Coolkerry

42 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Coolkerry, from 79 m² to 542,389 m² (54.24 ha, 134.03 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 23 neighbouring parcels touch it.

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• G4Open Space and Amenity (Active open space)
  LAOIS COUNTY DEVELOPMENT PLAN 2021-2027, Laois · 3 parcels The zoning objective in the plan

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

• 18 Mar 2026Conditional

  Retain Extension to Dwellinghouse and Retain Domestic Store and all associated site works

  Retention, 1 home · Laois County Council, 2660146

• 19 Feb 2026Conditional

  retain changes to roof height and facades of dwellinghouse and retain domestic store and all associated site works

  Retention, 1 home · Laois County Council, 2660089

• 17 Feb 2026N/a

  retain changes to roof height and facades of dwellinghouse and retain domestic store and all associated site works

  Retention · Laois County Council, 2660086

• 30 May 2025Conditional

  partially demolish extension and redesign existing two storey dwelling house, new septic tank and percolation area including all existing services, road entrance as well as all associated site works

  Permission, 1 home · Laois County Council, 2560330

• 15 May 2025N/a

  The partial demolition and extension of two storey dwelling house, new septic tank and percolation area including all existing services, road entrance as well as all associated site works

  Permission · Laois County Council, 2560296

• 2 Nov 2020Conditional

  construct a new dwelling house, septic tank system, percolation area and associated site works

  Permission, 1 home · Laois County Council, 20564

• 5 Dec 2018Conditional

  construct a cubicle house with easy feed passages and scrapers

  Permission · Laois County Council, 18729

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 Coolkerry.

Recorded monuments

• LA028-049 Moated site
  Description

  Marked on the 1841 edition of the OS 6-inch map; a subrectangular enclosure (max. dims. c. 50m NE-SW; 45m E-W). In undulating countryside. 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

• LA028-056 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  A circular area (diam. c. 33.8m) defined by an earthen bank (Wth c. 3.2m; int. H. c. 0.7m, ext. H c. 1.8m) and external fosse (Wth c. 4.5m). Possible original entrance at NE. 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

• LA028-057001 Church
  Description

  In undulating countryside. Not marked on the 1841 or 1908 editions of the OS 6-inch maps. Human bones were discovered, in 1889, in Kilconran rath (LA028-057003-) which is thought to have been the site of a church associated with St Cobhran (Carrigan 1905, vol. 2, 341). No visible surface remains. Described by Carrigan as 'The church of Kilcoran stood a quarter of a mile from Rathdowney, within what is now commonly known as "Kilcoran Rath". The rath (LA028-057003-) is a circular mound 65 yards in diameter, rising irregularly from 2 to 8 ft. in height, with an almost obliterated rampart, and the usual fosse. Running east and west, partly through the centre of the rath, there are traces of a curved earthen fence, which divided it into two almost equal parts. In the southern division human bones were dug up in 1889, and appears to have been the site of an ancient churchyard (LA028-057002-). The church stood in the northern division. Its walls have been gone for ages, but the foundation still marked by the withered grass in very dry summers, show that they were about 30 ft. long; a very large limestone marks the position of the west gable. The tradition of a church having been ever here has almost died out.' (Carrigan 1905, vol. 2, 341). 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

• LA028-057002 Graveyard
  Description

  In undulating countryside. Not marked on the 1839 or 1908 eds OS 6-inch maps. Human bones were discovered in 1889 (Carrigan 1905, vol. 2, 341). Described by Carrigan as 'The church (LA028-057001-) of Kilcoran stood a quarter of a mile from Rathdowney, within what is now commonly known as "Kilcoran Rath". The rath (LA028-057003-) is a circular mound 65 yards in diameter, rising irregularly from 2 to 8 ft. in height, with an almost obliterated rampart, and the usual fosse. Running east and west, partly through the centre of the rath, there are traces of a curved earthen fence, which divided it into two almost equal parts. In the southern division human bones were dug up in 1889, and appears to have been the site of an ancient churchyard. The church stood in the northern division. Its walls have been gone for ages, but the foundation still marked by the withered grass in very dry summers, show that they were about 30 ft. long; a very large limestone marks the position of the west gable. The tradition of a church having been ever here has almost died out.' (Carrigan 1905, vol. 2, 341). 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

• LA028-061 Church
  Description

  Marked on the Down Survey (1655-6) map 'ruined church, weir, cabin'. On a ridge with some excellent views. Situated at S end of N-S ridge with Coolkerry Castle (LA028-062) 70m to SW of church and the Erkina river to the S. Flat wet marshy land to the S of the church and higher well drained land to the N. Only a short stretch of the upstanding W gable (L 6m) of a rectangular church (ext. dims. c 17m E-W; c. 7.3m, wall T c. 0.9m) survives, the N wall of the church is indicated by low grass covered wall footings, there are no surface remains of the S and E walls of the church. Recent graveyard clean up scheme has revealed the wall footings of the N wall of the church. Described by Carrigan as 'The church of Coolkerry, situated on the end of a low ridge, round which the Erkina curves as it wends its way to join the Gowl, was 22 ft. wide, internally, and about 55 ft. long. The walls are thrown down except the west gable, which is built with an abutment and measures 5 ft. in thickness at the ground and 3ft. 3 in. higher up. Previous to the reformation the church belonged to the Canons Regular of St. Thomas's Abbey, Dublin. Its patron according to Bishop Phelan's List, was St. John the Baptist (June 24). About 70 yards south of the church stood the castle of Coolkerry (LA028-062) but nothing of it remains, with the exception of a cellar, which has been closed up' (Carrigan 1905, vol. 2, 341). 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

• LA028-061001 Graveyard
  Description

  Marked on the Down Survey (1655-6) map 'ruined church, weir, cabin'. A rectangular church (LA028-061) with standing remains of W gable and N, S and E walls indicated by grass-covered banks. Roughly D-shaped graveyard (int. dims. 31m N-S; 33m E-W) enclosed by a stone wall (wall T 0.45m) containing post 1700 AD memorials. Church atop ridge in NW quadrant of graveyard. Stile and entrance into graveyard in E section of graveyard wall. Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien Date of upload: 17 December 2007

• LA028-062 Castle - unclassified
  Description

  Reference to a castle here (O'Hanlon and O'Leary 1907, vol. 1, 222). Situated at S end of a N-S ridge with Coolkerry church (LA028-061----) on a ridge 70m to NE, and Erkina River immediately to the S, with wet marshy land to the S and E of the castle site. No visible surface remains. Site of castle indicated by low natural hillock with shallow depression on top of this hillock. Described by Carrigan as ' About 70 yards south of the church (LA028-061----) stood the castle of Coolkerry (LA028-062----) but nothing of it remains, with the exception of a cellar, which has been closed up' (Carrigan 1905, vol. 2, 341). 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 Coolkerry.

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.

Terrain model

LiDAR of the Office of Public Works, flown in 2011, at 2 m: tile OPW_1912 (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.

• Coolkerry, Rathdowney7 sales

Name

Coolkerry · Cúil Choire

Area

1,957,005 m² (195.7 ha, 483.59 acres)

Civil parish

Coolkerry, and its townlands

Barony

Clarmallagh

Electoral division

Grantstown, the unit of the census

Census 2022

Grantstown electoral division: 388 people in 137 households; 87% of households own their home; 29% of homes were built since 2001; 7% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 0% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Ballycoolid, Baunoge, Coolnaboul East, Coolnaboul West, Graigueanossy, Middlemount, Rathdowney, Turfarney

Placenames

Coolkerry 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.