Keenaghan
Townland in the civil parish of Kiltoghert, barony of Leitrim, Co. Leitrim; in Irish Caonachán
- Area
- 46.4 ha
- 115 acres
- Land parcels
- 48
- registered freehold, median 2,358 m² (0.24 ha, 0.58 acres)
- Zoning
- C6
- Industrial and Enterprise
- Planning
- 14
- applications since 2010
Land parcels
Registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann
48 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Keenaghan, from 72 m² to 73,344 m² (7.33 ha, 18.12 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 27 neighbouring parcels touch it.
Download the townland: DXF, in Irish Transverse Mercator metres, with its boundary, parcels and buildings; GeoJSON or KML.
Zoning
Development plans, national zoning
- C6Industrial and Enterprise (Mixed/general commercial/industrial/enterprise uses)
Carrick-on-Shannon Joint Local Area Plan 2023-2025, Leitrim · 25 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - P1Agriculture
Carrick-on-Shannon Joint Local Area Plan 2023-2025, Leitrim · 3 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - R1New Residential (New/proposed residential)
Carrick-on-Shannon Joint Local Area Plan 2023-2025, Leitrim · 2 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - S5Social and Community (Mixed/general community services/facilities uses)
Carrick-on-Shannon Joint Local Area Plan 2023-2025, Leitrim · 0 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
Source: Tailte Éireann and the Department of Housing (MyPlan), national zoning, CC BY 4.0.
Planning applications
Sites that touch the townland, newest first
20 Nov 2025Conditional
2-way lane road linking the current end of the Business Park Road which will sweep around the Fruedenberg Medical site and join into their proposed car park development junction. The development will also include extension of the bicycle and walkway lanes on the inner side of the road that is currently in-situ, ancillary site works, and all works above and below ground to accommodate the above works.
Permission · Leitrim County Council, 2560286
19 Aug 2025Conditional
construction of a new car park containing 181 car parking spaces together with installation of associated surface water drainage system and connection to existing system on site together with all associated site works
Permission · Leitrim County Council, 2560219
11 Oct 2024Conditional
construct an advanced technology building as follows: industrial unit 1,512sqm with 4 no loading bays to rear, 512sqm 2-storey office and reception area to front comprising 269.5sqm at ground level and 242.5 sqm at first floor level (overall floor area 2,027sqm); 56 no. parking spaces and 5 no disabled parking spaces, entrance from existing access point to access road (constructed under previously approved reg ref: 15/110), bicycle stand and electric vehicle charging station, solar panels to roof, provision of grey water system and associated underground water storage tanks, connection of all site services and all ancillary works
Permission · Leitrim County Council, 2460203
2 Oct 2024Conditional
(a) Retention of Extension to the Rear of the Existing Workshop, (b) Retention of Portacabin, (c) Retention of Detached Storage Shed, (d) Retention of Waste Products Storage Area and (e) Full Planning Permission to Construct Extension to the Front building with associated Elevational Changes and all associated site works
Retention · Leitrim County Council, 2460197
24 Apr 2024Conditional
The development consists of the retention of 1) installation of 2 no. new steel shipping containers to serve as temporary changing rooms, new portacabin to facilitate refreshments area, complete with concrete apron between; 2) relocation of existing toilet block portacabin and former changing room to facilitate equipment storage; 3) installation of portaloo and 4) construction of stoned carparking area.
Retention · Leitrim County Council, 2460077
22 Aug 2023Conditional
(i) Construction of a new steel portal framed building comprising 1,547sqm of warehouse space and ancillary office space with a building height of 8.5m., (ii)Connection to existing on-site services and all associated site works.
Permission · Leitrim County Council, 2360080
15 Dec 2021Conditional
(a) the proposed relocation of the existing site entrance and access roadway; (b) the proposed development of a training pitch to the South East of the existing pitch complete with training lights; (c) the proposed development of a Clubhouse containing changing & ancillary facilities; (d) revised site boundaries; (e) associated site works & services
Permission · Leitrim County Council, 21261
14 Dec 2021Conditional
(1) the proposed demolition of 1 no. former dwelling, and 2 no. existing shed/storage structures; 2) construction of 4 no. detached two storey dwelling houses on serviced sites, complete with detached domestic garage, new vehicular entrances and associated site works & services
Outline permission, 4 homes · Leitrim County Council, 21259
13 Aug 2019Conditional
development consisting of (a) retention of existing mezzanine floor (123sq/m) and (b) minor internal alterations including two new first floor windows to rear of premises
Permission · Leitrim County Council, 19173
15 Jul 2019Conditional
construct Advanced Technology Building as follows: industrial unit 1,512sqm with 4 no. loading bays to rear, 512 sqm 2-storey office and reception area to front comprising 269.5sqm at ground level and 242.5 sqm at first floor level ( overall floor area 2,027 sqm); 56 no. parking spaces and 5 no. disabled parking spaces, entrance from existing access point to access road ( constructed under previously approved reg ref: 15/110), bicycle stand and electric vehicle charging station, solar panels to roof, provision of grey water system and associated underground water storage tanks, connection of all site services and all ancillary works
Permission · Leitrim County Council, 19156
18 Apr 2019Conditional
1. To construct 1567m2 manufacturing unit to include office, canteen, toilets, storage and staff facilities at ground floor level and storage at first floor level. 2. Provide car parking, bicycle stand, electric vehicle charging station and solar panels. 3. Provide Water Harvesting facilities and underground storage tank. 4. Provide new site entrance onto existing access road, connect to all existing services including all associated ancillary works necessary to complete the development
Permission · Leitrim County Council, 1984
4 Dec 2018Conditional
for (i) 1,860 sqm extension to the existing on-site car park (ii) installation of associated storm water drainage and connection to existing system on site and all other associated site development and ancillary works to serve the development
Permission · Leitrim County Council, 18265
26 Sept 2017Conditional
a material change of use from an existing commercial/office unit to a training centre
Permission · Leitrim County Council, 17177
31 Aug 2017Conditional
for development of a Nursing Home. The proposed development on a site measuring 1.33 hectares comprises: The construction of a 123 no. bed nursing home including support/service, administrative and ancillary areas, which will be primarily three storey in height (with an area to the rear being reduced to two storey) and measuring 7,510 sqm gross floor space, and the construction of a vehicular and pedestrian access to Castlecarra Road, associated car parking, set down area, service area, hard and soft landscaping / open space and boundary treatments, connection to public services and utilities, drainage works, all other associated and ancillary works in lieu of Permission for development of a Nursing Home. The proposed development on a site measuring 1.33 hectares comprises: The construction of a 135 no. bed nursing home including support/ service, administrative and ancillary areas, which will be primarily three storey in height (also having a single storey element) and measuring 8,432 sqm gross floor space, and the construction of a vehicular and pedestrian access to Castlecara Road, associated car parking, set down area, service area, hard and soft landscaping / open space and boundary treatments, connection to public services and utilities, drainage works, all other associated and ancillary works and development above and below ground
Permission · Leitrim County Council, 17160
Source: National Planning Applications, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, CC BY 4.0. Applicants are not shown.
Nature and heritage
Designated sites and recorded monuments
Designated sites
No designated site (Special Area of Conservation, Special Protection Area, Natural Heritage Area or proposed one) touches the townland of Keenaghan.
Recorded monuments
- LE031-010 Ringfort - rath
Description
Situated on top of a drumlin. This is an overgrown circular area (diam. c. 30m) defined by an earthen bank (at SE: Wth of base 3m; int. H 0.2m; ext. H 1.2m), which is incorporated into a field bank SE-W-N, and a fosse (at SE: Wth of base 1.5m; ext. D 0.8m) that is visible N-SE. The original entrance is not identified. The above description is derived from 'The Archaeological Inventory of County Leitrim' compiled by Michael J. Moore (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2003). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 15 October 2019
- LE031-011 Ringfort - rath
Description
Situated on a rise in a fairly low-lying area. It is not depicted on any edition of the OS 6-inch map but it is suggested by a curving field bank E-SW on the 1945 revision, and the rest of the perimeter is visible on aerial photographs (OS: 4/ 6746-7) and some later series. This is a grass and rush-covered circular platform (diam. 33m E-W; 31m N-S; H 0.8m) defined by a wet shallow fosse (Wth 3.5m; D 0.25m). An original entrance is not detected but the platform is surrounded by a field banks E-S-W. The above description is derived from 'The Archaeological Inventory of County Leitrim' compiled by Michael J. Moore (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2003). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of revised upload: 15 October 2019
- LE031-012 Ringfort - rath
Description
Located in a low-lying position in an undulating landscape with a small meandering NE-SW stream c. 10m to the SE. This is a grass and scrub-covered circular area (int. diam. 36m NE-SW; 33m NW-SE) defined by an overgrown earthen bank (Wth of base 3.4m generally to 6m at S; int. H 0.4m; ext. H 1m) with an external flat-bottomed fosse (Wth 2.5m; D 0.1m). The original entrance is not identified. The above description is derived from 'The Archaeological Inventory of County Leitrim' compiled by Michael J. Moore (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2003). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of revised upload: 15 October 2019
Architectural heritage
No building of the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage stands in the townland of Keenaghan.
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).
Ground and risks
Radon, landslides, flooding
- 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_1455 (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.
Homes sold
Property Price Register
No address of the register names Keenaghan with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Leitrim.
The townland
- Name
- Keenaghan · Caonachán
- Area
- 464,319 m² (46.43 ha, 114.74 acres)
- Civil parish
- Kiltoghert, and its townlands
- Barony
- Leitrim
- Electoral division
- Carrick-On-Shannon, the unit of the census
- Census 2022
- Carrick-On-Shannon electoral division: 4,445 people in 1,721 households; 56% of households own their home; 51% of homes were built since 2001; 16% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 5% were holiday homes.
- Neighbouring townlands
- Aghameeny, Aghancarra, Attifinlay, Correen, Dromore, Drummagh
- Placenames
- Keenaghan 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.