Islandboy

Area

76 m²

Buildings

No building touches it.

Zoning

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

Townland

Islandboy

Planning applications on this parcel

No planning application touches this parcel in the national file, which goes back to 2010.

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Designated sites

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Recorded monuments around it

This parcel is in the zone of notification of 3 recorded monuments.

• KE017-005 Church
  Description

  Duagh Church (in ruins), graveyard (KE017-005001-) located in the townland of Islandboy (An tOileán Buí), in the parish of Duagh (Dubháth/black ford), in the medieval diocese of Ardfert and the barony of Clanmaurice (Clann Mhuiris). In 1483 there is a reference to Patrick Fitzmaurice who succeeded Edmund Fitzmaurice as priest of the parish church of Edua (Dubh-áth na Féile) in the diocese of Ardfert (O'Connell and Costello 1958, 30-1). According to an entry in the Cal. papal letters, xii. 582 an arrangement had developed by which the abbot of O'Dorney monastery (Abbeydorney Monastery KE021-053001-) 'farmed' the revenues of Duagh and Cúil-Ó-dTaidhg (Ballynahaglish parish KE028-045----) on behalf of the rector appropriate in Connall abbey (KD023-016----), Co. Kildare who used to receive from the two parishes an annual income of one mark sterling (ibid.). In 1466 a papal letter sent to 'The abbot of the monastery of the Apostles Peter and Paul, Ratuaych [Ratoo KE009-056004-], in the diocese of Ardfert' concerning the petition of Edmund, abbot of the Cistercian monastery of St.Mary, O'Dorney (de Kyrieleyson) regarding the two rectories of Cuylogoich [Cúil-Ó-dTaidhg KE028-045----] and Dubhact [Duagh] which were united to the Augustinian monastery of St. Mary, Connayl, Kildare (Cal. papal letters, 582-3). The petition stated that the tithes 'of which rectories have been wont to be granted by the abbot and convent of Connayl for a farm or yearly pension of one mark sterling, but are at present withdrawn to the said monastery on account of the non-payment of the said pension although they have been detained against the will and consent of the said abbot and convent by Maurice Fizmores [Fitzmaurice], clerk, of the said diocese of Ardfert; and that if the said fruits etc. were leased and assigned for life to the said abbot Edmund for such farm or pension, he would try to recover the said rectories and fruits etc. from the said Maurice, who is powerful, and would pay the said pension yearly to the abbot and convent of Connayl, and that this would be to the manifest advantage of both the said abbots and monasteries. The pope therefore hereby orders the above abbot to summon the said abbot and convent of Connayl and Maurice and others concerned, and if he find the foregoing to be true, to grant the said fruits etc. for life to abbot Edmund for a farm or yearly pension of one mark sterling, to be paid yearly to the abbot and convent of Connayl, removing therefrom any unlawful detainers'. The ruins of the medieval parish church of Duagh stands in the W quadrant of the graveyard, and has been built on a limestone outcrop with steep escarpments to the N, E and S. Very little remains of this church. The N wall and E gable have completely disappeared, and only a small section of the W gable remains along with the S wall, so overall dimensions of the church could not be obtained. The S wall remains are 19.5m long and 0.8m thick. There are two gaps in the wall: one, 3.5m from the W gable, measures 1.4m wide, the other, 11.2m from the W gable, measures 0.7m wide. The wall ranges from 0.5m- 1.4m high. Only a tiny section of the W gable, 10.7m N of the SW corner of the church, survives. It measures 5m long, c 1m high and 1.8m thick. The above description is derived from C. Toal, ‘North Kerry Archaeological Survey’. Dingle. Brandon in association with FAS Training and Employment Authority (1995), no. 957. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Revised by: Caimin O’Brien Date of revised upload: 18 May 2022

• KE017-005001 Graveyard
  Description

  In 2011 an archaeological survey conducted at Duagh Graveyard by Robert Hanbidge was undertaken on behalf of Kerry County Council. The survey described the graveyard as follows; 'Duagh Graveyard is located within the townland Islandboy (ED Duagh), Co. Kerry, situated approximately 0.9km north-east of the village of Duagh and approximately 8 km southeast of Listowel. The River Feale Valley is located immediately to the north-east. The land rises gradually to the southwest, south and east where the respective Stack, Glanaruddery and Mullaghareirk Mountain Ranges are located. Notable structures within the vicinity of the site include the site of Duagh House, a medium-sized eighteenth century country house which was built by the Fitzmaurices, but demolished in the 1960’s. Some evidence of a designed landscape associated with Duagh House does survive some of which adjoins the graveyard; tree lined avenues and copses. The graveyard itself is situated on a gentle sloped angular platform which falls sharply to the northeast into the basin of the River Feale Valley, almost forming a promontory with the surrounding cliffs enhancing the effect. A small stream that forms the townland boundary between the townlands of Islandboy and Duagh runs parallel to the southern boundary of the graveyard and forms a small but steep natural glen. Within the graveyard a portion of ruinous wall may relate to the church structure that is illustrated on the OS First Edition 6”Map Sheet 17 (1839) and the OS 25” Map Sheet 17-03 (1910). For the most part the original graveyard follows a regular plan and is situated on a gentle west-east slope. A noted short break of slope occurs close to the southern boundary before the ground levels off immediately inside the southern boundary. Located to the west of the midway point along this break of slope within the graveyard is the partial ruin of what is probably the southern exterior wall of the church (KE017-005----). The graveyard has been recently extended to the north-west which more than doubles its size. To accommodate and integrate this extension into the original graveyard, the northern boundary wall and the northern portion of the western boundary wall have been removed and replaced by recent tarmacadam pathways. Historic rubblestone walls with rubblestone coping enclose the original graveyard while a recently reconstructed rubblestone wall forms the southern portion of the western enclosing wall. A recent timber post and rail fence links the historic southern boundary wall to the reconstructed western boundary wall. The southern portion of the eastern boundary to the recent extension consists of a rendered rubblestone wall with rendered rubblestone coping and rendered piers. The graveyard is accessed via three entrances. A pedestrian entrance is located within the western boundary wall of the original graveyard. Flanking this entrance to the north is an historic stile comprising of a number of projecting flagstones protruding from the wall to both the east and west elevations. The second larger entrance is located to the west of this stile within the southern boundary of the graveyard extension. The third entrance, again slightly larger in size is located c. 24.5 m west of the second entrance also within the southern boundary of the graveyard extension. The oldest grave recorded, with a date of 1763, is Grave No. 17. The boundaries of Duagh Burial Ground have gone through several phases of alteration within the last 200 years. Examining the OS First Edition 6” Map Sheet 17 (1839), the ruins of Duagh Church are marked within a small rectangular graveyard (probably occupying the most level area close to the entrance of the current graveyard). No visible remains of this initial boundary to the graveyard were observed during this survey. By the time of the publication of the OS 25” Map Sheet 17-03 (1910), the graveyard has expanded to a large polygon shape that represents the historic area of the current graveyard. Later on in the twentieth century the graveyard has expanded considerably to the northwest to the size that it is today. For the most part the boundaries visible on the OS 25” Map Sheet 17-03 (1910) are still extant with the exception of most of the northern boundary having been removed and replaced by a tarmacadam pathway to facilitate the enlargement of the graveyard. These walls consist of roughly dressed mortared rubblestone with convex render coping and have an average height of c. 1.5m. In total eight tombs were represented in Duagh Graveyard, seven of which were named. All of the tombs except for Grave No. 285 are rectangular in plan and vary in construction, with rubblestone walls featuring either dressed limestone or roughly dressed rubblestone quoins. The tombs at Grave Nos. 20, 272 & 283 are distinguished by the use of external smooth rendering. There are 223 named headstones and plots within Duagh Graveyard. The majority of these are in good condition and mostly date to the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. There were only 20 unnamed or illegible headstones and plots present during the survey of Duagh Graveyard. In total 53 unnamed gravemarkers were recorded within Duagh Graveyard. The majority of these were concentrated in the central third of the graveyard and consisted of simple locally sourced stone, usually thin pieces which were placed in the ground e.g. Grave No. 168. Located within a mound of rubble which partially covers the unnamed tomb (Grave No. 249) was a possible fragment of a saddle quern. The fragment appears to be broken and consists of a portion of a sub-oval shaped basin. A series of inscribed lines on one end might indicate that the item was also used as a whet stone for sharpening metal implements. Also marking a burial (Grave No. 304), this carved stone is a broken off portion from the neighbouring headstone Miscellaneous No. 05 (Grave No. 305) with both originally forming part of a larger carved stone slab. The stone displays a simple raised moulding on the northern edge while the pecked portion of an arc is visible on the upper (southern) corner. The corresponding portion of the arch to Miscellaneous No. 03 is below the ground surface. It is not clear what this stone slab originally formed, it may possibly relate to the church which was located nearby to the south. Situated on a gentle slope close to the southern boundary beside a plot (Grave No. 83) was a disturbed tooled limestone plinth block. Representing the base of a headstone, the original location of this grave memorial is unknown. A small maker’s plaque ‘T. McAuliffe’ was noted to the upper edge. This large carved slab also marked a burial (Grave No. 305) and originally formed part of a large carved stone slab with Miscellaneous No. 02. The stone displays a simple raised moulding forming a border which develops into an ogee curved raided panel at the southern end. A deeply carved curvilinear channel is also visible above the grass at the south end' (Hanbidge 2012). Revised by: Caimin O’Brien Date of revised upload: 18 May 2022

• KE017-006 Ritual site - holy well
  Description

  This is marked on the 1841-42 and 1915 OS maps as 'Tobermurry' (Tobar Muire - Virgin Mary's Well) and known locally as 'Tobairin Muire'. Situation and Description: This is a small, very slow spring on a little slope in a grove of trees. It has recently been built up with stones and concrete. Rounds/Offerings: The well is still visited, especially on the Saturday before May Day. During each of three rounds, one rosary is recited. Frequented by people with sore or diseased eyes. Legends: (a) Our Lady appeared at the well, (b) An old man was cured of blindness there. Holy well recently described by Hanbidge (2011, 16-17) as follows; 'the holy well is situated adjacent the graveyard on the southern side of a small stream that runs parallel to the southern boundary. The well is situated on a north-facing slope and is surrounded by mature trees which are probably associated with the historic Duagh House Estate. Overall the well and associated features are in good condition and are enclosed by a large multi-sided polygon enclosure which consists of corner-sited square-profile render piers with painted metal railing. A short avenue to the north leads across a bridge over the stream to the splayed entrance adjacent the car-parking area. Some ivy growth covers the piers around the bridge, but is of no immediate concern. A drainage ditch to the south and east of the enclosing boundaries protects the area from animal encroachment. Positioned at the top of the slope to the south of the enclosure is a recent altar dedicated to the Blessed Virgin Mary. The altar is in good condition and is comprised of a roughly dressed rubblestone pier surmounted by a white marble counter, on which is mounted a carved stone hoodmoulding/lintel that is of historic origin, possibly locally sourced from the nearby ruins of the church or Duagh House. A statue of the Blessed Virgin Mary is positioned behind the carved stone hoodmoulding/lintel. Access to the altar is via a concrete path to the south which is in turn flanked by concrete staircases to the east and west. The well itself is situated midway along the eastern staircase on the western side. Situated in a recess to the north, it is circular in plan and consists of mortared rubblestone walls with an upturned tooled limestone window sill reused to form a step to the entrance of the well. During the time of this survey, the well itself was dry. A recent metal collection box flanks the entrance to the well to the south while a render Celtic Cross with the inscription “Tobar Muire” on the plinth block signifies the location of the well. The entrance comprises of a set of double-leaf wrought-iron gates which are hung on the north side of the bridge. A wrought-iron archway displaying the name “Tobar Mhuire” surmounts the outermost piers of the splay entrance where they connect with the surrounding rubblestone walls of the graveyard and road boundaries. Another example of the reuse of an architectural item is the presence of an upturned tooled limestone window sill which forms a step at the Holy Well'. Folklore collected from Dromlegagh School recorded the following tradition about 'Tobar Muire'; ‘There is but one holy well in the parish. It is situated to the north west side of Duagh village. It is called St. Mary's well because it is believed that the Blessed Virgin once appeared there. After the apparition the well burst forth from the earth where she stood and it is still there. It is a narrow little well but it is very deep. There is a stone step going into the well. Some years ago an old man who was blind was miraculously cured after paying a certain number of visits to this well. No cure has been affected there since. The last day of April is a special day for paying visits to this well and all the parishioners may be seen there on that particular day. The rules are to make three rounds around it saying a rosary each time beginning at the mouth of the well and ending there' (The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0410, Pages 027-8; https://www.duchas.ie/en/cbes/4613727/4613313). This well was also known locally as St. Bridget's Well, the following folklore was collected from Duagh School; 'There is one holy well in this district. It is situated in the townland of Springmount. It is about one foot and a half deep and it is very small. In the hot weather it dries up, and no water (it) is to be found in it. It is situated near a fence and there are trees growing around it. It is know as St. Brigids well. People visit it on certain days. The days for visiting it are the first Saturday in October and the last Saturday in April. These visits are know as rounds. St. Bridgids is mentioned in connection with the well. The water is recommended as a cure for sore eyes and all other pains. It is said that an old woman name Kate Sheehy washed her eyes with the water and that they were cured' (The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0410, Pages 088-9; https://www.duchas.ie/en/cbes/4613728/4613374/4653009?ChapterID=4613728). A second story collected from this school recorded that this was; 'The only holy well of which the natives of this district have knowledge is situated in the towland of Springmount, about three quarter of a mile from the village of Duagh. It is called St. Brigid's well because of the saint associated with it was St. Brigid. It is famous for the cure of sore eyes, and people from all parts of Kery come, and pay rounds at it on certain days the most common being May Day: When people visit the well they leave some thing on the ground opposite it, and those things vary, from a piece of cloth to money. The waters of the holy well cannot be boiled and this is proved in a story which reads as follows: A woman sent her servant girl for a bucket of water and it chanced that the holy well was more convenient than the ordinary well so she decided to take the water from the holy well. When she went home she put the water into the pot to boil. After being over the fire for quite a long time, the woman of the house went to see if it was boiled. She put her finger into it and finding it cold she asked the girl which we she took the water from. The girl instantly confessed and then the woman bade her to throw it out as it would never boil. It is not definitely known if the well concerned was St. Brigid's well or not' (The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0410, Pages 099-101; https://www.duchas.ie/en/cbes/4613728/4613385). The origins of this well was recorded from Duagh School as follows; 'There is only one holy well in this district and it is locally as Saint Bridget's Well. It is situated in the townland of Springmount near the Duagh cemetary. It is not definitely known how it became associated with Saint Brigids, but people tell the following story: Long ago there was a monastery where the cemetary is now, and the monks got water from the well. They blessed it, and since then no one has taken water from it for home use. The people of the district believe that it has the power to cure sore eyes and all kinds of pains. The people of the district say that there is a true story about a woman who sent her servant for a bucket of water. The servant finding the holy well nearer than the ordinary well, took the water from it. When she went back to the house she put the water to boil. After being over the fire for a long time, the water was still cold. The woman was surprised and asked the servant where she got the water. The said that she got it at the nearest well. She was then told that it was a holy well and was ordered to throw out the water' (The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0410, Pages 113-15; https://www.duchas.ie/en/cbes/4613728/4613399). Ó Danachair (1958, 157-8) recorded the following details about this well; ' "Tobairin Muire" - local. About a hundred and fifty yards from the ruins of Duagh church. A small slow spring in a little well. It has recently been built about with stone and concrete. Still visited; rounds consist of

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Radon

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