Cahersiveen

877 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Cahersiveen, from 2 m² to 89,877 m² (8.99 ha, 22.21 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 23 neighbouring parcels touch it.

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• R2Existing Residential (Existing residential)
  Kenmare Minicipal District Local Area Plan 2024-2030, Kerry · 401 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• M2Town/Village Centre (City/Town/village Centre, central area)
  Kenmare Minicipal District Local Area Plan 2024-2030, Kerry · 222 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• M4Built Up Area (Built up area)
  Kenmare Minicipal District Local Area Plan 2024-2030, Kerry · 162 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• R1New/Proposed Residential (New/proposed residential)
  Kenmare Minicipal District Local Area Plan 2024-2030, Kerry · 15 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• M1Mixed Use, General Development, Opportunity/Proposal Site (Mixed Use, general development, opportunity/proposal site)
  Kenmare Minicipal District Local Area Plan 2024-2030, Kerry · 7 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• G4Active Open Space (Active open space)
  Kenmare Minicipal District Local Area Plan 2024-2030, Kerry · 7 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• O1Strategic Reserve, White Land (Strategic reserve, White land)
  Kenmare Minicipal District Local Area Plan 2024-2030, Kerry · 3 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• N1.4Harbour (Seaport/Harbour)
  Kenmare Minicipal District Local Area Plan 2024-2030, Kerry · 3 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• G1Open Space, Park (Open space, park)
  Kenmare Minicipal District Local Area Plan 2024-2030, Kerry · 3 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• C5Tourism & Related (Tourism and related)
  Kenmare Minicipal District Local Area Plan 2024-2030, Kerry · 2 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• M1Mixed Use, General Development (Mixed Use, general development, opportunity/proposal site)
  Kenmare Minicipal District Local Area Plan 2024-2030, Kerry · 1 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• N1.6Car Park (Other transport/general uses)
  Kenmare Minicipal District Local Area Plan 2024-2030, Kerry · 0 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• C6Mixed/General Commercial/Industrial/Enterprise Uses (Mixed/general commercial/industrial/enterprise uses)
  Kenmare Minicipal District Local Area Plan 2024-2030, Kerry · 0 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• R4Strategic Residential Reserve
  Kenmare Minicipal District Local Area Plan 2024-2030, Kerry · 0 parcels The zoning objective in the plan

Source: Tailte Éireann and the Department of Housing (MyPlan), national zoning, CC BY 4.0.

• 28 Sept 2026N/a

  Permission for change of use from bed & breakfast to 3 no. 1 bedroom apartments, 1 no. 2 bedroom apartment and a wellness studio and all associated site works

  Permission · Kerry County Council, 2660933

• 1 Sept 2026N/a

  Permission to Construct a dwellinghouse at Fair Green/Old Road, Cahersiveen, Co. Kerry

  Permission · Kerry County Council, 2660830

• 25 Aug 2026N/a

  1. permission to demolish existing building on-site and 2. permission to construction 8 No 1 bed apartments along with on-site car parking, roadways, footpaths, landscaping & open spaces with all associated site works at Quay Street, Cahersiveen, Co Kerry.

  Permission · Kerry County Council, 2660802

• 5 Aug 2026N/a

  Permission for partial demolition, extension and alterations works to this building and site with the benefit of a previous grant of planning permission (reg. Ref. 24/60996) including: (a) A change of use of the existing ground floor premises from a retail unit to a commercial event space. (b) Demolition of the existing roof, internal floors, rear extensions and rear metal shed structure, retaining the front facade and party walls, with reconstruction and a new rear extension within the site. (c) Construction of a new metal roof covering over the rear outdoor space, supported on the existing steel structure, with a freestanding toilet structure. (d) A new external stair access with refurbishment of the existing residential unit. Refurbishment and upgrades to the front elevation including a new shopfront and signage, and modifications to the rear and side boundary walls to provide new access gates. (e) Sundry other minor refurbishment and alteration works and all associated siteworks to facilitate this development

  Permission · Kerry County Council, 2660731

• 23 Jul 2026N/a

  To A.) Construct 8no. holiday home units with associated parking and footpaths B.) Customer parking C.) Upgrade existing entrance D.) Demolish existing out buildings and all associated site works.

  Permission · Kerry County Council, 2660698

• 11 Jun 2026Conditional

  Permission for change of use of existing first floor office from commercial to two residential apartments & all associated site works

  Permission · Kerry County Council, 2660529

• 26 May 2026Conditional

  To construct a single storey storage unit and solar panel on the roof with all associated site works

  Permission · Kerry County Council, 2660462

• 24 Nov 2025Conditional

  PERMISSION TO 1. DEMOLISH OLD BUILDING CONTAINING SHOP, SUPERMARKET, STORES & PRIVATE ACCOMMODATION ALONG WITH KEEPING THE FRONT ELEVATION, 2. CONSTRUCT NEW BUILDING CONTAINING HEALTH AND MEDICAL CENTRE AND OFFICE UNITS WITH ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS.

  Permission · Kerry County Council, 2561085

• 30 Oct 2025Conditional

  retain change of use of ground floor commercial area to residential accommodation

  Retention · Kerry County Council, 2561004

• 10 Sept 2025Conditional

  Retention permission 1. To retain attic / loft conversion and 2. To retain minor alterations to elevations with all associated site works.

  Retention · Kerry County Council, 2560806

• 30 Jun 2025Conditional

  Permission for change of use of existing first floor office from commercial to a residential property & all associated site works

  Permission · Kerry County Council, 2560553

• 30 May 2025Conditional

  To demolish existing dwelling and to construct new two storey dwelling house with attic accommodation.

  Permission · Kerry County Council, 2560465

• 28 May 2025Conditional

  To retain existing rear extensions to his building and to retain the existing domestic shed and all associated site works

  Retention · Kerry County Council, 2560451

• 22 May 2025N/a

  Invalid: To demolish existing dwelling and to construct new two storey dwelling house with attic accommodation.

  Permission · Kerry County Council, 2560429

• 10 Feb 2025Conditional

  To A) retain rear extension as constructed

  Retention, 1 home · Kerry County Council, 2560066

• 20 Jan 2025Refused

  To A.) Construct 8no. holiday home units with associated parking and footpaths B.) Customer parking C.) Upgrade existing entrance D.) Demolish existing out buildings and all associated site works.

  Permission · Kerry County Council, 2560018

• 18 Dec 2024Conditional

  Skelligs Retreat Limited are applying for Permission For Development At Main Street, Caherciveen, Co. Kerry, V23 R984. The Development Will Consist Of Partial Demolition, Extension And Alteration Works To The Existing Building And Site Including: (A) A Change Of Use For The Existing Ground Floor Premises From A Retail Unit To A Restaurant. (B) Ground Floor Demolitions Of An Existing Rear Extension And Removal Of Internal Walls, Demolition Of An Existing Metal Shed Structure To The Rear, And Construction Of A New Extension And Freestanding Structures Including Toilets, Bin Storage, Stair And Lift Access To Upper Floors, With Refurbishment Of The Existing Building And All Associated Siteworks. (C) First And Second Floor Demolition Of An Existing Rear Extension And Construction Of A New Extension With External Stair And Lift Access With Refurbishment Of The Existing Residential Unit. Refurbishment And Upgrades To The Front Elevation And Rear Boundary Walls With The Inclusion Of Signage. (D) Sundry Other Minor Refurbishment And Alteration Works And All Associated Siteworks To Facilitate This Development.

  Permission · Kerry County Council, 2460996

• 9 Dec 2024Conditional

  Permission to 1. Demolish old building containing shop, supermarket, stores & private accommodation along with keeping the front elevation 2. Construct new building containing health and medical centre and shop/retail/office units with all ancillary site works

  Permission · Kerry County Council, 2460954

• 5 Dec 2024Conditional

  To construct a single story extension to their existing house and all associated site works.

  Permission, 1 home · Kerry County Council, 2460947

• 4 Dec 2024N/a

  Skelligs Retreat Limited are applying for Permission for this development at Breen's, Main Street, Caherciveen, Co. Kerry, V23 R984. The development will consist of partial demolition, extension and alteration works to the existing building and site including: (A) Ground floor demolitions of an existing rear extension and removal of internal walls, demolition of an existing metal shed structure to the rear, and construction of a new extension and freestanding structures including toilets, bin storage, stair and lift access to upper floors, with refurbishment of the existing building and all associated siteworks. (B) First and Second floor demolition of an existing rear extension and construction of a new extension with external stair and lift access with refurbishment of the existing residential unit. (C) Refurbishment and upgrades to the front elevation and rear boundary walls. (D) Sundry other minor refurbishment and alteration works and all associated siteworks to facilitate this development.

  Permission · Kerry County Council, 2460945

• 22 Nov 2024N/a

  Invalid- Permission to 1. Retain existing front elevation and demolish the remaining old building containing shop, supermarket, stores & private accommodation 2. Construct new building containing health & medical centre and shop/retail/office units.

  Permission · Kerry County Council, 2460906

• 8 Nov 2024Conditional

  Permission to construct 10 semi-detached dwellings along with on site car parking, roadways, footpaths, landscaping and open spaces with all associated site works.

  Permission · Kerry County Council, 2460875

• 9 Oct 2024N/a

  (A) Demolition of the existing building on site (B) Construction of a new two and three storey, split-level building containing 1 commercial unit and 9 no. residential units consisting of 4x 1 Bedroom apartments, 4x 2 bedroom apartments and 1x 3 bedroom apartment (C) Construction of an external café seating area (D) Construction of a bin store (E) Provision of one set down space and all associated ancillary site development works at Quay street, Caherciveen, Co.Kerry, V23 HP82

  Permission · Kerry County Council, 2460774

• 27 Sept 2024Refused

  Permission to Provide Student and Holiday Accommodation Units at Asana School, Quay Street, Cahersiveen, Co. Kerry

  Permission · Kerry County Council, 2460728

• 3 Sept 2024Conditional

  To A.) construct a two storey extension to the rear of their property B.) Elevational changes and all associated site works.

  Permission, 1 home · Kerry County Council, 2460652

The 25 most recent of 91 applications.

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

Designated sites

• Proposed Natural Heritage Area: Valencia River Estuary 001383

Recorded monuments

• KE079-036 Souterrain
  Description

  In 1892 a souterrain was discovered and apparently destroyed while rock was being quarried from the ‘Turret Field’, Cahersiveen, to make way for railway station buildings (Kerry Sentinel, 30/1/1892). The lintelled roof of the structure occurred ‘a few feet’ below the ground surface, and the souterrain consisted of a number of passages with side-walls of well-built drystone masonry. There were traces of soot on the walls, and oyster and periwinkle shells, ash, charcoal and ‘pieces of iron’ were found in it. It is not marked on the OS maps. The above description is derived from A. O'Sullivan and J. Sheehan (compilers), 'The Iveragh peninsula: an archaeological survey of South Kerry'. Cork University Press (1996), no. 855. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 29 July 2013

• KE079-037002 Church
  Description

  The poorly preserved remains of this parish church are located in an approximately wedge-shaped, disused graveyard in Cahersiveen town. The 'church of Cahir' was described in 1615 as 'all . . . up' (Royal Visitation), and in 1633, when it was listed as being under the patronage of Edwardus Spring, its incumbent minister was Thomas Harris who was also minister of the parishes of Glanbehy and Killinane (TCD MS 2158, 37). It was noted by Smith as the only church in repair in the mid-eighteenth century in the barony of Iveragh (1756, 106), but it was in ruins by 1841 (OSL). Marked simply as 'Church' on the first edition of the OS map, it may have derived its present title from 'Tobernacrohaneeve', a nearby holy well (KE079-038----). The remains of an early nineteenth-century Protestant church are located adjacent at W. The graveyard (KE079-037003-) is enclosed by a wall which incorporates the rears of a number of disused houses along its E side. Tidying of the graveyard in recent decades has resulted in the removal of two areas of grave-markers, which were located in its SW and N sectors. These slabs now pave an area on the S side of the Medieval church (local information). One of them, measuring 1.02m x .35m x .09m thick, has an outline Latin cross on its present upper surface. Almost all of the nineteenth-century slate grave-markers were also relocated, and now line the S wall of the Medieval church and the floor of the nineteenth-century church. Two sandstone slabs, located in the SE angle of the former, bear late seventeenth-century dates: 1682 and 1689. There are a number of tombs in the graveyard, and one abutting the E gable is reputed to be the burial place of Daniel O'Connell's parents. Medieval Church: The present remains consist of the ivy-covered E gable and S side-wall, both of which stand to almost full height, and the attached return of the N wall. They are roughly built of split stone rubble laid in a gravel mortar. The E gable measures 6.4m long internally, while the S wall measures at least 14m in length; they average 1.1m thick. The E gable is pierced by a tall, single-light, pointed window, 2.3m high, which is positioned slightly off-centre. It is set in an embrasure with splayed ingoings and a segmental rear arch, and has poorly preserved drawbar sockets for a shutter. The bed of the embrasure has recently been repaired. A lintelled niche is located at the E end of the S wall, where two windows are preserved. The round-headed E window, similar to, though smaller than, the window in the gable, measures 1.37m high. It features a stepped sill and a pivot-hole and drawbar sockets for a shutter. The W window, 1.1m high, is a narrow rectangular ope set in a rear lintelled embrasure with splayed ingoings. A tree trunk obscures its base. A dense concentration of rubble and overgrowth in the church has raised its ground level. Carved Stones: These carved stones, which may derive from the Medieval church, are built into the S side of the porch of the nineteenth century church. (1) (KE079-037007-) Located above the apex of the doorway is a heavily weathered sandstone carving of an open book. (2) (KE079-037008-). Above this is a portion of a punch dressed section of the head of a pointed doorway. (3) (KE079-037009-) This stone, serving as one of the W jambstones of the nineteenth-century doorway, features punch dressing. See attached drawing of church ruins and 17th century graveslabs taken from O'Sullivan and Sheehan 1996, Fig. 225 The above description is derived from A. O'Sullivan and J. Sheehan (compilers), 'The Iveragh peninsula: an archaeological survey of South Kerry'. Cork University Press (1996), no. 1088. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 31 July 2013

• KE079-037003 Graveyard
  Description

  The poorly preserved remains of this parish church [KE079-037001-] are located in an approximately wedge-shaped, disused graveyard in Cahersiveen town. The graveyard (KE079-037003-) is enclosed by a wall which incorporates the rears of a number of disused houses along its E side. Tidying of the graveyard in recent decades has resulted in the removal of two areas of grave-markers, which were located in its SW and N sectors. These slabs now pave an area on the S side of the Medieval church (local information). One of them, measuring 1.02m x .35m x .09m thick, has an outline Latin cross on its present upper surface. Almost all of the nineteenth-century slate grave-markers were also relocated, and now line the S wall of the Medieval church and the floor of the nineteenth-century church. Two sandstone slabs, located in the SE angle of the former, bear late seventeenth-century dates: 1682 and 1689. There are a number of tombs in the graveyard, and one abutting the E gable is reputed to be the burial place of Daniel O'Connell's parents. The above description is derived from A. O'Sullivan and J. Sheehan (compilers), 'The Iveragh peninsula: an archaeological survey of South Kerry'. Cork University Press (1996), no. 1088. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 31 July 2013

• KE079-037004 Cross-slab
  Description

  The poorly preserved remains of this parish church [KE079-037001-] are located in an approximately wedge-shaped, disused graveyard in Cahersiveen town. Tidying of the graveyard (KE079-037003-) in recent decades has resulted in the removal of two areas of grave-markers, which were located in its SW and N sectors. These slabs now pave an area on the S side of the Medieval church (local information). One of them (KE079-037004-), measuring 1.02m x .35m x .09m thick, has an outline Latin cross on its present upper surface. See attached drawing of cross-slab taken from O'Sullivan and Sheehan 1996, Fig. 226 To see a 3D model of this cross-slab, visit; https://skfb.ly/owWMC The above description is derived from A. O'Sullivan and J. Sheehan (compilers), 'The Iveragh peninsula: an archaeological survey of South Kerry'. Cork University Press (1996), no. 1088. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 31 July 2013

• KE079-037005 Graveslab
  Description

  The poorly preserved remains of this parish church [KE079-037001-] are located in an approximately wedge-shaped, disused graveyard in Cahersiveen town. Tidying of the graveyard (KE079-037003-) in recent decades has resulted in the removal of two areas of grave-markers, which were located in its SW and N sectors. These slabs now pave an area on the S side of the Medieval church (local information). One of them (KE079-037004-), measuring 1.02m x .35m x .09m thick, has an outline Latin cross on its present upper surface. Almost all of the nineteenth-century slate grave-markers were also relocated, and now line the S wall of the Medieval church and the floor of the nineteenth-century church. Two sandstone slabs, located in the SE angle of the former, bear late seventeenth-century dates: 1682 (KE079-037005-) and 1689 (KE079-037006-). There are a number of tombs in the graveyard, and one abutting the E gable is reputed to be the burial place of Daniel O'Connell's parents. See attached drawing of church ruins and 17th century graveslabs taken from O'Sullivan and Sheehan 1996, Fig. 225 To see a 3D model of this graveslab, visit; https://skfb.ly/ox9ES The above description is derived from A. O'Sullivan and J. Sheehan (compilers), 'The Iveragh peninsula: an archaeological survey of South Kerry'. Cork University Press (1996), no. 1088. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 31 July 2013

• KE079-037006 Graveslab
  Description

  The poorly preserved remains of this parish church (KE079-037001-) are located in an approximately wedge-shaped, disused graveyard in Cahersiveen town. Tidying of the graveyard (KE079-037003-) in recent decades has resulted in the removal of two areas of grave-markers, which were located in its SW and N sectors. These slabs now pave an area on the S side of the Medieval church (local information). One of them (KE079-037004-), measuring 1.02m x .35m x .09m thick, has an outline Latin cross on its present upper surface. Almost all of the nineteenth-century slate grave-markers were also relocated, and now line the S wall of the Medieval church and the floor of the nineteenth-century church. Two sandstone slabs, located in the SE angle of the former, bear late seventeenth-century dates: 1682 (KE079-037005-) and 1689 (KE079-037006-). There are a number of tombs in the graveyard, and one abutting the E gable is reputed to be the burial place of Daniel O'Connell's parents. See attached drawing of church ruins and 17th century graveslabs taken from O'Sullivan and Sheehan 1996, Fig. 225 To see a 3D model of this graveslab, visit; https://skfb.ly/owYZG The above description is derived from A. O'Sullivan and J. Sheehan (compilers), 'The Iveragh peninsula: an archaeological survey of South Kerry'. Cork University Press (1996), no. 1088. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 31 July 2013

• KE079-037007 Architectural fragment
  Description

  The poorly preserved remains of this parish church are located in an approximately wedge-shaped, disused graveyard (KE079-037003-) in Cahersiveen town. Carved Stones: These carved stones, which may derive from the Medieval church, are built into the S side of the porch of the nineteenth century church. (1) (KE079-037007-) Located above the apex of the doorway is a heavily weathered sandstone carving of an open book. See attached drawing of church ruins and 17th century graveslabs and carved stone or architectural fragment taken from O'Sullivan and Sheehan 1996, Fig. 225 The above description is derived from A. O'Sullivan and J. Sheehan (compilers), 'The Iveragh peninsula: an archaeological survey of South Kerry'. Cork University Press (1996), no. 1088. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 31 July 2013

• KE079-037008 Architectural fragment
  Description

  The poorly preserved remains of this parish church are located in an approximately wedge-shaped, disused graveyard (KE079-037003-) in Cahersiveen town. Carved Stones: These carved stones, which may derive from the Medieval church, are built into the S side of the porch of the nineteenth century church. (1) (KE079-037007-) Located above the apex of the doorway is a heavily weathered sandstone carving of an open book. (2) (KE079-037008-). Above this is a portion of a punch dressed section of the head of a pointed doorway. (3) (KE079-037009-) This stone, serving as one of the W jambstones of the nineteenth-century doorway, features punch dressing. The above description is derived from A. O'Sullivan and J. Sheehan (compilers), 'The Iveragh peninsula: an archaeological survey of South Kerry'. Cork University Press (1996), no. 1088. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 31 July 2013

• KE079-037009 Architectural fragment
  Description

  The poorly preserved remains of this parish church are located in an approximately wedge-shaped, disused graveyard (KE079-037003-) in Cahersiveen town. Carved Stones: These carved stones, which may derive from the Medieval church, are built into the S side of the porch of the nineteenth century church. (1) (KE079-037007-) Located above the apex of the doorway is a heavily weathered sandstone carving of an open book. (2) (KE079-037008-). Above this is a portion of a punch dressed section of the head of a pointed doorway. (3) (KE079-037009-) This stone, serving as one of the W jambstones of the nineteenth-century doorway, features punch dressing. The above description is derived from A. O'Sullivan and J. Sheehan (compilers), 'The Iveragh peninsula: an archaeological survey of South Kerry'. Cork University Press (1996), no. 1088. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 31 July 2013

• KE079-038 Ritual site - holy well
  Description

  Tobernacrohaneeve/Tobar na Croiche Naofa: This slablined holy well is located between two houses on the S side of West Main Street, Cahersiveen. It is covered by a relatively modern structure which is surmounted by an iron cross. A modern pump stands in front of the well. The OSNB recorded that a pattern was formerly held here on the 14th of September, and that rounds were also performed at the well on Saturday evenings and Sunday mornings (Caher, 46). See attached photographs of holy well courtesy of Amanda Clarke. The above description is derived from A. O'Sullivan and J. Sheehan (compilers), 'The Iveragh peninsula: an archaeological survey of South Kerry'. Cork University Press (1996), no. 1057. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 30 July 2013

• KE079-041 Hut site
  Description

  Within an old field system on the NW slopes of Bentee mountain. The collapsed foundations of a rectangular hut, defined by a double row of orthostats and drystone masonry. At W five upright slabs, adjacent to one another, are set at right angles to the line of the wall. At E two large uprights, set .5m apart, define the entrance. D: 3m x 2.4m. T: 1.2m. An almost square arrangement of upright slabs abutting the external wall at NW may represent a second structure. About 12m to S a natural cave, augmented with drystone masonry and a couple of roofing lintels, measures 3m deep, .9m high and 1.5m wide. It may have been used as an animal shelter, though Henry concluded that it functioned as a well (1957, 72). The above description is derived from A. O'Sullivan and J. Sheehan (compilers), 'The Iveragh peninsula: an archaeological survey of South Kerry'. Cork University Press (1996), no. 1175. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 31 July 2013

• KE079-041002 Field system
  Description

  In rough hill grazing on bog on the N-facing slopes of Bentee and overlooking Cahersiveen and Valencia Harbour. The remains of field walls (T 0.6m; H up to 0.7m) protrude above the surface of the shallow bog in a roughly rectangular area (c. 130m NW-SE; c. 70m NE-SW). The walls, which have several gaps, are both linear and curvilinear and consist mainly of upright slabs. Most of the slabs are set at right angles to the line of the wall with spaces of varying widths between them. There is a hut site (KE079-041----) in the NW portion of the field system. (O'Sullivan and Sheehan 1996, 394, no. 1175) The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Kerry. Volume I: South-West Kerry' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2009). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 30 May 2011

• KE079-042 Standing stone
  Description

  This standing stone is incorporated into a substantial field wall on the lower NW slopes of Bentee mountain. Partially obscured, it appears to be rectangular in both elevation and basal plan; it stands 1.65m high and, at top, measures 1m wide and .2m thick. It is orientated NE-SW. The above description is derived from A. O'Sullivan and J. Sheehan (compilers), 'The Iveragh peninsula: an archaeological survey of South Kerry'. Cork University Press (1996), no. 141. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 28 July 2013

• KE079-043 Standing stone
  Description

  Occurring 85m SW of KE079-042----, this tall standing stone is of pillar-like appearance, standing 2.86m high and measuring .6m x .64m at base. The above description is derived from A. O'Sullivan and J. Sheehan (compilers), 'The Iveragh peninsula: an archaeological survey of South Kerry'. Cork University Press (1996), no. 142. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 30 July 2013

• KE079-046 Ringfort - cashel
  Description

  Cahersiveen/ Cathair Saidhbín: This largely levelled site is located on a slight eminence on the S bank of the Valencia river, within the modern limits of Cahersiveen town. It is depicted as a circular enclosure, marked 'Caves', on the first edition of the OS map. Local tradition holds that the site was a caher, and that the stone from its enclosing rampart was used in the construction of the nearby RIC barracks and railway bridge. The enclosure survives as a subcircular area, 21m N-S x 28m E-W, defined by a poorly preserved, low, stony, bank at N and E. This averages .8m high externally, .5m high internally and 4.5m wide. A less distinct bank indicates the outline of the site at S, where it is skirted by a modern roadway. There are reputed to be two souterrains in the site (King 1931, 44), one (KE079-046002-) of which extends outside it to SE. The name of Cahersiveen town derives from this site, though the origins of the Sadbh element is unclear (Westropp 1912, 289). The above description is derived from A. O'Sullivan and J. Sheehan (compilers), 'The Iveragh peninsula: an archaeological survey of South Kerry'. Cork University Press (1996), no. 641. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 29 July 2013

• KE079-046001 Souterrain
  Description

  There are reputed to be two souterrains in the site (King 1931, 44), one (KE079-046002-) of which extends outside it to SE. Two features, named 'Caves', are marked on the OS 6-inch first edition map along the interior northern and southern sections of the cashel enclosure. The above description is derived from A. O'Sullivan and J. Sheehan (compilers), 'The Iveragh peninsula: an archaeological survey of South Kerry'. Cork University Press (1996), no. 641. Revised by: Paul Walsh Revised date of upload: 30 March 2017

• KE079-046002 Souterrain
  Description

  There are reputed to be two souterrains in the site (King 1931, 44), one (KE079-046002-) of which extends outside it to SE. Two features, named 'Caves', are marked on the OS 6-inch first edition map along the interior northern and southern sections of the cashel enclosure. The above description is derived from A. O'Sullivan and J. Sheehan (compilers), 'The Iveragh peninsula: an archaeological survey of South Kerry'. Cork University Press (1996), no. 641. Revised by: Paul Walsh Revised date of upload: 30 March 2017

• KE079-047 Hut site
  Description

  Cloghauns/Clochán: Within an old field system, high on the steep N slopes of Bentee, overlooking the town of Cahersiveen and the Valencia river estuary. On a natural terrace, a circular hut of corbelled drystone construction with an entrance, .6m wide, at E. A collapsed secondary wall divides its interior. Remnants of a drystone wall extend for a short distance from the exterior at NE. D: 3.9m x 3.8m. H: .8m. T: 1.5m. The above description is derived from A. O'Sullivan and J. Sheehan (compilers), 'The Iveragh peninsula: an archaeological survey of South Kerry'. Cork University Press (1996), no. 1176. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 31 July 2013

• KE079-047001 Field system
  Description

  In rough heather and gorse-covered hill grazing on shallow bog, on the N-facing slopes of Bentee, overlooking Cahersiveen and Valencia Harbour. The remains of linear and curvilinear field walls (T 0.55m; H up to 0.8m), which are largely obscured by overgrowth, protrude above the surface of the bog in a roughly rectangular area (c. 110m NW-SE; c. 70m NE-SW). The wall remains consist of both boulder and slab type stones. There is a hut site (KE079-047----) in the NW portion of the field system. (O'Sullivan and Sheehan 1996, 394, no. 1176) The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Kerry. Volume I: South-West Kerry' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2009). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 30 May 2011

• KE079-134 Hut site
  Description

  About 30m downslope from KE079-047----. The ruined remains of a corbelled drystone hut of circular plan with a possible entrance at S. The interior is filled with stone collapse. D: 2.7m x 2m. H: .7m. The above description is derived from A. O'Sullivan and J. Sheehan (compilers), 'The Iveragh peninsula: an archaeological survey of South Kerry'. Cork University Press (1996), no. 1177. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 31 July 2013

• KE079-142 Church
  Description

  There is little on record concerning this church but there can be little doubt but that the patronage and protection of the local catholic landlord family of the O'Connells helped establish it as penal chapel. It is not noted in Smith’s "Ancient and Present State of Kerry" (1756) but is mentioned in Thomas Raid's "Travels in Ireland in 1822" as an established Catholic chapel. He observed that it could not accommodate more than one-third of those who assembled to worship. He also refers to a more capacious structure being built in the neighbourhood. It is evident that by 1822 it had reached the end of its useful life. Although there is no record of its establishment as a chapel, this probably took place in the late 18th or early 19th century. The structure itself is rectangular and does not have an east-west orientation. Either it was converted from an existing structure or was built on a small restricted plot of ground donated for the purpose of erecting a chapel. Two simple gothlc-style windows are intact in the south gable and this is the best preserved part of the original chapel. The opposite north wall gable is modern for the most part and the main door may have been located here. There have been alterations along the lateral walls and it is not possible to decide definitively what is original and what are later modifications. It is named ‘Market House’ on the OS 1st ed. 6-inch map (c. 1840) and it is evident that once the chapel fell into disuse it was added to and converted into a market hall. In 1994 the building was listed as Historic Monument under Section 5 of the National Monuments (Amendment) Act, 1987. Compiled by: Paul Walsh Date of upload: 31 March 2015

Architectural heritage

• The Old Barracks, RIC barracks, 1865–1880 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached six-bay four- and five-storey Scottish Baronial style former Royal Irish Constabulary barracks, built 1870-1875, designed by E.T. Owen. Comprising two-bay four-storey central block with single-bay single-storey gabled projecting porch to front approached by flight of steps, single-bay four-storey crow-stepped gabled end bay to north with single-bay five-storey corner turret to north-west on a circular plan having machicolated conical roof and two-bay five-storey crow-stepped gabled projecting end bay to south. Three-bay side elevation to south having single-bay single-storey machicolated corner bartizan to south-east with conical roof. Single-bay four-storey return to rear to east. Burnt in 1922. Extensively reconstructed, 1991-1996, to accommodate use as heritage centre. Pitched slate roofs with crow-step gables and conical roof to turrets with lead cappings. Coursed rubble stone walls with ashlar quoins, battered base, ashlar crow-steps, machicolations and two inset limestone plaques. Pointed heads and flat-heads to windows with painted ashlar lintels and reveals and flush cement sills. Timber six-over-six pane sliding sash windows. Concrete flags on steps and steel railings to timber doors. Section of rubble stone boundary wall, built c. 1875, to site about a courtyard.

• Library/archive, 1905–1915 · Regional interest
  Description

  Corner-sited detached seven-bay two-storey Queen Anne Revival style Carnegie Free Library, opened 1910. Three-bay two-storey side elevations to east and to west. Two-bay two-storey flat-roofed return to rear to north originally single-storey, first floor added to return in latter part of twentieth century. Pitched slate roof with sprockets to eaves, overhanging eaves with timber modillions, clay ridge tiles, finials and roughcast chimneystack with pediment motifs. Rendered walls with projecting moulded render full-height pilasters, plinth and string course at first floor. Roughcast rendered side wall. Round-headed openings to ground floor retaining original fanlights, moulded archivolts with keystones and replacement uPVC windows. Moulded lugged architraves to window openings to first floor having replacement timber windows. Recessed replacement glazed timber door. Paved public square to front with monument.

• Daniel O'Connell Memorial Catholic Church, church/chapel, 1875–1885 · National interest
  Description

  Freestanding cruciform-plan double- and triple-height Gothic Revival style Roman Catholic church, dated 1880, designed by George Ashlin. Comprising five-bay triple-height nave, five-bay double-height lean-to aisles to north and to south elevations, single-bay double-height projecting chapel to south-west on a polygonal plan, single-bay triple-height transepts to north and to south, four-bay single-storey projecting chapel to north transept, single-bay two-stage truncated entrance tower to south transept on a square plan with single-bay full-height flanking polygonal corner turrets, single-bay triple-height chancel and single-bay full-height bowed apse to east gable end, two-bay single-storey sacristy projection to north-east, entrance bay to west gable end with single-bay single-storey flat-roofed projecting porch to ground floor with battlemented parapet and single-bay four-stage flanking polygonal corner turrets. Pitched purple slate roofs with clay ridge tiles, crow-step gables and profiled granite pinnacles to turrets. Rock-hewn granite ashlar walls with smooth-finished dressings. Smooth granite surrounds to lancets. Rock-hewn limestone voussoirs to arches. Groin-vaulted interior with granite ribs, on pilasters or clustered columns. Arcades to aisles on polished black granite columns with triforium and clerestory. Apse with stained glass panels. Chancel re-ordered, retaining reredos. Organ loft to south transept. Burial ground to site with group of cut-stone grave markers, c. 1880-present. Gateway and boundary, c. 1880, to circumference of site comprising rock-hewn granite ashlar piers with cast-iron gates and sections of cast-iron railings.

• Church/chapel, 1860–1870 · Regional interest
  Description

  Freestanding single-storey Gothic Revival style single-cell former Church of Ireland church, built c. 1865, designed by Welland and Gillespie. Comprising four-bay side elevation, single-bay two-stage projecting entrance tower to north-west on a square plan with buttresses, belfry over having limestone ashlar octagonal spire and single-bay single-storey vestry projection to south-east on a polygonal plan. Reroofed and renovated internally in late twentieth century to accommodate use as gallery. Pitched slate roof with gable parapets, cast-iron profiled gutters, square section downpipes and limestone ashlar steeple. Snecked green limestone walls with grey string courses and buttresses to tower. Pointed arch openings with grey limestone surrounds to paired lancets with trefoil heads, central pilaster and leaded diamond glazing with coloured glass to margins. Pointed arch to doorway with inner trefoil head and limestone steps. Single volume interior with exposed crook framed roof trusses and rafters. Quarry tiled porch. Gateway, built c. 1865, to north-west comprising pair of rubble stone piers with wrought-iron gate.

• Corner House, house, 1900–1920 · Regional interest
  Description

  Corner-sited attached two-bay two-storey curvilinear gable-fronted house, built c. 1910, ground floor openings remodelled in latter part of twentieth century to accommodate commercial use. Two-bay two-storey side elevation to east. Pitched artificial slate roof having curvilinear gable parapet with central ridge chimneystack having octagonal pot and ball-on-pedestal finials. Rendered walls with profiled gable coping. Painted sills and render pedimented window cases at first floor with replacement timber windows. Timber two-over-two pane sliding sash window to side wall at first floor. Fixed window and timber door to ground floor. Wall-mounted cast-iron letter box, c. 1935, with inscribed "P&T" monogram. Street corner frontage.

• P. McCrohan, house, 1870–1890 · Regional interest
  Description

  Terraced two-bay three-storey house, built c. 1880, as a pair with the adjoining house. Renovated, c. 1930, with render shopfront inserted to ground floor having decorative drop consoles, raised lettering, egg-and-dart hood moulding and render façade enrichments to upper floors. Pitched artificial slate roof with rendered chimneystacks and replacement rainwater goods. Rendered walls, with rustication at upper floors. Timber two-over-two pane sliding sash windows with thin painted sills and water-leaf hood mouldings on pendentives, arched at first floor, flat at second floor, with foliate mouldings to first floor heads. Timber display window and recessed door opening at ground floor. Street frontage.

• An Tig Gaedhealach, house, 1920–1925 · Regional interest
  Description

  Terraced three-bay three-storey Queen Anne Revival style building, dated 1924, with render pilaster pubfront to ground floor having Ionic pilasters, bowed display window, panelled consoles, glazed fascia, moulded cornice, single-storey box oriel windows to first floor and render façade enrichments to upper floors. Pitched artificial slate roof with cemented gable parapets, render chimneystacks, replacement gutter and square cast-iron downpipes. Roughcast rendered walls with rusticated render quoins, decorative panel to centre of first floor, and cornice to eaves with raised balustraded centrepiece having segmental date plaque over. Oriels at first floor with sprocketted roofs. Moulded reveals at second floor with profiled sills and hood mouldings. Replacement uPVC windows to upper floor. Street frontage.

• Murphy's, house, 1880–1920 · Regional interest
  Description

  Terraced three-bay two-storey house, built c. 1900, with timber pilaster shopfront to ground floor having consoles and moulded cornice. Also in use as public house. Steeply pitched slate roof with rendered chimneystacks. Painted ruled-and-lined rendered walls. Thin concrete sills to replacement aluminium windows. Street frontage.

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 Cahersiveen, 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 high, moderately high, moderately low, low, partly inferred. Parts of the land are made ground and water.

Terrain model

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

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 Cahersiveen with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Kerry.

Name

Cahersiveen · Cathair Saidhbhín

Area

1,040,983 m² (104.1 ha, 257.23 acres)

Civil parish

Caher, and its townlands

Barony

Iveragh

Electoral division

Caher, the unit of the census

Census 2022

2,061 people lived in 819 households in the Caher electoral division. 72% of households owned their home. 27% of homes were built since 2001. 17% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 19% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Carhan Lower, Carhan Upper, Garranebane, Hillgrove

Placenames

Cahersiveen 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.