kilconly, and its townlands

Barony

Iraghticonnor

Electoral division

Beal, the unit of the census

Census 2022

Beal electoral division: 150 people in 58 households; 91% of households own their home; 18% of homes were built since 2001; 29% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 3% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Beal Middle, Beal West, Gullane West, Kilconly South

Placenames

Kilconly North 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.