Freneystown

61 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Freneystown, from 54 m² to 444,027 m² (44.4 ha, 109.72 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 32 neighbouring parcels touch it.

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

No zone of a development plan covers Freneystown 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.

• 26 Apr 2024Conditional

  for development at this site. The development will consist of a) The demolition of the existing rear porch (area 6.4m2), b) refurbishment works to the existing house, c) construction of a new single storey extension to the rear (area 64m2) and d) home office (25m2) along with all associated site and development works

  Permission · Kilkenny County Council, 2460193

• 17 Aug 2020Conditional

  for an extension to existing dwelling, the upgrade of the existing wastewater treatment system and associated site works

  Permission · Kilkenny County Council, 20536

• 8 Jul 2020Conditional

  for a proposed new two storey style dwelling, garage, new vehicular entrance, driveway, borewell, packaged wastewater treatment system with percolation area, stormwater soakaways, landscaping and all associated site works

  Permission, 1 home · Kilkenny County Council, 20433

• 22 Jun 2020Conditional

  to construct a new vehicular entrance, a two storey dwelling, a garage, a wastewater treatment system with all associated site works

  Permission, 1 home · Kilkenny County Council, 20379

• 24 Oct 2017Conditional

  to construct an Agricultural shed consisting of a milking parlour, dairy, plant room, store and drafting area, erect a feed bin and milk silo and open a new entrance on it all associated site works

  Permission · Kilkenny County Council, 17701

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 Freneystown.

Recorded monuments

• KK015-029 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  In wet, marshy field, on the E side of slightly rising ground, on the floor of a broad N-S valley, in pasture. Very good views in all directions. A roughly circular area (diam. 38m N-S; 37m E-W) enclosed by a bank (Wth 1m at crest; overall Wth 3.5m; int. H at least 1m; ext. H at least 1.5m). The interior slopes fairly steeply to the E. There is a gap (Wth 2m) in the bank in the SE quadrant. The bank is quite heavily overgrown with thorn bushes. Compiled by: Jean Farrelly Date of upload: 2 March 2016

• KK015-030001 Church
  Description

  In an upland river valley at the E end of a low ridge overlooking a steep river valley immediately to E and N, with a later medieval church (KK015-030004-) and graveyard (KK015-030005-) 85m and 44m respectively to W of this church. There is a holy well, known as St. Scoheen's Well (KK015-030006-), approx. 60m W of the church and graveyard (KK015-030002-). There is no visible trace of this early medieval church at ground level. It was located in the SW quadrant of a small square-shaped graveyard. The church is marked as 'Tiscoffin Church (Site of)' on the 1900 ed. OS 6" map which is derived from the Irish Tigh Scoithin. St. Scoithin was a 6th-century monk who established a hermitage here during this period. According to local tradition the enclosure was the burial ground of seven bishops, all septuplet brothers (Carrigan 1905, vol. 3, 361)). A cross-inscribed slab (KK015-030008-) was discovered in 1950 lying along the bank of the graveyard(KK015-030002-). Compiled by: Jean Farrelly Date of upload: 7 March 2016

• KK015-030002 Graveyard
  Description

  In an upland river valley at the E end of a low ridge overlooking a steep river valley immediately to E and N, with a later medieval church (KK015-030004-) and graveyard (KK015-030005-) 85m and 44m respectively to W of this church. There is a holy well, known as St. Scoheen's Well (KK015-030006-), approx. 60m W of the church (KK015-030001-) and graveyard. The church is marked as 'Tiscoffin Church (Site of)' on the 1900 ed. OS 6" map which is derived from the Irish Tigh Scoithin. St. Scoithin was a 6th-century monk who established a hermitage here during this period. There is no visible trace of the early medieval church which is located in the SW quadrant of a small square-shaped graveyard (int. dims. 24m N-S; 25m E-W). The graveyard is defined by a low grass-covered stone wall constructed of coursed shale limestone which survives approx. six courses high (H 0.6m; wall T 0.6m). The OS letters records that 'the original grave yard of this original church is no longer used; in it are shewn seven flags (now partly covered with grass and earth) under which seven Bishops - the seven sons of Scoithin are said to be interred' (O'Flanagan 1930, vol. 1, 73-4). A cross-inscribed slab (KK015-030008-) was discovered in 1950 lying along the bank of the graveyard. Compiled by: Jean Farrelly Date of upload: 7 March 2016

• KK015-030004 Church
  Description

  In an upland river valley at the E end of a low ridge overlooking a steep river valley to E and N, with early medieval church (KK015-030001-) and graveyard (KK015-030002-) 85m to the E. A holy well known as St. Scoheen's Well (KK015-030006-) is located approx. 20m S of the later medieval church and is incorporated into the S section of its graveyard wall (KK015-030005-). Freneystown castle (KK015-031----), located 545m SE, dominates the high ground overlooking the church and graveyard. A 19th-century C of I Church, which incorporates substantial remains of the medieval church, is located in the N quadrant of a large rectangular-shaped graveyard (KK015-030005-) enclosed by a 19th-century wall. The present remains consist of a ruinous 19th-century rectangular nave and chancel church (ext. dims. 9.1m N-S; approx. 13.95m E-W; wall T 0.85m) with a two-storey bell-tower (ext. dims. 3.5m x 3.45m) at the W end of the church. The chancel appears to have been very small (approx. int. dims. 4m N-S x 1.3m E-W). The main entrance of the church was via a pointed doorway in the centre of the S wall of the bell-tower. There is evidence for at least three large windows in the S wall of the church. Detailed examination of the masonry was not possible as the external walls are covered in ivy while the interior is covered in collapsed rubble, trees and ivy. Due to the overgrowth of vegetation it is unclear to what extent the upstanding walls are medieval in date, however, the thickness of the walls suggests that some at least may pre-date the 19th-century church. According to Carrigan (1905, vol. 3, 361) 'Some pieces of the walls of the Catholic church in use here at the time of the Reformation, remained down to about 1820, when they were cleared away to make room for a Protestant church. This latter church having no worshippers, was closed after the passing of the Church Disestablishment Act, and has since been taken down to the ground'. The medieval church probably dates to the 13th/14th century, as a grave-slab (KK015-030007-) of that date is located approx. 20m W of the W gable of the C of I church. Compiled by: Jean Farrelly Date of upload: 7 March 2016

• KK015-030005 Graveyard
  Description

  In upland river valley at the E end of a low ridge overlooking a steep river valley to the E and N, with an early medieval church (KK015-030001-) and graveyard (KK015-030002-) 85m to the E. A holy well known as St. Scoheen's Well (KK015-030006-) is incorporated into the S section of a 19th-century graveyard wall. Freneystown castle (KK015-031----) dominates the view from high ground 545m to the SE of the later medieval church and graveyard. A 19th-century C of I Church, built on and incorporating the medieval church, is located in the N quadrant of a large rectangular-shaped graveyard (int. dims. 34m N-S; 75m E-W) enclosed by a 19th-century wall (int. H 0.7m; ext. H 1.3m; wall T 0.45m). A possible earlier graveyard enclosure is visible as a low bank located inside the upstanding graveyard wall and is visible as a low rise of ground in SW quadrant of graveyard. All the visible memorials are of 18th and 19th-century date and are located in the W quadrant of the graveyard, except a medieval graveslab (KK015-030007-) located approx. 20m W of the W gable of the C of I church. The presence of this graveslab, which dates to the 13th/14th century, suggests that the medieval church also dates to this period. Compiled by: Jean Farrelly Date of upload: 7 March 2016

• KK015-030006 Ritual site - holy well
  Description

  A holy well known as St. Scoheen's Well (KK015-030006-)is located approx. 60m W of an early medieval church (KK015-030001-) and graveyard (KK015-030002-). The natural spring well has been incorporated into the S section of the 19th-century graveyard wall of a late medieval church (KK015-030004-) and graveyard (KK015-030005-). There are no votive offerings at the bottom of the well and there is no present tradition of a local pattern or any cures asscoiated with this well. Compiled by: Jean Farrelly Date of upload: 7 March 2016

• KK015-030007 Graveslab
  Description

  Within the graveyard (KK015-030006-) of a medieval church (KK015-030005-). A medieval coffin-shaped limestone slab (top max. Wth 0.5m; base Wth at present ground level 0.33m; T 0.3m; H above present ground level 1m) with chamfered edge (Wth 0.1m) and decorated with an incised fleur-de-lis cross. It has been erected as a headstone approx. 20m W of the ruinous C of I church, built on and possibly incorporating the medieval church. Originally this was the coffin-lid of a 13th or 14th-century sarcophagus. It may have been the graveslab of an Anglo-Norman knight possibly of the Freney family who resided within the vicinity of the church and graveyard. Freneystown castle (KK015-031----) is located approx. 545m to the SE of this graveyard. Carrigan (1905, vol. 3, 361) mentions, 'a fragment of a coffin-shaped slab with cross down the centre' within the graveyard. He may be referring to this graveslab, which is also described by Birthisle (1992, 1012-13). Compiled by: Jean Farrelly Date of upload: 7 March 2016

• KK015-030008 Inscribed slab
  Description

  In an upland river valley at the E end of a low ridge overlooking a steep river valley immediately to E and N. There is a holy well, known as St. Scoheen's Well (KK015-030006-), approx. 60m W of an early medieval church (KK015-030001-) and graveyard (KK015-030002-). The church is marked as 'Tiscoffin Church (Site of)' on the 1900 ed. OS 6" map which is derived from the Irish Tigh Scoithin. St. Scoithin was a 6th-century monk who established a hermitage here during this period. There is no visible trace of the early medieval church which is located in the SW quadrant of a small square-shaped graveyard. The OS letters records that 'the original grave yard of this original church is no longer used; in it are shewn seven flags (now partly covered with grass and earth) under which seven Bishops - the seven sons of Scoithin are said to be interred' (O'Flanagan 1930, vol. 1, 73-4). A cross-inscribed slab, now in the National Museum of Ireland (NMI File), was discovered in 1950 lying along the earthen bank which covers the low stone wall that encloses the early medieval church. Compiled by: Jean Farrelly Date of upload: 7 March 2016

• KK015-031 Castle - tower house
  Description

  The Archaeological Survey of Ireland (ASI) is in the process of providing information on all monuments on The Historic Environment Viewer (HEV). Currently the information for this record has not been uploaded. To access available information for research purposes please make an appointment in advance with the Archive Unit (open Fridays 10.00 am – 5.00 pm), Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, The Custom House, Dublin 1 D01W6XO or email NMarchive@housing.gov.ie.

• KK020-115 Enclosure
  Description

  A possibly circular enclosure (diam. c. 65m) identified as a cropmark on Google Earth satellite imagery (imagery date 14 July 2018) by Simon Dowling. The cropmark is visible from SW-N-NE. A field boundary, running NE-SW, runs across the SE quadrant of the enclosure. See attached photograph: KK020-115----_01 Google Earth image (imagery date 14 July 2018) Compiled by: Jean Farrelly Date of upload: 20 January 2020

Architectural heritage

• Freneystown Church (Tiscoffin), church/chapel, 1795–1800 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached three- or four-bay double-height Board of First Fruits Church of Ireland church, built 1796, on a rectangular plan comprising two- or three-bay double-height nave opening into single-bay double-height shallow chancel (east); single-bay two-stage tower to entrance (west) front on a square plan. In ruins, 1900. Roof now missing. Overgrown coursed rubble limestone battered walls retaining fragments of rendered surface finish with hammered limestone flush quoins to corners; part overgrown coursed rubble limestone walls (tower) retaining fragments of rendered surface finish with margined tooled cut-limestone stringcourses including margined tooled cut-limestone stringcourse (bell stage) supporting battlemented parapet having overgrown coping. Openings not visible. Lancet or pointed-arch window opening (tower) with margined tooled cut-limestone block-and-start surround having chamfered reveals framing rubble stone infill. Roundels (bell stage) with red brick voussoir surrounds. Interior in ruins. Set in landscaped grounds with piers to perimeter having cut-granite shallow pyramidal capping supporting wrought iron double gates.

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

About 1 in 20 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels. Testing a home

Landslides

Susceptibility moderately high, moderately low, low, low (inferred), on the 1:50,000 map.

Terrain model

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

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.

No address of the register names Freneystown with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Kilkenny.

Name

Freneystown · Baile na bhFréineach

Area

3,544,979 m² (354.5 ha, 875.98 acres)

Civil parish

Tiscoffin, and its townlands

Barony

Gowran

Electoral division

Tiscoffin, the unit of the census

Census 2022

Tiscoffin electoral division: 519 people in 164 households; 92% of households own their home; 51% of homes were built since 2001; 8% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 0% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Ballinvally, Blanchvillespark, Castlewarren, Feathallagh, Flagmount North, Grangehill, Kilmagar, Ossoryhill

Placenames

Freneystown 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.