Martramane
Townland in the civil parish of Killiney, barony of Corkaguiny, Co. Kerry; in Irish Martromán
- Area
- 56.8 ha
- 140 acres
- Land parcels
- 169
- registered freehold, median 310 m²
- Zoning
- R2
- Existing Residential
- Planning
- 19
- applications since 2010
Land parcels
Registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann
169 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Martramane, from 8 m² to 79,303 m² (7.93 ha, 19.6 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 48 neighbouring parcels touch it.
Download the townland: DXF, in Irish Transverse Mercator metres, with its boundary, parcels and buildings; GeoJSON or KML.
Zoning
Development plans, national zoning
- R2Existing Residential (Existing residential)
Corca Dhuibhne Electoral Area Local Area Plan 2021-2027, Kerry · 66 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - M4Built up Area (Built up area)
Corca Dhuibhne Electoral Area Local Area Plan 2021-2027, Kerry · 49 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - R4Strategic Residential Reserve
Corca Dhuibhne Electoral Area Local Area Plan 2021-2027, Kerry · 4 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - O1Strategic Reserve, White Land (Strategic reserve, White land)
Corca Dhuibhne Electoral Area Local Area Plan 2021-2027, Kerry · 2 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - S3Community Facilities (Community facilities)
Corca Dhuibhne Electoral Area Local Area Plan 2021-2027, Kerry · 1 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - G3Landscape Protection (Conservation, amenity or buffer space, corridor/belt, landscape)
Corca Dhuibhne Electoral Area Local Area Plan 2021-2027, Kerry · 1 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
Source: Tailte Éireann and the Department of Housing (MyPlan), national zoning, CC BY 4.0.
Planning applications
Sites that touch the townland, newest first
10 Jun 2026Refused
to build 2 no. private dwellings served by individual Tertiary Treatment systems and infiltration / treatment areas and all associated site works
Outline permission · Kerry County Council, 2660525
30 Apr 2026Refused
for proposed change of use of existing dwelling house and ancillary services/shed from residential use to short-term letting
Permission · Kerry County Council, 2675
17 Jul 2025Conditional
planning Permission to a) Construct a new dwelling house and detached domestic garage, b) Install a septic tank and percolation area, c) construct a vehicular site entrance and d) construct all associated site works at Martramane, Castlegregory, Co. Kerry
Permission · Kerry County Council, 2560616
3 Apr 2025N/a
INVALID:chun tigh cónaithe a thógaint le córas cóireála fuíolluisce agus scagaire snasúcháin a insealbhú le pé obair suímhe a bheadh i gceist chomh maith ar mhaithe lenár gcliant Brian Ó Conchuir
Permission · Kerry County Council, 2560250
20 Dec 2024Conditional
DEMOLISH THE EXISTING FRONT BOUNDARY WALL AND CONSTRUCT A DETACHED HOUSE
Permission, 1 home · Kerry County Council, 24451
17 Oct 2024Conditional
Retention Permission to retain on a temporary basis a metal container for use as storage ancillary to the proposed dwelling, and Permission for the construction of a single storey dwelling, minor boundary treatment alterations, the installation of a mobile home for temporary accommodation during construction of the proposed dwelling and all ancillary site works
Permission, 1 home · Kerry County Council, 2460807
23 Jul 2024Refused
BUILD 8 NO. TWO STOREY SEMI-DETACHED DWELLINGS AND 3 NO. TWO STOREY DETACHED DWELLINGS WITH CONNECTIONS TO THE MAIN SEWER AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS
Permission, 8 homes · Kerry County Council, 24311
25 Jun 2024Refused
CONSTRUCT 2 NO. SEMI DETACHED HOUSES
Permission, 2 homes · Kerry County Council, 24268
15 May 2024N/a
CONSTRUCT 2 NO. SEMI DETACHED HOUSES
Permission · Kerry County Council, 24191
15 Nov 2023Conditional
planning Permission to a) refurbish and extend an existing dwelling b) demolish existing outbuilding and c) construct all associated site works
Permission, 1 home · Kerry County Council, 2360327
15 Aug 2023Refused
TO CONSTRUCT 2 NO. SEMI DETATCHED HOUSES AND 1 NO. DETATCHED HOUSE WITH AN ACCESS ROAD ALL
Permission, 3 homes · Kerry County Council, 23922
29 May 2023Refused
CONSTRUCTION OF 2 NO. SEMI DETACHED HOUSE AND 1 NO. DETACHED HOUSE WITH AN ACCESS ROAD
Permission, 2 homes · Kerry County Council, 23621
25 Feb 2022Conditional
CONSTRUCT A SINGLE STOREY DWELLING HOUSE WITH ATTIC ACCOMMODATION AND ACCESS OVER A PRIVATE RIGHT OF WAY AND ALL ANCILLARY SITE WORKS
Permission, 1 home · Kerry County Council, 22204
25 Feb 2022Conditional
RETAIN EXISTING DOMESTIC SHED AND RETAIN THE EXISTING DWELLING,SHED AND ALL ANCILLARY SITE WORKS WITHIN REVISED SITE BOUNDARIES
Retention, 1 home · Kerry County Council, 22205
21 Feb 2022Refused
CONSTRUCT FIVE DWELLING HOUSES, EXTENSION OF ACCESS ROADWAY, FOOTPATH AND SERVICES, FORMATION OF CAR PARKING AREA AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS
Permission, 5 homes · Kerry County Council, 22182
7 Sept 2020Conditional
CONSTRUCT A FIRST FLOOR HOME OFFICE ABOVE AN EXISTING GARAGE/STORE BUILDING WITH AN INTERNAL ACCESS STAIRCASE AND ALSO TO REMOVE AND REPLACE THE REMAINING ROOF SECTION WITH AN INCREASED PITCH AND SLATTED FINISH WITH ALL ASSOCIATED ANCILLARY WORK
Permission, 1 home · Kerry County Council, 20813
24 Apr 2020Conditional
(A) RETAIN A SINGLE STOREY EXTENSION ON THE NORTHWEST AND A STONE FACED SINGLE STOREY PORCH ON THE SOUTHEAST OF THE EXISTING DWELLING AND A WINDOW ON THE EXISTING NORTHEAST GABLE, (B) RETAIN AN EXISTING DOMESTIC GARAGE, (C) RETAIN AN EXISTING TIMBER SHED AND , (D) ALL ANCILLARY SITE WORKS
Retention, 1 home · Kerry County Council, 20378
9 Jul 2018Conditional
(A) RETAIN AN A-ROOF EXTENSION CONTAINING ATTIC-ACCOMODATION OVER THE SINGLE STOREY PROTRUSION ON THE SOUTHEAST ELEVATION OF THE EXISTING DWELLING (B) RETAIN THE SINGLE-STOREY SUNROOM AS CONSTRUCTED ON THE SOUTH WEST ELEVATION OF THE EXISTING DWELLING, (C) RETAIN ASSOCIATED ELEVATIONAL CHANGES (D) RETAIN THE DOMESTIC SHED AS-CONSTRUCTED AND (E) ALL ANCILLARY SITE WORKS
Retention, 1 home · Kerry County Council, 18686
25 Sept 2017Conditional
(A) RETAIN PORTABLE CABIN FOR USE AS AN OFFICE FOR THE DURATION OF THE PROPOSED REDEVELOPMENT CONSTRUCTION WORKS (B) DEMOLISH TWO NO. EXISTING COMMERCIAL GARAGE BUILDINGS (C) DEMOLISH ONE NO. EXISTING STORAGE SHED (D) REMOVE THREE NO. FUEL PUMPS (E) DECOMMISSION EXISTING UNDERGROUND FUEL STORAGE TANKS AND ASSOCIATED PIPE WORK (F) PERMISSION TO UPGRADE/REDEVELOP THE COMMERCIAL GARAGE SITE TO INCLUDE THE CONSTRUCTION OF ONE NO. COMMERCIAL GARAGE BUILDING WITH ASSOCIATED RECEPTION/OFFICE STORE AND STAFF AREA (G) NEW FOECOURT PUMPS AND CANOPY (H) THREE NO. UNDERGROUND FUEL STORAGE TANKS, ASSOCIATED PIPE WORK AND OVER GROUND FILL POINTS (I) ADVERTISING/SIGNAGE ON BUILDING, CANOPY AND MAIN ID SIGN,(J) BOUNDARY TREATMENT, (K) CAR WASH, (L) CAR PARKING AND (M) ALL ANCILLARY SIGNAGE AND SITE WORKS
Permission · Kerry County Council, 17944
Source: National Planning Applications, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, CC BY 4.0. Applicants are not shown.
Nature and heritage
Designated sites and recorded monuments
Designated sites
No designated site (Special Area of Conservation, Special Protection Area, Natural Heritage Area or proposed one) touches the townland of Martramane.
Recorded monuments
- KE036-004 Ringfort - rath
Description
A ringfort, known locally as 'Daitheens fort', was levelled about 4 years ago when a house was built on the site (local information). It was situated on a gentle S facing slope on the SW side of Tralee Bay. The above description is derived from J. Cuppage, ‘Corca Dhuibhne. Dingle Peninsula archaeological survey. Ballyferriter. Oidhreacht Chorca Dhuibhne’ (1986), no. 722. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 7 August 2013
- KE036-100 Bullaun stone (present location)
Description
This stone is 'now preserved in the yard of the Roman Catholic chapel in Castlegregory [see KE036-100----]', it was 'formerly incorporated in the wall of the graveyard [KE036-003002-]' at Killiney (Cuppage 1986, 305-7, no. 854).
Architectural heritage
- O'Donnell's, house, 1875–1885 · Regional interest
Description
Terraced four-bay three-storey house, built c. 1880, having rubble stone built five-bay two-storey return to rear. Now also in use as public house. Pitched slate roof with rendered chimneystack. Painted rendered walls with ashlar limestone quoins. Render removed around pubfront. Timber pilaster pubfront to right ground floor having frieze, moulded cornice, timber display windows and double-leaf doors. Timber two-over-two pane sliding sash windows with painted stone sills. Plinth blocks to square headed doorway, having timber double door with overlight.
- Saint Mary's Catholic Church, church/chapel, 1830–1835 · Regional interest
Description
Detached four-bay double-height Catholic church, built 1831, on a cruciform plan comprising two-bay double-height nave opening into single-bay (single-bay deep) double-height transepts centred on single-bay double-height shallow chancel to crossing (south). Repaired, 1939. Pitched slate roof on a cruciform plan with ridge tiles, cut-limestone coping to gables including cut-limestone coping to gable (north) with Celtic Cross finial-topped cut-limestone gabled bellcote to apex, and cast-iron rainwater goods on rendered eaves with cast-iron downpipes. Rendered battered walls. Pointed-arch window openings in tripartite arrangement with sills, timber mullions with timber transoms, and concealed dressings framing six-over-six timber sash windows. Pointed-arch window openings in quadripartite arrangement (transepts) with sills, timber mullions, and concealed dressings framing fourteen-over-fourteen timber sash windows. Lancet "Trinity Window" (south) with sills, and concealed dressings framing fixed-pane fittings having leaded stained glass panels. Pointed-arch door opening (north) with two cut-limestone steps, and margined cut-limestone block-and-start surround having chamfered reveals framing diagonal timber boarded double doors. Pointed-arch window opening (gable) with sill, and concealed dressings framing storm glazing over fixed-pane fitting having leaded stained glass panel. Set in landscaped grounds on a corner site with roughcast-panelled rendered piers to perimeter having shallow pyramidal capping supporting wrought iron double gates.
- House, 1850–1890 · Regional interest
Description
Pair of end-of-terrace three-bay single-storey stone-built houses, built c. 1870, originally thatched and retaining original fenestration to south-east. Semi-detached three-bay single-storey rubble stone-built house, built c. 1870, to south-east with corrugated-iron roof, now derelict with window openings blocked-up. Pitched corrugated-iron sheet roofs with concrete copings and rubble stone chimneystacks. Sandstone rubble walls, painted or limewashed. Timber lintels to east buildings. Concrete replacement lintels to west buildings. Timber shutters to north-east house Remains of two-over-two pane timber sliding sash to south-east house. Attached three-bay single-storey rubble stone-built outbuilding, built c. 1870, to south possibly incorporating fabric of earlier house. Two pairs of semi-detached houses to site, facing each other across a laneway off Main Street.
- Castlegregory Railway Station, railway station, 1890–1895 · Regional interest
Description
Formerly detached five-bay single-storey corrugated-iron-clad railway station, opened 1891, retaining original aspect. Closed 1939, now disused. Pitched corrugated-iron sheeting to roof with profiled cast-iron gutter and downpipe. Corrugated-iron sheeting to walls with concrete plinth, timber corner posts and entablature at eaves. Timber sills to timber six-over-six pane sliding sash windows. Timber panelled doors. Attached three-bay two-storey house, built c. 1920, to north-west, possibly originally station master's house. Railway tracks lifted and removed.
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).
Ground and risks
Radon, landslides, flooding
- 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 Martramane.
- 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.
Homes sold
Property Price Register
No address of the register names Martramane with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Kerry.
The townland
- Name
- Martramane · Martromán
- Area
- 568,229 m² (56.82 ha, 140.41 acres)
- Civil parish
- Killiney, and its townlands
- Barony
- Corkaguiny
- Electoral division
- Castlegregory, the unit of the census
- Census 2022
- Castlegregory electoral division: 1,041 people in 408 households; 77% of households own their home; 34% of homes were built since 2001; 11% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 30% were holiday homes.
- Neighbouring townlands
- Ballingowan, Caher, Castlegregory, Cloosguire, Coolroe, Farrantaun, Tullig
- Placenames
- Martramane 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.