Clogh

129 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Clogh, from 4 m² to 765,306 m² (76.53 ha, 189.11 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 41 neighbouring parcels touch it.

Download the townland as DXF, in Irish Transverse Mercator metres, with its boundary, parcels and buildings, or as GeoJSON or KML.

No zone of a development plan covers Clogh 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.

• 13 Aug 2026N/a

  to construct a bungalow, install a waste water treatment unit and polishing filter, construct a new vehicular entrance and all ancillary siteworks

  Permission, 1 home · Kilkenny County Council, 2660508

• 11 Mar 2026N/a

  is sought for the construction of a 194m3 bovine slatted underground slurry storage tank with agitation points, with a 74.6m2 unroofed slatted livestock area above, with construction of a 174m2 concrete feeding passage adjacent to the tank. Also the installation of two soakpits with seperation tanks for the farms clean surface water run off to allow terminating existing run-off drain to the River Clogh, hard and soft landscaping and all associated works to facilitate the development.

  Permission · Kilkenny County Council, 2660142

• 31 Jul 2025Conditional

  to construct a bungalow, install a waste water treatment unit and polishing filter, upgrade existing vehicular entrance and all ancillary siteworks

  Permission, 1 home · Kilkenny County Council, 2560484

• 23 Jul 2025N/a

  to construct a bungalow, install a waste water treatment unit and polishing filter, upgrade existing vehicular entrance and all ancillary siteworks

  Permission · Kilkenny County Council, 2560451

• 30 May 2025Conditional

  for construction of living room to side of building, conversion of existing attached garage into bedroom, new porch to front of building, internal modification all associated works

  Permission · Kilkenny County Council, 2560314

• 28 May 2024Conditional

  permission of attic conversion for domestic storage associated domestic use of existing dwelling and associated roof windows

  Retention · Kilkenny County Council, 2460244

• 28 Apr 2023Conditional

  to construct an extension to the front and side of dwelling, necessary alterations to same house and associated site works.

  Permission · Kilkenny County Council, 2360170

• 27 Sept 2022Conditional

  for development which will consist of an extension to the existing school to include the construction of 1 no. mainstream classroom, 1 no. SET room, associated entrance corridor, and all associated site works including the provision of a new gas tank and pedestrian access gate at front boundary wall

  Permission · Kilkenny County Council, 22640

• 21 Mar 2022Unconditional

  of Planning Permission 17/4

  Extension of duration · Kilkenny County Council, 22172

• 21 Mar 2022Unconditional

  of Planning Permission 17/183

  Extension of duration · Kilkenny County Council, 22173

• 10 Aug 2021Conditional

  for existing slatted cattle shed, straw store, completion works to partially constructed slatted cattle shed, dungstead and permission to construct a new silage pit associated site works

  Retention · Kilkenny County Council, 21685

• 9 Aug 2021Conditional

  for the renovation and extension of an existing dwelling, the works consist of removal of existing rear kitchen and the construction of a single storey extension to the side of the dwelling and all associated site works

  Permission · Kilkenny County Council, 21680

• 23 Dec 2020Conditional

  to construct a single storey dwelling house, detached garage, new vehicular entrance, connection to existing public water mains and public sewer landscaping and all associated site works

  Permission, 1 home · Kilkenny County Council, 20924

• 17 Nov 2020Conditional

  for construction of a single storey dwelling house, detached garage, entrance, connection to public sewerage and public water supply and all associated site works

  Permission, 1 home · Kilkenny County Council, 20788

• 16 Oct 2020Conditional

  for extension to existing lounge bar, toilets, smoking area and all associated site works

  Retention · Kilkenny County Council, 20697

• 7 Oct 2020N/a

  is hereby sought for retention of extension to existing lounge bar, toilets, smoking area and all associated site works

  Retention · Kilkenny County Council, 20668

• 28 Nov 2019Conditional

  for (a) Renovations and Extension to Dwelling House (b) Associated Works

  Permission · Kilkenny County Council, 19885

• 3 Dec 2018Conditional

  for single storey dwelling, entrance and garage and all associated site works

  Permission, 1 home · Kilkenny County Council, 18793

• 24 Mar 2017Conditional

  to construct a Slatted cubicle house and all associated site works

  Permission · Kilkenny County Council, 17183

• 9 Jan 2017Conditional

  to construct a (i) Loose straw sheds (ii) slatted storage tank and all associated site works

  Permission · Kilkenny County Council, 174

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: River Barrow and River Nore SAC 002162

Recorded monuments

• KK002-004001 Church
  Description

  On a rise, on the W side of the Cloch River, on the valley floor. According to Carrigan (1905, vol. 2, 189), ‘the first church in the present graveyard of Clough was built in the 13th century’, however, he continues to say that, ‘No trace of the original church of Clough now remains’. The present RC church dates to the 18th century. The only evidence of a medieval church at this location is the reference by Carrigan. It is not visible at ground level. Compiled by: Jean Farrelly Date of upload: 2 September 2015

• KK002-004002 Graveyard
  Description

  On a rise, on the W side of the Cloch River, on the valley floor. According to Carrigan (1905, vol. 2, 189-90), ‘the first church in the present graveyard of Clough was built in the 13th century’, however, he continues to say that no trace of the original church of Clough now remains. The present RC church dates to the 18th century and is roughly centrally placed within an irregularly shaped graveyard (dims. 77m N-S; 137m E-W), though on the 1st (1839) ed. OS 6-inch map the NE and S boundary are curving. There are many 18th-century headstones within the graveyard, the earliest mentioned by Carrigan (ibid.) dates to 1706. The graveyard has continued to be used and there are a lot of 19th and 20th-century headstones. The graveyard was subsequently extended into a rectangular field to the E. Compiled by: Jean Farrelly Date of upload: 2 September 2015

• KK002-005 Castle - unclassified
  Description

  On a slight terrace over the flood plain of the Clogh River which runs roughly N-S c. 100m to the E. According to Carrigan (1905, vol. 2, 188-9) the castle of Clough was ‘”ancient” even in 1298’ and he continues to mention that ‘Only slight traces of it now appear over the surface of the field, but its cellars still remain perfect beneath’. The castle is indicated on the Down Survey (1655-6) map. A flat-topped mound (H c. 1.2m; dims. 25m NE-SW; 16m NW-SE narrowing towards the NE to 10m). On top of the mound there are grass-covered wall foundations, in places standing to a height of 0.7m. These include a length of NE wall (L 3m), a length of SE wall (L 8m), with a further length (L 3m) 1m to the SW, though slightly further out and a short length (L 2m) of NW wall 10m opposite. These suggest a building (dims. 10m NW-SE; c. 13.5m NE-SW). At the NE end of the mound, outside the length of NE walling, there is an overgrown pile of demolished stonework. Compiled by: Jean Farrelly Date of upload: 2 September 2015

• KK002-009 Ring-ditch
  Description

  The Clogh River is located c. 30m to the SE. A ring-ditch (diam. c. 16m), defined by a fosse, visible as a cropmark on satellite imagery (Apple Maps; Google Earth, imagery date 10 August 2022), identified and reported by Jean-Charles Caillère. See attached imagery: KK002-009----_01 Apple Maps satellite imagery KK002-009----_02 Google Earth satellite imagery, imagery date 10 August 2022 Compiled by: Jean Farrelly Date of upload: 21 June 2023

• KK002-010 Enclosure
  Description

  Approximately 60m NW of the Clogh River, in tillage. A roughly circular enclosure (diam. c. 40m), defined by a wide fosse (c. 5m) which is visible as a cropmark on satellite imagery (Google Earth, Image © 2024 Maxar Technologies, Imagery date 10 August 2022), identified and reported by both Jean-Charles Caillère and Anne-Karoline Distel. A smaller enclosure (KK002-009----) also visible as a cropmark, is located 30m to the SE.   Compiled by: Jean Farrelly

Architectural heritage

• Saint Patrick's Catholic Church, church/chapel, 1835–1845 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached five-bay double-height Catholic church, built 1840, on a cruciform plan comprising three-bay double-height nave with single-bay double-height transepts to north and to south, and single-bay double-height shallow chancel to west extending into single-bay single-storey lean-to sacristy to west. Renovated, 1983, with interior reordered. Pitched slate roofs on a cruciform plan (lean-to to sacristy having gable to centre) with profiled terracotta ridge tiles, cut-limestone coping to gables having gabled rendered bellcote to apex to east (with pointed-arch aperture on stringcourse, chamfered reveals, cast-iron bell, and cut-limestone coping to gable having cross finial to apex), cross finials to apexes, and cast-iron rainwater goods on rendered eaves. Painted rendered, ruled and lined walls with rendered stepped corner piers to east having cut-limestone gabled pointed-arch panelled finials incorporating obelisk spirelets rising into foliate finials, and stepped buttresses to nave. Pointed-arch window openings with cut-stone sills, Y-mullions forming bipartite lancet arrangement having tripartite lancet arrangement to east and to transepts (carved cut-limestone hood moulding over to east), and fixed-pane timber fittings having leaded stained glass panels. Pointed-arch door opening with carved cut-limestone hood moulding over, timber panelled double doors having side panels, and overpanel. Pointed-arch door openings to transepts with timber panelled doors having overlights. Square-headed window openings to sacristy (some in bipartite arrangement) with cut-stone sills, and four-over-four timber sash windows. Full-height interior open into roof reordered, 1983, with glazed timber panelled internal porch, timber pews, panelled gallery to first floor to east on decorative pillars, and exposed timber roof construction having tongue-and-groove timber panelled compartmentalised ceiling. Set back from road in own grounds with pair of limestone ashlar piers having cut-limestone capping with finials, iron double gates having cast-iron finials, iron flanking pedestrian gates having cast-iron finials, and limestone ashlar outer piers having cut-limestone capping. (ii) Graveyard to site with various cut-stone markers, post-1840-present.

• Clogh Bridge, bridge, 1815–1835 · Regional interest
  Description

  Two-arch rubble limestone road bridge over river, c.1825. Random squared rubble limestone walls with tooled limestone ashlar rounded triangular cut-water to pier, and cut-limestone coping to parapets. Pair of camber arches with tooled limestone ashlar voussoirs having keystones, and squared limestone soffits. Sited spanning Clogh River with grass banks to river.

• House, 1790–1810 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached three-bay single-storey thatched cottage, c.1800. Reroofed, post-1994. Hipped roof with replacement oat thatch, post-1994, having rope work to ridge, and rendered squat chimney stacks. Painted rendered walls over random rubble stone construction with sections of mud wall construction having tapered buttress to left, and section of red brick Running bond construction following chimney. Square-headed window openings with squared stone sills (no sills to rear (north) elevation), and timber casement windows having wrought iron bars. Square-headed door opening with timber boarded half-door. Road fronted with concrete verge to front.

• House, 1790–1810 · Regional interest
  Description

  Attached five-bay single-storey thatched cottage, c.1800. In use as post office, 1902. Refenestrated, pre-1994. Now entirely in residential use. Pitched roof with oat thatch having rope work to ridge, red brick Running bond and rendered squat chimney stacks. Painted rendered walls over random rubble stone construction. Square-headed window openings with cut-stone sills, and replacement timber casement windows, pre-1994. Square-headed door opening with replacement glazed timber panelled door, pre-1994. Road fronted with concrete verge to front.

• House, 1790–1810 · Regional interest
  Description

  Attached four-bay single-storey thatched cottage, c.1800. Refenestrated, c.1950. Hipped roof with oat thatch having decorative rope work to ridge, and rendered squat chimney stack. Painted rendered walls over random rubble stone construction with slight batter. Square-headed window openings with cut-stone sills, and replacement one-over-one timber sash windows, c.1950, having louvered timber false external shutters. Square-headed door opening with replacement glazed timber door, c.1975. Set in own grounds perpendicular to road with painted rendered boundary wall to perimeter of site having rendered piers, and iron double gates.

• Massford Bridge, bridge, 1840–1860 · Regional interest
  Description

  Three-arch rubble stone road bridge over river, c.1850. Random rubble stone walls with tooled cut-stone triangular cut-waters to piers, and rubble stone coping to parapets. Series of three segmental arches with cut-limestone voussoirs, and rubble stone soffits having remains of render over. Sited spanning Dinin River with grass banks to river.

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 Clogh, about 1 in 20 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 low, partly inferred. Parts of the land are water.

Terrain model

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

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 Clogh with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Kilkenny.

Name

Clogh · An Chloch

Area

2,158,557 m² (215.86 ha, 533.39 acres)

Civil parish

Castlecomer, and its townlands

Barony

Fassadinin

Electoral division

Clogh, the unit of the census

Census 2022

1,288 people lived in 471 households in the Clogh electoral division. 84% of households owned their home. 19% of homes were built since 2001. 8% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 2% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Aughatubbrid or Chatsworth, Cloneen, Coolnaleen, Crutt, Kill, Loan, Moneenroe, Toortane

Placenames

Clogh 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.