Oldconnell

381 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Oldconnell, from 3 m² to 2,150,143 m² (215.01 ha, 531.31 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 64 neighbouring parcels touch it.

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

No zone of a development plan covers Oldconnell 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.

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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 Oldconnell.

Recorded monuments

• KD023-011 Church
  Description

  In a graveyard (KD023-011001-). Only overgrown foundation walls were visible in 1993 (SMR file). A font (KD023-011002-), presumably from this church, is placed in front of the adjoining Oldconnell House to the E. Compiled by: Gearóid Conroy Date of upload: 23 May 2012

• KD023-011001 Graveyard
  Description

  Adjoining Oldconnell House and buildings to the E, with a fine motte (KD023-012----) visible c. 100m to the SW. A roughly trapezoidal shaped area (c. 55m E-W; c. 48m N-S) is enclosed by a roughly coursed stone wall (H c. 1.5m) on W and N, modern buildings on E, but is open to the S along which a path runs. An earthen bank runs inside the N boundary wall. The interior is higher than the immediately surrounding area and contains the foundation walls of a ruined church (KD023-011----) Table tombs, slabs and headstones mark burials from the 18th-20th centuries. Abutting the graveyard at SW is a small area enclosed by a stone wall with entrance gate and cross at S. The interior appears to be featureless. (http://kildare.co/Graveyard-Details.asp?ID=K133 Last accessed 23 May 2012) Compiled by: Gearóid Conroy Date of upload: 23 May 2012

• KD023-011002 Font
  Description

  At the front (E) of Oldconnell House. A square granite font (L 0.65m; Wth 0.65m; H. 0.45m) has a circular base with rounded corners and a central drainage hole. It probably came from the now ruined church (KD023-011----) in the graveyard (KD023-011001-) immediately W of Oldconnell House. Compiled by: Gearóid Conroy Date of upload: 23 May 2012

• KD023-012 Castle - motte and bailey
  Description

  In open parkland on the grounds of Oldconnell House, some 230m E of the River Liffey. A large well-preserved, circular, steep sided, flat-topped earthen mound (base diams. 76m N-S; 69m E-W; summit diams. 21.7m N-S; 20.8m E-W; max H. 11.2m at E; 10.5m at W) is surrounded by a wide, shallow fosse (max. Wth 11.4m at W; max D. 3m). A cresentic bailey at W (L 55m E-W; Wth 29.2m N-S) is defined by a scarp except at E where the fosse separates it from the motte. Compiled by: Gearóid Conroy Date of upload: 25 May 2012

Architectural heritage

• Saint Conleth's and Saint Mary's National School, school, 1950–1955 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached multiple-bay double-height national school, built 1952, on an irregular plan comprising seven-bay double-height entrance block with five-bay double-height return to rear to north-west having seven-bay double-height wing north-east and seven-bay double-height wing to north-west. Refenestrated, c.1995. Gable-ended roofs with clay tiles. Clay ridge tiles. Sproketed eaves. Timber eaves and bargeboards. Cast-iron rainwater goods. Roughcast walls on red brick Running bond plinths. Unpainted. Rendered battered piers to front (south-east) elevation of entrance block. Square-headed window openings (in tripartite arrangement to end bays to entrance block). Concrete sills (with red brick dressings to tripartite openings). Replacement uPVC casement windows, c.1995. Square-headed door opening. Tongue-and-groove timber panelled double doors. Overlight. Set back from road in own grounds. Tarmacadam yard to front. Roughcast boundary wall to site with red brick dressings having red brick piers with iron gates.

• The Bridge, bridge, 1910–1950 · Regional interest
  Description

  Three-arch road bridge over river, c.1930, with triangular cut-waters, rendered stringcourse to parapet walls and rendered coping.. Rendered walls. Unpainted. Rendered triangular cut-waters. Rendered stringcourse to parapet walls. Rendered parapet walls with rendered coping. Three segmental arches. Rendered soffits. Sited spanning River Liffey with grass banks to river.

• Newbridge National School, school, 1910–1915 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached fifteen-bay single-storey red brick national school, dated 1914, on a complex plan with series of three three-bay single-storey gabled projecting bays having single-bay single-storey lower porches to projecting bays to left (south-east) and to right (north-west) with six-bay single-storey side elevations having three-bay single-storey gabled advanced bay to side elevation to north-east. Refenestrated, c.1990. Gable-ended roofs with slate (some gable-fronted; hipped to porches). Red clay ridge tiles. Timber bargeboards to gables. Cast-iron rainwater goods on moulded red brick eaves course. Red brick Flemish bond walls. Yellow brick dressings including quoins to corners and panels to gables forming ‘relieving arches’. Cut-stone date stone/plaque. Shallow segmental-headed window openings (most arranged in groups of three). Stone sills. Replacement uPVC casement windows. Shallow segmental-headed door openings to porches. Replacement glazed uPVC doors, c.1990. Set back from road in own grounds. Tarmacadam yard to site. Roughcast boundary wall to front.

• Saint Conleth's Catholic Church, presbytery/parochial/curate's house, 1840–1860 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached three-bay two-storey presbytery, c.1850, on an L-shaped plan with elliptical-headed door opening to centre and single-bay two-storey side elevations to north-east and to south-west having single-bay two-storey return to rear to south-east. Extended, c.1920, comprising single-bay single-storey flat-roofed infill return to rear to east. Renovated and refenestrated, c.1990, with single-bay single-storey gabled projecting glazed porch added to front. Hipped roof on an L-shaped plan with slate. Clay ridge tiles. Rendered chimney stacks. Timber eaves. Cast-iron rainwater goods. Flat-roofed to infill return behind parapet walls. Materials not visible. Gabled to porch. Ribbed Perspex in uPVC frame. Roughcast walls. Unpainted. Cut-stone string/sill course to first floor. Roughcast walls to infill return. Unpainted. Rendered coping to parapet wall. Square-headed window openings. Stone sills. Cut-stone sill course to first floor. Replacement uPVC casement windows. Elliptical-headed door opening. Timber pilaster doorcase. Timber panelled door. Decorative fanlight. Square-headed openings to porch. Fixed-pane uPVC windows with glazed uPVC door. Set back from road in grounds shared with Catholic church. Tarmacadam forecourt to front.Detached four-bay single-storey rubble stone coach house with attic, c.1850, to south-east originally with elliptical-headed integral carriageway to right ground floor. Reroofed, c.1940, with carriageway blocked-up. Barrel-roofed. Replacement corrugated-iron. Random rubble stone walls. Iron tie bars. Outline of elliptical-headed integral carriageway to right ground floor. Red brick block-and-start surround. Now blocked-up (rubble stone).Rubble stone screen wall, c.1850, to south-east with square-headed pedestrian opening having cut-granite surround and lintel.

• Saint Conleth's Catholic Church, church/chapel, 1845–1860 · National interest
  Description

  Detached seven-bay double-height Catholic church, built 1847-59, on a cruciform plan comprising five-bay double-height nave with single-bay double-height transepts to north-east and to south-west, single-bay double-height chancel to south-east having four-bay single-storey flanking bays (including sacristy projection), and single-bay four-stage entrance tower to north-west on a square plan having single-bay single-storey lean-to flanking porches. Gable-ended roofs on a cruciform plan with slate (gable-ended to flanking ranges to south-east; pyramidal to tower; lean-to to flanking porches). Clay ridge tiles. Rendered chimney stack to flanking range. Cut-stone coping to gables with cross finials to apexes. Cast-iron rainwater goods on eaves course. Rendered walls. Unpainted. Cut-stone dressings including quoins to corners. Rendered dressings including stepped buttresses (clasping to tower) with cut-stone coping. Cut-stone string/sill course to nave. Cut-stone stringcourses to each stage to tower. Lancet-arch window openings to nave. Cut-stone sill course. Cut-stone hood mouldings over. Traceried (three-light) windows to transepts. Cut-stone sills. Cut-stone block-and-start surrounds. Traceried (five-light) window to chancel to south-east. Cut-stone sills. Cut-stone block-and-start surround with lancet-arch relieving arch over having cut-stone voussoirs. Fixed-pane stained glass windows to all openings. Trefoil-headed window openings to flanking ranges. Stone sills and surrounds. Fixed-pane windows. Lancet-arch window openings to tower (paired to top stage). Cut-stone chamfered surrounds. Cut-stone hood mouldings over. Diamond-leaded fixed-pane windows to second and third stages. Louvered fittings to top stage. Pointed-arch door openings. Cut-stone chamfered surrounds with hood mouldings over. Tongue-and-groove timber panelled double doors with decorative overlights. Full-height interior open into roof. Carved timber pews. Carved timber confessional boxes. Moulded plaster surrounds to openings. Stained glass windows. Timber panelled gallery to first floor to north-west on pillars. Exposed timber roof construction on corbels. Carved marble Gothic-style reredos to chancel. Set back from road in own grounds. Tarmacadam forecourt to front.Gateway, c.1855, to north-west comprising pair of open work Gothic-style cast-iron piers having quatrefoil motifs, castellated capping, decorative finials and decorative cast-iron double gates.

• Holy Family Convent, convent/nunnery, 1830–1870 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached nine-bay two-storey yellow brick convent, c.1850, possibly over basement on a U-shaped plan comprising five-bay two-storey central block with single-bay two-storey gabled advanced entrance bay to centre, two-bay two-storey gabled advanced flanking end bays, two-bay two-storey side elevations to north-east and to south-west, and pair of four-bay two-storey returns to rear to south-east. Hipped gabled roof with slate (gabled to entrance bay and to flanking end bays; hipped gabled to returns). Clay ridge tiles. Rendered chimney stacks. Cut-stone coping to gables with finials to apexes. Timber eaves and bargeboards. Cast-iron rainwater goods. Yellow brick Flemish bond walls. Vitrified black brick stringcourse to openings to ground floor. Cut-stone string/sill course to window openings to first floor. Cut-sandstone medallions to first floor entrance bay. Rendered walls to rear elevation to south-east. Unpainted. Pointed-arch window openings (in tripartite arrangement to ground floor to flanking end bays) in recessed surrounds. Cut-stone sills. Red and vitrified black brick dressings. Red brick lancet relieving arches to first floor to flanking end bays. 4/4 timber sash windows. Oculus openings to gables. Red and vitrified black brick surrounds. Cut-sandstone pierced fittings. Square-headed door opening in pointed-arch recess. Cut-stone shouldered doorcase. Replacement glazed timber panelled door, c.1980, with sidelights and overlights. Trefoil opening over in cut-stone surround. Decorative fixed-pane fitting. Octafoil opening to first floor in cut-sandstone medallion. Red brick and vitrified black brick dressings. Fixed-pane window. Set back from road in own grounds.

Designated sites: National Parks and Wildlife Service. Recorded monuments: Sites and Monuments Record, National Monuments Service. Buildings: National Inventory of Architectural Heritage. Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, CC BY 4.0. Works at or in relation to a recorded monument need two months' written notice to the National Monuments Service (National Monuments (Amendment) Act 1994, section 12).

Radon

At the centre of the townland of Oldconnell, 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 low, partly inferred. Parts of the land are made ground.

Terrain model

LiDAR of the Office of Public Works, flown in 2011, at 2 m: tile OPW_2624 (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 Oldconnell with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Kildare.

Name

Oldconnell

Area

2,746,723 m² (274.67 ha, 678.73 acres)

Civil parish

Oldconnell, and its townlands

Barony

Connell

Electoral division

Oldconnell, the unit of the census

Census 2022

1,043 people lived in 308 households in the Oldconnell electoral division. 89% of households owned their home. 39% of homes were built since 2001. 7% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 0% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Common, Coolreagh, Greatconnell, Littleconnell, Morristown Upper, Piercetown, Rosberry, Tankardsgarden

Placenames

Oldconnell 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.