Whiteswall

95 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Whiteswall, from 432 m² to 345,947 m² (34.59 ha, 85.49 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 31 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 Whiteswall 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.

• 22 Aug 2022Conditional

  Domestic garage and associated site works

  Retention · Kilkenny County Council, 22548

• 4 Feb 2022Conditional

  for a proposed new storey and a half dwelling, proposed vehicular entrance, proposed garage, driveway, borewell, proposed wastewater treatment tank and percolation area, stormwater soakaways, landscaping and all associated site works

  Permission, 1 home · Kilkenny County Council, 2263

• 12 Aug 2021N/a

  develop an underground mine extension to the former Galmoy Zinc & Lead Mine. The underground extension to the mine underlies the townland of Kyle, Co. Laois and will comprise the development of underground workings including an access route to join underground mining works concurrently proposed as recommencement of mining in Co. Kilkenny under Reg. Ref. 21/599 in the Kilkenny townlands of Garrylaun, Castletown, Rathreagh, Rathpatrick, Whiteswall, Moneynamuck (Stopford), Rathbane and Waterland close to the village of Galmoy, Co. Kilkenny. An IPC licence is required in relation to the proposed development. An Environmental Impact Assessment Report (EIAR) and a Natura Impact Statemtent (NIS) will be submitted to the Planning Authority with the application.

  Permission · Laois County Council, 21568

• 14 Nov 2017Conditional

  to construct an entrance and access road at our lands for forestry use and all associated site works

  Permission · Kilkenny County Council, 17743

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: Galmoy Fen SAC 001858
• Proposed Natural Heritage Area: Galmoy Fen 001858

Recorded monuments

• KK003-001 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  In rolling grassland on the E side of the N end of a slight N-S ridge. A church (KK003-002001-) and graveyard (KK003-002002-) are located immediately to the S. Oval, raised area (int. dims. c. 25m E-W, 18m N-S) enclosed by earthen bank (int. H at least 1m; ext. H at least 2.5m; Wth 2.5-3m) and external fosse (Wth 3m; D c. 0.6m). The W side of the interior is higher than the E side by 0.4m, the division runs N-S through the centre. Compiled by: Jean Farrelly Date of upload: 7 September 2015

• KK003-002001 Church
  Description

  In rolling grassland, on the E side of gently rising land and at the N end of a slight N-S ridge. A ringfort (KK003-001----) is located immediately N of the graveyard. According to Carrigan (1909, vol. 2, 280) there is a 'most ancient graveyard here, called the "Churchyard of Ballyphillip." The foundations of the church remain under the surface, only one stone in situ, and that is part of the east gable, now appearing over the ground. A large hole, made by treasure-seekers, marks the interior of the ancient teampull'. He also states that there is 'no memory of a pattern or patron saint. Tradition, however, makes St. Bridget an occasional visitor here, and this would, perhaps, tend to show that the church had been dedicated to her’. Within a much overgrown graveyard (KK003-002002-) there are slight traces of the foundations of a church, aligned E-W, in the interior. Compiled by: Jean Farrelly Date of upload: 7 September 2015

• KK003-002002 Graveyard
  Description

  In rolling grassland, on the E side of gently rising land and at the N end of a slight N-S ridge. According to Carrigan (1909, vol. 2, 280) there is ‘a most ancient graveyard here, called the “Churchyard of Ballyphilip.”…There are but four inscribed headstones here, the oldest of which commemorate several persons named Mara, who died between 1743 and 1799’. The graveyard is indicated on the 1st (1839) ed. OS 6-inch map as a roughly circular (diam. c. 29m) area delimited by a dashed line which suggests it was not physically enclosed. By the 2nd (1899) ed. the graveyard had been enclosed by a stone wall, giving it its current polygonal shape (dims. c. 38m N-S and E-W). Within the much overgrown graveyard there are slight traces of the foundations of a church (KK003-002001-) in the interior. There are a number of grave markers and some headstones, the earliest visible date to the 18th century. Compiled by: Jean Farrelly Date of upload: 7 September 2015

• KK003-005 Enclosure
  Description

  In rolling grassland encompassing a slight natural hillock. There are good views in all directions. A roughly circular area (diam. c. 30m) defined by an earth and stone bank (int. H c. 0.9m; ext. H c. 1.5m; Wth c. 2m), with a high stone content. There is no visible trace of an outer fosse but this may have been infilled during reclaimation work in the surrounding field. The interior is on two different levels. The N side has a limited flat area (Wth 2-3m) inside the bank before the ground level rises steeply, by c. 3m, to the flat southern half. Compiled by: Jean Farrelly Date of upload: 9 September 2015

• KK003-006 Ringfort - unclassified
  Description

  At top of a small hill on the valley floor with very good views in all directions. A circular raised area (diam. c. 35m) enclosed by an earth and stone bank (int. H c. 0.2m; ext. H c. 1.4m). A field boundary runs E-W along the N edge of the monument. There is no visible entrance. Compiled by: Jean Farrelly Date of upload: 9 September 2015

• KK003-008 Enclosure
  Description

  On a slightly raised platform in generally low-lying terrain, N of flat bog. A circular area (diam. c. 47m) created by scarping around top of a natural dome-shaped hillock. Indicated as an enclosure on the first (1839) ed. OS 6-inch map. Compiled by: Jean Farrelly Date of upload: 9 September 2015

• KK003-032 Castle - unclassified
  Description

  On a flat-topped elevation in rollling grassland. Good views all round though the land rises towards the E. Known locally as the site of Whiteswall House. According to Carrigan (1905, vol. 2, 280), the 'ancient house or castle of Whiteswall stood opposite Mrs. Kavanagh's house in the field called "the Parks". The site is a gentle elevation, circular in shape, and was enclosed by a thick balla, or stone wall, the foundations of which remain under the surface. The old residence was thrown down about 1750 or earlier, and a new one erected a few perches to the east of it'. The castle is not visible at ground level. Compiled by: Jean Farrelly Date of upload: 8 February 2016

• KK003-032001 Bawn
  Description

  On a flat-topped elevation in rollling grassland. Good views all round though the land rises towards the E. Known locally as the site of Whiteswall House. According to Carrigan (1905, vol. 2, 280), the 'ancient house or castle of Whiteswall stood opposite Mrs. Kavanagh's house in the field called "the Parks". The site is a gentle elevation, circular in shape, and was enclosed by a thick balla, or stone wall, the foundations of which remain under the surface. The old residence was thrown down about 1750 or earlier, and a new one erected a few perches to the east of it'. There is no visible at ground level. Compiled by: Jean Farrelly Date of upload: 8 February 2016

• KK003-033 Settlement deserted - medieval
  Description

  In rollling grassland to the E and SE of a castle (KK003-032----) and bawn (KK003-032001-). According to Carrigan (1905, vol. 2, 280), ‘The site of what is called the “town of Whiteswall” can be traced immediately outside the Parks, in Mr. Doherty’s land’. In the field where the castle and bawn are located and in the neighbouring field to the E there are a number of earthworks. While they do not form any readily recognisable pattern, it is possible that they are the remains of a settlement associated with the castle. These earthworks include a number of small enclosures on a small hillock defined by earth and stone banks (av. Wth 2m; H 0.5-1m). The field has been largely reclaimed. Compiled by: Jean Farrelly Date of upload: 8 February 2016

• KK003-042 Burial ground
  Description

  In rolling grassland on a break between two N-S terraces on a W-facing slope. A burial ground (14m E-W; 15m N-S) enclosed by a low bank (H 0.3-0.5m) with a vault built of mortared walling in the N end of the interior. A slab on top of the vault commemorates Terrence Nowland and is dated 1770. A second slab, lying flat on the ground, is dated 1814(?). Compiled by: Mary Tunney Date of upload: 11 June 2013

Architectural heritage

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

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 5 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 Whiteswall.

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

Name

Whiteswall · Balla an Fhaoitigh

Area

3,966,419 m² (396.64 ha, 980.12 acres)

Civil parish

Erke, and its townlands

Barony

Galmoy

Electoral division

Galmoy, the unit of the census

Census 2022

Galmoy electoral division: 361 people in 120 households; 89% of households own their home; 29% of homes were built since 2001; 12% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 4% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Ballyedmond (Co. Laois), Castletown, Graigueard (Co. Laois), Rathbane, Rathreagh, Rossdarragh (Co. Laois), Srahbaun (Co. Laois)

Placenames

Whiteswall 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.