Kilrainy

26 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Kilrainy, from 282 m² to 526,855 m² (52.69 ha, 130.19 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 35 neighbouring parcels touch it.

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No zone of a development plan covers Kilrainy 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.

• 2 Oct 2023Conditional

  1. Quarry development and associated processing previously permitted under P. Reg. Ref. No. 99/2042 and ABP Ref. PL09.123207) to include drilling, blasting, crushing and screening of rock; and lateral extension to same, with an overall extraction area of c. 6.2 hectares with no vertical deepening below the existing quarry floor. The appropriate period of planning register reference 99/2042 was extended by order dated 03/02/2017 by P. Reg. Ref. No. 16/1246; 2. Importation of up to 35,000 tonnes per annum of processed fine aggregate, principally sand for use in readymix concrete production on site; 3. Use of buildings and structures associated with the sand and gravel pit previously granted planning permission under P. Reg. Ref. No. 03/2754 comprising of the crushing, washing and screening plant with associated silt disposal lagoons; readymix concrete batching plant including powerhouse; prefabricated office; weighbridge; workshop building with concrete laboratory and bunded fuel tanks; aggregate storage bays; and one liquid effluent treatment system unit; 4. Closure of the existing site entrance with provision of a new site entrance located to the north of the existing entrance; realignment of the main internal site access road from the new site entrance to the central processing area with provision of a new wheelwash system; acoustic fence screening (c.2m in height x 170m in length); and a new screening berm along the western site boundary; 5. Restoration of the site lands will be to a combination of beneficial agricultural and ecological after-uses; 6. All associated site works within an overall application area of c. 51.7 hectares. The proposed operational period is for 10 years plus 2 years to complete restoration (total duration sought 12 years); and 7. Provision is also made for 3 no. sections of road improvements (widening) along the haul route between the site entrance and the R148 regional road. The proposals at the identified locations include for works in the public road and verge that aim to achieve a consistent carriageway width of 6.0m along with provision of verge widening on the inside of the three bends to improve forward visibility and intervisibility for all opposed traffic including traffic generated by the proposed development. An Environmental Impact Assessment Report (EIAR) and Natura Impact Statement (NIS) have been prepared in respect of this planning application

  Permission · Kildare County Council, 2360266

• 28 Jan 2022Refused

  (1) Quarry development and associated processing previously permitted under Pl. Reg. Ref. No. 99/2042 and ABP Ref. PL09.123207 to include drilling, blasting, crushing and screening of rock; and extension to same with deepening to 40m AOD, with an overall extraction area of c. 6.2 hectares with associated water settlement lagoon and hydrocarbon interceptor for discharge of clean water off-site. The appropriate period of planning register reference 99/2042 was extended by order dated 03/02/2017 by Pl. Reg. Ref. No. 16/1246: (2) Extension of c. 20.3 hectares to the current sand and gravel extraction area (Pl. Reg. Ref. No. 03/2754 / ABP Ref. PL09.209480 and Pl. Reg. Ref. No. 97/1731) with processing that includes crushing, washing and screening; and provision of perimeter screening berms. The sand and gravel extraction will be dry working above the water table; (3) Continued use of buildings and structures associated with the sand and gravel pit previously granted planning permission under Pl. Reg. Ref. No. 03/2754 comprising of the crushing, washing and screening plant with associated silt disposal lagoons: readymix concrete batching plant including powerhouse: prefabricated office; weighbridge; workshop building with concrete laboratory and bunded fuel tanks; aggregate storage bays; and one liquid effluent treatment system unit; (4) Closure of the existing site entrance with provision of a new site entrance located to the north of the existing entrance; realignment of the main internal site access road from the new site entrance to the central processing area; provision of a screening berm along western site boundary and relocation of the existing wheelwash; (5) Restoration of the site lands will be to a combination of beneficial agricultural and ecological after-uses; (6) All associated site works within an overall application area of c. 71.3 hectares. The proposed operational period is for 20 years plus 2 years to complete restoration (total duration sought 22 years). An Environmental Impact Assessment Report (EIAR) and Natura Impact Statement (NIS) have been prepared in respect of this planning application. Revised by Significant Further Information which consists of alterations/changes to the EIAR and the NIS and also includes a Hydrogeological Risk Assessment

  Permission · Kildare County Council, 2283

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 Kilrainy.

Recorded monuments

• KD003-002001 Ecclesiastical enclosure
  Description

  On a gentle E-facing pasture slope. A sub-rectangular area (ext. dims. L 47.9m E-W; Wth 34.3m N-S) is defined by a broad, flat-topped earthen bank (Wth 1.7-3.1m; int. H 0.2m at S-1.1m at E and W; ext. H 0.9-1.3m) faced externally by a modern, mortared stone wall, with entrance gate at NE (Wth 2.6m). An internal path (Wth 2.2-2.8m) skirts the bank and may overlie an older fosse-line and encloses a slightly raised circular, central area (diam. 18-20m) which is defined by a scarp (H 0.5-1.4m). The interior contains a church (KD003-002002-) and a graveyard (KD003-002003-) and the perimeter carries mature chestnut and ash trees. A bullaun stone (KD003-002004-) was noted c. 50m to the NE of the monument in 1985 (SMR file). Visible as being overgrown with trees in a recent aerial photograph (OSi Orthophoto 2005). Compiled by: Gearóid Conroy Date of upload: 10 June 2011

• KD003-002002 Church
  Description

  In a possible early ecclesiastical enclosure (KD003-002001-) which also contains a graveyard (KD003-002003-). Shown to E of centre of the graveyard on both editions of the OS 6-inch map. No visible surface trace survives and the area contains a dense concentration of burials. Visible as being overgrown with trees in a recent aerial photograph (OSi Orthophoto 2005). Compiled by: Gearóid Conroy Date of upload: 10 June 2011

• KD003-002003 Graveyard
  Description

  In a possible early ecclesiastical enclosure (KD003-002001-) which also contains a church (KD003-002002-). Still in use, with the earliest legible grave markers dating to the 19th c. Visible as being overgrown with trees in a recent aerial photograph (OSi Orthophoto 2005). Compiled by: Gearóid Conroy Date of upload: 10 June 2011

• KD003-002004 Bullaun stone
  Description

  On a gentle E-facing pasture slope, c. 50m to the NE of a possible early ecclesiastical enclosure (KD003-002001-) which contains a church (KD003-002002-) and a graveyard (KD003-002003-). A bullaun stone was noted here in 1985 (SMR file), but was not located on the current visit. Compiled by: Gearóid Conroy Date of upload: 10 June 2011

• KD003-002005 Road - road/trackway
  Description

  A disused trackway (Wth 3-5m) is traceable E-W (L c. 150m) and is defined on either side by a very low scarp. It forks at its E end; one section heading NE and the other SE. It avoids, passing to the N of, a possible ecclesiastical enclosure (KD003-002001-) containing a church (KD003-002002-) and a graveyard (KD003-002003-) and may have been associated with 'Kilrainy House' to the S. Compiled by: Gearóid Conroy Date of upload: 10 June 2011

• KD003-026 Barrow - ring-barrow
  Description

  On the summit of Ballykane Hill (OD 398 feet). An archaeological excavation (Excavation Licence no. 04E1318) carried out in 2004 confirmed the site as a previously unrecorded ring-barrow, comprising a central mound surrounded by a ditch and an external bank, with an entrance to the southwest. The maximum external diameter of the site was 22m north-south. Finds included worked flints, copper-alloy fragments, unburnt and cremated animal bone and cremated human bone. (Lynch 2007, 202 (No. 843)) Compiled by: Gearóid Conroy Date of upload: 10 June 2011

• KD003-028 Excavation - miscellaneous
  Description

  In 2002, archaeological monitoring (Licence No. 02E0404) took place in advance of a proposed quarry development. Three features uncovered near a low hillock, the highest point of a low gravel ridge, in an area measuring 40m in diameter, were interpreted as possible corn-drying kilns and were subsequently archaeologically excavated (Licence No. 02E0450). However, no flues were identified, and, although the features were associated with in situ burning, they could not be classified as corn-drying kilns. (www.excavations.ie) Compiled by: Gearóid Conroy Date of upload: 10 June 2011

• KD003-033 Kiln - lime
  Description

  In 2004, archaeological excavation (Licence No. 04E1181) of a stone feature revealed a limekiln. Its upper portion had collapsed, but the bowl of the kiln and a flue, defined by two walls, were identified. The kiln was almost keyhole in shape. The pit (bowl) was almost circular (diam. 1.7m) and survived to a maximum height of 1.25m. It would initially have been significantly higher, as up to 0.8m of rubble was removed before the upper stones of the bowl were uncovered. (www.excavations.ie; 'Excavations 2004' 2007, No. 845, p.202) Compiled by: Gearóid Conroy Date of upload: 10 June 2011

Architectural heritage

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

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 Kilrainy, 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

No LiDAR survey of the Office of Public Works covers the centre of the townland of Kilrainy.

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 Kilrainy with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Kildare.

Name

Kilrainy · Cill Ríonaí

Area

2,163,984 m² (216.4 ha, 534.73 acres)

Civil parish

Kilrainy, and its townlands

Barony

Carbury

Electoral division

Kilrainy, the unit of the census

Census 2022

773 people lived in 241 households in the Kilrainy electoral division. 82% of households owned their home. 41% of homes were built since 2001. 6% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 0% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Ballycowan, Balrinnet, Claremount, Cornamucklagh, Derryart, Killinagh, Kilrathmurry

Placenames

Kilrainy 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.