Callan South

292 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Callan South, from 7 m² to 13,395 m² (1.34 ha, 3.31 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 58 neighbouring parcels touch it.

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• R2Existing Residential (Existing residential)
  Kilkenny City and County Development Plan 2021-2027, Kilkenny · 222 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• M2General Business (City/Town/village Centre, central area)
  Kilkenny City and County Development Plan 2021-2027, Kilkenny · 71 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• P1Agriculture
  Kilkenny City and County Development Plan 2021-2027, Kilkenny · 8 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• C2.1Industrial (Industrial, enterprise, employment)
  Kilkenny City and County Development Plan 2021-2027, Kilkenny · 4 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• S5Community Facilities (Mixed/general community services/facilities uses)
  Kilkenny City and County Development Plan 2021-2027, Kilkenny · 3 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• G5Open Space / GI (Mixed/general 'green'/recreation/conservation, other)
  Kilkenny City and County Development Plan 2021-2027, Kilkenny · 1 parcels The zoning objective in the plan

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

• 7 Aug 2026N/a

  for the Construction of new dual aspect 5.3m Totem Sign and all associated site development works at West Street, Callan, Co. Kilkenny, a site which contains a Protected Structure (Ref C782).

  Permission · Kilkenny County Council, 2660497

• 30 Jun 2026N/a

  for: (a) 1 no. full size all-weather synthetic (astro) playing pitch, (b) 2 no. 5-a-side all-weather synthetic (astro) playing pitches, (c) alterations to existing grass pitch, (d) relocation of existing storage container together with all associated perimeter fencing, ball stop netting, walking/ footpath, drainage, lighting all associated site works

  Permission · Kilkenny County Council, 2660413

• 29 Jun 2026N/a

  of existing front porch, existing rear extension and domestic shed to the rear of dwelling house and all associated site development works

  Retention · Kilkenny County Council, 2660409

• 8 Sept 2025Unconditional

  of Planning Permission P19/882

  Extension of duration · Kilkenny County Council, 2596

• 26 Aug 2025Conditional

  for development at this site. The development will consist of Additions and alterations to existing dwelling consisting of internal modifications and two storey rear extension to dwelling. Permission is also sought for a detached dormer garage to the rear of the existing dwelling, new vehicular access off Mill Street, and all associated site works

  Permission · Kilkenny County Council, 2560548

• 12 Aug 2025N/a

  for change of use from a commercial shop to a short term let/BnB. The work will consist of the interior refurbishment of the shop area into a single short term residential area. The exterior of the building will not be affected

  Permission · Kilkenny County Council, 2560513

• 28 May 2025Conditional

  to change the use of the ground floor from a shop to a two-bed apartment and to convert and extend the upper floors to two one-bed apartments and all associated site works on lands

  Permission · Kilkenny County Council, 2548

• 7 Mar 2025Refused

  of Planning Permission Reference P19/882

  Extension of duration · Kilkenny County Council, 2520

• 4 Mar 2025Refused

  to retain indefinitely an existing detached two storey building containing 2 no. apartments over 2 levels, connections to existing services and all associated site works. The existing development is located within the curtilage of a protected structure (Protected Structure Ref: C33 Kilkenny County) and the Callan Architectural Conservation Area

  Retention, 2 homes · Kilkenny County Council, 2560101

• 28 Feb 2025Conditional

  for (1) The demolition of existing Storage Bays (174 m2) and Provision of new concrete yard area (216 m2), (2) Construction of new Garden Centre Store Building (204 m2), (3) Construction of new Covered Garden Centre Display Area (347 m2) & new Un-covered Display Area (305 m2) to the side (North) of existing retail building onto the existing yard slab, (4) Internal alterations and change of use of existing store to Retail Area (192 m2), (5) External elevational alterations to north facade of the Retail building including removal of 2 No. roller doors & external canopy with the provision of new personnel doors, and windows, (6) The demolition of existing service station bin store and lean-to canopy (55 m2 ) & Jet-Wash, (7) Construction of new Bin Store Building (33 m2), (8) Construction of a new external seating area to the front (West) of the existing service station, (9) Internal alterations within the service station to include change of use of existing store & Welfare Area to Retail Area (34 m2), (10) Construction of a first-floor level to provide new office & welfare area (45.5m2) within the existing retail store, (11) Reduction in height of the existing concrete wall and replacement with railing between the service station forecourt and retail store, and all associated site development works at a site which contains a Protected Structure (Ref C782).

  Permission · Kilkenny County Council, 2560090

• 23 Dec 2024N/a

  for refurbishment, alterations and upgrading of existing terrace house, to include extension to the rear of the dwelling and conversion of and extension to existing attic space making it habitable accommodation, and erection of new garden shed and all associated site works

  Permission · Kilkenny County Council, 2460671

• 23 Oct 2024Conditional

  for refurbishment, alterations and upgrading of existing terrace house, to include conversion of and extension to existing attic space, making it habitable accommodation, demolition of existing single-storey rear extension and existing shed to the rear of house and erection of new garden shed and all associated site works

  Permission · Kilkenny County Council, 2460506

• 8 Oct 2024N/a

  for a private single storey garage (58.0m2) and all associated site works

  Permission · Kilkenny County Council, 2460476

• 2 Aug 2024Conditional

  for development to consist of the change of use from retail use to retail with ancillary off license use.

  Permission · Kilkenny County Council, 2460367

• 3 May 2024Conditional

  Permission to retain existing storage container with all associated site works

  Retention · Kilkenny County Council, 2460203

• 1 Mar 2024Conditional

  PERMISSION to retain existing on building commercial signage, including all associated site works. This building is a protected structure NIAH Ref. No. 12314058 and situated in an Architectural Conservation Area

  Retention · Kilkenny County Council, 2427

• 15 Dec 2023Unconditional

  of planning permission 18/841

  Extension of duration · Kilkenny County Council, 23265

• 15 Nov 2023Conditional

  to indefinitely retain an extension to the rear and a porch to the front of our semi-detached dwelling

  Retention · Kilkenny County Council, 2360518

• 30 Aug 2023N/a

  for demolition of existing vacant Industrial building and construction of 3 no. 1 bed single storey houses, a two storey building consisting of 2 no. 2 bed apartments, new bike and bin stores, boundary treatments, connection to existing services and all other associated site development works

  Permission, 5 homes · Kilkenny County Council, 2360389

• 6 Jul 2023Conditional

  for the Material Change of Use from Bar use to Residential (3 No. Apartments) Accommodation, along with all associated elevational amendments, internal reconfigurations, site and ancillary works at this premises. All works to take place at Mickeys Bar, Upper Bridge Street, Callan, Kilkenny, R95 KX79. The development is located within the Callan Architectural Conservation Area.

  Permission, 3 homes · Kilkenny County Council, 2360295

• 30 Jun 2023Conditional

  for the construction of a two-storey building incorporating 6 No. 1 bed and 6 No. 2 bed apartment units and all associated site development works including modifications to the existing car park to the rear of SuperValu. The site is located within the Callan Architectural Conservation Area

  Permission, 12 homes · Kilkenny County Council, 2360286

• 16 Feb 2023Refused

  for the change of use of the existing building from a disused motor garage/shop to a Funeral Home, and add a first floor internally, alterations to the footpath in front to provide additional parking and all associated site works. The property is a Protected Structure (RPS Ref C765)

  Permission · Kilkenny County Council, 2335

• 9 Jan 2023Conditional

  for a single storey extension including all associated site works to Apartment 1 (Formerly Harrington’s Apartments) at Green Street, Callan, Co. Kilkenny R95 C972. The proposed development is located adjacent to 2 no. protected structures (Protected Structure Ref: C796 (Terraced, three-bay, three-storey house, c.1825) & Protected Structure Ref C809: Terraced, two-bay, three-storey house, c. 1825) and is located within the Callan Architectural Conservation Area.

  Permission · Kilkenny County Council, 2360007

• 10 Jun 2022Conditional

  for (a) retention planning permission for works to Callan Motor Garage structure to include demolition of rear of structure and construction of new shed type structure. (b) planning permission for demolition of existing commercial unit and construction of 1 new commercial unit. (c) planning permission for removal of roadside boundary wall to the east of the vehicular entrance and replacement with a lower level wall and all associated site works. The property in question is listed in the National Inventory of Architecture Heritage Survey of Kilkenny NIAH Reference Number 12314062

  Retention · Kilkenny County Council, 22377

• 25 May 2022N/a

  for (a) retention of works to Callan Motor Garage structure to include demolition of rear of structure and construction of new shed type structure (b) demolition of existing commercial unit and construction of 1 new commercial unit (c) removal of roadside boundary wall to the east of the vehicular entrance and replace with a lower level wall and all associated site works. The property in question is listed in the National Inventory of Architecture Heritage Survey of Kilkenny, NIAH Reference Number 12314062

  Permission · Kilkenny County Council, 22340

The 25 most recent of 51 applications.

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

• KK026-010 Historic town
  Description

  The medieval town of Callan, located 15km SW of Kilkenny, was situated primarily on the S bank of the NW-SE flowing Kings River (formerly the River Rye), with a northern suburb across the river, between the manorial demesne to the W, with its motte and bailey (KK026-010009-), and the Augustinian Friary (KK026-010016-) to the E. Thomas (1992, vol. 2, 31) suggests that the town began life as a castle settlement which then spread to the less restricted space S of the river. The town owes it origins to William Marshal, earl of Pembroke and lord of Leinster between 1190 and 1219, who granted the town a charter in 1217 (Carrigan 1905, vol. 3, 292). The town was burned in 1286 and again in 1317, during the Bruce invasion, at which time the town charter was also burnt (ibid.; Curtis 1934, 362-3). By the 14th century the town must have been of significant stature as in 1344, ‘a Parliament was summoned to meet at Callan, to which came Maurice fitz Thomas Fitzgerald, Earl of Desmond, bringing with him several thousand men; but the King, fearing that evil instead of good would result therefrom, issued an edict prohibiting the magnates of the country from attending the said Parliament’ (Carrigan 1905, vol. 3, 292). In 1388, letters patent of Richard II grant to Lord Thomas de Ferrars and Lady Anne la Despenser, ‘thirty-three librates [land worth £1 a year], fifteen solidates [gold coins] and three denariates [silver coins] of rents from Callan and the advowson of the church there’ (Curtis 1934, 208, deed 287). In 1391, Hugh le Despenser, who according to Carrigan was a representative of the Marshall family, sold to James Butler, Earl of Ormond, ‘all messuages, etc., which he has in Callan le Hille and le Irraght [territory] of Callan together with advowson of the church of Callan and 33l. 15s. 3d. of rent in Callan’ (Carrigan 1905, vol. 3, 292; Curtis 1934, 213, deed 297). The rights of the burgesses of the town were reconfirmed in 1407 (Curtis 1934, 362-3, deed 441). The following year, ‘O’Carroll, lord of Eile O’Carroll, in the King’s County [Offaly], and 800 of his name and allies were slain, at Callan, by James, Earl of Ormond’ (Carrigan 1905, vol. 3, 292). In the late 16th century, 1585, Callan was empowered to send two representatives to Parliament and the town continued to do so until the Act of Union in 1800 (ibid. 293). The author of ‘Aphorismical Discovery’ (Gilbert (ed.) 1880, 64), states that during Cromwell’s campaign in Ireland, in 1650, the town was garrisoned by Ormond with 1500 men, though the town surrendered after some intense fighting (Kennedy 1984, 47-51). The town has two main thoroughfares, one (Green St./Upper Bridge St.) aligned roughly N-S running up to a bridging point (KK026-010083-), and the other (West St./Mill St. (formerly East St.)) running E-W. There were probably also numerous lanes, an archaeological excavation (licence no. 04E1518) on the S side of Mill St. revealed a cobbled lane and portion of a burgage boundary (Ó Drisceoil 2005). Where the two main streets intersected formed the focal point of the borough. The market place, with its market cross (KK026-010006-) was located at this crossroads and the parish church (KK026-010012-) is situated immediately to the SE. There is no surviving evidence of a town wall (KK026-010007-), however, there are references and cartographic evidence of town gates to the E, S and W gate, the locations of which would suggest that Callan was a very large town of c. 34 hectares, as well as an inner gate, possibly ‘Skerry’s Castle’ (KK026-010008-), on West Street which hints at a possible inner town defence (Thomas 1992, vol. 2, 30-31). Cartographic evidence shows that the S town boundary ran along Lower Green Lane (previous called Fair Green Lane and Cuddy’s Lane) to the SE and Chapel Lane to the SW (Manning 1998, 63). It would appear that while the buildings of the town were concentrated around the crossroads and the two main streets, a large area within the town boundary was utilised as gardens, orchards, fields and meadows. This is supported by numerous references to gardens, orchards, fields and meadows in the Ormond Deeds from the 14th to the 17th century and in the Civil Survey (1655-6) (Curtis 1932, 356, deed 848; Curtis 1941, vol. 5, 281-6, deed 292; Curtis 1943, vol. 6, 4-5, deed 2; Manning 1998, 52-9). In the Civil Survey (1654-6) for Callan there are references to 67 houses in the town, including 31 thatched cabins, 16 thatched houses and 20 slate houses, as well as 20 house plots or plots with 'old stone walls', presumably the latter containing ruinous houses (Manning 1998, 52-9). Fabric from these medieval and early modern houses in the town is likely to survive in many of the houses in the town. Other more indirect traces of medieval occupation has been found in the town through archaeological excavation, for instance, c. 30m S of the medieval frontage of West St., a medieval cesspit (outdoor toilet) was revealed, which would have been associated with a medieval house (Giacometti 2011; excavation licence no. 11E0234). The Civil Survey also mentions two inns, one called, 'The sign of the Bell', in a two-storey stone house with a slate roof on West St. and the other, seemingly larger on South St. (Green St.), 'The Sign of Helmet', in a two-storey stone house with a slate roof, also described as having, '2 chimneys, 6 rooms & a cellar' (Manning 1998, 52, 57). There are also references to castles, some were probably urban tower houses while others may be associated with town gates (Carrigan 1905, vol. 3, 296; Manning 1998, 52-9). There is a reference, in 1595, in the Ormond Deeds to, ‘a castle in the east street of Callan’ and this is probably, ‘A large castle joining to the East Gate’ mentioned in the Civil Survey (1655-6) (Curtis 1943, vol. 6, 3-4, deed 2; Manning 1998, 59). In the N suburb, a castle is mentioned in ‘Kenles street’ in 1593 and this is probably the same, ‘ruins of a castle house’ described on Kells Street in the Civil Survey (1655-6) (Curtis 1943, vol. 6, 2, deed 2; Manning 1998, 56). In the Ormond Deeds there are references to land which appears to be in the northern or transpontine suburb, which also had town defences and a town gate (Curtis 1937, vol. 4, 181, deed 225; Curtis 1941, vol. 5, 324, deed 365). The suburbs main thoroughfare, Lower Bridge St. (also called Kenles and Kells St.) running N-S between the main bridge (KK026-010083-) and the bridge (KK026-010084-) over the mill race, with another street, Mill Lane (also called Kennie, Kynnes and St Kenyes St.) running E from Lower Bridge St. before curving northward to join the Kilkenny road (Curtis 1937, 188, deed 240; Curtis 1941, vol. 5, 286, deed 292; Manning 1998, 67). Other street names are also referred to in the Ormond Deeds which appear to relate to the N suburb. From the 14th century onwards there are references to, ‘Callan le Hille’ or the hill of Callan (Curtis 1934, vol. 2, 213, deed 297). A lease of 1577 describes, ‘a mease [rented property] in the hill of Callan by the north end of the great bridge’, while others refer to ‘messuages [a house with outbuildings and a parcel of land/yard] and gardens’, ‘in the hill of Callan situated between both the bridges’ (Curtis 1941, vol. 5, 284-6, deed 292). This suggests that the area is N of the Kings River, between the main bridge and the mill race bridge, and was possibly so named after the ‘hill’ or motte which is such a dominant feature there, though it has been suggested that it may refer to the hill currently occupied by the Loretto Convent (Clutterbuck et al. 2006, 11). Another lease refers to, ‘a messuage with a garden in the hill of Callan at the Haggard lane’ (ibid.). If this is the case then Haggard Lane is also in this northern suburb. There are also references to Haggard St. which may be the same as the lane or a street associated with the lane (Curtis 1941, vol. 5, 282-3, deed 292). It follows that the ‘Haggard gate’ is a town gate on Hagg

• KK026-010001 Battery
  Description

  Indicated on Thomas Stuish's map of 1681 as, 'Cromels Battery' (Manning 1998, 69, fig. 13). According to Carrigan (1905, vol. 3, 317), following a description of the motte at Callan (KK026-010009-), ‘At the opposite end of the town, there was a smaller Moat about 10 ft. [c. 3m] high, and known as Cromwell’s Moat; it stood partly within the Fair Green, and partly on the track of the present road to Cooliagh; it was levelled about 1850’. According to Kennedy (1984, 49), the battery was levelled, 'early in the nin[e]teenth-century by the then Callan corporation during the enclosing of the fair green area by a wall'. Walsh (1952, 17) mentions that this mound was so named, ‘because it was used by him [Cromwell] to cover his attack by cannon on the East wall and gate of the town. Human bones, horses’ bones, horses’ shoes, pistols and other accoutrements of war were dug up near this town wall in the beginning of the 19th century. This smaller moat was built on the south side of the Fair Green and was demolished a century ago. Nothing of importance was found in its construction. Some sixty years ago a well-known Callan archaeologist, the late Mr. Thomas Shelly, had excavations carried out on this moat. There is still evidence of this on the north side. He found traces of masonry and stone wall construction’. Though not indicated on the 1st (1839) ed. OS 6-inch map, there is a trigonometrical station '280 ft.' marked in the likely position of the battery, and it may have been located there because of the elevated position afforded by the mound which was probably still standing in 1839. See attached: KK026-010001-_01 Thomas Stuish's map of 1681 (Manning 1998, 69, fig. 13) Compiled by: Jean Farrelly Date of upload: 26 June 2019

• KK026-010003 Castle - tower house
  Description

  Carrigan (1905, vol. 3, 292-3) mentions several castles in Callan, though these are difficult to precisely locate. According to Carrigan (ibid. 293), ‘Upon and inside it [Callan] there were several castles. One of these stood on the site now occupied by Mrs. Meany's Grocery and Spirit Establishment; another at the opposite corner of the street, in Mr. James Pollard’s yard’. This suggests that the castle (KK026-010003-) occupied by Meany’s c. 1900 and the castle (KK026-010004-) opposite it, is at the crossroads in the centre of town, one possibly occupying the NW angle and the other located in a yard in the opposite SW angle (Farrelly et al. 1993, vol. 1, 114-15; vol. 2, map 7:3). A two-storey hipped-roof building currently occupies the NW angle, presenting three bays on West Street and two bays on Bridge Street, with a shop at ground level. It is possible that the current building incorporates medieval fabric. Compiled by: Jean Farrelly Date of upload: 8 June 2022

• KK026-010004 Castle - tower house
  Description

  Carrigan (1905, vol. 3, 292-3) mentions several castles in Callan, though these are difficult to precisely locate. According to Carrigan (ibid. 293), ‘Upon and inside it [Callan] there were several castles. One of these stood on the site now occupied by Mrs. Meany's Grocery and Spirit Establishment; another at the opposite corner of the street, in Mr. James Pollard’s yard, where one of its cut-stone gothic doors is still preserved’. This suggests that the castle (KK026-010003-) occupied by Meany’s c. 1900 and the castle (KK026-010004-) opposite it, is at the crossroads in the centre of town, one possibly occupying the NW angle and the other located in a yard in the opposite SW angle (Farrelly et al. 1993, vol. 1, 114-15; vol. 2, map 7:4). A drawing c. 1813 shows the tops of four tower houses from near St Augustine's Well, one of which, according to Manning (1998, 66) is , 'near the corner of Green (South) St. and West St.' which suggests that the tower house survived in good condition until the first half of the 19th century. It is described in the Civil Survey (1654-6) (ibid. 55) with property 63 as, 'A slated house, 2 storeys high. A demolished castle at the west side of the same, 3 storeys high, length 45 foot, broad 21. No garden. Five rooms, 1 chimney'. The owner is given as, 'Garrald ffittz Garrald' with 'George Darker P[rotestan]t' as the tenant (ibid.). A two-storey hipped-roof building currently occupies the SW angle, presenting three bays on West Street and two bays on Green Street, with a shop at ground level, with a yard to the rear. It is possible that medieval fabric, including the medieval doorway, is incorporated in the buildings facing onto this yard. See attached: KK026-010004-_01 Drawing c. 1813 in Manning 1998, 66, fig. 16 Compiled by: Jean Farrelly Date of upload: 8 June 2022

• KK026-010005 Castle - tower house
  Description

  In the first half of the 19th century, Robertson made several sketches of St Mary’s church (KK026-010012-) in Callan and of the town itself and included in the sketches is an urban tower house (Manning 1998, 68-9). On one version, printed in 1851, the tower house is shown N of church, roughly on the same line as the church tower. The S portion of the rear, E wall, is drawn as a three storey building with a somewhat ruinous parapet, defined by a string-course, with a chimney mid-way along the parapet. It has a hipped-roof in good condition. There are well-cut quoins on the SE angle. At ground-floor level there is an arched opening which appears to be blocked up, as there is a square feature in the centre of the blocking, possibly a plaque associated with the adjoining graveyard. There are two narrow loops at first-floor level and at second floor level an inserted window at the S end (8 over 8 panes, probably timber sash) and a loop N of this. Fabric of this tower house is possibly incorporated in the three-storey building with attic which currently occupies the site. It presents a four-bay elevation facing Green Street and a three-bay side elevation facing Mill Street (https://www.buildingsofireland.ie/buildings-search/building/12314058/old-charter-house-the-green-street-edmund-ignatius-rice-street-mill-street-callan-south-callan-kilkenny; accessed 7 June 2022). The N end of the roof is hipped and the S end gabled, with a slate-hung gable to the roof height of the attached two-storey building. The other external faces are rendered. There are two large chimney stacks orientated E-W. The building was probably largely remodelled in the mid-18th century when it was established as a charter school. See attached: KK026-010005-_01 Sketch by Robertson 1851 KK026-010005-_02 Sketch by Robertson in Manning 1998, 69 KK026-010005-_03 Sketch by Robertson in Manning 1998, 69 Compiled by: Jean Farrelly Date of upload: 7 June 2022

• KK026-010006 Cross - Market cross
  Description

  At the intersection of Green Street and Upper Bridge Street, running N-S, with West Street and Mill Street, running E-W. Kennedy (1990, 294) notes that there were two market days per week in Callan, on Wednesdays and Saturdays, which were authorised by a royal charter granted in the year 1568 by Queen Elizabeth I. The cross is indicated on an estate map by Thomas Stuish dating to 1681 (Farrelly et al. 1993, 62; National Archives M2841). According to Carrigan (1905, vol. 3, 296), the market cross was still standing towards the end of the 18th century. He quotes the author of a 'Tour in Ireland in 1779', who described the cross as having, 'a square glass lanthorn that gives light in the night to travellers that come from the four cardinal points of the compass' (ibid.). The date of its removal and its present location are unknown. Compiled by: Jean Farrelly Date of upload: 17 May 2022

• KK026-010007 Town defences
  Description

  The medieval town of Callan, located 15km SW of Kilkenny, was situated primarily on the S bank of the NW-SE flowing Kings River (formerly the River Rye), with a northern suburb across the river, between the manorial demesne to the W, with its motte and bailey (KK026-010009-), and the Augustinian Friary (KK026-010016-) to the E. There is no surviving evidence of a town wall, however, there are references and cartographic evidence of town gates to the E, S and W gate, the locations of which would suggest that Callan was a very large town of c. 34 hectares, as well as an inner or ‘midle’ gate, possibly ‘Skerry’s Castle’ (KK026-010008-), on West Street which hints at a possible inner town defence (Thomas 1992, vol. 2, 30-31). Cartographic evidence shows that the S town boundary ran along Lower Green Lane (previous called Fair Green Lane and Cuddy’s Lane) to the SE and Chapel Lane to the SW (Manning 1998, 63). Archaeological excavations (licence no. 01E0014) on Lower Green (Fair Green) Lane revealed two fosses which appear to be part southern town defences (Elliott 2002). According to Carrigan (1905, vol. 3, 292), Callan’s town walls were constructed in the 15th century but, ‘of the enclosing wall (with its cleemoore, or fosse) only a small fragment remains, at the east end of Mill-Street (formerly East St.)’. There are numerous references to castles in Callan, some were probably urban tower houses while others may be associated with town gates (Carrigan 1905, vol. 3, 296). There is a reference in 1595 in the Ormond Deeds to, ‘a castle in the east street of Callan’ and this is probably, ‘A large castle joining to the East Gate’ mentioned in the Civil Survey (1655-6) (Curtis 1970, vol. 6, 3-4, deed 2; Manning 1998, 59). In the N suburb, a castle is mentioned in ‘Kenles street’ in 1593 and this is probably the same, ‘ruins of a castle house’ described on Kells Street in the Civil Survey (1655-6) (Curtis 1970, vol. 6, 2, deed 2; Manning 1998, 56). The N suburb also had town defences and at least one town gate. Descriptions in the Ormond Deeds of the ‘hill of Callan’ suggest that this was located in the N suburb. Within this area there are references to Haggard Lane and Haggard St., possibly one and the same (Curtis 1941, vol. 5, 282-3, deed 292). It follows that the ‘Haggard gate’ is a town gate on Haggard Lane/St. (Curtis 1937, vol. 4, 181, deed 225). In 1539 the Ormond Deeds there is a reference to a property in the town which, ‘lies by the Haggard gate in length from the King’s street in the east to the common ditch in the west’ (ibid.). A deed of 1583 gives permission, ‘granted by the sovereign, portreeve, burgesses and commons of Callan to Richard Merry of the same to enlarge a holding on Kenles street (Kells St./Lower Bridge St.) on condition that he shall extend, hedge, cast and cut the town ditch outside the holding in good defensible and decent manner from time to time’ (Curtis 1941, vol. 5, 324, deed 365). In the ‘Aphorismical Discovery’, a contemporary account of the Cromwellian campaign in Ireland, describes how, in 1650, ‘Ormond did apeinte a garrison in Calluyne, 5 miles from Kilkeny, 1500 men in the greate castle, an impregnant peece of worke, under the comaunde of Sir Robert Thalbott. Amonge the rest was one Captain Marcus Geoghegan of Frevenagh, in the barony of Moycashell [Westmeath], with his company, in a petty castle, a kinde of gate hous, thatched with strawe’ (Gilbert 1880, 64). Thomas Stuish’s map of 1681, copied in 1765 by Richard Frizell, indicates the town defences, with a ‘Strong Castle’ and ‘Gate’ at the E end of the town, a ‘South gate’, ‘West gate’ and ‘Midle Gate’, the latter along West Street. It has been suggested that the middle gate refers to ‘Skerry’s Castle’ (KK026-010008-), portion of which still survives, and which traditionally is associated with the castle/gatehouse occupied by Captain Geoghegan (Kennedy 1984, 50). The ‘greate castle’ is possibly the castle at the end of Mill Street, referred to by Stuish as a ‘Strong Castle’. It may be the ‘castle in the east street’ leased to Robert Rothe and Henry Shee in 1595 (Curtis 1970, vol. 6, 3-4, deed 2). According to Carrigan (1905, vol. 3, 293) this castle was, ‘known as Coorthfeerish, or Pierce’s Court, the lower part of which served as one of the entrance gates of the town; some fragments of the walls may still be seen’. Indicated as, ‘Castle in ruins’ on the 1st (1840) ed. OS 6-inch map, it appears to have been levelled subsequently as it is shown as ‘Castle (site of)’ on the 1948 revision. Given the large area enclosed by the medieval town of Callan, it has been suggested that the town was never walled but was defended by a town ditch/fosse, with town gates. Against this it can be argued that Callan appears to have presented a formidable obstacle to advancing Cromwellian forces in 1650, with a battery (KK026-010001-) being set up to bombard the town from a position c. 300m to the S. The initial focus of the attack was the S gatehouse, which was eventually taken following unexpected resistance (Kennedy 1984, 49). According to Kennedy (ibid. 50) further fierce resistance was offered by Captain Geoghegan and his force at the inner/middle gate, which tradition associates with Skerry’s Castle on West St., the West gate having offered no resistance. To explain why Callan offered such a stout resistance, despite enclosing such a large area, Thomas (1992, vol. 2, 31) proposes that the town had an inner walled area. This suggested area being confined to the centre of the town, S of the river, the W side running from Chapel Lane northwards to Skerry’s Castle and N from there to the river, with the E side running from Lower Green/Fair Green Lane northward, along the line of Collins Park and northward to the river (ibid.). While the W side is possible, the E side is less likely, given that that the strong castle where the main garrison were positioned appears to equate with the castle and gatehouse at the E end of town, outside of Thomas’s proposed core. Also by the mid-17th century there may have been another bridge across the river (the ‘New Bridge’ on the 1691 map), probably in line with the lane which runs N from Mill Street and is c. 150m E of the main bridge, and which would have been outside of the suggested line. So perhaps only the E half of the town, extending to Skerry’s Castle, was walled, with a town ditch being considered sufficient defence for the W portion. See attached: KK026-010007-_01 Extract from Down Survey map of Callan, from Manning, C. 1998 The Civil Survey of Inistioge and Callan, Co. Kilkenny, 65, fig. 15 KK026-010007_02 Map of Callan with archaeological monuments highlighted, from Farrelly, J. et al. 1992 The urban archaeological survey County Kilkenny, vol. 2 KK026-010007_03 Map outlining the possible town defences, from Thomas, A. 1993 The walled towns of Ireland Compiled by: Jean Farrelly Date of upload: 22 June 2022

• KK026-010008 Castle - tower house
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  Faintly drawn on an early 19th-century sketch by Robertson as a substantial tower house (Manning 1998, 69, fig. 20). It is indicated on the 25-inch OS map as a roofless rectangular building on the N side of West Street, and is annotated, ‘Castle (in Ruins)’. It is described by Carrigan (1905, vol. 3, 293) as, ‘”Skerry’s castle,” now a roofless, but substantial ruin, in West Street’. In the ‘Aphorismical Discovery’, a contemporary account of the Cromwellian campaign in Ireland, describes the taking of Callan, when amongst those defending the town was, ‘one Captain Marcus Geoghegan of Frevenagh, in the barony of Moycashell [Westmeath], with his company, in a petty castle, a kinde of gate hous, thatched with strawe’ (Gibson 1880, vol. 2, 64). According to Carrigan (ibid. 295), ‘Local tradition seems to connect Skerry’s castle, in West Street, with Captain Geoghegan’s memorable stand. It is said to have been reduced by the Cromwellians by scalding to death the soldiers who defended it. Some of the townspeople who took refuge in the lower rooms perished in the same way. This tradition may be confirmed by the fact that in 1830, while the castle was undergoing some alterations, the workmen engaged in levelling the garden to the rere came upon an immense quantity of bones which were estimated to be the remains of over 150 human beings’. This castle could also be the ‘Midle=Gate’ indicated on Thomas Stuish’s map of 1681 (Manning 1998, 63, fig. 13). According to Walsh (1952, 20), ‘Skerry’s Castle’ was also known as, ‘Cook’s Castle’ and he also equates it with the castle defended by Captain Geoghegan. A drawing c. 1813 shows the tops of four tower houses from near St Augustine's Well, the one on the right is ‘Skerry’s Castle’ (1998, 66, fig. 16). It is described in the Civil Survey (1654-6) (ibid. 52) as property 4 on West Street, 'A slated house with a castle, 3 storeys high, length 53 feet, breadth 23. A garden & orchard 20 perch'. The owner is given as, ‘Rich[ard] ffoster Ir[ish] Pa[pist]' with ‘Patt. Vance P[rotestan]t' as the tenant (ibid.). A rectangular tower house (int. dims. c. 12.6m E-W; c. 8m N-S; ext. dims. c. 14.9m E-W; c. 9.7m N-S; wall T E gable 1.1m; W gable 1.2m; S wall 0.85m) constructed on roughly coursed limestone rubble with well-cut quoins. Only the lower portion of the E gable remains upstanding, with the outline of the other walls visible at ground level. The internal ground level has been raised. The E gable survives to first-floor level (H c. 6.5-8m). At ground-floor level there is a splayed embrasure at the N end of the E gable for a small single-light window with external hood-moulding and broken sill. There is a wall-cupboard at the S end of the gable. Between ground and first-floor level there is a horizontal row of crudely inserted joist-holes. At first-floor level there are the remains of a spiral-stair in the NE angle and there is a fireplace S of centre in the gable, the opening of which has been narrowed. The N polished limestone jamb of the fireplace is visible, but the rest of the fireplace and most of the S side of the internal face of the gable is obscured by heavy ivy growth. (Farrelly et al. 1993, 117-18) During an archaeological assessment of a boundary wall (L 15.5m) c. 5m W of Skerry’s Castle, a blocked opening c. 1.5m wide was notes, which was interpreted as, ‘a door or a gateway between the buildings and a boundary wall, perhaps the west wall of a Skerry’s Castle garden’ (Moran 1998; excavation licence no. 98E0280). See attached: KK026-010008-_01 Sketch by Robertson in Manning 1998, 69, fig. 20 KK026-010008-_02 Extract from 1681 map of Callan copied in 1765, from Manning, C. 1998 The Civil Survey of Inistioge and Callan, Co. Kilkenny, 63 KK026-010008-_03 Interior of E gable (Urban Archaeological Survey photograph, December 1992) KK026-010008-_04 External SE angle (Urban Archaeological Survey photograph, December 1992) KK026-010008-_05 Drawing c. 1813 in Manning 1998, 66, fig. 16 Compiled by: Jean Farrelly Date of upload: 9 June 2022

• KK026-010012 Church
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  St Mary's medieval parish church is centrally placed within the walled town of Callan (KK026-010----), at the junction of Green Street and Mill Street. The founding of the town is credited to William Marshall (died 1219), who gave the town its first charter in 1217. According to Carrigan (1905, vol. 3, 297) Marshall also built the church, which is supported in documentary evidence by references to one Thomas Parson of Callan in charters around 1215. However, Walsh (1963, 14) suggests a slightly later candidate, Hugh de Mapilton, Bishop of St. Canice’s Cathedral in Kilkenny from 1251, as having built the church. Following the Reformation the church became a place of Protestant worship, returning briefly to the Roman Catholics following the Rising of 1641 (Dolan 2000, 105). In 1731 the W end was in need of repair and the following year the N and S chapels are mentioned as needing repair (ibid.). By 1799 the nave of the church was considered a ruin, while the chancel was kept in repair and used as the C of I parish church (ibid.). In 1837 the chancel and the S side chapel were re-reroofed, the masonry of the E gable of the S aisle of the nave being hacked away to carry the new roof across it (ibid.). In 1949 the nave and tower were taken into guardianship by the Commissioners of Public Works and conservation work was carried out between 1949 and 1952 (ibid.). In 1959, following subsidence, the S arcade of the nave was recorded, taken down and rebuilt on a modern concrete foundation (ibid.). By 1974 the chancel was closed for public worship and it was transferred to State care in 1976 (ibid., 108). A roughly coursed limestone rubble nave (int. dims. 20.65m E-W; 20.37m N-S including side aisles, 7.47m central nave) and chancel (int. dims. 18m E-W; 6.1m N-S; S wall T 1.45m) 15th-century church with a 13th-century five-storey tower at the W end. The W tower has a low base-batter around the N, W and S side which terminates at a two-course sandstone string-course which has been largely cut back flush with the masonry of the wall, while the higher base-batter of the nave and chancel terminates at a limestone string-course. On the W face of the tower there is a central break (Wth 1.6m) in the sandstone string-course where a doorway, now blocked-up, had been broken through. The original quoins, most of which on the NW angle are sandstone, are chamfered. In the lower W face of the tower, at first-floor level, there is a two-light trefoil-headed mullion and transomed window with a pointed quatrefoil in the apex above. This window appears to have been assembled using components of other windows from the original 13th-century church, though the long splaying embrasure appears original. The second-floor is lit by two very small loops, in the N and S walls respectively. There is a broken out window in the W face at third-floor level. The top floor with its chamfered flat and pointed windows and the parapet with crow-stepped crenellations are later 15th century additions. Within the interior of the church, the high pointed arch in the E wall of the tower has been blocked up and into it a pointed doorway with chamfered jambs, terminating in a barred broach stop, was inserted at ground level and a later rather crude flat-headed doorway inserted at first-floor level. The large blocked arch has sandstone surrounds, only a small section of which survive, as does the lowest sandstone jamb on either side, with the chamfer terminating in a scroll motif. Above this arch there is a rectangular blocked opening, with voussoirs above. A steep gable line has been cut into the tower and above this are the remains of the coping of an earlier gable. There are two crude loops on the uppermost floor of the E face. According to Walsh (1963, 15) when describing the tower, ‘the lower part of the building was divided in two by a mortar and stone arched ceiling this latter was taken down a year ago [c. 1962], as it was no longer safe; about 15 feet[c. 4.5m] were added to the top of the Tower’. The scar of this stone vault is visible on the N and S face internally as are traces of where the vault cut across the window embrasure in the W wall, indicating that the vault was inserted, probably in the later medieval period. Both the chancel and the nave, with its gable-ended side aisles (Wth 3.8m), are mid- to late 15th-century in date, beginning c. 1460 (Leask 1985, vol. 3, 83). Between the nave and aisles are arcades, each of four pointed arches, resting on piers, square and chamfered on the N and octagonal on the S. The arches have chamfered soffit ribs carried on pointed corbels. The church was entered through opposing doorways in the N and S walls at the W end of the nave. The round-arched N doorway has unusually deep moulded jambs (O’Donovan 2012, 191-3). The hood-moulding around the N doorway is supported by carved angels. Above this is a carving of a woman wearing typical 15th-century ‘double-henim’ head-dress. Leask suggests that this represents the benefactor of the rebuild, probably an Ormond lady (OPW correspondence, 21 May 1948). The round-headed S doorway has angels whose gowns turn into intertwined vines. Internally there are steps down from the S doorway into the interior. There is a broken stoup resting on a pointed corbel of polygonal plan immediately E of both doorways, internally. The windows in the N wall of the aisle consist of two-light ogees, cusped and uncusped, with hollow spandrels within segmental and pointed-segmental-headed embrasures. Those in the opposite S wall are similar, except the embrasures are round-headed and taller, with cut-stone soffits and sloping bases. The traceried windows, in the E and W gables of the aisles and in the E gable of the chancel, display a variety of forms and styles, both cusped and uncusped, the patterns for which appear to be taken from a book of 14th-century architectural styles, with templates copied onto tomb panels and baptismal fonts (O’Donovan 2012, 171-94). The N aisle E window is a three-light window, with cusped tracery ‘of strongly Perpendicular character’ and a hood-moulding consisting of a succession of quadrants and hollow chamfers (ibid., 190-1). The pattern for the flat-headed traceried two-light window at the W end of the N aisle, combining reticulation with supermullions of the Perpendicular style, is to found on the tomb panel at the E end of the S aisle (KK026-010062-) (ibid., 184-5). The S aisle E window consists of a round-headed three-light window with intersecting tracery. The W window of the S aisle consists of a round-headed two-light with flowing tracery, which is identical to the E window of a side chapel in Kilcooley Abbey (TS043-034001-). There is a chapel at the E end of the N aisle, with a stone altar against the E gable, a flat-headed piscina in the S wall with a round bowl, rebated around the top probably for a wooden lid. S of the altar, in the E gable, there is a projecting stone pedestal and N of the altar, against the E gable, there is a small raised stone altar. There was also a chapel at the E end of the S aisle, with a pointed piscina in the S wall. There is a 15th-century tomb (KK026-010062-), probably sculpted by the O’Tunney workshop, in place of the altar. There is a 16th/17th wall monument (KK026-010061-) immediately N of the E window of the S aisle, it was partially built over when the arcading of the S aisle was rebuilt in the 1950s. A moulded corbel, presumably to support a statue, projects out of the S side of the gable. The chancel has been heavily modified internally, the walls have been plastered and decorative heavy strap pointing applied, which does not follow actual masonry lines. At the E end of the S wall there is a pointed piscina niche (opening H 1.07m; Wth 0.63m; D 0.34m) with a moulded surround (D 0.1m), containing a sextagonally fluted bowl. The side stones of the piscina are part of the same reused 13th-century graveslab (KK026-010070-). At the E end of the N wal

• KK026-010013 Font
  Description

  In the SW corner of the chancel of St Mary's medieval parish church (KK026-010012-), Callan. A square limestone font (total H including supports and pedestal 1m; font H 0.37m; Wth 0.84m) with a circular basin and central drain hole. There are nine Gothic flutes on each side and one bevelling at each angle (Pike 1989, 576-7). The font rests on a wide central column, with four slender columns under each angle, all on a square pedestal with chamfered angles. This font is one of a series of similarly decorated fonts, described by Pike as the Ossory Fonts (ibid. 572-82). According to Pike the fonts decorated with rounded flutes are the earliest examples, probably dating from the 12th century, while those decorated with pointed (Gothic) flutes, such as that at Callan, are about a century later in date (ibid. 572-3). See attached photograph: KK026-010013-_01 From E (Urban Archaeological Survey, October 1992) Compiled by: Jean Farrelly Date of upload: 29 June 2022

• KK026-010014 Tomb - chest tomb
  Description

  Attached to the N wall at the W end of the N aisle of the nave of St Mary’s parish church (KK026-010012-). A limestone side panel of a chest tomb (L 1.81; H 0.61; T 0.15m) the upper dexter corner and the upper sinister corner are missing, and two remaining pieces of the latter appear to have been broken off and re-attached. The panel displays symbols of the Passion in raised relief within four sections divided by fluted columns, though the sinister column is missing. There is a plain margin along the base of the slab. The dexter section depicts a scourging pillar with entwined ropes, a scourge, a pot which probably had a cock on top but it is now missing, a seamless robe and a possible towel. The next section depicts a central ladder with a spear on the sinister side and a cup on a pole on the dexter side. The next section has a cross, ringed with a crown of thorns, with a pincers and three dice to the sinister side of the cross-shaft and a hammer on the dexter side. The sinister section displays the five wounds of the crucified Christ, though only the feet survive. See attached sketch by Simon Smith KK026-010014-_01 See attached photograph KK026-010014-_02 Compiled by: Jean Farrelly Date of upload: 14 September 2018

• KK026-010015 Architectural fragment
  Description

  Lying loose in the chancel of St Mary’s parish church (KK026-010012-), Callan. There are a number of architectural fragments. Some of the fragments may be from wall monuments or funerary monuments, including a rectangular limestone block (H 0.57m; Wth 0.48m; T 0.19m) possibly portion of a wall monument decorated in false relief with an interlace monogram IHC; a rectangular limestone block (H 0.22m; Wth 0.24m; D 0.18m) possibly portion of a entablature from a wall monument, decorated with a raised lozenge on each of the three decorated sides; a small fragment (L 0.28m; H 0.18m; D 0.11m) possibly portion of a chest tomb panel decorated with the lower part of a flowing robe and to the left of it a column; a moulded plinth (L 0.85m; D 0.55m; H 0.2m); an engaged corbel with punch tooling (L 0.14m; Wth 0.15m; H 0.44m) projecting from a rectangular block of stone (D 0.44m; Wth 0.26m; H 0.44m); a fragment of tracery (H 0.22m; Wth 0.24m) and a pyramidal limestone piece (H 0.4m; Wth 0.3m) with punch tooling within plain margins. Compiled by: Jean Farrelly Date of upload: 11 December 2019

• KK026-010027 Castle - tower house
  Description

  Carrigan (1905, vol. 3, 292-3) mentions several castles in Callan, though these are difficult to precisely locate. According to Carrigan (ibid. 293), ‘Upon and inside it [Callan] there were several castles…a fourth stood beside the bridge [KK026-010083-] in Bridge-Street, on the sites of the Adelphi Hotel and the Dispensary’. Both the ‘Adelphia Hotel’ and the ‘Dispensary’ are indicated on the 25-inch OS map as the most northerly properties on the W side of Upper Bridge Street, immediately S of the bridge and continue to occupy the site. The former dispensary is a two-storey building and attached to the S is ‘Adelphi House’, a three-bay three-storey building. The Civil Survey (1654-6) for Callan describes the properties on 'South Street' which appears to relate to the main street running N-S South of the Kings River and includes Upper Bridge St. and Green St. (Manning 1998, 56, 70). It lists on 'Corporation Land', 'A waste castle on the gate called the gatehouse, 18 foot square' (ibid. 56). Manning suggests that this relates to the castle S of the bridge, on the W side, which is also depicted on a Down Survey map (1655-6) (ibid. 65, fig. 15, 70). A 19th-century sketch of Callan (Miller/Robertson collection, RSAI) depicts a tall rectangular building, three-storeys with attic, on the S side of the bridge, which is taller than the neighbouring buildings (Manning 1998, 69, fig. 20). This may have been the castle, remodelled with later fenestration and roof. It is possible that the buildings currently occupying this location also contain medieval fabric. See attached: KK026-010027-_01 Sketch of possible castle (Manning 1998, 69, fig. 20) KK026-010027-_02 Extract from Down Survey map (1655-6) (Manning 1998, 65, fig. 15) Compiled by: Jean Farrelly Date of upload: 8 June 2022

• KK026-010031 Graveyard
  Description

  Centrally placed within the walled town of Callan (KK026-010----), at the junction of Green Street (formerly South Street) and Mill Street (formerly East Street). A roughly square graveyard (dims. c. 70m NNE-SSW; c. 78m WNW-ESE) associated with the medieval parish church of St Mary’s (KK026-010012-) occupying the SE angle of the main crossroads in the town. The parish church was founded in the 13th century by William Marshall (died 1219), (Carrigan 1905, vol. 3, 297). Compiled by: Jean Farrelly Date of upload: 27 June 2022

• KK026-010032 Stone sculpture (present location)
  Description

  At the N end of the entrance porch to the RC church in Callan. In the early part of the 19th century the carved panel was moved to the present RC church from the medieval church of St Mary's (KK026-010012-) which is located c. 190m to the NE, on the E side of the N end of Green St. (Roe 1979, 130). The limestone panel (H 0.6m; Wth 0.54m; T 0.1-0.11m) is carved with the Holy Trinity in high relief (projecting 0.14-16m from the surface of the panel), depicted a seated God the father, with the crucified Christ resting on his knees and between the long flowing garment covering his legs, and the Holy Spirit, in the form of a dove facing upwards with slightly open wings, between God's beard and the arms of the cross. The dexter corner of the panel, to just below half way down, has been broken off. God the father is sitting on a bench-like throne and on his head he is wearing what Roe (1979, 130) describes as, 'a low diadem with six fleurons', which, when viewed from above, 'is shown as a multi-petalled rosette which might indicate the wearing of some sort of fabric cap (?). His hair in two great swags hangs to his shoulders and his neat beard is arranged in three close coils. Except for the eyes, the pupil and iris clearly marked on the somewhat protuberant eyeball. Over a voluminous pleated alb he wears an equally voluminous mantle with the tight fitting fur-bordered (?) tippet or shoulder cape: the lower folds of the mantle are draped back over his knees. The Father blesses with his right hand, which is partly broken away with the damaged upper part of the slab, and supports the end of the transom of the cross with his left'. Roe (ibid.), describes Christ with, 'arms straining from the nailed hands; the body stretched from its weight and the legs contracted at the knees with feet crossed and pierced by a single nail'. Roe attributes the carving to Rory O’Tunny and suggests that it came from a chantry in the medieval church dedicated to the, Holy and Undivided Trinity of St Catherine’ (ibid. 130-31). See attached photograph: KK026-010032-_01 Urban Archaeological Survey (October 1992) Compiled by: Jean Farrelly Date of upload: 29 June 2022

• KK026-010033 Church
  Description

  According to Carrigan (1905, vol. 3, 309), the ‘first notice of a Catholic chapel in Callan, subsequent to the Reformation, is found in a Rent Roll of the Duke of Ormond, dating from the closing years of the 17th century. Among the holdings enumerated in this document is “one stone-house by the Green, two storey high, out of repair, with a garden, and made use of as a Mass-house, occupied by the Rev. Pierce Purcell, P.P.” The “stone-house by the Green” stood somewhere on the site of the present parish church’. It was still in use in 1704 (Ó Fearghail 1990, 227). Carrigan (ibid.) further relates that, in 1816, the Rev. Michael Forrestall, P.P., ‘secured a lease of the old parish chapel – which was, probably, not the original “stone-house by the Green,” but a later chapel on the same site’ and, having been granted the lease, ‘Father Forrestall commenced to build the present chapel, partly on the site of its predecessor, the west end of which had to be thrown down to make room for the new edifice’. It is likely that this late 17th-century church/chapel was located on the W side of Green St., roughly E of the present RC church. Compiled by: Jean Farrelly Date of upload: 28 June 2022

• KK026-010034 Graveslab
  Description

  Lying at the W end of the N aisle of the nave of St Mary’s parish church (KK026-010012-). Limestone tapering slab (L 1.87m; Wth at top 0.55m; Wth at base 0.28m; T 0.11m) with much worn decoration suggesting an elaborate floriated cross-head. It has straight sides which are roughly stab dressed. Compiled by: Jean Farrelly Date of upload: 14 September 2018

• KK026-010035 Graveslab
  Description

  Lying at the W end of the N aisle of the nave of St Mary’s parish church (KK026-010012-). Limestone tapering slab (L 2.49m; Wth at top 0.65m; Wth at base 0.45m; T 0.1m) with a raised eight-armed floriated cross-head, with the fleur-de-lys touching to form a circular arrangement. Two small leaves protrude from either side of the cross-shaft just below the cross-head and two further leaves/fleur-de-lys spring downward from the cross-shaft below this. There is a bulging knop just below the springing vegetation and a circular knop just above the cross base. The cross base is formed by two fleur-de-lys splayed outwards. The slab is edged with a roll-moulding (diam.0.05m). Compiled by: Jean Farrelly Date of upload: 14 September 2018

• KK026-010036 Graveslab
  Description

  Lying at the W end of the N aisle of the nave of St Mary’s parish church (KK026-010012-). Limestone tapering slab (surviving L 1.46m; Wth at top 0.57m; Wth at base 0.47m; T 0.11m) with a much worn decorated cross-head which appears to be a seven-armed floriated cross-head with a circular motif at the centre of the cross-head. It has an incised cross-shaft. The base of the slab is broken off. The surviving edges are chamfered (D 0.06m). There is a vertical split from the top of the slab to just below the cross-head on the sinister side. Compiled by: Jean Farrelly Date of upload: 14 September 2018

• KK026-010037 Tomb - chest tomb
  Description

  Towards the E end of the N aisle of the nave, against the N wall of St Mary’s parish church (KK026-010012-). A limestone chest tomb carved consisting of a mensa (L 1.91m; Wth 1.03m; D 0.1m) decorated with a large IHS with cross pattée through the bar of the ‘H’ and has an inscription in Latin, in Black Letter script within the border around the edge of the mensa which continues in vertical lines on the sinister side of the top of the mensa . The inscription has been transcribed by Carrigan (1905, vol. 3, 302) as, ‘Hic jacet celeberrimus Geraldus Comerford armiger quondā Regius Atturnaius Conatiae et Thomon[diae Secundarius Justiciarius Momoniae Secun] darius Barro Scaccarii et demum Capitalis Justiciarius predicate Momoniae e vivis ercessit apud CowInamuckie ī comitatu Waterfordiae 4 Novemr 1604 nec non illustrissimi Dni regis Jacobi secondo et Scotiae tricessimo septimo’ and translated by him as, ‘Here lieth the most celebrated man, Gerald Comerford, Esq., formerly Queen’s Attorney for Connaught and Thomond, Second Justice of Munster, Second Baron of the Exchequer and lastly Chief Justice of Munster aforesaid. He died at Cowlnamuckie, Co. Waterford, Nov. 4th 1604 in the 2nd year of the most illustrious King James, and 37th of his reign over Scotland’. The edge of the mensa has a small chamfer, then a straight edge before chamfering towards the base. It is slightly broken in several places along the front edge. The chest tomb rests on a chamfered pedestal with a straight edge at the base. The front panel (L 1.88m; H 0.6m) is decorated with symbols of the Passion within four flat-headed niches separated by fluted pillars, with a small interlace motif or flower within a lozenge at the base of each pillar. The westernmost niche contains, the five wounds represented by the hands, feet and pierced heart of the crucified Christ, with a cock on the sinister side and Peter’s sword on the dexter side. The next niche contains a plain cross resting on a skull and bone, with a crown of thorns around the cross-head and on the sinister side a hammer and nails and on the dexter side a seamless garment with three dice beneath it. The next niche displays a pincers, a ladder, an axe, a spear, a rush lamp?, thirty pieces of silver shown in two vertical lines, a sponge or cup on a staff and a sceptre of reeds (used to mock Christ). The easternmost niche contains a central scourging pillar with ropes twisted around it on the sinister side a scourge and on the dexter side birch twigs (used to beat Christ). It is in good condition, though there has been some surface spalling in the westernmost niche and there are two holes with metal protruding, possibly where the panel may have been displayed on a wall. The upper corner on the eastern end had been broken or cut off but is in its original position. The E side panel (Wth 0.69m; H 0.62m), which is cemented into position, is decorated with a shield with armorial bearings. The shield is described by Carrigan (1905, vol. 3, 303) as, ‘quarterly, 1st and 4th a pile between two reversed; 2nd and 3rd a Greek cross between four swans.’ The W panel (Wth 0.89m; H 0.62m) is also decorated with a shield with armorial bearings. The shield is described by Carrigan (1905, vol. 3, 303) as having, ‘a bugle horn, between three mullets, for Comerford, impaling a chevron between three pheons or arrow heads, for Walsh, and under all, the date 1604’. See attached photographs: KK026-010037-_01 Chest tomb - front panel, mensa and E side panel KK026-010037-_02 Chest tomb - W side panel KK026-010037-_03 Chest tomb - Front panel Compiled by: Jean Farrelly Date of upload: 1 October 2019

• KK026-010038 Graveslab
  Description

  The upper portion of a tapering limestone slab (L 1.18m; Wth at top 0.68m; Wth just below centre 0.51m) lying prostrate in the N aisle of the nave of St Mary’s church (KK026-010012-), Callan. Decorated with a four-armed cross, in raised relief, with trefoil terminals, the arms of the cross meet at a circle in the centre. The edge of the upper surface of the slab is defined by a raised moulding. Stylistically this graveslab dates to the 13th/14th century. Compiled by: Jean Farrelly Date of upload: 27 November 2019

• KK026-010039 Graveslab
  Description

  A tapering limestone slab (L 1.86m; Wth at top 0.65m; Wth at base 0.49m; T min. 0.08m) lying prostrate in the N aisle of the nave of St Mary’s church (KK026-010012-), Callan. It is decorated in raised relief with a six-armed cross with unusual cross terminals. There is a knop beneath the cross-head and the cross-shaft terminates with a plain stepped base. The straight sides are decorated with punch-tooling, that on the dexter side is finer than that on the sinister side. There is no visible inscription. Stylistically this graveslab dates to the 13th/14th century. Compiled by: Jean Farrelly Date of upload: 1 October 2019

• KK026-010040 Graveslab
  Description

  A tapering slab (L 1.59m; Wth at top 0.5m; Wth at base 0.38m; T min. 0.09m) lying prostrate in the N aisle of the nave of St Mary’s church (KK026-010012-), Callan. It is decorated in raised relief with a seven-armed ringed cross. The cross-head is very worn and spalled, particularly the upper sinister quadrant. The cross terminals are either trefoils or very simple fleur-de-lys. There is a single barred-knop beneath the cross-head and the cross-shaft terminates with a trefoil or very simple fleur-de-lys. The side of the slab is chamfered (Wth 0.03m) around the upper edge. There is no visible inscription. The slab is broken into two pieces horizontally near the base of the cross-shaft. Both the top sinister corner and to a less extent the top dexter corner and the bottom dexter corner of the slab have been broken off. There is also some damage to the edge of the slab, particularly along the middle of the dexter side. Stylistically this graveslab dates to the 13th/14th century. Compiled by: Jean Farrelly Date of upload: 2 October 2019

• KK026-010041 Graveslab
  Description

  A limestone slab (L 2.05m; Wth 0.83m; min. T 0.07m) lying prostrate towards the W end of the centre of the nave of St Mary’s church (KK026-010012-), Callan. It is decorated in false relief with an interlaced cross. The cross has been broken into several pieces, the upper sinister corner and some of the cross-head are missing. The upper dexter corner has broken away but is in position, as has the lower portion of the slab which is broken horizontally near the base of the cross-shaft. There is a three-bar knop beneath the cross-head and the cross-shaft terminates in a small stepped base. There is a raised inscription, in Black Letter script around the border and it continues in vertical lines along the dexter surface of the slab, between the border and cross-shaft. The inscription, which begins in the lower dexter corner, has been transcribed by Carrigan (1905, vol. 3, 306) as, ‘Hic iacet eruditeϑ et egregious vir Edmundus filius Thebaldi Butler quōdā Secundariϑ Justiciarius Capitalis Place D. Reginae in Regno suo Hiberniae : obiit primo die meϑ Januarii A. Grae 1585. Et post illius decessum Rosa Archer ei ϑ uxor hanc capellam it hunc tumulum fieri fecit’ and translated by him as, ‘Here lies the learned and excellent man, Edmund Butler, formerly Second Justice of the Chief Place of our lady the Queen, in her Kingdom of Ireland. He died January 1st in the year of grace 1585, and after his death his wife Rose Archer had this chapel and tomb erected’. On either side of the top of the cross-head are the interlaced initials E and B, though the E is spalled and the B is missing, on either side of the bottom of the cross-head are the interlaced initials R and A. The sides of the slab have an ovolo moulding. Compiled by: Jean Farrelly Date of upload: 2 October 2019

• KK026-010042 Graveslab
  Description

  The lower portion of a limestone slab (L 1.08m; Wth 0.85m; min. T 0.07m), with straight sides, lying prostrate towards the W end of the centre of the nave of St Mary’s church (KK026-010012-), Callan. It is decorated with an incised cross-shaft terminates with a stepped base. The inscription in Black Letter script is very worn but is evident in the border towards the top of the slab on both sides and continues, in another line, inside the border on both sides. The broken slab was reused in the 18th/19th century when it was probably placed upright in the ground and incised with an inscription in English which begins, ‘Erected by R[obert] Com[erford] of Callan ….’. Compiled by: Jean Farrelly Date of upload: 2 October 2019

• KK026-010043 Graveslab
  Description

  A limestone slab (L 2.24m; Wth 0.89m; min. T 0.05m) lying prostrate in the centre of the nave of St Mary’s church (KK026-010012-), Callan. The slab is quite worn with some cracking through the cross-head. It is decorated in false relief with a seven-armed banded interlaced cross with fleur-de-lys terminals. There is a three-barred knop on the cross-shaft and a shield on the sinister side of the cross-shaft beneath the cross-head and a lion rampant on the opposite side. The banding consists of two rectangular bands on either side of the cross-shaft which fall vertically from a triangle beneath the cross-head. The inscription in Latin, in Black Letter script has been transcribed by Carrigan (1905, vol. 3, 301) as, ‘….tus vir tomas Grace quondā Rector de Callan qui obiit xvi die mēs Januarii 1583…..ppicietur deus Amen Wat. Kerin’ and translated by him as, ‘[Here lies the] discreet man Thomas Grace, formerly Rector of Callan, who died January 16th, 1583. [On whose soul] may God have mercy. Wat. Kerin’. The inscription appears to begin in the upper sinister corner and runs along the sinister border and continues on a sinister band. The ‘mēs Januarii 1583’ is visible along the top border running from the top sinister side. Carrigan (ibid.), appears to have mixed up this graveslab with another slab as he mentions that there is, ‘A small piece of the top of this monument, at the right hand side of the cross is lost’, however, the top of this slab is totally intact while the lower portion, below the bands, is broken off and missing. Carrigan’s transcription and translation however, appears to be correct for this graveslab and he also mentions the lion rampant of the Grace family, though the initials ‘T.G.’, which he records as being above the lion, are not obvious though they may be worn. The dexter side is straight sided and the border appears to have no inscription. The top and sinister side of the slab is chamfered along the top edge. Compiled by: Jean Farrelly Date of upload: 2 October 2019

• KK026-010044 Graveslab
  Description

  Lying prostrate in the centre of the nave of St Mary’s church (KK026-010012-), Callan. The lower portion of a limestone slab (L 1.01m; Wth 0.68m; min. T 0.06m), of which the border on the sinister side is also missing. The dexter side is straight sided while the bottom is chamfered along the top edge. It is decorated with an incised cross-shaft which terminates on a stepped base. There is faint lettering visible along the dexter border but it is not legible. Compiled by: Jean Farrelly Date of upload: 2 October 2019

• KK026-010045 Graveslab
  Description

  Lying prostrate in the centre of the nave of St Mary’s church (KK026-010012-), Callan. The cracked centre portion of a limestone slab (total L 1.09m; Wth 0.86m; min. T 0.05m). It is decorated with an incised cross-shaft. There is a border on one side and between it and the cross-shaft there are two vertical lines of lettering, however, this is too faint to be legible. The edge on the side with the border and inscription is chamfered (Wth 0.06m) and the opposite edge is straight sided. A small broken off piece (L 0.31m; Wth 0.29m) from the upper dexter side lies in its former position. Though inconclusive, this may be portion of the slab which Carrigan (1905, vol. 3, 300) refers to as in the north side of the nave, the ‘upper half of a floor slab. The inscription, in raised Old English [Black Letter] characters, runs in three parallel lines along by the right side of the cross which occupies the centre. The “Sh” in the second line is apparently the beginning of the word “Shirurgeon” (i.e. Surgeon). This tomb dates from about the year 1600’. Carrigan (ibid.) transcribes the inscription, which is in English, as ‘Here liethe Ann Comer…. To Philip Comerford, Sh…. Of good fame, who died the….’. Compiled by: Jean Farrelly Date of upload: 13 November 2019

• KK026-010046 Graveslab
  Description

  Lying prostrate in the centre of the nave of St Mary’s church (KK026-010012-), Callan. A badly broken limestone slab (total L 1.74m; Wth 0.65m; min. T 0.07m). It is decorated with a cross in relief, however, the cross-head is missing. There is an oval knop beneath the cross-head. The cross-shaft is largely worn away, it rests on a rectangular cross-base (H 0.15-0.2m; Wth 0.19m). There is a faint trace of the vertical line of a border (Wth 0.13m) on the lower portion of the slab on the sinister side. The upper portion is broken into three pieces, the upper dexter (L 0.23m; Wth 0.23m), the lower dexter (L 0.47m; Wth 0.28m) and the sinister side (L 0.87m; Wth 0.43m). The lower portion (L 0.89m; Wth 0.65m) was reused at some stage as a threshold, there is a circular depression near the lower dexter angle worn by the swivel of a door post. There is no visible inscription. This graveslab may be that decribed by Carrigan (1905, vol. 3, 300) as a, ‘long narrow floor-slab, now broken into several pieces. There is a raised interlaced cross of most beautiful design in the centre. The inscription, in raised Old English [Black Letter], runs round the edge, and is continued in four other lines parallel to the shaft of the cross’. He transcribes the inscription as ‘…et discretus vir Joaes Tobyn quondam Rector hui ecclie fudatorq chantere nove qui obiit xxi die Martii A D Mcccccxli Cui aie ppiciet de Ame. Testis sis C’ste q’ uo iac’ hic Iapis iste Corp ut hornet’ s’ sps ut mem…tur. I’ C’ di[vinus] rede[m]ptor aie ppiciet’ & I nobissio die Sit celo surrecturus Ryorius O [tunny me fabricavit]’ and translates it as, ‘Here lies the discreet man, John Tobyn, formerly Rector of this church and founder of the new chantry, who died March 21st, 1541. On whose soil may God have mercy. Amen. Be witness, O Christ, that this slab does not lie here that his body be honoured, but that his soul may be remembered. May Jesus Christ, Our Divine Redeemer, have mercy on his soul, and on the last day may he rise to heaven. Rory O’[Tunny made me]’ (ibid.). In a revision of his work, Carrigan (unpublished 1923) amended the inscription to ‘xxx maii’ changing the date of John Tobyn’s death to 30 May (Ó Fearghail 1996, 98-9). Compiled by: Jean Farrelly Date of upload: 13 November 2019

• KK026-010047 Graveslab
  Description

  Lying prostrate in the centre of the nave of St Mary’s church (KK026-010012-), Callan. The upper portion of a limestone slab (total L 1.76m; Wth 0.97m; min. T 0.11m). It is decorated with a banded cross with a seven-armed segmented cross-head with fleur-de-lys terminals, carved in relief. There is a three-barred knop below the cross-head and above the band. Beneath the truncated dexter band there is a heraldic shield bearing the Whyte coat of arms, described by Carrigan (1905, vol. 3, 301) as, ‘a chevron engrailed, between three mullets’. There is an inscription around the border (Wth 012m) in latin, in raised Black Letter script which has been transcribed by Carrigan (ibid. 300) as, ‘Hic jacet discretus vir Nicol….Whyt qu……..D M CCCCCC xli q cui aia oib Pr & ave dicetibus clx dies indulget concedut’ and translated as, ‘Here lies the discreet man Nicholas Whyt formerly…… 1541. An indulgence of 160 days is granted to all who pray for his soul’. The slab is broken vertically from the top, through the cross-head and sinister band. Compiled by: Jean Farrelly Date of upload: 13 November 2019

• KK026-010048 Graveslab
  Description

  Lying prostrate in the centre of the nave of St Mary’s church (KK026-010012-), Callan. A limestone slab (total L 2.35m; Wth 0.99m; min. T 0.1m) broken horizontally 0.84m above the base. Above this break the lower sinister angle of the slab (L 0.53m; Wth 0.71m) is also broken. The decoration, which is quite faint, consists of a large IHS with a cross pattée through the bar of the ‘H’. It has an inscription in Latin, in Black Letter script within the border, beginning in the upper dexter corner and continuing along the top and sides. The inscription was transcribed by Carrigan (1905, vol. 3, 303) as, ‘Hic jacet insignis vir Ricardus Merry q……..notarius qui feliciter vitam morti mutabit, 27 die me[n]sis Decembris A.D. 1584’ and translated as, ‘Here lies the distinquished man Richard Merry formerly ……..notary, who happily exchanged life for death Dec. 27th, 1584’. The edge of the graveslab is chamfered (Wth 0.04m). The lower portion of the graveslab has been used as a threshold in the N doorway of the nave (ibid.). Compiled by: Jean Farrelly Date of upload: 13 November 2019

• KK026-010049 Tomb - effigial
  Description

  Lying prostrate near the W end of the central aisle of the nave of St Mary’s church (KK026-010012-), Callan. A much weathered tapering effigial tomb (Total L 1.94m; Wth at top 0.64m, tapering to 0.35m at base; min. T 0.1m), covered in lichen, it is possibly of sandstone. The slab is broken, horizontally, beneath the neck of the figure (upper portion max. L 0.33m; lower portion max. L 1.68m) and is very badly spalled. The top and sides are straight and the edge of the base is chamfered, sloping outward. The figure is described by Hunt (1974, vol. 1, 165) as wearing, ‘a mantle over a gown to the feet. One hand held the mantle string and a fold of the garment under the arm. The left hand held the other edge of the mantle. The style is that of the late thirteenth or early fourteenth-century Ossory school’. Compiled by: Jean Farrelly Date of upload: 13 November 2019

• KK026-010050 Graveslab
  Description

  Lying prostrate towards the W end of the centre aisle of the nave of St Mary’s church (KK026-010012-), Callan. A straight-sided tapering slab (total L 1.86m; Wth 0.65m at top; Wth 0.44m at base; min. T 0.14m). It is decorated with a four-armed floriated cross (Wth 0.4m) with lozenge-shaped centre. The arms terminate with a simple fleur-de-lys terminal. The incised cross-shaft (Wth 0.03m) also terminates in a simple fleur-de-lys. A portion (L 0.65m; Wth 0.05m) has been cut from the lower dexter edge of the slab and there is also a small piece broken at the edge near the base on the sinister side. The slab is covered in lichen. There is no visible inscription. Stylistically this graveslab dates to the 13th/14th century. Compiled by: Jean Farrelly Date of upload: 14 November 2019

• KK026-010051 Graveslab
  Description

  Lying prostrate towards the W end of the centre aisle of the nave of St Mary’s church (KK026-010012-), Callan. The centre portion of a limestone slab (total L 0.85m; Wth 0.57m; min. T 0.14m) which is broken into three pieces (upper dexter piece L 0.26m; Wth 0.17m; lower dexter piece L 0.6m; Wth 0.39m; upper sinister piece L 0.51m; Wth 0.4m). The lichen-covered slab appears to be tapering. It is decorated with an incised cross-shaft and the lower portion of a knop which would have been under the missing cross-head. The edge of the slab is chamfered (Wth 0.08m). There is no visible inscription. Compiled by: Jean Farrelly Date of upload: 14 November 2019

• KK026-010052 Graveslab
  Description

  Lying prostrate in the centre aisle of the nave of St Mary’s church (KK026-010012-), Callan. A straight-sided tapering limestone slab (total L 0.76m; Wth 0.64m at top; Wth 0.5m at base; T 0.12m), with lichen on the surface. It is decorated with an incised seven-armed interlaced cross-head with fleur-de-lys terminals and there is an incised circle at the centre. The terminals of the main arms of the cross continue into the border surround. There is an oval knob below the cross-head. The incised cross-shaft (Wth 0.05m) rests on a stepped cross-base within which an IHS is carved. An inscription in Latin in raised Black Letter script begins on the sinister side of the top border and continues around the border (Wth 0.06m) on the sinister and dexter sides. It has been transcribed by Carrigan (1905, vol. 3, 301) as, ‘Hic jacet Dominus Willms Kywe quondam Vicarius de Callan qui obiit anno do Mcccclxvi iii die mensis Octobris cuius aie ppicietur deus. Amen’ and translated as, ‘Here lies “Sir” William Kywe, formerly vicar of Callan, who died Oct. 3rd. 1466. On whose soul may God have mercy’. Carrigan (ibid.) adds that, ‘The Vicar’s Christian name, which was intended for Willelmus, is unintelligible except the first letter; a 16th century hand, however, has remedied the defect by inscribing under it Willms’. Compiled by: Jean Farrelly Date of upload: 14 November 2019

• KK026-010053 Graveslab
  Description

  Lying prostrate in the centre aisle of the nave of St Mary’s church (KK026-010012-), Callan. The lower portion of a straight-sided limestone slab (L 0.81m; Wth 0.6m; T 0.12m). The decoration consists of a cross with a raised cross-shaft. The cross-base is very faint but appears to be stepped. An inscription in Latin in raised Black Letter script begins on the lower sinister corner and continues around the border (Wth 0.08-0.09m) on the dexter side. The first letter, the ‘H’ of ‘Hic’ is decorated in an elaborate interlaced style. The complete slab was transcribed by Carrigan (1905, vol. 3, 302) as, ‘Hic jacet Nicholaus Co….generosus q obiit [3 die m… Julius] 1601 et Margaretta Forrstale ux….obiit 25 die mens Julius 1597’ and translated as, ‘Here lie Nicholas Comerford, Esq., who died [3rd day of July] 1601, and Margaret Forrstale, his wife, who died July 25th, 1597’.  Carrigan (ibid.) adds that the slab, ‘is broken into four pieces, of which the top, or largest, lies in the nave beside the gravelled walk; the second is missing; the third marks a grave at the north side of the church; the fourth, containing the “qui obiit 1601” and the “et Margaretta Forr,” cannot now be found, though it was seen and copied by Mr. Shelly about 1874. On the third piece is carved a bugle garnished, part of the coat of arms of the Comerfords of Inchiologhan’. Carrigan appears to be mistaken as the slab appears to have been only broken in two, with the upper portion (KK026-010071-), bearing the inscription, ‘‘obiit 3 die m… Julius 1601 et Margarete Fo…’, being currently located in the chancel. Compiled by: Jean Farrelly

• KK026-010054 Graveslab
  Description

  Lying prostrate in the centre aisle of the nave of St Mary’s church (KK026-010012-), Callan. An upper corner fragment of a straight-sided limestone slab (dims. 0.56m x 0.33m; T 0.13m), portion of the upper surface has broken off. There is a border along both edges and part of a Latin inscription, in Black Letter script, is legible as ’[Hi]c jacet’. Portion of a fleur-de-lys occupies the upper corner of the slab, within the borders. It is possible that this fragment is from the graveslab (KK026-010055-) of Philip Troddy, dated 1563, which lies a few metres to the E. Compiled by: Jean Farrelly Date of upload: 14 November 2019

• KK026-010055 Graveslab
  Description

  Lying prostrate in the centre aisle of the nave of St Mary’s church (KK026-010012-), Callan. The lower portion of a limestone slab (L 1.32m; Wth 0.76m; T 0.17m) which has a straight edge (D 0.07m) around the top and is chamfered (Wth 0.12m) towards the base. The cross-head is missing. It is decorated with a banded cross in raised relief. The bands drop on either side of the cross-shaft and fold into the border above the stepped cross-base. There is an inscription in Latin in raised Black Letter script which continues around the border (Wth 0.12m) on the sinister and dexter sides and along the base. It has been transcribed by Carrigan (1905, vol. 3, 301) as, ‘….Philippus Troddy quondam judex ac notarius curialis ville Callanie qui obiit xv die februarii A.D. mdlxiii’ and translated as, ‘[Here lies] Philip Troddy formerly judge (seneschal?) and court notary of the town of Callan, who died Feb 15th, 1563’. When described by Carrigan the slab was more intact as he mentions a ‘cross in centre’ and ‘one of the corners, bearing the Hic jacet, has been broken off’ (ibid., 302). The latter fragment is possibly the corner fragment (KK026-010054-) which is currently lying a few meters to the W. The slab is damaged along the edge of the sinister side, some of the border, including part of the inscription, is broken off. The border on the dexter side is spalled mid-way along the surviving slab. Compiled by: Jean Farrelly Date of upload: 18 November 2019

• KK026-010056 Graveslab
  Description

  Lying prostrate at the W end of the S aisle of the nave of St Mary’s church (KK026-010012-), Callan. A straight-sided limestone slab (total L c. 1.86m; Wth 0.69m; min. T 0.16m). It is decorated with a seven-armed segmented cross with fleur-de-lys terminals, carved in relief. There is a three-barred knop below the cross-head. The cross-shaft (Wth 0.07m) rests on a stepped cross-base. There is an inscription along the sinister border (Wth 01m) in Latin, in raised Black Letter script, however the slab has been broken in a number of places and the upper sinister border, with its text, is missing. The surviving slab is in four pieces, the upper dexter corner (L 0.38m; Wth 0.29m), the upper sinister corner (L 0.38m; Wth 0.4m), the upper centre portion decorated with the lower part of the cross-head and upper portion of the cross-shaft (L 0.63m; Wth 0.62m) and the lower portion of the slab (L 0.92m; Wth 0.69m), though the lower dexter corner is missing. Compiled by: Jean Farrelly Date of upload: 18 November 2019

• KK026-010057 Graveslab
  Description

  Lying prostrate at the W end of the S aisle of the nave of St Mary’s church (KK026-010012-), Callan. The upper portion of a limestone slab (L 0.8m; Wth 0.89m; min. T 0.16m), the dexter edge is straight and the upper and sinister edges are moulded. It is decorated in relief with a three-armed cross-head, with a combination of rectilinear and curvilinear interlace, with fleur-de-lys terminals. There is a knop below the cross-head and the slab is broken roughly horizontally beneath the knop. There is an inscription in the border in Latin, in raised Black Letter script. It begins in the upper dexter corner and continues across the top ‘Hic jacet egregius’, down the sinister side ‘Thomas C’ and along the dexter side ‘uxor eius’. The top sinister angle is broken off. Carrigan (1905, vol. 3, 308) transcribed the inscription as, ‘Hic jacet egregious….omas Co….quondam superior qui obiit postridie ….arii 1627 et post….uxor eius Le….umentum fieri fecit’ and translated it as, ‘Here lies the excellent [man] Thomas Co[merford] formerly Sovereign [of the town of Callan], who died the day after…..of January (or February) 1627. And afterwards his wife Lettice….got this monument erected’. He describes the slab as, a ‘floor-slab broken into many pieces, of which only three are now to be found, viz. one marking a grave at the north side of the church, another at the south side, while the third, a small fragment bearing the date, lies somewhere around. At the right of the cross are the richly carved initials T.C., and at the left L.S. The latter are the initials of Mrs. Comerford’s maiden name, which was probably Lettice Shee’ (ibid.). The first letter of the inscription and the ‘T’ and ‘C’ of the name are carved in an elaborate interlace style, as are the initials on either side of the cross-head. The lower sinister corner, with portion of the inscription, 'quondam superior qui obiit postridie….umentum fieri fecit' is currently at the W tower and has a separate record number KK026-010064-. Compiled by: Jean Farrelly Date of upload: 19 November 2019

• KK026-010058 Graveslab
  Description

  Lying prostrate close to the S wall, at the W end of the S aisle of the nave of St Mary’s church (KK026-010012-), Callan. A straight-sided limestone slab (min. total L c. 2.13m; Wth 0.84m; min. T 0.11m) which is broken into three pieces (upper piece L 0.5m; Wth 0.57m; centre piece L 0.7m; Wth 0.65m; lower portion L 0.93m; Wth 0.84m). The upper portion of the slab is missing, as is the dexter portion of the centre of the slab and the lower dexter corner. It is decorated in relief with a banded cross, with a seven-armed cross-head, with curvilinear interlace and fleur-de-lys terminals. The cross-shaft rests on a stepped cross-base. There is an inscription in the border in Latin, in raised Black Letter script. It begins on the lower sinister side and continues along this side along the dexter side. Carrigan (1905, vol. 3, 306) describes the lower portion of the slab but did not see the upper pieces which must have been separated from it at the time of his visit. He transcribed the inscription on the lower portion of the slab on the sinister side as, ‘Hic jacet discretus vir Dns……’ and on the dexter side as, ‘Butler, comitu Ormodie’ which he translated as, ‘Here lies the discreet man, Mr……’ , ‘Thomas Butler, Earls of Ormond…..’ (ibid.). The inscription on the recovered upper portions, ‘Willms Phale qu[o]de vicaris’, gives the name of ‘the discreet man’ as William Phale and his position as vicar. Compiled by: Jean Farrelly Date of upload: 19 November 2019

• KK026-010059 Graveslab
  Description

  Lying prostrate in the S aisle of the nave of St Mary’s church (KK026-010012-), Callan. A straight-sided limestone slab (L 1.77m; Wth 0.78m; T 0.12m) which has a vertical crack on the surface from the top sinister side to just below midway. A small portion of the upper sinister corner is missing. It is decorated in relief with a seven-armed banded cross, the cross-head having curvilinear interlace and fleur-de-lys terminals. The cross-shaft rests on a stepped cross-base. There is an inscription in the border in Latin, in raised Black Letter script. It begins on the upper dexter corner and continues along the top and down the sinister side. The dexter side has a raised border but no inscription. The date ‘1586’ is carved on the border beneath the cross-base. The inscription has been transcribed by Carrigan (1905, vol. 3, 305) as, ‘Hic jacet Henricus Hedian quondam burgesis ville Callanie qi obiit xxi die Junii 1586’ and translated as, ‘Here lies Henry Hedian, formerly burgess of the town of Callan, who died June 1st, 1586’. Compiled by: Jean Farrelly Date of upload: 19 November 2019

• KK026-010060 Tomb - chest tomb
  Description

  Against the S wall of the S aisle of the nave of St Mary’s parish church (KK026-010012-). A limestone chest tomb carved consisting of a mensa (L 2.2m; Wth 1.03m; D 0.17m) decorated in relief with a large IHS, with interlace on the ‘I’ and ‘S’. There is a cross pattée through the bar of the ‘H’. There is an inscription in Latin, in Black Letter script within the border (Wth 0.15m) around the edge of the mensa which continues in a vertical line on the dexter side within the border. The two dates, ‘AD 1596 and ‘In obiit 17 March 1640’ are carved in relief on either side of the cross. The inscription begins in the upper dexter corner and continues along the top, down the sinister side, along the bottom and up the dexter side. It has been transcribed by Carrigan (1905, vol. 3, 305) as, ‘Hic jacet Jacobus Neales burgensis et superior Callaniae qui hoc monumentum parentibus sibi ac posteris fieri fecit x die Januarii A.D. 1624. Uxor ipsius prima Johanna Brinne obiit 2 februarii A.D. 1596 2dano uxor Aegidia Tobin obiit [ ] die [ ] J. N. obiit 17 Martii 1640‘ and translated by him as, ‘Here lies James Neales, burgess and sovereign of Callan, who got this tomb made for his parents, himself and his posterity, January 10th, 1624. His first wife, Johanna Brinne, died Feb. 2nd, 1596; his second wife, Aegidia Tobin, died the [ ] day of [ ]. J[ames] N[eales] died March 17th, 1640‘. There is a three-barred knop on the cross-shaft beneath the IHS and the shaft (Wth 0.07m) rests on a stepped cross-base. The edge of the mensa is straight sided (D 0.08m) and chamfered (Wth 0.125m) towards the base.   The front panel (L 1.7m; H 0.66m) has a horizontal frieze across the top, which is very similar in style to the tomb of Richard Cantwell and his wife Grace (TS043-034023-), dated 1608 and the chest tomb (TS061-025064-) in St Dominic’s Abbey, Cashel, both of which are attributed to the O’Kerin school of monumental sculpture. The frieze is separated from the decorative scheme below by a band with two waving intersecting lines. The decorative scheme is divided into four flat-headed niches (Wth of each c. 0.36m), separated by fluted pillars decorated with interlace at the base of the pillars. The dexter or easternmost niche is decorated with a skeletal figure of death armed with a spear in his dexter arm and a spade in his bent sinister arm (Cockerham 2009, 270). Within the two central panels there are quite worn symbols of the Passion including a seamless garment, Peter’s sword, a ladder, a cup on a staff, a pincers with nails and either a lantern or 30 pieces of silver in the panel to the E. The symbols in the panel to the W are difficult to make out but appear to be a scourging pillar with twisted ropes and a scourge (Phelan 1996, 171). The westernmost niche contains a Crucifixion scene, also quite worn. Along the top of the front panel there is a horizontal band (H 0.14m) of strapwork with a narrow band (H 0.04m) of interlace below it. The E side panel (Wth 0.93m; H 0.6m; T 0.1m) is decorated with a shield with armorial bearings in raised relief. The shield is quartered, the first quarter shows a hand, the second appears to show two trees, the third a single tree and the fourth is not decipherable. The W panel (Wth 0.96m; H 0.62m; Wth 0.125) is decorated with an interlaced IHS formed by capitals with expanding terminals, except the central I which has interlace sprouting from its top and the second vertical of the H which terminates with an interlace scroll. The S is interlaced between the I and the H. Compiled by: Jean Farrelly

• KK026-010061 Wall monument
  Description

  Fixed to the E gable of the S aisle of the nave of St Mary’s parish church (KK026-010012-), Callan. A limestone Renaissance wall monument described by Cockerham (2009, 279) as consisting of, ‘a large central slab [H 0.57m; Wth 1.83m] bearing a long inscription in low relief capital letters, an empty frame [with moulded limestone surround; int. H 0.76m; Wth 1.57m] below (for another inscription?) and a plinth [H 0.15m] above. This supports a heraldic achievement hemmed in by two debased Ionic pilasters and supporting ovolo scrolls which are delicately incised with foliage decoration. On top is a semi-circular open-fan device, itself topped by an obelisk lightly sculpted with a cross pattée/IHS device’. The monument is 2m high above the plinth. On either side of the Latin inscription there is an incised representation of a rose bush in flower (Carrigan 1905, vol. 3, 304). The inscription has been transcribed by Carrigan (1905, vol. 3, 303) as, ‘FORTVNATE LAPIS DIVES QVI FV[N]ERE THOMAE OSSA SEPVLCHRALI CONDITA MOLE TEGIS. CALLANIAE FLORE[M] CAECA COMPLECTERIS VRNA; NO[N] TAME[N] HIC VERNO FLOS NOVAT IMERE DECVS MAIORV[M] GEN[VS] HVIC CLARV[M] DEDIT ANGIA NOMEN. HAVD VSQVA[M] CLAVSAE POSTHVMA FAMA DOM[VS]. VIVE POLO CVI VITA SOLO EST . NECE DECIDIT OMNIS POMPA SOLI. SOLI VIVERE DISCE DEO. 1629’ and translated by him as, ‘O fortunate stone, which, enriched by the death of Thomas, do’st cover his bones in the sepulchral mound. Thou holdest the flower of Callan in thy gloomy urn; yet this flower does not renew its beauty by vernal shower. England, the cradle of his race gave him an illustrious name. The fame of a house never yet closed still flourishes. Live for Heaven, the region of life. At death all the pomp of the world fades away. Learn to live for God alone. 1629’. Carrigan (ibid., 304) describes the heraldic shield as having the following armorial bearings, ‘per pale; dexter, 1st and 4th a Talbot passant, 2nd and 3rd five mullets on a cross engrailed, for Comerford; sinister, three swords, two in saltier, pointing downwards, the third in pale pointing upwards, for Shee. There are two crests: first, on an esquire’s helmet, from a coronet a peacock’s head issuant, and over it the words VIRTVS VENVSTA; the second crest is a swan over a helmet, above which are the words VINCIT VERITAS. Underneath the shield is the motto, SO : HOV : HOO : DEN. A deeply cut mantling descends from the helmets on each side, and terminates in large tassels’. Carrigan (ibid.) also mentions that the lower frame of the monument was missing its panel and that, ‘Lying flat on the ground, under this monument, is a slab [KK026-010063-] inscribed OSTIVM MONVMENTI, i.e. the entrance to the vault’. Compiled by: Jean Farrelly Date of upload: 26 November 2019

• KK026-010062 Tomb - chest tomb
  Description

  Against the E gable of the S aisle of the nave of St Mary’s parish church (KK026-010012-), Callan.  A limestone chest tomb the mensa of which is missing. The front panel (L 1.94m; H 0.68m; T 0.16m), which is divided into three panels depicting architectural designs, is broken almost vertically between the dexter and central panel. Described by O’Donovan (2012, 184), the ‘central design represents a vault type common in the Butler lands in the late fifteenth and early sixteenth centuries. Indeed, the vault under the tower at Kilkenny Dominican Friary [KK019-026021-] is virtually identical in design’. The sinister panel is a window design which appears at St. Mary’s Church [in the N gable of the N aisle], it is rather unusual, combining reticulation with supermullions of the Perpendicular style (ibid.). The dexter panel is a flamboyant design related in style to the E window at St Mary’s medieval parish church (TS083-010001-), Clonmel, the Dominican Friary (TS061-025007-), Cashel and the E window at the Augustinian foundation (KK026-010016-) at Callan (ibid.). O’Donovan (ibid.) concludes that the, ‘tomb panels are clearly various designs in use in the fifteenth century by a school of masons working for the Butlers and the lords of bordering territories’. The N side panel (Wth 0.56m; min. H 0.6m; T 0.15m) is decorated with a shield with armorial bearings in raised relief. The shield is straight sided but the shape of the base is unclear as it is partially buried in the ground and it is slightly spalled. It is not possible to make out the decoration on the shield which is severely worn. The shield is surmounted by two helmets of the close helm variety, with wreaths and mantling. A knotted cord ending in a tassel hangs from the mantling on either side. The sinister crest is a large bird, perhaps a swan. The dexter crest is the long neck and head of a bird surmounted by crest feathers, presumably a peacock.  The S panel (Wth 0.61m; min. H 0.62m; Wth 0.15) is partially buried in the ground. It is decorated with an interlaced IHS formed by capitals in Black Letter script, with interlace sprouting from the central I. The second vertical of the H terminates with a knot. The S is interlaced between the I and the H. Compiled by: Jean Farrelly

• KK026-010063 Graveslab
  Description

  Lying face down at the E end of the S aisle of the nave of St Mary’s church (KK026-010012-), Callan. Carrigan (1905, vol. 3, 304) describes a slab lying flat on the ground beneath the wall monument (KK026-010061-) for Thomas Comerford who died in 1629. It is inscribed ‘OSTIVM MONVMENTI, i.e. the entrance to the vault’ (ibid.). The straight-sided limestone slab (L 1.16m; Wth 0.72m; T 0.14m) is decorated in raised relief, within a border, with a three-armed cross with large trefoil terminals and lozenge-shaped centre. There is a sun with face motif in the upper dexter corner and a crescent moon with face motif in the upper sinister corner, both between the cross-head and the border. Beneath the cross-head, on either side of a three-barred knop, there is a floral motif. The cross-shaft rests on a curving calvary mount with an incised skull in the centre. There are three rectangular depressions cut into the surface of the slab, one in the centre of the cross-head, one damaging the4 knop and floral motif on the dexter side and on across on side of the cross-shaft near the base. The inscription, in raised Roman capitals, within the sinister border, starts on the upper sinister side. The first ‘M’ of ‘MONVMENTI’ is carved in an interlace style. The sides of the slab are very roughly cut. Compiled by: Jean Farrelly Date of upload: 26 November 2019

• KK026-010064 Graveslab
  Description

  Lying at ground floor level in the W tower of St Mary’s church (KK026-010012-), Callan. The lower sinister corner of a straight-sided limestone slab (L 0.9m; Wth 0.46m; T 0.16m), with portion of a Latin inscription, 'quondam superior qui obiit postridie….umentum fieri fecit', in raised Black Letter script within a border and continuing beneath the border. Some of the words are very worn and are barely decipherable. The upper portion of the slab (KK026-010057-) lies in the centre of the S aisle of the nave. Carrigan (1905, vol. 3, 308) transcribed the inscription from the various broken parts of the slab as, ‘Hic jacet egregious….omas Co….quondam superior qui obiit postridie ….arii 1627 et post….uxor eius Le….umentum fieri fecit’ and translated it as, ‘Here lies the excellent [man] Thomas Co[merford] formerly Sovereign [of the town of Callan], who died the day after…..of January (or February) 1627. And afterwards his wife Lettice….got this monument erected’. Compiled by: Jean Farrelly Date of upload: 26 November 2019

• KK026-010065 Graveslab
  Description

  Lying flush with the floor slabs in the centre of the chancel of St Mary’s church (KK026-010012-), Callan. A floriated and banded limestone slab (L 1.96m; Wth 1.11m) which is almost intact, though the uppermost portion (H c. 0.15m) is missing, it appears to have been deliberately cut horizontally across the top. The upper and lower dexter border is also missing. The slab is decorated in raised relief with a seven-armed segmented cross-head with fleur-de-lys terminals and a flower within each of the quadrants of the segmented head. There is a circular knop beneath the cross-head. The cross-shaft rests on a stepped base. Beneath the knop a band extends horizontally across the cross-shaft and drops on either side of it. On either side of the vertical band three is a shield and according to Carrigan (1905, vol. 3, 298), that on the sinister side has no armorial bearings while that on the dexter side is charged with a chief indented. Above the sinister shield there is an IHS monogram and above the dexter shield there is the word, ‘Maria’, representing Christ and Mary respectively. A Latin inscription in raised Black Letter script is visible along the border (Wth 0.1m), beginning on the upper sinister side and continuing along the bottom of the slab and on the surviving dexter border, as well as on the bands on either side of the cross-shaft. It has been transcribed by Carrigan (1905, vol. 3, 298) as, ‘.ic jacent Jacobus throdyi quoda burgesis ville Calanie qui obiit xxiii Mai A.D. Mccccc …….Calfe uxor ei q[uorum] aiab ppi[cietur] de Hic jacent Willi Et Robertus Et Johan[nes] f…..i qi Willi obiit A. D. Mccccclii xx die Nov’ and translated as, ‘Here lies James Throdyi formerly burgess of the town of Callan, who died May 23rd 15….. Calfe, his wife. On whose souls may God have mercy. Here lie William, Robert, and John, his sons, which William died Nov. 20th, 1552’. In a revision of his work, Carrigan (unpublished 1921) amended the inscription 'xxiii Mai' to 'iii Mai' changing the date of James Throdyi's death to the 3rd of May and changed the month of William's death from November to October (Ó Fearghail 1996, 98-9). Compiled by: Jean Farrelly Date of upload: 16 July 2019

• KK026-010066 Graveslab
  Description

  Lying flush with the floor slabs in the centre of the chancel of St Mary’s church (KK026-010012-), Callan. A badly worn floriated and banded limestone slab (L 1.72m; Wth 0.74m) which is almost intact, though the uppermost portion consisting of the border (H c. 0.1m) appears to be missing, broken horizontally across the top. Below the centre of the slab there are several cracks across its surface. The slab is decorated in raised relief with a seven-armed segmented cross-head with fleur-de-lys terminals. There is a circular knop beneath the cross-head. The cross-shaft rests on a curving cross-base. On either side of the cross-shaft there is a vertical band. A Latin inscription in raised Black Letter script is visible along the border, beginning on the upper sinister side and continuing along that side. It has been transcribed by Carrigan (1905, vol. 3, 298) as, ‘Hic jacet Johes My….tt et fili ei Dns Johes Mylott’ and translated by him as, ‘Here lie John Mylott and his son, Mr. John Mylott’. Carrigan (ibid.) suggests that the ‘Dns’ placed before the second John Mylott’s name may indicate that he was an ecclesiastic and he dates this graveslab to c. 1525. Compiled by: Jean Farrelly Date of upload: 16 July 2019

• KK026-010067 Graveslab
  Description

  Lying flush with the floor slabs in the centre towards the E end of the chancel of St Mary’s church (KK026-010012-), Callan. The upper portion of a somewhat worn limestone slab (L 0.94m; Wth 0.83m). The upper border has been cut across horizontally, leaving only the lower portion of its inscription. It is decorated with an unusual cross-head in the form of a curvaceous shield, without its base, with five simplified fleur-de-lys projecting from the angles of the shield. The penannular space between the fleur-de-lys is decorated with a trefoil or quatrefoil in shallow relief. A vertical cross-arm runs through the centre of the shield, tapering towards the base where it terminates at a circular knop. A short length of cross-shaft continues below the knop before the grave-slab terminates where it has been cut across horizontally. The incised inscription in Latin, in Black Letter script has been transcribed by Carrigan (1905, vol. 3, 299) as, ‘Hic jacet Johannes Nongle….sub marmore duro….’ and translated by him as, ‘Here, under the unfeeling marble, lies John Nongle….’. According to Carrigan (ibid.), the slab was in the same condition as it is currently, ‘Part of the edge has been chiselled off to fit into its present postion in the floor; whence it happens that only the lower haves of the letters in the first line above remains’. The tops of the letters on the dexter side are also missing. The inscription continued onto the surface of the slab with ‘….ella’ visible inscribed vertically within the dexter border. To the sinister side of the knop, in Black Letter, is incised ‘IHS’. Stylistically this graveslab dates to the mid to late 16th century (Carrigan 1905, vol. 3, 299; Cockerham and Harris 2001, 181). Compiled by: Jean Farrelly Date of upload: 16 July 2019

• KK026-010068 Graveslab
  Description

  Lying flush with the floor slabs in the centre at the E end of the chancel of St Mary’s church (KK026-010012-), Callan. A limestone slab, tapering slightly towards the base (L 1.71m; Wth at top 0.96m; Wth at base 0.9m), the upper portion of which has been cut across horizontally, just above the horizontal arm of the cross-head. There is a wide border (Wth 0.12m) around the top edge of the slab. The inscription, in Latin, in Black Letter script, must have started across the top of the slab, now missing, and ends on the upper sinister side, as transcribed by Carrigan (1905, vol. 3, 299), ‘….de Velle loco’ which he translates as, ‘[Entrance to?] the De Velle burial-vault’. The slab is decorated in false relief with a seven-armed segmental cross with fleur-de-lys terminals. The fleur-de-lys terminating the horizontal arms extend into the border. Under the fleur-de-lys on the dexter side within the border there is a flower motif with an interlaced circle. There is a large square knop at the base of the cross-head. The wide cross-shaft rests on a stepped cross-base. On the dexter side of the cross-shaft there is shield outlined in relief with a Greek cross also in relief. Above this there is an interlace IHS in Black Letter script, with foliage emanating root-like from the base of the H. On the sinister side of the cross-shaft there is a shield in relief, the lower portion is very worn but according to Carrigan (ibid.) it is ‘charged with a chief indented’. Above this shield there is the word, ‘Maria’, in relief in Black Letter script. Stylistically this slab dates to c. 1550 (Cockerham and Harris 2001, 178). Compiled by: Jean Farrelly Date of upload: 2 December 2019

• KK026-010069 Graveslab
  Description

  Lying in the NE angle of the chancel of St Mary’s church (KK026-010012-), Callan, formerly beside the pulpit (Carrigan 1905, vol. 3, 299). A long narrow tapering polished limestone slab (L 2.03m; Wth at top 0.6m; Wth at base 0.32m; T 0.12m) rising slightly (O.03m) above the surrounding floor slabs. The edge of the slab is defined by a raised chamfered border. The slab is decorated in false refief with a four-armed lozenge-shaped cross with fleur-de-lys terminals. There is a circular knop beneath the cross-headed. The cross-shaft (Wth 0.03m) terminates with a fleur-de-lys. A thin raised band (Wth 0.01m) crosses the face of the graveslab horizontally about two-thirds from the top. The graveslab does not appear to bear an inscription. Stylistically this graveslab dates to the 13th/14th century. Compiled by: Jean Farrelly Date of upload: 2 December 2019

• KK026-010070 Graveslab
  Description

  Forming the sides of the piscina in the chancel of St Mary’s medieval parish church (KK026-010012-), Callan. A 13th/14th-century tapering graveslab which has been broken up and reused in the 15th-century piscina. The graveslab was decorated with an incised cross, only three of the arms are visible in the lower slab on the W side wall (slab Wth 0.56m; H 0.38m) of the piscina. The arms are formed by long, flowing fleur-de-lys springing from the circular centre of the cross. The cross head was within an incised border. What appears to be the upper fleur-de-lys was truncated when the edge of the slab has been cut to form a moulded chamfer with converging stop for the surround of the piscina. The lower slab (slab Wth 0.46m; H 0.33m) on the E side wall of the piscina is decorated with an incised cross-shaft (Wth 0.04m) and has been placed on its side. As with the portion on the W side, the edge of the slab has been cut to form a moulded chamfer with converging stop for the surround of the piscina. Compiled by: Jean Farrelly Date of upload: 26 November 2019

• KK026-010071 Graveslab
  Description

  Lying loose within the chancel of St Mary’s medieval parish church (KK026-010012-). A upper portion of a limestone graveslab (L 0.49m; Wth 0.61m; T 0.14m) decorated in raised relief with a large IHS, with a knot around the middle of the ‘I’ and ‘S’. There is a cross pattée through the bar of the ‘H’. There is an inscription in Latin, in Black Letter script within the border (Wth 0.08m) around the edge of the graveslab. The inscription appears to have started in the lower portion of the slab and continues on the upper dexter side with ‘obiit 3 die m[ensis – possibly abbreviated to mes]’, the corner is broken off, it continues across the top, ‘Julius 1601’, followed by at the start of the upper sinister side, ‘et Margarete Fo…’. The M of the mensis is carved with interlace as are the M and F of Margarete’s first name and surname. The inscription translates as: …….died the 3rd day in the month of July 1601 and Margarete Fo…. . The lower portion of the slab (KK029-010053-) lies prostrate in the nave. The complete slab was transcribed by Carrigan (1905, vol. 3, 302) as, ‘Hic jacet Nicholaus Co….generosus q obiit [3 die m… Julius] 1601 et Margaretta Forrstale ux….obiit 25 die mens Julius 1597’ and translated as, ‘Here lie Nicholas Comerford, Esq., who died [3rd day of July] 1601, and Margaret Forrstale, his wife, who died July 25th, 1597’.  Compiled by: Jean Farrelly

• KK026-010072 Tomb - chest tomb
  Description

  Lying loose within the chancel of St Mary’s medieval parish church (KK026-010012-) Callan. Portion of a limestone front panel (L 0.44m; H 0.7m; T 0.18m) from a chest tomb, possibly the dexter end piece as it has a straight side at this end while the other is broken off. It is decorated in raised relief. The decoration consists of a squat fluted pillar resting on a plinth on the dexter side, with a raised arch springing from the abacus towards the sinister side. There are small trefoil leaves handing from the underside of this incomplete arch. Centrally placed beneath the arch is a scourging pillar with twisted ropes, resting on a stepped base and surmounted by a cock. On the dexter side of the pillar there is a scourge and beneath this a flail of twigs. Though the sinister side if broken off, there is enough surviving to indicate that the scourge and flail are mirrored on the opposite side of the pillar. Also springing from the abacus of the dexter pillar, towards the dexter side, is an incised arch which partially cuts across a floral motif in the spandrel. Along the top of the panel there is a decorative horizontal band (H 0.13m) in relief, consisting of vine leaves and grapes, with a bird picking at a bunch of grapes. Stylistically this chest tomb panel dates to the early 17th century. Compiled by: Jean Farrelly Date of upload: 27 November 2019

• KK026-010073 Tomb - chest tomb
  Description

  Lying loose within the chancel of St Mary’s medieval parish church (KK026-010012-) Callan. Portion of a limestone front panel (L 0.62m; H 0.61m; T 0.11m) from a chest tomb, possibly the dexter end piece as it has a straight side at this end while the other is broken off. It is decorated in raised relief. At the dexter end there is a fluted pillar which tapers towards the base and has a semi-circular capital surmounted by volutes. The decorative scheme consists of symbols of the Passion, the sinister side is broken off. Displayed are the five wounds of Christ, hands and feet and a central heart pieced with swords. There is a cock above the heart and a birch flail beneath it. Peter’s sword and a scourge are depicted on the dexter side of the heart and a scourge, with a purse beneath it, are depicted on the sinister side of the heart. There is a plain upper border (Wth 0.05m) and the lower border is interrupted by a depiction, in two horizontal rows, of the thirty pieces of silver. Stylistically this chest tomb panel dates to the early 17th century. Compiled by: Jean Farrelly Date of upload: 27 November 2019

• KK026-010074 Tomb - effigial
  Description

  Stored within the chancel of St Mary’s medieval parish church (KK026-010012-) Callan. Portion of a limestone panel (L 0.51m; H 0.68m; T 0.15m) from an effigial tomb, both sides are broken off, however, it is likely to be the dexter side as the stone as it is uncarved initially at the dexter end. The panel would have been divided into a series of ogee-headed niches and this fragment contains the first figure, that of St Catherine, decorated in false relief. She is holding a sword in her left hand which is pointing downwards and a book in her right hand. Her wheel is visible beside her, to her right, behind the folds of her flowing garment. She is wearing a crown and her hair is falling in a thick plait over each shoulder. The spandrels have foliate decoration, also in relief. The stone is broken roughly horizontally across the middle, below St Catherine’s neck. Hunt (1974, vol. 1, 165; vol. 2, plate 321) assigns a 16th-century date for this tomb fragment. Compiled by: Jean Farrelly Date of upload: 27 November 2019

• KK026-010075 Tomb - chest tomb
  Description

  Lying loose within the chancel of St Mary’s medieval parish church (KK026-010012-) Callan. Portion of a decorated limestone slab (L 0.3m; H 0.52m; T 0.15m) which has been broken and partially recut. The portion that survives is possibly part of a decorative band along the top of a front panel of a chest tomb. There is a plain border (Wth 0.1m) above the possible band which is decorated in false relief with a bird with one wing raised. Below the bird there are fragments of blind tracery in relief. Another similar fragment (KK026-010076-) may be from the same monument. Compiled by: Jean Farrelly Date of upload: 27 November 2019

• KK026-010076 Tomb - chest tomb
  Description

  Lying loose, at the W end of the S side of the chancel of St Mary’s medieval parish church (KK026-010012-), Callan. Portion of a decorated limestone slab (L 0.42m; H 0.49m; T 0.17m). The portion that survives is possibly part of a decorative image on a chest tomb. It appears to be a side piece, with a plain border (Wth 0.13m) on the dexter side. Within the border is a small panel decorated in false relief with a bird which appears to be grabbing a small creature with its feet. The edge of the panel is decorated with blind tracery and there is more blind tracery in a smaller panel below. Another similar fragment (KK026-010075-) may be from the same monument. Compiled by: Jean Farrelly Date of upload: 3 December 2019

• KK026-010077 Tomb - chest tomb
  Description

  Lying loose, at the W end of the S side of the chancel of St Mary’s medieval parish church (KK026-010012-), Callan. A decorated limestone slab (L 0.67m; H 0.65m; T 0.16m) which appears to be part of a chest tomb front panel. There is a plain border (Wth 0.035m) running along the top and bottom of the panel. The panel is decorated in false relief with three round-headed niches, separated by plain pillars. The soffit of each niche is filled with vine-leaves and the spandrels with a floral motif. There is a highly decorative horizontal panel above consisting of branches in full leaf, with a knotted band zig-zagging through it. Compiled by: Jean Farrelly Date of upload: 3 December 2019

• KK026-010078 Wall monument
  Description

  Lying loose, at the W end of the S side of the chancel of St Mary’s medieval parish church (KK026-010012-), Callan. A decorated limestone fragment (H 0.96m; Wth 0.3m; T 0.2m) which appears to be a rectangular pinnacle from a wall monument. The lower portion of the pinnacle is decorated with an urn in raised relief, with incised decoration. Above this the polished stone surface of the pinnacle is decorated with incised geometric ornamentation. Compiled by: Jean Farrelly Date of upload: 3 December 2019

• KK026-010079 Graveslab
  Description

  Formerly at ground-floor level in the W tower of St Mary's medieval parish church (KK026-010012-), Callan. Described by Carrigan (1905, vol. 3, 301) as a, 'piece of a floor-slab lying at the base of the tower'. The slab was inscribed in Latin, probably in Black Letter script, though Carrigan does not state this it is implied by his representation of the inscription in Gothic font. Carrigan (ibid.) transcribed it as, 'Hic.....es Gorman quondi burge….' and gives the translation as, 'Here lies John Gorman, formerly burgess....'. This graveslab fragment is currently unlocated. Compiled by: Jean Farrelly Date of upload: 4 December 2019

• KK026-010080 Graveslab
  Description

  Within St Mary's medieval parish church (KK026-010080-), Callan. A graveslab with an inscription in English to Henry Baker, 'who dyed the 9th of July, 1699' (Walsh 1963, 18). Compiled by: Jean Farrelly Date of upload: 4 December 2019

• KK026-010081 Tomb - chest tomb
  Description

  Noted in the nave of St Mary's medieval parish church, Callan (KK026-010012-) in 1992 (Farrelly et al. 1992, Unpublished report). A photograph shows a fractured limestone slab, the front panel of a chest tomb. The dexter end of the panel is broken off. The remaining slab is broken vertically down the centre with a further break running across the centre of the dexter side and other cracks running upwards on the dexter side from the central crack. There is a circular depression on the upper sinister side of the panel. There is a plain border along the top and bottom. The panel is decorated in raised relief with symbols of the Passion. This include, from the dexter to the sinister side, a Greek cross encircled by a crown of thorns, St Peters sword with ear depicted on the blade, a pincers, a scourging pillar entwined with ropes and a bunch of birch twigs. A fluted column with a ringed-cross depicted on the column base, separates the remaining symbols which include a cock on a pot with a scourge on either side and below this a seamless garment with a purse to its right and to the left three dice in the form of an 'L'. Compiled by: Jean Farrelly Date of upload: 4 December 2019

• KK026-010083 Bridge
  Description

  On the N side of Callan, crossing Kings River, between Upper and Lower Bridge St., the former street being S of the bridge and the latter to the N. A stone bridge across the Kings River at the N end of the town of Callan. In 1538 the Ormond Deeds refer to a transaction, where Piers Butler, Earl of Ormond grants to, ‘Thomas Howleghan, carpenter’… ‘two messuages in the town of Callan, one lying by the great bridge’ (Curtis 1937, vol. 4, 181, deed 225). Ormond Deeds dating from 1577 refer to, ‘a mease in the hill of Callan by the north end of the great bridge’ (Curtis 1941, vol. 5, 284, deed 292). The bridge is illustrated on a Down Survey Map (1655-6) with a castle/gatehouse (KK026-010027-) on the S side (Manning 1998, 65, fig. 15). A three-arch rubble stone bridge with cutwaters. According to a plaque on the bridge, the latter was, ‘erected at the expense of the Co. Kilkenny August 1818 during the sovereignty Humphrey Hartley Esq. J. P. - middle arch destroyed 1922 restored 1925 R. F. Bowen Esq. C. Surveyor (https://www.buildingsofireland.ie/buildings-search/building/12314069/callan-south-callan-kilkenny; accessed 13 June 2022). The extent to which the medieval bridge was replaced is unknown and it is possible that the present bridge contains medieval fabric. See attached: KK026-010083-_01 Extract from the Down Survey (1655-6) in Manning 1998, 65, fig. 15 KK026-010083-_02 Photograph of the bridge from the SW (https://www.buildingsofireland.ie/buildings-search/building/12314069/callan-south-callan-kilkenny; accessed 13 June 2022) Compiled by: Jean Farrelly Date of upload: 28 June 2022

• KK026-010087 Stone sculpture (present location)
  Description

  In the early part of the 19th century this carved sculpture was moved to the present RC church from the medieval church of St Mary's (KK026-010012-) which is located c. 190m to the NE, on the E side of the N end of Green St. (Roe 1979, 130). The sculpture, in relief, shows an ecclesiastic wearing a chasuble over an alb, with a spear or crozier in his left hand and his left hand raised in a blessing. According to Roe the cleric is impaling a dragon/serpent-type creature (ibid.). However, the creature, whose head is missing, seems more griffin like, with pointed claws and a tail, and it is positioned to the lower dexter side of the cleric, not directly in line with possible spear. Above the griffin there is further decoration in relief, it is not clear but appears to be an abstract vegetal design. The panel is badly damaged, the upper portion, incuding most of the head of the cleric, is broken off, as is the sinister side and the lower portion. There is a plain border along the dexter side. See attached: KK026-010087-_01 Urban Archaeological Survey, October 1992 Compiled by: Jean Farrelly Date of upload: 29 October 2022

• KK026-034 Stone sculpture
  Description

  St Mary's medieval parish church (KK026-010012-) is the original location record for a carved panel depicting the Holy Trinity. The panel is currently in the porch of the RC church, c. 190m to the SSW, on the W side of Green St. (see KK026-010032-). Compiled by: Jean Farrelly Date of upload: 29 June 2022

• KK026-035 Stone sculpture
  Description

  St Mary's medieval parish church (KK026-010012-) is the original location record for a carved panel depicting a cleric and a griffin-like creature. The panel is currently in the RC church, c. 190m to the SSW, on the W side of Green St. (see KK026-010087-). Compiled by: Jean Farrelly Date of upload: 29 June 2022

Architectural heritage

• Callan Town Hall, market house, 1790–1795 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached three-bay two-storey market house, built 1791, on a rectangular plan. In alternative use, 1901; 1911. In alternative use, 1973. Now disused. Pitched slate roof with clay ridge tiles, rendered chimney stacks having stringcourses below capping, and replacement uPVC rainwater goods on rendered eaves. Rendered, ruled and lined walls. Series of three segmental-headed openings in segmental-headed recesses (ground floor) with moulded rendered sills, and rendered block-and-start archivolts centred on keystones framing fixed-pane timber fittings. Square-headed window openings (first floor) with drag edged cut-limestone sills, and rendered block-and-start surrounds centred on keystones framing two-over-two timber sash windows. Square-headed door opening in segmental-headed recess approached by flight of thirteen steps (south) with rendered block-and-start surround centred on keystone framing timber boarded door. Street fronted on a corner site.

• Store/warehouse, 1840–1860 · Regional interest
  Description

  Attached four-bay four-storey warehouse, c.1850, with square-headed carriageway to right ground floor. Extended, c.1950, comprising six-bay three-storey parallel range along rear (east) elevation. Renovated, c.1975, with openings to ground floor remodelled to accommodate alternative commercial use. Pitched slate roof with clay ridge tiles, rendered squat chimney stacks, rendered coping, and cast-iron rainwater goods on rendered eaves. Pitched corrugated-asbestos roof to parallel range with concrete ridge tiles, and cast-iron rainwater goods on rendered eaves. Unpainted rendered, ruled and lined walls (painted to part of ground floor). Square-headed window openings with no sills, and tongue-and-groove timber panel fittings (some having wrought iron bars). Square-headed openings to ground floor remodelled, c.1975, with concrete sills, fixed-pane timber display windows, and glazed timber door having sidelight and overlight. Square-headed carriageway to right ground floor with timber lintel, and tongue-and-groove timber panelled double doors having wicket gate. Square-headed window openings to parallel range with concrete sills, and steel casement windows. Set back from line of road with concrete forecourt.(ii) Attached six-bay two-storey outbuilding, c.1950, to east with pair of square-headed carriageways to ground floor. Pitched corrugated-asbestos roof with concrete ridge tiles, rooflights, and cast-iron rainwater goods on rendered eaves. Unpainted roughcast walls to ground floor with unpainted rendered walls to first floor. Square-headed window openings with concrete sills, and steel casement windows. Square-headed door openings to first floor with timber boarded double doors. Pair of square-headed carriageways to ground floor with timber boarded or steel double doors.

• Allied Irish Bank, bank/financial institution, 1890–1910 · Regional interest
  Description

  Terraced four-bay three-storey Classical-style bank, c.1900, on a T-shaped plan with single-bay three-storey return to east. Pitched slate roof on a T-shaped plan behind parapet with clay ridge tiles, red brick Running bond and rendered chimney stacks, rendered coping, and cast-iron rainwater goods. Unpainted rendered walls with channelling to ground floor having frieze over on moulded stringcourse, moulded cornice, channelled piers to ends to upper floors, stringcourse to second floor, and moulded rendered cornice supporting parapet having rendered coping. Round-headed openings to ground floor with moulded rendered sills forming sill course, rendered channelled voussoirs, fixed-pane (three-light) timber windows having iron sill guards, and timber panelled door on cut-limestone step having overlight. Square-headed window openings to upper floors with cut-limestone sills, and one-over-one timber sash windows. Interior with timber panelled shutters to window openings. Set back from line of road with tarmacadam forecourt.(ii) Gateway, c.1900, to south comprising round-headed carriageway with unpainted rendered channelled piers, channelled voussoirs, timber panelled double doors having wicket gate, frieze on moulded stringcourse, and moulded cornice supporting blocking course to parapet.

• Bank of Ireland, bank/financial institution, 1870–1879 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached three-bay two-storey over basement limestone ashlar Classical-style bank with attic, between 1870-9, with single-bay single-storey recessed entrance bay to right. Extended, c.1900, comprising three-bay single-storey recessed flanking wing to left (incorporating entrance bay). Hipped slate roof to main block with rolled lead and red clay ridge tiles, limestone ashlar chimney stack on axis with ridge, rooflight, sproketed eaves, and cast-iron rainwater goods on cut-limestone eaves having consoles. Hipped and pitched slate roof to wing with clay ridge tiles, and cast-iron rainwater goods on cut-limestone eaves having consoles. Limestone ashlar walls with channelling to ground floor, inscribed stringcourse over, and limestone ashlar band to eaves (limestone ashlar band to wing to right supporting moulded cornice having blocking course over to parapet). Square-headed window openings to basement with cut-limestone sills, and timber fittings having wrought iron bars. Camber-headed openings to ground floor in camber-headed recesses with channelled voussoirs, one-over-one timber sash windows, and timber panelled door to wing to left on three cut-stone steps having overlight. Square-headed window openings to first floor with cut-limestone sills (forming part of inscribed stringcourse), moulded surrounds having friezes supporting entablatures, and timber casement windows having fixed-pane sections over. Square-headed door opening approached by flight of five cut-stone steps with cut-limestone surround having fluted consoles supporting triangular pediment, pilaster doorcase having frieze supporting dentilated moulded cornice, and timber panelled door. Interior with glazed timber panelled internal porch having decorative clay tiling to threshold. Road fronted with sections of wrought iron railings to front on tooled cut-limestone plinth having cast-iron finials, and iron gates.(ii) Gateway, c.1850, to south comprising elliptical-headed carriageway with cut-limestone channelled piers having stringcourse to spring of arch, archivolt, iron double doors having wicket gate, and limestone ashlar band supporting moulded cornice having blocking course over to parapet.

• Callan Courthouse, court house, 1835–1845 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached five-bay two-storey courthouse, built 1838-40, on a symmetrical plan with single-bay two-storey advanced end bays; single-bay single-storey lean-to recessed porches. Closed, 2003. Now disused. Hipped slate roof; lean-to slate roofs (porches), clay ridge tiles, yellow brick Common bond "wallhead" chimney stacks (east) on yellow brick Running bond bases having cut-limestone capping supporting terracotta or yellow terracotta pots, and cast-iron rainwater goods on cut-limestone dentil consoles on cut-limestone eaves retaining cast-iron downpipes. Part creeper- or ivy-covered rendered, ruled and lined walls on benchmark-inscribed cut-limestone chamfered plinth with rendered band to eaves; part creeper- or ivy-covered roughcast surface finish to rear (east) elevation with rendered flush strips to corners. Camber-headed window openings in camber-headed recesses (ground floor) with drag edged tooled limestone ashlar channelled voussoirs framing six-over-six timber sash windows. Square-headed window openings (first floor) with cut-limestone monolithic sill course, and dragged cut-limestone surrounds with beaded hood mouldings on blind friezes framing six-over-six timber sash windows. Square-headed window openings to rear (east) elevation with cut-limestone sills, and concealed dressings framing six-over-six timber sash windows. Square-headed door openings (porches) with cut-limestone step thresholds, and cut-limestone surrounds with monolithic pilasters supporting ogee-detailed pediments on consoles framing replacement timber boarded double doors having overlights. Lunette windows openings with cut-limestone sills, and concealed dressings framing fixed-pane timber fittings. Interior including vestibule (south) retaining timber surround to door opening framing timber panelled double doors, staircase on a dog leg plan with "spindle" balusters supporting timber banister terminating in timber panelled newel, and timber surround to door opening to landing framing timber panelled double doors; full-height courtroom with timber panelled gallery (south), and plasterwork cornice to ceiling. Street fronted with concrete footpath to front.

• Callan Courthouse, garda station/constabulary barracks, 1925–1930 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached three-bay two-storey Garda Síochána station, built 1926, on an L-shaped plan; two-bay (west) or single-bay (east) two-storey side elevations. Hipped slate roof on an L-shaped plan with clay ridge tiles, rendered chimney stacks having concrete capping supporting terracotta pots, and cast-iron rainwater goods on cut-limestone eaves retaining cast-iron downpipes. Roughcast walls bellcast over rendered plinth. Square-headed central door opening with cut-limestone threshold, and drag edged tooled cut-limestone monolithic surround with hood moulding framing replacement timber boarded door. Square-headed flanking window openings with drag edged tooled cut-limestone monolithic surrounds framing two-over-two timber sash windows. Paired square-headed window openings (west) with drag edged cut-limestone sills, and drag edged tooled cut-limestone block-and-start surrounds framing six-over-six timber sash windows. Square-headed window openings (first floor) with drag edged cut-limestone sills, and drag edged tooled cut-limestone block-and-start surrounds framing six-over-six timber sash windows. Square-headed window openings (remainder) with drag edged cut-limestone sills, and drag edged tooled cut-limestone monolithic surrounds framing six-over-six timber sash windows. Set in landscaped grounds shared with Callan Courthouse with drag edged tooled limestone ashlar piers to perimeter having truncated pyramidal capping supporting flat iron double gates.

• Callan Motor Garage, garage, 1940–1960 · Regional interest
  Description

  Attached two-bay double-height gable-fronted motor garage, c.1950, possibly incorporating fabric of earlier omnibus depot, post-1900, on site with pair of pressed segmental-headed door openings, and single-bay double-height side elevations. Pitched (gable-fronted) slate roof with clay ridge tiles, rendered coping, and iron rainwater goods on rendered eaves. Painted rendered, ruled and lined walls with raised lettering to gable. Pair of pressed (dipping to centre) segmental-headed door openings with timber boarded doors (glazed tongue-and-groove timber panelled screens behind with fixed-pane timber windows, and glazed tongue-and-groove timber panelled doors). Square-headed window openings to side elevations with concrete sills, and timber casement windows having iron bars. Road fronted.

• Catholic Church of the Assumption, church/chapel, 1835–1845 · National interest
  Description

  Detached six-bay double-height neo-Classical single-cell Catholic church, built 1836-43, with full-height diastyle in antis Ionic portico to east having single-bay single-stage pedimented belfry over rising into obelisk spire. Pitched slate roof with clay ridge tiles, and cast-iron rainwater goods on cut-stone eaves having consoles. Roof to portico not visible behind parapet with limestone ashlar panelled obelisk spire to belfry having cross finial to apex. Painted rendered, ruled and lined walls to nave with limestone ashlar dressings to east elevation including Ionic columns and flanking piers to portico having moulded capitals supporting double frieze, moulded cornice supporting blocking course to parapet, and Corinthian corner colonettes to belfry having frieze over supporting shallow triangular pediments. Camber-headed window openings to ground floor with round-headed window openings to first floor (forming concave recessed niches to east elevation having cut-limestone sills, cut-limestone surround having stepped reveals, and hood moulding over) having cut-limestone sills, moulded rendered surrounds to north elevation having keystones, and fixed-pane fittings having leaded stained glass panels. Round-headed openings to belfry with moulded stringcourse to spring of arches, and louvered panel fittings. Square-headed door openings behind portico on two cut-limestone steps with cut-limestone surrounds, carved consoles supporting entablatures over (triangular pediment to central opening), and timber panelled double doors. Square-headed door openings to flanking bays with cut-limestone steps, carved cut-limestone surrounds, carved consoles supporting triangular pediments, and timber panelled double doors. Full-height interior with glazed timber panelled internal porch, timber panelled Gothic-style confessional boxes, panelled gallery to first floor to east (supporting panelled pipe organ) on cast-iron pillars, timber pews, plasterwork archivolts to window openings on decorative consoles, Classical-style reredos to chancel (comprising half-fluted Corinthian columns (some paired) on panelled pedestals supporting entablature, frieze, cornice, and broken scroll pediment), Classical-style side altars (comprising Corinthian columns on panelled pedestals supporting entablature, frieze, and triangular pediment having portraits over in plasterwork drapery frames), and decorative plasterwork cornice to ceiling having foliate ceiling roses. Set back from road in own grounds.(ii) Attached single-bay three-storey presbytery/sacristy with half-dormer attic, built 1836-43, to west extending into single-bay two-storey terminating block to west. Pitched slate roofs (shared to main block) with clay ridge tiles, rendered chimney stacks, and cast-iron rainwater goods on rendered eaves. Painted rendered, ruled and lined walls. Square-headed window openings (some in tripartite arrangement to terminating block; one Diocletian window opening) with cut-limestone sills, and two-over-two timber sash windows (one-over-one timber sash windows to tripartite openings having one-over-one sidelights; six-over-three timber sash window to Diocletian opening). Interior with timber panelled reveals/shutters to window openings.

• Steps, 1865–1885 · Regional interest
  Description

  Flight of eight cut-limestone steps, c.1875, with iron railings having cast-iron tapered polygonal piers with finials.

• House, 1790–1810 · Regional interest
  Description

  Terraced four-bay three-storey house, c.1800. Possibly subsequently in use as Royal Irish Constabulary barracks, pre-1840. Renovated, c.1900, with shopfront inserted to ground floor. Extensively renovated with right ground floor now returned to residential use. Pitched slate roof mostly reroofed with replacement artificial slate, rendered chimney stack, rendered coping, and replacement uPVC rainwater goods on rendered eaves retaining cast-iron downpipes. Painted rendered walls with rendered channelled piers to ends, and rendered course to each floor. Square-headed window openings (originally camber-headed to first floor retaining original profile to right first floor) with rendered sills forming part of sill course, and replacement uPVC casement windows. Rendered shopfront, c.1900, to ground floor with part-fluted pilasters, fixed-pane (two-light) timber display windows, timber panelled double doors (replacement glazed timber panelled door to house having sidelight), fascia over with decorative consoles, and moulded cornice. Road fronted with concrete footpath to front.

• House, 1815–1835 · Regional interest
  Description

  Terraced two-bay three-storey house, c.1825. Renovated, c.1900, with shopfront inserted to ground floor. Reroofed. Pitched roof with replacement artificial slate, clay ridge tiles, rendered chimney stacks, and iron rainwater goods on rendered eaves. Painted rendered walls with rendered quoins to ends to upper floors. Square-headed window openings with cut-stone sills, moulded reveals, and two-over-two timber sash windows. Square-headed door opening with timber panelled door having overlight. Timber shopfront, c.1900, to ground floor on symmetrical plan with fixed-pane timber windows (having glazed timber display screens behind), iron mesh double gates leading to glazed timber panelled door having overlight, and fascia over. Interior with timber panelled reveals/shutters to window openings. Road fronted with concrete footpath to front.

• House, 1865–1885 · Regional interest
  Description

  Terraced two-bay three-storey double-pile house, c.1875. Part refenestrated. Pitched double-pile (M-profile) slate roofs with clay and decorative terracotta ridge tiles, rendered chimney stacks having yellow brick Running bond courses with red brick dressings, and cast-iron rainwater goods on moulded rendered eaves. Painted rendered wall to front (east) elevation with cut-limestone stringcourse to first floor, painted rendered, ruled and lined walls to side elevations, and unpainted rendered walls to rear (west) elevation. Camber-headed window openings (square-headed window openings to rear (west) elevation having one round-headed window opening to top floor) with cut-limestone sills (on corbels to first floor), cut-limestone surrounds including block-and-start surrounds to ground floor having stringcourse to spring of arch, flush pilaster surrounds to first floor rising to 'pediments', blocked surrounds to top floor (no dressings to rear (west) elevation), and two-over-two timber sash windows having replacement uPVC casement windows to rear (west) elevation. Camber-headed door opening with cut-limestone step, cut-limestone block-and-start surround, and timber panelled door having overlight. Road fronted with concrete footpath to front.

• House, 1815–1835 · Regional interest
  Description

  Terraced two-bay three-storey house, c.1825. Extensively renovated, c.1900, with shopfront inserted to ground floor. Pitched slate roof with clay ridge tiles, red brick Running bond chimney stacks, and cast-iron rainwater goods on rendered eaves. Painted rendered, ruled and lined walls. Square-headed window openings with cut-stone sills, and replacement one-over-one timber sash windows, c.1900. Shopfront, c.1900, to ground floor with panelled pilasters having decorative consoles, fixed-pane timber display window on panelled riser, glazed timber panelled door on tooled cut-limestone step, timber panelled door to house having overlight, and fascia over having moulded cornice. Road fronted with concrete footpath to front.

• House, 1815–1835 · Regional interest
  Description

  Terraced single-bay three-storey house with dormer attic, c.1825. Renovated, c.1900, with shopfront inserted to ground floor. Refenestrated, c.1975. Renovated with dormer attic added. Now entirely in residential use. Pitched slate roof with clay ridge tiles, red brick Running bond (shared) chimney stacks, rooflight, and cast-iron rainwater goods on overhanging timber eaves. Painted rendered, ruled and lined walls with rendered channelled piers to ends. Square-headed window openings with cut-stone sills, rendered surrounds having keystone to first floor, and replacement timber casement windows, c.1975. Shopfront, c.1900, to ground floor with fluted pilasters having foliate consoles, fixed-pane timber window, replacement timber panelled door having sidelights, overlight, and fascia over having moulded cornice. Road fronted with concrete footpath to front.

• O'Brien, house, 1815–1835 · Regional interest
  Description

  Terraced eight-bay three-storey house, c.1825, possibly originally three separate two-bay three-storey (south) and four-bay three-storey (north) houses with square-headed carriageway to left ground floor. Renovated, c.1925, with shopfronts inserted to ground floor. Extensively renovated. Pitched roof with replacement slate, clay ridge tiles, rendered and red brick Running bond chimney stacks, and iron rainwater goods on rendered eaves. Unpainted rendered, ruled and lined walls with rendered quoins to ends. Square-headed window openings with cut-limestone sills, moulded rendered surround to ground floor having keystone, and replacement uPVC casement windows retaining one-over-one timber sash window to ground floor. Square-headed door opening with cut-limestone step, moulded rendered surround having keystone, and timber panelled door having overlight. Shopfronts, c.1925, to ground floor with decorative foliate-detailed pilasters on panelled plinths, fixed-pane (single and two-light) timber display windows, glazed timber doors having overlights, fascias having raised lettering, and dentilated moulded cornices. Square-headed carriageway to left ground floor with replacement steel gate. Interior with timber panelled reveals/shutters to window openings. Road fronted with concrete footpath to front.

• House, 1830–1850 · Regional interest
  Description

  Terraced two-bay three-storey house, c.1825. Refenestrated, c.1875. Reroofed and renovated with shared shopfront inserted to ground floor. Pitched (shared) roof with replacement artificial slate, clay ridge tiles, and replacement uPVC rainwater goods on rendered eaves retaining cast-iron hopper and downpipe. Unpainted rendered, ruled and lined wall. Square-headed window openings with cut-limestone sills, and replacement two-over-two timber sash windows, c.1975. Shared timber shopfront to ground floor with fluted pilasters, fixed-pane timber window having casement overlights, timber panelled double doors having overlight, fascia having fluted consoles, and lined cornice. Interior with timber panelled shutters to window openings. Road fronted with concrete footpath to front.

• House, 1815–1835 · Regional interest
  Description

  Terraced two-bay three-storey over basement house, c.1825, on a corner site with three-bay three-storey side elevation. Renovated, c.1900, with wrap-around shopfront inserted to ground floor. Reroofed with shopfront renovated. Pitched roof on an L-shaped plan (forming hip to corner) with replacement artificial slate, clay ridge tiles, rendered coping to party walls, and replacement uPVC rainwater goods on timber eaves. Painted rendered, ruled and lined walls with rendered channelled piers to ends. Square-headed window openings with cut-limestone sills, hood mouldings over on consoles, six-over-six and three-over-six (top floor) timber sash windows. Round-headed door opening to side (north) elevation with four cut-limestone steps, surround having moulded archivolt, and timber panelled door having overlight. Wrap-around timber shopfront, c.1900, to ground floor on a symmetrical plan renovated with pilasters (some paired), fixed-pane (four-light) timber windows having casement sections, glazed timber door having overlight, and fascia over having cornice. Interior with timber panelled shutters to window openings. Road fronted on a corner site with sections of wrought iron railings to side (north) elevation on limestone ashlar chamfered plinth having cast-iron Fleur-de-Lys finials, limestone ashlar piers having cut-limestone capping, and wrought iron gate having cast-iron Fleur-de-Lys finials.

• House, 1815–1835 · Regional interest
  Description

  Terraced three-bay three-storey house, c.1825, possibly over basement. Pitched slate roof with clay ridge tiles, rendered chimney stacks, and cast-iron rainwater goods on rendered eaves. Unpainted rendered, ruled and lined walls with rendered channelled piers to ends. Square-headed window openings with cut-limestone sills, hood mouldings over on consoles, six-over-six and three-over-six (top floor) timber sash windows. Square-headed door opening with three cut-limestone steps, hood moulding over on consoles, and replacement glazed timber panelled door, c.1950, having overlight. Interior with timber panelled shutters to window openings. Road fronted with sections of wrought iron railings to front on cut-limestone chamfered plinth having cast-iron Fleur-de-Lys finials.

• House, 1815–1835 · Regional interest
  Description

  Attached five-bay three-storey house, c.1825, possibly originally warehouse with elliptical-headed carriageway to left ground floor. Renovated, c.1925, with openings remodelled. Pitched slate roof with clay ridge tiles, rendered chimney stack, and iron rainwater goods on rendered eaves. Unpainted rendered, ruled and lined walls. Square-headed window openings remodelled, c.1925, with cut-limestone sills, and two-over-two-timber sash windows. Square-headed door opening with cut-limestone step, and timber panelled door having overlight. Elliptical-headed carriageway to left ground floor with timber boarded double doors. Road fronted with concrete footpath to front.

• Store/warehouse, 1815–1835 · Regional interest
  Description

  Attached three-bay three-storey warehouse, c.1825, with square-headed carriageway to right ground floor. Renovated, c.1925, to accommodate residential use. Renovated, c.1950, with some openings to ground floor remodelled to accommodate commercial use. Now disused to ground floor. Pitched slate roof with clay ridge tiles, and iron rainwater goods on rendered eaves. Unpainted rendered, ruled and lined walls with fascia to top floor having moulded rendered surround. Square-headed window openings with cut-limestone sills, and replacement two-over-two timber sash windows, c.1925. Square-headed window openings to ground floor remodelled, c.1950, with fixed-pane timber window, and timber boarded panel fittings. Square-headed door opening with timber panelled door. Square-headed carriageway to right ground floor with timber boarded double doors having wicket gate. Road fronted with concrete footpath to front.

• Nolan, house, 1865–1885 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached six-bay two-storey house, c.1875, probably originally two separate semi-detached three-bay two-storey houses possibly incorporating fabric of earlier houses, c.1775. Renovated, c.1950, with openings to right ground floor remodelled to accommodate commercial use. Now entirely in residential use. Pitched slate roof with clay ridge tiles, red brick Running bond chimney stacks, rendered coping, and replacement uPVC rainwater goods on timber eaves board. Unpainted rendered, ruled and lined walls with rendered channelled piers. Square-headed window openings with concrete sills, rendered surrounds, two-over-two (ground floor) and one-over-one (first floor) timber sash windows. Square-headed door opening with cut-limestone step, rendered surround, and glazed timber panelled door. Square-headed openings to right ground floor remodelled, c.1950, in rendered surround with carved cut-limestone sills, rendered surrounds, fixed-pane timber windows, glazed timber panelled door, and fascia over having raised lettering in moulded frame. Interior with timber panelled shutters to window openings. Road fronted with concrete footpath to front.

• House, 1865–1885 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached six-bay single-storey house, c.1875, probably originally four-bay single-storey. Reroofed, c.1975. Pitched roof with replacement artificial slate, c.1975, clay ridge tiles, rendered chimney stacks, and iron rainwater goods on timber eaves. Painted rendered, ruled and lined walls. Square-headed window openings with cut-stone sills, and one-over-one timber sash windows. Square-headed door opening with cut-stone step, and replacement glazed timber panelled door, c.1950, having overlight. Road fronted with concrete footpath to front. (ii) Attached single-bay single-storey outbuilding, c.1875, to west with single-bay single-storey higher range to right. Reroofed, c.1950. Pitched roofs with replacement corrugated-iron, c.1950, having bitumen felt over to higher range, rolled iron ridges, and no rainwater goods on rendered eaves. Limewashed (whitewashed) lime rendered walls over random rubble stone construction. Square-headed door opening with timber boarded door.

• Vent pipe, 1890–1910 · Regional interest
  Description

  Freestanding cast-iron vent pipe, c.1900, comprising fluted pedestal with moulded necking having cylindrical shaft over, moulded stringcourse, and splayed saw tooth-profiled parapet. Set back from line of road on concrete footpath.

• Callan Creamery, creamery, 1895–1900 · Regional interest
  Description

  Callan Creamery complex, opened 1899, comprising: (i) Detached four-bay double-height quadruple gable-fronted range with attic. Pitched (gable-fronted) slate roofs with clay ridge tiles, rendered coping, and cast-iron rainwater goods on rendered eaves. Painted roughcast walls. Square-headed window openings (grouped in symmetrical arrangement to bays to left) with concrete sills, rendered surrounds, and fixed-pane timber windows (blind to upper level to bays to left). Oculus windows to gables to right with rendered surrounds, and fittings not discerned. Square-headed door openings with rendered surrounds, and timber panelled doors with some having overlights. (ii) Detached four-bay double-height double-pile range with attic to north with single-bay single-storey connecting projecting bay to left. Pitched double-pile (M-profile) slate roofs (pitched to connecting projecting bay) with clay ridge tiles having vents to apex, red brick Running bond chimney stacks, rendered coping, rooflights, and cast-iron rainwater goods on rendered eaves. Unpainted rendered walls. Segmental-headed window opening to side (west) elevation with concrete sill, and fixed-pane timber windows. (iii) Freestanding red brick chimney to north comprising tapered shaft on a square plan with stepped cornice having blocking course over.

• Elm House, house, 1890–1910 · Regional interest
  Description

  Terraced two-bay three-storey house, c.1900, possibly incorporating fabric of earlier house, c.1800, on site with shopfront to ground floor. Now disused to upper floors. Pitched slate roof with clay ridge tiles, red brick Running bond chimney stacks, and cast-iron rainwater goods on rendered eaves. Unpainted rendered, ruled and lined walls with rendered channelled piers to ends. Square-headed window openings with cut-limestone sills, and frames of timber fittings (now boarded-up). Shopfront to ground floor with fluted pilasters, fixed-pane (single- and three-light) timber display windows, timber panelled double doors having overlight, timber panelled door to house, fascia over having consoles, and moulded cornice. Road fronted with concrete footpath to front.

• House, 1815–1835 · Regional interest
  Description

  End-of-terrace four-bay three-storey house, c.1825, originally terraced and possibly originally two separate two-bay three-storey houses. Renovated, c.1900, with shopfront inserted to ground floor. Refenestrated. Pitched slate roof with clay ridge tiles, rendered coping to original party wall, and cast-iron rainwater goods on overhanging rendered eaves having iron brackets. Unpainted rendered, ruled and lined walls with rendered channelled pier to end. Square-headed window openings with cut-limestone sills, and replacement uPVC casement windows. Timber shopfront, c.1900, to ground floor with panelled pilasters having decorative consoles, fixed-pane (two-light) timber display windows, replacement glazed timber double doors, having overlight, timber panelled door to house having overlight, and fascia over having lined cornice. Road fronted with concrete brick cobbled footpath to front.

• P. O'Halloran, house, 1815–1835 · Regional interest
  Description

  Terraced single-bay three-storey house, c.1825. Renovated, c.1950, with opening to ground floor remodelled to accommodate commercial use. Now disused. One of a pair. Pitched (shared) slate roof with clay ridge tiles, remains of rendered chimney stack (truncated), and cast-iron rainwater goods on overhanging rendered eaves having iron ties. Painted rendered wall to ground floor with unpainted rendered wall to upper floors. Square-headed window openings with cut-limestone sills, six-over-six (first floor) and three-over-six (top floor) timber sash windows. Square-headed window opening to ground floor remodelled, c.1950, with fixed-pane timber window having casement overlights. Square-headed door opening with replacement glazed timber panelled door, c.1950, having overlight. Interior with timber panelled shutters to window openings. Road fronted with concrete brick cobbled footpath to front.

• Dunne's Bakery, house, 1815–1835 · Regional interest
  Description

  Terraced single-bay three-storey house, c.1825. Renovated, c.1925, with shopfront inserted to ground floor. Refenestrated, c.1975. Now disused. One of a pair. Pitched (shared) slate roof with clay ridge tiles, red brick Running bond squat (shared) chimney stack, and cast-iron rainwater goods on overhanging rendered eaves having iron ties. Painted rendered walls. Square-headed window openings with replacement concrete sills, c.1975, and replacement timber casement windows, c.1975. Shopfront, c.1925, to ground floor with part fluted pilasters, replacement fixed-pane aluminium window, c.1975, glazed double doors having decorative consoles, raised lettering, and moulded cornice. Road fronted with concrete brick cobbled footpath to front.

• House, 1815–1835 · Regional interest
  Description

  Terraced single-bay three-storey house, c.1825. Refenestrated, c.1925. Renovated with opening to ground floor remodelled to accommodate commercial use. Now disused to upper floors. One of a terrace of four. Pitched (shared) slate roof with clay ridge tiles, red brick Running bond squat (shared) chimney stacks, and iron rainwater goods on rendered eaves having iron ties. Painted rendered, ruled and lined wall. Square-headed window openings with cut-stone sills, and replacement two-over-two timber sash windows, c.1925. Square-headed window opening to ground floor remodelled with fixed-pane timber window having casement section. Square-headed door opening with replacement glazed timber panelled door, c.1950, having overlight. Road fronted with concrete brick cobbled footpath to front.

• House, 1815–1835 · Regional interest
  Description

  Terraced single-bay three-storey house, c.1825. Extensively renovated, c.1925, with render façade enrichments added. Renovated, c.1975, with opening to ground floor remodelled to accommodate commercial use. Now disused. One of a terrace of four. Pitched (shared) slate roof with clay ridge tiles, red brick Running bond squat (shared) chimney stacks, and iron rainwater goods on rendered eaves having rendered consoles, c.1925. Painted rendered, ruled and lined wall with vermiculated rendered quoins, c.1925, to end. Square-headed window openings with cut-stone sills, moulded rendered surrounds, c.1925, having keystone to first floor, and replacement two-over-two timber sash windows, c.1925. Square-headed window opening to ground floor remodelled, c.1975, with fixed-pane timber window on painted brick stall riser. Square-headed door opening with replacement glazed timber panelled door, c.1975, having overlight. Road fronted with concrete brick cobbled footpath to front.

• House, 1815–1835 · Regional interest
  Description

  Terraced single-bay three-storey house, c.1825. Renovated, c.1975, with openings to ground floor remodelled to accommodate commercial use. Refenestrated. Now disused to ground floor. One of a terrace of four. Pitched (shared) slate roof with clay ridge tiles, red brick Running bond squat (shared) chimney stacks, and iron rainwater goods on rendered eaves. Painted rendered, ruled and lined wall with rendered channelled piers to ends. Square-headed window openings with replacement concrete sills, rendered lugged surrounds, and replacement timber-laminated uPVC casement windows. Square-headed openings to ground floor remodelled, c.1975, in tiled frontage with fixed-pane timber window, glazed timber door, overlights, raised lettering over, and dentilated 'cornice'. Road fronted with concrete brick cobbled footpath to front.

• House, 1815–1835 · Regional interest
  Description

  Terraced single-bay three-storey house, c.1825. Extensively renovated, c.1925, with render façade enrichments added. Renovated, c.1975, with openings to ground floor remodelled to accommodate commercial use. Now disused. One of a terrace of four. Pitched (shared) slate roof with clay ridge tiles, red brick Running bond squat (shared) and rendered chimney stacks, and iron rainwater goods on rendered eaves having rendered consoles, c.1925. Painted rendered, ruled and lined wall with vermiculated rendered quoins, c.1925, to end. Square-headed window openings with cut-stone sills, moulded rendered surrounds, c.1925, having keystone to first floor, and replacement one-over-one timber sash windows, c.1925. Square-headed openings to ground floor remodelled, c.1975, in square-headed recess in painted rendered frontage with fixed-pane timber display window on painted brick Running bond stall riser, glazed timber panelled door having overlight, and rendered course over. Road fronted with concrete brick cobbled footpath to front.

• P. Fennelly, house, 1815–1835 · Regional interest
  Description

  Terraced four-bay two-storey house, c.1825, with square-headed carriageway to right ground floor. Renovated, c.1900, with render façade enrichments added. Renovated, c.1975, with openings to ground floor remodelled to accommodate commercial use. Now entirely in residential use. Roof not visible behind parapet with cast-iron rainwater goods. Painted rendered walls with rendered dressings, c.1900, including inscribed fascia to top floor between stringcourses, moulded cornice, and balustraded parapet having panelled pedestals supporting finials. Square-headed window openings with cut-stone sills, moulded rendered surrounds, c.1900, having keystones, and replacement one-over-one timber sash windows, c.1900. Square-headed door opening with replacement timber panelled door, c.1975, having overlight. Square-headed openings to ground floor remodelled, c.1975, with fixed-pane timber windows, and timber panelled double doors having overlights. Square-headed carriageway to right ground floor with rounded wheelguards, and timber panelled double doors. Road fronted with concrete brick cobbled footpath to front.

• Adelphi House, hotel, 1890–1910 · Regional interest
  Description

  Terraced three-bay three-storey hotel, c.1900, incorporating fabric of earlier house, c.1800. Part refenestrated, c.1975. Part refenestrated. Now in alternative commercial use to ground floor and in use as guesthouse to upper floors. Pitched slate roof with clay ridge tiles, rendered chimney stack, and cast-iron rainwater goods on rendered eaves having grouped consoles. Painted rendered walls with rendered panelled quoins to ends, and fascia to top floor in moulded frame having raised lettering. Square-headed window openings (originally in bipartite arrangement to central bay) with rendered sills on consoles, moulded rendered surrounds having keystones, replacement aluminium casement windows, c.1975, to first floor, and replacement uPVC casement windows to remainder having fixed-pane uPVC display window to ground floor. Square-headed door openings with moulded rendered surrounds having keystones, and replacement glazed timber panelled doors, c.1975, having overlights. Road fronted with concrete brick cobbled footpath to front.

• Bridge, 1815–1820 · Regional interest
  Description

  Three-arch rubble stone road bridge over river, built 1818. Damaged, 1922, with central arch destroyed. Reconstructed, 1925. Random rubble limestone walls (section of limestone ashlar construction over central arch) with remains of unpainted roughcast over, limestone ashlar tapered triangular cut-water piers having tooled cut-limestone capping, inscribed cut-limestone date stone/plaque, and cut-limestone coping to parapets having cast-iron lamp standards over. Series of three segmental arches with limestone ashlar voussoirs, and squared rubble stone soffits having render over. Sited spanning Kings River with random rubble stone retaining walls to river leading to grass banks having random rubble stone retaining walls.

• Power or The Irish House, house, 1790–1810 · Regional interest
  Description

  Terraced four-bay two-storey house with dormer attic, c.1800. Extensively renovated, c.1875, with shopfront inserted to ground floor. Part refenestrated. Now disused to ground floor. Pitched slate roof with clay ridge tiles, red brick irregular bond chimney stack, flat roof to dormer attic window to rear (east) pitch, and cast-iron rainwater goods on rendered eaves. Painted rendered, ruled and lined walls. Square-headed window openings with cut-stone sills, and replacement one-over-one timber sash windows, c.1875, having one replacement uPVC casement windows to right first floor. Timber shopfront, c.1875, to ground floor with panelled pilasters having decorative consoles, fixed-pane (three- and four-light) timber display windows, timber panelled double doors having overlight, and fascia having cornice. Interior with timber panelled shutters to window openings. Road fronted with concrete footpath to front.

• House, 1890–1910 · Regional interest
  Description

  Terraced two-bay two-storey house with dormer attic, c.1900, with shopfront to ground floor, and single-bay two-storey return to east. Reroofed possibly with dormer attic added. Now disused. Pitched roofs (gabled to dormer attic window) with replacement artificial slate, clay ridge tiles, rendered (shared) chimney stack, and iron rainwater goods on rendered eaves. Painted rendered, ruled and lined walls. Square-headed window openings with rendered sills, rendered surrounds having moulded reveals, and two-over-two timber sash windows having uPVC casement window to dormer attic. Timber shopfront to ground floor with pilasters, fixed-pane timber display window, timber panelled double doors having overlight, and fascia over having moulded cornice. Road fronted with concrete brick cobbled footpath to front.

• House, 1840–1860 · Regional interest
  Description

  Terraced two-bay three-storey house, c.1850, incorporating fabric of earlier house, c.1750, with square-headed carriageway to left ground floor, and three-bay two-storey return with half-dormer attic to east. Renovated, c.1975, with openings to ground floor remodelled to accommodate commercial use. Reroofed. Now disused. Pitched roofs with replacement artificial slate, clay ridge tiles, rendered chimney stacks, and iron rainwater goods on rendered red brick eaves having consoles. Painted rendered, ruled and lined walls over random rubble stone construction with rendered channelled piers to ends, and unpainted roughcast walls to return. Square-headed window openings with rendered sills, rendered fluted pilaster surrounds having consoles supporting entablatures, concealed red brick block-and-start surrounds to return, and one-over-one timber sash windows. Square-headed openings to ground floor remodelled, c.1975, with fixed-pane timber window on red brick Running bond stall riser, and glazed timber panelled door having overlight. Square-headed carriageway to left ground floor remodelled, c.1975, with fixed-pane timber window on red brick Running bond stall riser, and glazed timber panelled door having overlight. Interior with timber panelled shutters to window openings. Road fronted with concrete brick cobbled footpath to front.

• House, 1865–1885 · Regional interest
  Description

  Terraced two-bay three-storey house, c.1875, on a corner site possibly incorporating fabric of earlier house, c.1800, on site with three-bay single-storey flat-roofed projecting bay to ground floor having box bay window to centre, and two-bay three-storey side (south) elevation having shopfront to ground floor. Extensively renovated. Hipped and pitched artificial slate roof reconstructed originally behind parapet (parapet removed) with clay ridge tiles, rendered chimney stack, and iron rainwater goods on rendered eaves. Flat roof to projecting bay not visible. Painted rendered walls with rendered panelled channelled piers to corners, stringcourse to each floor, and iron balustrade to projecting bay on rendered plinth having panelled posts. Square-headed window openings (including to box bay window) with rendered sills, moulded rendered surrounds having keystones to first floor, and replacement uPVC casement windows retaining timber casement windows to first floor having one-over-one timber sash windows to first floor side (south) elevation. Rendered shopfront to ground floor side (south) elevation with half-fluted pilasters, square-headed openings remodelled having fixed-pane display window, glazed timber panelled door having overlight, fascia over having decorative consoles, and moulded cornice. Road fronted on a corner site with concrete brick cobbled footpath to front.

• House, 1865–1885 · Regional interest
  Description

  Terraced two-bay two-storey house, c.1875, originally with shopfront to ground floor. Renovated, c.1975, with shopfront removed. Refenestrated. Now entirely in residential use. Pitched (shared) slate roof with clay ridge tiles, red brick Running bond (shared) chimney stack, and cast-iron rainwater goods on rendered eaves. Painted rendered, ruled and lined walls. Square-headed window openings with cut-stone sills, decorative rendered surrounds having keystones, and replacement uPVC casement windows. Square-headed openings to ground floor originally forming part of shopfront with replacement timber window, c.1975, and timber panelled doors having overlight. Road fronted with concrete footpath to front.

• House, 1865–1885 · Regional interest
  Description

  Terraced three-bay two-storey house, c.1875, with shopfront to ground floor incorporating square-headed carriageway to right ground floor. Reroofed. Now disused to ground floor. Pitched (shared) roof with replacement artificial slate, clay ridge tiles, red brick Running bond and rendered (shared) chimney stacks, and replacement uPVC rainwater goods on rendered eaves retaining cast-iron downpipe. Painted rendered, ruled and lined wall to ground floor with painted rendered wall to first floor. Square-headed window openings with cut-stone sills, decorative rendered surrounds having keystones, and one-over-one timber sash windows. Shopfront to ground floor with pilasters, fixed-pane (single- and three-light) timber display windows, timber panelled door having overlight, and fascia having moulded cornice. Square-headed carriageway to right ground floor (forming part of shopfront) with replacement iron lifting door. Road fronted with concrete footpath to front.

• Callan Augustinian Abbey, gates/railings/walls, 1865–1885 · Regional interest
  Description

  Gateway, c.1875, comprising pair of limestone ashlar octagonal piers with cut-limestone capping on scalloped frieze, wrought iron double gates having cast-iron finials, wrought iron flanking pedestrian gates having cast-iron finials, limestone ashlar octagonal outer piers with cut-limestone capping on scalloped frieze, sections of wrought iron flanking railings on tooled limestone ashlar boundary wall having cut-limestone coping, and limestone ashlar engaged octagonal terminating piers with cut-limestone capping on scalloped frieze. Road fronted at entrance to grounds of Callan Augustinian Abbey.

• Gates/railings/walls, 1840–1860 · Regional interest
  Description

  Gateway, c.1850, comprising elliptical-headed carriageway with cut-limestone piers, cut-limestone voussoirs, and rubble stone parapet. Set back from line of road.

• Saint Mary's Church (Callan), house, 1815–1835 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached three-bay single-storey house, c.1825, possibly originally rectory, school or sexton's house with single-bay single-storey lean-to entrance return to east. Subsequently in use as hall. Now disused. Pitched slate roof (continuing into lean-to to return) with clay ridge tiles, and iron rainwater goods on rendered eaves. Unpainted roughcast walls with rendered strips to corners, and cut-stone plaque to side (north) elevation. Square-headed window openings with cut-stone sills, rendered surrounds, timber mullions, and timber casement windows. Pointed-arch door openings with rendered surround to front (west) elevation having timber panelled door, cut-stone steps to side (north) elevation, timber door having colonette Y-mullion, and tongue-and-groove timber panelled door to return. Set in grounds shared with Saint Mary's Church perpendicular to road with side (north) elevation fronting on to road.

• School, 1745–1750 · Regional interest
  Description

  Attached four-bay three-storey charter school with dormer attic, built 1749, on a corner site with three-bay three-storey side elevation. Extensively renovated with replacement pubfront inserted to corner. Now also in use as guesthouse. Hipped and pitched slate roof with clay ridge tiles (rolled lead ridge to hip), rendered chimney stacks, rendered coping, and iron rainwater goods on slightly overhanging rendered eaves. Painted replacement rendered walls to ground floor with rendered quoins to ends, and unpainted replacement rendered, ruled and lined walls to upper floors having slate hanging to side (south) elevation. Square-headed window openings (in tripartite arrangement to ground floor; round-headed window openings to central bay to side (north) elevation) with cut-limestone sills, rendered surrounds having keystones to first floor, six-over-six (first floor) and three-over-six (top floor) timber sash windows having four-over-four timber sash windows to tripartite openings with two-over-two sidelights. Round-headed door opening with cut-limestone step, Ionic colonette doorcase supporting open-bed modillioned pediment, and timber panelled door having fanlight. Replacement timber pubfront to corner with profiled pilasters having foliate consoles, fixed-pane (five-light) timber windows having casement overlights, timber panelled door having overlight, and panelled fascia having dentilated cornice. Interior with timber panelled reveals/shutters to window openings. Road fronted on a corner site with concrete brick cobbled footpath to front.

• Saint Mary's Church (Callan), church/chapel, 1455–1465 · National interest
  Description

  Detached seven-bay double-height rubble stone medieval parish church, built 1460, possibly incorporating fabric of earlier church, c.1250, comprising three-bay double-height nave with four-bay double-height chancel to east having single-bay double-height lower vestry to south, and single-bay three-stage tower, c.1250, to west on a square plan. Completed, 1530, with three-bay double-height side aisles added to north and to south. Renovated, pre-1837, with chancel converted to use as Church of Ireland church. Closed, pre-1973. Now disused with nave and side aisles now in ruins. Pitched slate roof to chancel (pitched slate roof to vestry) with clay ridge tiles, cut-stone coping to gables, and cast-iron rainwater goods on squared rubble limestone eaves having cut-limestone corbels. Pitched roofs to remainder now gone with roof to tower not visible behind parapet. Random rubble limestone walls (traces of unpainted roughcast over to vestry having sections of red brick irregular bond construction to gable) with slight plinth batter, cut-limestone stringcourse over, dressed stone quoins to corners, cut-limestone coping to gables having remains of cross finials to apexes, and Irish battlemented parapet to tower on cut-stone stringcourse. Pointed-arch window openings to chancel with cut-limestone surrounds having chamfered reveals, hood mouldings over, Y-mullions forming bipartite elliptical-headed arrangement having pierced oval over to arch (now boarded-up). Pointed-arch window opening to east with cut-limestone surround having chamfered reveals, hood moulding over supporting squared limestone voussoirs, Y-mullions and tracery forming five-part trefoil-headed arrangement having pierced quatrefoils over to arch (now boarded-up with remains of fixed-pane fittings surviving having leaded panels). Pointed-arch window opening to vestry with cut-limestone surround having chamfered reveals, hood moulding over, Y-mullions and tracery forming tripartite elliptical-headed arrangement having overlights (now boarded-up). Paired trefoil-headed window openings to first stage to tower with quatrefoil opening over, cut-limestone surround having chamfered reveals, and no fittings surviving. Square-headed window openings to remainder with cut-limestone surrounds having chamfered reveals, and no fittings surviving. Square-headed window openings to side aisles with cut-limestone surrounds having chamfered reveals, hood mouldings over, Y-mullions and tracery forming bipartite ogee-headed (south) and cinquefoil-headed (north) arrangement, and no fittings surviving. Pointed-arch window openings to west and to east elevations with cut-limestone surrounds having chamfered reveals, hood mouldings supporting squared limestone voussoirs, Y-mullions and tracery forming bipartite (west) and tripartite (east) elliptical- (south) and cinquefoil-headed (north) arrangements having overlights, and no fittings surviving. Pointed-arch door opening into chancel with cut-limestone step, cut-limestone surround having chamfered reveals, and wrought iron gate retaining Gothic-style timber overpanel. Interior to nave with pointed-arch arcade on limestone ashlar octagonal piers having moulded capping, and limestone ashlar soffits having chamfered reveals. Set back from road in own grounds.(ii) Graveyard to site with various cut-stone markers, pre-1530-post-1977.(iii) Gateway, c.1800, to west comprising pair of limestone ashlar piers with frieze between courses supporting carved cornices having cut-limestone capping, wrought iron double gates having cast-iron finials, sections of wrought iron flanking railings on limestone ashlar chamfered plinth having cast-iron finials, limestone ashlar outer piers with friezes between courses supporting carved cornices having cut-limestone capping, and random rubble stone boundary wall to perimeter of site.

• House, 1890–1910 · Regional interest
  Description

  Attached two-bay two-storey building, c.1900, with shopfront to ground floor. Refenestrated, c.1975. Hipped artificial slate roof with clay ridge tiles, rendered chimney stack, and replacement uPVC rainwater goods on rendered eaves. Painted rendered, ruled and lined walls. Square-headed window openings with concealed sills, rendered lugged surrounds having moulded reveals, vermiculated keystones, and replacement aluminium casement windows, c.1975. Rendered shopfront to ground floor with fluted pilasters, fixed-pane timber window, timber panelled double doors having overlight on dentilated course (leading to glazed timber panelled internal door), fascia having decorative consoles, and moulded cornice. Road fronted with concrete footpath to front.

• Edmund Ignatius Rice Monument, monument, 1940–1955 · Regional interest
  Description

  Freestanding cut-limestone monument, designed 1945; completed 1950; unveiled 195-. Street fronted on flagged footpath.

• Callan Motor Garage, cinema, 1935–1945 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached three-bay double-height gable-fronted single-cell cinema, pre-1940, with five-bay double-height side elevations. Partly reconstructed, post-1940, to accommodate alternative commercial use. Reroofed. Pitched (gable-fronted) roof behind parapet with replacement corrugated-iron, terracotta ridge tiles, and iron rainwater goods on timber eaves. Painted roughcast walls with rendered strips to corners, rendered fascia to gable, rendered coping to stepped parapet, and painted timber panelled walls to side elevations. Square-headed window openings with no sills, and fixed-pane timber windows. Square-headed window openings to side elevations (some in bipartite arrangement) with timber sills, and one-over-one timber sash windows. Square-headed door opening with timber boarded double doors. Full-height interior open into roof with exposed scissors truss timber roof construction. Road fronted with concrete footpath to front.

• Post box, 1901–1910 · Regional interest
  Description

  Freestanding cast-iron pillar post box, between 1901-10, with raised "ER VII" royal cipher, moulded necking, and shallow domed capping. Road fronted on concrete footpath.

• Catholic Church of the Assumption, gates/railings/walls, 1850–1855 · Regional interest
  Description

  Gateway, built 1854, comprising pair of square-headed pedestrian gateways flanking central gateway with limestone ashlar panelled piers having moulded courses supporting frieze incorporating keystone, moulded cornice, blocking course with central cross finial, iron gates and double gates having cast-iron foliate finials, and sections of iron railings on limestone ashlar plinths terminating in limestone ashlar panelled piers. Road fronted at entrance to grounds of the Catholic Church of the Assumption.

• House, 1815–1835 · Regional interest
  Description

  Terraced two-bay three-storey house, c.1825. Refenestrated, c.1900. Reroofed and renovated with shared shopfront inserted to ground floor. Pitched (shared) roof with replacement artificial slate, clay ridge tiles, rendered (shared) chimney stack, rendered coping, and replacement uPVC rainwater goods on rendered eaves retaining cast-iron downpipe. Unpainted rendered, ruled and lined wall. Square-headed window openings (in bipartite arrangement to ground floor) with cut-limestone sills, and replacement one-over-one timber sash windows, c.1900. Square-headed door opening with replacement timber panelled door having overlight. Shared timber shopfront to ground floor with fluted pilasters, fascia having fluted consoles, and lined cornice. Interior with timber panelled shutters to window openings. Road fronted with concrete footpath to front.

• House, 1915–1935 · Regional interest
  Description

  End-of-terrace two-bay two-storey house, c.1925. Reroofed. Pitched roof with replacement artificial slate, clay ridge tiles, red brick Running bond and rendered (shared) chimney stack, rendered coping, and iron rainwater goods on rendered eaves. Painted roughcast walls with rendered channelled piers to ends. Square-headed window openings with concrete sills, rendered surrounds having chamfered reveals, and one-over-one timber sash windows having timber false external shutters. Square-headed door opening with rendered surround having chamfered reveals, and timber panelled door. Road fronted with concrete footpath to front.

• Water pump, 1915–1935 · Regional interest
  Description

  Freestanding cast-iron waterpump, c.1925, comprising fluted pedestal shaft with moulded necking, and capping now missing. Road fronted on concrete footpath with cut-stone kerbing.

• Outbuilding, 1550–1650 · Regional interest
  Description

  Remains of detached five-bay single-storey rubble stone outbuilding with half-attic, c.1600. Dismantled, pre-1840, to accommodate use as screen wall. Roof now gone with no evidence of rainwater goods surviving on squared rubble limestone eaves. Random rubble limestone walls with dressed limestone quoins to corners, and traces of unpainted render over. Square-headed slit-style apertures possibly originally forming part of larger square-headed window openings with cut-limestone sills, timber lintels, and no fittings. Square-headed door opening with timber lintel, and timber fitting. Road fronted with concrete footpath to front.

• Foot bridge, 1915–1935 · Regional interest
  Description

  Three-span footbridge over river, c.1925. Series of lintel spans on tooled limestone ashlar piers having triangular cut-waters, and sections of iron railings over having ivy-clad terminating piers with cut-limestone coping. Sited spanning Kings River with random rubble stone retaining walls to river leading to grass banks having random rubble stone retaining walls.

• Callan Augustinian Abbey, church/chapel, 1805–1820 · Regional interest
  Description

  Attached eight-bay double-height over raised basement Augustinian friary, built 1810-9, comprising seven-bay double-height nave with single-bay double-height recessed entrance bay to west, and single-bay three-stage tower to north-west on a square plan. Extensively renovated, pre-1973. Pitched roof to nave reconstructed, pre-1973, with replacement artificial slate, clay ridge tiles, and iron rainwater goods on slightly overhanging eaves. Roof to entrance bay not visible behind parapet. Pyramidal slate roof to tower with wrought iron cross finial to apex, rooflight, and iron rainwater goods on rendered eaves having corbels. Unpainted replacement cement roughcast walls, pre-1973, with stepped buttresses to nave, cut-stone course to entrance bay supporting parapet having cut-stone coping, and cast-iron clock face to top (bell) stage to tower having hood moulding over. Full-height pointed-arch recesses to nave enclosing two tiers of square-headed window openings with pointed-arch window openings over, cut-limestone sills, hood mouldings over, timber mullions (including Y-mullions forming bipartite lancet arrangement to pointed-arch openings), and fixed-pane fittings having leaded stained glass panels. Elliptical-headed door opening to entrance bay with moulded rendered surround, timber panelled double doors having overpanel, quatrefoil window opening over having cut-limestone surround, and fixed-pane fitting having leaded stained glass panel. Pointed-arch window openings to top stage to tower with no sills, and fixed-pane fittings. Set back from road in own grounds with landscaped forecourt.

• Callan Augustinian Abbey, friary, 1835–1855 · Regional interest
  Description

  Attached three-bay three-storey friary, c.1825, with single-bay single-storey flat-roofed projecting porch to centre ground floor. Reroofed, c.1950. Refenestrated. Hipped roof with replacement artificial slate, c.1950, clay ridge tiles, rendered chimney stacks, and iron rainwater goods on slightly overhanging rendered eaves. Flat concrete roof, c.1950, to porch. Unpainted roughcast walls. Square-headed window openings with cut-limestone sills, and replacement uPVC casement windows. Square-headed door opening with fittings not visible. Set in shared grounds perpendicular to road with side (south) elevation overlooking road.

• House, 1840–1860 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached six-bay single-storey house, c.1850, possibly originally two separate three-bay single-storey houses with square-headed carriageway to right. Renovated, c.1900, with shopfront inserted to right. Reroofed, c.1950. Now disused. Pitched roof with replacement corrugated-iron, c.1950, iron ridge tiles, red brick Running bond chimney stacks having cornices, and cast-iron rainwater goods on rendered eaves. Painted rendered, ruled and lined walls with rendered channelled piers. Square-headed window openings with cut-stone sills (now boarded-up). Square-headed door opening with rendered pilaster surround, and timber panelled door having overlight. Timber shopfront, c.1900, to right with pilasters having decorative consoles, openings now boarded-up, and fascia having moulded cornice. Square-headed carriageway to right with timber boarded double doors. Road fronted with concrete footpath to front.

• House, 1890–1910 · Regional interest
  Description

  End-of-terrace three-bay single-storey house, c.1900. Pitched slate roof with clay ridge tiles, rendered chimney stack, slightly sproketed eaves, and iron rainwater goods on cut-limestone eaves. Tooled limestone ashlar wall to front (south) elevation with random rubble limestone walls to remainder. Square-headed window openings with cut-limestone sills, cut-limestone surrounds having chamfered reveals, and two-over-two timber sash windows. Square-headed door opening with cut-limestone step, cut-limestone surround having chamfered reveals, and replacement glazed timber panelled door, c.1975. Road fronted with concrete footpath to front.

• Saint Mary's Church (Callan), gates/railings/walls, 1790–1810 · Regional interest
  Description

  Boundary wall, c.1800, comprising sections of wrought iron railings on cut-limestone chamfered plinth having cast-iron finials, and limestone ashlar piers with frieze between courses supporting carved cornices having cut-limestone capping. Road fronted forming boundary to Saint Mary's Church.

• Post box, 1915–1935 · Regional interest
  Description

  Freestanding cast-iron pillar post box, c.1925, with moulded necking, and shallow domed capping. Set back from line of road on concrete brick cobbled footpath.

• Post box, 1881–1922 · Regional interest
  Description

  Wall-mounted cast-iron post box, between 1881-1922. Set in random rubble stone wall.

• Farm house, 1700–1839 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached three-bay single-storey lobby entry thatched farmhouse, extant 1839, on a T-shaped plan centred on single-bay single-storey windbreak on a bowed plan; single-bay (two-bay deep) two-storey central return (west). Disused, 2004. Pitched thatch roof with chicken wire-covered exposed lattice stretchers to degraded raised ridge having exposed scallops, red brick Running bond off-central chimney stack having stringcourse below capping, concrete or rendered coping to gables, and blind stretchers to eaves having blind scallops; pitched slate roof (west) with clay ridge tiles, concrete or rendered coping to gables, and cast-iron rainwater goods on rendered eaves. Fine roughcast battered walls with rendered, ruled and lined surface finish (windbreak); part ivy-covered fine roughcast surface finish (west). Square-headed central door opening with concealed dressings having chamfered reveals framing timber panelled door. Paired square-headed (south) or square-headed (north) flanking window openings with cut-limestone sills, and concealed dressings framing two-over-two timber sash windows having part exposed sash boxes. Square-headed window openings (west) with concrete sills, and concealed dressings framing two-over-two timber sash windows. Set perpendicular to road with rendered chamfered piers to perimeter having concrete capping supporting looped wrought iron double gates.

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

About 1 in 10 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels. Testing a home

Landslides

Susceptibility low, low (inferred), on the 1:50,000 map.

Terrain model

LiDAR of the Office of Public Works, flown in 2011, at 2 m: tile OPW_3416 (ZIP).

Flooding

The flood maps of the Office of Public Works: floodinfo.ie.

Radon Risk Map of Ireland, Environmental Protection Agency; Landslide Susceptibility Classification, Geological Survey Ireland; both 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 Callan South with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Kilkenny.

Name

Callan South · Callainn Theas

Area

383,496 m² (38.35 ha, 94.76 acres)

Civil parish

Callan, and its townlands

Barony

Callan

Electoral division

Callan Urban, the unit of the census

Census 2022

Callan Urban electoral division: 1,969 people in 747 households; 54% of households own their home; 43% of homes were built since 2001; 9% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 1% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Bolton, Callan North, Cannafahy, Dirtystep, Drimeen, Minnauns, Molassy, Prologue, Tinnamoona, Westcourt Demesne

Placenames

Callan South 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.