Rahoneen

23 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Rahoneen, from 795 m² to 477,606 m² (47.76 ha, 118.02 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 22 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 Rahoneen 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.

• 27 Feb 2024Conditional

  Retention permission to retain (a) elevational changes to existing dwelling house granted planning permission under Planning Ref No. 03/3764, including 2 velux windows to front, first floor windows on east and west sides, patio door in lieu of bay window on west side, minor changes to window sizes, and (b) location of existing site entrance

  Retention, 1 home · Kerry County Council, 2460111

Source: National Planning Applications, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, CC BY 4.0. Applicants are not shown.

Designated sites

• Special Area of Conservation: Akeragh, Banna and Barrow Harbour SAC 000332
• Special Protection Area: Tralee Bay Complex SPA 004188
• Proposed Natural Heritage Area: Akeragh, Banna And Barrow Harbour 000332

Recorded monuments

• KE020-049 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  Internal diameter 53m N-S, 59m E-W Lisnaweenoch/Lios na Muimhneach, ringfort of the Munstermen. This rath is situated in the corner of a pastoral field. The W bank is cut by a fieldbank running N-S and two fieldbanks run into the SE corner. This univallate rath is sub-rectangular in plan. The enclosing earthen bank rises to a maximum height of 3m externally, 1.6m internally and 7m in width at the base. A wide exterior fosse surrounds this bank, measuring 3m in maximum width and 1m below the surrounding land. Situated in the centre of the interior is a possible house -site (KE020-049001-), oval shaped and constructed of stone. It measures 19m N-S and 22m E-W externally. The width of the bank measures c 3m, the external height of the bank measures .6m, while the internal height measures .4m-.6m. In the NW sector of the interior of this house-site is a small depression, 4m x 3.5m. The above description is derived from C. Toal, ‘North Kerry Archaeological Survey’. Dingle. Brandon in association with FAS Training and Employment Authority (1995), no. 700. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 2 August 2013

• KE020-049001 House - indeterminate date
  Description

  Lisnaweenoch/Lios na Muimhneach, ringfort of the Munstermen. Rath KE020-049---- is situated in the corner of a pastoral field. Situated in the centre of the interior is a possible house -site (KE020-049001-), oval shaped and constructed of stone. It measures 19m N-S and 22m E-W externally. The width of the bank measures c 3m, the external height of the bank measures .6m, while the internal height measures .4m-.6m. In the NW sector of the interior of this house-site is a small depression, 4m x 3.5m. The above description is derived from C. Toal, ‘North Kerry Archaeological Survey’. Dingle. Brandon in association with FAS Training and Employment Authority (1995), no. 700. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 2 August 2013

• KE020-050 Enclosure
  Description

  Internal diameter 33.3m N-S, 30m E-W This univallate rath is situated to the S of Tobernahornah holy well (KE020-050001-) in the corner of a field. Rahoneen Castle (KE020-058001-) can clearly be seen to the W. It has been much levelled and is barely distinguishable above the ground. It consists of a circular area enclosed by a low, wide earthen bank. The bank is c 5.8m wide and rises to .6m-.9m high both internally and externally. The above description is derived from C. Toal, ‘North Kerry Archaeological Survey’. Dingle. Brandon in association with FAS Training and Employment Authority (1995), no. 703. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 2 August 2013

• KE020-050001 Ritual site - holy well
  Description

  This is marked on the 1841-42 OS map as a circular enclosure, but on the 1897 OS map as 'Toberna- hornach'. Situation and Description: This well has been completely covered over and no surface trace can be seen. Immediately to the S lies a univallate rath (KE020-050----). The above description is derived from C. Toal, ‘North Kerry Archaeological Survey’. Dingle. Brandon in association with FAS Training and Employment Authority (1995), no. 913. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 3 August 2013

• KE020-051 Enclosure
  Description

  Situated about 134m SE of KE020-049----, this circular enclosure is marked on the 1842 OS map. It does not appear on the later edition of 1897, but shows up quite clearly on the Air Corps aerial photographs (1949). No surface trace survives today. The above description is derived from C. Toal, ‘North Kerry Archaeological Survey’. Dingle. Brandon in association with FAS Training and Employment Authority (1995), no. 701. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 2 August 2013

• KE020-052 Enclosure
  Description

  Situated about 335m SE of KE020-051----, this circular enclosure appears on the 1842 and 1897 OS maps. It also shows up quite clearly on the Air Corps aerial photographs (1949). However, the site has since been levelled. The above description is derived from C. Toal, ‘North Kerry Archaeological Survey’. Dingle. Brandon in association with FAS Training and Employment Authority (1995), no. 702. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 2 August 2013

• KE020-057 Enclosure
  Description

  Marked as a circular enclosure on the 1842 and 1897 OS maps. Though levelled, it can be picked up on the Air Corps aerial photographs (1949), and it could still be seen from the air in 1991. Certain discolouration can be seen in the centre of this site which would suggest either house-sites or souterrains. There is a tradition of souterrains (KE020-057001-) in this vicinity, and these have been recorded by the Kerry Field Club (1948, 323). The above description is derived from C. Toal, ‘North Kerry Archaeological Survey’. Dingle. Brandon in association with FAS Training and Employment Authority (1995), no. 706. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 2 August 2013

• KE020-057001 Souterrain
  Description

  KE020-057---- is marked as a circular enclosure on the 1842 and 1897 OS maps. Though levelled, it can be picked up on the Air Corps aerial photographs (1949), and it could still be seen from the air in 1991. Certain discolouration can be seen in the centre of this site which would suggest either house-sites or souterrains. There is a tradition of souterrains (KE020-057001-) in this vicinity, and these have been recorded by the Kerry Field Club (1948, 323). The above description is derived from C. Toal, ‘North Kerry Archaeological Survey’. Dingle. Brandon in association with FAS Training and Employment Authority (1995), no. 706. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 2 August 2013

• KE020-058001 Castle - tower house
  Description

  Rahoneen Castle is situated on a rise at the edge of Carrahane Bay and has an excellent view of the surrounding countryside. This tower house is in a ruinous state and all that remains today are the ground and first floors, so that its original height cannot be ascertained. This castle sits at the NE corner of an irregularly shaped rise (KE020-058002-), which is 43m N-S and c 81m NE-SW. Within this area is a long narrow ridge extending from the W wall of the castle and travelling for 35m. At least six depressions, four incomplete, lie at various stages around the edge of the raised area. At the bottom of the rise to the NW is a rectangular stone structure, 7.6m x 12.5m externally, with walls 1.6m thick. There is a 2m wide opening on its S side towards the W wall. Further NW is a depression, 5m x 8m and .8m deep. These features are possibly connected to the castle and may have had some defensive function. The castle itself measures 9.8m x 7.2m externally and its walls are c 1.5m thick. The main entrance would appear to have been situated in the W wall on the first floor. The steps in the NW corner start 2m from the level of the ground, so the ground floor was probably a storage area and did not contain the main entrance. Architecturally, the castle is fairly bare due to its ruined state. No fireplace survives. However, there is a segmental pointed arch on the doorway to the staircase, and the remains of a garderobe on the W wall. Very little would appear to have been recorded about this castle. Smith (1756) states that it was formerly the residence of the Bishop of Ardfert and O'Donovan (1841) says it was destroyed by Cromwell. The above description is derived from C. Toal, ‘North Kerry Archaeological Survey’. Dingle. Brandon in association with FAS Training and Employment Authority (1995), no. 1014. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 3 August 2013

• KE020-058002 Earthwork
  Description

  Rahoneen Castle is situated on a rise at the edge of Carrahane Bay and has an excellent view of the surrounding countryside. This tower house is in a ruinous state and all that remains today are the ground and first floors, so that its original height cannot be ascertained. This castle sits at the NE corner of an irregularly shaped rise (KE020-058002-), which is 43m N-S and c 81m NE-SW. Within this area is a long narrow ridge extending from the W wall of the castle and travelling for 35m. At least six depressions, four incomplete, lie at various stages around the edge of the raised area. At the bottom of the rise to the NW is a rectangular stone structure, 7.6m x 12.5m externally, with walls 1.6m thick. There is a 2m wide opening on its S side towards the W wall. Further NW is a depression, 5m x 8m and .8m deep. These features are possibly connected to the castle and may have had some defensive function. The above description is derived from C. Toal, ‘North Kerry Archaeological Survey’. Dingle. Brandon in association with FAS Training and Employment Authority (1995), no. 1014. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 3 August 2013

• KE020-059 Enclosure
  Description

  This site appears as a circular enclosure on the 1842 and 1897 OS maps. No surface trace remains today. The above description is derived from C. Toal, ‘North Kerry Archaeological Survey’. Dingle. Brandon in association with FAS Training and Employment Authority (1995), no. 704. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 2 August 2013

• KE020-060 Enclosure
  Description

  Situated immediately S of KE020-059----, this circular enclosure is marked on the 1842 and 1897 OS maps. No surface trace survives today. The above description is derived from C. Toal, ‘North Kerry Archaeological Survey’. Dingle. Brandon in association with FAS Training and Employment Authority (1995), no. 705. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 2 August 2013

Architectural heritage

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

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 Rahoneen, 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 moderately high, moderately low, low, partly inferred.

Terrain model

LiDAR of the Office of Public Works, flown in 2011, at 2 m: tile OPW_59 (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 Rahoneen with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Kerry.

Name

Rahoneen · Ráth Eoghainín

Area

1,174,350 m² (117.44 ha, 290.19 acres)

Civil parish

Ardfert, and its townlands

Barony

Clanmaurice

Electoral division

Banna, the unit of the census

Census 2022

793 people lived in 289 households in the Banna electoral division. 83% of households owned their home. 27% of homes were built since 2001. 5% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 32% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Barrow, Brandonwell, Carrahane Lower, Carrahane Upper, Collegefield, Killorane, Knockeanagh, Rathcrihane

Placenames

Rahoneen 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.