Kilmacowen

169 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Kilmacowen, from 11 m² to 93,036 m² (9.3 ha, 22.99 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 29 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 Kilmacowen 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.

• 17 Apr 2026Conditional

  The construction of a new single-storey extension to the rear of the existing dwelling, renovations and alterations to the rear of the existing dwelling and all associated site works.

  Permission · Sligo County Council, 2660142

• 27 Nov 2023Conditional

  Proposed Construction of a New Dwelling House, Proposed New Vehicular Access, Effluent Treatment Unit and Soil Polishing Filter, together with all associated Landscaping and Site Works

  Permission, 1 home · Sligo County Council, 2360326

• 5 Jul 2022Conditional

  development consisting of (1) renovations, demolitions, and alterations to our existing dwelling house (2) the construction of new extensions to the front side and rear of our existing dwelling house (3) construction of a new garage (4) new effluent treatment system and percolation area (5) all associated site works

  Permission, 1 home · Sligo County Council, 22229

• 12 Oct 2020Conditional

  development consisting of (1) the demolition of existing dwelling house (2) the construction of a new dwelling house and new garage (3) new effluent treatment system and percolation area (4) all associated site works

  Permission, 1 home · Sligo County Council, 20350

• 7 Feb 2020Conditional

  Development consisting of (1) construction of new milking parlour and dairy unit, (2) construction of new slatted shed with cubicles (3) and all associated site works

  Permission · Sligo County Council, 2026

• 20 Dec 2019Conditional

  development consisting of 1. Retention and completion of converion o fdetahced garage to family flat. 2. Upgrade of existing septic tank system to proprietary effluent treatment system and percolation area

  Retention · Sligo County Council, 19511

• 20 Jun 2019Conditional

  for development consisting of the demolition of existing dwelling house with adjoining garage and construct new dwelling house including new proprietary sewage treatment system with soil polishing filteer and planning permission for retention of existing garage to rear of dwelling house

  Permission, 1 home · Sligo County Council, 19246

• 30 May 2018Conditional

  Development consisting of permission for retention of existing domestic garage

  Retention · Sligo County Council, 18212

• 25 Apr 2018Conditional

  PP - for development consisting of 1. Retention of extension to front of dwelling house. 2. Retention of front Boundary wall as constructed that differs from that permitted under Planning Permission Reference number Pl 13843 with all associated site works

  Retention · Sligo County Council, 18135

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: Ballysadare Bay SAC 000622
• Special Protection Area: Ballysadare Bay SPA 004129
• Proposed Natural Heritage Area: Ballysadare Bay 000622

Recorded monuments

• SL020-053 Enclosure
  Description

  This site was identified on aerial photography (OS 1 3311-2; ACP V203/114-5). It appears as an oval enclosure inside a larger enclosure. The site has since been removed leaving no surface remains. Compiled by: Geraldine Stout Date of upload: 22 October 2013

• SL020-054001 Church
  Description

  Located in the W half of a graveyard (SL020-054002-). Comprises a ruined rectangular church (int. L 21m, int. W 7m) constructed of split stone rubble masonry with extensive use of pinnings. A short section of the N wall survives at the NE angle. The E gable is intact and has a pointed light of sandstone set in an embrasure with a segmented rear arch which has the negative remains of wattles in the plaster on its underside. There is a recess or aumbry at ground level towards the S end of E gable. Projecting from the exterior face of the gable, adjacent to the window, is a carved sandstone human head (max. dim. c. 15cm). The facial features are greatly eroded. The S wall has an embrasure with a partly destroyed light near the E end, with a square recess or aumbry beneath it. There is a large break in the middle of the S wall. A hint of an inward splay at the edge of the break suggests that there was a second window embrasure here. Towards the W end of the wall there is a blocked-up doorway with a pointed arch. The W gable is missing. Compiled by : Geraldine Stout Date of upload: 14 August 2013

• SL020-054002 Graveyard
  Description

  Located in a natural depression of lowlying ground, enclosed at N–SE by rising ground; to S and W is a flat expanse of damp pasture. Subrectangular area (c. 75 E–W; c. 55m N–S) enclosed by a mortared stone wall with an entrance gate at the N end of the E wall. The graveyard is on a slight S-facing incline and the level central area appears slightly raised and is defined by a scarp (H c. 0.8m) which extends E–W through the S half of the graveyard. There are a ruined medieval church (SL020-054001-) and a cross-slab (SL020-054005-) in the W half. The greatest density of graves is on the level central area and around and within the ruined church. The majority of the graves are marked by 19th and 20th century headstones, many at the head of rectangular plots enclosed by low concrete surrounds. There are a few table-tombs and chest-tombs. Low, uninscribed stone grave-markers are also evident, with the greatest concentration immediately to N of the church. There are yew trees growing in the centre of the graveyard, and beech trees, planted in the 19th-century, line the perimeter. Two breaks in the W wall lead into a later rectangular walled extension (c. 70m E–W; c. 45m N–S) which extends to W incorporating gently rising ground. A saint’s stone (SL020-054003-) and a holy well (SL020-054004-) are located c. 30m to N of the NE end of the graveyard. Compiled by: Jane O'Shaughnessy Date of upload: 23 July 2014

• SL020-054003 Ritual site - holy/saint's stone
  Description

  Located on a rise, c. 15m to SW of a holy well (SL020-054004-), and c. 25m N of a graveyard (SL020-054002-). Irregular-shaped erratic boulder (L 1.7m NE–SW; Wth 1m; H 0.7m) with two deep natural indentations on its N edge and a small, shallow depression (diam. c. 0.2m) on the top surface. According to tradition, the stone bears ‘the impression of St. Patrick’s knee’ and acquired a reddish hue from the Saint's blood. (OS Letters 1836, 64 (22-3)). Compiled by: Jane O'Shaughnessy Date of upload; 24 July 2013

• SL020-054004 Ritual site - holy well
  Description

  In pasture, located in a damp hollow with rising ground to N and W, c. 30m NE of the NE corner of a graveyard (SL020-054002-). The well, named ‘Tober Padraig’ on the 1837 and 1913 OS 6-inch maps, consists of a rectangular, vertical-sided depression (1.2m NW–SE; 1m NE–SW; D 0.5m), with sides faced with rough drystone walling. It is enclosed at top on the SE, SW and NW sides by a low wall of jumbled stones and boulders. At SE the boulder wall extends beyond the well pit to enclose a small space (c. 2m E–W) at E which defines the access route to the well. A shallow overflow channel extends to SE from the well, bordered on the E side, for some of its extent, by remnants of a field wall and a line of hawthorn bushes. The well was dry at the time of inspection, and engulfed in overgrowth. There is a holy stone (SL020-054003-) located c. 15m to SW. Compiled by: Jane O'Shaughnessy Date of upload: 24 July 2014

• SL020-054005 Cross-slab
  Description

  In a graveyard (SL020-054002-), located 5m S of the SW corner of the church (SL020-054001-). Comprises a shale slab (H 0.60m, Wth 0.42m tapering to 0.36m, T 0.05m-0.65) inscribed with a cross that has T-shaped terminals. This is centrally positioned. It has been dated on stylistic grounds to between AD. 600 and 800 (Timoney 1966-71, 81-88). Compiled by: Geraldine Stout Date of upload: 14 August 2013

• SL020-054006 Earthwork
  Description

  Aerial photographs (OS 1 3311-2, ACP V203/114-5) show earthworks to the N and W of the church (SL020-054001-).There are no visible surface remains. Compiled by; Geraldine Stout Date of upload: 14 August 2013

• SL020-054007 Midden
  Description

  This record was listed as ‘Enclosure’ in the SMR (1989) and as ‘Midden’ in the RMP (1995). The source of information is unknown. The area was inspected in 2014 and there is no enclosure or midden at this location. Pending further evidence this cannot be accepted as an archaeological monument. Compiled by: Paul Walsh Date of upload: 31 July 2014

• SL020-101 Ring-ditch
  Description

  Visible as circular feature on an aerial photo (SMR file). No visible surface trace. Compiled by: Paul Walsh Date of upload: 6 March 2013

• SL020-102 Enclosure
  Description

  In pasture, on level ground with a rising slope to S, in an area of gently undulating terrain. This enclosure is indicated on the 1837 and 1913 OS 6-inch maps as a broadly oval enclosure, incorporated into a system of field boundaries which extend beyond the enclosure to NNE, S and SW. The enclosure (28m NE–SW; c. 23m NW–SE) has been partly levelled. The outline of the E half is preserved in a field wall/property boundary, which curves NNE–S in a shallow arc. The enclosing element on the W half was removed during land reclamation but a slight surface undulation curving SSW–N is still discernible. The interior of the enclosure is not noticeably raised above exterior ground level. Compiled by: Jane O'Shaughnessy Date of upload: 25 July 2014

Architectural heritage

• Bridge, 1860–1880 · Regional interest
  Description

  Three-span masonry and steel rail-over-road-and-river bridge, erected c. 1870. Spanning north-south with two central piers. Painted wrought-iron girders carrying track deck, bracketted cantilevered flanking maintenance walkways, steel post and wire balustrades c.1980. Coursed rock-faced ashlar limestone walling, slightly battered piers with corbelled caps, buttressed embankment retaining walls with pedestal caps to buttresses. Remains of earlier rubble limestone road bridge to immediate east with semi-circular arched openings over river. Spans road to Strandhill.

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 Kilmacowen, 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

LiDAR of the Office of Public Works, flown in 2011, at 2 m: tile OPW_1068 (ZIP).

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.

• Kilmacowen, Ballisodare14 sales

Name

Kilmacowen · Cill Mhic Eoghain

Area

1,540,287 m² (154.03 ha, 380.61 acres)

Civil parish

Kilmacowen, and its townlands

Barony

Carbury

Electoral division

Kilmacowen, the unit of the census

Census 2022

2,347 people lived in 830 households in the Kilmacowen electoral division. 90% of households owned their home. 35% of homes were built since 2001. 8% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 1% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Beanfield, Belladrihid, Breeoge, Carrowgobbadagh, Carrowkeel, Knocknahur South

Placenames

Kilmacowen 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.