Kilfenora
Kilfenora is a townland in the civil parish of Ardfert, barony of Trughanacmy, Co. Kerry. Its name in Irish is Cill Fhionnúrach.
Parcel 1223240
- Area
- 76,294 m² (7.63 ha, 18.85 acres)
- 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
- Kilfenora
Planning applications on this parcel
No planning application touches this parcel 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 this parcel.
Recorded monuments around it
No zone of notification of a recorded monument touches this parcel.
Architectural heritage
No building of the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage stands on this parcel.
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).
Ground and risks
- Radon
- At the centre of this parcel, 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
- No LiDAR survey of the Office of Public Works covers the centre of this parcel.
- 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.
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Registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann, CC BY 4.0. A parcel is the land of a title, not an address. The owner's name is in the Land Registry of Tailte Éireann: a copy of the folio can be ordered on landdirect.ie, for a fee.
- Area
- 51.2 ha
- 127 acres
- Land parcels
- 21
- registered freehold, median 4,119 m² (0.41 ha, 1.02 acres)
- Zoning
- —
- not in a zoned settlement
- Planning
- 9
- applications since 2010
Land parcels
Registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann
21 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Kilfenora, from 328 m² to 174,806 m² (17.48 ha, 43.2 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 10 neighbouring parcels touch it.
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Zoning
Development plans, national zoning
No zone of a development plan covers Kilfenora 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.
Planning applications
Sites that touch the townland, newest first
23 Mar 2026Conditional
Planning permission to refurbish and extend existing dwelling including removing existing pitched roof, raise up the eaves and gables of same and fit new pitched roof complete with new box dormer window to the south elevation, remove flat roof and build up the existing rear single story extension to two story height complete with new windows to the North and West elevations. Partially demolish existing front porch and erect new flat roofed one with balcony over, enlarge existing front windows to bedrooms complete with all ancillary site works associated with the development
Permission · Kerry County Council, 2660250
17 Nov 2025Conditional
Planning permission to a) alter and extend the existing dwelling with a two storey extension to the front/side b) demolish the sunroom to the front c) single storey extension to the front and rear and d) material alteration to the front elevation including all associated site works, servicing and landscaping all at Ballymakegoge, Fenit, Co. Kerry V92 V996.
Permission · Kerry County Council, 2561059
24 Sept 2025N/a
Planning permission to alter and extend the existing dwelling with a single storey extension to the front side & rear & modifications to the front elevation and all associated site works, servicing and landscaping all at BALLYMAKEGOGE FENIT CO KERRY V92 V996
Permission · Kerry County Council, 2560861
26 Oct 2023Conditional
Planning permission for the following: Demolish existing flat roofed rear extension, partially demolish existing storage shed to South West, remove existing slate roof finish and replace with new roof finish, erect new rear extension; part single and part two story, construct new covered walkway along part front and west side of existing dwelling, refurbish existing dwelling replacing all windows and doors, create new off street parking to west side of dwelling complete with all ancillary site works associated with same
Permission, 1 home · Kerry County Council, 2360260
3 Dec 2021Conditional
ERECT A NEW DOMESTIC GARAGE/STORE TO THE WEST SIDE OF OUR EXISTING DWELLING HOUSE AND BLOCK UP THE EXISTING ENTRANCE TO TH WEST OF OUR SITE (PREVIOUSLY GRANTED UNDER 09/1420) COMPLETE WITH ALL ANCILLARY SITE WORKS ASSOCIATED WITH THE DEVELOPMENT
Permission, 1 home · Kerry County Council, 211390
27 Sept 2021Conditional
(A) CONSTRUCT AN AGRICULTURAL BUILDING TO INCLUDE CUBICLE HOUSING AND UNDERGROUND SLATTED SLURRY STORAGE TANK. (B) CONSTRUCT AN AGRICULTURAL BUILDING TO INCLUDE CUBLICLE AND STRAW BED HOUSING AND UNDERGROUND SLATTED SLURRY STORAGE TANK (C) CONSTRUCT AN AGRICULTURAL BUILDING TO INCLUDE A MILKING PARLOUR, DAIRY AND ANCILLARY ROOMS, LIVESTOCK WAITING YARD, HANDLING FACILITIES, UNDERGROUND SLATTED SLURRY STORAGE TANK AND UNDERGROUND SOILED WATER TANK (D) CONSTRUCTION OF AGRICULTURAL BUILDING FOR CALF REARING PURPOSES, STRAW AND MACHINERY STORAGE,STRAW BEDDING AREA FOR LIVESTOCK ISOLATION AND BULL PENS AND ASSOCIATED SOILED WATER TANK(E) CONSTRUCTION OF AN AGRICULTURAL BUILDING FOR STRAW AND GRAIN STORAGE AND 3 NO. DUNGSTEADS (F) CONSTRUCTION OF 2 NO. SLIAGE PITS (G) ERECTION OF A MEAL BIN, EXTERNAL WATER STORAGE TANKS AND EXTERNAL MILK SILO (H) CONSTRUCTION OF A STORM WATER ATTENUATION SYSTEM AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS
Permission · Kerry County Council, 211093
28 May 2021Conditional
A) DEMOLITION OF EXISTING DWELLING HOUSE AND CONSTRUCTION OF A REPLACEMENT DWELLING HOUSE IN THE SAME LOCATION. B) DEMOLITION OF DERELICT AGRICULTURAL BUILDINGS. C) RESTORATION OF EXISTING STONE AGRICULTURAL BUILDING, INCLUDING REMOVAL OF CONCRETE EXTENSION TO SAME. D) INSTALLATION OF A NEW MECHANICALAERATION UNIT AND SANDCEL POLISHING FILTER. E) ASSOCIATED LANDSCAPING AND SITE WORKS
Permission, 1 home · Kerry County Council, 21566
6 Aug 2019Conditional
FOR CONSTRUCTION OF FARM ROADWAYS AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS
Permission · Kerry County Council, 19827
7 Feb 2018Refused
(A) CONSTRUCT A SINGLE STOREY TRADITIONAL STYLE DWELLING HOUSE (B) INSTALL A MECHANICAL WASTEWATER TREATMENT SYSTEM FOLLOWED BY A POLISHING FILTER (C) WIDEN THE EXISTING ENTRANCE TO THE ADJOINING PROPERTY IN A WESTERLY DIRECTION TO FACILITATE ACCESS TO THE APPLICATION SITE AND (D) ALL ANCILLARY SITE WORKS
Permission, 1 home · Kerry County Council, 1884
Source: National Planning Applications, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, CC BY 4.0. Applicants are not shown.
Nature and heritage
Designated sites and recorded monuments
Designated sites
- Special Area of Conservation: Tralee Bay and Magharees Peninsula, West to Cloghane SAC 002070
- Special Protection Area: Tralee Bay Complex SPA 004188
- Proposed Natural Heritage Area: Tralee Bay And Magharees Peninsula, West To Cloghane 002070
Recorded monuments
- KE028-070 Church
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.
- KE028-070001 Graveyard
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.
Architectural heritage
No building of the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage stands in the townland of Kilfenora.
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).
Ground and risks
Radon, landslides, flooding
- Radon
- At the centre of the townland of Kilfenora, 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
- No LiDAR survey of the Office of Public Works covers the centre of the townland of Kilfenora.
- 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.
Homes sold
Property Price Register
- Kilfenora, Fenit9 sales
The townland
- Name
- Kilfenora · Cill Fhionnúrach
- Area
- 512,210 m² (51.22 ha, 126.57 acres)
- Civil parish
- Ardfert, and its townlands
- Barony
- Trughanacmy
- Electoral division
- Ballynahaglish, the unit of the census
- Census 2022
- 1,684 people lived in 619 households in the Ballynahaglish electoral division. 88% of households owned their home. 34% of homes were built since 2001. 12% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 14% were holiday homes.
- Neighbouring townlands
- Ballymakegoge, Knocknanarney, Tawlaght
- Placenames
- Kilfenora 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.