Slaheny

81 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Slaheny, from 109 m² to 256,612 m² (25.66 ha, 63.41 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 22 neighbouring parcels touch it.

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No zone of a development plan covers Slaheny 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.

• 19 Dec 2025Conditional

  (A) DEMOLITION OF EXISTING SINGLE STOREY REAR EXTENSION; (B) CONSTRUCTION OF A ONE-AND-A-HALF STOREY EXTENSION; (C) DECOMMISSION EXISTING SEPTIC TANK AND INSTALL A NEW TERTIARY TREATMENT SYSTEM AND INFILTRATION AREA (D) ALL ANCILLARY SITE WORKS ASSOCIATED WITH THE DEVELOPMENT INCLUDING LANDSCAPING AND PARKING AREA.

  Permission · Kerry County Council, 2561207

• 18 Dec 2018Conditional

  CONSTRUCT A NEW DWELLING HOUSE WITH SEPTIC TANK AND SOIL POLISHING FILTER AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS TO FACILITATE THE DEVELOPMENT

  Permission, 1 home · Kerry County Council, 181246

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 Slaheny.

Recorded monuments

• KE094-003 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  In woodland, straddling the N end of a flat-topped ridge, c. 400m SSW of the confluence of the Slaheny and Roughty Rivers. An overgrown circular area (34m N-S; 33m E-W) defined by the faint remains of an earthen bank (int. H 0.15m) SSE-SW and by a scarp (H 2.2m) SW-SSE. An external fosse (Wth 2.4m; D 0.4m) is evident SE-NW. There is a causeway entrance at S. An E-W earthen field boundary crosses the N sector of the interior while a N-S field boundary crosses the E sector. Another N-S field boundary is immediately W of the fosse. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Kerry. Volume I: South-West Kerry' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2009). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 30 May 2011

• KE094-011 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  In Slaheny Wood, on a spur of level pasture, c. 200m SW of a bend in the Slaheny River. A densely overgrown, roughly circular area (22.5m N-S; 20.5m E-W) defined by a scarp (H 1m). A fosse (Wth 1.8m) is evident outside the scarp SW-WNW, elsewhere the ground falls away steeply from the base of the scarp to the valley below. The remains of a bank (Wth 10.7m; int. H 1.1m; ext. H 1.55m), an intervening fosse and a low outer bank (int. H 1m) are evident SW-W. The interior is level. The ground slopes down steeply from the rath on all sides except at W where the entrance is situated. A recent N-S field boundary immediately to the W of the rath may have truncated the fosses and banks along the W arc. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Kerry. Volume I: South-West Kerry' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2009). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 30 May 2011

• KE094-012 Children's burial ground
  Description

  In pasture, on the W side of the valley of the Slaheny River. An unenclosed elevated area (10.5m SE-NW; 10m NE-SW; H 0.75m) with a projection (4m NE-SW; 3.5m NW-SE) on its NE side, giving it an L-shaped plan. The interior of the burial ground is stony while the perimeter consists mainly of earth with some stone. A small number of uninscribed upright grave-markers (H 0.3m) were noted in the interior. A small uninscribed boulder rests on the ground in the centre of the burial ground. A grass-covered mound (H 0.8m) is situated in the NE projection. The area is known locally as 'the cillíneach'. According to local information, the burial ground has not been used in living memory. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Kerry. Volume I: South-West Kerry' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2009). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 30 May 2011

• KE094-013 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  In a wooded area, on the steep S-facing slope of a ridge, overlooking the Slaheny River 200m to the NE. A roughly oval area (c. 28m N-S; c. 20m E-W), covered with overgrowth, defined by a low earthen bank (Wth 5.6m; int. H 0.25m; ext. H 2.6m) NW-S and by a scarp S-NW. An intervening fosse (Wth 2.8m) and an outer bank are evident NW-N. There is a causeway entrance at N. An E-W field boundary skirts the N edge of the fosse and may mask part of it. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Kerry. Volume I: South-West Kerry' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2009). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 30 May 2011

• KE094-017 Battlefield
  Description

  The coordinates provided for this record refer to the area named 'Site of Callan Battlefield' recorded on the OS 1st ed. 6-inch map (surveyed 1841): it was named 'Callan Battlefield (Site of)' on subsequent surveys and revsions. The source of this location may be ascribed to John O'Donovan who identified the site as the English Callann, ‘about five miles eastward of Kenmare, in the parish of Kilgarvan, in the barony of Glenarough, and county of Kerry’ (AFM iii, 382, fn. u). All subsequent commentators have followed this interpretation. An assessment of the evidence does not confirm the OS position as the precise location where the battle was fought and elucidation of its true location must await further investigation. The battle was fought on 24 July 1261 when septs of the McCarthy Mors defeated John Fitz-Thomas of the Geraldines. This battle was the first real defeat of the Anglo-Normans and, as a consequence, south Munster effectively was free of invasion for the next three hundred years (Casey 2000, 20). Compiled by: Paul Walsh Date of upload: 20 March 2014

• KE094-017001 Burial
  Description

  On the W side of a road c. 100m NW of the site of Callan battlefield (KE094-017----), on a N-facing slope overlooking the valley of the Slaheny River. A roughly oval stone (2.55m N-S; 1.4m E-W), lying flat on the ground, is reputed to mark the burial place of 'Donal Chieftain of the McCarthy Fineens' who died during the battle in August 1261. The stone lies within a small rectangular area enclosed by a stone wall. A modern plaque on the W enclosing wall commemorates Donal McCarthy Fineen though Casey (2000, 20), while accepting that a McCarthy chieftain and perhaps others were buried here, states that the burial could not have been a McFinneen, as this particular McCarthy sept did not exist at the time of the Battle of Callan. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Kerry. Volume I: South-West Kerry' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2009). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 30 May 2011

• KE094-052 Mass-rock
  Description

  In level pasture, overlooking the valley of the Slaheny River to the E. A rectangular boulder (1.85m E-W; 1.3m N-S; H 0.65m), with an uneven upper surface, rests on a concrete base and is surrounded by an iron railing. A modern commemorative plaque to the memory of Thomas J. Connaire and and Sean A. Healy, has been attached to the mass-rock. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Kerry. Volume I: South-West Kerry' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2009). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 30 May 2011

• KE094-074 Bridge
  Description

  Road bridge (Wth c. 4.4m, long axis E-W) spanning the Slaheny River. Two segmental arches separated by a central pier built on a rock outcrop. The bridge has been extensively reinforced using concrete which masks much of the structural detail, especially on the upstream (S) side. On the downstream (N) side a few roughly shaped voussoirs are visible around the smaller W arch. Also on this side are a pair of buttresses of rough ashlar which flank the main arch. Compiled by: Elizabeth Byrne, Ursula Egan and Sheila Ronan, Archaeological Survey Unit, University College, Cork. Date of upload: 30 May 2011

Architectural heritage

No building of the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage stands in the townland of Slaheny.

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

At the centre of the townland of Slaheny, about 1 in 5 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels. Testing a home

Landslides

The 1:50,000 map rates the landslide susceptibility here as high, moderately high, moderately low, low, partly inferred.

Terrain model

No LiDAR survey of the Office of Public Works covers the centre of the townland of Slaheny.

Flooding

The Office of Public Works publishes its flood maps on floodinfo.ie.

Radon Risk Map of Ireland, Environmental Protection Agency, and Landslide Susceptibility Classification, Geological Survey Ireland, both under 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 Slaheny with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Kerry.

Name

Slaheny · Sleachaine

Area

3,065,534 m² (306.55 ha, 757.51 acres)

Civil parish

Kilgarvan, and its townlands

Barony

Glanarought

Electoral division

Kilgarvan, the unit of the census

Census 2022

788 people lived in 310 households in the Kilgarvan electoral division. 74% of households owned their home. 41% of homes were built since 2001. 19% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 8% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Fussa, Gortnaboul, Gurteen, Kilbunow, Lomanagh, Lounaghan

Placenames

Slaheny 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.