Carricksallagh

35 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Carricksallagh, from 8 m² to 41,584 m² (4.16 ha, 10.28 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 26 neighbouring parcels touch it.

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No zone of a development plan covers Carricksallagh 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.

• 19 Sept 2023Conditional

  Retain front boundary wall, piers, entrances and all associated site works.

  Retention, 1 home · Laois County Council, 2360382

• 4 Aug 2020Conditional

  construct a swimming pool pavilion building to rear of dwelling & associated site works

  Permission, 1 home · Laois County Council, 20395

• 20 Jul 2018Conditional

  change house type and garage, from that previously granted on planning ref. no. 15/185. Permission is also sought for a storage shed and all associted site works

  Permission, 1 home · Laois County Council, 18437

• 24 Aug 2017Conditional

  construct a dwelling house, connection to public foul sewer, connection to public water mains, new splayed entrance and associated site work

  Permission, 1 home · Laois County Council, 17457

• 24 Aug 2017Conditional

  construct a dwelling house, connection to public foul sewer, connection to public water mains, new splayed entrance and associated site work

  Permission, 1 home · Laois County Council, 17458

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 Carricksallagh.

Recorded monuments

• LA019-003001 Church
  Description

  St Coleman whose feastday is commeorated on the 15th of May, founded a monastery here in the sixth century. In 1616 the later church and its chancel were in good repair (O'Hanlon and O'Leary 1907, vol. 1, 323-326). It is situated on high ground overlooking Stradbally to the N. The later medieval church, constructed of roughly coursed limestone, was subsequently greatly modified by the Cosbys who built their family burial vault within the nave (O'Hanlon and O'Leary 1907, vol. 1, 324-6). As a result, the ground-floor level of the chancel (L c. 10.45m, Wth c. 9.15m, T c. 4.2m) is now higher than that of the nave (L c. 17.4m, W. c. 6.75m, T. c. 1.9m). A three-light window, with later ninteenth century insertions, survives in E wall of chancel. Evidence of drafting is visible on three windows in N and S walls. Over the chancel lies a barrel-vault and loft, with a possible wall-walk on N and S walls. A two storey square tower projects from NW angle of nave. Within nave, a nineteenth century doorway leads to the Cosby vault. The circular enclosure (LA019-003003-) defining the graveyard (LA019-003002-) was removed by the Poor Law Guardians and replaced by a modern square one (ibid.). According to the History of the Queens County this church was located near the Ballaghmore or 'great road' that ran between Stradbally to Carlow surviving up until the early eighteenth century (O'Hanlon and O'Leary 1907, vol. 1, 323). This place was previously known as Druimnetogha or Druimtogher, the ridge road probably from the ancient road that ran near this placed (O'Hanlon and O'Leary 1907, vol. 1, 324). The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Laois' (Dublin Stationery Office, 1995) compiled by P. David Sweetman, Olive Alcock and Bernie Moran. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 17 December 2007

• LA019-003002 Graveyard
  Description

  In high ground, overlooking Stradbally to the North. All visible headstones are post 1700 AD. According to the History of the Queens County 'Ougheval is still a favourite place for interment, and used by many of the old families of Stradbally and its neighbourhood' (O'Hanlon and O'Leary 1907, vol. 1, 324). Mentioned in the History of the Queens County as 'A square and tasteless stone wall has been built to enlarge the graveyard's dimesnions; but it has detracted, also, from the former archaeological and scenic interest of this place' (O'Hanlon and O'Leary 1907, vol. 1, 324-5). Roughly D-shaped graveyard (int. dims. 103m N-S; 109m E-W) enclosed by a stone wall with church in centre of graveyard and lych gate in N quadrant. The circular enclosure (LA019-003003-) defining the graveyard was removed by the Poor Law Guardians and replaced by a modern square one (ibid.). The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Laois' (Dublin Stationery Office, 1995) compiled by P. David Sweetman, Olive Alcock and Bernie Moran. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 17 December 2007

• LA019-003003 Ecclesiastical enclosure
  Description

  In high ground, overlooking Stradbally to the North. Circular enclosure around church (LA019-003001-) and graveyard (LA019-003002-) was removed by the Poor Law Guardians. (O'Hanlon and O'Leary 1907, vol. 1, 325). No visible surface remains. Mentioned in the History of the Queens County as a 'the old caisoil or circular fence of Nuadh Congbhail or Ougheval monastery; it has now been removed and even completely obliterated by the Poor Law Guardians in late years. A square and tasteless stone wall has been built to enlarge the graveyard's dimesnions; but it has detracted, also, from the former archaeological and scenic interest of this place' (O'Hanlon and O'Leary 1907, vol. 1, 324-5). The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Laois' (Dublin Stationery Office, 1995) compiled by P. David Sweetman, Olive Alcock and Bernie Moran. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 17 December 2007

• LA019-003004 Sarcophagus
  Description

  In Ougheval Church (LA019-003001-). A large singular stone sarcophagus used as the Cosby family-crypt that was erected by Pole Cosby in the early eighteenth century.(O'Hanlon and O'Leary 1907, vol. 1, 323-326). post 1700 AD monument. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Laois' (Dublin Stationery Office, 1995) compiled by P. David Sweetman, Olive Alcock and Bernie Moran. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 17 December 2007

• LA019-082 Barrow - unclassified
  Description

  Cropmark of circular-shaped area (approx. diam. 10m) enclosed by two widely spaced ditches (approx. overall diam. 60m) visible on Google earth aerial imagery. See attached image taken from Google Earth aerial photographs taken 02/07/2018 Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien based on details provided by Jean-Charles Caillère Date of upload: 09 September 2019

Architectural heritage

• Oughaval Church (Stradbally), church/chapel, 1720–1780 · National interest
  Description

  Remains of detached medieval church, c. 1500. Restored, c. 1750, with chancel added. Now in ruins. Freestanding mausoleum to site.

• Oughaval Church (Stradbally), 1730–1975 · Regional interest
  Description

  Graveyard with various cut stone grave markers, c. 1750 to the present. Freestanding lych gate, c. 1890, to site. Remains of detached church to site. Now in ruins.

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 Carricksallagh, 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 low, low, partly inferred.

Terrain model

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

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 Carricksallagh with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Laois.

Name

Carricksallagh · Carraig Shaileach

Area

261,097 m² (26.11 ha, 64.52 acres)

Civil parish

Stradbally, and its townlands

Barony

Stradbally

Electoral division

Stradbally, the unit of the census

Census 2022

1,912 people lived in 725 households in the Stradbally electoral division. 71% of households owned their home. 35% of homes were built since 2001. 6% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 0% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Aghamaddock, Ballaghmore, Kylebeg, Oughaval, Stradbally, Tursalla

Placenames

Carricksallagh 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.