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

Townland in the civil parish of Kinnitty, barony of Ballybritt, Co. Offaly; in Irish Lios Maonaigh.

- Area (Tailte Éireann): 2,738,740 m² (273.87 ha, 676.76 acres)
- Land parcels (Tailte Éireann): 61 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in it, median 14,859 m² (1.49 ha, 3.67 acres)
- Zoning (national zoning, MyPlan): R2 Existing Residential, the zone with the most parcels
- Planning (National Planning Applications): 10 applications since 2010
- Civil parish: Kinnitty, https://everytownland.com/offaly/parish/kinnitty.md
- Barony: Ballybritt
- Electoral division: Kinnitty, the unit of the census
- Census 2022 (Central Statistics Office): 596 people lived in 207 households in the Kinnitty electoral division. 75% of households owned their home. 29% of homes were built since 2001. 8% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 5% were holiday homes.
- County: Co. Offaly, https://everytownland.com/offaly.md
- Placenames Database of Ireland: https://www.logainm.ie/en/41437
- Townland number at Tailte Éireann: 180908
- Centre: latitude 53.089769, longitude -7.709184 (WGS 84)

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

61 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Lismoney, from 292 m² to 262,650 m² (26.27 ha, 64.9 acres); 34 neighbouring parcels touch its boundary. Largest first:

- Parcel 283620: 262,650 m² (26.27 ha, 64.9 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/283620.md
- Parcel 290957: 258,602 m² (25.86 ha, 63.9 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/290957.md
- Parcel 310375: 245,593 m² (24.56 ha, 60.69 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/310375.md
- Parcel 277171: 207,985 m² (20.8 ha, 51.39 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/277171.md
- Parcel 299615: 169,370 m² (16.94 ha, 41.85 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/299615.md
- Parcel 312280: 153,211 m² (15.32 ha, 37.86 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/312280.md
- Parcel 6165170: 135,614 m² (13.56 ha, 33.51 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/6165170.md
- Parcel 297721: 91,929 m² (9.19 ha, 22.72 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/297721.md
- Parcel 306942: 89,851 m² (8.99 ha, 22.2 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/306942.md
- Parcel 305485: 89,338 m² (8.93 ha, 22.08 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/305485.md
- Parcel 313868: 79,753 m² (7.98 ha, 19.71 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/313868.md
- Parcel 290706: 73,763 m² (7.38 ha, 18.23 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/290706.md
- Parcel 291520: 64,721 m² (6.47 ha, 15.99 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/291520.md
- Parcel 274076: 64,281 m² (6.43 ha, 15.88 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/274076.md
- Parcel 295473: 56,392 m² (5.64 ha, 13.93 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/295473.md
- Parcel 310981: 55,387 m² (5.54 ha, 13.69 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/310981.md
- Parcel 277422: 53,377 m² (5.34 ha, 13.19 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/277422.md
- Parcel 277733: 48,390 m² (4.84 ha, 11.96 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/277733.md
- Parcel 304277: 48,227 m² (4.82 ha, 11.92 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/304277.md
- Parcel 302976: 45,533 m² (4.55 ha, 11.25 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/302976.md
- Parcel 279895: 45,328 m² (4.53 ha, 11.2 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/279895.md
- Parcel 272524: 43,837 m² (4.38 ha, 10.83 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/272524.md
- Parcel 313260: 43,726 m² (4.37 ha, 10.8 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/313260.md
- Parcel 274961: 42,654 m² (4.27 ha, 10.54 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/274961.md
- Parcel 303391: 36,283 m² (3.63 ha, 8.97 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/303391.md
- Parcel 294244: 35,538 m² (3.55 ha, 8.78 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/294244.md
- Parcel 310085: 32,490 m² (3.25 ha, 8.03 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/310085.md
- Parcel 298420: 17,851 m² (1.79 ha, 4.41 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/298420.md
- Parcel 291913: 17,815 m² (1.78 ha, 4.4 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/291913.md
- Parcel 276544: 15,539 m² (1.55 ha, 3.84 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/276544.md
- Parcel 275329: 14,859 m² (1.49 ha, 3.67 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/275329.md
- Parcel 5572706: 12,928 m² (1.29 ha, 3.19 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5572706.md
- Parcel 297450: 7,960 m² (0.8 ha, 1.97 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/297450.md
- Parcel 290726: 4,960 m² (0.5 ha, 1.23 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/290726.md
- Parcel 276624: 4,649 m² (0.46 ha, 1.15 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/276624.md
- Parcel 281087: 4,127 m² (0.41 ha, 1.02 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/281087.md
- Parcel 6054683: 4,110 m² (0.41 ha, 1.02 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/6054683.md
- Parcel 283239: 3,646 m² (0.36 ha, 0.9 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/283239.md
- Parcel 5609425: 3,155 m² (0.32 ha, 0.78 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5609425.md
- Parcel 281632: 2,907 m² (0.29 ha, 0.72 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/281632.md
- Parcel 275244: 2,480 m² (0.25 ha, 0.61 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/275244.md
- Parcel 282581: 2,193 m² (0.22 ha, 0.54 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/282581.md
- Parcel 360284: 1,941 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/360284.md
- Parcel 290187: 1,836 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/290187.md
- Parcel 275181: 1,809 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/275181.md
- Parcel 280761: 1,684 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/280761.md
- Parcel 274856: 1,637 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/274856.md
- Parcel 296332: 1,378 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/296332.md
- Parcel 6165188: 1,113 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/6165188.md
- Parcel 279384: 1,080 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/279384.md
- Parcel 288495: 811 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/288495.md
- Parcel 290565: 740 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/290565.md
- Parcel 297243: 732 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/297243.md
- Parcel 6165190: 518 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/6165190.md
- Parcel 5576391: 376 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5576391.md
- Parcel 5713133: 369 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5713133.md
- Parcel 6034820: 363 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/6034820.md
- Parcel 6090354: 325 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/6090354.md
- Parcel 6063880: 322 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/6063880.md
- Parcel 308600: 314 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/308600.md
- Parcel 296581: 292 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/296581.md

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

- R2 Existing Residential (Existing residential): Offaly County Development Plan 2021-2027, Offaly; 8 parcels. The zoning objective in the plan: https://www.offaly.ie/app/uploads/Council/Council_Services_A-Z/Planning_Building/Chapter-12-Land-Use-Zoning-Objectives.pdf#page=3
- M1 Village Centre/Mixed Use (Mixed Use, general development, opportunity/proposal site): Offaly County Development Plan 2021-2027, Offaly; 1 parcel. The zoning objective in the plan: https://www.offaly.ie/app/uploads/Council/Council_Services_A-Z/Planning_Building/Chapter-12-Land-Use-Zoning-Objectives.pdf#page=2
- C3 Enterprise and Employment (Office, business/technology park and related): Offaly County Development Plan 2021-2027, Offaly; 1 parcel. The zoning objective in the plan: https://www.offaly.ie/app/uploads/Council/Council_Services_A-Z/Planning_Building/Chapter-12-Land-Use-Zoning-Objectives.pdf#page=4
- G5 Open 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: https://www.offaly.ie/app/uploads/Council/Council_Services_A-Z/Planning_Building/Chapter-12-Land-Use-Zoning-Objectives.pdf#page=6
- S5 Community Services/Facilities (Mixed/general community services/facilities uses): Offaly County Development Plan 2021-2027, Offaly; 0 parcels. The zoning objective in the plan: https://www.offaly.ie/app/uploads/Council/Council_Services_A-Z/Planning_Building/Chapter-12-Land-Use-Zoning-Objectives.pdf#page=6

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

10 applications, newest first.

- 26 Aug 2026, Offaly County Council 2660454: N/a. Permission, 1 home. an extension and alterations to an existing single storey dwelling into a storey and a half dwelling including the removal of the existing pitched roof, chimneys, front porch and outbuilding. Upgrades to the existing site entrance, new treatment system and percolation area and all associated site works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/OffalyCC/AppFileRefDetails/2660454/0
- 11 Jul 2026, Offaly County Council 2660369: Conditional. Permission. a livestock shed, including ancillary areas and all associated site works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/OffalyCC/AppFileRefDetails/2660369/0
- 5 Jul 2026, Offaly County Council 2660351: N/a. Permission. a livestock shed, including ancillary areas and all associated site works. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/OffalyCC/AppFileRefDetails/2660351/0
- 18 Sept 2024, Offaly County Council 24131: Conditional. Retention, 1 home. (A) ALTERATIONS AND EXTENSION TO EXISTING DWELLING HOUSE AS CONSTRUCTED (B) RETENTION PERMISSION FOR A NEW SEPTIC TANK, PERCOLATION AREA AND ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS AS CONSTRUCTED.. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/OffalyCC/AppFileRefDetails/24131/0
- 8 Jun 2021, Offaly County Council 21348: N/a. Retention, 1 home. CONVERSION OF EXISTING OUTBUILDING TO PROPOSED DWELLING, WITH CONNECTIONS TO EXISTING WATER SUPPLY AND SEPTIC TANK WITH ANCILLARY WORKS APPLICABLE THERETO. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/OffalyCC/AppFileRefDetails/21348/0
- 10 Dec 2019, Offaly County Council 19587: Conditional. Permission, 1 home. THE CONSTRUCTION OF A PROPOSED TWO-STOREY DWELLING AND DOMESTIC GARAGE, A PROPOSED SEPTIC TANK WITH PERCOLATION AREA AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITEWORKS, INCLUDING THE UPGRADE OF AN EXISTING AGRICULTURAL TRACK AND A PROPOSED SITE ENTRANCE. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/OffalyCC/AppFileRefDetails/19587/0
- 18 Dec 2017, Offaly County Council 17493: Refused. Permission. CONSTRUCTION OF PETROL FILLING STATION, CANOPY, SHOP, ACCESS ROAD AND ALL ANCILLARY SERVICES. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/OffalyCC/AppFileRefDetails/17493/0
- 14 Jul 2017, Offaly County Council 17254: Conditional. Permission. CONSTRUCTION OF (i) CUBICLE HOUSE WITH SLATTED TANKS (ii) CRUSH/HANDLING YARD (iii) DAIRY WASH TANK AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/OffalyCC/AppFileRefDetails/17254/0
- 28 Jun 2017, Offaly County Council 17229: N/a. Permission. CONSTRUCTION OF (I) CUBICLE HOUSE WITH SLATTED TANKS (II) CRUSH/HANDLING YARD (III) DAIRY WASH TANK AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS.. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/OffalyCC/AppFileRefDetails/17229/0
- 26 Jan 2017, Offaly County Council 1722: Conditional. Permission. ALTERATIONS AND CHANGE OF USE OF PORTION OF EXISTING BOTTLING AND KEG STORE TO BOTTLING, KEG AND COTTAGE CRAFT BREWERY FACILITY AND ALL ANCILLARY SITE WORKS. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/OffalyCC/AppFileRefDetails/1722/0

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## Designated sites (National Parks and Wildlife Service)

- Special Protection Area: Slieve Bloom Mountains SPA, site code 004160, https://www.npws.ie/protected-sites/spa/004160

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

- OF036-040001: Church, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2COF036-040001-. Not visible at ground level.19th-century C of I church located on site of Early Christian monastery founded by St. Finan in the sixth century (O' Flanagan 1933, vol. 2, 33-6). Early Christian cross-slab (OF036-040002-) located inside church decorated with spiral headed crosses in the angles of a large double lined cross. Jambstone which was part of a 13th-century window has been reused as a headstone in the graveyard (OF036-040003-) around the C of I church. 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
- OF036-040002: Cross-slab, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2COF036-040002-. 19th-century C of I church located on site of Early Christian monastery (OF036-040001-) founded by St. Finan in the sixth century (O' Flanagan 1933, vol. 2, 33-6). Early Christian cross-slab located inside church decorated with spiral headed crosses in the angles of a large double lined cross. 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
- OF036-040003: Graveyard, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2COF036-040003-. 19th-century C of I church located on site of Early Christian monastery (OF036-040001-) founded by St. Finan in the sixth century (O' Flanagan 1933, vol. 2, 33-6). Early Christian cross-slab (OF036-040002-) located inside church (OF036-040001-) decorated with spiral headed crosses in the angles of a large double lined cross. Jambstone which was part of a 13th-century window has been reused as a headstone in the graveyard around the C of I church. Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien. Date of upload: 23 May 2011
- OF036-040004: Cross - High cross, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2COF036-040004-. Poorly preserved 9th-century cross with a ringed head the ring of which is now destroyed. This sandstone cross contains biblical scenes on both its faces with the sides decorated with geometric patterns (Harbison 1970, 201). The cross stands in a truncated pyramidal base with bands of interlace decoration. Not marked on the first two editions of the OS 6-inch maps and may have been removed from original location and probably erected at present location in the 19th-century. To see a 3D model of this monument visit: https://skfb.ly/oxNNF Kinnitty High Cross described by Harbison (1992, vol. 1, 35-6) as follows: 'The fragmentary cross now erected on the edge of a valley in the grounds of Castle Bernard is said to have come from Kinnitty graveyard, and is therefore often referred to as the Kinnitty Cross. It stands on a base measuring 1.05m by 0.80cm at ground level, and is 84cm high. The base is decorated on all four sides with two horizontal bands of single-strand interlace framed above and below by a raised rib. The cross, which now lacks its arms and ring, stands to a height of 2.10m. The shaft is 45cm wide, and its thickness varies from 13cm to 19cm. There are roll mouldings at the edge, and the panels on the faces and sides are seperated by the mouldings surrounding them, which turn back on themselves without meeting at the centre. East Side: E 1 : A small panel of interlace. E 2 : Much abraded spiral forms, possibly ending in animal heads. E 3 : Two animals with back part of their bodies interlacing in the centre of the panel. The head of the lower animal points diagonally downwards, and its front legs seem to project at right angles. The head of the upper animal has been replaced by cement. E 4 : Animals emerge above and below from a central spiral boss, The front legs of both animals project forwards beside their heads. SOUTH FACE Plinth : To the naked eye, the incription on the plinth seems to be very incomplete. ….Liam de Paor has kindly provided me with a reading, based on rubbings taken in 1983 by Domhnall O Murchada. It is as follows : OR DO RIG MAELSECHNAILL M MAELRUANAID OROIT AR RIG HERENN A prayer for King Maelsechnaill son of Maelruanaid. A prayer for the king of Ireland. S 1 : A panel with two strands of interlace pointed at the corners. S 2 : (?) THE SUMMONING OF DAVID - David sits on the left playing his lyre which rests on his knee. He is approached by a figure on the right which holds a crook in its left hand and what is more likely to be a bell rather than a bucket in its raised right hand. A bird with backward-looking head is seen above David's head. The most probable interpretation of the scene is David being summoned by a messenger, who has the attributes of a shepherd. S 3 : A panel of interlace forming four circular devices. Head : THE CRUCIFIXION Christ stands with legs bound and arms falling at a slight angle. On the left, Stephaton with flexed legs holds the vinegar-bearing vessel to below Christ's chin. The lance piercing Christ's left arm-pit is held by Longinus, whose head and arm alone are visible. It is not clear what there ws above Christ's head, as much of this area has been replaced by modern cement. WEST SIDE W 1 : An angular S-shaped spiral. W 2 : Knots of linked interlacing. W 3 : Four spirals, from which animal forms emerge. W 4 : Damaged knots of interlace. NORTH FACE Plint : Inscription As with the inscription on the plinth of the south face, Liam de Paor has kindly supplied me with Domhnall O Murchadha's reading of the poorly-preserved inscription. It is as follows: OR DO COLMAN DORRO..IN CROSSA AR RIG HERENN OR DO RIG HERENN A prayer for Colman who made the cross for the king of Ireland. A prayer for the king of Ireland. N 1 : An interlace of two parallel strands. N 2 : Interlinked horizontal and vertical pelta-shaped spirals with bossed terminals. N 3 : Irregular animal interlace, with heads emerging at the corners. N 4 : EVE GIVES THE APPLE TO ADAM. - Adam on the left receives the apple from Eve on the right. The apple is shown in front of the stem of the tree, the bifurcating and apple-laden branches of which fall down behind the backs of two figures. Head At the centre of the head there is a square panel with roll moulding around the edges. Standing out from its surface is a circle with a raised and decorated boss at the centre, which is linked to three of the six bosses which form a circle around it. The corners of the panel bear interlace. Beneath the square panel are two birds with interlaced necks, and there is further interlace on either side of and above the central square panel'.
- OF036-042: Enclosure, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2COF036-042----. Not visible at ground level. Aerial photographs (GSI, N 197/8; 240/39) shows outline of rectangular enclosure. 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
- OF036-043: Burial mound, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2COF036-043----. On high ground in upland area with good extensive views. Circular mound (H 0.7m - 1m; Top diam. 7m; base diam. 12m) enclosed by poorly preserved fosse with no evidence of an external bank. Large stones on top of mound probably the result of recent field clearance while sunken area on top may be due to modern digging. 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
- OF036-046: Enclosure, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2COF036-046----. Not visible at ground level. Several quarries in the vicinity of the area marked on the 6-inch ordnance survey map. Of doubtful antiquity. 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
- OF036-055: Mass-rock, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2COF036-055----. Mass-rock in the Slieve Bloom Mountains, no other features visible (Feehan 1979, 210). 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
- OF036-056: Earthwork, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2COF036-056----. Not visible at ground level. Possible circular earthwork identified from its depiction on the first edition of the ordnance survey 6-inch map. Not depicted on the final two editions of the 6-inch map. Of doubtful antiquity. 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/revision: 30 December 2011
- OF036-057: Ringfort - rath, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2COF036-057----. Located in valley running N-S with river to E. Raised D shaped area (ext. dims. 30m E-W; 38m N-S) defined by a scarp (H 0.75m) which is very pronounced at E and destroyed at N. No evidence of an outer fosse or entrance feature. Site would appear to have utilised natural drop at E and raised the interior at W to compensate for hill slope. 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
- OF036-061: Enclosure, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2COF036-061----. Not visible at ground level. Potential enclosures identified from aerial photographs (GSI N 240/39). 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
- OF036-062001: Hilltop enclosure, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2COF036-062001-. The monument was included in the SMR based on a reference to a ‘Rath’ located on this hilltop described in Cooke’s History of Birr which was published in 1875. In this book, T. L. Cooke stated that a figure of horseman carved in stone (OF036-0016002-) was found, ‘in the year 1844, in a large earthen rath or ring on Knock-na-man, that is, the “hill of God”, or “hill of the sun”, or “hill of the altar” (Cooke 1875, 154). Cooke goes on to record that ‘This rath stands high, and is a very conspicuous object, surrounded by large stones which appear to have undergone the action of fire; and the ashes is still plainly to be seen around wherever holes are dug for planting’ (Cooke 1875, 154). Cooke appears to be describing the remains of a hilltop cashel or possibly even a stone circle rather than a hillfort, however, today there is no evidence of any stone cashel or of any large stones enclosing the hilltop known as ‘Knocknaman’. The large scale drainage ditches which were excavated to drain the hilltop for the deciduous woodland plantation may have destroyed or removed the large stones described by Cooke. In 1908, Hitchcock confirms Cooke’s observations that there was an enclosure on the top of Knocknaman. In 1908 he wrote, ‘On the right of the road from Kinnetty, Knocknaman rises with its fir trees standing like a frill on its nearer slope, gapped here and there by the storm of four years ago, and with its ancient ring on its rounded brow’ (Hitchcock 1908, 46). Based on these two references it appears that there was some form of enclosure on the hilltop at Knocknaman that was visible in the early 1900s. The monument was entered into the SMR based on the above antiquarian reference dating from 1875 and Air Corps aerial photograph 740/739 which shows two curving field boundaries that are visible on other aerial photographic coverage of the area [Google Maps]. There are no visible surface remains of any fully enclosing element for a hillfort on the northern side of the hilltop which joined onto the curving field boundaries on the southern side of the hill. These curving field boundaries are not present on the 1838 edition of the OS 6-inch maps but are present on the revised 1908 edition of the OS 6-inch maps and are visible on aerial photographs. Traces of a curving ditch cutting across the 19th century forestry drainage ditches which may be remains of an enclosing element associated with a hilltop enclosure cabn be traced on the N side of the hilltop. However the poor condition of this feature, its lack of completeness, and the absence of an inner bank all mitigate against this feature forming part of an enclosing rampart associated with a hillfort or hilltop enclosure. The antiquarian description of the monument on Knocknaman appears to be fanciful as it describes a cashel or possible stone circle on the hilltop. The antiquarian also describes the finding of a stone horseman on this hilltop which contradicts the provenance of this find listed in Catalogue of the Great Industrial Exhibition of 1853. T.L. Cooke recorded that the horseman was found inside the hilltop enclosure on Knocknaman, a second reference records that this statue was found on a motte located beside Castle Bernard now Kinnitty Castle’. The stone horseman was displayed in 1853 at the Great Industrial Exhibition in Dublin where its provenance was described in the catalogue of exhibits as an ‘Image, supposed to be of Eochaidh, the tutelary semi-god, whom the Pagan Irish believed to preside over cattle and horses. It was found in a moate or barrow, within the demesne, and close to the mansion, of Castle Bernard, King's County’(Anon 1853, 146). In 1875, Cooke suggested that the statue was found inside the hilltop enclosure or cashel on the top of Knocknaman. In 1908, Hitchcock confirms the details written in the 1853 catalogue when he wrote that, ‘a small equestrian statue which was unearthed from an ancient rath on the Castle Bernard estate known as "the Moate" (OF046-044003-). Hitchcock recorded that this horseman may have been located on or near the site of an ‘Irish mote, which is not a deep trench but a high rath, one at Castle Bernard’ (Hitchcock 1908, 46). There is a large Anglo-Norman motte beside ‘Castle Bernard’ which is marked on the OS maps as ‘Moat’ (OF046-044003-). The documentary evidence suggests that there was some form of hilltop enclosure or hillfort encircling the top of the hill known as Knocknaman. This hilltop enclosure appears to have been largely destroyed when drainage channels were excavated on the hilltop in preparation for a deciduous woodland plantation during the 19th century on the northern side of the hill. In more recent times the planting of a coniferous plantation on the southern side of the hill has covered if not destroyed all traces of any hilltop enclosure on this side of the hill. No evidence of any archaeological features in the soil have been exposed by the construction of this forestry roadway and there is no evidence of the enclosing bank or fosse in exposed sections of the roadway. The ephemeral traces of an enclosing fosse and bank on the northwest side of the hill may be the remains of the severely damaged hilltop enclosure described by Cooke in the 19th century. The hillfort was recently described in the Atlas of Hillforts of Britain and Ireland as following; 'Large multiple enclosure in commanding position surrounding summit of a steep hilltop, at E edge of Slieve Bloom Mountains. Site overlooks Camcor River to N and is positioned 1.9km to the NE of Ballymacmurragh hillfort. Most likely bivallate for the entire circuit. The total site foot print is approximately 12.2ha. There are no recorded breaks in the enclosing elements. No evidence for any internal features on the surface. Ramparts are largely obscured due to dense tree and scrub cover. Limited site description by Cooke (1875, 154). S section of inner enclosing elements recorded as a field boundary in second edition Ordnance Survey mapping. A number of field boundaries meet at the center of the hillfort. These form the townland boundaries of Cumber Lower, Cumber Upper, Forelacka and Lismoney.' (http://hillforts.arch.ox.ac.uk/records/IR0696.html) 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: 6 February 2020

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)

- Saint Finnian's Church (Kinnitty), church/chapel, 1740–1780, Regional interest, registry number 14821002, https://www.buildingsofireland.ie/niah/search.jsp?type=record&county=OF&regno=14821002. Detached cruciform Church of Ireland church, built c.1760, with four-bay side elevation to nave, vestry to north-east and entrance porch to west. Set within graveyard. Pitched slate roof with terracotta ridge tiles, cast-iron rainwater goods and sandstone bellcote to west gable. Snecked sandstone walls, repointed, with tooled sandstone quoins and plinth course. Sandstone buttresses to all elevations. Pointed-arched window openings to nave, transepts, chancel and vestry with block-and-start surrounds. Rose windows to transept gables. Pointed-arched door opening with block-and start-surround and timber panelled door. Tooled sandstone steps to door with cast-iron bootscrapers. Varied upright and recumbent grave markers to surrounding graveyard, bounded by random coursed wall with cast-iron gates and railings to front.
- Saint Finnian's Church (Kinnitty), mausoleum, 1820–1840, Regional interest, registry number 14821003, https://www.buildingsofireland.ie/niah/search.jsp?type=record&county=OF&regno=14821003. Freestanding four-sided pyramidal mausoleum, c.1830. Ashlar limestone walls with cast-iron door to north-west. Set on a height overlooking Saint Finnian’s Church of Ireland Church. Cast-iron gates and railings bound it to graveyard.
- House, 1860–1900, Regional interest, registry number 14821013, https://www.buildingsofireland.ie/niah/search.jsp?type=record&county=OF&regno=14821013. Corner-sited three-bay two-storey house, built c.1880, with shop to ground floor and flat-roofed extensions to rear. Fronts directly onto the streets. Pitched slate roof with rendered chimneystacks, terracotta ridge tiles and cast-iron rainwater goods. Ruled-and-lined render to walls with smooth plinth. Replacement uPVC windows with painted sills to half dormers with timber bargeboards. Display windows and double timber and glazed doors in each elevation at ground floor level. Rendered fascia boards.
- Office, 1860–1900, Regional interest, registry number 14821014, https://www.buildingsofireland.ie/niah/search.jsp?type=record&county=OF&regno=14821014. Formerly detached double-pile four-bay two-storey estate office and later hotel, built c.1800, subdivided to two semi-detached gable-fronted two-bay two-storey houses. This house now occupies former front pile. Set within its own grounds. Hipped U-plan slate roof with rendered chimneystacks and cast-iron rainwater goods. Roughcast rendered walls with smooth plinth and timber eaves course. Timber sash windows with painted sills. Square-headed door opening with timber and glazed door and overlight and rendered surround. Site bounded by whitewashed wall to front with roughcast rendered gate piers and wrought-iron gate. Rear accessed by cast- and wrought-iron gates on sandstone pillars.
- Office, 1780–1820, Regional interest, registry number 14821015, https://www.buildingsofireland.ie/niah/search.jsp?type=record&county=OF&regno=14821015. Formerly detached double-pile four-bay two-storey estate office and later hotel, built c.1800, subdivided to two semi-detached gable-fronted two-bay two-storey houses. This house now occupies former rear pile. Set within its own grounds. Hipped U-plan slate roof with rendered chimneystacks and cast-iron rainwater goods. Pebbledashed render to walls. Timber sash windows with painted sills. Square-headed door opening with timber and glazed door and overlight. Whitewashed wall to front of site with roughcast rendered gate piers and wrought-iron gate.

## 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 Lismoney, 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 moderately high, moderately low, low, partly inferred.
- Terrain model: no LiDAR survey of the Office of Public Works covers the centre of the townland of Lismoney.
- 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/lismoney.dxf
- GeoJSON, in WGS 84, for a map: https://everytownland.com/offaly/lismoney.geojson
- KML, for Google Earth: https://everytownland.com/offaly/lismoney.kml

## Homes sold (Residential Property Price Register)

No address of the register names Lismoney 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)

- Ballincur: https://everytownland.com/offaly/ballincur-180063.md
- Ballyshane: https://everytownland.com/offaly/ballyshane-180205.md
- Castletown and Glinsk: https://everytownland.com/offaly/castletown-and-glinsk.md
- Cumber Lower: https://everytownland.com/offaly/cumber-lower.md
- Forelacka: https://everytownland.com/offaly/forelacka.md
- The Walk: https://everytownland.com/offaly/the-walk.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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Everytownland reads the registered freehold land and the statutory boundaries of Tailte Éireann, the national zoning, planning file and heritage records of the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, and the Residential Property Price Register. A parcel is the land of a title, not an address. The owner's name is in the Land Registry of Tailte Éireann: a copy of the folio can be ordered on landdirect.ie, for a fee; this site names no owner. A price is the price recorded for a past sale, not a valuation.

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.

- Page: https://everytownland.com/offaly/lismoney
- In JSON: https://everytownland.com/api/townland/offaly/lismoney