Garrykennedy

295 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Garrykennedy, from 4 m² to 236,001 m² (23.6 ha, 58.32 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 49 neighbouring parcels touch it.

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• R2Existing Residential (Existing residential)
  Tipperary County Development Plan 2022_2028 Settlement Plans, Tipperary · 102 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• M2Town / Village Centre (City/Town/village Centre, central area)
  Tipperary County Development Plan 2022_2028 Settlement Plans, Tipperary · 36 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• G1Amenity (Open space, park)
  Tipperary County Development Plan 2022_2028 Settlement Plans, Tipperary · 17 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• S5Social and Public (Mixed/general community services/facilities uses)
  Tipperary County Development Plan 2022_2028 Settlement Plans, Tipperary · 4 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• R1New Residential (New/proposed residential)
  Tipperary County Development Plan 2022_2028 Settlement Plans, Tipperary · 2 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• P1Agriculture
  Tipperary County Development Plan 2022_2028 Settlement Plans, Tipperary · 0 parcels The zoning objective in the plan

Source: Tailte Éireann and the Department of Housing (MyPlan), national zoning, CC BY 4.0.

No planning application touches the townland of Garrykennedy 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

• Special Protection Area: Lough Derg (Shannon) SPA 004058
• Proposed Natural Heritage Area: Lough Derg 000011

Recorded monuments

• TN013-001 Castle - tower house
  Description

  Chaisleáin Uí Garraí [Castlegare] stands on the N shoreline of Lough Derg, on the quay of a small harbour in the village of Garrykennedy. Described in Civil Survey of 1654-6 as 'Upon the sd. lands standeth the Demolished Castle of Castlegare and six thatch Tennem[en]ts' (Simington 1934, vol. 2, 153). Daniel O'Brien is listed as proprietor in 1640 (ibid.). Only the SW angle survives with a length of the S (L 5.2m; wall T 0.5-0.55m) and W (L 3.5m) walls. The tower was constructed of roughly coursed limestone rubble which has been crudely pointed internally and externally. On the ground floor there are wall presses, with the S side of an embrasure on the W wall and the W side of an embrasure on the S wall. At first-floor level there is a mural chamber in the S wall. This chamber, which is L-shaped, the return being only 0.3m deep, has good wicker centring on the roof. It is lit by two loops in the S wall and rectangular ope in the W wall which has been altered and widened - the chamfered head of a narrow flat-headed light is still in situ. The castle was described in 1840 as following; 'The ruin now consists of south and west walls with some of the interior work of the building. It contains one narrow apartment (or chamber) in the south wall, which had its roof resting on a hurdle, the greater part of which still remains at east end. The apartment was lighted by two quadrangular openings on south wall; the one to east is partly broken on the Interior and exterior, the one to west long and narrow and constructed of roughly dressed greyish black stone (lime?); by an opening on west wall which is battered outside, the stones forming it having been removed. The walls are about forty feet [12.2m] in height and at top of west wall are two stones jutting beyond the under surface. The south west corner on outside is battered below, the stones being removed out of it. The length of south wall is now about seventeen feet [5.2m]; the length of west wall is eleven feet three inches [3.4m]. Thickness of the west wall is one foot five inches [0.43m]. The exterior shows a structure of green or grit stone. Some of the stones are rather small and some shapeless or polygonal. Some are rather long and quadrangular and most are dressed with a hammer’ (O'Flanagan 1930, vol. 3, 20-1). The above description is derived from 'The Archaeological Inventory of County Tipperary. Vol. 1 - North Tipperary' compiled by Jean Farrelly and Caimin O'Brien (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2002). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Compiled by: Jean Farrelly and Caimin O'Brien Revised by: Caimin O'Brien Date of revised upload: 21 February 2020

• TN013-005 Burial ground
  Description

  Situated on a break in slope, with ground falling away to the N and W. The site is quite overgrown with brambles and small trees. A raised, uneven area (c. 14.5m N-S; 11.2m E-W) referred to as a 'burial ground' by the landowner. The edge of the site is poorly defined with no enclosing element visible. The above description is derived from 'The Archaeological Inventory of County Tipperary. Vol. 1 - North Tipperary' compiled by Jean Farrelly and Caimin O'Brien (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2002). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 22 September 2008

• TN013-006 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  Situated on the E-facing slope of a hill in undulating pastureland. The site has been levelled but is still visible as a circular enclosure (diam. 34.2m N-S; 33m E-W) defined by a poorly preserved bank. The interior slopes with the hill towards the E. The site was visited in 1979 and described as being a single embanked ringfort with no visible evidence of a fosse. 'It is overgrown with brambles and the enclosed area is planted with evergreens, which are about three years old. The bank is very badly defaced all around and is on average only about 2m wide and 1m high from the outside. There is only a drop of about 50cm from the top of the bank to the level of the enclosed area. There are the remains of a stone wall incorporated in the bank at the northwest side, but it may be part of field fence rather than an original feature, as it does not appear elsewhere in the bank. The enclosed area is about 40m in diameter from east to west. There is no obvious evidence of an entrance' (OPW files, 1-9-1979). The above description is derived from 'The Archaeological Inventory of County Tipperary. Vol. 1 - North Tipperary' compiled by Jean Farrelly and Caimin O'Brien (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2002). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 22 September 2008

• TN013-007 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  Situated on a natural rise in undulating pastureland. Depicted as an enclosure on the 1st ed. OS 6-inch map. Although levelled, the remains of a roughly circular area (diam. 34.2m N-S; 36m E-W) are still visible defined by a poorly preserved bank (Wth 6.4m; int. H 0.25m; ext. H 0.48m) with slight traces of a fosse (Wth c. 3m). The E sector is defined only by a scarp. The above description is derived from 'The Archaeological Inventory of County Tipperary. Vol. 1 - North Tipperary' compiled by Jean Farrelly and Caimin O'Brien (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2002). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 22 September 2008

• TN013-010 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  Situated on a break in a NE-facing slope in pastureland with a possible ringfort site (TN013-011) c. 60m to the SE. Not shown on the 1st ed. OS 6-inch map and depicted as a circular hachured area on the latest ed. The site has been levelled with no visible trace at ground level. It is likely that the site utilised the break in slope as a natural level platform and the rise in slope to the SW to form part of a bank. The above description is derived from 'The Archaeological Inventory of County Tipperary. Vol. 1 - North Tipperary' compiled by Jean Farrelly and Caimin O'Brien (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2002). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 22 September 2008

• TN013-011 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  Situated on the NE-facing slope of a hill in pastureland with another possible ringfort (TN013-012) c. 40m to the SE. Indicated as a circular enclosure defined by a bank on the 1st ed. OS 6-inch map and as a roughly circular hachured area on the latest ed. Although levelled, the poorly preserved bank is visible in places particularly on the S side enclosing a circular area (diam. c. 29m N-S). No visible trace of a fosse or entrance feature. The above description is derived from 'The Archaeological Inventory of County Tipperary. Vol. 1 - North Tipperary' compiled by Jean Farrelly and Caimin O'Brien (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2002). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 22 September 2008

• TN013-012 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  Situated on a break in a NE-facing slope in rolling pastureland with another possible ringfort (TN013-011) c. 40m to the NW. Indicated as a circular enclosure defined by a bank on the 1st ed. OS 6-inch map and as a roughly circular hachured area on the latest ed. The site has been levelled but slight remains are indicated by a break in the slope and the remains of a curving scarp. A field boundary now crosses the field and transects the site. The platform is c. 20m N-S along the hedgerow which is a smaller diameter than would be expected from its depiction on the latest ed. OS 6-inch map. The above description is derived from 'The Archaeological Inventory of County Tipperary. Vol. 1 - North Tipperary' compiled by Jean Farrelly and Caimin O'Brien (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2002). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 22 September 2008

• TN013-013 Enclosure
  Description

  Situated on flat pasture in an upland area with good views in all directions and nearby enclosure site (TN019-011) to the W. Depicted as a circular enclosure on the 1st ed. (1840) OS 6-inch map. Not visible at ground level. The above description is derived from 'The Archaeological Inventory of County Tipperary. Vol. 1 - North Tipperary' compiled by Jean Farrelly and Caimin O'Brien (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2002). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 22 September 2008

• TN013-018 Mine
  Description

  Mine complex identified, post inventory fieldwork, by Dr. William O'Brien, NUI, Galway (pers. comm. 26.6.1998). Site is not indicated on the 1st (1840) or 2nd (1901-5) ed. OS 6-inch map. The mine is referred to by Kinahan as 'Garrykennedy was a very ancient mine, stone and wood implements, &c., having been found in the "Old Men's Workings". Dr. O'Brien visited the site in January 1996 and found a number of extant mine workings of unknown age still surviving. Reference: Kinahen, G.H. (1886) 'Irish metal mining', Royal Dublin Society Scientific Proceedings 5, 219. The above description is derived from 'The Archaeological Inventory of County Tipperary. Vol. 1 - North Tipperary' compiled by Jean Farrelly and Caimin O'Brien (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2002). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 22 September 2008

• TN019-011 Enclosure
  Description

  Situated on flat pasture in an upland area with good views in all directions and nearby enclosure site (TN019-012) to the E. Depicted as a circular enclosure on the 1st ed. (1840) OS 6-inch map. Not visible at ground level. The above description is derived from 'The Archaeological Inventory of County Tipperary. Vol. 1 - North Tipperary' compiled by Jean Farrelly and Caimin O'Brien (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2002). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 22 September 2008

• TN019-013 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  Situated on an E-facing slope of rising ground in an upland area. A circular area (diam. 35m N-S) enclosed by an earth and stone bank mainly reduced to a scarp (H 0.8m) and an external fosse (Wth 3.5m) with an entrance gap (Wth 2.6m) at E. A field fence intersects the fosse at W and N. In 2002 archaeological monitoring by Tara O'Neill on a residential development site located south and south-east the ringfort, revealed no archaeological features or deposits of archaeological significance. This monitoring was carried out under Licence No. 01E18140 (Bennett 2004, 477). The above description is derived from 'The Archaeological Inventory of County Tipperary. Vol. 1 - North Tipperary' compiled by Jean Farrelly and Caimin O'Brien (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2002). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 22 September 2008

Architectural heritage

• Quay/wharf, 1760–1800 · Regional interest
  Description

  Cut-stone quay, built c.1780, on rectangular plan with roughly dressed limestone rubble walls brought to courses having stone steps and protruding rounded mooring platform to northeast and cast-iron mooring bollards. Surviving wall of medieval tower house to site.

• Dower House, RIC barracks, 1810–1850 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached three-bay two-storey RIC barracks, built c.1830. Now in use as house. Hipped artificial slate roof with eaves brackets and rendered chimneystacks. Rendered walls with square-headed openings having stone sills and replacement uPVC windows. Segmental-headed door opening with timber panelled door and over-light. Cast-iron and timber fence to front boundary.

• Catholic Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary, church/chapel, 1870–1875 · Regional interest
  Description

  Freestanding gable-fronted Catholic church, built 1872, with bellcote over front and five-bay nave with lower three-bay single-storey sacristy to southwest corner. Pitched slate roof with cut stone cross finials and bellcote to northwest gable and cut-stone cross finial and chimneystack to sacristy. Rock-faced limestone walls with cut limestone diagonal buttresses to front elevation, sandstone quoins to south elevation and cut limestone quoins and barges to sacristy. Triple lancet stained-glass windows to front elevation having chamfered limestone surrounds and hood-moulding. Pointed-arch windows to other elevations with diamond glazed windows having chamfered sandstone surrounds. Sacristy has triple lancet windows with chamfered limestone surrounds. Pointed-arch main entrance to church with timber battened double-leaf door and over-light in carved limestone doorcase with hood-moulding and block-and-start surround. Sacristy has pointed-arch and flat-headed doorways with chamfered limestone surrounds. Open timber arched braced roof to interior of church. Graveyard to site.

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 Garrykennedy, 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. Parts of the land are water.

Terrain model

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

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.

• Garrykennedy, Portroe10 sales

Name

Garrykennedy · Garraí Uí Chinnéide

Area

2,434,189 m² (243.42 ha, 601.5 acres)

Civil parish

Castletownarra, and its townlands

Barony

Owney and Arra

Electoral division

Castletown, the unit of the census

Census 2022

1,497 people lived in 560 households in the Castletown electoral division. 79% of households owned their home. 30% of homes were built since 2001. 9% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 8% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Ballyvaughan, Cornode, Faha, Garrymacteige, Glencrue, Lackaroe, Lisheenbrien, Lisheentyrone, Shesharoe

Placenames

Garrykennedy 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.