Grove

36 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Grove, from 246 m² to 482,822 m² (48.28 ha, 119.31 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 37 neighbouring parcels touch it.

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No zone of a development plan covers Grove 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.

• 8 Aug 2025Conditional

  to retain detached garage, shed and extension to the side of existing dwelling house and all associated site development works

  Retention · Kilkenny County Council, 2560503

• 30 Sept 2024Conditional

  for a dormer style, four-bedroom dwelling, a detached garage, to replace the existing field entrance with a domestic entrance, a wastewater treatment system and soil polishing filter, and all associated site works

  Permission, 1 home · Kilkenny County Council, 2460462

• 26 Feb 2024Unconditional

  of Planning Permission Reference P18/788 and P23/76 respectively

  Extension of duration · Kilkenny County Council, 2421

• 27 Oct 2023Conditional

  for revisions to previous grant of planning Ref 20/538 & 21/992. The revisions include a revised design of the proposed extension, the addition of an attached carport to the side elevation and all ancillary site works.

  Permission · Kilkenny County Council, 2360480

• 31 Mar 2023Conditional

  for change of house type from that approved under existing Permission No. 18/788. The House now proposed will be single-storey and will be positioned as proposed for the previous house

  Permission, 1 home · Kilkenny County Council, 2376

• 12 Apr 2022Conditional

  for the demolition of the existing rear, lean-to conservatory and the construction in lieu of a new single storey kitchen extension, bay window and associated internal modifications. Separately, a new open, garden pergola and timber deck, incorporating training pool, hot tub, store, shower and WC with associated external works. All work located to the rea of the existing house

  Permission · Kilkenny County Council, 22241

• 6 Dec 2021Conditional

  for the following: 1. To construct a two-storey extension to the rear of the existing dwelling. 2. To increase the existing ridge height by the construction of a new first floor extension. 3. To construct a two-storey extension to the front and side of the existing dwelling. 4. All internal and elevational modifications. 5. New site entrance as granted under previous granted planning ref no. 20/538 and all associated site development works

  Permission · Kilkenny County Council, 21992

• 17 Aug 2020Conditional

  to build an extension to existing dwelling house, new entrance and all associated site development works

  Permission · Kilkenny County Council, 20538

• 15 Mar 2019Conditional

  is being sought for demolition of existing garage, construction of new garage of 24 sq m and for single storey extensions to existing house for kitchen / living and bedroom and study, upgrading of wastewater treatment system, new entrance and associated site works

  Permission · Kilkenny County Council, 19165

• 29 Nov 2018Conditional

  to construct a free-standing dormer type dwelling and detached garage. External works will include a sewage treatment system, a new splayed entrance from the public road and realigned front boundary

  Permission, 1 home · Kilkenny County Council, 18788

• 26 Nov 2018Conditional

  to retain the changes carried out to the originally granted garage, stable and tack room (under Planning Permission Reference Number 01/1335) located on our property at

  Retention, 1 home · Kilkenny County Council, 18777

• 30 Oct 2018Conditional

  Retention permission is hereby sought for vehicular entrance as located and permission for completion works and all associated works at

  Permission · Kilkenny County Council, 18722

• 10 Sept 2018Conditional

  to retain existing sunroom to the side of existing dwelling and all associated site development works at

  Retention · Kilkenny County Council, 18598

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 Grove.

Recorded monuments

• KK023-030001 Church
  Description

  The medieval church, orientated E-W, occupies the N portion of the graveyard (KK023-030002-). The church is indicated on the Down Survey (1655-6) barony map of Sheelogher/‘Sheelelogher’ (Hibernia Regnum, courtesy of Trinity College Dublin). According to Carrigan (1905, vol. 3, 385) this was the parish church of Tullaghanbroge, though now referred to as Grove. It is described in the OS Letters (1839) as consisting of, ‘the west and east gables; the latter down to the height of the side walls; the south wall entire and the north wall separated by large breaches from both ends. The doorway is marked by a breach in the south wall eighteen feet [c. 5.5m] from the west end. There are two broken windows in the south side and one in the east gable. It measures sixty four feet [19.5m] by twenty and a half [c. 6m]; the walls built of large square stones laid in regular courses’ (O’Flanagan 1930, vol. 1, 281-2 (95)). Carrigan (ibid.) refers to the mensa of a chest-tomb (KK023-030003-) within the church and a coffin-shaped graveslab (KK023-030004-) outside the church. See attached: KK023-030001-_01 Extract from Down Survey (1655-6) barony map of Sheelogher/‘Sheelelogher’ (Hibernia Regnum, courtesy of Trinity College Dublin) Compiled by: Jean Farrelly Date of upload: 28 July 2021

• KK023-030002 Graveyard
  Description

  Indicated on the 1st (1839) ed. OS 6-inch map as a roughly square area (dims. c. 53m NE-SW; c. 56m NW-SE), widening slightly to the SW, with rounded corners at the SE and SW. On this 1st ed. it is defined by a dashed line which suggests that the graveyard was unenclosed. By the 1947 revision map the graveyard had been enclosed to roughly the same area. The medieval church (KK023-030001-), orientated E-W, occupies the N portion of the graveyard. The graveyard is entered at the S end of the E wall from the public road. The OS Letters (1839) describe the graveyard as, ‘a large and much frequented burying ground attached. The people all call this (Roilig a Tulacháin) Roilig a Tulachain, i.e., the Burying Ground of the Tulachan’ (O’Flanagan 1930, vol. 1, 281-2 (95)). According to Carrigan (1905, vol. 3, 385) there is a coffin-shaped slab (KK023-030004-) in the graveyard, adjacent to the entrance to the church. Another graveslab fragment near the entrance to the graveyard may be portion of the chest tomb (KK023-030003-) also mentioned by Carrigan (ibid.). Compiled by: Jean Farrelly Date of upload: 27 July 2021

• KK023-030003 Tomb - chest tomb
  Description

  Associated with the medieval church (KK023-030001-) in Grove. Carrigan (1905, vol. 3, 385) refers to the mensa of a chest-tomb (KK023-030003-) within the church. He describes, ‘a broken altar-tomb has the following raised Old English inscription, which is imperfect at the beginning owing to the loss of a fragment of the covering slab: Hic jac… ….tleger, dnus de Tullihanbrog generosus qui obiit 5 die Septembris A.D. 1597 & Elena Comerford uxor eius qui boc monumnetum [rest uncut]. Translation – Here lie [Oliver Sen]tleger, lord of Tullihanbrog, gentleman, who died Sept. 5th 1597, and Ellen Comerford, his wife, who both [got] this monument [made]’ (ibid.). According to O'Kelly (1969, 191), this tomb is engraved with emblems of the Passion. Part of a graveslab lies in the graveyard near the entrance. It is a roughly square fragment, with raised Black Letter script in Latin along one edge decorated with portion of an eight-armed interlaced cross, probably with fleur-de-lys terminals though these are very worn. In the centre of the cross-head there is a slightly squat cross patée. Stylistically, the decoration and script fit comfortably into a late 16th century in date, so this could be part of the broken chest tomb. Compiled by: Jean Farrelly Date of upload: 28 July 2021

• KK023-030004 Graveslab
  Description

  Associated with the medieval church (KK023-030001-) in Grove. Carrigan (1905, vol. 3, 385) refers to, ‘a coffin-shaped slab, with a very beautiful raised cross, but bearing no inscription’, beside the doorway externally. Stylistically this suggests a graveslab of late 13th/early 14th-century date. Compiled by: Jean Farrelly Date of upload: 28 July 2021

• KK023-030005 Headstone
  Description

  Associated with the medieval church (KK023-030001-) in Grove. Within the graveyard (KK023-030002-), Carrigan (1905, vol. 3, 386) refers to a headstone with the inscription, 'Here lies ye body of William Quenlin who departed this life 1696 & also his wife Onour Quenlin al' Lanagin departed 1725. Thomas Quenlin their son departed 1725. Erected by Catrin Quenlin their daughter'. Compiled by: Jean Farrelly Date of upload: 4 August 2021

• KK023-031001 Settlement deserted - medieval
  Description

  On level ground in gently undulating terrain, under grass. There is a meandering stream, visible on the 1st (1839) ed. OS 6-inch map, which runs NE-SW, N of the motte (KK023-032----), moated site (KK023-031004-) and enclosure (KK023-031005-).View impeded to E and W by rising ground, elsewhere fair to good, though impeded by hedgerow and by forestry to S. The former medieval parish church of Tullaghanbrogue (KK023-030001-) (Carrigan 1905, vol. 3, 385-6), is located c. 200m to the W. Orpen (1909, 333) associates the motte with the manor of Tullaghanbrogue, and states that, ‘William de St. Leger also held the manor of Tullaghanbrogue, with which the St. Legers were connected up to Cromwellian times’. He goes on to say that to ‘the north-east of the mote [bretage], in the same field, the foundations of buildings are still traceable’ (ibid.). Carrigan (ibid., 387-9), refers to an Inquisition at Thomastown in 1607 when “Edmund Sentleger, of Tullaghanbroge, is seised in fee of the manor and town of Tullaghanbroge”, and a similar Inquisition of 1626-7. During the Cromwellian confiscations of 1653 the St. Leger estate was forfeited and in 1666 “Tullaghane (to be called and known for ever by the name of Cuffe’s grove)’ was granted to Joseph Cuffe (ibid.). Among the earthworks there are some discernible monuments, including a low castle-mound or motte (KK023-032----), a small moated site (KK023-031004-) and a large enclosure (KK023-031005-). The area of the field S of the large enclosure has a lot of earthworks which appear to be the result of small scale quarrying activity. The OS Ortho aerial image shows earthworks immediately N of the meandering stream, which was subsequently straightened. These earthworks do not form a readily discernible pattern on the ground. They may be related to the settlement or could be associated with field drainage. According to Carrigan (1905, vol. 3, 386), ‘Opposite this field, at the other side of the road from the churchyard [presumably of the medieval church of Grove] to Grange chapel [the RC church c. 1.3km to the E], is another field of great fertility, in which there is a well, probably a holy well [KK023-031002-] in former times. Close to the well is a slight mound, together with many traces of foundations, which are said to mark the site of an ancient monastery. The part of the field lying east of this is known as “the glebe”’. This area, S of the road, is very disturbed as it was completely forested and has since been clear-felled and replanted. There is no visible trace of any earthworks in this field at ground level. Compiled by: Jean Farrelly Date of upload: 21 March 2017

• KK023-031004 Moated site
  Description

  On level ground in gently undulating terrain, under grass. View impeded to E and W by rising ground, elsewhere fair to good, though impeded by hedgerow and by forestry to S. The northern section of a meandering stream, visible on the 1st (1839) ed. OS 6-inch map, and which was immediately N of the monument, was subsequently straightened. The former medieval parish church of Tullaghanbrogue (KK023-030001-) (Carrigan 1905, vol. 3, 385-6), is located c. 240m to the W and there are numerous earthworks (KK023-031001-) in the immediate vicinity, including a motte (KK023-032----) c. 25m to the SW and a large enclosure (KK023-031005-) immediately to the E. Orpen (1909, 333) associates the motte with the manor of Tullaghanbrogue, and states that, ‘William de St. Leger also held the manor of Tullaghanbrogue, with which the St. Legers were connected up to Cromwellian times’. He goes on to say that to ‘the north-east of the mote [bretage], in the same field, the foundations of buildings are still traceable’ (ibid.). A rectangular raised area (diam. at top 22m NW-SE; 10.7m NE-SW; basal dims. 25.6m NW-SE; 15m NE-SW; H 0.47m) with rounded angles, enclosed by a fosse (Wth 1.95m). The external edge of the fosse is defined by the scarp of neighbouring earthworks and, in the NW and NE sector, by an outer bank (int. H 0.4m; ext. H 0.57m; Wth at top 1.55m; basal Wth 4.8m) which runs into and becomes the bank of a large enclosure to the E. There is a possible causeway across the fosse at the S angle (Wth 2.8m; H 0.27m). Compiled by: Jean Farrelly Date of upload: 21 March 2017

• KK023-031005 Enclosure
  Description

  On level ground in gently undulating terrain, under grass. View impeded to E and W by rising ground, elsewhere fair to good, though impeded by hedgerow and by forestry to S. The northern section of a meandering stream, visible on the 1st (1839) ed. OS 6-inch map, and which was immediately N of the monument, was subsequently straightened. The former medieval parish church of Tullaghanbrogue (KK023-030001-) (Carrigan 1905, vol. 3, 385-6), is located c. 240m to the W and there are numerous earthworks (KK023-031001-) in the immediate vicinity, including a motte (KK023-032----) c. 60m to the SW and a moated site (KK023-031004-) immediately to the W. Orpen (1909, 333) associates the motte with the manor of Tullaghanbrogue, and states that, ‘William de St. Leger also held the manor of Tullaghanbrogue, with which the St. Legers were connected up to Cromwellian times’. He goes on to say that to ‘the north-east of the mote [bretage], in the same field, the foundations of buildings are still traceable’ (ibid.). A large roughly sub-rectangular enclosure (diam. 48m N-S; 60.5m E-W), defined by an earthen field boundary on the E side, by a broad flat-topped earthen bank (int. H 0.51m, ext. H 0.7m; Wth at top 5.8m; basal Wth 10.1m) in the S and W sectors and in the N sector by an inner bank (int. H 0.09m; ext. H 0.3m; Wth at top 1.8m; basal Wth 3.4m), fosse (Wth 2m; D 0.08m) and outer bank (ext. H 0.39m; Wth 3.1m). The area of the field S of this enclosure has a lot of earthworks, which appear to be the result of small scale quarrying activity. Compiled by: Jean Farrelly Date of upload: 21 March 2017

• KK023-032 Castle - motte
  Description

  On level ground in gently undulating terrain, under grass. View impeded to E and W by rising ground, elsewhere fair to good, though impeded by hedgerow and by forestry to S. The northern section of a meandering stream, visible on the 1st (1839) ed. OS 6-inch map, and which is immediately N and W of the monument, was subsequently straightened. The former medieval parish church of Tullaghanbrogue (KK023-030001-) (Carrigan 1905, vol. 3, 385-6), is located c. 200m to the W and there are numerous earthworks (KK023-031001-) immediately E of the mound, including a small moated site (KK023-031004-) and a large enclosure (KK023-031005-). Orpen (1909, 333) associates this mound with the manor of Tullaghanbrogue, and states that, ‘William de St. Leger also held the manor of Tullaghanbrogue, with which the St. Legers were connected up to Cromwellian times. What I take to be the Norman earthwork here, however, belongs rather to the bretage that to the mote type’. He goes on to say that this, and similar manors in the central part of Ossory, were probably the latest part settled by the Anglo-Normans (ibid.). The Down Survey (1655-6) barony map of Sheelogher, ‘Sheelelogher’ (Hibernia Regnum, courtesy of Trinity College Dublin), indicates what appears to be a ruined castle (KK023-093----) to the E of a medieval church (KK023-030001-) in Tullohaune townland which equates with the modern townland of Grove. The castle, which is not visible at ground level, probably occupied this castle mound. An oval, roughly level flat-topped mound (dims. at top 17.6m N-S; 12.05m E-W; basal dims. 29m N-S; 24.9m E-W; H 1.67m) surrounded by a very wide flat-bottomed fosse (Wth 4.3-6.2m) and outer bank (int. H 0.71-0.93m; ext. H 0.84m; Wth at top 4.3m; overall Wth 8.6m). The mound is quite steep sided, despite the gradual slope. On the top of the mound there is a low raised area (dims. 5m N-S; 6.2m E-W; H 0.24m) in the SE sector. There is no outer bank in the SSE for a length of 8.3m. Along the E side, the fosse is defined by the raised scarp of the earthworks to the E. In the NE sector the fosse is connected to another fosse which runs NE-SW. The outer bank in the N sector is very flattened with external field drainage to the NW. The slope on the N side of the mound is heavily overgrown with brambles and hawthorn. There is similar growth in the SE sector, where the slope has been slightly quarried into. Though not a classic pudding-bowl shaped motte, this mound appears to be the castle-mound of this settlement and as such has been classified as a motte. Compiled by: Jean Farrelly Date of upload: 21 March 2017

• KK023-093 Castle - unclassified
  Description

  A building, possibly a ruinous castle, is indicated on the Down Survey (1655-6) barony map of Sheelogher, ‘Sheelelogher’ (Hibernia Regnum, courtesy of Trinity College Dublin), in Tullohaune townland which equates with the modern townland of Grove. It is indicated as being immediately E of a church (KK023-030001-) and is likely to be the castle which occupied the castle-mound/motte (KK023-032----) which is associated with the deserted settlement (KK023-031001-) E of the medieval church. The castle is not visible at ground level. See attached: KK023-093----_01 Extract from Down Survey (1655-6) barony map of Sheelogher/‘Sheelelogher’ (Hibernia Regnum, courtesy of Trinity College Dublin) Compiled by: Jean Farrelly Date of upload: 7 September 2021

Architectural heritage

No building of the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage stands in the townland of Grove.

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 Grove, 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 low, partly inferred.

Terrain model

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

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 Grove with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Kilkenny.

Name

Grove · An Garrán

Area

1,309,333 m² (130.93 ha, 323.54 acres)

Civil parish

Tullaghanbrogue, and its townlands

Barony

Shillelogher

Electoral division

Tullaghanbrogue, the unit of the census

Census 2022

546 people lived in 178 households in the Tullaghanbrogue electoral division. 92% of households owned their home. 34% of homes were built since 2001. 9% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 1% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Acraroe, Aghenderry, Aghinraheen, Ballybur, Ballybur Lower, Cappafaulish, Church Hill, Coolapoge, Grange, Kyleandangan

Placenames

Grove 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.