Montanagay
Townland in the civil parish of O'Dorney, barony of Clanmaurice, Co. Kerry; in Irish Móinteán an Ghé
- Area
- 49 ha
- 121 acres
- Land parcels
- 282
- registered freehold, median 254 m²
- Zoning
- R2
- Existing Residential
- Planning
- 15
- applications since 2010
Land parcels
Registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann
282 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Montanagay, from 2 m² to 126,792 m² (12.68 ha, 31.33 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 21 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)
Listowel Municipal District Local Area Plan 2020-2026, Kerry · 155 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - M2Village Centre (City/Town/village Centre, central area)
Listowel Municipal District Local Area Plan 2020-2026, Kerry · 50 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - R4Strategic Residential Reserve
Listowel Municipal District Local Area Plan 2020-2026, Kerry · 42 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - G1Open Space, Park (Open space, park)
Listowel Municipal District Local Area Plan 2020-2026, Kerry · 12 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - M4Built up Area (Built up area)
Listowel Municipal District Local Area Plan 2020-2026, Kerry · 7 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - P1Agriculture
Listowel Municipal District Local Area Plan 2020-2026, Kerry · 4 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - G4Active Open Space (Active open space)
Listowel Municipal District Local Area Plan 2020-2026, 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
8 Oct 2025Conditional
to retain existing memorial plaque and existing flag poles on site and planning permission construct a new slate plaque Heritage wall and all associated works
Retention · Kerry County Council, 2560916
3 Sept 2025Conditional
(A) Demolish existing 2 storey dwelling on site, (b) demolish existing shed on site, (c) construct a 2 storey building, which will consist of a retail unit on the ground floor and 2 no. 1 Bed apartments on the first floor and will be served by existing connection to the public sewer, (d) construct 11 no. car spaces and all necessary ancillary site works
Permission · Kerry County Council, 2560778
13 Mar 2025Conditional
(1) RETENTION PERMISSION TO RETAIN CHANGES TO THE INTERNAL GROUND FLOOR LAYOUT AND ELEVATIONAL CHANGES WHICH WERE PREVIOUSLY GRANTED UNDER PLANNING REG. 22/704, AND (2) FULL PLANNING PERMISSION FOR (A) A MATERIAL CHANGE OF USE FROM RESIDENTIAL TO MEDICAL AND HEALTH SERVICES USE ON THE FIRST FLOOR OF EXISTING BUILDING, WHICH WILL INCLUDE INTERNAL LAYOUT CHANGES AND (B) COMPLETE ALL RETAINED AND PROPOSED WORKS AS PER THIS APPLICATION AND ALL NECESSARY ANCILLARY SITE WORKS
Retention, 1 home · Kerry County Council, 2560178
4 Mar 2025N/a
Invalid:FULL PLANNING PERMISSION FOR A MATERIAL CHANGE OF USE FROM RESIDENTIAL TO MEDICAL AND HEALTH SERVICES USE ON THE FIRST FLOOR OF EXISTING BUILDING, WHICH WILL INCLUDE INTERNAL LAYOUT CHANGES AND RETENTION PERMISSION TO RETAIN AND COMPLETE CHANGES TO THE INTERNAL GROUND FLOOR LAYOUT AND ELEVATIONAL CHANGES WHICH WERE PREVIOUSLY GRANTED UNDER PLANNING REG. 22/704 AND ALL NECESSARY ANCILLARY SITE WORKS ON BEHALF OD DR. URSULA SCULLION
Permission · Kerry County Council, 2560143
19 Jul 2023Conditional
(A) A MATERIAL CHANGE OF USE OF THE GROUND FLOOR OF EXISTING PUBLIC HOUSE TO A PHARMACY AND TREATMENT ROOMS INCLUDING INTERNAL LAYOUT CHANGES, (B) CHANGE OF USE OF THE FIRST FLOOR FROM A DWELLING TO TREATMENT ROOMS INCLUDING INTERNAL LAYOUT CHANGES, (C) DEMOLISH EXISTING LOUNGE AREA, STORAGE AREA, BOILER HOUSE AND SMOKING AREA LOCATED AT THE REAR (NORTH ELEVATION), (D) CONSTRUCT A NEW SINGLE STOREY EXTENSION TO THE REAR (NORTH ELEVATION) WHICH WILL CONSIST OF A HARMACY AND PERGOLA, (E) SINGLE STOREY DETACHED BUILDING TO THE REAR (NORTH) FOR USE AS A GP SURGERY, (F) CHANGES TO EXISTING ELEVATIONS (G) 18 NO. CAR PARK SPACES, (H) DEMOLISH EXISTING BOUNDARY WALL ON THE EASTERN BOUNDARY, (I) CONSTRUCT A NEW BOUNDARY WALL AND ENTRANCE PIERS ON THE EASTERN BOUNDARY, (J) CONSTRUCT A NEW PYLON/POLE ADVERTISING SIGN AT THE CORNER OF THE NORTH EAST BOUNDARY, (K) CONSTRUCT NEW SIGNAGE ON THE SOUTH AND EAST ELEVATION AND (L) DEMOLISH EXISTING STORAGE SHED ON SITE, ALL WHICH WILL BE SERVED BY AN EXISTING CONNECTION TO THE PUBLIC SEWER AND ALL NECESSARY ANCILLARY SITE WORKS.
Permission · Kerry County Council, 2360049
6 Dec 2022Conditional
RETAIN A CHANGE OF USE FROM A FUNCTION ROOM TOA GYM/FITNESS STUDIO
Retention · Kerry County Council, 221266
29 Jun 2022Conditional
(A) A MATERIAL CHANGE OF USE OF THE GROUND FLOOR OF EXISTING PUBLIC HOUSE TO A MEDICAL CENTRE/GP SURGERY, WHICH WILL INCLUDE INTERNAL LAYOUT CHANGES, (B) DEMOLISH EXISTING LOUNGE AREA, STORAGE AREA, BOILER HOUSE AND SMOKING AREA LOCATED AT THE REAR (NORTH ELEVATION), (C) CONSTRUCT A NEW EXTENSION TO THE REAR (NORTH ELEVATION) WHICH WILL CONSIST OF A RECEPTION AREA, WAITING ROOM, WHEELCHAIR ACCESSIBLE TOILET AND A NEW ENTRANCE WITH OVERHEAD CANOPY, (D) MINOR CHANGES TO EXISTING ELEVATIONS (E) 19 NO. CAR PARK SPACES, (F) DEMOLISH EXISTING BOUNDARY WALL ON THE EASTERN BOUNDARY, (G) CONSTRUCT A NEW BOUNDARY WALL AND ENTRANCE PIERS ON THE EASTERN BOUNDARY, (H) CONSTRUCT A NEW PYLON/POLE ADVERTISING SIGN AT THE CORNER OF NORTH EAST BOUNDARY, (I) CONSTRUCT NEW SIGNAGE ON THE SOUTH AND EAST ELEVATION, ALL WHICH WILL BE SERVED BY AN EXISTING CONNECTION TO THE PUBLIC SEWER AND ALL NECESSARY ANCILLARY SITE WORKS
Permission · Kerry County Council, 22704
11 Nov 2020Conditional
(A) DEMOLISH EXISTING 2 STOREY DERELICT DWELLING HOUSE ON SITE, (B) CONSTRUCT A 2 STOREY DWELLING HOUSE WHICH SHALL BE SERVED BY A CONNECTION TO THE PUBLIC SEWER AND ALL NECESSARY ANCILLARY SITE WORKS
Permission, 1 home · Kerry County Council, 201079
24 Jul 2019Refused
(A) DEMOLISH EXISTING 2 STOREY DERELICT DWELLING HOUSE ON SITE, (B) CONSTRUCT 4 NUMBER 2 STOREY SEMI DETACHED DWELLING HOUSES WHICH ARE TO BE SERVED BY CONNECTION TO THE PUBLIC SEWR AND ALL NECESSARY SITE WORKS, AND (C) CONNSTRUCTION OF A NEW ACCESS ROAD TO SERVICE ALL SITES
Permission, 4 homes · Kerry County Council, 19788
6 Mar 2019Conditional
EXISTING 2 STOREY HOUSE, SERVED BY CONNECTION TO THE PUBLIC SEWER, AND ALL NECESSARY ANCILLARY SITE WORKS
Retention, 1 home · Kerry County Council, 19212
5 Nov 2018Conditional
1. LOUNGE, REAR TOILETS STORAGE AREAS, BOILER HOUSE AND ASSOCIATED AREAS TO INCLUDE REAR ACCESS LOBBY AND SMOKING SHELTER 2. RETAIN ADJOINING DWELLING HOUSE AND ALL THE ABOVE WITH ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS WITHIN THE REVISED BOUNDARIES
Retention · Kerry County Council, 181079
15 Aug 2018Conditional
CONSTRUCT AN EXTENSION TO THE REAR OF THE EXISTING HOUSE, CARRY OUT ELEVATIONAL CHANGES TO SAME EXISTING HOUSE AND ALL ANCILLARY SITE WORKS
Permission, 1 home · Kerry County Council, 18802
12 Apr 2018N/a
RETAIN (1) LOUNGE, REAR TOILETS, STORAGE AREAS, BOILER HOUSE AND ASSOCIATED AREAS TO INCLUDE REAR ACCESS LOBBY AND SMOKING SHELTER (2) RETAIN ADJOINING DWELLING HOUSE AND ALL THE ABOVE WITH ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS WITHIN REVISED BOUNDARIES
Retention · Kerry County Council, 18334
22 Mar 2017Conditional
RETAIN DWELLING HOUSE, POSITION OF DWELLING HOUSE, GARAGE, GRANNY FLAT AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS ALL WITHIN REVISED SITE BOUNDARIES
Retention, 1 home · Kerry County Council, 17247
21 Feb 2017Conditional
ALTER AND EXTEND THE HOUSE TO THE SIDE AND REAR AND ALL ANCILLARY SITE WORKS ALL
Permission, 1 home · Kerry County Council, 17148
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 Montanagay.
Recorded monuments
No recorded monument lies in the townland of Montanagay.
Architectural heritage
- Saint Bernard's Catholic Church, church/chapel, 1965–1970 · Regional interest
Description
Freestanding six-bay double-height Catholic church, built 1966-8; dated 1968, on a wedge-shaped plan with six-bay single-storey flat-roofed staggered side aisles. Series of four copper-covered pitched roofs on reinforced concrete portal frame with spirelet-topped copper-covered hipped and pitched roof (south). Grey brick Running bond walls in reinforced concrete frames with inscribed cut-limestone plaque ("1968"). Triangular-headed window openings (clerestorey) with fixed-pane fittings. Elongated square-headed window openings (side aisles) with fixed-pane fittings. Full-height interior with timber boarded vaulted ceilings on reinforced concrete portal frames. Set in landscaped grounds on a slightly elevated site approached by flight of six concrete steps. NOTE: Designed (1966) by Daniel Joseph (Dan) Kennedy (1932-2013) of Tralee and dedicated (25th June 1968) by Bishop Denis Moynihan (1885-1975).
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 10 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels. Testing a home
- 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_123 (ZIP).
- 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
- Montanagay, Abbeydorney6 sales
The townland
- Name
- Montanagay · Móinteán an Ghé
- Area
- 489,536 m² (48.95 ha, 120.97 acres)
- Civil parish
- O'Dorney, and its townlands
- Barony
- Clanmaurice
- Electoral division
- Abbeydorney, the unit of the census
- Census 2022
- Abbeydorney electoral division: 1,244 people in 458 households; 76% of households own their home; 42% of homes were built since 2001; 10% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 2% were holiday homes.
- Neighbouring townlands
- Boherroe, Cloonametagh, Knockaunmore, Milltown
- Placenames
- Montanagay 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.