# Kells, Co. Kilkenny: townland, land parcels and planning

Townland in the civil parish of Kells, barony of Kells, Co. Kilkenny; in Irish Ceanannas.

- Area (Tailte Éireann): 2,555,694 m² (255.57 ha, 631.53 acres)
- Land parcels (Tailte Éireann): 163 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in it, median 1,007 m²
- Zoning (national zoning, MyPlan): not in a zoned settlement
- Planning (National Planning Applications): 22 applications since 2010
- Civil parish: Kells, https://everytownland.com/kilkenny/parish/kells.md
- Barony: Kells
- Electoral division: Kells, the unit of the census
- Census 2022 (Central Statistics Office): 681 people lived in 230 households in the Kells electoral division. 85% of households owned their home. 40% of homes were built since 2001. 9% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 3% were holiday homes.
- County: Co. Kilkenny, https://everytownland.com/kilkenny.md
- Placenames Database of Ireland: https://www.logainm.ie/en/1411893
- Townland number at Tailte Éireann: 90930
- Centre: latitude 52.529375, longitude -7.274141 (WGS 84)

## Land parcels (registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann)

163 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Kells, from 5 m² to 362,306 m² (36.23 ha, 89.53 acres); 53 neighbouring parcels touch its boundary. Largest first:

- Parcel 847723: 362,306 m² (36.23 ha, 89.53 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/847723.md
- Parcel 827401: 316,530 m² (31.65 ha, 78.22 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/827401.md
- Parcel 860328: 231,911 m² (23.19 ha, 57.31 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/860328.md
- Parcel 860070: 215,065 m² (21.51 ha, 53.14 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/860070.md
- Parcel 858554: 213,686 m² (21.37 ha, 52.8 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/858554.md
- Parcel 858556: 200,594 m² (20.06 ha, 49.57 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/858556.md
- Parcel 833298: 110,077 m² (11.01 ha, 27.2 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/833298.md
- Parcel 829285: 90,925 m² (9.09 ha, 22.47 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/829285.md
- Parcel 855087: 73,611 m² (7.36 ha, 18.19 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/855087.md
- Parcel 832790: 63,273 m² (6.33 ha, 15.64 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/832790.md
- Parcel 857561: 49,829 m² (4.98 ha, 12.31 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/857561.md
- Parcel 848836: 42,908 m² (4.29 ha, 10.6 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/848836.md
- Parcel 858553: 41,857 m² (4.19 ha, 10.34 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/858553.md
- Parcel 858557: 41,671 m² (4.17 ha, 10.3 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/858557.md
- Parcel 858548: 36,300 m² (3.63 ha, 8.97 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/858548.md
- Parcel 858546: 34,533 m² (3.45 ha, 8.53 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/858546.md
- Parcel 831437: 32,544 m² (3.25 ha, 8.04 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/831437.md
- Parcel 816861: 31,459 m² (3.15 ha, 7.77 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/816861.md
- Parcel 831181: 31,082 m² (3.11 ha, 7.68 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/831181.md
- Parcel 858547: 30,162 m² (3.02 ha, 7.45 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/858547.md
- Parcel 834069: 29,463 m² (2.95 ha, 7.28 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/834069.md
- Parcel 829290: 21,743 m² (2.17 ha, 5.37 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/829290.md
- Parcel 829283: 15,833 m² (1.58 ha, 3.91 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/829283.md
- Parcel 5554387: 14,272 m² (1.43 ha, 3.53 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5554387.md
- Parcel 818334: 13,390 m² (1.34 ha, 3.31 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/818334.md
- Parcel 829286: 12,350 m² (1.24 ha, 3.05 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/829286.md
- Parcel 5554376: 11,169 m² (1.12 ha, 2.76 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5554376.md
- Parcel 5680596: 10,229 m² (1.02 ha, 2.53 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5680596.md
- Parcel 860520: 9,434 m² (0.94 ha, 2.33 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/860520.md
- Parcel 2669828: 9,124 m² (0.91 ha, 2.25 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2669828.md
- Parcel 829413: 8,673 m² (0.87 ha, 2.14 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/829413.md
- Parcel 5417322: 7,440 m² (0.74 ha, 1.84 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5417322.md
- Parcel 829284: 7,024 m² (0.7 ha, 1.74 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/829284.md
- Parcel 829289: 6,990 m² (0.7 ha, 1.73 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/829289.md
- Parcel 2543351: 5,613 m² (0.56 ha, 1.39 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2543351.md
- Parcel 863754: 4,915 m² (0.49 ha, 1.21 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/863754.md
- Parcel 836513: 4,749 m² (0.47 ha, 1.17 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/836513.md
- Parcel 869249: 3,517 m² (0.35 ha, 0.87 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/869249.md
- Parcel 5680657: 2,908 m² (0.29 ha, 0.72 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5680657.md
- Parcel 853528: 2,800 m² (0.28 ha, 0.69 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/853528.md
- Parcel 2401203: 2,671 m² (0.27 ha, 0.66 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2401203.md
- Parcel 3114692: 2,513 m² (0.25 ha, 0.62 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/3114692.md
- Parcel 864773: 2,492 m² (0.25 ha, 0.62 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/864773.md
- Parcel 5406034: 2,364 m² (0.24 ha, 0.58 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5406034.md
- Parcel 855737: 2,344 m² (0.23 ha, 0.58 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/855737.md
- Parcel 833661: 2,270 m² (0.23 ha, 0.56 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/833661.md
- Parcel 2569956: 2,248 m² (0.22 ha, 0.56 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2569956.md
- Parcel 2725370: 2,200 m² (0.22 ha, 0.54 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2725370.md
- Parcel 5536722: 2,186 m² (0.22 ha, 0.54 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5536722.md
- Parcel 855989: 2,143 m² (0.21 ha, 0.53 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/855989.md
- Parcel 5950126: 2,135 m² (0.21 ha, 0.53 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5950126.md
- Parcel 828588: 1,994 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/828588.md
- Parcel 856128: 1,992 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/856128.md
- Parcel 5536729: 1,907 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5536729.md
- Parcel 4316988: 1,875 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/4316988.md
- Parcel 857783: 1,766 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/857783.md
- Parcel 861153: 1,576 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/861153.md
- Parcel 2671787: 1,572 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2671787.md
- Parcel 5480134: 1,546 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5480134.md
- Parcel 853673: 1,509 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/853673.md
- Parcel 5218817: 1,395 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5218817.md
- Parcel 865695: 1,391 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/865695.md
- Parcel 5554386: 1,390 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5554386.md
- Parcel 829914: 1,371 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/829914.md
- Parcel 831626: 1,314 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/831626.md
- Parcel 842856: 1,282 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/842856.md
- Parcel 4136061: 1,182 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/4136061.md
- Parcel 1529291: 1,175 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1529291.md
- Parcel 835334: 1,140 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/835334.md
- Parcel 837435: 1,108 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/837435.md
- Parcel 852658: 1,093 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/852658.md
- Parcel 850284: 1,089 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/850284.md
- Parcel 853120: 1,059 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/853120.md
- Parcel 838344: 1,040 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/838344.md
- Parcel 850124: 1,039 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/850124.md
- Parcel 4063878: 1,035 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/4063878.md
- Parcel 852086: 1,028 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/852086.md
- Parcel 849707: 1,025 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/849707.md
- Parcel 837025: 1,021 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/837025.md
- Parcel 835035: 1,021 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/835035.md
- Parcel 845816: 1,017 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/845816.md
- Parcel 2391209: 1,007 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2391209.md
- Parcel 837318: 993 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/837318.md
- Parcel 852843: 989 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/852843.md
- Parcel 862425: 987 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/862425.md
- Parcel 842783: 979 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/842783.md
- Parcel 837335: 957 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/837335.md
- Parcel 846148: 948 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/846148.md
- Parcel 851534: 924 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/851534.md
- Parcel 838716: 923 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/838716.md
- Parcel 837011: 920 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/837011.md
- Parcel 2401292: 912 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2401292.md
- Parcel 2631694: 892 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2631694.md
- Parcel 843078: 885 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/843078.md
- Parcel 845849: 875 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/845849.md
- Parcel 838539: 869 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/838539.md
- Parcel 849553: 868 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/849553.md
- Parcel 5679249: 847 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5679249.md
- Parcel 843018: 845 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/843018.md
- Parcel 830511: 829 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/830511.md
- Parcel 4175068: 804 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/4175068.md
- Parcel 861500: 794 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/861500.md
- Parcel 834255: 758 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/834255.md
- Parcel 3914039: 756 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/3914039.md
- Parcel 1529292: 722 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1529292.md
- Parcel 3981376: 673 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/3981376.md
- Parcel 4351270: 632 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/4351270.md
- Parcel 819141: 622 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/819141.md
- Parcel 5286437: 614 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5286437.md
- Parcel 863415: 608 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/863415.md
- Parcel 5727242: 544 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5727242.md
- Parcel 5554358: 535 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5554358.md
- Parcel 2671805: 485 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2671805.md
- Parcel 5639453: 455 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5639453.md
- Parcel 5480103: 439 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5480103.md
- Parcel 3980179: 407 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/3980179.md
- Parcel 829367: 364 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/829367.md
- Parcel 836156: 317 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/836156.md
- Parcel 855607: 316 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/855607.md
- Parcel 3709246: 275 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/3709246.md
- Parcel 3981255: 263 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/3981255.md
- Parcel 5727234: 228 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5727234.md
- Parcel 4351267: 205 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/4351267.md
- Parcel 861711: 201 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/861711.md
- Parcel 4174943: 197 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/4174943.md
- Parcel 4608849: 195 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/4608849.md
- Parcel 5727065: 189 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5727065.md
- Parcel 2651448: 182 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2651448.md
- Parcel 863058: 180 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/863058.md
- Parcel 2543353: 170 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2543353.md
- Parcel 4836748: 164 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/4836748.md
- Parcel 2651440: 163 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2651440.md
- Parcel 2543352: 157 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2543352.md
- Parcel 2728341: 146 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2728341.md
- Parcel 5554357: 145 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5554357.md
- Parcel 843313: 142 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/843313.md
- Parcel 859494: 122 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/859494.md
- Parcel 5253845: 119 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5253845.md
- Parcel 855004: 117 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/855004.md
- Parcel 4174935: 117 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/4174935.md
- Parcel 2587810: 116 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2587810.md
- Parcel 5536701: 114 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5536701.md
- Parcel 2601593: 109 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2601593.md
- Parcel 2587800: 100 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2587800.md
- Parcel 851552: 95 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/851552.md
- Parcel 2401209: 94 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2401209.md
- Parcel 2401185: 89 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2401185.md
- Parcel 853375: 86 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/853375.md
- Parcel 867336: 86 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/867336.md
- Parcel 838016: 73 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/838016.md
- Parcel 5950154: 72 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5950154.md
- Parcel 5950168: 72 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5950168.md
- Parcel 816525: 70 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/816525.md
- Parcel 823023: 52 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/823023.md
- Parcel 2651455: 36 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2651455.md
- Parcel 828810: 29 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/828810.md
- Parcel 5727228: 26 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5727228.md
- Parcel 5727069: 19 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5727069.md
- Parcel 5536730: 16 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5536730.md
- Parcel 3847461: 12 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/3847461.md
- Parcel 3709249: 12 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/3709249.md
- Parcel 5286428: 8 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5286428.md
- Parcel 5593764: 5 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5593764.md

## Zoning (national zoning of development plans, MyPlan)

No zone of a development plan covers Kells in the national zoning. Outside zoned towns and villages, the county development plan's rural policies apply to each application.

## Planning applications whose site touches the townland (National Planning Applications, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)

22 applications, newest first.

- 27 Mar 2026, Kilkenny County Council 2660179: Conditional. Permission. for: (A)The partial demolition of existing walls to the sides and rear of the property including the enlargement of existing window openings. (B) The subsequent construction of a new single storey extension to the rear of the property, new window opening to the side of the property and new rooflight to the front of the property. (C) Elevation treatments including replacement of all existing windows and doors, new facias and soffits and all associated site works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/KilkennyCC/AppFileRefDetails/2660179/0
- 26 Nov 2025, Kilkenny County Council 25126: Unconditional. Extension of duration. of Planning Permission Reference P20/632. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/KilkennyCC/AppFileRefDetails/25126/0
- 16 Sept 2024, Kilkenny County Council 2460439: Conditional. Retention. of 1) Extension to rear as built. 2) conservatory to front of dwelling, 3) Attic conversion for storage and all associated site works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/KilkennyCC/AppFileRefDetails/2460439/0
- 25 Jan 2023, Kilkenny County Council 2360031: Conditional. Permission. for alterations to my existing dwelling and the construction of a two-storey extension to the side of my existing dwelling to include the provision of a new two storey family flat and all associated site works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/KilkennyCC/AppFileRefDetails/2360031/0
- 29 Jul 2022, Kilkenny County Council 22497: Conditional. Permission. for development. The development will consist of (a) the partial demolition of the existing dwelling to the side and rear (b) elevational treatment to replace all existing external windows and doors (c) the construction of a new single storey extension to the rear and side of the existing house including internal alterations to the ground and first floors and all associated site works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/KilkennyCC/AppFileRefDetails/22497/0
- 15 Jul 2022, Kilkenny County Council 22469: N/a. Permission. for development. The development will consist of the replacement of all existing external windows and doors, and the construction of a new single storey extension to the rear and side of the existing house, including internal alterations to the ground and first floors and associated drainage works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/KilkennyCC/AppFileRefDetails/22469/0
- 24 May 2022, Kilkenny County Council 22335: Conditional. Retention. is hereby sought for domestic garage as constructed and all associated site works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/KilkennyCC/AppFileRefDetails/22335/0
- 1 Dec 2021, Kilkenny County Council 21979: Conditional. Permission. for the construction of a cattle underpass, slatted effluent tank and all associated works at. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/KilkennyCC/AppFileRefDetails/21979/0
- 15 Mar 2021, Kilkenny County Council 21182: Conditional. Permission. for a proposed new storey and a half side extension with a storey and a half link corridor, proposed second storey rear extension. Proposed single storey rear kitchen extension, Proposed single storey vehicular garage, connection to proposed storm water soakaways, connection to existing foul water treatment system and associated site works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/KilkennyCC/AppFileRefDetails/21182/0
- 25 Sept 2020, Kilkenny County Council 20632: Conditional. Permission, 4 homes. for the (1) material change of use and subdivision of an existing dwelling into 4 no. 1 bedroom semi-independent living units, (2) modifications to the existing dwelling elevations, (3) relocation of the existing vehicular entrance and internal access driveway, (4) provison of 8 no. car parking spaces, (5) subdivision of the existing garden to provide private open space for each semi-independent living unit, (6) connection to existing services and all ancillary site development works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/KilkennyCC/AppFileRefDetails/20632/0
- 3 Apr 2020, Kilkenny County Council 20213: Conditional. Permission, 1 home. to construct a dwelling house, sewerage treatment system and percolation area, including all necessary site works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/KilkennyCC/AppFileRefDetails/20213/0
- 11 Oct 2019, Kilkenny County Council 19752: Conditional. Permission. for the (1) material change of use and subdivision of an existing dwelling into 3 no. 1 bedroom semi-independent living units (2) modifications to the existing dwelling elevations (3) material change of use of the existing garage into a 1 bedroom semi-independent living unit complete with a single storey extension (4) modifications to the existing garage elevations (5) alterations to existing internal access driveway (6) provision of 8 no. car parking spaces (7) subdivision of the existing garden to provide private open space to each semi-independent living unit (8) connection to existing services and all ancillary site development works, all. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/KilkennyCC/AppFileRefDetails/19752/0
- 12 Jul 2019, Kilkenny County Council 19483: Conditional. Retention. permission for retention of garage and alterations to site boundary, including site works at. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/KilkennyCC/AppFileRefDetails/19483/0
- 23 Apr 2019, Kilkenny County Council 19271: Conditional. Permission. to construct a single storey extension to the rear of dwelling including all associated site works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/KilkennyCC/AppFileRefDetails/19271/0
- 26 Feb 2019, Kilkenny County Council 19105: Refused. Permission, 1 home. to construct a dwelling house, sewerage treatment system and percolation area, including all necessary site works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/KilkennyCC/AppFileRefDetails/19105/0
- 3 Aug 2018, Kilkenny County Council 18520: Conditional. Permission, 1 home. for construction of two storey dwelling, domestic garage, entrance, foul effluent treatment system and percolation area and all associated site works at. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/KilkennyCC/AppFileRefDetails/18520/0
- 3 Aug 2018, Kilkenny County Council 18523: Conditional. Permission. to construct a detached garage for a motorhome at. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/KilkennyCC/AppFileRefDetails/18523/0
- 25 Jul 2018, Kilkenny County Council 18499: Conditional. Permission. for the demolition of an existing single storey sunroom at rear of existing dwelling, for construction of single storey extension to the rear of existing dwelling, internal and external modifications and all associated site development works at. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/KilkennyCC/AppFileRefDetails/18499/0
- 14 May 2018, Kilkenny County Council 18306: Conditional. Permission. to construct a (i) cubicle shed incorporating slatted tanks (ii) over ground slurry tower and all associated site works. Permission for retention of (i) Walled Drafting Yard (ii) Walled collecting yard is also required. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/KilkennyCC/AppFileRefDetails/18306/0
- 22 Dec 2017, Kilkenny County Council 17872: N/a. Permission, 3 homes. to build a two storey four bedroom residential dwelling, with detached outhouses for domestic use, wastewater treatment system with percolation area and all associated site works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/KilkennyCC/AppFileRefDetails/17872/0
- 20 Dec 2017, Kilkenny County Council 17849: Conditional. Permission, 1 home. to demolish an existing single storey dwelling, attached garage and shed and permission to construct a new single storey dwelling in its place and all associated site works on our lands. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/KilkennyCC/AppFileRefDetails/17849/0
- 10 Mar 2017, Kilkenny County Council 17147: Conditional. Permission. for development of a 30,000 sq ft shed to be erected at premises. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/KilkennyCC/AppFileRefDetails/17147/0

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## Designated sites (National Parks and Wildlife Service)

- Special Area of Conservation: River Barrow and River Nore SAC, site code 002162, https://www.npws.ie/protected-sites/sac/002162
- Special Protection Area: River Nore SPA, site code 004233, https://www.npws.ie/protected-sites/spa/004233

## Recorded monuments (Sites and Monuments Record, National Monuments Service)

- KK027-029012: Cross - Market cross, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CKK027-029012-. According to Carrigan (1905, vol. 4, 55-6), the market cross at Kells, ‘stood originally on the roadside, opposite the gateway leading to Bosheen na gcorp, that is, the bosheen [local word for boreen] that formerly led from the public road down to the Priory [KK027-029004-] and Priory graveyard. It was removed thence to the south corner of the field in which its pedestal now lies. Later on it was again removed to its present position, which is only a few yards distant from the spot on which it was first set up many centuries ago. The cross itself is missing, and the time and manner of its disappearance are unknown. What is now called “the Cross,” merely consists of a great circular stone, wide and thick, in the centre of which is fixed an ornamental cut-stone pedestal, with a socket cut into the top surface for the reception of the cross’. The circular base (diam. c. 1.5m; H 0.22m), which may be a reused millstone, has a circular socket in the centre into which a circular limestone pedestal (diam. c. 0.66m; H above base 0.31m) has been fitted. The lower portion of this pedestal (H 0.12m) is slightly wider than the upper portion by c. 0.06m. Heather King noted faint traces of arcading on the upper portion, which would be suggestive of a 13th-century date (pers. comm. 1993) (Farrelly et al. 1993, 174). See attached photograph: KK027-029012-_01 Urban Archaeological Survey, 25 September 1992 KK027-029012-_02 Google Street View, imagery date September 2019 Compiled by: Jean Farrelly Date of upload: 10 May 2023
- KK027-029013: Bridge, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CKK027-029013-. Crossing the Kings River N of the village of Kells and c. 60m N of the motte and bailey (KK027-029001-). A bridge is depicted at this location on the Down Survey (1655-6) barony map of Kells, Co. Kilkenny (Hibernia Regnum, courtesy of Trinity College Dublin). The roughly coursed limestone bridge (L c. 60m) runs NNE-SSW, with the upstream side to the W. The present bridge is clearly a two-phase construction. This earlier phase is to the W and consists of 8 round-headed arches with a further flood arch to the S. The bridge was widened in the 18th century, with three large elliptical-headed arches overlapping the central arches of the earlier bridge, while the two outer arches are flush with the original arches. The voussoirs of the earlier bridge are roughly cut but are all similar in size while those on the later upstream side are well cut and have a projecting keystone. There are cut waters between each of the upstream arches, up to springing level of the arches. The S end of this side of the bridge, within the field, is supported by three large buttresses. There are less substantial pyramidal buttresses on the downstream piers. The early phase has been dated to c. 1725 and the rebuild to c. 1775 (National Inventory of Architectural Heritage; http://www.buildingsofireland.ie/niah/search.jsp?type=record&county=KK&regno=12315002; viewed 16 November 2017). The present earlier phase of the bridge may incorporate masonry from the bridge depicted here in the 17th century. See attached: KK027-029013-_01 extract from Down Survey (1655-6) barony map of Kells, Co. Kilkenny (Hibernia Regnum, courtesy of Trinity College Dublin) Compiled by: Jean Farrelly Date of upload: 16 November 2017
- KK027-042: Ritual site - holy well, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CKK027-042----. A holy well located c. 365m NNE of St Bridget's Church, Kilree (KK027-044001-). According to the OS Letters (1839), 'It springs from under a remarkable rock situated to the right of the road as you go from Kells to Kilree. Stations were performed and a Pattern was held at this well not many years since on St. Bridget's Day, the 1st of February' (O'Flanagan 1930, vol. 2, 62 (20)). Compiled by: Jean Farrelly Date of upload: 4 April 2023

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)

- School master's house, 1865–1870, Regional interest, registry number 12315006, https://www.buildingsofireland.ie/niah/search.jsp?type=record&county=KK&regno=12315006. Detached three-bay single-storey school master's house with half-dormer attic, built 1868, on a rectangular plan. Renovated, 1972. Pitched slate roof with clay ridge tiles, red brick Running bond chimney stacks having stepped capping supporting terracotta pots, and cast-iron rainwater goods retaining cast-iron downpipe. Part creeper- or ivy-covered repointed rubble stone walls originally rendered with hammered limestone flush quoins to corners. Square-headed central door opening with threshold, and repointed red brick voussoirs framing timber boarded door having overlight. Square-headed window openings in camber- or segmental-headed recesses with cut-limestone sills, and repointed red brick voussoirs framing pivot fittings having cast-iron lattice glazing bars. Street fronted.
- Kells House, farm house, 1700–1839, Regional interest, registry number 12315015, https://www.buildingsofireland.ie/niah/search.jsp?type=record&county=KK&regno=12315015. Detached five-bay two-storey farmhouse, extant 1839, on a T-shaped plan with single-bay (single- or two-bay deep) two-storey double-pile central return (west). Hipped slate roof on a T-shaped plan centred on pitched double-pile (M-profile) slate roof (west), clay ridge tiles, rendered chimney stacks having stepped capping supporting terracotta or yellow terracotta octagonal pots, and cast-iron rainwater goods on rendered red brick header bond eaves retaining cast-iron downpipes. Part creeper- or ivy-covered rendered walls; rendered slate hung surface finish to side (south) elevation. Square-headed central door opening with cut-limestone threshold, and concealed dressings framing timber panelled double doors having overlight. Square-headed window openings with drag edged dragged cut-limestone sills, and concealed dressings framing one-over-one timber sash windows having exposed sash boxes. Set in landscaped grounds with piers to perimeter having shallow pyramidal capping supporting wrought iron "farm gate".
- Bridge, 1765–1785, Regional interest, registry number 12315019, https://www.buildingsofireland.ie/niah/search.jsp?type=record&county=KK&regno=12315019. Five-arch rubble stone road bridge over flood plain, c.1775. Random rubble stone walls with squared rubble stone rounded coping to parapets. Series of five round arches (arranged in groups of three (north) and two (south)) with cut-limestone voussoirs, and squared rubble stone soffits having remains of render over. Sited spanning flood plain.
- Water pump, 1865–1885, Regional interest, registry number 12315021, https://www.buildingsofireland.ie/niah/search.jsp?type=record&county=KK&regno=12315021. Freestanding cast-iron waterpump, c.1875, on a corner site comprising banded cylindrical shaft with raised detailing to necking, polygonal head over having foliate detailing to spout, 'cow tail' curvilinear handle with open finial, and fluted ogee-dome capping having finial. Road fronted on a corner site.
- House, 1790–1810, Regional interest, registry number 12402715, https://www.buildingsofireland.ie/niah/search.jsp?type=record&county=KK&regno=12402715. Detached three-bay single-storey thatched cottage with dormer attic, c.1800, with entrance windbreak to left, and single-bay single-storey lower outbuilding end bay to right. Extended, c.1900, comprising two-bay two-storey end bay to left. Part reroofed, c.1950. Pitched roof with water reed thatch having rope work to ridge, rendered chimney stack having red brick saw tooth-detailed course, rendered coping, and cast-iron rainwater goods. Pitched roof to outbuilding end bay with replacement corrugated-iron, c.1950, iron ridge, and no rainwater goods. Hipped and pitched slate roof to end bay with clay ridge tiles, and no rainwater goods on rendered eaves. Painted roughcast walls over random rubble stone construction with sections of mud wall construction, and painted rendered, ruled and lined walls to windbreak. Square-headed window openings with cut-stone sills, and two-over-two timber sash windows (some having wrought iron bars) having some three-over-three timber sash windows. Square-headed door opening with glazed timber panelled door. Interior with timber panelled shutters to window openings. Set back from line of road in own grounds on a wedge-shaped site with painted fine roughcast boundary wall to perimeter of site having rendered rounded coping.
- Farm house, 1800–1839, Regional interest, registry number 12402716, https://www.buildingsofireland.ie/niah/search.jsp?type=record&county=KK&regno=12402716. Detached three-bay two-storey farmhouse, extant 1839, on a rectangular plan; three-bay two-storey rear (east) elevation. Hipped slate roof with pressed or rolled iron ridges, paired rendered central chimney stacks having concrete capping, and cast-iron rainwater goods on rendered eaves retaining cast-iron downpipes. Fine roughcast walls. Segmental-headed central door opening approached by two cut-limestone steps with concealed dressings framing replacement timber panelled double doors having oversailing fanlight. Square-headed window openings with drag edged dragged cut-limestone sills, and concealed dressings framing six-over-six (ground floor) or three-over-six (first floor) timber sash windows without horns. Square-headed window openings to rear (east) elevation centred on segmental-headed window opening (first floor), drag edged dragged cut-limestone sills, and concealed dressings framing six-over-six timber sash windows without horns centred on six-over-six timber sash window without horn having fanlight. Interior including (ground floor): central hall retaining carved timber surrounds to door openings framing timber panelled doors; and carved timber surrounds to door openings to remainder framing timber panelled doors with carved timber surrounds to window openings framing timber panelled shutters. Set in landscaped grounds with fine roughcast piers to perimeter having shallow pyramidal capping supporting flat iron double gates.
- Kells Lodge, farm house, 1740–1760, Regional interest, registry number 12402727, https://www.buildingsofireland.ie/niah/search.jsp?type=record&county=KK&regno=12402727. Detached five-bay two-storey farmhouse, c.1750, on an L-shaped plan possibly originally thatched with single-bay single-storey end bay to right, and two-bay single-storey return to south. Renovated, c.1900, with single-bay single-storey gabled projecting porch added. Refenestrated. Now in use as guesthouse. Pitched slate roofs (gabled to porch) with clay ridge tiles, red brick Running bond chimney stack having stringcourse, and cast-iron rainwater goods on rendered eaves. Unpainted roughcast lime rendered walls over random rubble limestone construction. Square-headed window openings with no sills, concealed red brick dressings with some having rubble limestone voussoirs, and replacement uPVC casement windows retaining one two-over-two timber sash window having wrought iron bars. Round-headed door opening with replacement tongue-and-groove timber panelled door having overlight. Set back from road in own grounds. (ii) Detached five-bay single-storey stable outbuilding with half-attic, pre-1840, to south. Reroofed. Pitched roof with replacement corrugated-iron, iron ridge, and iron rainwater goods on rendered eaves. Part painted lime rendered walls over random rubble limestone construction. Square-headed window openings with no sills, timber lintels, and timber fittings. Square-headed door openings with timber lintels, and timber boarded doors having some timber boarded half-doors. (iii) Detached four-bay single-storey stable outbuilding, pre-1840, to south. Pitched slate roof with clay ridge tiles, and iron rainwater goods on rendered eaves. Painted (limewashed) random rubble limestone walls. Square-headed door openings with timber lintels, and timber boarded half-doors.

## Ground and risks (Radon Risk Map of Ireland, EPA; Landslide Susceptibility Classification and LiDAR, Geological Survey Ireland)

- Radon: at the centre of the townland of Kells, 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: The 1:50,000 map rates the landslide susceptibility here as moderately low, low, partly inferred.
- Terrain model: no LiDAR survey of the Office of Public Works covers the centre of the townland of Kells.
- 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/kilkenny/kells.dxf
- GeoJSON, in WGS 84, for a map: https://everytownland.com/kilkenny/kells.geojson
- KML, for Google Earth: https://everytownland.com/kilkenny/kells.kml

## Homes sold (Residential Property Price Register)

No address of the register names Kells with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Kilkenny: https://everytownland.com/kilkenny.md

## Neighbouring townlands (National Statutory Boundaries, Tailte Éireann)

- Barronsknock: https://everytownland.com/kilkenny/barronsknock.md
- Garrynamann Lower: https://everytownland.com/kilkenny/garrynamann-lower.md
- Glebe: https://everytownland.com/kilkenny/glebe-90812.md
- Goodwinsgarden: https://everytownland.com/kilkenny/goodwinsgarden.md
- Haggard: https://everytownland.com/kilkenny/haggard-90886.md
- Kellsborough: https://everytownland.com/kilkenny/kellsborough.md
- Kilree: https://everytownland.com/kilkenny/kilree-91005.md
- Laghtbrack: https://everytownland.com/kilkenny/laghtbrack.md
- Rathduff (Madden): https://everytownland.com/kilkenny/rathduff-madden.md
- Rathduff Upper: https://everytownland.com/kilkenny/rathduff-upper.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.

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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/kilkenny/kells
- In JSON: https://everytownland.com/api/townland/kilkenny/kells