Killarga

42 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Killarga, from 23 m² to 43,347 m² (4.33 ha, 10.71 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 23 neighbouring parcels touch it.

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• O2General
  Leitrim County Development Plan 2023-2029, Leitrim · 32 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• G5Open Space & Amenity (Mixed/general 'green'/recreation/conservation, other)
  Leitrim County Development Plan 2023-2029, Leitrim · 3 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• S5Social & Community (Mixed/general community services/facilities uses)
  Leitrim County Development Plan 2023-2029, Leitrim · 2 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• O2Utilities (General)
  Leitrim County Development Plan 2023-2029, Leitrim · 1 parcels The zoning objective in the plan

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

• 6 Feb 2020Conditional

  (a) retain the stone façade on the front elevation of the existing dwelling; (b) retain all alterations to the conservatory from which was granted under parent planning reference 05/660; (c) retain the existing garage and fuel storage shed

  Retention · Leitrim County Council, 2016

• 13 Mar 2019Conditional

  construct a bungalow type domestic dwelling, domestic garage, new site access, connect to public sewer mains and all ancillary works

  Permission, 1 home · Leitrim County Council, 1954

• 6 Nov 2018N/a

  bungalow type domestic dwelling, domestic garage, new site access, connect ot public sewer mains and all ancillary works

  Permission, 1 home · Leitrim County Council, 18237

• 15 May 2017Conditional

  construct a dormer type domestic dwelling, domestic garage, connect to public sewerage, site entrance and all ancillary works

  Permission, 1 home · Leitrim County Council, 1794

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 Killarga.

Recorded monuments

• LE015-103001 Church
  Description

  Situated on a low E-W ridge in a low-lying landscape. This is the old Roman Catholic church of Killarga, which pre-dates the present church built in 1791 (Gallogly 1994, 434-5), although it may be on the site of the medieval parish church. It is marked on Taylor and Skinner's map of the roads of Ireland, which was surveyed in 1777 (Andrews 1969, 234). It is a rectangular roofless structure (ext. dims 12.48m E-W; 6.24m N-S) surviving in good condition, except the E and W walls which are almost entirely missing. It is built of coursed limestone mortared masonry walls (Wth 0.6m; max. H 2.8m) with good quoins. There is an external plinth on the N wall and there are three round-arched, splayed window openings (Wth 0.8m; H 1.5m plus) in the S wall. In the 1940a a round-headed doorway '7 feet high and 43 inches wide (c. 2.13m x 1.1m) survived in the W wall and there was a single round-headed window in the N wall (ITA survey). It is within a rectangular graveyard (dims c. 65m E-W; c. 15-30m N-S) defined by masonry walls, which has been extended to the W (dims c. 25m N-S; c. 25m E-W). Saint Mary's holy well (LE015-105001-) is c. 350m to the SW. The above description is derived from 'The Archaeological Inventory of County Leitrim' compiled by Michael J. Moore (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2003). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 23 September 2008

• LE015-103002 Graveyard
  Description

  On a low E-W ridge in a low-lying landscape. The old Roman Catholic church of Killarga (LE015-103001-) is within a rectangular graveyard (dims c. 65m E-W; c. 15-30m N-S) defined by masonry walls, which has been extended to the W (dims c. 25m N-S; c. 25m E-W). The headstones date from c. 1820 to c. 1970. Date of upload; 23 September, 2008

• LE015-105001 Ritual site - holy well
  Description

  Situated at the base of a S-facing slope in a deciduous wood. This is a natural well in a rock cleft at the bottom of a low cliff (H 1.8m) which is surrounded by a stone wall, making a small rectangular enclosure (int. dims c. 3.5m x 3.5m) which contains statues and offerings. An upright slab (H 1.2m; Wth 0.4m; T 0.15m) fashioned into a rough cross, probably from an 18th-century cut-stone window lintel, is surmounted by a sandstone finial cross (H 0.35m; Span 0.28m; T 0.16m) with a solid ring head (diam. 0.2m). Both features are possibly from the old church at Killarga (LE015-103001-). The well enclosure is surrounded by five metal crosses and an iron railing. A rag-tree enclosed in a small cairn (diam. 2m; max. H 0.6m) is situated just SW of the well. The saint is held locally to be called Arguill and the pattern is held on August 15th (See this web-page accessed on 22/09/2016: http://www.duchas.ie/en/cbes/4605940/4604191). The first Roman Catholic church of Killarga (LE015-103001-), possibly on the site of the medieval parish church, is c. 350m to the NW. See the attached view from the S. The above description is derived from 'The Archaeological Inventory of County Leitrim' compiled by Michael J. Moore (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2003). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 23 September 2008

• LE015-105002 Cross
  Description

  Situated at the base of a S-facing slope and within the enclosure of St Mary's holy well (LE015-105001-). An upright slab (H 1.2m; Wth 0.4m; T 0.15m) fashioned into a rough cross, probably from a cut-stone window lintel, is surmounted by a sandstone finial cross with a solid ring head (LE015-105003-). Both features are possibly from the old church at Killarga (LE015-103001-), c. 350m to the NW. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 15 September, 2016

• LE015-105003 Cross
  Description

  Situated at the base of a S-facing slope and within the enclosure of St Mary's holy well (LE015-105001-). An upright slab (LE015-105002-) fashioned into a rough cross, probably from a cut-stone window lintel, is surmounted by a sandstone finial cross (H 0.35m; Span 0.28m; T 0.16m) with a solid ring head (diam. 0.2m). Both features are possibly from the old church at Killarga (LE015-103001-), c. 350m to the NW. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 15 September, 2016

• LE015-105004 Ritual site - holy tree/bush
  Description

  Situated at the base of a S-facing slope and just SW of the enclosure of St Mary's holy well (LE015-105001-). A rag-tree, which is a mature deciduous tree, is enclosed in a small cairn (diam. 2m; max. H 0.6m). Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 15 September, 2016

Architectural heritage

• Kiln, 1800–1840 · Regional interest
  Description

  Lime kiln, constructed c.1820, with coursed random stone walls and cut stone segmental-arched opening and quoins. Built into bedrock, adjacent to roadside.

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 Killarga, 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 high, moderately low, low, partly inferred.

Terrain model

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

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 Killarga with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Leitrim.

Name

Killarga · Cill Fhearga

Area

239,441 m² (23.94 ha, 59.17 acres)

Civil parish

Killarga, and its townlands

Barony

Drumahaire

Electoral division

Belhavel, the unit of the census

Census 2022

297 people lived in 123 households in the Belhavel electoral division. 73% of households owned their home. 34% of homes were built since 2001. 16% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 6% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Blackgardens, Carrickoghil, Curry

Placenames

Killarga 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.