Kilcoosy

136 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Kilcoosy, from 25 m² to 219,948 m² (21.99 ha, 54.35 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 23 neighbouring parcels touch it.

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No zone of a development plan covers Kilcoosy 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.

• 27 Jun 2023Conditional

  1. existing domestic garage; 2. all external elevational changes to the dwelling granted under parent planning ref 00/981; 3. existing first floor area and all ancillary works.

  Retention, 1 home · Leitrim County Council, 2360029

• 9 Apr 2021Conditional

  for (a) Retention of window on First Floor on east facing gable of existing house; (b) Permission for construction of Porch Extension and modifications to windows to front (North) elevation of existing house; (c) Permission for construction of domestic garage to east side of existing house

  Permission, 1 home · Leitrim County Council, 2169

• 8 Oct 2020Conditional

  install 4 no. Velux roof windows to the front of house (planning ref 06/500) and for retention of 2 no. windows in the gables at attic level.

  Permission · Leitrim County Council, 20174

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: Lough Gill SAC 001976

Recorded monuments

• LE011-069 Enclosure
  Description

  Indicated as an oval embanked enclosure described as a 'Fort' in gothic lettering on the 1835 ed. of the OS 6-inch map, it is situated in a low-lying area of marshy grassland and rock outcrop. Grass-covered D-shaped platform (dims 26m NNE-SSW; c. 15m WNW-ESE; H 0.3m) defined by a band of heather (Wth 4-6m). 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

• LE011-070 Crannog
  Description

  Described as 'Green Island' in italic lettering on the 1835 and 1943 eds of the OS 6-inch map. It is situated in a bay at the SW end of Carrigeencor Lough (dims c. 1.2km N-S; c. 300-400m E-W) and c. 100m from the shore to the W. Overgrown circular island (diam. 20m; H 1m) with no visible surface evidence of artificial construction. 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

• LE015-010 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  Located on a small knoll. It is indicated as a small D-shaped enclosure truncated by field banks at NW and NE on the 1835 edition of the OS 6-inch map where it is described as a 'fort'. This is a grass and rush-covered D-shaped area (dims 22m NW-SE; 19m NE-SW) defined by a scarp (max. H 0.8m at SE) SE-W-NW. The monument is truncated by a NE-SW field bank at N and a NW-SE field bank at E. 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

• LE015-011001 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  Situated on top of a knoll in mixed woodland. This is an oval area (dims 39m E-W; 32m N-S) defined by a scarp (Wth 2-3m; H 1.5-1.8m) with a berm (Wth 2-5m) separating it from the surrounding straight sections of field wall. There is an entrance ramp (Wth 1.2m) at E and the souterrain (LE015-011002-) is at the centre. 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

• LE015-011002 Souterrain
  Description

  A collapsed underground passage (L 8.2m; Wth 0.4-0.8m) going NNE from the centre of rath (LE015-011001--) is still partly lintelled and opens out into a collapsed chamber (dims 3.2m N-S; 1.5m plus E-W; H at least 0.8m) at the perimeter. 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

• LE015-012 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  Situated on top of a drumlin. This is an overgrown circular area (diam. 26.6m NE-SW) defined by an earth and stone bank (Wth 2.5m; int. H 0.2m; ext. H 0.5-1m). There is no visible fosse or identifiable original entrance. 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

• LE015-013 Ringfort - cashel
  Description

  Situated towards the top of the S-facing slope of a drumlin. This is a grass and rush-covered circular area (int. diam. 19.5m N-S; 18.7m E-W) defined by an overgrown stone spread (Wth 3-6m; int. H 0.5m; ext. H 1.2m) which is incorporated into a field bank W-N. The entrance (Wth 1.1m) is at NW. 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

• LE015-016 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  Located in a slight fold towards the top of the N-facing slope of an E-W drumlin ridge. This is a grass and rush-covered circular area (int. diam. 23.7m N-S; 22.6m E-W) defined by a grass-covered earthen bank (Wth 3-3.5m; int. H 0.1m; ext. H 0.6-0.7m) which is incorporated into a field bank SE-SW, and an external fosse (Wth 2m) defined by rush growth SW-N-E. The entrance (Wth 2m) is at NE. 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

• LE015-017 Ringfort - cashel
  Description

  Located towards the top of the S-facing slope of a broad drumlin. This is a grass and rush-covered oval area (int. dims 31.4m NW-SE; 25m NE-SW) defined by an overgrown stone spread (Wth 4-4.5m; int. H 0.3-0.9m; ext. H 1.3m at E to 2.2m at S), with traces of an outer fosse (Wth of base 1-1.5m; ext. D 0.3m) ESE-SW. There is no identifiable original entrance. 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

• LE015-022 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  Situated at the summit of a NE-SW drumlin ridge, which is overlooking a NE-SW section of the Bonet River, c. 200m to the SE. This is a grass-covered subcircular area (dims 31m NE-SW; 27.5m NW-SE) defined by a scarp (H 0.5m at NE to 1.1m at NW) with some trees on the perimeter SE-W. There is an entrance (Wth 2m) at SSE which might be original, although there is no visible fosse, and the monument is circumscribed by field banks S-W-N. Rath (LE015-023----) is c. 80m to the E. 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

• LE015-023 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  Located towards the top of a steep E-facing slope in pasture. This is an overgrown subcircular area (dims 23m N-S; 20m E-W) defined by an earth and stone bank (at W: Wth 4.3m; int. H 1.3m; ext. H 0.3m) S-N (upslope), which is reduced to a stony scarp (H 0.5m) elsewhere. There is no visible fosse or identifiable original entrance. Rath (LE015-02----) is c. 80m to the W. 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

Architectural heritage

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

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 Kilcoosy, 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. Parts of the land are water.

Terrain model

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

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

Name

Kilcoosy · Cill Chuasaigh

Area

2,007,375 m² (200.74 ha, 496.03 acres)

Civil parish

Drumlease, and its townlands

Barony

Drumahaire

Electoral division

Drumahaire, the unit of the census

Census 2022

1,714 people lived in 639 households in the Drumahaire electoral division. 75% of households owned their home. 52% of homes were built since 2001. 15% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 6% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Aghameelta, Carrigeencor, Conaghil, Corrudda, Corrycullen, Rubbal, Socks

Placenames

Kilcoosy 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.