Ballybuggy

64 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Ballybuggy, from 23 m² to 277,499 m² (27.75 ha, 68.57 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 52 neighbouring parcels touch it.

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• C1.1General Business (Commercial, retail)
  LAOIS COUNTY DEVELOPMENT PLAN 2021-2027, Laois · 7 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• G4Open Space and Amenity (Active open space)
  LAOIS COUNTY DEVELOPMENT PLAN 2021-2027, Laois · 3 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• R2Residential 1 - Existing Residential (Existing residential)
  LAOIS COUNTY DEVELOPMENT PLAN 2021-2027, Laois · 2 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• M1Mixed Use (Mixed Use, general development, opportunity/proposal site)
  LAOIS COUNTY DEVELOPMENT PLAN 2021-2027, Laois · 2 parcels The zoning objective in the plan

Source: Tailte Éireann and the Department of Housing (MyPlan), national zoning, CC BY 4.0.

• 1 Aug 2023Conditional

  construct (i) crush and holding yard (ii) Meal bin and all associated site works

  Permission, 1 home · Laois County Council, 2360305

• 26 Jul 2023Conditional

  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.

  Retention, 1 home · Laois County Council, 2360287

• 6 Jul 2021Conditional

  construct single storey extensions to dwellinghouse to include garage, carport, living / games room, bedroom, extension to kitchen / living room and all associated site works

  Permission, 1 home · Laois County Council, 21483

• 27 Jan 2021Conditional

  (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

  Permission · Laois County Council, 2131

• 13 Jan 2021N/a

  (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

  Permission · Laois County Council, 219

• 20 May 2020Conditional

  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

  Permission, 1 home · Laois County Council, 20234

• 14 Feb 2020Conditional

  construct a new domestic shed to the rear of the existing dwelling

  Permission · Laois County Council, 2076

• 19 Jul 2019Conditional

  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

  Permission · Laois County Council, 19413

• 18 Dec 2018Conditional

  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

  Permission, 1 home · Laois County Council, 18761

• 12 Mar 2018Conditional

  retain a sunroom extension to the rear of the dwelling house and all associated site works

  Retention, 1 home · Laois County Council, 18139

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 Ballybuggy.

Recorded monuments

• LA034-004 Religious house - unclassified
  Description

  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
  Description

  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
  Description

  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
  Description

  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
  Description

  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
  Description

  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
  Description

  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
  Description

  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
  Description

  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

Architectural heritage

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

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 10 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels. Testing a home

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 (ZIP).

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 Ballybuggy with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Laois.

Name

Ballybuggy · Baile an Bhoigigh

Area

2,183,515 m² (218.35 ha, 539.56 acres)

Civil parish

Rathdowney, and its townlands

Barony

Clandonagh

Electoral division

Rathdowney, the unit of the census

Census 2022

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.

Neighbouring townlands

Creelagh, Glasha, Harristown, Knockheel, Rathdowney, Rossdarragh

Placenames

Ballybuggy 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.