# Kilcooney, Co. Offaly: townland, land parcels and planning

Townland in the civil parish of Ballykean, barony of Philipstown Upper, Co. Offaly; in Irish Cill Chuana.

- Area (Tailte Éireann): 4,872,233 m² (487.22 ha, 1,203.95 acres)
- Land parcels (Tailte Éireann): 69 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in it, median 34,992 m² (3.5 ha, 8.65 acres)
- Zoning (national zoning, MyPlan): not in a zoned settlement
- Planning (National Planning Applications): 9 applications since 2010
- Civil parish: Ballykean, https://everytownland.com/offaly/parish/ballykean.md
- Barony: Philipstown Upper
- Electoral division: O'Dempsey, the unit of the census
- Census 2022 (Central Statistics Office): 161 people lived in 52 households in the O'Dempsey electoral division. 90% of households owned their home. 33% of homes were built since 2001. 7% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 0% were holiday homes.
- County: Co. Offaly, https://everytownland.com/offaly.md
- Placenames Database of Ireland: https://www.logainm.ie/en/42191
- Townland number at Tailte Éireann: 180784
- Centre: latitude 53.210917, longitude -7.263075 (WGS 84)

## Land parcels (registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann)

69 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Kilcooney, from 13 m² to 476,717 m² (47.67 ha, 117.8 acres); 40 neighbouring parcels touch its boundary. Largest first:

- Parcel 5057222: 476,717 m² (47.67 ha, 117.8 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5057222.md
- Parcel 2388029: 455,527 m² (45.55 ha, 112.56 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2388029.md
- Parcel 272928: 417,319 m² (41.73 ha, 103.12 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/272928.md
- Parcel 269928: 345,622 m² (34.56 ha, 85.4 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/269928.md
- Parcel 304486: 242,223 m² (24.22 ha, 59.85 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/304486.md
- Parcel 271110: 226,939 m² (22.69 ha, 56.08 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/271110.md
- Parcel 305539: 136,780 m² (13.68 ha, 33.8 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/305539.md
- Parcel 275445: 135,842 m² (13.58 ha, 33.57 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/275445.md
- Parcel 269603: 130,082 m² (13.01 ha, 32.14 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/269603.md
- Parcel 288537: 123,970 m² (12.4 ha, 30.63 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/288537.md
- Parcel 312143: 117,175 m² (11.72 ha, 28.95 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/312143.md
- Parcel 310275: 116,596 m² (11.66 ha, 28.81 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/310275.md
- Parcel 293890: 114,760 m² (11.48 ha, 28.36 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/293890.md
- Parcel 310096: 112,939 m² (11.29 ha, 27.91 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/310096.md
- Parcel 270139: 108,370 m² (10.84 ha, 26.78 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/270139.md
- Parcel 293217: 104,178 m² (10.42 ha, 25.74 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/293217.md
- Parcel 298054: 101,360 m² (10.14 ha, 25.05 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/298054.md
- Parcel 311475: 98,658 m² (9.87 ha, 24.38 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/311475.md
- Parcel 273873: 93,953 m² (9.4 ha, 23.22 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/273873.md
- Parcel 4428648: 88,946 m² (8.89 ha, 21.98 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4428648.md
- Parcel 311156: 85,608 m² (8.56 ha, 21.15 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/311156.md
- Parcel 275600: 83,379 m² (8.34 ha, 20.6 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/275600.md
- Parcel 274504: 77,753 m² (7.78 ha, 19.21 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/274504.md
- Parcel 282673: 69,908 m² (6.99 ha, 17.27 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/282673.md
- Parcel 274550: 65,104 m² (6.51 ha, 16.09 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/274550.md
- Parcel 312071: 64,411 m² (6.44 ha, 15.92 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/312071.md
- Parcel 312142: 62,422 m² (6.24 ha, 15.42 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/312142.md
- Parcel 293791: 60,400 m² (6.04 ha, 14.93 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/293791.md
- Parcel 277775: 60,348 m² (6.03 ha, 14.91 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/277775.md
- Parcel 307107: 60,328 m² (6.03 ha, 14.91 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/307107.md
- Parcel 274784: 45,708 m² (4.57 ha, 11.29 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/274784.md
- Parcel 5874914: 39,813 m² (3.98 ha, 9.84 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5874914.md
- Parcel 4785259: 38,228 m² (3.82 ha, 9.45 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4785259.md
- Parcel 297531: 38,173 m² (3.82 ha, 9.43 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/297531.md
- Parcel 288668: 34,992 m² (3.5 ha, 8.65 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/288668.md
- Parcel 5874916: 29,951 m² (3 ha, 7.4 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5874916.md
- Parcel 268847: 27,109 m² (2.71 ha, 6.7 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/268847.md
- Parcel 274875: 26,946 m² (2.69 ha, 6.66 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/274875.md
- Parcel 273149: 21,216 m² (2.12 ha, 5.24 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/273149.md
- Parcel 294502: 20,188 m² (2.02 ha, 4.99 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/294502.md
- Parcel 294219: 19,037 m² (1.9 ha, 4.7 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/294219.md
- Parcel 2477693: 13,582 m² (1.36 ha, 3.36 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2477693.md
- Parcel 272655: 12,553 m² (1.26 ha, 3.1 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/272655.md
- Parcel 2477699: 9,488 m² (0.95 ha, 2.34 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2477699.md
- Parcel 310935: 8,927 m² (0.89 ha, 2.21 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/310935.md
- Parcel 295611: 8,566 m² (0.86 ha, 2.12 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/295611.md
- Parcel 6107675: 8,472 m² (0.85 ha, 2.09 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/6107675.md
- Parcel 6008021: 6,451 m² (0.65 ha, 1.59 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/6008021.md
- Parcel 5968770: 6,419 m² (0.64 ha, 1.59 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5968770.md
- Parcel 297465: 5,615 m² (0.56 ha, 1.39 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/297465.md
- Parcel 6107681: 5,028 m² (0.5 ha, 1.24 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/6107681.md
- Parcel 268675: 4,951 m² (0.5 ha, 1.22 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/268675.md
- Parcel 4665233: 4,660 m² (0.47 ha, 1.15 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4665233.md
- Parcel 295386: 4,592 m² (0.46 ha, 1.13 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/295386.md
- Parcel 6107954: 4,246 m² (0.42 ha, 1.05 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/6107954.md
- Parcel 293728: 3,412 m² (0.34 ha, 0.84 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/293728.md
- Parcel 5271311: 2,233 m² (0.22 ha, 0.55 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5271311.md
- Parcel 5871674: 2,172 m² (0.22 ha, 0.54 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5871674.md
- Parcel 270997: 2,018 m² (0.2 ha, 0.5 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/270997.md
- Parcel 296311: 1,893 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/296311.md
- Parcel 6107934: 1,892 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/6107934.md
- Parcel 303251: 1,845 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/303251.md
- Parcel 2388433: 1,693 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2388433.md
- Parcel 273508: 1,638 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/273508.md
- Parcel 5772591: 793 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5772591.md
- Parcel 4902637: 268 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/4902637.md
- Parcel 5968773: 66 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5968773.md
- Parcel 5874911: 48 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5874911.md
- Parcel 6120993: 13 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/6120993.md

## Zoning (national zoning of development plans, MyPlan)

No zone of a development plan covers Kilcooney in the national zoning. Outside zoned towns and villages, the county development plan's rural policies apply to each application.

## Planning applications whose site touches the townland (National Planning Applications, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)

9 applications, newest first.

- 7 Jan 2025, Offaly County Council 2560006: Conditional. Permission, 1 home. the construction of a dwelling house, garage, installation of sewerage treatment system with percolation area and all associated site works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/OffalyCC/AppFileRefDetails/2560006/0
- 18 Dec 2024, Offaly County Council 2460518: Conditional. Permission. a) construct 1 No. ancillary storage shed together with all ancillary structures and associated site works, and, b) amend/modify/remove Condition No. 16 (relating to a Special Development Contribution) attached to planning permission ref: 13/71 previously granted to this farm. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/OffalyCC/AppFileRefDetails/2460518/0
- 10 Dec 2024, Offaly County Council 2460500: N/a. Permission. a)Construct 1 No. ancillary storage shed together with all ancillary structures and associated site works, and, b)amend/modify/remove Condition No. 16 (relating to a Special Development Contribution) attached to planning permission ref: 13/71 previously granted to this farm. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/OffalyCC/AppFileRefDetails/2460500/0
- 12 Jun 2023, Offaly County Council 23274: Conditional. Retention, 2 homes. ALTERATIONS TO PREVIOUSLY GRANTED DWELLING HOUSE UNDER PLANNING FILE 78/578. ALTERATIONS TO INCLUDE: FIRST FLOOR, ADDITIONAL WINDOWS, AMENDMENTS TO ELEVATIONS AND REAR EXTENSION. PERMISSION IS ALSO SOUGHT TO RETAIN DOMESTIC SHED AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/OffalyCC/AppFileRefDetails/23274/0
- 25 Aug 2021, Offaly County Council 21526: Refused. Permission. A PIG FINISHING UNIT, 2 NO MEAL BINS AND ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS. AN ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT REPORT (EIAR) AND NATURA IMPACT STATEMENT (NIS) RELATING TO THIS PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT WILL BE SUBMITTED WITH THIS PLANNING APPLICATION. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/OffalyCC/AppFileRefDetails/21526/0
- 1 Jul 2021, Offaly County Council 21406: N/a. Permission. A PIG FINISHING UNIT, 2 NO MEAL BINS AND ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS. AN ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT REPORT (EIAR) AND NATURA IMPACT STATEMENT (NIS) RELATING TO THIS PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT WILL BE SUBMITTED WITH THIS PLANNING APPLICATION. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/OffalyCC/AppFileRefDetails/21406/0
- 23 Jun 2020, Offaly County Council 20218: Conditional. Permission, 1 home. LAYING AN UNDERGROUND ELECTRICITY CABLE OF UP TO 110KV AND ASSOCIATED DUCTING AND ANCILLARY DEVELOPMENT PRIMARILY WITHIN THE PUBLIC ROAD TO FACILITATE THE CONNECTION OF THE PERMITTED MOANVANE WIND FARM WITHIN THE TOWNLANDS OF RATHFESTON, BALLYKEAN, BALLYDUFF, RAHEENBEG, KILCOONEY, BALLINTOGHER, GORTEENKEEL AND BALLYNAKILL (OFFALY COUNTY COUNCIL REF. 17/335; AN BORD PLEANÁLA REF. PL19 .301619) TO THE NATIONAL ELECTRICITY GRID VIA THE EXISTING MOUNTLUCAS 110KV SUBSTATION IN THE TOWNLAND OF BALLYNAKILL, CO. OFFALY. PERMISSION IS ALSO SOUGHT TO INSTALL A SUBSTATION WITHIN THE TOWNLAND OF KILCOONEY TO REPLACE THE SUBSTATION PERMITTED AS PART OF THE MOANVANE WIND FARM. PERMISSION IS ALSO SOUGHT TO EXTEND THE EXISTING MOUNTLUCAS SUBSTATION LOCATED WITHIN THE TOWNLAND OF BALLYNAKILL, CO. OFFALY TO INCLUDE AN EXTENSION TO THE EXISTING COMPOUND TO ACCOMMODATE A BUSBAR EXTENSION AND DEDICATED BAY. PERMISSION IS SOUGHT FOR A PERIOD OF 10 YEARS. AN ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT REPORT (EIAR) AND A NATURA IMPACT STATEMENT (NIS) HAVE BEEN PREPARED AND SUBMITTED IN RESPECT OF THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/OffalyCC/AppFileRefDetails/20218/0
- 27 Apr 2020, Offaly County Council 20156: N/a. Permission. LAYING AN UNDERGROUND ELECTRICITY CABLE OF UP TO 110KV AND ASSOCIATED DUCTING AND ANCILLARY DEVELOPMENT PRIMARILY WITHIN THE PUBLIC ROAD TO FACILITATE THE CONNECTION OF THE PERMITTED MOANVANE WIND FARM WITHIN THE TOWNLANDS OF RATHFESTON, BALLYKEAN, BALLYDUFF, RAHEENBEG, KILCOONEY, BALLINTOGHER, GORTEENKEEL AND BALLYNAKILL (OFFALY COUNTY COUNCIL REF. 17/335; AN BORD PLEANAILA REF. PL19 .301619) TO THE NATIONAL ELECTRICITY GRID VIA THE EXISTING MOUNTLUCAS 110KV SUBSTATION IN THE TOWNLAND OF BALLYNAKILL, CO. OFFALY. PERMISSION IS ALSO SOUGHT TO INSTALL A SUBSTATION WITHIN THE TOWNLAND OF KILCOONEY TO REPLACE THE SUBSTATION PERMITTED AS PART OF THE MOANVANE WIND FARM. PERMISSION IS ALSO SOUGHT TO EXTEND THE EXISTING MOUNTLUCAS SUBSTATION LOCATED WITHIN THE TOWNLAND OF BALLYNAKILL, CO. OFFALY TO INCLUDE AN EXTENSION TO THE EXISTING COMPOUND TO ACCOMMODATE A BUSBAR EXTENSION AND DEDICATED BAY. PERMISSION IS SOUGHT FOR A PERIOD OF 10 YEARS. AN ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT REPORT (EIAR) AND A NATURA IMPACT STATEMENT (NIS) HAVE BEEN PREPARED IN RESPECT OF THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/OffalyCC/AppFileRefDetails/20156/0
- 14 Apr 2020, Offaly County Council 20134: N/a. Permission. A PIG FINISHING UNIT, 2 NO. MEAL BINS AND ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/OffalyCC/AppFileRefDetails/20134/0

Applicants are not shown.

## Designated sites (National Parks and Wildlife Service)

No designated site (Special Area of Conservation, Special Protection Area, Natural Heritage Area or proposed one) touches the townland of Kilcooney.

## Recorded monuments (Sites and Monuments Record, National Monuments Service)

- OF026-015: Road - unclassified togher, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2COF026-015----. No surface trace visible of togher in the area marked on the OS 6-inch map. Described by Davies (1942) as a track which does not look very old climbs the hill on to the ridge at the church (OF026-017001-) and continues along the ridge to the castle (OF026-018----) on site of modern road. Archaeological testing under licence no. 04E0009 was carried out as part of the planning schedule for a single-house development adjacent to a barrow, a togher and an enclosure at Urney, Geashill, Co. Offaly. A series of trenches were excavated by mechanical digger at the house site, entrance and percolation area. No features or finds of archaeological significance were revealed (Excavations Bulletin 2004). John Purcell, 17 Balmoral Terrace, Dillon's Cross, Cork. 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 April 2009
- OF026-025: Enclosure, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2COF026-025----. Enclosure marked on 1st. and 2nd ed. OS 6-inch map but not on 1913. Not visible at ground level. Archaeological testing under licence no. 04E0009 was carried out as part of the planning schedule for a single-house development adjacent to a barrow, a togher and an enclosure at Urney, Geashill, Co. Offaly. A series of trenches were excavated by mechanical digger at the house site, entrance and percolation area. No features or finds of archaeological significance were revealed (Excavations Bulletin 2004). John Purcell, 17 Balmoral Terrace, Dillon's Cross, Cork. 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 April 2009
- OF026-029: Designed landscape feature, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2COF026-029----. Site shows up as a clump of trees on first edition of the OS six inch map. Doubtful antiquity. Not visible at ground level. 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
- OF026-030: Enclosure, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2COF026-030----. Clearly marked on first ed. OS 6-inch map as a rath but not marked on subsequent eds. Not visible at ground level. 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

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).

## Architectural heritage (National Inventory of Architectural Heritage)

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

## Ground and risks (Radon Risk Map of Ireland, EPA; Landslide Susceptibility Classification and LiDAR, Geological Survey Ireland)

- Radon: at the centre of the townland of Kilcooney, about 1 in 10 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels. Testing a home: https://www.epa.ie/environment-and-you/radon/radon-testing/#d.en.82887
- Landslides: The 1:50,000 map rates the landslide susceptibility here as low, partly inferred.
- Terrain model: no LiDAR survey of the Office of Public Works covers the centre of the townland of Kilcooney.
- Flooding: the flood maps of the Office of Public Works, https://www.floodinfo.ie/map/floodmaps/, linked only: their licence does not allow re-use.

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.

## Downloads

- DXF, in Irish Transverse Mercator metres, with its boundary, parcels and buildings, for a drawing program: https://everytownland.com/offaly/kilcooney.dxf
- GeoJSON, in WGS 84, for a map: https://everytownland.com/offaly/kilcooney.geojson
- KML, for Google Earth: https://everytownland.com/offaly/kilcooney.kml

## Homes sold (Residential Property Price Register)

No address of the register names Kilcooney with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Offaly: https://everytownland.com/offaly.md

## Neighbouring townlands (National Statutory Boundaries, Tailte Éireann)

- Ballykean: https://everytownland.com/offaly/ballykean.md
- Bogtown: https://everytownland.com/offaly/bogtown.md
- Clonygowan: https://everytownland.com/offaly/clonygowan.md
- Enaghan: https://everytownland.com/offaly/enaghan.md
- Moanvane: https://everytownland.com/offaly/moanvane.md
- Urney: https://everytownland.com/offaly/urney.md

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.

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Sources: Cadastral Parcels Freehold, Townlands, Civil Parishes, Baronies, Electoral Divisions and Buildings, Tailte Éireann, CC BY 4.0; national zoning of development plans (GZT, MyPlan) and National Planning Applications, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, CC BY 4.0, applicants not shown; designated sites, National Parks and Wildlife Service, CC BY 4.0; Sites and Monuments Record, National Monuments Service, CC BY 4.0; National Inventory of Architectural Heritage, CC BY 4.0; Residential Property Price Register, Property Services Regulatory Authority, re-used with the source acknowledged.

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