Rathmore West

127 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Rathmore West, from 19 m² to 847,718 m² (84.77 ha, 209.48 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 54 neighbouring parcels touch it.

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

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

• 10 Sept 2026N/a

  for a family cluster of 2 no. single storey type house & 1 no. storey and a half type house with part single storey, garage / store for domestic use on each site, the installation of a proprietary wastewater treatment system with polishing filter percolation area to serve each house, and upgrading works to the existing family entrance gateway to a combined vehicular recessed entrance with a new access driveway to serve the family cluster and all associated site works.

  Permission, 2 homes · Kildare County Council, 2661009

• 3 Jun 2026Refused

  Permission to construct five No. 2 storey houses on a small development.Make an entrance from the public road and lay an access road to service the proposed houses. Provide 5 no. septic tank effluent treatment systems with gravity fed trench percolation area. Make a connection to an existing public water mains and lay supply mains to service the proposed houses.All ancillary site works in association with the above.

  Permission, 1 home · Kildare County Council, 2660587

• 4 Dec 2025Conditional

  a detached single storey home office and all associated site works to the side of existing detached dwelling

  Permission · Kildare County Council, 25178

• 3 Nov 2025Refused

  New two storey house, effluent treatment plant, access from permitted family cluster road and all associated site development works

  Permission · Kildare County Council, 2561248

• 4 May 2025Refused

  for new two storey house, effluent treatment plant, access from permitted family cluster road, extensive landscaping and all associated site development works

  Permission, 1 home · Kildare County Council, 2560464

• 6 Apr 2025N/a

  for new two storey house, effluent treatment plant, access from permitted family cluster road, extensive landscaping and all associated site development works

  Permission, 1 home · Kildare County Council, 2560358

• 16 Jul 2024Conditional

  for 1) a one and a half storey house with single storey elements to the rear and also the right hand side as viewed from the public road. 2) A septic tank and percolation area. 3) A vehicular entrance taken from the existing entrance Granted under Ref No. 21/1491 to my brother Mark Levis. 4) All ancillary site works in association with the above

  Permission, 1 home · Kildare County Council, 2460672

• 5 Jul 2024N/a

  for 1) A one and a half storey house with single storey elements to the rear and also the right hand side as viewed from the public road. 2) A septic tank and percolation area. 3) A vehicular entrance taken from the existing entrance Granted under Ref No. 21/1491 to my brother Mark Levis. 4) All ancillary site works in association with the above

  Permission, 1 home · Kildare County Council, 2460623

• 29 Feb 2024Conditional

  alterations to granted planning permission Ref. No. 23/60162 to change curved barn-style roof design to flat roof construction. The works will include renovation and extension of the existing detached ancillary building currently containing the store room and boiler house (26.6m²), and provide a new detached after school classroom with associated entrance lobby & WC at ground floor level (40.5m²); and a store room and plant room (40.5m²) at first floor level accessed by an external steel staircase, and all associated ancillary site works

  Permission · Kildare County Council, 2460174

• 31 Aug 2023Conditional

  for renovation and extension of the existing detached ancillary building currently containing the store room and boiler house (26.6m²), and provide a new detached after school classroom with associated entrance lobby & WC at ground floor level (40.5m²); and a store room and plant room (40.5m²) at first floor level accessed by an external steel staircase, and all associated ancillary site works.

  Permission · Kildare County Council, 2360162

• 29 Aug 2023N/a

  for renovation and extension of the existing detached ancillary building currently containing the store room and boiler house (26.6m²), and provide a new detached after school classroom with associated entrance lobby & WC at ground floor level (40.5m²); and a store room and plant room (40.5m²) at first floor level accessed by an external steel staircase, and all associated ancillary site works

  Permission · Kildare County Council, 2360150

• 18 Jul 2023Conditional

  Retention of a revised treatment plant location and revised site boundaries to that previously granted under planning ref 95/491 and full planning permission for a new soil polishing filter to the rear of the property and all associated site works

  Permission · Kildare County Council, 23790

• 27 Jun 2023N/a

  of a revised treatment plant location and revised site boundaries to that previously granted under ref. 95/491 and full planning permission for a new soil polishing filter to the rear of the property and all associated site works

  Retention · Kildare County Council, 23714

• 13 Jun 2023Conditional

  (a) Retention of buildings as constructed relative to Planning Permission Ref. 03386, and (b) Construction of story and half to rear and side of existing buildings

  Permission · Kildare County Council, 23640

• 27 Jul 2022N/a

  sought for 2 No. two storey houses, effluent treatment plants, site access via existing recessed entrance approved under Pl. Ref. No. 21/1346, extensive landscaping and all associated site development works

  Permission, 2 homes · Kildare County Council, 22924

• 13 Jun 2022Conditional

  1no. two storey house, House Type D on Site F, effluent treatment plant, domestic garage, entrance onto approved access road and all associated site development works

  Permission, 1 home · Kildare County Council, 22725

• 26 Apr 2022Conditional

  for change of House Type B (single storey house type) on site no. 1 to new House Type H, single storey traditional house type, all on previously approved site Pl Ref. No. 18/191

  Permission · Kildare County Council, 22478

• 26 Apr 2022Conditional

  for (A) 4 no. domestic garages on sites B,C,D & E; (B) Modifications to site boundary treatments, to include high quality timber post & rail fencing and mature hedge planting, gates and piers to each of the approved plots; (C) Modifications to Condition 2, Pl. Ref. No. 18/191 to include for occupants who comply with 'local demand' criteria as defined in the County Development Plan. All on previously approved site 18/191

  Permission · Kildare County Council, 22479

• 15 Oct 2021Conditional

  the building of a storey and a half dwelling with single storey annex, domestic wastewater treatment system to current EPA guidelines, recessed entrance and all associated siteworks

  Permission, 1 home · Kildare County Council, 211491

• 20 Sept 2021Conditional

  for new two storey house, effluent treatment plant, modifications to existing roadside entrance to dual type entrance, extensive landscaping and all associated site development works at

  Permission, 1 home · Kildare County Council, 211346

• 3 Aug 2021Conditional

  (a) Removal of condition under planning reference 07/1143 referencing maximum children in attendance from 77 in fulltime childcare to increase to 110 sessional and fulltime children at any one time. (b) Retention planning permission of advertising sign to the right of entrance gate. (c) Retention planning permission for fencing and play area to the front elevation including play equipment and rain shelter. (d) Retention of additional fire access door to north rear gable and modifications for accommodation of Covid separations. (e) Modifications to existing window screens to accommodate two additional fire doors at Funbugs Childcare,

  Permission · Kildare County Council, 211111

• 28 May 2021Conditional

  the construction of a new single storey carport to the side of the existing detached dwelling and all associated ancillary, landscaping and site development works

  Permission · Kildare County Council, 21749

• 7 Dec 2020Conditional

  Change of House Type A (two storey/single storey house type) on sites B, C, D, and E to new House Type C, two storey traditional house type on sites C and D and new House Type D, two storey traditional house type on sites B and E. Modifications to site boundaries on plots B, C, D, and E and all associated site development works. All on previously approved site 18/191

  Permission · Kildare County Council, 201492

• 5 Mar 2020Conditional

  (1) A dual farm entrance to serve both our lands. (2) All ancillary ground works

  Permission · Kildare County Council, 20222

• 21 Nov 2019Conditional

  (1) Demolition of existing conservatory to rear of private dwelling. (2) Construction of new single storey extension to rear with minor internal alterations to existing private dwelling

  Permission · Kildare County Council, 191297

The 25 most recent of 34 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 Rathmore West.

Recorded monuments

• KD020-009001 Settlement deserted - medieval
  Description

  According to Bradley et al (1986 vol. 4, 422-35), the place name Rathmore derives from 'Rath Mhór', "the big fort", but it's unclear whether this refers to the motte (KD020-009004-) or to an earlier ringfort. Prince John, in a document of 1185-9, confirmed the grant of Rathmore to Gerald Fitzgerald, ancestor of the Fitzgerald barons of Offaly and earls of Kildare, and also granted him a weekly market there. The granting of a charter establishing a borough at Rathmore by Gerald Fitzmaurice before his death in 1203 is confirmed by reference to it in another charter of c. 1220 by Gerald's son Maurice, in which Maurice granted the burgesses the liberties of Breteuil and 96 burgages with their appurtenances at an annual rent of 12d. Of the 96 burgages, 85 were to contain seven acres and a frontage each, and 11 were of a half-acre with frontage. An extent of the possessions of Richard FitzThomas, earl of Kildare, drawn up in 1331, included £19 in rents from the burgesses and tenants of Rathmore. Several long, narrow plots running SW between Main St. and a wide, grassy track running parallel to Main St. and which is shown as a road on a 17th century map of the village, may preserve some of burgage-plot lines, while others may survive as low earthworks NW of the road between the motte and Segrave's Castle (KD020-009002-). Rathmore's frontier location is illustrated by the fact that in 1355-6, Maurice Fitzgerald, earl of Kildare, was ordered by the King, on pain of forfeiting the manor, to go to Rathmore in person, accompanied by five men-at-arms with armoured horses, 12 well-armed hobelars, 40 archers and other footmen well-equipped, in order to resist the incursions of the O'Broin and their allies. The absence of historical references after the 14th century suggests that the borough declined, but Tirlagh Doyne was listed as its provost in 1608, indicating it was not completely abandoned. Rathmore was said to have been burned by Rory Og O'More, who died in 1577, and partly burned by the O'Byrnes in 1580. The Civil Survey of 1654 notes a 'Manor House or Castle', three other castles, and a mill, all of which were described as waste (Simington 1952, 43), and the locations of which (apart from Segrave's Castle) are unknown. (Herity 2002, 56 (165); Mayo, 7th earl of, 1896-9, 112-5; De Burg 1896, 315; Hendrick-Aylmer 1899-1902, 380-81; Fitzgerald 1903-5, 498; Killanin and Duignan 1967, 408; Meagher 1979-80, 118) Compiled by: Gearóid Conroy Date of upload: 10 June 2011

• KD020-009005 Church
  Description

  According to Bradley et al. (1986 vol. 4, 430-2), the earliest reference to a church at Rathmore occurs c. 1270 in a list of the deaneries of the diocese of Dublin, although, apparently by then it was already a rectory and a mother-church with annexed chapels. In 1318, Thomas FitzJohn, earl of Kildare, granted the advowson of the church to the Hospital of St. John of Jerusalem, along with a messuage and 15 acres of land in the town (KD020-009001-). The Hospitallers held the church for the remainder of the medieval period, and the rectory of Rathmore is listed in the Dissolution extent of the Order's possessions. The dedication of the church to St. Columba is first mentioned in 1577. The church was 'in repair' in 1615 but by 1630 was in ruins. Present remains consist of a multi-period C of I church dedicated to St. Columcille which stands on the site of and possibly incorporates masonry from the medieval church. The C of I church which is still used as place of worship stands in W quadrant of graveyard (KD020-009006-) with motte castle (KD020-009004-) immediately to N. The present C of I church was described by Byrne (2014, 2-3) as following; 'The present church dates to 1766 and comprises a three-bay single-storey Gothic-style structure, with lancet-arch openings, single-bay single-storey gabled vestry projection to north and single-bay three-stage rubble-stone tower to west on a square plan with corner pinnacles. The gable-ended roof, which is also gabled to vestry projection, comprises replacement artificial slate and concrete ridge tiles and incorporates cast-iron rainwater goods on moulded cut-stone eaves course. The tower roof is not visible behind the stone rubble parapet wall. The replacement pebble-render on southern wall dates to the mid-1970s and is over slate-cladding which is over the rubble-stone construction. The remaining walls have a rough-cast render and are unpainted. The rubble-stone walls of the tower are, for the most part, base and un-rendered; rubble-stone parapet wall with cut-stone coping having elongated pyramidal corner pinnacles. The lancet-arch window opes have stone sills and diamond-leaded fixed-pane replacement timber windows. There is a round-headed blind opening to first stage of tower, with rectangular recessed panel overhead; elliptical-headed openings to third stage incorporating stone sills and louvered timber panels'. Archaeological excavations carried out in 2008 revealed that 'the present church, which was constructed in 1766, is on the site of an earlier church' (Byrne 2011, 204). The removal of dumped soil along the eastern and southern walls of the church revealed 'four short fragments of walls, two extending east from the eastern gable and two from the southern gable. It is assumed that those on the east formed part of the chancel, which was in existence at least until c. 1630. The walls to the south may have formed part of a southern transept and it is noted that the line of the western wall coincides with that of the vestry on the north side of the church. In addition, an arch was previously noted by parishioners at this location on the internal face following removal of plaster. This has since been re-plastered. In addition, the shadow of a similar arch on the internal face of the northern side wall is identifiable, indicating the probability of a northern transept. It may be that these possible transepts may be associated with the four chapels which were identified with the Rathmore Church in 1533. The wall remains were not further investigated as this was outside the agreed archaeological brief. However, the areas subjected to ground reductions have been covered in gravel to provide pathways around the church and the possibility of further investigations can easily be undertaken. No artefacts of archaeological interest were recovered, although a collection of loose human bone was recovered. It is assumed that this collection came from debris associated with the excavation of graves within the existing graveyard, which is still in use' (Byrne 2011, 204). Compiled by: Gearóid Conroy Updated by: Caimin O'Brien Date of revised upload: 12 March 2015

• KD020-009006 Graveyard
  Description

  On the W-edge of Rathmore village, a former Anglo-Norman borough (KD020-009001-), and overlooked by a fine motte (KD020-009004-) immediately to the N. An almost square area (est. dims. L c. 80m E-W; Wth c. 75m) enclosed by a stone wall contains a multi-period C of I church dedicated to St. Columcille in the W sector, which stood on site of or possibly incorporated the remains of a medieval church (KD020-009005-). The graveyard contains one freestanding granite cross (KD020-009007-) and four possible medieval crosses, (KD020-009008-, KD020-009010-, KD020-009013- and KD020-009014-), a medieval graveslab (KD020-009012-) and a 17th century cross (KD020-009011-). Compiled by: Gearóid Conroy Updated by: Caimin O'Brien Date of revised upload: 12 March 2015

• KD020-009007 Cross
  Description

  Small granite cross located S of church (KD020-009005-) close to SW angle, standing upright in graveyard (KD020-009006-). A crude, earthfast, granite cross with vestigial arms (H 0.76m; Wth 0.36m; T 0.25m) may be of early date(Bradley et al. 1986 vol. 4, 432; McCabe 2008, 159). Archaeological Monitoring undertaken in 2008 under licence no. 08E0681 associated with the removal of dumped spoil material along the southern and eastern external walls of the church (KD020-009004-), the existence of a previously unrecorded Cross Base (KD020-009014-) was attention by Mr. Warren Ogden. It was speculated that the Cross Base (KD020-009014-) might be associated with a Cross (KD020-009007-) located on the southern side of the church and on the southern edge of the dumped material mentioned above (Byrne 2014, 2). According to Byrne (2014, 7-15) 'the cross, which was the subject of the excavation, is located in the southern side of the church and located immediately south/adjacent the gravel footpath created during the 2008 works. Prior to the commencement of investigations the cross was not upright but lay partially collapsed to the south. The area to the immediate north comprises a higher area of ground, formed by previous dumping of material, much of which was removed in 2008. The investigations indicated that the cross has a total length of 1.64m. The shaft of the cross tapers to a blunt point from the arms to the base and to a blunt top, with a slight indentation, from the arms to the top. The widest element of the cross including the arms is 0.35m. The profile of the shaft indicated that the corner edges were both rounded and sharp. Following completion of the investigation, the cross was initially re-erected, with sods placed around the shaft for compaction. Inclement weather did not allow for full reinstatement of the cross but it was agreed that the trench would be fully backfilled when weather conditions would allow. However, due to a range of circumstances, the trench was not fully backfilled and the cross fell back into a sloping position. the cross was re-erected, with the arms aligned N-S, and the trench backfilled in April 2014. This entailed the placing of sods from the spoil heap generated by the excavations around the shaft together with large stones and the trench filled with the spoil. The surface of the trench was also covered in sods. Some loose soil from the spoil heap lies on the ground surface to the immediate east of the cross and this will be seeded with grass. It is intended that a layer of gravel, similar to that The profile of the Cross Base indicated that the southern edge is almost vertical, unlike that of the Cross. Furthermore, the E-W thickness of the Cross is greater than that of the mortise-hole. Both of these findings indicate that the Cross and Cross Base (KD020-009014-) are unrelated'. Compiled by: Gearóid Conroy Updated by: Caimin O'Brien Date of revised upload: 12 March 2015

• KD020-009008 Cross
  Description

  In a graveyard (KD020-009006-). A cross with a crucifixion scene first noted by Hendrick-Aylmer (1902, 381) and presumed missing (Bradley et al. 1986 vol. 4, 432) was subsequently discovered by the Naas Local History Group when undertaking a survey of the graveyard. According to McCabe (2000, 184-198), the top section of a cross of unusual fossiliferous stone, showing on one side, a crucifixion figure and, on the other, a carving of the Blessed Virgin, was found. It may date to the late-14/15th century. (McCabe 2008, 159-60) Compiled by: Gearóid Conroy Date of upload: 10 June 2011

• KD020-009010 Cross
  Description

  In a graveyard (KD020-009006-). A fragmented, tapering, octagonal, limestone shaft (dims. L 1.02m; Wth 0.2-0.24m) lies prostrate. (Bradley et al. 1986 vol. 4, 432) Compiled by: Gearóid Conroy Date of upload: 10 June 2011

• KD020-009011 Cross
  Description

  In a graveyard (KD020-009006-). A thin Latin cross of green grit with an anchor-shaped base (H 0.98m; Wth 0.52m; T 0.07m) standing at the head of a grave bears an incised inscription in Roman capitals commemorating Peirce Walsh and his wife Joan Malon and the dates 1686 and 1689. (Bradley et al. 1986 vol. 4, 431-2) Compiled by: Gearóid Conroy Date of upload: 10 June 2011

• KD020-009012 Graveslab
  Description

  Top half of rectangular graveslab (dims. H 0.76m x Wth 0.66m; T 0.17m) decorated in false-relief with an eight-armed segmented cross-head with four fleur-de-lis terminals contained within an incised double line circle, standing upright in SE quadrant of graveyard (KD020-009006-). A narrow chamfer can be seen running across the top of the graveslab. The precise location of the lower half of the graveslab could not be identified. According to Mr. Brian McCabe (pers. comm.) of the Naas Local History Group, a survey of the graveyard revealed, ' the two halves (in two separate areas of the graveyard) of a neatly executed limestone graveslab with an eight-point floriate cross in circle with a narrow carved shaft terminating in Calvary steps.' Compiled by: Gearóid Conroy Updated by: Caimin O'Brien Date of revised upload: 12 March 2015

• KD020-009013 Cross
  Description

  In a graveyard (KD020-009006-). According to Mr. Brian McCabe (pers. comm.) of the Naas Local History Group, a survey of the graveyard revealed, ' a substantially buried, roughly hewn, tapering granite cross' which may be associated with a possible cross-base nearby (KD020-009014-). Compiled by: Gearóid Conroy Date of upload: 10 June 2011

• KD020-009014 Cross
  Description

  In a graveyard (KD020-009006-). A small, earthfast, rectangular stone (ext. dims L 0.41m; Wth 0.35m; H above ground 0.19m) with a rectangular mortice (dims L 0.25m; Wth 0.2m; D 0.51m) may be a cross base. Known locally as the 'wart stone' (pers. comm. B. McCabe). In 2008 the cross-base was described by Byrne (2014, 8) as following; 'The existence of this previously unrecorded cross base, which is located to the south of the church (KD020-009005-) was brought to attention by Mr. Warren Ogden. Its long axis is aligned N-S and it comprises a square granite base with rounded corners (dims. 0.44m N-S x 0.38m E-W), with a central squared mortice-hole (0.27m x 0.2m). The mortice is wedge-shaped in profile and 0.55m in depth with a rounded base. The cross-base is earth-fast and no investigations, other that the removal of leaf detritus from the mortice hole, were undertaken with respect to this feature'. According to Mr. Brian McCabe (pers. comm.) of the Naas Local History Group, 'a substantially buried, roughly hewn, tapering granite cross (KD020-009013-)' may be associated with this cross-base. KD020-009014-_01.jpg Photograph of cross base (Photograph: M.E. Byrne) Compiled by: Gearóid Conroy Updated by: Caimin O'Brien Date of revised upload: 13 March 2014

• KD020-009015 Pit-burial
  Description

  In 1998, archaeological monitoring (Licence no. 98E0135: www.excavations.ie) of groundworks associated with the construction of a private house revealed two areas with high concentrations of charcoal. One proved to be a bowl-shaped pit that had been cut into the subsoil and filled to about half level with a series of layers of charcoal, red oxidised earth and ash. The pit had an original depth of c. 0.6m, but the upper half of the pit was filled with redeposited natural. A considerable quantity of burnt bone was found throughout the various fills of the pit. The second area was also a bowl-shaped pit and was c. 0.5m deep. The fill consisted mainly of redeposited natural with a terminal deposit of charcoal and ash in the centre of the pit. It produced only a small number of tiny fragments of bone and a few larger pieces, while small flecks of charcoal occurred as occasional inclusions within the fill of redeposited natural. Subsequent monitoring of level reduction near these features did not reveal any further evidence of archaeological material. Charcoal samples from returned a radiocarbon date range of AD 230-420 (95.4% confidence level). Compiled by: Gearóid Conroy Date of upload: 10 June 2011

• KD020-030 Enclosure
  Description

  Cropmark of circular-shaped enclosure (approx. diam. 18m) visible on Google earth aerial imagery. See attached image taken from Google Earth aerial photographs taken 28/06/2018 Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien based on details provided by Jean-Charles Caillère Date of upload: 30 April 2019

Architectural heritage

• Rathmore, gate lodge, 1860–1900 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached three-bay single-storey former gate lodge, c.1880. Renovated, c.1920, with single-bay single-storey lean-to projecting porch added to right. Now disused and derelict. Hipped roof with slate (lean-to to porch). Clay ridge tiles. Yellow brick chimney stack with red brick dressings. Timber eaves. Rainwater goods now gone. Rendered walls. Unpainted. Red brick dressings including quoins to corners. Square-headed openings. Stone sills. Red brick dressings. Window fittings now gone. Timber boarded door. Set back from road in own grounds. Grounds now mostly overgrown.

• Saint Columcille's Church (Rathmore), church/chapel, 1765–1770 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached three-bay single-storey Board of First Fruits-style Gothic-style Church of Ireland church, built 1766, with lancet-arch openings, single-bay single-storey gabled vestry projection to north and single-bay three-stage rubble stone tower to west on a square plan with corner pinnacles. Reroofed and renovated, c.1980. Gable-ended roof (gabled to vestry projection). Replacement artificial slate, c.1980. Concrete ridge tiles. Cast-iron rainwater goods on moulded cut-stone eaves course. Roof to tower not visible behind rubble stone parapet wall (probably flat-roof). Replacement roughcast walls, c.1980, over rubble stone construction. Unpainted. Rubble stone walls to tower. Rubble stone parapet wall with cut-stone coping having elongated pyramidal corner pinnacles. Lancet-arch window openings. Stone sills. Diamond-leaded fixed-pane timber windows. Round-headed blind openings to first stage to tower (possibly originally door opening) with rectangular recessed panel over. Elliptical-headed openings to third stage. Stone sills. Louvered timber panels. Set back from road in own landscaped grounds.Graveyard to site with various cut-stone grave markers, c.1780-c.1950.Gateway, c.1780, to east comprising pair of rubble stone piers with wrought iron double gates.

• The Glebe, demesne walls/gates/railings, 1800–1840 · Regional interest
  Description

  Gateway, c.1820, comprising pair of rendered piers with cast-iron double gates having spear head finials, curved flanking walls with rendered terminating piers and rendered flanking boundary wall. Sections of stone cobbling to circumference.

• The Glebe, house, 1800–1840 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached three-bay two-storey over basement house, c.1820, retaining early fenestration with single-bay single-storey flat-roofed projecting porch to centre and two-bay two-storey side elevations to north-west and to south-east having single-bay single-storey canted bay window and single-bay full-height gabled advanced bay to north-east. Extended, c.1880, comprising four-bay two-storey over raised basement block to north-east with single-bay single-storey over raised base box bay window to centre. Hipped roofs with slate (gabled to advanced bay to north-west). Clay ridge tiles. Rendered chimney stacks. Overhanging eaves on paired brackets. Cast-iron rainwater goods. Flat-roof to porch behind blocking course. Materials not visible. Roughcast walls. Unpainted. Rendered to porch with rendered corner pilasters having moulded cornice to blocking course over. Square-headed window openings. 6/3 and 6/6 timber sash windows to original block (including canted bay window to south-west having tripartite arrangement over). 2/2 timber sash windows to additional block. Timber casement windows to porch and to box bay window having part stained glass glazing. Replacement timber panelled door, c.1990. Overlight. Interior with timber panelled shutters to window openings. Set back from road in own mature landscaped grounds. Gravel drive and forecourt to front.Detached four-bay single-storey double-pile outbuilding with attic, c.1820, to north-east. Gable-ended double-pile (M-profile) roof with slate. Clay ridge tiles. Cut-stone coping to gables. Roughcast walls over rubble stone construction. Unpainted. Square-headed openings (including door opening to first floor to side elevation to south-west). Timber boarded fittings.

• Appletree Cottage, house, 1790–1810 · Regional interest
  Description

  End-of-terrace three-bay two-storey house, c.1800, retaining early fenestration with square-headed open internal porch to right ground floor. Reroofed, c.1980. Gable-ended roof. Replacement artificial slate, c.1980. Concrete ridge tiles. Rendered chimney stacks. Square rooflight inserted, c.1980. Replacement uPVC rainwater goods, c.1990. Roughcast walls. Unpainted. Square-headed openings. Stone sills. 3/6 timber sash windows. Square-headed door opening in open internal porch. Rendered surround. Timber panelled door. Road fronted. Tarmacadam footpath to front.Attached single-bay single-storey outbuilding with attic, c.1820, to north-west. Reroofed, c.1980. Gable-ended roof. Replacement artificial slate. Concrete ridge tiles. Rendered chimney stacks. Decorative timber bargeboards to gable. Replacement uPVC rainwater goods, c.1990. Roughcast walls. Unpainted. Oculus window opening to gable to north-west. Fixed-pane timber window.

• Rose Cottage, house, 1790–1810 · Regional interest
  Description

  Terraced five-bay two-storey house, c.1800, retaining original fenestration and originally with square-headed integral carriageway to right ground floor. Subsequently in use as Royal Irish Constabulary barracks/Garda Síochána station. Reroofed, c.1970. Now in residential use with carriageway now boarded-up. Gable-ended roof. Replacement artificial slate, c.1970. Clay ridge tiles. Rendered chimney stacks. Replacement uPVC rainwater goods, c.1990. Roughcast walls. Painted. Square-headed openings. Stone sills. 6/6 timber sash windows. Timber panelled door. Square-headed integral carriageway to right ground floor. Now boarded-up. Road fronted. Gravel verge to front.

• House, 1790–1810 · Regional interest
  Description

  Terraced three-bay two-storey house, c.1800, retaining original fenestration to first floor. Extensively renovated, c.1990. Gable-ended roof. Replacement artificial slate, c.1990. Concrete ridge tiles. Rendered chimney stacks. Replacement plastic rainwater goods, c.1990. Rendered walls. Painted. Square-headed openings. Stone sills. Replacement timber casement windows, c.1990, to ground floor. Original 3/6 timber sash windows to first floor. Replacement glazed timber panelled door, c.1990. Road fronted. Concrete footpath to front.

• House, 1790–1810 · Regional interest
  Description

  Terraced three-bay two-storey house, c.1800. Extensively renovated, c.1990. Gable-ended roof. Replacement artificial slate, c.1990. Concrete ridge tiles. Rendered chimney stacks. Replacement uPVC rainwater goods, c.1990. Rendered walls. Painted. Square-headed openings. Stone sills. Replacement timber casement windows, c.1990. Replacement glazed timber panelled door, c.1990. Road fronted. Gravel footpath to front.

• Chestnut Cottage, house, 1790–1810 · Regional interest
  Description

  Terraced three-bay two-storey house, c.1800. Extensively renovated and extended, c.1990, comprising two-bay two-storey return to rear to south-west forming L-shaped plan. Gable-ended roof on an L-shaped. Replacement artificial slate, c.1990. Concrete ridge tiles. Rendered chimney stacks. Square rooflight to return. Replacement uPVC rainwater goods, c.1990. Rendered walls. Painted. Square-headed openings. Stone sills (concrete to return). Replacement timber casement windows, c.1990. Replacement tongue-and-groove timber panelled door, c.1960. Road fronted. Gravel footpath to front.

• House, 1790–1810 · Regional interest
  Description

  End-of-terrace five-bay two-storey house, c.1800, on a cranked L-shaped plan (two-bay to north-east; three-bay to east). Extensively renovated and extended, c.1985, comprising single-bay single-storey lean-to return to rear to south-west. Gable-ended roof (lean-to to return). Replacement artificial slate, c.1985. Concrete ridge tiles. Rendered chimney stacks. Replacement plastic rainwater goods, c.1985. Rendered walls. Painted. Square-headed openings. Stone sills. Replacement timber casement windows, c.1985. Replacement timber panelled door, c.1985, to rear elevation to south-west. Road fronted. Gravel footpath to front. Enclosed grounds to rear to south-west.

• Catholic Church of the Immaculate Conception, church/chapel, 1820–1860 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached five-bay single-storey Gothic-style Catholic church, c.1840, on a cruciform plan originally single-cell comprising four-bay single-storey nave with single-bay single-storey range to north-west having single-bay single-storey gabled sacristy projection to south-west, single-bay single-storey lean-to advanced porch to north-east and cut-stone bellcote to gable. Extended, c.1880, comprising two-bay single-storey elongated transept to south-west and three-bay single-storey elongated transept to north-east. Renovated, c.1980, with two-bay single-storey flat-roofed sacristy projection added to south-east range. Gable-ended roofs with slate (gabled to original sacristy projection; lean-to to porch). Clay ridge tiles. Cut-stone coping to gables (with pinnacles to north-west). Cut-stone bellcote to gable to north-west on roughcast base with cross finial to apex. Cast-iron rainwater goods on eaves course. Flat-roof to additional sacristy projection. Bitumen felt. Roughcast walls. Painted. Cut-stone dressings including stepped buttresses to north-west and quoins to original sacristy projection. Recessed panels to south-east range (possibly originally openings). Lancet-arch window openings. Stone sills. Fixed-pane timber windows. Cut-stone mullioned window to original sacristy projection. Tripartite window opening to north-west. Square-headed door opening to lean-to porch. Cut-stone shouldered surround. Tongue-and-groove timber panelled door. Lancet-arch door opening to north-east. Tongue-and-groove timber panelled door. Set back from road in own grounds on a corner site. Gravel grounds to site.Group of three cut-stone grave markers, c.1860, to north-west.Freestanding Marian grotto, c.1955, to site.Roughcast boundary wall to site with sections of iron railings.

• Lilac Hall, farm house, 1740–1800 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached three-bay two-storey house, c.1760, on a symmetrical plan with single-bay two-storey flat-roofed projecting entrance bay to centre on a polygonal plan having round-headed door opening and originally with tripartite window openings to flanking bays. Reroofed and extended, c.1840, comprising single-bay single-storey end bay to south-west. Refenestrated, c.1995. Gable-ended roofs. Replacement slate, c.1840. Clay ridge tiles. Rendered chimney stacks. Rendered coping to gables. Cast-iron rainwater goods on eaves course. Flat-roof to projecting entrance bay. Mineral felt. Roughcast walls. Unpainted. Square-headed window openings. Cut-stone sills. Replacement uPVC casement windows, c.1995. Early 6/6 timber sash window to end bay. Round-headed door opening. Cut-stone Gibbsian surround. Replacement timber panelled door, c.1995. Spoked fanlight. Set back from road in own landscaped grounds. Gravel forecourt to front.Gateway, c.1840, to north-west comprising pair of piers with wrought iron double gates.

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Radon

At the centre of the townland of Rathmore West, about 1 in 10 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels. Testing a home

Landslides

The 1:50,000 map rates the landslide susceptibility here as moderately high, moderately low, low, partly inferred.

Terrain model

LiDAR of the Office of Public Works, flown in 2011, at 2 m: tile OPW_2874 (ZIP).

Flooding

The Office of Public Works publishes its flood maps on floodinfo.ie.

Radon Risk Map of Ireland, Environmental Protection Agency, and Landslide Susceptibility Classification, Geological Survey Ireland, both under 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 Rathmore West with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Kildare.

Name

Rathmore West · An Ráth Mhór Thiar

Area

3,766,555 m² (376.66 ha, 930.74 acres)

Civil parish

Rathmore, and its townlands

Barony

Naas North

Electoral division

Rathmore, the unit of the census

Census 2022

1,175 people lived in 367 households in the Rathmore electoral division. 92% of households owned their home. 26% of homes were built since 2001. 7% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 0% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Broguestown, Eadestown, Greenmount, Haynestown, Newtown, Punchestown Lower, Rathmore East, Wolfestown

Placenames

Rathmore West 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.