Derrykearn

87 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Derrykearn, from 39 m² to 482,494 m² (48.25 ha, 119.23 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 46 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 Derrykearn 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.

• 21 Jul 2026N/a

  change the design of dwelling house that previously granted permission reference number 23/193 from a two storey house to a single storey system built home and all associated and necessary site works including a Natura Impact Statement

  Permission, 1 home · Laois County Council, 2660498

• 20 Jul 2026N/a

  change the design of dwelling house that previously granted permission reference number 23/193 from a two storey house to a single storey system built home and all associated and necessary site works including a Natura Impact Statement

  Permission · Laois County Council, 2660492

• 4 Jul 2023Conditional

  construct a two storey dwelling house, domestic garage, proprietary wastewater treatment system and soil polishing filter, new entrance and all associated and necessary site works including a natura impact statement on the site

  Permission, 2 homes · Laois County Council, 23193

• 13 Dec 2022Conditional

  construct a single storey dwelling house, entrance, garage, septic tank with treatment system and all associated site works

  Permission, 1 home · Laois County Council, 2260038

• 19 Sept 2022Conditional

  construct new dwelling house, septic tank and percolation area, bored well, new site entrance and all associated works

  Permission, 1 home · Laois County Council, 22576

• 9 May 2022Refused

  construct a dwelling house, garage, wastewater treatment system, new entrance and all associated site works

  Permission, 2 homes · Laois County Council, 22278

• 10 Mar 2022Refused

  construct a single storey dwelling house, entrance, garage, septic tank with treatment system and all associated site works

  Permission, 1 home · Laois County Council, 22131

• 22 Nov 2019Conditional

  construct a two-storey dwelling house entrance, septic tank with raised bed percolation area, garage and all associated site works

  Permission, 1 home · Laois County Council, 19646

• 21 Nov 2019N/a

  construct two-dwellinghouse entrance, septic tank with raised bed percolation area, garage and all associated site works

  Permission · Laois County Council, 19640

• 4 Oct 2019Conditional

  erect an extension to an existing cattle house to include cubicle accommodation with feed passages and all ancillary site services

  Permission · Laois County Council, 19552

• 1 Jun 2018Conditional

  retain dwelling house and garage in position constructed and for alterations made including: (a) change of design of garage, (b) changes to fenestration of dwelling house, (c) addition of brick quoins, (d) omission of dormer and inclusion of 3 roof windows to rear of dwelling house and all associated site works

  Retention, 1 home · Laois County Council, 18339

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
• Proposed Natural Heritage Area: Shanahoe Marsh 001923

Recorded monuments

• LA023-005 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  A large roughly circular ringfort (diam. 50m), the height of which has been greatly accentuated from W-NE by the lowering of the surrounding field level as a result of quarrying. Remains of the bank (Wth 1.5m, int. H 1.1m) are distinguishable from S-W where its outer face has been heavily scarped. Elsewhere it is heavily overgrown with hawthorn and bushes. The interior is rough and uneven and overgrown with briars and nettles. Earlier site inspection on the 16/08/1990 describes the site as being situated at the top of a ridge. A circular area defined by a bank (Wth c. 4m, ext. H c. 2.5m, int. H c. 1m) and deep outer fosse (ext. H c. 1m) except at the E. Causewayed entrance (Wth c. 3.5m) at SW. 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

• LA023-006 Enclosure
  Description

  Depicted as a large circular enclosure on the 1838 edition of the OS 6-inch map and as an irregular shaped field boundary on the 1906 edition of the OS 6-inch map with a road running through the SW quadrant of the enclosure. Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien Date of upload/revision: 15 September 2010

• LA023-007001 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  Marked on the 1841 and 1909 editions of the OS 6-inch map; a roughly circular area (max. diam. c. 48m N-S) with building shown at NE. Although site was bulldozed in recent times and a modern bungalow now ocupies the greater part of it, the outline of a bank and external fosse, defined by a strong growth of nettles, is discernible running from SW-N. Tradition of a church (LA023-007002-) formerly located within interior of ringfort. Nearby graveyard (LA023-007004-) located 170m to the W of the ringfort. 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

• LA023-007002 Church
  Description

  Marked on the 1839 and 1909 eds OS 6-inch map. No visible surface remains. Site visited by Elizabeth FitzPatrick in 27 May 1994 and described as formerly situated in the NNE sector of a ringfort (LA023-007001-) on elevated ground W of the Abbeyleix - Mountrath road. This building was bulldozed during the construction of a bungalow in recent years, along with the ringfort which enclosed it. The site of the building is now occupied by a lawn. The present occupant claimed a tradition of a church here within the ringfort. Nearby graveyard (LA023-007004-) located 170m to the W of the possible church and ringfort (LA023-0070010. 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

• LA023-007003 Church
  Description

  Featureless church (L c. 15.9m, Wth c. 6.8m), consisting of a chancel and collApsed nave within a large subrectangular graveyard (LA023-007004-). The interior of the church was also used for burial and contains post-1700 headstones. Situated on the summit of a gentle N facing slope in an area of tillage and rough pasture. Particularly good views from S through W through N to E. Clear view of Sliabh Bloom mountains from SW through W to NW. Kyletabreeheen is a small ruined single-chambered rectangular church (int. dims. 5.6m N-S x 8.5m E-W; Wall T 0.5m) poorly built with roughly coursed limestone rubble. Only the E end of the N wall remains standing to a height of 1.3m over the interior and it appears to have been rebuilt in recent years. The E gable stands to a height of 0.95m over the exterior. The greater part of the S wall has collapsed outwards leaving only a 1.1m stretch surviving 1.3m high at its E end only. The return of this wall, at its SE end, has a finished face defining an entrance which was constructed in the last century to accommodate a 19th century memorial to the Phelan family. The top of this wall is capped with a large roughly cut and rebated jambstone which is most liekly a re-used fragment from the original doorway into the church. The W gable is largely obscured by the accumulation of humus over its outwards collapse, however its internal face is still visible standing to a height of 1.1m over the interior at its S end. No windows survive. The substantial mound (dims. 15.5m N-S x 24.5m E-W) around the church was created by the collapse of its walls. This upstanding building may only date from the 19th century when it was built as a 19th century burial enclosure for the Phelan family, it may have re-used fragments from an earlier church or may have been built on site of earlier church. The upstanding walls only measure 0.5m and are too thin to belong to a medieval church. On the first edition of the OS 6-inch map this building or a building within this area is depicted as 'Church (in Ruins)'. This church was probably re-built and converted into a private burial enclosure in the 19th century when the Phelan family erected a memorial that still survives inside this building at the W end of the structure. 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

• LA023-007004 Graveyard
  Description

  Graveyard consists of a rectangular shaped area (int. dims. 76m N-S; 47m E-W) defined by a low earthen and stone bank (Wth 2m; H 0.8m), the W and S sides of which are coterminous with field boundaries. Its N and E sides are much denuded. There are no extant inscribed or uninscribed grave markers in the graveyard. The occasional earthfast boulder occurs in the area to the E of the church (LA023-007003-). It is likely that it was cleared of its gravemarkers in more recent times. 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

• LA023-007005 Ecclesiastical enclosure
  Description

  A church (LA023-007003-) and graveyard (LA023-007004-) with associated earthworks consisting of a low curvilinear earth and stone bank (Wth 2.4m; H 0.8m) that intersects the N and E boundary of the graveyard at NE which may represent the remains of an earlier enclosure around the church and graveyard. Earthworks visible on aerial photograph (GSI, S 147-8). 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: 09 December 2011

• LA023-010 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  Situated in a low-lying area. A subcircular flat-topped low platform (dims. c. 95m NW-SE, 51m NE-SW) defined by a scarp (H c. 1m-2.5m) with an external fosse from SW-NE (Wth c. 3.5m, D c. 1m). Possible original entrance at NNE. 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

• LA023-011 Enclosure
  Description

  Cropmark of circular enclosure visible on aerial photographs (GSI, S 147-8). 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

Architectural heritage

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

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 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 Derrykearn.

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.

• Derrykearn, Abbeyleix7 sales

Name

Derrykearn · Doire Céirín

Area

4,225,652 m² (422.57 ha, 1,044.18 acres)

Civil parish

Clonenagh and Clonagheen, and its townlands

Barony

Maryborough West

Electoral division

Raheen, the unit of the census

Census 2022

Raheen electoral division: 495 people in 148 households; 89% of households own their home; 36% of homes were built since 2001; 8% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 1% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Ballytarsna, Cappanacloghy, Clonawoolan, Clondouglas, Corbally, Foxburrow, Poormansbridge, Raheen, Tonduff

Placenames

Derrykearn 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.