Lack

68 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Lack, from 25 m² to 5,606,707 m² (560.67 ha, 1,385.45 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 10 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 Lack 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.

• 16 Jan 2026Conditional

  Permission for development to construction a new vehicular site entrance and parking area to the east of the dwelling house and close the existing vehicular entrance to the west of the house including all necessary site works

  Permission · Kerry County Council, 2660018

• 29 Apr 2025Conditional

  planning Permission to a) construct a new single storey dwelling, b) install a mechanical treatment unit and raised polishing filter, c) construct a vehicular site entrance, d) undertake boundary alterations in facilitating sight lines, at the junction of the private road with the R561 and e) construct all associated site works at Lack, Inch, Annascaul, Co. Kerry

  Permission · Kerry County Council, 2560350

• 16 Oct 2024Refused

  a) Construct a new single storey dwelling, b) Install a mechanical treatment unit and polishing filter, c) Construct a vehicular site entrance and d) Construct all associated site work at Lack, Inch, Annascaul, Co. Kerry

  Permission, 1 home · Kerry County Council, 2460799

• 14 Jun 2021Conditional

  (A) RETAIN A SUNROOM EXTENSION TO DWELLING HOUSE AND (B) PERMISSION TO CONSTRUCT AN EXTENSION TO DWELLING HOUSE FOR USE AS HOME OFFICE

  Retention, 1 home · Kerry County Council, 21639

• 2 Mar 2021Conditional

  CONSTRUCT A DWELLING HOUSE WITH A SEPTIC TANK AND PERCOLATION AREA INCLUDING ALL NECESSARY SITE WORKS

  Permission, 1 home · Kerry County Council, 21202

• 11 Dec 2020Conditional

  TO CONSTRUCT A SINGLE STOREY DWELLING HOUSE, GARAGE, MECHANICAL TREATMENT UNIT, INTERMITTENT FILTER AND POLISHING FILTER, NEW DRIVEWAY TO CONNECT TO EXISTING FARM ROAD AND ALL ANCILLARY SITE WORKS.

  Permission, 1 home · Kerry County Council, 201210

• 21 Aug 2020N/a

  CONSTRUCT A SINGLE STOREY DWELLING HOUSE, GARAGE, MECHANICAL TREATMENT UNIT, INTERMITTENT FILTER AND POLISHING FILTER, NEW DRIVEWAY TO CONNECT TO EXISTING FARM ROAD AND ALL ANCILLARY SITE WORKS

  Permission · Kerry County Council, 20748

• 16 Jul 2020Refused

  CONSTRUCT A DWELLING HOUSE WITH A SEPTIC TANK AND PERCOLATION AREA INCLUDING ALL NECESSARY SITE WORKS

  Permission, 1 home · Kerry County Council, 20632

• 25 Jun 2018Refused

  (A) CONSTRUCT A DWELLING HOUSE, DOMESTIC SHED AND AN ON-SITE WASTEWATER TREATMENT SYSTEM COMPRISING OF A MECHANICAL AERATION UNIT, INTERMITTENT FILTER AND SOIL POLISHING FILTER, (B) CARRY OUT ANY NECESSARY REMEDIAL WORKS TO EXISTING (PRIVATE) ACCESS ROAD AND (C) ALL OTHER ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS

  Permission, 1 home · Kerry County Council, 18624

• 21 Nov 2017Conditional

  (A) DEMOLISH EXISTING REAR EXTENSION AND DECOMMISSION EXISTING SEPTIC TANK (B) PERMISSION TO CONSTRUCT TWO STOREY EXTENSIONS ONTO THE NORTH AND SOUTH ELEVATIONS AND A SINGLE STOREY EXTENSION TO THE WEST ELEVATION (C) PERMISSION TO ALTER FIRST FLOOR WINDOWS ON SOUTH ELEVATION (D) PERMISSION TO CONSTRUCT A NEW SEPTIC TANK AND PERCOLATION AREA (E) PERMISSION FOR ALL SITE DEVELOPMENT WORK

  Permission, 1 home · Kerry County Council, 171158

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: Slieve Mish Mountains SAC 002185
• Special Area of Conservation: Castlemaine Harbour SAC 000343
• Special Protection Area: Castlemaine Harbour SPA 004029
• Proposed Natural Heritage Area: Castlemaine Harbour 000343

Recorded monuments

• KE045-080 Kiln - corn-drying
  Description

  Situated on the lower S slopes of Moanlaur, in rough pastureland c. 60m E of a small stream, is a building known locally as An Bácús (the bake-house). It measures 8.5m N-S x 4.8m E-W externally, and is roughly rectangular in plan with a rounded N end; the walls are now no more than 1.1m high. Internally the building is divided into two sections by an E-W cross-wall. The N chamber is circular in plan internally measuring 1.6m in diameter and no more than .7m in height. There is no entrance, but a low flue, .9m long x .4m wide, extends through the cross-wall at ground level. A low step on the S side of the cross-wall is partly obscured by collapse, but if it continued across the opening men this latter would only have been a few cms high. The S section of the building is rectangular in outline and measures 3.2m E-W x 3.6m N-S internally. The entrance may have been either in the E or W walls where 2 opposed sections of the walls stand only 2 courses high. The NE corner is occupied by a small circular corbelled chamber which is intact except for the SW section where the original opening must have been located. The original internal floor level is obscured by collapse but the chamber measures at least .87m in diameter and .65m in height. The outlines of 2 further rectangular structures, or a single structure with an internal division, adjoin the S end of the building, the walls reduced to low bands of stone collapse. Directly S of these again is a large sub-circular spread of loose stones measuring c. 15m in diameter. The above description is derived from J. Cuppage, ‘Corca Dhuibhne. Dingle Peninsula archaeological survey. Ballyferriter. Oidhreacht Chorca Dhuibhne’ (1986), no. 1523. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 5 August 2013

• KE046-009 Standing stone
  Description

  A standing stone situated in rough pastureland on the S slopes of Moanlaur, overlooking Castlemaine Harbour. Now inclined to SW, it would stand 3.22m high if erect; c. NE-SW. The maximum dimensions, .61m x .35m, occur midway up the stone; from here it tapers towards the top and decreases in width but increases in thickness towards the base. The above description is derived from J. Cuppage, ‘Corca Dhuibhne. Dingle Peninsula archaeological survey. Ballyferriter. Oidhreacht Chorca Dhuibhne’ (1986), no. 128. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 4 August 2013

• KE046-010 Ringfort - cashel
  Description

  Estimated internal diam. 25m An Lios: This very ruined cashel lies at the foot of Moanlaur, about 150m from the N shore of Castlemaine Harbour. It is shown on the 2nd edition of the OS map as a semi-circular field, open to N. A field wall has recently been built across this latter side and the fence bounding the E half of the site has been removed. It appears that the semi-circular field fence respects the earlier cashel whose wall lies c. 3m inside it. Only the SW section of the cashel wall is traceable and even this has been reduced to a low, stony bank, c. 3.6m wide and up to .75m high. There are possible traces of 2 stone structures in the NW part of the modern enclosure but dense vegetation and disturbance by cattle prevent definite interpretation. The above description is derived from J. Cuppage, ‘Corca Dhuibhne. Dingle Peninsula archaeological survey. Ballyferriter. Oidhreacht Chorca Dhuibhne’ (1986), no. 585. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 7 August 2013

• KE046-011 Church
  Description

  Lack Chapel: In 1469 'David Fissmoris' was rector of the parish church of 'Balehedirsgeoil with its annexed chapel of Leac' (Cal Pap Reg, 12, 679). The present remains at Lack are those of a Roman Catholic Chapel built in 1810 (Lewis 1837, 120) and there is no trace of any older edifice. The site lies E of Inch on the S side of the peninsula. The above description is derived from J. Cuppage, ‘Corca Dhuibhne. Dingle Peninsula archaeological survey. Ballyferriter. Oidhreacht Chorca Dhuibhne’ (1986), no. 995. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 7 August 2013

• KE046-012 Ringfort - cashel
  Description

  Internal diam. c. 20m Situated on a gentle S facing slope about 150m from the N shore of Castlemaine Harbour, this circular cashel contains the remains of a clochaun and souterrain. Stones have been robbed from the site in the past to provide building material for fences and roads. The enclosing wall is reduced, for the most part, to a stony bank, but both inner and outer wall faces are traceable at SSE and the wall thickness here is 2.5m. A .4m wide gap at SW probably marks the original entrance. A N-S field wall skirts the E side of the cashel, and the angles between this and the cashel wall are occupied by a stony platform of unknown function. The platform is c. 0.65m high, and the presence of some facing stones at SSE, about 2m beyond the outer face of the cashel, suggest that the platform may formerly have been delimited by a retaining wall. Clochaun: The wall of the hut has collapsed inwards obscuring most of its inner face. Only a single course of the outer face is visible and this, like the faces of the cashel wall, is composed of slabs set on edge rather than laid flat. The hut is circular in plan and has an overall diameter of 7.75m. Souterrain: This is located in the W part of the interior and consists of a short passage aligned roughly NNE-SSW. It measures 3.4m in length x c. 0.8m in width and the drystone-built walls incline inwards slightly towards the flagged roof. The floor is obscured by collapse and the maximum height of the passage is now only .7m. Though the N end of the passage is considerably collapsed there appears to have been an end wall at this point. The S end is completely blocked by collapse and the passage may have continued further in this direction. The well entrance occurs at the S end of the accessible section. Within the same field are 2 unclassified features whose relationship, if any, with the cashel is unknown. A rectangular, stony platform, 8m N-S x 3.15m E-W x .4m high, lies 52m to SW of the cashel. A low, earthen ridge, 3.15m wide x .25m high, extends for at least 30m to N of this. A slightly crescent-shaped, grass-grown mound of stones lies c. 80m to S of the cashel. It measures 11.2m NE-SW x c. 2.8m in width x c. 1m in height. A large, irregularly-shaped depression, up to 3.6m in diameter, lies c. 3.5m to SW of the W end of the mound. It is enclosed by a low bank of grass-grown stones and the interior also appears to be stony. The origin of these features is not clear. The above description is derived from J. Cuppage, ‘Corca Dhuibhne. Dingle Peninsula archaeological survey. Ballyferriter. Oidhreacht Chorca Dhuibhne’ (1986), no. 584. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 7 August 2013

• KE046-012001 Clochan
  Description

  Situated on a gentle S facing slope about 150m from the N shore of Castlemaine Harbour, circular cashel KE046-012---- contains the remains of a clochaun and souterrain. Clochaun: The wall of the hut has collapsed inwards obscuring most of its inner face. Only a single course of the outer face is visible and this, like the faces of the cashel wall, is composed of slabs set on edge rather than laid flat. The hut is circular in plan and has an overall diameter of 7.75m. The above description is derived from J. Cuppage, ‘Corca Dhuibhne. Dingle Peninsula archaeological survey. Ballyferriter. Oidhreacht Chorca Dhuibhne’ (1986), no. 584. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 7 August 2013

• KE046-012002 Souterrain
  Description

  Situated on a gentle S facing slope about 150m from the N shore of Castlemaine Harbour, circular cashel KE046-012---- contains the remains of a clochaun and souterrain. Souterrain: This is located in the W part of the interior and consists of a short passage aligned roughly NNE-SSW. It measures 3.4m in length x c. 0.8m in width and the drystone-built walls incline inwards slightly towards the flagged roof. The floor is obscured by collapse and the maximum height of the passage is now only .7m. Though the N end of the passage is considerably collapsed there appears to have been an end wall at this point. The S end is completely blocked by collapse and the passage may have continued further in this direction. The well entrance occurs at the S end of the accessible section. The above description is derived from J. Cuppage, ‘Corca Dhuibhne. Dingle Peninsula archaeological survey. Ballyferriter. Oidhreacht Chorca Dhuibhne’ (1986), no. 584. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 7 August 2013

• KE046-013 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  This site lies about 170m from the N shore of Castlemaine Harbour. The present remains are confused and difficult to interpret but the site is known locally as a fort and formerly contained an underground passage. The site occupies the NW corner of a field and it consists of a roughly semi-circular, stony mound, defined along its NW side by a field wall. The mound is up to 1m high and a maximum of 10m long. A low, stony bank, .6m high and c. 3m wide, extends N-S for 14.5m directly E of the mound. The above description is derived from J. Cuppage, ‘Corca Dhuibhne. Dingle Peninsula archaeological survey. Ballyferriter. Oidhreacht Chorca Dhuibhne’ (1986), no. 717. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 7 August 2013

• KE046-013001 Souterrain
  Description

  KE046-013---- lies about 170m from the N shore of Castlemaine Harbour. The present remains are confused and difficult to interpret but the site is known locally as a fort and formerly contained an underground passage. The site occupies the NW corner of a field and it consists of a roughly semi-circular, stony mound, defined along its NW side by a field wall. The mound is up to 1m high and a maximum of 10m long. A low, stony bank, .6m high and c. 3m wide, extends N-S for 14.5m directly E of the mound. The above description is derived from J. Cuppage, ‘Corca Dhuibhne. Dingle Peninsula archaeological survey. Ballyferriter. Oidhreacht Chorca Dhuibhne’ (1986), no. 717. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 7 August 2013

• KE046-014 Children's burial ground
  Description

  Calluragh Grave Yard/An Cheallúnach: This burial ground is located near the E bank of a small river about 300 to 350m from the N shore of Castlemaine Harbour. It consists of a roughly rectangular, stony platform which measures 12.1m E-W x 13m N-S x a maximum of .4m high. The low, upright stones which marked some of the graves average .25m in height. This site, or the field in which it is located, is known as 'An Teampaillín' (An Seabhac 1939, 206). The above description is derived from J. Cuppage, ‘Corca Dhuibhne. Dingle Peninsula archaeological survey. Ballyferriter. Oidhreacht Chorca Dhuibhne’ (1986), no. 903. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 7 August 2013

• KE046-040001 Standing stone
  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.

• KE046-040002 Hut site
  Description

  In rough bogland, c. 20m W of a mountain stream. A semi-circular area (dims. 2.8m x 2.2m), defined by drystone walling (H 1.1m), cuts into the natural hill slope on its N side. A much collapsed field wall adjoins at SE. Compiled by: Matt Kelleher Date of upload: 13 March 2013

• KE046-042 Habitation site
  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.

• KE046-043 Habitation site
  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.

• KE046-044 Habitation site
  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 Lack.

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 20 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 Lack.

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.

• Lack, Inch6 sales

Name

Lack · An Leac

Area

7,177,163 m² (717.72 ha, 1,773.52 acres)

Civil parish

Ballinvoher, and its townlands

Barony

Corkaguiny

Electoral division

Lack, the unit of the census

Census 2022

Lack electoral division: 273 people in 111 households; 85% of households own their home; 22% of homes were built since 2001; 15% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 22% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Aughils, Beheenagh, Killeenagh, Kilteenbane, Slieve East

Placenames

Lack 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.