Kilcolman

18 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Kilcolman, from 28 m² to 332,000 m² (33.2 ha, 82.04 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 17 neighbouring parcels touch it.

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No zone of a development plan covers Kilcolman 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.

• 12 Dec 2024Conditional

  the construction of 2 no. detached two storey dwellings served by 2 no. packaged wastewater treatment systems and soil polishing filters, the construction of 2 no. detached garages and all ancillary site works to include the boring of 2 no. private wells, new vehicular entrances and boundary treatments

  Permission, 2 homes · Limerick County Council, 2461246

• 30 May 2024Conditional

  a new dwelling house, detached garage, site entrance, waste water treatment system, percolation area and all associated site works

  Permission, 1 home · Limerick County Council, 24226

• 8 May 2024Conditional

  the installation of a temporary standalone prefabricated building to be used for after-school childcare use including all associated site works and connections to existing services on site

  Permission · Limerick County Council, 24193

• 16 Aug 2019Conditional

  a change of site boundaries as previously granted 06/3318, new site entrance, new wastewater treatment system, percolation area, new bored well and all associated site works

  Permission · Limerick County Council, 19819

• 1 Nov 2017Conditional

  the provision of an internal draft lobby to each of the two transcepts in the church and the retention of 2 no single storey extensions to rear and side of existing church, the installation of storm glazing throughout and all ancillary site works. St. Colmans church is a protected structure ref no. RPS F19(41) and is on the N.I.A.H Ref no. 21901906

  Permission · Limerick County Council, 171010

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 Kilcolman.

Recorded monuments

• LI019-186001 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  In pasture, on gentle W-facing slope below top of steep-sided hill. Sub-circular area (22.1m N-S; 22.4m E-W) enclosed by earthen bank with external fosse (Wth 2m; D 0.15m) ENE->NW; enclosing element truncated by E-W field boundary NW->ENE. Bank (int. H 0.7m; ext. H 1.55m), best preserved SSE->S, has gaps at SSW (Wth 2.5m) and WSW (Wth 1.05m). Fosse, best preserved ENE->SSE, shallows SSE->S before fading out entirely SW->W. Interior, under rough pasture, slopes gently down to S. Another ringfort (LI019-18602-) lies immediately to NE and was probably conjoined to this enclosure before construction of field boundary between them. Compiled by: Denis Power Date of upload: 26 August 2011

• LI019-186002 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  In pasture, on steep N-facing slope. Sub-circular area (20.8m N-S; 22.5m E-W) enclosed by earthen bank, with external fosse (Wth 2.1m; D 0.2m) WSW->NNW. Bank (int. H 0.8m; ext. H 1.45m), best preserved WSW->NW, lowers to scarped edge NNW->NNE (H 0.3m; Wth 2m). External bank face is directly against E-W field boundary SE->S. Interior, under pasture, slopes down to N. Another ringfort (LI019-18601-) lies immediately to SW and was probably conjoined to this enclosure before construction of field boundary between them. Compiled by: Denis Power Date of upload: 26 August 2011

• LI019-187 Ritual site - holy well
  Description

  In pasture, on break in NNE-facing slope. Within rectangular area (6.5m N-S; 9m E-W), enclosed by concrete wall, is box-like structure (1.7m N-S; 1.7m E-W; H 3.2m) of cut and dressed limestone covering spring well (diam. 0.4m). Opening to E where low stone wall encloses square area (2.2m N-S; 2.2m E-W) with access down to well (D 0.4m) via step. On top of structure are four triangular projections, resting on a plinth, which face towards the cardinal points. A stone-cut cross surmounts E-facing projection, with date-stone inscribed "St. Coleman's Well, enclosed the 15th of August 1868". According to Ó Danachair (1955, 214) a pattern was held here on 29th of October; this was observed in 1840s (OSL vol. 1, 25) but had ceased by mid 1950s. The following folklore was recorded from Kilcolman National School about Tobercolman;'Saint Comlan is the patron Saint of Kilcolman, and on his feast day, a large concourse of people went their way to the well dedicated to him, and cures have been affected through using its waters. The old people of the locality tell many curious tales in connection with it. Those living in the vicinity, and for miles around never made use of the water for boiling or for any other household purpose. They say that in olden times the well was situated in the graveyard close to where the old Church now stands, but on one occasion, when an old woman washed clothes in it, Saint Colman removed the well, about a quarter of a mile away from the sacred grounds'The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0484, Page 016; accessible online at www.duchas.ie/en/cbes/4921947/4912412). See attached photos taken in 1954 by Caoimhín Ó Danachair, courtesy of and © National Folklore Collection, UCD. The Photographic Collection, F025.21.00313 accessible online at www.duchas.ie/en/cbeg/31076 and F025.21.00312 accessible online at www.duchas.ie/en/cbeg/17037. See attached colour photographs courtesy of Amanda Clarke Compiled by: Denis Power Revised by: Caimin O'Brien Date of revised upload: 30 September 2020

• LI019-188001 Church
  Description

  Westropp (1904-5, 399) recorded the following about Kilcolman Church; 'Kilcolman, restored by Athissell, 1253 (B.B.L., p. 101). Kilcolman-inferior, 1302, 1418, 1591, in Toghe Olybane, 1586 (Peyton, p. 67) and 1615. Fabric - It was 45 feet [13.7m] by 18 feet 9 inches [5.7m]; the gables gone, and the south wall broken; 30 feet [9m] of the north wall, 10 feet [3m] by 4 feet [1.2m], remained, with a defaced window, in 1840. St. Colman's Well [LI019-187----] had a pattern on October 29th'. Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien Date of upload: 20 November 2018

• LI019-188002 Graveyard
  Description

  Medieval church ruins (LI019-188001-) of Kilcolman stands in centre of graveyard which consists of a subrectangular-shaped area (approx. dims. 56m N-S x 34m E-W) enclosed by post-1700 stone wall with entrance gate at W. Modern graveyard extension to N. Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien Date of upload: 26 July 2019

• LI019-189 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  In pasture, on gentle E-facing slope into river valley. Roughly circular area (29.9m N-S; 32m E-W) enclosed by earthen bank (int. H 1.9m; ext. H 2.45m). Bank is best preserved S->W, but lowers W->N (ext. H 1.45m). Break in bank (Wth 1.8m) at SSE. Interior, under pasture but with bushes growing along verge N->W, slopes down gently to E. Compiled by: Denis Power Date of upload: 26 August 2011

Architectural heritage

• Saint Colman's Catholic Church, church/chapel, 1910–1915 · Regional interest
  Description

  Freestanding cruciform-plan gable-fronted Gothic Revival Roman Catholic church, built in 1913. Comprising four-bay nave, chancel to north, two-bay single-storey extension to east, lean-to to north elevation and two-bay single-storey extension to west. Pitched slate roof with render brackets, limestone copings with cast-iron cross finials and cut limestone open work bellcote to south elevation with cast-iron cross finial. Rusticated concrete walls having buttresses to nave and south elevation. Inscribed limestone plaque to south elevation. Pointed arch opening to south, east and west elevations with concrete block-and-start surrounds, concrete sills and Y-tracery stained glass windows. Lancet openings to nave having concrete block-and-start surrounds, concrete sills and quarry glazed coloured glass windows. Pointed arch openings to south elevation and transepts, south elevation with concrete block-and-start surrounds having inset limestone fonts and double-leaf timber battened doors with ornate cast-iron strap hinges. Timber scissors truss ceiling to interior with concrete corbels. Marble reredos to altar. Timber porch to entrance having quarry glazed coloured glass overlights over timber panelled double-leaf doors with quarry glazed coloured glass panels. Timber gallery to entrance with cast-iron spiral staircase. Limestone font dated 1746 to south-east interior wall. Pair of square-profile rusticated piers to south-east with rusticated boundary walls having spear-headed cast-iron railings. Graveyard to south-east.

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 Kilcolman, 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 Kilcolman.

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.

• Kilcolman, Ardagh6 sales

Name

Kilcolman · Cill Cholmáin

Area

550,381 m² (55.04 ha, 136 acres)

Civil parish

Kilcolman, and its townlands

Barony

Shanid

Electoral division

Dunmoylan East, the unit of the census

Census 2022

523 people lived in 180 households in the Dunmoylan East electoral division. 90% of households owned their home. 27% of homes were built since 2001. 6% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 2% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Ballydoorlis, Ballyegny, Carrons, Dunmoylan, Grouselodge, Knockbweeheen

Placenames

Kilcolman 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.