# Meanus, Co. Kerry: townland, land parcels and planning Townland in the civil parish of Kiltallagh, barony of Trughanacmy, Co. Kerry. - Area (Tailte Éireann): 429,075 m² (42.91 ha, 106.03 acres) - Land parcels (Tailte Éireann): 96 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in it, median 445 m² - Zoning (national zoning, MyPlan): R2 Existing Residential, the zone with the most parcels - Planning (National Planning Applications): 9 applications since 2010 - Civil parish: Kiltallagh, https://everytownland.com/kerry/parish/kiltallagh.md - Barony: Trughanacmy - Electoral division: Kiltallagh, the unit of the census - Census 2022 (Central Statistics Office): Kiltallagh electoral division: 558 people in 221 households; 88% of households own their home; 39% of homes were built since 2001; 15% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 3% were holiday homes. - County: Co. Kerry, https://everytownland.com/kerry.md - Placenames Database of Ireland: https://www.logainm.ie/en/24656 - Townland number at Tailte Éireann: 72230 - Centre: latitude 52.174944, longitude -9.696109 (WGS 84) ## Land parcels (registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann) 96 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Meanus, from 36 m² to 50,257 m² (5.03 ha, 12.42 acres); 34 neighbouring parcels touch its boundary. Largest first: - Parcel 1239519: 50,257 m² (5.03 ha, 12.42 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1239519.md - Parcel 1245236: 35,668 m² (3.57 ha, 8.81 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1245236.md - Parcel 1138735: 29,693 m² (2.97 ha, 7.34 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1138735.md - Parcel 1148014: 26,123 m² (2.61 ha, 6.46 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1148014.md - Parcel 1205501: 21,556 m² (2.16 ha, 5.33 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1205501.md - Parcel 1245680: 21,497 m² (2.15 ha, 5.31 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1245680.md - Parcel 1246646: 21,447 m² (2.14 ha, 5.3 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1246646.md - Parcel 1146408: 17,122 m² (1.71 ha, 4.23 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1146408.md - Parcel 1196012: 13,560 m² (1.36 ha, 3.35 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1196012.md - Parcel 1236467: 12,971 m² (1.3 ha, 3.21 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1236467.md - Parcel 1220490: 12,222 m² (1.22 ha, 3.02 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1220490.md - Parcel 1142037: 12,128 m² (1.21 ha, 3 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1142037.md - Parcel 1157877: 11,861 m² (1.19 ha, 2.93 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1157877.md - Parcel 1143939: 11,486 m² (1.15 ha, 2.84 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1143939.md - Parcel 1229703: 11,406 m² (1.14 ha, 2.82 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1229703.md - Parcel 1214348: 9,853 m² (0.99 ha, 2.43 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1214348.md - Parcel 5095411: 6,701 m² (0.67 ha, 1.66 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5095411.md - Parcel 1146273: 5,140 m² (0.51 ha, 1.27 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1146273.md - Parcel 1143329: 4,380 m² (0.44 ha, 1.08 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1143329.md - Parcel 1224467: 3,469 m² (0.35 ha, 0.86 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1224467.md - Parcel 4450207: 3,068 m² (0.31 ha, 0.76 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4450207.md - Parcel 1164456: 2,472 m² (0.25 ha, 0.61 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1164456.md - Parcel 1155952: 2,424 m² (0.24 ha, 0.6 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1155952.md - Parcel 1185886: 2,221 m² (0.22 ha, 0.55 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1185886.md - Parcel 1138072: 2,139 m² (0.21 ha, 0.53 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1138072.md - Parcel 1211441: 2,133 m² (0.21 ha, 0.53 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1211441.md - Parcel 1209966: 1,884 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1209966.md - Parcel 1150508: 1,782 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1150508.md - Parcel 1180309: 1,679 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1180309.md - Parcel 1185401: 1,661 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1185401.md - Parcel 1208459: 1,514 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1208459.md - Parcel 1153118: 1,492 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1153118.md - Parcel 1151039: 1,443 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1151039.md - Parcel 1240707: 1,390 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1240707.md - Parcel 1191198: 1,240 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1191198.md - Parcel 1155643: 1,196 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1155643.md - Parcel 1152601: 1,163 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1152601.md - Parcel 1189298: 1,072 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1189298.md - Parcel 1186236: 960 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1186236.md - Parcel 2390061: 939 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2390061.md - Parcel 4190589: 892 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/4190589.md - Parcel 4558212: 732 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/4558212.md - Parcel 1187776: 570 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1187776.md - Parcel 1148581: 569 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1148581.md - Parcel 1185553: 562 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1185553.md - Parcel 1243412: 554 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1243412.md - Parcel 1223009: 462 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1223009.md - Parcel 1204088: 446 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1204088.md - Parcel 4838275: 444 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/4838275.md - Parcel 1238893: 405 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1238893.md - Parcel 1195555: 393 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1195555.md - Parcel 3972103: 347 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/3972103.md - Parcel 2980226: 342 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2980226.md - Parcel 3013194: 340 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/3013194.md - Parcel 2979867: 335 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2979867.md - Parcel 3898509: 325 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/3898509.md - Parcel 2435398: 321 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2435398.md - Parcel 5049619: 317 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5049619.md - Parcel 4858131: 289 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/4858131.md - Parcel 3010327: 285 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/3010327.md - Parcel 4640119: 284 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/4640119.md - Parcel 3045352: 283 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/3045352.md - Parcel 3045358: 283 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/3045358.md - Parcel 3013185: 282 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/3013185.md - Parcel 3010324: 282 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/3010324.md - Parcel 3010329: 280 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/3010329.md - Parcel 3013180: 278 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/3013180.md - Parcel 2390064: 278 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2390064.md - Parcel 2435402: 277 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2435402.md - Parcel 3174157: 275 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/3174157.md - Parcel 1139187: 270 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1139187.md - Parcel 3013803: 268 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/3013803.md - Parcel 3013813: 267 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/3013813.md - Parcel 3013811: 266 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/3013811.md - Parcel 3013808: 266 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/3013808.md - Parcel 3098520: 266 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/3098520.md - Parcel 3013207: 266 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/3013207.md - Parcel 2748266: 265 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2748266.md - Parcel 3321598: 264 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/3321598.md - Parcel 2980727: 264 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2980727.md - Parcel 2435400: 264 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2435400.md - Parcel 3013817: 264 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/3013817.md - Parcel 3013190: 263 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/3013190.md - Parcel 3013201: 263 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/3013201.md - Parcel 3013205: 262 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/3013205.md - Parcel 3005192: 262 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/3005192.md - Parcel 3013196: 261 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/3013196.md - Parcel 5076610: 251 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5076610.md - Parcel 1205954: 198 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1205954.md - Parcel 1141334: 162 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1141334.md - Parcel 1156897: 158 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1156897.md - Parcel 1207099: 150 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1207099.md - Parcel 1242081: 137 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1242081.md - Parcel 1185325: 118 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1185325.md - Parcel 5095410: 62 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5095410.md - Parcel 4856824: 36 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/4856824.md ## Zoning (national zoning of development plans, MyPlan) - R2 Existing Residential (Existing residential): Corca Dhuibhne Electoral Area Local Area Plan 2021-2027, Kerry; 52 parcels. The zoning objective in the plan: https://www.kerrycoco.ie/an-daingean-electoral-area-local-area-plan-2021-2027/ - M4 Built up Area (Built up area): Corca Dhuibhne Electoral Area Local Area Plan 2021-2027, Kerry; 4 parcels. The zoning objective in the plan: https://www.kerrycoco.ie/an-daingean-electoral-area-local-area-plan-2021-2027/ - R1 New/Proposed Residential (New/proposed residential): Corca Dhuibhne Electoral Area Local Area Plan 2021-2027, Kerry; 3 parcels. The zoning objective in the plan: https://www.kerrycoco.ie/an-daingean-electoral-area-local-area-plan-2021-2027/ - M2 Village Centre (City/Town/village Centre, central area): Corca Dhuibhne Electoral Area Local Area Plan 2021-2027, Kerry; 3 parcels. The zoning objective in the plan: https://www.kerrycoco.ie/an-daingean-electoral-area-local-area-plan-2021-2027/ - G4 Active Open Space (Active open space): Corca Dhuibhne Electoral Area Local Area Plan 2021-2027, Kerry; 1 parcel. The zoning objective in the plan: https://www.kerrycoco.ie/an-daingean-electoral-area-local-area-plan-2021-2027/ ## Planning applications whose site touches the townland (National Planning Applications, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage) 9 applications, newest first. - 28 Nov 2025, Kerry County Council 2561107: Conditional. Permission. Planning Permission to construct a new extension to existing school with all associated site services at Meanus, Castlemaine, Co. Kerry.. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/KerryCC/AppFileRefDetails/2561107/0 - 19 Jun 2024, Kerry County Council 2460397: Conditional. Permission. FULL PLANNING PERMISSION FOR PERMISSION TO A) REMOVE EXISTING MODULAR UNIT AND B) TO ERECT A NEW PRE-FABRICATED MODULAR UNIT TO BE USED FOR OFFICE SPACE, TOGETHER WITH ALL ASSOCIATED ANCILLARY SITE WORKS. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/KerryCC/AppFileRefDetails/2460397/0 - 22 May 2024, Kerry County Council 2460313: N/a. Permission. FULL PLANNING PERMISSION FOR PERMISSION TO A) REMOVE EXISTING MODULAR UNIT AND B) TO ERECT A NEW PRE-FABRICATED MODULAR UNIT TO BE USED FOR OFFICE SPACE, TOGETHER WITH ALL ASSOCIATED ANCILLARY SITE WORKS. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/KerryCC/AppFileRefDetails/2460313/0 - 19 May 2023, Kerry County Council 23576: Conditional. Retention, 1 home. (A) RETAIN THE DOMESTIC STORE AND GREENHOUSE PARTIALLY CONSTRUCTED, (B) RETAIN THE EXISTING TIMBER GARDEN SHED, (C) RETAIN EXTENSION TO THE REAR OF DWELLING, (D) RETAIN ATTACHED DOMESTIC STORE GARAGE TO THE GABLE OF DWELLING, AND WE APPLY FOR FULL PLANNING PERMISSION FOR PERMISSION TO COMPLETE THE DOMESTIC STORE AND GREENHOUSE TOGETHER WITH ALL ASSOCIATED ANCILLARY SITE WORKS. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/KerryCC/AppFileRefDetails/23576/0 - 12 Sept 2022, Kerry County Council 22955: N/a. Retention. (A) RETAIN THE DOMESTIC STORE AND GREEN ROOM PARTIALLY CONSTRUCTED (B) RETAIN THE EXISTING TIMBER GARDEN SHED AND FULL PERMISSION TO COMPLETE THE DOMESTIC STORE WITH ALL ASSOCIATED ANCILLARY SITE WORKS. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/KerryCC/AppFileRefDetails/22955/0 - 25 Jul 2022, Kerry County Council 22825: Conditional. Permission, 1 home. CARRY OUT WORKS TO A PROTECTED STRUCTURE, AS SET OUT BELOW. (1) DEMOLITION OF EXISTING TWO-STOREY NON-ORIGINAL EXTENSION TO SIDE OF EXISTING OF A PROTECTED STRUCTURE; (2) CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW SINGLE-STOREY EXTENSION TOTHE WEST AND NORTH OF THE EXISTING STRUCTURE, FORMING TWO COURTYARDS AND COVERED PATHWAYS; (3) CONVERSION OF THE EXISTING SHED TO A HABITABLE ACCOMMODATION/GUESTROOM; (4) MISCELLANEOUS WORKS TO THE EXISTING PROTECTED STRUCTURE AS FOLLOWS: (A) REPLACEMENT OF EXISTING ROOF FINISH WITH NATURAL SLATE AND PROVISION OF REPLACEMENT RAINWATER GOODS (B) REMOVAL OF THE EXISTING CEMENTITIOUS RENDER AND REPLACEMENT WITH NEW NATURAL LIME RENDER; (C) REPLACEMENT OF EXISTING NON-ORIGINAL UPVC WINDOWS; (D) MODIFICATIONS TO THE NORTHERN ELEVATION, COMPRISING OF 1 NO NEW WINDOW OPE AT FIRST FLOOR (E) MODIFICATIONS TO THE EASTERN ELEVATION; COMPRISING OF THE ADDITION OF 1 NO NEW WINDOW OPE, 1 NO NEW DOOR OPE AND CONVERSION OF 1 NO EXISTING WINDOW INTO A DOOR OPE (F) MODIFICATION TO THE WESTERN ELEVATION, COMPRISING CONVERSION OF 2 NO. EXISTING WINDOW INTO 2 NO. DOOR OPES (G) ADDITION OF A ROOF LIGHT TO THE NORTHERN ELEVATION; (H) INTERNAL MODIFICATIONS COMPRISING THE REMOVAL OF 2 NO. SECTIONS OF WALLS/CHIMENY BREASTS TO FORM NEW INTERNAL OPES AT KITCHEN/DINING AREA. (5) EXTERNAL WORKS TO INCLUDE ASSOCIATED DRAINAGE, SITE DEVELOPMENT WORK, LANDSCAPING AND REPAIR WORKS. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/KerryCC/AppFileRefDetails/22825/0 - 6 May 2020, Kerry County Council 20412: Refused. Permission. CONSTRUCT A SHED FOR FARM MACHINERY, HAY AND STRAW STORAGE, AND ALL ASSOCIATED ANCILLARY SITE WORKS. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/KerryCC/AppFileRefDetails/20412/0 - 24 Jan 2020, Kerry County Council 2047: Conditional. Permission, 1 home. CONSTRUCT A GARDEN SHED AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/KerryCC/AppFileRefDetails/2047/0 - 9 Mar 2017, Kerry County Council 17203: Conditional. Retention, 1 home. RETAIN DWELLING HOUSE AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS WITHIN REVISED SITE BOUNDARIES (B) BUILD A SINGLE STOREY EXTENSION TO NORTH SIDE OF DWELLING (C) MAKE CHANGES TO ELEVATIONS OF THE EXISTING DWELLING (D) BUILD A GARDEN STORE TO SOUTH SIDE OF DWELLING (E) ADD A PORCH TO EXISTING FRONT DOOR (F) DECOMMISSION EXISTING SEPTIC TANK AND INSTALL NEW SEPTIC TANK WITH INTERMITTENT PEAT FILTER AND SOIL POLISHING FILTER AND (G) REMOVE EXISTING SITE ENTRANCE AND CONSTRUCT A NEW ENTRANCE. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/KerryCC/AppFileRefDetails/17203/0 Applicants are not shown. ## Designated sites (National Parks and Wildlife Service) No designated site (Special Area of Conservation, Special Protection Area, Natural Heritage Area or proposed one) touches the townland of Meanus. ## Recorded monuments (Sites and Monuments Record, National Monuments Service) - KE047-029003: Architectural fragment, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CKE047-029003-. The medieval church and graveyard of Kiltallagh (Cill Tulach) is located in the townland of Gransha Lower, parish of Kiltallagh, diocese of Ardfert, barony of Trughanacmy. C. of I. church dedicated to St. Carthach stands in N quadrant of circular-shaped graveyard the N boundary of which forms the townland boundary with Meanus. Field to SW annotated 'Church Field' on 1841 ed. OSi 6-inch map. Graveyard entered off public road to S with second entrance leading from graveyard at NE towards Kiltallagh House located 137m to the NE. Cloghmacudda (KE047-028001-) 123m to E. In 1871 there was a reference to architectural fragments of the medieval church which stated that the medieval church site 'stood where the Protestant church now stands. There are some stones of the old building scatter about the graveyard, and one in the immediate vicinity, hollowed in the shape of an inverted cone, around people pay rounds. This is called Cloch-Mochaeda [KE047-028001-], or the stone of St. Carthage Mochaeda' (Cusack 1871, 453). One of two architectural fragments (KE047-029005-) belonging to the medieval church site (KE047-029001-). Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien Date of upload: 23 May 2022 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). ## Architectural heritage (National Inventory of Architectural Heritage) - Store/warehouse, 1840–1880, Regional interest, registry number 21304705, https://www.buildingsofireland.ie/niah/search.jsp?type=record&county=KE®no=21304705. Remains of detached six-bay three-storey corn store, built c. 1860, with elliptical-headed integral carriage arch to west gable end and red brick dressings. Now ruinous. Originally pitched roof with rendered rubble stone built walls. Red brick arches and reveals to openings with stone sills and timber lintels internally with brick relieving arches. ## Ground and risks (Radon Risk Map of Ireland, EPA; Landslide Susceptibility Classification and LiDAR, Geological Survey Ireland) - Radon: About 1 in 5 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels. Testing a home: https://www.epa.ie/environment-and-you/radon/radon-testing/#d.en.82887 - Landslides: Susceptibility low, low (inferred), on the 1:50,000 map. - Terrain model: LiDAR of the Office of Public Works, flown in 2011, at 2 m: tile OPW_110, https://gsi.geodata.gov.ie/downloads/LiDAR/OPW_NASC/OPW_110.zip (ZIP). - Flooding: the flood maps of the Office of Public Works, https://www.floodinfo.ie/map/floodmaps/, linked only: their licence does not allow re-use. 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. ## Downloads - DXF, in Irish Transverse Mercator metres, with its boundary, parcels and buildings, for a drawing program: https://everytownland.com/kerry/meanus-72230.dxf - GeoJSON, in WGS 84, for a map: https://everytownland.com/kerry/meanus-72230.geojson - KML, for Google Earth: https://everytownland.com/kerry/meanus-72230.kml ## Homes sold (Residential Property Price Register) No address of the register names Meanus with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Kerry: https://everytownland.com/kerry.md ## Neighbouring townlands (National Statutory Boundaries, Tailte Éireann) - Annagh: https://everytownland.com/kerry/annagh-70053.md - Ballynamona Lower: https://everytownland.com/kerry/ballynamona-lower.md - Cloonalassan: https://everytownland.com/kerry/cloonalassan.md - Gransha Lower: https://everytownland.com/kerry/gransha-lower.md - Laharan: https://everytownland.com/kerry/laharan-72046.md 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. --- Everytownland reads the registered freehold land and the statutory boundaries of Tailte Éireann, the national zoning, planning file and heritage records of the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, and the Residential Property Price Register. A parcel is the land of a title, not an address. The owner's name is in the Land Registry of Tailte Éireann: a copy of the folio can be ordered on landdirect.ie, for a fee; this site names no owner. A price is the price recorded for a past sale, not a valuation. Sources: Cadastral Parcels Freehold, Townlands, Civil Parishes, Baronies, Electoral Divisions and Buildings, Tailte Éireann, CC BY 4.0; national zoning of development plans (GZT, MyPlan) and National Planning Applications, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, CC BY 4.0, applicants not shown; designated sites, National Parks and Wildlife Service, CC BY 4.0; Sites and Monuments Record, National Monuments Service, CC BY 4.0; National Inventory of Architectural Heritage, CC BY 4.0; Residential Property Price Register, Property Services Regulatory Authority, re-used with the source acknowledged. - Page: https://everytownland.com/kerry/meanus-72230 - In JSON: https://everytownland.com/api/townland/kerry/meanus-72230