Smithstown

61 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Smithstown, from 37 m² to 478,308 m² (47.83 ha, 118.19 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 27 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 Smithstown 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.

• 4 Jun 2024Conditional

  pemrission for retention of a single storey log cabin for domestic habitational use to rear of existing dwelling and to connect to existing services and all associated site works

  Retention, 1 home · Kilkenny County Council, 2460262

• 22 Feb 2023Refused

  for indefinite retention of a single storey log cabin / garden room with home office to the rear of my existing dwelling

  Retention, 1 home · Kilkenny County Council, 2347

• 1 Nov 2022Refused

  For 1). The erection of a dwelling house and domestic garage/store with treatment system and percolation area. 2). Block up existing entrance to adjoining dwelling. 3). Create a new shared entrance. 4). Upgrade sewerage facilities to adjoining dwelling and all associated site works.

  Permission, 1 home · Kilkenny County Council, 22706

• 12 Nov 2020N/a

  for the construction of a porch to existing dormitory block including all associated site works (within the curtilage of a protected structure - Kildalton College NIAH Ref Numbers 12325001, 12325002, 12325026, 12325030, 12325039 and 12403912)

  Permission · Kilkenny County Council, 20775

• 5 Nov 2020Conditional

  to construct New Dwelling house, domestic garage, install ETU with percolation area, form new entrance with all associated site works

  Permission, 1 home · Kilkenny County Council, 20755

• 16 May 2019Conditional

  for material change of use from existing school house to residential dwelling, construction of a single storey extension to the rear of the building, construction of new first floor area, internal and elevational modifications, to decommission the existing septic tank and construct a new effluent treatment system and percolation area, utilizing existing vehicular site entrance with access to roadway and all associated site development works. (National Inventory of Architectural Heritage Reg. No. 12400613 and Protected Structure C1050)

  Permission, 1 home · Kilkenny County Council, 19323

• 3 May 2019Conditional

  for a single storey dwelling, new domestic and agricultural entrances, domestic garage, wastewater treatment system and all associated site works

  Permission, 1 home · Kilkenny County Council, 19304

• 17 Apr 2019N/a

  for a single storey dwelling, new entrance, domestic garage, wastewater treatment system and all associated site works

  Permission · Kilkenny County Council, 19265

• 21 Aug 2017N/a

  for material change of use from existing school house to residential dwelling, construction of a single storey extension to the rear of building, construction of new first floor area, internal and elevational modifications, to decommission the existing septic tank and construct a new effluent treatment system and percolation area, utilizing existing vehicular site entrance with access to roadway and all associated site developments works. (National Inventory of Architectural Heritage Reg No.12400613)

  Permission · Kilkenny County Council, 17544

• 9 May 2017Conditional

  to construct a single storey extension to the side and two storey extension to the rear of existing two storey dwelling, new waste water treatment system and percolation area, new entrance and driveway bored well and all associated site works

  Permission · Kilkenny County Council, 17299

• 20 Jan 2017N/a

  outline planning permission for (a) change of use of an existing school house to become a domestic dwelling, and (b) decommission the existing septic tank and construct a new effluent treatment system

  Outline permission, 1 home · Kilkenny County Council, 1715

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: River Barrow and River Nore SAC 002162

Recorded monuments

No recorded monument lies in the townland of Smithstown.

Architectural heritage

• Smithstown House, farm house, 1800–1808 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached three-bay two-storey farmhouse, extant 1808, on a T-shaped plan centred on single-bay single-storey flat-roofed projecting porch to ground floor; two-bay two-storey side elevations. Renovated, ----. Replacement hipped slate roof with ridge tiles, cement rendered central chimney stack on axis with ridge having corbelled stepped capping supporting terracotta octagonal pots, and uPVC rainwater goods on timber eaves boards on slightly overhanging box eaves. Replacement cement rendered walls on rendered plinth with rusticated rendered piers to corners. Pseudo three centre-headed central door opening with three lichen-spotted cut-limestone steps, concealed dressings having splayed reveals centred on keystone framing glazed timber panelled double doors. Round-headed window openings ("cheeks") with cut-limestone sills, and concealed dressings framing fixed-pane timber fittings. Central door opening into farmhouse. Square-headed window openings with cut-limestone sills, and rendered "bas-relief" surrounds framing two-over-two timber sash windows. Square-headed central window openings to rear (east) elevation with cut-limestone sills, and rendered "bas-relief" surrounds framing two-over-two timber sash windows. Interior including (ground floor): central hall retaining carved timber surrounds to door openings framing timber panelled doors; and carved timber surrounds to door openings to remainder framing timber panelled doors with carved timber surrounds to window openings framing timber panelled shutters. Set in landscaped grounds with limestone ashlar piers to perimeter having lichen-spotted shallow pyramidal capping supporting wrought iron double gates.

• Smithstown House, farmyard complex, 1843–1899 · Regional interest
  Description

  Farmyard complex, extant 1899, on a U-shaped plan about a courtyard including (south): Detached seven-bay single-storey outbuilding with half-attic on a rectangular plan. Now disused. Hipped slate roof with roll moulded terracotta ridge tiles, remains of louvered vents (east), and remains of cast-iron rainwater goods on rendered eaves. Limewashed rendered coursed rubble limestone walls with concealed flush quoins to corners. Square-headed central window openings with cut-limestone sills, and concealed dressings framing timber fittings. Square-headed window openings (half-attic) with concealed dressings framing timber fittings. Set in grounds shared with Smithstown House.

• Church/chapel, 1700–1839 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached three-bay single-storey single-cell Catholic chapel, extant 1839, on a rectangular plan. Disused, 1899. Now in ruins. Roof now missing. Part creeper- or ivy-covered rubble limestone battered walls with flush quoins to corners. Pointed-arch window openings with no fittings surviving. Camber-headed door opening (west) with no fittings surviving. Pointed-arch window opening (gable) with no fittings surviving. Interior in ruins. Set in landscaped grounds with rendered piers to perimeter having lichen-spotted gabled capping supporting wrought iron-detailed flat iron double gates.

• Smithstown National School, school, 1890–1900 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached five-bay single-storey national school, dated 1895, on a rectangular plan. Now disused. Pitched slate roof with clay ridge tiles, yellow brick Running bond chimney stacks having chamfered capping supporting yellow terracotta pots, timber bargeboards to gables on thumbnail beaded timber purlins, and cast-iron rainwater goods on exposed timber rafters on slightly overhanging timber boarded eaves retaining cast-iron downpipes. Rendered coursed or snecked limestone walls with concealed flush quoins to corners. Square-headed window openings centred on cut-limestone date stone ("1895") with drag edged dragged cut-limestone sills, and concealed dressings framing timber casement windows. Square-headed door opening (east) with two cut-limestone steps, and concealed dressings framing timber boarded door having overlight. Interior including vestibule (east) with timber boarded wainscoting supporting timber dado rail; carved timber surrounds to door openings into classroom framing timber doors; full-height classroom (west) with timber boarded wainscoting supporting timber dado rail, and exposed Queen post timber roof construction. Set in landscaped grounds.

• House, 1890–1910 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached two-bay two-storey house, c.1900, possibly incorporating fabric of earlier ranges, pre-1840, on site with single-bay single-storey gabled projecting porch to right ground floor, single-bay single-storey end bay to right, and single-bay single-storey end bay with half-dormer attic to left. Renovated and extended comprising three-bay single-storey recessed wing with half-dormer attic to left on an L-shaped plan possibly incorporating fabric of earlier outbuilding, c.1900, on site with single-bay single-storey return to north. Pitched slate roofs (gabled to porch; gabled to half-dormer attic windows; on an L-shaped plan to wing forming hip to corner) with clay ridge tiles, rendered chimney stacks, rooflights, timber bargeboards (decorative timber bargeboards to porch having finial to apex), and replacement uPVC rainwater goods on timber eaves. Painted rendered walls. Square-headed window openings with painted sills, and two-over-two timber sash windows. Square-headed door opening with tongue-and-groove timber panelled door. Set in own grounds perpendicular to road with random rubble stone boundary wall. (ii) Detached two-bay single-storey outbuilding, c.1900, to south with single-bay single-storey lower end bay to left. Pitched slate roofs with clay ridge tiles, and no rainwater goods on rubble stone eaves. Random rubble stone walls. Square-headed window openings with no sills, lintels, and fittings not visible.

• Farmyard complex, 1865–1885 · Regional interest
  Description

  Farmyard complex, c.1875, probably incorporating fabric of earlier ranges, pre-1840, on site including: (i) Detached three-bay two-storey farmhouse with single-bay single-storey gabled projecting porch to ground floor, and single-bay single-storey lean-to return. Refenestrated. Hipped slate roof (continuing into lean-to to return; gabled to porch) with clay ridge tiles, red brick Running bond chimney stack having saw tooth-profiled course, decorative timber bargeboards to gable having finial to apex, and cast-iron rainwater goods on rendered eaves. Painted roughcast walls with rendered strips to ends, stringcourse to first floor, and rendered walls to porch having quoins to corners. Square-headed window openings with painted sills (forming part of stringcourse to first floor), and replacement uPVC casement windows retaining some two-over-two timber sash windows. Square-headed door opening with timber panelled door. Set back from road in own grounds with random rubble stone boundary wall having rubble stone piers. (ii) Detached two-bay single-storey outbuilding. Pitched slate roof with clay ridge tiles, and cast-iron rainwater goods on rubble stone eaves. Random rubble stone walls. Square-headed door openings with lintels, and tongue-and-groove timber panelled doors. (iii) Detached three-bay two-storey outbuilding with elliptical-headed carriageway to ground floor, and single-bay single-storey wing to right. Pitched slate roofs with clay ridge tiles, and cast-iron rainwater goods on rubble stone eaves. Random rubble stone walls. Square-headed window openings with lintels, and tongue-and-groove timber panelled fittings. Square-headed door openings (one to first floor approached by flight of eight steps having iron railing) with lintels, and tongue-and-groove timber panelled doors. Elliptical-headed carriageway to ground floor with squared rubble stone voussoirs, and fittings not visible.

• House, 1895–1905 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached three-bay single-storey house with half-dormer attic, c.1900, possibly originally school master's house with single-bay full-height gabled central bay. Mostly refenestrated, c.1975. Pitched slate roof (gabled to central bay) with clay ridge tiles, yellow brick Running bond chimney stacks, timber bargeboards, and cast-iron rainwater goods on timber eaves (exposed timber eaves to rear (north) elevation). Painted fine roughcast walls. Square-headed window openings with painted sills, and replacement timber casement windows, c.1975, retaining some six-over-six timber sash windows. Square-headed door opening under lean-to slate canopy on timber brackets with two steps, and replacement timber panelled door, c.1975. Set back from road in own grounds with painted random rubble stone boundary wall having rubble stone coping, and iron gate.

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 Smithstown, about 1 in 20 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 Smithstown.

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

Name

Smithstown · Baile an Ghabhann

Area

2,555,288 m² (255.53 ha, 631.43 acres)

Civil parish

Dysart, and its townlands

Barony

Fassadinin

Electoral division

Moneenroe, the unit of the census

Census 2022

1,311 people lived in 479 households in the Moneenroe electoral division. 83% of households owned their home. 28% of homes were built since 2001. 9% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 3% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Aghamucky, Ballyhimmin, Drumgoole, Knockanaddoge, Uskerty

Placenames

Smithstown 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.