Kilbane

817 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Kilbane, from 7 m² to 124,466 m² (12.45 ha, 30.76 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 50 neighbouring parcels touch it.

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• R2Existing Residential (Existing residential)
  Limerick Development Plan 2022-2028, Limerick · 791 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• G5Open Space and Recreation (Mixed/general 'green'/recreation/conservation, other)
  Limerick Development Plan 2022-2028, Limerick · 19 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• R1New Residential (New/proposed residential)
  Limerick Development Plan 2022-2028, Limerick · 5 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• G3Groody Valley Green Wedge (Conservation, amenity or buffer space, corridor/belt, landscape)
  Limerick Development Plan 2022-2028, Limerick · 5 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• G3Special Control Area (Conservation, amenity or buffer space, corridor/belt, landscape)
  Limerick Development Plan 2022-2028, Limerick · 2 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• S5Education and Community Facilities (Mixed/general community services/facilities uses)
  Limerick Development Plan 2022-2028, Limerick · 0 parcels The zoning objective in the plan

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

• 17 Jun 2026N/a

  the modification of the Large-Scale Residential Development granted under Application Ref. 23/60842 and Appeal Ref. ABP-319009-24.The proposed modifications comprise of: The replacement of 57 no. units comprising of; 06 no. 4 bed semi-detached houses (139.2 sq.m.), 15 no. 3 bed semi-detached houses / townhouses (108 sq.m.), 06 no. 1 and 2 bed apartments (Block A) (54.1 sq.m. – 114.1 sq.m.), 14 no. 1 and 2 bed apartments (Block B)(54.1 sq.m. – 114.1 sq.m.) and 16 no. 1, 2, and 3 bed apartments (Block D)(50.2 – 123.2 sq.m.) With 59 no. units comprising of; 04 no. 4 bed semi-detached houses (134.0 sq.m.), 22 no. 3 bed semi-detached houses (104.4 – 108.6 sq.m.), 04 no. 3 bed semi-detached houses (115.8 sq.m.), 08 no. 3 bed townhouses (109.8 sq.m.), 06 no. 2 bed townhouses (80.2 sq.m.) and 15 no. 1 and 2 bed apartments (61.6 – 71.9 sq.m.) The provision of 5no. additional townhouse units (2 no. 3 beds and 3 no. 2 beds). The omission of the permitted childcare facility with capacity to accommodate 58no. children and the construction of a childcare facility on a site to the west at Evanwood with capacity to accommodate 102no. children. The development will also include the provision of private, communal, and public open spaces; internal roads and pathways; pedestrian and cyclist routes; hard and soft landscaping and boundary treatments; waste storage; plant; signage; public lighting; substations; all associated site development works; and all drainage and foul sewer infrastructure and network works including nature-based suds measures. A Natura Impact Statement (NIS) accompanies this application and has been submitted to the Planning Authority. The application and Natura Impact Statement (NIS) may be inspected online at the following website: www.oldorchardlrd.ie

  Permission, 64 homes · Limerick County Council, 2660675

• 14 Jun 2026Conditional

  (a) changes to front elevation at ground floor level comprising (i) changing fully glazed conservatory style section to solid wall, finished in fibre cement cladding, with 5 individual windows and 1 front door (with overhead canopy) and (ii) changing roof profile from sloping glazed roof to flat roof with parapet capping, (b) forming new door and new window to side (north) at ground floor level, (c) partially blocking up and alterations to window ope to form new door to side (south) at lower ground floor level, (d) changes to fenestration to rear elevation at lower ground and ground floor levels comprising (i) blocking up 1 window and changing 1 window to sliding door at ground floor level and (ii) alterations to 2 windows and changing sliding door to window at lower ground floor level, (e) change from plastered finish to fibre cement cladding to rear elevation at ground and first floor levels, including to sides of rear dormer, (f) changes to rear roof elevation comprising closing up 1 roof light and forming 2 roof lights and (g) all associated site works

  Permission · Limerick County Council, 2660659

• 6 Apr 2026Conditional

  alterations and extension to existing two storey detached dwelling including, two storey extension to the side and rear including rooflights, alterations to existing roof and to existing single storey side and rear extension, internal works and all associated site and ancillary works

  Permission · Limerick County Council, 2660382

• 16 Mar 2026Conditional

  construction of a single storey extension to the side and rear of existing dwelling and associated site works

  Permission · Limerick County Council, 2660296

• 30 Jan 2026Conditional

  a Large Scale Residential Development (LRD) on land situated between the Groody Road and Caisleán Na hAbhann, in the townland of Kilbane, Castletroy, Co. Limerick for a period of seven years. The development consists of 95 no. apartments, 22 no. houses and a Purpose-Built Student Accommodation (PBSA) scheme comprising 309 no. student bedspaces. The apartment units are distributed across 4 no. separate blocks of 4.5 storeys in height and comprise (a) 18 no. 1 bed units; (b) 74 no. 2 bed units; and (c) 3 no. 3 bed units. The houses comprise 2 storey units including (a) 8 no. 4 bed units and (b) 14 no. 3 bed units. The PBSA scheme is distributed across 4 no. separate blocks of 5 storeys in height including provision of (a) 3 no. 7 bed apartments; (b) 36 no. 8 bed apartments; and (c) ancillary building service infrastructure at ground floor level in Block 1 including communal space, laundry faciliities and a meeting room. The development also includes (a) provision of a creche and (b) ancillary site development works including (i) car and bicycle parking; (ii) bicycle stands; (iii) 2 no. bicycle sheds; (iii) boundary treatments; (iv) public lighting; (v) water supply; foul and surface water drainage infrastructure;? (vi) ESB substation; (vii) temporary construction access; and (viii) landscaping. Vehicular and pedestrian access to the site will be from the Groody Road and Caisleán Na hAbhann. Planning permission is also sought for use of the accommodation, outside of student term time, for short-term letting purposes.??

  Permission, 22 homes · Limerick County Council, 2660089

• 18 Aug 2025Conditional

  changing of hipped roof to a gable roof and wall to facilitate an attic conversion and all ancillary site works

  Permission · Limerick County Council, 25280

• 1 Apr 2025Conditional

  (a) revisions to previously approved planning permission reg. ref. 19/487 comprising (i) omission of one window and raising cill of other window, both to north-east elevation of extension to side and (ii) change from brick finish to smooth sand and cement render to front elevation of side extension, (b) construction of 9.80 sqm single storey shed to side (south-west) elevation, (c) construction of 16 sqm open pergola structure to rear garden, (d) erection of timber panelling inside boundary walls, to a maximum height of 2,045mm, to side (south-west) and rear boundaries, (e) construction of garden wall to front to a maximum height of 1,425mm and (f) all associated site works

  Retention · Limerick County Council, 2560269

• 22 Jan 2025Conditional

  the construction of a two-storey side extension, a single storey rear extension to an existing dwelling house and all ancillary site works

  Permission · Limerick County Council, 2560035

• 20 Jan 2025Conditional

  the demolition of an existing garage and erection of a new extension to the dwelling, together with changes to the internal plans and façade treatment, erection of a new wall & canopy along southern boundary at rear, and the erection of new garden room, along with new boundary wall & gates to front of site and all ancillary site works

  Permission · Limerick County Council, 2560029

• 29 Nov 2024N/a

  the construction of a two-storey side extension, a single storey rear extension to an existing dwelling house and all ancillary site works

  Permission · Limerick County Council, 2461181

• 18 Nov 2024Conditional

  construction of proposed detached domestic garage to rear (west) of existing property with pitched roof for boat storage, associated equipment and general garden storage. All associated site works

  Permission · Limerick County Council, 2461133

• 22 Apr 2024Conditional

  the development that will consist of the construction of a single storey garage extension to the front of the existing dwelling, and ancillary site works

  Permission · Limerick County Council, 2460369

• 22 Mar 2024Conditional

  a window in the front wall of the dwelling house and a window in the rear wall of the dwelling house both at attic level

  Retention · Limerick County Council, 24101

• 8 Mar 2024Conditional

  the conversion of the attached garage for residential use & also the widening of the vehicular entrance and associated site works

  Retention · Limerick County Council, 2482

• 18 Oct 2023Conditional

  a dormer type extension to the side of the house

  Permission · Limerick County Council, 23502

• 25 Sept 2023Conditional

  conservatory extension to the side of house

  Retention · Limerick County Council, 23468

• 12 Jul 2023N/a

  the construction of proposed detached domestic garage to rear(west) of existing property with pitched roof for boat storage, associated equipment and general garden storage. All associated site works

  Permission · Limerick County Council, 23373

• 22 Jun 2023N/a

  relocation of a section of the existing Ardnacrusha-Cappamore 38 kV line

  Permission · Limerick County Council, 23336

• 5 May 2023Conditional

  works namely, extension to dwelling house at front ground floor entrance with pitched roof above and attic space extending to rear, attic space conversion in original pitched roof, garden shed to side with wall to boundary, conservatory to rear and all ancillary site works for use as a dwelling house

  Retention · Limerick County Council, 23239

• 4 Jan 2023Conditional

  an extension to the front of the dwelling to include a proposed draught lobby and enlarge the 2 existing bedrooms with an additional ensuite for each bedroom

  Permission · Limerick County Council, 232

• 19 Dec 2022Conditional

  the change of design of the proposed house extension and granny flat previously authorised under planning permission ref no. 21/626 and planning permission to construct a standalone private shed/home office to the rear of the property along with all associated site works

  Permission · Limerick County Council, 221369

• 15 Aug 2022Conditional

  the construction of single storey extensions to both the side and the rear of the existing dwelling, the construction of a dormer extension to the rear of the existing roof, the construction of an entrance canopy, alterations to the elevations, and all ancillary site works

  Permission · Limerick County Council, 22897

• 19 Apr 2022Conditional

  the construction of a single storey extension to the front of an existing creche building and a single storey extension to the side of the creche building to replace an existing temporary portacabin in use as a children's playroom

  Permission · Limerick County Council, 22432

• 28 Mar 2022Conditional

  extension of duration for 16/621 for construction of 20 no. two storey dwelling houses and all associated site works

  Extension of duration · Limerick County Council, 227010

• 12 Oct 2021Conditional

  extension of duration for 18/7010 for - Extension of Permission from Planning File Ref. No.'s 04/612 and 14/7009 : demolition of existing derelict farm building and the construction of an entrance, 198 houses, 51 apartments, 1 no creche and associated site works

  Extension of duration · Limerick County Council, 217039

The 25 most recent of 52 applications.

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 Kilbane.

Recorded monuments

• LI005-034001 Ritual site - holy well
  Description

  Ó Danachair (1955, 202) recorded the following details about this holy well; ‘Mary Magdalene's Well on 1840 map. In a grove of whitethorn bushes. A masonry cupola over the well has a niche for a life-size statue of the saint. Rounds still made, especially on the feast day (22nd July). Flowers and candles are left at the well'. The following folklore was recorded from Monaleen National School about Mary Magdalene's Well; 'St. Mary Magdalen's is situated in Kilbane near the Groody. There is the remains of an old churchyard quite near it. Rounds are made there on 22nd July, the feast of Mary Magdalen. The legend connected with this well is that while some men were haymaking at the spot, they stuck their wooden forks into the ground and went away. When they returned they found the fork grown into a tree which still shelters the well. The water was supposed to cure ailments of the stomach' (The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0524, Page 127; accessible online at www.duchas.ie/en/cbes/4922098/4852218/4947111). See attached photos taken in 1954 by Caoimhín Ó Danachair, courtesy of and © National Folklore Collection, UCD. The Photographic Collection, F025.21.00410 accessible online at www.duchas.ie/en/cbeg/17066 and F025.21.00411 accessible online at www.duchas.ie/en/cbeg/31031. Compiled and revised by: Caimin O'Brien Date of revised upload: 2 October 2020

• LI005-034002 Burial ground
  Description

  In woodland, on a gentle SW-facing slope, c. 25m to E of Groody Road and c. 70m to E of the Groody River. Mary Magdalene’s Well (LI005-034001-) is located within. Depicted on the revised 1938 ed. OS 25-inch map as a subrectangular-shaped enclosure (approx.12m NW-SE; 9.5m NE-SW). Obscured by tree cover on Digital Globe orthophotos taken 2011-13 and Google Earth orthoimage taken 02/07/2018. An excavation was carried out on a site consisting of two small pits and a small charcoal-rich deposit in the townland of Kilbane in November 2002. These features were uncovered during monitoring by Tracy Collins of topsoil-stripping along the line of a drainage wayleave in this area (No. 1183 above, 02E1615). The two pits were 100m apart, and the small deposit was 7m to the north-east of the southern pit. All of these features were uncovered on the surface of the boulder clay. The northern pit was subrectangular, measuring 1m by 0.7m, and was 0.1m deep. The boulder clay at the sides and base of the pit was oxidised to a bright red, indicating that it was associated with in situ burning. The black, charcoal-rich fill contained a few tiny fragments of burnt bone but no artefacts. The southern pit appeared to have been truncated; it was 0.3m in diameter and 0.05m deep. The charcoal-rich fill contained a number of small fragments of metal slag, but there was no evidence of in situ burning, and the feature contained no artefacts. The shallow deposit was 0.3m in diameter and 0.02m deep and consisted of a black, charcoal-rich soil, which may form the remains of the basal part of a truncated pit feature. The forthcoming identification and dating of the charcoal and burnt bone samples recovered from these features will allow a fuller interpretation of their date and function. See attached Google Earth orthoimage. Compiled by: Alison McQueen and Vera Rahilly Date of upload: 22 June 2020

• LI005-034003 Excavation - miscellaneous
  Description

  In pasture, on a gentle SW-facing slope, c. 95m to E of Groody Road and c. 140m to E of the Groody River. Mary Magdalene’s Well (LI005-034001-) and a burial ground (LI005-034002-) are located c. 66m to SW. Not depicted on OS historic mapping. Discovered during archaeological monitoring (License No. 02E1615) and excavated by Tracy Collins (License No. 02E1710) (Collins 2002a and 2002b). A keyhole-shaped feature, consisting of a subcircular-shaped pit (L 1.4m; max. Wth 0.8m; D 0.4m) filled with a deep black deposit mixed with boulder clay and having an oily texture (Collins 2002b). There were small amounts of charcoal inclusions and some organic material and the edge of the pit showed evidence of burning (ibid). A linear flue (L0.8m; Wth 0.2m; D 0.25m) projected from the pit to the SW and was filled with a mix of redeposited boulder clay, some stones and flecks of charcoal; Its edges had some evidence of heat exposure (ibid). This feature is likely to have had an industrial function. Area now developed for student accommodation as visible on Google Earth orthoimage taken 26/05/2004 and Digital Globe orthophotos taken 2011-13. See attached Google Earth orthoimage. Compiled by: Alison McQueen and Vera Rahilly Date of upload: 22 June 2020

• LI005-035 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  On a gentle W-facing slope, now occupied by three house plots and abutting Golf Links Road and Castletroy Golf Course to E. Depicted on the revised 1938 ed. OS 25-inch map as a suboval-shaped area (approx. 60m NE-SW; 59m NW-SE). No longer visible on Google Earth orthoimage taken 26/05/2004 and Digital Globe orthophotos taken 2011-13. See attached Google Earth orthoimage. Compiled by: Alison McQueen and Vera Rahilly Date of upload: 22 June 2020

• LI005-037 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  On a gently undulating SW-facing slope, on a small undeveloped greenfield area abutting School House Road and otherwise surrounded by housing. Depicted on the revised 1938 ed. OS 25-inch map as a circular-shaped area (approx. 43m NE-SW; 41m NW-SE). Monument described in 1996 as a flat-topped circular-shaped area (diam. 40m) defined by a scarp (H 1.15-1.6m) and a partially infilled outer fosse. There is suggestion of a couterscarp (Wth 10m) to N. Visible as a roughly circular-shaped monument on Digital Globe orthophotos taken 2011-13 and Google Earth orthoimage taken 19/11/2019. See attached Google Earth orthoimage. Compiled by: Alison McQueen and Vera Rahilly Date of upload: 22 June 2020

• LI005-084 Excavation - miscellaneous
  Description

  On a gentle W-facing slope, in low-lying pasture, c. 315m to NE of the Groody River. Not depicted on OS historic mapping. Identified in 2002 during monitoring (License No. 02E1615) along the line of a drainage wayleave (Collins 2002). Excavated (License No. 02E1772) as a small pit, with a small charcoal-rich deposit, c. 7m to NE (Cummins 2002). The circular-shaped pit (diam. 0.3m; D 0.05m) had a charcoal-rich fill, contained a number of small fragments of metal slag and appeared to have been truncated (ibid, 16). The shallow deposit (diam. 0.3m; D 0.02m) consisted of a black, charcoal-rich soil, which may form the remains of the basal part of a truncated pit feature (ibid, 16). A cremation pit (LI005-084004-) lies c. 100m to N. Compiled by: Alison McQueen, Vera Rahilly and Caimin O’Brien Date of upload: 26 June 2020

• LI005-085001 Excavation - miscellaneous
  Description

  On gentle W-facing slope, in low-lying pasture, c. 185m E of the Groody River. Not depicted on OS historic mapping. Identified in 2002 during monitoring (Licence No. 02E1787) in advance of a residential development including private houses, student accommodation and support facilities (Hayes 2003, 4). Topsoil stripping in Field 1 uncovered eight pits and one deposit. Five of the pits contained cremated bone and two pits contained fragments of Bronze Age pottery. These were excavated under the same license in December 2002 (Hayes 2003, 4). See attached plan extract from monitoring report (Hayes 2003). Compiled by: Alison McQueen and Vera Rahilly Date of upload: 30 June 2020

• LI005-085002 Enclosure
  Description

  On gentle W-facing slope, in low-lying pasture, c. 200m NE of the Groody River. Not depicted on OS historic mapping. Identified by Avril Hayes in 2002 during testing (Licence No. 02E1787) in Field 2 in advance of a residential development including private houses, student accommodation and support facilities (Hayes 2003, 4). This uncovered two sections of a ditch, having a U-shaped cut as well as four pits (LI005-085003-). Subsequent monitoring of topsoil stripping carried out by Avril Hayes in Field 2 uncovered the remainder of the ditch that had been identified during testing. It was a circular-shaped ditch (int. diam. 40m) and enclosed a circular-shaped feature (diam. 5m) in the SW quadrant. This levelled monument was further tested and then excavated by Avril Purcell in 2004 when it was recorded as a subtriangular-shaped, double-ditched enclosure (Purcell 2004, 2). The structure within is of probable Bronze Age in date and possible cremation and burial pits are thought to be contemporary (Purcell 2004, 11). Stratigraphic evidence shows that one of the pits predates the enclosure and two sherds of Beaker pottery also suggest earlier activity in the area (ibid). See attached plan extract from testing report (Hayes 2003), testing report (Purcell 2004) and excavation report (Purcell 2004). Compiled by: Alison McQueen and Vera Rahilly Date of upload: 30 June 2020

• LI005-085003 Excavation - miscellaneous
  Description

  On gentle W-facing slope, in low-lying pasture, c. 200m NE of the Groody River. Not depicted on OS historic mapping. Identified by Avril Hayes in 2002 during testing and monitoring (Licence No. 02E1787) in Fields 2 and 3 in advance of a residential development including private houses, student accommodation and support facilities (Hayes 2003, 4). In Field 2 this uncovered four pits and two sections of a ditch (LI005-085002-). In Field 3 a number of cremations and one bowl furnace were revealed. Fragments of pottery were also recovered from the excavation. See attached plan extract from testing report (Hayes 2003). Compiled by: Alison McQueen and Vera Rahilly Date of upload: 30 June 2020

• LI005-085004 Cremation pit
  Description

  On a gentle W-facing slope, in low-lying pasture, c. 315m to NE of the Groody River. Not depicted on OS historic mapping. Identified in 2002 during monitoring (License No. 02E1615) along the line of a drainage wayleave (Collins 2002). Excavated (License No. 02E1772) as a subrectangular-shaped pit (1m N-S; 0.7m E-W; D 0.1m) (Cummins 2002, 16-17). The sides and base were defined by bright red oxidised boulder clay suggesting in situ burning. The black, charcoal-rich fill contained a few tiny fragments of burnt bone but no artefacts. A second pit and a shallow deposit (LI005-084----) are located c. 100m to S. Compiled by: Alison McQueen, Vera Rahilly and Caimin O’Brien Date of upload: 26 June 2020

• LI005-085005 Cremation pit
  Description

  On gentle W-facing slope, in low-lying pasture, c. 200m NE of the Groody River. Not depicted on OS historic mapping. Identified within the interior of enclosure (LI005-085002-) by Avril Hayes in 2002 during testing (Licence No. 02E1787) in Field 2 in advance of a residential development including private houses, student accommodation and support facilities (Hayes 2003, 4). This uncovered a circular-shaped cremation pit (diam. 5m) which was then excavated (Licence No. 04E1454) by Avril Purcell in 2004 (Purcell 2004). See attached plan extract from excavation report (Purcell 2004). Compiled by: Alison McQueen and Vera Rahilly Date of upload: 30 June 2020

• LI005-085006 Kiln - corn-drying
  Description

  On gentle W-facing slope, in low-lying pasture, c. 200m NE of the Groody River. Not depicted on OS historic mapping. Identified in the vicinity of enclosure (LI005-085002-) by Avril Hayes in 2002 during testing (Licence No. 02E1787) in Field 2 in advance of a residential development including private houses, student accommodation and support facilities (Hayes 2003, 4). This uncovered a corn-drying kiln which was then excavated under licence (No. 04E1454) by Avril Purcell (Purcell 2004, 11). The kiln (L 2.06m; Wth 0.7m; D 0.48m) was a slight keyhole-shaped feature orientated N-S. This opened out into a slightly wider circular-shaped bowl (diam. 0.75m) at the N end. The bowl was identified by its size and oxidised clay indicating that it was the location of the fire pit (Purcell 2004, 21-23). See attached plan extract from excavation report (Purcell 2004). Compiled by: Alison McQueen and Vera Rahilly Date of upload: 30 June 2020

• LI005-086 Excavation - miscellaneous
  Description

  On a gentle SW-facing slope, in low-lying pasture, c. 600m to E of the Groody River. Not depicted on OS historic mapping. Identified by Sarah McCutcheon, Executive Archaeologist, Limerick Co. Co. in 2003 during monitoring (Licence No. 03E1343) of phase 1, Castletroy distributor road (McCutcheon 2003). This revealed a series of features in three fields. Field 1 contained three pits, four further pits containing cremated burials which were all excavated, including one pit with multiple burials; two other pits which might contain cremations were recorded (ibid). In Field 2 twenty small pits/deposits, two linear features, a rectangular feature and a possible drain were recovered, most of which proved post-medieval in date (ibid). Six trenches/drains, six pits, five possible post-pits and eleven stake-holes were also recorded within Field 2, in addition to a shallow, roughly circular-shaped trench (diam. 4.2m). In Field 3, there were six possible pits and four small concentrations of charcoal uncovered (ibid). The road was 400m in length and the initial 220m was in cut and all features were excavated. It would appear that those features found across the second half of the scheme were in a fill area and retained in situ. Compiled by: Alison McQueen and Vera Rahilly Date of upload: 29 June 2020

• LI005-088001 Excavation - miscellaneous
  Description

  On a gentle SSW-facing slope, in pasture, on the N side of Schoolhouse Road, Castletroy. Not depicted on OS historic mapping. Situated due N of miscellaneous excavations (LI005-086----) (License No. 02E1787) which took place in 2002 on the adjacent distributor road. Identified by Flor Hurley in 2003 during monitoring (License No. 03E1382) for a housing scheme known as Glantan. The features (F1-F6) were excavated (License No. 03E1717) by Niamh O’ Callaghan later in 2003 and consisted of three linear features and three subcircular-shaped features. The former consist of a linear feature (L 7m; Wth 1.3m) aligned NW-SE, a second linear feature (L c. 9m; Wth 0.75-0.9m) aligned ENE-WSW and a third linear feature (L 3m; Wth 0.27m) aligned N-S. The latter consist of an irregular subcircular-shaped feature (L 1.17m E-W; 1.07m N-S), a subcircular-shaped spread (0.42m N-S; 0.34m E-W) and an oval-shaped spread of burnt soil (0.64m N-S; 1.04m E-W) ('Callaghan 2006, 309). See attached plan extract from monitoring report (Hurley 2003). Compiled by: Alison McQueen and Vera Rahilly Date of upload: 30 June 2020

• LI005-088002 Flat cemetery
  Description

  On a gentle SSW-facing slope, in pasture, on the N side of Schoolhouse Road, Castletroy. Not depicted on OS historic mapping. Identified by Flor Hurley in 2003 during monitoring (License No. 03E1382) for a housing scheme known as Glantan and excavated (License No. 03E1717) by Niamh O’Callaghan later in 2003. Area 6 (50m to S of Area 1) contained four cremation pits which were situated c. 15m to NE of miscellaneous excavation (LI005-088003-). These were similar in size and form to those excavated in Areas 1 and 2. They all contained fragments of cremated bone and a small number of pottery sherds were recorded in two examples. Two of the cremation pits were oval-shaped and two were circular-shaped and all contained charcoal and burnt bone within the deposits (Hurley 2003, 9-10). See attached plan extract from monitoring report (Hurley 2003). Compiled by: Alison McQueen and Vera Rahilly Date of upload: 30 June 2020

• LI005-088003 Excavation - miscellaneous
  Description

  On a gentle SSW-facing slope, in pasture, on the N side of Schoolhouse Road, Castletroy. Not depicted on OS historic mapping. Identified by Flor Hurley in 2003 during monitoring (License No. 03E1382) for a housing scheme known as Glantan and excavated (License No. 03E1717) by Niamh O’Callaghan later in 2003. Situated c. 15m to SW of flat cemetery (F85-F88) (LI005-088002-). A number of features were excavated (F12-F20) and consisted of nine small features all < 1m in maximum dimensions. They included one probable cremation containing charcoal and burnt bone, 7 small spreads all including charcoal and one linear feature containing a clayey silt. See attached plan extract from monitoring report (Hurley 2003). Compiled by: Alison McQueen and Vera Rahilly Date of upload: 30 June 2020

• LI005-088004 Flat cemetery
  Description

  On a gentle SSW-facing slope, in pasture, on the N side of Schoolhouse Road, Castletroy. Not depicted on OS historic mapping. Identified by Flor Hurley in 2003 during monitoring (License No. 03E1382) for a housing scheme known as Glantan and excavated (License No. 03E1717) by Niamh O’Callaghan later in 2003. A number of features (F21-24 and F89) in Area 1 (west) were excavated including seven roughly circular-shaped cremation pits (average diam. 0.5m; D 0.2m). A substantial amount of bone was recovered from four of the features and occasional sherds of pottery were recorded in three examples. Three phases of cremation burial have been interpreted on the site. The earliest phase involves a linear feature with two cremations cut into the base. There were two stake-holes associated with one of the cremations and the second was surrounded by a circle of ten stake-holes. The second phase of cremations were cut into the fill of another feature, while the final phase consisted of a single cremation. See attached plan extract from monitoring report (Hurley 2003). Compiled by: Alison McQueen and Vera Rahilly Date of upload: 30 June 2020

• LI005-088005 Flat cemetery
  Description

  On a gentle SSW-facing slope, in pasture, on the N side of Schoolhouse Road, Castletroy. Not depicted on OS historic mapping. Identified by Flor Hurley in 2003 during monitoring (License No. 03E1382) for a housing scheme known as Glantan and excavated (License No. 03E1717) by Niamh O’Callaghan later in 2003. In Area 2 (125m to N of Area 1), a number of features (F25-F56) were recovered and consisted of 90 circular pits (F25-F56) covering a roughly rectangular-shaped area (12m x 6m). There was no evidence for an enclosing element or superstructure recorded in this area. All but twelve pits contained fragments of cremated bone. One of the cremations was contained in a pot, which was block-lifted, however was in a poor state of preservation upon conservation and little of the pot survived. Nevertheless, a capstone which had helped to cover the pot had assisted in the preservation of the cremated remains contained within. Out of 90 pits excavated, 22 contained fragments of pottery and 6 had a substantial quantity of sherds. Preliminary identification by a prehistoric pottery specialist suggests a Late Bronze Age date (Helen Roche, pers. comm.) (ibid). See attached plan extract from monitoring report (Hurley 2003). Compiled by: Alison McQueen and Vera Rahilly Date of upload: 30 June 2020

• LI005-088006 Excavation - miscellaneous
  Description

  On a gentle SSW-facing slope, in pasture, on the N side of Schoolhouse Road, Castletroy. Not depicted on OS historic mapping. Identified by Flor Hurley in 2003 during monitoring (License No. 03E1382) for a housing scheme known as Glantan and excavated (License No. 03E1717) by Niamh O’Callaghan later in 2003. In Area 1 (east), a number of features (F58-F74 and F81-F88) were recovered and excavated including a ring-ditch (int. diam. 4m; ext. diam. 5.6m; D 0.24m). There was no stratigraphic relationship between it and the cremation burials. There were two internal pits, although these did not contain cremation burials. See attached plan extract from monitoring report (Hurley 2003). Compiled by: Alison McQueen and Vera Rahilly Date of upload: 30 June 2020

• LI005-088007 Excavation - miscellaneous
  Description

  On a gentle SSW-facing slope, in pasture, on the N side of Schoolhouse Road, Castletroy. Not depicted on OS historic mapping. Identified by Flor Hurley in 2003 during monitoring (License No. 03E1382) for a housing scheme known as Glantan and excavated (License No. 03E1717) by Niamh O’Callaghan later in 2003. Situated c. 15m to SW of flat cemetery (F85-F88) (LI005-088002-). A total of 9 features were excavated (F75-79 and F92-93) including a large irregular-shaped feature (2.45m N-S; 2.13m E-W) containing burnt stone and charcoal and a large teardrop-shaped feature containing charcoal and fragments of burnt bone. There were also two circular-shaped and three roughly oval-shaped pits containing charcoal and two spreads one of which contained charcoal (Hurley 2003, 9-10). See attached plan extract from monitoring report (Hurley 2003). Compiled by: Alison McQueen and Vera Rahilly Date of upload: 30 June 2020

• LI005-088008 Fulacht fia
  Description

  On a gentle SSW-facing slope, in pasture, on the N side of Schoolhouse Road, Castletroy. Not depicted on OS historic mapping. Identified by Flor Hurley in 2003 during monitoring (License No. 03E1382) for a housing scheme known as Glantan and excavated (License No. 03E1717) by Niamh O’Callaghan later in 2003. In Area 8, the remains of a possible fulacht fiadh (6m x 5m; D 0.3m) were recorded and consisted of a layer of black silt with heat-shattered stones. There were no features recorded below it, suggesting that this material may have been ex situ. See attached plan extract from monitoring report (Hurley 2003). Compiled by: Alison McQueen and Vera Rahilly Date of upload: 30 June 2020

• LI005-088009 Fulacht fia
  Description

  On a gentle SSW-facing slope, in pasture, on the N side of Schoolhouse Road, Castletroy. Not depicted on OS historic mapping. Identified by Flor Hurley in 2003 during monitoring (Licence No. 03E1382) for a housing scheme known as Glantan and excavated (Licence No. 03E1717) by Niamh O’Callaghan later in 2003. In Area 7, the remains of a fulachta fiadh (FF2) were excavated. It comprised of a black silty spread (10.5m x 8.5m; D 0.2m) containing heat-shattered stone and was located approximately 5m from a small stream. Two large, yet shallow rectangular-shaped features (possible troughs) and five small circular pits were recorded under the remains of the burnt spread and were all filled with heat-shattered stone (ibid). A second fulacht fiadh (FF3) (LI005-088010-) was found as a result of this excavation (O'Callaghan 2006, 309). See attached plan extract from monitoring report (Hurley 2003). Compiled by: Alison McQueen and Vera Rahilly Date of upload: 1 July 2020

• LI005-088010 Fulacht fia
  Description

  On a gentle SSW-facing slope, in pasture, on the N side of Schoolhouse Road, Castletroy. Not depicted on OS historic mapping. Identified by Flor Hurley in 2003 during monitoring (Licence No. 03E1382) for a housing scheme known as Glantan and excavated (License No. 03E1717) by Niamh O’Callaghan later in 2003. In Area 7, the remains of a fulachta fiadh (FF3) were found as a result of this excavation of fulacht fiadh (FF2) (LI005-088010-). It comprised of a smaller black silty spread containing heat-shattered stone (O'Callaghan 2006, 309). See attached plan extract from monitoring report (Hurley 2003). Compiled by: Alison McQueen and Vera Rahilly Date of upload: 1 July 2020

Architectural heritage

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

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 moderately low, low, low (inferred), on the 1:50,000 map; parts are made ground and water.

Terrain model

LiDAR of the Office of Public Works, flown in 2011, at 2 m: tile OPW_997 (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.

• Kilbane, Castletroy12 sales

Name

Kilbane · An Chill Bhán

Area

859,237 m² (85.92 ha, 212.32 acres)

Civil parish

Kilmurray, and its townlands

Barony

Clanwilliam

Electoral division

Ballysimon, the unit of the census

Census 2022

Ballysimon electoral division: 16,540 people in 5,566 households; 59% of households own their home; 52% of homes were built since 2001; 4% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 0% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Ballysimon, Newcastle, Newtown, Reboge Meadows, Towlerton

Placenames

Kilbane 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.