# Ballybuggy, Co. Laois: townland, land parcels and planning

Townland in the civil parish of Rathdowney, barony of Clandonagh, Co. Laois; in Irish Baile an Bhoigigh.

- Area (Tailte Éireann): 2,183,515 m² (218.35 ha, 539.56 acres)
- Land parcels (Tailte Éireann): 64 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in it, median 7,340 m² (0.73 ha, 1.81 acres)
- Zoning (national zoning, MyPlan): C1.1 General Business, the zone with the most parcels
- Planning (National Planning Applications): 10 applications since 2010
- Civil parish: Rathdowney, https://everytownland.com/laois/parish/rathdowney.md
- Barony: Clandonagh
- Electoral division: Rathdowney, the unit of the census
- Census 2022 (Central Statistics Office): Rathdowney electoral division: 1,317 people in 524 households; 64% of households own their home; 20% of homes were built since 2001; 10% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 2% were holiday homes.
- County: Co. Laois, https://everytownland.com/laois.md
- Placenames Database of Ireland: https://www.logainm.ie/en/28090
- Townland number at Tailte Éireann: 100072
- Centre: latitude 52.838853, longitude -7.60043 (WGS 84)

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

64 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Ballybuggy, from 23 m² to 277,499 m² (27.75 ha, 68.57 acres); 52 neighbouring parcels touch its boundary. Largest first:

- Parcel 267325: 277,499 m² (27.75 ha, 68.57 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/267325.md
- Parcel 233718: 256,429 m² (25.64 ha, 63.36 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/233718.md
- Parcel 249946: 248,468 m² (24.85 ha, 61.4 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/249946.md
- Parcel 226859: 180,475 m² (18.05 ha, 44.6 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/226859.md
- Parcel 230773: 97,455 m² (9.75 ha, 24.08 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/230773.md
- Parcel 225975: 94,227 m² (9.42 ha, 23.28 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/225975.md
- Parcel 228180: 82,947 m² (8.29 ha, 20.5 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/228180.md
- Parcel 5813189: 79,966 m² (8 ha, 19.76 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5813189.md
- Parcel 264325: 72,763 m² (7.28 ha, 17.98 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/264325.md
- Parcel 260061: 60,732 m² (6.07 ha, 15.01 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/260061.md
- Parcel 2445544: 59,885 m² (5.99 ha, 14.8 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2445544.md
- Parcel 254662: 57,479 m² (5.75 ha, 14.2 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/254662.md
- Parcel 255602: 55,752 m² (5.58 ha, 13.78 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/255602.md
- Parcel 226501: 52,339 m² (5.23 ha, 12.93 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/226501.md
- Parcel 257324: 50,074 m² (5.01 ha, 12.37 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/257324.md
- Parcel 233118: 47,647 m² (4.76 ha, 11.77 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/233118.md
- Parcel 257143: 44,471 m² (4.45 ha, 10.99 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/257143.md
- Parcel 234172: 39,879 m² (3.99 ha, 9.85 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/234172.md
- Parcel 244727: 36,534 m² (3.65 ha, 9.03 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/244727.md
- Parcel 234599: 31,857 m² (3.19 ha, 7.87 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/234599.md
- Parcel 5115003: 28,513 m² (2.85 ha, 7.05 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5115003.md
- Parcel 228155: 26,471 m² (2.65 ha, 6.54 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/228155.md
- Parcel 229710: 25,975 m² (2.6 ha, 6.42 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/229710.md
- Parcel 229446: 20,004 m² (2 ha, 4.94 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/229446.md
- Parcel 228574: 13,167 m² (1.32 ha, 3.25 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/228574.md
- Parcel 258854: 12,955 m² (1.3 ha, 3.2 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/258854.md
- Parcel 257325: 10,555 m² (1.06 ha, 2.61 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/257325.md
- Parcel 256896: 8,968 m² (0.9 ha, 2.22 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/256896.md
- Parcel 248595: 8,006 m² (0.8 ha, 1.98 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/248595.md
- Parcel 2475571: 7,999 m² (0.8 ha, 1.98 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2475571.md
- Parcel 256320: 7,918 m² (0.79 ha, 1.96 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/256320.md
- Parcel 248435: 7,619 m² (0.76 ha, 1.88 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/248435.md
- Parcel 4009724: 7,062 m² (0.71 ha, 1.75 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4009724.md
- Parcel 228143: 5,792 m² (0.58 ha, 1.43 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/228143.md
- Parcel 5235786: 5,154 m² (0.52 ha, 1.27 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5235786.md
- Parcel 238126: 5,028 m² (0.5 ha, 1.24 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/238126.md
- Parcel 227617: 4,671 m² (0.47 ha, 1.15 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/227617.md
- Parcel 265528: 4,413 m² (0.44 ha, 1.09 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/265528.md
- Parcel 252388: 4,041 m² (0.4 ha, 1 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/252388.md
- Parcel 2577246: 3,987 m² (0.4 ha, 0.99 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2577246.md
- Parcel 238897: 3,686 m² (0.37 ha, 0.91 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/238897.md
- Parcel 3048575: 3,477 m² (0.35 ha, 0.86 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/3048575.md
- Parcel 234782: 2,941 m² (0.29 ha, 0.73 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/234782.md
- Parcel 236045: 2,644 m² (0.26 ha, 0.65 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/236045.md
- Parcel 230940: 2,629 m² (0.26 ha, 0.65 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/230940.md
- Parcel 233898: 2,307 m² (0.23 ha, 0.57 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/233898.md
- Parcel 249350: 2,252 m² (0.23 ha, 0.56 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/249350.md
- Parcel 235658: 2,201 m² (0.22 ha, 0.54 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/235658.md
- Parcel 232053: 2,182 m² (0.22 ha, 0.54 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/232053.md
- Parcel 239603: 1,927 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/239603.md
- Parcel 5696142: 1,782 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5696142.md
- Parcel 234247: 1,671 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/234247.md
- Parcel 230822: 1,604 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/230822.md
- Parcel 5696161: 1,551 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5696161.md
- Parcel 247446: 1,173 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/247446.md
- Parcel 5775498: 845 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5775498.md
- Parcel 253036: 457 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/253036.md
- Parcel 238475: 432 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/238475.md
- Parcel 5001090: 354 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5001090.md
- Parcel 254827: 314 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/254827.md
- Parcel 233265: 178 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/233265.md
- Parcel 248203: 141 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/248203.md
- Parcel 257323: 119 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/257323.md
- Parcel 5775513: 23 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5775513.md

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

- C1.1 General Business (Commercial, retail): LAOIS COUNTY DEVELOPMENT PLAN 2021-2027, Laois; 7 parcels. The zoning objective in the plan: https://laois.ie/planning-and-building/laois-county-council-plans/development-plan-consultation
- G4 Open Space and Amenity (Active open space): LAOIS COUNTY DEVELOPMENT PLAN 2021-2027, Laois; 3 parcels. The zoning objective in the plan: https://laois.ie/planning-and-building/laois-county-council-plans/development-plan-consultation
- R2 Residential 1 - Existing Residential (Existing residential): LAOIS COUNTY DEVELOPMENT PLAN 2021-2027, Laois; 2 parcels. The zoning objective in the plan: https://laois.ie/planning-and-building/laois-county-council-plans/development-plan-consultation
- M1 Mixed Use (Mixed Use, general development, opportunity/proposal site): LAOIS COUNTY DEVELOPMENT PLAN 2021-2027, Laois; 2 parcels. The zoning objective in the plan: https://laois.ie/planning-and-building/laois-county-council-plans/development-plan-consultation

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

10 applications, newest first.

- 1 Aug 2023, Laois County Council 2360305: Conditional. Permission, 1 home. construct (i) crush and holding yard (ii) Meal bin and all associated site works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/LaoisCC/AppFileRefDetails/2360305/0
- 26 Jul 2023, Laois County Council 2360287: Conditional. Retention, 1 home. retain as follows: 1.Retention of the east and west elevations as constructed. 2.Retention of the entrance as constructed. 3.Retention of the existing domestic garage. 4.Retention of the existing fuel store. 5.retention of the existing dog house. including all associated site works.. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/LaoisCC/AppFileRefDetails/2360287/0
- 6 Jul 2021, Laois County Council 21483: Conditional. Permission, 1 home. construct single storey extensions to dwellinghouse to include garage, carport, living / games room, bedroom, extension to kitchen / living room and all associated site works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/LaoisCC/AppFileRefDetails/21483/0
- 27 Jan 2021, Laois County Council 2131: Conditional. Permission. (a) retain change of use from outbuildings to veterinary clinic with signage and (b) permit to construct proposed extension to veterinary clinic with signage and all associated site works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/LaoisCC/AppFileRefDetails/2131/0
- 13 Jan 2021, Laois County Council 219: N/a. Permission. (a) retain change of use from outbuildings to veterinary clinic and (b) permit to construct proposed extension to veterinary clinic and all associated site works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/LaoisCC/AppFileRefDetails/219/0
- 20 May 2020, Laois County Council 20234: Conditional. Permission, 1 home. renovate and extend existing dwelling house consisting of single storey and two storey extensions to the rear of the house, also car port and attached garage and to alter existing fenestration and decommission existing septic tank and install a new proprietary wastewater treatment system and polishing filter, close existing site entrance and open new entrance an all associated and necessary site works. also planning permission to demolish existing garage. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/LaoisCC/AppFileRefDetails/20234/0
- 14 Feb 2020, Laois County Council 2076: Conditional. Permission. construct a new domestic shed to the rear of the existing dwelling. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/LaoisCC/AppFileRefDetails/2076/0
- 19 Jul 2019, Laois County Council 19413: Conditional. Permission. construct telecommunications infrastructure comprising of; a 21 metre multi-operator lattice tower with antenna and dishes attached, associated equipment and cabinets, fencing and use of existing access. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/LaoisCC/AppFileRefDetails/19413/0
- 18 Dec 2018, Laois County Council 18761: Conditional. Permission, 1 home. construct a two storey dwelling house, domestic garage, a proprietary wastewater treatment system and percolation area, new entrance and all associated and necessary site works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/LaoisCC/AppFileRefDetails/18761/0
- 12 Mar 2018, Laois County Council 18139: Conditional. Retention, 1 home. retain a sunroom extension to the rear of the dwelling house and all associated site works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/LaoisCC/AppFileRefDetails/18139/0

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## Designated sites (National Parks and Wildlife Service)

No designated site (Special Area of Conservation, Special Protection Area, Natural Heritage Area or proposed one) touches the townland of Ballybuggy.

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

- LA034-004: Religious house - unclassified, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CLA034-004----. Tradition of a Nunnery here (Carrigan 1905, vol. 1, 6). No surface remains visible. According to Carrigan there was in the townland of Ballybuggy a 'nunnery chapel of St. Bridget, which we identify with Colgan's 'Capella' of Kill-Bridge-Minor' (Carrigan 1905, vol. 1, 6). He goes on to say that 'St. Bridget is the patron of Ballybuggy; and it is the constant tradition of the locality that there was a Nunnery here, which she honoured with a visit, on the occasion of her journey from Kildare, to meet St. Patrick, at Cashel (Carrigan 1905, vol. 2, 342). Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien Date of upload: 17 December 2007
- LA034-004001: Church, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CLA034-004001-. Situated within ringfort (LA034-004003-). Tradition of a Nunnery here (Carrigan 1905, vol.2, 6, 341-2). No standing remains survive but Carrigan (ibid., 342) refers to S wall of a church (int. dim. c. 7m) which was situated inside the D-shaped graveyard (LA034-004002-). Dressed limestone blocks and the top of an ogee headed twin-light window referred to by Carrigan (ibid.) are still to be seen. Bullaun stone (LA034-004004-) with depression in E face, and known as St Bridget's stone, lies in S end of graveyard. Described by Carrigan as 'The church of Ballybuggy was situated on the summit of a low hill, within a round rath (LA034-004003-) 40 yards in diameter and still showing traces of a stone and mortar caiseal along the top of the enclosing earthen rampart. It was about 23 ft. wide internally; its length cannot be determined. All that remains of it now is part of the south side-wall, about 1 ft. in height. There are several well-dressed blocks of limestone scattered about the graveyard (LA034-004002-), one of them being part of the cap of an ogee-headed window divided by a mullion. Part of the graveyard was walled in by the Board of Guardians about 1880. The head-stones are all rude and unisncribed.' (Carrigan 1905, vol. 2, 341-2). Revisited by Caimin O'Brien on the 03 May 2007. Church site and graveyard located within S half of impressive bivallate ringfort (LA034-004003-) that has a raised interior with possible stone lined ramped entrance still visible at NW. No surface remains of medieval church visible within graveyard (int. dims. 22m N-S; 39m E-W; wall t 0.5m; wall H 1.15m), earthworks of medieval settlement located immediately to S of church and graveyard. Single fragment of a twin light medieval window head with hollowed spandrels visible in centre of graveyard is all that remains of medieval church. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Laois' (Dublin Stationery Office, 1995) compiled by P. David Sweetman, Olive Alcock and Bernie Moran. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 17 December 2007
- LA034-004002: Graveyard, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CLA034-004002-. D-shaped graveyard (int. dims. 24m N-S; 35m E-W) with S and E wall built on bank of bivallate ringfort (OF034-004003-). Described by Carrigan as 'The church (LA034-004001-) of Ballybuggy was situated on the summit of a low hill, within a round rath (LA034-004003-) 40 yards in diameter and still showing traces of a stone and mortar caiseal along the top of the enclosing earthen rampart. It was about 23 ft. wide internally; its length cannot be determined. All that remains of it now is part of the south side-wall, about 1 ft. in height. There are several well-dressed blocks of limestone scattered about the graveyard, one of them being part of the cap of an ogee-headed window divided by a mullion (LA034-004006-). Part of the graveyard was walled in by the Board of Guardians about 1880. The head-stones are all rude and unisncribed.' (Carrigan 1905, vol. 2, 341-2). The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Laois' (Dublin Stationery Office, 1995) compiled by P. David Sweetman, Olive Alcock and Bernie Moran. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 17 December 2007
- LA034-004003: Ringfort - rath, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CLA034-004003-. A circular area (diam. 40m) defined by a bank (Wth c. 4.5m, int. H c. 0.5m, ext. H c. 1.75m) at W and N and an external shallow fosse at SE and S. Church site (LA034-004001-) and graveyard (LA034-004002-) lie in S half of interior. Described by Carrigan as 'The church (LA034-004001-) of Ballybuggy was situated on the summit of a low hill, within a round rath 40 yards in diameter and still showing traces of a stone and mortar caiseal along the top of the enclosing earthen rampart. It was about 23 ft. wide internally; its length cannot be determined. All that remains of it now is part of the south side-wall, about 1 ft. in height. There are several well-dressed blocks of limestone scattered about the graveyard (LA034-004002-), one of them being part of the cap of an ogee-headed window divided by a mullion. Part of the graveyard was walled in by the Board of Guardians about 1880. The head-stones are all rude and uninscribed.' (Carrigan 1905, vol. 2, 341-2). Revisited by Caimin O'Brien on the 03 May 2007. In pasture atop high ground with good views in all directions. Impressive bivallate ringfort (int. diam. 39m N-S; 38m E-W) consisting of a raised interior enclosed by an earth and stone bank (int. H 0.8m; ext. H 2.7m; base Wth 8m; top Wth 1.2m) , fosse (base Wth 1.5m; top Wth 4m; ext. D 0.4m) and external bank (top Wth 1.2m; ext. H 0.4m) part of which has been quarried away on the N side. Wall footings still visible along top of bank of ringfort best visible along NW section of bank of ringfort, these would appear to be the foundations of a stone wall which ran along the top of the bank of the ringfort. Possible stone lined ramped entrance (Wth 3m) at NW. External defences of the ringfort are best preserved on the S side of the ringfort, remains of a quarry along the N side of the ringfort. Church and graveyard (LA034-004001/002-) located within S half of ringfort interior. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Laois' (Dublin Stationery Office, 1995) compiled by P. David Sweetman, Olive Alcock and Bernie Moran. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 17 December 2007
- LA034-004004: Bullaun stone, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CLA034-004004-. Bullaun stone (Wth c. 0.8m, H c. 1m; T c. 0.6m) with depression (diam. 0.3m, D 0.13m) in E face, and known as St Bridget's stone, lies in S end of graveyard (LA034-004002-). Described by Carrigan as 'St. Bridget's Bush (LA034-004005-) still blooms beside the graveyard (LA034-004002-) and bears the usual ex votos. At the foot of the bush is "St. Bridgets Stone", which is evidently a holy water stone, but one of the rudest imaginable, being nothing more than a rough, uneven boulder, 3 ft. by 2 and a half feet and 2 ft. thick, with an artifical hollow 11 in. in diameter and 5 in. deep (Carrigan 1905, vol. 2, 342). The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Laois' (Dublin Stationery Office, 1995) compiled by P. David Sweetman, Olive Alcock and Bernie Moran. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 17 December 2007
- LA034-004005: Ritual site - holy tree/bush, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CLA034-004005-. Reference to 'St. Bridget's Bush, (Carrigan 1905, 341, 342). No visible surface remains. Described by Carrigan as 'St. Bridget's Bush still blooms beside the graveyard (LA034-004002-) and bears the usual ex votos. At the foot of the bush is "St. Bridgets Stone", which is evidently a holy water stone (LA034-004004-), but one of the rudest imaginable, being nothing more than a rough, uneven boulder, 3 ft. by 2 and a half feet and 2 ft. thick, with an artifical hollow 11 in. in diameter and 5 in. deep (Carrigan 1905, vol. 2, 342). Described by Feehan as 'an old hawthorn tree beside St. Brigid's stone at Ballybuggy; note the coins hammered into the bark by devotees' (Feehan 1983, 110). The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Laois' (Dublin Stationery Office, 1995) compiled by P. David Sweetman, Olive Alcock and Bernie Moran. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 17 December 2007
- LA034-004006: Architectural fragment, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CLA034-004006-. Architectural fragment of a window head within the graveyard (LA034-004002-). Described by Carrigan as 'The church (LA034-004001-) of Ballybuggy was situated on the summit of a low hill, within a round rath (LA034-004003-) 40 yards in diameter and still showing traces of a stone and mortar caiseal along the top of the enclosing earthen rampart. It was about 23 ft. wide internally; its length cannot be determined. All that remains of it now is part of the south side-wall, about 1 ft. in height. There are several well-dressed blocks of limestone scattered about the graveyard, one of them being part of the cap of an ogee-headed window divided by a mullion. Part of the graveyard (LA034-004002-) was walled in by the Board of Guardians about 1880. The head-stones are all rude and uninscribed.' (Carrigan 1905, vol. 2, 341-2). The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Laois' (Dublin Stationery Office, 1995) compiled by P. David Sweetman, Olive Alcock and Bernie Moran. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 17 December 2007
- LA034-004007: Moated site, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CLA034-004007-. A rectangular area (dims. 34m E-W) defined by a low bank (Wth c. 2m, H c. 0.4m- 0.5m). No other visible surface remains. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Laois' (Dublin Stationery Office, 1995) compiled by P. David Sweetman, Olive Alcock and Bernie Moran. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 17 December 2007
- LA034-005: Settlement deserted - medieval, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CLA034-005----. The 'ancient town of Ballybuggy' extended in a SE direction from graveyard (LA034-004002-). Its foundations coverd an area of six Irish acres c. 1850 but by the early 1900s, as a result of reclamation it was reduced in size to one an a half acres (Carrigan 1905, vol. 2, 342). The surviving features consist of two adjacent enclosures. The W enclosure (dims c. 30m E-W, c. 35m N-S) is defined by a bank (Wth c. 3m, int. H c. 0.5m, ext. H c. 1.6m) except at S and a shallow fosse at W. The E enclosure (dims c. 48m E-W, c. 60m N-S) is defined by a bank (Wth c. 1.7m; H c. 0.5m) and a fosse (Wth c. 2.3m) at N. The interior is divided into three sections by E-W running banks. A house site (dims. c. 10m N-S, 7m E-W) with the possible original entrance at W, is visible at NW, at least three house platforms lie in S section, one with a possible central dividing wall. Described by Carrigan as 'Stretching from the graveyard (LA034-004002-) to the south-east, lay the ancient "town of Ballybuggy". Sixty or seventy years ago its foundations covered an area of six Irish acres; at present, as most of the land has been reclaimed, they extend over but an acre and a half. The people say, and apparently with good reason, that in far off times, this was the chief town of the district (Carrigan 1905, vol. 2, 342). Described by Candon as 'Situated on the summit and southern slope of a low knoll which steeply slopes to the W and N. The site consists of a D-shaped graveyard (LA034-004002-) located on top of a raised circular area, which has a bank at its northern end with a series of at least nine conjoined rectangular enclosures, called tofts, stretching away from the graveyard on its southern and south-eastern sides. These tofts have the remains of structures within them (Candon 1986, 234). The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Laois' (Dublin Stationery Office, 1995) compiled by P. David Sweetman, Olive Alcock and Bernie Moran. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 17 December 2007

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)

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

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

- Radon: About 1 in 10 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: Susceptibility low, low (inferred), on the 1:50,000 map; parts are made ground.
- Terrain model: LiDAR of the Office of Public Works, flown in 2011, at 2 m: tile OPW_1884, https://gsi.geodata.gov.ie/downloads/LiDAR/OPW_NASC/OPW_1884.zip (ZIP).
- 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/laois/ballybuggy.dxf
- GeoJSON, in WGS 84, for a map: https://everytownland.com/laois/ballybuggy.geojson
- KML, for Google Earth: https://everytownland.com/laois/ballybuggy.kml

## Homes sold (Residential Property Price Register)

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

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

- Creelagh: https://everytownland.com/laois/creelagh.md
- Glasha: https://everytownland.com/laois/glasha.md
- Harristown: https://everytownland.com/laois/harristown-100671.md
- Knockheel: https://everytownland.com/laois/knockheel.md
- Rathdowney: https://everytownland.com/laois/rathdowney.md
- Rossdarragh: https://everytownland.com/laois/rossdarragh.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/laois/ballybuggy
- In JSON: https://everytownland.com/api/townland/laois/ballybuggy