Ballintemple

47 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Ballintemple, from 48 m² to 485,668 m² (48.57 ha, 120.01 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 32 neighbouring parcels touch it.

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

• R2Existing Residential (Existing residential)
  Offaly County Development Plan 2021-2027, Offaly · 21 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• S5Community Services/Facilities (Mixed/general community services/facilities uses)
  Offaly County Development Plan 2021-2027, Offaly · 2 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• G5Open Space, Amenity and Recreation (Mixed/general 'green'/recreation/conservation, other)
  Offaly County Development Plan 2021-2027, Offaly · 0 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• R4Strategic Residential Reserve
  Offaly County Development Plan 2021-2027, Offaly · 0 parcels The zoning objective in the plan

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

• 13 Nov 2024Conditional

  demolition of an open sided lean-to fuel shed and a raised decking area in rear garden and constructing a detached log house and associated site works

  Permission, 1 home · Offaly County Council, 2460451

• 5 Nov 2024N/a

  the demolition of an open sided lean-to fuel shed, and a raised decking area in my rear garden, and constructing a detached log house and associated site works .

  Permission · Offaly County Council, 2460437

• 11 Oct 2024N/a

  The development will consist of demolishing an open sided lean-to fuel shed, and a raised decking area in my rear garden, and constructing a detached log house and associated site works where they were.

  Permission · Offaly County Council, 2460402

• 22 Dec 2021Refused

  THE REPLACEMENT OF AN EXISTING TELECOMMUNICATIONS SUPPORT STRUCTURE (OVERALL HEIGHT OF 14.5 METRES), WITH A PROPOSED NEW LATTICE TOWER (OVERALL HEIGHT OF 25.5 METRES) CARRYING TELECOMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT TRANSFERRED FROM THE EXISTING STRUCTURE AND THE ADDITION OF NEW TELECOMMUNICATIONS ANTENNAS, DISHES AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT, TOGETHER WITH NEW GROUND LEVEL EQUIPMENT CABINETS

  Permission · Offaly County Council, 21804

• 17 May 2021Conditional

  CONSTRUCTION OF A DWELLING HOUSE, DOMESTIC GARAGE/STORAGE SHED, SEPTIC TANK/ETS PERCOLATION AREA AND ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS

  Permission · Offaly County Council, 21304

• 4 May 2021Conditional

  EXISTING 24M HIGH MONOPOLE TELECOMMUNICATIONS STRUCTURE TOGETHER WITH ANTENNAS, DISHES AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT AND FENCING

  Retention · Offaly County Council, 21268

• 18 Nov 2020Conditional

  EXTENSION AND TO RENOVATE EXISTING DWELLING HOUSE ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS

  Permission, 1 home · Offaly County Council, 20572

• 27 Oct 2020N/a

  EXTENSION AND RENOVATE THE DWELLING HOUSE AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS

  Permission · Offaly County Council, 20524

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 Ballintemple.

Recorded monuments

• OF026-054 Structure - peatland
  Description

  A single piece of worked brushwood on the field surface (L 0.115m; diam. 0.042m) in poorly humified Sphagnum peat with Eriophorum. SMR OF026-055---- lies 2.31m to the W and it is probable they are associated. Recorded by the Irish Archaeological Wetland Unit (University College, Dublin) in 2003. The evidence is not sufficient to warrant its acceptance as the remains of an archaeological monument. The original survey description was compiled by the Irish Archaeological Wetland Unit (University College, Dublin). Assessed and revised by: Caimin O'Brien, Paul Walsh Date of upload: 23 May 2011

• OF026-055 Crannog
  Description

  A sub-circular palisaded enclosure (dims. 19.8m NNE-SSW x 14m min. WNW-ESE; D 0.1m min.) enclosing an area of c. 300m2. The site consists of an outer palisade of posts (diam. 0.08-0.12m) constructed principally of single posts. Internal to the palisade by c. 1m is a second line of posts (av. diam. 0.09-0.1m) but it is unclear whether they continue in a full circle. At the centre of the enclosure a large oval-shaped hearth of ash, charcoal and occasional small burnt stones is partially exposed. At two corners of the hearth are c. sixty very closely set vertical posts (diam. 0.05-0.12m) possibly representing a substructure. Horizontal roundwoods form a rectilinear surface around the hearth on three sides. Leading away from this surface to the W is a narrow band of timbers, roundwoods, brushwood and bark fragments suggesting a path or entrance way. The hearth, wooden surface and the possible entrance way are enclosed by stakes forming two arcs which may join to create a circular wall around the central hearth. Seven disturbed artefacts were recovered from the field surface. The site lies in poorly humified Sphagnum peat with occasional Eriophorum and a large amount of fibrous roots and natural wood including some large root boles. Radiocarbon dated to cal. AD 538-659 (Wk-13754). SMR OF026-054---- is 2.31m from the E edge of this site and it seems likely that the two are associated. The site is located in Ballykean Bog, 5km south-east of Daingean, and was discovered by the Irish Archaeological Wetland Unit during their 2003 Peatland Survey. The first phase of excavation took place in June and July 2007 by Sinclair Turrell of ADS Ltd under licence No. 07E0704 and revealed what appeared to be a figure-of-eight house situated on a slightly raised mound of poorly humified moss peat and surrounded by a subcircular palisade. Although the site was bisected by a field drain and partly truncated by milling, the excavation, restricted at this stage to exploring the nature of the site and its limits, uncovered substantial remains. The site was defined by a subcircular palisade, some 20m in diameter. In places this was a single row of closely spaced roundwood posts, while at intervals there was a double row, with clusters of 2–3 posts also occurring. Associated wattle was also noted in places. It is not yet clear where the entrance was located, although there are gaps to the east and north-east. A total of 193 palisade posts have so far been noted. The main part of the house structure contained a central rectangular hearth, measuring 2.3m by 1.4m, with a marl surface and a foundation of densely placed wooden piles. The hearth appeared to have been renewed at least once and a quantity of animal bone was recovered from the surrounding charcoal. Around the hearth was a wooden floor, measuring 5.7m by 4m, composed of regularly laid roundwoods, jointed and pegged in place, beneath a compacted peat surface. An oval line of stakes and posts, with traces of wattling present in places, defined the extent of the floor. There were two entrances to this part of the house, to the east and west. Internal compartments were indicated by five radial rows of stakes around the floor and, to the south, another small area of closely laid timber. All of this was surrounded to the south by a double arc of stakes and wattling, 1.7m apart at their widest point and converging towards the entrances, probably representing an exterior double wall. Although the extent of these walls has yet to be fully determined to the north, it is estimated that the structure measures c. 9m in diameter. Immediately beyond the western entrance, but separated from it by a drain, a second timber surface was partly uncovered. This consisted of thin parallel planks laid over transverse roundwoods and probably represents the back part of the house. The interior of the palisade was covered with a layer of bark, twigs and woodchips, probably laid down to provide both a dry surface and a foundation for the structures. Although the site was situated on a low mound of poorly humified moss peat, it appears to have experienced severe subsidence on its eastern side, where a large amount of wood, some charred, was found in the low-lying areas. Radiocarbon samples from the main floor timbers and the palisade have returned dates of ad 440–620 and ad 580–780 respectively. So far, the finds have consisted of several pieces of leather off-cuts and a possible wooden spindle, as well as some animal bone, burnt stone and a few small fragments of chert and flint (Bennett 2010, 394-5). Compiled by: Irish Archaeological Wetland Unit (University College Dublin) & Caimin O'Brien. Date of upload/revision: 07 November 2011

• OF026-056 Structure - peatland
  Description

  A single post (L 0.38m min.; diam. 0.085m) in poor condition set at 45° on the field surface. Recorded by the Irish Archaeological Wetland Unit (University College, Dublin) in 2003. The evidence is not sufficient to warrant its acceptance as the remains of an archaeological monument. The original survey description was compiled by the Irish Archaeological Wetland Unit (University College, Dublin). Assessed and revised by: Caimin O'Brien, Paul Walsh Date of upload: 23 May 2011

• OF027-001001 Church
  Description

  Church built with roughly coursed limestone blocks (dims. 16.70m x 7.60m,wall T 0.80m) with remains of vaulted area (Wth 2.80m) indicated by portion of cross-wall at W end. This area at the W was the living quarters for the priest. Five two-light ogee-headed window in E gable with two human heads,one over the hood moulding the other at the N side of it. A third was probably robbed from the S side. Large piscina with plain dressed two-centred arch in E end of S wall. Other doorways and windows have been broken-out. Graveslab (OF027-001003-) dated 1603 not located but recorded (JRSAI 1900,92) and said to have been moved to Walsh Island. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Offaly' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1997). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 23 May 2011

• OF027-001002 Graveyard
  Description

  Church (OF027-001001-) located in N section of irregular-shaped graveyard which is enclosed by a stone wall. Graveslab (OF027-001003-) dated 1603 not located but recorded and described in the late 19th century (Williams 1898, 68; Fitzgerald 1900,92). The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Offaly' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1997). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 23 May 2011

• OF027-001003 Graveslab
  Description

  Church (OF027-001001-) located in N section of irregular-shaped graveyard (OF027-001002-) which is enclosed by a stone wall. Graveslab dated 1603 not located but recorded and described in the late 19th century (FitzGerald 1900,92; Williams 1898, 68). In 1898 Rev. Sterling de Courcy Williams recorded the inscription which read; 'OBITVS EVLINE FILIA DERMICII QVE OBIT 6 MARC 1603 / EBO LIAEVS FILIVS MAVRI EIVS MARITVS OVI ME FIERE'. He identified this graveslab as marking the resting place of Evelyn O'Dempsey who was a daughter of Dermot and wife to Lisagh or Lewis O'Dempsey of Clanmaliere. The graveslab measured 7 feet (2.13m) long and about 2 feet (0.6m) wide. (Williams 1898, 68). The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Offaly' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1997). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Compiled and revised by: Caimin O'Brien Date of revised upload: 29 November 2016

Architectural heritage

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

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 Ballintemple.

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.

No address of the register names Ballintemple with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Offaly.

Name

Ballintemple · Baile an Teampaill

Area

1,274,220 m² (127.42 ha, 314.87 acres)

Civil parish

Geashill, and its townlands

Barony

Philipstown Upper

Electoral division

Rathfeston, the unit of the census

Census 2022

Rathfeston electoral division: 460 people in 150 households; 90% of households own their home; 44% of homes were built since 2001; 3% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 1% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Ballynakill, Bunnagappagh, Coolagary, Kilbeg, Scrub or Pigeonpark, Tooreen, Walshisland

Placenames

Ballintemple 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.