Kilmainham
Kilmainham is a townland in the civil parish of Kells, barony of Kells Upper, Co. Meath.
Parcel 2916450
- Area
- 5,665 m² (0.57 ha, 1.4 acres)
- Buildings
- 4 buildings touch it. Their footprint covers 279 m².
- Zoning
- P5 RA - Rural Area (Meath County Development Plan 2021-2027 (As Varied)) The objective
- Townland
- Kilmainham
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
This parcel is in the zone of notification of 2 recorded monuments.
- ME017-023 House - 16th/17th century
Description
Land at Kilmainhambeg in Kells parish was a grange or out-farm of the Knights Hospitallers of St James at Kilmainham in Dublin (DU018-020285-), which is not to be confused with their preceptory at Kilmainhamwood (ME005-028----). The grange was surrendered in 1541 (White 1943, 111-2), but the precise location of its caput or centre is not known, although it could be at this location. A gabled house at Kilmainham (88) is depicted on the Down Survey barony and parish maps of Telltown parish in Kells barony and in this vicinity (http://downsurvey.tcd.ie/). According to the terrier (commentary) of the map Nicholas Barnwall of Turvey, Richard Ledwitch of Cookstown, Robert Beg of Navan, and Patrick Barnwall of Beymore owned the entire townland, but according to the Civil Survey (1654-6) they owned only 248 acres there in 1640 and the house is not mentioned in either document (Simington 1940, 297). It is described as an ‘Old Castle’ in gothic script on the 1835 ed. of the OS 6-inch map. It is situated on the flood-plain of the River Blackwater c. 240m SW of where the river turns from N-S to W-E. Two opposed corners of a building (ext. dims c. 9m NE-SW; c. 8.2m NW-SE) survive separated by the NE-SW demesne wall of Headford, with a corner fireplace at the W angle and evidence of a doorway on the SE wall close to the E angle at the ground floor. The walls are rebated for the first and second floors, and there is evidence of a window embrasure on the SE wall at the first floor. A parapet has evidence of long narrow slits, now blocked. The building was conserved at some time probably because it is in view of Headford House, c. 1.3km to the N, on the other side of the river. The house is in the centre of the field system (ME017-024----) and probably contemporary with it. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Meath' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1987). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of revised upload: 22 June 2016
- ME017-024 Field system
Description
Situated on the flood-plain of the River Blackwater, on the S bank. An area of about 8.5 ha (c. 21 acres) contains small rectangular fields (dims c. 40m x. c. 30m) defined by banks (Wth 3-5m; max. H 0.6m) and fosses or hollow-ways (Wth c. 5-10m), or scarps (H 0.5-2m). A mound (diam. 14m E-W; 12m N-S; H 1m) is incorporated into the NE angle of one field. An aerial photograph (CUCAP: ASV 66) shows some of the fields as cropmark features defined by banks with ditches on either side. The stone house (ME017-023----) is at the centre of the system and is probably contemporary with it. The fields are so regular that it is possible that it represents a designed landscape associated with the house. A bank (L c. 80m; Wth of top 4.5m; H at S 1.4m) extending NW from the house has a hollow way (Wth of top 10m; D at S 1m) on its S side. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Meath' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1987). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of revised upload: 22 June 2016
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 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 low.
- 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
- 15.3 ha
- 38 acres
- Land parcels
- 14
- registered freehold, median 262 m²
- Zoning
- P5
- RA - Rural Area
- Planning
- 0
- applications since 2010
Land parcels
Registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann
14 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Kilmainham, from 39 m² to 130,912 m² (13.09 ha, 32.35 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 10 neighbouring parcels touch it.
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Zoning
Development plans, national zoning
- P5RA - Rural Area (Mixed/general primary sector uses, including 'rural')
Meath County Development Plan 2021-2027 (As Varied), Meath · 24 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
Source: Tailte Éireann and the Department of Housing (MyPlan), national zoning, CC BY 4.0.
Planning applications
Sites that touch the townland, newest first
No planning application touches the townland of Kilmainham 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.
Nature and heritage
Designated sites and recorded monuments
Designated sites
- Special Area of Conservation: River Boyne and River Blackwater SAC 002299
- Special Protection Area: River Boyne and River Blackwater SPA 004232
Recorded monuments
- ME017-023 House - 16th/17th century
Description
Land at Kilmainhambeg in Kells parish was a grange or out-farm of the Knights Hospitallers of St James at Kilmainham in Dublin (DU018-020285-), which is not to be confused with their preceptory at Kilmainhamwood (ME005-028----). The grange was surrendered in 1541 (White 1943, 111-2), but the precise location of its caput or centre is not known, although it could be at this location. A gabled house at Kilmainham (88) is depicted on the Down Survey barony and parish maps of Telltown parish in Kells barony and in this vicinity (http://downsurvey.tcd.ie/). According to the terrier (commentary) of the map Nicholas Barnwall of Turvey, Richard Ledwitch of Cookstown, Robert Beg of Navan, and Patrick Barnwall of Beymore owned the entire townland, but according to the Civil Survey (1654-6) they owned only 248 acres there in 1640 and the house is not mentioned in either document (Simington 1940, 297). It is described as an ‘Old Castle’ in gothic script on the 1835 ed. of the OS 6-inch map. It is situated on the flood-plain of the River Blackwater c. 240m SW of where the river turns from N-S to W-E. Two opposed corners of a building (ext. dims c. 9m NE-SW; c. 8.2m NW-SE) survive separated by the NE-SW demesne wall of Headford, with a corner fireplace at the W angle and evidence of a doorway on the SE wall close to the E angle at the ground floor. The walls are rebated for the first and second floors, and there is evidence of a window embrasure on the SE wall at the first floor. A parapet has evidence of long narrow slits, now blocked. The building was conserved at some time probably because it is in view of Headford House, c. 1.3km to the N, on the other side of the river. The house is in the centre of the field system (ME017-024----) and probably contemporary with it. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Meath' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1987). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of revised upload: 22 June 2016
- ME017-024 Field system
Description
Situated on the flood-plain of the River Blackwater, on the S bank. An area of about 8.5 ha (c. 21 acres) contains small rectangular fields (dims c. 40m x. c. 30m) defined by banks (Wth 3-5m; max. H 0.6m) and fosses or hollow-ways (Wth c. 5-10m), or scarps (H 0.5-2m). A mound (diam. 14m E-W; 12m N-S; H 1m) is incorporated into the NE angle of one field. An aerial photograph (CUCAP: ASV 66) shows some of the fields as cropmark features defined by banks with ditches on either side. The stone house (ME017-023----) is at the centre of the system and is probably contemporary with it. The fields are so regular that it is possible that it represents a designed landscape associated with the house. A bank (L c. 80m; Wth of top 4.5m; H at S 1.4m) extending NW from the house has a hollow way (Wth of top 10m; D at S 1m) on its S side. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Meath' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1987). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of revised upload: 22 June 2016
Architectural heritage
No building of the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage stands in the townland of Kilmainham.
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 Kilmainham, 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 low, partly inferred.
- Terrain model
- No LiDAR survey of the Office of Public Works covers the centre of the townland of Kilmainham.
- 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
- Kilmainham, Kells13 sales
The townland
- Name
- Kilmainham
- Area
- 153,327 m² (15.33 ha, 37.89 acres)
- Civil parish
- Kells, and its townlands
- Barony
- Kells Upper
- Electoral division
- Ceanannas Mór Rural, the unit of the census
- Census 2022
- 4,980 people lived in 1,700 households in the Ceanannas M�r Rural electoral division. 75% of households owned their home. 47% of homes were built since 2001. 5% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 1% were holiday homes.
- Neighbouring townlands
- Kilmainham, Kilmainham (Headfort), Sedenrath
- Placenames
- Kilmainham 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.