Lissooleen

7 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Lissooleen, from 428 m² to 112,287 m² (11.23 ha, 27.75 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 18 neighbouring parcels touch it.

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No zone of a development plan covers Lissooleen 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.

No planning application touches the townland of Lissooleen in the national file, which goes back to 2010.

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 Lissooleen.

Recorded monuments

• KE030-028 Standing stone
  Description

  'This 2.10m tall, irregularly shaped standing stone is situated immediately to the north-west of a bi-vallate ringfort (KE030-029----) in a field which is used for grazing. This field is bounded to the west and south by the River Lee, and the surrounding land contains areas of limestone outcrop. This red sandstone gallaun is aligned NNW/SSE, rectangular at base where it measures 0.50m by 0.35, bulges out slightly about 1.0m above the ground to 0.60m by 0.40m, before tapering to a point. A 10cm wide, 2cm deep band has been worn into the stone c.0.20m from the base, although no pock marks are evident. Two hollows occur on the north face of the stone, 8cm and 4cm wide respectively, and both 2cm deep. These are natural solution hollows. This stone stands on the western limits of a low mound. The survey carried out by the Irish Tourism Association in 1944-45 (MS copy Kerry County Library) describes the fort at Lissooleen (KE030-029----) as two ringed with a north facing entrance. It also note that outside the entrance there is a tall slender "gallaun" 8feet high and that 2 feet above the ground a ring has been worn in the stone.' Description from ‘The Prehistoric Settlement of the Lee Valley, Tralee, Co. Kerry; A Landscape Perspective’ by Michael Connolly. PhD Thesis UCC 2008 Date of upload: 09 July 2012

• KE030-029 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  The Archaeological Survey of Ireland (ASI) is in the process of providing information on all monuments on The Historic Environment Viewer (HEV). Currently the information for this record has not been uploaded. To access available information for research purposes please make an appointment in advance with the Archive Unit (open Fridays 10.00 am – 5.00 pm), Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, The Custom House, Dublin 1 D01W6XO or email NMarchive@housing.gov.ie.

• KE030-029001 Hut site
  Description

  The Archaeological Survey of Ireland (ASI) is in the process of providing information on all monuments on The Historic Environment Viewer (HEV). Currently the information for this record has not been uploaded. To access available information for research purposes please make an appointment in advance with the Archive Unit (open Fridays 10.00 am – 5.00 pm), Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, The Custom House, Dublin 1 D01W6XO or email NMarchive@housing.gov.ie.

• KE030-029002 Souterrain
  Description

  The Archaeological Survey of Ireland (ASI) is in the process of providing information on all monuments on The Historic Environment Viewer (HEV). Currently the information for this record has not been uploaded. To access available information for research purposes please make an appointment in advance with the Archive Unit (open Fridays 10.00 am – 5.00 pm), Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, The Custom House, Dublin 1 D01W6XO or email NMarchive@housing.gov.ie.

• KE030-085 Mound
  Description

  'The standing stone (KE030- 028----) marks the north-western extent of a low earthen sub-circular mound which measures 28.0m E-W by 14.5m N-S. The southern side of the site has been cut by the construction of the ringfort (KE030-029----). At its highest the mound attains a maximum height of 1.0m. This site is grass covered and slopes sharply to the surrounding ground level at north.' Compiled by Michael Connolly for the Archaeological Survey of Ireland as part of a survey of the Lee Valley area in 1996-97. Date of upload: 4 May 2012

• KE030-108 Linear earthwork
  Description

  'The linear earthwork measures 50m in total length, although some small breaks in the bank, c.1.00m in width do occur. It has an average width of 6.00m, and an average height of 1.00m. This earthwork seems to be constructed of a mixture of earth and stones, and is aligned NNE/SSW. These may also be the result of burnt mounds being constructed on or against this bank. This earthwork would seem to have been constructed by piling up the earth from each side, although it is slightly higher on the western side i.e. the side nearest the river.' Compiled by Michael Connolly for the Archaeological Survey of Ireland as part of a survey of the Lee Valley area in 1996-97. Date of upload: 27 April 2012

• KE030-109 Burnt mound
  Description

  'A circular mound which measures 11.5m N-S by 7.0m E-W and is 0.65m in height, and appears to be filled with stone.' Compiled by Michael Connolly for the Archaeological Survey of Ireland as part of a survey of the Lee Valley area in 1996-97. Date of upload: 27 April 2012

• KE030-110 Burnt mound
  Description

  'A kidney-shaped mound, 12.50m N-S by 8.00m E-W and is 0.60m in height. Again it appears to be stone filled. The trough area opens to the east and is 3.00m N-S by 3.50m E-W.' Compiled by Michael Connolly for the Archaeological Survey of Ireland as part of a survey of the Lee Valley area in 1996-97. Date of upload: 27 April 2012

• KE030-111 Burnt mound
  Description

  'A similar mound occurs immediately to the north [of KE030-110----]. This measures 10.0m N-S by 9.00m E-W by 0.60m in height. A trough area opens to the east and measures 3.00m N-S by 2.50m E-W.' Compiled by Michael Connolly for the Archaeological Survey of Ireland as part of a survey of the Lee Valley area in 1996-97. Date of upload: 27 April 2012

• KE030-112 Burnt mound
  Description

  'A small stone filled circular mound 7.00m N-S by 8.00m E-W and 0.50m in height.' Compiled by Michael Connolly for the Archaeological Survey of Ireland as part of a survey of the Lee Valley area in 1996-97. Date of upload: 27 April 2012

• KE030-113 Burnt mound
  Description

  'A small kidney-shaped mound 6.50m N-S by 4.30m E-Wand 0.50m in height. The curved trough area opens to the west and measures 1.5m by 1.3m.' Compiled by Michael Connolly for the Archaeological Survey of Ireland as part of a survey of the Lee Valley area in 1996-97. Date of upload: 27 April 2012

• KE030-114 Burnt mound
  Description

  'A low horse shoe shaped mound which measures 12.0m E-W by 7.50m N-S and is 4.30m in height. The trough area opens to the north and measures 4.00m E-W by 3.00m N-S.' Compiled by Michael Connolly for the Archaeological Survey of Ireland as part of a survey of the Lee Valley area in 1996-97. Date of upload: 27 April 2012

• KE030-115 Burnt mound
  Description

  'A low, almost circular mound which measures 8.50m N-S by 7.70m E-W, stone filled and is 0.30m high.' Compiled by Michael Connolly for the Archaeological Survey of Ireland as part of a survey of the Lee Valley area in 1996-97. Date of upload: 27 April 2012

• KE030-116 Burnt mound
  Description

  'To the west of this (KE030-115----) is another circular mound of almost identical dimensions, 8.00m N-S by 7.00m E-W and is 0.40m in height.' Compiled by Michael Connolly for the Archaeological Survey of Ireland as part of a survey of the Lee Valley area in 1996-97. Date of upload: 27 April 2012

• KE030-117 Burnt mound
  Description

  'An amorphous mound of field clearance, now substantially overgrown, occurs near the river. It seems to be the result of reclaimation of this side of the field, and a large amount of burnt stone and charcoal can be seen in this mound.' Compiled by Michael Connolly for the Archaeological Survey of Ireland as part of a survey of the Lee Valley area in 1996-97. Date of upload: 27 April 2012

• KE030-118 Burnt mound
  Description

  'A substantial amount of burnt stone and red burnt and scorched clay lies in the shallows of the river. Some of the clay lumps have been baked hard, almost into a pottery-like texture, and therefore must have been exposed to intense heat. This would therefore seem to represent the remains of a fulacht fiadh which has been bulldozed into the river at this point, probably at the same time as the above mound was created, during the same field clearing exercise.' Compiled by Michael Connolly for the Archaeological Survey of Ireland as part of a survey of the Lee Valley area in 1996-97. Date of upload: 27 April 2012

Architectural heritage

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

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 Lissooleen, about 1 in 5 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.

Terrain model

LiDAR of the Office of Public Works, flown in 2011, at 2 m: tile OPW_160 (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 Lissooleen with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Kerry.

Name

Lissooleen

Area

118,603 m² (11.86 ha, 29.31 acres)

Civil parish

Ballymacelligott, and its townlands

Barony

Trughanacmy

Electoral division

O'Brennan, the unit of the census

Census 2022

538 people lived in 177 households in the O'Brennan electoral division. 91% of households owned their home. 38% of homes were built since 2001. 8% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 2% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Ballinknock, Carrignafeela, Clogherclemin, Kilquane, Potaley

Placenames

Lissooleen 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.