Killeany

133 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Killeany, from 10 m² to 243,228 m² (24.32 ha, 60.1 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 31 neighbouring parcels touch it.

Download the townland as DXF, in Irish Transverse Mercator metres, with its boundary, parcels and buildings, or as GeoJSON or KML.

No zone of a development plan covers Killeany 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 2022Conditional

  change use from dwellinghouse to veterinary clinic; provide parking and two lay-bys, erect signage on building and at site entrance and all associated site works

  Permission · Laois County Council, 22579

• 7 Mar 2022Conditional

  construct dwelling house, septic tank treatment system, percolation area, new site entrance and all associated site works

  Permission, 1 home · Laois County Council, 22110

• 6 Nov 2019Conditional

  construct dwelling house, entrance, septic tank with percolation area, garage and all associated site works

  Permission, 1 home · Laois County Council, 19609

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

Designated sites

• Special Area of Conservation: River Barrow and River Nore SAC 002162
• Special Protection Area: River Nore SPA 004233

Recorded monuments

• LA023-012001 Castle - tower house
  Description

  Marked on the 1563 map of Leix and Offaly (Hore 1863, f.p. 345). In a low-lying area beside river. Only featureless fragments of masonry remain. Described in 1958 OPW report as a castle which appears to be the remains of a tower house. One wall stood to a considerable height till 22 or 23 years ago when it was blow up as being dangerous. It is said to have been inhabited until about the middle of the eighteenth century. Some cobbling was disclosed in the course of Land project works, presumably representing the yard. 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

• LA023-012002 Moated site
  Description

  Marked on the 1841 and 1909 editions of the OS 6-inch map as a rectangular enclosure (max. dims. 60m N-S; 40m E-W). In a low-lying area beside a river. No visible surface remains. A tower house (LA023-012001-) lies to E. 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

• LA023-012004 Burial ground
  Description

  Not marked on the 1841 or 1909 editions of the OS 6-inch maps. In a low-lying area beside river. Human bones discovered here in 1958. No visible surface remains. The bones were found about 100 yards S of the castle (LA023-012001-) in the same field. According to the OPW report these bones did not represent burials and probably came from the old burial ground at Killeany which was partly destroyed by building a road through it over a 100 years ago (OPW 1958). Originally a graveyard nearby but the Grand Jury constructed a road through it before 1839 (OPW file 1958). 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

• LA023-019001 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  A circular area (diam. c. 49m) defined by a bank (Wth c. 6m, ext. H c. 3.5-4m) and external fosse (Wth c. 7m). Possible original entrance (Wth c. 3.75m) at E. Cropmark of an enclosure (LA023-019002-)) lies immediately to SE. 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

• LA023-019002 Enclosure
  Description

  Situated on a hill-top. Cropmark of subcircular enclosure visible on aerial photographs (CUCAP, APA 30-1). No visible surface remains. A ringfort (LA023-019001-) lies immediately to NW. 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

• LA023-062 Ring-ditch
  Description

  Aerial photograph (GB90.CJ.13) shows cropmark of a ring-ditch; one of two ring-ditches (LA023-063) in close proximity. First recorded as a positive cropmark in July 1990. Plough-levelled rectilinear field system (LA023-064) adjacent to the ring-ditches, but date uncertain (not on first edition of the OS 6-inch map). The above report has been compiled by Dr. G.F. Barrett and supplied to the Archaeological Survey of Ireland. Date of this report: 21 January 2010 Compiled by Caimin O'Brien Date of upload: 13 August 2010

• LA023-063 Ring-ditch
  Description

  Aerial photograph (GB90.CJ.13) shows cropmark of a ring-ditch; one of two ring-ditches (LA023-062) in close proximity. First recorded as a positive cropmark in July 1990. Plough-levelled rectilinear field system (LA023-064) adjacent to the ring-ditches, but date uncertain (not on first edition of the OS 6-inch map). The above report has been compiled by Dr. G.F. Barrett and supplied to the Archaeological Survey of Ireland. Date of this report: 21 January 2010 Compiled by Caimin O'Brien Date of upload: 13 August 2010

• LA023-064 Field system
  Description

  Aerial photograph (GB90.CJ.13) shows cropmark of a ring-ditch; one of two ring-ditches (LA023-062/063) in close proximity. First recorded as a positive cropmark in July 1990. Plough-levelled rectilinear field system adjacent to the ring-ditches, but date uncertain (not on first edition of the OS 6-inch map). The above report has been compiled by Dr. G.F. Barrett and supplied to the Archaeological Survey of Ireland. Date of this report: 21 January 2010 Compiled by Caimin O'Brien Date of upload: 13 August 2010

Architectural heritage

• New Bridge, bridge, 1755–1765 · Regional interest
  Description

  Four-arch road bridge over river Nore, dated 1760, with triangular cut-waters and rubble stone parapets having inscribed plaque. Inscription reads : "1760/this bridge was/erected at the county/expense/Edward Brereton of/Spring Mount Esq/Director/Michael Dealy Mason".

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 Killeany, 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 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 Killeany.

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

Name

Killeany · Cill Éinne

Area

4,989,241 m² (498.92 ha, 1,232.87 acres)

Civil parish

Clonenagh and Clonagheen, and its townlands

Barony

Maryborough West

Electoral division

Clash, the unit of the census

Census 2022

372 people lived in 122 households in the Clash electoral division. 93% of households owned their home. 38% of homes were built since 2001. 7% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 1% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Boley Upper, Cappanacloghy, Castletrench, Cloncough, Donore, Gortnaclea, Scotchrath, Shanahoe, Springmount

Placenames

Killeany 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.