Ballyfoyle

49 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Ballyfoyle, from 699 m² to 462,324 m² (46.23 ha, 114.24 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 24 neighbouring parcels touch it.

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

No zone of a development plan covers Ballyfoyle 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.

• 29 May 2026Conditional

  - Replace (“restringing”) and uprating of c.10.2km section of the conductor along the existing Athy - Carlow 110 kV OHL circuit; - Provision of fibre communication connection on the uprated circuit; - Replacement of 14No. existing Intermediate Wooden Polesets, with similar structures. The replacement of these structures will result in standardised heights from 16m to 23m, with height increases between 1m and 2m; - Replacement of 15No. existing Intermediate Wooden Poleset crossarms; - Bar member replacements to 2No. existing steel angle masts; - Recapping works on shear blocks at 2No. existing steel angle masts; and, - All associated works/development to existing structures, including insulator/hardware replacement (strain clamps, suspension clamps and vibration dampers), replacement of step bolts, replacement of line identification and danger notices, painting of angle masts, replacement/installation of anti-climbing guards, access tracks, vegetation clearance, temporary construction compounds and all other works necessary to facilitate the development

  Permission · Laois County Council, 2660323

• 26 May 2026Conditional

  Replacement (“restringing”) and uprating of c.8.89km section of the conductor along the existing Athy - Carlow 110 kV OHL circuit; - Provision of fibre communication connection on the uprated circuit; - Replacement of 11No. existing Intermediate Wooden Polesets, with similar structures. The replacement of these structures will result in standardised heights from 16m to 24m, with height increases between 1m and 3m; - Replacement of 12No. existing intermediate Wooden Polesets crossarms; - Recapping works on shear blocks at 1No. existing steel angle mast; - Foundation strengthening of 1No. existing steel angle mast; - Bar member replacements to 8No. existing steel angle masts; - Separation of the existing double OHL circuit to provide for a new bypass OHL section measuring approximately 422m, connecting from the existing Athy 110 kV substation to the following proposed new structures on the existing Athy - Portlaoise 110 kV OHL: 2no. new single circuit angle masts (approximately 22.5m maximum height) and 1no. new wooden poleset (approximately 23.6m maximum height); and, - All associated works/development to existing structures, including hardware replacement (strain clamps, suspension clamps and vibration dampers), replacement of step bolts, replacement of line identification and danger notices, painting of angle masts, replacement/installation of anti-climbing guards, access tracks, vegetation clearance, temporary construction compounds and all other works necessary to facilitate the development

  Permission · Kildare County Council, 2660550

• 31 Mar 2026Conditional

  retain and complete alteration of pitch of roof from 20degrees to 25degrees which was previously granted permission with ref. 25/60273 and all associated and necessary site works

  Retention, 1 home · Laois County Council, 2660174

• 19 Feb 2026N/a

  retain and complete permission for altering pitch of roof from 20degrees to 25degrees which was previously granted permission with ref. 25/60273 and all associated and necessary site works

  Retention, 1 home · Laois County Council, 2660093

• 6 May 2025Conditional

  construct a wheelchair accessible single storey dwelling house, car port and attached garage, septic tank, percolation area, new entrance and all associated and necessary site works

  Permission, 2 homes · Laois County Council, 2560273

• 10 Oct 2024Conditional

  retain alterations to previously granted planning application PL. No. 09/102 to include retention permission for a domestic garage as constructed and permission to complete same, and all associated site works.

  Retention, 2 homes · Laois County Council, 2460598

• 20 Aug 2024Conditional

  change granny flat design on previously approved planning application (Previously approved planning ref 19/506)

  Permission, 1 home · Laois County Council, 24120

• 14 Sept 2023Conditional

  construct a two storey dwelling house, domestic garage, septic tank, percolation area, new entrance and all necessary and associated site works

  Permission, 1 home · Laois County Council, 23251

• 30 Nov 2020Conditional

  construct dormer / two storey four bedroom dwelling, domestic garage, new road entrance, septic tank with secondary effluent treatment system and all other associated site development works

  Permission, 1 home · Laois County Council, 20627

• 13 Dec 2019Conditional

  construct a domestic garage and to include all associated site works at Ballyfoyle, Maganey, Co.Laois

  Permission · Laois County Council, 19710

• 6 Sept 2019Conditional

  erect a new single storey granny flat to existing dwelling with connection to existing septic tank and percolation area and all ancillary site works

  Permission, 1 home · Laois County Council, 19506

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: River Barrow and River Nore SAC 002162

Recorded monuments

• LA026-014001 Ring-ditch
  Description

  Cropmarks of circular enclosures (LA026-014003/006-) visible on aerial photographs (CUCAP, BGN 56-7). No visible surface remains. Aerial photograph (GB91.EK.13) taken in 1991 shows cropmark of a ring-ditch. This monument is visible on the OSI website orthophotos for 1995 and 2005 (Dr. G. Barrett 1991). The above report has been compiled by Dr. G.F. Barrett and supplied to the Archaeological Survey of Ireland. Date of this report: 2 December 2010 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/revision: 18 April 2012

• LA026-014002 Linear earthwork
  Description

  Situated in gently undulating countryside. Cropmarks of linear features, possibly old field systems, visible on aerial photographs (CUCAP, BGN 56-7). No 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

• LA026-014003 Enclosure
  Description

  Cropmark of enclosure appears on aerial photograph (CUCAP: BGN 56-7). Aerial photograph (GB91.EK.13) taken in 1991 shows cropmark of a circular enclosure defined by a fosse; a conjoined ring-ditch (LA026-014001-) located on the north-western side of the enclosure is visible on the OSI orthophotos for 1995 and 2005 (Dr. G. Barrett 1991). The above report has been compiled by Dr. G.F. Barrett and supplied to the Archaeological Survey of Ireland. Date of this report: 02 December 2010. Date of upload: 19 April 2012

• LA026-014004 Ring-ditch
  Description

  Aerial photograph (GB91.EK.13) taken in 1991 shows cropmark of a ring-ditch (Dr. G. Barrett 1991). This monument is visible on the OSI website orthophotos for 1995 and 2005. The above report has been compiled by Dr. G.F. Barrett and supplied to the Archaeological Survey of Ireland. Date of this report: 2 December 2010 Date of upload: 19 April 2012

• LA026-014005 Ring-ditch
  Description

  Aerial photograph (GB91.EK.13) taken in 1991 shows cropmark of a ring-ditch (Dr. G. Barrett 1991). This monument is visible on the OSI website orthophotos for 1995 and 2005. The above report has been compiled by Dr. G.F. Barrett and supplied to the Archaeological Survey of Ireland. Date of this report: 2 December 2010. Date of upload : 19 April 2012

• LA026-014006 Ring-ditch
  Description

  Aerial photograph (GB91.EK.15) taken in 1991 shows cropmark of a ring-ditch (Dr. G. Barrett 1991). The above report has been compiled by Dr. G.F. Barrett and supplied to the Archaeological Survey of Ireland. Date of this report: 2 December 2010. Date of upload: 19 April 2012.

• LA026-015 Moated site
  Description

  Situated in gently undulating countryside. Cropmark of part of possible rectangular enclosure visible on aerial photograph (CUCAP, BGN 58). No 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 Aerial photograph (GB89.X.04) shows a partial view of a cropmark enclosure with rounded corners, defined by a fosse.

• LA026-037 Enclosure
  Description

  Aerial photographs (GB89.W.37 and GB89.X.01) shows cropmark of a sub-circular enclosure (incomplete) defined by a fosse, with associated field system.

• LA026-037001 Field system
  Description

  Aerial photographs (GB89.W.37 and GB89.X.01) show interconnected curvilinear and rectilinear fosses indicative of a field system associated with a sub-circular enclosure.

• LA026-059 Ring-ditch
  Description

  Located in a relatively level location (c. 56m OD) in a gently undulating landscape now characterised by tillage and pastoral farming, and c. 480 W of the course of the River Barrow. Located towards the SE corner of a large field in use for tillage purposes at the time of identification (Google Earth August 2022). This field also contains an cropmark enclosure (LA026-037----) and a cropmark field system (LA026-037001-), identified from aerial photographs taken in 1989, which are located c. 310m to the NW and c. 394m to the WNW respectively. This cropmark ring-ditch is clearly visible on Google Earth aerial photograph of the site (August 2022). It consists of a circular feature (ext. dims c. 11.8m N-S x c. 11.04m E-W) defined by a continuous ditch (Wth c. 1.32m) that can be traced along the entire circuit in the above aerial photograph. No evidence for an entrance gap. Compiled by: T.J. O'Meara based on details provided by Jean-Charles Caillère Uploaded on: 13/06/2023 See attached: LA026-059----_01 Google Earth Aerial\Satellite Imagery (date: 11/08/2022) LA026-059----_02 inset of Google Earth Aerial\Satellite Imagery (date: 11/08/2022)

Architectural heritage

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

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

At the centre of the townland of Ballyfoyle, about 1 in 10 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels. Testing a home

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 Ballyfoyle.

Flooding

The Office of Public Works publishes its flood maps on floodinfo.ie.

Radon Risk Map of Ireland, Environmental Protection Agency, and Landslide Susceptibility Classification, Geological Survey Ireland, both under 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 Ballyfoyle with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Laois.

Name

Ballyfoyle · Baile Foighil

Area

2,961,492 m² (296.15 ha, 731.8 acres)

Civil parish

Killabban, and its townlands

Barony

Ballyadams

Electoral division

Killabban, the unit of the census

Census 2022

456 people lived in 157 households in the Killabban electoral division. 90% of households owned their home. 47% of homes were built since 2001. 6% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 2% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Grange, Killabban, Killeen, Levitstown (Co. Kildare), Levitstown (Co. Kildare), Maganey Lower (Co. Kildare), Tankardstown

Placenames

Ballyfoyle 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.