Kilcooly North

6 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Kilcooly North, from 1,887 m² to 505,394 m² (50.54 ha, 124.89 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 17 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 Kilcooly 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.

• 15 Mar 2022Conditional

  ERECT A CALF SHED WITH STRAW BED PENS WITH AN UNDERGROUND SEEPAGE TANK ALSO TO CONSTRUCT A DUNG PIT ADJACENT TO SHED ALL ON HIS FARMYARD

  Permission, 1 home · Kerry County Council, 22291

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 Kilcooly North.

Recorded monuments

• KE015-067 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  This circular enclosure appears on the 1841-42 and 1916 OS maps. It also shows up as a crop mark on the Geological Survey of Ireland aerial photographs (1974). It has been levelled and no surface trace survives. The above description is derived from C. Toal, ‘North Kerry Archaeological Survey’. Dingle. Brandon in association with FAS Training and Employment Authority (1995), no. 571. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 2 August 2013

• KE015-068 Fulacht fia
  Description

  This is a horseshoe-shaped mound situated on the W bank of a small stream. Its overall dimensions are 21.4m E-W x 22m N-S. The incurved front of the mound faces N and the mound rises .8m above the central area. On the crest of the mound is a depression measuring 9m x 6m x .6m deep. The above description is derived from C. Toal, ‘North Kerry Archaeological Survey’. Dingle. Brandon in association with FAS Training and Employment Authority (1995), no. 69. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 1 August 2013

• KE015-069 Fulacht fia
  Description

  This is another example of a fulacht fiadh being discovered while a drain was being dug; all that remains today are some burnt and fire-shattered stones. The above description is derived from C. Toal, ‘North Kerry Archaeological Survey’. Dingle. Brandon in association with FAS Training and Employment Authority (1995), no. 68. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 1 August 2013

• KE015-070 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  Internal diameter 51m N-S and E-W Situated one field NE of KE015-096---- in a freshly ploughed field, this site has a good view in all directions. This univallate rath is almost completely ploughed out, but can still be distinguished by the different colours in the soil. It consists of a circular area enclosed by an earthen bank which is low and wide; though ploughed, it still rises to a height of .3m. The above description is derived from C. Toal, ‘North Kerry Archaeological Survey’. Dingle. Brandon in association with FAS Training and Employment Authority (1995), no. 573. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 2 August 2013

• KE015-096 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  This univallate rath is situated in the SW sector of a field which is known locally as 'Church Field' (951). The site has been cut by a fieldbank running NE-SW. On the NW side of the fieldbank the fort has been completely ploughed out, but because it is in a ploughed field can be distinguished by the different coloured soils. The enclosing bank on the SE side of the fieldbank is 4m-7m wide and rises to .7m high. The above description is derived from C. Toal, ‘North Kerry Archaeological Survey’. Dingle. Brandon in association with FAS Training and Employment Authority (1995), no. 572. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 2 August 2013

• KE015-097 Church
  Description

  This possible church site is situated in a low flat plain, and though very little remains of the site a roughly rectangular space can be identified. It measures 29m x 25m externally and had a low, wide bank about 6m in width. Extending out from the S wall is a barely discernible bank that curves towards the E. At a distance of 2m from the E wall is a small mound, measuring 4m x 5m. In the SE corner there is a slight gap measuring c 4m. According to the landowner (Mr O'Connor), this field is known as the 'Church Field'. Several skeletons were dug up as were some large stones, which were later used in the nearby fieldbank. The above description is derived from C. Toal, ‘North Kerry Archaeological Survey’. Dingle. Brandon in association with FAS Training and Employment Authority (1995), no. 950. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 3 August 2013

• KE015-098 Fulacht fia
  Description

  An area of burnt and fire-shattered stones was exposed when a drain was being dug. Only scattered shattered stones are visible today; no mound is discernible. The above description is derived from C. Toal, ‘North Kerry Archaeological Survey’. Dingle. Brandon in association with FAS Training and Employment Authority (1995), no. 67. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 1 August 2013

• KE015-099 Fulacht fia
  Description

  This site is situated in boggy land. To the NW lies a field known locally as church field (950). This horseshoe-shaped mound lies W of a small stream. Its overall dimensions are 10m NE-SW, c21m NW- SE, and 1m high. The incurved front of the mound faces NW. Burnt and fire-shattered stones can dearly be seen. The above description is derived from C. Toal, ‘North Kerry Archaeological Survey’. Dingle. Brandon in association with FAS Training and Employment Authority (1995), no. 66. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 1 August 2013

• KE015-100 Fulacht fia
  Description

  A small stream runs to the E of this site, which consists of a circular mound 26m N-S, 28m E-W and 1.8m in maximum height. Some burnt stones and clay are visible especially to the NE. NNE of this site lie the next four fulachta fiadh, in the Kilcooly North townland. The above description is derived from C. Toal, ‘North Kerry Archaeological Survey’. Dingle. Brandon in association with FAS Training and Employment Authority (1995), no. 65. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 1 August 2013

Architectural heritage

No building of the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage stands in the townland of Kilcooly 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 5 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels. Testing a home

Landslides

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

Name

Kilcooly North · Cill Chúile Thuaidh

Area

923,847 m² (92.38 ha, 228.29 acres)

Civil parish

Kilmoyly, and its townlands

Barony

Clanmaurice

Electoral division

Ballynorig, the unit of the census

Census 2022

Ballynorig electoral division: 549 people in 196 households; 92% of households own their home; 34% of homes were built since 2001; 14% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 3% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Aghamore South, Ballyhemikin, Ballymacaquim East, Ballynorig East, Kilcooly South, Parknageragh

Placenames

Kilcooly 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.